Chapter 166 Tommy is full of questions

Only three days left.

A kidnapped person was found on Glass Island, and the only clue he had was a name.

Tommy couldn't even imagine how difficult this was.

Not to mention, he had to kill the demon possessed by the shadow demon in order to get Aiwas back.

But honestly, that was easier for Tommy. After all, with a clear goal, there was a way to achieve it. Tommy's biggest fear was not knowing how to start.

Tommy's mood was extremely complicated at this moment... regret mixed with fear, resentment mixed with uncontrollable rage.

He had always known that attacking Aiwass would do no good. If Aiwass chose his side, Tommy would have defended him to the bitter end, even treating him as his own. But the problem was, Aiwass had sided with Boca.

Boca didn't even hide his intentions.

As long as he had the chance to surpass me, he would definitely take action. When that happened, I would die - from this perspective, he was issuing this order for his own survival.

The only problem was that he was blinded by jealousy and anxiety... He could have chosen a more subtle approach, but he was too impatient.

Vice President Boca, who was chasing after him, made him dizzy, so he planned to weaken Boca's power - if killing Aiwass would bring any consequences, then Boca would take the blame, and he could also directly cut off the entire Lloyd's and resign naturally.

Even if he wasn't killed, it would create a rift between Aiwass and Boca, thus reducing Boca's power in disguise. He might even have a chance to pull Aiwass to his side.

After all, it was Boca who proposed the attack on Aiwass.

All he did was emphasize the Noble Red's stance and demand that Boca must increase the stakes and not let up. From his own perspective, there was nothing wrong with that.

To be honest, Tommy has reviewed it over and over again until now, and he still doesn't think there is anything wrong with his plan.

He is not wrong.

It was just bad luck.

——How could he have guessed that the Great Arbitrator Meg would take action over such a trivial matter?

Aiwass was just the second son of the Moriarty family, and even an adopted son like himself. So what if he was just an adopted son with some abilities?

Besides, he had an older brother and a younger sister, so his family wasn't completely extinct. No one reacted to old Moriarty's death, so how could Aiwass's misfortune even alarm Meg? He wasn't particularly strong, and he didn't have any talents that warranted attention...

At eighteen, he's only at the first level, and he doesn't have any academic monographs. His grades are said to be just good, with no research or inventions.

What on earth is there that he can't do?

Tommy still couldn't understand how Aiwass could alarm Meg and make her force herself for him.

——This is a situation that is completely impossible to predict!

She had never interfered in political affairs before. Her support for either side would likely spark speculation within the Round Table and cause chaos in Avalon, much like the slightest movement of a fish muddying the waters near the shore.

Meg hadn't taken action in at least five years... maybe even close to ten. Even when the royal family was cursed and died one after another, she never took action. Given this, it's entirely reasonable to assume that Meg no longer wanted to take action.

But it was too late to regret now. He had been cursed.

That was the "Final Arbitration" personally bestowed upon him by the "Grand Arbiter," the highest-level version of the "Word Spirit" wielded by all Law Mages of the Path of Authority. Even those versed in curses, those of the Transcendent Path, could not remove this curse—it was a delayed onset of Word Spirit damage, more akin to a contract than a curse.

As the president of Lloyd's of London, he is also the president of the Avalon Merchants Association.

There are about 120 people in the Round Table Hall, but only 70 or 80 of them attend meetings regularly. Only when the proposals involve their personal interests or the matter is more important will there be more people attending the meeting.

Tommy indirectly sponsored over fifty of these individuals, all of whom regularly attended Round Table meetings... In other words, through bribery and other means, he had already controlled two-thirds of the seats at the Round Table during normal times. Furthermore, due to the existence of the Inspectorate, these individuals dared not collude with one another, and thus, none of them were aware of their control, making it difficult for them to unite and betray him.

It might be difficult to force these knights to pass laws that were unfavorable to them, but if it was an ambiguous bill, his words would still be effective.

With Meg loyal to the Queen, the royal family basically following the opinions of the Round Table, and the Round Table basically obeying his own opinions, Tommy can indeed be regarded as an underground emperor - although it costs a lot of money to issue each order, he can ultimately twist a country's bills to his own will at will.

Even though the knights didn't know which Knights of the Round Table were controlled by Tommy with money, they were aware that the laws passed in recent years were generally favorable to merchants. Therefore, even the Inspectorate didn't dare to take action against Lloyd's.

——Even if they knew that Lloyd’s was involved in the smuggling of dangerous goods, so what?

Many of the inspectors had received his sponsorship, and when they came to investigate, they would always call him in advance. Sometimes, the inspectors were so enthusiastic that the callers would keep the line busy for half an hour.

