Chapter 103: The True Legacy

  "It seems like there's nobody around today..." A soldier gazed at the passing crowd and said listlessly, "I guess we won't be able to complete our mission."

  "I heard that brother didn't complete his task yesterday." Another soldier sighed, "Unexpectedly, Connerd has been dead for two years and still has such great prestige."

  Behind these soldiers, a very old coffin was placed, with a skeleton inside. Next to the coffin stood a large sign that listed all sorts of crimes committed by Conard when he was alive, such as abusing soldiers and embezzling military funds, etc., anyway, it was also dead without evidence.

  Below the sign, it is written that there are rewards for exposing Conard's crimes. It says that Conard is a hypocrite and a cruel tyrant who has committed heinous crimes as a general. Seeing such a criminal being flattered is truly heartbreaking. This sign is erected to expose Conard's crimes and promises rewards: so much for spitting on him, so much for scolding him.

  It's actually clear to anyone with eyes that Conard is a certain kind of person. He has held military power for over a decade, and the headquarters of the Storming Legion is located in the capital city of Bait City. Conard could have become the lord of Bait City at any time, making him the fifth lord and the one with the most actual power. However, Conard never interferes with politics, allowing the management rights of Bait City to be swapped back and forth among several lords. If a knight like this, who has no ambition and is self-disciplined and courteous, can also be called a hypocrite, then it's truly hard to find good people in this world.

  However, Rudolf also had his own difficulties. As the cavalry commander of the Storm Legion for over a year, he always felt constrained and suffocated. Logically speaking, with no legion commander in the legion, the cavalry commander should be the highest leader for the cavalry. But Konrad's influence was everywhere, this couldn't be touched, that couldn't be done, it was said that they were all rules set by Konrad before his death. As soon as he slightly overstepped, there would be subordinates coming to advise him, Rudolf had already felt unbearable, he was the cavalry commander and absolutely didn't want to live under a dead man's shadow.

  Of course. When Conard had just died, Weit was at the peak of his power, he could not bear it but had to bear with it, but now it's different, Conard has been dead for two years, and Weit's power has been declining, plus that plan, he must eliminate Conard's remaining influence in a short period of time. Turn all the knights into his own private property, so he thinks he should test the soldiers' bottom line.

  "Didn't finish the task? Then they got flogged?" The soldier in front asked.

  "What do you think? Will General Rudolf let them off? Hehe..."

  "What should we do then? Are we going to get flogged too?"

  "Alas... just grit your teeth and it's over."

  "He said..." The soldier looked around and lowered his voice, saying: "We secretly divided the money. Let's just say that many people came to scold Konrad today. Isn't that enough?"

  "You're crazy! We haven't finished the task. We'll just get a few lashes if we deceive General Rudolf. We'll be beheaded!"

  "But..." The soldier was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he broke into a smile. He turned around and walked to the coffin. First, he pinched his nose. Then, he spat inside. Afterwards, he went under the plaque and picked up a copper coin: "This doesn't count as cheating, does it? And there's no rule that says we can't curse Conard!"

  "Right!" The rest of the soldiers also reacted. And they knew it too. Lord Commander already hated the former commander, Knight Conard. If they joined in the shouting, even if they knew they were faking it, they wouldn't be punished.

  Several soldiers were overjoyed. They all surrounded the coffin and started spitting one after another. They thought they had found a good way to get rich. But as time passed, they realized that money wasn't that easy to make. After just a few dozen spits, they felt dry mouth and tongue.

  "Bastard..." A soldier heard the sound of gnashing teeth and curses coming from behind. The voice was trembling slightly, clearly enraged to the extreme.

  The soldier hastily turned around, suddenly feeling a chill in his lower abdomen. He looked down and saw that a dagger had deeply pierced his own abdomen: "You..." The soldier stretched out his hand to try to grab the person in front of him.

  "What are you people? What do you want?" The rest of the soldiers also woke up.

  "Die!" Mo Xin's words were extremely brief, and the giant sword had already fallen, that soldier drew out his long sword to block, but was split into two segments along with his sword.

  "These two guys... are too hot-headed!" Han Jin, standing on the turtle's back, showed a bitter smile: "I hope the intelligence you've gathered is accurate, otherwise we're in trouble."

  "Don't worry." Xian Ni'er said calmly: "Now the soldiers in the cavalry are all holding a grudge, it's just that no one has taken the lead yet."

  "Hmm, they're all secretly cursing Rudolf behind his back." Sasori nodded: "If someone who can gain everyone's recognition stands up to challenge him, heh... it'll be quite a show."

  "Leizhe is just such a person." Xian Ni'er continued.

  Han Jin and others did not make a move, nor was it necessary to do so. To deal with a few low-ranking warriors, Mo Xinke and Lei Zhe were enough. At this moment, Lei Zhe had verified the skeleton in the coffin, re-covered the coffin lid, and then knelt down respectfully in front of the coffin.

