"Who are you?"
Seeing a fellow with such a miserable expression and seemingly low spirits come over and start rattling on, Lin Hao raised an eyebrow and asked.
That brought a trace of helplessness and bitterness to Ryan Fisher's face. "Ryan Fisher, the newly invested lord of East Maple City in the Red Maple Kingdom-"
Lin Hao had only recently heard from Daphne that the old Duke Fisher had been a senior director of the Alchemy Guild.
Now both the old Fisher and the younger Fisher were dead, leaving only this Grand Knight to be pushed to the forefront.
With their family's Source of Life gone as well, they now wanted to protect their family's interests as much as possible, while the Alchemy Guild probably wanted to preserve some influence too.
That was why he had been sent to approach the two of them before the conference-
"You're too kind, Your Grace. Sorry, I didn't recognize you at first."
Lin Hao's words seemed to make Ryan Fisher look even more miserable.
The dejection practically washed over him.
But thinking about it, if his father had successfully become a Legendary, he would certainly have died before his father.
All he had needed to do was eat, drink, and enjoy himself, so even at his age, with a top-tier Breathing Method and potions, he had only managed to push himself up to Grand Knight.
Suddenly having to shoulder the burden now was indeed rather despair-inducing.
"Well-"
Ryan still seemed to be organizing his words.
"There's no need to say more. Since the Alchemy Guild showed me no consideration, they can't blame me for doing the same. This time, I'm here to demand an explanation.
"But I deal with matters on their own merits. The Alchemy Guild is the Alchemy Guild. You're just