Verus ran over and told Arthur that these people were mayors of nearby towns.
They came here because the initial ruler here, Baron Spencer, had been killed by Arthur. They came over to see Arthur's attitude. If Arthur decided to stay here, they wanted to worship him the same way they worshiped Baron Spencer.
At this moment, a group of town mayors stood outside the castle. They felt scared as they looked at the chaotic castle before them.
They feared that Arthur wouldn't accept their conditions and asked for more. The things Baron Spencer asked for before were already too much for them.
Due to this, the few small towns nearby were all in a miserable state. If Arthur demanded more offerings, the residents would end up starving and becoming refugees.
After waiting for a while, one of the townspeople told them Arthur had agreed to meet them. Immediately, they looked at each other in joy. They would have a chance as long as Arthur was willing to talk!
They walked into the castle together.
Arthur sat there quietly and looked at these people. Their bodies trembled with nervousness, and their hands rubbed the corners of their clothes.
"S-Sir Arthur, from now on, shall we pay you the same amount we paid Baron Spencer?"
Arthur immediately shook his head. The town mayors held their breaths. As expected, this man in front of them was worse than Baron Spencer!
Cold sweat started to form on their backs.
One of the mayors put up a finger and observed his expression. "Then do you want it 10% higher than before this?"
Arthur shook his head again. The town mayors felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave. An increase of 10% wasn't enough for this man!
10% was equivalent to half a month's worth of food for everyone in the small towns. How many more people would starve to death if it increased further?
They didn't even dare to imagine it.
"Th-then… 20%?" A mayor asked stiffly.
Arthur shook his head for the third time. The mayors were shocked. Was this transcendent not giving them a way out?
"Then how much do you want?" One of the mayors gritted his teeth and asked.
"I don't want anything, but you have to promise me one thing." Arthur's lips curled into a faint smile.
"You... You don't want anything?"
It was as if thunder had exploded in the hearts of the mayors. This man didn't want anything from them?
"What's your request?" They couldn't believe their ears as they asked.
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After a short conversation, the town mayors were dumbfounded!
Arthur didn't ask for money as Baron Spencer did; instead, he wanted to use the Baron's wealth to refurbish town buildings. He wanted to spend all the money on the townspeople!
Furthermore, his only request was for Verus and Huska's town chief to become Huska's mayor and chief of the Public Security Bureau. Such a small request almost moved the other mayors to tears.
Verus and the town chief widened their eyes in shock when they heard his request. Arthur wanted the two of them to manage Huska?
Moreover, Arthur had also made them form alliances with the other small towns to prevent problems they couldn't solve in the future. Verus kept rejecting the offer, saying he wasn't capable enough and that Arthur should be the mayor.
However, Arthur said that he wouldn't be staying for long and would leave Huska soon. In the end, Verus agreed.
After getting a satisfactory answer, the mayors also went back happy. With such a change, they had a lot of matters to deal with.
When night fell, Arthur didn't stay in the castle; instead, he returned to the village.
He returned to his original home. This place was already dilapidated as someone had raised livestock inside. Although the residents had cleaned it up, it was still in a very bad state.
Alas, Arthur was the only one left in his originally lively family.
Many people cleaning up warmly greeted Arthur when he walked around the house.
Now, many of the residents said that Arthur would definitely die as a hero. Arthur chuckled and replied to some of them. Afterward, he didn't appear in front of them again.
Walking into the wilderness, he found a less visible location and began to meditate. He placed Lu Yu to the side.
At this moment, Lu Yu seemed to have a stronger demonic nature as he had absorbed a lot of transcendent blood. Although he hadn't started a simulation yet, he had already reached the peak of a high-grade magic tool.
If he could improve a little more, he could break through and become an epic-grade magic tool. After checking his current state, Lu Yu decided to activate a Life Simulation.
This time, he wanted to become an epic-grade magic tool.
"Would you like to start a Life Simulation?" The system's voice rang out in Lu Yu's mind.
"Yes!" Without any hesitation, Lu Yu chose to start the simulation.
[100 points have been deducted. Life simulation activated]
[Year 1: Arthur, whose strength had reached energy level two, used you to wipe out the entire Spencer family. After that, his name shook the nearby territory of the Canglan Empire.]
[After that, Arthur enrolled into the Sky Radiance Transcendent Academy under your suggestion.]
[At the same time, Baron Spencer's daughter, Carlo, learned of her father's death. She was extremely sorrowful and postponed her wedding with Count Magnus's son. She swore that she'd kill Arthur.]
[Year 2: After the extermination of the Spencer family, Carlo began her revenge as she constantly sent assassins to kill Arthur. You protected Arthur from the assassins using your power.]
[Year 3: With your aid, Arthur advanced extremely fast. He made a name for himself in the Sky Radiance Transcendent Academy. Additionally, he successfully advanced and became an energy level three transcendent.]
[Year 4: As you killed more and more people, you continuously used [Blood-Drawing]. The demonic nature in your body gradually deepened. Arthur inherited your demonic nature as the wielder, but both of you could still control it.]
[Year 5: Arthur added all kinds of ores to you and upgraded you into an epic-grade magic tool. In the same year, Carlo died under Arthur's sword.]
[Year 6: Because of Carlo's death, Count Magnus's son flew into a rage and sent people to kill Arthur many times. You protected Arthur from them using your power.]
[Year 7: Your demonic nature has improved. You could still control it now, but Arthur's power was no longer enough to suppress it, causing his personality to change. Other than Count Magnus's son, he made new enemies.]
[Year 8: Arthur successfully advanced into an energy level four transcendent. More enemies approached him, but Arthur relied on his strength and your power to defeat them.]