27 Campaign for a Herb (1/2)

The morning had already arrived and one of the rooms was bustling with activities over the communication of multiple students.

Students would look for friends or people from their own school before dispersing into smaller groups that caused this somewhat chaotic scene.

Dean had already opened the door and wandered around the room, looking for the Autarch Society.

It was quite a surprise for him as he expected that a more powerful organization would start becoming impatient for power but for the Autarch Society to make the first move was quite daring.

This could be the beginning of a trend for powerful organizations to start terrorizing the Core Circle and profiting with precious herbs and corpses but there was a risk.

If the raid failed then larger organizations would stay hidden and any powerful aces would stand by until something bigger happens.

The power in play was basically a war of attrition but Dean had no group behind him meaning he had no need to babble around with this nonsense.

'Christian has truly become more daring; Master did say that his ambition was difficult to restrain.'

The quick thought dissipated when he witnessed the group in the center.

Most of the people there had collars and an insignia pinned to it while those without collars stuck their insignia to their chest as if they took pride in their group.

One person that stuck out like a sore thumb was the bright blonde hair in the clothes that were devoid of color, instead replaced with shades.

Their brown eyes sent a glance in every direction, analyzing all the people that were currently here.

Christian had invited some of the most powerful students in this area and hoped this plan would go well.

They would act as cannon fodder to test the waters that could allow them to make their moves and with their planning, everything seemed ready.

Those at the front of the group would be those without a strong background, wandering cultivators that only relied on themselves to become powerful.

The middle tier was those that were enemies of the Autarch Society that usually had a little bit of background.

Rash teenagers that would like to instantly jump to conclusion were not lacking in this world and the only reason Christian dared to attempt something like thsi is because he received news from the other side of the Inner Circle.

A group had managed to raid the Core Circle.

Their profit was a newborn cub from a weakened mother they killed in cold blood. With another group initiating the invasion of the Core Circle, Christian had no problem following them up.

While those at the veyr back were powerful people who only wanted experience; to place them in a position of harm would mean instant death.

Pamphlets were sent everywhere with multiple people explaining about what area a person should be taking.

It was generalized into North, West, South, East and Center.

There was barely a talk about the southern location while those at the north would be the most in danger.

Dean and Leonard had also received the talk but mostly ignored the monologue.

Patiently waiting until the talk was finished, Christian prepared his crowd to charge into a certain route.

The weather was in favor for their mission as there was no rain that could've effected their walking speed or cause beasts to become more active.

In the end the day of walking would be bored for most leading to gossip in the area.

Dean had nothing else to do so he eavesdropped their conversation while Leonard stared listlessly into the sky as he followed the group.

”You see them? Those are from the Harley Squad, I mean look at those blue caps.”

”Nah, nah, nah. You guys got it wrong! The men in the black robes are those we should be looking out for.”

”Un, that young guy is said to be the direct disciple of the inner disciple in his sect. Using his skills in assassination he earned the name: Shadow of the night.”

”But I heard Pierre from Redwood Academy was pretty strong?”

”The whole thing might have been staged. Maybe if he had a proper reputation would he seem strong.”

One nodded in agreement as he spoke

”Hmm, maybe if he held the Crest Sword or other sacred weapons would he be memorable or done missions such as the River's Snake history. It all comes down to what he does next...”

The conversation was like a rabbit hole and never seemed to end as more people started to join into the conversation while others had many reactions to their debate.

Taking a closer look, Dean realized that Pierre, Anne and Rose weren't even here. He scoffed at this fact but consoled himself that there was a better chance next time.

Some held this in contempt as they felt ants had no rights to decide who was strong or weak while others became more confident with their ego boosted.

Dean and Leonard were treated as outcasts compared to other people.