Mixed Blessing System

"Christen family?" Annaliese repeated these words from Lothur, surprised by this information.

He then explained. "The person behind the Patchwork House, someone from the Christen family, wants to meet me. I think the glove and the self-destruction formation I put on that item caught this person's attention."

"Because of that, she has invited me to dinner." He looked at her and commented. "She probably wants to probe me to see if she can get a deeper deal with me."

"So that's it?" She understood but soon asked him. "But won't it be a problem if I go with you?"

"I don't think so. At least no one warned me I couldn't take a guest." He smiled. 'But it will be good this way. It's good for me to build friendships and have influence locally, but if those powers aren't willing to work with who I want, that will bring problems...'

'So if Anna goes with me, that family will probably understand that at least they won't be able to stand against House Frost if they want to have a deal with me.'

Lothur had left House Frost estate because of his complicated relationship with Mabel. But he had nothing against the institution, the Frost family, which could give him benefits in the future.

He did not want to rule or lead, but he wanted a power structure working for him, preferably managed by his future wives.

Since Viktoria was already the natural heir to that family and his wife, he obviously did not want House Frost to be destroyed. But, at the same time, he wanted that organization to be able to be part of his network in the future.

It was much easier for him to use existing powers than to build one from the beginning!

This way, he would have much less trouble and could entrust other people with the management of these organizations and benefit from his position without any major headaches!

That was his goal, and to that end, Lothur thought that having Annaliese by his side in this meeting with the Christen family would help him in that regard.

"Anyway, if she won't allow my beautiful sister-in-law to accompany me, I will simply leave without hearing what she has to say." He winked at her just before he reached the reception desk in that area.

As Annaliese blushed, Lothur looked at one of the unoccupied attendants and asked. "I'm here to take the exam for 1-star formation master. What do I need to do?"

That mortal looked at Lothur's handsome face and was momentarily dazzled. But after a second of watching him, she realized that he had asked a question and answered it. "The exams for apprentice formation masters have been going on since the beginning of the day."

"To join the tests, you need to follow this direction..." She pointed with her hands, gesturing as she explained to Lothur what he needed to do. "There, you will be able to take the first of the three tests."

"Any questions or concerns you have beyond that, you can ask directly at that place."

"That's it?" He smiled and thanked her. "Thank you for the information."

​ "Thank you..." She swallowed her saliva and blushed, jealous of the lady next to the most handsome man in the city.

Lothur was already used to this kind of treatment from women of all ages, so he did not even notice that woman's flirtatious tone. Instead, he just took one of Annaliese's hands in his and directed her to the site of the first test.

Meanwhile, Annaliese looked back with a bit of irritation. 'What a bitch!'

'That mortal was offering herself to him in front of me!'

'Lucky she's no big deal... Otherwise, this fool would have paid attention to her.' She looked at Lothur and sighed.

After a moment, Lothur did not know what was on his sister-in-law's mind, but soon he entered a large area that looked like the third test room of the Cultivation House.

In this place, on one side were small rooms entirely covered by glass, which separated the inside from the outside.

In addition, there were two tables with the association employees registering candidates for this exam in front of the queue where half a dozen people were waiting.

Finally, several people were standing or sitting on the small bleachers in front of the glass rooms, watching and commenting on the test of some apprentice formation masters.

"Sigh..."

"Of the more than 200 people who came through here today, more than half were eliminated on the first test..."

"It's a shame!"

"These people come all the way here to take the test without having learned all the basic inscriptions... They're fools!"

"Look there, another dummy!" Someone commented as they saw an apprentice of that profession leave one of the glass rooms with an expression of defeat on his face.

Meanwhile, other candidates who had already been approved and were standing there looked in Annaliese's direction with glints in their eyes.

"Look at this girl! What a cutie!"

"Ah... If I had someone like that at home, I wouldn't get out of bed..."

"But look who she's with!" Someone pointed. "A mortal... Could it be her servant?"

"No, he is very well-dressed... Besides, he has an annoying expression to be a mere servant." Someone commented as they looked at Lothur's face.

"Maybe he's a gay friend accompanying her for the test?" Someone suggested as they approached Annaliese and Lothur, who were already in the registration line at this instant.

"Hey, beauty, are you here to take the 1-star formation masters test?" He asked as he approached Annaliese with a smile on his face. "If you come with me for dinner later, I can give you a few pointers..."

Lothur looked at that person as if he were looking at a struggling worm but did not say anything right away.

Annaliese then made an annoyed expression and commented. "I'm here accompanying my boyfriend. He's the one taking the test, not me."

"Boyfriend?" The young man looked in Lothur's direction and felt as if somehow the fact that this person was not this girl's gay friend offended him.

"Is there a problem?" Lothur asked as he ran one of his hands around Annaliese's waist.

What Annaliese said was not a problem. Even if rumors spread, the people who mattered to the Frost family knew that Lothur was Annaliese's brother-in-law. And considering the situation, no one would doubt that Annaliese had only said such a thing to get rid of a pain in the ass bothering her.

So neither of them was worried about exhibiting intimate behavior in front of several people in that place.

The young man then made an ugly expression, but since he could not question the relationship between those two, he used what he had in mind. "Are you going to take the test for formation master? How? A mere mortal doesn't have the ability!"

"I think you'd better go back where you came from and not waste the association's time." He pulled away a little as he looked in Annaliese's direction. "It will also be good for you not to embarrass yourself in front of this beautiful lady."

"Oh? You think so?" Lothur laughed, feeling challenged.

[Name: ****]

[Cultivation: level 8]

[STR: 30.6] [CON: 31.2] [DEX: 31.3] [AGI: 30.6]

"I don't know who you are, but I bet I'm a much better formation master than you are, as well as in many other things, kid..."