My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 126 - 125: Passing the Mantle

Chapter 126: Chapter 125: Passing the Mantle

Uncle Yao continued, "The terms the county offered are not bad. With a few months of hard work, we can save up a good sum of money. I have a distant relative in Asa County. With that money, I’ll have him adopt a son for me to carry on the family line."

Berry joined the Extinct Village initially because he was suffering from a severe illness.

He didn’t want to stay at home and wait for death, causing his family grief. So he chose to live in the village, where every day he survived would be a bonus. Unexpectedly, his illness miraculously disappeared while he lived there.

"Robert, I heard from the government officials that people from the village might not escape death even if they leave, and they might even become monsters that eat people?"

He asked Owen Bertram, with a hint of hope in his eyes.

He wanted to take this opportunity to return home, but Owen couldn’t lie to him. As an ordinary person, the possibility of demonic transformation was slim, but death would be hard to avoid.

Owen gritted his teeth and nodded slightly.

After a while, he heard a lifeless sigh coming from Berry.

Then, the tall and skinny man cracked a smile and pretended not to care. "Then I won’t go back. My parents think I’m already dead. Going back would just make them sad again.

I’ll work with Uncle Yao to make money. When I’m dead, you help me take the money back. I won’t trust anybody else with the money I’ve earned in exchange for my life."

Owen felt a heavy heart: "I will deliver it to them."

This was not his first time trying to help villagers escape their fate. He was convinced that he and his sister would not die in three years. However, he was still an exception to the rule due to his brother’s warmth, and his sister might be special on her own.

So he didn’t know how to help the villagers either.

Teaching them to cultivate was obviously not an option.

Stanley and Master Basil were of similar age and both old men seemed open-minded. Stanley said, "I don’t have much time left either. You killed the monster, so you also avenged me. I’ll go back and help Neil and Berry make more money."

"You’re a big shot now. I won’t be polite with you. Help us negotiate with the county government for a bit more money."

Owen nodded, "I will."

Master Basil hummed a tune, but there was still some regret. "Unfortunately, my Iron Crane Spear lineage will be lost with me, an old man."

He tugged Owen’s arm, but then cast a conspiratorial glance at Tabitha. "Robert, I know you won’t be interested in my techniques, but how about that girl Tabitha?"

Tabitha’s ears pricked up: "Grandpa Basil, I’m not interested either."

She had heard that practicing martial arts was difficult and required drinking a lot of bitter medicine, which she couldn’t stomach.

Master Basil was choked by her words, and after a while, he shook his head with a bitter smile: "Well, let’s not force it."

But Owen had another idea, or rather, an attempt: "Master Basil, what do you think of Berry?"

Although cultivation couldn’t break the three-year curse, the three-year time limit was an estimate. A strong person could live a bit longer.

"Him?" Master Basil glanced at Berry. "I won’t teach him. Even if I do, it’s useless. He’ll die sooner or later."

Owen shook his head, "If you teach him, the skills can continue to be passed down in the village."

But Master Basil was still reluctant. Owen tried to persuade him, but Master Basil bluntly stated, "This kid contracted that disease because of his misconduct! I can’t pass my Iron Crane Spear skills to someone like him!"

Berry jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "Old man, you’re buried in the ground up to your eyebrows, and you’re still slandering me!"

Master Basil sneered coldly, "Then tell Robert, what kind of illness did you contract?"

He then poked Owen with his crutch: "Cover your girl’s ears so she can’t hear."

Berry’s face turned red, and Owen guessed what it was, so he quickly covered his sister’s ears. Tabitha looked at her elder brother curiously, but then a dried sweet potato was stuffed into her mouth, which silenced her and made her chew happily.

"It’s not my fault. That woman seduced me, and I didn’t know that she was carrying the disease..." Berry mumbled reluctantly.

He was truly wronged. Owen acted as a mediator, and in the end, Master Basil reluctantly agreed. However, both parties were not very enthusiastic about it.

Master Basil always thought that Berry lacked virtue and was not a suitable heir.

Berry thought that his martial art skills were not impressive. The sect had been annihilated, and their skills were useless against the monster. They only survived because of Owen.

But after that, Owen couldn’t manage their affairs anymore.

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The next morning, the County Government Office became lively. The newly-appointed County Magistrate and other officials arrived. In addition, a group of military officers from the Horizon Bureau also came.

It was said that the Chief Flag who led the team was extremely imposing, and the other officials were overshadowed by his presence.

Once the affairs of the county were settled, the officers from the Horizon Bureau left the city and went straight to the Taoist temple.

Owen didn’t expect that Cersei Bertram would come to relay the orders.

Aunt Cersei stood with her hands on her hips, puffing up her full chest, while idly kicking stones with her toes. "Impressive, I’ve only been away for a few days, and you’re already Chief Flag."

"Only a Chief Flag?" Owen sneered, thinking they were stingy. He thought he would be at least a Prescott.

"Plus an extra 500 Merit Copper Coins," Cersei said. "Don’t be too greedy. The county office plans to establish a garrison in Jaafar County – a Prescott garrison. You’ll basically be the second most important person in the Jaafar garrison."

Owen guessed, "Are you the number one?"

Cersei complained, "I wish I could, but they didn’t agree. I came to convey your promotion, and your direct superior will arrive the day after tomorrow."

Cersei waved her hand, and her subordinates left. In the small courtyard, only the two of them were left. Cersei lowered her voice and asked, "Tell me the truth, is there anything special in the village?"

Owen was startled, "Special?"

Cersei hummed, "After York Gordon went back, he used Dandelion Killer to become close with someone in the palace. Now, he’s very popular in the government office."

"But the first thing he did was to promote the establishment of a new garrison in Jaafar County and ensure that his favorite Prescott would be stationed in Jaafar County."

"The other two guys also tried their best to squeeze their people in."

"The four old officiants of the Old Fisher surprisingly went to see the Commander Lord together, wanting to retire in Jaafar County! Ha, isn’t it obvious that they all came for the Extinct Village?"

Owen was also surprised, not expecting a Prescott garrison in Jaafar County to involve so many issues.

"How would I know?" Owen spread his hands, "I’m just a low-level Trial Training General. After they came, I never went back."

Cersei stared at him for a long time and finally turned around, "Come with me for a visit."

Cersei brought people with her, while Owen led the way to the village, where they investigated thoroughly.

Cersei was also from the Devin family line. This time, York Gordon and the others were fighting for the Jaafar garrison, which attracted many others’ attention. The Devin family really didn’t want to lose face if they were the first ones to discover the Extinct Village, only for the benefits to be taken by York Gordon and the others.