Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 94: Envolve the Lord Rank

Caleb and Austin both sighed. However, regret came too late—there was no such thing as a medicine for remorse in this world.

Because of that, all they could do was pray that one day, Noan wouldn’t suddenly feel irritated and kill them.

A moment later, the female NPC from earlier returned, holding two small pouches and handing them to Caleb and Austin.

They both felt confused as they took the small pouches from her hands.

"Those are nutrient pills," Noan said. "Each pouch contains fifty pills. If you run out, come to me, and I’ll provide more for you."

"Even though you are my slaves, I will not treat you unfairly."

"If you do your jobs well, I will reward you. Of course, if you dare to betray me or try to hide anything from me, the consequences will be terrifying."

Austin and Caleb shuddered but still felt pleased as they received the pouches.

What was the thing they lacked the most in this area? Aside from energy crystals, it was food.

But now, with just a wave of Noan’s hand, he had immediately given each of them fifty nutrient pills. That was enough to sustain them for an entire month.

Overjoyed, Austin and Caleb immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Big Brother."

"Don’t call me with that ridiculous nickname. Call me Master."

Hearing Noan’s words, Austin and Caleb quickly changed their form of address. "Yes, Master."

Noan continued, "I don’t have any tasks for you, so just carry on as usual."

"Do whatever you want. Whoever was king before can continue being king. But you must not reveal any information about me. Understood?"

Caleb and Austin, of course, understood what Noan intended. They immediately lowered their heads and replied, "Understood, Master."

"Good! Now get lost!" Noan waved his hand dismissively.

Seeing this, the two of them quickly stood up. However, instead of running away immediately, they carefully backed away. Only when they had put enough distance between themselves and Noan did they turn and sprint away.

The main gate opened, and Caleb and Austin left Noan’s domain. As soon as they saw the scene before them, they were startled.

A raging fire had just ravaged this place—corpses had been scattered everywhere. But now, all that remained was a barren expanse of land and a heap of ashes. There was no trace of fire or any bodies left behind.

Even the corpses of the monsters the fallen lords had brought with them had disappeared without a trace.

Caleb shuddered, the fear in his heart growing stronger.

He feared that one day, he would end up like those fallen lords—vanishing without leaving any evidence of his existence.

On the other hand, Austin was so shocked that his mouth hung open. But he knew what should and shouldn’t be said.

Neither he nor Caleb wanted to linger here any longer, so they hurriedly ran away.

Once they had put enough distance between themselves and Noan’s territory, Austin finally stopped, turned to Caleb, and asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

Caleb shot Austin a contemptuous glare. "Damn it! It’s all because of you that I got dragged into this mess. If not for you, would I have ended up as Noan’s slave?"

"You’ve got some nerve saying that!" Austin snapped angrily. "You idiot! Do you think that if I hadn’t attacked him, he would have let you go?"

Caleb couldn’t find a way to refute that because Austin was right.

Even if Austin hadn’t attacked Noan, so what? Noan had more than enough power to wipe them out. Today’s events would have happened regardless—the only difference would have been that they’d unfolded at a slightly slower pace.

Caleb looked at Austin. Both of them let out a heavy sigh, feeling utterly exhausted.

At that moment, Caleb suddenly spoke up. "Even though we’re now Noan’s slaves—no, I mean, now that we’re Master’s slaves—things aren’t as bad as I thought."

He immediately corrected his form of address. After all, he was already Noan’s slave, so calling him Master wasn’t wrong.

Moreover, Caleb was extremely cautious. He feared that Noan still didn’t fully trust them and had sent that Spider monster from earlier to keep an eye on them.

Hearing Caleb’s words, Austin frowned and asked, "Are you saying…"

"My meaning is very clear," Caleb explained. "We’ve been struggling with the issue of food, haven’t we? But as Noan’s slaves, we can have our Master provide it for us."

"Besides, you and I no longer need to fight against each other. At this point, it doesn’t matter who rules this place anymore." Enjoy exclusive adventures from novelbuddy

"We’re already on the same boat. From now on, we must focus on stabilizing and developing this territory."

Austin asked, "Do you think this is what we should be doing?"

