At first, he thought he might not feel any differently because he was used to staying alone and his loved ones would be with him. But he also realized that most of his loved ones, especially Natalie who was naturally outgoing, wouldn't feel the same after some time if they did not have anyone else to interact with.

But as he visualized the desolate city with only them living in it for a few moments more, he began feeling an unease—he wasn't liking this image.

The place he lived shouldn't look like this. It should have people who would worship him and—

Suddenly, his eyes widened when he realized what he was thinking.

'What the fuck was that?' He thought to himself, his brows furrowed. Right then, the scene of Samson kneeling in front of him flashed in his mind and recalled how he had felt strangely euphoric at that moment.

'Don't tell me… But I haven't read that many kingdom-building types of novels to want to be a ruler. Then, why—' Suddenly, his thoughts came to a screeching halt and a name rang in his mind—The King's Eye.

Here, what was important wasn't the magic artifact, but the name itself.

Then, adding with the fact that he had felt his blood heat up when Samson kneeled in front of him and his emerging desire to rule… he came to a conclusion.

'The Williams family was a royal family…'

Though he felt it was true, he looked at Robert, who was looking wholly unconcerned about what decision he would make, as if… he already knew what it was going to be.

'Damn. It's really true, huh?' He thought, feeling surreal. Before today, he hadn't even imagined that he belonged to some powerful ancient family, let alone one that used to be a Royal one.

However… Now he had more questions related to his family, but clearly, the old man wasn't going to answer him.

Still, he asked, "My Williams family, it was a Royal Family?"

Hearing this, Robert's lips curled up into a mocking but infuriating sneer and he opened his mouth, but in the end, he clenched his jaws and kept quiet.

'Now, what was that?' Max thought, confused.

Right then, a system screen popped up before him.

[Ding! The first quest has been generated!]

[Quest: Take control of the Red City!]

[Time Limit: 5 Days]

[Rewards: One Magic Item repair opportunity, Harem Section Evolution, One Medium-Grade Purification Formation, King's Mark (Ability)]

[Punishment Upon Failure: There will not be any more quests.]

[Would you like to accept the quest?]

[(Yes)/(No)]

[Note: No penalty will be levied upon decline.]

As he read the first ever system quest, Max became stunned not only because it wanted him to control the whole city, becoming its ruler, but also because of the generous rewards.

With the magic item repair opportunity, he could fix the King's Eye, and the evolution of the Harem Section would naturally be a good thing.

Then, there was the Medium-Grade Purification Formation which would resolve his dilemma of using up all his Harem Points in buying the Anti-Radiation Potions if he decided to agree to his grandfather's suggestion.

Lastly, there was the ability, King's Mark, which he believed was going to be very useful to him since the other rewards were.

Almost immediately, he wanted to accept the quest because in his heart of hearts, he had already decided to save the mansion's people and become their ruler after finding out about his family heritage.

However…

Then he read the punishment upon failure and he hesitated.

Seeing how the first quest was giving so many generous rewards, the future quests wouldn't pale in comparison. So, if he accepted it and failed, he would suffer a huge loss. On the other hand, if he declined it, except the quest's potential rewards, there wouldn't be any other loss.

He hesitated only for a brief moment before mentally accepting the quest.

[You have accepted the quest! Good Luck!]

"Alright. I'll save them." Max told the old man.

Robert calmly nodded and said, "Good. Now you won't have to worry about them not listening to you."

…

Within a few seconds after Robert finished speaking, the auditorium was filled with horrified and panicked cries. Everyone was losing their minds.

When those goons had declared that they would destroy the mansion, while scared for their lives, they hadn't panicked so much because the Governor's office hadn't said that they were incapable of resisting them. So, they held some hope.

However, the imminent radiation wasn't something the Governor's Mansion could deal with.

"It would have been better if those people had killed us. At least we wouldn't have to die a horrible death the radiation will give us."

Someone muttered, the spark in their eyes dimming.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

It was that at this point, feeling it was enough, Robert knocked on the table a few times and announced in a louder voice,

"I know the situation seems hopeless, however, fortunately for you all, my grandson, Maxwell Williams, who is going to take over my position as the Governor and become our ruler, has a method to help us combat the radiation."

Initially, no one heard him because they were too busy panicking, but as he continued speaking, they calmed down just in time to hear that Max could help them. Of course, there were some who were paying him attention because they had noticed the old Governor didn't look too worried and heard each word he said.

Then be it the former or the latter group, both became ecstatic and someone cried out, "I-Is that true, Governor?"

Robert swept his gaze across everyone and seeing their eyes were focused on him, he calmly nodded. "Yes, it's true. I guarantee it. So, you don't have to worry about dying from the radiation. However…"

His expression became stern as he said, "Remember, he will only save those who obey him completely and faithfully. He won't waste his time and risk his life to help the ungrateful."

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