Chapter 376: He Will Definitely Be Very Interested!

"Father, you're back?"

"Mm!"

At the rear of the column, seeing his father return, Adams eagerly stepped forward.

"How was it? Did you hear the army-wide announcement just now?" Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding nodded with a smile, looking at his eldest son with full affection.

After several trials, his eldest son was becoming more and more responsible, just like himself back in the day.

For instance, regarding this northern conscription, he had originally thought that upon hearing he planned to take him along, Adams would definitely try to decline.

Or, even if he didn't refuse, he would have been unable to eat or sleep due to fear.

But unexpectedly, whether before departure or after arriving in this northern border, Adams behaved very normally.

Although they hadn't encountered the orcs yet, having such a mindset was already very good.

After all, even some old-line minor nobles felt their hearts tremble upon hearing they had to fight the orcs.

"I heard it, Father. This is truly an honor. Fast riders ran back and forth throughout the entire army reading it out; everyone heard his name!"

"However, this Baron Mil is indeed deserving. After all, if it were any other noble, they would be too afraid to even think about launching a proactive strike to cooperate with the main camp in crushing the orcs!"

Although Adams didn't know minor nobles very well, he put himself in that situation.

He felt that if he encountered it, his first thought would probably be to flee.

As for proactively leading men to counterattack the orcs and fight on the wilderness, he felt he most likely wouldn't be able to do it.

Marquis Marquis Aosiding nodded; this aspect of his offspring was very good: he was not prone to jealousy.

Had it been those spoiled offspring, hearing such a thing, they would surely have dismissed it with disdain, claiming that if it were them, they could do it too.

Little did they know that if they were truly placed in the same environment, with subordinates of comparable combat power, they would likely be so terrified they couldn't even walk.

"Adams, actually, besides this Baron Mil, there is another minor noble who performed even more brilliantly, but he wasn't announced!"

"Another one who performed even more brilliantly? How is that possible? Father, if there really is one, why wasn't he announced together? Did he offend someone?" This was the only possibility Adams could think of.

Otherwise, if a Baron received an army-wide announcement, there was no reason for a Viscount to be suppressed.

Marquis Marquis Aosiding smiled and shook his head. "Adams, this time it wasn't because he offended someone, but rather this Viscount noble was very smart and requested it himself..."

Afterwards, Marquis Marquis Aosiding told Adams about Gervas's matter.

Adams was left somewhat stunned after hearing it. "A Viscount actually claimed half the heads by himself?"

One must know the Vanguard Camp had over ten thousand people, while a Viscount's forces numbered at most one thousand.

Under such a disparity in military strength, his share of over half the kills was absolutely dazzling.

"Adams, although it is true that this Viscount was also lucky, as half of his subordinates had actually been washed by a Mana Spring, possessing extraordinary power capable of confronting orcs alone!"

"But this also proves from the side that this noble is not simple. After all, cultivating so many soldiers requires both courage and sufficient material investment."

"Of course, most importantly, this Viscount actually requested to hide his achievements in the end; that is the rarest part!"

"No matter which noble it is, they all pursue fame and glory for their family every single moment, yet this minor noble held back."

"Because he knew his strength was too weak; if the orcs targeted him, then he would be in danger."

"His subordinates can only confront orcs one-on-one, but cannot handle one-on-two, one-on-three, or even one-on-five!"

"Father, this Viscount Gervas is truly impressive! Is he also an offspring of some Duke's family?" Adams's eyes showed admiration.

Such an excellent person; he truly felt inferior.

"It probably isn't. I specifically asked just now; it is said that this Gervas is a minor noble from the Southern Region!"

"And that place in the Southern Region is very dangerous, and the development time is too short; there aren't enough arable lands yet, so basically no offspring of Dukes or Hou Jue go there!"

"However, the more so, the more rare this minor noble is!"

Adams nodded; such an impressive person, he had only seen two so far.

One was this Viscount named Gervas.

The other was naturally His Excellency Harry.

"When we return, we can tell His Excellency Harry about this matter; he will definitely be very interested!"

Gervas did not know that his real name had already been learned by Adams.

For the next few days, they encountered no orc attacks along the way.

After all, the upcoming area was indeed still under the Kingdom's control.

And the orcs' adventurous sneak attacks could only be used occasionally.

Using them frequently was impossible.

Moreover, Commander Ryan and Captain Lide had also strengthened their vigilance, not relaxing as before.

As for the feedback regarding the report on the last battle, it had already arrived.

Although the merits needed to be settled only after the war ended.

The Grand Marshal of the Legion still sent someone to deliver a large quantity of smoked meat and several dozen barrels of beer as a reward.

Besides that, of course, they also informed about the matter of Baron Mil being publicly praised in an army-wide announcement.

This made Mil the most talked-about figure in the Vanguard Camp, with nobles inviting him for drinks every night.

As for Mil himself, because this empty fame did not truly belong to him, he always felt somewhat unnatural.

Fortunately, Gervas repeatedly comforted him, stating that the empty fame brought not only benefits but also made one easily targeted by the orcs.

So, he told Mil not to feel indebted to him, after all, the risk was also shouldered by Mil on his behalf.

After hearing this, Mil felt somewhat better.

However, regarding the orcs targeting him, Mil patted his chest and stated that with Gervas present, it would be no problem if those orcs came even more fiercely.

Time passed, and it arrived at the sixth day since leaving Black Dragon City.

This also meant they were now very close to their destination this time, Red Stone City.

That evening at dusk, Gervas and his party received a summons from Commander Ryan.

Gervas immediately led Mil and the others to the meeting tent.

"Baron Mil!"

"Baron Mil!"

As soon as they entered the tent, a crowd of nobles rose and bowed to greet Baron Mil.

Mil glanced at Gervas, then returned the greetings with a slightly stiff expression.

"Baron Mil, please sit here!"

Just then, Solite called out to Mil.

Originally, a seat had been left beside him, specially prepared for Mil.

After all, Solite was the Deputy Commander of the Vanguard Camp, so the seat beside him was very close to the front.

Such a seat, under normal circumstances, would be taken either by Captain Lide or by a noble of higher rank with more subordinates, like Gervas.

Mil looked at Gervas; seeing Gervas wink, he replied, "Then thank you, Deputy Commander Solite!"

Afterwards, Gervas found a seat slightly closer to the tent entrance and sat down.

Commander Ryan glanced at Gervas imperceptibly but said nothing more.

After all, helping to conceal Gervas's military achievements was Gervas's own request.