I somehow managed to awaken Ability.

" I should find something to eat in the Kitchen. " Zack said while on his way to kitchen.

" Master " Zack quickly was about to walk into the kitchen when he heard someone's voice.

Turning around, Zack's eyes widened seeing the figure sitting on the chair. "You're….. "

Zack looked at the dining table. The entire hall was shrouded in darkness, There was no light in the whole castle. It was only because of the moonlight that he was able to walk in the darkness.

The yellow light of the candles that were placed on the dining table made it easier for Aditya to see the faces of his loyal butler. William, when Zack came here, both William has been working to serve him. Even when all the butlers and maids of this castle left, Watson never left his side.

" What is it William? " Zack stopped and asked with a smile. Remembering the things William did for him in the past, Zack couldn't help but smile.

Unlike normal cultivators, William were able to see through the darkness. He was were left astonished seeing the pure smile on Zack's face. Before Zack was always drunk, so he never had any proper conversation with William. This was the first time he had seen Zack smile.

Although Zack's hair was messed up, his pure smile added more charm to his face. This Zack looked completely different from his drunken version.

The current Zack looked very charming and handsome. His face was even more charming without being drunk.

Zack had long dark black hair that reached his back. He had a sharp jawline and an otherworld handsome face. He was 177 cm tall and was about 85 kg. Due to his constant drinking of alcohol, his weight has been increasing.

" Young master, when did you wake up? " William being a man with hundred years of experience, kept his expression unchanged, William was able to see the changes. William decided to not talk about the changes within Zack for now.

" I just woke about 30 minutes. " Zack's eyes fell on the dining table. Seeing the food on the table, he felt he couldn't hold himself any longer.

" William, do you mind if I join? " Zack asked without moving his eyes from the dishes that were served on the table.

Once again William widened his eyes in shock. The Zack he knew would never sit to eat with him. Even though Zack was kicked out of his royal family, he never forgot his noble etiquette. Zack never allowed any servants to be with him. Everyone in the castle was ordered to eat after Zack did.

" If you don't mind then you can join, young master. " William quickly replied while trying not to show his shock.

Without thinking too much, Zack took the head chair of the dining table. William was on his left.

William began to serve food on his master's plate.

" Master, I noticed that you seem different than before." William speak while serving food for Zack.

" I somehow managed to awaken Ability. " Zack replied casually.

" I see you awakened your Ability. That's really… Say what! " William dropped his forks on the table as his entire bodies froze in shock.

Without being bothered about his reaction, Zack started to eat as if the more time he wasted, the more hungry his stomach was getting.

After an entire minute, passed Watson recovered from his shock. Seeing Zack eating calmly, William didn't know whether he was lying or not even though he felt the changes within his body. Before there was no mana surging throughout Zack's body, but now there was not much mana in this body.

" Master is it really true? " William asked. Zack could hear William's voice trembling in excitement.

Gulp!

Swallowing down the piece of bread, Zack nodded his head. " Today when I woke up, something strange happened. After that, I discovered my entire body has changed. "

"Master, what Ability did you manage to awaken? " Zack's royal family's has various types of Ability mixed in it. So it was totally random which ability one would awaken. In the world of cultivation, Ability plays a very important role in determining the power of an individual. For humans, awakening their abilities means they are bound to reach great heights.

" My Ability is Regeneration. " Zack replied casually.

" Young Master, are you really sure it is Regeneration?" William asked, then Zack just normally nodded while eating.

" Why you reacting this way? Is Regeneration that powerful or what? " Zack had zero knowledge about this abilities. Since he never managed to awaken his ability, he stopped studying about them.

William rolled his eyes and sighed. This was Zack he knows, there was no doubt about it. At first, William suspected that this Zack was a fake, but seeing his uncaring and unsurprised attitude it was clear that this Zack was his master.

" Master, you might not know it but Regeneration is very rare. Though the Ability is not strong enough to compare with the Ability of the royal family. In thousands of years, the young master is the first person to awaken Regeneration. " William explained to Zack.

" By the way, William I have been meaning to ask this for a while. But what happened to the light lantern of our Castle? " In this world, light lantern are a kind of lanterns, that glows brightly in the darkness. Usually, these lanterns are used for lighting houses and streets. Not everyone in this world could afford these lanterns as they were a little expensive and rare.

" Master, don't you remember, a week ago you sold all the light lantern to buy alcohol? " For some reason, Zack felt William was mocking him when he said those words.

Sigh!

Zack put his hand on his forehead and sighed. ' Just how low the previous me had fallen to even sell the lanterns of this castle. No wonder everything was so dark in the castle. It looks like years of drinking alcohol have emptied the treasury. I doubt there is any money left to even pay William's salaries. ' The previous Zack had sold many things just to get money for alcohol. He even dismissed all guards and maids of the castle to save enough money for wine.

Even the food that Zack was eating was the food that was meant for low-class families. The food was also bought using William's money. ' It looks like I have to go through the budget reports and secure at least enough money to buy daily necessities. '

" Young master, are you okay? " William worriedly asked.

" How can I be okay Watson? At this rate, we will be bought to the streets. I have to secure enough money to pay the debts and start my future plans. " Being a man who worked under his grandpa, who was the prime minister of a country, Zack knew everything there is to know about ruling a kingdom. In this mind, Zack already had some thoughts on improving the conditions of his tiny kingdom. But to do that, he would need funds.

" Young Master, are you out of money to drink alcohol again? " William mistakenly assumed that Zacl wanted money for his wine.

Hearing William's question, Zack felt embarrassed and ashamed of himself. It was because of this his loyal butler were suffering.

" No, from now on I won't drink anymore. Let's not talk about this now. When we are done eating, William came with me to my study room." Not understanding why Zack suddenly looked so changed, William continued to have food.

" By the way, did the nobles pay their taxes yet? " Although this kingdom was one of the smallest kingdoms in this world, Zack still had two nobles working under him.

William stopped eating as a complicated look appeared on his face. " Young Master, the thing is in recent years both nobles have stopped giving any taxes. It is rumored that both of them are working with the neighboring kingdoms and making a plan to over thrown master from his rule. So far we have killed at least hundreds of assassins. Recently the number of assassins only increased. "