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Chapter 50: Chapter 50

Darius' words practically shocked them out of their stupor. From his appearance to his words, over to his actions of pulling out a gold coin, and finally his command, they had been easily overwhelmed then caught in his pace.

The first to snap out of it was, of course, Diato. The rugged bandit was about the size of a bear, with burly arms, each half the size of Darius' torso. Darius had seen from his character panel that he was a hybrid. Part-beast, specifically of the Ursas.

He had a shaggy mane of brown hair that went down all the way to the small of his back. His face was rough and the farthest thing from handsome, yet he wasn't yet ugly.

He simply had hard features like a block nose, a distinctive jawline, slightly thick lips, and small yellowish eyes. He also had a messy stubble that didn't help with his appearance.

He was the only member of the group who had a complete set of leather armor covering his body, with many daggers strapped to his waist, legs, and torso. Darius wasn't surprised as his class was a Bandolier.

Beside him was Kevin who was tall and very unassuming, partly shaved brown hair, a long nose, wide eyes, and thin lips. He wore a steel breastplate he must have managed to steal from the army since it still had the sigil, as well as cotton pants and boots.

Surprisingly, he was also a spearman like Derek.

Finally, there was Jorge the thief. He also wore a cloak that covered most of his features like Darius. Darius couldn't see much of him except his arms, but Darius was intrigued to discover that Jorge had to be a female.

He could see a slight protrusion on the fellow's upper garment that resembled nylon, and the harem pants that were quite baggy also tried to mislead Darius.

Although the Analyze panel didn't show someone's gender, Darius was clued in by Jorge's real name, which happened to be Georgina Esta De L'Orion. A noble name for sure, so the question was how did she end up working with bandits?

As such, his eyes laid on Jorge more than the others. But he still idly negotiated with Diato on the task he issued to his group, which the leaders were slightly reluctant to take.

"We's doing jus fine thanks. Attacking that fellow Shank's homestead ain't wise. He's ex-knight, honorably discharged too. If we so much as touch a grass on his land, he could get a whole army regiment here within weeks!" Diato made a list of excuses in a rough accent.

Darius was amused to note that it wasn't there before, meaning that it had likely been shocked out of his system.

"Don't forget that he is in good favor with the Equality Faction of the nobles, boss! Many there support his homestead in the shadows and use it as a forward base to expand the frontier of the kingdom!" Kevin added while bitting off a large chunk of his held meat.

"And the one thing no sensible bandit ever does, is to harm a noble's interests or the army's. If you understand, please take your gold coin and leave before the hands of some of our boys get itchy." Jorge warned coldly, her voice coming out very deep.

'No wonder none have suspected her.'

Darius twirled the gold coin in his hands lazily and saw every eye around the campfire following its movement like they were charmed snakes. Even those who were tied up by the side were gazing at it with reverence and desire.

It couldn't be helped, a Gold Ando Coin had too much power in the Andrato Kingdom. Right now, Darius flourishing this coin told the bandit group five things.

The first was obviously that Darius had to be a noble. Only nobles or high-class existences could even get their hands on a single gold coin, and they mostly kept it for identity and status purposes.

The second was that Darius must enjoy a huge backing. The kind of person who would pay a lowly bandit group like them a whole gold coin instead of bronze - or even if they were generous, silver - probably had a wealth of gold coins to the point they did not value them.

The third was that Darius was giving them a warning. Just as they had monologued that attacking a noble was the last thing they would do, Darius was reminding them that even if they could pierce through his mystery and kill him, they would suffer untold wrath.

The fourth was that Shanks was not as loved as they thought. There had to be at least one noble family or perhaps even a faction that wanted to see him dead at all costs, even using a gold coin to pay for it.

To compare, that's like paying a common dark web assassin 10 billion dollars to kill a retired army commander living in the south.

The fifth tied into the fourth, in that by taking out such a heavy amount, Darius was basically telling them that he would not take no for answer. Removing a gold coin would tell anyone the first four points, and the third contained a secret.

So the group remained quiet as they stared at the gold coin. Despite refusing at first, Darius did not speak and continued to hold up the coin while the three leaders shared uncertain looks and whispered among themselves.

They were at a crossroads, where one wrong choice could see them all dead.

Kill or refuse Darius, no matter the outcome they would end up offending the noble family/faction behind him and die.

Kill Shanks, they would offend the noble faction behind him and die.

However, there was one out, and that was the almighty gold coin. It could grant them amnesty if they played their cards right and handled the job with extreme prudence and care, much more than what they used for their various raids.

Darius smiled when he saw the light flash in the three leaders' eyes and he flicked the coin over to Diato. The burly man caught the coin deftly and stared at Darius silently before nodding, Kevin and Jorge nodding as well.

Darius gazed at the captives beside the caravan boredly before blinking away. The captives, who thought Darius would negotiate for the freedom as a fellow noble, were left ashen.

Seeing this, Kevin turned to Diato. "What to do about the hostages, boss? They heard everything."

Diato turned and gazed at them coldly, before smiling brutally. "Use 'em well, then kill 'em. We's movin out in 3 days. Jorge, send news that we's recruitin' again. This time, no requirements. Whoever can clutch a stick is welcome to join us."

