BXBX NOVEL Chapter 169: The Ire
Chapter 169: The Ire
He took the sword and kept practicing basic moves. Unlike Kahn, he needed to perfect his skills by practicing a lot. Even with the Sword Intent skill, there was no shortcut for him.
Plus the skills he received from Kahn also included the Lightning Flash skill which suited his fighting style just perfectly, so rather than waiting on the ceremony; Omega started practicing right away.
Knock! knock!
Another knocking sound came from the door and Jugram, the main person in charge of their security for the company building, who also supervised the department of security for all their stores came inside.
"Sir Kahn.. We have a problem." said Jugram as soon as he entered the room.
Kahn had ordered them to not call him as the master in front of other people, so that's why he addressed him this way because he already sensed the old man's presence.
Kahn, Albestros & Omega's ears perked as soon as they heard these words.
"What happened?" asked Albestros.
"Sir.. Take a look at this." replied Jugram and placed a red glowing orb on Kahn's desk.
It was one of the long-distance transmission magic artifacts that Kahn had bought so all the shops directly under them could be in touch in the 200 kilometer long Rukon district.
Although these were extremely costly, Kahn had no other options since cell phones weren't invented in this world yet. Even these high-grade magical artifacts had a limited range.
But the ones he bought were doubled the price because they had another useful function.. Recording the visuals where they were placed.
So they were used more like CCTV cameras as a measure of security & keeping an eye on the staff members.
Jugram was the overseer for this department and hence came to report.
As he turned on the magic artifact, the trio saw events of small skirmishes in their shops and people making dissatisfied remarks about their weapons.
Some picking up fights with the staff for absolutely no reason, they even went as far as drawing their weapons. Others trying to warr off the incoming customers or telling them how the company is scamming them with faulty products.
And this wasn't just one shop, but seven out of the eleven they owned.
"Just today, 37 of these incidents happened. Although the security placed in these stores fended off these troublemakers, it's not a good experience for normal customers. If this carries on, we will get a bad reputation." spoke Jugram, his words full of thoughtfulness.
Kahn had noticed recently that all the subordinates with 100% Loyalty were no less intelligent than a normal person. They didn't just follow orders like puppets but also had their own insight and opinions of things around them.
"Why didn't you inform me about them before?" asked Kahn.
"I handled these matters myself in the past two days thinking that these were normal. But now I think it's something else." replied Jugram in his rustic voice.
"There are always going to be jealous people or troublemakers here and there. These incidents are no exceptions. Just tighten the security and ensure the safety of our employee staff." commanded Kahn.
Another week went on without any further noticeable events other than these repeated incidents. This time, the guards were straight-up ordered to throw out these troublemakers and even prohibit them from entering inside the stores. Anyone who entered the shops had to hand over their weapons first and take them back when they were done exploring & shopping.
Although this had reduced the number of skirmishes.. It didn't completely eliminate them as one could still cause a fight without weapons.
What happened during the week was somehow, the news of these small skirmishes was spreading amongst their consumer base at an extremely fast pace and just in the first four days of the week..
The Bloodborne company suffered 60% losses in sales compared to the previous week.
Kahn's face was full of irritation as he was tallying the numbers at night. Compared to the first week.. Their stores were basically a ghost town in the past few days.
What he didn't understand that how the so-called bad publicity was affecting them up to this extent. Small incidents usually don't reach the masses this quickly.
This wasn't some cultivation novel world where small quarrels and childish fights between the MC & a young master of some clan reached to the ears of every single citizen of the country for absolutely no fucking reason.
In the following days, the incidents continued and the number of customers they were losing started to increase.
But what struck like a punch in the face was at the end of the week, 13 of the 24 the clans and organizations who hired them for arms supply suddenly took back their orders although as per the contract, Kahn's company would not have to return the down payment in case the employer decides to back off from the deal midway.
And despite the losses.. None of these people asked for the money or made any discussions with Kahn or Albestros for returning the payment.
Kahn could swallow down the losses that were coming from the normal customers. At the end of the day, they were but a small source of income. But suddenly.. His main source of bread and butter was gone and his future already looked bleak in just two weeks ever since they launched.
At that very night.. Kahn conducted a meeting in secrecy at their mansion.
And the members who attended this meeting were Albestros, Omega, Ronin, Jugram and also the young vampire clan heir.. Szayel.
Kahn looked at all the members present, his face full of grim expression and his voice heavy as finally spoke.
"We are being targeted by someone..
Someone very powerful."