Chapter 502: Chapter 20 Harvey and the Dog

The dog before him seemed to emanate an indescribable mystic aura, compelling him to delve deeper…

“Oh, Anvis, where did you find this charming dog?”

Swallowing hard, Harvey couldn’t take his eyes off the dog, ignoring the other two items completely.

“Woof woof!”

The dog looked at him innocently, unsure of what this human intended to do.

“Stay calm, Harvey, you need to see clearly, this is just an ordinary dog.”

Anvis looked at Harvey sympathetically. He had previously captured the fluctuations from that actress and attached them to these three objects.

This was to test the range of effectiveness of the fluctuations and whether they could be transferred to other objects.

“By the way, what do you think about this girl doll and the person in the picture?”

“Just an ordinary doll, and do I know this person?”

Reluctantly glancing at the other two items, Harvey shook his head and shifted his gaze back to the dog, whose fervent look made the dog tuck its tail between its legs, trembling slightly.

However, after a moment, as Anvis’ spell duration ended, the dream-like fluctuations on the dog dissipated naturally, and Harvey’s gaze regained clarity.

“Hmm? Strange, why did I have those thoughts just now? Could it be I have some undiscovered peculiar hobby?”

Glancing curiously at the trembling dog, Harvey scratched his head and mentally noted down the breed of the dog, planning to find and try with some other dogs later.

Meanwhile, Anvis continued to silently record his observations.

‘Dream fluctuations can be attached to objects, but lifeless items seem unable to manifest its power, necessitating further sample comparisons.’

“Like it? It’s yours now.”

After putting the other two items back into a ring, Anvis tossed the dog to Harvey, their eyes meeting, and the dog trembled even more.

“…Forget it, I always feel something is a bit off.”

Eyeing Anvis doubtfully, Harvey set the dog aside.

“By the way, Anvis, I agreed to the checkup you mentioned before. As long as you help me win her heart, I am willing to cooperate with you fully!”

Saying this, Harvey looked earnestly at Anvis.

“Don’t overthink it, Harvey, since I have promised you, I will not go back on my word.”

Silently putting the dog back into another ring, Anvis reassured Harvey.

The dream-like fluctuations were mutations brought by Ma’elim’s power, which he hadn’t managed to analyze or replicate with his own power yet.

Thus, if he wanted more research material, it was best to allow Harvey to spend more time with that actress, which would also provide opportunities for further experiments.

Until other similar samples were found, Harvey would remain an irreplaceable test subject.

.….….

After returning to the academy, having obtained a promise from Anvis, Harvey departed with satisfaction.

Anvis watched Harvey leave and then returned to his own laboratory to check on the progress of analyzing the pale blue fragment.

Currently, the progress of the analysis has reached about seventy percent.

The identified components appear to include multiple High Rank demonized metals, such as Lakensham Metal, Secret Star Spirit Silver, Moon Halo Blue Gold, etc. There is also a tiny part of the metal whose components are unknown, suspected to be metals never discovered on the Yar Continent.

Logically speaking, the density of the fragment composed of these metals should be very high, but when mixed together, they produce a mysterious Magic Effect, making it unusually light due to the attraction of the geomagnetic field.

After checking the fragment, Anvis left again, waiting quietly for the results to emerge.

In the following days, Anvis’s life returned to its daily tranquility.

In the Federation, his alter ego managing the Black Ring Commerce kept trading mechanical constructs, and recently the market share increased by another 1.5 percentage points, establishing special cooperative relationships with several small kingdoms.

The Black Ring Commerce obtained the rights to mine Magic Minerals within the borders of the Kingdom, and in return, the commerce must supply a large quantity of finished mechanical constructs to the Royal Family every year for their wars with other kingdoms.

The alter ego playing the role of the “Mirror Man” remained leisurely but also regained control of the Rock Helmet Kingdom with the help of the Glory Alliance, with the cost being obedience to the alliance’s arrangement.

During this time, Lady Mandel has been constantly attempting to seduce him, but has not yet succeeded.

Meanwhile, his newly dispatched alter ego in search of the Sword of King Selection has reached the western mountains of Paravani Province and made some discoveries at the coordinate location.

Although Anvis has rushed there as fast as possible, the target location seems already to have been claimed by others, with very fresh digging marks on the ground leading down to ancient ruins.

Upon this discovery, Anvis frowned but did not act rashly, and instead, he let this alter ego use the Mercury Prophecy Skill to gauge the level of danger within the ruins and whether the Sword of King Selection was hidden here.

The result astounded him; the Moonlight Mercury in the basin provided positive feedback, indicating that the threat from the ruins was not severe and that the Sword of King Selection was indeed inside these ruins.

“Perhaps the others have just entered the ruins and haven’t found the location of the Sword of King Selection yet, let alone taken it away.”

With thoughts swirling in his mind, Anvis quickly entered the entrance of the ruins.

He understood well that if the Sword of King Selection indeed reappeared, hidden turbulent undercurrents might arise within the Empire.

Not to mention others, since he received the news, others from the Four Great Families had no reason not to receive it; even as time passed, some other nobles like Marquises might also receive the news.

The Empire Family would spare no cost to retrieve it, even if no one could use it, but after all, it is a piece of Epic Mysterious Object that was personally handed down by Emperor Gloria, and its symbolic significance is also significant.

After Anvis entered the ruins, as time passed, several figures with different auras subsequently appeared nearby.

Moreover, among these figures that appeared later, none had a Strength less than Seventh Rank—

The perspective returns to the academy, Anvis’s true body turns out to be the most leisurely one. Even though the Secret Ceremony Society’s scale has been increasing, requiring his personal management, it has not caused him much trouble.

In fact, due to Anvis’s low-profile style, there is little known about him outside. It is only known that he excels in Mysticism and that his Strength has already broken through to the Fourth Rank.

This pace cannot be said to be slow, but as a descendant of the Four Great Families, outsiders always instinctively compare him to the other descendants of the Four Great Families.