Chapter 325: Wits

Chapter 325: Wits



Jean found himself standing across from Sylas, feeling a bit apprehensive. He had spoken his words without much thought, but they clearly revealed what his inner heart was thinking.

He had called Sylas "Baron" and not "Captain" like he should have. Whether he meant to or not, he was implying which title was more important to Sylas, and which one actually got him here.Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com

Sylas had no military achievements, no military background, and as far as Jean knew, he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had never even seen blood before.

Now, this man had replaced their former Captain, kicking him down the ranks, and wanted to command them as though nothing at all had happened. How could he possibly be satisfied with this current situation?

The more Jean thought about it, the less bad he felt about his previous words and the angrier he got. Eventually, he coldly traded for a short blade and a common military breastplate. They weren't particularly expensive, but they were still things that a mere Baron couldn't buy in droves.

However, when he did finally step onto the arena, he felt his heart constrict.

Sylas casually tossed his official military gear to the side. His armor clanged down below along with the sharp sword he had been given. He stood there in silence, his chest bare, his hands empty, and his stance balanced and even.

He could have put his armor away in his Madness Key, but that wasn't the effect he wanted. He wanted them to feel the gap between them.

"Come," Sylas said calmly.

By this point, a few stragglers who had nothing better to do began coming around the base. When they heard that the new Captain was about to fight their subordinates, they rushed over at the first sign.

Seeing Sylas' actions, they couldn't decide if he was crazy or not. But the Barony title held too much weight. No one dared to be openly disrespectful.

Jean took a breath. Since Sylas insisted on being embarrassed, that wasn't his problem. Cutting some hair from his head should be enough to demarcate the difference.

"Captain, this subordinate apologizes for her earlier rudeness. Please punish me!"

Seeing Darla's actions, the others acted in kind. Seeing this, Sylas nodded. The result was good enough, and most of their Favorabilities ticked up to 5 or even 6 in three cases.

This was good enough for his needs. Higher Favorability would need more time to curate, and soon enough, it would be easy to increase.

With this farce concluded, Sylas bought a Healing Potion for Jean, bought better equipment for his team, and then went to the hub to see what missions they could do.

If he wanted to reach General within a month, then reaching Colonel had to be done in a matter of days to a week at most. In that case, whatever he chose would have to be extraordinarily dangerous. The more Hero Points he could gather in the least amount of time, the better.

...

As Sylas was headed to trade for his mission, news of his achievements began to spread. Of course, this wasn't to the outside world, but rather within the noble circles of Guiz City. The Earthlings of Guiz had heard of Sylas before, at least some of them had. But to be a human that frequented a System City, one had to be pretty much cut out of normal day-to-day life on Earth. These people had ended up here mostly by accident and there was no easy way for them

to return.

The only way for them to spread news about Sylas was through a Nexus, but Sylas himself knew how hard it was to get access to a Nexus without being a City Lord. As such, it would be a while before his feats in Guiz City were disseminated to the rest of Earth.

That said... This was a different matter entirely for the citizens of Guiz.

A new Baron and Captain was huge news to them... Especially in the case of the Guiz family and their City Lord.

When Licirius and Plinli heard the system announcement, they began their own plots and

schemes.

A battle of wits had begun.