176 Make Him Pay Too (2/2)
Unexpectedly, he went searching afar, only to find it within arm's reach. It should be said that Vigo had done him a great favor by finding it.
Thus, he was quite lenient and didn't directly expel the Primrose family from the kingdom.
”Well then, I will thank you for the gift and take my leave first. I wish to refine this spirit herb as soon as possible. Happy Birthday, Old man.”
While he thought he was lenient, if other caughts news of it, they would have thought otherwise. 50% of a giant merchant association's profits was not a small amount of money.
”Hahaha… it's fine. Go.”
Dwight didn't mind that Leon didn't stay for long and sent him off with a simple gesture.
Leon headed straight back to his courtyard for pill refining. The sooner his father awakens, the sooner he might find some answers and leave the kingdom affairs to his father.
…
Meanwhile, in the Wildlands, there was a situation taking place.
In the closest tribe to the Great Wall, the Skysilver Tribe, the beasts have begun growing restless and infighting has been growing.
”My king, the low-rank beasts have begun fighting among themselves in the tribe again.” A beastkin with bear traits, reported in a subservient position.
Skysilver laid on his hill, unaffected by the news. He occupied the highest hill and overlooked the entire tribe. Fights were frequent among their race and throughout the tribe. Thus, he doesn't pay too much attention to the beast fighting.
As long as the beast don't kill each other in his tribe, they can fight as much as they want. Fights and competition on fellow beasts were what makes them stronger.
”Hm? You know such things are common among our beast race. There's no need to report such things to me.” Skysilver replied lazily.
”Yes, I feel this one is worth paying attention to, my king. It was a fight between a fire-tailed tiger and a snow rabbit.”
”What's there to pay attention to a fire-tailed tiger bullying a snow rabbit?” Skysilver had a trace of annoyance in his tone.
”My king, it wasn't the fire-tailed tiger bullying the snow rabbit. It was the snow rabbit bullying the fire-tailed tiger. Not only that, the snow rabbit displayed strength beyond the norm and proceeded to attack all other beasts in a frenzied manner without differentiating between friend and foe.”
”Oh?” Skysilver finally frowned at the explanation of the bearkin. ”Among the myriad beast races, the snow rabbits are one of the most timid and docile beasts. What could have caused it to become berserk? Go investigate the cause.”
”Yes, my king.” The bearkin obliged.
…
Great Wall.
Bam!
A sudden loud bang alarmed the garrisons.
”What was that?”
”I think we are being attacked!”
Bam!
The loud bang sounded again. The garrisons tried peering into the darkness of the night but could not see anything. A fire torch was tossed down the wall, illuminating a single bull-type beast ramming into the walls.
”It's a beast attack! Sound the alarms!”
”Dammit, I knew we couldn't trust the beasts!”
”Wait!” Another soldier stopped the others. ”There's something strange about this beast. There's only one.”
”Hmm? Now that you mention it, it's true.”
Moooo! The bull-type beast bellowed and kicked up a dust for another charge.
Bam!
The repeated rams broke its horns and cracked its skull with blood beginning to gush out. However, the bull-type beasts seemed possessed and hell-bent on ramming into the wall as if it was trying to take down the wall, even at the cost of its life.
The soldiers on the wall were all confused by the behavior of the beast.
”What the hell is wrong with it? It is killing itself.”
Bam! The frenzied beast continues to ram into the wall for a while, before…
Flop!
The bull-type beast dropped dead at the bottom of the wall.
”It's dead…”
”What should we do? This matter is so bizarre…”
The strangeness of the event left the soldiers perplexed. They weren't sure if the beast was crazy or it was a sacrificial move to ambush them when their head down to investigate.