The Dark King - Chapter 321

Chapter 321

"This is gift for you but you will be on your own later on . " Dudian waved his hand and Nicholas handed out three small porcelains to him . He pushed them over the table towards Barton and the other two: "This is a great opportunity for you all . "

The trio took the bottles . Although they were no aware of its content but still stood up and earnestly thanked him .

Dudian nodded slightly as he saw the improvement they had after being taught by Old Fulin: "Go and get prepared . Butler show them the way . "

"Yes . " Nicholas replied .

Trio followed after Nicholas as they took the small bottles with themselves .

Nicholas brought them to a room in the second floor . They looked at the small bottles in their hands after the door was closed . Barton checked it against the light and saw a light green liquid inside the bottle . He was startled: "Is this fountain of life?"

Joseph's eyes moistened as he clenched the small bottle .

Kroen opened the cap and sniffed: "It should be . I had inquired about 'fountain of life' earlier on and the rumor is that it is a holy spring that could wash all the dirt, diseases and plague from the body . It can cure almost everything and purify the radiation value of the body . Young master wanted for both of you to join Holy Church and military . You wouldn't be able to pass the physical examination with the current state of your bodies . He should have given this to us to improve the physical condition of our bodies . "

Joseph's surprised face turned calm . He slowly said: "No matter what I will give my all to help Dean in the future . "

Kroen smiled: "I've heard that for normal people like us we have to use a drop a day for about one month or so to significantly eliminate the radiation value . If we use two drops a day then the effect would be more obvious . But we can't be greedy and drink mouthful or not only there wont be an effect but it would cause harm to the body . It may even lead to death in such a situation . "

Joseph shook the small bottle: "There should be around hundred drops inside . It is enough to improve our constitution . "

Barton took a deep breath: "Afterwards all three of us will have to follow separate ways but whereever we end up our hearts would be together forever!"

"Yes!" Joseph nodded .

"Yes!" Kroen said in a prideful tone .

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The next day .

Dudian called out Barton and took him away .

"Take you somewhere today . " Dudian sat firmly in the carriage and looked at Barton .

Barton had taken fountain of life yesterday . He had seen the dark brown patches in his chest . It seems the accumulated radiation was being extracted . He had changed his dress and combed his hair neatly . He had brown hair and dark black eyes . Barton was a smart kid . Although he was not handsome but he had characteristics which made him unforgettable .

"Where are we going?" Barton asked .

Dudian smiled: "I had adopted you as a friend but now its time to get your own family!"

Barton immediately reacted as he was not the stupid kid from before: "Do you want me to be part of another family?"

"Yes," Dudian nodded .

Barton slightly smiled: "You know that I will never feel affection to my biological parents but hatred!"

Dudian's eyes lit up as he patted his shoulder: "If you want something in this world to belong to you then you have to fight for it, including your family . "

Barton was silent

The carriage traveled through the suburbs and came to a small town .

"Master, we are here . " The coachman spoke out .

Dudian got off the carriage and looked at small manor . It was dilapidated but in this small town it would be regarded as a reputable family's house . The lawn was shabby as dead yellow grasses were everywhere . A look was enough to confirm that there was no gardener to take care .

Dudian came to the manor and waved his hand towards the coachman .

The driver approached in haste and shouted: "Anyone at home?" After two calls the door of the manor opened . An old woman with gray hair using pestle crutches came out . She was wearing glasses as she looked at Dudian . Her eyes brightened as she saw the gold pattern on Dudian's clothing . She warmly said: "Hi, how are you?"

Dudian opened the fence of the manor and greeted the old woman . He said: "Old lady, where is your child?"

The old woman replied: "In the house . It is cold so they are all inside the house . "

"I'm here to visit them . " Dudian said .

"Come, please come in . " The old man politely invited him .

The coachman stopped near the fence as Dudian followed her into the house . Barton followed behind Dudian . He realized that it will be his new home .

The room was spacious but old . In the center of the hall a huge portrait hang on the wall . It was a picture of a heroic youth in a knight armor .

"This is my grandfather . " There was a trace of pride in old woman's eyes as she looked at the picture .

Dudian smiled: "Isn't Lowe in here? " His voice was peaceful but had very strong penetrating power . A chunku middle-aged man raushed out from another room . His face was covered in baerd and he was dressed in dusty suede . The traces of sewing could be seen at the corners of his clothing . The man's eyes lit up as he saw Dudian . He respectfully said: "Mr Dean . Welcome! Please have a sit . "

Dudian said in a cold tone: "It is so cold today and you let your mother come out to open the door?"

Chunky man turned his head towards his mother: "Mother, you should go back . Go go!"

The old woman replied: "Alright . Be polite son . " She was pushed away from the hall by the Lowe .

Dudian looked around . The walls were ash gray and the old bell that was hung inside had stopped swinging long ago . Because of lack of repairs most of the things were full of dust .

