The following morning, Rhys Blackwood swiftly selected five new elders and publicly abolished dozens of outdated clan rules.
Gareth Blackwood held the new clan regulations, his hands trembling like a sieve. One rule boldly stated, "Those who steal snake gallbladders from their clan members will have their skin peeled off and bones broken."
"Sir, isn't this... isn't this too harsh?"
The Old Beastman cautiously asked.
Rhys Blackwood concentrated a cloud of black mist in his palm and struck it directly at the Old Beastman's feet: "If you find it too harsh, you can get out now."
A deep, dark hole suddenly appeared at the feet of the Old Beastman, as if the entrance to hell, and the entire Aethel Serpent Clan was as silent as cicadas in winter.
Gareth Blackwood swallowed hard and quickly responded, "Not harsh at all, not at all."
It's a joke, compared to falling into an unknown black hole, having your skin peeled off and bones broken seemed almost gentle.
