As she spoke these words, Amelia no longer looked like a teenager. She transformed into a powerful Drummond woman. She then explained her reason for joining Daniel. "My mother left us a message through the memory of one of her servants."In her vision, she saw her mother utter a phrase before she took her last breath. "An Esquire...find him!""I was ten at the time. And that was the first time I felt hope grow in my heart again. Finding you has been my purpose in life ever since," she said.Amelia searched for the person her mother called Esquire. After searching for the next seven years, she felt almost hopeless. No one in Tectona had held the title since the death of Mayor Oliver Stone twenty years earlier."But before my hope was completely extinguished, God sent you here to show me who the Esquire my mother was referring to was!"Looking at Daniel, the girl looked serious as she spoke her words.On the other hand, Daniel was silent when he heard her request. He wanted to help Amel
Although Daniel's attack seemed easy and not very dangerous, Jeffrey felt that all the energy in his body suddenly disappeared. He felt as if his entire body was instantly paralyzed.Thud!Not long after that, Jeffrey's body collapsed to the ground.He could only stare at Daniel in anger. But there was nothing he could do. He couldn't even move his lips to vent his frustration, let alone curse Daniel.Then Daniel reached out and touched Jeffrey's shoulder. Suddenly the space around them changed.They were now in a large room with closed doors and windows. Apart from the minimal lighting, the room didn't look very spacious. It was about a quarter the size of the living room in Drummond Castle where they had been before.There was a large rectangular table in the room, surrounded by twelve chairs. There was one chair at the end of the table and five chairs on each side. All the chairs were occupied by people dressed in fine clothes. They were also all wearing black masks.Meanwhile, Jef
Daniel moved away from the two siblings to the corner of the Drummond Palace living room. He wanted to talk to Edgar about the results of today's investigation.After finding Edgar's number on his phone, he pressed the call button."Hello!" Daniel said when the call was connected."Yes, Daniel?""I found another member of the Black Scorpion Gang! What should I do? Should I bring him to you?""No need! Stay there and give me your complete address! I'll bring my men to pick him up.""You know the address! It's the abandoned old castle you told me about!""What?"Edgar was very surprised to hear Daniel's words on the phone. If it had to do with that address, the person the young man was talking about must be a nobleman. No commoner would be so crazy as to choose a nobleman's castle as a hiding place.After being silent for a while, Edgar took a few deep breaths and said, "Daniel, do you realize what you're doing?""Yes, of course! I made sure that this person was the one who gave the ord
The statement shocked Jeffrey. "What do you mean, Amy? Please tell me you're joking," he said, constantly looking at his sister, as if to make sure she wasn't lying.From that look, Amelia could sense the disappointment in her brother's heart. Becoming an Esquire was not only Jeffrey's. It was also his greatest desire in life."I'm sorry, Jeff!" Amelia said and bowed her head. She knew that her words had hurt her brother deeply. But she had no other choice. She knew that Jeffrey would continue to fight Daniel if she didn't tell him the truth.On the other hand, Jeffrey also knew that Amelia always spoke the truth. "Amy would never even think of lying, let alone about the existence of an Esquire," he thought to himself.Sudden silence fell over the living room. Amelia remained bowed, as if she regretted what she had said. Meanwhile, Daniel and Jeffrey just stared at each other in silence.Sigh!After a few moments, Jeffrey's breathing could be heard clearly. He touched Amelia's should
Daniel took a few steps back and gathered all his strength. Even though he had just reached the eighth level of the Eagle rank, he wasn't going to hold back this time."I want to know this old man's strength!" he thought to himself."Get ready, sir!" Daniel shouted.With that, he disappeared. A moment later, he appeared in front of Jasper. "Feel this!"Daniel's body was about ten feet in the air. Clenching his fists, he aimed at Jasper's head.Punch!At the same time, Jasper began to feel something strange. The aura emanating from Daniel was many times stronger than before. "Huh! How can this young man's strength increase so quickly?" he thought.He couldn't be as relaxed as before. Using some of his power, Jasper took a step back.Whoosh!Daniel's attack missed again. However, the energy emanating from his fists made Jasper's heart skip a beat. "Not bad!"On the other hand, Daniel didn't expect his attack to fail again.What?He could still dodge my attack?He was confident that this
In the Zeus male dormitory in the morning, Daniel sat with his legs crossed on the single bed he had been using for the past three years. He thought about what Jeffrey had said the day before. "Even though you got hurt pretty bad, you were able to force Jasper to hold back his attack! That's amazing, Daniel!" Jeffrey had complimented him yesterday afternoon. However, the Drummond youth reminded Daniel to continue improving his strength. In his estimation, the Black Scorpion Gang had abilities that were not much different from Jasper's. "Especially their leader! His power is truly beyond my comprehension!" Daniel still remembered how hard he had to think when he faced Jasper alone. If he had to face more people with the same strength, he wasn't sure if he could survive. Therefore, he had to return to maximize his system, whether he liked it or not. He could only become stronger by accumulating points! Still, he couldn't focus his mind on spending money on the system because Leonora
Clap! Clap! Clap!The sound of applause thundered through the town square.The spectators who had gathered in the square were all immersed in the same enthusiasm, witnessing the open competition for the position of new member of the Tectona Security Division, as well as the status of Esquire.A week earlier, the City Council had announced that anyone living in Tectona, regardless of social background, was eligible to participate in the competition.This made any Tectonian with certain talents or skills interested in trying their luck.Commoners were also eager to sign up. Although new members of the Security Division had to come from the nobility, Charles made an exception for this year's event. Commoners were allowed to enter the competition and were eligible for the same title.Over the past week, almost all eligible citizens had enthusiastically signed up. They submitted their biodata and what they had done and would do if selected as the next member of the Security Division.By th
When Charles saw the last name on the list, he didn't continue reading. He just remained silent for a while, which made everyone there wonder why. Was something wrong? At that moment, the second most senior member of the City Council after Charles stood up and approached him. "Is everything all right?" the senior member asked. The question snapped Charles out of his thoughts. "Yes! There's no problem! I'll continue," he replied. "The last contestant, Jeff-Jeffrey of the Drummond family!" he announced with a slightly hesitant tone. Did Charles hate the Drummonds as much as most of the other aristocratic families hated the Drummonds? Was that the reason why he was so reluctant to mention anyone associated with their name? At the same time, the old man was surprised. "What happened? Why isn't his name on the list?" Charles wondered as he closed the folder and returned to his seat. It was a sacred Top 100. Every year, the number of contestants who would participate was always goin