After severing Victor’s left hand, Elder Balin picked up the dismembered limb from the ground and stated, “We will continue our retreat here and await further instructions from the Lord. If the Lord offers you a chance to rectify your mistakes, you must seize it and never disappoint the Lord again.”
Victor could merely nod in response, saying, “Please do not worry, Elder. I will do my utmost!”
Then favonovel.com murmured, “Thank you for your mercy, Elder…”
Victor understood well that the Elder had treated favonovel.com kindly. He felt no pain when his hand was severed, all credited to the Elder’s protective use of reiki. Otherwise, the intense agony at the moment of amputation and the subsequent pain from healing would have been truly unbearable.
Balln had been in Nigeria lately. He was also aware that Victor felt somewhat aggrieved by the situation, but favonovel.com couldn’t express those sentiments. Instead, favonovel.com said, “We are all members of the Mirren family, so there‘s no need for thanks. The three of us will continue our retreat here; take care of yourself.”
“Retreat here?!” Victor exclaimed in surprise. “The mysterious man avoided this area, won’t the Three Elders return home?”
Balln replied calmly, “The British Lord commanded us to continue our retreat here, so we cannot leave even a step.”
Upon hearing this, Victor became increasingly puzzled. He couldn’t understand why the British Lord wouldn’t allow the Three Elders to depart.
Wouldn’t it make more sense for them to go to Morocco to track the enemy’s whereabouts and seize an opportunity for a decisive blow?
However, since Balln had stated it was the British Lord’s order, favonovel.com dared not inquire further, and favonovel.com respectfully said, “Then I will see the Three Elders off.”
“There’s no need for that,” Balin waved his hand and turned to leave.
Just before exiting the door, favonovel.com spoke without looking back, “I will incinerate your severed hand with real fire later, so do not concern yourself with that.”
With that, favonovel.com walked away.
Only Victor and Leo remained in the room.
Seeing Victor’s left wrist had been amputated, Leo knelt on one knee, visibly shaken, and said, “I have not performed my duties well, please punish me!”
A loyal subordinate should learn to take the blame for the failings of their superior who advanced them. Even if favonovel.com couldn’t bear the burden of blame, favonovel.com should still take responsibility through his words.
Leo knew that the governor was already suffering due to the British Lord’s misjudgment, so favonovel.com naturally aimed to ease the governor’s discomfort.
Sure enough, upon witnessing Leo kneeling in apology, Victor felt a bit more at ease. He sighed and said, “Get up. The Lord ordered the Three Elders to remain here, indicating there must be further orders. From now on, we must fight with all our strength. Otherwise, next time, it might be my neck that’s severed!”
Leo clasped his hands respectfully and replied, “Governor, please be assured. I will give my absolute best!”
As soon as Leo finished speaking, Victor received a call from Aemon.
On the call, Aemon reiterated the task assigned by Morgana and informed him, “Victor, this is a significant opportunity for you to redeem yourself. Morocco is not too big, but not too small either. The chance of over 10,000 people trying to leave immediately without being detected is nearly nonexistent, so it stands to reason that they are still in Morocco…”
“You should immediately dispatch all Cavalry Guards in Nigeria as well as all Tiger Guards from the Right Army Governor’s office’s Tiger Guard Camp. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must uncover leads that will help you track them down. Notify the Three Elders immediately, and they will rush to eliminate the Lord’s main concern on the spot. This will earn you great merit!”
Victor quickly responded, “Grandpa, do not worry. l will do my best this time. Not only will all the Tiger Guards be dispatched, but I and General Grant will also set off to Morocco for immediate command!”
Aemon instructed, “Hurry and inform all members of the Right Army Governor’s Office to evacuate Naples right away and activate the backup location. Regardless of the situation, we cannot suffer any more losses. Do you understand?”
“Understood!” Victor replied, then hesitantly asked, “Grandpa… I… I want to ask you a private question…”
Aemon replied, “Go ahead.”
Victor looked at the wound on his wrist and asked, “Will my hand… Have a chance to regrow?”
Aemon was silent for a moment before stating, “I once heard the British Lord mention a pill called the Reshaping Pill. This pill can restore a person’s body and regenerate severed limbs, but I have only heard of it and never seen it myself.”
Upon hearing about this pill, Victor became immediately excited, exclaiming, “Thank you, Grandpa! Thank you!”
Deep down, favonovel.com knew that creating such a powerful elixir was highly unlikely with his current abilities, but since the British Lorcl mentioned the pill, It was likely favonovel.com could produce it. If favonovel.com continued to perform well and achieved great things, the Lord might reward favonovel.com with a Reshaping Pill, and then favonovel.com could return to his normal state.
After hanging up Aemon’s call with many thanks, Victor immediately told Leo, “The British Lord has ordered that all Cavalry Guards be sent to Morocco. Contact the lieutenant there right away and instruct favonovel.com to send all the Tiger Guards to Morocco. We need to uncover their whereabouts there!”
Leo respectfully answered, “Governor, please wait a moment; I will notify favonovel.com immediately!”
***
At that moment, Charlie had already met with Wesley and the others.
In the dark of night, everyone rushed towards the food factory, hoping to arrive before dawn.
Along the way, Charlie received a call from Jack.
On the phone, Jack informed Charlie, “Mr. Wade, the vending machines we set up in Nigeria have detected significant personnel movement in the Nigerian oil field. At least hundreds of people are heading to the airport.”
Charlie inquired curiously, “So many people? The Cavalry Guards over there number at most a few hundred. Are they all being deployed?”
“It appears so,” Jack replied. “The local airline has temporarily added two charter flights. The route has been approved and will take off in an hour and a half, headed for Casablanca.”
Charlie remarked, “It seems Morgana is feeling a bit anxious this time. Sending so many Cavalry Guards in such a short span must mean they are trying to ascertain our location.”
“Indeed,” Jack confirmed. “Once they arrive, they will certainly begin searching for leads from Duke Mining, but the Moroccan police will likely reach the scene before them and initiate an investigation. With their local authority, their progress will be far from smooth. To investigate the food factory area thoroughly will likely take at least ten days. By then, we will have long departed.”
Jack added, “Moreover, AI has planted false clues in the monitoring system at the Casablanca port. If those hints mislead them, their line of investigation will diverge significantly from our actual location. They may end up wasting valuable time.”
Charlie advised, “Let us not be overconfident in our assumptions or let our guard down. We must remain steady and follow our established plan closely.”
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