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nChapter 74: Bad News

nTranslator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

nAs Abel was coming out from the VIP lounge, he overheard the sound of various voices chatting. When he looked over, businessmen were chatting in the resting room of the boutique shop.

n“Have you seen The Lord of Marshall’s golden armor?”

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n“Not at all, but I’ve heard people talked about.”

n“Well I saw him yesterday and it completely dazzled my eyes. He came to Harvest City with his golden armor. When he got off his inferno bull carriage, a ray of sunlight reflected off his armor, it was shining so brightly that I could barely even see his figure.”

n“Weren’t the armor of prince Wyatt’s guards also gold some time ago?”

n“It’s nothing compared to that. The materials of that armors were like brass compared to the armor of Lord Marshall.”

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nWhen Abel heard the conversation, he knew that his beloved uncle Marshall had taken his carriage and the Taurus armor to Harvest City to show off. However, what these businessmen were saying was true, the royal guards’ golden armor was mixed with a lot of brass to display a golden color. Although this lowered their armor protection, their dignity was more important, so a little loss of defense didn’t matter to them.

n‘Lord Abel, it would be extremely popular if you put up for sale the same armor that The Lord Of Marshall was wearing!” Ms. Yvette suggested to Abel whispering towards him.

nAbel chuckled, waved his hand and said, “That suit of armor took too long and took too much effort to forge. I don’t think I will be making another one for a while.”

nAbel had decided not to sell any items that were identified as golden rank by Master Sorin, Oakshield. From Master Sorin’s speech, he felt that these golden rank equipment were extremely valuable. People would’ve doubted the person who was selling, where they had acquired their materials from. Furthermore, the costs of this equipment were extremely expensive and not many people could even afford them.

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nHearing Abel’s excuses, Ms. Yvette didn’t attempt to persuade him anymore.

nAmid the enthusiastic sound of Ms. Yvette’s farewell, Abel left Edmond’s boutique shop to regroup with the guards.

nAbel then went to all the stores selling potions in Harvest City and bought a second group of potions that could be combined into a single dose. When he was finished, there was only 11,250 gold left in his magic card.

n“Young Master, the Lord has been searching everywhere for you to see him. He is waiting for you at another courtyard.” Elliot, one of the knight brigades of Harry’s castle, galloped over and dismounted his horse to salute to Abel.

n“Elliot, how did you find me?” “Abel asked strangely, bowing slightly.

n“The Lord’s guard and knight brigade are all out looking for you. I’m just the first one who found.” “Explained the knight of Elliot.

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nLooking at the Knight of Elliot’s worried facial expression, Abel immediately began to wonder why The Lord of Marshall was in such a hurry to find him. So he hurried back into his carriage and, under the protection of the guards, rushed back to Harry castle’s courtyard in Harvest City.

n“Abel, here you are.” “Said The Lord Of Marshall, taking a few steps with a gloomy face, as he pulled Abel out of the carriage.

n“Uncle Marshall, what happened?” “Abel asked quickly.

n“Do you remember the Elite Knight of Saroyan?” Lord Marshall asked, without answering Abel.

n“Yes, of course. He led the campaign against the orcs and won the battle. He gained a knight’s estate afterward too.” Although they had met only once, Abel was impressed by the Elite knight of Saroyan and his modesty.

n“Well, something has happened to him.” Lord Marshall said quietly, his eyes showing a hint of sadness. Since the last time we met at the Lord’s house, the 2 have been hanging out with each other several times which they became close friends.

nThough the Knight of Saroyan was only an Elite knight, there weren’t many Elite knights within Harvest City, as well as Saroyan being the commander of a 1000 elite troops. How could he be in any trouble? Abel then looked doubtful at Marshall.

n“The Elite knight of Saroyan had been busy with the construction of his domain recently. The moment that his castle was restored, he was attacked by wolf riders which meant no one was able to get out of the castle, A servant who went to the city to purchase food discovered the attack and quickly reported to Harvest City. But when the reinforcements have arrived, the battle was already over. The knight of Saroyan was dead, and his head was taken away by the wolf riders. Lord Marshall gritted his teeth as he struggled in recounting the situation to Abel.”

