"Yes … Yes." Hahn swallowed his saliva with difficulty as his face was covered in cold sweat. Having worked in the Malfa Family for more than 10 years, Hahn knew this Young Master Hutton's temper better than anyone else. If Hutton knew what he had done for Young Master Harvey, he wouldn't be able to survive even if he had 10 lives, especially when it came to the advance party …
Back in Blackstone Town, Young Master Hutton had emphasized repeatedly that the advance party entering the Scar of Death was the most important part of the whole plan. The people in the advance party had to be the kind that knew everything about them. They couldn't be too strong, too smart, and their backgrounds couldn't be too complicated. It was best if they had all their past experiences that could be seen clearly.
At the start, Hahn had indeed followed this standard strictly. He had chosen Reggie and Johnathan, but then, that mage called Felic had come looking for him and offered to go to the Scar of Death with Johnathan. At that time, Hahn had been blinded by greed, and only wanted to please Young Master Harvey, so he had actually agreed. He had thought that going to the Scar of Death would be suicide anyway, and Young Master Hutton wouldn't notice a young mage with no status or background. He had thought that he had done it secretly, but he had not expected Young Master Hutton to ask him about it after only half a day …
Hahn knew that this was the most taboo thing for Young Master Hutton. Thinking about the methods of the first heir of the Malfa Family, Hahn could not help but break out in cold sweat. What should I do, what should I do? Should I push all the blame to Young Master Harvey?
"Then where is he now?" Hutton put down the magic book in his hands lightly, his expression unusually calm. Even Emendas, who was the closest to him, did not know what this first heir of the Malfa Family was thinking about.
But Hahn knew …
After working in the Malfa Family for so many years, Hahn was very clear about this first heir's character. The calmer his expression was, the more furious he was. Once he thought about the terrifying rage behind this calmness, Hahn could no longer care so much. With a plop, Hahn knelt down, and before Hutton could speak, he slapped himself a few times. As he slapped, he begged with a sobbing tone, "I deserve to die … I deserve to die … Young Master Hutton, please have mercy. On account of all the years I have worked for the Malfa Family … Spare me this time …"
"Spare you this time?" Hutton's expression was still calm, but his voice had gradually turned cold. "When we were in Blackstone Town, I told you that you must know the advance party's background. This plan concerns the interests of the entire Malfa Family, and there must not be any uncontrollable factors. You promised me that there would be no problem, but now there is a stranger in the advance party. Hahn, can you explain to me what is going on?"
"I deserve to die … I deserve to die …" Hahn's entire body was paralyzed on the ground like a pile of mud. Only his hands were still slapping himself with all his might, and each slap was harder than the last. His originally protruding and monkey-like face was slapped until it was swollen. "This really has nothing to do with me, Young Master Hutton … It's … It's Young Master Harvey who made me do this!"
"Harvey?" Hutton's face turned cold. "Go and get Harvey for me!"
After a while, a sleepy Harvey walked into the tent.
"Big Brother, why are you looking for me?" Harvey saw Hutton's ashen face the moment he entered the tent, and his heart skipped a beat. This second young master of the Malfa Family was not afraid of anything, and did not even care about his own father. However, he never dared to be impudent in front of his own brother.
Harvey was only two years younger than Hutton, and the two of them could be said to have grown up together. Because of this, Harvey could be said to know Hutton better than anyone else. He had seen his brother, who was two years older than him, become a disciple of Master Cheyenne, and watched him use 20 years to become a level-18 Archmage from a mage's apprentice. He watched him participate in the family management at the age of 12, and watched him make the Malfa Family stronger day by day. In Harvey's eyes, his brother was the most omnipotent person in the world.
In an ordinary family, the competition between the eldest son and the second son was always bloody and cruel, because once the eldest son died, the position of the patriarch would definitely fall into the hands of the second son.
However, the Malfa Family did not have this problem, because Harvey would definitely not compete with Hutton for the position of the patriarch. It was not that he did not want to, but he did not dare to. Ever since he was very young, Harvey knew that there was a huge gap between him and Hutton. Hence, Harvey had never dared to compete with Hutton for anything. Towards this brother who was two years older than him, other than respect, Harvey also had a deep fear …
"I heard that you asked Hahn to get a mage called Felic to join the advance party?"
"I …" Harvey wasn't really stupid. Although he usually looked like he was worlds apart from Hutton, that was only because Hutton's vision was too dazzling. In terms of intelligence, he was still far from being hopelessly stupid. When he heard Hutton's question, Harvey's face instantly froze because he knew that something had definitely gone wrong with what he had asked Hahn to do …
"Speak!" Hutton's voice rose a few octaves.
The fear that had been ingrained in Harvey's heart from a young age made his legs go weak. "Y-yes."
Then, a crisp "pa" sound could be heard …
Hutton's slap landed squarely on Harvey's face.
"Idiot!" Hutton's face was ashen, and one of his hands was even trembling slightly. "I told you not to come, but you insisted on coming. Look at what you've done." Hutton's face turned ashen, and one of his hands was even trembling slightly.
"I …" Harvey covered his face with one hand and was at a loss of what to do for a moment. Indeed, he had indeed been beaten up by Hutton many times since he was young, but he had never been beaten up in front of so many people. Harvey looked at Hutton in shock, as if he did not understand why his big brother would suddenly become so angry.
"Tell me, why did you do that?"
"I … I took a fancy to the female adventurer who was with him …"
Hutton almost had a heart attack when he heard that. He raised his hand and almost gave Harvey another slap, but luckily Emendas pulled him back.
