After everything was over, it was decided that 30% of the Mana Stones mined by the Levern Family will fall in the hands of the Dorell family, this was for my own benefit, I will need this much Mana Stones to start enhancing my Mana Core and to allow me in a short period of time to at least reach the Ruler level of strength with my Mana Core .
My physical strength was superior to Rulers and little short if I were to compare it with an Emperor level figure, at least according to what Lido's said, in a situation where I fought the Demon Emperor purely depending on my physical strength, I would lose 99 times out of a hundred .
The reason lies in the difference in the mysteries of space he mastered and the elevation to his lifeform, which was a result of his own ascension to the Emperor Rank .
I need to reach at least to the Ruler Rank with my Mana Core and in the shortest period of time I can manage, just to enhance those chances of mine a little more in my favor, for that I won't only need to put some effort, but I will also need more resources .
I would have liked for them to hand over all there Mana Stones, but with doing that, I can't guarantee that they won't chose to self-destruct, not to mention that this would make things quite dangerous for the Dorell family, but I myself might got betrayed by them at a critical time and if that were to happen, no amount of regret will be able to help me then .
There was also the expanses that the Levern Family will need to pay to finance the war against the Beastfolk and the gifts that are given to the Emperor, all in all the next period of time, the Levern Family would be in a very tight position, so there was no need for me to slaughter them as well .
A 30% share, should already be quite a huge sum, but even with that I couldn't help but think that it might not be enough for me to achieve Ruler level Mana Core, after all if creating a Ruler level powerhouse was this easy, then those guys who should have already accumulated tons of Mana Stones, should have at least 10 or more Rulers .
But since this wasn't the case, then there must be something stopping them from doing so, I looked at the scenery outside the window and sighed, thinking about this currently wasn't productive .
I will be able to find out more after I checked the Mana Techniques left by Lido later, I would also need to go back and ask that family head about the Mind Nourishing Method and how to acquire more chapters of it, it seem that in the next few days, I will become quite busy .
But I still need to be quick with my movements, whether to deal with the upcoming invasion or to deal with the Demon Emperor, everything will need me to continue working without rest .
There was also the issue of finding my schoolmate, it shouldn't be that difficult to find her now that I have spread the word about wanting to find her as quickly as possible, I could also ask Fey and Tay to provide some aerial support .
Just as I thought of this I couldn't help but look at the two women sitting on my left, seeing me look at them,they seem to have misunderstood my look and they said directly and in unison :
We too are willing . ×2 .
I was certain that they seem to have misunderstood the reason I looked at them, so I raised my hand and said :
" Well, I wasn't looking at you for this matter, but since you brought it up, you guys have already worked hard to please me, I Callen can appreciate those who worked hard to appease me and I hereby give you an exempt of having to deliver 30% of your Mana Stones .
" As for spreading the words about our little association here, the same thing with the Levern Family goes for you, it's completely up to you whether you wanted to announce it or not .
" If you have anything to say Levan, say it directly .
Seeing Levan squeezing the hand of his chair, I instantly understood that he seemed to be dissatisfied with this current arrangements, so not wanting to leave any hidden dangers or ticking bombs behind me .
So I decided to resolve the issue on the spot, after he heard my question, his expression shifted slightly and the squeezing hands of his relaxed instantly, then he said :
I'm sorry Master Callen, but isn't this a bit unfair to us, we both serve the same, so why was this huge disparity in treatment, I'm afraid that this would create some troubles .
Hearing what he said, I understood his point clearly, even though he was quite shrewd to not mention himself among the ranks of people who might feel dissatisfied by this, but even though, I still told him :
" Isn't your job is to dedicate some effort and deal with these troubles, I can see your dissatisfaction y'know, you have every right to demand this, but it's all depending on whether I accept this demand of yours or not .
His face changed as he heard these words of mine, a dark glint seemed to be flickering inside his eyes, so after seeing this, I continued to say :
" You want to be equally treated and that is your right, but its who you wanted to be treated as equal that might create a conflict here, I need to remind you that unlike you and your family, those guys submitted themselves to me out of their own willingness .
" They weren't promised, protection, riches, or even alliances, yet they dedicated themselves to my cause, so if I were to treat you Levan who succumbed to me after knowing that you can't beat me as an equal to them, then I would be going back on my words .
" Just now, I said that I can tell what's right from what's wrong, can see when and who to praise and who to punish, so if you really deserve something, then you would get without even needing to ask for it .
" But that also goes for punishment, if you were deserved to be punished, then you will be punished even without getting a heads up, so what do you want to ask for, Levan ? .
I said this in a booming voice filled with, authority, presence and killing intent, even though there was no need to go this far, but I felt words spilling out of my mouth uncontrollably, it seem that the events of today had awakened some feelings and thoughts inside me that I had never cared to endorse, as for the results of my words .
Well, I was looking at Levan with a nonchalant gaze to see what will he pick, this might also be considered a test for him, if he failed, the Levern Family would cease to exist, but if he passed, him and the Levern Family will prosper in the future .
I saw that he rose up from his chair and directly kneeled down in front of me and said :
This insignificant me believe that he deserve to be punished, I hope for master's lenience .
