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Chapter 469

The sky had just turned bright, the temporary servants who came to work in the Aiskin manor let out screams that shook the entire city.

The city guards quickly arrived at the scene and notified the garrison.

Because the scene was too cruel, the nobles were not helpless lambs, they had more resources to provide to the Grandmaster of Combat, the Aiskin family was also a famous noble family in the city, a massacre of this scale without making any noise was not something the guards could handle.

"The people and food of the manor were distributed in batches, even the chefs had to be changed, the water used was not limited to a single point, with such a large manor, there is no possibility of poisoning."

"Yes, there were many signs of a struggle at the scene, but they were all very short, the culprits were very strong."

The two guards looked at each other, then lowered their heads at the same time, everyone knew that this was not a simple matter, a group with this kind of strength, after careful investigation and evidence collection, was actually very easy to find.

But anyone with even a bit of experience would know that this was a pool of muddy water, if they were to get involved, there was no telling when they would be ambushed and killed by the 'thugs'.

Because of that, after looking at each other, the two of them immediately began to collect evidence, but they were obviously a lot sloppy, some of the suspicious points were skipped over, like the sword mark that was too sharp, it did not look like it was made by normal weapons, or the fact that the Grandmaster of Combat trained by the nobles of the manor had some torn fabric in his hands.

These suspicious points, the guards noted them down, but they did not say it out loud, instead, they tried to cover it up a little.

Only smart people could survive in the guards.

Soon, the army temporarily sealed off the city in the name of searching for the culprits, most of the citizens returned to their homes to wait for the search, while at the city gate, a convoy quietly left the city.

"Looks like Eldridge has not fully recovered yet." Negri stood at a high vantage point, watching everything, he was very clear about their actions, buying and selling military equipment, making a huge profit, but it would cost them their lives.

If Eldridge was still at his peak, then the new Kingdom of Royas would not have ended up like this.

But then again, Eldridge's power came from the Authority of the Last God, from the Flame Era.

With the end of the Flame Era, the rules of the world had changed, and his own power was bound to backfire on him. Eldridge was already lucky enough to survive, so he was probably lying on the ground like a corpse right now. Helping the Royas rebuild their kingdom was already his limit, wanting to rule over a country like he did in the past was probably beyond his capabilities.

Then, Negri's gaze fell on the temple in the center of the city. It was the temple of Lord Eldridge.

As the rules of the world changed, Eldridge could no longer rely on trust to gain the support of the people. Hence, he changed his method and chose to rely on the path of faith.

The chaos in the city quickly subsided. The act of sealing the city ended not long after the batch of military equipment left the city. The 'culprits' were also quickly determined to be a group of mountain bandits. They had snuck into the city at night and cruelly murdered the noble Askin's family. The army would immediately send people to clean them up.

But it was worth mentioning that the youngest son of the Askin family, Haarlem Askin, had left home last night and luckily escaped death. Although he appeared to be scared out of his wits, according to the rules of the nobility, as the only son, he instantly inherited the Askin family's title and became Baron Askin.

City Lord Dulan personally performed the inheritance ceremony for him.

"What the hell are you doing!?" Dulan slammed the table and roared in anger. His plan was very strict, when Haarlem went out to have fun at night, someone was already waiting for him to stab him, but today, he somehow survived.

"It's no longer a good time to act, he can't do anything by himself anyway" Dulan slammed the table and roared in anger. "As for you, if you don't do your job properly, you'll be punished yourself, I'll give you another chance after a while"

"Yes sir!" the man trembled as he retreated from the room.

At this time, a little boy ran in with a wooden sword in hand, trying his best not to act arrogant, but still held his head high with a 'praise me' expression: "Father, I've practiced my sword technique 20 times today, am I good?"

"You're too good, my little Parry." Dulan put away the indifference on his face, held the little boy in his arms, and quickly praised him, but for some reason, the young body of Askin's family flashed through his mind.

After a slight pause, Dulan said with a smile: "Since little Parry is so hardworking, then I'll give you a reward. In a few days, I'll baptize you again, and you'll be able to practice the Bone Forging Method and become a great Grandmaster of Combat. How about that?"

"Really, Father is the best!" the little boy said happily, hugging Dulan with all his might.

"Hehehe." Dulan also laughed loudly, and forgot about the young body in his mind. For the glory of his family, for his own child, everything was worth it.

On the other side, Katob's gaze fell on the City Lord's Mansion. As a ruined noble, most of the things in the house that could be sold had been sold, and there was nothing left except for knowledge. The Ghostman Ceremony was the only chance for the Yugus family to make a comeback, and he would never give it up.

"Those people left the city directly after they left, and it's impossible to let most of the people leave the city at night without the participation of the City Lord." Katob recalled some of the information he gathered last night, and with some of the reactions of the army today, he already had a target for the murderer of the Askin family's murder.

"There must be a dirty deal behind this, but so what? I only need the Fountain of Life."

He was not a guard, and if he suspected a target, he did not need evidence. There was only one Fountain of Life, and a broken Fountain of Life could only be used by one person, so he had to get that piece of God's Remains.

"So I have to use some tricks. The only son of the City Lord's family is the biggest weakness of the City Lord. As long as I capture him and use him as a hostage, I can ask for the whereabouts of the Fountain of Life, but he will definitely be protected by a Grandmaster of Combat."

A Grandmaster of Combat who had condensed the Heart of Combat possessed extraordinary strength. Even though Katob trained every day, his physique was not good. Coupled with the lack of resources, it was impossible for him to train his body to the limit and become a Grandmaster of Combat.

The Bone Forging Method required a change of blood, and if the resources could not keep up, it would only leave the root of the problem. So even if the Bone Forging Method was not rare, there were very few Grandmasters of Combat among the commoners. There were only two ways for a commoner to become a Grandmaster of Combat: join the army, or become a dog of the nobles.

Other than that, the other commoners who became Grandmasters of Combat could not be copied at all. They were either lucky enough to pick up some treasure, or they had excellent bone quality, and their bodies were naturally better than ordinary people.