103: Arriving late

[Divination 1: Due to your generosity, integrity, and majesty, Sejin Badfer and the others who have just joined the Ironthorn Territory have been deeply impressed by you. They strongly agree with your strict regulations and have no intention of violating them.]

[Divination 2: As living standards improve day by day, the men of the Ironthorn Territory have begun to work hard at night. Recently, dozens of women have become pregnant. By the summer and autumn of next year, your territory will welcome more newborns.]

[Divination 3: The sudden torrential rain caused over three hundred casualties in the Tulip Territory. While Daisna felt pity for them, she requested Earl Elsie de Frander to assist the Ironthorn Territory, but was strictly refused. He believes this is a test and trial that every lord must experience and must be resolved with one's own strength. However, he still secretly sent out Scout Knights to send back news from the Ironthorn Territory at all times. Daisna, unaware of the truth, had a small argument with him and was secretly saddened.]

Seeing the first Divination message, Lister felt much more at ease.

After all, Seguin and the others had been bandits for a long time, so it was hard to guarantee that no bad habits remained.

But now it seemed that their good nature had prevailed.

His eyes quickly swept over the second Divination message. Besides a strange look and joy on his face, he also silently gave a thumbs-up to those men in his heart, and then stopped paying attention to it.

However, he looked at the third Divination message more closely.

Daisna's concern and care for him made him very happy.

As for Earl Elsie de Frander's approach, he did not feel it was inappropriate.

If one only blindly accepted help from others without the ability to solve difficulties themselves, what was the difference between them and trash?

Therefore, in his view, this was a form of trust from Earl Elsie de Frander in his personal abilities.

Moreover, this mode of interaction, which radiated equality, was exactly what he needed.

As for Daisna's sadness, although he felt immense pity, he believed even more that she could use her wisdom to understand Earl Elsie de Frander's well-intentioned efforts.

Calming his emotions, Lister quickly put on his armor with Flora's assistance.

A few minutes later, at the castle gate, he looked at the squad already assembled in the heavy rain.

He nodded and waved his hand. Then, under the watchful eyes of Thomas and the others, everyone quickly disappeared into the rainy night... "Sigh~, what bloody bad luck. Why are we the ones sent out on a mission in this heavy rain?"

"Alright, complaining is useless. Let's just finish the inspection and go back quickly. Hehe~ my little lover is still waiting for me at home."

"Tch! What are you showing off for, you live-in son-in-law? Be careful that your affair with Rebecca isn't discovered by that shrew of yours."

"So what if she knows? Would I be afraid of her? Besides, I've wanted to divorce her for a long time. Seeing her fat, pig-like ugliness every day bores me to death."

"Scumbag!"

"You flatter me... Wait, how do you know my little lover's name? I don't remember telling you."

"Cough, cough, how could you not have mentioned it? You must have remembered wrong yourself..."

"Uh, did I really remember wrong?"

"Haha, ha... Look, what's that!"

Swish—!

In the pitch-black sky, a brilliant yellow light like a meteor suddenly lit up from the eastern sky.

It streaked rapidly through the dense dark clouds toward the western territories of the kingdom.

Finally, it landed silently in the border area between the Baron Ferguson Bazels Territory and the Mist Forest.

Two unlucky Soldiers, who were patrolling the edge of the territory to prevent flooding from the heavy rain, witnessed this scene with their own eyes.

The bearded male Soldier, who had just looked suspicious, immediately shouted, "Go, let's go take a look."

The fair-skinned male Soldier beside him nodded heavily, tightened his horse's reins, and followed, while imperceptibly wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Soon, the two arrived at the spot where the ball of light had fallen.

Looking at the yellow ball of light in the large pit, the bearded Soldier said with surprise, "What is this thing?"

"This..." The fair-skinned Soldier looked closely for a while and said in surprise, "This seems to be a Pixie."

Just as he finished speaking, the dense yellow light around the ball dissipated quickly, and a cute Yellow Sprite appeared before them.

"It really is, and it's a Yellow Sprite!"

The two couldn't help but exclaim, and the surprise on their faces turned into endless ecstasy.

Because as long as they reported this discovery to Lord Ferguson, they could definitely get a large bounty.

As for keeping it for themselves?

Sorry, they weren't fools. As ordinary Soldiers, they wouldn't dare to do such a thing.

Besides, with their abilities, it was impossible for them to form a contract with the Yellow Sprite in front of them.

After a quick discussion, the fair-skinned Soldier galloped away to report the good news.

As his figure disappeared into the dark rainy night, the bearded Soldier curiously examined the Yellow Sprite.

He flashed a smile he thought was friendly and said, "Little fellow, what's your name?"

Hearing this, the Yellow Sprite immediately looked frightened.

The bearded Soldier's rough, subpar appearance and the unpleasant odor from not having bathed for several days made her instinctively step back and move away.

Damn, she actually thinks I'm ugly!

A man's sixth sense allowed the bearded Soldier to instantly perceive the Yellow Sprite's thoughts.

After his face twitched several times, he didn't dare to say more, fearing he would scare the Yellow Sprite away. He could only silently watch her movements.

Because the rain was too heavy and she didn't know where to go, the Yellow Sprite waited under a nearby tree, looking very well-behaved.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

Accompanied by the howling of the torrential rain, a Knight Squad filled with a killing intent slowly emerged from the darkness.

Seeing that the Yellow Sprite was still under the tree, Lister couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because the Sprite's landing spot happened to be quite a distance from where they were waiting.

Combined with the muddy and difficult terrain, they had arrived a bit late.

Moreover, in his perception, the Sprite's arrival time seemed a bit early.

However, he couldn't blame the Divination; after all, this kind of thing had happened before. He could only say that his preparations were not sufficient enough.

Meanwhile, Seguin, who had just joined the Ironthorn Territory and followed along, was now so shocked he was speechless.

When Red assembled the squad in the evening, he felt it was very strange. Was there really an important mission to carry out in this kind of weather?

The subsequent back-and-forth searching in the heavy rain made him even more confused.

It wasn't until now that he realized the purpose of the search was actually the Yellow Sprite before him.

Although he had ten thousand questions he wanted to ask, he held back due to the circumstances.

On the other side, looking at the suddenly appearing Lister and the others dressed in full plate armor.

While gripping the spear in his hand, the bearded Soldier forced himself to stay calm and said, "L-lords, what brings you here?"

Although he was asking, he already understood Lister and the others' purpose in his heart.

A thick sense of bitterness at being about to miss out on the bounty immediately arose in his heart.

Just as he finished speaking, a small cloth bag that made a 'clink-clank' metallic sound was tossed toward him.