Chapter 225 Asher’s Delegation

Chapter 225 Asher’s Delegation

[Moments Earlier]

'This is a very important mission...'

Asher—known for all intents as purposes as Aldred by the group he was traveling with—was currently in deep thought as he sat in the carriage.

The world was currently shrouded in darkness, which meant this was the perfect moment to think.

His eyes fluttered open, and then he closed then soon after, thinking of the current state of his father's company.

... His birthright.

'Right now, I have to convince the Jaune Councilor.'

Each Council Member of the Obsidian Council had a code name attached to their real names.

His father was the Blanc Obsidian Member; and right now, the plan was to convince the Jaune and Verte Members respectively.

'Lord Verte is too far away, so we'll have to start with Lord Jaune.'

Depending on how much he paced himself, they could get there in an hour. However, Asher couldn't imagine doing something like that.

'There's still etiquette to consider, and we can't just intrude on another's property at such an ungodly hour.'

As such, the eventual plan became for him to simply camp outside their territory and wait for dawn to break before proceeding any further.

'Yeah. That'll work.' As Asher thought this, he looked outside his window and observed the two entourages that sat on their mounts and steadily moved beside him.

There was also one more behind him.

Adding them to the coachman, there were a total of four entourages—five individuals in total. Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

'Let's hope the delegation ends well.'

Even though his father—Rebal Blanc himself—wanted to be the one to lead this delegation, it would be too risky for him to leave their main area of business.

That was practically announcing vulnerability to everyone who was around.

'Besides, if father comes for this delegation, the other Groups might think we're desperate and we might lose considerable Bargaining Power.'

In the end, this was the best thing they could do.

As the carriage left the green shrubberies behind and reached the tunnel at the end of the lush greenery that surrounded them just earlier.

'It'll be smooth sailing from here.'

If Asher used his Enchanted Item, he could probably see the Jaune stronghold from where he stood.

'I should first go to their aid and hope for the best!'

With his choice already made, Asher and his men parked their carriages and horses in a secure location, one of them casted a sort of protection Spell, while the other made an Illusion Spell so that their means of transport could not be detected naturally.

Once all of this was done, they proceeded towards their target.

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It took nearly ten minutes to complete the distance.

Even though they augmented their speeds with Mana and rushed as fast as they could, it still took some time to arrive.

And once they did... what greeted their sight was the bloodshed and flames that engulfed the entire compound.

'This is just...'

It felt like watching an entire empire crumble to the ground, and Asher began to wonder if the same would happen to his KariBlanc Group one day.

'Never! Father will figure this out. Sir Ralyks is also helping out!'

This thought gave Asher more resolve than ever.

'I have to play my part too.' He looked at his entourage and told them to split up and search for clues.

"Don't get in any unnecessary combat. Retreat when you encounter an opportunity and come back with the information you've gathered."

Asher, on the other hand, chose to embrace the storm by walking straight into the entrance.

He was still a delegate from the KariBlanc Group.

'I better be careful.'

Asher was known to be considerably strong, but after what he had experienced in the past couple of days—perhaps even a week or two—he was sure he was still a novice.

'I'll have to take this very seriously!'

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Thanks for reading!

Now then... we get to see Asher in a bit of action!