Chapter 2241 - 816: One Misstep, Regret Every Step

In just two days, the refugees in the camp felt a sense of unrest.

However, all the turmoil vanished in an instant amidst the battle lights raging at the horizon.

No one feared Josh, naturally because this lord was truly just... Even for those who were insignificant, he would just pass by without glancing sideways.

Yet, everyone understood that someone like Lord Josh would be an exception.

Therefore, when the strong filled the sky, those without the power to resist should best do nothing, avoiding attracting any attention.

As for those powerful individuals seeking something from the formidable figures from Otherworld, it had nothing to do with those of inadequate ability.

What concerned them most now was... whether the magic garden left by Josh would continue to provide them their daily food needs.

If a new controller was needed, then who had the qualification, no, rather, who had the strength to manage this garden?

Although black taro was indeed the plant with the least demand for earth power, they still required sunlight and water... Previously, all these were under Josh’s control.

With his formidable strength, it basically took just casting spells once every so often.

So, are there any such powerful figures in the current refugee camp?

Those middle-level individuals with a bit of brain have already thought of this... If they had the capability, they wouldn’t still fail to return the camp to its concealed state.

People who couldn’t control the camp’s magic array inherited from their blood relatives, who could hope they could grasp the magic garden?

Even if they didn’t understand high-level spells, those with basic spell knowledge understood which was harder.

Even if everyone retained some food, and each house planted black taro, this was definitely not enough to sustain an entire family comfortably!

Moreover, could they easily acquire a house in the future?

When the giant who sheltered them from all storms suddenly turned away... Even if that umbrella still remained, the mortals were astonished to find they couldn’t lift it even together.

Yet before this, they believed they had the capability to oppose this giant!

Only because the other was so kind that he didn’t care about the mortals’ encounters, which he deemed completely meaningless... Whether intentional or not, these mortals were merely a breeze to the giant.

Many who understood these suddenly realized that even if they wanted to complain about Josh’s irresponsibility, it was impossible... It wasn’t that Josh hadn’t thought of teaching them some Otherworld knowledge back then, but those families who believed they owned the defense tower legacy spread a view that many people agreed with:

Their elders and relatives had signed a contract with Josh, so the other’s shelter stemmed entirely from a deal.

This result was achieved because their forebears’ sacrifices and contributions were significant, as many families offered most of their assets, even their excellent offspring.

Thus, they couldn’t abandon the defense tower legacy.

No matter Josh’s intentions, good or bad, they had to uphold all their traditions steadfastly.

Perhaps because they lost too much... Strong support, vast wealth, and free space, back then, they chose to accommodate this notion.

Hence, no one was willing to listen or learn anything Josh taught... Of course, this also related to the disciple of that deity, whose first choice wasn’t to teach powerful skills but to propagate his god first.

Actually, some people didn’t want not to learn those potent spells... But if learning skills required first believing in gods, many were reluctant.

How to say... Maybe their minds were blind by sorrow at the time, all felt that worshiping Lansendel was treachery to their ancestors.

Of course, different people had their own thoughts secretly, many wanted to take advantage of Josh, hoping the strong paid a bit more.

No one expected Lord Josh to be so honest... Once he heard they only wanted to promote the defense tower legacy and didn’t wish to become any deity’s followers, he never brought up the matter again.

Actually, there were quite a few who regretted.

Especially those with mage aptitude but not high, living unremarkably in this refugee camp, every time they thought of it, it only caused distress.

Yet, they had no chance to get close to Josh.

Many later realized they were deceived by those great families... Since confirmed their disinterest in becoming deity’s followers, Josh never opened up downwards communication channels again.

Even when discovering guilty evildoers, Josh never interacted with any side... He had his unique judgment method, not bothered with listening to any cause or effect, completely uninterested.

Then, almost all of Lord Josh’s followers were those great families’ children.

Although those families’ hidden schemes all failed... At least they thoroughly severed the upward paths of the lower-middle class.

Of course, if there were children with exceptionally outstanding spell aptitude, they weren’t without good paths.

