Chapter 97: Janel Territory

When Dean returned to the camp, the work of cleaning up the battlefield was already coming to an end—

“Miss Lily, Huck, please come over here!”

Dean actively called out to the two most important people in the team besides himself.

Although he had the greatest right to interrogate the captives and distribute the spoils, he still needed to inform his companions of some necessary matters afterwards.

For example: why the other side wanted to attack them.

Of course, because of the existence of the [Demon Blood Dagger], Dean concealed some things—the implications involved were simply too great, and Dean thought he could not explain it clearly.

After all, just killing the Tax Officer of the Tier Territory alone was enough to make it hard for him to justify himself, even if the other party really deserved to die.

“ They came for Lamoz!”

Dean said this.

“Lamoz?!”

The young lady of the Baron’s family was stunned, and then, she let out a cry of surprise.

Clearly, the captive from that banquet was still fresh in the memory of the Baron’s daughter, especially since the other party was related to the death of one of her Great-uncles.

After all, her Father’s good mood recently came from torturing the other party—although the young lady of the Baron’s family thought this was a bit excessive, but as soon as she thought of the blood on the other party’s hands, she became silent; undoubtedly, as a member of the family of the deceased, her stance had long been determined.

Of course, the young lady of the Baron’s family would never admit that every time she heard the sounds of torture and pain, and smelled the scent of blood, there was a touch of emotion in her heart.

This was a secret, and she would definitely not tell anyone else.

Including her respected and beloved Father, and her beloved younger brother.

“Hmm, it is that guy, these people… are similar to his associates—but, they are not from the Tier Territory, but from other places!”

Dean nodded.

“Other places? Regiment Commander, do you mean…”

Huck asked after a moment of hesitation.

“Yes, Lamoz is the thief leader of the Tier Territory, but he has considerable relations with thieves in other territories—at least, that guy before belonged to a certain thief leader in the Janel Territory, the Defendi Territory, or the Jandu Territory!”

Dean explained to his Vice Regiment Commander.

“Why didn’t you ask him carefully where he came from?”

The young lady of the Baron’s family looked at Dean with puzzlement.

“When thieves join the Thieves Guild, they will swear by their own names not to reveal anything about the Thieves Guild—this oath is higher than any other oath, and once violated, not only will they become an oath-breaker, but it will also directly endanger their Health… simply put, if they say anything about the Thieves Guild, they are definitely dead!”

Before Dean could explain, Huck, the Vice Regiment Commander, answered.

In fact, precisely because of the existence of such an oath, Dean did not ask about the origin of that captive; after all, asking would be in vain, so it was better to focus on other things.

Moreover, not only does the Thieves Guild do this, but some large-scale organizations would do the same.

“Is that so… then, what should we do now?”

The young lady of the Baron’s family was obviously hearing such a thing for the first time, and it seemed a bit incredible, however, after a moment, she returned to normal, and her gaze once again fell on Dean and Huck.

Clearly, the young lady of the Baron’s family, in such a state, was very reasonable, would not make trouble, and would not pretend to understand things she didn’t; she would honestly leave everything to the experts.

“Continue to move forward according to the original plan… with this lesson learned, in a short time, they will not be able to make a comeback—do not overestimate our enemies, they also have fear, and they also need to weigh whether everything is worth it; more than forty people have already died for that Lamoz, if they continue, they need more manpower, and this needs time… during this time, it is enough for us to reach Vauban City, and on the return trip, I think we can send someone to inform the Lord Baron, with the Lord Baron’s support, we can also be worry-free on the return journey!”

Dean and Huck looked at each other, and then Dean spoke; he pointed to the corpses being burned, and said with great certainty.

Although the Thieves Guild had a fierce reputation, Dean could also be certain that the other side would not give up—even if they did not know the special nature of the [Demon Blood Dagger], just for revenge, the Thieves Guild would make a comeback; however, in the Tier Territory near the Emerald border, and the surrounding few territories, there were clearly not many thieves.

