Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 235

Chapter 235

As the legion was slowly getting ready to depart, Anfey returned to his own wagon . He quietly leaned against the wagon, recalling what had happened . Christian was talking with Riska and noticed Anfey lost thought . He asked with concern, "Anfey, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing, I was thinking about what has happened . " Anfey heaved a deep sigh . "Miorich just told me those necromancers had targeted us for revenge . I was not careful enough . If I could do everything over again, I think I could do it better . "

"Hehe… it is already history . Why are you still thinking about it? Don’t worry about it," Riska said .

"No, that is not right . You will make the same mistake again if you do not learn from it," Anfey said .

"Anfey, you are too cautious . You will get tired really quickly," Riska said .

Anfey smiled without saying anything back . Life was never easy for Anfey .

"Anfey, we are going to see our professor tomorrow . You had better think about what you are going to say to our professor," Christian said, smiling .

"What? Tomorrow?" Anfey was startled . He was not ready to see Saul yet . He became very worried when Christian told him he would be seeing Saul the following day . Anfey knew Christian never joked about anything important, otherwise he probably would think Christian was joking with him now .

"What is wrong with that? Didn’t Miorich tell you?" Christian was surprised too .

"No! Did our professor come already?" Anfey asked .

"No, he did not come . " Christian shook his head . "Didn’t Miorich tell you Evil Mist has planned to ambush us on the way?"

"Yes, he told me about that," Anfey said .

Christian thought about it and smiled . "Hahaha, Miorich must want to see you make a fool of yourself . Maybe it is because you always look like nothing could bother you and never seem concerned about most things . "

"Get to the point, Christian . Tell me what happened," Anfey urged .

"Miorich spread the news that we are going back to Sacred City on purpose . We did travel west on the merchant route . This will make Evil Mist believe they have enough time to get ready to attack us . If we were going back to Sacred City on the merchant route, it would at least take us twenty days . They are not rushing to attack us right now because we travelled to this place . " Christian pointed at the carpet . "Here we are only about ten miles away from Blackania City . We will change direction to go to Blackania City . Before the war started, the magic array was destroyed by the spies from Shansa Empire . Now it has been fixed . We also secretly sent a large amount of magic crystals from Sacred City, which should be enough to send us back to Sacred City by magic array . "

Anfey smiled bitterly . If Christian could describe the plan in such detail, Miorich must have told him everything but left Anfey out . "Miorich must have some evil intentions towards me," Anfey thought to himself .

"Will all of us be sent back to Sacred City?" Anfey asked .

Christian shook his head . "It is impossible to send all of us back . It would take too many magic crystals . Only five people will be sent back; you, me, Niya, Suzanna, and Shally . It would use about half the magic crystals they sent, or possibly more . It is too far from Blackania to Sacred City . If we are all sent back through magic array, all the magic in stock in our empire would not be enough . "

Anfey opened his mouth, trying to say "Can I go back by myself?" This question would make others doubt his intentions . This question was on the tip of his tongue, but he asked another question instead: "Will Riska and others stay in Blackania City? That is not too safe for them . " Christian looked at Anfey like there was something wrong with him . He thought Anfey was a smart and cautious man, far better than he was . Therefore, he was willing just to be his assistant .

At that moment, Anfey seemed so naive about the issue . "What danger? Anfey, those necromancers hate you . You are in the most danger, and then Niya . If they could catch Niya, they could blackmail our professor . Riska and others will go back with Miorich . Without you and Niya, do you think people from Evil Mist would attack Miorich’s bodyguards with a high cost?"

Riska nodded in agreement: "He is right . Anfey, we will be in danger if you are with us . " "Christian has reminded me of things we should be careful of . Don’t worry . We will be fine . "

"But…what if Evil Mist would still attack you?" Anfey said .

"They do not have a reason to attack us . " Christian felt there was something wrong with Anfey .

"Anfey, our king is so fond of you . " Riska looked jealous . "The reason Suzanna and Shally could be sent over by magic array is because of you . "

"Hmm…" Anfey sighed and leaned back against the wagon .

"Anfey, you do not look like you want to go back to Sacred City," Christian said in a low voice .

"It is not like that . But…it’s just too soon," Anfey said .