The rest of the gang laughed darkly as they rose and headed over to the 7 captives, each one picking a target that suited their fancy... and not always of the opposite sex.


Chapter 51: Chapter 51

27 kilometers southeast of Poleria Homestead.

There was a small village with many able-bodied men, some smiling women, and even children around.

Life here seemed idyllic and peaceful as the children played while their mothers maintained the houses and their fathers were either out hunting or gathering food.

A simple village that was quite non-descript even. However, all activity in this village paused when a strangely cloaked fellow suddenly appeared in the center of the village's main road.

He stood there in silence, his darkened cowl moving left and right to scan the frozen villagers who didn't move a muscle in shock. He then walked slowly and stately towards the largest manor at the end of the road, where the leader of this village resided.

Once he crossed a few houses, the villagers finally shook off their amazement and hurriedly rushed into their houses with fear written on their faces. One could even see some of their legs shaking in terror as they practically ran, some kids even falling to the floor and crying.

By the time Darius reached the manor, the entire village was silent like someone had whisked all the residents away. He looked back for a second and smirked beneath his cloaked before entering the manor.

Once inside, he noticed that the manor was also empty, yet there were obvious signs that servants and the like had been working here just seconds ago judging by the fallen dusters and obvious footsteps.

Darius could even smell soup simmering on the fire in the kitchen to his right. Darius scanned the foyer and walked towards his left as he saw a singular person seated in the parlor here.

It was a well-dressed man with skin darker than Darius' and a thick mustache. His eyes were a typical brown color and his lips were slightly thick, his obtuse jaw forming into what might be called a 'butt chin'.

He wore a tophat of a dark green color, a gentleman noble's attire of a lovely white shirt with a tie, a jacket that was a striped green and gray combo, as well as fitting pants that matched the color of his tophat.

The fellow also wore white gloves on his hand and was currently drinking from a set of valuable ceramic cups. If the tea was as good as his expression made it out to be, then Darius was interested in having a taste for sure.

Darius unceremoniously sat down on the couch opposite the fellow before him. Just as he had done previously, he began speaking on his own.

"Foldo Garison. Exiled baron of Andrato Kingdom, who was caught smuggling contraband into a family-owned black market by a competitor. As such, your market was disbanded and your assets seized while you were thrown out to live with the dogs."

"However, you've successfully managed to build up your own bandit group on the outskirts of the kingdom by salvaging some of your smuggling contacts. Unlike the other two idiot bandit groups, yours functions semi-legal and you have the biggest smokescreen of them all."

By the time Darius was done, the man called Foldo was no longer in the mood to play around. In the digital era of Earth, despite people knowing all our info was being stolen, no one liked having it read out to them, much less in a world like this where information should be hard to acquire.

"To what do I owe the pleasure, mister?" Foldo asked in a deep voice stressing the word 'pleasure' as his only sign of feeble resistance against this intruder.

He neither confirmed nor denied the earlier claims and statements, but Darius smiled. He had mixed what he had learned from the library with the short intro Derek gave him about the three bandit groups as well as what his improved Analyze skill had revealed to him.

Finally, his deductive abilities had run at full speed in order to parse all the data he had, allowing him to present it to these fellows as statements that chilled them due to their accuracy.

Darius was silent. He was slightly wary of Foldo in a way he would never be of Diato, not in terms of danger to his life, but in terms of danger to his plan.

Foldo was a person with unbelievable 17 Intellect, smart enough that he might see through what Darius was doing and ruin everything.

So it really came down to whether Darius was interested in working with him or not, for he could not risk introducing rogue elements into his plan. Either he commissioned them... or they had to be wiped out to the last man.

Darius was currently favoring the second choice until Foldo spoke.

"I assume you must've visited the other bandit groups?"

Darius leaned back and nodded. "Only the Diato Bandits, although I plan to see the Garwen Bandits after this."

Foldo nodded. "You have the air of a noble and I can see that you must be a powerful mage. Your life level is high enough that you could probably kill everyone in this village with ease."

This was the first time he heard someone talking about life level, as even Diato and his group had been unable to see through Darius. They had only been able to tell that he was extremely dangerous. Darius internally praised Foldo for his observation.

The man before him continued. "I know this, because I too am a mage…well, more of an apprentice level one. I have paid a hefty sum to acquire more than one Scroll of Awakening and although I ultimately acquired a Spark, I remain stuck at the Amateur Rank."

Foldo then took another sip of tea before seriously gazing at Darius. "As such, I do not want gold coins, I have plenty of those leftover. I do not want items, I don't care for your threats and I don't need whatever you plan to offer."

"Instead, make me your Unofficial Apprentice. If you do, I shall become your man in the shadows, and whatever overarching plan you have in mind, I will execute to perfection. You will be able to sit back and reap the rewards."

Foldo clasped his hands together over his right knee which was crossed over the other in a gentleman's sitting posture. "What say you, Good Sir? Do we have an accord?"

Darius chuckled slowly before he responded. "That is certainly an interesting proposition, Mister Garison. However, I have to ask what makes you think I am up to the task?"


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