The next morning,
Jacob opened his eyes and then looked at the pale white delicate hand over his muscular chest. A naked beauty was sleeping right beside him, revealing her lascivious assets. She was naturally Alice who tasted the forbidden fruit last night.
There wasn't any ripple in Jacob's expression. He was like usual as if it wasn't a big deal for him.
But he can't deny the fact that Alice was the first woman he slept with in this world, and she was a noble princess, regardless.
Yet, he felt nothing besides the transient pleasure, and all that time, he was controlling his strength or he knew what would've happened if he let himself loose with his current physique.
Alice was important to his plan, and he couldn't have her die right now, or it would be hard to find a replacement.
That's why he let her get close to him in the first place and give her hope amid despair. He was making it clear she could only rely on him here, and her resistance was meaningless.
He could've easily made her a slave with a parasite gem. Furthermore, he still has six low-level parasite gems. It wasn't hard. But he didn't require a puppet this time like the sunset duke.
After wearing his clothes, Jacob left the room and headed toward the pool, which has been filled again.
He was still working on increasing his heart rate with water meditation, and he felt he might learn how to control it with it, but it was still just speculation. He couldn't even start it yet, nor he was in a hurry.
This ability was a double-edged sword, and he didn't was to be on the receiving end of this sword, so he'll take advantage of this situation.
Since the pool size wasn't dangerous to him, he'll practice it until Drew's men arrived and started the pool's renovation according to his design.
Once it was done, he won't have to worry about it until the three hours mark was crossed.
Although it seemed he was wasting time by staying here and not leaving toward the higher region. But Jacob didn't think so, not after he left the sunset duke's estate that day and considered it.
If anything, he would lose an opportunity if he left now!
After Jacob left, inside his room,
Alice, who seemed to be in a deep sleep, suddenly opened her beautiful emerald eyes filled with difficult emotions.
When she thought about how bold she was last night, she blushed profusely.
'Is he still not convinced that I'm no longer resisting?' She thought as she looked at the place where Jacob was a few moments ago.
'Well, how could it be so easy? That man is not as simple as he seemed on the surface. Although he looked young, his eyes are as tranquil as an old-wise king. I don't know if I'm lucky or pitiful.' She thought for a long time absent-mindedly.
No matter how cold or indifferent she had been in the past, she was still a young lady with a sky-like ambition.
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In the afternoon,
Many people entered the tyrant mansion with big horse-drawing carriages which again arouse the spies' attention.
After some investigation, it turned out that these people were from the gunsmith guild and some were blacksmiths.
The carriages were filled with iron and many blacksmith equipments.
As for what they were for, only the people inside that mansion knows, and no one dared to step in it because it was too dangerous.
Jacob's every move was monitored because of his current status, and he still hadn't left the mansion yet, as if he had made that place his base of operation.
No one could tell what he was planning, but with all these materials and blacksmiths, it was clear he was making something.
It draws attention to Gunsmith Guild Leader Drew, who had visited the Tyrant just a day before this large movement started, but Drew also remained silent and indifferent.
Just like this, three more days passed,
This day, the tyrant mansion received a visit from another noble, but it wasn't just any noble. It was the Marquis who had previously occupied Gloria City and the Baron of Gloria Country also with him.
The Lionheart City Lord and many other bigwigs of the Gloria country also followed them.
They all wanted to pay respect to the Silver Tyrant who was hailed presumably from the Gloria Country, and the Marquis even wanted to invite Jacob into his fief, even handing over the entire fief as the matter of fact.
Yet, they were all rejected at the gates.
In the end, they had no choice but to leave since this person wasn't someone who they can push around.
However, the Marquis was a shrewd fellow, he didn't leave. Instead, he ordered vacant the entire lion street and bought it the very day.
Since he can't have an audience with the Tyrant, he will show his willingness to meet him by living on lion street and paying his respect every day.
No one thought that this action was foolish because if he earned Silver Tyrant's goodwill or just his attention, who would dare to mess with him openly again?
The Silver Tyrant was even more famous than the King!
This action made many nobles panic since they were a step behind.
Now, the Marquis, the Gloria Baron, and the Lionheart City Lord all moved on the lion street and completely closed off the area, which also root out the spies of different nobles.
This act made many furious, but no one caused a commotion since this Marquis wasn't someone to trifle with, and only a Duke could overpower him.
Just like that, an entire month passed without any big moments from the Silver Tyrant except for some carriages going in or out.
This day, however, a large movement was reported, but not from the Tyrant, but from the Capital City which has been dormant from the start.
A large entourage left the Humane City with many powerful figures, even the Humane King and Knight-Marshal were included, and their destination was none other than Gloria Country, and this entourage was like a small army, nonetheless.
Everyone thought that all this time the King was preparing, and now that he was done, the King was finally going to announce his dominance!
Although the silver tyrant is portrayed as invincible. But can he fight with an army of knights?
No one knew the answer, but one thing was clear: they were going to find out soon.
This news also reached lionheart city and the people staying in it.
Their first reaction was to vacate the entire city since it will be going to be a colossal mess if the knights fought with Silver Tyrant.
Those nobles with Marquis also left the city to a safe area until the result was out.
Although they all wanted to form goodwill with Tyrant, they didn't want to burn the bright with the royals either, since it was still unclear who would win. The Tyrant was, after all, just a single person in the end.
Besides the members of power square and the tyrant mansion, the entire city was deserted within two days.
Jacob, who was looking at the almost done metal pool, naturally received the reports of this movement. Everyone seemed tense, including Alice, who was now even more charming and always stayed at Jacob's side like a shadow.
Although she didn't know the limit of Jacob's power, she didn't know if Jacob could fend off an army of trained knights. Especially Knight-Marshal Galant, who was also a Nightmare Knight.
The Nightmare Knight Legion was a fable entity between the higher-ups of the humans, and they had too many astonishing legends surrounding them. The Zodiac Warriors Alliance was famous for its unmatched strength, so its members won't be a pushover either.
However, Jacob remained calm and aloof. He didn't show any worry about their movement, which made many doubts Jacob's mentality again.
At night, Alice lay naked in Jacob's arms with perspiration all over her charming body while her breath was slightly stiff, and she looked at Jacob's impassive face with worry.
"Are you really not afraid of the King? I heard Philip III is a very astute and wily ruler, and he's someone who enjoyed being in power. He won't let you take away his control so easily." She spoke with worry.
It was the only time she could speak and approach Jacob freely, without fear or restraint. She still didn't know if she had won his trust or not, but she was doing her best to earn her spot.
Jacob glanced at the alluring beauty who now looked like a mature woman, not a young lady anymore.
However, his expression was still apathetic, even after spending a month with her. He suddenly said at this moment, "I heard your father might be in this group. Tell me, will you kill him if asked you to?"