Book 1:Chapter 16: Ben Xan

They didn't stop moving and continue on collecting the spoils even after hearing the young man's demand.

Of course the young man was stunned on this reaction and an uneasy feeling crept towards his heart and the guard, specially the lead guard. Because when he look at the scythe he feels dread that his heart is being constricted.

Feeling annoyed but now more cautious the young man spoke again but not that rude and arrogant, for him even a dumb know if they didn't react to a words of a 'young master' It's either they are on a much higher position or they really don't care. Of course Regal is on the latter part he just ignored them because he wants to avoid trouble specially when he's on his way going to the town.

"Hey this young master wants to talk mind giving me some of your time gentlemen my name is Ben Xan the son of the City lord of Xan City. ?" The young master said.

Then when Mad monkey saw the difference in his first tone he got an idea. He grin maliciously and spoke in an irritating voice while not even looking at the young man's position.

"Who cares? Did I ask your name? And why are you even bothering us ha? Some backwater Xan Dare demand my time?" then Mad monkey rose up from his feet looked over at the young man sizing him up.

'I'm a genius this might not work on my rival but not on this dumb people, in those novel on earth this young master's are just stepping stone and they are actually weak that they thought they're strong ha.' Thought Mad monkey.

When regal heard this he closed his mouth and let him talk while he sat there crossed legged leaning on a tree closing his eyes. Focusing his senses on the surrounding. Fortifying his senses till 20 meters around him, around 20 meters of him he can hear, and see. Even detects aura and power on his surroundings.

When the lead guard saw regal's action the sense of dread in rises, because he thought that nothing in his eyes is worth seeing this kind of action, carrying treasure and extremely handsome. Is none other than a heir of those big family or clan. Or maybe a member of some big guilds out there.

Of course regal didn't knew that his action did this effect, for him being cautious and not being surrounded is what he's weary of. It's not that he didn't put them in his eyes.

Ben Xan saw all this happening and also after hearing the word of Mad monkey he frowned, but he understood that this kind of demeanor of those from the big clans or guilds. Now that he think about the scythe he's still wants it due to his greed but he didn't dare.

"Sorry gentleman if I disturbed your time I was just shocked on your friend here soloing those beast with relative ease. And his scythe is really eye catching really fits him." Ben Xan immediately threw fawning words. This is what he grew up as a city lord son of course.

"Do you even have the qualifications to know his name? He is my body guard be glad that I even responded to you and didn't kill you outright for your audacity flexing your status as a backwater young master, now scram!" Mad monkey said not sparing them a glance anymore and he started walking forward near regal.

When he got near the he suddenly got smacked and his vision spun for a sec he rage and when he's about to shout he saw regal standing looking at him.

"Who's your body guard you Mad monkey" Regal said while grinning at him totally ignoring the group of men.

Mad monkey saw this but he gnashed his teeth he can't really fight back at the moment.

The lead knight walk forward beside Ben Xan and he whispered.

"Young master let's go we can't afford to offend any power house or our city might be trampled and we even knew how they will take our lives. That man with the scythe giving me dread by his aura alone he didn't even spare us a glance and I feel dread already let's go young master."

Ben Xan was shocked that now he noticed that he does feel like his heart being constricted when looking at the scythe then he looked at regal a sense of dread rose up his heart. A sense of danger.

The other knight also felt it and they urge their young master, Ben Xan then nodded and bowed to the two of them and they quickly leave.

After getting far exactly 21 meters out of regal's fortified perception range, he look at Mad monkey and said.

"What are you blabbering about earlier that I'm your guard and what's this young master thing? Can't we just beat them up so they will learn their lesson not to be greedy. Those knights are lvl 85 but I can handle them all and that Ben is just level 60 no need to intimidate them." Regal said feeling confused.

"Ayt, you don't know the nature of the human if they didn't believe that we are not the one they can offend they will come at us with greed. Are you ready to kill people to save yourself?" Mad monkey asked.

Regal was stunned he never thought of killing human just beating them up.

"Why do we need to kill them? If we beat them up if they come at us again we will just beat them up again isn't that simple." Regal said.

"You really are a kid, if you beat them up someone stronger will come for us. He might even hire an assassin for us he's a city lord son. Don't bring your naivete on your adventure. On the novel that I read back then in our world. If you didn't kill them they will kill you, if you don't offend them they will still offend you. Keep that in mind this world is govern with strength, strength is your justice. Look at me for example I'm your lackey and I can't do a thing about it because you have the strength to make me your lackey. Learn kid, even if I only live 20 years in my past life I know how can human be abusive of their power and status alone." Mad monkey shaking his head feeling helpless at Regal's naivete.

Regal was silent for a moment and although he got the point he doesn't understand why must they kill each other. He doesn't know how cruel humans heart can be. But he understood this is a world lead by the strong so he have to be stronger. And there will be a day that he will, and definitely need to kill.

"Alright how's our harvest? Gimme how many you collected".

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Somewhere a far a group of 10 men.

"Dammit who they think they are, flexing status in front of this young master I never felt this humiliated in my entire life." Ben Xan said.

"Young master those guys are dangerous, specially the man with the scythe, tho I don't feel dread on that contrasting man that we talked I can see in his eyes he's cunning and knew human emotions well" Said the lead guard.

Of course this is all wrong Mad Monkey's basis is a novel he read from earth.

"Let's head to the city and inform all the other guards that don't go excessive on the taxing that they will give on me. We might encounter some unexpected event I don't want that to happen. And also tell them to secretly gather some young slave around the city that we can sell for labor. The upcoming selection of the big guild is coming I need to prepare. Tell also the other guards to capture some beast and bring it to the manor as many as possible and bind them so I can kill them easily and raise my level. Let's go!" Ben Xan said.

All the guards nodded and proceeded their way to the town.

"Now Mad monkey because of your false bravado earlier how can we have a peaceful time at the town?" Regal said derisively at mad monkey.

"Hmmp! Then let's just not go to his town." Said mad monkey.

"They how can you know how to acquire the system? Are you okay on staying that weak all the time, also I don't need a use of a weak lackey who just leech for food" Said regal grinning at mad monkey.

Mad monkey shivered and he realized that regal is right.

"Let's just use the life and death crisis to awaken your latent potential! Even I don't know how the system works and how it gives skill class or how will it awaken. But it work when I faced life and death scenario." Regal said.

Mad monkey thought for a moment and helplessly nodded. There's no free meal in this world, even on earth he knew that. The poor will break the wealthy will rise if he didn't do anything on this 2nd chance where he can acquire actual power what's the point then.

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