In the Garden House in the northern part of the city, the Garden House was filled with palm trees and was brimming with the scent of spring. The unique courtyard was surrounded by fragrant flowers and plants. Several maids carefully shuttled back and forth between the flowers, trimming and watering the fragrant flowers.
On a soft lawn, eldest prince Charles was squinting his eyes as he talked with a boorish looking man with two crisscrossing scars on his neck. The man was about 1.75 meters tall, but his hands and feet were large and he was incomparably sturdy. His eyes shone with the light of a savage beast.
"Mister Leah, you shouldn't have challenged three great swordmasters as soon as you arrived in Ossen City. After all, you came from the Brut Merchant Alliance. Our country is an extremely xenophobic one. If my father knew that you were one of my people, it might affect his impression of me. " Eldest prince Charles frowned in displeasure. He was very angry at Leah Cain's unauthorized actions.
Leah Cain grinned and said arrogantly, "Your Highness, although I've pledged my allegiance to you in Lancelot Empire this time, I don't necessarily have to listen to everything you say. First of all, I'm a swordsman. Since I've come to Lancelot Empire, according to my habit, I must exchange pointers with the local experts. Otherwise, how can I improve my swordsmanship?"
Damn, what a boorish fellow. If you have the guts, go challenge sacred swordmaster Karel Ascot. I'll see how you die! Charles inwardly cursed and his expression became even more unsightly. He said to Leah Cain, "Let's forget about this matter. I hope you'll tell me before you do anything next time. Do you still remember that Brian I told you about last time? He's the one I wanted you to help me kill? "
Leah Cain was startled. He thought for a moment and nodded, "Oh, he's the kid you mentioned who practices a special martial art? Why, has he appeared in Ossen City? Do you want me to go kill him today? "
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Eldest Prince Charles said, "The situation has changed. Brian's reputation has soared after he challenged several experts in the past few days since he left Ossen City. I don't know who released the news that Brian returned to Ossen City with the goal of challenging you.
As soon as this news came out, all the nobles and experts in Ossen City began to pay attention to it. You've been cultivating in the Garden House all this time, so you might not know, but now even my father seems to be interested in this matter. It's not very appropriate for you to secretly kill Brian at this time. I think it's better for you to take the initiative, directly challenge him, and then kill him. This way, no one can say anything. What do you think? "
"No, I've decided not to! Who do you think I, Leah Cain, am? How can I lower myself to challenge a brat who's still wet behind his ears? Hmph, if he's interested in challenging me, then I'll gladly accept the challenge. But I absolutely can't go to his door and challenge an unknown brat. "Leah Cain resolutely refused without the slightest leeway.
Charles, who was sitting in his chair, fiercely grabbed the armrest and cursed inwardly. He thought, If you don't have a bit of strength, then damn it, I'll immediately have someone kill you just because of your attitude. You're just a brute, yet you dare to contradict me repeatedly?
"Alright then, many people are paying attention to this matter. There are even some people loitering outside the Garden House these past two days. I'm guessing they're waiting for Brian to come and challenge you. It's not convenient for me to come and find you, so be careful. If Brian comes, you must kill him immediately to avoid future troubles!" Charles was a bit annoyed. He stood up from his chair and said to Leah Cain.
"Don't worry, he'll die without a doubt if he dares to come! Hmph, youngsters these days really don't know the difference between life and death, to actually be so arrogant and conceited. I'll let him understand just how strong his seniors are! "Leah Cain snorted coldly.
* * *
Under the influence of those with ulterior motives, this news quickly spread to every corner of Ossen City. At first, only a few of Ossen City's experts and nobles received this news, but when someone elevated this matter to the glory of the nation, even the commoners heard of this news.
In this way, Han Shuo's birth and origins were gradually torn apart and revealed to the world!
A young slave, relying on his astonishing talent, had been accepted into the empire's best Babylon Academy of Magic and Force as an exception. In less than two years, he had advanced from a lowly magic apprentice to a rare archmage necromancer, and was even equipped with a miraculous martial technique. All of this news added together confirmed Han Shuo's name as a genius.
While Ossen City was abuzz with discussion about this matter, a few large merchant guilds had already begun to secretly place their bets. The crazy gamblers expressed their intense attention to this matter. Among them, the matter of the Boozt Merchant Guild betting a huge sum of money to oppose Cameron's merchant alliance was something that no one knew about.
