The Rock Kingdom Sword Saint's heart sank as he looked at the two Legendaries before him, poised to act. He had not expected these two to be so united today.
Normally, in a one-on-one fight, the Rock Kingdom Sword Saint was confident he could firmly hold the upper hand, even against the Legendary Wizard Tasl ov.
But with Barbara, a Legendary Rogue, added to the mix, the outcome became uncertain.
Still, getting the Rock Kingdom Sword Saint to give them part of his share was absolutely impossible.
Tribute referred to the resources the Kingdom provided to the Legendaries each year.
The Rock Kingdom's tribute was divided in a ratio of five to three to two.
Barbara received twenty percent, Tasl ov thirty percent, and the Rock Kingdom Sword Saint fifty percent.
It was normal for a Legendary Wizard to receive ten percentage points more than an ordinary Legendary.
But the Rock Kingdom Sword Saint taking half the allocation was very unusual.
However, this followed the Rock Kingdom's traditions.
Since the Rock Family had always controlled the Rock Kingdom, its Legendaries had traditionally received an extra ten percent of the resources.
And whenever the Rock Family produced a Legendary capable of inheriting the title of Sword Saint, the Rock Kingdom Sword Saint's share increased by another ten percent.
That was why the current Rock Kingdom Sword Saint held a full half of the allocation.
But this distribution was extremely unreasonable, even though, given the Rock Kingdom's size, a twenty-percent share was enough to support a Legendary.
Still, human nature was to resent inequality rather than scarcity.
Moreover, Legendary Wizards had always received the largest share in every country on the continent. The Rock Kingdom was the sole exception in the entire Old World.
A Royal Family like the Rock Family, which