408 Rank 5 Body Tempering (1/2)
”Yes, Lord Goldeneye!”
”Hmph! This matter should be dropped today. Do not pursue that person for revenge.” Goldeneye left those words with a flick of his wrist, heading back inside the hut to watch over his father.
”Are you just going to leave it like that after what that person did to our father, brother?” Goldenrod asks.
Goldeneye glanced at his younger brother and said, ”Leonhardt isn't someone we can touch right now. At least it cannot be known that it is done by our faction. He enjoys great fame right now, and even his importance far outstrips mine. Do you understand the difference between us?”
”Brother's Dark Wyvern represents the birth of a future Battle King.” Goldenrod wrinkled his brows and said, ”However, Leonhardt can cure Demon Possession. His existence represents the possibility of birthing many Battle Kings.”
”Exactly. This person has the ability to raise the tribe to the sky and upset the power balance of the entire Infertile Plains! It no longer matters where this person came from. What is important is his ability to cure Demon Possession! Anyone who touches him will be the enemy of the entire human race!”
Goldenrod frowned and said, ”But I heard that the rats from the Great Ironhawk Tribe tried to assassinate him after failing to recruit him to their side.”
”That is because they are narrowminded and selfish! They know that so long as Leonhardt stays with our tribe, our Darkmoon Tribe will rise to greatness. Thus, since they cannot have him, they do not want anyone else to have him! Right now, news of Leonhardt's abilities and feats have only spread in our tribe. It is the only chance they have to kill Leonhardt without suffering the consequences.”
”I see. If news of Leonhardt's existence is spread to the rest of the Infertile Plains, the Great Ironhawk Tribe will not dare to assassinate him again. They can only do so now while Leonhardt is still relatively unknown to the Infertile Plains. Thus, even if we accuse them, they can just deny that such a person existed.”
”That's right. That should be exactly the logic of those rats when they made their move against Leonhardt.” Goldeneye nodded.
”Still…” Goldenrod glanced at their father and said, ”Are we just going to let our father suffer in silence like this without doing anything?”
Goldeneye fell silent for a moment.
After a while, he opened his mouth and said, ”Although we cannot touch Leonhardt for the betterment of the tribe, it does not mean we need to suck up to such a person either. We are destined not to get along after what has happened to our father. Thus, it's fine to find some trouble with Leonhardt as long as we don't take it too far.”
Nevertheless, this would just be a petty move.
Goldeneye furrowed his brows slightly. He recalled a matter and asks, ”I heard you made a bet with the person and became his subordinate after losing?”
”You also heard about that?”
Goldenrod immediately became awkward.
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Barrenrock Courtyard.
After Darlene tried on each set of clothes found inside the Tier 1 Interspatial Pouch, she picked the one she was most comfortable wearing and put the rest back in the pouch.
'Hubby also bought me Enchanted Equipment… these must have cost a fortune.' Darlene thought as she glanced at the leather armor inside the pouch while feeling sweet inside.
She had never received anything so expensive before. She was a little afraid to wear the Enchanted Equipment, lest she damages it and feels pained.
After placing the Tier 1 Interspatial Pouch in a secured drawer, Darlene headed outside for some fresh air and to look for Leon.
However, she found no one in the courtyard. She searched every room but still failed to find a trace of Leon. The entire courtyard was empty, and even the entrance was busted down.
What happened here? Did something happen to her hubby while she was asleep in the bedroom? Feeling that something serious might have happened, she decided to contact the chief. She did not know that the entrance had been busted down much earlier.
Back inside the bedroom, Darlene sealed the door before loosening her hair bun and took out the voice-transmission stone hidden within.
In the Chief Palace, Chief Valencia was in the middle of a discussion with Master Woodrow, who suddenly visited when she felt her voice-transmission stone lighting up.
”Sorry, Master Woodrow. Something came up.” Chief Valencia furrowed her brows and spoke.
She moved to a more secluded spot away from the Great Hall before she answered the voice-transmission stone.
”What is it?”
”Young Master Leonhardt is missing, chief,” Darlene answered from the other side of the voice-transmission stone.
”When did this?”
Darlene recounted her intimate moments with Leonhardt again before passing out and how he was already missing when she woke up and discovered the busted door.
”Alright, I understand. Remain on standby and do not go anywhere. I will handle this.”
”Understood, chief.”
After Chief Valencia ended the call with Darlene via the voice-transmission stone, she summoned the scouts and inquired, ”Where is Leonhardt right now?”
”Leonhardt should still be inside Barrenrock Courtyard, chief. None of my men have reported Leonhardt leaving that place.” The scout answered.