Mage Manual

Chapter 78: Chapter 72 Win-Win

When all the items from the treasure chest were laid out on the table, everyone could not take their eyes off them, Felix included—each time his mother’s inheritance revealed itself, he deeply felt her profound motherly love.

“According to the rules, I choose first.”

“Please go ahead.”

The contract had already stipulated how distribution would work— if there was only one piece of treasure, then Felix had to compensate Sonia with a large sum of money;

If there were two treasures, then they would split them equally;

If there were multiple treasures, then Felix would choose the first one, Sonia would choose the second and third, Felix would choose the fourth and fifth, and so on.

But Felix always had to end up with at least as many treasures as Sonia, and he would keep the wooden chest.

Truth be told, Sonia really wanted to dispute the ownership of the wooden chest with Felix. With this chest that could transport materials back and forth between reality and the Void Realm, she could exchange resources with the Observer, which would be almost revolutionary for both her and the Observer.

However, the contract explicitly stated that the “container remains in Felix’s possession,” and he adamantly refused, leaving Sonia no choice—who would have guessed that the chest itself would be more valuable than the treasure it held!

Sonia had to give it up temporarily, after all, this treasure was essentially a windfall, and it made sense for Felix to take a bit more.

If it had not been for Sonia’s unexpected acquisition of the “Slaughter Sword,” Felix would never have included her in the first place.

And Sonia had a sneaking suspicion—

Her “Slaughter Sword” might just belong to Felix.

Although Felix hadn’t mentioned it, the fact that he could detect the flow of Killing Intent and recognize that Sonia possessed the Slaughter Sword suggested he had previously owned a Technique Spirit related to Killing Intent—likely the Slaughter Sword itself.

Otherwise, he would be like a fool with only a wineglass and red wine, but no corkscrew. As long as no one came with a corkscrew, he couldn’t open the wine… Even if Felix was such a fool, his mother, who could set up inheritances in the Void Realm, was definitely not that foolish.

More importantly, the seriously wounded Fish-Slicing Dragon that she and the Observer fought yesterday bore wounds that very much resembled those inflicted by a Wave Motion Sword. She hadn’t paid it much mind at the time, as the wounds alone proved nothing.

But with each piece of evidence laid before her, even if Sonia didn’t want to believe in such a coincidence, she had to trust her own logical deduction of the truth:

Felix’s only partially formed Silver Wings;

The Void Realm treasure that required the Slaughter Sword to unlock;

And the Fish-Slicing Dragon wounded by the Wave Motion Sword. @@novelbin@@

Clearly, Felix must have also encountered the Vortex last night, gone through it, and then been attacked by the Fish-Slicing Dragon. Despite his best efforts to gravely wound the Fish-Slicing Dragon, he ultimately died and lost the Slaughter Sword.

What followed was Sonia and the Observer picking up the spoils from the Vortex.

This meant that Sonia didn’t just pick up someone else’s Slaughter Sword but also ended up splitting their treasure.

Thinking about this made Sonia’s face flush with embarrassment and her heart pound, anxious, she bowed her head, unable to meet anyone’s eyes.

Otherwise, someone would notice she was barely holding back a grin.

What a thrill!

Was this what they call a win-win situation?

Picking up the Slaughter Sword was one win, and using it to share Felix’s treasure was another win!

Ah, praise the Observer!

May this little herald enjoy good health!

“Sonia, it’s your turn.”

Sonia took a deep breath to stifle her smile and looked towards the treasures in the wooden chest.

Sure enough, Felix had chosen the only real-world item in the chest: the Pendant Box.

Although it wasn’t apparent why, this must have been an important token left by his mother, perhaps even related to the next inheritance; naturally, Sonia had no intention of competing for something she shouldn’t take. She glanced at the treasures in the chest and decisively picked the ‘Crack-Sword’ Technique Spirit and ‘Sword Master Treasure Bead’!

The ‘Crack-Sword’ wasn’t the best, but it was the most suitable Technique Spirit for Sonia because it could be used with the Wave Motion Sword to form the high-powered Miracle ‘Crack Wave Slash’!

If she had to rely on her own cultivation to summon it, Sonia reckoned it would take her about six months to possibly summon the ‘Crack-Sword.’ Acquiring it ahead of time not only meant saving time but also meant that Sonia could accelerate her exploration of the Void Realm!

In last night’s battle, Sonia realized her current weaknesses. Although Water Moon Miracle was indeed powerful, it had disadvantages like passive counterattacks, short attack range, and excessive consumption of Magic Power, she urgently needed an active output Miracle to coordinate with the Observer, and ‘Miracle · Crack Wave Slash’ was the most cost-effective option.

Felix also had a Wave Motion Sword, and Sonia feared he might snatch the Crack-Sword, so naturally, she had to grab it first. As for the ‘Sword Master Treasure Bead,’ there was nothing much to say—any sane Sword Master wouldn’t miss such a treasure.

But Felix’s choice surprised everyone: he picked the ‘Poison Skill Treasure Bead’ and ‘Wind Skill Treasure Bead.’

Wind Skill was fine, at least it belonged to a formal Magic Faction, but Poison Skill was a very niche faction, not only with no universities offering related courses but even lacking study books in the market, probably only certain special departments had relevant information.

Moreover, as the younger master of Vosloda, his status did not allow him to use poison— the Noble House would not permit such behavior that could tarnish the reputation of nobles!

It was Sonia’s turn again to choose, under the enthusiastic gaze of her housemates, Sonia thought over and then took away the most valuable ‘Rushing Stream’ Technique Spirit and ‘Water Therapy’ Technique Spirit.