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Haley understood what he was trying to say. Since it did not matter, it was up to them to choose, and he would not object whatever it was.

”Oh! What about 'The Three-Eyed Strangers'? We will know everything but will never interfere since we are just strangers.” Irvin hurriedly replied, making Haley look at him with a deadpan face and Ozul simply looking at him.

If it were anyone else, he would have insisted on his decision, but the two staring at him were both people that he dared not oppose, so he replied, ”Haha... I was just-”

”It's okay,” Ozul replied, cutting him off.

Haley glared daggers at Irvin, making the latter sweat buckets. Now that Ozul had said that the name was okay, she did not dare change it now.

Actually, she found the name to be decent but nonetheless wanted to decide it with more options later.

”First and foremost, what is the situation right now?” Ozul asked as he watched the sun going down. There must have been at least something from the Royal Family or at least the nobles.

Hearing him ask for a report, Irvin instinctively went to pick up his file. He was about to give it to Ozul before Haley snatched it from his hands.

She opened the file and began to read out the brief version of it to Ozul. Only then did Irvin realize that he was too disrespectful by giving the file directly to him.

Cursing his stupidity, he stood to the side, listening to his wife explain the report.

”After you left, Irvin first dealt with the Marquis supporting the previous leader. He tried to create trouble, but we have yet to hear from him after Irvin showed him his power.”

”What about the other nobles? Anything from the Royals?” Ozul asked while still staring outside the window.

”A messenger had only once come here to ask what business we did, and we needed to answer considering that we owned a whole building and tens of people worked here.”

”And what business do we do?”

”We are merchants...” Haley answered.

”Hm... Continue.” Ozul did not care what their public identity was.

”Other than that, there has been no contact with either the Nobles or the Royals.”

'Weird... Why was there no approach from them? Did the Emperor decide to take a safe approach and not do something in case I returned? It is likely...' Ozul could not help but think.

”However, Irvin did get in contact with Marquis Orbthorn as you had suggested. He said that he could only help financially at the moment. He gave us a massive sum in Gold Coins,” Haley continued,

Haley finished giving her report. The rest of the things were of minor importance and did not require Ozul's attention.

”No. Don't set up a base in other cities yet. You don't have capable men yet. Expand here till the Royal family has no choice but to show a reaction,” Ozul replied as Haley nodded her heads.

Irvin was an assassin before. He did not understand much about these things, but he was at least aware of what Ozul meant.

As they were now, the Royal family or any of the Nobles did not take any action because they either did not have the means to or did not think it was worth the trouble.

He did not know about the Nobles since at least a Duke would require to take action personally for them to deal with him, but the Royal family was without a doubt sufficient to respond.

And no action against them at all meant that they were nothing in their eyes yet. However, they still sent a messenger to show that they were aware of their activities.

Ozul wanted them to expand in the capital city for as long as the Royal family intervened and responded. Once they did, it would mean that they could not tolerate an organization any bigger than that in their capital city.

That would be the cue for them to expand outside and build bases in other cities.

”Picking up talented orphans is a long term process. It would help if you had more capable men now. The current ones are worse than amateurs.” Ozul commented while looking at Irvin, who shuddered.

”I... I will take care of that.” He stuttered. In his mind, Ozul was an old monster who only appeared to be young because of his cultivation. That's why he was afraid of displeasing him.

”You are good at management; take care of that... Take over that.” Ozul said, making Haley's eyes shine with excitement.

She hurriedly bowed towards him, ”Thank you, young master! I will not disappoint you.”

Even if not for their life debt towards him, Haley liked managing and accounting. One could say that she only enjoyed it since it was what she was taught to do in her family. But she was good at it and happy that she could be of help.