228: Chapter 226: No Entry Allowed 228: Chapter 226: No Entry Allowed Owen Bertram gave Vanessa Thoughts of Shadow a signal, and she followed him back to the cabin.
He stared at her for a while, making her feel baffled: “What??”
Owen laughed: “Aren’t you afraid your subordinates will beco disloyal to you?”
Vanessa snorted: “Since being trapped in Extinct Village during Magic Wave, I have been aware that it’s because of you that I’ve co this far.
Before coming this ti, my uncle sent a letter, saying that the situation in Casterly County is not simple.
But we Devin Family cannot defy Master Lane’s orders.
So, I had already decided before coming that I must rely on your thigh, hehehe…”
Owen was speechless.
“As long as you lead everyone to complete this mission, and they survive, the negative impacts of today will be eliminated, and they will still think that my vision is unique, and my prestige will be further enhanced.”
The girl was full of self-satisfaction.
Owen felt mischievous and teased her: “When I killed Easton Lin, you lost a suitor, yet you don’t bla ?”
Vanessa was puzzled: “What suitor?”
Owen knew that she was not aware, so he revealed: “Easton Lin had always been thinking about marrying into the Devin family, he probably thought his chances were high.
Who do you think he thought he would marry?”
Vanessa thought carefully, and then her cherry-sized mouth gaped open slowly, her eyes full of horror: “Oh my God…”
She stood up abruptly, clasping her fists and bowing to Owen formally: “Thank you, Master Owen, for solving this trouble for .”
“Otherwise…
if things continued this way, Easton Lin would have been persistent, and my reputation…
would have been shattered.”
Vanessa was naive in this aspect and didn’t realize until Owen pointed it out.
And Owen was quite sure that Easton Lin would have been extrely persistent.
Owen waved his hand magnanimously: “You’re welco, it’s better to nip such a disaster in the bud.”
…
On the ship, in a certain corner, David played and laughed with Old Fisher: “Do you think the reason Mayor Prescott killed Easton Lin was for the overall situation or for Mayor Devin?”
Old Fisher’s fear of the “Master” was far greater than David’s, so he really didn’t dare gossip behind his back.
He clamped his mouth shut, wishing he hadn’t heard any of this.
…
On the third day of sailing up the river, they encountered many rchant ships, and the mbers of the Horizon Bureau noticed that most of them had statues of River God on the bow.
Sucky suggested: “We should report it to the governnt, and secretly investigate if this worship is illegal.”
Owen glossed things over while feeling secretly astonished: Who exactly is behind this River God Temple?
They have a lot of recent talent.
The River God Faith has spread so quickly along the river.
In the afternoon, a lookout officer on the mast spotted a Tier-3 Demonic Beast.
Little Loach didn’t care, Owen Bertram mobilized a batch of Spirit Jade, activated the large-scale magical instrunts on the ship, and everyone worked together to hunt down this Tier-3 Demonic Beast.
Then, they divided the beast at and gave the Demon Beast Glyph Bone to Vanessa.
She didn’t need it, so she used it as a reward: The most outstanding military officer in this mission would receive this piece of Demon Beast Glyph Bone!
With this act of favor and the money spent, the negative effects of killing Easton Lin were completely removed.
At noon on the fifth day, the Iron-Shell Battleship arrived at Casterly County.
They found a gentle stretch of the river to land, and David put away the Iron-Shell Battleship with a backhand.
Owen ordered: “March at full speed, and reach the Mayor Devin’s Prescott Group at Looking Cloud Cliff within half a Shichen (one hour)!”
They couldn’t give Yale Harrison too much ti to react.
The team moved quickly, and suddenly appeared below the Prescott Group at Looking Cloud Cliff, causing a panic within it.
Yan Sixiang didn’t expect them to arrive so quickly, he thought Owen Bertram would travel by land, after all, River was too dangerous.
He thought it would be at least five days before they arrived, and so arrangents had not been made yet.
Now they had to rush out to et them.
“Mr.
Owen!”
