Ancre Town
Days later, a 13-year-old kid can be seen entering Acre Town alone. Kids like him originally should not have the ability to travel alone in this dangerous world but he did
Since Ancre Town is near Hanga Town, it only took a few days of travel with the help of a small carriage
To not make anyone feel suspicious, Reif used an ordinary and shabby carriage that the coachman parked a bit far from Ancre Town
It would take some time before Reif would return and the coachman needs to wait for him
Reif's body was clad in a black robe, as soon as he entered the town, he immediately blended himself into the crowd
The state of Acre Town was completely different from Hanga Town. Prior to the plague, although Hanga Town was also small, the citizens were in a much better condition
There were fewer beggars and every citizen have a peaceful life. But this town is completely different
As a greedy Baron, one can imagine how Kar exploited his own people. A lot of people were in the streets waiting for someone to have mercy and give them food
If a land's ruler is greedy and cruel, that can be seen in the state of the land's citizens
Too bad that this is life. Those in power will most of the time abuse it for their own benefit
To spread Reif's plague as fast as possible, he went to the area where it was easier to accomplish
Naturally, it was in the marketplace! This area was the place that would surely be frequented by a lot of people
Even the citizen's food will most likely come from here. If Reif wants to spread a plague, this would be one of his target places
When Reif searched for a particular stall, he saw a middle-aged man selling meat skewers
The grilling causes smokes to rise in the air and some people near it even let out a few coughs
Even then, there were still some people in the stall waiting for their order to be given to them
Reif walks towards that stall and fished out a few copper coins from his spatial ring
"One pork meat skewer" Reif ordered and handed the copper coins to the seller. He stood directly in front of the grilling station and his other hand releases a few droplets of his blood
Those drops of blood contained condensed poisonous energy that Reif's blood contained. With the fire burning the blood, the poison will be spread through the air
Since this is a bustling place, many people would surely come here. Once they inhaled the smoke, the poison will immediately enter their bodies
And once they leave the marketplace, they are already infected. The air they breathe out will also contain Reif's poison and in return, they will infect more people
With the myriads of poison that Reif's blood contained, he has more than a hundred poison he can use
By choosing one type of poison his body accepted before, Reif can create a plague that will spread into the whole town
With the first move finish, Reif took the meat skewer and ate it as he walks. He visited a few more shops that were grilling foods and also put his poison on them
The poison that Reif uses has will only show its symptoms one day later. Thus, Reif needs to infect as many people as possible before the symptoms show
Although there is an extremely low chance for Baron Kar to react immediately at the first sign of a plague, Reif still won't do things half-heartedly
He is the type of person that would want to deal with things in a serious manner so that no unexpected variables will suddenly show up
After finishing his work in the marketplace, Reif then heads towards the Town Plaza. This is also the place where many people gathered
There is a small fountain on it that people sat on. It was one of the public leisure places and this is Reif's second target
Since Reif doesn't want his existence to be noticed, he needs another way to spread his poison in a discreet way
Despite Reif's arrogance, he is still a meticulous person. In his life, he witnessed how people's plans were foiled. One of the biggest reason was that they were being overconfident
The schemers also revealed themselves too early even though they gain numerous advantages while they are still in the dark. Thus, Reif won't easily reveal himself
Who knows, he might do something similar like this in the future. If his actions were immediately discovered then if another plague appeared in his future enemies' territory, they would instantly think of him as the culprit
No matter what, involving thousands of innocent people is still a huge crime. Reif doesn't have the capabilities to be the world's greatest enemy yet
As a result, Reif searched for two people that were also a 2nd circle magician like him. He walks towards his targets and tapped them on their shoulder
A magic circle appeared in the area of contact before it immediately vanishes. To other people's eyes, Reif only 'accidentally' touched the back of the two but that is not the case
Despite the targets being at the same rank as Reif, the latter's spiritual power was still far superior compared to them
With the help of mind control magic, Reif gave orders to the two
The two acted as if they were just walking normally as usual before they 'accidentally' bumped into each other
"Damn it! Watch where you were going! Are you blind?!" The first man said with a loud voice, instantly attracting the attention of many people around
The second man didn't back down though. As if he was enraged by the first man's shouting he also spoke in a shouting manner. "If you were paying attention to the road, would I even bumped into you?!"
The two men were both hot-headed. They look ready to explode any time from now while Reif was just watching on the side
"Huh?! Are you saying it was my fault?!" The first man asked angrily while grabbing the second man's collar
The second man was not the least bit intimidated, in fact, his anger was just further provoked because of the first man's actions
"Yes, that's what I meant! Got a problem with that?!" The second man asked back while also grabbing the first man's collar. Their eyes stared fiercely at each other while the tension in the air rises
Before the people around can stop them, the first man already gave the second man a punch in the face
That causes the second man to stumble while fresh red blood flows out from his nose. The man's lips also bleed and it gained some wounds on it
After the second man recovered from the punch, he stared daggers at the first man. Despite fighting in public place a prohibited thing, the second man still uses magic
A magic circle appeared in front of the second man and it releases a hot stream of fire
The first man isn't a pushover and also created a magic circle in front of him. Compared to the second man that uses fire magic, the first man uses water magic
The stream of fire and water clashed with each other producing white steam that spreads around
Reif was waiting for this time and created a wound in his finger. He draws out blood from his finger and turned it into a thin almost unnoticeable fog that mixed with the white steam
As long as the people around inhaled the fog created from Reif's blood, they would also be infected by his poison
This time, Reif uses a poison with a similar effect to the one he uses in the marketplace but is also different
In this way, more than one type of poison will spread in the Acre Town. Even if Baron Kar tries to do everything he can to cure the plague, he would still need to deal with more than one type of poison
The difficulty would be higher and if the plague was spread to the whole populace, the Baron would surely not be able to stop it no matter how much effort he put into it
The plague in Acre Town would be several times harder to deal with compared to the plague in Hanga Town
While the two men were still fighting, Reif already walked out of that place. It wouldn't be too long before the town guards would arrest and put them into jail
Reif spread his poison into a few more areas and when the night arrives, he sneaks into the storage room of one of the pub
A drinking place is also frequented by a lot of people. Reif made sure to poison the alcohol the pub will serve to its customer
When Reif was finished, his face was already very pale. After all, his poison also relies on his vital energy
For his poison to have the ability to infect thousands of people, it was taxing even for Reif
After all, his current body is still too weak. Fortunately, the general populace in a small town was very weak. Most of them didn't even cultivate and even a weak poison was enough to infect them