Chapter Thirty-One Good News and Bad News

  Azure brought Gallo to the so-called barracks, and as soon as Gallo looked around, he furrowed his brow. The area of several thousand square meters was large enough to accommodate training for over 5,000 people, but now it was almost empty, with hardly anyone in sight. According to reason, this should be the time when the city guard army is resting and training, but it has become like this, making it easy to imagine how useful this team can be.

  She let out a sigh, and suddenly, Gallo heard a faint sound coming from inside the barracks. She looked at Beryl Blue, who also seemed puzzled, unsure of what it was. So, Gallo walked over directly.

  Beyond a row of houses, Gallo and his men arrived there. It turned out that behind the house was an open space, and the sound came from there too.

  What surprised the two was that the source of the sound was actually a team of soldiers, about 200 or more people, who were divided into four small squads and were practicing drills. Moreover, their techniques and movements seemed quite familiar, and their coordination was also very good. Although there was no strong hand among them, Gallo was certain that such a team was far better than a thousand-strong mob.

  "Do you know them?" Gallo asked in a low voice to Azure, who shook her head directly "Not clear, I've come here very few times, and since my father's death, I haven't been back. What brought this team about?"

  At this time, someone discovered the two of them, but only took a glance before resuming their actions. This made Garo very satisfied. If this team were managed by them, it would be a great force, because the first requirement for a team is to strictly demand from oneself.

  After a few seconds, a person ran out of the square formation. He was a young man in his early twenties. Gallo secretly assessed him by looking at his footsteps and movements, estimating that he was a fifth-level strongman, only one step away from mastering Dou Qi.

  The young man ran to the front of the two, saluted and said "Sorry miss, this is a military camp. If there's nothing else, please leave as soon as possible..." He stopped halfway through his sentence, staring straight at the blue chest.

  Of course, this is absolutely not some kind of lustful gaze. After all, Bi Lian is only ten years old, no matter how well-developed she is, it's impossible for her to be that attractive, unless you're a pervert.

  What really caught the young man's attention was the blue sapphire badge on his chest, which was cut into eight equal parts and arranged in a dragon orchid shape, adorned with red longan stones, extremely elegant and perfect.

  But what's even more astonishing is that this gemstone serves as proof of Your Majesty's identity, representing the lordship of Yasri Castle.

  "This is the emblem of the City Lord! Could it be that you are Miss Azure?!" The young man was shocked and hastily inquired.

  Nodding "Yes, I am Azure Minscath, and you are?"

  "I pay homage to the city lord." The young man knelt down on one knee. "I am Ikarlot, son of Shuda."

  "Shuda's son..." The azure eyes turned red. "So you're Shuda uncle's son, get up quickly Ikarotte brother, sorry, your father sacrificed himself to protect us mother and daughter..."

  Ka Luo understood that the person who had been killed was one of the escorts who had accompanied his mother and him out of the city at that time, unfortunately he died in the conspiracy of Pu Ji Te.

  "No, Lord of the Castle, my father and I owe a great debt to Duke Puriplus, this is the only way we can slightly express our gratitude. Also, please call me by my name directly, as you are now the Lord of the Castle."

  Garo's mouth curved upwards, really not bad, truly very good. This young man, not only was his skill not bad, but now it seemed he also had a pretty good head on his shoulders. In that case, aside from Hutori, Beryl seemed to have gained another useful pawn.

  "I see, okay." Azure pointed at those who were training "Who are they? What are they doing here?"

  "There are 224 people here, most of whom were wandering Rajim people who came here a few years ago because their hometowns had barren land and no food. The old city lord took them in back then, so to show gratitude, some young people among them joined the city guard to repay the old city lord. But unexpectedly, the old city lord... Afterwards, the city guard lost its discipline, and one by one they started slacking off and wandering around everywhere. Moreover, with Duke Puri's interference, the city guard began to fall into chaos. However, they still wanted to stay, so I've been conducting three hours of training here every day, but that's all I can do, feeling guilty towards the city lord."

  "No, you've done well enough." Azure gazed deeply at those people. "I'll just go now, Ikaroth, arrange a few things for me. First, tell them they are the true city guards, this is the key to the armory, go get the weapons and arm yourselves. After this matter, I will definitely restore their original positions. Second, from now on, you are the captain of the city guard, all other designated personnel are dismissed from their posts. Third, disband all other city guards here, this month's salary will be paid as usual, starting tomorrow they don't need to come anymore. If anyone makes trouble, I allow you to use force to suppress them. Fourth, from now on, all city guards only take orders from me alone, understood?" The key to the armory is usually kept by the lord of the castle, and even Purity wouldn't know its exact location, nor would he dare to force it open, as the armory is generally protected by a magic array. If something goes wrong, it's guaranteed to be regrettable.

  "Yes, I will definitely complete the task." Without hesitation, Ikalo took over the key and directly expressed his confidence and loyalty.

  "Alright, have someone bring the armory key over as soon as it's done." Azure glanced at those people once more before leaving.

  Bilan and Jiaro were in a good mood, after all, this time's harvest was not bad. Originally thought that the 3,000-strong team would be completely disbanded, but unexpectedly there were still some members who could stay, which made them quite satisfied.

  They were happy, but Mrs. Yu Lan was unhappy. As soon as the two of them returned, they saw that Mrs. Yu Lan had a sorrowful expression on her face.

  "Mom, what's wrong, what happened?"

  They exchanged a glance "I've been there, I saw Hu Te, but..."

