Chapter 62

"Bastard! Bastard!" Scorpion Boss flew into a rage; this was the first time in nearly two years he had suffered a defeat in an attack.

"Boss, I'm sorry. I was careless. I never expected that to be a Title Knight, and his strength is several times greater than mine!"

Sike, fleeing in a wretched state, knowing he had messed up, ignored his injuries and hurriedly apologized to Scorpion Boss.

"Several times stronger than you? How could a mere Baron have such a powerful Guardian Knight?"

Scorpion Boss had indeed been furious, but upon hearing the report, his face showed disbelief.

He knew Sike's strength well; if the opposing Knight was several times stronger than Sike, that would be equivalent to a Bronze Knight at his peak.

And he himself was at that state.

Such a being would be more than enough to serve as a Knight-Captain in a Viscount's family; could he truly be a Guardian Knight for a border Baron?

Or perhaps the new Lord of Storm Domain came from a great family?

Recalling the high morale of those soldiers, Scorpion Boss furrowed his brows.

"Sike, this is not your fault. The strength of Storm Domain was beyond our expectations!"

Scorpion Boss pretended to pat the injured Second-in-Command.

"Boss, what do we do now?"

Looking at the dejected and cowering Wild Dogs, Sike's face was full of unwillingness.

"Since they are prepared, continuing the attack is not worth it! We have a big deal to handle in two days, a mission ordered by that person, very important!"

"And this damned little noble's territory is right here; he can never run away! After we finish the deal, we'll come back to deal with him. I don't believe they can keep guarding against us every single day!"

Scorpion Boss's notorious reputation was widespread; most people only knew of his cruelty and bloodlust.

They overlooked his cunning and wisdom.

Otherwise, how could a brute who only knew how to fight and kill thrive like a fish in water in the chaotic and dangerous Chaos Wasteland?

So today, he restrained his anger and chose to cut his losses in time.

Of course, before leaving, Scorpion Boss prepared to leave a 'gift' for Gervas.

Having spoken, Scorpion Boss turned his gaze to the vast farmlands outside the small town.

The wheat seedlings on the farmland were already lush and green; their growth was currently quite good, and in a few months they would become precious food for the serfs to rely on for survival.

"Trample these fields for me!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Following Scorpion Boss's order, all bandit gang members and Wild Dogs began to recklessly trample and destroy the farmlands.

Especially those Wild Dogs; the setback in the recent attack made them hate the people of the domain.

"These bastards, don't they fear the gods will send down heavenly punishment? That is food!"

"Stop it, you bastards!"

The guard-serfs, who had been immersed in excitement, immediately woke up, their eyes tearing with rage as they looked at everything outside the town.

This was not merely food; it was more like the spiritual sustenance of their faith as the lowest class.

Watching vast farmlands destroyed like this was as painful as killing them.

"Little noble, just wait. This is just interest. Sooner or later, I will wipe out the entire Wheat Town!"

The angrier the townspeople became, the more relieved Scorpion Boss felt.

Seeing that the fields outside the town were almost completely destroyed, he led his subordinates and the Wild Dogs away in high spirits.

Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to utter harsh threats to Gervas.

And Gervas watched the whole scene with cold eyes, saying nothing more.

Having lived two lives, Gervas knew that in such a situation, what one chooses to do is always more important than what one says.

He remembered this grudge; as long as there was an opportunity, he would absolutely make Scorpion Boss regret being born into this world at the very first chance.

With the bandit attack alarm lifted, the guard-serfs quickly opened the small town's gate and rushed to rescue the farmlands outside.

However, ultimately, out of the eight hundred mu of farmland outside the town, six hundred mu were still lost.

For Storm Domain, which had only three thousand-plus mu of farmland, this meant a reduction in this year's harvest by one-fifth was inevitable.

The sunset fell.

The last wisp of the dying sun also disappeared below the horizon, signaling the complete end of the day!

【Ding! Daily Intelligence System has refreshed...】

【Intelligence One: The Scorpion Bandit Gang did not stay in Storm Domain to fight to the death; this was partly due to Scorpion Boss's wisdom.

But it was also because Scorpion Boss was about to complete an important mission assigned by a behind-the-scenes sponsor.

At this moment, the Scorpion Bandit Gang has separated from the Wild Dogs and will not return for a short time; as for their destination, it is unknown.

As for the Wild Dogs, having come all this way with great effort only to return empty-handed, they are very annoyed. On the road back to the Chaos Wasteland, they will luckily discover a refugee gathering place.

This refugee gathering place is located in a pine forest ten li southwest of Viscount Beckett's domain, named Black Pine Village!

To avoid returning with empty hands, the Wild Dogs have decided to attack this Black Pine Village at dusk!】

【Intelligence Two: Black Pine Village, with a population of only over one hundred people, is actually quite extraordinary because the refugees in this village are all composed of artisan families.

This includes one blacksmith, three stonemasons, three carpenters, one tailor, and one leatherworker; this is also the reason why, as refugees, they chose to live so close to a noble's domain.

Relying on their skills, they can secretly sneak back to the noble domains on the kingdom's border to exchange goods for survival.

This lifestyle, compared to the chaotic Chaos Wasteland, is obviously safer and more stable.】

【Intelligence Three: After several days of 'breaking the eagle's spirit', the eleven Magic Swift Eagles captured by you have reached their limit; their wills are beginning to crumble.

Starting this morning, you can begin to tame them, with a very high success rate.】

【Intelligence Four: To ensure border security, the kingdom's border not only has a large number of noble domains but also has many border checkpoints set up on major transportation routes.

On the key route between Baron Kane's domain and Viscount Beckett's domain, there is such a checkpoint wooden fort,

Some time ago, the checkpoint inadvertently seized a batch of contraband banned by the kingdom from being sold across its borders: one hundred brand-new leather armors!

Originally, the captured criminals and contraband were required to be turned over to Iron Wolf City, but wealth stirs the heart.

Over a hundred brand-new leather armors were worth at least one hundred gold coins, so Manni, the Centurion and highest commander of the wooden outpost fortress, decided to conceal the matter.

They silenced all the smugglers and buried the batch of leather armors at a location five li south of the wooden outpost fortress.

That hill featured a crooked-necked tree standing out from the crowd; the leather armors were buried beneath the crooked-necked tree!

【Intel 5: Viscount Julian, located eighty li from Storm Territory, squandered most of his ancestral fortune through extravagance and debauchery, and has now reached the point where he must sell furniture and household items to sustain his life.

Today, Viscount Julian's castle will hold an auction of a new batch of furniture and books for the merchants present.

Among these books, an old tome titled "The Autobiography of Duke Blazing Sun" appears utterly ordinary, yet hidden within its cover is a thin sheet of parchment.

And inscribed on that parchment is a martial spirit secret technique named "Flame Triple Layer".

It can channel the practitioner's martial spirit through special meridian pathways and peculiar vibrations to output an effect that enhances the martial spirit's attack power.

This is a relatively precious martial spirit secret technique; the Autobiography of Duke Blazing Sun describes how, in his youth, he relied on this martial spirit secret technique to achieve multiple instances of killing enemies of higher levels!】