Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Pride shook his head, denying Oleg's assessment of Lord Banning's strength.

"Lord Banning is obviously hiding his strength, but you just don't see it."

"Pride, you're being a bit subjective."

"This isn't just my imagination, it's reality. Otherwise, tell me, who else in Sunny Town can destroy the Corruption-Detoxifying Poison Blade Rat King?"

Pride's question really stumped Branch Chief Oleg.

Oleg asked himself, even if he fully recovered, he would still be no match for the "Corruption Blade Rat King" in a one-on-one situation.

Not to mention rescuing Pride from the siege of the Rat King and the rats, or even killing the Rat King.

Pride was satisfied when he saw that Oleg couldn't answer, knowing that he had cleared Lord Banning's name.

At this point, he had nothing more to say to Branch Chief Oleg.

"Alright, anyway, the commission your union issued has been completed. As for the reward, you can pay it directly to Master Banning... I'm going to see Master Banning now!"

"Wait a moment."

Oleg called out to Pride and glanced at the table, where there was an urgent letter he had received that morning.

Originally, Oleg was a little hesitant, but after talking with Pride, he knew who to go to.

"I also need to find Banning for something, let's go together."

"Show some respect, it's Master Banning."

Pride glared at Oleg.

"Uh...well, let's go find Banning...Mister."

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6.30 - Showdown in the Wilderness

When Jiang Ran finished the repair and reinforcement work on Emilia's house, it was already evening.

The day passed by unknowingly. Fortunately, he did not forget to brush up his skills while working. He upgraded "Trickster" and "Concentration" to one level respectively, and increased his agility and wisdom attributes by 10 points respectively.

After leaving Emilia's house, Jiang Ran discovered that many residents were looking for him.

"Look! Banning's here!"

"We found Banning!"

"..."

If it weren't for the mind-reading ability, Jiang Ran would have thought he was wanted.

In a few minutes, he was surrounded by the townspeople. They said that the captain of the Cuilin City Cavalry Regiment was looking for him and might have some good news, so they asked Banning to go and see him quickly.

Jiang Ran thought that Pride was arrogant and conceited. Logically speaking, after such a huge embarrassment, he should not want the incident to be exposed.

So why is he looking for me so actively now?

(Isn't he afraid that I'll tell others about his defeat by the Corruption Blade Rat King?)

(Could it be that... he came to me to silence me?)

Jiang Ran thought about it and felt that this was the only possibility.

Originally, Jiang Ran thought that although Pride had a bad character, he had a good heart, so he helped him.

Jiang Ran did not intend to take the credit for eliminating the Corruption-Detoxifying Poison-Blade Rat King, because it was not in line with his low-key style.

Now that Pride has come to him on his own initiative, he might as well use the fact that he was defeated to extort a large sum of money from him. It just so happens that Jiang Ran has been short of money recently.

So, Jiang Ran thanked the kind townspeople and followed their directions to find the cavalry captain Pride who was also looking for him.

·

Soon, Jiang Ran saw Pride. His shiny silver armor was particularly easy to recognize at night.

In addition to Pride, Jiang Ran also saw Branch Chief Oleg, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He didn't expect that the old man was able to go out and walk around.

Jiang Ran thought, there are quite a lot of people around here. If Pride wants to silence me, he will probably rush over immediately, stuff a handful of coins into my hand, and whisper, "Let's talk somewhere else."

In the end, Pride did rush forward, but in front of everyone, he knelt on one knee towards Jiang Ran and said...

"Master Banning, thank you for saving my life! I, Pride, although..."

Before Pride could finish his words, Jiang Ran ran away.

Jiang Ran admitted that he was careless, but they were so far away from each other that he couldn't use mind reading to see what Pride was going to do in advance.

In short, the current situation can only be described as a complete failure.

Jiang Ran had worked so hard to cultivate a low-key image, but now that Pride had to kneel down in the street and thank him repeatedly, it was probably difficult for him to maintain it...!

·

At this moment, Jiang Ran was walking briskly on the street, and behind him, Pride and Branch Minister Oleg were chasing closely.

Residents gathered around, curious about what was happening.

In desperation, Jiang Ran rushed to the stable in one breath. While marveling at the fact that his motorcycle had leveled up three more times (Lv3+3↑), he jumped on the motorcycle and rushed out of Sunny Town.

More than ten minutes later, Jiang Ran stopped in the wilderness outside the city. He dismounted and sat on the ground to rest, waiting for Pride and Branch Chief Oleg to catch up.

Ten minutes later, these two people with non-agility combat professions appeared breathlessly.

Yes, the reason why Jiang Ran rode away on horseback was not to get rid of these two people, but to talk in another place.

He doesn't want his low-key image to be damaged any further.

·

Seeing that neither of them had the energy to speak, Jiang Ran spoke first.

"Branch Chief Oleg, congratulations on your recovery. I also want to apologize for making you run so far just after you recovered."

Oleg was still breathing heavily and could not answer Jiang Ran, so he could only nod vigorously.

Then, Jiang Ran looked at Pride.

Jiang Ran has already understood Pride's purpose and intention in looking for him through mind reading. What he needs to do now is to handle this matter in a low-key manner.

