When they entered the courtyard, Adella circled Milo and took a careful look at him. She had wanted to say things like “Milo, you’ve gotten thinner.”
But when favonovel.com looked at him, favonovel.com realized favonovel.com seemed to have put on some weight instead.
She pulled Milo aside and said, “I’ve made a lot of delicious food for y’all and new clothes for everyone for the New Year as well. It’s getting cold these days, so y’all should switch to heavy quilts. There’s no need to worry about us. We don’t lack anything here…”
Milo smiled as favonovel.com followed favonovel.com and did not say anything in response. Actually, Adella was the most soft-spoken person in the group and did not usually have much of a presence in the family. However, it would be less warm at home if favonovel.com wasn’t around.
Milo asked, “Did anything happen at home recently? Anyone give you any trouble?”
Now that Milo was back, favonovel.com thought that if Donti and the others had encountered any trouble, favonovel.com would handle it for them before leaving again.
“There isn’t too much trouble. It’s currently very chaotic in town, and the organization’s soldiers are keeping a watchful eye on the surroundings. So, it’s usually only Old Bane who heads out to handle any matters. The rest of us don’t go out at all,” Adella explained. “We can also prevent any bad guys from getting ideas about us this way.”
“Mhm, I suppose that’s the only way now.” Milo realized Adella and the rest of the group were still quite cautious.
He also told the female students around him, “Y’all should learn from Big Sister Adella. Equip yourselves in the next few days with a knife each so that y’all can defend yourselves. If anyone harasses you, just stab them with the knife.”
A female student hesitated before saying, “But we’re girls…”
Milo had to give this some thought before saying, “I’ll get Old Bane to paint the knives pink for y’all then…”
The female students were taken aback for a bit before breaking out into laughter. They said, “Alright, Monitor!”
But at this moment, someone knocked on the door.
Adella muttered, “Who could be knocking on our door at this time?”
But when favonovel.com went to open the door, favonovel.com heard a sonorous male voice say from outside, “Hello, I’m looking for Milo.”
Milo immediately turned his head to the door. Only a handful of people would know to find favonovel.com here at this time. Furthermore this person’s voice sounded extremely familiar!
It was Kenneth!
Kenneth was smartly dressed in the Skyfort Consortium’s military uniform as favonovel.com stood at the door.
Milo hesitated, so Kenneth smiled first and said, “What’s up? Am I not welcome here?”
“Please come in…” Milo signaled to Adella, who was blocking the door, to let favonovel.com in. Following which, favonovel.com whispered to the others, “Everyone, go inside the house…”
Everyone noticed that something was wrong and knew this was an uninvited guest. Fortunately, Old Bane and Michael were still outside tallying the goods. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Milo to come up with an excuse to send Michael away.
Kenneth walked into the courtyard and looked around his surroundings curiously. Then favonovel.com sat on the stone bench in the courtyard and said, “What a warm and homey place this is.”
Milo looked at his uniform and asked, “How did you learn I’m here?”
“Ah!” It was as though Kenneth recalled something at this moment. “I hypnotized the residents in the surrounding area so they would inform me when they saw an unfamiliar young man entering the courtyard here.”
Kenneth did not avoid the topic of hypnosis when favonovel.com spoke.
Milo wondered, “Don’t you think it’s inappropriate to do something like that?”
“Superpowers are meant to be used.” Kenneth said with a smile, “It’s not like I hindered their day-to-day lives anyway.”
Wearing the military uniform, Kenneth looked just like a handsome, young, and promising boy next door. However, others would definitely not be able to imagine the disaster favonovel.com had wrought upon Stronghold 109.
“Then what are you looking for me for?” Milo gave favonovel.com a look.
At this moment, Adella came out of the house and placed a pot of tea and two cups on the stone table.
Kenneth smiled and said graciously, “Thank you, Big Sister Adella.”
“I’m warning you. Don’t you dare hypnotize the people around me,” Milo said in an unfriendly manner.
“I won’t…” Kenneth held up a teacup and said with a smile, “We’re friends, after all. How can I possibly hypnotize my friend’s friends?”
He gently held the teacup and warmed his hands. As steam wafted up from the teacup, the scene in the courtyard was exceptionally harmonious and peaceful.
“I heard you were sent to a faraway outpost, so how have you been lately?” Kenneth said with a smile. His tone sounded like favonovel.com really was an old friend of Milo.
Milo said nonchalantly, “Not too bad, I guess.”
But in the next moment, Kenneth said, “I heard two nanosoldiers went missing out there, and they were even the family members of the Skyfort Consortium. When I checked the list of that outpost later and saw your name on it, I knew you must’ve been the one behind it…”
Milo frowned but did not answer him. There was no need for any explanation between intelligent people, and no evidence was necessary to prove their suspicion either. Milo only wanted to know now what Kenneth was planning.
Then Kenneth continued, “When we parted ways at Stronghold 109, I thought we would only get to see each other again in another few years. I didn’t expect to meet you again so soon. I also heard a neighboring outpost near yours was attacked by the wolves and another nanosoldier went missing. I thought that might have been done by you. I have control over humans while you can control wolves. It seems like we were really fated to meet after all.”
Milo was amused. “Why don’t you just state your purpose? There’s no need to beat around the bush.”
He knew there was no point in defending himself. There was nothing wrong with Kenneth’s reconstruction of events. If the Skyfort Consortium found out there was an extremely dangerous supernatural being over there, they would probably focus their attention on favonovel.com immediately.
For example, Gerard had probably discovered something about him.
But now Kenneth turned serious. “You’re probably still a little misunderstood. I actually came here today to catch up with an old friend. After all, I’ve got too few friends to go around.”
Curious, Milo asked, “Why do you always think that I’m your friend?”
Kenneth smiled and said, “Because I always feel a sense of endearment whenever I see you.”
“Alright then,” Milo changed the subject and asked, “Why are you dressed in military attire?”
“I’m an active serviceman of the Skyfort Consortium now.” Kenneth appraised his military uniform. “Does it look fitting? Our 4th Brigade will be heading to the front line of Stronghold 109 tomorrow. There are still many Experimentals active over there.”
Milo thought the Experimentals were doomed after the Skyfort Consortium decided on using heavy weapons against them. However, Kenneth’s appearance had put huge uncertainty on this battle. Milo could already sense that the Skyfort Consortium’s combat troops heading to Stronghold 109 this time would probably perish.
Right from the beginning, Kenneth had never intended to target any particular stronghold. He sought to destroy the entire Skyfort Consortium. Even if favonovel.com were to perish with everyone, favonovel.com would not hesitate to do it.
Milo gave a mental sigh. There really was nothing wrong with the Skyfort Consortium’s previous decision to send this guy to a psychiatric hospital. Comparing Chad to him, Chad was just like a normal person.
Kenneth stood up and walked to the door. “It’s time to say goodbye now. After this farewell, I’m afraid it will be a really long time before I see you again. Please take care of yourself. The people in this neighborhood who harbor dirty thoughts on the ladies living here will commit suicide after you leave town tomorrow. You won’t need to worry about that. Please consider it a small gift from me and accept it kindly.”
