Ch 62: The Coming Storm

Bal and Phia returned home, and Xiaoyue went out to greet them.

“Master, Madam, you’re back.”

“We’re back. Did anything happen at home?”

“No. Miss Nia and Mr. Grey are waiting for you in the study.”

“Okay, I understand. Thank you for watching the house.”

After Bal thanked Xiaoyue, he took Phia to the study.

“Ah, Brother, Sister-in-law, you’re back!”

Nia ran to Bal and Phia’s side to check if there were any anomalies on them, and Grey also came over at this time.

“How is it?”

“That old fox, Reginald, made his move. I didn’t expect him to be so ruthless, not even sparing his own daughter.”

Bal sighed, but there was no sadness on his face. Phia walked to the bookshelf, she activated the secret chamber mechanism, and the secret chamber gate opened before everyone.

“Let’s go and take a look.”

Everyone walked into the secret chamber, and after half an hour, they came out with several bottles of potions.

“Nia, tell us about the effects of these potions.”

Bal arranged the potions on the desk in order of color depth. Nia carefully picked up the first bottle of deep purple potion; it looked like dangerous goods.

“This potion is used to decompose corpses. It’s extremely dangerous. If it touches your skin, it will immediately corrode your flesh, and the corrosion and decomposition will continue until the potion dissipates.”

After everyone listened to Nia’s explanation of the potion’s effect, they all stepped back. Nia put the potion back and then held up a blue potion.

“This potion is more potent; it can heal wounds, both externally and internally. However, it has side effects. External application will cause the applied area to become weak and powerless, while internal use will lead to a state of mental confusion.”

Bal glanced at the potion, thought for a moment, and then put it into his magic bag. Nia held up the next bottle of deep green potion; this potion looked like vegetable juice.

“This potion was accidentally refined by me; the effect is rather strange. It neither heals nor worsens wounds. After applying it to a wound, it will stop the bleeding and keep the wound in that stage. As for the duration… because it was only tested recently, I don’t know how long it can last.”

Phia picked up the potion. After analyzing its composition with magic, she determined the duration of the potion.

“About sixteen hours.”

“Sister-in-law is amazing! Sister-in-law, do you want to make potions with me?”

Nia put down the potion and tried to hug Phia, but Phia dodged Nia’s hug.

“Alright, don’t make a fuss.”

“Yes——”

Nia then introduced the effects of the remaining potions, but Bal did not put any other potions into his magic bag except for the blue potion and the deep green potion.

When Nia finished tidying the desk and put the potions back into the secret chamber, Grey walked up to Bal.

“What are you going to do? Now you have one less competitor; the remaining people are no threat to you. Why do you still need to act?”

Bal walked to the window, looked up at the cloudy sky, and said to Grey without turning his head.

“I think Reginald won’t give up so easily. He might interfere in the election process. I have a feeling, Grey, that this matter won’t end easily, just like this rain won’t stop anytime soon.”

After Bal finished speaking, it began to rain outside. This rain seemed like heaven was crying for an idealist.

“What are you planning to do? Since Reginald won’t stop, his next target will most likely be you. Although I believe in your strength, can you really protect this home, protect Nia?”

“Trust Nia. She is a strong child, and in terms of strength, the Divine Child is not an ordinary fighter.”

After Bal finished speaking, he closed the window.

“Grey, I assure you, Nia will only be on the edge of this incident, and she has the ability to protect herself. But you need to pay attention to your own safety. Nia is someone who does as she pleases; if anything happens to you, she might destroy this town.”

Looking at Bal’s serious expression, Grey began to doubt the true identities of these three people. Each of them could easily overthrow the existing structure of Guangyue Town; it would be a piece of cake for them to subvert this town. But now they are fighting against the darkness and corruption entrenched in Guangyue Town using legal means, all for one person, for an ideal. He nodded; he knew he had been drawn into the vortex of this struggle, he couldn’t withdraw, he could only do everything he could to protect himself.

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The perspective shifts to Reginald.

Reginald sat in his study. He took off the mask of grief he wore at the funeral for his daughter. Now, his eyes were cold, and he stared at the report Saiko placed on the table. It was Bal and Phia’s application to become adventurers.

“Saiko, send someone to follow and monitor these two people.”

“Yes, Master. I’ll arrange it immediately.”

After watching Saiko leave, Reginald watched the footage of the assassin’s assassination of Selena again and again. He didn’t want revenge; on the contrary, he was looking for anything unreasonable in the footage. Finally, he nodded with satisfaction, picked up his pipe, filled it with his custom-made tobacco, lit it, took a puff, and a sense of relief washed over him.

“Selena, Selena, why did you have such a bad idea to try to overthrow the existing system? I passed the position on to you so that you could succeed me and continue to move forward in this darkness, but unfortunately, it has to be given to someone else.”

Reginald clapped his hands, and a young man who looked very much like Selena came out.

“Father, you called for me?”

“Selena is dead; now you are the next head of the house. Go and take Selena’s place in the election. Remember, Lucas, you must not fail.”

“Yes, I will definitely be elected successfully.”

Lucas retreated and left Reginald’s study.

“Once I control the Adventurer’s Guild, this town will be mine. Ferenti Kingdom, your avenger has arrived.”

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The perspective returns to Bal’s House.

Bal and Phia were making dinner in the kitchen. Phia skillfully chopped vegetables on the cutting board, while Bal energetically stirred the food in the wok.

“Dumb Dog, you almost knocked the vegetables out of the wok!”

Phia finished chopping the vegetables, put them in a basket, and then scolded Bal’s carelessness.

“It’s okay, it’s okay! Isn’t everything fine?”

Bal put the stir-fried beef on a plate and handed it to Phia, pinching her soft face.

“Your hands are dirty, wash them before touching me next time.”

After Phia scolded Bal, she carried the plate and walked out.

At the same time, two Black-clothed Men were using magic to observe the couple’s every move. They were the people Saiko sent to monitor Bal and Phia.

The surveillance lasted for a week. During this week, Bal and Phia occasionally went out to take commissions to earn money; they lived as they always did.

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The perspective shifts to Gu Letia House.

A week later, the Black-clothed Men returned to Saiko.

“Master Saiko, we have been tracking and monitoring for a week, and we haven’t found anything unusual.”

“Is that so? Really nothing unusual at all?”

“Yes, Master Saiko. They even have sexual relations. If we were exposed, they absolutely wouldn’t do that.”

“They’re just two people who go with the flow after all. Alright, you’ve worked hard, go and rest and collect your reward.”

“Yes, Master.”

The Black-clothed Men left. Saiko reported everything the Black-clothed Men reported to Reginald without omission.

“Master, what do you think?”

“Those two adventurers are no threat. Don’t bother with them anymore. Now is a crucial moment for us to seize power. Except for necessary surveillance, everyone else will be withdrawn and will follow my instructions.”

“Yes, I’ll instruct them immediately.”

Saiko left Reginald’s study to carry out the orders. Reginald stood by the window, looking at the already dim sky and muttering.

“This rain will wash away everything; I will eventually win.”