Chapter 201: Sneaking in late at night
To be honest, after receiving Jericho's letter for help, Age's mood became complicated. If he could, he wished he hadn't received such a letter asking for help. Originally, he thought that he could take advantage of the fact that the caravan was besieged by pirates. For example, if you go to save this caravan, as a "thank you gift", you should always give something, right?
But now that it was known that the caravan belonged to the granddaughter of old Captain Jericho, Aegie was conflicted. At the beginning, the old captain Jericho helped him a lot, and he also intended to win over Jericho, hoping that Jericho would help the development of the Greatsword team, but at that time Jericho expressed a tactful refusal.
Since he had such an experience with Jericho, even if he went to save Beth, he would definitely be embarrassed to ask for any benefits, at most he would sell Jericho a favor. It's true that favor is a good thing, but it also depends on timing. What's the use of asking for it if there is only human affection, but there is no time to use it.
Now Aiji's mind is to strengthen the Great Sword Squad, not to show favors everywhere. He had become more hopeful of something more practical in order to help with the work of the upcoming campaign.
After receiving a letter from Old Captain Jericho asking for help, Edge forgot to ask Monroe to give a reply, so he discussed it with Delare.
De Lael knew Edge's dilemma. If the Greatsword Squad was allowed to go to help Beth's caravan for free, not only Age, but even the members of the Greatsword Squad would have more or less opinions. Especially the members of the Great Sword Squad, there will definitely be casualties when they go to battle, they are not charitable, and there is such a grim situation in front of them, why should they help others for free?
No matter how great the heart of benevolence and righteousness is, it has to take into account the current situation. How can you survive in such cruel times if you don't think about your own interests first?
"In this case, let the members of the Great Sword Squad recuperate first, and let them not worry about the affairs of the Beth Caravan. I see that the confrontation between them and the pirate group will continue for a while, so I will take advantage of this time to go to their caravan alone to see the situation, and if it is not necessary, I will send the strength of the team. β
"In any case, we are not pirates, and we cannot ignore what is happening in front of us. What's more, the other party is still the granddaughter of the old captain Jericho, so he should help. If we don't help, something happens to them, and we won't feel at ease. β
"Although this favor has been sold for a long time, Jericho is far away in the Bhikshu Wild Empire, but if we really develop it in the future, he can still get it back. While discussing with De Lare, Edge said after some thought.
De Lael nodded slightly, hearing Edge's words, he really saw Edge's growth. At the beginning, Aiji was extremely hot-blooded, but he lacked all aspects of consideration, just like a "chivalrous" without scruples. But now, he really put himself in the big sword squad to consider the problem, and what he considered was not only his personal thoughts, but also the thoughts of each team member.
He's slowly growing into a team leader.
"But is it okay for you to go to Bess's caravan alone? With so many pirates watching, can you easily get there? And even if you do get on Bess's main ship, how will you tell you who you are? I think they won't necessarily believe you even if you tell who you are. After admitting Aggie inwardly, Delaere voiced his concerns.
Don't look at the fact that he usually always shows a serious look to Age, and asks seriously, at this time, he is most worried about Edge.
Edge was touched by Delare's concern, but he didn't want to be immersed in such a serious atmosphere, so he couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and smile, and pretended to sigh, "So, it's a thankless job. If they get on their main ship, they don't believe it, but they besiege it...... Oh, what a terrible thing I can't even think about. β
"But old Captain Jericho didn't give a full account of what happened, and only told me that his granddaughter's name was Bess and that the caravan was shipwrecked. β
"It would be nice if he could give me a little signal and make Beth believe my signal. β
In the face of Edge's self-sarcasm, De Laere smiled and said, "This is also something that can't be helped, after all, the mobile magic letter is too difficult to make, and the things that can be carried are extremely limited. I think it must have cost Captain Jericho a lot of gold to make this magical letter. β
"Well, forget it, so be it, I'll go and see it now. Edge sighed again.
"What?" De Lael was taken aback, he didn't expect Edge to say that he was going to Bess Caravan now, but he had just returned, so he would go without a break?
De Lael didn't allow such a thing, and said, "Age, you can rest for a day before you go, not to mention that you have drunk a lot of wine tonight, how can you go like this?!"
"Don't worry, don't you know what I'm capable of?"
"Besides, how could I have an accident so easily. You're willing, I'm not willing!"
Edge smiled, and as she spoke, she condensed her wings and flew in the direction of the Beth caravan.
"Hey, you're ......" De Lael looked at Aegie who was flying away, and was really speechless.
Watching Edge disappear into the night sky, De Lael sighed that although Edge had grown, his benevolent heart had not diminished. The reason why he decided to go to Bes's caravan alone was probably because he didn't want to involve the Greatsword team. This kind of thing, he hopes to take it down and not put pressure on the big sword team.
