The continuous setbacks made Earl Raymond very disappointed in his son. But after the disappointment, he worked even harder.
Don't misunderstand, he didn't have the heart to spend any more effort on this untalented idiot son. The count placed his "efforts" on his beautiful countess.
Since this son was already a waste, he was destined to not have the ability to inherit his family, unable to carry forward the family. Then … he had to work hard to give birth to another son!
The Earl planted seeds on his wife's body for a month, and it finally bore fruit. Very quickly, the Countess became pregnant again, and in the winter of the second year, Earl Raymond got his second son as he wished.
While the whole Earl's Mansion was celebrating this happy occasion, Du Wei was still in his room, diligently reading the "Potionology" books that he had painstakingly collected.
Thank goodness, the last sentence that the Krak Mage said before he left still had an effect. The Count thought, "What could be worse?" and decided to send his idiot son to study Potioneering.
For almost a whole few months, the Earl didn't have the heart to see this thoroughly disappointing son. Even the Countess, who was originally affectionate towards Du Wei, had to reduce the number of times she visited him because of her pregnancy.
The day after his mother gave birth to a little brother, Du Wei was led by a servant to the Earl's room to see his weak mother and his little brother.
It could be seen that the Earl was very satisfied. Because this newborn son, in accordance with the tradition of the Rowling family, cried loudly and powerfully, and even though it was a newborn, it could be seen that he would be very healthy in the future.
Earl Raymond didn't even have the interest to look at this waste of a son, after a courteous greeting, he waved his hand to let him withdraw. Although the Countess lying on the bed was somewhat reluctant, it just so happened that the newborn baby's crying attracted her attention.
Du Wei quietly withdrew, behind him was the Earl's satisfied laughter and the baby's crying. Even though his heart was already numb, Du Wei couldn't help but feel a trace of disappointment.
He reminded himself in his heart: Don't let your imagination run wild. 'You are not from this world, he is not your father … and she … she is not …'
Thinking of that stormy night, when this beautiful woman had knelt in front of the statue of the goddess for him, Du Wei felt a tinge of sorrow in his heart. He shook his head forcefully.
Du Wei tried his best to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind. He could only focus all his attention on his studies.
It was undeniable that Du Wei was very interested in the magic of this world. Although the Krak Mage had determined that he had no talent, Du Wei was unwilling to accept this and still held onto the hope that he would be lucky. A dignified count's residence naturally had a considerable number of books, many of which were related to magic.
After reading a lot of books, Du Wei had to admit that the Krak Mage was right. He didn't have the talent to become a mage. This was because even after sitting there for a day and a night, he still couldn't sense any magical elemental fluctuations. There was even one time when he unknowingly fell asleep.
After that, Du Wei, who refused to give up until all hope, shifted his attention to the "Magic Alchemy" that the Krak Mage had mentioned.
This was because it seemed that Magic Alchemy was also a type of magic. Moreover, Potioneers could also be considered as a type of mage. Although Du Wei had asked the servants in the residence, only then did he know what kind of status this so-called "type of mage" had in the hearts of the people in this world!
In this world, although people said that Potioneers were also a type of mage, and even the Magic Association had publicly confirmed this point in black and white. But in reality, people's real thoughts were: "Can this be considered a mage??"
Potioneering, as the name implied, was the study of the composition of various magical potions.
After hearing so much, Du-Wei's heart made a very appropriate analogy: If he were to compare the medical industry in his previous world, the medical industry in his previous world would be very different. Then, a real mage would be equivalent to a doctor in a hospital! As for Potioneers … … At most, they would be considered as nurses who assisted the doctors. Although they both worked in the hospital, but the status and income of a nurse was far from those of a real doctor.
But after careful research, Du Wei developed a great interest in Potioneering!
From his point of view, this was a very new field.
For example … … How to use the eyeballs of the Dorog Jumping Frog and the purple wormwood to configure a type of medicine that could make a person lose their ability to speak temporarily. Another example was how to use the saliva of the Stapen Swordfish, three leaf clover, and the liver of a type of Keke Triangular Scale Fish to grind a type of powder that could make a person petrified!
Another example was how to use a type of Fire-Scale Grass to extract a substance that could be broken into powder after being dried. Sprinkled anywhere, it could instantly ignite a fire!