In fact, Dean had already guessed whether the corpses in front of him were all the thieves in the Tier Territory and the nearby few territories.

Of course, some Core members would definitely be missed.

But, with the cunning of those Core members, without complete certainty, the other side would definitely not make a move.

Therefore, the only thing Dean needed to worry about was who else knew the special nature of the [Demon Blood Dagger], besides that Lamoz.

And one thing that could be certain was that the number of such people would definitely not be large, it must be in a very small range, including the thief he killed, the remaining people should not exceed two, or even only one—such a secret had long been destined to be impossible to be shared.

Naturally, the fewer people who knew, the better.

And amidst Dean’s thoughts, the convoy set off again; however, obviously, because of the attack in the morning, the nerves of the entire convoy were naturally tense—and the Baron’s Guard who went back to report took two horses, striving to return at the fastest speed.

Therefore, except for Ike who needed to ride with his friend because his Warhorse was injured, another Guard of the Baron was also riding with another Guard.

Besides these two horses with two riders, the remaining people formed four scout teams with their Warhorses, two in the front and two in the back, responsible for scouting the convoy.

As for Chad, who had the best archery skills?

At this moment, he was already standing on the roof of the carriage, paying attention to the movements around him at any time—an excellent shooter must need a pair of eyes like an eagle.

Undoubtedly, Chad still had quite a gap from this level, but he had the potential in this area.

So, Dean did not mind training the other party.

And under such vigilance of the convoy, they left the range of the Tier Territory and began to step into the range of the Janel Territory, when the Sun set again, the largest town of the Janel Territory appeared in the vision of Dean and his group—the burning torches at the town gate, and the welcoming team, were really too conspicuous.

Compared to the Tier Territory, which consisted of one town and four villages, the Janel Territory was undoubtedly much larger; away from the Snowplains Dense Forest, it consisted of one town and six villages, although only two more villages were added, the population of the Janel Territory was more than double that of the Tier Territory.

And such a number of people naturally made Janel Town bigger than Tier Town, almost having the area of two Tier Towns.

As for the villages?

Undoubtedly, people yearn for prosperity, and the size of the villages was no different from Tier Town.

“Miss Lily Tier!”

Baron Janel, who had already received the report from the convoy scouts, saw the convoy and immediately, with such a loud shout, rode his horse over.

The tall horse body showed that this Warhorse had considerable bloodline.

Undoubtedly, owning such a Warhorse would be a thing that any Knight would be proud of; however, when seeing the person on the horse’s back, everyone would have a feeling that this was an insult.

Not to the person, but to the horse!

That fat body shaped like a ball, and short limbs, the originally magnificent clothes worn on the other party’s body, did not set off his temperament at all, on the contrary, it added a feeling of grandstanding.

Baron Janel, the owner of the Janel Territory.

“A person can actually get this fat?!”

Theron, the Captain, could not help but exclaim in a low voice, and Ike next to him repeatedly pulled his friend’s clothes, which made his friend swallow the words that followed.

In fact, it didn’t matter even if he said it.

Because, ever since he saw the young lady of the Baron’s family, the gaze and attention of this Baron Janel had not looked elsewhere at all; including Dean, they were all automatically ignored by this Baron.

“Oh! Look at this carriage, it is already full of holes, what kind of ordeal have you encountered! It is really hard to imagine… rest assured, I will definitely catch the people who attacked you and hang them at the entrance of the town!”

Baron Janel expressed his worry and indignation with an exaggerated tone, and at the same time, stretched out his fat hand, wanting to help the young lady of the Baron’s family who walked out of the carriage.

“The people who attacked me are all dead, including the Leader, forty people in total, none of them escaped!”

The young lady of the Baron’s family elegantly ‘borrowed’ the other party’s palm and walked down from the carriage—just like a dragonfly skimming the water, that Baron Janel could not even feel the temperature of the palm of the young lady of the Baron’s family.

