[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-122":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Bear School Astartes",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1619852,2087,"Chapter 122. Veltrest","bear-school-astartes-chapter-122",122,"\u003Cp>The political center of Temeria was thrown into turmoil due to Lann’s massacre last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, on the dark waters just a lake away, the biggest news today was still \"how did the people who left for Vizima yesterday at noon suddenly appear in the village at night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villagers still didn’t know what this person did last night, nor did they know what changes would occur in the kingdom in the coming days because of these events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of information dissemination efficiency among the common folk, this world was still an unmistakable Middle Ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic is a luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann didn’t flee Temeria overnight as Triss had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, after meeting many female warlocks, the political ambitions of these stunning women, and their... sluggishness in politics, left a deep impression on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann was a liberal arts student in the college entrance exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His favorite subject was history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Count Steza talked about after his death, his subordinates would use him as prey to fight for the legitimacy of leading the organization, his first reaction was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyotomi Hideyoshi campaigning against Mizuki Akechi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not that Lann was obsessed with foreign history, but after seeing too much of his country’s history, foreign history always offered a fresh perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after getting tired of studying history, Lann would randomly choose an interesting period of foreign history to entertain himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Sengoku Period in Japan, when Oda Nobunaga was just a few steps away from pacifying the land, his subordinate Mizuki Akechi launched a surprise attack on his lord’s residence, killing Oda Nobunaga and his eldest son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast Oda forces were immediately thrown into chaos, and everyone instantly realized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever defeated Mizuki Akechi would have the most legitimate claim to inherit the Oda forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyotomi Hideyoshi achieved this campaign and later secured a large share of the Oda forces’ assets during the power redistribution at the Kiyosu meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became a stepping stone for his ascent to the pinnacle of power later on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steza’s narrative was indeed too similar to this scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lann were still a college student reading for interest, then Count Steza would probably easily fool him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, historical precedents are there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the memory of the gene seed, all Sons of the Emperor were so versatile that they could wield a sword to conquer bombs and participate in planetary governance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combination of practice and knowledge, plus Mentos’s deduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Steza’s narrative seem as crude as a joke in Lann’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding logical flaws took only 0.53 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The premise that the Oda forces could challenge Mizuki Akechi was that Oda Nobunaga was already a devil king who oppressed the entire Warring States before his incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His forces had already dealt with the enemies miserably and oppressively before his downfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after his death, his retainers who were attacking everywhere could easily retreat from the contested battlefields of the time and counterattack Mizuki Akechi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about Steza’s subordinates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would their real situation be better than Oda Nobunaga’s retainers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temeria is currently a stable kingdom, and if these people could live comfortably under Veltrest’s suppression, there must be something wrong with this kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After losing Count Steza as the highest banner, the ’Pro-Niflgaard’ forces would undoubtedly split into several factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veltrest would be overjoyed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy’s forces were dispersed, but not to the extent that effective suppression was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there be anything more ideal than this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he watch these divided ’Pro-Niflgaard’ forces regroup and merge by hunting down a Demon Hunter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he’s not a fool, that’s impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether from the enemy’s objective capabilities or subjective judgment, Lann didn’t think he was in any danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, there would be bounties and assassinations, but as always... does he look like someone who’s afraid of assassinations?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without relying on luck or fortune, Lann saw through the plight of the ’Pro-Niflgaard’ forces under Steza through his knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, he was leisurely sitting in the village tavern with Alia, sharing a stewed fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So when you said you’d let me stay alone for a few days, it turned out to be less than two days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alia first pinched her nose and drank the cold potion Lann gave her, then grabbed a fork to start digging into the fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann lightly raised an eyebrow, and now that his wish had been fulfilled, he felt immensely elated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a night, even his expression was fresher and more buoyant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked young and full of vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had never come to this cruel world before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was I to know that guy didn’t even reinforce his defenses? An estate for me right now is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann shrugged helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there are no renowned knights or warriors, it’s practically not an issue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s true.\" Alia commented expressionlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who would believe a Demon Hunter could cut from the top to the bottom of a building in one breath, killing two hundred people in less than a night?! Even a butcher would take three or four days to slaughter two hundred pigs, and his hand would need a half-month rest. Even in knight novels nowadays, such exaggerated plots are rare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You read knight novels? What plotlines are popular in them now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The protagonist generally beds two hundred noblewomen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You should cut down on that stuff, Alia. It’s for your own good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he said this, Lann suddenly glanced at the tavern wall, but his mouth continued conversing with Alia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to keep eating, or head back to the room? Someone’s come looking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl was now more confident in Lann’s combat ability than he was, and upon hearing this, continued to tear apart the fish without even lifting her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A guest? An enemy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ninety-nine percent a guest... I’m mainly worried you might not adapt since the person is a king, after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! I’ve seen more kings than you have!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alia was much more spirited when bickering with Lann than when she needed to be vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann smirked. Yeah, you’ve seen one, and I’m about to see one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silently, the faintly audible noise outside the tavern ceased to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First to enter were a few fully armed, strong warriors. The emblem of the Temerian White Lily was clear and clean on their full-plate armor’s chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once these men walked in, their vigilant, suspecting eyes glued onto Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gaze wouldn’t dare drift from the sword on Lann’s back for even a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, everyone, from the records, even if you stand in front of him with shields, you won’t last ten seconds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep middle-aged voice came from the doorway, and it was clear that the voice’s owner was still smoothly entering the tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making a turn, the Lord of Temeria walked straight towards Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a handsome, straight-backed middle-aged man dressed in attire somewhere between formal dress and leather armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His outerwear was luxurious and elaborate, but you could see tanned leather and chainmail through the gaps; his gloves and boots were of combat style as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the hood of chainmail rested a noble crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man walked in unfazed, seemingly very accustomed to the surroundings of a country tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored the almost heart-stopping expressions of his guards and walked directly to where Lann was seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a stride, he sat beside Alia, sharing a bench with the little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope my face doesn’t give you the urge to punch it, Demon Hunter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Alia had spoken lightly earlier, now she seemed uncomfortable, shrinking her body away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann first smiled at the little girl before turning to reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anger and the desire to kill were emptied yesterday, although your face looks quite a bit like that bastard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blood ties oblige, sometimes I find it bothersome too, but there’s no way around it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veltrest sized up the smiling Demon Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, you appear to be unexpectedly collected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems my actions gave you the wrong impression? Making you think I am rash?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann asked the king with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veltrest unabashedly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not taking Merigold’s advice and fleeing Temeria without stopping indicates you’re a formidable and smart person. But sometimes, hot-bloodedness blinds judgment, after all, you bashed my cousin’s head for the sake of a few peasant children, which says a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1389,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.941Z",1,"novelbin.me","de787b379c8b058c2f17879dbfed4e5e2814bf7d73fe09b36968a23008522fe1","bear-school-astartes-chapter-123","bear-school-astartes-chapter-121",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]