Chapter 66 - Rhys Laval (1/2)

Translator: La0o9  Editor: La0o9

Rhys Laval’s father died of illness when he was still a child. Due to his age at the time, he was handed over to his noble uncle to be raised since his father’s title of Baron could only be inherited when he came of age. His uncle was a typical and successful noble: while maintaining a decent façade, he was, in fact, shameless and corrupt. He lived by the aristocratic rules of the game while using various methods to win more benefits for himself.

For example, political marriage. The young Rhys Laval was engaged to a noblewoman and was brought to live in her castle; it was a dark period of time for him, after which the noblewoman died in what was said to be an accident.

In accordance with their marriage agreement, the noblewoman’s fortune was transferred to Rhys, or rather, his uncle. And as he grew older and older, the ‘accidents’ that happened around him became more frequent.

In the end, Rhys successfully came of age and inherited the Baron title, from then on, he began to distance himself from his uncle. But the fact that he lived under the shadow of his uncle couldn’t be denied, as there were clear problems with him managing his own territory.

He had already realized that there was a scheme within all of this. After all, his uncle’s men had managed his territory for so long that it wouldn’t be strange if he suddenly died in some freak accident. The fact that he was still alive right now could be attributed to the Royas invasion that drew his uncle’s attention.

Rhys had a similar personality to his uncle where they were both experts at taking advantage of the rules. This was a skill he was forced to hone for the sake of his survival as he had no one he could trust when he was young. He could only rely on the aristocratic inheritance laws to protect himself.

He had already gone through the darkest darkness, and thus desired the illuminating light, he had his own ideals. Which was why as soon as the news of the ‘Saintress of Salvation’ came out, he took this chance. Using his name as the lord of his territory, he took all the funds as well as his private army to join the march.

While he was in the military, all of his uncle’s schemes would be rendered useless, if he was able to use this opportunity well, he could even make his name be known widely and earn merits for himself.

As he looked up at the Saintress riding on her white horse, Rhys felt quite a lot of affection for her. After all, for him, the appearance of the Saintress was the same as the appearance of the light he desired. He felt as if he could feel the purity and beauty of the girl as he looked up at her.

“This girl carries the power to make others believe in her” Rhys sighed and muttered. For him who grew up without a single person he could trust, to be able to fully place his trust in another person was also a kind of happiness.

“There’s a small village up ahead, we should send some people to check it out and set up camp to rest” Rhys came up and suggested to Nala: “The situation at Colomier is urgent, but we also need to keep an eye on ourselves, otherwise the troops would not have the strength to fight when we arrive”

“Hm… Then let’s do as you said” Nala nodded. She didn’t really understand marching and commanding an army, but if she didn’t understand, she only needed to rely on someone else who did.

This man called Rhys seems trustworthy enough, let’s rely on him.

“Make sure not to bother the people of this place”

…

In a certain house within this village, a man with a plain, unassuming face abruptly opened his eyes with a fanatical look on his face. He frantically opened a drawer and dumped everything out, then ripped open the second compartment hidden under that to take out a book.

“The Lord is calling me” he muttered like a lunatic: “The Lord is calling me!!”

He gently lifted the book as if it was the most precious thing in the world, softly caressed it with his fingers before placing it down on the table.

The book was only as big as the palm of his hand with a life-like golden dragon depicted on the cover.