Victor never expected to wake up inside the world of a story he already knew.

Worse, he didn’t transmigrate into the protagonist.

He became Victor Alves, the arrogant only son of Duke Alves, a powerful noble heir studying at Starlight Royal Academy and, more importantly, one of the villains destined to become a stepping stone for the original protagonist, Ryan Carter.

Victor knows how this story is supposed to end.

Ryan will rise.

The geniuses surrounding him will become monsters who shake the continent.

The Alves family will collapse.

And within a year, Victor himself will die.

Fortunately, the moment Victor accepts his new reality, he awakens the Investment System.

The system allows him to see the hidden potential, needs, talents, and possible futures of those around him. By investing gold, equipment, potions, skills, bloodlines, cultivation resources, and even opportunities into suitable targets, Victor can change their destinies and receive multiplied returns.

A struggling swordsman with the potential to become a legendary Sword Saint?

Invest.

An overlooked servant hiding a terrifying bloodline?

Invest.

A future powerhouse destined to die before ever realizing her potential?

Invest.

While the empire’s nobles compete for geniuses who have already proven themselves, Victor quietly gathers those the world has ignored and turns them into monsters.

And every time his followers grow stronger, Victor’s rewards become even more absurd.

By the time the great families realize that the insignificant people surrounding Victor have become generals, Sword Saints, assassins, and legendary mages, it is already too late.

Because Victor was never simply raising subordinates....He was building an empire of his own.

Starlight Royal Academy, Advanced Resource Exchange Hall.


Compared to the resource exchange area used by ordinary students, this place was noticeably quieter.


Dozens of transparent display cabinets stood throughout the spacious hall, each protected by an independent defensive magic array. Inside them were various precious magical materials, weapons, and special items.


Students qualified to enter this place generally possessed considerable status or had accumulated a substantial number of academy contribution points.


Victor had barely entered the hall when several senior students browsing the available resources recognized him.


"The guy who killed that Level 45 magical beast?"


"I heard the Vice Dean personally awarded him three hundred thousand contribution points."


The students lowered their voices as they discussed him.


Victor naturally heard them, but he paid no attention.


Chapter 117 - Edmund of the Roland Family (fixed)