It's worth it to have such a boss who loves his subordinates. After a sigh, De Lael sneered and said to himself, "But ah, the boss has to believe that his subordinates are." As a subordinate, you must be able to solve problems for the boss to be competent. β
Delaere muttered to himself and returned to the Greatsword Squad. He decided to strengthen the training team from tomorrow, and use the fastest time to integrate Monroe's team into it, quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the team, and prepare for the battle to rescue Bess.
He wants to make the Greatsword squad a 'competent' team.
Beth studied business with Jericho from an early age and began to practice outside the world at the age of nine. Because she was so busy, she didn't have time to learn the art of self-preservation. Therefore, although she is a strong person in business, she is a weak person in battle. It is even said that she basically has no ability to fight.
In view of this, Jericho placed a guard for her. However, she has a strong preference and doesn't like to be watched, so in most cases, she will send the guards back.
She had just finished discussing with the nobles on the ship a strategy to deal with the pirate group, and she was a little upset, wondering if her grandfather had succeeded in contacting the nearby escort team. In order to relieve her depressed mood, she went to the deck alone to blow the sea breeze.
As a person who has the right to speak, there is actually more pressure than everyone else. If your decision is wrong and it will bring serious consequences, then there will be no place for your face. What's more, this kind of thing will also affect the reputation of the entire family, and as the heir to the future famous Bolion family, Bess's pressure is only clear to herself.
But she was only a girl in her twenties! Sometimes she thought about these things and felt really sad. Growing up so big, she has been traveling and studying business for a long time, and she has seen a lot of things. She had been to the Kingdom of Relia, and to be honest, she was very envious of the commoners in the Kingdom of Relia.
Life is stable, although there is not much money, there is more than enough food and clothing. There is no need to worry about the so-called family competition, do not cause trouble, and live a life easily without pressure. Think about it, if you are a commoner and have not been exposed to a high-class social life, it may be a great blessing.
After blowing the sea breeze for a while, looking at the pirate warships surrounding the caravan in front of her, Beth sighed, life is already like this, no matter how much emotion is useless. It's better to rest early, and tomorrow may still face a serious situation. Beth stopped on deck and walked back to her room in the cabin.
"Uh-huh...... Master, slow down......"
However, as she walked through the hallway of the cabin, Beth heard the sound of love-love between men and women in a luxurious room. Through the crack in the door, Beth saw a man and a woman naked on the bed, and that man was none other than Rice.
"Hmph, ......"
Seeing such a situation, Beth laughed coldly, and a little self-deprecating. She didn't go in to catch Les in bed, just sneered a few times, looked very indifferent, and then left calmly.
For her, this kind of thing is nothing to fuss about. She has long been accustomed to the rotten life among the upper nobles. Although Rice is her fiancΓ©, she and Rice both know what is going on. She didn't blame Rice for his behavior, firstly because she had no feelings for Rice, and secondly because she had that kind of behavior like Rice.
In the past, when she was stressed and depressed, she would go to the hotel for a drink. Drinking too much, debauching yourself, and one-night stands have also happened. It's just that when I get up the next day, take a shower, and act as if nothing happened.
Those who are in their situation say that loyalty is false. Behind their glamorous scenes, they are all living some debauched lives. After all, that's the best way for them to release stress.
Walking back to the room, Beth was a little displeased with what Les had just done, so she took a few bottles of wine and drank it alone. Although she felt indifferent to Rice's behavior, at this juncture, Rice could still have fun with a woman, and she felt that she was really sad and a little helpless.
For the sake of his own identity and the honor of his family, do I have to live so tired?
"Huh! man?...... Hmph, it's all a bunch of rubbish!" Bess, who was drinking alone to relieve her boredom, sorrow, and stress, suddenly felt disappointed in all the men, and her eyes were full of disdain for them.
The mood is extremely bad, and I don't even have a companion for drinking, so I really use alcohol to eliminate my sorrows. The more Beth drank, the more she couldn't figure out why she was so tired. The more she thought about it, the more she was worried, and the more she was worried, the more she drank.
After drinking like this, she drank until late at night and didn't sleep, and the lights in the room were still on.
At this time, Edge fluttered the wings of the wind and looked outside for an opportunity to fall into Beth's main ship. It was late at night, and there was no light around, only Beth's room was lit. Aegie thought it was a warehouse or a cafeteria or something that needed to be lit, so he planned to sneak in.
Since it's late at night, if it's a private room, people should have rested a long time ago, and it usually won't be lit up again. Edge spotted a window in Beth's room and fell to the side, intending to sneak in.