124 Chapter 124: Aronian Steel (1/2)
Caesar raised his eyes and inspected the large, rectangular wooden box resting in Musashi's arms, the top was held down by a few metal straps located on each corner of the box, and overall, looked quite sturdy.
Noticing Caesar's inspection, Musashi walked a tad bit closer and sat the wooden box on the table, he undid the straps and pulled off the lid, revealing a few refined ingots, they gleamed with a lime green color and looked similar to jade, however, they were clearly much firmer than Jade was on earth.
Caesar stood up from his chair and walked closer to the ingots, he reached inside the box and grabbed one of the bars, bringing it closer to his eyes. It was relatively heavy, but nothing too drastic, its most breathtaking feature was its cold touch.
He fiddled with the green ingot for a few moments before lifting his head and smiling toward Musashi, ”Joe merely requested a few needles, such a large amount of materials is unnecessary, thus, I will only take one of these, and return the unused Aronian steel back” Caesar said after a moment of contemplation.
Even if Caesar didn't say anything, Musashi himself didn't believe that Caesar would use all of it, as the only thing that would require such a vast amount of resources would be a large weapon, alas, Caesar already had his scythe, which was made with the finest of ore.
Thinking to here, Musashi returned Caesar's smile, ”there is no need to thank me, as you are essentially apart of our clan now. You do not need to act polite, nor be formal with me… and besides, you are practically my son in law” Musashi replied whilst resealing the rectangular box.
Caesar nodded his head in response, ”it is only good manners to thank someone for doing you a favor, please do not be offended, it's merely me just attempting to be more cordial” Caesar replied and stashed the 7-inch ingot inside of his storage ring.
Afterword, he walked towards the meeting room doors and opened them, before stepping out, he glanced behind him, ”shall we go and meet Joe together?” Caesar asked whilst winking, subtly hinting at something else entirely
Musashi's brows furrowed as he nodded his head, ”very well, I need some fresh air myself, setting up the upcoming tournament has truly tired me out” he replied and they soon walked out of the room together.
Their rhythmic and steady steps echoed throughout the halls, the wooden floors would creak with every step they made, ”how is Ahri's progress with the clan heads?” Caesar asked while walking.
”Thus far, she has spoken to the clan head of archery, hunting, and cavalry, however, none of them seemed suspicious, in fact, she didn't even need to get them drunk for them to reveal some of their darker secrets” Musashi replied, he had been in a nearby room when Ahri was seducing these few clan heads, as to make sure no mishaps occurred.
Hearing his reply, Caesar nodded his head in understanding, ”excellent, try telling her to quicken the pace, I want to know if any of the clan heads are indeed, spies, or if there are multiple, which ones they are,” Caesar said, although it seemed as though everything was relatively peaceful and calm, this was merely the calm before the storm. Musashi's deteriorating appearance was apparent even to the pedestrians in the fox-kin stronghold. Let alone, the enemy trolls, if Caesar didn't get enough supplies, troops, and weapons before their inevitable siege, then they would be in a dire situation.
Musashi, of course, understood why Caesar was rushing, even he, himself, who knew his health better than anyone, intended to rush for an heir. That was the main purpose of the tournament, after all.
”Speaking of quickening the pace, the tournament should reach the preliminary rounds tomorrow, we have 500 entrees, 250 of them will be knocked out tomorrow. All of those who are seeded high have no need to fight, however, since you are not a clan head, you are required to fight tomorrow” Musashi said after being reminded of this important detail.
This, was indeed, in Caesar's calculations, if he, a man without fox-kin bloodline, although respected, was seeded for no apparent reason, he could already imagine the anger of the clan heads, thus, this was an appropriate decision made by Musashi. Though Caesar couldn't deny that he was slightly annoyed that he had to fight mere foot soldiers.
However, Caesar's annoyance didn't appear on his face, and instead, his lips curled, ”very well, I will arrive at the training grounds tomorrow, at noon. I assume you and the other clan heads will be spectating?” Caesar asked to which Musashi just nodded his head in confirmation.
While they were in the middle of their deep discussion, they soon arrived at the inner gates. The guards saluted towards Musashi and didn't hesitate to immediately open the gates, allowing passage without much hassle.