Chapter 32: 32 Pretending to Surrender

The interrogation lasted for Along time, until Ma'erte confessed everything he knew.

Aside from the information that Pulinsite, Disen, and others were loyal to Baron Leisen, the second most important piece of intelligence was the defensive strength of the Sain Territory.

Baron Leisen Sain himself is an Advanced Peak Knight, and it is said he is one step away from advancing to Bronze;

besides this, he possesses a Knight Squad, and the captain, Felidun Hengli, is also an Advanced Knight.

Excluding the three people executing a mission in Shanlin Town, the Knight Squad of the Sain Territory also has two Intermediate Knights and six Primary Knights.

Luoning found a stone by the roadside and sat down.

Even counting Ma'erte, who had just surrendered and submitted to him, his side only had a total of five Transcendental.

The Sain Territory side still had ten Transcendental, and they had two Advanced Knights.

From Intermediate to Advanced, the amount of Battle Qi increases significantly; even if Maiken is rich in combat experience, he might not be an opponent.

After some comparison, Luoning felt that if he went to war with the Sain Territory now, there was almost no chance of winning.

But he knew deep down that the other side already viewed Shanlin Town as something in their pocket; Luoning had now become the master of Shanlin Town, and Leisen could not easily let it go.

This bad neighbor is not easy to deal with!

"My Lord, the situation of the wounded has been tallied."

At this moment, the Magician Aierlong walked over, "Although the battle just now ended relatively quickly, our side has seven lightly wounded and three heavily wounded."

Luoning's expression tightened; although these people were commoners, they were equivalent to his trusted aides, and he was unwilling to lose a single one.

"How are the heavily wounded?"

"Two of the heavily wounded have been treated by me well enough; they should be fine after resting for two weeks. The remaining one is more serious; he was almost hacked in the arm and the bone was injured, so I fear he will need to rest for a month."

"Take me to see them."

Under Aierlong's guidance, Luoning arrived before the heavily wounded Guard; at this time, Chaha'er had already bandaged the other party and cut away the blood-stained sleeve.

"How do you feel?" Luoning asked with concern.

Being personally leaned over and comforted by the Lord, the Guard immediately revealed an expression of being flattered, his pale complexion flushing with excitement, "My Lord, the Magician has already treated me; I only need one month, and I will be able to lift my sword to fight for you again!"

Luoning patted the other party's shoulder, "Rest well."

Afterward, he instructed Chaha'er: "Take good care of the wounded from this battle; don't let the Guards bleed and suffer."

"Yes, Master!"

"Also Aierlong, after you refine your Magic, see the situation and treat the heavily wounded Guards a few more times, so they recover a bit faster."

"Very well, My Lord!"

Luoning inspected and comforted the other wounded people again, while also praising the Guards for their heroic performance in this battle.

Although it was merely showing his face to express concern, the effect it played was very good; the recognition and reverence this group of Guards had for Luoning deepened significantly.

Returning to the original spot, Luoning asked: "What about the casualties of those people from Shanlin Town?"

"I have also tallied them."

Aierlong shook his head, "When I checked, all three Archers were dead, and of the twenty Infantry, only five survived, and they were all heavily wounded. My Magic is limited, so I did not treat them."

Compared to Luoning's side, the Infantry who followed Pulinsite suffered heavy casualties.

It can only be said that Luoning's Guards fought too valiantly.

"My Lord, how should we deal with those three, Pulinsite?" Aierlong asked.

Luoning rubbed his brow, "Disen and the one called Kaite are people from the Sain Territory; naturally, I cannot keep them. As for Pulinsite, I do want to keep this person as he still has some use."

He stood up and walked toward the captives.

Luoning waved his hand, signaling Maiken to retract his longsword; there was no need to keep it held at Pulinsite's neck anymore.

Pulinsite looked at Luoning, an inexplicable gleam appearing in his eyes, "From the beginning until now, you have been very calm, and furthermore, your style of handling things is completely different from Earl Wiggins."

Luoning chuckled, "Tell me, what is Earl Wiggins's style of doing things like?"

"Capricious, willful, thoughtless, impatient."

Pulinsite said with some mockery, "This is not my evaluation of him, but many people evaluate him this way."

