"Unfortunately..." Charles paused and took a deep breath, implying that something bad was about to happen. "The closer they get to Harper, the higher the price they will have to pay." The team led by Oliver faced a mysterious group of fighters with above average skills. They mercilessly killed each team member one by one. With such actions, they seemed to say that if the team continued to try to find Harper, they too would meet the same fate as their friends: to end up at the point of a sword and have their heads cut off. "I don't want any more casualties. After consulting with all members of the city council, they agreed with me. We've made the decision to temporarily halt the search for Harper," Charles said. He demands that Oliver and the team focus on the investigation of the mystery group first. "To my surprise, this mysterious group had already managed to massacre most of them before Oliver could pull his entire team out. Even in the end, Oliver has to suffer the same fate as

While everyone was drowning in grief, only Charles seemed different. His face remained calm, as it had been since he entered the room. He seemed unaffected by what Peter had said."If this is their will, we must follow it," Charles said, pausing for a moment and not continuing. "But that does not mean we can do nothing else."What Charles said was like waking Daniel from his stupor. His hope returned.He looked at the old man with a curious expression on his face, as if to ask, "Is there anything else I can do to get the palace?" Like Daniel, Charles' three sons showed the same curiosity."You have to become a nobleman!" Charles said, staring intently at Daniel.Charles' words startled everyone in the room. Their eyebrows raised. Questions arose in their minds. What did the old man mean? How could Daniel become a noble?"I will do everything I can for Tectona. But I come from a commoner family. Is it possible for me to become a noble?"Daniel could not contain his curiosity. He asked

Daniel sat in the lobby of the police station, his gaze fixed on the floor while his mind was occupied with numerous questions. He occasionally turned his head towards the iron door separating his room from the rest of the building, waiting for Edgar, who was conducting an interrogation.The previous night, the old man had informed him that they might not obtain any information beyond the black scorpion tattoo. This news had made Daniel anxious, and he hoped that things would be different today.After half an hour of waiting, Edgar emerged looking disheveled, his shirt sleeves rolled up haphazardly, and eye bags more pronounced. "Daniel!" he called out upon spotting the young man. "Have you been waiting for long?""Not really," Daniel shook his head, getting right to the point. "Did you find out anything?"Edgar took a long breath before looking at Daniel and shaking his head slowly. "I don't have any information yet."The middle-aged man had been interrogating all night without a bre

In a corner of the Tec-Ex grounds, one of Tectona's most famous goods delivery expedition companies, a chubby young man came out of a warehouse. From the uniform he was wearing, it was clear that he was one of their employees. He then locked the door of the building, which was right next to the company's main building.This warehouse had to be locked at all times. Therefore, the young man always remembered that the first thing he had to do after leaving the warehouse was to lock the door. He and every employee in the place were not to do anything else. Forgetfulness, whether intentional or unintentional, would result in docked pay or, worse, dismissal. Of the two consequences, the chubby young man preferred neither.After the young man had finished locking the door, the sound of a car horn could be heard from the courtyard right next to him.Honk! Honk!Startled, he turned in the direction of the sound. As soon as he saw who was behind the wheel, his bored and slightly angry expressio

As he drove away from the castle, Daniel crossed another name off his list of noble palaces to visit. There were no names left. This left him feeling unsatisfied as he considered returning to prison. "I must enter his mind again," he said. He stepped on the brake and was about to turn around when he remembered Edgar's words that morning. "There is an old castle in the southern region that has been abandoned for a long time. The castle once belonged to a prominent noble family before they were massacred by a group of masked fighters." Daniel didn't pay much attention to the information, because according to what he saw in the criminal's mind, the castle he was looking for was in good condition. "This must be an inhabited castle," he thought. However, after his search yielded no results, he decided to do the opposite. "Maybe it wouldn't hurt to pay the castle a visit," he said. Stepping on the gas again, Daniel drove his car to the place Edgar had mentioned. A few minutes later, he ar