Chunky man saw that Dudian was looking around . He pulled a chair and wiped with his sleeve . He warmly said: "Mr Dean, please sit . "

Dudian didn't reply to him and pulled over the chair: "You ancestor have been a hero who have leaved so many things . But generation after generation everything was sold and spent! Unsightly!"

Chunky man was embarrassed and laughed but didn't dare to answer .

Dudian saw that the man's self-esteem has been broken long time ago . He pointed at Barton: "This is who I was talking about . You will transfer him as your son and he will inherit your last name . "

Chunky man looked at Barton and saw the traces of deformation . He was in a dilemma: "Mr Dean, I have promised you . But to pay for the legal responsilibities and fees . . . My income . . . The kid should be from slums . . . This . . . "

Dudian took out a stack of gold notes from his pocket . He pulled ten of them . Each of them was worth hundred gold coins and overall they would be one thousand gold coins in total: "This is the money . Don't forget its not one time but an annual fee . Do you understand me?"

Chunky man's eyes lit up as he saw the gold notes . He was more excited as he heard that it was just a yearly fee for helping out Barton: "I understand . . . I understand every word that ou say . Not to mention him but I would be willing to adopt hundred more . . . Ha ha . . Mr Dean you are generous . . . "

Dudian raised his hand to interrupt him: "But don't forget that if you do something that shouldn't be done then don't forget that your end won't be fruitful . "

Chunky man replied: "I can guarantee that I'm tight-lipped . I will never leak a sentence! "

Dudian looked at Barton: "From today on you will have his lastname . You will be called Barton Hull . After a month I will come to find you and we will go with you to participate in assessment for knights . "

Barton looked at the ugly middle-aged man . He didn't think that this will be his 'own father' . He looked back at Dudian: "Yes . "

Dudian nodded got up and left the hall .

"Mr Dean, you should sit for a while . . . " The chunky man's voice echoed out .

Dudian didn't turn back his head but left the manor and got on the carriage .

Dudian took Joseph after returning to the castle . He took him to another family . This family's ancestor was a war hero . Although he wasn't a well-known person back in his days but he had died in the battlefield . The ancestor was an excellent soldier who had rised up to lieutenant rank . Now only the ancestral property was left . The flag of the family hang in the center of the hall . Servants cleaned the manor every day so although the house had faded but it still looked clean .

In comparison to the previous Hull family this one had character .

Dudian had personally selected the family . Naturally he had his own reasons to place Barton in Hull family and Joseph in here .

After going back Dudian called Kroen . The reason Kroen wasn't give to adoption was because of his arm deformity . It would be very difficult to achieve something with an arm if he was sent away .

"This is for you . " Dudian took out a stack of gold notes and gave to Kroen . In totally they would be valued more than thousands of gold coins: "Create an intelligence network . If you don't understand anything then you are free to ask me any time . "

Kroen's eyes shined as he swallowed his salive: "Master, its too much . "

"The purpose of the money is to buy people . " Dudian replied .

Kroen put away the money: "I will carefully select people . "

Dudian waved him off .

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Two days later .

Dudian as usual went to the Temple . He made another order of hundred pounds of material . He was about to return back to his castle when he remembered the invitation letter he had received . He went back to the 13th castle .

After he got off the carriage Dudian ran into an architect: "Are others in here?"

The architect in front of the castle recognized Dudian: "The others have come since long ago . "

Dudian nodded .

Both of them went to the top floor of the main building . Dudian was able to hear the laughter which came from the conference room . He walked past and knocked on the door .

The door was opened by a middle-aged architect . He looked at Dudian in puzzled manner: "Are you the one who has won the 'epoch' medal?"

Dudian smiled and nodded .

"Please come in . " The middle-aged architect smiled as he saw Dudian admit .

The argument in the meeting room stopped as they heard the middle-aged architect . Dudian saw seven or eight people in the conference room . Tiffany was also present .

Dudian looked at the crowd: "Dean greets the predecessors . "

"You are way too polite . We don't have successor or predecessors in here . Only the talen counts . The age is not part of the assessment . "A black haired old man laughed .

Dudian looked at the black haired man . He found that the man's face looked Asian . There was a bit of warm intimacy towards the man as most of the people within the giant wall were westerner . Rarely people who looked asian would come out .

Tiffany waved at Dudian: "Come over sit by my side . "

"Come and sit with me . "

"There is a free place here too . "

Dudian smiled and declined other . He sat down next to Tiffany: "I heard that today there will be a seminar . It's my first time so please help me out with the rules that I have to follow which I'm not familiar with . "

"It's a small matter . Everyone was like you the first time . " The middle-aged man sitting on Dudian's left laughed .

"Hmpf!" A middle-aged man with a crooked nose sitting across the table snorted: "I thought we are here to talk about inventions and research . If its not something like that then I'm leaving right now!"

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