Chapter 44: Olive's Secret (2)

Olive could not refuse Christine's request. You see, Olive had accompanied these noble ladies when they went clothes shopping, and she had watched them try on various outfits. Some of them looked just as good in their underwear as they did fully clothed, and if Christine revealed their secret, even their parents would be implicated.

Relatives or not, she had fallen in love with the other party, and it had been discovered. There was no choice but to admit it.

"Okay, I promise," Olivia said after thinking about it.

There was no need for her to discuss this with her parents, as there was nothing they could do in this situation. What Olivia was doing was considered very rude by the aristocrats, and in serious cases could even lead to a duel between the two families. However, the aristocrats could not see many things rationally, since they were also cousins and could sleep in the same bed if they wanted to.

Christine praised, "A wise decision.

Olivia could only smile wryly in return.

Then Christine pointed to Olivia's double C's and asked, "Cousin Olivia, how did you manage that?"

Even though it was winter, Olivia was wearing a long dress with a plunging neckline, and she had only added a fur coat over it. By this time, the deep cleavage between her exposed double C's was not fake, so it was no wonder Christine was curious.

"This? Just squeeze them together," Olivia replied.

"Squeeze?" Christine was even more confused. How could you squeeze a flat chest into a mountain?

"I'll show you and you'll see."

Olivia reached up and unbuttoned the top of her dress, demonstrating the entire process of breast squeezing. Since her cousin already knew the truth, there was no need to hide anything.

It turned out that only the deep cleavage in the middle was being squeezed. The rest of the area was padded, but the long, low-necked dress could only show the exposed part, and that part was real. For the padding, Olivier chose the soft rubber developed by the magician, so it looked real, and even if some noble lady accidentally touched herself through the clothes during social activities, she would not be suspicious.

This made Christine feel that if Olivier had put that kind of effort into studying magic, she would probably have become a second-level magician by now.

After the mystery was solved, Christine said to Elena, "About cousin Olive, only you, the sisters Milisa and Milisa, and your family can know, understand?"

"I understand."

For Christine, Milisa and Milisa are her personal maids, so of course they must know the truth and stay away from Olive, the lady of the house. And Elena's father Victor is her butler, and it will be easier for them to do some things after their family knows the truth.

As for telling Olivia in front of her, it was, of course, to reassure her that she would keep the secret for her.

Olivia didn't think there was anything wrong with Christine doing that. Nobles have a very high level of trust in their butlers and personal maids, and it is normal for them to know many secrets. Even Olivia's personal maid knows that she is a wardrobe mistress.

When she got home, Olivia told her parents everything that had happened that day. After all, there was nothing to hide. After listening to her story, her aunt Leah gave her a good scolding. When Christine left, Olivia shouldn't have suggested going to the mall, and she couldn't stop her. Something happened now, right?

But there was no point in saying anything now that it had happened. Besides, Baron Stewart had his own high mage tower, so it was actually a good thing that Olivia had gone there.

Although her aunt and uncle's family had a good income, this was the largest city on the mainland, Frank City, and the prices were also the highest on the mainland. It cost a lot to maintain the dignity of a hereditary noble count. Although they could provide some funds for Olivia's studies at the Mage Guild, it was not much. It would be better for Christian to become the family mage.

Besides, regardless of the relationship between relatives, intermarriage between nobles is too common, and relatives can even fight to the death in wars. Family ties are worthless. However, for Father Barbus Magnar and the Magnar family, having Olivier become the family mage for a field baron is a great thing. It is tantamount to finding a powerful patron, and in the future they will be more highly regarded in noble circles.

As for her uncle Barbus' title of hereditary honorary count, Olivia gave it up the moment she put on women's clothes. After all, in her situation, she could neither marry nor be married. Fortunately, her aunt and uncle still had a daughter, and they were still young enough to try for a son.

Now that everything was settled, Christine took Olive to the Temple of the Goddess of Order to sign the contract and confirm the relationship of loyalty. Then they went to the Mage Guild to report and follow the procedures according to the rules between mages.

In other words, Olive swore an oath to the Goddess of Magic with the elemental fire, vowed to the Magic Sanctioner, and pledged her loyalty to Baron Christian Stewart and his descendants.

Taking an oath with elemental fire means that if you break it, you will no longer be able to advance in rank as a magician. The magical sanctioner referred to in the oath is a golem, a construct of wisdom that serves the goddess of magic. If the person who took the oath breaks it, he will be hunted by it, and the hunt will be endless.

This is because the investment in training a magician is truly too great. Even a first-tier mage must provide the basics of food, clothing, shelter, use, and transportation, as well as an annual experiment funding of 500 gold coins, and an additional 100 gold coins for each rank increase. If it is a fifth level magician or higher, they must be given the reward of a field lord.

In this case, the strictest oath must be used to ensure their loyalty. As long as the magician sincerely serves the noble family, the oath will have no effect on him.

During this time, Christine recruited another first-order mage named Ramos Aiken and four mage apprentices. They all went to Baron Stewart's mansion to learn the terms and conditions of using the high-level mage tower, and they all took the oath of allegiance to the Ao Fire.

It must be said that as the number one city on the continent, Franch City is full of talented people. Christine has recruited another first-order druid, Rony St., and two druid apprentices.

You should know that the Mage Tower can be used not only by mages, but also by druids to study various potions in the laboratory inside. In addition, the Arcane Garden alone can be used to grow various exotic plants, which is a great attraction for them.

As for the physical professions, five fighters, one archer, and one thief have been recruited. Although none of them have awakened their fighting spirit to the fifth level, they are all fourth-level fighters with good strength and potential for advancement. The most important thing is that they have good character.

But Christine is rich, so the requirements and standards mentioned during the recruitment process were not a problem.