A Journey That Changed The World.

Chapter 1165: I Donʼt Need Gold

Archer grinned when hearing that voice causing him to reply, ”Hello beautiful, I was expecting you sooner.”

Brooke burst out laughing before dashing forward, aiming a punch at his head, which was fast and caught him off guard. Archer yelped, swiftly dodging the swing, and retaliated with a playful smack to her round backside.

ʼGot you instead,ʼ he thought with a grin.

Before she could react, he caught her off guard by claiming her plump lips in a passionate kiss, leaving her momentarily stunned. Archer slid up behind the mature woman and started fondling her as he whispered, ”You want to attack me, huh? Now youʼll be the first I punish.”

Brooke trembled but pushed her ass against his cock as she replied in a seductive voice while her hand slid to his pants and started rubbing him, ”I look forward to it, Little Light, Iʼve missed your monster stretching little old me open.”

Archer chuckled softly before leaning in to give the older woman a tender, love-filled kiss. They lingered in the moment for a few minutes, savoring each otherʼs warmth, until their attention snapped to the sudden appearance of the Shadow Creatures.

Emerging from the darkness, they loomed ominously, each clutching a Draconian official in their grasp. He smiled when seeing this while breaking apart from Brooke, who looked confused as she asked with a giggle, ”What are you up to? Youʼve been back for not even ten minutes and youʼve found something to do.”

”Wait and see beautiful,” he replied, causing her to join Fianna and Edith, who were watching him with curious expressions.

Following that, Archer turned to the fat bald human male struggling against the creature but couldnʼt do anything about it. He approached the man and crouched down with a smile that didnʼt reach his eyes.

”Why are you stealing from me, Aradon? Do I not pay you people enough?” he questioned the official.

The fat man looked at him before pleading, ”I have done no such thing, Your Majesty, I would never.”

Archerʼs smile widened because Aradon was sweating buckets causing him to use Soul Eater, but not fully. He looked through his memories and soon realized that the man wasnʼt the ringleader, but he knew who was.

ʼInteresting, this is going to be fun,ʼ he thought with a big smile.

Upon realizing the situation, Archer pulled back, his sharp gaze fixed on the scene as the fat man cried out in pain. Turning to the Shadow Creature, his voice dripped with venom as he commanded, ”Hold this one off to the side. Heʼs guilty.”

Following this, more monsters popped out of the darkness and started throwing men and women to the ground. Brooke, Fianna, and Edith were shocked when they saw this, causing the blonde to comment, ”How do you know these are the people we were investigating?”

Archer smiled at her with a knowing smile, ”My Shadows Fi, they found these idiots for me and now Iʼll punish them.”ʼ

She nodded in understanding while Edith and Brooke watched with fascination as he turned to the next man. He noticed he looked like a noble and dressed like one before commenting, ”Why do you need extra gold Brelthar? Youʼre wealthy with clothes like that.”

The man trembled visibly at Archerʼs commanding tone, his voice shaking as he pleaded, ”I havenʼt done anything, my king! You saved my family. Why would I ever betray your trust?”

”Then you donʼt mind me looking at your memories?” Archer questioned with gleaming eyes.

Brelthar quickly nodded with determination, ”Please do, Your Majesty.”

His eyebrow rose when hearing this before casting Soul Eater on the man and went through everything and realized he was loyal. Archer felt bad and took out twenty gold coins and put them in Breltharʼs hand, ”Iʼm sorry for that, take this as an apology on my behalf.”

The man tried to reject it. ”I donʼt need gold, Your Majesty.”

Archer interrupted him with a friendly smile, ”Treat your wife or children with it. Iʼll get a carriage to take you back home,” he said.

When the three women heard the manʼs heartfelt plea, they smiled knowingly. Archer gave a subtle nod and motioned for the Imperial Guard to fetch a carriage to escort Brelthar safely home.

With that matter settled, Archer shifted his focus to the next individual, a woman with blood- red hair and piercing emerald-green eyes. Though her curvaceous figure matched the allure of his wives, he felt no spark of attraction toward her.

