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.

The moment Mia accepted the Profession Awakening Guidance Stone, a familiar system notification sounded in Victor's mind.


[You have made an investment in Mia Hart.]


[Investment Content: Basic Profession Awakening Guidance Stone worth 12,000 academy contribution points.]


[Target detected to currently be at a low point in her life.]


[Target possesses the hidden talent Mana Pattern Resonance S.]


[Target's profession awakening is currently obstructed.]


[Congratulations, Host! You have triggered an 86x Return!]


[You have obtained investment rewards equivalent to 1,032,000 academy contribution points.]


[Please select the form of your return.]


[Option 1: Epic Item: Myriad Forms Profession Awakening Core.]


[Option 2: Permanent Attribute Reward: Spirit +20.]


[Option 3: Epic Skill: Mana Pattern Insight.]


A trace of anticipation flashed through Victor's eyes.


Chapter 112 - [Power Stone Bonus Chapter] The Underestimated Genius, Victor's New Investment! [2]