Chapter 213

Chapter 213

Ajax had only read the contents of the letter late at night after he had just finished emptying his mana into the trees on his plot of land so he decided to sleep on it and deal with the upcoming rush in the morning, not only that he also knew that he needed the time to calm down a little before he did something rash.

The next morning Ajax quickly dropped by the woodworker who made his beehives and ordered quite a few beds be made and delivered to his two sister houses, afterall the only thing that his family would care about after the long trip to the capital in a caravas was where the closest bed was.

With that taken care of he took off towards his grandparents shop where a tough conversation awaited him. It was obvious to him that the only way the two to three year timeline they were on could be sped up to a couple of months was by his grandparents' heavy interference. Most likely they had started to get involved from the first week after they met him.

“Mister Ajax, welcome.” Sebastian welcomed him as he made his way into the shop with slow heavy footsteps.

“I need to have a chat with them.” Ajax said trying his best to remain calm.

Jumping to conclusions was a bad idea, something he had learnt the hard way back in his time on Earth when he was struggling to make ends meet after a few bad choices was not to jump to conclusions about a person's motives without talking to them first. Still considering the level of interference with a family they had essentially abandoned , he was having a hard time keeping his cool regarding his grandparents.

“Ajax.” Aurora greeted him warmly as usual though she kept herself behind the desk after she got a look at his standoffish attitude. “What is the matter?”

“I just got this letter” Ajax said as he produced a transcribed version of the letter that kept anything personal out and just had the clear message of a mystery organization speeding up the timetable for them to move. “I thought it best to talk it through before I jump to conclusions.”

Both Elija and Aurora quickly glanced at the piece of paper on the table and got the gist of the message, unlike their usual dynamic however it was Elija that talked first.

“It seems you already have a conclusion.” Ajax’s grandfather said.

Throughout their interactions over the last few months Elija had found himself being more talkative as both he and Aurora familiarized themselves with their grandson, the one exception to this was whenever they were talking business.

Ajax was about to quickly answer back with a retort before he took stock of the situation he placed himself in. His grandparents hadn’t given him any indication that they were looking to take advantage of their connection with the rest of his family. They also hadn’t given him much indication that they weren’t, but that was mainly because he had shut that down from their first meeting, choosing to leave the decision to his mother.

“Not a conclusion.” Ajax finally answered after a moment of quiet. “I can see the worst case scenario however and I would like to be prepared for it.”

“You can rest assured that all we have done was to speed up the timetable of their move here we discussed at our first meeting.” Aurora said. “Here are all the contracts we have in place with them.”

“I like the energy Ajax but we don’t have a session set up for today.” Balthazar said when he saw Ajax enter the library.

“That’s not what I am here for today.” Ajax said as he approached the old man with confidence. “Something I was expecting to take a lot longer is now happening in a dozen days or so and there’s something I need to do in regards to it.”

“Oh is that so?” Balthazar said. “And is it good news?”

“It is if all goes well.” Ajax said.

“Then you best make sure it does.” the old man smiled. “Anything I can help you with?”

“As a matter of fact there is, I was hoping you would walk me through the process of getting a discovery published through the proper process so that I can claim the benefits after sharing it.” Ajax said.

“Oh?” the old man stood up straighter, something that he felt all the way down his back as his body protested the quick movement. “Finally going to share that magic style of yours?”

“No.” Ajax said knowing that trying to teach a Legendary skill without an achievement was a fool's errand. “I’m looking to share the way I got my abnormally high stats, or at least the basis of it.”

“Well now that is quite something.” the old man nodded. “How reliably can the method be replicated?”

“Everyone can make use of it.” Ajax said with confidence. “Though the increase in stats they will get will vary on a few factors.”

“Now that is quite the discovery to make public, do you mind me asking what prompted you to share it now if you were planning to do so later?” Balthazar asked.

“The rest of my family is going to be joining me in the capital soon and I want to try to get myself a noble title to make sure the transition goes smoothly.” Ajax said honestly. “Can you help me put it all together in a few days?”

“Sure, I’ll point you in the right direction but you’ll be doing all the tedious parts.” the old man joked with him. “You do know that if this method of yours leads to any substantial stat growth you’re looking at a Baron’s title right after sharing it, and it will be brought up to Viscound or maybe even unlanded Duke depending on how big the stat gains are.”

“That’s what I’m counting on.” Ajax said. “Though it will take years before the results from it will be seen.” With that the two got started at putting together the written instructions.