  The streets were in a state of great chaos, with people rushing about and shouting. Before long, a troop of fully armed knights arrived on the scene, and upon seeing Leizhe kneeling there, they all stood still, frozen in place.

  Han Jin watched the reaction of the knights with a tense expression, feeling uneasy in his heart. Xanier said that the hearts of the people can be used, although Rudolf had purged all the low-ranking officers and replaced them with many of his own trusted followers, but it is impossible to replace all the soldiers. Now he can control the situation because the soldiers cannot communicate with each other and do not know what the rest of the troops are thinking. As long as someone with a high position takes the lead in making trouble, the entire situation will be turned upside down.

  Han Jinke didn't have similar experiences, this is a rebellion! Xanier was interested in this matter, there must be a reason for the Wild Willow City, let Leizhe control the strongest torrent army of the Beit Alliance, with their relationship with Leizhe, they will have great potential in the future! As for Sasou... that guy must have read too many heroic epics, thinking that coups are simple matters, and the central figure can solve everything with a wave of his arm.

  So Han Jin concentrated his mind and observed the knights' facial expressions, as the saying goes, "from a single point to the whole situation", the knights' attitude towards Leizhe would determine the outcome of the entire matter.

  Those knights were stunned for a moment, then jumped off their war horses and knelt down on one knee: "Young General!"

  "Tell me, where is Rudolf?" Leiz said with a poker face.

  "General, let's take you away!" Several knights exchanged a glance and said loudly: "We can't stand his cruelty and arrogance anymore!"

  "Go." Lei Zhe waved his hand.

  Xian Ni'er looked at Han Jin's expression and smiled: "For a small aristocrat like you who hides in the mountain village, it is impossible to understand how much love a true knight will receive!"

  "Hmph..." Han Jing smiled wryly, he had always thought that Xian Ni'er's hypothesis was difficult to achieve. Although he finally agreed with Xian Ni'er's plan, in his heart, he still didn't approve of it. He hadn't expected such a scene to actually appear.

  As time passed, Han Jin was repeatedly struck, and finally he couldn't believe his eyes. Troop after troop of knights heard the news and rushed over from all directions, either paying homage to Leizhe on one knee or following silently behind him. Before they had even gone two miles, Leizhe's retinue had swelled by several hundred soldiers.

  Han Jin suddenly realized that he was the shallow one, and it was laughable that he had used the words "wooden" and "incapable" to describe Le Zhe's father in his heart.

  Not bad, Conard didn't leave behind any tangible legacy, but at this moment, with just a silhouette and a voice, he could make the already formed new order collapse instantly. What else can be more valuable than such a legacy?

  Lei Zhe gripped the blood-stained dagger tightly, walking at the forefront. Mo Xinko, carrying a massive sword, walked beside Lei Zhe. Behind them were all knights. The Ninth Town was a military stronghold, and the First and Second Cavalry Squadrons of the Torrent Army were stationed here. More and more knights rushed to the scene upon hearing the news, eventually blocking Han Jin and others outside.

  Occasionally, an officer would catch a glimpse of this scene and quickly retreat, pretending to have seen nothing. Occasionally, someone who didn't know Leiz would jump out and ask what was going on, only to be knocked to the ground by the knights in the blink of an eye. The knights were well aware that Rudolf had used such means to humiliate the remains of Knight Konrad, and that his hatred for Leiz had reached a point of no return, leaving no room for reconciliation. Therefore, they didn't need to feel surprised at what they saw, nor did they need to consider the future. As long as Young Master was with them, their brothers from all over would return, just like when the Old Master was alive.

  In fact, Rudolf was also unlucky. Leiz didn't come back early or late, and he just happened to appear when the soldiers' emotions were most excited. To say nothing of him being alone here, even if several leaders of the Storming Legion were in the Ninth Town, they couldn't calm down the current situation either.

  Further ahead was the military camp, and the soldiers guarding the edge of the camp saw a sea of people approaching and began to feel very tense. Later, when they saw it was Lei Zhe, they silently opened the gate.

  Han Jin manipulated the giant turtle to stop outside the military camp. The shape of the giant turtle was too eye-catching, and several knights looked over with extremely rude eyes. Lei Zhe and Mo Xinkou went in again, no one helped him explain, he didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble.

  "I hope Raphael can solve it quickly, we still have to continue on our journey." Xanier said softly: "Raphael, are you okay? If things are delayed, Raphael will never forgive us for the rest of his life! Or... let's go and confess to him now?"

  "Don't worry." Han Jin smiled slightly.

  While snooping around, Xanthe and Sasuke overheard some soldiers talking. It turned out that Langning, a friend of Lezhi's, was the captain of the First Cavalry Regiment in the town. In order to eliminate Konrad's influence, Rudolf wanted to get rid of Langning first. So he colluded with some nobles and framed Langning for raping a noble lady, sentencing him to death. To avoid trouble from executing him here, they imprisoned Langning in the 10th town, and set the execution time for tomorrow noon. It can only be said that Lezhi returned just in time!