Chapter 6

“Surdo?” Saru stroked his beard and a figure suddenly flashed in his mind. “So the Viscount Surdo of Ice Rock City is… ?”

“Yes, my father.” Colin recognized his new father without changing his expression.

He realized that the leader of the Firefox mercenary group in front of him was not easy to fool. Colin understood that if he were to lie again, he would have to play his cards right. He could not be as unreliable as the old mercenary whom he had paid off with twenty copper coins.

Kahn Surdo was a real person.

Of course, Colin was not familiar with this guy at all. He only learned of this name from his sister Caitlin’s recent letter, as well as his recent encounter.

The reason why Colin chose to impersonate this person was precisely because of Kahn’s recent tragic encounter. It made it seem very reasonable for him to appear in a place like the Bearded Tavern as a knight.

“Is it true that Ice Rock City was breached by trolls three months ago?” Saru very naturally thought of the news that he had previously heard.

“That’s right.” Colin nodded somewhat disappointedly, and at the same time, his eyes were suffused with unwillingness, hatred, anger… and other emotions that should have been there. The acting skills that erupted at this moment made him somewhat surprised.

Saru seemed to have been deceived as well. He sighed and said, “I heard that your father would rather die than retreat. He would die with the city… he is indeed a knight worthy of respect!”

“Thank you.” Colin seemed to be holding back his tears. His eyes were red as he asked, “You knew my father?”

“Oh, no. I have simply admired Viscount Surdo for a long time.”

Colin heaved a huge sigh of relief.

One was a viscount and the other was a leader of a mercenary group. They were not from the same world. If they knew each other, it would spell bad luck for Colin.

“Mr. Saru, may I go to Fallen Eagle City with your mercenary group?”

Colin wanted to go to Fallen Eagle City because his sister Caitlin Angele was there.

In such a dangerous situation, only family members could be trusted.

Since his father was still fighting on the frontlines, Colin had to ask his sister for help.

“Of course.” Saru finally believed Colin’s story.

He even thought that he knew why Colin wanted to go to Fallen Eagle City. “I remember that the wife of the lord of Fallen Eagle City, Oman, is Viscount Surdo’s sister. Are you going to join your uncle?”

“That’s right.”

In fact, Colin had learned from his sister’s letter that the real Kahn Surdo had already arrived at Fallen Eagle City and became a knight under Earl Oman’s command. Currently, he was discussing with the earl how to regain the Surdo family’s fiefdom.

However, Saru clearly did not know about this news.

He no longer had any doubts about Colin’s false identity.

A down-and-out knight who had lost his fiefdom and lost his family wanted to go to Fallen Eagle City to ask for help from his uncle.

This was incredibly reasonable.

“Tomorrow morning at eight o’clock, the caravan that hired us will gather in front of Big Beard Tavern.”

“Okay, I’ll be there on time.”

“Haha, then now, Honorable Knight Kahn, let me treat you to a glass of ale!”

“It would be my honor.”

The next day.

The weather was gloomy, and the gray fog made the road even more difficult and hazardous.

This was actually the reason why Colin had to find a caravan to travel with him. If he were to travel alone with his Knight Apprentice’s strength,he would have surely been killed by bandits or wild beasts along the way.

It was not known whether it was because of the large number of people in this group or because of the fame of the Firefox mercenary group. In short, there were no accidents on the first day’s journey.

At night, the experienced Captain Saru found a place that was backed by a small hill and not far from the water source to set up camp.

Colin built a fire, boiled some water, and stuffed the hard bread into his stomach after it was soaked and soft.

Anyway, he couldn’t taste it now, so it didn’t matter whether the food was good or bad.

The kitten had long disappeared. It must have gone hunting for food.

Sure enough, after a while, it came back with a mouse in its mouth.

At this time, Colin had already taken out the sheepskin scroll that he carried with him and added another sentence to it:

[ Human blood can help you advance. ]

That’s right, Colin realized that he had advanced, from an apprentice knight to a tier 1 knight.

One had to know that the hurdle from apprentice to formal advancement had taken a total of three years for Colin!

And the reason for the sudden advancement, Colin now very much suspected that it was the blood of the assassin that he had consumed the night before last.

After drinking the blood that night, Colin noticed that his body had started to heat up slightly. However, because of the critical situation at that time, he did not pay too much attention to it.

The fever continued for the next two days until noon today.

Then, he discovered that he had advanced.

Because there was no such reaction after drinking deer blood, Colin guessed that it was because of human blood.

Of course, he had another guess.

The assassin Carter who was killed by Colin was a tier 1 knight. Therefore, perhaps only the blood of a professional would help him advance.

In short, this guess still needed further verification.

“Is this Elvish language?”

Colin turned around and saw a fat middle-aged man standing behind him, staring at the words on the sheepskin scroll and making a self-righteous guess.

“Yes.” Seeing the other party poking his head out, Colin felt a little displeased, so he put away the sheepskin scroll and said casually.

He recognized the fat man as the owner of the caravan. His name was Oliver.

“I didn’t expect Knight Kahn to be so knowledgeable that he even knows the Elvish language!” Oliver immediately flattered him and then sat next to Colin.

“Just a little bit.” Colin frowned slightly. He didn’t have a good impression of a businessman like Oliver.

In his opinion, these businessmen who pursued profits had too strong a purpose in doing things. Now that they took the initiative to curry favor with him, they must have some ulterior motive.

“Is this your pet?” Oliver looked at the kitten who was competing with the dead mouse and began to look for something to say.

“Yes.”

“You really have a taste of life!” Oliver’s bright smile resembled a chrysanthemum. “Does it have a name?”

Colin was stunned. He did not seem to think that there was a need for a name for this “mobile blood bag”, but then he said on the spot, “It’s called Whitey.”

“Whitey?” Oliver looked at the pure blue short-haired cat beside the bonfire. The smile on his face was obviously stifled, but it immediately returned to normal. “What a good name!”

“Mr. Oliver.” Colin also smiled. “You’re so sarcastic.”

“Thank you very much for your praise!” Oliver did not mind at all. His thick skin was amazing.

The two of them chatted casually. After getting to know each other a little better, Oliver suddenly lowered his voice and said,

“Knight Kahn, if you want to take back the Surdo family’s fiefdom, I might be able to provide you with some help!”

Colin, who had been drowsy, suddenly jolted awake. He turned his head and looked at the fat merchant beside him with a half-smile.

“Do you know what you’re saying?”