“You can sit anywhere and do whatever you want, but do not enter that room where I will stay to break through the level.” Alexander gave his instructions

Rustin ducked his head slightly. “I can do whatever I want?”

" This is correct."

Rustin pointed to a sofa that was in the guest room. "Can I sit there and watch TV until you're done?"

" No problem."

“...” Rustin stared at him blankly

It was easier than he expected

Alexander invited him to his apartment and began telling him what to do

Alexander was planning to break through to the new level inside the bedroom

While Rustin remains inside the apartment and prevents any potential intruder from entering the room

But who would try to do something crazy like breaking into a student's room?

The student rooms were located next to each other, and there were students coming and going in the corridors of the student dormitory, in addition to the presence of cameras in the corridors. Therefore, any break-in attempt will be detected immediately

However, Alexander did not lower his guard and decided to enlist the help of Rustin to protect him

Especially from Rafael and his group who had been following him for some time

They would leave him alone when he entered his room, and yet they would begin to suspect something was wrong if Alexander stayed in his room for too long.

Then they might do something stupid like barge into the room

Of course no one would dare to stop Rafael who was the young master of the Ford family

"Okay, I'll go..." Alexander moved into the room and began to close the door quietly

"Alexander..." Rustin shouted before the door was completely closed

He continued after he succeeded in attracting the attention of Alexander, who stopped before closing the door completely. "Don't let those illusions get the better of you."

Alexander was a little surprised. "I wasn't expecting some encouraging words from you."

Rustin lowered his head in some embarrassment. “I know how terrible this experience will be، so I thought some encouragement would help you calm your nerves.”

Alexander smiled softly. " Thank you..."

Click!

The room door was closed

“This boy...” A smile appeared on Alexander’s lips, but he quickly shook his head as he headed towards the corners of the room to light four candles, which were the only source of light in the room after Alexander had turned off all the lights and drawn the curtains.

He always wondered why candles and dark rooms were used to perform these rituals

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It was suspicious in his opinion

If someone entered and saw this room, he would certainly look at him with suspicion

But he couldn't blame them because it was really strange

Although these were the instructions of the ancients, he sometimes felt that the ancients were taking advantage of the fact that they were the only source of information to force others to do strange things.

They do everything we tell them, so let's have them turn off the lights and light some candles in the ritual... This is the scenario that Alexander imagined in his mind as he thought about the conversation that the ancients were having.

He even made fun of this matter by saying that one of those ancients must have been a merchant who sold candles and had invented these requirements in this ritual in order to sell his candles.

However, he did not have the courage to defy these rules and do whatever he wanted

Alexander shook his head to shake the random thoughts out of his head and lay down on the bed, clearing his mind completely

Alexander's eyes began to gradually close, as if life was leaving them

There were two glass bowls located in the north corner and the south corner of the room. These two bowls contained the blood he had obtained from Christina and Jeff.

As Alexander's eyes began to darken, the two bowls began to shake lightly and blood began to seep onto the floor

Blood spread on the floor and formed incomprehensible mystical symbols, while these symbols continued to spread on the walls and ceiling

It took less than half a minute for that ordinary room to transform into a place full of glowing symbols in an ominous bloody color.

Alexander's eyes were focused on the ceiling as if he did not notice what was happening around him

His eyes became completely dark like an abyss, but a slight streak of purple began to emanate from the abyss and create a spiral inside his eyes.

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Alexander opened his eyes to find himself in the middle of a grassy area

The place seems strangely peaceful... Alexander examined his surroundings curiously

But his eyes froze once he realized where he was currently

He was standing in front of the garden behind the Ford family mansion

Why this place?

Thousands of thoughts passed through his mind during those few moments

In the end, he decided to go there and try exploring that place again in the hope of discovering something new

“Young Master…” A familiar voice rang out behind Alexander

Alexander turned back to find Alfred standing there, panting

“Young Master!...” Alfred shouted anxiously. “I was looking for you everywhere, everyone was waiting for you to appear at the coming-of-age party.”

"..." Alexander stared at Alfred in amazement

Why does Alfred look taller than usual?

No, it's not like that. I'm the short one here

Alexander quickly examined his body to discover that his body had shrunk to the size of a small child

He eventually concluded that he was now in Alexander's body when he was nine or ten years old

"..." Now this is something new

Alexander was a little shocked by this, because he did not expect that this trial would include Alexander's memories and not his previous life.

“Please young master, we have to go there.” Alfred looked at Alexander pleadingly because he couldn't drag Alexander there

"Let's go..." Alexander decided to postpone the topic of the garden and began moving towards the palace

Alexander, followed by Alfred, entered a huge hall where guests were dressed in fine clothes that anyone could tell were difficult for ordinary people to buy.

But this hall was full of these people

Everyone's attention was drawn to Alexander with a mixture of appreciation and curiosity

Alexander walked with steady steps towards the center of the hall, not caring about the looks of those around him

Why does he care about the looks of these hypocrites?

These fools who looked up to him were the same ones who abandoned him without the slightest hesitation when they felt that being near him would bring them no benefit.

Some of them were foolishly talking to Theodore about wanting their daughters to become Alexander's mistresses

All this in order to gain connections with the Ford family

But these same people were the first to turn their backs on him

Alexander stood in front of Theodore, who was standing in the middle of the hall surrounded by the most important men of the empire

"What do you wish, little Alex?" David bent down on one knee, gently patted Alexander's head, then pointed to a huge birthday cake containing ten candles. “Today is your special day, blow out the candles and you will get anything you want.”

" anything?." Alexander's eyes lit up

" anything." David answered emphatically

Everyone waited curiously to know the wish of the young master of the Ford family

Alexander blew out the candles with one puff and closed his eyes wishfully. “I wish I had an endless supply of roasted meat.”

"..." Everyone stared at him strangely

David blinked in disbelief. "roasted meat? Just this?"

Alexander opened his eyes thoughtfully, then closed them again. “I want an endless supply of roasted meat and crispy chicken.”

"..." This won't make it any better

“I did not expect this...” David laughed as he tried to deal with the matter, perhaps Alexander would come to his senses. “I thought you wanted to raise the Ford family name to the highest level and become the pride of the family.”

“How can I raise the name of the Ford family on an empty stomach?” Alexander cocked his head to the side innocently

"..." You're getting away from the main point

Everyone was helpless by Alexander's innocent expression, and some of those present cast shy glances at Theodore, but they quickly looked away when they saw Theodore's gray face.

After several seconds, some of the people close to Theodore decided to come forward to break the ice and started a new conversation

Attention shifted away from Alexander for a moment, so he decided to take advantage of this opportunity to find a quiet place to eat cake

He sat on a park bench, cut off part of the cake, and was about to eat it

But he noticed that there was a girl looking at him hesitantly from a distance

It was a girl wearing a white shirt with a blue skirt, her light green hair arranged in a bun with sparkling turquoise eyes.

The girl approached him carrying a teddy bear

The girl shyly extended the teddy bear towards Alexander. " your birthday gift."

“Thank you, Sera...” Alexander put the cake aside and picked up the teddy bear, feeling a little amused, because this was the same teddy that Elena’s spirit later took over.

He was trying hard to resist the urge to bite Seraphina's cute cheeks

It was hard to be around cute kids like her

Seraphina ran away after giving the teddy bear to Alexander

Alexander shook his head with some sarcasm as he began eating the cake

Five minutes later, Alexander finished eating the cake and decided to go back to his room

He opened the door and was about to throw himself on the bed

But his movements stopped when he saw something thrown on the bed

It was a black notebook bearing the symbol of a silver eagle with a radiant purple eye