Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

Roland stared at him intently and gave it a deep thought. After a moment of silence, he nodded. "Alright, but you must inform me if you have any leads."

"No problem." Fredrinn agreed without hesitation.

"Keep this matter a secret for now and don't let any information leak outside." Roland reminded him.

Fredrinn nodded. He knew what his father was worried about.

"Then I'll go back to my office. Just let me know if you need any help." Roland turned around and left.

After he left, Fredrinn checked his character profile.

Fredrinn Firecrown [Foundation Establishment 10th Layer] [Level 30]

Spirit Root: High-Grade

Sword Talent: ⭐️⭐️

Fire Affinity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ice Affinity: ⭐️

Charm: ♥️

Cultivation Method: True Sacred Flame Heavenly Tome / Ice Revolution Divine Method (Use 10000 Fate Points to merge)

Skills: Seven Scorching Sword Style

Affiliation: Firecrown Household

Fate Rating: E

Fate Points: 8450

He only needed 1550 more fate points to collect a total of 10000 fate points and merge his two cultivation methods.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that he still had some items in his inventory.

Immovable Sword Heart Sutra [Pseudo-Apex]

- A sword cultivation manual that helps the user create a sword spirit body and manifest the true power of the sword, the sword intent!

Crown of Eternal Glory [Legendary]

- Gives the wearer 1 charm attribute (♥️). Allies within a 500-meter radius will gain a significant boost in their health, endurance, stamina, strength, and Qi. They will also be immune to curses and negative status effects.

The Immovable Sword Heart Sutra was a cultivation method that heavily focused on the art of the sword. It was the perfect cultivation method for Olivia who had a 9-star sword talent.

'If she trained in this cultivation method, Olivia would one day become a peerless sword expert!' Fredrinn imagined the scene of her holding her sword while looking down at the so-called experts. It made him excited just thinking about it.

He then moved his gaze to the second item. Surprisingly, it was a Legendary item. In the game, there were only a handful of players who possessed items of this rarity. They were so hard to find that no one even sold them online.

'This item will be useful in group battles because of its unique effects. As long as I have this item, my army will be invincible on the battlefield.' The item was indeed worthy of being a Legendary accessory. The only issue was that it was too eye-catching. Other people might think that he was narcissistic if he wore it. However, Fredrinn didn't mind this little bit of issue.

[You found a clue on how to track the true mastermind of the Snake Gang. Capture 'The Sender' and bring him back to be interrogated! Rewards: 2500 Fate Points, and Lithinum Shield!]

Seeing this, Fredrinn wasn't too surprised. He already expected that the system would give him a mission. This was a chain quest and this would only end after he completed the final mission.

'I don't need to participate in the operation this time. Captain Gunnar and two squads should be enough to complete this mission.' Fredrinn didn't need to complete the mission himself. The system would recognize it as long as it was done by his subordinates. He discovered this in the recent operation with the Snake Gang.

Fredrinn closed the system prompts and told Deputy Captain Aurelius to follow him to his study.

The latter was nervous when he heard this. Fredrinn didn't speak to him along the way which made him even more nervous.

'Is he going to punish me?' Aurelius thought as he looked at Fredrinn's back.

This man had changed all of a sudden. He was a complete degenerate before. He was a profligate man who used his status to bully commoners. That was also the reason why he hated Fredrinn back then. However, he had somehow become more dependable in the past few weeks. Aurelius didn't know when it exactly happened since he always avoided him.

Soon, they arrived in Fredrinn's study.

"Sit down." Fredrinn pointed at the seat in front of his desk.

Aurelius took his seat, but he didn't dare sit too comfortably.

Fredrinn noticed his tense expression. "Relax. I didn't ask you to come here to punish you." He smiled as he took his seat.

Hearing this, Aurelius felt less nervous. "Then why did you bring me here, my lord?" He asked while looking at Fredrinn.

