From Village Chief to Emperor of the Strongest Empire - Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Journey to Claire

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The next day.

The territory of the Karev family was separated from the town by a circle of high walls. The entire family lived in a small castle, and it was as peaceful as the Xanadu of the town.

Inside the luxurious dining hall of the castle, there were all kinds of exquisite oil paintings hanging on the walls, and a huge chandelier hung on the gorgeous roof inlaid with many gemstones, illuminating the entire dining hall as bright as day.

The huge rectangular dining table was covered with a vermillion plush tablecloth, and silver candlesticks were placed one after another, filled with all kinds of sumptuous food.

Dancing girls dressed in white muslin were dancing gently in front of the table.

Chief Owen placed the red wine cup in his hand on the table in front of his chest, leisurely inserted a piece of roast meat into his mouth and chewed it. The butler in a tuxedo hurriedly poured the red wine into the cup.

Owen took the refilled red wine and took a small sip. He took a deep puff of the cigar in his hand and handed it to the butler to signal him to put it out. A large cloud of smoke slowly blew out.

“I heard that rats entered the town again in the middle of the night yesterday?” Owen asked the butler beside him without turning his head.

“Yes, master. I heard that the walls on the east side of the town have collapsed. However, nothing happened to our castle. Only a few scattered rats arrived around the castle.”

“Humph! It’s quite impressive that those useless guards can hold on until now. That Ian is really a hindrance. He insisted on supporting the useless son to be the mayor.”

The butler immediately echoed, “That Ian really doesn’t know how to appreciate favors. My Lord, you even expressed your intention to recruit him. It’s foolish of him not to cherish the opportunity of a great future!”

Owen raised his head and gulped down the remaining red wine in one gulp. He threw the glass on the dining table. The exquisite goblet and the silver cutlery on the dining table collided and shattered on the table, making a loud noise. The dancers and servants in the huge dining hall were shocked. They stopped dancing and the work in their hands in fear. They lowered their heads and retreated to the side, not even daring to breathe loudly.

“Since he doesn’t know how to appreciate favors, I can’t be bothered to wait for them to be eaten by the smelly rats. I’ll kill him in the next two days…”

“Anyway, the monsters are wreaking havoc now, and our king is already very busy. It doesn’t matter who is the lord of the territory, as long as we can pay the taxes on time.”

The butler immediately nodded in agreement. At this time, he did not dare to say anything unnecessary. He had been by Owen’s side for many years, and he knew very well that his master was temperamental. Today, someone was going to be unlucky again.

Sure enough, the butler glanced sideways and saw Owen’s gaze sweeping across the dancers in the hall.

“All of you, raise your heads.”

The dancers did not know if they had angered Master Owen. They raised their heads in panic, and their expressions were nervous.

Owen casually pointed at a petite and inexperienced dancer and said, “You, come here.”

This dancer looked very young. Her pretty face turned pale with fear. Her big eyes were already filled with tears. She was extremely afraid and did not want to go over at all.

The butler sighed. Even though he had followed master Owen for many years, he still felt a little sorry for her. However, there was nothing he could do. This was their master’s hobby. “The master is calling you over! Can’t you hear him?!”

He could only pretend to be fierce and cooperate.

If he did not cooperate, he would become the unlucky one. He had experienced this many times over the years.

The petite dancer did not dare to move at all. At this moment, she was so scared that tears were about to fall. The butler had already come forward and pulled her over.

“Please, let me go. I’ll do anything…” she cried and struggled, but her petite figure could not break free from the butler’s control.

Master Owen had become impatient. He stood up and slapped the dancer’s face. She only felt a sharp pain on half of her face and it became numb and swollen.

“Didn’t you say that you can do anything? Hahaha, let’s do something happy today.” As he spoke, he grabbed her arm and pulled her up, violently pushing her onto the dining table.

The petite dancer cried even harder. Her hand accidentally pressed onto the broken broken glass. Her palm immediately bled profusely, and her other palm pressed onto the soup bowl, splattering soup all over her face, however, she could no longer feel any pain. Panic filled her entire brain, because Master Owen had already pressed her down and started tearing at her clothes.

She cried even louder, “Master Owen… Please… Please let me go, I don’t want this… Really… Please.”

Master Owen actually wanted to assault her in front of everyone! But how could his petite figure struggle against a tall, adult male like Master Owen. The constant struggle only stimulated Owen’s perverted instincts.

After a while of tearing, the dancer was already half-naked. Her pure white skin was exposed. No matter how much she cried, no one dared to help her. The butler and the servants quietly began to step back.

The other dancers also left in fear. They were both glad and afraid. They were glad that they were not favored by the master today and violated in front of the audience, yet they were afraid that such a thing might happen to them in the future. Although Master Owen had many concubines, he was still a disgusting character.

Just as they left the restaurant in fear, they bumped into the head knight who was rushing over from the corridor. The head knight also saw the butler and confirmed with him.

“The master is still in the restaurant, right?”

The butler nodded slightly to him. “The master is still in the restaurant, but he is busy now. He probably doesn’t want anyone to disturb him,” The butler kindly informed.

“There is a special emergency situation, I don’t think I have much of a choice.” The head knight didn’t have time to talk to him too much, so he hurriedly brushed past him.

Just as he approached the door of the dining hall, he heard the miserable cries of a young girl coming from inside. His heart sank. He would definitely get an earful if he disturbed the master in such a situation, but he could only brace himself and go in.

He braced himself and pushed the door open, saying, “Master, there’s a very urgent matter, I have to talk to you…”

“Idiot! What’s the use of keeping you around if you don’t have a brain?!” Orne had already stripped the girl beneath him naked, just as he took off his pants and was about to carry his spear and mount his horse, he was startled by the head knight who had barged in. He immediately softened and could not help but curse loudly.

“Master, it’s really an emergency! The new mayor of Lake Town is here with more than a hundred knights!”