There are many Associations that has Equal power to the royals for example Blacksmith Association, Alchemist association , Explorers Association , Merchant Association, Assassins Association. They have branches all around the world and holds most number of experts as anyone who wants to keep their freedom has to be join one of these Except Assassins Organization . They Hide using normal commoner identity and hide their Tier with the skills.
Royals and Dukes have Peak Tier 4 experts and all the association has Peak Tier 4 and They even Hold Tier5 to get support from.
Clara Looked at the assassin and said he is new to this field and he does not even have stealth skill. Otherwise you would be heavily injured or dead. As she said that she looked at Adam and squinted her eyes vanished and appeared before him and captured his hands and checked his cultivation and shocked to see him reaching Tier1. She looked at him and asked you reached Tier 1. Adam nodded his head and looked at the assassin and and Clara and asked "If he says that John Flint Hired him to kill me will that be enough proof." Because if Pierce family and Flint family same Rank it will be tough to label him as a criminal but with Pierce family's status it should be easy.
Clara showed a Victorious Smile she was waiting for him to ask a favor even thou he is adopted to Dino .Pierce family and Adam do not have any close connection and with him being a Golden goose she want him to repay on them to build a close relation between each other.
Clara said if it is for you we can easily Place sanction on Flint family and Arrest them. Adam saw the smile and felt he had fallen for a bait And Sighed. OK but I want them arrested and Placed on Dino's Mansion. Clara looked at him meaningfully as she know his ability allows him to extract complete humans. She looked at him and said as long as you don't have harm innocent people I don't mind what you do.
Next day Flint family was found guilty for evading tax , Illegal slave trade and Rebelling against the country. And all the Flint family completely vanished from their fief some say Flints ran out of the country. Others said they where killed but the kingdom.
But they where Imprisoned in Dino castle. Dino returned to the castle 2 days later and check his wife and got back to his duty. Adam returned to the castle after extracting the guards in the pierce mansion again. And went to the Prison to see Men with cultivation are tied to the hand cups and women where locked up in the separate cells there are nearly 70 people and it seems only important people where arrested and distant relatives are spared.
As soon as John saw Adam he understood why they where suddenly attacked yesterday. Adam went to John without a word Extracted everything while thinking to extract the living begin himself and to his surprise in his inventory there was another john . Adam summoned John Flint from his inventory another John appeared from thin air. This shocked the Real John to the core and Dummy John Knelt on his knee and said My lord how can I help you.
Adam asked him weather he know who he is and to which Dummy John said he remembered his past life and but The being which summoned me instilled absolute loyalty towards you and it seems anything you summon can not harm you directly or indirectly.
He looked at Real John and said it seems we wont be needing you anymore. To which he started beg for mercy and even wanted to be my slave but I already have a loyal one so he just extracted him and his body disintegrated into nothing. Then Adam extracted a Copy of everyone and Disintegrated them as there where only around 40 cultivators at Tier 0 he did not get much and it seems their wealth where taken by pierce family.
The Women of the family where locked up in different room so other then the shouting they did not see anything so they do not know their loved ones where replaced.
Adam asked his Slaves to convince the women that they are let free for their loyalty with in tomorrow morning. Unlocked their cell and left with the key the women cell.
As he returned to his room and looked at his shadow and asked them to emerge to which they emerged at the edge of the room and looked at him with vigilance. Adam said from the looks of it you seems to know you have seen what you should not. And since we are in the same side. Hear is a deal You will not say anything related to my ability and what I do with it to anyone" and we return to as we where before.
Both looked at me and again maintained silence then Adam once again said "its Aunt Clara's order that no one speaks about my ability right " both nodded then I am asking you to do the same with an extra condition that's all why it is a problem."
One of the blond Stepped up and spoke What if one day you turned on the Family. Adam smiled and Said well both of you may be busty but I never tried flirting with you why do you think it is . Both looked at him blankly. Adam once again smiled I like Clara in the future I will Propose to marry her. Pierce family is hers so I will protect it.
Blond said then we will promise to never talk about today in return we want you to promise to never go against pierce family .
Adam agreed that as long as Pierce family do not go against him he will not do any harm to Marquee Clara's Pierce family.
Both the blonds promised him back and the next day he used the useless ability he collected on the walk to upgrade loyalty to rare grade and evolve it again.
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As soon as he checked it the loyalty of the two blonds next to him increase by a point he smiled technically both are under his command so they will be completely loyal to him in the future
Once again he went to Pierce family and collected loot and went to check on Victor and Victor bought a Ware house near the city wall and has 50 recruits. Adam went to the ware house and looked to see 50 people some training some resting and Victor at the end of the warehouse talking to few people.