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In addition to personal training and the training of the Black Falcon squad, Aaron also managed to complete the production of the Vigilant Observer kits that are currently needed at the moment. Each member of the Special Forces squad has this magic tool as part of their equipment and is able to skillfully use it.
However, there were also failures, during these two months Aaron, along with his brother, faced a serious lack of funding. Grandfather could no longer afford to spend his already modest wealth ...
The problem had to be solved as quickly as possible, because for the maintenance of the detachment and the production of magic tools, gold was needed, and a lot. The brothers decided that there was no need to bother so much, and they could simply rob those who had this very gold in abundance.
There were other ways to solve the problem of lack of funding, but they were all much more complex, and with their own pitfalls. And most importantly, they are not as effective and easy to implement as a simple and not intricate robbery.
The targets in the first place were various criminal gangs, bandits, and robbers. Firstly, because they are not sorry, and secondly, for the simple reason that in the event of an attack on them, no one will investigate.
It turned out that slave traders and other criminal tycoons have very thick wallets, so after robbing a couple of such groups, problems with gold were quickly resolved. In addition, the bandits turned out to be a good training exhibit for the Black Falcon squad. All these factors resulted in the fact that Aaron and Balthazar could not stop in any way, and continued such sorties to this day, on a regular basis.
«Aaron, what kind of business are you going to do with the Arcer clan?» asked Balthazar, entering the office without knocking.
«Turn things around...» Aaron repeated thoughtfully. «No, I have nothing to do with this clan.
«Then why did you let those girls into our mansion?» The older brother looked nervous.
It is understandable, if anyone finds out that the missing members of the small clan Arser are without the knowledge of the family, another small clan, which is also subordinate to the Moizer clan, will start a terrible mess.
«What do you think would happen if someone told the Arcer clan that we were the ones who kidnapped their members?» the younger brother asked with a grin.
«We're going to be in serious trouble,» Balthazar said confidently. «The Arcer clan won't attack us, they don't have the courage, they have only one demigod, whom grandfather can twist into a ram's horn with his eyes closed. So most likely they will file a complaint with the Moiser clan, who will already take sanctions against us.
«Yes, that's exactly how it will be,» Aaron nodded contentedly. «But before applying sanctions, it will be necessary to prove the fact that we kidnapped girls from the Arcer clan. Still, the Moizer clan is far from being fools, so they are unlikely to pounce on a clan with three demigods because of one complaint ...
«Then, first they will ask for an investigation, and they will search everyone here,» Balthazar broke out in a cold sweat. «And we have an unaccounted detachment of knights here, and an enterprise for the production of magic tools!»
Unlike his older brother, Aaron looked remarkably calm, seeming to enjoy watching Balthazar's frightened face.
«Well, let them search everything here,» he snorted. «By the time they investigate, this place will be tidied up.
— What you...
«Clan Moiser should not have suspicions about us, especially in the pre-war time, like now. So let them check us and make sure of our loyalty, albeit bogus,» Aaron explained. «At the same time, the Special Operations Squad, at full strength, and the employees of the Magic Device Production Facility will already be far away from here...»
— Where? Balthazar could not understand his brother's train of thought in any way.
«Beyond the mountains is Uldar, where no one will look for them,» Aaron smiled. «Our lands are poorly developed, there are few outsiders... In a week, I will go there, ostensibly to inspect the lands of the clan. Knights and employees of the enterprise will also go there, but separately, so as not to attract attention. Before that, we will carefully clean everything up here... We will completely dismantle the enterprise, and we will protect the detachment's barracks with a magic formation of concealment, right before leaving. We expropriated enough money, perhaps even too much ...
— What should I do? the older brother asked, once again admiring the plan his younger brother came up with.
«Train with the methods I gave you, and also try to ingratiate yourself with Jason Moiser,» Aaron began issuing instructions. «Most likely, this guy will be the next head of the clan. Show loyalty to both him and his clan as a whole. Then you will have to help your grandfather deal with the Arcer clan. Start a rumor that we have kidnapped the daughters of their clan, visit your sister at the academy, she will help you a lot in this, because rumors are easier to spread among young people. Then, right before the investigation against us, we need to put on a little show...
— What kind of performance? Balthasar was surprised, his brother had never asked for such a thing.
«Grandfather will tell you the details,» Aaron waved him off. «Now he is convincing the girls from the Arcer clan that they will stay with us for some time ... He will sing in their ears, saying that they are old friends with the head of the Arcer clan, but they haven't openly advertised this, so while their clan is looking for customers who ordered the kidnapping, they better hide in the Bach clan.
«You cleverly thought it up,» the elder brother nodded approvingly.
«No other way,» Aaron grinned, and then opened a drawer and pulled out a vial of pale liquid. — Here, this is the poison that will need to be used on the day of the performance, do it discreetly ...
Do you want me to poison them? Doubt was clearly visible on Balthazar's face.
Still, they both grew up in a family that adhered more to the idea of nobility, and killing women by poisoning them with poison somehow does not go well with this.
«Exactly, two drops each should drink,» Aaron said confidently. — This must be done, preferably for you personally. Be more confident, brother... We live in a cruel world in which the head of the clan, if he wants the best for his family in the first place, is sometimes obliged to make difficult decisions.