The Upcoming Uprooting

  The girls, learning of his intention put their foot down. While their lust and desire want to do it with him, they have to put some restraint so they won't all end up in bed, again, making them unable to fulfill their chores and duties.

  In the end, he accepted his lover's reasoning, knowing it came from their interest in both their well-being and ability. If they could handle him, no doubt they would want to do it with him every day.

  However, his four lovers could not keep up with his tremendous stamina, not to mention his high cultivation realm made it so his stamina would be even more monstrous.

  "Hmmm. Four lovers, huh?" he thought of one way. In the end, he discarded it for now. He would take it with them if they wished to go that route.

-x-

  The family decided to spend a few days in their home, taking some rest from the constant traveling and mission taking. However, they didn't truly remain idle, taking the time to practice their fighting skills, though they could not practice any offensive cultivation technique for the fear of destroying, or at least damaging, a part of their new home.

  He wondered if he should bring the cultivators of the family outside for some practice when Sheena called him, "Big brother, big bro Solance is at the door!" 

  Hearing Solance was here made him raise his brows. Even though they were friends, he was still the young master of the Hal Family. He could send his servants to contact him or something familiar. He hopes there are no serious discussions or further implications from his visit.

-x-

  "So, how have you been?" Solance asked, taking a sip of the tea prepared by Miriam,  who remained next to him. After all, she was still technically a slave, along with Era. He really should find a way to destroy the contract and tools.

  "I'm fine, thanks for asking though we mostly stay at home for this week," he told the young master, who accepted his words.

  "Well, that's a good thing. In fact, stay inside for the rest of the week, maybe even next week," Solance told him, his face showing Ryker that he was serious.

  "What's going to happen?" Ryker had some ideas but it would be better to not speculate and just learn of it from the most viable source near him, in this case, Solance.

  "My father wants to clear this city of the Uru Family. By the time he is done, there will be no more Uru Family in the Mariz Capital City. Though, if you think this house is not safe, my father allowed you to stay at our home for a while, until the storm finally ended," Solance told him, even offering a safer place to stay for the duration of the attack on the Uru.

  Thinking of all the options, he decided to take it, "Sure, we could stay at your house until things begin to calm down. When is your father going to launch his attack?" he asked, the information vital for all his plans.

  "My father wants to attack at the end of the week. After all, preparations need to be made, especially to uproot a first-rate family like the Uru would be difficult for one Great Family. Thankfully, it was not one Great Family after the Uru alone," Solance smiled as he said it.

  "Huh," Ryker could only make a dumbfounded noise, as he thought the other Great Family would try to stop the Hal.

  Solance laughed, "Yeah, that was my reaction too. Apparently, all three Great Families had been targeted by one or two first-rate families. When they heard that our family wanted to make a move, the other two patriarchs visited my father directly, making some inquiry of the situation before telling my father that they wanted to join in, with a clause that their enemies would also be targeted,"

  "The Baron won't interfere? After all, destroying maybe 3 or even 4 first-rate families would send the city to chaos, or at the very least, unease," he reminded Solance, who chuckled once more.

  "That would be true, but when the three patriarchs visited the baron so they could at least be given some permission to destroy a couple of first-rate families, the baron actually asked which families. When the patriarchs told their target, the noble literally, and I quote from my father, "Sure go ahead. Just don't make too much of a mess," he laughed some more remembering the conversation.

  Ryker also laughed with him, "Oh, how I want to be there to listen to the Baron saying that, plus the face the all the patriarch will make," the two laughed louder, finding it funny.

  "Oh, but seriously, the reason why the Baron gave the green light is because he has some suspicion about them. So, the Gurdon Family uses their resources and control of the Dark Market to learn more about the dealings made by the families.

  In a day, the Gurdon Family finds out that all of the families that were targeting the Great Families are in cahoots with an enemy nation. With his suspicion confirmed, the baron himself will take part in the uprooting though the resources gained from destroying the first-rate families would be split between the Great Families and Noble Family."

  Hearing the fact that the Uru Family was actually working together with an enemy nation made him say, "So Esran was right, just that he didn't think the enemy would be an entire nation," Ryker said, Solance nodded at his words.

  "So, when are you and your family going to move to the estate? The sooner the better as we don't want you to move during the attack," Solance asked, Ryker thinking deeply.

  "I will ask Master Foru to delay upgrading the formation. Then, we will move, possibly tomorrow if we can," Ryker told him.

  "In that case, I will send a servant to send your words. Besides, even if you don't say anything, the creation of the Formation Items would still be delayed," Solance said to him, making him narrow his eyes.

  "And why is that?" 

  "It's because the baron and the great families had commissioned some more weapons from the Blacksmith branch of the Craftsman Alliance, so they will be swamped with work. The forces couldn't order from the regular weapon shops as it would cause some commotion so they could only put orders at the Blacksmith Alliance.

  With so many new orders, the baron himself asking to give it the top priority, even if they were a branch of a powerful force, they will still have to do what the lord of the area asked for, especially when he has a good reason and his demands aren't excessive," Solance explained to him.

  Hearing him saying that his Formation Items would likely take longer, Ryker sighed. However, he then remembered one important thing.

  "Solance, could my family use the training field in your estate?"