Master Of None

Chapter 720: 720. Clara Takes Control

{This happened slightly before The party came to the fields but will catch up to it.}

”I have been back for a week and there is already chaos.” The king could only feel that the odds were stacked against him. The mess that was building an entirely new city had brought him stress already. Now, he was receiving an emergency quest to mobilize his army against one of the generals from the demon army. ”Call for my general and mobilize the adventurersʼ guild.

I want every guard on duty whether they are awake or not!”

The castle was in full swing trying to contact every possible person it needed for the defense of a city. The first noble to make an appearance was none other than Markus Raven. ”My king. My guard has locked down the treasury. It can only be opened with your and my mana and blood. What do you need of me?” This was his protocol when things of this nature happened.

He would go and activate a special seal that would block anyone from entering the treasury no matter what.

”Unlock the armory and bring out the weapons we need. I will be contacting the guild master so that he can send his high ranking adventurers to the walls. Give them what they need to battle. I donʼt care the cost of the weapon or the armors, and give his vice guild master the ax we received from the elves.

It will help.” Markus Raven did not hold true to any of the usual slow paced walking in the castle. He turned and sprinted to get the job done.

The treasury and armory were held in different parts of the depths of the castle so that any breaking in could not steal the strongest weapons and the most valuable assets. Markus had already rushed from his quarters in the castle to the treasury then to the throne room. Now he was pushing himself to get to the armory.

When he came to a solid iron door he tore a pendant from his neck and whispered a phrase. He had many skills that were able to lock away valuables due to his system and standing. One let him make mana infused keys like his pendant.

The iron door glowed with hidden runes and creaked open. He motioned for his nearby guards to begin moving out what they needed. He on the other hand moved deep in to the armory passing some of the more beautiful and powerful weapons.

When he reached a small circular room he looked at the most powerful and valuable items the kingdom had crafted or been gifted. One of which was a cloth wrapped Axe. He used all his strength to lift it and thanked the elves for the farewell gift as he ran as fast as he could out of the armory towards the first walls. His guards were at his heels with a great deal of weapons and armors.

”I sent some of my summons and they had reported the exact details directly to the king already. You know I may have some cards up my sleeve. But I will need you to deal with that sin demon title holder.” Ibis was dead serious while speaking to Barry. ”This is an arrangement I have with the king. You are my right hand but also one of the kingdomʼs strongest.

”I never wanted to do the armysʼ bidding again. But I wonʼt lie...I love this kingdom. So let me crush the bastard that thinks they can burn out fields and force our farmers to come running. I didnʼt protect them from the horde of horned rabbits just for their fields to be pillaged by some small demon army.” Barry would have said no if it was an order from the king.

But the guild master was asking and he couldnʼt refuse the people he had already protected so many times.

Barry promptly left the room while leaving Clara and Ibis along, ”I will be heading out and summoning my friend to help. It has been some years and I will need to rest for some time after. I expect you will help Barry. He is too strong to lose to just one demon general now.” Ibis looked like he was feeling his old age creeping on him.

”I understand. I will take full control of the guild and begin using my skills.” Clara had not had much reason to use all of her skills lately. She used them in daily life as a floor manager but now she had held down the guild while Ibis and Barry were gone. She had more experience and the ability to do it, not to mention the confidence to do so as well.

”You gained the perfect system for it and you have the skills to do it all. I trust you. You are family after all.” Ibis walked out of the room leaving Clara to take control.