"Well, if you have anything to say, just say it here, Captain Pride."

Pride was still panting, but in order to uphold his principles and beliefs, he gritted his teeth and knelt on one knee again, even though he was almost out of breath.

"Master Ben-Banning...thank you for saving my life! I...I...I Pride...although I'm still a useless... "

Pride spoke incoherently, and Jiang Ran felt tired listening to him, so he simply looked into his heart.

Jiang Ran saw that after Pride survived the disaster, he was heartbroken and turned over a new leaf. In order to repay his gratitude, he decided to be loyal to "Lord Banning" for the rest of his life.

(I didn’t expect that there are such honest people in the Prison Star World.)

Jiang Ran never thought that he would encounter such a rare animal. In addition, he also noticed that Pride's temperament had indeed changed greatly compared to yesterday. Now he was serious, diligent, and simple, completely different people.

(His efficiency in reforming himself is quite high... Rather than saying he's repenting, it's more like he's found his true self.)

·

Jiang Ran was not used to Pride's huge changes, and Oleg beside him also had a mixed expression.

After Pride finished speaking, Oleg immediately interrupted.

"Banning, I tried to persuade this kid, but he wouldn't listen. He insisted that you saved him and that you killed the Corruption Blade Rat King all by yourself... What are you doing, Pride?"

Oleg was halfway through his words when Pride poked him with his elbow.

Pride was dissatisfied with Oleg's attitude towards Lord Banning and demanded that he must change his address to "Lord Banning".

After listening to the conversation between the two, Jiang Ran basically understood the whole story.

It seems impossible to change Pride's cognition, and Branch Chief Oleg is not someone who can be easily fooled.

At this point, Jiang Ran decided to make some appropriate changes to the way he dealt with people.

·

"Captain Pride, let me explain this to Branch Chief Oleg."

Banning patted Pride on the shoulder, and Pride immediately stepped aside obediently.

"Branch Chief, I originally wanted to keep a low profile, but since Captain Pride saw us, I'll be frank with you."

Seeing Banning suddenly become calm and sophisticated, Branch Chief Oleg was startled, wondering if...

"I was indeed the one who killed the Corruption Blade Rat King, and I also saved Captain Pride."

Banning's words petrified Oleg.

How is this possible?

"No, no, Banning... Sir, this is not the way to joke, right?"

Despite these shocking words, Oleg still wanted to restore the situation to the one he was familiar with.

However, after this young man, whom he could not see through, spoke, there was no turning back.

"not kidding."

Banning took out a magic core and handed it to Oleg for confirmation.

"Take a look, is this a third-level magic core?"

Oleg took it with both hands, his hands trembling slightly.

Although Oleg did not possess the skills of an appraiser, based on decades of experience, he could basically confirm that what Banning handed him... was a third-level magic core.

"It's... it's a third-level magic core. Could this be...?"

"Yes, this is the magic core of the Corruption-Detoxifying Poison Blade Rat King. If you don't believe me, you can take it back and find an appraiser to confirm it."

Now, Oleg was completely speechless, while Pride showed a proud expression of "As expected of Lord Banning".

6.31 - Pledge of Allegiance (Part )

"No... no need to find an appraiser..."

Oleg returned the third-level magic core to Banning, his hands still shaking slightly.

In the relatively peaceful and stable Kingdom of West, the magic core of a third-level monster is not so easy to find... Oleg fully believed that what Banning took out was the magic core of the Rat King.

"Banning... Lord, so it was you who really gave the Rat King to...?"

"Well, it's me."

Banning nodded calmly, which made Oleg even more suspicious that he was dreaming.

In Oleg's view, Banning is indeed an outstanding young man, and he may have the help of the Scarlet Qi family, but that's where it ends.

His excellence is only relative to the average people of the same age, but not to an outrageous degree.

Speaking of outrageous things, for example, the eldest daughter of the Feiqi family, Viviana, is the best among people.

Although Oleg had never seen Viviana fight, he could feel the aura of Viviana.

And now, Oleg seems to be able to sense something similar in Banning.

At this moment, Oleg recalled the battle in the Sangbei Wasteland. If it weren't for Banning's selfless efforts to turn the tide that night, who knows how many more casualties there would have been in Sunny Town.

At that time, Oleg believed that it was Banning's bravery, wisdom and passion that played a role, but now it seems that his judgment was obviously hasty.

Now, after letting go of his preconceived notions about Banning, Oleg suddenly felt his mind became more open.

He thought about it carefully. Based on his understanding of Pride, whether it was the diligent and serious Pride in the past or the boastful and arrogant Pride later, there was no reason for them to fabricate Banning as their savior for no reason.

So, since Pride said so, it must be true.

So, to sum up, the only reasonable explanation for these bizarre things is:

Banning hid his strength.

——(If he's hiding his true strength, then how strong is Benning really...?)

——(To be able to defeat the Rat King and the rat swarm alone, he must be at least a top-tier Tier 90…close to Tier ? Or perhaps even higher, Tier …?)

Oleg didn't dare to think about it any further. This boy who looked only about 18 years old was like a human-shaped monster.