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The people in the queue looked at him with either surprise or pity. They never expected that Luo Xiu would be so brave as to refuse the adult in front of him.
Even the man in the bathrobe and the bald middle-aged man looked at Luo Xiu for the first time, their eyes filled with a hint of anticipation and excitement, waiting to see a good show.
Given Peter's personality, he might just kill the young man in front of him.
Luo Xiu felt the intense gazes of everyone, but his heart remained unmoved.
Upon closer inspection, the three leaders before him were all only at the fifth rank. Even if they had reached the limit of the fifth rank, he was still capable of fighting them.
Moreover, judging from the intensity of the light emanating from them, some of them are even less powerful than a teacher at full power.
"...Are you refusing my orders?"
The knight, seated atop his steed, lowered his gaze to Luo Xiu and spoke in a deep voice.
The moment he finished speaking, his aura suddenly exploded, as if darkness was spreading from him, and a cold and sinister feeling instantly filled the entire hall.
Some people in the queue behind him even trembled slightly under such pressure.
“I think I have already said that, Your Excellency, I am not a member of the Knights, so you have no right to order me around.”
Luo Xiu spoke slowly and deliberately, as if the pressure had no effect on him.
This performance caused a flicker of surprise in the knight's eyes. Just as he was about to say something, Tata, shrouded in black mist behind him, stepped out:
“He is my student, Peter.”
Hearing someone call his name directly, the knight looked at Tata with displeasure, but when the mist around Tata's head slowly dissipated, the knight froze:
"Brother Tata?"
“I’m so glad you still remember me, Peter.”
The mist surrounding Tata closed in again, and a hoarse voice echoed in the hall:
"I thought your memory had deteriorated after you went to the capital, and that you had forgotten where you came from."
“…Of course not.”
Peter's voice was low and clearly displeased.
Being subtly mocked and even lectured in front of so many people, even if that person was his former mentor, made him lose face.
"If you remember, why did we have to ride horses in front of the Knights' headquarters? Everyone has to dismount in front of the Knights' headquarters. That rule should still be in the Knights' regulations."
Tata spoke, silencing Peter.
Just as the scene fell completely silent,
The man in the bathrobe beside her, Miao Lan, laughed, a laugh that was incredibly grating, like a duck's:
“Peter, after all these years, you still can’t shake off the bad habits you have from your rural background.”
"Even if you reach this position, when you return to the countryside where you were born, any old man will dare to question you."
"What a disgrace, Peter! What a disgrace! What would happen if those guys in the capital who don't like you found out about this? How interesting—"
"Shut up!"
The knight roared, and his round spear reappeared.
This time, he didn't hold back. His thrust seemed to cause a dramatic change in the hall, like dark clouds sweeping towards the man in the bathrobe.
The man in the bathrobe's golden robe rippled with a golden light, colliding with the thrust and producing a series of deafening roars, as loud as thunder. The dazzling light that erupted blinded everyone.
As the roar and light gradually faded, the knight still held his lance firmly in his hand, and the man in the bathrobe was unharmed; it seemed the two were evenly matched.
But Luo Xiu keenly noticed a small tear inside the collar of the man's golden bathrobe, and understood the outcome of the struggle.
"Hey guys, it's nothing, no need to make a big deal out of it."
The bald, middle-aged man standing nearby once again stepped in to mediate, but this time he seemed to have some of his own opinions:
"But to be honest, Peter, I personally think—and this is just my opinion—that you should keep some distance from some of the people you used to know on this land when you come back."
"Of course, of course I don't mean to absolve you of any connection with this old man. I have absolutely no such intention. What I mean is, you are not the same person you were before, right?"
“If you behave in a completely different way than before, I believe the old gentleman will understand you and naturally won’t treat you like that anymore.”
"..."
The bald middle-aged man's words seemed to have some effect again. His skillful rhetoric was one aspect, but Luo Xiu felt that more importantly, what he said was actually what the knight was thinking. The knight just didn't want to say it out loud, so he took the opportunity to back down.
Atop his tall, magnificent steed, the knight spoke in a deep voice:
“Brother Tata, I think you should understand that public and private matters are separate. I came to see Basil this time just to ask her about the battle situation. After all, the three of us have our own official duties to attend to. We took the time to come here this time to resolve some issues as soon as possible.”
“We received news that Lord Kanriel needed support, so we rushed over immediately, but it seems that the battle is over now.”
Tata stood there, his tall figure shrouded in mist only slightly shorter than Peter on his horse, and he looked directly into Peter's eyes without any hesitation:
"Immediate support? Peter, it seems you've really been away from Kanriel for too long. You've forgotten that traveling from the capital to Kanriel via the teleportation array, including the entire team, should only take an hour at most."
