496: Chapter 465: The Deceptive Ian (3/3) 496: Chapter 465: The Deceptive Ian (3/3) “Oh!
I see now!”
Miss Hua’an’s eyes widened; having traveled extensively, she sowhat understood what Ian was getting at.
The Frost Butterfly also nodded frequently, though it was unclear whether it truly understood: “I see now!”
“Yes,”
Ian lowered his voice again, allowing the wind’s Source Quality Fluctuation at his side to draw slightly nearer: “Although Yisen himself is a good kid, his mother may not be…
The operation organized by Fiery Fla Land this ti is obviously fishy.
It might have been lured here by soone or so ssage, all to ‘buff my achievents’.”
“The Earth Pulse Source Crystal might not be what I thought it was—an Ordinary but secret-ssage-containing treasure…
It is a precious treasure, just not part of this train’s crew!
Soone used fake information to lure Fiery Fla Land into the trap, which could both give the credit to and ensure the treasure’s safe arrival in the Imperial Capital; killing two birds with one stone.”
“To be honest, getting credit isn’t a bad thing.
If it weren’t for so many undercover Seniors here, I would probably just accept it with a smile…
But if the achievents from this incident were really brushed onto to strongly push forward, then all the credit for this incident would likely fall on .
What would those Seniors who’ve been undercover for so long think?”
“These people co from different important departnts of The Empire; by offending them all, I would undoubtedly have to rely on the big tree that is the Ellen Family…
Ha-ha, although it might sound a bit vain, I guess, like Marquis Barton, this is an action by the Ellen Family to label !”
This was Ian’s conjecture, and not vain at all; ninety-nine percent of his deductions were correct.
Because, aside from Lady Ellen, whom he ntioned, there was another person very interested in him.
And that person’s authority was far greater than Lady Ellen’s.
The Second Prince of the Setal Empire, the ally of Marquis Barton, Michael Setar.
As expected, he was the one truly orchestrating all of this…
and also the one who genuinely wanted to recruit Ian under his command, to brand him.
“So, Ian, what are you planning to do?”
The Fairy Miss nodded slightly; she obviously found the matter interesting.
She asked earnestly, “The cake’s cream is already mixed with mustard—eating it now is already too late.
You are already involved in this event; it seems you can only apologize to those undercover Seniors, right?”
“Moreover, it’s not necessarily about giving all the credit to you.”
“You can’t think like that.
This is also a test.
Although it might be a consequence left by Marquis Barton, I must consider it as such.”
Ian shook his head, answering Miss Hua’an’s question: “Once the event actually happens, there’s no turning back, especially if it’s Lady Erlen of the princess’s mother…
or soone else, who wants to see how I would handle this situation, right?”
“Given the habits of these Imperial Capital bigwigs, they definitely have several plans for everything.
We can’t just follow their hooks, especially soone as weak and young as .
If everything goes as they expect, it would seem diocre.
Only by surprising them can I leave a better impression…
right?”
“As for what to do…”
Ian looked towards the broken window beside him and nodded slightly: “Of course, I’ll leave the train alone, using the excuse ‘I’m still on a secret mission for the Marquis’.”
“After all, my achievent at most was firing the first shot against Fiery Fla Land.
With my absence and so many organizations involved, no one can easily push the entire incident’s credit onto .”
“Let’s go.
I’ll say goodbye to Knight Tres later, and then we’ll leave the train together and head to the Imperial Capital…
It’s close anyway.”
After speaking, Ian got up to find Knight Tres, while Miss Hua’an, with a dawning expression, started to pack up her luggage with the Frost Butterfly.
When the young man found Knight Tres, who appeared to be the good old man of the town, the knight also showed an appropriately surprised expression and asked Ian why he had co.
And naturally, Ian went with the flow, saying he was on a secret mission for the Marquis, and couldn’t appear in the formal report, that he was now exposed, and thus needed to get off early and act alone.
In theory, Tres now should have expressed his understanding and then sent him off.
But Ian found that the brown-haired knight’s thoughts were quite complex and conflicted.
This could be seen from his behavior and actions.
“I might be able to escort you there…
um…
Do you know the way?
The road to the Imperial Capital, and do you have a pass?”
His words ca out sowhat jumbled, as if he were hesitating over so very important decision: “No, you’re a knight, of course you don’t need any pass…
What I an is, will you make it in ti?
I might be able to arrange for a batch of mounts for you, just up ahead at a small town.”
He shouldn’t be saying so much.
“Senior.”
So the young man said in a low voice, “You must have heard, right?”
Tres was taken aback and then also smiled softly, “You wanted to hear it, didn’t you?
Cunning white-haired lad, I see now why General Barton also values you.”
“Getting credit is indeed important, but what’s more important is being valued by those above.”
He shook his head slightly and the young knight who had been undercover for eight years spoke in a voice only Ian and he could hear, “Without backing, without being valued, you have to do like , beco an undercover agent in your teens, play a double role, swindle and deceive, do the dirty work…
It’s the sa with undercover work, without the support of those from Fiery Fla Land above, no matter how hard you work, you still end up as just a deputy leader of a branch, never the boss.”
“Yes, this achievent and my ability can indeed make the rising star of the Knight Order—I was even thinking just now, if you were willing to cooperate with , claim you were an undercover agent arranged by the higher-ups, then the two of us, one provoking confrontation with Fiery Fla Land, the other capturing the leader, could definitely achieve a greater rit than any other departnt.”
“But now that I think about it, if it offends so bigwig, I reckon I’ll forever only be a forr rising star.
You understand this as well, don’t you?”
Tres’s voice was almost ethereal, his tone calm, “But you’re right.
This is also a test for you—so I won’t stop you…
Good luck, junior.”
He raised his hand, tossing Ian sothing that looked like a key, “Go on, this is the proof for Shuanli Town Post Station, there are two good horses inside, I had kept them for myself in case of an ergency, but now it seems they won’t be needed.”
“Follow the track, all the way north, and it’s the Imperial Capital…
The next ti we et, it’ll be in the Imperial Capital.”
“Thank you, Mr.
Tres.” Ian took the proof, and he smiled obediently, “I’ll rember your kindness!”
Tres was stunned for a mont, then cursed with a smile, “Go on—damn, now I really understand why Marquis Barton is so optimistic about you…”
“That face of yours, it really is deceiving.”
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