Jokes aside, the fact that Twain said that he needed a messenger still caused a huge commotion among the surrendered soldiers.
"I'll go!"
"Are you kidding me? Let you go?! What if you run away and leave us behind?! "
"Am I that kind of person?!"
"Are you not that kind of person?!"
The surrendered soldiers started quarreling, and Twain was also troubled.
"Shut up, all of you!"
Twain gave a low growl, and the dungeon immediately fell silent.
"You're the one."
Tang En randomly pointed at a soldier, and the guard quickly let him out. The soldier looked flattered as he said, "Greetings, Sir Lord. My name is —"
"I'm not interested in your name," Tang En interrupted. "Come with me."
With the soldier in tow, they left the dungeon and returned to the manor.
The soldier anxiously watched as Tang En finished writing the letter. Then, Tang En said, "Go give this letter to Baron Duwei. Tell him that if he wants your comrade back, then do as I say."
"But, but my lord!"
The soldier panicked. "What if the baron doesn't believe me? The Baron has always been very suspicious! "
"Don't believe me? … Hmm, fine. "
Tang En turned to Fiona. "Call Depp over for me."
Depp quickly came over. "My lord!"
"Depp, I have an important task for you. Are you willing to do it?"
Depp patted his chest. "It would be my honor to serve my lord!"
Tang En nodded his head in satisfaction. "Very good. Take this fellow to Casparmy Castle to meet Baron Duwei and pass this letter to him."
Deliver a letter to Baron Duwei?
Depp's heart sank. This trip, he feared, was a dead end.
Although there was a saying in Prandal that messengers should not be killed at war, no one would care if the messenger was killed.
Depp gritted his teeth and said, "Please give me some time, my Lord. I need to make arrangements for my family!"
Depp didn't turn down Tang En's offer. He planned to leave after he was done with his funeral arrangements.
"Funeral arrangements?"
Tang En was speechless. "Don't worry, I'm not sending you to your death. Since I'm sending you, I'm definitely prepared."
Under Depp's shocked gaze, a scroll suddenly appeared in Tang En's hand. Tang En tapped the surface of the scroll a few times, and specks of magical light appeared in the air. Then, they quickly disappeared.
Then, Tang En tossed the scroll over to Depp. "This is a teleportation scroll. Give it to Baron Duwei. If he attacks you, you can tear the scroll and teleport back."
"Teleportation Scroll?!"
Depp and Fiona were shocked. They had heard of the Teleportation Scroll before. It was a great item that could save one's life. Wealthy nobles were willing to spend a lot of money to buy one and carry it with them at all times in case of an emergency. A Teleportation Scroll was worth at least ten thousand gold coins, and there was no market for it!
Even the nobles might not be able to buy one even if they had the money!
For his own safety, his Lord was willing to give him such a precious item?!
Depp was so emotional that tears streamed down his cheeks. "My Lord! Please take it back! This teleportation scroll is too expensive! My life is worthless! Even if I sell it, it won't be worth a single fragment of this scroll! Rest assured, my Lord, even if I have to die, I will complete this mission! "
It's just a teleportation scroll …
Tang En was speechless. He patted Depp's shoulder and said earnestly, "Uncle Depp, please don't belittle yourself. Ellington has many things to do, and every one of you is important to me. You should value your own lives even more. Although a teleportation scroll is precious, it's nothing compared to a human life."
"Something like this has no value if you don't use it. So, take it."
Tang En shoved the Teleportation Scroll into Depp's hands and said, "I'm already aware of your loyalty to me. I'm currently thinking of a way to awaken your innate gifts and become Oracle. So, you must come back. Otherwise, don't blame me for not telling you in advance if you miss out on such a good opportunity."
Awaken the guards' talents and become Apocalyptics?!
Depp, Fiona, and the soldier shuddered. They couldn't believe their eyes.
Apocalyptics were the proof of a person's ability to become strong. Only those who had awakened their talents would be recognized as Apocalyptics. Only then could they embark on the path of becoming strong.
Whether one chose to become a warrior, a magician, a ranger, or an assassin, the most important thing was to awaken one's talents!
This was because only by awakening one's talents could one feel the power of magic and become strong with the help of magic.
For ordinary people, whether they could awaken their talents was determined at birth. It was impossible to change it. They didn't have the money to buy expensive potions, and they didn't have the means to learn the secret of cultivation. They could only rely on their own efforts to achieve that.
