Chapter 163: Marquis Mi Xiusi Arrives!

A great merit?

Upon learning the conditions Narcissus and the others had negotiated with the tribal chieftains, Gervas exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

He had originally only intended to rescue the main army as a side task, avoiding being trapped behind enemy lines himself.

He never expected such an unexpected harvest; it seems he had underestimated the importance of these dozen or so heirs.

And this truly is a great merit!

Turning the tide is a great merit, but reclaiming the land is a heavenly great contribution.

He just didn't know if the higher-ups would eat away much of it.

If they don't eat it away, surely there will be an ennoblement with the title of Viscount at the very least?

Meanwhile, the tribes were already impatient; seeing this, the nobles wasted no time and immediately began negotiating with the tribes.

The crowd certainly would not release the people based on a single promise from the tribal chieftains.

But, if a group of tribal chieftains swear an oath to their Hunting God, then it is different.

After nobles swear an oath to the God of Glory, perhaps a few shameless rogues might fail to fulfill their promises.

But among the tribes, such a situation would not occur.

The tribes place greater emphasis on faith; one could say faith is the greatest spiritual pillar for their tribes' existence.

Therefore, if they swear an oath to the Hunting God but fail to do so...

Then not only would this chieftain be spurned by his clansmen.

Even the entire tribe would be spurned by all the other barbarian tribes.

"I, the chieftain of the Silver Moon Tribe, swear to the Hunting God: after the nobles release the tribal heirs, we will immediately lead all tribes to withdraw from the borders of the Griffin Kingdom, including Paka City..."

"I, the chieftain of the Black Tiger Tribe, swear to the Hunting God..."

"Noble, are you satisfied now?! Can you release my offspring?" The Black Tiger chieftain and several other chieftains stared at Gervas with wide tiger eyes; the few of them already knew this young noble had kidnapped their offspring.

Narcissus and the others immediately looked at Gervas, because the people were still in his hands.

"Of course!" Gervas was straightforward, directly ordering his subordinates to release the tribal offspring.

Waiting for the tightly bound tribal offspring to return to their respective chieftains, this exchange was considered concluded.

The Great Chieftain of Silver Moon also kept his promise, immediately ordering his subordinates to blow the retreat horn.

The squads wandering outside would also dispatch cavalry to notify them.

And before preparing to leave, the Great Chieftain of Silver Moon looked at Gervas, "Young noble, can you tell me which family you come from?"

One does not strike a smiling face; since the Great Chieftain of Silver Moon had a good attitude, Gervas answered amiably, "The Gale Family!"

"Then which family do you come from?"

"The Gale Family?" The Great Chieftain of Silver Moon frowned.

He was very familiar with all the famous great nobles of the Griffin Kingdom, but had never heard of the Gale Family.

The Great Chieftain of Silver Moon simply changed his question, "Noble, then what is the name of your territory?"

"Does the Great Chieftain of Silver Moon intend to seek revenge on me?" Gervas questioned aloud, "Of course, actually I am not afraid; my territory is called Storm Territory!"

"Storm Territory?" The Great Chieftain of Silver Moon's face showed even greater confusion.

He naturally could not imagine that the one who had accomplished this feat came from an obscure little family.

On the Griffin Kingdom side, however, upon hearing the territory where Gervas was located, some nobles looked at each other and began whispering.

"Great Chieftain, the main army is ready to withdraw!"

"Then let's go!"

The Great Chieftain of Silver Moon, unable to extract more information, did not linger.

Afterwards, with a single command, he led the chieftains away.

Seeing the tribal army finally withdraw as agreed, Narcissus breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"Just now, when you heard 'Storm Territory', your expressions seemed somewhat off; what is going on?" Narcissus asked the crowd of nobles.

"My Lord Narcissus, that Storm Territory is located in the southeast direction of the Kingdom; it is said to be a land of death, where three nobles died within ten years..."

"Three nobles died within ten years?" Narcissus was stunned, then looked at Gervas with confusion.

What exactly is this person's identity? If he came from a great family, would he choose such a territory for his offspring to develop?

"Report!"

Just as Narcissus and the others were puzzled beyond comprehension, an urgent report interrupted his thoughts.

At first, he and the nobles thought something had gone wrong with the tribes.

But when they learned from the cavalry that Marshal Mi Xiusi had arrived, everyone was both surprised and delighted.

"Greetings, my lord Hou Jue!"

"Greetings, my lord Hou Jue!"

Amidst the greetings, Marshal Mi Xiusi, dressed in military attire, rode his horse into the camp.

Although Marshal Mi Xiusi came from a great noble family, he was the second son.

Therefore, his current status and achievements were won through his battles on the battlefield in his youth.

Moreover, Marshal Mi Xiusi is also one of the Title Knight strongmen within the Kingdom.

"Narcissus, what is going on? Where are the enemies?"

Marshal Mi Xiusi glanced around; the camp was in ruins, but there was no trace of the enemy.

He had rushed here all the way, encountering fleeing nobles on the road, from whom he learned the camp was in imminent peril.

But upon arriving near the camp, he discovered there was no critical situation whatsoever.

Narcissus and the nobles exchanged a smile and quickly approached, "My lord Hou Jue, the enemies have already withdrawn, and furthermore, they have promised to withdraw all the way beyond Paka City!"

"Withdraw beyond Paka City? That means retreating directly beyond the border—how is that possible?" Hou Jue Mi Xiusi was stunned by the news.

"My lord Hou Jue, here is what happened..." Narsi dared not delay, immediately detailing everything that had occurred tonight to Hou Jue Mi Xiusi.

"Taking advantage of the enemy camp's emptiness, charging in with three hundred men, and successfully capturing all the tribal heirs?" Hou Jue Mi Xiusi was stunned upon hearing this.

He was a veteran of many battles and naturally understood how difficult it was to accomplish such feats.

"Where is Baron Ge Gervas?"

Upon hearing the inquiry, all the nobles turned their gaze toward Gervas, who stood slightly to the rear.

"Are you Gervas?" Mi Xiusi's gaze immediately swept up and down over Gervas.

"Yes, my lord Hou Jue!" Gervas bowed respectfully and replied.

"Have I seen you somewhere before? Why does this name feel somewhat familiar?" Hou Jue Mi Xiusi was somewhat puzzled.

This question stumped Gervas. "My lord Hou Jue, this subordinate has not met you before!"

However, at that moment, one of Mi Xiusi's attendants suddenly remembered something and immediately whispered, "My lord Marquis, if I recall correctly, the one who slew the Black Tiger Squad and recovered Baron Liwen's head was also named Gervas!"

Hou Jue Mi Xiusi suddenly understood. "Could it be that you are also the one who recovered Baron Liwen's head?"

Gervas also suddenly understood and said calmly, "Yes, my lord Hou Jue. This subordinate previously followed the left-wing army on campaign and indeed slew a two-hundred-man Black Tiger Squad while simultaneously recovering Baron Liwen's head!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

At this, Hou Jue Mi Xiusi said nothing else but uttered three "good"s in succession.

Seeing this, the surrounding nobles all looked at Gervas with envy.

Although Hou Jue Mi Xiusi was merely an honorary noble, he was one of Your Majesty's most trusted commanders.

It could be said that he could speak directly to the heavens.

Furthermore, he himself hailed from the Duke Wit family; if he could secure Hou Jue Mi Xiusi as a patron, his future would be truly limitless.