Having a powerful lord as a father figure, what's wrong with just wanting to draw cards?

“I’m really sorry, but you know, my father… he can be really scary when he gets angry. I’m not actually afraid, I’m just worried that his blood pressure will spike and he might get sick.”

But all these reasons are so weak.

"Okay, Catherine, I'm sorry. I'll make it up to you sometime."

"...Oh well, forget it, I'm not really blaming you."

Silence fell between them again, and as they walked, they arrived at their destination without realizing it.

"Domi, what needs to be faced will eventually have to be faced. Running away won't solve anything. Sigh... I'm leaving now. Don't come looking for me if you need anything."

This was the first time he had ever seen Catherine sigh so many times in a row. It seemed that she was truly exhausted from standing at the door like a "waiting stone for her husband".

"I'll make it up to her when I get something good from the gacha pulls," Domi thought to herself, then forced herself to calm down and knocked on Carlos's office door.

"Come in."

crunch~~

"Father, I'm back."

Carlos, without even looking up, said while reviewing the documents, "So you know how to come back?"

"Uh... that's why you told me to come back~"

He put down his pen, had Domi sit in front of him, and began his "discipline" mode:

“I understand you’re tired and want to rest more, but why are you dawdling until night?”

“I always tell you three brothers that the most basic integrity between people is keeping promises and learning time management…”

Soon, half an hour passed.

Carlos himself was getting a little hoarse from talking, so he picked up the glass next to him and drank the health water in one gulp.

"Getting back to the main point, the reason I called you back this time is to arrange another talent testing ceremony for you, so that we can test your talent again."

"My magical talent?"

Domi was taken aback: "I only have a beginner-level Shadow talent, what's there to test?"

"Don't play dumb. A novice Shadow talent can use powerful necromancy and summoning magic? Are you some kind of genius? Don't worry, I'll test you myself this time. The new results will be unknown to anyone but you and me..."

Chapter 67, Section 66: I Really Will Crack

The talent test involves having the user inject mana into a magic orb, and then calculating the total amount of mana to indirectly determine a person's magical talent.

Therefore, testing human infants on the seventh day after birth became the standard and a widely accepted indicator of magical talent.

However, some parents are unwilling to give up, believing that their children have this talent, but it just hasn't developed yet.

This led to the creation of a new late-stage measurement magic orb.

Take the average of the total magical power of a large number of mages in this age group, then find a large number of people with high-level talents and take their values ​​to calculate how much magical power is considered a certain talent in this age group.

However, magical talent measured in this way is not recognized by the general public; only the parents know about it. This is where the later measuring ball comes in.

The next morning, Domi got up early, took his first breath of the morning air, and completed his breathing cycle. Carlos found him immediately and took him into the testing room, the one he had used before.

"Put your hands up."

"Let it go."

"Then release the gates that control your magic, and let it all out."

Domi carefully controlled it.

In essence, he possesses a perfect level of shadow-type talent, and the magical power stored within his body has already reached a terrifying amount.

How can I describe it?

For example, Susanoo and Flying Thunder God are necromancy-type magic and summoning-type magic, respectively. They do not use chakra or corresponding necromancy-type magic and summoning-type magic. They both use shadow-type magic.

Even after drawing all his power from his shadow magic and fighting Tuso, with Susanoo and Flying Thunder God fully active, he still had about half of his shadow magic left.

As soon as he stops to rest, it will automatically start recovering, like it has its own built-in blue potion.

It seems like we can never use it all!

If all that amount were released, Carlos would be laughing his head off.

Gui had no idea what he would do after finding out about his incredible talent.

"Just show some intermediate talent, and you'll get by."

Domi was thinking this, straining every part of his body, afraid that he might lose control of the gate if he wasn't careful.

Ink-like magic flowed from Domi's palm, merging into the larger magic sphere.

"You've already passed the beginner level, that's great. Keep up the good work and you'll be at the intermediate level."

"Ugh!!"

Domi looked like he was struggling, as if he was desperately squeezing out the last bit of strength he had left.