But this path was becoming a member of certain great families, in the end, would wed a descendant perhaps not with superior mage aptitude but definitely attractive and of great grace... Whether male or female... from the family.

Some people walked into this result without realizing, so they remained somewhat happy.

But there’s always someone awake... In the dead of night, how couldn’t they be resentful due to that initial choice?

Clearly, they could have owned their own families, their own identity... But in the end, couldn’t even keep their child’s surname.

Although he might not care about his offspring, it’s always a regret and pain to abandon something that could have been his from the start.

But, regardless of how well it was described back then, it was essentially a situation where everyone had their own calculations.

They just couldn’t outwit these great families.

However, who would have thought that in such a sorrowful moment, these people’s minds could turn so fast and think so sinisterly!

Nevertheless, what finally made these ’wise ones’ realize the foolishness of their actions was the present moment.

In the past, they only lost what was called an upward channel.

Everyone was still living quite well; making ends meet wasn’t difficult.

Most people, in fact, are not willing to sacrifice their current well-being for some bright future.

Having enough to eat and drink, dressing well, living comfortably, and being able to learn spells at any time... those old mages in the Defense Tower were not like Josh, who was indifferent about everything.

They sacrificed everything partly to save the world, but also for their descendants or their legacy.

And mages, who understand this world the most, know exactly what kind of species humans are.

Cold-blooded, cold-hearted, and full of scheming thoughts are the mainstream.

Even if they were in tears watching others sacrifice themselves, they would turn around without wiping their faces and start plotting.

If these people weren’t the sons and daughters of them and their colleagues... even knowing that the kid was no good, but since his own father was going to self-destruct to save the world, no one could stop that father from putting him in this refugee camp.

Everyone is the same, so no one can blame anyone else.

However, it’s impossible to expect them not to be on guard.

So, these Archmages added a small array capable of assisting in teaching spells to the main magic circle in the refugee camp.

Each person with mage aptitude could directly learn the most basic magic on the outer wall of Josh’s Magic Garden.

Just pressing their hand against it would do.

The old mages still believed in Josh’s integrity.

Then these old mages linked their private spells to their bloodline descendants.

Whenever someone learns a spell, they would communicate with the array with their spiritual power, and the magic model would only appear in their mental sea... no one knew what the guy next door was learning.

Everyone was ostensibly there to learn basic spells... unless someone was foolish enough to mention what they learned.

Although those great families had many schemes, none dared to cause trouble near Josh’s Magic Garden.

They didn’t even dare to monitor.

While that person might not constantly watch this area, they would occasionally take a look... and if they found someone acting suspiciously, they would immediately deliver a series of attacks.

Josh never cared who the mastermind was; he would just cut off any hand daring to reach out.

Although they were called great families, it was only because they were relatively strong, not that they had many people.

Especially when the refugee camp first started.

If those great families hadn’t played some tricks, they wouldn’t have become the great families they are today.

People are something they can’t afford to waste... Josh wouldn’t care what level mage was causing trouble.

In his eyes, they were all criminals.

Then, on the very first day Josh left the refugee camp, those great families had not even begun to formally struggle for power, and they first cleared out the streets near the Magic Garden with their own people.

It was evident they were planning to tamper with that spell wall.

Of course, they weren’t prepared yet; the Undead Tribe... the powerful beings Lord Qiaosi summoned from the Otherworld, began entering the camp.

Compared to the spells on the wall, the families in the refugee camp, and the ’wise ones’, clearly wanted to know more about the diverse professions of the Undead Tribe and whether they could learn them... the refugee camp quickly returned to the peace of when Josh was there.

Everyone, including those young roosters from the great families who liked to walk with their heads held high, smiled warmly and amicably at the Undead Tribe.

Even when Lord Qiaosi was around, one might not have seen so many smiling faces... of course, he never looked at others’ faces.

The Undead Tribe would first patrol their camp, which most people understood.

But the fact that the particularly cute, radiantly dressed little girl rushed into a dirty, dark alley was something many couldn’t understand.

Do the adults really have to scout out such filthy places?