When Liam returned home, he already heard the news pying from the living room.

  “Our reporters have already tacted the Colville Family. We are itted to inform you as soon as an official statement has been issued.”

  Obviously, the public was discussing who might be the mysterious team which cleared the first dungeon.

  From the team's name many expected it to be Star Gazer. However, some voices stated that it didn’t make sense.

  Star Gazer promily was an elven mage. But so far no one found a dungeon called Reyr’s Curse near any elven novice vilge.

  pared to the public’s obsession with the topic, the perpetrator, Liam, didn’t care much about it.

  As he ehe apartment, his eyes fell on Serena, p what he could buy his little sister with the money he was about to earn.

  Hearing the door open, Merida and Serena looked over form their fy spots on the couch.

  Suddenly Serena jumped up, running towards Liam with her teddy Sergeant in her arms.

  A happy smile formed on Liam’s face, but seeing the plicated expression his little sister was showing, he froze in pce.

  Serena’s feelings were chaotic as she threw herself into her brother's arms, instantly receiving a warm hug.

  “Hey, hey. Serena, what’s with you face?”

  “Liam… did you see the news?”

  Serena spoke slowly, sniffling somewhat.

  “I did, what about it?”

  “Isn’t it that evil pany again? Colville? It’s them, right?!”

  Liam uood quickly. The happenings from a few years back were braoo deeply itle girl’s mind.

  Back then Liam also wasn’t good at hidiain things. Thus, Colville struight as well be synonym with the devil for Serena.

  Liam felt rather awkward:

  “Alright, Serena. Don’t worry. A pany is also made out of people, you know.

  And some people are bad, while some are good. We just o filter out the good ones and kick away the bad ones.”

  “No, no! They are the devil!”

  Serena didn't have it, turning her body left and right. Liam smiled wryly, looking at Merida for help.

  But the doctor naturally didn’t know about Liam’s participation in the dungeon raid yet, thus only nodding iing before turning back to the s.

  Liam sighed as he picked up Serena and sat on the couch. He tried to coax his little sister for the rest of the evening with moderate success.

  In the end he didn’t mention that he art of the successful team.

  ***

  When Silver Bde returned from the Virtual World, her parents were already waiting anxiously for her. They showed anxious expressions, walking nervously left and right.

  “Silva! Finally! Get ready, quick! We have an urgent family meeting!”

  “A family meeting?”, asked Silva, still not fully awake.

  “Yes. You should’ve seen the server annou.”, answered Silva’s mother, Alyssa, with a sigh.

  “What a move! I never expected them to pull something like this!”

  Silva’s father, Malik, had a grim expression, angry at himself. His brother once again proved to be a step ahead.

  When other families were still ed with buying soles that damn guy had already realized the immense advertising potential of Fate of aboul.

  Silva was a bit tired, but the mention of a server annou cleared her mind.

  “Wait, mom, dad, is the meeting about this annou?”

  “Of course, what else?”

  Malik looked someuzzled. His daughter was usually quite intelligent but today she seemed somewhat slow oake.

  “Does this mea grandfather is attending?”

  “Of course.”

  “Then what are we still waiting for?!”

  Suddenly Silva felt the urgency. She vanished into her wardrobe, ging at record speed. Grabbing a bck suitcase from the side of her bed she rushed past her parents.

  “What are you waiting for? e!”

  Mother and Father Colville looked at each other fused when Silva’s voice came from the escator. They hastily followed.

  After a short drive which many would sider unnecessary, they reached the highest building in all of Red Oak City, right o the majestic tree.

  The building was called Colville Tower, known throughout Falva Star as the home of the p’s governor Owen Colville, tally Silva’s grandfather.

  It was a testament to the power their family had on this p. But Silva hated this tower since her father had been kicked out of it at the age of eighteen.

  She detested it every time she was forced to e here.

  How would be if great grandfather could call us at our home.

