Fergus Castle hadn't changed much in the two months since they'd left, and there weren't any clans that were foolish enough to provoke the Fergus family. It was good enough that the Fergus family didn't bully other clans nowadays, and there weren't many who dared to bully the Fergus family or the Fergus family.
Even if Gray's strength wasn't counted, the Fergus family now had two king-class combatants. One was the king-class warrior Barnett Naeem from the Nahum family, and the other was the king-class blood beast Frost King Beast. Usually, when a king-class warrior attacked, the other party would be at a disadvantage.
"Greetings, Your Highnesses Sophia and Hillya!"
The introduction of Sophia and Hillya to the Fergus family immediately caused a wave of nervousness and apprehension in the Fergus family. Even the usually audacious Sarah behaved herself, afraid of angering the two.
The two's identities were too honorable. Even though the Fergus family had come into contact with many of the kingdom's nobles, they had never come into contact with people of such noble status.
Sophia had come once, but she didn't reveal her identity at the time. Even Gray didn't know who she was then, let alone the Fergus family.
"Everyone, there's no need to be like this. We're both Gray's friends, and we're visiting as friends this time!"
Seeing the Fergus family's reaction, Sophia and Hillya couldn't help but smile wryly in their hearts. The person with the real status is right beside you.
This time, Gray and Lord Tiffany had joined forces to kill Blair Blaze. Gray's strength and achievements could be said to be unprecedented since the founding of the Purple Moon Kingdom. The Purple Moon Kingdom's royal family was now having a headache over how to reward Gray.
The Purple Moon Kingdom's royal family was very anxious about how to reward Gray, fearing that the reward would be too low and cause Gray's dissatisfaction. When the time came, they believed that the Jewel Kingdom and the Scarlet Kingdom would be more than happy to step in and recruit Gray.
After leaving Sophia and Hillya to stay and play in Fergus Castle for a few days, Gray used spatial teleportation to send them back to the capital. Then, Gray appeared in Sidney City.
Sidney City was a city built by the Sidney Marquis family when they were first enfeoffed. After the Sidney family's repeated expansions, it finally became a city with a population of more than a million.
This was the foundation of the entire Sidney family. It was the city that the Sidney family had managed for generations.
"There's a lot less people!"
Walking on the streets of the city, Gray felt a sense of desolation. The city's population had obviously decreased a lot, and the most obvious feeling was that there were fewer pedestrians on the streets.
Although the Sidney family had not been destroyed, and there were still the three siblings, Zaro, Polly, and Darren, it was undeniable that the Sidney family was no longer as prosperous as it used to be.
This was a city built with the Sidney family as its foundation. The Sidney family was powerful and could attract many chambers of commerce, so the city naturally prospered. The Sidney family declined and could not attract chambers of commerce, so the city naturally declined day by day.
Gray sighed softly. Seeing the once prosperous city deteriorate day by day, he felt some pain in his heart. However, he was powerless to change anything. He could protect Zaro and the other two from being attacked by enemies, but he could not restore a city that was deteriorating day by day to its former glory.
After passing through several streets, a castle appeared in front of Gray. From the square in front of the gate, the towering walls, and the buildings inside, it could be seen that this was a newly built castle.
Two armored guards stood at the gate of the castle. They looked rather young, even a little immature. They should have been recruited and trained by the Sidney family in the past two years. Apart from three lucky survivors, all the guards who had been trained died in that disaster.
"Sir, may I know what's the matter?"
Gray did not take an exquisite carriage, nor did he ride a fine warhorse. He walked over on foot, but the two guards did not look down on Gray because of this. Instead, one of them came forward very politely and asked Gray about his whereabouts.
Although it was not deliberate, at Gray's level and status, even a casual set of clothes was definitely extremely high-end. Naturally, they would not look down on him.
In fact, when the two guards saw Gray's arrival, their eyes could even be described as shocked. Although Gray did not take a carriage or ride a warhorse, the clothes he wore were of such high quality that they had only seen him a few times in their years as guards.
As the face of a family, they had received training on how to determine the status of nobles from their family insignia and clothing.
If they were not mistaken, Lin Li's gown was sewn with moon-white silk that was said to be worth an inch of gold. The triangular buttons on his gown were all polished with deep sapphires, which were the rarest of sapphires.
Even the Marquis, Miss Polly, and Young Master Darren only had one set of gowns that were as valuable as this one, and they would only wear it on festive occasions.
