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Chapter 4: Brisley Royal Academy

“Wrap all of these up for me.”

Boao could hardly believe his ears and even wondered if he had misheard.

“Young Master Rein, what did you just… say?”

Rein repeated himself.

“Wrap up all five of these cabinets for me.”

Boao’s eyes widened as he stared at Rein’s smiling face, which looked like that of a demon to him.

He then shifted his gaze to Jonas, who was also staring in shock, hoping for a solution.

Jonas felt Boao’s stare, composed himself, and spoke to Rein with confusion.

“Young Master Rein, why do you need so many treasures?”

“Of course I’ll use them; otherwise, how could I sell them?”

For a moment, Jonas was at a loss.

Rein was one of only two direct heirs of House Gray.

Although it was impossible to take every treasure, he could still remove the majority.

But considering Rein’s personality, Jonas felt uneasy.

He needed to consult the family head, who was likely on his way to the royal palace and difficult to contact.

Jonas thought for a moment and chose a compromise.

He had also noticed that Rein had been promoted to a rank 1 mage, so after a brief consideration he said to Rein.

“Young Master Rein, taking everything would require authorization from the head of the family, which I do not have, but I can decide to pull out all the treasures you can use at this stage.”

Rein said nothing further, since taking everything would indeed be difficult and he had only spoken out of excitement.

He nodded in agreement to Jonas.

“All right.”

Jonas was relieved that Rein did not fly into a rage when his request had been partially denied.

It seemed that Young Master Rein was in a good mood today.

Otherwise, based on past experiences, Rein would have stormed off in anger once disappointed.

Jonas then nodded to Boao.

Boao understood and went to gather a few other staff members to begin collecting the treasures that Rein could use at this stage.

While watching the staff collect the items, Jonas led Rein back to Rein’s room on the ground floor.

After Jonas took his leave, Rein returned to flipping through the stack of magic books.

Although he had gained insight from the Ancient Tome and advanced to rank 1 junior mage, his rank was barely enough to match the average heir of a noble family in the Empire.

But his laziness in his previous life had left him with only a few combat spells as a mage,

Therefore, he now greatly needed to consolidate his knowledge.

After about an hour, the warehouse staff delivered a pile of treasures to Rein’s room.

Rein placed them one by one into his Magic Ring.

Stretching his shoulders, he called out to the corridor.

“Cecily.”

Before long, a maid whose name Rein could not recall entered timidly and spoke to him.

“Le…Young Master Rein, Cecily is off today and will return tomorrow.”

Rein nodded. “What is your name?”

“You may call me Maeve, Young Master.”

“All right, Maeve, come help me with my shoulders.” Rein lay facedown on the soft bed.

Maeve removed her shoes and climbed onto the bed to massage Rein beside him.

Her pressure was neither too light nor too heavy, and Rein enjoyed it greatly.

He turned his head to look at Maeve’s fiery red hair and asked with curiosity.

“Maeve, where are you from, and your hair is so beautiful.”

Maeve, who had been nervous, gradually relaxed as she massaged him and thought to herself that Young Master Rein did not seem as brutal as the rumors said.

She hurriedly answered, “Young Master, I am from the royal capital and my hair has always been naturally red; I’m glad you like it.”

Rein watched the young maid massaging him earnestly and playfully pinched Maeve’s slightly fleshy thigh.

“Ah!”

Maeve cried out in surprise, looked down at Rein’s hand, and blushed deeply.

Young Master Rein is so naughty.

Yet Maeve couldn’t help but feel a glimmer of hope.

As a maid, being noticed by Young Master Rein was the greatest honor.

However, Rein only continued his playful gestures without making any further moves.

He still preferred someone more mature.

That hour of massage passed with Rein and Maeve cuddling, and Maeve’s gaze gradually filled with faint hearts.

She even dared to act coquettishly toward the rumored fierce Rein.

But Rein did nothing more, and Maeve had no choice but to pout and leave.

Feeling fully relaxed, Rein picked up a magic book and resumed reading, and when he grew tired he took out some treasures for meditation.

A total of 53 treasures arrived at noon, most of them rank 1 artifacts.

Rein provided half of the treasures to the Ancient Tome and kept the other half to absorb himself.

By absorbing fifteen of the artifacts, he gained 487 points of “Source Energy.”

His hand turned the pages of the archaic magic book as time flowed by, and the setting sun again greeted the reading Rein.

With the tome’s enlightenment, he finally finished that small stack of magic books in a single day, giving his magical skills a well-rounded, comprehensive improvement.

He explored fire magic, lightning magic, ice magic, and even delved into healing magic.

He stretched, rubbed his temples, and stood up from the desk.

A day of enlightenment had drained his mental energy greatly.

He did not ask Maeve to help him wash up, but turned off the light and fell asleep on the bed.

The next morning, Cecily’s clear voice sounded in Rein’s ear.

“Young Master, it’s time to get up, or you’ll be late.”

Rein opened his drowsy eyes and looked at Cecily with some confusion.

“Late? Late for what?”

“Last night Master lifted your confinement, and today you must go to the Academy.”

Rein had used so many brain cells yesterday that he felt groggy this morning.

Cecily helped the half-awake Rein change into his Academy uniform and hurriedly pushed in the breakfast cart.

Rein gradually came to his senses and gulped down his breakfast.

He grabbed Cecily’s cheeks and teased her until she squealed, then went downstairs to board the carriage bound for Brisley Royal Academy.

As its name suggested, only the rich or noble heirs studied at Brisley Royal Academy.

Although there were some commoner students, unsurprisingly each was backed by noble support.

In short, Brisley Royal Academy was truly a school for nobles.

It was also a storied institution established at the founding of the Empire.

The carriage traveled along the road, pulled by unicorns unique to the Elven Forest.

The lion emblem of House Gray was emblazoned on the carriage, causing other nearby carriages to slow down and give way.

As a marquess’s family, House Gray and their lesser-ranking vicounts and barons were not to be trifled with.

Upon arriving at the Academy, the coachman placed a small stool at the carriage door and knocked.

“Young Master Rein, we have arrived at the Academy.”

Hearing this, Rein stepped onto the stool and climbed down from the carriage.

He gazed at the majestic gate of the Academy and at the young noble boys and girls disembarking from luxurious carriages beside him.

Rein felt as though he had returned to his student days.

He entered the gate and surveyed the Academy, which occupied one-fifth of the capital’s area.

There were teaching buildings, a library, a dueling arena, a Mage Tower, and many other structures.

“Rein, you good-for-nothing, how dare you confess to Sophia?”

Rein looked toward the source of the voice.

It was Damon Mick.

He was a rank 1 Intermediate Warrior.

He was Sophia’s most ardent admirer.

The Mick family had intermarried with the Ward family for generations.

And Damon was one of the most talented members of the Mick family.

He was also one of the few with a real chance of marrying Sophia.

Being taunted so early in the morning naturally ruined Rein’s good mood.

Rein flipped him off and said, “Shrimp-brain.”

Then he ignored Damon and headed toward the Mage Tower.

Although Damon did not understand Rein’s gesture, he sensed its ill intent.

Facing Rein’s indifferent retreat, Damon’s face darkened as he pondered.

Suddenly he drew his side sword and pointed it at Rein.

“Rein Gray, I, Damon Mick, in the name of a Warrior, challenge you to a duel!”

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