Chapter 15

"Julius, I want you to do something for me.""If he didn't awaken any element or awakened a weak affinity, a small accusation like theft would be enough to throw him out of the clan, but since he awakened a violet affinity, to get him out, we need to trap him in a heavy crime like murder and then convince Reynold and other elders that he will not be loyal to the clan. This can make them give up on him, after which we can easily sway the opinion to throw him out of the clan. We can easily kill him afterwards."Saying that, she took a pouch full of gold coins and gave them to Julius. "Just follow my plan and make sure you don't make any mistakes. If your work is done well, I will take care of your future."For the next few days, nothing happened in Arthur's life particularly noteworthy. He got a regular mana breathing method, which he started to practice every day.Every person, irrespective of their status of ability, will use a regular mana method for their magic cultivation. The amount of energy one can observe depends on two factors.One is the affinity of their element, and the other is the environment they are practicing in. For a fire element, a region with plenty of fire and heat will be suitable, and for a water element, a region in water or near a water body is suitable, and similarly for every other element.This is also a reason why elemental affinity is so important for a person. If a person has high affinity, then he can easily absorb more energy and reach higher stages faster in their cultivation.After a few days, Arthur called Julius. "Julius, I need to go outside; arrange my carriage for me.""Yes, Young Master," saying this, Julius went out, and after some time, both Arthur and Julius were going to the market area of the city."Young master, where are we going?""Let's go to the market, Julius. I need some things to buy from the Nissan stores there."Hearing this, Julius nodded and instructed the driver to go to Nissan stores.Nissan Stores is a high-end merchandise consortium that sells all the dungeon-related things and is the prime option for buying artifacts.The dungeons are special portals leading to a subspace where many monsters are present. It is also the source of many naturally occurring artifacts. It is said that the dungeons were created when the world was forming, and monsters made this a place of living due to the high elemental energy present.It also gave birth to unique artifacts that have unique abilities. There was a whole study on just these artifacts, and after hundreds of years of research, humans have been able to create artificial artifacts based on these things.Now there is an artifact for every type of thing, from communication to even transportation. And the Nissan Consortium is a huge organization spread across all the kingdoms. Their headquarters are situated in the central lands.As Arthur reached the Nissan branch, he got off and went inside.Before going in, he gave Julius a list of herbs and ordered him to go and buy them from the herb store. Even though we can buy everything from the Nissan stores, their specialty is in the artifact business.The potion market is a whole other set of industries that specialize in creating potions for all kinds of reasons. There are potions ranging from mana potion to stamina potion to even elixir that can bring a person back from a near-dead state. This elixir can even regrow the limbs of a person.After Julius got the list, he scanned through them and found that most of them were regular herbs without any special characteristics. He looked at Arthur and asked, "Young master, why do you need these herbs?"Arthur just turned his head to him and said, "Just shut up and do what you are ordered to do. Don't ask questions."Hearing this, Julius was stunned for a few seconds, but eventually he recovered and replied, "I am sorry, young master. I will immediately carry your orders."Normally, a butler shouldn't question his master's orders. But after being used to dealing with modest Arthur for many years, he started questioning Arthur's orders.After hearing Arthur's words, he realized that this was not the same meek charactered Arthur but a different type of person. 'Did he change so much just because of awakening? As Madam Sabrina had said, I need to immediately inform her.'After Julius went away, Arthur went inside and bought a few artifacts and some clothes. ' Ah, I am out of money; this small device cost me a fortune, but at least this device will be useful when the time comes.' Thinking about this, he kept the device in his storage ring and went to his carriage. Soon Julius came back with all the herbs, and they were on their way back to Ashborn Castle.After coming back to his room, Arthur ordered Julius, "For a few hours, don't allow anybody to disturb me." After saying that, he went inside and closed the doors.Julius ordered two maids to keep a watch on the door and went to meet Sabrina.Meanwhile, Arthur took out all the herbs and laid them on the ground. These are all the herbs that he asked Julius to buy for him.Julius, after talking to Sabrina, decided that they would implement the plan the next day. She already has half of the elders on her side, and if things went as planned, then this would be the last day for Arthur in this house.Meanwhile, Arthur took all the herbs and started grinding them into a paste. This paste will be added to his bath.In his last life, Arthur did not awaken any elements, so he searched all around for alternate methods for increasing his strength. One such method is this paste.This paste, when it is absorbed by the body, will increase the strength of the muscles. This is a method famous among the Barbians in the Secrosis kingdom, which is a neighboring kingdom of Utopia.When this paste is absorbed into the body, it increases the inherent strength of the said person's muscles. But this is an excruciating process, and a normal person cannot handle this type of pain. But Arthur's whole life he was used to pain, and this method is one of the quickest and easiest methods to increase strength in the early stages.