Wizard: I brought the wrong system...

Chapter 504 An Encounter on the Road

The old wheels creaked and groaned slowly, like a long, melancholic ballad.

A gentle breeze caressed the wheat fields, which resembled a vast blue sea, causing the wheat to ripple lightly and bringing a refreshing scent that was invigorating and intoxicating without even needing a drink.

Whether it was because of the summons from Teacher Yaro or not, Bevin, sitting in the carriage, felt that the sunlight was even brighter.

Through the wooden window, Bevin gazed at the busy farmers in the fields and sighed with emotion:

"Brother Dylan is truly amazing! I still clearly remember the last time we came from Perrin Castle, the fields were littered with scattered bones, and the farmers were all as thin as monkeys. How long has it been, and the Viscount's territory has already returned to peace."

A young guard followed closely behind on horseback, laughing loudly, "Of course! Where incompetent people would we find in the territory of Perlan!"

After taking over the management of the Viscount's territory, Deputy Butler Dylan immediately provided horses for the guards of Perrin's territory.

It wasn't a powerful breed, nor was it considered a good horse among ordinary horses; the good warhorses had long been taken away by the deserting guards.

Dylan did this not out of a desire to abuse his power for personal gain.

With the acquisition of horses, the guards' combat strength and deterrent range were naturally enhanced, enabling them to better maintain the stability of Lix City.

"Zeller, did you include yourself in what you just said?" the guard next to him joked.

Zeller straightened his back and said proudly, "Of course! You all know that none of the guards in the Viscount's territory can beat me!"

"You really have no self-awareness whatsoever!"

Zeller turned his head and saw that it was Captain Patton who was speaking.

Captain Patton, driving the carriage, glanced back and said, "What? You're not happy about it?"

Zeller shrank back and chuckled dryly, "No...no."

Captain Patton snorted coldly, then said seriously, "Perhaps they were afraid of Mr. Yaro's pursuit, or perhaps they were simply greedy. Most of the original guards left the territory with the Viscount's wealth. The remaining people are just farmers who have just put down their hoes. It would be a problem if Zeller couldn't beat them."

"Furthermore, the viscount's territory is like a weed suppressed by a stone; once the stone is removed, it will grow very well."

As he spoke, Captain Patton looked at Bevan behind him: "Dylan can only be described as doing the bare minimum of a butler's job... or even a good butler!"

"Financially, Mr. Yarrow actually has to provide financial assistance, and in terms of security, a large part of it relies on the Witchers. It is the Witchers who have cleared out all kinds of monsters and roaming beasts from the Viscount's territory! And to this day, he still hasn't established an administrative system directly under Lix City for Mr. Yarrow!"

Captain Patton raised his voice: "Bevin, Lix City is Viscount Yarrow's territory. Don't assume we've done anything special, and don't get any ideas that might be inappropriate!"

Bevan understood what Captain Patton meant.

Although Teacher Yarrow intended for him to take over the viscount's territory, the roles of host and guest must be clearly distinguished. The guards' current thinking is too impetuous, and they must be given a warning.

Bevan solemnly replied, "I understand. Perlan Town is our own territory, and the master of Lix City will always be Wizard Yarrow!"

The guards' expressions varied, and the cheerful atmosphere suddenly faltered.

Regardless of their individual thoughts, they all understood Bevan's intentions.

The entire convoy drove in silence.

After an unknown amount of time, a rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from behind.

Captain Patton glanced back for a moment, frowned, and raised his fist, shouting, "Alert!"

Bevan peeked out and said, "Uncle Patton, it looks like our banner."

"I know, but think about it carefully, why would our banners be coming from that direction!" Captain Patton said, turning to order, "Guzman, Zeller, go and stop them, ask them what happened."

"clear!"

The two men accepted the order and immediately spurred their horses to meet them.

Watching them walk away, Bevan pondered, "Uncle Patton, do you mean they might have come from Perrin Castle?"

At this point, Bevin's pupils constricted sharply, and he exclaimed in shock, "Perrin Castle... Could it be that the skeletal monsters from the border have spread here? Impossible! Didn't we just leave Perrin Castle?"

Upon hearing Bevan's words, the surrounding guards couldn't help but stir.

"Quiet!"

Captain Patton rebuked him in a deep voice.

He then glanced at Bevan and calmly instructed, "I'm glad you thought of that. As a lord, you must be vigilant enough about any potential dangers. But you should also consider the possible impact of this news spreading. The information you reveal should ideally have a positive effect on your goals, rather than just saying whatever comes to mind, as you are doing now."

Hearing Captain Patton's calm voice, the surrounding guards seemed to have found their pillar of support and quickly calmed down.

Bevin took a deep breath and said, "I understand, I will be more careful in the future."

"Um."

Captain Patton nodded slightly and looked up again, continuing to gaze in the direction of the carriage behind him.

The two guards who had been walking past exchanged a few words with the people in the carriage behind them. Then the carriage stopped, and the two guards quickly returned.

"Captain Patton, the convoy behind us has received orders from Lord Yaro to mine poisonous salt deep within the Perrin Manor lumberyard."

"Mining toxic salt?"

Captain Patton glanced again at the convoy's flags behind them, frowned, and asked, "Why would a gathering mission need an emergency flag? Is Mr. Yaro in a hurry?"

The guard, Guzman, replied, "While they were gathering supplies, they were attacked by a strange little dwarf. The wound was bleeding profusely, but fortunately it was only the lower leg that was injured. They temporarily stopped the bleeding by binding it, but the wound is difficult to heal, and if they bind it for too long, the lower leg will have to be amputated. So they are preparing to hurry to Lan'er Village and ask Lord Yaro for help."

Perrin Territory and Perrin Estate are both located on the outer edge of the kingdom, right next to the Dark Plains.

In addition, the Earl's territory had once established a Witcher Academy, and as the captain of the guards of Perrin's territory, Captain Patton had come into contact with some extraordinary monsters.

He immediately ordered, "Our carriages are better; move the wounded to another carriage!"

The guard, Guzman, said with difficulty, "But they also brought some poisonous salt ore; that's part of their mining mission..."

Captain Patton interrupted immediately: "Send the wounded over first. We can take the poisonous salt mines ourselves. The entire Viscount's territory is only so big; it won't take long!"

Then he looked at Bevan beside him and asked, "You'll be fine riding in their cargo wagon, won't you?"

Bevin nodded immediately: "Of course!"

(End of this chapter)