  Garo and Azure exchanged a look "What's wrong? Has something happened or is it Uncle Hutter..."

  "Hutou was at home, I went there and got a big fright, Hutou, his limbs' tendons had been severed by someone, he no longer had any possibility of moving again..."

  "What?!"

  "Despicable! It must be Puji Te's doing!" Bi Lian gritted her teeth, "He even dragged Uncle Hute into this directly."

  "Is he seriously injured?" Gallo asked.

  He nodded, "Hut's limbs are no longer usable, and he can barely hold a bottle of water. If it weren't for the deep inner energy maintaining him, he would probably be dead by now. I've examined the wound, and it was inflicted with an extremely sharp knife. According to Hut himself, he was ambushed by two people who were very fast and completely overpowered him. Since they wore masks, their faces couldn't be seen at all, and both of them were stronger than him. After beating him up, they cut off the tendons in his hands and feet before leaving."

  "Garroth asked, 'How is Mr. Hoot's condition?'"

  "He wasn't weak, he had become a 6th level Qi Master twelve years ago, and afterwards continued to practice diligently. Although his talent was limited, it couldn't be helped, but his Qi was very dense, which was also the reason he managed to survive."

  Garo nodded, and at this time, Ikaroto had already sent someone to return the key to the armory. Azure received it and Garo stood up "So, Mrs. Azure, trouble you."

  "Starving, what's up?"

  "Would you mind taking me to Hoot's place just once? I want to see for myself what's going on."

  As they left the city lord's mansion and headed west, the two of them walked slowly, the sun seeming to begin its descent. A faint golden light enveloped the massive city, and Yu Lan glanced at the people passing by beside him, smiling as he said, "No matter how flustered we are, it seems that people are all just like they were before."

  "Yes, in fact, the higher one's position and power, the less happy they are. Just look at these people." As she walked by them, each person had a joyful smile on their face.

  "Look at that smile, I dare say, Pujit will never have it, because he has lost something very important, satisfaction. His heart will never be satisfied and will never laugh. Even if he gets this city, he will only climb to a higher place."

  "So, we can't lose. Once he takes this seat, will the smiles on these people's faces still be there?"

  "I understand, let's go, Lady Azure. We need to hurry." As he spoke, Gallo's eyes casually swept towards a corner.

  "Is there something?" Mrs. Yu Lan turned her head.

  "Ah, no, nothing, let's go quickly."

  After the two walked away, in a corner that had been swept by Gallo, a black figure slowly sat down. "It's actually possible to discover me, not bad, it seems that the Earl didn't say wrong, this mother and daughter really found a very strong bodyguard." Taking off his hat, this person was none other than Prey's senior brother, Gao De.

  At this moment, Pujie's smile was about to spread out. After his son returned, it didn't take long for the strong men arranged by those few bandit leaders to arrive.

  One of them, about forty years old, held a red long knife in his right hand, with sharp eyes and thick finger joints, obviously a skilled swordsman, a sixth-level strongman, a registered killer among adventurers, known as Wind Chaser.

  Three others, one fat, one thin and one short, complemented each other, but those who knew them would never think so. The three were all top-notch killers: the fat one was a giant bear, the thin one an iron monkey, and the short one a poisonous snake. They were known as the Three Deadly Beasts. Raised by beasts from a young age, they were full of ferocity. Later, for some unknown reason, their master rescued them, taught them to become human, but their innate killing nature could not be eliminated. After their master's death, they left the mountains and became killers. Due to their inability to cultivate internal energy since birth, they could at most reach level five, but their strange kung fu was absolutely not to be underestimated.

  In this way, Puji has four sixth-level masters in his hands, and he absolutely has the upper hand in terms of strength. However, can they estimate Galo's strength?

  "It's here, we've arrived." Pushing open a door, You and Lan arrived at Hutter's home.

  As soon as I entered the door, I smelled a medicinal smell. "After Huter was injured, an old man who lived next to him and often received his care began to take care of him. Alas, I really didn't expect it to be like this."

  Jia Luo and You Lan walked in, a man in his thirties lay on the bed, pale but still full of determination. Seeing You Lan, he struggled to sit up.

  "Mrs. Yu Lan." The man revealed a bitter smile "You actually didn't have to come, I'm already a useless person, can't help you anymore."

  "Trash...". Gallo took a few steps forward "Are you willing to become such trash?"

  "Of course, I'm not resigned to it, but one must have self-awareness, right?" Hu Te smiled bitterly "I've become completely useless, there's nothing I can do anymore. Even if I wanted to help, I wouldn't be able to lend a hand. How could I possibly be resigned to that?"

  Jia Luo took a look at Hu Te's hands and feet, four shocking wounds entered her eyes, absolutely not knife wounds, roughly estimated, probably similar to the wounds torn open by wild beasts.

  "Beast? So that's it, is it the werewolf pair?" Garo spoke up "Mr. Hutt, I think you should already know what Pujit has been doing, what do you think about this?"

  "What... do you want to hear?" Hu Te fell silent for a moment. "I'm very clear about what Puji did, he even sent someone to assassinate the Youlan couple, but at that time I was already useless and couldn't do anything."

  Jia Luo clearly saw that Hu Tu's already powerless hands began to slowly clench, which required how much willpower for someone with crippled tendons.

  "Okay, I understand, so let's get started."

  Mrs. Yu Lan and Hu Te were both taken aback at the same time "Start, start what?"

  "Of course, let's try to see if it can cure Mr. Hutt's limbs." His right hand raised two fingers, and as he drew a line in the air, a faint golden light flashed.