I JUST WANT A PEACEFUL LIFE

"Which one this time?" asked King Leon solemnly.

"Gonzalet Family, Estomar Family, Ansfrid Family, and Haimmon Family. " said Extalia solemnly.

"Four households at once? Is it not wrong, right? Urgh… That old man didn't get senile, right?" doubted King Leon for a moment.

"Did you think he would go senile for things like this?" asked Extalia.

"Nah… I can't imagine that." King Leon shook his head.

"So, what are you going to do?" asked Extalia.

"*Sigh* What else can I do? I didn't create them as an independent force for nothing. Still, four households. Well, the majority of them are from the Gonzalet faction. So, it is not a surprise." said King Leon.

"There will be some chaos and internal struggle among the nobles for a while, but it is better than letting those bad leeches around." added King Leon.

"Huft… I hope so." replied Extalia while hugging the twin Gem on her lap.

In the meantime, an armored army suddenly arrives at Blackvein City and Rosehallow City. These two cities are where Gonzalet, Estomar, Ansfrid, and Haimmon families stayed. The army immediately attracted everyone from afar.

However, no one dares to question or stop them since they all wear burning spears and indicate part of the Extermination Squad. Seeing the incoming army of the Extermination Squad, the city gate and guard captain couldn't help but worry.

"H-Hold!! S-State your business!!" said the guard captain, shaking in fear.

"We only have business with the Gonzalet Family and Haimmon Family. Everyone who dares obstruct us will be executed from the spot." declared the army leader, releasing his aura.

The army's leader is Count Flamewaver, who also leads the Extermination Squad. His declaration is amplified with mana and travels throughout Blackvein City and the fort where Gonzalet and Haimmon's Family stay.

Ignoring the stunned guard captain and the nearby people, Otebon Flamewaver leads his army towards the Gonzalet fort while the other captain leads another army towards the Haimmon family residents.

"Sir, what should we do?" asked the nearby guard.

"What else can we do? This is the noble problem. It is best if we don't get involved." replied the guard captain sheepishly.

Arriving in front of Gonzalet Fort castle, "Count Flamewaver, what brings you here?" asked a middle-aged man from the fort wall.

This middle-aged man is Marquis Dorian Gonzalet, the current head of the Gonzalet noble house.

"Gonzalet Family, your time is over. From now on, the whole Gonzalet family will cease to exist from Heart kingdom." stated Count Flamewaver solemnly.

"H-Hold on… You can't do this! We are high noble!! His Majesty can't do this to us." Dorian panicked.

"Yes, His Majesty can't. But we can. Guardian!!" shouted Count Flamewaver while stomping his spear to the ground.

Suddenly, all the burning spear emblems in the army change into shield emblems with snowflakes in the middle.

"By the highest order of the Last Bastion of Everwhite, your presence is nothing but harm towards the Heart. Charge!!" shouted Count Flamewaver as he led his army to siege the fort.

The same situation happened to the Estomar and Ansfrid families in Rosehallow City. Their house and fort were also besieged by an elite Extermination squad. No one knew that two high noble and two baron families suddenly vanished on this day.

When other nobles hear about it, it is already a few days later. No one knows the reason behind this sudden extermination except a few people. Ultimately, the nobles could only blame Marquis Gonzalet and others for provoking King Leon.

This incident also warns the nobles that King Leon retains his fang and will be merciless to everyone, like always. Only a few people in the Heart Kingdom know the true story behind this incident.

When King Leon rises as King and reinstates his official, he finds a significant problem. Most of his trusted ones cannot handle the official job. While the qualified one is too corrupt to be in the position.

King Leon knows the root of this is freedom and noble legal immunity. Most of the capable officials come from an aristocratic background. This is also the reason why he couldn't abolish their aristocratic system.

People from the long and old noble will produce better manpower with their facilities and resources. On the other hand, he also couldn't let the noble family do as they pleased. It will only create chaos and rebellion in the future.

