Chapter 184 Future Conflict
"So, you're telling me… the kid we sent up north… the taming hero is trying to separate his territory!" King Holven glared at his advisor, Theron, and all those who suggested the idea of sending the hero away.
"Well… we may lose a bit of land, but it's worth it to have him away from the grasp of the other heroes…" one of the voices said, trying to make the situation seem smaller than it was.
"And tell me… now that we have heard he has an army of powerful monsters, who will oppose him? Especially when they killed demons not once, but twice?" the king said in a stern tone towards his so-called advisors.
"Well… maybe he will want to return and give us back the land?" another voice called out.
"Do you really think I will just keep accepting those excuses? He found a damn crystal mine, damn it. How else is he getting so many crystals? Can someone here tell me? Can one of you tell me where he is amassing economic power to put us under him?!" Holven spat out, trying to stay in his seat after yelling. He tried to control his breathing.
"But your majesty, it might be just one of his beasts' abilities…" another voice called out weakly.
"Enough! Theron. Tell me, you were one of the ones that pushed the hero out the most. How will you fix this? I will ask this from each one of you." Holven said, going straight to the problem.
"Your majesty, I can't. I apologize, but it was what I saw at the time, a necessary step." Theron clenched his fist, not knowing what to say.
"Anyone else… care to add anything? I need an answer, not more apologies!" Holven said angrily.
"I… advise making terms for giving the land. Maybe we can benefit from having him give us crystals as a priority, and then after the war, we could focus on reclaiming it," a lord who previously suggested Logan be separated from the class spoke out.
It was then that a voice rang out from somewhere in the back.
"Problems with Logan, huh?" Brian said, clapping his hands.
"I guess ganging up on a boy is how you do things here," Jonathan added, sitting near Brian.
"What are you three doing here? You surely don't think we will do anything to your friend, right?" someone within the crowd in front of the king said, scared of the heroes' retaliation.
"Friend? The guy who didn't help us with the demons? Well… it wouldn't have mattered even if he came… but he did take those heroes that we needed for battle away," Brian clenched his fist, thinking how Lisa had run off to help the boy instead of staying with the group.
"But don't mind that. We heroes should be together. Instead, that guy Logan has separated half the class already. I don't think we should allow that. I even heard a rumor that some of those around him have already been tamed," Brian added, having heard news that some of Logan's close aides were showing power and changes comparable to heroes.
"Why don't we three go up there and visit our 'friend' for his transgressions? You will have to pay, though," Brian said, making an offer that the others began to accept.
"Well, not unless we want infighting and hasten the demons' arrival to destroy us while we fight. We should leave that for later and plan it out. What the hero of taming did well was inform us that the demons were getting ready to make gates to the demon realm. Within months, we will be infested by millions of demons. We need to get ready for that, so let's forget the hero of taming for now," Holven tried getting the reins of the situation back on track, knowing that a fight between heroes would only cause problems.
"Alright… I doubt we will be weaker than Logan either way, but you will have to pay more if he does get stronger." Brian said before getting up to leave with George and Jonathan. Some wanted to accept his offer before he left, but the choice was ultimately the king's.
"Sir, we could—"
"Don't even think about it. Millions of demons will come. I have already made the mistake of sending the boy away, plus my daughters are already on their way there to mitigate your mistakes. I just hope they will return safely." Holven placed a hand on his face, knowing he was ultimately at fault for not stopping things earlier.
After Brian left the throne room with George and Jonathan behind him, the three wanted more information about what Logan was doing now that he had many of the class's girls in his territory.
"How did the runt get them to go help him? Did looking like a girl bring them, or did being weak do the trick?" Brian punched a nearby wall, making some maids cry out in fear.
"I think it was the second choice. They always have to care for the weak ones," George spat out.
"Now, now, we are scaring these beautiful ladies. Don't worry, we are mad about not having anything worthy to fight with. You should all return," Jonathan tried to have the maids go back to their duties. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire
"So, what do you think we should do to get back at Logan?" Brian said, addressing his friends who were now seated on a large room's sofa to rest.
"I doubt we will lose to his monsters, but we should find something to kill and level faster. I want to be the first to reach the next job change. You saw the message, right? The one who changed first got a reward. I don't think they got any random item either," Jonathan added.
"True, we can squash the bug later, and when I do… it will be when he least expects it, plus his monsters should give better experience points when that happens right?" Brian called in his first mistress before waving off to his two friends.
"I will be having fun. Let's meet tomorrow to see what we can kill. Make sure you're not late; we need to be the first to reach the next job change," Brian reminded the two.
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