Cibum et Arma II

Renaldo then explained about that way to gather the needed ingredients to his father especially the caffeine citrate that will be the catalyst to get people addicted to this drink. Actually, Renaldo was thinking about using a different recipe that uses cocaine extract to make people more addicted to the drink, which will yield them more money but he decided against it as it may do more harm than good if it sells better than his anticipated as it means more people will try to get his recipe or worst, try to bring his lolo's business down.

After developing their plans about finance and the buying of lands, Renaldo then told his lolo about his one and only goal; (With some divine bullshit of course)

"Lolo, by divine providence, One day, when everything that we do falls into place, I will then liberate this country of it's oppressors, I will let the whole world know how we felt when they berated us, when they treated us as savages that doesn't know shit. I hope you'd still be around that time because I swear! It will be the most glorious thing you will ever witness! With vast armies at my will and with the help of God, I will purge those who scorned us, I will release the wrath of our wailing motherland upon our enemies, I will dye the waters red with the blood of our enemies for it is the conferred mission of the Divines for me as He has seen the error of their ways, He gave me this gift to be His sword that will enact His will, and I, Renaldo Melchor swears upon my name, that I will fulfill everything that I've said at this moment, let my soul be damned for all eternity if I fail!" Renaldo swore with bloodshot eyes as he let the grievances of his past life pour out from within, a lifetime of humiliation and defeat, a lifetime full of corrupt co-workers, a lifetime full of turning a blind eye to everything around him, he felt disgusted by what those people did, the memories are still fresh as if they were just made yesterday.

His lolo looked at Renaldo with shining eyes, when Renaldo was making his speech earlier, in his lolo's eyes he was shining, like an envoy of God. Before he was still a bit skeptical about his grandson's reasons but now he felt convinced, he was not sure if he's going senile or not but he firmly believes in his grandson now, he then said;

"Well said apo!, I know that this might be a bit too late but I will also swear upon my name that I, Enrico Laran, will help you in any way I can, this might not be as flashy as your words but give me a break, I have one foot left in my grave, I also need to enjoy my retirement some time after this! Hahahaha!" His lolo laughed, at least he's still in the mood for his corny jokes else Renaldo's probably going to think about what to do to break this atmosphere.

Renaldo then wrapped up everything with his lolo and then said his farewells, as it is now a bit late at night and he has to meet the gunsmiths tomorrow morning.

Renaldo then went up his carriage and ordered his driver to bring him home....

It was around midnight when he came back to their hacienda, the carriage stopped in front of their estate and he was welcomed by his angry mother who looks like she's going to eat him alive.

Marilou is a bit angry because her son came home late but she knows that her reaction's a bit over the top as her son has only been in her father's estate, they probably spent some time together so she can't get mad at him so she tried to calm herself down, as she knows that despite her son's age, he's quite mature as he's never been like the other kids, maybe being with his lolo is just his way of having fun so she lets this slide as it's not going to change anything if she's angry. She then took a deep breath and said;

"There's food in the kitchen if you still haven't eaten yet, before you sleep though, take a short shower and change your clothes, that's just what I ask of you Rey, please do it for me" Marilou said with a bit of a pleading and worried tone.

Renaldo replied;

"I'm sorry mama, I didn't mean to come home late, lolo and I had a lot of things to talk about so we didn't really observe the time, I'm not making excuses though, I full accept that I'm in the wrong this time and you're free to punish me for coming home late"

Marilou, seeing her son admit his mistakes didn't hold it unto him as she just nodded and took her leave to rest for the night.

Seeing his mother go to her room, Renaldo then cleaned himself and changed his clothes to prepare to sleep, he thinks about the things that he'll do tomorrow, especially his meeting with those gunsmiths, it will be quite hard to convince them but he'll make do with what he's dealt with but for now, he just wants to rest as the day's activities took a toll on his stamina.