"You are at the 10th Layer of the Foundation Establishment realm. It might be strong in the eyes of others, but it's still quite lacking as the deputy captain of my guards unit." Fredrinn muttered with a serious look.

Aurelius was the younger brother of Sir Dontos. He had always lived in his brother's shadow, but this man never complained since he knew that he was lacking compared to his brother.

Fredrinn wanted to make this man more confident about himself and the best way to do this was to elevate his cultivation.

Aurelius thought that Fredrinn would demote him. "M-My lord…"

Fredrinn raised his hand. "I'm not done."

Aurelius immediately shut his mouth.

"Recently, we got four Limit Breaking Pills from the Silversword Treasure House. I want you to head to the patriarch's office and ask him for two pills."

'Limit Breaking Pill!' Hearing this, Aurelius' eyes widened. He finally understood why Fredrinn brought him here. It was an opportunity for him!

Thinking about this, Aurelius stood up. "Yes, my lord! I will get it done immediately!"

Fredrinn grinned upon seeing his enthusiasm. "You may go. Bring me the pills as soon you get them." He waved his hand.

Aurelius took this as a cue for him to leave. He bowed to Fredrinn and left with an excited smile.

***

The next day, inside the mansion of the Morten Household in Bargan District, a meeting was being held by the elders of the family.

"We still haven't received any news from the slums. They were supposed to send us a letter yesterday, but we haven't gotten any news until now." The person sitting at the head seat muttered with a grave look. This person was the patriarch of the Morten Household, Dale Morten.

The faces of the elders fell when they heard this. Everyone knew that they had an organization in the slums. They created it for the sole purpose of obtaining high-quality slaves for the Blackcrow Household. If something happened to this organization, they would lose their only means of gathering slaves.

"My lord, why don't we send Brielle to check the situation?" One of the elders suggested.

Another elder expressed his disagreement and shook his head. "This also happened a few times in the past when the city lord sent a team of martial practitioners to investigate the slums. The person we appointed as the gang leader of the organization is a capable man. He should be able to deal with this situation. Back then, he only bribed those martial practitioners from the city lord's mansion."

Some elders agreed with his assessment.

"Let's wait for a while. We can send Brielle to the slums according to the schedule." Dale decided after listening to the elders' words.

"Yes, patriarch!"

***

At this moment, inside Fredrinn's study, Aurelius opened his eyes with a look of joy. "I succeeded! I finally broke through!" After he had gotten the Limit Breaking Pills from the patriarch, he delivered them to Fredrinn.

He got one of the pills from Fredrinn which he used for his breakthrough. Now, he was a Core Formation martial practitioner!

"Congratulations!" A voice filled with mirth echoed behind him. When he turned around, he saw Fredrinn giving him an encouraging nod.

Aurelius stood up and bowed emotionally. "Thank you for this opportunity, my lord!"

Aurelius Gorgon [Core Formation 1st Layer]

Age: 42

Spirit Root: Intermediate-Grade

Sword Talent: ⭐️⭐️

Fire Affinity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Earth Affinity: ⭐️⭐️

Metal Affinity: ⭐️

Affiliation: Firecrown Household

"You don't need to thank me. It is because of your efforts that you broke through." Fredrinn said as he patted the man's shoulder.

Now, he had three Core Formation martial practitioners under his command.

Aurelius didn't know what to say. He could only stare at him with a face full of gratitude.

"You may leave, Sir Aurelius. You should go out and familiarize yourself with your new strength and stabilize your cultivation."

"Yes, my lord!" Aurelius' eyes flashed with determination. After his breakthrough, he could finally see the path for his future. He no longer needed to live in his brother's shadow.

After sending him off, Fredrinn took out the remaining Limit Breaking Pill. "Now, it's my turn." He muttered as he headed to his secret chamber.

He had only broken through recently, but given his pure Qi and stable foundation, it shouldn't be a problem for him to advance to the next realm.