Chapter 109: High Class Expenses (2/2)
”Understood.”
After blabbering on and almost losing himself in his speech. Tyler finally convinced her to stay behind as he went out through the window that was on the fifth floor.
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Corno Nigour awoke in a dark room after being healed by a healer. Even after several light healing was cast on him, although the bruises and broken bones on his body were healed, he still felt pain from the sides of his head. The place that man had gripped.
He was sure his skull had been fractured but the man that stood next to the bed he awoke on said he was fine and kept repeating the same thing no matter how many times he asked. Being paranoid he used a healing paste on the spot. It was a common item on this side of the continent. While not as effective as a low-grade healing potion, it was cheap and did what it was supposed to do.
Corno stared at the skinny blonde man that stood by the door with a gold-plated bracelet on his left arm. He was Carn Lockbrook his second in command. Corno Nigour was a mid-tier member of 'Numbers'. An underground Organization that had roots in almost all of the major cities in the Zorak region.
He was in charge of running the organization operations here in south Borough. The organization had a group in each borough here in Winged city except the Royal borough. To think someone like him that inspired fear in others would meet a pathetic loss like that to an unnamed merchant. That was an insult.
He was only a member of the Hunter guild as a cover for the organization, but he was still a platinum ranked Hunter and had the employ of several gold ranked hunters at the time. So how could he be so utterly humiliated like that?
Corno Nigour is a lesser demon, a lower class member of the demon race, someone that would never be considered an equal to actual demons not to mention nobles. He was born to be at the bottom and up until a few years ago, someone like him wouldn't have been allowed to rise in both the Hunter guild and the organization.
He had spent years working for the organization and was finally rewarded with a promotion last year. Being the boss of his own division that specialized in smuggling goods and even slaves.
Slave trading was illegal in most of the Demon continent. Although most noble households still had slaves, it had to be due to their own efforts. This meant that when a ruling family expands their region after defeating another family's military. They were free to deal with the remaining family members as they saw fit.
They could allow them to join their family as an outer member. Allow them to keep their lands and become vassals or simply take them as slaves. Of course, they could also take anyone in that region as slaves. However, they were forbidden from selling or trading those slaves.
Strictly speaking, the act of buying and selling slaves was forbidden but not slavery itself. It was quite a conundrum for the common folks.
However, this was just a way to prevent former nobles from being owned by commoners which would end up tarnishing the noble title albeit just a lityl. Of course, there were still a few regions that were too far to be influenced by the Great Five so slave trading was still allowed. This includes the seven regions lead by the seven deadliest behemoths.
Corno stood up and asked the skinny blonde man what happened next as he wasn't entirely sure. The man named Carn told him about the interference of the Platinum party, Unrivaled, and how they had to retreat after he was slammed into a wall and almost died.
Anger rose within him as he heard that story, it also intensified when he heard the name of that party that had saved the merchant. Corno stood up and asked: ”Doesn't that party have dealings with the north division?”
”Ah, yes boss, it was also why we had no choice but to leave. We weren't sure what type of dealing they had.”
”Forget it, gather all our men then send some to track down that merchant... He'll pay for this humiliation— also send a request to the west division, tell them I'll pay 1000 DC for Mr. 99's help in this matter.”
A look of hesitation and apprehension came upon the face of Carn the moment he heard that name and he asked. ”Do we need to enlist the help of that person, we...”
”Shut up, have you forgotten what that merchant did to me? Even if I had my guard down, do you think he will go down easily! Just Shut up and do what I say!”
”Ah, yes boss.”
Carn hurriedly ran out of the small room and Corno turned to the other person in the room and ordered. ”Cast another healing spell on me.”
”There is no need, I have already done what I ca—”
”WOULD EVERYONE JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP AND DO WHAT I SAY!”
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