Meanwhile, in Baron Irwin’s office…
The head of the Irwin family had no idea what was happening in the vault of his residence. He was standing next to one of his most important guards while the three Fuller family emissaries stood in front of him.
These three had their rectangular boxes opened in front of the Baron and his subordinate, each one large enough to hold a grown man.
Inside were some of the valuable items that this group had to show the Baron, which they had been discussing for the past few moments. .𝙘𝒐𝒎
After introducing themselves and hearing a few words from the Baron, who also asked about Vicente, the men said what they had to say and showed what they had with them.
Without much to tell, in less than three minutes of their arrival, they had talked about everything they had to show, and the Baron was now wondering if it was worth buying new jewelry for his family.
‘These jewels the Fuller family has in their hands aren’t interesting to me… As much as they might help me convert the value of some of my coins, I’m really not in a hurry to make such a deal.’ The Baron thought to himself as he silently assessed the situation.
‘If only they had something really nice for me to show the local society, but these things are just average.’ The Baron sighed.
Status and prestige were everything to the nobility and could help a family to stand out from others.
A simple piece of jewelry could help beautify a woman and make her more attractive to young members of other important or more important families.
Jewelry wasn’t just a high-value item used to store large amounts of coins in small volumes. They affected those who wore them and could improve the wearer’s defense, comprehension, and even appearance.
If one wore one of these items for a long time, one could even gain permanently the benefits it provided.
Thus, with a single good jewel, a woman, for example, could easily improve her position by attracting the attention of an heir, perhaps even a prince.
According to local stories, the current queen came from a relatively small noble family but managed to charm the then-crown prince with her beauty.
Seeing nothing among the Fuller family jewels that could help his family members do the same, Baron Irwin concluded that it wasn’t worth doing business tonight.
“I’m glad you introduced me to these jewels before Vicente’s other business associates. But I’m not interested in making a deal today. I already have some jewelry like this, so we’ll have to do business another time.”
“Really? Too bad.” One of the men commented as he closed the box next to him.
“Let’s see what we can get for it in town. If we get something interesting for the Baron’s family, we’ll come back in the future.”
“Hmmm.” The old man commented as he watched the men in front of him close the boxes containing the various jewels.
“By the way, I’ve been waiting to ask you since you arrived. Why do you use these boxes instead of more compact storage items?” The guard beside the Baron asked.
“Because we don’t have any spatial storage items, so it’s easier to carry everything we have.” One of the three replied, dispelling the doubts of the level 8 General next to Baron Irwin.
With that, they greeted each other once more and prepared to leave this place, having ‘failed’ at their business.
As the Baron rose from his chair and shook hands with the men again, he and his guard suddenly became more serious, sensing something was wrong.
Vicente’s men frowned and made ugly faces as they looked around and sensed a disturbance in the mana around this residence.
If one didn’t pay attention to their surroundings, it might be difficult to even notice a magician using special abilities around them. However, if something was about to happen that could destroy a house and end many lives, even if they weren’t paying attention, warriors like these people would notice something wrong around them.
“What is this?” When he felt this, the Baron questioned not only his man but also the three Fuller family emissaries.
But the moment he said those words out loud, the ground suddenly shook, and the sounds of explosions outside the mansion came from the left side of the place.
BOOOOOM!
A massive explosion tore down the wall on the left side of the building, and everyone there felt the earth tremors it caused, as well as the magical attacks that formed nearby.
But while the spells around the estate seemed to be cast by relatively weak men, an extremely powerful spell suddenly appeared from inside the building, causing the Baron and his main guard to turn pale.
Before they could do anything, a powerful spell based on the earth element caused the entire estate to shake, causing everyone below level 1 Acolyte to fall to the ground and lose their footing.
The higher-level Acolytes and Generals around the estate used the mana in their bodies to stay on their feet as they realized what was happening.
“Enemy attack!” The Baron’s guard shouted as he moved toward the door, preparing for battle with a weapon in hand.
Seeing the man move, the leader of the three Fuller family emissaries called out. “What can we do to help?”
“Help? Stay on my side, and don’t die!” The Baron shouted, finding such a comment ridiculous.
What could level 1 Acolytes do in such a situation?
He then ran after his guard while the three ran out of the office, trying to keep up with Baron Irwin.
But just as the last of them passed the exit of the office, another series of explosions erupted, this time inside the Irwin family mansion, from the first floor to the second floor of the building.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Once again, the ground shook, but this time, several pieces of wall, artifacts, and fragments of bombs flew in all directions inside the building, killing the first people there.
“Aaaaaaaaaagh!”
Cries of pain rang out around the building as the bodies of several people were sent flying by the momentum created by the explosions of several of the bombs that had been scattered around the building earlier.
“Shit! What’s going on? Have we been attacked?” The Baron slammed his back into a wall but was not seriously injured. However, he couldn’t help but yell in anger when he saw that some fool had decided to challenge him.
But just as the Baron was about to unleash his powers and go after the cause of all this, he saw a bluish bolt of lightning descend above his guard and strike him mercilessly.
Ka-Boom!
It didn’t even take a second to strike down that man, a powerful level 8 General!
Baron Irwin felt something above him as he watched and shuddered in fear.
“Shit!”