Meg's words about others not daring to touch her were true. It was also true that she dared to touch him. That was why Tommy respected her so much... because such a powerful person couldn't influence her through the Round Table. If Tommy ordered the knights to target Meg, they would immediately turn against him.

But what puzzled Tommy was what had gone wrong with the old woman today?

Could it be that she is almost dead of old age and is now dealing with her affairs after death?

"I hope she dies soon."

Tommy cursed viciously and swore a few times.

He thought for a long time and started making phone calls in the office.

His first call was to the vice president of Boca.

The phone rang only once and was picked up instantly. It was obvious that Boca had been staying by the phone.

"Mr. Boca," Tommy said gravely, "something unexpected happened last night. Can you explain it to me?"

Of course he knew that Boca had not done this because Boca had no motive to let "Aleister" kidnap Aiwass.

But this did not prevent him from pushing Boca out as a target first - if he wanted to mobilize the entire Round Table Hall to help him investigate Aleister, he had to find someone to take the blame in advance.

You can't end up getting yourself involved in the investigation.

Boca on the other end of the phone also looked gloomy.

The spiritual intuition from the extraordinary person allowed him to clearly perceive the malice and threats in Tommy's words.

"Why, Mr. Lloyd?"

But Boca didn't back down: "Come to show off your victory to me, right?"

Tommy Lloyd was somewhat surprised to hear the hostility in Boca's voice.

Under normal circumstances, Boca would have simply retreated. He was just that kind of person... he appeared serious and composed, but in reality, he was a deeply timid individual. Even with inside information, his investment strategies were extremely cautious. Before the Noble Red Cabal began interfering with Lloyd's, Boca was a well-known advocate of coexistence.

By then, Lloyd's had already been plotting to seize the throne. Or rather, it had been going on since Prince Lloyd's death.

Now, only half a step away from completion, Vice President Boca has taken a half step back.

He believed that a group of merchants could not manage the country well. They were united today because of the Round Table and the royal family. However, if they succeeded in usurping the throne, they would fight for their own interests. From this perspective, the best scenario was for them to maintain the normal operation of the country while enjoying privileges without having to work for them.

Therefore, Boca did not agree to seize power. He still hoped that the Du Lac family would rule Avalon and maintain the greatest possible stability. Many knights of the Round Table Hall also thought so - they were tired of the excessive rules of Avalon, but did not want to change too much.

I want freedom, but only a little.

But to Lloyd, it was treason.

A merchant usurping the throne was unacceptable to the public. Not to mention he was a half-giant, with some cannibal blood flowing through his veins. He needed to exert enough pressure to leave them no choice and force them to accept this desperate measure. Tommy Lloyd chose the Star Antimony Kingdom as the source of pressure.

But Boca's proposition is to suck blood from him.

Those who felt Lloyd was too extreme would be more receptive to Boca's ideas when they looked back at the more conservative faction. The stronger Lloyd's oppression, the easier it was to push them over to Boca's side.

This is why he always wants to be the enemy of Boca and wants to wipe out the opponent.

The rage in his blood was still boiling. Tommy had already wanted to kill Vice President Boca several times.

In other words, he was not sure that he could kill the other party on the spot.

If Boca were to escape by mistake, the situation would become complicated and tense... It was precisely because of this that Boca was able to survive. Otherwise, he would have eliminated his mortal enemy physically long ago.

But even though he had exposed his murderous intentions, Boca was still willing to obey his orders - Tommy ordered Boca to send stronger people to attack Aiwass, such as the Blade Demon and Whipping Demon under his command.

Finally he actually sent it out.

——That’s the Blade Demon!

Although it is only at the third level in terms of Dao power, it can defeat the fourth level head-on. With the support of the Whipping Demon and the restraining force of the Demon Dog, it can even defeat multiple fourth level demons.

What the Blade Demon is most proud of is its powerful pursuit ability - it is useless to escape from the Blade Demon. The obsession of chasing the opponent to death even if it means death together is extremely threatening in single combat.

When Boca sent out the Blade Demon, Tommy felt like he had truly given up on Aiwass. Even at this point, he still didn't dare to turn against him... Tommy felt he was terribly weak and a laughing stock.

But now, Boca has become tough.

——Why are you suddenly so tough at this time?

Tommy was full of questions.

There are simply too many unreasonable aspects of this matter.

Why did Meg suddenly attack? Why did Boca suddenly become tough? Where did that demon possessed by the shadow demon come from?

Chapter 2 will be a little later, probably around the same time as yesterday!

Damn it, I got up at nine again today! My sleep schedule is starting to fall apart again, which is a bad sign! (Panic)

(End of this chapter)