Chaos City.
It was the fifth day since Aris had returned to the fat man A Ken.
Five days earlier, Aris had returned to A Ken's side.
Through his [Contract] with Aris, An Kai had sensed the strength of the people around A Ken.
Apart from the fat man A Ken, who gave him some sense of pressure, the others felt much the same as Aris.
At that point, An Kai confirmed one thing.
He had taken these people far too seriously!
What Aris had encountered was merely the most superficial first layer of Chaos City's arrangements.
Following An Kai's instructions, Wayne had prepared sixteen more sets of arrangements.
The aim was to bring Aris and his companions under control with the least possible effort.
But after dealing with Aris, An Kai suddenly realized that taking action himself was the easiest arrangement of all...
Inside the Castle.
An Kai summoned Wayne and the Detector merchant An Daun, telling Wayne to continue refining the arrangements.
At the same time, he ordered An Daun to keep improving the Parent-Child Detector...
Standing to one side, the fat An Daun showed not the slightest trace of slickness or cunning.
His earnest expression came from the heart.
He had no choice. This was no act; facing An Kai, he dared not display any other emotion.
As An Kai gave his instructions, An Daun nodded repeatedly.
"Rest assured, my lord. I guarantee I'll finish improving the Parent-Child Detector as quickly as possible!"
"If it takes more than seven days, I'll bring you my head!"
The fat An Daun thumped his chest and loudly offered his assurances.
Based on his extensive experience dealing with An Kai, there was a general rule.
Whenever An Kai assigned him something, seven days was the upper limit.
An Kai might sometimes