Late at night, Ossen City's west side.
Of the four major blocks, the west side of the city was the dirtiest and poorest. This could be said to be a gathering place for commoners. Trash was everywhere on the streets, and flies and bedbugs were everywhere. A few scantily clad beggars were curled up in a dark corner, dozing off. A stench lingered throughout the year.
However, no matter how poor a place was, the moonlight wouldn't favor one over another. The cool and bright moonlight shone down, elongating the shadows of Han Shuo's party longer and longer. The lights in the surroundings flickered, and a few suppressed sobs could be faintly heard coming from the simple and crude houses.
"I really didn't want to come to this place!" Chester's expression was heavy as he sighed.
Although Emily stayed in the carriage, her black eyebrows were deeply furrowed. Her tender, white, and smooth skin was as bright and clean as white jade. She wore a jeweled ornament on her head and a well-fitting silk dress on her body. She seemed out of place in the environment of the west side of the city.
Emily had seen Chester's information and knew that he was born a commoner. In his early years, before he entered the Dark Mantle, he had lived in the west side of the city for a period of time. However, Chester obviously didn't miss those days. Thinking about it, no one would miss such a place.
"Alright, let's leave as soon as we finish our business. Every country has its rich and poor. This has never changed since time immemorial. We have no way to change all of this!" Han Shuo sat in the carriage and lightly shouted through the curtain.
Behind the carriage that Han Shuo sat in, a small troop of a hundred knights followed at a moderate pace. In the narrow streets, the troop of a hundred knights formed a long line.
"Hurry up, we don't have much time. Don't complain!" Emily also urged.
Chester didn't say anything else. He skillfully drove the carriage along the quiet streets. After passing through this street, he headed straight for the dirtiest and most remote area of the west side of the city.
After a while, Chester slowly stopped the carriage in a place where sewage was everywhere and the stench assailed his nostrils. He turned around and said, "Lady Emily, those dilapidated buildings in front of us are the place mentioned in the information."
Inside the carriage, Emily changed into a black robe that covered her entire body in front of Han Shuo, concealing her identity as a high-ranking member of the Dark Mantle. She slowly got off the carriage and looked ahead. She said to Han Shuo, "According to the information, it should be those buildings in front of us. The enemy is from the Angela Empire. Their leader is called Yoland, and he seems to be a Sky Rider."
Nodding his head, Han Shuo released three yin demons and slowly snuck inside. He walked towards the troop of a hundred knights at the back and instructed an officer, "Don't act rashly and alert them. Spread out and surround all those buildings. Approach them slowly. If anyone tries to rush out, capture them alive if possible. If that doesn't work, kill them on the spot. No matter what, don't let a single one escape."
"Yes!" The officer replied and turned around to make a gesture to the knights behind him. The knights gradually spread out and surrounded the buildings from a distance.
In the center of these knights, there were a few mages who were originally surrounded. Due to the knights' dispersal, they gradually revealed themselves. The mages of the Northern Guard's magic department were mostly intermediate or advanced mages. There was only one thunder archmage. Before they came to carry out the mission, they had received Boris' orders to listen to Han Shuo's commands.
Originally, these people were still a bit rebellious. However, after they learned of Han Shuo's identity from Boris, they all became well-behaved. Not a single one of them dared to disobey orders.
In the span of a few days, Han Shuo had traveled across more than half of the Lancelot Empire and challenged several notorious experts. In the end, all of them were killed by Han Shuo on the spot. This kind of cruel and merciless method cemented Han Shuo's fierce reputation, causing all of these people to become well-behaved.
A person who could kill several experts wasn't someone they could afford to offend. Not to mention that he had received full authority from the highest commander of the Northern Guard, Boris. They wouldn't be foolish enough to provoke Han Shuo.
"Alright, find your positions. It's best if you stay in the middle of the knights. Listen to my orders later and attack with your strongest magic! "Han Shuo swept his gaze over the thunder archmage and instructed.
"Understood, Lord Brian!" The thunder archmage nodded respectfully. He wasn't angry that Han Shuo had stolen his position as the leader of the magic department.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
