Joseph Alvin/Story

## Red Spirit

The shattering noise of things crushing constantly sounded from a room; it only stopped after a long time.

Joseph was panting with his fists tightly clenched. There were broken pieces everywhere; a sturdy wooden table was shattered; there were also several corpses of succubus dressed like a maid on the floor making the floor full of blood.

Other than Joseph, there was only one demon living. It was a medium-sized man who looked like a human being, he was most likely also a great demon with the mutated bloodline.

The man quietly waited for Joseph to finish venting, then only he opened his mouth, "Kanita deliberately grabbed the opportunity of you losing the match to accuse master of not completing the Regent's orders on suppressing the Dark Moon. Wallon who participated in the match on behalf of Red Spirit also took the opportunity to tell the Lord in the face that master put shame on the Red Spirit Estate, and even lost the valuable wyverns to the Dark Moon. That's why the Lord was so furious. Obviously, Walloon and the few old guys who were initially neutral have defected toward Kanita. We need to be prepared. Master, what you need most now is to keep a calm mind."

Joseph took a few deep breaths, and he finally calmed down, "Ledo, you are right. The failure has become a reality, so staying angry is pointless. It's just that Kanita is so good at taking the advantage when I fall. He actually mentioned a few times in front of the father to replace me to take over the Dark Moon! What's more, father actually didn't object!"

"He didn't object, but he didn't agree either! Actually, master and Kanita are only competing to be the first successor, not truly succeeding in the Lord's position. Besides, Sir Lord has yet to reach his old and weak age. That's why he has been playing with the balance." Ledo smiled slightly, "Since the failure at the arena is irreversible, master might as well be generous in this aspect. It can show Kanita's lack of magnanimous. The next step depends on how master wants to counterattack."

Joseph said with a lowered voice, "Royce came with important news some time ago, Aldas in the Dark Moon City is likely to be attempting grand master-level potions."

"Grand master-level potions!" Ledo looked stunned, "That Aldas is the dark elf that poisoned and killed the No. 1 potioneer genius from the imperial city? There isn't any potion grand master in the Demon Realm for thousands of years. Examples of people trying to achieve grand master-level aren't little, but none succeeded. Is this Aldas certain of succeeding?"

"Even if he has a 99% chance of failing, we can't ignore the 1% chance of succeeding." Joseph's eyes revealed a serious expression. "Aldas was originally sponsored by Princess Royal Shea, so he could barely pass the Master-level assessment. Yet, don't know what happened these years that his pharmaceutics research has reached such a terrible extent, and he has been hiding it. If it weren't for Sandro dying in his hands, no one would know his true strength. Nowadays, many people have regarded him as the top potion master of the empire. Even if he fails to attain grand master-level, his powerful strength cannot be ignored. In case he succeeded, I'm afraid even the Regent, Prince Obsidian has to reconsider his moves..."

Ledo nodded thoughtfully, "In this way, even if Aldas can't be a grand master, as long as he becomes part of our support with his current reputation and strength, even Sir Lord will bias toward master among the successor candidates."

"Aldas lacked some materials when he was experimenting with potions; he once let his human apprentice to ask for free test samples from the magic store. Royce handled it pretty well as he gifted him a complete piece of every material, at least leaving a rather good impression in Aldas' heart."

Ledo's eyes were brightened, "It seems that as long as we can continue providing a large amount of materials, then..."

"No, Aldas' loyalty toward Princess Shea is well known. He won't bother even when the imperial city tried to invite him" A creepy smile gradually appeared on Joseph's face, "However, everyone has a weakness. During the previous Master Challenge, Sandro once threatened with Aldas' long lost sister, and he eventually angered Aldas. He didn't hesitate to show his true strength and poisoned Sandro into ashes with just one potion. Thus, to control or to win Aldas over, his sister was the most important key. Ledo, you shall complete this task; you must find clues in this regard at all costs."