Seeing him say this so submissively, I noticed a bit heated gaze on me and saw that it came from Tay, seeing the look in her eyes, I guessed that she seem to have seen through my actions, but I also saw a strange kind of emotion in her gaze, but I had other things to deal with than this .
" You being aware of this, is a blessing to you and your family, there is no need for punishment, in fact soon I might even give you a big reward, but for now you should continue with your work as before .
My words reached the kneeling guy in front of me and as if giving a second chance of life, he bowed down his head to me then rose up and took a seat again, if that guy did well, I might not be stingy with sharing the Mind Nourishing Method with him .
Something that was even yearned for by an Emperor level powerhouse must be more than helpful to Rulers without a doubt, after this was over with as well, it was finally time for me to leave, but just as I got up from my seat, the only person who didn't seem to indulge with us much before finally spoke, Fey suddenly said stammering :
Master, may I ask something ? .
I was taken aback at first and couldn't help but squinting my eyes at her, which led her to misunderstand my reaction as that of anger and she directly fell silent and seemed trying to hide behind her sister, seeing her reaction, I couldn't help but wonder how she was picked as a family head and a representative of her race as well .
Even if her mother was the queen, picking someone as shy as Fey was a bit inconvenient, that Tay seemed a lot more suitable for this role, this was quite weird. discarding of these useless thoughts for now, I said :
" I'm just surprised that you are finally willing to share your thoughts with us, tell me what do you have in mind, don't worry about anything, just say what you want ? .
After hearing that I wasn't angry and that she can say what she wanted, her face lit up and she directly expressed her thanks by bowing down then she rose up and said with quite a serious tone, that I was shocked that she was able to muster, she said :
If I'm not wrong, Master already have a goal set, may I inquire about that goal .
Hearing her question, I together with the other two people in the room couldn't help gasp, her sister in particular seemed to see this kind of question quite offensive and was about to reprimand her sister, but I involuntarily lifted my hand and forbade her from doing or saying anything and then I turned to look at Fey and nodded then said :
" A minute ago, I was wondering how can a shy person be chosen to play such a powerful role as a family head, but I no longer think so, the answer to your question is yes, but let me ask this first before answering you, will my answer make you change your mind of following me ? .
The atmosphere in the room became more heavy than the atmosphere in the battlefield before and it was increasing by the second, luckily for those who were present, Fey took merely a few seconds before she shook her head and say with a smile :
I thank Master for his praise, as for my answer, I can't see it does .
Her answer brief but already enough to show her resolve, seeing her smiling, I too smiled as well before saying in a relaxed tone :
" Well, since this is dealt with, I will tell you what my goal is, my set goal is for our Demon race to leave this world and instead focus on ruling our world, that's the goal I have set for myself and now this have become your goal as well .
The two girls have already known beforehand that our course will sooner or later clash with the Demon Emperor's, it was the newest member Levan that took some time before realizing this and unlike the two who were merely gaping at how grand my ambition was .
But, but doesn't that mean that we will go against the wishes of his Majesty the Emperor at some point ?!! .
The guy who fell in thought just now had finally come to realize this point and directly said this almost screaming out loud, all I responded to him with was a nod with a smile still on my face, then I got out of the family hall leaving the three of them dumbstruck and without any explanation .
After coming out, I was able to encounter a few little guys from the Levern Family playing tricks on one another, surprisingly in that play of theirs, I was the evil guy who their hero Levern was trying to slay .
Those guys were capable of shape shifting, so the scene looked both comical and a bit weird to witness me being impersonated in a play like that, I couldn't help but want to poke some fun at them as well, so I adjusted my Demon Form to the right margin enough to shock them a little and after seeing the fake me got slayed I directly appeared from behind them and roared loudly :
" Who dared to kill me ? .
The 4 or 5 guys were now cheering the hero, but after hearing my roar, the hero and the other guys directly collapsed on the floor from fright and started crying, looking at them like this, I understood that I might have went overboard with my prank .
Without waiting someone to come and witness this scene, I directly took off from this place and headed back to the Dorell family mansion, wanting to finally relax even if it was just for a little bit .
As I was flying, I couldn't help but laugh to myself about what occurred just now, I never would have thought that even for Demons, the concept of a hero who saves the day was still something .
I didn't know why, but I found myself dwelling on that scene in my mind for quite some time, wondering if whether I should be called a hero or a savior or maybe just an idiot who wished for everything to go his way .
Maybe I was all of that, maybe I wasn't any of that, I can't really tell nor do I want to find out for now, all I'm thinking of currently is how to make use of most of the time I have on hand and to gain the most benefit out of it as well .
Discarding this weird thoughts of mine, I released a deep breath of air while thinking about how difficult was my situation just now was, most of the things I did or say was me just acting and hoping that it works out in my favor and surprisingly it did .
Not only that, but I seemed to have changed enough and even adapted to this sudden changes in a way that I would have never imagined, I couldn't help but laugh bitterly to myself about this, wondering if I was actually turning into another Demon Emperor, after all I believe that me and him do share something in common .
We both are ambitious and now we are also Demons, we both are Ambitious Demons, That Make Us DANGEROUS .