"Young Master Hutton, please calm down. Young Master Harvey is still young and does not know any better. Just talk to him nicely. We are all family, there is no need to make things so tense …"
Hutton did not slap him after Emendas pulled him back. After calming down a little, Hutton remembered that his younger brother, who had grown up with him, had always been very respectful to him even though he was not very smart. Hutton's expression softened a little at the thought of that.
Seeing that Hutton's expression had softened a little, Harvey secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He carefully smiled as he tried to defend himself. "Big Brother, that's just a low-level mage, what can he do for you …"
"A mage?" Hutton's suppressed anger surged again when he heard that. "Idiot, do you still remember that Father told us last month that the Supreme Council had finally set their eyes on the Breezy Plains and built a new Guild of Magic in Doland? At that time, Father was very worried and told us that this time, the power structure of the Breezy Plains would change completely!"
Harvey was stunned for a moment. "You mean, this Felic is a member of the Guild of Magic?"
"Member?" Hutton sneered. "If he's just a member of the Guild of Magic, why would I call you here in the middle of the night? I've told you to pay more attention to the news around you, but you're spending all your time with those stupid friends of yours. If this goes on, Father will chase you out of the Malfa Family sooner or later. Haven't you heard anything about the establishment of the Guild of Magic? "
"What news?"
"The President of the Guild of Magic is a young mage in his twenties, and … his name is Felic!"
"How is that possible!?" Harvey almost jumped up on the spot. "You're saying that Felic in the advance party is the President of the Guild of Magic?"
"That's right …" Hutton nodded, and then glared at Harvey. "Don't think that I'm joking with you. Becca heard it with her own ears this afternoon. This Felic that you sent to die in the advance party is most likely the owner of the Tower of Dusk, the new President of the Guild of Magic …"
Hearing this, Harvey suddenly laughed. "I thought it was something serious. Turns out that the Guild of Magic that you and Father were worried about for so long found such a lousy mage to be the President. In the end, you and Father were worried for nothing. Brother, don't say that I spoiled your plans. In this world, everything depends on ability. So what if this Felic is the President of the Guild of Magic? No matter how powerful he is, he's just a level-10 Magic Shooter. Once he enters the Scar of Death, Adelo can kill him with one finger. He can help you and Father get rid of a big problem … "
"Idiot!" Hutton was hopping mad. "Do you think that the people of the Supreme Council are as stupid as you to send a level-10 Magic Shooter to be the President of the Breezy Plains Guild?"
"Alright, I know you want to tell me that this Felic is hiding his strength …" Harvey pursed his lips, not taking Hutton's words to heart. To him, his brother was good in everything, except that he was too careful in handling things. He was afraid of wolves in front of him and tigers behind him. In the end, he was just scaring himself. "But no matter how much he hides his strength, he can't be more powerful than Adelo, right? Brother, don't forget that Adelo is your senior, and also the disciple of Master Cheyenne. With his strength at the peak of level-17, how can he not be able to deal with a mage in his twenties? "
"What do you know …" Hutton really held it in, and finally managed to stop himself from cursing. Looking at this good-for-nothing brother of his, Hutton felt a little helpless. In the end, he could only let out a long sigh, and patiently explained to him, "When the Guild of Magic was just established, Father had already sent people to find out that the President of the Guild of Magic was not randomly appointed. I heard that in order to choose the President of the Guild of Magic, the Supreme Council specially arranged a trial. Every one of the 24 Guilds of Magic in the Felan Kingdom sent out their best disciple, but in the end, this Felic from the Jarrosus Guild of Magic won. Think about it, how can this Felic stand out among so many talented mages?"
Hearing this, Harvey could not help but panic. "Then what should we do now?"
"What should we do?" Hutton sighed, and called Emendas over. "Emendas, immediately inform Adelo to be careful of that Felic. If it's really necessary, use the gemstone I gave him."
"Yes."
"Brother, you … You mean, that gemstone?" Harvey swallowed his saliva, and his eyes were filled with disbelief. "That gemstone was given to you by Master Cheyenne, and he told you to keep it for the most crucial moment …"
"You still dare to say that if you did not bring this Felic into the advance party, would we be in so much trouble?"
"But …" Harvey opened his mouth, but did not say anything in the end …
However, in Harvey's heart, he still did not agree with Hutton's decision.
From Harvey's point of view, no matter how much a young mage hid his strength, it would not be able to hide it well. Could it be that he could become an Archmage? A 20-year-old Archmage? What a joke, did he really think that Geresco was reborn …
Even if he really was an Archmage, so what? Could he really escape from Adelo's hands? After all, Adelo was Hutton's senior, and the disciple of the Legendary-mage Cheyenne. It was said that he had already become an Archmage at the peak of level-17 a few months ago. Apart from Hutton, Harvey had never seen a mage who was more powerful than him.
How many geniuses like Hutton were there in Anril?
After lecturing Harvey, Hutton looked at Emendas, and a smile appeared on his originally angry and helpless face. "Emendas, you did well this time. You did not mess around with Harvey."
Hutton was an intelligent person. Although he did not know that Harvey had looked for Emendas, nor did he know how Emendas had rejected Harvey, he was able to figure out what had happened after piecing the whole incident together.
"I'm sorry, Young Master Hutton. It's all my fault for not stopping Young Master Harvey in time. That's why things have developed to this stage …"
"No, this has nothing to do with you …" Hutton shook his head. "And from the looks of it, the situation is not too bad. Adelo only needs to hold on for one night. One night is enough. When our allies come up the mountain tomorrow morning, this Felic will not be able to do anything even if he is very capable …"
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