Originally, Shien thought that since this secret mission was so important, Lamegion would definitely send out all his elites and prepare for a showdown with the Old Demons.
However, Shien had to admit that reality was cruel.
Now, after Vivian's explanation, Shien basically understood that this mission wasn't a showdown between the gods. Instead, it was a mix of crooks and honest folk. All sorts of dirty tricks and schemes would be involved.
Due to the fact that escorting Killian, who was a major criminal, would be rewarded handsomely by the nobles and the royal family, many people weren't doing this to prevent the Old Demons from rescuing them. Instead, they were doing this for their own benefits.
Leon wanted to make use of this opportunity to meet new people in the Royal City and take his life to the next level.
Margray's father wanted to fight for the rewards of the Royal City, so he placed his son's team into this mission.
In fact, even Baylon admitted the involvement of the Leon Team because Margray's father was a close vassal of the Leon Team. Otherwise, she wouldn't have tried to persuade the Leon Team to make peace with the Leon Team even though she knew that there was a grudge between the Leon Team and the Vivian Team. It wasn't like she didn't want to use this opportunity to stand out in the Royal Capital and gain the recognition of the Royal Family and the big nobles.
That was why all these problems had led to the current situation.
This confirmed Shien's previous argument. In reality, everyone had their own thoughts and standpoint. Everyone had their own standards and judgment. That was why every seemingly ordinary result was actually the result of many people's thoughts and actions.
Rather, it could be said that the appearance of this result seemed to be inevitable.
After all, this was what the so-called nobles were like. Not everyone's starting point was for the sake of the world and society. Most people would only do these things for their own benefits.
However, this was undoubtedly a porridge that was spoiled by rat droppings, and it wasn't just a problem of one or two droppings.
Then, according to this situation, Sean could figure out what would happen next even if he used a peach to think.
"First of all, there will definitely be internal problems. Then, there will be endless internal strife and conflicts until one party slaps the other in the face. That party will hate one another and want to take revenge at all costs. Then, this party will want more benefits, and that party will want more benefits. Finally, one of the villains will suddenly lose their minds and contact the Old Demons to expose the secret mission's route. Then, the Old Demons will start a massacre and the mission will fail."
"Then, in order to turn the tide, the main character will show up in a domineering manner. not only will he be a nanny for a bunch of idiotic teammates, but he will also expose his identity in exchange for the shock and admiration of a bunch of minor characters. Then, he will use this opportunity to enter the eyes of the major forces and be targeted by many evil forces. This will arouse the curiosity of many beautiful big shots. In the end, they will all come to pay for nothing.
"This plot is definitely not a problem for millions of words."
At the thought of this, Shien had the urge to curse, completely forgetting that he was actually in the position of the 'main character'.
How could Sean not have the urge to turn around and leave when it was so vulgar?
At least, Shien could not see a future in which this mission could be completed smoothly.
Of course, that was what Vivian said.
"They just want to fight for fame and fortune. They don't want the mission to fail. Lyon, Young Master Margret, and even Mr. Baylon probably think that this mission isn't that dangerous, right?"
In theory, failure of this mission would be very serious, but the probability of failure was very low.
"In order to hide from the eyes of the Old Demons, the nobles of Lamigion have been spreading fake news. Those who don't know the truth will think that we will obediently wait for the people from the capital. Lily has also constantly increased the security of Lamigion, creating the illusion that they are preparing to defend against the attack of the Old Demons and prevent Kilian from escaping. No one will know that Kilian has been secretly escorted away."
Under such circumstances, Lily, Baylon, and the rest had also strictly drawn up an extremely secretive escort route, deliberately avoiding the main road and the sight of others. This way, the Old Demons would not know that Kilian had been escorted away, let alone know how to find Kilian's escort team.
Because of this, in the eyes of Baylon, Leon, Margray, and the others, the risk of this mission was not high at all.
As long as there were no mistakes and they obediently escorted Kilian to the capital, everyone would be able to achieve their own goals. So why not?
If not for this, why would Baylon agree to let Margray and the rest enter through the back door? Why would Margray's father let his son take such a huge risk to fight for glory? Not to mention Leon, the big brother who relied on his face to make a living. Since he was young, he knew how much he was worth. Even if he wanted to stand out, he would not joke around with his life.
Therefore, the problem of risk was the reason why so many people were willing to act for benefits. Some were even willing to take risks for benefits, not to mention that this mission was considered to be not risky.
Therefore, as the saying goes, there are many idiots in this world, but there are also many smart people. Never think that your own thoughts are the truth, that you can predict everyone's actions, or you will be slapped in the face.
Isn't that right? Even President Lily, who liked to plan ahead, did not expect things to turn out this way, right?
No, the president should have already thought that someone would act against the benefits of this mission, but she did not expect that it would be Leon's team.
No matter how Shien looked at it, he could only see the ugly ending of this mission ending in failure. Even if Vivian said that the risk was not high, in Shien's eyes, it was just raising a flag.
In summary, Shien was really considering going home.
But …
"If you really want to give up, then I will respect your decision." Vivian hesitated for a moment before saying to Shien, "But to be honest, both Lily and I hope that you can come with us."
The reason was not only because Shien had hidden his strength, so Vivian and Lily could be at ease to a certain extent.
More importantly …
"There is a person that Lily and I think you should meet." Vivian lowered her voice and said to Shien, "Maybe after meeting him, you will know more about your identity."
Such a sentence made Sean's expression change fiercely.
"Of course, you can also choose to talk about it in the future. After all, it is not necessary to use this opportunity to head to the Royal Capital." Vivian smiled at Shien and said, "With me and Lily as the middleman, even if he does not want to meet him, there will be a chance sooner or later. You can decide for yourself."
Hearing this, Shien fell silent.
The reason why Shien fell silent was not because of what Vivian had mentioned, but because he could tell that even if he gave up on this mission, Vivian and the others would still continue with it.
Everyone else was acting for the sake of benefits, and only they truly wanted to contribute to the city and the kingdom. Carrying out this mission that was full of flags seemed problematic no matter how one looked at it.
Since that was the case …
"This trip, I have no choice but to run."
Otherwise, if the people from the Old Demons really appeared, the safety of Vivian and the others could be imagined.
Shien could not sit back and do nothing.
So, this trip, he had no choice but to run.
But Shien did not want the lousy plot in his mind to happen.
"How about …"
Not knowing what he was thinking, Shien suddenly smiled.
If the people from the Adventurers Guild saw Shien's smile, they would definitely tremble.
Because this meant that the demons were about to go wild again.
