Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

"Since everyone is already here, I'll go straight to the point."

Everyone turned their gazes to Andre. This man rarely took the initiative to invite them so they were curious about what this was all about.

"As you might know, our Star Wind Kingdom has five supreme households; the Silversword Household, Evergreen Household, Goldenlion Household, Sapphira Household, and the Astraljade Household. They are families whose power is only beneath the Starwind Royal Household. For an ordinary household to become a supreme household, they need to get His Majesty's approval…"

"We already know all that. Just skip the useless parts and tell us the main reason." Norman impatiently waved his hand.

Andre nodded. "Fine…" He paused for a moment and glanced at Roland and his nephew before he continued. "We want the Firecrown Household to become the sixth supreme household!"

Hearing this, everyone widened their eyes in shock. Even the calm Bernard Oceanwave was momentarily surprised.

"What the hell are you talking about? Wait… Are you actually serious?" Norman was dumbfounded.

"I'll take it from here, Uncle Andre." Fredrinn suddenly spoke. It was kind of rude, but he had to step in.

He knew that no one would take him seriously because of his age so he deactivated the concealment function and revealed his aura. Before coming here, he wore the Armor of Eternal Strength beneath his yishang.

The aura of a 4th layer Nascent Soul martial practitioner radiated from him.

Everyone squinted their eyes when they sensed his cultivation.

"What Uncle Andre said is true. We plan to become a dukedom!" Fredrinn muttered in a calm voice.

"What an ambitious kid! Haha! Your personality is the exact opposite of Andre's." Norman chuckled.

"Sir Fredrinn, you should be aware of the requirements set by the royal family for an ordinary household to become a dukedom, right?" Clyde, the Master-rank Doctor, asked.

"Of course I know that. For a household to become a dukedom, they need a Void Tempering powerhouse and at least four Master-rank martial practitioners." Fredrinn smiled mysteriously.

Everyone was taken aback by his confident tone.

"Are you saying that the Firecrown Household has a Void Tempering powerhouse?" Xavier stared at him with narrowed eyes.

Fredrinn grinned. "To tell you the truth, we don't just have one Void Tempering powerhouse."

"Huh? You mean there's more than one in your household?" Norman couldn't believe his ears.

"That's right. Of course, I won't dive into the details since you are still not part of our household… Everyone, we gathered you all here because we want to invite you to join our household! It hasn't happened yet, but it is already guaranteed for us to become the sixth supreme household! Please join us!

We need skilled experts like you!" For this occasion, Fredrinn specifically wore the Crown of Eternal Glory. It was an item that increased everyone's favorability of him.

"Haha!" Someone suddenly laughed.

Fredrinn turned his gaze to Bernard. "Did I say something funny, Sir Bernard?" He smiled coldly. He wasn't afraid of this mercenary leader at all. As long as he was wearing the Armor of Eternal Strength, no Nascent Soul martial practitioner could hurt him. Not to mention that Argus was standing behind him.

Bernard smiled in amusement. No one in the younger generation dared to stare at him like that. "You're one bold kid. I give you that."

"You want us to join your Firecrown Household, but what can you even offer us? Everyone here is an expert in their fields so I don't think we lack anything." Bernard crossed his legs and leaned comfortably against his seat, looking completely relaxed.

Fredrinn smirked. He knew that this would happen. "Did you just say that you don't lack anything? Hahaha!" Fredrinn laughed as if it was the funniest joke he had ever heard.

Seeing him like that, Bernard's smile stiffened and his face gradually turned cold. "Are you mocking me?"

Andre and Roland watched the two without saying a word. However, if it weren't for Argus who was behind them, they wouldn't have been as calm as they were now.

The atmosphere around them tensed up. Xavier and the others also sensed the heated air, but no one said anything. They wanted to see how Fredrinn would respond.

Fredrinn shook his head. "Not at all. I just have some words for you, Sir Bernard. What makes you think that you don't lack anything? Have you read a transcendent-rank cultivation method? Do you possess a transcendent-rank battle technique?

Do you have a legendary-rated weapon? Do you know the secret to becoming a Void Tempering powerhouse?"

Each question made Bernard's face burn from embarrassment. He didn't have any of those things!

"If you join our household, I promise you that you can get your hands on those things… Well, except for the legendary-rated weapons. At least not for now." Fredrinn casually added.

Bernard was still doubtful of his words. "How can you prove that you have those things?"

"Hm.. that's actually very simple. I'll just show you one of them, but it's very risky since I'm not sure if you guys will join us even after I show it to you." Fredrinn put on a pondering look.

Bernard gritted his teeth and said. "If you can prove that you're not lying, I will join the Firecrown Household!"

"Hey, Bernard! Why are you being like this? It's not like you to say such things." Xavier tried to smoothen things out.

"It's already too late for you to say anything, Xavier." Bernard sighed. Unknowingly, he had fallen into Fredrinn's trap. He only realized it now, but he was already a step too late.

Xavier could only shake his head.

Meanwhile, the others remained silent. They were interested in the things that Fredrinn mentioned. If he could truly come up with one of those items, then perhaps they would…

At this moment, Fredrinn opened the battle technique category in the fate shop. He still had 5375 fate points since he got 5000 fate points for healing Alfred.

Unlike high-rank servants, battle techniques were less expensive. Even the most expensive apex-rank ones were only sold for 10000 fate points.

At this moment, a particular cultivation technique caught his attention. 'This one is perfect for that guy. I wonder how he would react if he sees this one.'