Chapter 10 of 10

Chapter 10

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The City of Colossal Stones is one of the sixteen major cities in the Feindoro Principality, with a population of up to 600,000.

In a meeting hall within the central lord's residence of the City of Colossal Stones, five men were seated. The man in the main seat had short golden hair, blue eyes, a hooked nose, fair skin, and a robust build, exuding a powerful and sinister aura. This man was the Lord of the City of Colossal Stones, Viscount Helu.

Apart from Viscount Helu, the other four men were the patriarchs of the City of Colossal Stones' four major families: the Boman Family, the Banjiet Family, the Mani Family, and the Luge Family. Viscount Helu and these four major families jointly controlled everything in the City of Colossal Stones.

Viscount Helu slowly said, "Baron Kirov of Black Rock Town has been murdered."

The four patriarchs exchanged glances and remained silent.

After Baron Kirov was killed by Yang Feng, the news quickly reached their ears. However, the perpetrator was a powerful individual who had inherited the legacy of a sorcerer, which made them very wary.

Each of the four major families had some sorcerer apprentices in their service, and they were well aware of how bizarrely powerful sorcerers could be. If they provoked a powerful formal sorcerer, it would be very easy for him to destroy their families. As long as Yang Feng did not infringe on their core interests, they could remain silent.

Viscount Helu's brows furrowed slightly as he said in a deep voice, "I plan to seek aid from the House of Black. I will ask them to eliminate that evil sorcerer apprentice."

The patriarch of the Boman Family asked, "A sorcerer apprentice? My Lord, can you be certain that it was a sorcerer apprentice?"

The strength gap between a sorcerer apprentice and a formal sorcerer was like a chasm. A sorcerer apprentice might still be killed by a large army of mortals. However, a formal sorcerer, as long as he was not foolish enough to fight the mortal army to the death, could easily kill the commander of the mortal army and then leave. Some powerful sorcerers could even crush a ten-thousand-strong mortal army with their own strength.

The City of Colossal Stones had five thousand regular troops, and even if all the sorcerer apprentices joined forces, they would still have a high chance of losing in a battle against a Level 1 sorcerer. After all, a Level 1 sorcerer could easily kill all the sorcerer apprentices in secret. Unless the Level 1 sorcerer was foolish enough to wait for the City of Colossal Stones to gather all its forces and sorcerer apprentices before engaging in a decisive battle.

In the Dalanduo Subcontinent, a formal sorcerer would not easily kill a noble unless it was necessary. This was because the noble might be hiding another sorcerer behind them. Unless the noble offended the formal sorcerer, the sorcerer's elimination of the noble would not provoke the interference of another sorcerer.

This was the unwritten rule of the Dalanduo Subcontinent: sorcerers were high and mighty, and their dignity could not be violated. However, a formal sorcerer must also respect another formal sorcerer; otherwise, it would trigger a war between sorcerers.

The backing of the City of Colossal Stones was the House of Black, a sorcerer organization. In battles between mortals, the sorcerers of the House of Black would not intervene. However, if a sorcerer apprentice attacked the City of Colossal Stones or its affiliated forces, the House of Black would send experts to eliminate the arrogant sorcerer apprentice unless there was a special reason.

The patriarch of the Banjiet Family slowly said, "Asking the House of Black to intervene will not come cheap!"

Sorcerers were not beings who lived in isolation. On the contrary, they were entities that required a vast amount of money. Each formal sorcerer possessed enormous wealth, and their expenses were also terrifying. A potion made by a sorcerer could easily sell for hundreds or even thousands of gold coins, and potions costing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins were not uncommon.

As the backing of the City of Colossal Stones, the House of Black collected a large amount of gold coins every year. Each time they intervened, the cost was over 50,000 gold coins. Such a huge sum would make even the four major families of the City of Colossal Stones feel the pain. This was why, unless it was a major issue, the City of Colossal Stones would not request the House of Black to intervene.

The other three patriarchs also focused their gazes on Viscount Helu.

Viscount Helu said in a deep voice, "We will allocate 30,000 gold coins from this year's tax revenue, I will contribute 10,000 gold coins, and each of your four families will contribute 2,500 gold coins. After we eliminate that ignorant fool, we will divide the spoils according to the amount each of us contributed."

"Agreed!" The other four patriarchs nodded in satisfaction.

After persuading the four patriarchs, Viscount Helu went to the back garden.

In the back garden, there was a black crow's nest on a white oak tree.

A strange white crow flew directly onto Viscount Helu's arm when it saw him enter the garden, speaking in a human voice, "Viscount Helu, did you come here to bring me food? I want wild boar meat, roasted until the fat drips. Your chef's cooking is terrible; I suggest you hang him and get a new one."

Viscount Helu replied with a slight bow, "Lord Bibo, please convey my greetings to the great master of the House of Black and tell him that I need his help. A sinister sorcerer force has appeared in Black Rock Town, attempting to challenge the great master of the House of Black. We have prepared 50,000 gold coins as an offering. Please help us eliminate the evil."

The white crow flapped its wings and shouted, "Alright, Lord Bibo will convey your message to the great master of the House of Black. However, when Lord Bibo returns, I want a fat wild boar leg, roasted until the fat drips!"

Viscount Helu smiled and said, "As you wish, you will get a roasted wild boar leg when you return!"

The white crow nodded in satisfaction and flew out of the lord's residence.

The House of Black was not hidden in a remote forest as ordinary people imagined. On the contrary, it was located in the City of Black, one of the sixteen major cities in the Feindoro Principality.

The City of Black was 100 kilometers north of the City of Colossal Stones and had a population of 200,000. The City of Black was second in size only to the capital of the Feindoro Principality, Longyan City, and was twice the size of the City of Colossal Stones.

In the center of the City of Black was a vast and beautiful estate with forests, lakes, streams, and hills, occupying almost a third of the city's area.

This vast and beautiful estate was the headquarters of the House of Black.

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