467 Current Situation After some time alone with Eve, Vicente told her what he had to say about his trip, telling her about the new problems they might have after his weeks away. On the other hand, she told him about the local events, most of which were related to Snow Claw's escape and the fall of The Faceless Ones faction.
In other words, the local events during his absence were all about him!
If it had been possible to remove Vicente from reality during those days, then Millfall would have had complete peace during such a period. But that wasn't possible, and practically all the local issues involved him.
"So the soldiers from the capital are more lost than I thought..." Vicente was relieved because what worried him the most were the problems with the royal forces.
With Layla and Jasmine working for him in the local temple, he knew the chances of problems with the Congregation of Revelations were slim. The problem was the army.
But it seemed that the soldiers were in so much trouble that they were unconsciously helping him by completing investigations that could hurt him even without definitive answers.
As for the situation created by Shelby, Vicente wasn't surprised. He hadn't expected his ally to kill so many of her own family, but he had expected her to act to take control of Millfall's House Staples.
Eve disagreed with Vicente and asked. "Is that what worries you the most? Aren't you angry about what Shelby did?"
"Shelby used us, which is not pleasant. But from the beginning, our relationship was based on the benefits we could give each other. So it doesn't bother me. There's no way that incident could have hurt us. In fact, I think it helped us more than you realize, Eve." He said thoughtfully. The initial posting of this chapter occurred via Ñøv€l-B!n.
"What are you talking about?"
"Isn't it good that it's drawing attention to other things instead of the local powers keeping an eye on us?"
"Oh? Do you think this has taken the focus of powerful forces away from us?" She considered the possibility.
"Yes, possibly. Not all of them, but enough to ease our situation. In any case, it's for the best. Now we have a reliable aristocratic family to deal with." Vicente smiled because, with Shelby, he could make deals that weren't possible with other nobles.
Benson wasn't the type to leave his property casually. For something to make him leave Millfall, it had to be a problem of colossal proportions!
'I'll check it out at the association in the next few days...' He thought as he put the bunch of keys into his spatial ring.
With that decided, he would soon return to the Mazzanti estate with Cesar's identity without attracting unnecessary attention in the city.
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"Vicente, congratulations on your breakthrough!" Rory said as he stood face to face with his friend, feeling this guy's Mid-level Mage cultivation along with several men from the Mazzanti family.
Besides Rory, there were more than 30 men on their knees around the Mazzanti mansion's entrance hall, all feeling great awe as they saw and felt the power of their leader's three pentagrams.
The newest men trembled with excitement, unable to believe Vicente's ridiculous set of pentagrams.
Vicente stopped showing off his powers to his men and smiled as he looked at the strongest under his command. "This is only the beginning, my friends. Now that Millfall is under our control, we will raise our level by advancing through the province.
For now, we are few and weak. But in a year or two, much will change. Some of you were just Apprentices a few months ago, but now you are level 2, 3, and 4 Acolytes. If you continue to work hard, it won't be impossible to reach the 3rd stage. In the future, you'll command your own troops!"
Those men's eyes lit up at the idea, feeling more confident and ready.
Vicente looked at Rory and said. "The next Mage in the family will be you. Strive to raise your level from now on. With me in town and our current peace, this will be your chance."
"I won't be left behind much longer." Rory smiled as he shook his friend's hand.