“You’re Sable Grimwood, also known as Nightprowler, right?”
William remembered the name of this Shapeshifters lord.
As he called out his name, Sable was so startled he almost kneeled again, but remembering William’s previous words, he ended up with a mournful expression, saying, “Mr. Johnson, just call me Sable.”
William smiled. In just three days, these Shapeshifters lords had learned quickly, even mastering politeness.
“Sable, I have some matters to attend to and will be away for a while. Can I entrust you with taking care of this yard?” William planned to take Erebus and the others with him, and Amy would probably come over to fertilize again.
If no one tidied up, he feared the entire yard would be a stinky mess upon his return.
Sable’s eyes shone as he nodded vigorously: “Rest assured, Mr. Johnson, I will take good care of this yard and ensure no one enters.”
William said, “I’m just asking you to clean the yard. If people come in, just watch; there’s no need to drive them away.”
“Understood!” Sable nodded, seemingly getting the gist of it.
He was mainly confused about why William wanted him to watch the yard if not to prevent others from entering.
After a thought, William added, “Actually, don’t watch people either. If someone comes in, just hide yourself.” He paused, then asked, “You know how to hide, right? Make sure no one sees you.”
He felt compelled to instruct Sable this way,if Amy came to fertilize and Sable was just staring at her, it would probably scare her to tears.
Finally understanding, Sable nodded, assuring, “I guarantee no one will see me.”
William then turned to Erebus, instructing, “Erebus, show him how to water and turn the soil.”
Erebus acknowledged and called Sable over to demonstrate with a shovel behind the fence.
“Respected Lord Erebus, your strength has advanced considerably,” Sable complimented with a grin as he approached Erebus. Who would have thought that just a few days ago, they were contemplating killing Erebus to consume his flesh and blood?
Erebus and Luna’s innate talents had always made them strong, at least on par with Sable and Oxys. But previously, they would never have been so flattering towards two children, addressing them as “lords.”
Now, Sable realized, Erebus’s abilities had indeed improved significantly, and Luna’s aura had become even more formidable. Perhaps only the deceased Lernaeus could have matched them.
Erebus, with an air of arrogance, hummed and said, “Take good care of this grass, or else just wait for your death.”
“Yes, yes, yes!” Sable didn’t dare to waste words. In his eyes, Erebus was a favored figure in front of William.
He might even become William’s mount, a status so esteemed that Sable wouldn’t dare offend him.
Erebus continued, “Considering we’re both Shapeshifters, I’ll remind you, don’t offend anyone who comes in.” .
Sable chuckled, “As soon as someone comes in, I’ll run.”
Erebus laughed, “What if the little princess from the zoo comes in?”
Sable smartly replied, “Then I’ll turn into the form I was in at the zoo.”
William, overhearing their conversation, didn’t expect Sable to be quite clever.
Feeling confident in leaving the yard in Sable’s care, William then set off for the Soulmancer school with Luna and Erebus.
Three days had passed, and the tests had ended.
Everything at the Soulmancer school was ready.
William, leading Luna and Erebus, arrived at the Soulmancer school, where Zoey and two staff members from the 13th Bureau greeted them.
“We don’t have enough dorms right now, so you’ll stay here for now!” Zoey led them into the standalone villa where she lived.
The dorms at the Soulmancer school weren’t like those at ordinary universities, built to house hundreds or thousands in a single building.
Originally expecting only two thousand students, Steven and their 13th Bureau, being an institution affiliated with the nation, managed to construct six hundred individual villas in just a few days.
Besides the living spaces, they built a library, a Magical Alchemy Room, and a combat arena.
After all, with Soulmancers possessing special construction skills and top scientists at the 13th Bureau, the efficiency of building houses is quite astonishing.
“That’s fine,” William wasn’t demanding about living conditions. He was comfortable even sleeping on the streets, let alone in a spacious place like this, a two-story villa with a balcony.
William had planned to quietly make a fan from Luna’s feathers after moving in, but he noticed the two 13th Bureau staff members had left, and Zoey was still in the house.
Not only that, but she had also gone upstairs: “There are two rooms downstairs, you can divide them up.”
“Hmm?” William asked, “Do you live here too?”
Zoey said matter-of-factly, “Otherwise? I don’t like living with people I’m not familiar with.”
The implication being, she felt she was very familiar with William.
William simply nodded, then assigned a room for Luna and the others, while he went into another room to organize his personal belongings.
Initially, he had approached Evelyn because she resembled Artemis from the past.
But later, he discovered that Evelyn was actually a reincarnation of Morgana.
Moreover, the secret arts used by Zoey were the very ones William had taught Artemis millions of years ago. While appearances could be identical, secret arts couldn’t be so easily replicated. Thus, Zoey had to be that person…
However, William was clear-headed about one thing: Artemis was Artemis, and Zoey was Zoey,the two shouldn’t be conflated.
Adapting to the times, he respected the contemporary norms of monogamy and marital fidelity, and thus dismissed any thoughts of rekindling past relationships.
Without a doubt, William’s mindset was stable. He wasn’t like some lecherous old men who would think of seducing a woman just because they shared the same roof.
Closing the door of his room, William took out Luna’s feathers.
In theory, even if he crafted a fan out of a phoenix’s feathers, a magical artifact in such a form should have fire attributes, like causing a blaze over tens of thousands of miles with a single wave.
But what William wanted was to use only the wind from a fan to blow people away, without causing harm to the innocent or leading to mass casualties. .
Most importantly, it should look intimidating enough to make the opponent surrender, but not actually lethal. If it was just about killing, there was no need to go through such trouble.
After some thought, William immersed himself in crafting the fan. His speed in creating a magical artifact was incredibly fast. In just about fifteen minutes, he had a fan inscribed with magical runes in his hand.
However, finding Luna’s feathers too brightly colored, William changed the fan’s color to black.
“The effect should be good; time to test it on someone.” William looked at the fan in his hand, satisfied with a smile.
Now that it was ready, it was time to find someone to test it.
This content is taken from 𝘳𝑎.𝒸ℴ