Chapter 344: Protecting One’s Own Needs No Reason

Count Bordeaux had been very irritable lately. He didn’t know when, but some unclean things and people had started appearing in Drake City.

At first, they were just causing trouble at the Merchant’s Guild, but the Everything Store and the Church launched a fierce counterattack, slaying a hell demon and gaining considerable prestige.

However, this good fortune didn’t last long. Those hell monsters apparently became smarter, hiding somewhere, disappearing during the day and causing havoc at night. There was almost no pattern to their attacks, and the destructive power varied, causing widespread panic.

Moreover, as time went on, they even moved from the merchant district to the aristocratic district, which Count Bordeaux found unbearable.

Annoyed, very annoyed!

The Everything Store’s detection capabilities were further enhanced, and they found some clues. In cooperation with the City Hall and the Church, they killed a few small fry, but it didn’t change the overall situation.

Just at this time, the Royal Capital sent someone to inspect. The person who came was not of high status, just a captain from the Royal Knights. However, his teacher was General Nolan, one of the three great generals of the kingdom, an old fox who was at odds with the Kendall Lion.

He was very reluctant to rely on the power of the Kendall family and those wizards. As a high-ranking official, Count Bordeaux didn’t believe in the Church’s ways and knew some untold secrets. However, as an ordinary high-ranking knight, he still had some deep-seated aversion to wizards.

Diluting the role of wizards and weakening the influence of the Kendall family had always been Count Bordeaux’s goal. Coupled with the new head of the Kendall family, Wright Kendall, being very cooperative, the results were quite good.

Just as he was secretly pleased about driving the Kendall family’s underground forces out of the city, such a huge problem arose.

The hell demons were truly disrespectful, and after the wizards left, even he and the Church combined couldn’t quite handle them.

He directly bypassed Grand Knight Molly and issued orders to the Everything Store, increasing the City Hall’s investigation efforts and combining forces with the Church for large-scale detection, but the effect was truly minimal. Count Bordeaux had an impulse to recall Lady Molly and Honorary Baron Will.

The timing was off. Lady Rose’s territory was the priority. As long as that place was well-built, the group of wizards could become controllable, and he could feel more at ease.

While he didn’t trust the Kendall family, Count Bordeaux had great confidence in Wright and Molly, the two apparent power-holders of the Kendall family. Although he had been suppressing and marginalizing the Kendall family, he was also trying to win over Wright and Molly. It was a contradictory but very realistic situation, and it seemed to be quite successful.

“Last night, Lady Rose’s mansion and Baron Declan’s mansion were invaded. The invaders are suspected to be hell cultists.” The old painter appeared before Count Bordeaux and handed him a document.

Count Bordeaux waved his hand, “Just tell me the results.”

“The enemies who invaded Lady Rose’s mansion escaped. Of the demons who invaded Baron Declan’s mansion, one died and one was injured. The injured one fled in a strange direction, and the Church of the Goddess of Dawn failed to track them down.” The old painter was exceptionally respectful to the Lord of the City.

He had no choice but to be respectful. Although he was a bloodline awakened, he didn’t have much combat power, and his entire family was in Drake City, relying on him to make a living.

Loyalty to the City Lord, merits without faults!

“This incident shouldn’t be accidental, should it?” This was clearly an ambush, like waiting for a rabbit by a tree stump.

It was obviously planned in advance.

“Lady Molly and Elder Scholar sent news beforehand. The hell demons learned the general strength of Lady Rose’s territory through magic eye worms and also knew the identities of the Star Mountain Wizards and Baron Will. Therefore, there are only two ways to deal with her.” The scholar’s words made Count Bordeaux’s heart stir.

“Lure the snake out of its hole or draw the tiger away from the mountain?” Count Bordeaux was very displeased with the demons’ actions. This was clearly saying that apart from Molly and Wright, everyone else was not worth mentioning. However, he had to admit that apart from these two, Drake City really didn’t have many high-level experts capable of leading troops in tough battles.

