Luke had never expected such a dirty trick to be played on him. The City Lord had prevented a shift in the balance of power in Ludwit City, while making sure that the owner of Myriad Vault did not make as much profit as possible.This was nothing more than a strategy to keep control of Ludwit City. Luke had finally found someone fairly smart in this place. Despite being driven out of the capital of the Doira Kingdom, the Merrick Family could not be taken lightly.This event, in turn, made Luke rethink his assessment of the distribution of power in Ludwit City. How the City Lord could force the other three families to limit their spending with such a simple action was astounding.Just how powerful was he? Luke knew that he was the only person in the Fourth Rank, but that shouldn't be enough to make the other families so obedient. It didn't make sense for them to be so afraid of him when they had cultivators at the peak of the Third Rank, so there must be another reason. He had such a
One month later. Myriad Vault's first month had been a success. Although a repeat of the opening day's profits was nearly impossible, Luke's spatial ring was receiving close to a million spiritual stones per day. Luke estimated that this number could be 50% higher without the City Lord's intervention, but there was nothing he could do. Right now, their positions were simply too far apart. Right now, he had no bargaining power to prevent him from interfering in his affairs. However, what bothered him the most about the City Lord's intervention was not that. It seemed that the other families were afraid of angering him if they interacted too much with Myriad Vault, so the third floor was currently empty due to a lack of interested customers.The business with which he had hoped to earn a huge amount of spiritual stones and favors from was a complete failure at the moment. Although he felt frustrated, he did not lose his cool. He knew that eventually someone would decide to take the b
"What have you heard is going to happen in the Rockwell Family?" Although she held a high position, Elder Mylah had not heard any rumors of a possible attack. Still, it didn't seem strange to her that Luke had information since he was more powerful than she was.He probably had access to channels of information that belonged to the other families in Ludwit City. That was information she had no access to."Not much. I just know that something big is about to happen. I'm not sure if it's a robbery, a murder, or something else. Just make sure you keep an eye on Adam." Luke wouldn't be stupid enough to tell her that he was the source.Although Elder Mylah didn't think much of the rest of the family, she had already made it clear that she wouldn't do anything to endanger the lives of other family members. Luke didn't want to put a stone on her conscience, so he didn't tell her that he was going to kill Tilly. "I understand, I'll keep an eye out to make sure nothing happens to Adam. Some o
All of Ludwit City was on high alert after Luke's actions. It was impossible for such an explosion to go unnoticed, so all families took extra precautions.This was especially true for the City Lord, who sent personnel both to the Rockwell Family Manor and to control the situation in Ludwit City. The ordinary citizens were particularly frightened by the explosion, so it was his duty to reassure them that they were safe.While he sent ordinary subordinates to control the situation in Ludwit City, he sent a heavyweight to the Rockwell Family Manor. Edison Merrick, the City Lord's cousin and Ludwit City's second-in-command, arrived at the courtyard where the explosion had occurred.His expression was grim. The situation in the Rockwell Family was spiraling out of control and was beginning to affect all of Ludwit City."Greetings Patriarch Colin, I am sorry for your loss. Please know that we are here to help the Rockwell Family with any problems they may have." The commotion was such that
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH." A thunderous cry of agony came from the mouth of Luke Steward, who on the Aurora Continent was better known as Shadow. Since its creation, many heroes and villains had set foot on this continent, but Shadow was likely one of the most famous.Extravagant. That's the word most people would use to define him. A villain, who contrary to the norm, didn't care in the least about hiding and committed his villainous deeds in broad daylight.While the popular consensus was that Shadow was a scary villain, he did not see himself as such. He considered himself a true hero, one willing to break with order and rules in order to bring justice. Public beheadings? An almost daily occurrence. Blowing up the royal palaces of different kingdoms? A boring trick. Turning the streets into rivers of blood? His favorite activity.All this could make out that his nickname, Shadow, was nothing more than sarcasm, by which people made fun of him. However, Shadow was a nickname he earned dur
Three years had passed since the great battle between Shadow and The Circle that took place in the site that was now known as the Forsaken Mountain located in the Rolemor Kingdom. This was an event that captured the attention of all the inhabitants of the continent. Many doubted the veracity of Shadow's death but, considering his character and the fact that he had been missing for several years, everyone finally concluded that the great villain that once tormented the continent had moved on to a better life.At first, both the major royal families and The Circle had strong doubts about his death, employing an enormous amount of resources to find his whereabouts, but in the end, they came to the same conclusion as the common people. The human being's ability for self-conviction was certainly to be feared....Three years ago, Luke had also thought that blowing up the pendant would sentence him to death, but he couldn't have been more wrong. The pendant had teleported him to the outskirt
It was just another day for Luke. He would get up, take a perfume bottle filled with cheap liquor and spray it all over his body, as well as fill a bottle with fruit juice to make it look like he was drinking alcohol. Also, Luke obviously wasn't stupid, so he put black and white dyes in his hair, and wore makeup to look like a man in his fifties.Everyone in Ludwit City thought Luke was a drunkard, but it was just a character he was playing. One of the main rules of assassins was to always keep a cool head, something he had learned the hard way during his youth, so it was impossible for him to get drunk on a daily basis.The routine was simple, go out around lunchtime to beg for money and then spend the rest of the day wandering the streets or in some shady bar. The truth was that he didn't need money, as he had stolen enough on his journey to the Doira Kingdom and from the stupid kids of the noble families of Ludwit City, but it was necessary to keep up appearances. A person with eno
"Ohhh, look who showed up. Come sit with us and have some wine, hehehe."Luke only managed to take a few steps into the Piggy Bar before he was recognized by the owner of the place, Tristan Midwell. Tristan was a man in his forties with a big belly, who despite being the owner of the Piggy Bar spent most of his time drinking and chatting with the people of Ludwit City. Luke always ridiculed the guy by calling him 'everyone's friend'.Tristan had been the first person Luke had spoken to after arriving at Ludwit City, and with whom he maintained a close relationship to this day. It certainly wasn't that he enjoyed his company, but because he was one of the strongest people in the city. From the information Luke had with him, there was only one person stronger in Ludwit City: The City Lord, Anthony Merrick, who was a cultivator at the 0-Star Fourth Rank.Prior to the devastating attack of the Magical Beasts 200 years ago, the Merrick Family belonged to the nobility and resided in the cap