„Team three came back, it was a success, team five failed, unfortunately, but they managed to at least get some out alive“ Right-man is reporting to black mantis.

„Yeah, that crazy Godfather of ours, what is he planning?“ mantis asks.

„I don’t know brother, I don’t know. But do we have a choice?“ Right man casually asks.

„You are right. But it could be worse. You know when we began this whole thing? We wanted nothing more than stability. It’s an irony that we found it as leaders of a gang“ Mantis said.

Unbeknownst to everyone, mantis and right-man are brothers, they rarely talk about it, but they still hold together. Their story is a simple one. They had been born into the slum area of the western district. To be specific, the only slums in the city. Life there was hard. People getting kidnapped happen often. A lot of them by mage or mage apprentices, who needed a ‚helper‘.

Remisciding about their you mantis said „we didn’t have a choice back then, didn’t we. We had to be born in that blasted slum area. Either that or getting killed in various very unpleasant ways. That’s why we joined one in the first place“

Then with more seriousness, he said „what do you think about our new Godfather? Calling him that is weird. He looks barely 13 or 14.“

„I don’t think that it is so bad. He is smart for his age and at least has some prospects. He might have no idea how to lead a force and I don’t think he realises how important that is, but he has the volunteering followers, as he calls them to do his stuff. Maybe this whole organization is simply a side project of his. I don’t know how much he even cares about us “ right-man said.

„That’s true, but for is, it is a life or death thing. Doing our best is the only thing we can.“ Mantis said

„Alright back to the operation. We will be ready to take over their businesses and stuff in 4-5 days. I hope that Godfather is ready by then“ mantis said.

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I am very happy right now. Why? Because I optimized the berserk potion. It took me two days and the sacrifice of subject#003 and 004, but it is finished. The potion itself has a reddish-blue colour and a vial costs 2 silver. An acceptable prize in my opinion. Compared to other potions. This one is a bit more expensive than most. But the ingredients are a lot more common. Thus I can mass-produce it. Or simply do what I just di now. Take a big pot, put on my best witch impression and cook one huge portion and then seal them in 1-litre flasks.

They will be very useful later.

Back to my laboratory, I put away the leftovers into an amulet with 6 litres of the concoction. The rest will be used in the assault in a day or two.

The henchman outside, I ordered them to always have a guy ready in case I need someone, responded immediately after I called for him.

„Call mantis and right-man over, and get a lot of sealable vials, “I said. He then left as fast as if his life was on the line. I mean, maybe the sounds he could hear had intimidated him. Can’t fault him, The cries were sometimes pretty horrific.

In the meantime, I go over the spells, I newly engraved into my souls. One came from the parchments and one from the bookshelf in the amulet.

The first is ‚lighting bolt‘. It is a lightning type spell just like ‚minor shock‘, the difference is that this one's formula is very complicated and the spell is a lot stronger with a range from 10 to 15 meters. An absolute upgrade in comparison.

The second is kind of a strange spell. ‚Soul takeover‘, as the name implies, is a soul type spell. The main focus is to invade the mind of another person. Not necessary a combat spell. Then here it gets interesting. What you can do is pretty open end with this spell. It depends a lot about your personnel affinity and ability to mess with souls. For example, you can erase the memory of the last hour is easy, but selectively erasing a person is something nearly impossible to achieve. This honestly is a spell, which is important for me. With it, I can feel out the connections between the soul and body in people before I reach that stage in the soul path.

After that, I meditated a bit. 12 Minutes later, the two-person came into the cellar. Strangely, both of them seemed a lot more motivated than before. They always seemed to be reluctant but now, they are eager to do stuff. Did they hit their brain? No die, but not my problem.

„Good day to you. I need you to take the vials you hopefully brought with you and fill it with the content of the big pot. We are going to need them for our final assault. They are called berserker potion. I mouthful is enough to make a man a lot stronger. More than that and let’s say that it can get explosive“I said. Bot of them had first a bland look and then a horrified one.

Yeah, intimidating people is always fun. Then, while both of them were still blanked out, I left the chamber. Having finished my short term goals. I invite myself to lunch in a very expensive location.

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„Good day, how can I help you, “ the receptionist asks.

„I have a reservation under Osric Thale, “I said politely.

„Yes, Mr Thale please follow me“ The receptionist guided me towards one of the tables.

Then I received a menu from a waiter. Ah, I enjoy the atmosphere. Maybe I should take over this restaurant next? I ordered while thinking about enslaving all of them with a smile.

After eating and having a nice evening in general I go back to my room in the tower.

„Gotta reward myself sometimes right?“I say to myself before going to bed.