An ambush....
In a large hidden cave on a small hill in the forest was a group of eleven men sitted round a small sheen table.There was a large map on it.
At one corner was an old man busy with his tools and surrounded by numerous gadgets,ores and scrolls.
Two females could be seeing preparing some food over an open fire.
At another corner were two elven girls and a young lady tending several black horses.
"Master,as you can see there are fourteen path that branch from the main road. Each is headed to a different town."
Sinako said as he pointed at each path.
Wanjiru planned on ambushing all the trade caravans for he was in need of resources,as his goal was to establish an empire of his own.
A place that would be heaven for those he cared for and hell for all his enemies. According to his original plan,he was to take up an escorting quest and pray that the bandits attacked his caravan before having himself captured and taken to their hideout.
From there he would convince one of the captives in charge of cooking to put a bottle of
His plan was to then kill their chief and have one of the slaves swallow the
To the system,the slave would be the real chief,but Wanjiru would be the one calling out the shots.
He knew that if he personally conquered the hideout,and sent out the bandits to raid merchant caravans,the main system cities would blacklist and put a bounty on his head.
Using someone else to conquer the layer was a loop hole he had discovered.That is if one had full control of the other person's life.
And what better way was there than a
Whoever consumes the pill becomes a living puppet.
Grade:3 Stars
But with the massive changes that took place, Wanjiru had to improvise.
"If we plan an ambush, even if Master doesn't perticipate,the city will still blacklist him and place a bounty on him."
Sinako spoke out everyone's thoughts loudly. They all looked at their master and waited for his response.
Wanjiru pondered for quite a while before turning his gaze towards the old man.
Nerdy felt everyone's gaze on him and his back shook.He turned and bowed towards his Master.
"Master,just a few more hours and this old man will be done..."
Everyone around the table let out a disbelieving sigh,since they knew he was researching on basic teleportation channel, something that was to take him a week or two and yet here he was claiming to be done in a couple of hours yet a day hadn't go by since he started.
Wanjiru couldn't hold back and asked as he stuttered in disbelief.....
"How long is.... a few more hours?"
"Probably by dinner time..." Nerdy realized the misunderstanding when he saw their jaws drop and eyes pop out.
He quickly explained himself...
"Master, even though this old man wasn't a scholar,his dream since childhood was to be one..."he dejectedly sighed,"unluckly for him,he didn't have a chance till he met his esteemed master."
Nerdy bowed towards Wanjiru before continuing...
"All my life, I have been reading research scrolls,and even researched and experimented many times,but due to lack of the scholar's profession,all my experiments failed and the researches didn't bear any results."
Sighs of pity and relief filled the cave.
"So when it comes to researching on the basic and intermediate aspects,my experience is equal to that of an advanced scholar."
Wanjiru smiled as he mentally patted himself on acquiring such a grand jackpot for free.If the hybrid merchant came to know of what a treasure she had given out as a discount,she would curse the day she was born.
"Okay,go on,none of us will be disturbing you..."
Wanjiru said as he turned toward the rest.It seemed that the heavens were truly trying to bribe him.
Looking at the map, Wanjiru slowly sat back on his chair and looked at the ten men around the table.
"We ambush..."seen the confused look on their faces,he added.
"We will ambush the bandits and have them lead us to their layer...." he paused to let his words sink in.
"After,I will have them swallow a
The confused look on their faces morphed into one of praise. If they hadn't known that their Master hated being flattered,they would all be showering him with praises.
"After everyone falls unconscious,we shall move in and kill their chief, letting one of their slaves conquer the layer."
Wanjiru said as he leant forward and pointed at all the paths...
"We shall have them lay in ambush on all these areas for three days."
He looked at the rest, before turning to Sinako,he was the only one courageous enough to speak his mind out.The rest had not yet gotten used to being treated as subordinate instead of slaves.
"Master,how will we know which caravan has been ambushed or where the bandits are?"
Wanjiru smiled as he pointed at the old man.
"I shall have him invent a telephone for us..."
He casually said as he enjoyed the look that these men gave.
"A telephone is a two-way communication device,just like a communication jade but this one is better off..."
He paused to sip on his wine that was now flat.
"A telephone enables you to communicate with different people by use of a single device... unlike the communication jade,you don't have to carry ten's of them around."
Sinako was the first to speak.
"What a magical device..."
"Indeed it is..." Wanjiru said as he dawned the last of his wine.
"In the meantime,I have a few missions for you all..."
The ten men sat straight and responded in unison.
"We await your command...Master!"