The Vastness of Magical Destiny-Chapter 150 - 9 Shadows_2

Chapter 150: Chapter 9: Shadows_2

Chapter 150 -9: Shadows_2

Komer quietly sat in the secret chamber, which he had instructed his servants to refurbish from his former retreat space for the convenience of meditation. In this private space, Komer could ponder his personal issues without worrying about disturbances from others. Whether meditating or considering other matters, he had grown accustomed to resting here after meals, finding that doing so greatly benefited his cultivation of spiritual power.

Since the fight with the Ogre, Komer felt as though his magic power had entered another dormant phase. He’d always gained unexpected benefits after an adventure, followed by a low period, a cycle he’d grown accustomed to. During such times, Komer would meditate to train his spiritual control and delve into the repository of magical knowledge left to him by Kennifer III to find the magic most suited to him.

After prolonged searching and experimentation, Komer had begun to find his path. Dark Magic, compatible with his intrinsic training in magic power, was his natural first choice. Among Elemental Magic, he gravitated toward Fire Magic and Thunder Magic. Of course, magic deemed heterodoxy, such as Puppet Magic and Summoning, due to his rapid advancement in cultivating spiritual power, gradually led Komer deeper into exploration.

Kennifer III truly was a peerless genius. In his vast repository of memories, he not only dabbled in but mastered nearly every type of magic. Komer couldn’t imagine how one could reach such a level in a lifetime; even geniuses would seemingly find it difficult, given the finite nature of human energy and the principle of specialization. After all, mastering many clearly contradictory magic skills in a single person was impossible, yet Kennifer III had done so, and he had even told Komer in nightmares that he could do the same.

At this thought, Komer shook his head with a wry smile. Magic power conversion sounded easy, but the difficulty of crossing that threshold was unknowable. Many mages who fancied themselves magical elites and geniuses had fallen at this hurdle. To freely change the attributes of magic power, especially incompatible ones, Komer never believed he had such a talent.

Like now, casting one or two simple spells of White Magic or Light Magic might pose no issue, yet he was incapable of performing large-scale or advanced spells of these types. If he were to forcibly attempt the supposedly magical power conversion according to the method left in memory by Kennifer III, Komer regarded that as courting death. He didn’t want to take such an unwarranted risk; it was better to focus on cultivating his Dark Magic.

“Sir, the gentlemen are already waiting for you in the conference room,” the gruff voice of the Half-Beastman Guard sounded from outside the door. Although these Half-Beastmen appeared fierce and uncouth to mortals, Komer, who was used to seeing intrigue and betrayal, appreciated these simple-minded but utterly loyal brutes more. Handsome and charming couldn’t replace practical and reliable. The Guard was there to protect him, and the substantial shift in status from slave to guard was enough to earn their absolute loyalty to him, freeing Komer from the constant fear of sudden betrayal by those around him.

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“Understood.” Tidying up his attire, Komer stood up. Today marked the first meeting held a month after the establishment of The Caucasus Cooperative Bank, a critical session to determine the operational direction of the bank.

Komer took Puber’s advice. After returning from the Bahumon Massacre to Ugru, he invited a group of industry elites now gradually integrated into the business community of Caucasus to discuss the feasibility of establishing a local bank. To his surprise, whether indigenous traders, immigrant gentry, or the Barefoot Society Merchants including Caffrey, all showed keen interest in forming a bank and expressed willingness to invest as stakeholders in the establishment of Caucasus’s first bank.

The enthusiasm of all parties once again made Komer aware of the accuracy in Puber’s words. Financial institutions, particularly those involving the authorities, were always the top investment choice for Traders: high profits, low risks—an irresistible venture for those used to the ups and downs of the business sea.

Following Puber’s advice, with Lord’s Mansion holding a ten percent stake in The Caucasus Cooperative Bank, Puber was sent as the Shareholder representative. Not to Komer’s surprise, Zip, Hozer, and Melbourne appeared as immigrant shareholder representatives, and Hesse, Maximi, even the Food merchant Kudan, came as the native shareholder representatives. Caffrey, Palermo, Piro Feller, a friend of Caffrey within the Barefoot Society, and a spokesperson for Princess Katya’s interests became the foreign commercial power shareholder representatives. Thus the local bank, with a mere capital of 15 million gold shields, broke ground.

Long engaged in finance in Susoer, Melbourne became the new boss of The Caucasus Cooperative Bank, as his single contribution accounted for thirty percent of the bank’s total—4.5 million gold shields were not a small amount. Moreover, the immigrant shareholders owned half of the entire bank, which spoke volumes of the wealth of these merchants from Meine and Susoer.