He didnât expect that by blurting out this name, Daniela would hear of her future name in advance.
At that time, he finally remembered why he kept having this familiar feeling when looking at Daniela.
He had thought it was because of bloodline resonance.
Many bloodlines would have this kind of resonance in Feinan after all. Marvin felt she was different when he first saw her.
But this actually had nothing to do with bloodline. It was because he knew her!
But Marvin knew âthatâ Daniela wasnât the current her but the Ice Empress from after the Great Calamity!
Even if Daniela was also extremely beautiful at that time, she was a bit different from how she was now.
After thinking back, Marvin guessed that it was most likely because when he saw the Ice Empress, it was Daniela in the Ice Angel Shape!
After reaching a certain level, Shapeshift Sorcerers could choose a shape that would replace their main human shape.
Daniela would most likely change it to be an Ice Angel, making her appearance somewhat different.
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Thus, Marvin was now looking at Daniela in a different way.
Such a fierce powerhouse was actually his cousin?!
In Marvinâs memory, the Lavis Dukedom in the North was one of the few countries that werenât destroyed by the Calamity.
Not only that, but Lavisâ Queen, which was the young lady in front of him, still took advantage of the Calamity to keep expanding her territory.
She was the ruler of the North. Ultimately, she had a conflict with the Ice God and, in their anger, both were said to have fought for no less than a month!
And during this month, all of Feinan suffered from a winter freezing all living things.
Daniela wasnât merely boasting. The future her truly had the ability to change the entire Feinanâs weather to a freezing winter!
This was the frightening strength of a Shapeshift Sorcerer, the Numenâs strength!
In contrast, Marvinâs two shapes, whether it was Beast-shape or Shadow-shape, were a lot inferior to Danielaâs Ice Angel Shape.
This also had something to do with the purity of the bloodline.
Marvinâs awakening was forcibly hastened by the Fortune Fairy. Otherwise it would have been almost impossible to awaken the thin and almost non-existent Numan bloodline in his body.
âThey must have sent people to investigate me because the news of me transforming into an Asuran Bear finally reached the North.â
âBut then again⊠Even if I showed Shapeshift Sorcererâs abilities, why is Lavis Dukedomâs family giving me so much importance?â
âMarrying the future Ice Empress to me?â
âThere must be a reason behind this.â
Even if they gave him such a pleasant surprise, Marvin didnât let it get to his head.
There must be a bigger reason for them to look for his grandfather and end up coming to White River Valley.
Just as expected, they discussed for a while, and soon, Daniela talked about the main reason for this trip.
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Ten minutes later, Daniela silently watched Marvin.
Marvin was thinking.
Daniela was quite straightforward.
Or at least, she seemed to be.
For this trip to White River Valley, she represented Lavis Dukedom for two things.
First was to get engaged with Marvin.
Second was to retrieve something.
The first stemmed from an ancient tradition of the Cridland clan.
The huge and mysterious Cridland clan had numerous branches and relatives, among which was Lavisâ royal family which was one of the most outstanding.
Every descendant of this clan might be able to awaken their Numan bloodline to become a Shapeshift Sorcerer.
Of course, there wasnât a high probability.
In order to ensure the purity of the bloodline, the Cridland clan always had a strict rule stipulating that they had to intermarry. Also, in order for the later generations to be born with even stronger Shapeshift Sorcerers, there was an additional rule, which was to marry with the closest bloodline of the opposite sex.
But Danielaâs branch in this generation only had women!
If she wanted to get married, she had to look for men from other branches. This was something intolerable to the royal family who attached great importance to the purity of their bloodline.
When they were troubled about this, Marvinâs existence became known.
Marvin and Daniela had a common great-grandfather, so they were from the same branch.
Thus, according to the clanâs rules, they were bound to get married.
But rules are dead while people are alive, and furthermore, not every Cridland descendant was willing to be bound by those damn rules.
Marvinâs grandfather was a good example. He was extremely rebellious when he was young. In order to defy the rules, he left the North to head to the South.
But for the Lavis royal family, the most important thing was that he took away one of the most valuable treasures of the Cridland clan.
From Marvinâs point of view, the main purpose of Danielaâs trip to White River Valley was to retrieve the treasure for the Lavis Dukedom.
As for the engagement⊠Who knew whether she would directly run away from it after getting that treasure?
With Danielaâs temper and extremely high strength, Marvin came to the conclusion that he couldnât handle her for the time being. Moreover, he didnât have much of an interest in this kind of random engagement.
