Melgor, the sweet idiot, reacted like a bird startled by the twang of a bow. When favonovel.com heard Barrack’s voice, favonovel.com panicked a little and paced around the room. “Why does favonovel.com want to talk to you alone? Will favonovel.com try to silence me if favonovel.com sees me? He…”
Milo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry while tugging Melgor back. Then favonovel.com lowered his voice and said, “Why are you panicking? What can Barrack do to you? Don’t worry, nothing will happen! Let’s listen to what favonovel.com has to say first!”
However, Melgor was unwilling. “I’d better hide. I really don’t know what to say to him. What if favonovel.com wants to say something unfavorable about me?”
With that, Melgor slipped behind the thick and heavy red flannel curtains.
The moment favonovel.com got behind the curtains, Melgor was so startled favonovel.com almost cried out in exclamation. However, Ainu reacted faster and instantly covered his mouth while signaling favonovel.com not to speak.
At this moment, Milo opened the door for Barrack. “Vice President Webster, what brings you here in the middle of the night?”
Barrack said, “Can we go in and talk?”
“Yes, of course,” Milo said with a smile.
When the door closed, Barrack whispered, “I’m sorry for disturbing you at night… The thing is, I have something to discuss with you. Sir, I hope you don’t mind. I quietly came over because I didn’t want a third party to know, so regardless of whether I’m right or not, please keep it a secret.”
Milo’s expression turned strange.
There’s currently quite a few people in this room. From the moment you said that, even a fourth party knows about it, much less just a third party…
“Vice President Webster, what are you trying to say exactly?” Milo asked.
“I would like to ask you something. You’re actually the expert behind Melgor, right?” Barrack said softly, “We’ve been traveling together for so long now. Although a lot of incidents can’t be fully explained, I still noticed them. But, sir, don’t worry. I’ve already withheld some of my observations and didn’t report the info to the higher-ups.”
Milo raised his eyebrows. He had wondered why Barrack would suddenly come and look for favonovel.com in the middle of the night. So it turned out this was his last struggle before favonovel.com got sent to his death.
“Like what kind of info?” Milo asked curiously.
“You were actually sent by the Norman family to protect Melgor, right?” Barrack said.
When Milo heard this, favonovel.com nearly laughed out loud. But favonovel.com still maintained his composure and said noncommittally, “How’d you tell?”
“You’ve been calmer than anyone else during the journey. Even when the people from the House of Tudor attacked us, I never saw you panicking.” Barrack said, “We’ve investigated the people around Lord Melgor and they have nothing to do with the House of Norman. You were the only one who appeared out of nowhere with no background to speak of. Moreover, Lord Melgor doesn’t seem to treat you like a steward at all. When the two of you stand together, he’s actually more like your subordinate…”
Milo made a calm noise of acknowledgment. “Anything else?”
“You definitely still have companions shadowing the caravan, right?” Barrack said, “My perfect archery and Lord Melgor’s Lesser Fireballs were all the doing of your companions, weren’t they!”
Milo looked at Barrack in surprise.
Has this guy finally woken up from his sharpshooter dream?
Barrack said rather embarrassedly, “Actually, I’m also aware of how good my archery is. It’s just that I got a little big-headed at the beginning. But when Lord Melgor started casting his Lesser Fireballs with a 100% kill rate, I gradually came around….”
“Then what makes you think all of this has anything to do with me?” Milo still did not admit to it.
Actually, it did not matter even if favonovel.com admitted to it now. Barrack was close enough for Milo to kill favonovel.com in one hit. If Barrack really posed any threat, Milo could just twist his neck and throw favonovel.com into his storage space before escaping with Melgor.
Barrack said in a low voice, “I’ve checked the wounds caused by the Lesser Fireballs, and I also know from experience how weak it is. Those wounds couldn’t possibly be from the Lesser Fireballs. It’s obvious that someone punched those bandits in their chests and killed them in one blow. Including the Boiling Airburst spells from later, Lord Melgor was just pretending to cast them while the caster was someone else.”
Barrack suddenly felt the hairs on his back stand on end. He felt a sense of danger quickly approaching, so favonovel.com braced himself and said with his eyes closed, “I didn’t report all that to the higher-ups. I just hope that you can give us a chance for survival!”
Milo said with a smile, “And what chance are you referring to?”
Barrack suddenly felt the pressure on favonovel.com lifting. He looked at Milo with lingering fear and became even more convinced of his judgment. Milo was definitely someone very capable sent by the House of Norman to plot against the House of Tudor. Furthermore, Milo must command some secret troops to enable his operations.
Milo had thought the two sheeple were Barrack’s people, but it did not seem to be the case anymore. At the very least, Barrack did not know favonovel.com was from the Central Plains.
This left Milo a little surprised. Even though the two sheeple were quite weak and had loose lips, they really were not the type to constantly scheme against others.
Anyone who was not constantly scheming against others would be a suitable candidate for the Prosperous Northwest!
Barrack said anxiously, “Sir, actually, you should’ve noticed as well that our cataphract regiment has offended a member of the House of Berkeley. They’re now trying to force us down a path of no return.”
Milo wondered, “This decision was made by the Berkeley family’s patriarch. What does it have anything to do with the good-for-nothing clan member?”
“It has nothing to do with the Berkeley family’s patriarch.” Barrack said, “What you might not know is that someone issued a transfer order to the caravan guards tonight. Only 192 people will head to the Norman family’s territory with Lord Melgor tomorrow. The rest will remain in Winston City and return to their respective cataphract regiments.”
“Did these 192 people all offend that good-for-nothing clan member?” Milo was surprised.
“That’s right…” Barrack said, “I don’t ask for anything else. Since you’re a member of the House of Norman, I only beg that you give us a chance to live. The 192 of us are willing to be your slaves and risk our lives for you with no hesitation!”
Milo sighed. It looked like these people were really getting forced down the path of no return by the House of Berkeley.
Tonight, Barrack and these loyal Knights of the Inferno decided to seek out their own survival after they felt the betrayal of the House of Berkeley. However, Milo could not possibly believe Barrack’s side of the story just like that. He was never the sweet idiot Melgor was.
To put it simply, Milo needed Barrack to pledge his allegiance to him.
While Milo was thinking about how to handle this, Barrack suddenly got a surprised look on his face.
Immediately after, the curtains behind Milo suddenly fell down along with the hardware fittings embedded in the ceiling.
Melgor and Ainu smiled awkwardly at Barrack.
When Barrack saw Ainu’s night attire, favonovel.com seemingly understood something. “This must be the secret unit led by you, sir, right?”
