"You should have seen it, Lady Estella. I was in the mansion's sitting room to introduce the servants to him. The moment Mr Desmond stepped inside, every nerve in my body went haywire. I was trembling. Mr Desmond was shrouded in darkness. It was clear he didn't know how to control his power, but... I don't even know what to say." Edward said, still seemingly under the influence of what he had seen."Then we need to take protecting him more seriously. Did anyone else besides you see what happened?" Emperor Evander asked gently. He could see that they really did need to pay more attention to Desmond."Only the Half-Inquisitors in training, Your Majesty. No one else saw it, but those with even the slightest idea about this, those who know anything about Void Magic, will understand at a glance. Mr Desmond will be starting at the academy in a few days, and from what I've heard from George, he wants to learn how to fight magical beasts. So this information won't take long to spread," Edward

Desmond took notes on everything written on the blackboard, just in case. He might not have forgotten anything, but he preferred to be the kind of person who could catch a few key points he wanted to pay special attention to, rather than sitting idly in class.Professor Lily often stopped writing on the blackboard and suddenly began giving live demonstrations at the alchemy cauldron right next to her.Lily was an incredibly talented wizard. She could control three different colours of fire. She was a woman who could control White Fire, which was Ice Fire; Yellow Fire, which was Healing Fire; and Green Fire, which was Poison Fire.Her talent was truly extraordinary."Each fire has a different burning degree. Not all are hot, and not all create the same effect. When you try to produce a healing potion with poison fire, depending on the type of poison you use and the amount of plant you add, you might even be able to create an antidote. Still, you must be careful, because this level requ

When they left the five-room mansion, each of them boarded a horse-drawn carriage that had been magically enlarged from within. This carriage was truly luxurious. Though Desmond was unaware, it was a carriage gifted to him personally by the imperial family.It was a carriage covered on all sides with various jewels, bearing the symbols of the Moon family and the Imperial family sealed on its two doors, and drawn by four magical horses.It was worth hundreds of thousands of gold pieces.The auction was to be held in a massive enclosed area slightly east of the capital's centre. This enormous building had been constructed solely for this purpose.After a slow journey of nearly half an hour, the carriage shifted into its slowest gear and finally came to a halt.Desmond realised they had arrived at that moment.Mycroft got out of the carriage first, followed by Lisa, then George, and finally Edward.Edward bowed politely and, as the eyes of all the nobles around them were fixed on the car

Lily hesitated slightly, but in the end, not wanting to upset Desmond and genuinely wanting the Behemoth Blood, she took the bottle and added it to his magic bag.The auction continued as if nothing had happened.Desmond had spotted a few items he wanted and purchased them. Among these items were magical bags for Mycroft, Lisa, and, of course, George, tools for a few servants to use, and many other similar things.Still, time was passing. As the hours ticked by, the auction continued from noon until the dead of night.Desmond had spent nearly two hundred million gold coins throughout the day. Edward had made the payments and even told him that he did not want the money Desmond had spent back.Of course, he would repay Edward.When the auctioneer announced that tomorrow's auction would start at five in the evening and end at ten, Desmond understood that the valuable items would slowly begin to appear.The 100% pure Red Diamond he was trying to sell would, of course, appear on the last

After passing each viewing office, someone would emerge from inside.The same thing had, of course, happened at the first viewing office. Edward had directly obtained a cheque from the emperor himself. It was a cheque clearly stating the price of the item, namely four billion gold pieces.Emperor Evander had paid Desmond the exact price without worrying about the sales tax.When Desmond managed to descend to the ground floor of the enormous auction hall, everyone's eyes were back on him.This was because Edward had handed the cheque directly to Desmond.It wasn't long before every viewing office on the upper floors emptied, and many families managed to make their way directly to the ground floor.When each of them looked at Desmond's hand, they understood who had sold this item. The mere fact that such an item was in Desmond's possession was enough to show that it was more important than they had thought.The moment Desmond took the cheque, he placed it in his inventory, and everyone