As someone who is just going through the harshness of civil war, King Leon will do anything to prevent it from coming again. In the end, he decided to create an independent force that even he didn't dare to mess with to avoid his intervention.

This independent force only has one job, which is to punish or exterminate the bad nobles. Unfortunately, unlike the current time, no one could match his seventh-grade power.

He also couldn't ask an outsider and needed to ensure this force was completely loyal to the Heart. After long consideration, King Leon decides to gamble and approach the remnant of the rebellion, the guardians.

He knows the characteristics of the leader of the Guardian. This person is nothing but loyal to the Heart Kingdom. In the end, they decide to make a secret pact and agreement to keep the noble family from doing as they please.

All the noble families' actions will be measured by points. This point system applies to all nobles, even King Leon himself.

The action with a positive impact will give them more points, while the deed with a negative impact will reduce their point. This point calculation applies not only to the head family but everyone in the family.

Once the point becomes negative or zero after a period of time, the guardian will send people to exterminate the whole family, leaving none behind.

At first, King Leon feared the guardian would use this chance to create another civil war or rebellion. However, they somehow stay true to their pact and agreement.

After a few years, King Leon leaves the noble families to the guardian. In return, he will silently cover their action after its extermination.

Normally, High Noble families like Marquis have a long buffer time even when their points turn negative or zero. However, King Leon also knows the biggest blunder and crime they recently committed.

Infiltrate the extermination squad and create a fake order. This will definitely put the Gonzalet family into many negative points.

While the Heart Kingdom have internal struggles, Angus and the others enjoy their time at the Undermine Council. After talking with eight dwarf elders, Angus accompanies Jayna and little Anna in exploring the surrounding area.

Undermine Council is like a festival or bazaar from Angus' previous life but on a grander scale. He couldn't even see the end of the whole place despite using [Great Mana Echolocation]. While exploring the space, they also looked for a place to stay.

Unlike conventional festivals, the dwarf also provides a tavern and inn for everyone in various locations. They must pay some money or core to stay at the inn.

Since Undermine Council could only be attended by extraordinary people, the inn only receives a few guests, and their service is good.

While searching for the inn, Angus notices people selling their items, product, or material across the street. He also heard some people attract others to join their auction. Almost every few hundred meters, there will be an auction house.

For people who are looking for rare materials and arms, this is the best place to come. Angus is only interested in the material and not other things. Still, he also noticed only a few artifacts were being sold in this place.

At most, he only finds up to five even after looking around for a few hours. Most of these artifacts are in the auction house and the bidding will be closed on the last day of the Undermine Council.

While exploring around, Angus also catches Skythorn a few times that somehow slipped from Anna. This time Angus and Jayna no longer lectured Anna but looked at the direction the Skythorn was flying.

After it happens a few times, Angus and Jayna notice the Skythorn doesn't just fly randomly but always targets someone or a group. When Angus observes these people from afar, he finds something suspicious about this group.

The couple knows Anna is warning them about these people. Although Anna is mischievous and naughty, she often does things like this regarding their own safety. This makes the couple think about the dwarf elder that Anna targeted before.

'Hmm… If I am not wrong, he is called Elder Dumrod.' thought Angus inwardly while looking at Anna riding mini porky and swinging Skythorn around.

"Porky~ Porky~" Anna sang another weird song.

Suddenly, Anna stops the mini porky and looks in a specific direction.

"Anna, is something wrong?" asked Angus.

"Anna wants to burst ugly blue ice. But, Anna can't burst ugly blue ice." said Anna while pouting.

"Ugly blue ice?" asked Angus.

At this moment, "Ahh… What a small world. No wonder, I feel a familiar presence in here." said a person from above their head.

The person has a goatee and a big staff behind his back. Everyone could feel the area become slightly chilly when the person suddenly appeared.

Before Angus could react, "Master, please don't run around so suddenly. You!!" a voice called the person in the air before stopping after seeing Angus and the others.