The System's Lottery

"System, start the lottery!"

[System Alert: Does the host wish to use one lottery spin?]

"Yes!"

[System Alert: Congratulations to the host for winning a Ruler Mage Soul Stone. It has been added to the system's space. Please check it yourself.]

A Ruler Mage Soul Stone?

Sylvus's eyes lit up.

Although he wasn't sure what it was, anything related to a Ruler Mage had to be extraordinary.

Thinking this, Sylvus quickly opened the system space.

There, he saw a small black stone, resembling a Go piece, lying in the space.

**Ruler Mage Soul Stone:** A mysterious item, the effects of which need to be discovered by the host.

After reading the description, Sylvus frowned.

What kind of useless item needs to be discovered by the user?

*Why do I even need the system if I have to figure it out myself?*

"System, can't you give me a hint about what this thing does?"

Sylvus asked.

[The host must discover it on their own.]

Seeing that the system wouldn't give him any more information, Sylvus felt a bit helpless.

He studied the stone closely, but without any results, he decided to leave it in the system space for now.

"It's a shame this lottery spin was wasted," Sylvus muttered, shaking his head. He had hoped to draw a piece of the Forbidden Magic Tome.

Lying back in his chair, basking in the sunlight, time slowly passed.

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**The Sloe Family!**

Today, the Sloe family was bustling with excitement as they prepared for their annual family test.

This year, however, was even more significant because the current family head was aging, and today they would select a new heir from the younger generation.

Due to the importance of this event, the Sloe family had invited many prominent families from the Holy City to witness it.

There were two reasons for this: first, to showcase the strength of their younger generation, and second, to help pave the way for the next heir to form connections with other families in the Holy City.

"Isn't that Family Head Teddy? I didn't expect even you to be invited."

"Our Steinway family has always had good relations with the Sloe family. Naturally, we wouldn't miss their invitation."

Teddy smiled warmly as he greeted the various family heads who gathered around him.

Scenes like this were nothing new to him.

After all, the Steinway family was renowned across the entire Aesral continent.

Naturally, many people wanted to curry favor with him.

"And this must be the young master of the Steinway family, Corvin, right? I heard that the young master recently ventured deep into the Beast Mountains and captured a third-tier magical beast. Such strength at such a young age is truly worthy of the Steinway bloodline."

As they spoke, many of them turned their gaze toward Corvin.

Although many of them privately regarded Corvin as useless, none of them dared to say it aloud at this moment.

"Corvin, greet these uncles and elders," Teddy said to his son with a smile.

At that moment, Teddy couldn't have been prouder of his son. After all, Corvin had a magical beast of the eighth tier as his mount.

If magical beasts were ranked by their power, his son would now be a Platinum Knight—a fifteen-year-old Platinum Knight. Who had ever heard of such a thing?

Teddy had.

And that Platinum Knight was his own son!

However, the Steinway family had kept this information tightly under wraps. Most people still believed that Corvin had captured a third-tier Shadow Panther.

Corvin nodded faintly toward the gathered crowd, as he never liked such noisy events.

Had his father not insisted on him coming, he wouldn't have bothered to attend.

While Teddy continued exchanging pleasantries with the others, Corvin glanced around the room in boredom. His eyes suddenly fell on a boy standing alone in a corner, arms crossed, leaning against the wall with his eyes closed.

For some reason, when Corvin saw this boy, he felt an inexplicable sense of loneliness.

Even though the surroundings were bustling with noise, it seemed as if none of it mattered to the boy. In fact, the boy appeared completely isolated.

"This feeling… seems oddly familiar," Corvin thought, smiling slightly.

He, too, had once felt this kind of loneliness.

Despite being the young master of the Steinway family, he had been looked down upon by countless people, many of whom wanted him dead.

Even though he had recently turned the tide, he still had no real friends within the family. The loneliness inside him was something words couldn't describe.

Now, seeing a boy who shared that same loneliness, Corvin felt an unexpected sense of connection.

That connection drove him to approach the boy.

The boy, of course, was Kennan. Even though he belonged to the Sloe family, he never truly fit in with them.

No matter how lively the atmosphere around him, it had nothing to do with him. He knew that none of this was meant for him.

*"After today, I, Kennan, will become the most dazzling figure in the Sloe family!"*

Kennan thought to himself, his face expressionless as he observed his surroundings.

"Hey, isn't this Kennan? I thought you wouldn't dare show up, but I guess you have some guts after all."

Just as Kennan finished his thoughts, a group of people approached him.

As soon as Kennan saw them, his already cold expression turned even icier.

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Author's - JubAV - Note: 50 chapters released today. Asking for your support.