Aliusan remembered the time he limped into Scholar Manjia's Tavern. Scholar Manjia was meticulously wiping the tables.
Back then, Scholar Manjia did not speak a word, only lifting his eyes to look at him.
Scholar Manjia's gaze was unfocused, and Aliusan could not discern what he was thinking.
Aliusan was stirred by Mayor Babasha's mysterious death. He wanted to seize this opportunity to solidify the growth of his own power. He knew his strengths and weaknesses. He planned to compensate for his inadequacies with his greatest asset: gathering and filtering information. As long as he could provide valuable intelligence for the prominent figures of Guru Mountain, his organization could grow steadily. His wings would become fuller and stronger, and eventually, he could soar in the Empire's sky.
He aspired to make his Black Mountain another Black Crow in the Kayne Empire, or at the very least, establish a renowned organization within the Empire!