  Eaining such thoughts Silva took another elevator with her parents. But she found herself grinning as for the first time these thoughts didn’t sound unreasonably far-fetched.

  A l sounded out as the door before them opehe three people exited, entering a rge, oval room.

  Towards three sides the walls were made of gss, allowing a fasating view over Red Oak City. One might get the misception of being able to grab the sky from here.

  A rge round table made from fi red oak wood stood in the ter. All kinds of strategients were orderly spread over it.

  Opposite the elevator was a rge s, which could be hidden in the ceiling if necessary.

  But none of the people present would dare to this at the moment, as the stern face of an old man was shown on it right now.

  He had perfectly groomed gray hair, gelled towards the back. His face emitted uiohority and his blue eyes spread a sharp pressure.

  This was Silva’s great grandfather, current head of the Colville Family, a bigshot even sidering the entire federation, Edward Colville.

  At the moment the old man’s gaze was on Brayan, aka Star Gazer, who stood at the front of the table, expining something.

  A few other men and women were seated at the table as well, but no ourned around to wele Silva and her parents.

  However, the tter didn’t get angry, knowing that they were te and o wait for Edward’s aowledgment.

  Thus, they carefully walked towards the back of the table, listening quietly.

  Brayan didn’t show the slightest rea, tinuing calmly:

  “Family Head, as you see here the effectiveness ’t be dised yet, but the influence is already gigantic.

  With a single advertisement we reached almost the entire Federation.”

  Hearing Star Gazer talk, Silva’s face turned into a frown.

  “Our website has to be stantly strengthened, not able to hahe load, which is still increasing. Not only our pany is winning in popurity, but even Falva Star as a whole.

  We will be able attract more explorers, speeding up the excavation of a ruins on the p.

  The ROI is unpreted!”

  Brayan spoke with a rge smile, his chest stig out proudly.

  Meanwhile the family head didn’t show a ge in expression. Nothing could be read from his face before he opened his mouth.

  “You have done well. This move has catapulted our family to the top position in the new era.

  Everyone is vying for Fate of aboul and now we have taken the lead.

  This brings danger and opportunity.”

  With every word Silva’s breath turned heavier, her eyes opening wider. She feared that she had misjudged the implications of those words.

  “tinue doing a good job, gather more server annous. I am looking forward to it.”

  “Yes, Family Head, I will do my best.”

  “BRAYAN!”

  Suddenly a shout filled with anger interrupted the versation. The atmosphere turense instantly.

  Silva’s parents didn’t uand what got into their daughter.

  The people seated around the table turned around, most of their faces filled with shock.

  A middle-aged man, Silva’s hated uncle, called Owen like his father, immediately took the ce to berate her:

  “Have you gone insane, child?! How dare you scream like this? How dare you interrupt the family head?!”

  Brayan naturally followed up immediately, an insufferable smile on his face:

  “Silva, not only did you e te, but you also don't shard for the rules.

  I think it might be better for you to go home.”

  “SHUT UP!”, shouted Silva uncharacteristically fiercely. “How dare you spout lies with such a fidence?! You didn’t order this advertisement, it w…”

  “Silva, don’t twist…”

  “SILENCE!”

  A single word came from the family head’s mouth. Even through the s it carried an undeniable authority. None of the family members present dared to go against it.

  Nothing moved except for Edward’s sharp gaze, studying everyone’s face, s his thoughts.

  “Silva, what do you want to say?”

  “Thank you, family head. It was me who hired a team to get the first clear. I was even part of the team. I don’t know what Brayan is pnning.”

  A minuscule twitch could be seen from Brayan’s jaw, but it was uain if Edward noticed it or not.

  “Brayan, your answer?”

  “Thank you, family head. Silva must have gone crazy. She is spouting lies.”

  “Do any of you have evidence of your cims?”

  “Of course, here!”

  This was the moment Silva had been waiting for. She took the bck suitcase she had been carrying with her for the past few days and id it oable.

  Opening it, nine tracts could be found inside.