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n“Would this be the wolf rider’s revenge?” Abel was a little surprised, he suddenly thought of the Woolf family’s wolf riders. Did it happen because of Fowler’s death?

n“From what remains of the castle, it seemed that there was only one orc there, with the majority of them being wolf riders. They weren’t ordinary wolf riders because they were able to kill an Elite knight. The Lord of Marshall then looked over at Abel and said, “This must be the revenge of the wolf riders. The last campaign probably meant a noble wolf rider was killed. With Saroyan being the commander of the battle, he and all his men in the castle were slaughtered for revenge.”

n“So does this mean our castle is in danger?” Abel finally realized why Marshall was so eager to find him.

n“Let’s get back to the castle. We need to strengthen its defense and get ready to fight against the wolf riders.” Lord Marshall’s voice sounded very calm. However, since Abel had been through life and death battles, he could feel the murderous spirit hidden within the Lord of Marshall’s voice.

n“Can the ruler of the city send some knights to help us defend? ” Abel felt it would’ve been extremely dangerous if the wolf riders were able to attack a castle and kill an Elite knight. Although he was not afraid of the wolf riders, the civilians of the castle weren’t able to defend themselves against them. It was best to have as many guards as possible.

n“When the Ruler of the City heard about this attack, he immediately summoned all the knights he had available, alongside with elite ranking mercenaries from the mercenary Union, to defend Harvest City. The Lord was extremely anxious about wolf riders making Harvest city as their main target. That’s why they can’t send anyone to help us.” The Lord Of Marshall understood the City Ruler’s arrangement, but he was not pleased that he was not able to send any help at all.

nSending a few knights from Harvest City wouldn’t have much effect on the defense of Harvest City anyways. Moreover, Lord Marshall was certain that the wolf riders would never send a large number of their elite troops to the depth of the human world because if their campaign had failed, the loss of these elite troops would cause a massive blow to the status of the wolf rider race in the orc empire.

nNo matter orcs or humans, they were both very valuable for highly trained soldiers. It was extremely difficult and required a lot of resources to train every single one of them. It would’ve depleted all of their families’ resources even for middle-class families.

nThis was why the orcs were throwing so many new orc warriors into the human world, but so few elite warriors into the human world.

nAlthough the fertility of the orcs was very strong, the resources of the orc empire were very limited. Every year, there would be a large number of orc warriors participating in the life and trial of death in hopes of attaining resources. The orc empire used this test to eliminate the weaker orcs. By doing so, not only would reduce the consumption of resources, but it also helped in selecting elite soldiers to expand the army.

nAs the Lord of Marshall had speculated, there shouldn’t be too many elite wolf riders traveling to the human world this time. The reason why the Elite Knight of Saroya had failed, was probably because he was trapped in his castle, unable to get on his war horse. Although his fighting ability might still be a bit stronger than normal warriors since the knights training was so much better, he still could not fully express the knight techniques he was expertise in. The wolf riders had some of the strongest mounts around, maybe only 2 elite wolf rider could take down the trapped knight of Saroya.

nThe strength of these knights relied mostly on their superior numbers, the power they unleash would be multiplied if there were more knights. A knight could face a Wolf rider, and 10 knights would’ve easily defeat 50 Wolf riders as long as they are given time to charge. The survival ability of a lone knight was much lower.

nPreparing for a possible battle, Abel said to the knight brigade, “Elliot, please help me buy small gems in bulk and send it back to Harry’s castle as soon as possible.”

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nAs he spoke, Abel placed his hands on the Horadric cube inside his coat and took five hundred gold coins, and placed them into a money bag to give to Elliot.

n“Yes, master.” Eliot did not inquire about the purpose of the gems, but quickly took the coins and rode away.

nWhen The Lord of Marshall and Abel returned to Harry’s castle, they found it safe and looked at each other with a sigh of relief.

nIn regards to Abel Castle, there shouldn’t be any worries since it was mostly empty. Moreover, very few people knew that the previous Marshall Castle had now become the Abel Castle. Before Abel’s Lord title was officially declared by the King, no outsider would even know that he had gained a fiefdom.

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