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.

[Characteristics: Capable of sensing fire-element fluctuations within earth veins. Possesses powerful explosive speed and tracking abilities. Specializes in hunting within lava environments.]


Victor tightened his grip on the hilt of his Crimson Flame Fang.


It seemed this was the magical beast those two professionals had encountered earlier.


Standing at the other end of the passage, the Molten Vein Hound fixed its dark-red eyes on Victor. Its nostrils twitched repeatedly, as though assessing the strength of the prey before it.


The next moment, the beast lowered its body and pushed off with tremendous force!


Cracks spread across the hard rock beneath its paws as its enormous body shot forward, crossing more than ten meters almost in the blink of an eye!


Chapter 144 - Golden Flame