<h4>Chapter 304: Silence</h4>


    Date- 27 Mar 2321


    Time- 14:40


    Location- Sky Blossom City, Whiteburn Manor, Whiteburn Family Conference hall.


    “Silence” Jack yelled with utter annoyance as if the family elders gathered in Whiteburn Family Conference hall were mere barking dogs.


    The people gathered here were Whiteburn Family elders, they represented the past present and future of the family, these were the people who earned the family title of the wildest family of the Sky Blossom City. How could they be silenced by Jack’s mere yell? They were, they literally were silenced by Jack yelling the word Silence.


    The elder spoke with the loudest voice they could fandom but no voice came out of theirrynx. Not just their voice they could not even connect with their soul energy. The rowdy crowd of Whiteburn were not shocked or surprised by this as they were used to it, this was the World rule ‘Silence’ which their family head hadprehended.


    The rule ‘Silence’ literally silences the victim’s voice and disconnects their ess to their soul energy. No ess to soul energy means the victim cannot summon his or her grimoire. Even if they had already summoned their grimoire and activated a skill it does not matter, all of it gets interpreted and cancelled as they lose ess to their power supply, the soul energy. It’s simr to how all the running electronic items shut down when there’s a power outage.


    This rule made the elders vary of Jack. Jack had yet topletelyprehend the rule and forge it into a rune and then turn it into a card. But the power of rule was already so enormous that Jack was able to subdue a hall full of card lord realm card apprentices with a single word. This rule is just a part of Jack’s actual strength as he had only formed his Ego Gem andprehended the rule in the present decade before that Jack was able to lead the Whiteburn family with his might as a normal card apprentice alone.


    While the elders were afraid of Jack’s mysterious rule they also saw it as an opportunity that would raise the Whiteburn family beyond a third rate city like sky blossom city. But only Jack knew that his halfprehend rule appeared so powerful because the people around him were just too weak. They did not have an Ego Gem so they could not resist the power of rule. Therefore he could easily silence them with his iplete rule. A card apprentice of any realm with an Ego Gem could easily be immune to his iplete rule. It was like being the only literate in the vige of illiterates.


    “I have conducted this conference to answer all of your questions. Have patience we will get to those questions when we are done with obvious ones. But since you guys are already brought to the speed, then I will continue by answering all the questions you have asked. Speak up now in a civilized manner if you have any objections. Instead of shouting like we are in a fish market.” Jack had already lifted his rule ‘silence’ and asked the elders if they had any problem with how he was conducting his conference. But the hall remained silent as rowdy elders no longer dared to use their numbers to pressure the family head.


    “I will take your silence as no objection.” Jack eyed the 21st elder with an intimidating gaze. Elders who noticed this knew that uing days in the family for the 21st elder will be difficult.


    “Yes, the family had created a secret escape teleportation array as a contingency as one of the hidden parts of the project ‘Last Stand’. You guys are not new to project ‘Last Stand’ but there are many hidden parts to the project which many of you are not aware of and the information of these hidden parts are limited to rted personnel only. Any questions.” Jack nced over all the elders across the entire hall and finallynded his gaze on the 21st elder who was about to speak and used his rule ‘silence’ on him.


    “…” The 21st elder opened his mouth but no words came out of it. His mouth moved but it was unable to produce sound. The 21st elder did not panic, he knew what was happening, Jack was trying to show him who was running the show. But the 21st elder did not get overwhelmed here instead he raised his arms like students raising their hands in ss to get permission from their teacher.


    “… ” Jack was dumbstruck. He did not expect the 21st elder despite being embarrassed by him to endure all the humiliation and continue making a stance against his tyranny. Seeing no choice Jack lifted his rule and asked “Yes, Luke what is it do you want to ask?”


    “Thank you, family head. My questions are very simple,


    How much of the family money did you use in setting up the hidden teleportation array? What is the current state of the hidden teleportation array? Is it damaged or can it be transnted to another secure location?


    Why were the family elders not informed of such a huge expenditure?


    How did the demigod worshipers know about the hidden teleportation array and how to ess it when most family elders did not know about it? Do you suspect there is a traitor among us? If yes, do you know who the traitor is?” Starting small the 21st elder asked all the questions which put Jack and his leadership under a very bad light.


    “Setting up the teleportation array cost a butt load of money, all of the money we made through the ck market was used to set up the teleportation array and maintain it.


    The demigod worshipers destroyed the teleportation array during their escape so that we can not follow them. So now we can not transnt it to another secure location.


    The reason why the family elders were not informed of such a huge expenditure was that all the money used in its creation was ck money. The fewer people involved the better.


    The demigod worshipers knew about the hidden teleportation array and how to ess it because we do have a traitor among us. And that traitor is none other than the disowned Paul Whiteburn. Paul learned this information from his father who is one of the personnel involved in setting up, maintaining and guarding the teleportation Array.


    Paul has not only betrayed the family but also joined the Empire. We are still investigating his entire family and friends list to check what other secrets that Paul may know about.” Jake patiently answered all the questions asked by the 21st elder. Trying his best that these answers did not put him in a bad light just like the 21st elder intended to by asking these questions.