"Of course!" Caleb responded. "You heard Master yourself—he doesn’t want to show himself, nor does he want to rule this place. That means he has no interest in being King."

"Moreover, Master had the power to wipe out all the Lords here. So why didn’t he?"

Austin seemed to grasp something and immediately said, "You mean… Noan—ah, no, Master—didn’t want to eliminate the other Lords because he wants to develop this place, right?"

"Exactly." Caleb nodded. "That’s why I think, even if Master didn’t explicitly say it, his goal is to establish a stable and sustainably growing territory."

"How are we supposed to announce this?" Austin asked. "Do we just tell everyone that we’ve joined forces and want to develop the area?"

Caleb stroked his chin, furrowed his brows, then said, "No! We’ll keep things exactly as they are."

"People will continue to believe that we’re still at odds, but in reality, we’ll work together. That way, we’ll be able to identify any traitors within our ranks."

"Once we’ve purged the traitors, we’ll have a group of truly loyal subordinates. That will be much better for us."

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"Brilliant!" Austin exclaimed immediately. "I never thought you were this smart."

Caleb: "…"

"But…" Austin’s excitement faded as he sighed, "My subordinates are nearly all dead. If I go back now, I doubt anyone will trust me anymore."

"Are you stupid?" Caleb shouted. "All we need to do is this... then this..."

"Wow!" Austin’s eyes lit up like he had just discovered a New World.

He looked at Caleb and gave him a thumbs-up. "Damn! You really are smart."

Caleb: "..."

"Of course I’m smart. You just never realized it."

…

Inside Noan’s territory.

At this moment, he was lying on his familiar chair, basking in the sunlight with a lazy expression, resembling a lounging cat.

Noan recalled how, in the past, he had always needed to act with extreme caution. He would surely end up "capsized in the ditch" if he didn’t.

However, things were different now.

Although he remained careful, he no longer had to worry as much as before.

His confidence stemmed from his power. If he didn’t possess enough strength to dominate Caleb and Austin completely, then right now, he would be drenched in nervous sweat instead of enjoying such leisure.

This once again reinforced Noan’s understanding of how much power benefited him.

However, in this battle, what surprised him the most was Malrik.

Even though Malrik talked too much and had an eccentric personality, he was undeniably strong.

Despite being only an E-rank Skeleton at level 0, he carried an aura so powerful that even a Rank D-Peak level 2 monster terrified him.

The word "Legend" in Malrik’s name seemed to hold a very special meaning.

That was also why evolving Malrik required far more conditions than other monsters.

"Master ~"

At that moment, a seductive voice rang out. Vylyss appeared, dressed in a flowing white gown that revealed her flawless waist and long, sculpted legs—an artwork of perfection.

She immediately threw herself into his arms, clinging to him like a serpent.

"Master, I have completed my mission," Vylyss said with a playful smile, her fingers tracing delicate circles on Noan’s chest.

Noan wrapped his arm around her waist, his hand greedily savoring the softness of her perfectly proportioned figure.

So soft, so elastic—the balance of muscle and flesh was so perfect that he found himself entranced.

"Is this enough?"

"Hehehe…" Vylyss chuckled and pulled out a pouch filled with energy crystals. "Master, here we have over 1,000 F-rank crystals, 40 E-rank crystals, and 2 D-rank crystals."

"Ah! You even killed a D-rank zombie?" Noan asked in surprise.

"Uhm!" Vylyss nodded lightly. "There were too many of them anyway. Killing a few won’t make much difference."

Hearing how casually Vylyss spoke about it, Noan couldn’t help but recall when he first arrived at the ’Singularity Point.’ Back then, even E-rank monsters had posed a serious threat to him.

He had struggled against the Zombie Hunter and the Zombie Tanker, his life as fragile as a candle flickering in a storm.

And when he had faced the Mutant Hunter, he had come so close to death. He would have perished if not for that mysterious woman saving him.

But now, things were different. Vylyss could effortlessly slaughter D-rank zombies—as quickly as crushing an ant beneath her foot.

Noan shook his head, dismissing those thoughts. He leaned in and softly kissed Vylyss’s lips before taking the pouch of energy crystals in his hand.

Opening the System interface, he gave a single command:

"Envolve the Lord Rank."