Luoning thought for a moment; he had not had much contact with Wiggins since crossing over, but the other party's performance really seemed to be like that.

Don't say, outside evaluations are sometimes quite accurate.

"Give you a chance, how about submitting to me?" Luoning asked.

He didn't actually want to take Pulinsite into his own service, but regarding the personnel situation, production situation, surrounding environment, and so on of Shanlin Town, he would need quite a bit of time and energy to figure it all out.

If Pulinsite could "open his golden mouth" and cooperate with Luoning to complete the understanding and grasp of these matters, it would save him a lot of time.

As for how to deal with Pulinsite after understanding, that would have to be seen when the time comes.

"I can!"

Pulinsite changed from his previous silent state, "I can submit to you, but I require you to confer the title of Knight upon me in front of all the residents of Shanlin Town."

Luoning did not agree immediately, but instead pondered the purpose of the other party making this request.

Is Pulinsite trying to use this method to achieve the goal of completely saving his life? After all, if Luoning conferred the title on Pulinsite in public, he would be unable to take action against him later without a legitimate reason.

"Listening to what you said before, you seem to hold the nobility in contempt, but now you want me to confer a title upon you..."

Luoning did not continue, but instead agreed decisively, "Very well, I promise you, future Sir Pulinsite."

"Please accept my allegiance, Lord Luoning!" Pulinsite endured the pain and knelt on one knee.

This scene caused Ma'erte, who was preparing to surrender, to feel a jolt in his heart; he did not expect Pulinsite to survive.

After dealing with Pulinsite, Luoning came before Disen and Kaite; both of these were Baron Leisen's people.

"Ma'erte!"

Being suddenly called out, Ma'erte trembled all over, his heart thumping rapidly, and sweat seeped out on his forehead; he did not know if Luoning would spare him for the sake of him being the first to surrender and reveal intelligence.

"My Lord, your command!" he responded respectfully.

"Pick up your sword and end the lives of Disen and Kaite." Luoning ordered.

Ma'erte was stunned for a moment; he had not expected the Baron before him to ask him to end the life of his former teammate.

However, he quickly collected himself, drew his longsword, and said, "I am willing to serve you!"

"No, don't, you cannot kill me!"

Kaite was so terrified that he wet himself and fainted again, leaving only Disen to plead and threaten: "I am a Knight of Baron Leisen; if you kill me, the Baron will absolutely not let you off!"

Luoning remained silent at this, merely watching quietly as Ma'erte picked up the longsword.

"No, you cannot kill me!"

Disen revealed a look of terror, "Lord Feilidun is already on the way; if you kill me, he will definitely avenge me!"

"Wait!"

Luoning was broken into a cold sweat by this sentence and hurriedly stopped Ma'erte from continuing his action.

"What did you say, is Feilidun rushing toward Shanlin Town?"

Disen seemed to have grasped a straw of hope, "Pulinsite had already used a carrier pigeon to transmit your information as soon as you passed the two mountains ahead; Lord Feilidun has long been on his way!"

Luoning's expression changed drastically; his team had already been resting here for at least three hours, and adding the time to cross the two mountains, it had been at least five hours.

One must know that the speed of a carrier pigeon is very fast, and it flies in a straight line; from Shanlin Town to Sain Territory, it would likely take at most twenty or thirty minutes.

That is to say, Feilidun has already been on the road for about four and a half hours!

Luoning looked at Ma'erte, "Why did you not tell me about this matter?"

Ma'erte panicked immediately, dropped the longsword in his hand, and knelt on the ground, hurriedly defending himself.

"My Lord, I did not know this news! Pulinsite hates nobles, and he also hates me for my noble background; there are many things I cannot get access to!"

Luoning looked at Pulinsite.

This person who had just chosen to submit was currently staring at Disen with cold eyes, "Useless trash!"

In this instant, Luoning understood that the other party was not submitting, but rather stalling for time.

As long as Feilidun could arrive, he would have a chance at survival.

The only thing he had not anticipated was perhaps that Luoning would insist on killing Disen, and that Disen would reveal such important intelligence.

For a moment, Luoning's heart also became flustered.

Feilidun, that is an Advanced Knight of Sain Territory, and the other party is definitely not coming alone!

"What should I do?"

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(End of this chapter)