Chapter 71 - Stalker (1/2)

The Dragonheart Empire spanned across most of Europe and what was formerly known as Russia. Its Emperor, Arthur Dragonheart, was from Britain and he made it his mission to transform the rest of the world into his ideal state.

It was well known that Arthur was some sort of noble before the system arrived, but the unknown was of much more interest, Arthur Dragonheart was from a clan that had practiced cultivation for centuries, in other words, he was from Jianghu.

He and his clan had little to no difficulty reaching their pinnacle within his own country. Arthur's might was well known and few dared to challenge it, fewer still had any success, thus the empire faced little resistance during its expansion.

Its headquarters were located in a city once known as Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Now it was known as Drageria. London, Manchester, and Birmingham were still in the hands of demonic beasts. Due to being the three largest cities in the country, their rulers were no doubt powerful beyond imagination.

In Drageria, Andreas sat in his office operating a tablet at his desk. The entire empire was in a flurry due to the upcoming war while Andreas constantly performed war preparations. As the Prime Minister of The Dragonheart Empire he was a powerful man but with great power came great responsibility. Arthur was the ruler but the day to day runnings of the empire was scrutinized by the watchful eye of Andreas.

He heard someone knock on the door. He was annoyed as he had demanded not to be interrupted. Andreas struggled against his curiosity only to give in to the powerful urge. He answered the knock.

”Enter.”

A beautiful woman wearing a suit entered, performing a graceful bow. ”My apologies for disturbing you Lord Prime Minister, but I have urgent news that requires your immediate attention.”

Andreas didn't even bother to look up while waving his hand for her to proceed. She adjusted her glasses and said, ”The Lord of the Major American City B30 has surrendered to us.”

”Miami, I see. That is good news but I don't see why it is so urgent that you had to tell me now.” Andreas refrained from revealing his annoyance.

”Sir, the Lord is on the list of Peerless Dao Master candidates.”

”And?”

”He is rather high up sir.”

Andreas said nothing for a few moments. After which he finally said, ”Name?”

”Solitary Sword Sovereign Sir.”

Andreas quickly brought up Will's file on his computer and evaluated all the details they had on him.

'He is a Lord but he attends a high school in another nation... He just started a guild with only three members? Did he conquer Miami almost single-handedly? He has sword... and water-based abilities? Did he pass her test?'

Andreas stood up from his seat and glared at his secretary. ”He passed her test and he is a candidate for Peerless? Why was I not informed sooner!” Now he did reveal his annoyance and didn't care a bit.

The woman stuttered and didn't quite know what to say. This was indeed quite the blunder.

”Sigh, no matter. Leave now.” Andreas slumped back in his seat and began massaging his temples.

”As you wish Sir.” The woman bowed and turned to leave only to hear Andreas speak from behind, ”Wait, inform the closest Nation Lord we have to him that he is to personally visit the young man and give him a warm welcome.” The woman seemed as if she may turn and speak. ”Don't even bother turning, your incompetence disgusts me. Now go!”

The woman shivered and briskly walked out of Andreas' office. The longer she suffered his scrutiny the more she aged. Youth was a vital aspect of a young woman's life after all.

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Will only explained part of his plan to Letty and Alice, the duo were stunned by this seemingly out of character move but simply nodded. They had already given their lives to this man thus they had no choice. Will spoke with the fervor of a child about to open a Christmas present. He clearly would not take no for an answer.

The guild creation process was surprisingly simple after all. All Will had to do was drip a few drops of his blood on the token. After that, all he had to do was manipulate the Management section of his menu a bit and voila, Senbonken was now official. Will also manipulated the menu a bit and renamed B30 returning the name to Miami. It just felt right. Sectors were named after the city in charge thus Will had effectively called his sector the Miami sector.

It was late and Alice's brother was worried. He had arrived late at the school and began pestering her thus Will decided to bring her back to school. It was continuing the next day so Will had to leave as well.

Letty was left by herself in the large city, but she didn't mind, she became absorbed in her work. Trying as much as she could not to think about what had happened earlier.

Will dropped Alice off near the school. She insisted Will did not meet her brother. He could tell that she did not want to reveal the reason so he obliged.

Will had no place to stay in Silverton, but he didn't mind. Instead, he flew high in the sky and created a cloud. Above that cloud was an ice sheet on which Will practiced his sword techniques. No yuan, no intent, just pure technique. From drawing to vertical cuts, Will practiced them all.