Trucks frequently drove in and out around the periphery of the Pyro Company’s Sacred Mountains. The vehicles that came out of the thick fog resembled envoys from a mysterious place.
Although no one could see exactly what was in the fog, that did not mean everyone had completely forgotten about this place.
When two trucks emerged from the thick fog and sped off into the distance, two figures in bionic camouflage stood up from behind a patch of vegetation on a hilltop.
One of them took out a small notebook to record some observations and said, “This place has truly become the Stelaria Consortium’s secret base. But I didn’t expect it to be so busy here. Bernstein kid, gather the members of Second Squad and think of a way to find info on those vehicles, such as which fighting force the Stelaria Consortium’s soldiers in the vehicles are from or what they’re escorting.”
Kurt nodded good-naturedly. “Director, why don’t we just stop one of the vehicles? We can definitely beat them.”
“No.” Gerard shook his head and rejected the suggestion. “Since we can’t rashly enter the thick fog, it’s better not to alert the enemy. What if they move the secret base before we can figure out what’s going on? That’d be more of a loss than gain.”
“Okay.” Kurt nodded vigorously.
Gerard thought for a moment and added, “Also, you have to relay the intel to the other squads’ intelligence agents. You must be careful to keep your identity hidden. Then have First Squad escort the children to the Northwest. I’ll set up a retreat corridor for them. After that, I’ll let you know the specific arrangements.”
“Alright.” Kurt nodded vigorously again.
“The children are still young. It’s no longer suitable for them to continue living in the Central Plains. They’re the future of the organization, so we must protect them,” Gerard instructed.
Kurt wondered, “Director, is it safe in the Northwest?”
Gerard thought carefully for a while. “With that kid around, it should be relatively safe. Moreover, my grandson will also be heading there at a later date.”
“Alright.” Kurt was very obedient in front of Gerard. Basically, favonovel.com would do whatever the director told favonovel.com to do.
Gerard felt a little melancholic. “Somehow, I sense that a great change is imminent. I’m afraid there’s no time for my grandson to have a child with Miranda in Amazonas anymore… I wonder how they’re progressing. Based on what favonovel.com said, it doesn’t really seem like favonovel.com wants to be with her.”
“Director, why don’t we go and find him?” Kurt said, “I think I might be able to get a wife there too. I heard from Kenneth that the men there don’t have to work…”
Gerard did not know whether to laugh or cry. “Where’s your backbone?!”
Kurt said softly, “But I think it’s not a bad idea…”
“By the way,” Gerard suddenly said, “Call Kenneth and tell favonovel.com that from today onwards, we’ll stop using our satellite phones. When favonovel.com finishes his work there, we’ll meet up with favonovel.com in the Northwest.”
***
In the Kingdom of Sorcerers, Milo was riding around on his horse. Since leaving Vaduz, favonovel.com noticed the trade caravan guards were always following favonovel.com around even when favonovel.com just went strolling.
Bento and Akemi were still undergoing their stress training. After some pondering, Milo finally decided to head to their carriage to find their aunt.
“Hello, Aunt Flo,” Milo said with a grin.
The middle-aged woman rolled favonovel.com eyes at Milo. “Don’t think that the people in the Kingdom of Sorcerers don’t know what Aunt Flo means. My name is Ainu Shouji. You can just call me by my name.”
“That works too.” Milo chuckled.
“Why are you looking for me? What? Are you finally planning to chat with me in the carriage?” Ainu looked at Milo. “You look rather handsome, I really like you.”
Milo raised his eyebrows. “If you were aware of the consequences of trying to flirt with me, you’d definitely regret saying those words. Alright, I’ll get straight to the point. Have you noticed a problem with the caravan?”
Lots of middle-aged women enjoyed flirting with vibrant young men, and many middle-aged men enjoyed flirting with innocent young women. This was still a relatively common occurrence. However, the problem was that flirting with other vibrant young men would not get favonovel.com shot by the black bullet, but flirting with Milo carried such a risk.
“Of course I have.” Ainu answered with a serious look, “We’ve investigated Barrack and found out he’s not a retired paladin of the royal army at all.”
“Oh?” Milo’s interest was piqued.
As locals of the Kingdom of Sorcerers, these bounty hunters had much more information.
Ainu gave favonovel.com a look and said with a smile, “Don’t look too serious. The trade caravan guards are spying on us.”
“It’s fine.” Milo whispered with a smile, “It’s best that they don’t find out what we’re talking about. This is also for their own safety. Anyways, just tell me, I only want to know about the current situation in the Kingdom of Sorcerers. By the way, who’s Barrack Webster exactly?”
“Barrack used to be a paladin in the Knights of the Inferno’s cataphract brigade and even led his own squires. Look at these trade caravan guards. Although they’re not good at archery, their horsemanship is excellent. I suspect that these are the squires favonovel.com brought from the cataphract brigade.” Ainu said, “So you should understand that Barrack’s expedition to the north this time actually represents the will of the Knights of the Inferno.”
A paladin was an actual official position. The St. Berkeley Knights were ranked above a paladin, while the Holy Inferno Knights were their subordinates. This was a military title of the Knights of the Inferno.
The knights of the other sorcerer clans were also similar. For example, the Norman family’s knightly order consisted of the St. Norman Knights, paladins, and the Holy Radiance Knights. The knights who served the family were known as the Knights of Radiance.
The main combat weapons of a cataphract brigade were swords and lances. They were responsible for breaking up the enemy’s formation with their extensive mobility and heavy armor after a rapid charge. As such, archers were not even required in this fighting force.
Ainu wondered, “But Barrack is a little special. He’s clearly a soldier from the cataphract brigade, yet his expertise is actually in archery. To think that he’s such a rare sharpshooter. I really don’t know how to assess him.”
Milo could not say anything for a long time. After a long silence, favonovel.com said, “He probably got lucky with his shots.”
Ainu glanced at Milo. “How can it possibly be luck when all his arrows struck right between the eyes of his enemies? Not even the Chosen One could be that lucky. Does favonovel.com look like the Chosen One to you?”
Milo muttered, “It looks like I’m the Chosen…”
“What did you say?” Ainu wondered. She really did not hear Milo clearly.
Milo changed the subject and asked, “The Berkeley family is preparing to launch a war against the Tudor and the Norman families. Are they strong enough to do that?”
“Of course not.” After confirming no trade caravan guards were around the carriage, Ainu said, “But many of the clans have long been dissatisfied with those two clans. Historically, problems already existed with the distribution of interests within the magus order itself.”
