Lancelot greeted Fane with a fist-to-palm salute as he stepped forward.
"Take a seat!"
Fane gave a wan smile and waited for Lancelot to sit down. "I've already talked to my father about your problem," he said slowly. "We held a meeting to discuss about raising the tithe for the martial resources."
Fane paused here for a while before continuing, "But we only raised it once, increasing it from 50 percent to 60. And we didn't raise it anymore after that. That's why it's obvious that the Third Elder and the Mistress have conspired to take the martial resources you gave!"
I never thought that they would take it for
themselves!
Although he had long suspected that this was the case, Lancelot was still shocked after Fane confirmed the fact. At the same time, anger sparked in him.
"Then what does the Master want us to do?"
In the end, Lancelot cast a heavy look at Fane. He was aware that although this corruption was confirmed, it was not going to be easy to solve it.
Furthermore, the master was suffering from a strange disease. It was possible that there were others who wanted his position.
Fane was the current heir, but he was young, and he was not that skilled yet. It would be difficult if the Third Elder wanted to launch a coup now.
Fane smiled. "Of course, there’s something else too. The people from the main family will be tasked with finding food and martial resources in the forest from now o n. Firstly, to train them. Secondly, to ensure that they know how to work for things!"
"This is fantastic. Thank you, Young Master!"
Lancelot was absolutely elated. He shot to his feet before falling onto one knee, clasping his hands together in gratitude.
After all, the members of the branch families would definitely benefit from these two initiatives.
Not every member of the branch family would be able to savor the reward, but at least the geniuses would have the chance t o take more martial resources—they would have the chance to become true fighters. At least they had hope now.
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