The two left by Old General Reynolds could, but their strength was still a bit weaker, and he couldn’t easily mobilize them.

The old painter nodded, “Their ultimate goal is Lady Molly. Luring her out and directly killing her is best. If not, they will use Baron Declan to lure away the Star Mountain Wizards, and then launch a full assault on Lady Rose’s territory.”

“Assault Lady Rose’s territory? Hehe, they’re truly ambitious.” Count Bordeaux sneered, his face turning ashen: “So now that their mansions have been ambushed, do they have an excuse to return?”

“According to the plan, Elder Scholar will bring the Star Mountain Wizards back, but the Star Mountain Wizards are a bit hesitant. He is worried about his daughter and granddaughter, and might choose to bring the whole family back. Elder Scholar has some objections to this choice; he doesn’t want his family to return to the city and risk danger.”

The old painter’s words made Count Bordeaux nod. It was very consistent with that young man’s temperament; he could take risks, but he absolutely didn’t want his family to be in danger.

“How is the investigation into that so-called envoy progressing?” Count Bordeaux sighed, “Wizards, truly troublesome.”

“Rael, an excellent graduate of the Karst Kingdom Knight Academy, a high-ranking knight, a direct disciple of Old General Nolan, and a captain of the Royal Knights. This is the most basic information. Through some connections, we learned from merchants that he has an older brother and a younger sister. His sister is a playmate of the Seventh Princess, and his brother’s name is Stellan.”

The old painter’s words made Count Bordeaux pause, “Stellan? The protagonist of the much-talked-about Cursed Bell incident in Drake City a few months ago? That socialite from the Royal Capital?”

The old painter’s forehead was covered in black lines. “Lord City Lord, is it really appropriate to call a man a socialite? Although the nature of it is similar.”

What is our socialite Stellan doing now?

Looking at the dark potion in front of him, Stellan felt his stomach constantly churning. “Can I not drink it? This stuff tastes horrible. If I drink any more, I feel like I’m not far from heaven.”

“No! If you don’t drink it, you’ll be even closer to heaven.” Rael pushed the large bowl directly in front of Stellan.

“This is a magic potion carefully prepared by Lagrange. It’s not easy for ordinary people to get it; you should be content. Besides, who do you think caused all this? If it weren’t for someone being a little greedy for some gold coins, would we be in this situation today?”

Rael was somewhat disappointed. He had paid a great price to get an honorary inspector’s status, allowing him to openly come to Drake City and swagger around. However, all the accompanying personnel were his friends. Their overall strength seemed formidable, but it depended on who the opponent was.

The Kendall family, even the Kendall family in Drake City, he couldn’t deal with. But if it was an honorary baron, a pretty boy attached to the Kendall family, then the problem shouldn’t be big.

However, the cautious Rael, after learning some deeds about the target, felt a subtle uneasiness in his heart. This little guy rose too suddenly!

There must be a reason for everything. The person that person painstakingly wanted to deal with must not be simple, and perhaps there were hidden secrets he didn’t know.

“It’s all Morse Roth’s fault.” Stellan would not admit his mistakes, especially in front of his younger brother, this brother who could now easily beat him with one hand, this brother who had grown up and whom he was proud of.

“I’ve already sent someone to greet him. Seeing the Bell of Fading Flowers, I’m sure he’ll be very happy.” Rael knew that the root cause of the matter was Morse Roth, but the person who could solve the problem was not him, and he couldn’t rely on him. He could only rely on his friends around him and his identity as a direct disciple of Old General Nolan.

“Not just Morse, that gatekeeper of Drake Advanced Academy also has to pay the price. However, he doesn’t seem to be the gatekeeper of the Advanced Academy anymore; he’s gone back to his old profession as a bard.” Rael found that the person named Thorne also seemed not to be simple, so he sent capable helpers. A lesson would be enough; not everyone could bully his brother.

Protecting his own, no reason needed. This was Rael’s code of conduct.