Since Lin Li actually walked over in such a gown, it was very likely that this gown was a normal outfit for him when he went out. One could imagine that his status was not ordinary.
"I am Gray Fergus, and I'm here to visit Marquis Sidney. Please inform him!"
Gray was not arrogant, and instead very courteously expressed his intentions to the two guards. Gray had always been polite and courteous to the Sidney family, because when he was still weak, he had indeed received a lot of preferential treatment from the Sidney family.
"Haha, I was wondering why my eyelids were twitching today. So it's because of you!"
Not long after, Gray met with Zaloyan, Polly, and Darren in the living room.
After not seeing them for a long time, Zaloyan and Darren had become more mature, and there was an additional mature and steady aura around them. Polly was wearing a blue sleeved white dress, and her chest was firm, and her waist was slender, which made her look even more beautiful.
The three of them were very enthusiastic about Gray's arrival.
The Nahum family had not been exterminated because of Gray, and the Nahum family, whose strength had been severely weakened, had not been suppressed or assassinated by their enemy families because of Gray.
"I heard that you went to the Flame Kingdom. Why are you back?"
Zaloyan asked curiously. The conscription of the Flame Kingdom a week ago had caused a huge commotion, and it was difficult for him not to know about it.
The Sidney family should have been included in the conscription, but surprisingly, the royal family did not conscript the Sidney family. To be honest, he was relieved to know that the Sidney family had not been conscripted. The Sidney family could no longer withstand any torment.
"The matter over there has been resolved, so I came back."
Gray smiled. The Sidney family had not been conscripted because of him. He had made a request to the royal family after considering the Sidney family's situation.
The royal family had given him some face. After all, the Sidney family could not send out any powerful forces, so they might as well give him some face.
"It has been resolved. How is the Flame Kingdom now?"
Gray had used spatial teleportation to return, and his speed was faster than the messenger bird. Therefore, the news of the Flame Kingdom's destruction had not reached the Purple Moon Kingdom. The three of them did not know that the Flame Kingdom had been destroyed.
"The Flame Kingdom is no more. Although some members of the Flame Kingdom's royal family are still on the run, the Flame Kingdom is no more."
Greg said with a smile.
"What?
The Flame Kingdom is no more?
The Flame Kingdom has been destroyed? "
Zaloyan and the other two were shocked, and their eyes were about to pop out.
Although the three kingdoms had joined forces to attack the Flame Kingdom, the three of them had never thought that the three kingdoms would be able to destroy the Flame Kingdom. The Flame Kingdom had always given them an impression of being too powerful. They had more than a dozen Light King class experts, and the three kingdoms combined did not have that many.
"Yeah."
Gray nodded. His gaze swept across the three of them, and he smiled mysteriously.
"This time, I am here to fulfill my promise!"
"Fulfill your promise?"
Zaloyan and the other two were puzzled. They did not immediately react to Gray's promise. It was not that they had forgotten, but because they knew very well how powerful the King of Assassins was. Not only was he a King class expert, but he was also a King class expert who had undergone a metamorphosis. In their opinion, even if Gray could kill the King of Assassins, it would definitely be many years later.
Gray took out a rune portal bag. The next moment, a corpse was placed on a red woolen carpet in the hall.
Seeing the corpse suddenly appear, the three of them were shocked at first. They did not understand why Gray had suddenly taken out a corpse. However, when they saw the corpse's face, their eyes instantly turned red.
"The King of Assassins … Theodore?!"
The three of them clenched their fists and looked at the corpse with bloodshot eyes. They wanted to believe it, but did not dare to. It was all too surreal.
Of the three of them, only Zaloyan had seen the King of Assassins with his own eyes. Polly and Darren had not.
When the King of Assassins had attacked the Sidney family, the old Marquis had immediately arranged for them to escape through a secret passage. They had not seen the King of Assassins. If they had, they would not have survived until now. It was impossible to escape from the hands of a King class expert.
However, they had seen a portrait of the King of Assassins and had long since imprinted his face in their minds. They had even dreamed of him from time to time in their nightmares. Thus, even if there was a hideous frozen wound on his face, they could immediately recognize him.
However, the King of Assassins had undergone a metamorphosis. They did not dare to believe that the person in front of them was really the King of Assassins. After all, he was the King of Assassins. As a King class expert who had undergone a metamorphosis, how could he be killed so easily?
The three of them almost thought that they were in a dream. They did not know how many times they had had such a dream, but every time they woke up, they would regretfully discover that it was only a dream.