Within a lavish dining hall, a huge table filled with all kinds of dishes and beverages was meticulously arranged.
Hallberg, followed by Jacob, and the two giants entered the hall, followed by some masked maidservants.
Every servant working within the castle wasn't allowed to reveal his/her face, nor were they allowed to talk with anyone outside the dark castle without the Dark Earl's permission.
This was done to make sure no one had any inside information on the City Administrator, and the Dark Rose made sure of it.
The Dark City puts the safety of its own nobles first, as well as guards the secrets known by these nobles. Especially a City Administrator, who has the most knowledge about the Dark City and some secrets that Dark Nobles won't know unless they have City Administrator Authority.
Jacob looked at the table full of all kinds of meat, and the aromas emitting from them were quite appetizing. He could also tell all that meat belonged to Extraodianry-Tier-6 magic beasts and was made with at least intermediate type-1 ingredients.
As for those beverages, their intoxicating scent was evidence of their being intermediate-type-1 quality at least.
He had to admit, Hallberg really meant it when he said he was going to hold a feast, and this feast was the best beast anyone could get in the Rare Plains or even in the Dark City.
With Hallberg's amiable attitude up till now, Jacob felt this guy might be sincere about meeting him.
But he knew things could turn ugly within a moment, especially when he still had no idea why Hallberg had contacted him and even invited him into the noble circle, and those two giants could be seen as his bodyguards. So, it was quite clear Hallberg was also quite careful of him, especially with his current reputation.
"Trust me, Jack, this meat is the best I could arrange in haste. If you had told me a day before your arrival, I could've done more." Hallberg sighed ruefully.
But his made the Giants' eyes spasmed while Jacob gave him a side eye and said, "Then I'm glad I didn't."
"Hahaha, so you do have humor, huh?" Hallberg chuckled as he pointed Jacob to his seat right beside his main seat, "Please."
"Thank you." Jacob nodded before he sat down, and Hallberg sat right beside him.
The two giants sat on the right and left; Stone Hammer sat close to Jacob, while Water Wave was close to Hallberg.
Jacob didn't mind those two vigilant gazes, and he thought of something and said to Hallberg, "I prepared a gift for you. Do you mind if I take it out?"
Since Hallberg was being so considerate and showing him respect despite his superior status and background, he didn't want to be seen as someone with a lack of respect. He liked to treat people as they treated him.
Of course, things would have been different if he had ulterior motives. Especially in Hallberg's case, he wanted to buy something from him. But he was treating him like a guest and even holding this luxurious feast, so he would be slapping the guy in the face by bringing up his purpose.
Lastly, Jacob wanted to see something in the sham of this gift.
The two giants' eyes flashed in wariness as they looked at Hallberg with meaningful looks.
When they heard the same Faceless Ancient who was the person behind the massacre over eight days ago were coming here to meet with Hallberg, their first reaction was this was an insane idea. Hallberg was taking a huge risk by inviting a tiger into his house.
Even they weren't sure if they could survive the siege of over five hundred trained warriors. But Jacob did, and he even killed them all. In the end, Hallberg was adamant about meeting with Jacob since he had his own reasons, so he asked them to stay as well.
In the end, they agreed, but they wanted to confiscate Jacob's items, especially if he had a space ring, since it would be too dangerous to allow him to keep it.
However, Hallberg rejected this idea as he knew this would be rude to Jacob, and he might not even agree to it and made Jacob even more vigilant, which he didn't want.
Although it was dangerous to let Jacob keeps his stuff, Hallberg knew if Jacob wanted to act, he might not even need anything.
Those over five hundred deaths and Jacob coming here without seeming to be mortally wounded was quite clear that among the living, he was probably the most powerful person in the rare plains at this moment.
So, it didn't matter if they took his space ring or not.
It would be a lie to say that Hallberg wasn't fearful of Jacob. But he has thoroughly studied this mysterious man called Faceless Ancient, and he found that he never acted against anyone unless they provoked him first.
Or he wasn't foolish enough to invite him here if he thought that Jacob was a bloodthirsty killer who killed as he pleased.
Like everyone else, he also thought when he called him that Jacob would be wounded and might not even agree to meet him until his wounds healed.
But to his astonishment, Jacob agreed to his meeting in ten days, which could only mean he was most likely recovered from that battle.
So, it didn't matter if he was wounded or not since he was fine after that kind of massacre. This means he had the means to recover fast and preserve his life.
After meeting with Jacob, Hallberg was even more sure that Jacob wasn't as his image had been portrayed by those events around him.
Although he was arrogant, he showed appropriate manners when he needed to, and his arrogance came with his strength.
If those two giants did not feel threatened and apprehensive by Jacob's achievement, they would've never behaved like well manner nobles.
The giants were arrogant by nature, and they only respected strength. Jacob has strength, so they were not taking any inappropriate action that could offend him despite the fact that they have their reasons not to trust or even hold a grudge against him.
Now that he brings up this gift, they feel alarmed but don't jump the guns and look at Hallberg since it was his call.
"Let's see it." Hallberg smiled and nodded as he allowed it.
In his eyes, Jacob didn't need to seek his permission to bring something out, but he did, which mean Jacob knew what they all felt about him and took those feeling into consideration.
It was enough to prove that he wasn't just a killer. As an alchemist himself, Hallberg knew how a mind of an alchemist works, and they only do things logically, not driven by killing intent.
Jacob's eyes flashed with a peculiar glint before he nodded and flipped his hand with a 'space ring' on his middle finger.
The next moment, a two feet gray disc appeared in his hand covered in a silver sheen, and it was half an inch thick like it was an ordinary disc.
But it actually wasn't because this was one of the two discs Jacob found from the first two legendary descendant mutants he killed.
Although Jacob was sure those guys were from the killer skull society. He just wanted to make sure that someone else wasn't involved, especially after today's assassination attempt right outside the Dark City.
Because only Hallberg knew he was going to come back to Dark City, and he hoped it was all just a big coincidence because if it wasn't…