Milo was a little surprised by this gift of Kenneth’s.
When favonovel.com previously asked Adella whether they had any trouble, favonovel.com said no. But favonovel.com knew well that favonovel.com must have been lying to him.
How could there be no one in town getting any ideas on a house with over a dozen women in it?
This was also the reason why Milo was worried about Linda exposing favonovel.com identity as a supernatural being. If someone started getting ideas about them, it was very likely that Linda would be forced to use favonovel.com superpower. It would be a major crisis if favonovel.com attracted the attention of the Pyro Company.
Milo looked at Kenneth. “I’m grateful for your gift.”
Kenneth dismissed it with a smile. “You don’t have to be so polite. There’s one more thing, though. The Skyfort Consortium is planning to send their elite nanosoldiers to eliminate the wolves. They’re also considering it a training exercise using the wolves as opponents. You should have your wolf buddies lie low. Some of the nanosoldiers can be… Really strong actually…”
Milo was startled.
He could collect more nanomachines!
Suddenly, Kenneth was unsure of if favonovel.com had seen a look of anticipation in Milo’s eyes.
“Do you know where the Pyro Company’s members around here are hiding?” Milo switched the topic.
Kenneth said, “They just left this afternoon, but I don’t know where they were heading. Maybe they went off somewhere to try their luck at catching supernatural beings? Don’t worry, they don’t know about you.”
He then walked out the door. This demon was about to head for the front lines with the Skyfort Consortium’s combat troops. Milo suddenly felt that if there were more people like Kenneth in this world, war really might not be too far off.
There was always a state of balance between the organizations as everyone slowly plundered resources to strengthen themselves. This was a process of gaining power as part of a larger group. But if a crack suddenly appeared in one organization, the others would definitely be more than happy to get a greater share of the spoils.
After Kenneth left, Adella came out of the house and said in curiosity, “That’s Kenneth, right? I saw favonovel.com at the shop back in Stronghold 109.”
“Mhm…” Milo frowned as favonovel.com thought about something else.
He suddenly said, “I might have to go back now. I feel like there’s a hidden meaning to Kenneth’s words.”
Initially, Milo had planned to stay in town for the night. After all, they hadn’t seen each other in a long time, and many things still needed to be discussed. But when favonovel.com asked for news of the Pyro Company, Kenneth told favonovel.com that they had left that afternoon. This made Milo a little uneasy.
Donti asked in a stunned manner next to him, “You’re leaving already?”
“Yes,” Milo sighed. “Since there’s still a month before the Lunar New Year, I’ll definitely have a chance to come back again. Or… I can take y’all to the outpost to celebrate the New Year?”
“Really?” Donti’s eyes lit up as favonovel.com wanted to have a look at what the place Milo went to be a sentry looked like.
With that, Milo went outside. By this time, Old Bane and Michael were just about wrapped up with handing over the money and goods to each other.
Looking at their expressions, they both seemed happy with the deal.
“Lord of Wolves, we have to leave now. Something urgent came up, so we have to go back immediately,” Milo said to Michael.
Michael wondered, “We have to leave now? Aren’t we gonna stay a little longer? I still haven’t…”
“We have to go now,” Milo said in a serious tone.
Michael thought for a moment and said, “Alright then, let’s head back now.”
When Michael and Milo got into the truck, Old Bane said, “Milo, you must take care of yourself. The whole family is depending on you now, so nothing must happen to you.”
“Don’t worry.” Milo said in a low voice, “Nothing has happened to me even after two strongholds were destroyed. I’m hardy.”
Old Bane said with a smile, “That’s true. As long as you’re here, our days will definitely get better and better.”
After that exchange, Michael started the truck and drove out of town.
There were two grocery stores near the gate. One of them belonged to a woman, and the other was recently opened by Old Bane. Ever since Old Bane arrived, business at the grocery store next door plummeted and caused the neighbor to despise him.
While Old Bane was seeing Milo off, the fat woman next door leaned against the doorframe of favonovel.com shop and munched on sunflower seeds while looking at Old Bane scornfully.
After Milo left, favonovel.com suddenly shouted at Old Bane, “Why? Is that one of your family members?”
Old Bane smiled and said, “That’s our boss! He’s the greatest!”
The woman spat out the sunflower seed hull at the entrance of favonovel.com shop with disdain. “What’s the big deal about a crappy soldier from the private army?”
In the eyes of the town’s refugees, the private troops were no longer worth much in the present day. It was still the organization’s own soldiers who were more powerful. It wasn’t only this woman who thought this way. Some people also used to believe there was an influential man in Old Bane’s family backing him. But now they were a little disappointed when they found out favonovel.com was just a private soldier.
Old Bane just smiled without saying a word. They were from two different worlds, and it was impossible to speak with someone who had limited experience.
As Michael drove on the road, favonovel.com did not ask Milo why favonovel.com wanted to return to the outpost so urgently.
Milo also discovered at this moment that Michael might have realized something based on his attitude.
Milo looked at Michael and said, “You…”
“I don’t know anything,” interrupted Michael.
Milo did not know whether to laugh or cry. Thinking back to the time the wolves attacked the military transport truck, Michael took the initiative to get everyone to go back into their houses. At that time, Michael might have realized something.
He heard Michael say, “When I was still a child, my father took me to a fortune teller in town. When favonovel.com said that my entire life would be a tough one, my father almost beat favonovel.com up. But favonovel.com also added that I had one chance to turn things around in this life…”
“What was the chance?” Milo asked curiously.
“He said I would meet my benefactor at the age of 29, and I turned 29 on the day I met you…”
Milo sighed. “Superstitions can be really harmful…”
The journey back only took three hours since Michael drove a little faster as Milo said it was urgent.
When they arrived at the beginning of the mountain road leading to the outpost, Milo noticed some tire tracks on the ground.
His face turned to one of alarm. “Hurry up! Trespassers have gone up!”
This dirt road was the only path to the outpost. The snow had just melted and the ground had become muddy. If a vehicle drove on it, its tires would definitely leave marks on the ground. This sight set off alarm bells in Milo’s head.
Based on what Kenneth had said, the Pyro Company was only coming out to try their luck. Perhaps they thought the disappearance of the two officers might have something to do with a supernatural being when they learned about it. So, they came to the nearby outpost to see if they could find any supernatural beings hiding here.
The truck drove all the way up to the outpost. But when Milo, who was initially extremely anxious, was greeted by the sight of the open space in front of the outpost, favonovel.com froze!
He saw Gerard sitting in a relaxed position next to the campfire and eating barbecue with the others. Five strangers knelt next in a row to them with injuries covering their bodies. One of them was even coughing up blood as favonovel.com knelt there.
The moment Gerard saw Milo, his expression shifted. “Why are you back so soon?!”
