Chapter Thirty-Three Waiting for the Opportunity

  "As per the young lady's instructions, we have already released the news of disbanding the city guards. Who would have thought that it would cause such a huge commotion? It turns out that although the city guards were a motley crew, they had a large number of people and only obeyed orders due to the previous lord's authority. Now that they are suddenly being asked to disband, they are naturally dissatisfied. After all, relying on the city guards still provided some salary, and even if they caused trouble, as long as it wasn't too big, it could be resolved. Now they have started gathering a crowd and causing a ruckus...". Ikarlot spoke up.

  "A riot, huh? Does he really think no one can control them? I see, it must be Purity again, manipulating from behind. How could a group of civilians have such big guts?" Gallo said displeased, in a cold tone "You stay here and work with Mr. Hutt to increase your power as soon as possible, I'll handle these matters." As he finished speaking, Gallo turned around and left.

  Icarrot took a deep breath "Tiana, Miss Galo's aura is actually so terrifying, what exactly is her background."

  Everything was just as Gallo had guessed, the city guards were all bribed by the special envoy in secret, and at this moment, he was sitting at home, drinking with his son.

  "Haha, I really didn't expect that little girl to be so bold and decisive. Disbanding the city guard is actually a pretty good idea. That group of useless people disbanding won't hurt at all, and it can also solve some of the problems in the city. More importantly, after they're disbanded, those useless things will only be able to live a quiet life and won't be able to stir up trouble anymore."

  "But Father." Prey had just returned and was not yet aware of the affairs within the castle. "If disbanding the city guard has such benefits, then why didn't Duke Pujara do so when he took office?"

  "Hmph" Pu Jiuer coldly snorted, "You think that old brother of mine wouldn't have thought of it? Wrong, he's clearer than anyone about the benefits of disbanding those parasites. It's just that he has his own concerns, which is why he hasn't disbanded them."

  "What's this? Isn't Beseri City always known for its peace? What's there to worry about, and even if there is an opponent, what use are these trash?"

  Slowly pouring the liquor down his throat, "The ones who are spreading rumors and causing trouble are not enemies, nor are they opponents, but mountain bandits. To deal with mountain bandits, you don't need powerful military force, just a numerical advantage is enough, so this is also the reason why the city guards didn't disband in the past."

  "Oh, I see. So the mountain bandits' strength has been greatly reduced due to the ambush by Yu Lan and others along the way, and now they have another powerful expert protecting them. Even if the city guards were disbanded, the remaining bandits would not be a threat. It seems that the other side has also thought of this."

  "What a pity, all of this was utilized by us, just need to arrange a few people among those guys, and come out with a few provocative words at the right time, it can become a big problem for the other side. Father, this move is brilliant."

  "It's possible, but I feel that Azure and the others will definitely be able to handle this problem. At most, they'll just waste some time. After all, in the end, we're still relying on our powerful strength." He patted Prey's shoulder "Son, I'm already old, when I die, all of this wealth and glory will be yours, so this time, you must go all out."

  "The child understands." Pu Rei slightly lowered his head "The old man is right, when he dies, all of this will be mine. What's there to hesitate about? In this world, only money and power are the most important things. Anyone who stands in my way will have to die!"

  Returning to the city lord's mansion, there were indeed over a thousand people surrounding the entrance, each and every one of them looking shifty and suspicious. At this moment, so many people are surrounding the city lord's mansion, loudly shouting "Why disband the city guard! Does the city lord plan on ignoring those mountain bandits?!"

  "Is that so? Don't you want to protect everyone anymore? Come out and speak up."

  "We fought so hard for this city, is this really all we get in return?!"

  A torrent of grandiose words poured out, and Gallo's fire was completely ignited.

  "Shut up!" A loud shout mixed with strong spiritual power instantly filled the entire venue, and almost everyone covered their ears in an instant, trying to block out the deafening sound that shook their heads.

  Karlo's figure appeared in front of the city lord's mansion, his eyes scanned slightly, and the powerful spiritual power that filled him made everyone present dare not look straight at him.

  "Listen up, disbanding the city guard is the lord's order. As citizens of this city, you must accept the arrangement. You can't even follow a single command, and yet you call yourselves soldiers? Don't make me laugh. The fact that the lord wants to disband you means he won't worry about bandits at all. Moreover, the lord is well aware of your actions, and you can't even behave like law-abiding citizens. You think you can protect others with people like you? Dream on."

