�He says he has gathered around 1,200 slaves.�
��What?�

The Tower Master�s eyes opened wide.

1,200 slaves.

That was not a small number.
It was quite large especially now when they could no longer conduct the slave trade they had been doing in secret.

The subordinate continued to speak with confidence.

�We will be able to gain a lot of dead mana if we receive those slaves.�

Dead mana.

It was a necessary ingredient for black magic as well as something they needed to offer to the White Star.

The Tower Master now understood why his subordinate had peeked toward mage Becrock. The Tower Master�s shoulders opened wide with confidence. He peeked toward Becrock as he started to speak.

�Ahem, this is great. Don�t you agree?�
�Yes, it is. You managed to get someone very useful on your side, Tower Master-nim. I knew there was a reason the Southern Tower was doing the best in comparison to the other three towers.�

The Tower Master started to smile after hearing Becrock�s comment.
Becrock would share similar sentiments to the White Star. That would raise the Tower Master�s status as well.

�I might even get to be the new Tower Master of the Alchemists� Bell Tower.�

That position was currently empty as the former Tower Master had died. The person in that position would lead all of the black mages and be close to the White Star.

If he could get that position!

The Tower Master pushed down his rising greed as he ordered his subordinate.

�And you�ve confirmed these slaves?�
�Of course. Merchant guild leader Plavin brought a video recording device with him. I have confirmed the slaves chained down in the basement of his secret residence.�
�Oh, really?�

The Tower Master was slowly starting to get excited.
The subordinate sounded proud as well. Mage Becrock slowly moved away from the window and walked up to the two individuals.
This made the Tower Master and the subordinate even more excited.

�Yes sir! There seemed to be hundreds of slaves in there, so I have no reason to doubt the 1,200 number.�
�Oh, I see! Is that why our Merchant guild leader Plavin wishes to meet me?�

The corners of the subordinate�s lips went up in a sly way.

�Yes sir, he said he wishes to meet the person who will be the future owner of the Bell Tower.� JrNovels.com