"When did you receive the message, and why are you only coming now? Don't you know the answer in your hearts?"
"There are too many people in the capital eyeing Kanriel, this piece of fat meat. The Shek family has been in charge for too long, and many people are getting impatient."
"You want to appear as saviors when this city is on the verge of destruction? Have you considered how many residents will die that way?"
"Of course you wouldn't think of that. In a place like the capital, where people can't even see the real sky, how could they possibly see the life and death of these rural people?"
When Tata said those words, everyone present turned pale.
No one expected Tata to be so direct and explicit.
Peter's face was grim. He had indeed been away from Kanriel for too long and had forgotten the man's personality, which had always been incredibly tough.
"...Brother Tata, it's not like that. We did receive the message very late."
"Besides, now that we're here, I think the things that happened before are irrelevant. The most important thing now is to understand the situation of the battle."
"Furthermore, I hope that you, elder brother, can apologize for slandering the capital."
As Peter finished speaking, Tata, who rarely laughed out loud, let out a few sarcastic laughs:
“What happened before is irrelevant… No problem, Peter, you just want to know the battle situation, right? Rosh, tell this noble knight from the capital the battle situation he wants.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu slowly spoke:
"In this joint battle between the Demon Bat Cave and the Mushroom Monster, Kanriel has won a great victory."
A resounding victory.
Gone.
This is the answer Luo Xiu gave.
But this is definitely not the battle situation Peter wanted.
Luo Xiu felt that perhaps the three people in front of him wanted to hear more about how many people had died in Kanriel, what important positions were vacant, what had happened to the city lord of Kanriel, and how the city lord of Kanriel would be convicted, so that they could find a plausible and absurd reason to force Sheke to step down.
but……
Who cares about you?
Luo Xiu already had a bad impression of the people in front of him, and now that he heard the reason why they came late, he felt even more disgusted with them.
"Did you hear that? My student made it clear enough, didn't he? Kanriel has won a great victory. So you can go back now. The battle is over. We have won. Take your men and leave."
Tata's words were laced with undisguised sarcasm, and the three opposing teams immediately turned pale.
"..."
Peter took a deep breath, and his face finally darkened completely:
“Brother Tata, since you refuse to talk, then you may leave. I hereby declare that our Dark Gold Knights have taken over this Knights Building. Since you are not members of the Knights, please leave immediately.”
"Furthermore, I will hold you strictly accountable for your recent slander of the capital after the battle situation in Kanriel is fully assessed."
"Article 27 of the Order's Rules and Article 19 of the Kanriel Covenant both clearly stipulate that all matters concerning the Kanriel Knights must be decided first by the Grand Master of the Kanriel Knights."
Luo Xiu spoke up, saying that when he first arrived in Kanriel, he had memorized the Kanriel Convention perfectly.
Although he initially recited the convention in order to more cleverly violate it, it doesn't stop him from using it now.
"..."
Peter's eyes, hidden beneath his dark gold armor, were now faintly blazing with fire. Back in the capital, he was always greeted with a kneel by the crowds on the street, and everyone respected him immensely. But in Kanriel, he had suffered repeated setbacks.
“Let me do it, Peter. I can see that you’re a complete coward around here.”
Beside her, Miu Lan, wearing a golden nightgown, walked out with a wicked smile.
But this time, even though he said some very harsh things, Peter did not stop him.
He also wanted to teach Tata a lesson and let her know the difference between the capital and Kanriel.
Perhaps Tata simply has never been to the capital and has no idea of its power, which is why she shows no respect for it.
Miu Lan walked step by step towards the Tata shrouded in black mist, and smiled as she spoke:
"It's called Tata, right? Although this is my first time in a rural place like Kanriel, I think this land has a lot of potential."
"The rules aren't set very well."
“I think if I take over this place in the future, I will establish a rule that local residents must kneel down whenever they meet someone from the capital.”
He wanted to get closer to Tata, but he couldn't, because Luo Xiu blocked his and Tata's way:
"That's a good suggestion. Sir, could you please demonstrate how to kneel?"
"..."
Miao Lan's gaze darkened:
"Get out of the way, you little brat. I don't have a habit of bullying the weak. If our Chamber of Commerce's top player were here, I think he would teach you a lesson."
"A seeded player? You mean Garnett?"
Luo Xiu smiled:
"You still haven't found him? I don't remember killing him."
The moment the words left her lips, Miao Lan's face turned extremely pale, her gaze fixed intently on Luo Xiu.
Chapter 210 suggests that the outcome is already decided.