## Royce

"It's still fine. However, Arux is badly hurt, and he needs at least half a month to recover. Mikas isn't my opponent initially. If it weren't for his sneak attack with his flame poison, I would never let him do as he likes at the magic store!" Royce clenched his teeth and said, "Alan's cheating act was exposed by Aguile, and it was known by the entire city. Reka who had joined the Karon Family was also killed by Arux in public. However, Aguile's potential is really extraordinary. I followed him along the way, trying to recruit him. Coincidentally, I saw Mikas trying to kill Aguile, so I tried to stop, but I didn't expect so many things to happen! Before Mikas was killed by me, he gave a space bracelet to the guard, Ganke. Many soldiers witnessed it. When Arux and I fought our way to Alan's residence, Ganke was next to Alan. Those things must be with Alan now!"

Joseph pondered for a moment and asked, "How did Princess Royal react after the incident?"

Royce replied honestly, "Princess Royal naturally wants to see us against Karon Family. On the surface, she sent Old Gauss to mediate, but in reality, it's to sow dissension."

In Royce's heart, for his master to have such capability, his master was definitely not just an insignificant secretary. Princess Royal was very likely to be his chess.

"By the way, is that Aguile truly challenging Arux after a month?"

"Yes. Aguile was only an early Intermediate Demon a month ago. When he defeated Reka, he was already a later-stage Intermediate Demon. According to Arux and my observation, Aguile is probably a mutated Great Demon or descendent of downed royal family. He has some sort of seal on his body that he needs to rely on battle to break through and restore strength. That's why he has the courage to set a two-month challenge. Arux and him have already signed the War Contract."

"There's such guy!" Joseph looked interested, "In your opinion, how probable is this guy joining us?"

"If there isn't Arux, it is almost 100%." ​​Royce said affirmatively, "He also has a small force called the Cloak Gang. However, he has offended Alan and has set a duel with Arux. So, he can only seek shelter from a third-party."

There was a murderous intention in Joseph's eyes, "Are you talking about Princess Royal?"

Royce nodded, "This afternoon, when Alan sent someone to eliminate the Cloak Gang, Princess Royal's imperial guards appeared in Cloak Gang's southeast block, claiming that Cloak Gang has become one of the reserve forces of the imperial guards. Alan's people were helpless; they could only retreat. These indications showed that Aguile has successfully sought refuge from Princess Royal."

Joseph frowned, then he heard Royce said, "Sir, you need not worry. Actually, this is my idea for Aguile. When I saved Aguile last night, I proposed to recruit him. Aguile was thankful for my kindness for saving him, and he was moved by the proposal of defecting to sir. However, he insisted that the battle with Arux will never change. If he wins the duel, he asks to replace the Arux's position to take over the arena. So, before the duel, he will not serve us. I immediately promised on behalf of sir and let him first seek refuge from Shea to protect the strength of Cloak Gang. If I overstep your authority, please forgive me."

"No, you did very well!" Joseph had already faintly understood Royce's "intention"; he smiled with admiration, "If Aguile is easily killed by Arux after a month, we don't lose anything but we can take the advantage to damage Shea. If Aguile truly has the power to compete with Arux after a month, then what we get is a strong member. If I can't return in time, you must remember to stop the two from killing each other. No matter which party dies, it is not something we want to see."

The fight between Joseph and Kanita was getting fiercer, so it was better to have more talents under him. Otherwise, it wouldn't matter even if both Arux and Aguile were dead. He then asked, "By the way, the Princess Retail Store that was opened by little princess recently, is the business quite good?"

Royce reported this to Joseph earlier, so he nodded and said, "Yes, especially the demon-fighting chess and princess chess. The Meilong Family once paid 50,000 black crystal coins and bought the alchemy works of an ancient grand master. Rumors says that they still haven't uncovered the wonders within."

"The work of a grandmaster..." Joseph thought of his bet with Alice, and there was a faint cold light in his eyes. "I want to know more about the Princess Retail Store."

Royce said with dissatisfaction, "What about Alan? He is just a trash relying on his family power. Please forgive me, sir, but I can't stand being oppressed by such a trash!"

Joseph knew that Royce was originally the heir to a big family. Although he was deprived of his honor, his pride in his bones was far more than that of Arux. He assured, "Don't worry. Although I don't want to completely fall out with the Karon Family, I will not be bullied. We still have to remain friendly with Alan, but before that, I will give him a little lesson."

Royce nodded and remained silent. Joseph smiled satisfyingly. He never expected that his "arrogant" subordinate would deliberately instigate him just now.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 62 (Steambun)
2. ↑ Chapter 74 (Steambun)