The Herb King

The spectating crowd had interested looks on their faces as they watched the scene. Most of them were aware of the dispute between the Rayden Household and the Reynolds Household so they were expecting a good show to happen.

The reason for the dispute between the two families can be traced back more than several decades ago. At that time, the Reynolds Household only had Julius Reynolds as its sole Level 4 Esper, and their status in Dominion District was beneath that of the Rayden Household.

Their conflict started when Julius Reynolds and the family head of the Rayden Household were both assigned to the same battalion of the empire's army. Julius Reynolds became the Vice Commander while, Jericho Rayden, the family head of the Rayden Household, was the Commander.

At first, everything was good, but during the warring period at that time, Julius Reynolds was able to accumulate more merits than Jericho Rayden. As the Commander of the battalion, this was like a slap to his face and he became a laughingstock in the army for being overshadowed by his Vice Commander. In his anger, Jericho Rayden suppressed Julius Reynolds in all sorts of ways, preventing him from getting more merits. This sparked the feud between the two noble households and even now, they still haven't reached a consensus. The Imperial Family also tried to mediate between them, but Emperor Ragnar failed to make the two old men concede and could only choose to turn a blind eye to their dispute...

"I wonder why the air suddenly smells like fart. Perhaps you have forgotten to brush your teeth, old woman." Leric waved his hand as if he was disgusted by the 'bad smell'.

Samira and the others laughed when they heard his words. The man who was usually civil and gentle actually knows how to utter such demeaning lines.

The manager of Rayden's clothing shop was stunned for a moment before she pointed at Leric's face with a look of shame and anger. "What nonsense are spouting you slave?! Do you think I would be afraid of you just because you have that brat, Samira?! Well, guess what. I don't give a fuck about her!"

Leric's tranquil eyes narrowed and a trace of fury was hidden beneath his chilling gaze. "To think that a random nobody would dare to call me a slave. Rayden Household is it? I will destroy their business in Lion City within a year! As for your clothing shop, you will no longer have customers in less than two months!"

The woman unconsciously stepped back when she looked at Leric's flickering eyes. It seemed as if she was looking at an endless abyss!

"What's going on here?" More workers from the clothing shop came out when they noticed the commotion. There were also five men with strong auras walking toward Leric with menacing faces.

When she noticed that her backup has arrived, she regained her courage. She glared back at Leric and spat out on the ground before she shouted in a haughty manner. "What high-sounding words coming from a mere boytoy of Samira! Destroy our Rayden Household's business in one year? Keep dreaming!"

Leric smiled coldly and said in a calm but freezing tone. "Killing isn't allowed in the empire, but as long as you have the status, the Imperial Family will do nothing about it. You've successfully angered me, but I'm not going to kill you just yet. I want you to witness the downfall of the Rayden Household that you hold in high regard, but you will still be punished!" As soon as he said these words, Leric snapped his fingers and produced a wisp of golden flame. He then shot it toward the clothes of the woman, burning all the fabric until she was left naked.

During the whole time, the woman could only scream in fear as her clothes burn into ashes. The five people who seemed to be guards of the clothing shop also stopped in their tracks when they saw the golden flame.

It was a Golden Pill Fire that can only be produced by a Level 4 Alchemist!

"Payment for your burnt clothes. A hundred thousand gold coins should be enough to pay for it, right?" Leric took out ten pieces of golden cards from his storage space and casually tossed them to the woman who was now looking at him with fear and trepidation.

After saying his piece, Leric gently smiled at Samira and the others and said. "Let's go back to the clinic."

When Leric's group left, the crowd started clamoring.

"He summoned a Golden Pill Fire! That guy is a Level 4 Alchemist!"

"The Rayden Household kicked an iron plate this time. That man didn't seem like he was joking..."

"Serves them right! They have been too arrogant in the past few years!"

The five guards quickly covered the naked manager with a coat.

When the manager regained her senses, her eyes flashed with a ferocious look. 'Level 4 Alchemist? Even someone at that level can be killed!' She angrily shouted in her heart. No one has ever humiliated her since she was born and that man even burned her clothes in front of a large crowd!

"Scram!" She bellowed at the spectators.

The five guards also shooed them away after seeing how angry the manager was.

"Take me to the mansion. I want to discuss something with the family head." She muttered in a cold voice before entering the shop. She has to dress up first before going back.

An hour later, inside Neil's Steakhouse, Julie received a report about the incident. She revealed an intrigued look after hearing the report.

The Rayden Household was by no means weak. Their family head, Jericho Rayden is a mid Level 4 Esper. Other than him, there were also rumors that there was another Level 4 Esper working for them.

"As expected of someone who caught my attention." Julie smiled beneath her veil. No individual would dare to challenge a noble household, but that guy didn't seem to care about it. She became even more curious about him.