The Man’s Decree – Chapter 6020

Julian let his voice roll across the stone walls.

"Gentlemen..." he said, the single word sharp as a bell.

He told them Jared would stay contained in Grace Pavilion, watched, unharmed. Then he shifted.

A colder current settled in his tone. There was something more urgent on the table. He paused, a cold glint in his eyes. "The celestial envoy will arrive in three days, as usual, to collect this season's tribute and soul crystals."

At the mention of soul crystals, a faint unease pinched every elder's face. They all knew what those crystals were, and exactly where they came from.