CHAPTER 40: EIGHT HOUSES- HOUSE OF IRON FIST

In the far east of the continent, there was a large country.

It was the home to Twelve High Nobles, Thirty-Six Weak Nobles, and a population of hundreds of millions.

This country was ruled by one king and one royal family, but the royal family was directly connected to the Twelve High Nobles.

So, the High Nobles were the ones truly controlling the country.

The division of power was wider than the oceans. If someone was born into a Noble Family, they could get anything.

If he weren’t born in a noble family, everything would be taken away from him.

But people were stubborn.

In a place with hundreds of millions of people, there were bound to be some chaotic people who wouldn’t mind sacrificing themselves to kill nobles.

These people were called madmen by nobles. They were called rebels by the country. They were called gangsters by the normal citizens.

And, these people were also divided into Eight Houses.

House of Iron Fist, House of Blood Fist, House of Azure Beast, House of Red Dragon, House of Black Iron, House of Madness, House of Champion, and House of Strangers.

These houses were rebels, but the country couldn’t do anything to them.

They were called gangsters because they were connected to every single illegal activity.

They were madmen because nobles didn’t dare to cause much trouble for them.

There were many who would pay a protection fee just to live in this country and be safe from spirits.

House of Iron Fist and House of Blood Fist controlled the east side.

House of Azure Beast and House of Red Dragon controlled the west side.

House of Black Iron and House of Champion controlled the south side.

House of Madness and House of Strangers controlled the north side.

In the House of Iron Fist;

A man wearing silver-plated armor knelt on one knee as he spoke.

"Lord Troy, we have discovered something important about the Shadow Totem City."

The man in front of him was the lord of the House of Iron Fist, Troy. He had been handling the slavery business for decades.

While everyone knew these houses were responsible for slavery, they still tried to keep things secret.

The reason behind it was simple.

They were working for themselves, not for the country or for its citizens. But at least, with this situation, nobles and citizens wouldn’t do anything to them.

If nobles provided them with resources, then citizens provided them with manpower.

If that balance was broken, they would be destroyed by the nobles.

Troy didn’t care about the death of Morris Brothers, but he was still curious who took care of his subordinates.

"Oh, isn’t it the same city where Morris Brothers lost their lives?"

Troy narrowed his eyes and asked.

"Yes, Lord! We sent seven Second Rank Hunters and three Third Rank hunters to infiltrate this city."

"But none of them returned. So, later, we started searching for more information about this city and learned something crucial."

"Diva Alex is sending a large wealth to this city under his name. We lost five Fifth Rank Hunters, just for this information."

"Should we continue to find more information?"

When Troy heard that, he touched his chin.

It was quite a loss.

Losing five Fifth Rank Hunters just for this information was a loss he couldn’t accept.

But he also didn’t want to enrage an Eighth Rank Hunter.

Since none of the Ninth Rank Hunters had appeared in public for hundreds of years, the Eighth Rank Hunters have become the highest authority.

Diva was a newly awakened Eighth Rank Hunter. But his talent and opportunities had been so insane that he rose through the ranks in just two decades.

Whereas he, the Lord of Iron Fist House, had been working for five decades and achieved only the Seventh Rank.

That’s why he was so angry.

He controlled his anger and asked.

"Anthony, tell me, who gave you the order to use five Fifth Rank Hunters to track this information?"

He couldn’t help but feel insane. Because he never remembered giving such orders to Anthony.

But Anthony was a man of loyalty. He would never betray him unless other houses gave him such an order.

Anthony gave him a confused look and said.

"But sir, didn’t you send me the letter with your seal on it?"

Hearing that, Troy almost went crazy with anger.

But he suppressed his emotions and said.

"I never send you any letters, and my seal can only be accessed using my Aura."

"Sir, this is your letter."

Anthony took out the letter and passed it to Troy. When Troy saw this letter, his eyes widened.

Because he could sense his Aura on the letter.

Only for him to shake his head.

’No, this is not my Aura. This is similar to my Aura, but there is one difference. My Aura is not that lustful.’

Since Aura was made out of physical and mental energy. The state of mind could affect the nature of one’s Aura.

He was a lustful person, but if he were just lustful, he wouldn’t have reached Seventh Rank and become the leader of the House.

But the lust for that aura was alarming. Considering how similar it was to his Aura, he instantly found the suspect.

"That’s Peter’s Aura! Where is Peter? Call him right now!"

He roared. This time, he was no longer able to hold down his anger.

A few minutes later, a young man appeared in front of him.

He seemed to be wearing a robe, not even formal clothes. Even his mother was called.

Smelling sex and alcohol on her son, Troy’s wife frowned and scolded him.

"Peter, why can’t you be more like your dad and control yourself?"

Peter didn’t respond to his mother; instead stared at his father and asked.

"Dad, why did you call me so urgently?"

Troy was annoyed by his son’s attitude, but he threw the letter at him and said.

"Why did you write this letter?"

"What letter? I didn’t write any letters."

Despite saying that, Peter opened the letter and read it. Because of the fear of his father, he wasn’t influenced by alcohol.

After reading this letter, he immediately understood the severity of the situation.

"Dad, I have never written this letter."

"But it has your Aura."

"Dad, I will not make a mistake like this. I have not written this letter. I can promise you that."

Peter retorted. He didn’t get angry, knowing he was being cheated by someone.

But he didn’t understand why this letter had his seal on it and the seal condensed by his Aura.

He was a Fourth Rank Hunter. He wouldn’t make a mistake like this.

Hearing that, Troy instantly came in front of his son and placed his palm on his head.

At this moment, his expression sank.

’An unrecognizable Aura!’

He wasn’t sure how powerful this Aura was, but the traces of his Aura remained in his brain.

This was enough to let him know someone had manipulated his son into writing that letter.

"Dad!" "Dear!"

Hoarse and anxious voices woke him up. He lowered his head and saw his son’s skin turning red.

He was using the full strength of his Aura just to hold on against his dad’s Aura.

"Sorry!"

Troy pulled back his hand and apologized to his son. Then, he returned to his chair.

He looked at his son and his wife. Although he had many lovers, he only had one wife and a child.

His son was already thirty-five years old. But unlike him, his son was more interested in women and sex.

That had led him to never train. This stagnated his growth, but he loved his son so much that he didn’t mind if his son didn’t grow.

But now that his son was manipulated, he was burning with anger that he couldn’t release.

"Peter, Julia, from now on, you two will stay by my side all the time!"

The mother and son weren’t dumb. They knew something had gone wrong with Peter.

Julia frowned and said.

"Dear, I don’t mind staying with you all the time, but I don’t like sharing you with others in bed."

"Yeah, yeah, if I stay with you all the time, how can I have fun, Dad? Besides, I am not injured. With you here, nothing will happen to me!"

Peter hurriedly followed his mother’s words and replied.

Originally, Troy was a bit embarrassed by his wife’s words. He loved his wife, but he didn’t mind having sex with other women.

And, since his wife couldn’t do anything about it, she could only stay away from him unless both were in the same mood.

But when he heard his son’s words, he almost erupted with anger.

Then, he thought about his son’s words, and a new idea emerged in his mind.

’With Anthony’s loyalty, I don’t have to worry about Julia. And, I can make fun of Peter’s weak stamina to motivate him’

’This is a perfect plan.’