“Is it Your Excellency Allenor?”

A trace of disappointment flashed across Baron Janel’s face, however, he quickly returned to normal and asked smoothly.

“No, it is the new Regiment Commander of the Ferrchelen Knight Order: Your Excellency Dean Ken!”

The young lady of the Baron’s family introduced Dean to this Baron Janel—and just by standing in front of the other party, Dean felt the hostility from the other party.

As for the reason?

Dean turned his head and glanced at the smiling young lady of the Baron’s family, and his heart was naturally clear.

The young lady of the Baron’s family was naturally disgusted with Baron Janel, and the other party’s previous actions had already shown it clearly.

And bringing him out at just the right time was just to divert the attention of that Baron Janel.

However, Dean did not change his expression because of such utilization.

Although he already had other plans in his heart, on the surface, Dean still greeted the Baron Janel in front of him without losing his manners—

“It is an honor to meet you, Baron Janel My Lord!”

Dean performed a Knight’s Salute.

“To be able to meet such a brave Knight as Regiment Commander Dean Ken, I am also deeply honored!”

Baron Janel appeared very polite.

But, from the other party’s eyes, what Dean saw was more, and deeper hostility.

“I have prepared a welcome banquet, Lily, please you must attend!”

And almost with this opening greeting, it became the last sentence between Dean and the other party, Baron Janel’s gaze once again looked at the young lady of the Tier Baron Family, and sincerely, with a slight pleading, issued an invitation.

“All right!”

The young lady of the Tier Baron Family, facing such a plea, finally, helplessly nodded—if she did not want to bring more enemies to her Father, she had no choice.

After all, for ‘dignity’ and ‘honor’, any Noble attached great importance to them.

Of course, the young lady of the Tier Baron Family was not unprepared.

In fact, she had already made preparations—

“Regiment Commander Dean Ken, could you…”

“Miss Lily, after traveling all the way, everyone’s nerves are tense, and they are already very tired, I want to lead the members of the Knight Order to rest in the residence arranged by Baron Janel first; as for the guards… Vice Regiment Commander Huck and the Baron’s Guards will accompany you to the banquet!”

Before the young lady of the Baron’s family could finish speaking, Dean took the lead and said.

And seeing the gesture of his young Regiment Commander, although Huck smiled bitterly in his heart, he still did not hesitate to step forward.

“Miss Lily, leave the guard task to me tonight!”

Huck said loudly.

“Here with me, there is no problem with safety… Regiment Commander Dean Ken, the residence of the Ferrchelen Knight Order has already prepared everything, you can enjoy it at will!”

Baron Janel immediately stood out to express the safety of his territory, and at the same time, impatiently said to Dean.

Undoubtedly, regarding Dean’s departure, this Baron Janel could not ask for more.

“You!!”

The young lady of the Baron’s family looked at Dean’s back as he led the Ferrchelen Knight Order away, biting her lips tightly, and finally, let out a cold snort.

That cold snort was very loud.

It was even a little out of manner, attracting the attention of the people around.

However, Dean turned a deaf ear, just like that, taking his subordinates, led by that Baron Janel’s Guard, and entered the residence prepared by Baron Janel.

A building near Baron Janel’s Manor—looking at the spacious front yard and the place where targets should have stood, even those young people in the Knight Order could be sure that this was originally supposed to be a Military Camp.

“Finally I can sleep in peace!”

“Yes, compared to the wild, this is the Divine Kingdom!”

…

The young people of the Knight Order did not mind the simplicity here at all, on the contrary, they all felt a sense of intimacy, and their hearts, which had been on guard, also relaxed.

However, Dean was silent—

“Comfortable, maybe better than the wild, as for peace of mind?”

Dean sneered in his heart, he would not forget that there was also a gang leader with the nickname ‘Wild Fox’ here.