Rebirth of the Noble Mage Behind the Scenes

"Thank you for your kindness, but I think it's not necessary. Once the next batch of supplies arrives three days later, the current situation should recover,"

With her silver teeth clenched in secret, Lady Mandel strived to maintain her superficial elegance, nodding her head with a feigned smile.

"Alright, then I'll disturb you again in three days. By then, your quality of life should have returned to normal,"

Taking a sip of black tea, Anvis changed the topic with a beaming smile.

"By the way, respected Lady Mandel, why haven't I seen your little pet today?"

"Humph, just a pet. After getting tired of it, I naturally threw it away!"

Lady Mandel responded coolly, without paying attention to the mockery in Anvis's gaze.

At the same time, she approved a secret directive to send someone to look for the 'Truth Circle' organization and attempt to contact them, while making specific arrangements for the investigators.

"Really? Then why did you bother creating an illusion for your own amusement?"

Anvis withdrew his spiritual power from the document without a trace, glancing towards the bottom of the writing desk, his tone feigning curiosity.

"Your perception is surprisingly keen, Mirror Man,"

The tip of her feather pen trembled violently, leaving a small smear of ink on the paper. Lady Mandel finally lost her patience and stopped her movements, turning her captivating purple eyes towards Anvis, her tone filled with hostility.

"Well, who knows where they got the information from, but the family of the little dog came looking for him. Out of pity for their sorrowful eyes, I kindly sent them to reunite,"

Previously, Shute, the Deputy Commander of the Starfire Organization, had secretly met with her to negotiate the return of Frey's brother.

As an Eighth Rank Peak professional, Shute's strength was much greater than hers, and she couldn't simply refuse. However, given her backing by the Glory Alliance, his attitude wasn't too forceful either.

After reaching an agreement, she handed over her little pet to him. In exchange, he provided her with a generous amount of resources, worth over ten times her initial auction bid.

Although it seemed like a great profit, she was still irked.

A down-and-out prince with Elf blood wasn't something one could find every day.

Especially since Landon had come looking for Frey not long after Anvis had left, making it hard for her to believe that this damn man in front of her had nothing to do with it.

"Oh, I see, your noble character is truly admirable, Lady Mandel—"

Hearing Lady Mandel's response, Anvis lifted his hand to his chest, slightly lifted his face, and squeezed out an insincerely moved expression with an exaggerated performance that provoked a surge of anger in Lady Mandel.

"Yes, but no matter what, a lady who has lost her husband now loses her beloved pet that once accompanied her.

As a gentleman, I wonder if Mirror Man would be willing to offer a little comfort to this poor lady?"

With that said, Lady Mandel took out a delicate black collar from the drawer, placed it on the table, and gave Anvis a provocative look.

This guy is actually a prey she had set her sights on, yet he shows no self-awareness, teasing her day after day.

If she didn't know that the higher-ups of her organization were currently arranging for a Ninth Rank to secretly monitor Mirror Man, preventing her from making a move, she would've loved to overpower him right then and there and make him cry for mercy on the sofa.

"Actually, it's not entirely impossible..."

Glancing at her, Anvis spoke in an enigmatic tone, leaving Lady Mandel momentarily stunned.

"However, that's under the premise that you can first make me lose my rationality."

But before she could say anything, Anvis gestured towards her with the teacup in his hand.

"For instance, today you were wise not to continue adding Charming Dream into the tea, but instead you switched to a new hallucinogen.

I taste a hint of white Syzygium fruit coupled with Illusion Spirit Pollen. Let me think... Today it's about seventy percent pure 'Fallen Enchanting Realm', right?"

As he said this, Anvis put down his teacup, his gaze towards Lady Mandel even had a hint of feigned innocence.

"It's just a pity, I have a certain resistance to love potions. Of course, if next time you increase the purity of 'Fallen Enchanting Realm' that you add, maybe I really will be taken down by it—who knows—"

"...Has anyone ever told you that you're a complete bastard?!"

Her long eyelashes trembled, and Lady Mandel finally became somewhat angry and embarrassed.

"I take your praise kindly."

Picking up the delicate porcelain teapot, Anvis poured himself another cup of tea and savored it with delight.

I just love to see you craving me, yet unable to have a taste.

Merely drugging this alter ego of mine won't affect the rationality of my main self, especially now that I have broken through to the Eighth Rank.

Tasting tea that has been directly dosed with poison is also a kind of novel experience. I feel a bit hot now, my body feels a bit floaty, but that's about it.

While Anvis's Mirror Man alter ego leisurely wanders here, drawing hatred from the outside world, his other alter ego, Raphael, who is in charge of the Black Ring Commerce, has become a bit busier.

Although the great war sweeping across the Federation has temporarily subsided, friction between the various small kingdoms still erupts from time to time.

Now that the royal families of all the medium and small kingdoms have basically joined the Glory Alliance Camp, the overall situation of the Federation has formed a multi-factional stalemate between the Resistance Organization, the Glory Alliance, and many large kingdoms.

Once war breaks out, it won't be the minor skirmishes between individual small kingdoms anymore, but systematic large-scale military conflicts.

Therefore, the nations of the Federation are currently engaged in an unprecedented large-scale military buildup, making the business of military supplies extremely booming, which in turn has led to a rapid development wave for various special professions such as Mechanical Engineers, Alchemists, Enchanters, etc.

Many large Chambers of Commerce that had already established a foothold in the Federation are reaping rich war dividends once again.

Especially a few large Chambers of Commerce, such as the Black Ring Commerce and Constant Gold Crown Commerce, which mainly deal in Magic-guided Mechanical operations, have received a huge number of orders and made a fortune.

Due to the previous price wars, many medium and small Chambers of Commerce exited the market at a loss, abandoning their Magic-guided Mechanical business. The leftover factories and equipment were also acquired by the many large Chambers of Commerce.

As a result, there are only a few large Chambers of Commerce that can still barely compete with the Black Ring Commerce and Constant Gold Crown Commerce in the area of Magic-guided Mechanicals.

It's worth mentioning that, while other Chambers of Commerce saw an opportunity for profit and raised their prices to sell military supplies.

The Black Ring Commerce Alliance somehow still managed to stick to their principles, continuing to supply various small kingdoms and Professionals with cost-effective Magic-guided Mechanicals at very low prices.

When many Low Rank Professionals survived crises thanks to the affordably priced Magic-guided Mechanicals sold by the Black Ring Commerce, its reputation skyrocketed, earning the moniker of a conscientious Chamber of Commerce, and became highly sought after by numerous Professionals.

Furthermore, led by rumors that originated from an unknown source, Rafael, who started by selling military Magic-guided Mechanicals, gradually acquired the nickname of a Wingless Angel amongst the Federation civilians.

In gratitude for the praise from the Federation civilians, the Black Ring Commerce launched the newly developed latest model of military Magic-guided Mechanicals—the Angel series, available for sale to all Professionals.

Currently, the Angel Type I and Type II, as the kings of cost-effectiveness among budget Mechanicals, have been widely installed in the armies of many kingdoms of the Federation and will soon be officially put into use.