Chapter 268 - 268 The start of commotion

268 The start of commotion

After some time, Eman and the village chief proceeded to the secluded room in the village chief’s chamber.

He sat cross-legged in a chair with his back leaned comfortably on it and his arms were resting on the armchairs.

In front of him was the village chief.

“Alright, speak,” Eman spoke. His way of speaking wasn’t that of his usual way of talking, but that of a ruler.

The village chief could not help but gasp at the incredible presence in front of him. This was the exact presence befitting for their lord. Although he wasn’t exerting any pressure, he felt like he was inside a tremendous blizzard.

Being that he wasn’t releasing any pressure yet was what made him more incredible.

Although his figure might look ordinary outside, he was a bottomless well inside. An entity that no one in the world could see through. He was the very definition of unlimited wisdom and limitless power.

Yes, indeed. This was their lord. This man, in front of him, was their lord!

Eman wasn’t actually doing that on purpose. His voice was just slightly off this time.

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“My lord, our scholars who we sent to study to the outside world will be coming back. Most of them have claimed that they already learned a lot.”

Eh? That’s quick. Eman thought. Then again, he could not belittle their learning speed because of the reason he stated before.

Eman sent some people outside to study various jobs in different cities.

“I see. That’s good news then. Let’s start improving the village’s economy once everyone implements their knowledge to good use.”

“Yes, my lord. Right away.”

Eman nodded. That was good news indeed. After this, it would depend on how good his people had become in the respective professions they had chosen.

“Also, my lord. Here,” the village chief suddenly took a rolled paper from under the long sleeve of the robe he was wearing.

Eman slightly narrowed his eyes when he saw it. “Is this from Dos’ squad?” He asked in affirmation.

“Yes, my lord.”

Eman took it.

After reading it, a grin creeped out of his mouth.

“Finally, it has started. Let’s see what those families’ reactions will be. It was their play after all, and I’m just taking advantage of it,” he muttered with a visible glint in his eyes.

Also, he looked excited at the events to come.

Although hearing it, the village chief had no idea what the lord was talking about. But he had a strong hunch that it was about his lord’s enemies in the outside world.

Poor thing, they don’t know who they are dealing with, the village chief thought towards those people.

Around this time, the Family Head of the Goldenlotus family, Zu-Han was drinking a luxurious wine along with his son.

“Hehe. Allying with those people will surely grant us unlimited power. Our Goldenlotus family will soon step up in ranking even without the ranking month.” There was a glee on his face as Zu-Han said that.

“Of course, father. We will soon overtake not only the ninth or tenth rank but we may also overtake the 11th seat.”

“That’s right. That’s what I told you. Those friends of yours are just nothing but sacrifices to achieve our goals. Thankfully, you finally understand my intention. With this, sooner or later, when the commotion in the empire reached the peak, we could distribute our supplies to all the cities at 10x the previous price…”

“I used to be an ignorant fool before. But now I am not. Thanks to your guidance father,” said Ru-Han.

Zu-Han smiled meaningfully at his son. This idiot finally understood his concern for the family, thought Zu-Han before drinking the expensive wine in his hand.

However, before his throat could swallow the wine, the door of his chamber was forcefully flung open along with a loud thud. That startled the two that almost made them throw their glasses away. Zu-Han on the other hand spat out the wine.

“The f*ck are you…!?” Ru-Han bellowed first.

On the contrary, Zu-Han glared at the door while showing a dark expression.

The person who entered was one of their subordinates.

“Uh…eh..ee…” the person found the words stuck in his throat. Because of fear, he could not summon the words he wanted to say.

“You! Are you seeking death?!” Ru-Han added.

“Wait, son. Let him speak first,” said the Head Family Zu-Han when he noticed that the person wanted to say something.

Ru-Han knitted his brows. “Speak right away.”

“S-s-s-sorry, Master Ru. B-B-But s-something is going on in the storage room for the supplies.”

“What do you mean something is going on in our supplies?” Zu-Han asked with a frown.

The subordinate who was giving the report trembled in fear as beads of sweat were visible on his face.

“T-That’s right, Family Head. O-Our storage is on fire at this very moment!” The subordinate gave his report stutteringly.

“What? What was on fire again?”

“Our food and medicine storage is on fire!” The subordinate shouted.

“Wha-!?”

Ru-Han and Zu-Han looked stunned for a moment before the two of them rushed toward the location.

When they arrived there, they saw some of their subordinates gathering around with some of them trying to put out the fire by splashing water on it, and some were using their water element magic.

However, the fire had already turned everything into ashes and only the fluttering flames were left.

Zu-Han fell to his knees. “What the hell happened? Why is the storage caught on fire?” As though the world fell upon him, Zu-Han looked like he wanted to cry.

All the supplies he hid turned to ashes. Those are the supplies they accumulated for the sole purpose of selling them later when everyone in the empire turned to madness because of hunger and lack of medical supplies.

“Who did this? Where are the guards who were appointed here? Come here and explain before your heads detached from your bodies!” Ru-Han shouted angrily.

One of the subordinates clad in a family guard outfit came and reported. “Master Ru, they are found dead!”

“What?!” Ru-Han grimaced.

“What are you waiting for?! Find the person who is responsible for this! And bring them in front of me alive!” Zu-Han roared finally.

He could not let the fool who did this have an easy life.