110: May Versailles suffer a terrible death!

"Awoo—!"

As the Silver Wolf King's howl, which sounded somewhat similar to a jackal's, rang out, Lister and Seguin couldn't help but look delighted.

Bronze Rank 6! Bronze Tier 4!

The two of them broke through almost at the same time; for Lister, it had been over two days, while for Seguin, it hadn't even been a full day.

Regarding Lister's breakthrough speed, while Dewey and Tony in the training ground showed envy, they were already used to it.

However, Seguin breaking through two ranks in less than a day was completely beyond their expectations.

This kind of breakthrough speed could only be steadily surpassed by Spartacus, who had entered a state of Deep Meditation this morning.

Especially Dewey; before yesterday, he was at the same realm as Seguin, but now he had fallen behind by a step, making him feel as if he were in a dream.

At this moment, Seguin himself found it hard to believe; he didn't know how he had broken through so muddily.

Could it be a side effect of practicing that incomplete Breathing Technique?

As soon as this thought appeared, his expression immediately turned panicked.

'Damn, if I had known, I wouldn't have practiced that crappy Breathing Technique. Don't tell me I'll just drop dead in two days?'

At this time, Lister had already walked over. Just as he was about to voice his praise... Seguin beat him to it, speaking anxiously: "Lord, please save me! My breakthrough isn't normal."

"Previously, it took me so long just to become a Bronze Rank 2 Full Knight. How did I suddenly break through to Bronze Tier 4 in less than a day?"

"What if I drop dead? I haven't even performed any great service to repay your kindness!"

Hearing this, the smile on Lister's face vanished instantly. After giving him a flat look, he turned and left the training ground.

Humblebraggers deserve to die!

Looking blankly at Lister's disappearing back, Seguin felt a sudden surge of grief and despair.

I'm finished!

Even the Lord thinks I'm beyond saving!

"Waaa~ I haven't even taken a wife yet. If I had known, I should have spent some money to settle that when we passed by Boli Town last time..."

A rough man nearly thirty years old, who had been a bandit for many years, began to wail without any warning.

Hearing his words, Dewey and Tony, who had appeared beside him at some point, instinctively exchanged glances.

'Should we tell him the truth?'

'No rush, let's listen a bit more. This is interesting.'

'I think so too.'

...Time flowed like water, and five days passed in a flash.

The gloom in the sky was almost gone, and soft sunlight spilled from the window, slanting across the desk made of fine wood.

Lister woke up early as usual. After having breakfast, he began to handle the complicated administrative affairs of the territory in his room.

"Ha~ yawn."

Over an hour later, with a yawn, Lister stretched comfortably.

"Sigh, with so many administrative duties, I don't know how Brutus usually manages to endure. As expected, specialized skills are best left to professionals."

After sighing, three divination messages slowly appeared before his eyes.

[Divination 1: Tomorrow at noon, a Soldier coming from the Tulip Territory to proclaim the kingdom's "new western frontier pioneer order" will arrive at your territory. He will also be carrying a letter for you from Daisna.]

[Divination 2: Bentham, the mysterious steward who was hunting Alaster in Suostai City, has been unable to find his whereabouts. In desperation, he spent a large amount of resources to activate a special ritual and discovered Alaster's approximate escape direction. In his joy, he brought two subordinates and has been searching all the way; they will sneak into your territory late tonight.]

[Divination 3: Recently, in the Hengduan Mountains, a Griffon and another magical beast fought over territory. Due to insufficient strength, the Griffon died after being heavily injured. A Griffon Egg it laid not long ago is located in a cave in the central-eastern outskirts of the mountains, slightly towards the north, situated in the middle of the interior. It will be discovered and eaten tomorrow late at night by a Poison Bone Newt from a nearby lake.]

Compared to the divination messages of the past few days which weren't very useful, today's divinations were clearly quite helpful at a glance.

Lister couldn't help but feel a bit surprised by just the first divination message.

Because he hadn't expected the "new western frontier pioneer order" to be proclaimed here so quickly, and through the Tulip Territory at that.

After all, the Ironthorn Territory could be said to be on the edge of the kingdom's northwestern region, far from the Royal City. Even with an extremely fast-flying Magic Cloud Eagle, it shouldn't have been that quick.

For a moment, he felt very curious about the means used to proclaim it.

But that wasn't important. What was important was that after more than ten days, Daisna had finally sent a letter through someone.

Although he had previously sent the Soldier Polite, who is now an Apprentice Knight, to the Tulip Territory to deliver a letter to Ellis.

But because Lister forgot to give instructions and was in too much of a hurry, Polite didn't see Daisna and thus didn't bring a letter back.

While feeling good, he continued to look at the second divination message.

As he finished reading the content quickly, his originally joyful expression vanished, and his brow furrowed tightly.

A ritual that can track people's traces?

This was a bit too broken, completely beyond his expectations.

Although he had felt some concern when Alaster escaped from Suostai City, it wasn't actually much.

Because Suostai City belonged to the northern cities of the kingdom, and there was a considerable distance between it and the Ironthorn Territory.

He didn't believe these mysterious people of unknown identity could search all the way here, and who would want to come to such a barren territory.

Now it seemed he had been overconfident, leading him to underestimate the eerie abilities of these fellows.

After thinking for a while, he decided to first send people to keep a close eye on their movements and wait to see what happened.

After all, he knew too little about them. Although he roughly guessed they were Wizards hidden within the kingdom, it was hard to draw a conclusion without actually meeting them.

Moreover, after they entered the Ironthorn Territory, they might not necessarily find Alaster.

The divination message was very clear on this point; it was only an approximate direction, and he wouldn't let Alaster stay in Ironthorn Town like a fool.

But if they really did find him, Lister would just have to take action and test how much mettle they had.

This wasn't just the confidence brought by Red and the other knights, but also because through rigorous analysis, he judged that these people definitely couldn't have such strong power.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have stayed in the shadows all this time and would have caused some big commotion long ago.

Besides, now the enemy was in the light while he was in the dark; the other side had no idea he had obtained their information.

Therefore, he already held the initiative and could make careful arrangements early on.

A warrior ambushing what is very likely a squishy mage—he didn't see how he could lose.

With his thoughts settled, he no longer worried too much and instead looked at the third divination message.

In the next second, a look of joy reappeared on his face.