Gomir City, Aiders Territory
A large group of people was gathered in front of the official hall. From time to time, loud voices could be heard from the crowd.
"Ilse colluded with the Revolutionary Army, capital crime!”
"Bonis colluded with the Revolutionary Army.”
……
"Ah…"
"Ah…Ah!"
Following a series of screams, a foot-long nail was nailed into the person tied to the cross.
Arms, legs, chest... More and more nails pierced into his body, and his screams grew louder and softer. Finally, he died in pain.
There were a lot of vomiting sounds in the crowd. If it wasn't for the order of the Governor of Gomir, Cadet, not many people would have come to see such a cruel punishment.
"All those who collaborated with the enemy have been executed. I hope everyone will take this as a warning!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd, who had been tormented by this hellish scene for a long time, dispersed.
Arthur, who had left the campsite, was among them.
"Sir, are they all traitors?”Natara asked.
Black Eye, who was on the left, also blinked his big eyes and looked over.
Arthur only brought Natara and Blackpupil with him for this operation.
"What do you think?" Arthur asked.
" Uh..." Natara was stunned for a moment. He thought for a moment and said," I don't think so. The strength of the Revolutionary Army can't reach this level."”
"That's right, he's just trying to add guilt." Arthur nodded.
"But my lord, Governor Cadet has already turned the city into a mess. Aren't we here to help General Aiders reorganize the territory? Since we're here, why are we leaving?”Natara asked in confusion.
"How do you think we should reorganize the territory? Killed the prefect?" Arthur asked Natara, then turned to Blackeye." You think so too?”
"Yes, sir!"
"Yes."
Both of them agreed.
"Then what happens after we get rid of him? Who would govern this territory? You? Or me?" Arthur pointed at Natara and himself.
"This…"
It was obvious that neither of them had thought of this. Fortunately, Arthur had a plan in mind.
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Two hundred miles east of Gomir City.
"Hu ~"
Looking at the courtyard hidden in the woods not far away, Arthur heaved a sigh of relief. The courtyard wasn't big. If one didn't observe it carefully, it was very likely that they would miss it.
The former Minister Joly's residence. During this period of time, Arthur and the other two had spent a lot of effort to find this place.
The three of them walked to the front of the courtyard. An old man dressed as a servant looked over warily. The former officials who had lost their power lived here. Usually, very few people would come here.
"Please inform me that Arthur Patrick of the Patrick family wishes to meet Sir Joly.”Arthur said.
" This..." The old man's face was filled with worry." Young Master, it's been a long time since my master has seen a guest.”
"Old man, please inform him that my ancestor and Sir Jolly are classmates and good friends. If Sir Jolly is unwilling to meet, we will turn around and leave.”
"Alright then."
The old man entered the courtyard while Arthur and the other two waited outside.
Arthur's grandfather had a deep relationship with Joly, so he believed that Joly would have a high chance of showing up.
After a while, the old man who had gone to report first walked out.
"Young Master, please. My lord invites you in.”
Sure enough, Arthur smiled and followed.
When they reached the center of the courtyard, Arthur turned to face Blackeye and Natara.
"You two wait here.”
"Yes, my lord!"
"Okay, brother!"
There was only a row of three rooms in the courtyard. The old man led Arthur to one of them and opened the door.
"Young Master, my lord is inside.”
"Alright, sorry to trouble you." Arthur thanked him and walked in.
The room wasn't very big, and there were only two people inside. A bald but still very tough-looking old man was sitting at the table drinking tea, and a young girl was setting up a tea set next to him.
"Junior greets Lord Jolly." Arthur bowed respectfully.
"Come on, sit down. Alex and I are best friends, and you're my nephew. There's no need to be so polite.”Joly smiled and looked rather enthusiastic.
Alex was Arthur's grandfather.
" Come, Sibiya, pour tea for the guests," Joly said to the girl beside him.
After that, Arthur learned that the girl, Sbiya, was Joly's daughter.
"Try it. This old man planted it personally. I didn't have much to do in the past two years, so I took care of these tea trees.”Joly said after Arthur took the teacup.
Although it was just a sentence, Arthur could feel that Joly was not satisfied with living in seclusion. At that moment, Arthur was more confident in achieving the purpose of this trip.
He took a sip, and the taste of the tea was slightly sweet. The fragrance of the tea slowly flowed from his nose to his throat.
" It's fragrant and nice," Arthur praised.
"Hehe, if Nephew likes it, you can bring some back.”Joly smiled.
"Then I thank Lord Joly.”
"Oh right, why did nephew come to this old man's remote place? I heard that nephew is now the husband of the Empire's strongest general, Aiders. I think there's nothing in my poor and remote village that can attract you.”
Joly suddenly asked seriously after a short chat.
"Lord Joly must be joking. Grandfather had mentioned you many times before he died. This time, when I passed by this place, I happened to know that you were living in seclusion here, so I had the intention to pay you a visit.”Arthur explained with a smile.
As expected, he did not like him because Aiders was working with the minister. However, this was good. If Joly was still on the side of the common people, Arthur would be easier to convince.
Arthur looked at the girl next to Joly and hinted at him to ask her to leave.
"I see. Thank you, nephew." Jolly, however, pretended to be careless.
Knowing that there was no point in continuing the conversation, Arthur decided to explain his intentions.
"Sir Jolly, do you know about this?”Arthur stood up and took out Budu's soul from his ring.
"This…"
Joly stood up in shock as soon as he saw Pudu's spirit, tightly grabbing Arthur's sword arm.
"This is the soul of Budu forged by the second emperor. Why is it in your hands?”
"No! No!"
Joly asked in surprise. He then slapped his forehead and stared at Arthur with his wrinkled eyes.
" Only members of the royal family can use the Budu Spirit Control. You…"
"Sir Joly, it's like this…"
Arthur told Joly about the secrets of the Patrick family and his ambition to rebuild the mountains and rivers. He also told Joly that he wanted to invite Joly to govern Gomir City, Aiders 'territory.
" I didn't expect the Patrick family to have such a secret," Joly said in disbelief. He then looked up at Arthur and said," I didn't expect you to have such ambitions. Although I don't know you well, I know Cardet well. I'll take this job!"”
What he meant was that if Arthur was true to his words, he would help Arthur accomplish his great cause.
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