However, regardless of whether it was the names of animals or plants, especially things like "Jumping Frog", "Swordfish", "Keke Triangular Scale Fish", "Fire-Scale Grass" and the like, nine out of ten of them were things that Du Wei had never heard of before.
Like what?
This was simply like the chemistry system of another world!
Du Wei never thought that the so-called magic could be explained in this way!
Medicine that could make a person mute, medicine that could make a person petrified, medicine that could ignite a fire … … Very interesting, isn't it?
In Du Wei's heart, the profession of Potioneering was actually more like a doctor. However, a doctor was to save people, while a Potioneering was better at creating poisons that could harm people.
What Du Wei didn't know was that his way of thinking was in line with this world's evaluation of Potioneering: Poison Master.
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The days passed by one by one. Du Wei was still engrossed in Potioneering. However, his knowledge was still limited to theoretical reading on paper. After all, even the Rowling Family, who could be considered a noble, didn't have any of the many strange ingredients mentioned in the Magic Potioneering Study.
Only those real magicians would have these ingredients in their research rooms. And in the field of magic, Potioneers were usually the assistants and assistants of real magicians.
Moreover, for such a young child, even if he was the son of a Count, no one would dare to provide him with those dangerous magic ingredients!
Unknowingly, six years had passed. In these six years, Du Wei's younger brother grew up healthily. This child named "Gabriel", compared to the idiot Du Wei, was more like a typical descendant of a Rowling family.
This Du Wei's younger brother was healthy since childhood, lively and active. At the age of six, he had already started to receive the training of the Alpha Swordsman. It was said that the Alpha Swordsman's evaluation of this Count's second son was very good. Almost everyone in the mansion regarded him as the future hope of the Rollin family! And the Count obviously gave all his care to his second son. He even decided to wait for two more years. When Gabriel was eight years old, he could officially teach him the Rollin family's martial arts!
The love of the servants, the praise of the Alpha Swordsman, the praise of the Alpha Swordsman's father, and even a teacher who was invited to teach him thought that this Count's second son was very talented. It was even said that the Count, for the sake of the family's future, had already decided to form a marriage alliance with a certain family in the Imperial Capital, setting up an illustrious marriage for his six year old son!
And outside of this, Du Wei, the eldest son of the family, was forgotten in a corner.
The Count would rarely see his eldest son even once a month. Only the Countess, who would often come to see her son in private. Occasionally at night, the Countess would come to Du Wei's room barefoot in her pajamas, holding her poor child and singing a lullaby to him, coaxing him to sleep.
Only at these times would Du Wei's heart soften. Sometimes, he had to pretend to sleep to avoid these moments that made him want to cry. More often than not, the Countess's tears and sighs would accompany him to sleep.
Finally, when Du Wei was thirteen years old and his brother Gabriel was seven years old, news came. It was also the Count's final decision!
Starting next year, he would personally teach Gabriel martial arts, teaching him the Rowling family's martial arts passed down in the family. At the same time, Count Raymond also made a marriage agreement with the Empire's finance minister. The two political allies would rely on this marriage to further their cooperation, and Gabriel's future wife would be the Empire's finance minister's granddaughter (currently nine years old)!
In fact, there was also news that said: This marriage was set a long time ago! Even before Gabry was born, they had decided on it! Only, the one who was originally set to marry the finance minister's daughter was Du Wei! But now, Du Wei was already considered an idiot with no future. Therefore, the person who shouldered the heavy responsibility of the alliance was his younger brother, the genius Gabriel!
As for Du Wei …
He left the Imperial Capital in a carriage on a moonless and windy night. His destination was the Rowling family's territory in the Southern Empire's Kete Province! The announcement to the public was: "The thirteen year old Master Du Wei, who is about to become an adult, will go to the family's territory to look after the family's property."
But in fact, Duwei knew very well that he was being sent away.
Look after the family's property? That was just a joke. Everyone knew that the family's important business was in the Imperial Capital! In the political center of the Empire! As for the family's property … those farmlands? Those farmers? And those taxes? All they needed to do was send a few housekeepers!
In fact, Du Wei received the exact news that he would be leaving the Count's mansion and living in the family's ancestral home in the Southern Kete Province! And … without the Count's summons, he would never be able to return to the Imperial Capital in this lifetime!
Everyone understood that the title of "Rowling family's heir" had been transferred from Du Wei's head to his seven year old genius brother.
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