Big Capitalist

The territory of the Leo family was in a state of ruin and desolation.

Looking around, the sky was filled with wind and sand, and the official road was covered with mud and was rugged.

The road was lined with weeds and large and small stones could be seen everywhere. Trees were extremely rare, and the few that were there were dry and lifeless, as if the life had been drained away by time.

There are almost no decent resources here, which is the root cause of the poverty in the Leo family's territory.

Pate walked across the land, picked up a handful of sand, brought it to his nose, and greedily sucked it in. An intoxicated look appeared on his face, and he murmured to himself, "This is the taste, the taste of home."

The number of residents in the Leo family's territory is pitifully small, and almost no one is willing to set foot in this desolate land.

Most of those who stayed were descendants of the soldiers who had followed the Leo family into battle.

Educational resources here are extremely scarce, whether it is books, teachers, or teaching facilities, they are all pitifully few.

Other types of resources are also scarce, just like in some remote areas of Blue Planet, where backwardness and poverty are deeply rooted.

The residents living here all have a desire in their hearts, which is to get out of this place that feels like a cage as soon as possible.

Although the Leo family has always cared for the people in the territory and provided help as much as possible, the reality of poverty has always been difficult to change.

In the carriage, Arthur looked at the scene outside the window and couldn't help but be shocked. He really didn't expect that there was such a barren territory in the empire.

As an elf, Stacy has always loved the beauty and purity of nature. She is not quite used to this place with sandstorms all over the sky and yellow earth all over the ground, and she feels uncomfortable all over.

Yuna has sharp eyes. As a person who is extremely sensitive to business opportunities, she carefully observes her surroundings but cannot sense any business opportunities at all.

She picked up the map and looked at it for a long time, and found that there were neither mineral resources nor rich forestry and fishery resources around this territory.

We finally saw a lake, but it was a saltwater lake and could not bring any real economic benefits.

She couldn't help but wonder to herself how the Leo family had survived in such an environment for so many years.

What's worse is that this place is located on the border of the empire, and we have to be vigilant against the invasion of the Turing Empire at all times. It can be said that we are facing internal and external troubles.

Scarlett leaned against the window, looking at the monotonous yellow earth scenery outside, and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "So poor."

In the carriage behind him, Conan was extremely excited and exclaimed, "Is this the territory of the Leo family? It's so cool! Look at the yellow sand, the feeling of being deserted, and then look at the flags fluttering on the branches. It's so manly!"

Ed looked at the scenery outside, his heart full of doubts. He couldn't help but ask, "Is this really an earl's territory? It's too barren. Even Baron Famion's territory is countless times better than this."

Angelica looked out the window quietly. At this moment, she was completely different from her fiery temperament in the past. She became calm and peaceful.

Her pupils also took on a strange different color, one remained the original blue, while the other turned into Catherine's gold.

In the Dawn Empire, Kelvin Rhodes was ultimately sentenced to life imprisonment.

Based on his previous crimes, he should have been sentenced to death and executed immediately.

However, as an alchemy master standing at the top of the world of Aize Continent, his alchemy skills are like an extremely tempting delicious cake to any force.

Both the Aize Federation and the Dawn Empire hope that he can "contribute" the value he deserves to them.

Amidst such a complex conflict of interest, Kelvin Rhodes's sentence was changed from death penalty to life imprisonment, and the price he had to pay was to use his unique alchemy skills as a master alchemist every month.

Naturally, Kelvin Rhodes agreed to the verdict without hesitation. After all, who would choose death when they could live?

What's more, his daughter was "resurrected" in another way.

The Empire and the Federation also allowed his daughter to visit him twice a year, which made him satisfied.

After Catherine learned about this, she did not continue to make a fuss.

Because she knew in her heart that continuing to make trouble would not benefit anyone, especially herself.

Although she can now survive with the help of Angelica's body, as long as a demigod-level strongman takes action, her soul will definitely be easily separated. What can she do then?

Before her resurrection, Catherine had no idea what her father had done. Now that she knew the whole story, as a young girl whose mind was not yet mature, her inner balance unconsciously tilted towards her father, even though she knew that what Kelvin Rhodes did was wrong.

Angelica's father, Duke Rudeus, was almost driven mad with rage upon hearing the news.

He ran angrily to the royal family of the Dawn Empire and asked the king to punish him.

King Orlins was helpless in the face of the furious old duke. He could only appease him with kind words and promised to find a way to separate the two souls.

However, it is not easy to separate the two souls.

Only a legendary wizard with extremely high attainments in soul research, or a demigod himself, can successfully separate the two souls without harming Angelica's soul.

This was actually Kelvin Rhodes' method. He not only placed his daughter Catherine's soul into Angelica's body, but also made the two souls blend briefly through some means, making it much more difficult to separate the souls.

After hearing the news, Ed and his friends were very disappointed.

They wanted to find a solution, but they did not ask Merlin for help. After all, in their opinion, this matter must be handled by a demigod.

However, they didn't know that for Merlin, it was actually quite simple to separate the two souls.

With the principle of equivalent exchange that he mastered, he only needed to pay a small price.

After all, how much would it cost to separate the soul of a magician who couldn't even reach the fifth level?

Even if he really encountered difficulties, with Merlin's extensive network of contacts, it would not be difficult for him to ask a demigod for help.

After Ed and the others planned to return to the Arcane Academy, they asked Scarlett for help, hoping that Scarlett's grandfather could help.

But Angelica raised a question: "After the demigod takes action, where will Catherine's soul be stored? Will it be placed in the phylactery again? For a teenage girl, isn't that a bit too cruel?"

Moreover, there is another concern that must be considered, and that is Kelvin Rhodes.

If handled improperly, neither the Empire nor the Aize Federation will be able to obtain the research results hidden behind him.

After all, the value of a master alchemist's skills cannot be compared with that of a duke's daughter.