  A few words left the people speechless, some of whom were worried after hearing this, thinking to themselves that they were just ordinary civilians, while the other party was a dignified city lord, what qualifications did they have to come and spout nonsense. Some still had a shred of dignity, and Galo's words stirred up the guilt in their hearts. Others, who had been idle and evil under the city lord's rule, also began to worry about their own fate.

  "That's all I have to say. You think about it yourselves. The City Guard will be formed, but what we need are elites who can protect the lives of the people in the city. You may leave."

  A few words easily dissipated everyone's anger and they retreated in twos and threes.

  Karo returned to the mansion, and Bi Lian seemed to have just woken up. "Sister Karo, what happened just now?"

  In a low voice, they recounted what had just happened. Both of them were furious. "Hmph, it must be Pujit's idea, that despicable guy! Why didn't Garo-sister take out those rascals and give them a good punishment?"

  "Absolutely not." Gallo shook his head and said, "Bilan, you just got back, everything needs to be planned for the long term. Disbanding the city guard is a must, but that's all it is. Our top priority now is to defeat Pujit, then we can properly reorganize the city."

  "What should we do now?" asked Mrs. Azure, patting Azure Blue, and somehow Gallo had become the most important person in their hearts without them realizing it.

  Jia Luo raised his head and looked at the hanging decorations in mid-air. "Wait, there's nothing we can do now but wait."

  "What are we waiting for?" Bi Lian was puzzled to the extreme. "But if we wait, Puji Te won't let us have time to wait either, he'll definitely make a move to attack us or do something else, and the longer we wait, the more unfavorable it will be for us."

  "So you can rest assured, I've asked around and there are almost no extra forces in Beseri City now. In other words, we don't have to worry about attacks from other sides, we can focus on facing Pujit and his men. Unfortunately, the intelligence is not enough, so we can't know how many strong hands the opponent has, so we must be fully prepared."

  "Are you prepared for that?"

  "Master, the battle with Puyi Te is not a large-scale battle, it must be a one-on-one fight. With his power and wealth, he can definitely find many people to help him, so we need to wait, at least until Ikaros and Huer are fully recovered."

  "Ikurott and Hutt?" Yōlan asked in doubt "Mr. Hutt can still talk, but Ikurott seems to be not very strong, can he help? We've already gotten his father killed, if that child also..."

  "Don't worry, at least he's already a sixth-level expert now. When the time comes, he'll still have the strength to protect himself."

  At this time, someone suddenly came in, a maid "Lord of the castle, Lady Youlan, this is sent by Count Puji Te."

  "Here." Yōhei took it, opened it lightly and looked at it "It's an invitation, Puri is inviting us to attend the banquet he's hosting tonight, and Miss Gallo's name is also written on it. How about it, do you want to go?"

  "Is there anyone else up there?" Garoth asked after a moment's thought.

  "There are also many famous people in the city who will attend, and even Mr. Jin De is attending. If he's there, I estimate that nothing will happen on the spot, but I really can't understand why he would hold such a banquet at this time. Is it beneficial for him?"

  "Unclear, but I think he must have some arrangement, however, who is this Mr. Jin De?"

  "Oh, Garo, you don't know, Mr. Jinde is actually not from our Bestley City, he's a person from the Golden Body Sect, mainly in charge of some external procurement matters for the Golden Body Sect. As for the Golden Body Sect, Garo, you don't need to know too much about it, after all, we rarely meet them."

  "Oh, I see, so even if it's a national noble, they have to give face to the Golden Body Sect?"

  "That's about it," said Youlan with a smile.

  "So, Jiaor sister, are you going?"

  "Go, why not go? We need to know what the other side has planned before we can come up with a way to drag it out. As long as Hutter and Ikaros can make their move, we can have a showdown with them."

  "Okay, so we should make sufficient preparations, in case something unexpected happens, we can also cope with it."

  Not to mention Garo and others' preparations, on the other hand, Puri tidied up his clothes while opening his mouth to his son Purei, "Son, at tonight's banquet, you must take a good look at that woman named Garo and see how strong she really is. Knowing oneself and knowing others can lead to victory, do you understand?"

  Pu Lei was also formally dressed and looked very spirited and handsome. "Yes, I understand."