“Mr.
Yan!”
The two exchanged greetings by clasping their fists in front of the main entrance of the Prescott Group and Owen Bertram observed in secret.
Yan Sixiang’s tone was cold, his face somber, almost writing “not welco” on it.
Then Yan Sixiang checked Owen Bertram’s waist token and the official docunts, confird his identity, and returned them without inviting them into the Prescott Group, “Mr.
Owen, we speak frankly.
The ergence of the Elent-devouring Bees in our Casterly County should be the responsibility of our Looking Cloud Cliff Prescott Group.”
“But we don’t know the details of the situation.
Since you were sent by the higher-ups, I’ll hand over all the matters to you and provide you with a local guide nad Sucky.
As for other matters, I can’t help you – after all, according to the higher-ups, our Looking Cloud Cliff Prescott Group should be fully prepared to defend against the demon beings in Copper Gorge and we don’t have the capacity to investigate the Elent-devouring Bee’s mines.”
This reason is exactly why the higher-ups at the Horizon Bureau took away the investigation rights for the mine from the Looking Cloud Cliff Prescott Group.
Yan Sixiang was full of resentnt.
As he spoke, he waved his hand, a team mber nad Eric Reed ca out with his subordinates, clasping his fists at Owen Bertram, “Under my command, Eric Reed, greetings to Mr.
Owen.”
Yan Sixiang continued, “By the way, I remind Mr.
Owen that a Tier-6 Great Demon ca a few days ago and took away the beehive of the Elent-devouring Bees.
I’m afraid it will be a great enemy for Mr.
Owen.”
Owen Bertram secretly thought, sowhat taking pleasure in other’s misfortunes.
“How could that be?
What kind of Great Demon is it?” Owen Bertram asked eagerly with a bewildered face, as if he was really worried about this “great enemy.”
Yan Sixiang snorted and said, “Eric Reed, lead Mr.
Owen to George Estate and report the details to him.”
Owen Bertram’s escorts were amazed: Going to George Estate?
What did he an?
They were not even allowed to enter the Prescott Group?
Eric Reed quickly stepped forward with a smile, “Gentlen, please follow .
Our Prescott Group was established too early and it is very narrow inside.
Even our own brothers are crowded, so it is not suitable to accommodate you all.
Not far from here, there is a rchant George who is friends with our Lord Prescott, a man who is always hospitable and willing to offer his estate for you to stay temporarily.
The conditions there are much better than those at our Prescott Group, and I’m sure they will satisfy you all.”
“Hehehe, gentlen, this way, please.
Mr.
Owen, I’ll tell you about the Great Demon that scared us so much…”
Yan Sixiang had already turned and gone back, and the heavy gates of the Prescott Group slowly closed behind him.
David sneered coldly and glared at the people the Prescott Group with hostility, already finding a reason for a grudge in his heart.
Old Fisher was motionless, looking for a handle in the rumors about Yan Sixiang, a high-level official in the Horizon Bureau…
Eric Reed’s description of the Tier-6 Great Demon had sothing exaggerative and speculative.
Owen Bertram felt that according to him, the Lord of the Bone Sea was even more powerful and frightening than the King of Souls!
So he cooperatively showed a worried and cautious look on his face.
After Owen Bertram’s sudden arrival and being dismissed by Yan Sixiang, Magpie quietly flew over the Prescott Group, dropping a few bugs.
These small flying insects entered the Prescott Group without anyone noticing.
Yan Sixiang hid in the watchtower, watching Owen Bertram’s party depart and imdiately ordered: “Yale Harrison, take so people, change clothes and go to Lion Cave.
Imdiately get the things…”
He pondered for a mont and continued, “Send them to the Young Master first.”
“Sink them in the ancient well!”
“Yes!” His personal guard imdiately went to carry out the order.
In a short ti, more than ten Horizon Captains in disguise quietly exited the small door of the Prescott Group and headed for the distant mountains.
Magpie, shaking its feathers, landed on the ground, walked on two legs, and quietly followed them.
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