Chapter 282: The repute of a genius (1/2)
Chapter 282: The repute of a genius
At the Garden House in the northern part of the city, lush palm trees filled the structure that was suffused with the fresh feeling of spring. The garden had been arranged in an exquisite fashion, with all sorts of flowers emitting pleasant fragrances, and had been planted in the surroundings. Several maids moved carefully amongst the flowers, watering and pruning them.
First prince Charles was squinting as he conversed with a crude-looking man on a soft patch of grass. The latter had two criss cross scars on his neck, was a meter and seventy five centimeters tall, and looked very sturdy with his brawny arms and legs. His eyes glinted with a brutal, beastly light.
“Mister Leah, olou shouldn’t have challenged those three great swordmasters as soon as you arrived. You’ve just arrived here from the Brut Merchant Alliance after all, and our nation is prejudiced against foreigners. If my father finds out that you’re one of my people, this could affect his impression of me.” Charles frowned with displeasure, clearly irritated by Leah Cain’s unauthorized acts.
Leah Cain leered and chuckled, saying brazenly, “Your Highness first prince, although I’ve joined your banner upon arriving in the Lancelot Empire, I don’t have to listen to you for all matters. I am a swordsman first and foremost. Since I’ve come all the way to the Lancelot Empire, I will challenge the local experts as according to my habits. How else will I be able to improve my skills?”
Damn it, what a brute! Why don’t you go challenge Karel Ascot if you’ve the balls to! Let’s see how horribly you die then! Charles cursed inwardly, his expression darkening even further. He turned to Leah Cain, “Let’s just drop this matter. I hope you tell me before you do anything like this next time. Do you remember the Bryan whom I mentioned to you? The one I wanted you to help me kill?”
Leah Cain blanked momentarily, then nodded. “Oh, the kid with the strange techniques that you mentioned last time? What? Has he appeared in Ossen City? Do you want me to kill him today?”
Shaking his head ruefully, Charles said, “The situation is different now. Bryan’s reputations has greatly increased over the past couple of days during his leave of absence from Ossen City. His reputation has grown greatly after challenging these experts, and now, word on the street is that he’s returned to challenge you.”
“After this news was released, all of the nobles and experts within Ossen City began paying close attention to this. You’ve been training in the Garden House, so you may not have been aware of this, but even my father is interested in this matter now. It’s no longer appropriate for you to kill him secretly. What I mean for you to do is why not go and challenge him directly then kill him in that way? No one will be able to say anything about this then. What do you think?”
“No! Absolutely not! Who am I? I’m Leah Cain! How can I lower myself to challenge this unweaned brat? Hmph, I’d welcome it if he challenged me, but I’d never go to the door of an infamous kid just to challenge him!” Leah Cain rejected this suggestion soundly, with no room for discussion.
Sitting in his chair, Charles viciously swiped at the arm rests and cursed inwardly again. If it wasn’t for you really having some skill to your name, I’d already have someone kill you where you stand, damn it! You’re just a brute! How dare you repeatedly talk back to me??
“Alright then. There are many people paying attention to this matter now. There have been some people circling the Garden House for the past two days. They’re likely waiting for Bryan to come and challenge you. I’m not at liberty to come find you. You just need to mind yourself. If Bryan comes, you must kill him immediately to prevent further troubles from developing!” Charles was a bit irritated as he stood up after speaking to Leah.
“Don’t worry. He’ll be dead without a doubt if he dares to challenge me! Hmph, all young men are asking to die these days by acting so cockily! I’ll have him learn just how much stronger his seniors are than he is!” Leah Cain snorted coldly. After traveling to many ears, the news quickly spread to every corner of Ossen City. Only a few experts and nobles of Ossen City heard of it in the beginning, but once someone upgraded this to a matter of national pride, even commoners learned of it as well.
In this way, Han Shuo’s birth and origins were slowly revealed in utmost clarity!
A slave when young, the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force made an exception and enrolled him when he demonstrated surprising potential. He ascended from a lowly rank of mage apprentice to a rare archmage necromancer in less than two years. He even had a mysterious technique about him. All of this added together made Han Shuo out to be genius.
As citizens of Ossen City discussed this matter fervently, a few large guilds were already placing bets on this. Gamblers expressed high concerns towards this matter, and no one knew of the Boozt Merchant Guild betting enormous sums against Cameron’s Merchant Guild.
On the west side of Ossen City, in the middle of the night.
Out of the north, south, east, and west parts of the city, the west side was the dirtiest and poorest part. This place could be considered the congregation zone of all the poor. There was trash everywhere on the streets, with flies and bedbugs everywhere. Some beggars, with rags on their bodies, were dozing off in the corner. A stench permanently permeated the surrounding air.