Kaleem grabbed Ives and slamd him onto the ground with great force. A clear cracking sound erged, and Ives was bent; it was apparent that his back had been broken.
Kaleem then punched Ives in the chest, causing him to spit out a lot of blood. It was unclear how many of his ribs were broken.
Kaleem paused, ready to continue, then slowly cald down.
Herag glanced at him and said, "You asked soone who isn’t even a knight to guard a great knight. No matter what, a great knight is still a great knight. How can a normal person deal with that?"
Kaleem nodded, showing a look of remorse on his face: "I didn’t consider things carefully, it’s my responsibility. Starting today, I’ll personally guard him."
"Still guarding him? Just kill him with one stroke and save the trouble." Herag said sowhat speechlessly.
Kaleem said with determination, "I must send him to the gallows and execute him in front of everyone in Storm City, otherwise, I wouldn’t be worthy of those souls who died by his hand."
Herag nonchalantly replied, "Suit yourself, as long as it doesn’t delay our journey."
Kaleem nodded silently, crouched to pick up Lizi’s body, and walked towards the nearby woods, seemingly preparing to bury her there.
Herag returned to the carriage and continued his ditation.
Ives was tied up again by the mbers of Kaleem’s adventurer group, this ti even more securely, with his crippled left hand bound behind his back.
They also found a new iron cage, as the previous one was broken by Kaleem, and put Ives inside it.
As Kaleem was digging a pit with a shovel, the adventurer group sent six people to guard Ives.
Kaleem silently dug the pit with the shovel, not saying a word throughout the process. His companions nearby offered help, but he refused, insisting on digging the pit himself to bury Lizi.
The other people in the caravan watched the scene like a farce and went back to sleep after watching.
After that night, Ives’s situation beca more miserable. The once-daily water supply beca twice a day, and als were given every three or four days.
Kaleem kept his word, staying by the cage and personally guarding Ives.
Kaleem was sowhat dispirited during this ti, speaking less, seemingly filled with guilt over Lizi’s death, unable to let go.
"What’s the point of feeling guilty? You should have dealt with the problem earlier, or else it would harm both others and yourself." Herag shook his head, grumbling in his heart while eating a al after stepping off the carriage.
The following half-month journey was quite peaceful. Ives had completely lost hope; even the food he ate was checked to ensure no bones or similar items were used as weapons.
Kaleem, to be safe, knocked out all of Ives’s teeth, leaving none.
He did this mainly because Herag casually ntioned, "There’s no bone in the al, but he still has so in his mouth."
As soon as Herag said this, Ives stared at him with wide eyes.
Upon hearing this, Kaleem pondered, and soon there were continuous screams from Ives.
After the half-month journey, the caravan finally reached the Doris Kingdom’s border.
Brown City is a border city on the eastern side of the Doris Kingdom, with a population of around five thousand.
Although the population is small, the entry inspection is very strict.
Everyone entering must have their identity docunts strictly checked; without official entry procedures from the Violet Kingdom, they cannot enter the Doris Kingdom.
mbers of Kaleem’s adventurer group and other adventurers did not qualify to enter the Doris Kingdom since they hadn’t completed the necessary procedures.
After escorting the caravan to Brown City, their mission was considered completed.
After completing so handover procedures with Luo Kui, Kaleem imdiately set off with his adventurer group mbers to return.
Of course, Ives was certainly brought along.
Many people in the caravan were preparing to enter the country and lined up for inspection.
Herag was also in the queue, and the people around him kept a distance, fearing to offend him.
Ed stood at a distance, calling out sowhat sadly, "Sir..."
Herag glanced at him, thought for a mont, then waved to Ed.
Upon seeing this, Ed imdiately ran over: "Do you have any instructions, sir?"
"Your slavery docunts are with Luo Kui?" Herag asked.
"Yes, sir." Ed nodded, not understanding why Herag was asking this.
Herag pondered and said to Ed, "Help hold my place in line; I need to take care of sothing."
Ed obediently got in line, feeling that Herag didn’t need him to hold the spot.
Herag would only be gone for a mont, and others wouldn’t dare complain or have any opinions upon his return.
Everyone in line here was from the caravan and knew how many soldiers Herag had killed alone.
Herag found Luo Kui and said, "How much for Ed? I’ll buy him."
He thought since Ed had driven for him for three months and he was quite satisfied, helping him shed his slave identity before departure would be a trivial task.
Luo Kui was a bit surprised but then smiled, "Since Jelant likes him, consider it a gift to you; no need to discuss money."
He then instructed his n to bring Ed’s slave identity docunts and handed them to Herag.
Herag was unreserved, smiling, "Thank you then."
After returning to the line, he gave the slave identity docunts to Ed: "What must be done to remove your slave status?"
Hearing this, Ed was incredulous and said excitedly, "I... I..."
"Don’t get so excited; just tell ." Herag patted his shoulder.
Ed wiped his excited tears: "As long as the master agrees, I can obtain a new identity in a place. However..."
"However what?" Herag asked.
Ed pointed to the slave mark on his face: "With this, others will still see as a slave, even if I have a legitimate resident identity."
With a slave mark, it’s indelible unless the whole piece of flesh is removed.
But Ed’s mark was on his face and it covered a large area, so it was impossible to remove it without leaving half a face.
Herag nodded, "I understand, you follow for now. I’ll handle the mark later."
For Herag, erasing the mark wasn’t hard; letting Shenlan deduce a random potion formula could yield countless recipes to remove the mark.
Herag wasn’t just proficient in alchemy; he also knew typical dicine, which was basic introductory knowledge in magic potion and herbalism.
Shenlan’s database stored countless basic dical knowledge, thanks to Herag’s effort to input this knowledge while in Nosentan Academy’s library.
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