Chapter 1023 Fourth Year in Anicane


    Time has passed not only for those in Pris Realm but also for Vicente in Light Cay. Without realizing it, he hadpleted another few years in Anicane, doing many activities for his sect and faction. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    After the previous hunt, his group returned to headquarters and went into seclusion for a few months to enjoy what they had gained from the hunt.


    Vicente continued to fulfill his regr activities with both his sponsors and the sect. He did a few more mandatory activities, as well as his fights at the Combat Center, until he finally got his promotion to Inner Disciple. Vicente''s promotion was about a year ago and since then he has grown a lot more, having recently reached 7-Star level.


    The resources from the hunt at that time had been put to good use not only by the men in the faction, but by him, too.


    Now Vicente was at Stonewall headquarters, preparing for the next steps of his journey. With only two years to go, the deal with Nan was about toe to fruition.


    Amid this, some missions he had previously paid for were paying off!


    ...


    In the beautiful, modern Ravengarde, Vicente was leaving the Manifold Family''s training center alongside a woman who was powerful, but weaker than him.


    Alicia had a tired look on her face, while various ideas of what she had experienced in thest hour of training with Vicente shed through her mind.


    The years had shown her how different Vicente really was. Their rtionship had started about 3 years ago, but that time was enough for him to leave this womanpletely behind in terms of cultivation.


    In just 3 years, Vicente had left the beginning of the 7th stage and reached its end, reaching a current 3 stars advantage over Alicia.


    But even though she wasgging, this woman was satisfied. Learning from someone as strong and talented as him was something she couldn''t deny the benefits of. Even with a cultivation of 4-Star 7th stage, she now had abat proficiency that would put her in a position to fight high-level Magus—minus Vicente, of course.


    "Thank you for this week of teaching, Vicente. See you again in Ponddown in about six months?" She asked as she pulled up next to the family vehicle waiting for her outside therge training tower in one of the well-traveled and wealthy areas of thisrge city.


    "More or less that." He confirmed before warning her, "But I might be a littlete. I''ve got some personal matters to sort out that might take me longer to get there."


    "That''s fine. Don''t worry about it. As long as I see you within the next year, everything''s fine with me."


    "Hmm, don''t forget what I talked to you about." He looked at her suggestively, making her get a little more serious.


    Vicente had already warned her that he was soon nning something that would make him unable to continue her training until she became a Grand Magus. This shouldn''t happen immediately and they would have about two more years to enjoy his services. But after that, he might be unavable to the whole family.


    "I''ll sort it out for you." She confirmed before getting into her vehicle.


    She didn''t like the idea of no longer being able to train with him, but she was grateful for everything she had learned so far. The family had also gained a lot in these almost four years and she herself didn''t think that the family leaders would hinder his ns.


    Vicente watched her go and soon had only Prisiche by his side.


    "Master, I have an update on a Dark Hands mission." She informed him, after sensing something new in the system.


    Over the years, Vicente had learned a lot about his professions and had even increased Prisiche''s level of loyalty to him and connect her to the Dark Hands'' system.


    She now managed the Dark Hands'' system for him and assisted him whenever one of the missions he hadunched yielded results.


    Vicente had not invested in carrying out missions for third parties himself using the Dark Hands'' system. Instead, he focused these years on being the creator of missions for others to work on for him.


    Several of the missions he has created over the years have yielded positive results for him, while the older missions are showing their results more recently.


    For example, the mission to investigate Nan''s group had already beenpleted. Now Vicente knew the origin of that fairy''s group, their objectives and their rtionship with Stonewall.


    Nan hadn''t lied to him back then. She really wasn''t an enemy of the sect and was on the ind for legitimate business. However, she hadn''t told him the whole truth either, as he had previously thought.


    But the affairs she seemed to be involved in were not a deterrent to him joining her group, at least not yet.


    Given the results of such a mission, he was already nning to meet her in another two years, when it would be the anniversary of his agreement with Nan''s group.


    But the update Prisiche had to give him now concerned another matter.


    "We have news about groups seeking your death, master. One of them is about to move." She alerted him to one of the most sensitive issues for him at the moment.


    Since his return to headquarters after the hunt for his 14th pentagram, Vicente had faced three assassination attempts. In particr, thest one was a little more dangerous and open, with him being attacked in the middle of Stonewall.


    The other assassination attempts had been more covert without drastic action. But thistest attempt alerted even the sect''s superiors to the risks to Vicente.


    The city patrols were stronger now, and Vicente had even won a defensive item from the sect to protect himself. But he knew that this wouldn''t stop the sect''spetitors.


    "Oh?" He became a little more serious, standing where he was while clenching his fists.


    ''Let''s see how this next attempt goes. I''m about to be an Eighth ss Real Sorcerer. I''d like someone to test my skills with a Cursing Ritual!''