The Herb King

121 The Rayden Household’s Panic

On the same day, Verson brought over one thousand hunters into the Aethelwolf’s mansion. This matter sparked a wave of discussions among the civilians and even the noble families and the imperial family heard about it. The Hunter Association tried to be secretive in transporting the hunters, but some people still noticed their movements. The news spread from one person to another and by nightfall, almost everyone in Lion City already knew about this.

Everyone was curious about the owner of the mansion and they want to know what his plans were for hiring a huge number of guards. They weren’t even simple guards, but hunters with professional backgrounds. They could be considered elites among the guards!

Soon, the name ‘Aethelwolf’ became famous overnight. The people learned that this man was the owner of this mansion and he was a Level 4 Alchemist at the young age of twenty-nine. Some were still skeptical about the authenticity of the existence of such a talented individual, but many witnesses claimed that this guy truly exist and he even owns a clinic in Dominion District.

Meanwhile, the ten Doctors sent by Verson also came to Aethelwolf’s clinic and signed up to become his employees. They were eager to work for their new boss who was said to be an individual who was on par with the legendary Lord Karman!

When this news entered the ears of the Rayden Household, their family head, Jericho Rayden, immediately summoned the upper echelons of his family to have a discussion. At first, he thought that his daughter was merely exaggerating things about Aethelwolf to incite his anger. Who would have thought that her words were actually true?

“I called everyone here to discuss about the emergence of Aethelwolf. I believe everyone has already heard about him.” Rayden scanned the meeting room and saw that everyone was nodding their heads. Aethelwolf has become famous in just one night and even the top nobles took this matter very seriously. He is a Level 4 Alchemist at the age of twenty-nine and everyone believed that he still has a high chance of becoming a Level 5 Alchemist. What does that entail? The presence of a Level 4 Alchemist could ensure an empire’s progress in the field of Alchemy, but a Level 5 Alchemist could already affect the balance in Regalis Continent.

There are only a few experts who are able to reach Level 5 and all of them are monstrous figures with unimaginable power and authority!
“A few days ago, that idiotic daughter of mine, Agnes, provoked this person.” Rayden muttered in a heavy tone.

Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

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“Miss Agnes angered Sir Aethelwolf?! That is not good!”

“How about we let Miss Agnes bring some gifts to Sir Aethelwolf? We must not make an enemy with such an individual, Lord Jericho! The Reynolds Household is already difficult to handle and one more fearsome foe might cause our Rayden Household to collapse!”

Jericho furrowed his eyebrows when he heard their words. He already expected this to happen, but he couldn’t blame them since he had been careless about this matter as well. He regretted not investigating about Aethelwolf. “I understand your concerns. As the family head of the Rayden Household, I won’t tolerate the wrongdoings of Agnes even if she is my daughter!” He raised his head, showing everyone a pair of eyes that were filled with a chilling glow. “Tomorrow, I’ll personally go to Dominion District and ask for Sir Aethelwolf’s forgiveness! Agnes will be punished for her actions and she will be stripped of her position as the main manager of our business! She will also be on house arrest for one year to reflect on her mistakes!”

Everyone inside the meeting room was scared when they saw how angry the family head was. He didn’t even hesitate to punish his daughter for the sake of maintaining the firm foundation of their Rayden Household! It was a cruel move as a father, but as the family head, it was the right thing to do.

“Prepare the Moonlight Frost Cauldron! I’ll offer it as a gift to Sir Aethelwolf!” Jericho muttered with a dark look. His aged face contorted and he looked like he was about to kill someone.

No one dared to question him despite hearing that he was planning to give the Rayden Household’s family heirloom. It was the only thing they had that might catch the eyes of a Level 4 Alchemist. After all, the Moonlight Frost Cauldron is a Unique-Rated cauldron!

“Yes, Lord Jericho!”

“Dismissed!” Everyone hurriedly left the meeting room.

When they left, Jericho slumped into his chair with a tired and weary expression, making him look as if he had aged even more. “To think that my Rayden Household actually has to bow our heads to someone. How the mighty have fallen...” He muttered weakly as he closed his eyes.

It was a huge blow to his pride to lower his head to someone, but he knew that it was the right thing to do.

Swoosh!

A figure suddenly appeared beside the old man. “My lord, do you want me to eliminate this person?” His voice was devoid of any emotion as if the act of killing someone was just a trifling chore.



Best

It was a gray-haired old man with a thin frame. His eyes were murky, but they contained boundless killing intent. He is the strongest expert in the Rayden Household, Aurus Rayden, a late Level 4 Esper!

Jericho stared at the old man and shook his head.

“This is my fault for not treating things seriously. It will be difficult to kill a Level 4 Alchemist and I also don’t want you to do that. He will be useful to our Leone Empire and his death would only make the neighboring empires happy. Don’t mention this again.” He knew that the Dustin Empire and the Ford Empire were still watching them closely. Killing a Level 4 Alchemist from their own empire would only benefit their enemies.

Aurus bowed his head lightly and disappeared.