"Intermediate level! Continue!"

"Father, I can't go on, my magic is almost gone!"

However, Carlos merely glanced at him casually and said, "Although I can't see your magic reserves, I can sense your magic aura, and it's quite strong. Don't pretend, continue."

what?

Is this okay?

Domi was completely dumbfounded.

"Alright, then I hope you'll be satisfied with a 'senior' rating..."

So he continued to output, and finally raised the total output to the "advanced" level.

Carlos's eyes were brimming with joy; if no one were around, he would have pinned Greta against the wall and given her a good kiss!

"This time... I really can't take it anymore! I'm about to be completely drained!"

At this moment, the large magic orb was already filled with dense shadow magic. Adding more would only cause it to condense and become increasingly dark.

Carlos watched Domi suspiciously for a while, but still found that the magical aura on his body remained at a relatively high level.

Ordinary mages with only high-level talent would already be exhausted at this stage, let alone someone like Domi. Carlos is not inexperienced.

He frequently visited other noble families, and because of his status as a high mage and a nobleman, he was often invited by these nobles to serve as their children's mentor mage for further talent testing, at the expense of their personal connections.

He'd seen this kind of situation many times!

"Dominic, if you don't go all out, you can forget about staying here tomorrow."

Carlos threatened to force a child to run away from home, which would be considered the most severe form of punishment for a child.

But Domi wasn't scared at all; instead, she became even more excited.

This baffled Carlos, who racked his brains and finally came up with another extreme punishment in a short time:

"By the time you come back, most of the maids you liked will have packed up and left. Kelsey and Catherine, you probably won't see them again without my permission."

Click...

Domi gritted his teeth.

Fine, you win.

Based on my understanding of Carlos, if things don't go as Carlos wishes, his hidden, extremely domineering personality will be revealed.

At that point, let alone dismissing the maids, it's possible they might even be sent to the Northern Republic to dig potatoes.

This is not without precedent.

When he was younger, there was a powerful nobleman in the court who deliberately made trouble for Carlos because of a conflict of interest. After testing the emperor repeatedly and finding that the emperor turned a blind eye, he decided to get rid of him, and to do it to the point of destroying him.

Since they're all members of the opposing noble family, it doesn't matter if I kill them.

Next, Carlos first sent the Northwest Branch of the Fomalhaut Empire to arrange for the deaths of all the collateral relatives of that noble family, including accidental deaths, car accidents, falls from heights, choking to death, and so on, with no two deaths being the same.

After all the collateral relatives died, they spared no effort to cut off their wings.

Commercial blockade, industrial destruction, propaganda manipulation, threats of childlessness… When they were driven to the brink, ha, they were given a break, and thus the scene unfolded in the imperial palace and court:

Faced with the other party's compromise and apology, Carlos waved his hand, choosing to forgive and saying:

"The Empire's potato reserves are currently running low. Why don't you, Earl, go to the northern border and dig some up to replenish the national treasury?"

He was, after all, the leader chosen by the opposing noble faction; this was a warning to others and a blatant humiliation.

No one would protect a useless outcast, so in the end, the earl really did go to the North to dig potatoes, taking the rest of his direct family with him.

While Carlos wouldn't be ruthless towards Domi, he would certainly make sure the maids were taken care of properly...

"Since you want to see it, don't be too surprised when the time comes!"

Domi could no longer hide, nor did he have the strength to hide anymore, so why not just release it all? After all, only Carlos knew.

boom!

The gates within him were completely opened, and a torrent of magic surged forth like water bursting its banks.

"We're halfway there! Only half the way to perfection!"

Carlos stared intently, his tone becoming urgent.

From the outside, the magic sphere was completely black, with violent magic surging against the inner walls, making a thumping sound.

Finally, the last bit of magic was stuffed in.

"It's actually... a perfect talent in the Shadow element!"

The words had barely left his mouth when a "crack" was heard, and the magic ball used for the test shattered...

Chapter 68, Section 67: A Brand New Combination?

Inside the castle shrine.