Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

After greeting the city lord, Fredrinn turned his gaze to Lucas and Samantha.

"It's been a while. How are you two doing?" He smiled at them.

"It has only been a few months, but you have accomplished a lot, Fredrinn." Lucas stared at him with a complicated look.

He was jealous of Fredrinn's talent, but he was also happy for his accomplishments.

"Do you want to come with me next time?" Fredrinn joked.

However, Lucas took it seriously.

"If there comes a time when the kingdom will need more soldiers, I will join your army." He looked incredibly serious when he uttered those words.

Fredrinn's exploits in the northern borders seemed to have lit a fire in Lucas' heart. He wanted to stand with Fredrinn in battle. He wanted to see his glorious moments.

Fredrinn smiled and patted his shoulder. "Then you must train harder, my friend. When the time comes, I will pick you up and bring you to the battlefield."

Lucas solemnly nodded his head.

"Look at you guys acting so cool." Samantha scoffed with her arms crossed.

While they were chatting, the city lord, Ludwig Springfield, invited Roland to the city lord's mansion.

"Why don't we head to the mansion? You guys can rest there if you want."

To his friendly invitation, Roland politely declined. "We will visit you another time, city lord. Everyone is still tired from the long journey so we will head straight home and get some rest."

"I see. I was thoughtless. In that case, I will go with you. I haven't visited your estate for some time."

"I heard that you constructed a man-made lake and even created fake hills near the main mansion. I had wanted to see them for some time."

Hearing the city lord's words, Roland was taken aback. He didn't expect that Ludwig would shamelessly tag along with them.

It seemed like there was also something that the city lord wished to discuss with him.

Thinking about this, Roland beamed.

"That would be awesome! Once we arrive, I will have the servants prepare a banquet for you, city lord!"

"How could I let you do that? There's no need to trouble you. I just want to visit your estate and take a look at the new features you constructed." Ludwig eagerly responded.

"Is that so? Hahaha!"

"By the way, are you coming by yourself?" Roland asked tentatively.

"Hmm… Let's see…" Ludwig rubbed his chin and thought for a moment.

"I'll bring Lucas and Samantha with me. I remember that they once mentioned wanting to see the new soldiers of your estate. What do you think, Roland?"

Roland pondered for a moment.

The training of the new soldiers was usually kept secret, but the Springfield Household was their ally so there should be no harm in letting them watch.

As he thought of this, Roland nodded his head. "It should be fine."

"Great!"

…

Soon, the group headed to the Red Flame Valley where the Firecrown Supreme Household's estate was located.

Their impressive entourage scared the citizens, but when they saw the familiar flag of the Firecrown Supreme Household, their fear turned into worship.

"Look! It's the flag of the Firecrown Supreme Household!"

"I think those soldiers are from the Black Flame Heavy Cavalry. I recognize their flag from the recent news."

"Oh my god! I think you're right! It must be them!"

The people reverently watched the entourage pass by the paved road, their gazes filled with unconcealed excitement.

Inside one of the carriages, Lucas clicked his tongue when he saw the large crowd watching them. Continue your adventure with мѵʟ

"You are very famous now."

Fredrinn smiled and shook his head. "Is that why you wanted to join me in battle?"

"Well, that's part of the reason." Lucas scratched his head in embarrassment.

Fredrinn laughed lightly at his response. This guy was too honest, but this was what he liked about Lucas.

"If you're serious about that, you can join my soldiers training." He suggested.

Lucas furrowed his eyebrows and seriously considered his offer. "I will think about it."

In the past few months, he felt that his cultivation progress had slowed down considerably.

If nothing was to be done, he might not be able to advance to the Nascent Soul realm for a long time.

Lucas didn't want that to happen.

"You should think it through. If you really plan to join my troops, you might have to give up on becoming the next city lord." Fredrinn reminded him.

As his friend, he didn't want Lucas to make a decision that he would regret.

Lucas' eyes flashed upon hearing his words.

Meanwhile, Samantha who was listening to their conversation couldn't help but frown. 'Is this guy poaching my brother right in front of me?'

Fredrinn noticed Samantha's expression and chuckled. "There's no need to look at me with that face. I'm not forcing your brother here."

"You are asking him to join your army, then what about me?" Samantha pursed her lips, looking displeased that she had been left out.

"Who will inherit the city lord's position if the both of you will join my troops? One of you should stay and take care of the city. I won't be able to rest easy if someone else would inherit the position." Fredrinn shook his head.

The Springfield Household had a unique system for handling the city. If someone else would take over the city lord's position, there might be some negative impact on the future of the city.

Samantha was surprised. "If I become the next city lord, will you support me?" She asked, curious about how he would respond.

"Of course! I think you will do better than Lucas at governing the city. You know this guy's personality. He would only slack off and pass his tasks to his subordinates." Fredrinn chuckled.

"Hey! I can hear you!" Lucas snorted.

"That's true…" Samantha nodded in agreement.

"Not you too, my beloved sister. How could you betray your brother?" Lucas put on a sad look.

"Piss off!" Samantha glared at him.

Three hours later, the group finally arrived at the Firecrown Supreme Household's estate.

Inside a different carriage, Ludwig stared at the domineering walls that surrounded the estate.

"You really invested a lot in renovating those walls." He remarked.

Roland smiled faintly. "We made some money from the mines so I decided to bolster our defenses in case we face another invasion."

Ludwig smiled wryly at his words. "Who would dare to attack a supreme household?"

"Who knows?" Roland chuckled.

At this moment, Ludwig caught a glimpse of the newly installed array formation.

After advancing to the Void Tempering realm, his spiritual power had become more sensitive so he was able to sense the slight fluctuations of energy that made up the array formation.

From his initial estimate, the power of this array formation was even stronger than the ones in the city lord's mansion.

'What a powerful array formation!'