ʼSomething about her is off,ʼ he thought with a sneer.

From behind him, Edithʼs teasing voice rang out, laced with playful sarcasm. ”I bet he lets her off because sheʼs pretty.”

Archer turned sharply, narrowing his eyes at Edith as he replied, his tone firm yet laced with mischief, ”Youʼll see, Edith. Now youʼre next in line to be punished, just like Brooke.”

Hearing his words, the brunetteʼs lips curled into a sly smile. She winked at him playfully and responded, ”I look forward to it, Little Light.”

Following that, he turned back to the struggling woman who was being held down by the Shadow Creature. She looked at him and started pleading, ”Your Majesty, I have done nothing wrong to be treated like this.”

Archer watched her before using Soul Eater on her and found out that she was one of the ringleaders. His smile grew wider as he replied to the human woman, ”Do you honestly think Iʼm stupid, Brionna?”

He turned to the Shadow Creature that was holding her down and gave it an order. ”Hold her with the fat man. Sheʼs guilty.”

Brionna, desperate, dropped to her knees and pleaded, her voice trembling, ”Please, Your Majesty, Iʼll do anything. Everyone knows you love women. Iʼll become your slave if you wish, then I wonʼt be able to betray you.”ʼ

Panic flooded Brionnaʼs eyes as she desperately tried to appeal to Archerʼs sense of mercy. But he looked at her with disdain. ”I donʼt need a woman like you,” he said, his voice laced with disgust. ”Youʼll be punished just like the others.”

Following that, he went down the line and found all two hundred corrupt officials. Once the men and women realized he wouldnʼt forgive them, they tried to escape, but the Shadow Creatures quickly caught the fleeing prisoners.

Archer turned to the innocent officials and gave them all twenty gold coins each before apologizing. The men and women were shocked by getting sorry from royalty, but he chased them off, which made them laugh.

Their kidnapping by the Shadow Creatures had been forgotten as they spread how kind and strict he was. Once they were gone, Fianna commented with a curious voice, ”Why did you give them so much? A few coins would have been good enough.”

”Well my beautiful Fi, I have more wealth than I can spend, so why not treat my people good? Theyʼll spend it in the kingdom anyway,” he explained before turning to Aradon, who pissed

himself in fright.

Archer cringed when seeing this before speaking in a voice full of disgust, ”Now for the punishment. You stole from me, the kingdom, and its people to enrich yourself. I think death

would be too good for you.”

When the fat man heard this, he was relieved, but soon started panicking as Archer slammed him against the scaffolding. He grinned when he saw the scared expression before summoning his claws while speaking. ”Now letʼs show the rest of the government what happens if you steal from me?”

Archer set to work skinning the fat man, a gruesome act that sent waves of terror rippling through the others. Aradonʼs screams werenʼt just sounds-they pierced deep into their very souls, leaving them frozen with fear.

Blood pooled around his feet, staining both him and the ground beneath, but the horrifying sight did nothing to diminish the unsettling grin on his face. Archer stepped back as all the manʼs limbs were red raw and bleeding causing him to comment, ”This is getting boring now but the people need to know the consequences of screwing me over.”

Following this, he continued skinning the criminals until arriving at Brionna, who was trembling in fear. Archer chuckled before getting to work as she let out a scream that echoed

across the kingdom.

Once he was finished, he turned to an Imperial Guard. ”Get the healers to come to mend these fuckers every morning. They are not to die but stay here until the women can join the Battle Sisters and the men will become Tyrants.”

The soldier saluted before Archer turned to the three women. Brooke was smiling, while

Fianna and Edith looked horrified. He frowned when seeing this and explained, ”This punishment will spread across Draconia and deter corruption. It needed to be done for a

stable kingdom.”

”Why not just kill them? This is a barbaric act, Arch,” Fianna muttered.

”Thatʼs the point Fi, this will make people behave and do good for the kingdom otherwise they will end up like these idiots,” he answered by pointing at the crucified-skinned officials who stopped screaming.

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