Now, the Lord was saying that he would help everyone awaken their talents!
How could Depp not be excited by this news?!
"My Lord, are you serious?! Can you really do it?! "
Fiona was also nervous. If Tang En could help others awaken their talents, it meant that she could do the same.
Although Fiona wasn't keen on fighting, awakening her talents meant that she was no longer a weak, ordinary person. She had the ability to protect herself, and she had the qualifications to get closer to Tang En!
Fiona was also very excited.
As for the surrendered soldier, he was even more dumbfounded.
What did he just hear?
A teleportation scroll worth tens of thousands of gold coins was given to an ordinary militia without even blinking an eye!
And he even had to pay a huge price to awaken all of the militia's talents!
Just look at the Lord!
The domineering aura of looking down on the world!
The heroic spirit of throwing away tens of thousands of gold coins!
Then look at his own stingy Lord ….
It's simply …. The soldier wiped the corner of his eyes. He wanted to immediately betray Baron Duwei and become his subordinate!
Tang En smiled and said: "It's a secret for now. I'm still experimenting, so there are a few herbs that I don't have yet."
Depp patted his chest and excitedly said: "I understand! I will definitely keep it a secret! "
"Very good, then get ready to set off. These are the dry rations and luggage I prepared for you. The carriage is already ready, so be careful on the road."
After Tang En handed over the things to Depp, he watched them set off.
Fiona asked: "Do you think Baron Duwei will be willing to spend money to redeem these people?"
"How would I know?"
Tang En shrugged: "If it were me, I would redeem these people no matter how high the price is."
"Why?"
Fiona was very surprised: "If the price is too high, then of course you can only give up, right?"
"How can you give up!"
Tang En laughed: "Giving up these soldiers means that as a Lord, you have given up on your people. Once you lose the hearts of the people, it will be too difficult to get them back."
There were too many examples of this back on Earth. Even the President of the United States would not casually give up on kidnapped soldiers. Otherwise, his reputation would be tarnished at any moment. Want to be re-elected? Get out of here.
"But, as a soldier, isn't it normal to sacrifice for the Lord?"
Fiona couldn't figure out Tang En's way of thinking.
"It's normal, but that's on the battlefield. Even the soldiers themselves won't say anything if they die on the battlefield."
Twain explained, "But once you leave the battlefield, and the Lord that you fought so hard for gives up on you, if you were a soldier, what would you think?"
Fiona thought for a moment and said: "Anger, unwillingness, resentment."
"Yes, that's it, so I won't give up on anyone. Of course, for the time being, there shouldn't be anyone who can kidnap my people."
Tang En shrugged. At least for now, he hasn't met a stronger enemy in Ellington.
"By the way, what you just said about awakening the talent of the guards, is it true?"
"Of course it's true, are you doubting me?"
"Of course not, it's just that what you said is too shocking …. As far as I know, any kind of potion that can help awaken a person's talent is very expensive.
Even if we empty the treasury of the Lord's Manor, it still won't be enough. "
"You forgot again? I'm an alchemist. "
Tang En pointed at himself helplessly: "I can make those potions myself, why would I need to buy them …."
Fiona came back to her senses and clapped her hands: "That's right! How could I forget! "
Fiona's deepest impression of Tang En was that he was a powerful mage. Now, she didn't feel that he was a Lord. As for the alchemist … he did come up with a few strange things, and Brian and Edgar also praised him.
But …
Were those things really in the field of alchemy? Was it more like the legendary dwarven engineering?
"Let's go back, let's go back."
Tang En waved his hand: "I still need to study the awakening of talent, don't tell anyone for the time being."
"I know, I just, that, um … My Lord, that, can I also awaken a talent?"
Fiona hesitated for a long time, but still caught up and asked. She still attached great importance to this question.
She was now in her twenties and had not awakened her talent. In Prandal, it was basically impossible for her to awaken her talent. Even if she really used potions to awaken her talent, she wouldn't be able to become much stronger, so very few nobles would pay a huge price for a member of this age.
"You want to awaken your talent?"
Tang En looked at Fiona and nodded: "Okay, no problem, leave it to me. When the time comes, I will definitely awaken your talent."
"Thank you, my Lord!"
Fiona was overjoyed and hugged Tang En in surprise.
Before Tang En came back to his senses, Fiona hummed a cheerful tune and went back to the study to work.
"Women …."
Tang En shook his head and sighed. "It's really hard to fathom …"
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