Charles, although a layman in military affairs, understood the importance of equipnt. The Westwind Knights he led had all been equipped with a rifle each, a rapier, and a dagger. So soldiers might have a combination of a spear and a handgun instead because so were proficient in the Knight's Spear, and carrying a rifle would be too cumberso for them, so they switched to sothing like the Magnum Hand Shuttle.
Therefore, when he gave the command, Baron Valentine and his subordinates saw countless dark gun barrels. Just as so thought to resist, they were fired upon simultaneously and riddled with holes.
The Knighthood of Valentine originally served as the local garrison of Seagull City, so they were not of high quality. Although Valentine had the right to maintain a knighthood, he found it too expensive and simply did not have his own troops. After suffering a great defeat in the Southern Seraph Territory, their morale had already plumted to the lowest depths.
Now, being "surrounded by the enemy planning to ambush," many of them imdiately panicked, dropped their weapons, and sought to flee.
These n were all captured alive by the soldiers of the Westwind Knights and pinned to the ground.
Charles didn't break his word, and publicly gave each surrendering soldier twenty Sheng Ding. Once the soldiers from Valentine's Knighthood received their money, they were taken to the back and searched, confiscating all possessions apart from the twenty Sheng Ding.
Charles never shortchanged his own people, so the soldiers of the Westwind Knights had developed the habit of keeping small amounts of booty for themselves on the battlefield.
The soldiers of Valentine's Knighthood, unaware of their comrades' fate, began to surrender in growing numbers after seeing the precedent.
Baron Valentine was no great general, and his decision to attempt an ambush stemd from his knowledge of Charles being a local with many unsavory rumors, which led to so contempt. By this ti, he was already in a state of panic, unsure whether to surrender or not.
While Baron Valentine hesitated, a thin and tall youth quietly gestured, and seven or eight companions crowded around him, pinning Baron Valentine to the ground. Afraid, Valentine begged, "Don't kill , don't kill , I am a baron of the Empire, a high-ranking noble..."
Others had their eyes on Baron Valentine, but after the thin youth pinned the baron down, he drew his handgun from his waist, as did his companions. This imdiately intimidated those who wanted to co up and fight over the "hundred Aegeus."
The slender youth, restraining the baron, did not give up his weapon as he approached Charles.
Charles was about to reward them with a smile when his expression suddenly changed, and the youth's appearance overlapped with a mory from Charles klen's past. Unable to hold back, he exclaid, "Are you Yang?"
The youth coldly replied, "No!"
Charles was montarily moved, but quickly suppressed his emotions and smiled, "I must have mistaken you for soone else."
He gestured, and The Spotted Deer Gwen and The Wind Wolf Bankcroft took Baron Valentine away, and he personally led the small team of seven or eight to the side.
Charles beckoned, and the thin youth hesitated before following him to a secluded spot.
Charles couldn't help but be overwheld by his mories, precious to the point of being deep and unforgettable for Charles klen.
Helpless, he sighed and asked, "Yang, are you well?"
This youth was nad Yang ilianye, whose sister was Charles klen's first love.
The two families lived close by, and Charles klen and Talia ilianye, being of similar ages, often played together. Around the ti Charles was seventeen, Talia ilianye contracted a serious illness and died.
According to the transmigrator's dical knowledge, it was a disease that even modern Earth's dical science could not cure.
Back then, Yang ilianye had always been Charles's little tag-along. After her sister died, Charles's reputation had turned foul, and they hadn't been in touch for a long ti.
"I'm doing well," Yang replied indifferently.
A sense of lancholy rippled through Charles's heart, but there was nothing he could do except let out a sigh and say, "This ti I'm back, I wanted to visit your sister."
Yang's eyes sharpened, then lowered again as he said, "On the mountain outside Seagull City, you know that Temple of the Dark Goddess."
Charles sighed, the temples of the nine True Gods, which also double as graveyards, were essentially the main business of the deities. But the Temple of the Dark Goddess on the mountain outside the city was in ruins, with only an aging priest struggling to maintain it. The other priests had moved to the new temple in the city. Only very poor families would send their deceased loved ones there.
Charles wanted to say sothing more but found himself at a loss for words. He handed the bounty over to Yang and said, "Don't stay in Seagull City any longer. I won't kill Valentine; he will still be the lord of Valentine. The guy has a bad temper and holds grudges; he will definitely retaliate against you."
Yang let out a cold laugh and said, "We're not afraid of him."
After a pause, he added, "We were planning to try our luck elsewhere anyway."
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Charles glanced over at Yang's companions, all young and with a fierce energy about them, and asked, "Have you joined a local gang?"
Yang shook his head, a hint of pride in his voice as he said, "I've ford my own gang."
Charles wanted to advise against it, thinking that being part of a gang had no future, but upon considering the society of the Old Continent, he swallowed his words; there wasn't much of a future for commoners in other professions either.
Yang gestured dismissively, took his companions, and strode away, with Charles not attempting to stop them.
In Charles cklen's mory, Talia ilianye wasn't a particularly beautiful girl, nor was she gentle. She was like a tomboy, running around the streets all day like the boys.
Charles cklen did many things with her that many young girls would do: running around together, catching birds, playing pranks, doing odd jobs, and exchanging small gifts.
Charles even felt that if Talia ilianye hadn't died, it's very likely that Mister cklen wouldn't have beco what he later turned into. Perhaps he would have lived as diligently as his brother, a good family man taking care of his household.
Maybe with a decent job in Strasbourg, he would have thought of bringing Talia ilianye over, working hard to earn money, a small family living a life that wasn't wealthy but very happy.
Although Silvie Martin was Charles's forr fiancée, it was Talia ilianye who was his childhood sweetheart.
Charles pressed his eye socket slightly, feeling a faint wetness. Even though he was an Eighth Order Transcendent, he still couldn't suppress the slight shivering of his body.
He knew!
Even though soone's soul had passed away, taken by the Evil God, this body still couldn't stop grieving…
Everyone has a past, and everyone's past isn't just one-sided!
Life is complicated.
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