Chapter 50: News (Please Bookmark)

"My apologies, Knight Yiman. I will have someone send over compensation for the burning of your forest and the mobilization of the Militia later..."

Because it was a large-scale operation, Knight Yiman had also arrived in the end.

Aaron rode his horse forward and spoke with a hint of apology.

The vegetation, Animals, fish, and even the commoners on a territory... were all the wealth of the local lord; even goods belonging to passing merchants, once they touched the ground, were the lord's property.

Therefore, if anything was damaged, it had to be compensated.

"The Baron is too polite. You did this out of consideration for the safety of my men."

Knight Yiman laughed first, though he felt quite disapproving in his heart.

According to his experience, so-called bandit groups were just a bunch of people with nothing to eat, perhaps possessing some crude weapons and the guts to kill, but that was about it.

Dispatching a squad of soldiers at will would surely be enough to wipe them out!

Making such a big scene was completely overly cautious.

It even bordered on being a coward.

However, these words only muttered in his heart; his face revealed absolutely nothing.

Soon, the flames engulfed the small hill, and then, having nothing left to burn, they extinguished on their own.

Half a day later, the temperature dropped, and Bazhi volunteered to go over and clean up the battlefield.

Knight Yiman dismounted, clearly showing some interest.

Aaron accompanied him with an indifferent air; the surrounding land was scorched black and still held residual heat.

Not long after, they saw a tall corpse.

"Checked it, it should be a Wild Wolf."

Bazhi said with a hint of excitement, then added a bit of fear: "And these..."

Knight Yiman looked at the refined weapons and Leather Armor... his expression gradually changed. Finally, when he saw the wreckage of those three crossbows, the bitter smile on his face could no longer be hidden.

Crossbows were military supplies, and strictly controlled military supplies at that; a wandering Wild Wolf bandit could absolutely not obtain them.

This dark curtain was chilling just to think about.

He suddenly felt some regret as to why he had insisted on coming to take a look.

"It seems this Wild Wolf Bandit Group is indeed well-equipped... I should write to my father to have this properly investigated."

Aaron said sternly, glancing at Yiman beside him.

Having him come over was to serve as a witness, and at this moment, they were already in the same boat and could be considered a source of help.

Knight Yiman gave a bitter smile; there was no other way at this point, so he could only say: "I will testify jointly..."

"Since that is the case, I will leave the remaining cleanup to Knight Yiman. I am a bit tired and need to go back and get a good sleep."

Aaron smiled.

In reality, it was because Lin had also started causing trouble in the dream world recently, forcing him to keep an eye on it just in case.

After all, it was only because of the existence of the Light of Redemption Cult that he could continuously receive sacrifices and occasionally obtain extraordinary power in this world.

Sotos Territory.

Elaine's villa.

A raven flew over and landed on the windowsill.

Elaine took out the note, and after just one glance, her expression changed slightly; she took it to the study.

In the study, Colin and Feili sat opposite each other, clearly having been there for some time.

"News has come from Black Stone Territory!"

Elaine handed the letter to Colin, quickly stepped out of the study, and closed the door behind her.

Bang!

Sure enough, the next moment, the sound of things being thrown echoed from inside the study.

"Didn't you say your people would definitely succeed? How could it turn out like this?"

Colin grabbed Feili's collar in a loss of composure and asked in a hoarse voice.

"This is also something that couldn't be helped. Didn't you see? That brother of yours gathered hundreds of people... what could I possibly do?"

Feili broke free, straightened his collar, and said very calmly: "Now... you should carefully consider how to cover this up. After all, that batch of military supplies was provided by you to me."

"You... you did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Colin roared: "It could have been transported from outside; the ordnance of the Kajashi Kingdom is far more elite than that of the Green Forest, so why did you insist that I provide the weapons?"

"My lord, you are misunderstanding me... although the Kajashi Kingdom has ordnance, the Green Forest has checkpoints, and the transport of supplies is strictly inspected..."

Feili spread his hands: "That we were able to mobilize the Wild Wolf Bandit Group was already the greatest support from the kingdom's intelligence network..."

In reality, it was not particularly difficult to transport ordnance in, but Feili had not come to help Colin consolidate his title.

Being able to see him and Aaron at odds, or even directly at war, was the most beautiful outcome.

Colin's momentum stalled, and he sat back down on his chair dejectedly: "You say... what should I do?"

"Is there any possibility of covering this up?"

"Impossible!" Colin shook his head: "Once Father audits the ordnance in the warehouse, it will be impossible to hide..."

"Then what will happen if you go to confess your sins to the Count now?" Feili continued to ask.

"I don't know..."

Colin's eyes were vacant, yet he shivered.

He very much hoped that his father would suppress this matter directly for his sake, but he felt it was unlikely.

If he were truly punished, the result would be truly unpredictable.

"Lord Colin, you still have one chance!" Seeing this, Feili's gaze suddenly turned dark: "Your younger brother is truly too outstanding; if things continue this way, your father will waver sooner or later. Why not... strike early!"

"What did you say?"

Colin stood up abruptly, nearly drawing his sword to kill this man.

But in the end, he did not take action, shouting: "Get out!"

Feili was not the least bit flustered, rising to leave.

Only after stepping out of the room did he exchange a glance with Elaine.

A smile appeared on Elaine's face, and she nodded.

A moment later, Elaine walked into the study and saw Colin, who was chugging down wine.

"My dear... I have good news to tell you."

A smile full of maternal love appeared on Elaine's face as she placed Colin's hand on her lower abdomen: "I am pregnant!"

"A child? My child?"

Colin shuddered, suddenly becoming much more sober, his face showing signs of being moved.

He could not help but lean down, resting his head against Elaine's bosom, as if listening to the child's heartbeat.

This was an action he had never once done with Sylvie.

Not long after, Colin suddenly felt water droplets falling onto his face.

He raised his head and saw that Elaine's face was already covered in tears.

"Why are you crying?"

Colin could not help but ask.

"I am afraid..." Elaine nestled gently against Colin: "And Lady Sylvie... she will not tolerate me."

"Don't worry about her, that woman is a whore! And that bastard is not my son either; I wish I could strangle him to death!"

Colin's face suddenly turned ferocious, yet carried a sense of determination: "Believe me, Elaine... everything will get better."

At this moment, the news of Elaine's pregnancy, along with the existence of Xia Ya, became the final straw that broke Colin's heart.