Chapter 1464 Take Advantage
Edgar nodded. “All right!”
Then he gathered everyone on the ship who attended the Trial.
Many perished during the Trial. Some died during the battle against the demon beasts on the shore, while others met their demise at Jared’s hand.
A few also passed away when everyone tried to escape the palace.
It was the first time twenty-odd people died during a Trial, but it was also the first time all participants got an abundant amount of resources.
Everyone had at least hundreds of beast cores on them. Even then, there were a lot more left on the island.
While the effectiveness of those cores became less potent after lying on the island for a very long time, they were still invaluable treasures.
Edgar spoke to the crowd loudly. “Everyone, I gathered all of you here because I have an announcement. The Deragons held this Trial. So, all of you must hand over the resources you obtained to the Deragons before we redistribute them back to you all.”
That instantly caused an uproar of dissatisfaction among the crowd.
“What do you mean by that, Mr. Deragon? The Trial may have been organized by your family, but no one said anything about redistributing our resources!”
“Have you forgotten what you said when you asked for our help to kill Jared? Are you going back on your word, Edgar?”
“Yeah! What’s the meaning of this? Now that Jared’s dead and Dragon Island is gone, you’re just going to take advantage of us?”
“No way I’m handing my beast cores to you! Try taking it from me by force if you dare. You’re outnumbered! Why should we be afraid of you?”
The crowd roared. Of course, they weren’t going to hand over the precious resources they had just obtained.
Edgar wasn’t angered by that response. Instead, he smiled. “It’s fine if you all don’t want to. Just be prepared to die a horrid death in seven days.”
“What do you mean by that, Edgar?” someone questioned loudly.
“I don’t mean anything else by that. Do you lot remember the energy-gathering pill you all ate before we set off? If you don’t want to die, hand over the beast cores, and I’ll redistribute them to you all,” Edgar sneered.
When he said that, the crowd cussed at his family for being shameless and cursed them to meet a grim end.
Still, Edgar remained composed in the face of their resentful words. Even Zion was slightly impressed by him.
Regardless of how angry the crowd was, some ultimately relented when confronted with the prospect of death.
Soon, someone handed over their beast cores, which was then followed by more and more people doing the same thing.
In the end, Astrid was the only person who refused to obey Edgar’s instructions.
“Aren’t you afraid of dying, Ms. Gunderson?” Edgar stared at her, confused. “I assure you that I’m not lying. If you don’t give me your beast cores, I won’t give you the antidote.”
“Death doesn’t scare me. Even if I die, I won’t hand you my beast cores,” Astrid scoffed.
Why would she be afraid when she didn’t even eat the energy-gathering pill?
Livid, Edgar glared at her, but he couldn’t do anything because of her identity.
Soon, he pooled all the beast cores together and started distributing them.
It wasn’t a fair allocation, however, because it was done based on the influence and power of the individual’s sect.
Those who came from a more powerful sect would obtain more cores, while those who didn’t get less.
Members of weaker sects were unhappy with their amount, but there was nothing they could do but curse Edgar in their minds.
The ones from more influential sects were satisfied with what they got and naturally didn’t give the Deragons any trouble.
That was the world they lived in, one built on the law of survival and where the strong preyed on the weak.
The Trial yielded gratifying results for Edgar as he obtained plenty of beast cores and eliminated Jared.
The only regret he had was losing an arm.
