Chapter 47: The Bandit Group

After some exploration, Olivia and Lin had roughly figured out the usage of this "Strange Object."

Its ability is quite formidable, primarily "Animate"!

It can animate and manipulate all living, and even non-living, things within several hundred meters.

For instance... it previously animated that chair, letting the chair "grow" a wooden staff out of itself.

At the same time, it also comes with some flesh-and-blood spells, as well as healing abilities.

It can be said that if holding this Scepter, Lin would even dare to fight a battle against the High Priest.

This is an Extraordinary Item that completely transcends their current level!

Moreover, it seems that due to the Purification, its side effects are not particularly intense.

"Hmm, let's call it—the 'Flesh Scepter.' I have roughly understood its side effects... it will cause the wielder and those nearby to gradually develop a fetish, and it will become increasingly severe, impossible to eliminate or treat... holding it through gloves is of no use."

Lin forced herself to look away, resisting the urge to stroke the Flesh Scepter, and said in a trembling voice.

"Indeed... its side effects are not too strong; compared to its effects, they are even negligible... one only needs to be firm in will, firm..."

Olivia coughed: "It is better to put it away as soon as possible..."

Lin found a long, narrow box, and the moment the box was closed, both of them let out long sighs of relief.

"This is an object of my Lord."

Lin thought for a moment and said in a serious tone.

Although the Scepter primarily contains the power of the Scarlet Moon, the caster was still the Spirit of Delusion!

"Yes, this is a gift from my Lord."

Olivia said with a face full of joy.

"I want to sacrifice it to my Lord, but my Lord does not yet accept our physical sacrifices..."

Lin sighed faintly.

... Scarlet, blood... ancient trees, forks, hanging viscera... high in the night sky, a scarlet eye... "Huhu..."

Aaron sat up from the bed and rubbed his ears, feeling a bout of tinnitus; fortunately, it kept fading, and after resting for a while, he felt much better.

"The influence of the Scarlet Moon?"

He muttered to himself: "Although the pollution was washed away... the mental impressions and influence need to be overcome by oneself..."

"I actually managed to trade blows with the Scarlet Moon; it seems my latent Mysterious status is high enough after all... although, only in a dream."

This time, Lin's adventure was truly too reckless.

Even Aaron broke into a cold sweat recalling it; the believers were nearly wiped out, returning to that state of wandering ghosts like before.

He shook a bell to call Daili, and after getting dressed, he headed to the dining room to enjoy breakfast.

Aaron's life is quite regular now; after getting up early every day, he exercises a bit, handles some official business, and then it is afternoon, when he takes another nap.

Then he goes out to inspect the territory in the afternoon, and after dinner, he rests early, rarely even having the nightlife that nobles love to talk about.

In general, it is to stay in the dream world as much as possible.

After all, that is the source of the Extraordinary and the Mysterious!

Compared to the Extraordinary, what does worldly power count for? Especially after experiencing that mysterious power firsthand, Aaron looked down even more on this small, broken place of Green Forest.

In this world, nothing compares to the joy of pursuing the Extraordinary.

And as long as one walks on this path, even if one cannot achieve immortality, there are not many regrets.

"At least... I am doing things I am interested in..."

Aaron finished his fruit salad breakfast, pulled a napkin to wipe the corners of his mouth, and came to the office.

At this time, Bazhi was actually waiting at the door, clearly having something to report.

"What happened?"

Aaron rubbed his brow, feeling that his territory seemed to be in constant turmoil.

Although, more than a month had passed since the incident with Knight Yiman.

Perhaps when a person is idle, time passes by very quickly.

Aaron felt urgently at this moment that his time was not enough.

"It is in the Black Stone Territory; a group of bandits seems to have drifted in recently. They broke into Dave's garden last night, injured him, and also stole a lot of vegetables and grain..."

Bazhi bowed and said.

"A drifting bandit group?"

Aaron pondered for a moment: "Could it be that the recent security battles all over the Upper Green Forest are forcing them to keep moving?"

In this era, there are plenty of people who cannot survive, so it is not strange to become bandits.

Some farmers even farm normally, but when they encounter a suitable opportunity, they will switch careers to become robbers or thugs!

Everything is for survival!

Ordinary lords, when encountering such drifting criminal gangs, catch them if they can, and if they cannot, they drive them to someone else's territory, and that is that.

Aaron's sense of responsibility is a little stronger, so he has a dedicated Sheriff and patrol team.

"Bazhi..."

He looked at Bazhi, a smile appearing on his face: "Can't you even catch those little rats? I remember your previous profession; it should be very easy to blend in with them and obtain a lot of intelligence, right?"

Bazhi was a thief before, and it is indeed easy to get along with bandits, at least to be well-informed.

Speaking of this, Bazhi immediately replied with a wry smile: "When I followed you, my Lord, I swore by the name of my grandmother that if I continued to hang out with them, I would let the winter wolves take me away!

These drifting bandits are often more vicious than local bandits; once they commit a crime, they hide in the deep mountains or flee directly to other territories, so it is very difficult to catch their tails... I vaguely heard that the leader of this bandit group goes by the nickname 'Wild Wolf,' a long-famous big bandit in the Upper Green Forest, and it is said he even has connections with some wildling villages..."

"Since that is the case, I will have Sanchez bring ten men to help you, equipped with short bows and Leather Armor..."

Aaron wrote a warrant on the spot and handed it to Bazhi: "Do not let me down, my Sheriff."

"Please rest assured, my Lord."

Bazhi thumped his chest, turned around, and strode away.

Aaron watched his back, nodded, then shook his head, preparing to go perform his daily training.

... Outside the manor.

A wandering farmer saw Bazhi leave, immediately hid inside a nearby house, and secretly released a raven from the back window.

The night raven flew, arrived at the edge of Black Stone Territory, and landed in a black forest.

A thick palm grabbed it directly and removed a slip of paper: "Boss, the letter raven sent news; that lord does not seem prepared to take action personally..."

His boss was a burly man two and a half meters tall, sitting on a large rock like a small giant, gnawing on a deer leg bone.

This burly man had a high nose and deep-set eyes, with three claw marks seemingly left by a beast on one cheek; upon hearing this, he stood up: "It seems the damage we brought isn't enough... I'll take action personally tonight and give that little brat a profound lesson, hahaha..."

In the entire Wild Wolf Bandit Group, only a few people knew that they had actually been receiving funding all along, acting as a blade in the hands of certain people.

At this moment, there was an order from above to deal with the Baron of Black Stone!