The moment the goon said "I surrender" Adam looked him with a teasing smile and said I believe I asked a question to you.
Boss a.k.a thug 1 started saying he is a slum dweller in the Tulip town and we where a small gang formed to survive. Today morning Butler from the Flint family approached Him he pointed at the guy who dies trying to sneak attack me. And paid us to kill a noble kid. He paid us 10 gold which will let us live worry free life for another year and cultivate.
He Looked down expecting to be killed after getting the truth from him after all he know how this world works Adam looked at him and looked a the driver lock him and bring him to the mansion.
As the Driver took the guy to tie him up I silently went to the body's of the goons and extracted everything using targeted extraction when the driver turned around he did not have any dead body's around the ground and me standing near the blood.
He did not question about the situation and just nodded and entered the driver seat where the last guy was tied up. I got in the carriage and we started travel again.
Mean while in a secure location near the slum well its just VIP room in a restaurant Baron John Flint and His son Jason Flint what waiting for their butler. And after an Hour their butler entered the the room and said "My lord there is no news of them returning I am afraid they are dead."
Baron John face turned from expectation to ugly all of a sudden. He looked at the butler and asked Do they know know who hired them to which the butler replied "No my lord I only met one and paid him to hire few more to ambush them."
What they don't know was butler hid his face to the thug but the one got captured was near the street end noticed his ring which symbolize his position in Flint house.
Baron John's Father Fought in the war and obtained merits to get Baron title but unfortunately from the injury suffered from the battle was serious and only lived another year. John Flint is considered as the second generation since his father is the one who obtained the merit. Now after him his family can not inherit the fief or the title so he needed his son to be adopted as the heir to Dino the Golden Knight.
The Talks where going well and its verbally decided that Dino will adopt his son Jason Flint as his Heir to the throne. Suddenly Baron Black Knight's second son who a mortal ( non cultivator ) is selected as the Heir.
Baron went to Pierce Family to talk about it only to get rejected it seems Dino interfered and told them he is choosing Adam. Since its going to be his son they agreed to him.
Baron John who Used his fief like a resource and raised tax to push the fief to poverty is their title is revoked then their family will be killed by civilian cultivators.
As he is not talented enough to reach tier 1. he can only reach peak of tier 0. but if he becomes the son of pierce family with their support he will definitely reach at least Peak Tier 1 . So he decided to risk it and kill Adam. And replace him with his son.
Baron John decided that since they are dressed up as bandits and they do no know who hired them so should he is safe. And decided to think of a way to kill Adam again and get his son to replace him as the next Baron.
At the same moment This was happening Adam was checking his loot he gained.
<< Cultivation +800>>
<< Swordsmanship +180>>
<< Gold +18>>
Well what can u expect from the Mortal thugs but since i used targeted extraction I got more cultivation then expected.
He used up cultivation bubble and Swordsmanship to increase his proficiency on the way to mansion. He looked at the Knight dressed up as driver and asked him to lock up the thug.
Went to his room and looked at his inventory more importantly the blood line and ability. Its extremely rare to see one with 2 ability and but is he can extract and take it for myself then I will be the strongest soon.
As soon as this thought came to his mind he jolted awake and thought he felt cold sweat appearing on his back thinking about it if he goes around using multiple ability and showing off he will be captured and tortured for get my secret or used as a slave.
As he was thinking about it. He suddenly thought about it. "Since being the Light will burn me why not Hide in the shadow." But to be on shadow I need loyal people. But how to I make people loyal. What people need the most to make them loyal then it suddenly hit him power this world is ruled by power.
I can give them power to be loyal to me or get some ability that keeps them loyal to me. Yes and ability to make them loyal to me or a simple contract with world will can do the job too.
Now to start all this he check the inventory :
<< sharpness + 151>>
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<< Herbology +25 >>
<< Armor Set >>
<< Accuracy +108>>
<< Pierce + 867>>
<<50 iron ingot >>
<<62 bronze ingot >>
<< 10 bamboo>>
<< 10 Thunder wood >>
He noticed 2 things he wanted to use then he used Ability pierce and Bloodline
He know Bloodline is also once a ability where they holder reached the top of the world evolving their ability to point it became their bloodline. Where all his descendant get to have 2 ability one that is their blood line and other that is their normal awakened ability but since chances of awakening parents ability is high chances are most blood line users had same ability
Lets take Pierce as example they have certain chance to pierce a armor or defense. Depending on the grade of the skill.
Dino had rare grade pierce where he get 20% pierce damage like when they receive his attack their defense will be reduced by 20%.
( lets say Dino's attack is 100 and defenders defense is 120 when the attack reached then the defenders defense will be 98 causing them to receive damage since this is not a game the damage received can be fatal if its in vital part)