"If it is too soon for you, it would be really soon for Evil Mist . I think they will be so disappointed when they find out you are already in Sacred City . "

Anfey did not know how to respond . At that moment, he had no time to think about how to learn from his mistakes . He recalled his time with Saul and the stories he had told Saul . It was easy to lie but a lot harder to have the lies make sense in the future . Usually, people could not tell when someone was lying right away . People usually realized they had lied when their lies did not make sense later on .

Saul had cared and loved Anfey . Anfey respected Saul from the bottom of his heart . All of these were facts . But their bond had not grown strong yet by the time Anfey had to escape with Saul’s family and students . It was fortunate for both of them that they could build their teacher-student relationship . Predestined relationships could change at any moment . People could bond one day but dislike each other the next . Anfey did not want Saul to dislike him .

The legion travelled neither too fast or too slow, just at the right pace . They stopped to take a break around noon . They did not look rushed . They could have travelled a few miles more before taking a break . Miorich’s bodyguard squad suddenly accelerated and turned toward the road to Blackania City . Ten miles was not far . Very soon, Blackania City, also nicknamed Never Fallen City, appeared in front of everyone .

Anfey lifted the curtain to look out . As a military fortress, the buildings in Blackania City looked simple but grand . Tall city walls were like high rising cliffs . At each corner of the walls was a parapet . There were many holes on the walls of the fort where soldiers fought their battles . There were five mage towers in the city . They looked like gigantic swords thrusting at the sky . The war had ended only a short time ago, but Blackania had cleaned up the city and its surrounding areas well . However, when there was a breeze, a slight smell of blood was still in the air . Anfey overheard talk among Miorich’s bodyguards that the number of casualties was more than half the total number of soldiers who stayed at Blackania City . Shansa Empire had an even higher rate of casualties . Their generals had similar talents and leadership abilities, but the invading party was always in the disadvantaged position . Shansa Empire retreated in a very short of time and did not get a chance to bury their soldiers’ bodies . They left this duty to their enemy . The spies from Maho Empire took advantage of this and spread rumors in Shansa Empire, blaming Edward VIII for his inhumanity .

There were many bodies buried under the plains around Blackania City . As the saying went: "How many millions died that Caesar might be great!" Of course, this saying referred to the benefits to the leader . It should not be so costly for a person to be famous . But to a real general, this kind of justification sounded ignorant, and it was just the criticism of writers . Most wars were not fought to make anyone famous . They were fought for survival or freedom . To the people who were fighting for freedom, dying for their beliefs would worth it .

The city gate slowly opened . Miorich’s bodyguard squad passed through without any hesitation . They moved towards the center of the city . In a little while, the bodyguard squad stopped at the garrison residence . Blackania City did not have a citymaster . The garrison had military officers and administrators in charge of everything in the city . This used to be the house of the commander of the Roaring Death Mercenary Group, Baery . Now it became Miorich’s temporary home .

Miorich tapped twice on the wagon wall and said, "You are here . You can get off now . "

Anfey lifted the curtain and jumped off the wagon first . He looked around and saw Miorich . Miorich still looked energetic and hospitable with his smiles . However, he looked a little cunning in Anfey’s eyes . "Uncle Miorich, why did you not tell me that we are going back with magic array?" Anfey half complained and half asked .

"Didn’t I tell you this morning that Evil Mist was going to take revenge on you?" Miorich said .

"But, you did not tell me that we are going back to Maho Empire by magic array," Anfey said .

"Time is very tight . I only had the time to tell you the beginning of it," Miorich said .

Anfey did not know how to respond . Some people could easily shake off their responsibilities, or even push them on others . Anfey was not too happy that Miorich had a negative view in him .

"Where are we?" Niya jumped off the back of the wagon . She looked around in curiosity . Obviously, like Anfey, she had not been told what was going on .

"This is Blackania City . Niya, let’s go inside . " Miorich smiled .

Suzanna jumped off the wagon after Niya . She walked next to Anfey as she was used to doing . Women usually liked to unconsciously rely on their men to protect them . Suzanna did not stand next to him because she relied on him for protection, as some women might . She did not need anyone to protect her . She just liked to stand next to Anfey .

"Don’t just stand there . Follow me . " Miorich walked to the garrison residence first .