The inter-house competition had concluded.

And the Gillette Household had won everything.

The Gryphons and Luther Household's only existed in name now, and the Quadri Household that withdrew from the competition was not the Gillette Household's opponent.

The moment when Maxwell used his Vampire Blade to chop Charlie in half, Gallagher knew he wasn't Maxwell's opponent anymore.

But the Quadri Household didn't quickly leave Eden City as if they were waiting for something.

There was still some time before the sky got dark.

That's why Maxwell could only hold in his temper while he waited.

Midday, inside the Gillette Household's main hall.

Maxwell was sitting in the highest position with an imposing expression. Although they had won this time, they also paid an extremely heavy price for it.

Constantine was seriously injured, Benjamin was seriously injured, and many members had died.

This was undoubtedly considered one disaster after another for the Gillette Household.

A while later, a member rushed into the main hall and said, "Lord Maxwell, Duke Benjamin's injuries have been stabilised after taking your Fire Dragon pill. As for boss Biggie, he is..."

Maxwell frowned, then stood up to ask: "How's Constantine doing?"

The member scratched his head and said, "Boss Biggie is snoring... The doctor said his sleep is so deep that he won't wake up."

Maxwell felt like a rock had been removed from his heart as he waved his hand: "You can withdraw for now."

If something bad were to really happen to Constantine, Maxwell would go to Hades and pull him back up. It's not easy to meet a brother who's willing to go through life or death with so much. Maxwell will treasure it with all he's got.

Since Constantine and Benjamin were both fine, Maxwell was finally able to feel at ease. He then looked over at Austin and asked, "Lord Austin, do you have any plans for the future?"

Out of the five major Households of Eden City, the Castros, Luther and Gryphons households only existed in name now. Wanting to re-establish themselves was an impossible task.

Whatever choices Austin makes, Maxwell will support him to the best of his ability.

The Gryphons' household being destroyed was more or less connected to him; that's why Maxwell has been feeling guilty about it. This was the reason he handed Owen over to the Gryphons' Household to deal with in the end.

An expert at level 2 silver rank was quite a bit of XP, but Maxwell understood that there are certain tasks one must do personally to let go of the weight in one's heart.

The enmity of the Gryphons' household must be resolved by their own people.

Having Owen die in their hands could be considered giving an account to all those members who had died.

Austin bitterly laughed before saying, "Today I was determined to fight until my death, yet I never imagined I would muddle my way through and survive the ordeal. As for plans, I haven't even thought about them."

"Oh, right!"

Austin suddenly stood up and turned to the six household members and said, "Listen up! Kowtow to our benefactor!"

As his voice faded, all seven Gryphons' household members kneeled and said in unison: "Thank you, benefactor!"

Maxwell rushed forth and supported Austin up while frantically saying: "Lord Austin, what are you guys doing? Quickly get up; are you guys not treating me as a friend?"

With Austin's cultivation at level 2 silver rank, Maxwell wasn't able to lift him off his knees that long. Austin heavily landed on his knees again and said, "Maxwell, without you, it would be impossible for us to avenge the deaths of our four hundred plus household members. I am representing the Gryphons household members alive and dead, in sincerely thanking you."

After saying that, he heavily kowtowed on the ground.

A loud bang was heard, making the tiles seem like they were about to crack.

"Crackle!"

"A Bronze-rank quest has been triggered - Recruit Austin Gryphon."

"Reward: 200 XP."

Austin's act of kneeling would even kneel out a Bronze-rank quest? The XP reward was so little that Maxwell didn't even care about it.

Maxwell supported Austin up and said, "Lord Austin, how about you all stay at my Home for now? If you're willing, our Household can even become one, and you can be the Lord. What do you think?"

It would be best if Austin could become the Lord.

Eden City was simply too small, and Maxwell would eventually leave it. And Austin will certainly not have any selfish motives based on his personality. Under his leadership, the Gillette Household will certainly become the ruler of Eden City without a doubt.

The Gillette Household didn't have any good candidates.

Duke Benjamin's abilities were limited while the others were still young and inexperienced. Austin was the best candidate at this point in time.

Austin was shocked but touched by this idea, and said, "How can I be the Lord? Absolutely impossible. As for the Gryphons' household and Gillette Household combining into one, I don't think it will work."

"Our lives were saved by you, so from here onwards, we will join the Gillette Household. We will provide our greatest dedication to the Gillette Household's prosperity!"

Right after, Austin turned around and asked seriously: "What do the rest of you think?"

Malachi stood out and laughed loudly: "Joining the Gillette Household would be the best, so what kind of thoughts would we have?"

Maxwell's strength had gained their admiration.

In this world where the strong ruled, anyone would be willing to follow the footsteps of a powerful person. It was the same for the Gryphons' Household.

Maxwell was extremely happy and solemnly said, "Listen up! From here onwards, Austin will be the Great Duke of the Gillette Household. If I'm not around, everyone must listen to Duke Austin, understand?"

"Understood!"

The Gillette Household members all shouted in unison. The Gryphons' household had won the hearts of the Gilette household when they came to back them up this morning, so they would naturally welcome them if they wanted to join.

"Crackle!"

"Congratulations to player Maxwell Gillette for completing the quest."

"200 XP has been given as a reward."

"Crackle!"

"Player Maxwell's actions have moved Austin, gaining 1000 favorability points from him."

"There are even favorability points? And a thousand points? What's the system planning on doing?"

Maxwell was shocked and perplexed at the same time. Why the hell did he need favorability from another guy?

At the same time, Austin pulled out an old scroll made of sheepskin from his possession and handed it over. "This will be considered a gift for joining the Gillette Household. This is an ancient scroll our Household has been guarding for many generations. Hidden within this ancient scroll is a secret we don't know of because the Gryphons' household has studied this for over a century, yet has found nothing."

"Rumour has it that whoever manages to decipher the secret of the scroll will gain an ancient magic."

"My Lord, please accept this!"

Maxwell was dumbfounded.

His eyes had glazed over from looking at the ancient scroll in Austin's hand.

This thing had a golden glow to it!

The golden glow was so flashy that it could blind a person's eyes!

Even a divine item may not be this flashy.

Could an ancient magic really be hidden inside?

An ancient magic that's basically an invincible existence... Even Gods would be afraid of this magic!

Maxwell was excited as he realised why the system would suddenly give him a Bronze-rank quest. This was basically him holding out his hands and having a hidden quest drop into his palms.

Maxwell suppressed his excitement and received the scroll. He then carefully unfurled it and looked at the mysterious runes before his eyes. It was as if the runes possessed some type of special power that caused Maxwell to become captivated by them.

Suddenly, Dracula's voice shouted inside Maxwell's mind: "Hey brat, there's something strange about the ancient scroll! Be careful of being hypnotised by it!"

"Huh?"

"Cosmic Array!"

"How could an extinct array appear on a sheepskin scroll? Could it really be a record of some sort of ancient magic?"

Dracula's voice immediately made Maxwell wake up.

Hearing Dracula say that, Maxwell became even more excited and quickly asked, "Dracula, is there a way to crack it?"

Dracula then smugly responded: "Of course! Don't you realise who I am? I do not hold the title of the world's greatest domineering blade in vain."

Awesome!

With an ancient magic in hand, who can stop me?

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