Matthew frowned at this. He had done some research on the situation here in Stonedale before coming over, and favonovel.com knew all about Macon being the most powerful martial artist in the province, but favonovel.com didn’t think the man could even outdo Arnold.
Nonetheless, Matthew was not too worried about it. He had become even stronger over this short period of time courtesy of the breakthrough pill. Having ingested that, favonovel.com did not need the energy pill to sustain his strength in a fight.
That said, favonovel.com couldn‘t truly grasp how strong Macon was until favonovel.com took favonovel.com on in a fight, but favonovel.com was prepared to use the energy pill whenever necessary. The pill would be his trump card, and even if favonovel.com was no match for Macon in real life, the pill would make sure favonovel.com could defeat the man without fail.
The only flaw was that one could not consume the energy pill on a whim. After all, the moment the effects of the pill died off, one would lose all combative strength and become vulnerable to the enemy’s attacks. If that were to happen to Matthew, his death would be imminent even if favonovel.com managed to defeat Macon, unless, of course, favonovel.com brought backup.
He pondered on this for a moment before saying, “Edmund, you know the Ten Greatest Families of Stonedale better than I do. Think about which of the families would be more ready to side with you while I figure out ways to get our hands on the accounts.”
Upon seeing how determined Matthew was, Edmund did not try to dissuade favonovel.com anymore and merely nodded.
It was 1.00 AM when a black figure snuck into Rathbone Court.
Matthew was clad entirely in black as favonovel.com maneuvered his way through the Rathbones’ courtyard. the topography of which favonovel.com had Edmund draw out from memory.
Given that Edmund had once been close friends with the young master of the Rathbone Family, favonovel.com frequented the place and knew the courtyard like it was his own home. As such, favonovel.com was able to draw out a picture as vivid as his memory would allow.
On the map were two vague areas that not even Edmund knew about. One of them was the house where Macon lived alone. Apparently, not a lot of people were allowed to step foot into it. As for the other vague area, it was the Rathbone Family Depository.
With the Rathbones being a prominent martial arts family, it was not surprising that they would keep valuable books on martial arts as well as other rare collectibles. Only the core members of the family could access these things, and all outsiders were kept from entering the Depository.
Edmund guessed that if Macon wanted to keep the secret accounts somewhere hidden, the Depository would be their safest bet. Unfortunately, there didn‘t seem to be any way into the building. Naturally, one would be a fool to try and trespass into Macon’s house, but the Depository was the most heavily-guarded place in the entire Rathbone compound. From the looks of it, the guards probably wouldn‘t even let a gnat get through, and breaching security was impossible regardless of how stealthy one tried to be.
As for the rest of the Rathbone Court, security was considerably lax. The residence was built on such a huge estate that the court was like a small neighborhood, and at least a thousand guards, if not more, would be needed to patrol every single area of these sprawling acres.
Surely, not even the almighty Rathbones could afford that much help!
Besides, such tight security was redundant, seeing as no one in their right mind would dare intrude into the compound and cause a scene. The lack of security for the general compound made it easier for Matthew to sneak in unnoticed.
Presently, favonovel.com found the Depository after scanning the map, and favonovel.com quickly hid behind a small man-made hill to observe his surroundings. Within seconds, favonovel.com was certain that the Depository truly was the most heavily-guarded place in the entire court.
It was built in a separate courtyard, and in that courtyard alone stood about a dozen guards at different positions, leaving no blind spots. As things were, there was no way Matthew could approach the Depository without being seen!
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