Hero of Darkness-Novel

On the following day at the time of the afternoon, when the normal populace of the fiefdom was going about their daily lives and working their way to shoulder the struggle of life for the sake of putting 2 meals a day in their stomachs…

A sudden announcement resounded through millions of broadcasting screens placed in all the cities, towns and villages.

That today's trials for the People's Court would be postponed. However, a very important announcement that directly affects the lives of the working class of the fiefdom will be made in the evening. So all the citizens should be prepared beforehand.

This piqued the curiosity of all the people ranging from different species and classes of society.

And as the two suns in Vantrea set and the blanket of the dark was spread over the Rakos Empire, Kahn's figure donned in gray general like clothes appeared in front of the whole Verlassen fiefdom.

"People of the fiefdom… today, I have to make an important announcement that plays a vital role in your day-to-day lives. So please listen carefully to what I have to say." spoke Kahn in his usual calm and collected manner as his stern voice resounded in the ears of all the citizens.

"As you might know that recently, a plethora of cases related to the functioning of the fiefdom itself… let it be from the government, military, underworld or even the economical sectors that were run only by selected groups of individuals, clans and officials have been brought to the People's Court.

And you have seen how the chunk of influential people are basically playing with your lives to accomplish their goals and greed for power and authority.

And the severity of their crimes was to an extent that it led to the deaths of the millions of normal and hardworking innocent people." elaborated Kahn as he reminded everyone about the grave matter at hand.

"Even the economic sector was not left from the corruption and scams. Many organizations that dealt in the businesses related to monster hunts and resources that came from them.

And the ones who specialized in mana core mining sectors have been proven to be as guilty as the other criminals that came before in People's Court.

So that has forced me to take some drastic measures and create a new infrastructure that is fair to everyone whose life depends on professions related to these sectors.

So before I evaluate further.. There are two people I want to introduce to everyone watching this broadcast." spoke Kahn and waved his hand towards the left.

The projection artifacts then moved to the left and focused on the two individuals who were dressed in red and white regal clothes. The former was an old man who appeared to be a blacksmith while the brown-haired man who seemed to be near his 30s, dressed in alchemist clothes.

The following second, both of them decided to introduce themselves.

"Hello everyone, my name is Armin Ayurveda. I'm a peak grandmaster alchemist." spoke Armin who was in his human appearance.

"And I'm Albestros Winston, a peak grandmaster blacksmith." spoke the old man.

Gasp! Shock!

More than a hundred million people who had their eyes glued to the broadcast screens were surprised to their cores.

Because in the history of Verlassen mountain range, there has never been a peak grandmaster blacksmith or an alchemist. These types of people were only found in the capital Rathna.

So this sudden revelation caught all of them by surprise.

Besides, the name of the old man Albestros was already famous in the whole Rakos Empire after the Emperor's Chosen competition and Kahn winning the competition while using the armor and sword made by this very man.

He was like a figure worshipped by millions of people who worked in the arms manufacturing field.

And top of that, there was a young but extremely talented man who seemed to be a peak grandmaster alchemist. This was a testament to his skills as the rank in these two professions only rose when someone reached a completely different level of mastery of their craft.

"Ahm.. I shall not waste your time anymore. Today's announcement is to coronate the establishment of two new federations that will oversee all the business organizations, whether small or big and ensure the quality of their goods and products.

Given how previously, no such organization existed and only the wealthy with connections received favors from corrupted officials and military officers, which led to the death of millions of people.. These two federations shall be led by these two grandmasters." spoke Kahn.

"The federation that would trademark and approve the quality of alchemy-related products, recipes and their usefulness from all the related business organizations will be led by sir Armin.

And the name of that federation shall be… Hippocrates." revealed Kahn in a vehement voice.

"As for the federation overseeing the weapons and arms manufacturing sector and all the related business shall be led by sir Albestros Winston.

And that federation shall be called… Hephaestus." he revealed.

Both these names were chosen by Kahn himself as he felt it appropriate to name them after the greatest physician of the ancient greece and the greek god of fire & metallurgy respectively.

"Before any of you feel worried.. Let me explain.

Our objective isn't to have a monopoly over these sectors that greatly affect our daily lives and the economy. But to establish a self-sustainable economic system that allows all the companies to share and create top quality products and alchemy recipes at the same time.

These forging and alchemy manuscripts and blueprints will be shared by these two peak grandmasters themselves to those who join these federations.

And those who join them will be given a 30% tax exemption from the government itself." spoke Kahn as he revealed extremely lucrative offers.

And the main reason was to lure in as many people as he could in the name of mandating the quality of products and goods which would ensure their customers to be carefree. And also round up all the business organizations under one banner.

However… who would be Kahn if not having a scheming mind that knew how to mask his real goals under the name of public welfare.

What he was offering the people was just a poster. The real truth behind establishing these two federations was something only he and his allies knew.

Because this… was only half of the plan.