First Learning of the Southern Twin Stars

Hearing this,

Wayne nodded slightly.

"That was reasonable. However, weren't they afraid of the strong bullying the weak, or of someone deliberately dragging things out?"

Aurora shook her head slightly.

"Of course not. Even if someone deliberately delayed things, it would only be for twenty-five years at most. Compared to those long lifespans, that was nothing."

"As for the strong bullying the weak, Young Master, you still underestimated the Sanctuary Contract that had been passed down throughout the world, and you also underestimated the potential of lord wizards. With the Sanctuary Contract as a guarantee, no signer would be able to kill a lord wizard."

"Once a lord wizard grew up, then whoever suffered the consequences was something Young Master could imagine."

As her words fell,

Wayne understood. But then he suddenly remembered something,

and asked, "Did Sanctuary World truly have no dark forces, or hostile forces of any kind?"

Aurora shook her head slightly. "Absolutely no large-scale ones."

"In the entire Sanctuary World!"

"Temple and the Tower of Truth were humanity's greatest powers."

"As for dark forces,"

there were small ones, such as rogue wizards appearing in certain Imperial territories to harm humans, but most were either directly extinguished by the local lords,

or reported to the Empire.

They could not raise any waves at all."

Hearing this, Wayne was immediately delighted. Only in an environment with such a stable order could his golden finger exert its greatest effect.

And he would not have to worry about being targeted the moment he took out top-grade magic crystals. (Regarding readers' feedback, the explanation for the top-grade magic crystals in Chapter Eight!)

After thinking for a moment,

Wayne pulled himself from his thoughts and brought the topic back on track.

"How about this:"

"When you have time, go back and tell your three brothers or your parents."

"Have your brothers bring the Sanctuary Contract scroll to find me. Your father knew the contents of the Sanctuary Contract, so have him write it up and bring it to me."

"As for resources, we'll follow your situation. Just use the very best set for everything."

After speaking, he paused.

His tone carried a trace of annoyance. "Oh, right! I just remembered."

"When school started, a senior who received me"

told me that Lord Wizard Academy contribution points could be exchanged for dragon eggs. When I had time, I would go take a look."

Hearing this,

Aurora was happy, but Wayne's annoyance left her somewhat puzzled.

"Young Master,"

"I'll go back tomorrow and tell my brothers and father. I'm sure they'll be very happy!"

She paused.

"But, Young Master,"

"why did you suddenly bring up dragon eggs?"

Wayne thought for a moment before speaking. "The reason I mentioned dragon eggs"

was because of your brothers,

and because of myself. Your eldest brother, Deli Andrew, was currently a ninth-year student.

He still had three years at the academy

before going to Dragon Continent to search for a partner. But those six years were too troublesome.

I was thinking

of directly exchanging for a dragon egg. That way, we could save those six years for cultivation.

If your three brothers' talents could keep up,

they could reach the level of sixth-rank Diamond Knights in thirty years."

As he spoke, he curled his lip.

"I didn't want there to be not a single powerful expert capable of holding things down when it came time to develop the territory."

"As for myself,"

naturally, I wanted a dragon as a mount. When I rode Elder Sister's ice dragon through the air in the territory,

I had already made up my mind.

That was,

I absolutely had to have a majestic, awe-inspiring dragon!"

As his words fell,

Aurora was touched, but even more curious.

"Elder Sister?"

"Mm, the Rose Marquis. On the day I awakened my talent,"

everyone else had ridden in a knightly parade,

while I rode a dragon, with Elder Sister accompanying me through the parade as we received the people's cheers!"

As he spoke,

Wayne could not help revealing a nostalgic expression. That had absolutely been one of the brightest moments of his life.

"The Rose Marquis?"

"Was she Anne Hathaway, the Rose Marquis, one of the most dazzling Southern Twin Stars from Lord Wizard Academy in the past century?"

Hearing Aurora's astonishment, Wayne was somewhat puzzled.

"General Deli didn't tell you?"

"And"

what twin stars?"

Aurora nodded excitedly.

"It really was her! The Rose Marquis!"

Then she explained, "The Rose Marquis,"

together with the Highland Flower, Golden Dragon Princess, who was likewise from the south,

were known as the Southern Twin Stars. They were also the two most dazzling pearls!"

"Twenty years ago,"

when she was promoted to marquis, my mother said that the Imperial Capital

had all cheered for her.

The entire city shone with a sea of roses,

celebrating her.

And the name Anne Hathaway

hung over the Imperial Capital's skies

for a full seven days before it ended!"

Hearing Aurora's explanation,

Wayne was slightly stunned. "Elder Sister"

was that legendary?"

"Of course!"

"I never expected Young Master to be so close to the Rose Marquis!"

"She was the person most worshipped by all girls born in the past century."

She paused.

"Young Master,"

could you take me to meet the Rose Marquis if there was an opportunity?"

Hearing this,

Wayne smiled. "A trivial matter. This September,"

when school started,

Elder Sister had arranged to meet me. We could go together then."

Aurora nodded slightly,

her eyes filled with anticipation.

"Thank you, Young Master!"

Wayne shook his head slightly without saying more, then turned the topic back.

"But you!"

"Had you never met the Rose Marquis?"

Aurora shook her head slightly. "No. Before, it was because Father was unwilling to take me around everywhere."

Later,

my talent was poor, so I did not want to run around everywhere."

Hearing this,

Wayne immediately understood. It was just like during New Year celebrations in his previous life,

when relatives asked questions.

How many points did you score?

How much money did you make?

Were you married yet?

And so on. It was endlessly vexing!

Night arrived.

Wayne, wearing shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, sat on the sofa reading a travelogue about Dragon Continent.

It mentioned that

once dragons reached the realm of seventh-rank legendary dragons, they could take human form.

Like humans

and elves,

they could establish powers of their own. For example, the sole colossal power on Dragon Continent,

the "Dragon Empire."

And one of the Three Great Houses he had seen earlier in the Imperial Capital,

the Dragon Trade Guild,

had also been founded by dragons.

Its purpose was to purchase magic potions and magical plants,

as well as collect dragons' hobbies:

gold coins

and glittering objects.

Of course,

its main business was selling mineral deposits. After all, for dragons, whose habitats themselves produced resources,

wealth

was synonymous with them!

The travelogue had even mentioned that Dragon Continent was also called

Treasure Continent.

One could imagine the meaning contained within that name!

When he turned to the final page of the travelogue,

Wayne set the book down and became interested in dragons.

Tomorrow,

Wayne planned to attend the mandatory course, "Basic Information on Dragons,"

and

visit the exchange hall to look at contribution point exchanges. If there were dragon eggs,

Wayne planned to exchange for a few.

After all,

Dragons were much the same as little sprites,

practically walking resource mines.

With that thought,

after deciding on tomorrow's itinerary, Wayne picked up

the two exchanged array diagrams

and began studying them. Cultivation was the foundation, after all!

What mattered was steady accumulation in everyday life.