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âIâm very sorry, Miss Daniela,â Marvin answered after pondering, âBut I donât know anything about the treasure.â
âMy father was killed by the Twin Snakes Cultâs people, and he didnât tell me anything about a treasure. As for my grandfather, I have even less memories of him.â
âIâm afraid I cannot help you with this matter.â
He had his own way of thinking.
This treasure was something his grandfather took out of the clan, so it was bound to be extremely valuable.
The Lavis royal family attached so much importance to it, and it was linked to the Great Devil. It involved too many things.
Marvin wouldnât give away the things his grandfather had set aside for his descendants.
âYou canât?â
Daniela squinted, âSince thatâs the case, I have a request.â
âGo ahead.â Marvin was very courteous.
âCould I search your castle? Maybe that treasure is hidden somewhere.â
âIf you are willing to return this treasure, youâll obtain more wealth and resources from the Cridland clan that you could imagine.â
Daniela was surprisingly very calm while negotiating, totally different from that rude girl earlier.
Marvin was silent for a moment.
âImpossible,â said Marvin categorically.
âThis is my castle, I wonât let anyone randomly search for things.â
âAnd as you can see, I am in the middle of war preparations. At least during that time, I wonât allow it to happen.â
Daniela frowned.
Marvinâs unyielding attitude went beyond her expectations.
âDonât tell me you think your White River Valley can contend with the powerful Lavis Dukedom?â she lightly pressured.
A snowflake was already forming in Danielaâs palm.
Marvin didnât say anything.
Because at that time, a handsome middle-aged man suddenly jumped in from a window.
The snowflake suddenly dissipated as Daniela showed an expression of disbelief!
Constantine casually took a seat in the meeting room, looked toward Daniela and commented, âHowever, they are all outstanding beauties.â
Marvin faintly smiled, nodding to Constantine to express his thanks.
With this person keeping watch, Daniela who had yet to to become a Legend didnât dare to be impudent!
He was a lot more confident while negotiating.
âAllow me to introduce this person. This is Sir Constantine.â
Marvin shrugged, continuing, âWhite River Valley has no intention to go against the Lavis Dukedom. I am really busy at the moment, I have a war to prepare.â
âThus, allow me to take my leave for now. Iâll make proper arrangements for your people, but please donât overstep your boundaries. Otherwise, you and I know that the outcome would be very awkward.â
âAlso, if you feel like you lack real combat practice due to your long distance travel, Sir Constantine might be willing to keep you company.â
âYou mean?â
He looked toward Constantine.
The latter casually took a wine cup in front of Marvin and took a sip before smiling at Daniela. âOf course, this would be my honor.â
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In the bedroom late in the night, Marvin had yet to fall asleep.
The negotiations during the day were simply the start of troubles. Even if Constantine could temporarily obstruct Daniela, Marvin knew that his younger cousin wouldnât be that easy to handle.
This meant Constantine had to remain in the castle.
This war was becoming more challenging since he lost a Legend.
But Marvin wasnât worried.
He still had another friend after all.
âHuâŠâ
âThankfully there is still Ivan.â
The fighting strength the Elven War Saint could display on the battlefield would definitely not be weaker than Constantineâs!
âTomorrow Iâll go to the temporary camp, and officially prepare for the war.â
âAnna and Wayne will still take care of White River Valleyâs daily needs. Leaving one Dark Knight with the two Phantom Assassins in case of emergency should be enough.â
âConstantine would take care of Daniela and Oren.â
âI have to go meet Ivan earlier.â
Things kept popping in Marvinâs mind, and thus, he kept thinking over and over and didnât manage to get any sleep before it became dawn.
âDamn⊠I actually pulled an all-nighter.â
âHold on, there is still something I didnât take care of.â
Marvin brought up his character window and looked at the pile of undistributed skill points and attributes points and patted his own head.
He was really too busy recently. After advancing he actually hadnât spent his skill points and attribute points!
His Ranger class had 24 points. Marvin thought for a moment and spent them on Listen. This skill was very extremely useful. Moreover, 50 points of Listen would enable [Eavesdrop], making these 24 SP very worth it.
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As for Night Walkerâs 36 SP, Marvin hesitated but ended up spending another 20 in [Night Jump] and setting aside the remaining 16.
As for the Battle Gunner class he recently got, unfortunately Marvin couldnât spend the 30 points because his skills were temporarily unusable, as they were related to firearms after all. After returning Brilliant Purple to Constantine, he still didnât have his own pistol.
As for the most important two free attribute pointsâŠ