Alien world

Chapter 1740, Section 373: Bringing Them Under My Command
"When a couple has been together for a long time, don't waste your remaining passion on arguing. Making your life together is more important than anything else." Annan, with a chicken feather stuck in his chest, walked to the door.

"We know, we know," the couple said excitedly as they snuggled together.

"Alright, I won't disturb you two while you're still making your baby."

Annan slammed the door shut, then got into a carriage that offered him a ride.

He didn't know what the situation was like outside, so he had to hurry to Freedom Street.

The carriage hadn't gone far when it slowed down, and there was more noise around it.

Looking out the window at the growing crowd, Annan asked the coachman in front, "What's going on?"

“Mr. Annan, it is the people of the capital who spontaneously came up to fight against chaos.”

"As expected of an empire."

This is going to cause a lot of trouble for Oulin and the city guards. Who knows if the Chaos Cult might be mixed in with them and trying to get out... Wait a minute, could this also be part of the plan?
"Stop the car! Inspect it!"

The presence of a horse-drawn carriage among the gathered crowd was quite eye-catching, and they were quickly stopped.

Annan poked his head out from behind the car window: "I..."

He had barely opened his mouth when the guard respectfully said, "So you are the Lord of Annam, please come over..."

Annan had thought he would be in trouble because he had tried to rescue the traitor Albek, but the guards were surprisingly easy to talk to.

He also comforted Annan: "It's not your fault, we never expected Blackwatch to actually..."

Annan could say nothing and could only remain silent, which led the guards to believe that he was restraining himself, so they asked their men to clear a path for him.

Inside the carriage, Annan, who felt he had distanced himself from the matter, took out the notebook that Baron Jim Kelly had left him and opened it.

I don't know who got it. Give it to Annan Reeves of Liberty City, and you'll receive a considerable reward. You can choose not to, but the contents of the notebook will be useless to you, and you'll gain nothing.

Fearing that the notes might fall into the wrong hands, Baron Jim Kelly even added a warning on the first page of the notebook.

Turning the page, Annan realized it contained the Baron's experience; he had recorded his own insights and the mistakes and wrong turns he had taken. This included the idea, inspired by Annan, to guide everyone to act according to a specific logic.

Baron Jim Kelly didn't hold back at all, even writing down techniques for constructing a complex scene in just a few simple steps.

Holding the notebook, its pages wrinkled and stained with dried blood that had turned brown, Annan sighed.

Unlike the Mondstadt people who believed Kin Kelly was an executioner, Annan pieced together some of the truth from clues: when Kin Kelly was young, he was targeted by the Chaos Cult because of his extraordinary talent.

They staged a ritual of depravity, luring Jim Carrey into accidentally killing his two best friends and falling into the abyss.

If it weren't for that damned, chaotic cult, maybe Jim Kelly would have been a great artist in the future...

Annan continued reading, looking very carefully, but from beginning to end, he couldn't find any mention of where the Baron had hidden the valuables.

Is it because they're worried that whoever finds the notebook will steal it?

The carriage entered Freedom Street, and the Imperial Guard soldiers, upon seeing that it was Annamese, quickly let it pass.

"Nothing's happening on the street?"

The Royal Guard said that the Chaos Cult avoided Freedom Street, and only a few petty thieves tried to take advantage of the chaos, but they ran right into the hands of the Knights and were captured by the men sent by Orin.

Annan finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked the person in charge to explain the current situation at Montreal Hill.

Besides the fact that the Empire's anger had been provoked and they were plotting a counterattack, there were also some unconfirmed rumors, such as the assassination of Grand Duke Zakaria.

Who is Grand Prince Zakaria?

Moni said, "He's a member of the Montreal Golden Family, the Emperor's uncle..."

Annan suddenly interrupted, "Is he a pacifist within the empire?"

"Yes, he believed that Chaos only coveted the north and dared not set its sights on the Central Plains." "Good riddance."

Just as Moni was about to open her mouth, she suddenly realized something, and her pupils contracted sharply.

As a participant, Annan, who was already aware of the empire's plans, did not care if a high-ranking noble died, even if he was the emperor's uncle: "Send a message to the Free City, asking them to send someone to Mondstadt to rescue people from the Maple Leaf Manor and find the valuables left there."

The Chaos Cult's operation was "successfully completed," Baron Kin Kelly was dead, and the nobles of the manor could be released.

"Oh, right, give this to Tina." Annan handed over the bloodstained notebook.

Baron Jim Kelly's experience notes would only be wasted if kept in my possession; it would be better to give them to Tina so that she can inherit the Baron's legacy.

Since she hasn't had any new projects, Tina has been living a comfortable life under the auspices of New World Pictures, working less than ten hours a day. She's so lazy!
Anan hasn't sent the branch from the other world back yet; what if it still contains new nutrients?

Having made these arrangements, Annan was about to leave the commercial street.

"Where are you going?"

"The Knights".

He needed to verify some things with Oulin.

No sooner had I boarded the carriage than new news came in from outside.

The Blackwatch rebelled, and the soldiers led by Albik turned into ratmen and were rescued by the Chaos Cult—this was something Annan already knew.

Their family members were arrested by the court.

Annan knew that the Empire was doing this to protect their families and themselves.

After all, his closest relative had been killed by the Chaos Cult, and Baron Jim Kelly, who had led him to ruin, had just died in front of him.

Annan couldn't help but recall the conversation he had with the Baron at the Moonlight Opera House the night before the operation.

"Baron, there's something I don't understand."

Freedom Street was bustling with people at night. Annan pushed the wheelchair and whispered, "I can sense that you have no feelings for the Chaos Cult. Why are you so devoted to them?"

"And you, why?" Baron Jim Kelly retorted.

"I...I want to save my uncle."

The baron chuckled softly: "My reason is the same as yours."

"Emma and that, that person...?"

Vincent.

"To resurrect Emma and Vincent?"

"Yes……"

Annan wanted to say that the Chaos Cult was just stringing him along, but he quickly realized that how could the Baron not know that?

The Baron might already know most or even most of the truth.

Sometimes, however faint a hope can become the direction for those who are lost.

"What about Liberty City? You haven't been there yet. What if you die in the operation..."

"Then you can go and take a good look at Liberty City for me, Olme."

As his thoughts snapped out of his memories, Annan suddenly changed his mind.

His attitude towards Kin Kelly changed several times: initially, he thought he was a promising talent who could be recruited into Free City; then, he realized Kin Kelly was too deeply involved with the Chaos Cult and had publicly murdered many State soldiers, so even if he were transformed into a lich and brought back, there would be a lot of trouble ahead, making it a losing proposition; and then, just over ten minutes ago, he believed Kin Kelly was truly a genius, and that he had never been hostile towards him from the beginning.

Even if it brings trouble, it's worth bringing such talent back with you!
(End of this chapter)