Despite the intense friction in the air, Ram was still forced to act in a way acceptable to the high society. No matter how angry he is, he cannot easily show it
"May I know the reason for Baron Kar's abrupt visit?" Ram doesn't have the energy to deal with Kar and he directly went to the point
Kar wasn't offended though but a vicious smile still formed on his face
"My apologies for the sudden visit. I came here in hopes that Baron Ram will accept my previous proposal"
"If Baron Ram agreed in forming a relationship with me, there would be a lot of benefits. We can surely dominate a larger territory together"
"If that happens wouldn't this benefit the Baron too? You can give your siblings a better life. With money, the Baron can also buy life-saving things in the future if a sudden threat in Baron's life appears"
On the surface, Kar was enticing Ram with the benefits. The three siblings have a close relationship with each other and Ram surely wants to give them a better life
With money, Ram can even provide more resources to Lance that wants to delve into the art of potioneering. Even the dreams that Seph would have can be given to her the more money their family earned
However, Baron's Kar words were also filled with threat. In other people's eyes, Ram's poison was just suppressed but it will still resurface in the near future
If Ram doesn't cooperate with Kar then his life would be in danger. But on the surface, it looks like the two is cooperating with each other when in reality, Ram's life is in Kar's hand
Too bad for Baron Kar that Ram doesn't need to fear for his life anymore. "My apologies but I refuse" Ram said in a determined voice
Although this is something that Kar already expected, it still doesn't feel good and the air around him instantly turned colder
"It seems like the Baron is still short-sighted. Who knows what sort of danger will befall in the Baron's life if he doesn't cooperate"
The tone that Kar uses was filled with threat. A glass vial that has some gray colored fog inside even appeared in his hand
That alerted Ram as his face darkened. "Please act appropriately Baron Kar. This is still my Anza Family's territory"
A Noble is still a Noble even if they are just a small and weak family in the countryside
They still have their own dignity that they needed to protect. However, in the face of power, Nobility is almost useless
Baron Kar knew that Ram can't possibly kill him. Is there a reason that he should be afraid?
With a vile smile, Kar opened the lid of the glass vial instantly causing the gray fog to spread around
"Oops, I'm sorry Baron, this was actually my gift for my sudden visit. This glass contained an air refresher but it looks like I used too much of it"
The thin gray fog really has a nice scent on it. One will not think of it as a poison but when they made contact with Ram's body, he felt that the remaining poison in his body was aroused
The reproduction rate increases as if the poison were excites by the thin gray fog
"Y-you!" Ram said through gritted teeth but Baron Kar just continued relishing in his current situation
"Magic Barrier is useless. The fog itself isn't poisonous and doesn't have that much difference from an air freshener. But the fog can excite some type of poison"
Seems like this Baron Kar is really good at scheming. If Ram's power as a 5th circle mage managed to suppress the poison, Baron Kar already has a Plan B
If the original poison is not enough then Kar will just give it a 'buff', that should be enough to make Ram helpless, right?
"How vicious! Aren't you afraid that the heavens will punish you?!" Ram shouted angrily but that just causes Kar to chuckle
"If the heavens really want me dead then why am I still alive? Very well, I will wait for Baron Ram's good news for me" with that, Kar left on his own leaving Ram that was in pain
The poison in his body was rampaging and Ram was already sweating hard
Reif just shook his head at this. The heavens will not punish Baron Kar. After all, the heavens are in control of everyone's destiny
Who will become the villain or hero is decided by it. The ones that will be talented or talentless depends on the heavens' whims
If there is something that Reif knows about the heavens or the Overseer is that it is obsessed with being the one that controls things
The Overseer is an entity that wants to control everything in this world. Even if a person resists, the Overseer would just make their life harder to quell their resistance
If a person wants to change their fate using their own hands, they need to have the ability. If not, death would be their ending
Reif marked the appearance of that Baron Kar. In his revenge on the Dark Heart Sect, that evil man would be his first-ever victim
However, he still needs some more time. Reif just grabbed Ram's arm and once again sinks his teeth into it
Reif sucked the poisonous energy rampaging in Ram's body. This situation just benefited him
If possible, Reif even wants to use that gray fog on Ram every day so that the poison reproduction rate will increase
Ram's situation instantly turned for the better. His condition was stabilized as soon as Reif sucked the poison into his body
However, in the next second, Ram shuddered at the way Reif looks at him. He felt like he was a lamb being stared at by a hungry wolf
"W-what is it?" Ram asked a bit nervously. Reif might be weaker and younger than him but this kid can make anyone unconsciously feel terrified of him
"In a month, I won't need the poison in your body anymore. When that time comes I will leave but your enemy can just come here again to poison you"
Ram's expression turned grave at that. True, even if the poison in his body was purged, Baron Kar is still a headache. That man is very scheming and who knows what kind of underhanded tactics he would use
Ram's Family is still not completely safe!
"I'll give you 2 choices. First, after a month, I will leave here and who knows when we will meet each other again since your survival is not guaranteed"
"Second, listen to me and I will help with your situation. However, if you listen to me, you will definitely dirty your hands. You might do crueler things than Baron Kar"
"For the weak, they can only fight evil with more evil. Do you wish to endanger yourself and your family for your conscience or would you rather sacrifice innocent people to save yourself and your family? The choice is yours to make"
Although Reif is not the type of person that finds joy in killing especially if they are innocent people, he would still not hesitate to sacrifice lives that don't have anything to do with him if needed
The world is cruel. The past world of Reif is an extremely cruel place. In there, it was either do what your conscience wants you to do and die or go against your conscience for survival
Compared to Reif's new world, this place is much gentler. But there is something that still hasn't changed
A mage won't reach the peak without harming a lot of people in their way. That is the cruel truth
With the payment Reif got from initially healing Ram and also removing the effects of the gray fog, he almost fully squeezed this small Baron Family
If Reif wants more money to buy himself more cultivation resources, he needs to dirty his hands yet again
The appearance of Baron Kar just gave him a good opportunity to do that
Reif's words are like the words of the Devil for Ram. He even felt like he was about to make a deal with a devil
Although Ram still hasn't fully seen the extent of Reif's abilities, he unconsciously feels like Reif can really help his family's situation
However, to sacrifice innocent lives..... that is still a hard pill for Ram to swallow. He can't easily decide things by himself
"C-Can you give me more time to think?" Reif knew that he and Ram are completely different. It wasn't a surprise that the Baron would need more time
"2 weeks. I'll give you at most 2 weeks"
Although Reif will stay for a month but there are many unexpected variables that might appear
If Baron Kar decided to strike early, Reif himself would be in danger. To prevent any danger from his life, Reif needs to take away Baron Kar's time. In that way, Kar wouldn't be able to scheme against the Anza Family