Chapter 1651: War News

Chapter 1651: War News



The remaining bandits ran away, leaving behind a dozen dead comrades, whose corpses would see no good end. They had come to steal but hadn't expected such a strong resistance.

"Hah! Must've been one of those bandit groups who couldn't find many to steal from and came here," the man fighting near Ning. "They did not expect us ready to fight back hard."

"Their leader had a power," the woman next to him with the pickaxe said. "I thought they would be one of the better ones."

"Power or not, they're still bandits. They aren't trained to fight like us."

The last woman turned to look at Ning. "What you did was wrong. Don't put yourself in danger next time. It won't be so easy to get out of it."

"I'll keep that in mind, thanks," Ning said. She was only just looking out for him, so there was no point in being angry with her.

He got back on the carriage, sitting next to Shara.

"Are you okay?" Shara asked.

"Oh yeah, no problem," Ning said.

"You really like getting yourself into situations where you could die," the woman said. "I was certain that mark of death on your head would be for this very moment."

"Is it that prominent?" Ning asked.

The old woman looked just inches above his head and shook her head. "No, it is still distant," she said.

"Then I won't die for a while," Ning said.

"This soup is delicious," the old woman said with a small smile.

The serving woman smiled. "My husband only uses the best ingredients when making it. Eat up, we have more in the back if you want."

She left.

"So they're trying to end it once and for all, huh?" Ning said softly.

"The Golden Republic has no ruler, right? So who is making the decision there?" Shara asked, confused. In an empire, the Emperor made the decision, in a kingdom, the king. Even in the duchy, there was a duke.

But the republic had no ruler.

"They have rulers," Ning said. "Or I should say, governors. They make all the rules and make all the necessary decisions for their country."

"So there are multiple rulers?" Shara asked.

"You can think of that, in a way," Ning said. "They are mostly chosen by the people so they can lead them without bias. Ends up being a cesspool of thieves and corruption half the time though. I wonder which one this is."

"Just stick your thoughts on the food for now. You don't need to think about another country's political situation. You're not the ones making the decisions there," the old woman said, forcing the two to give up on their talk and eat their food.

After they were done eating, they paid up the few bronze coins for the food and got back into their carriage. It was past midday when they resumed their journey again, making their way back to Yalkost.

The path to Yalkost for the rest of the way was filled with open landscape, hard for any bandits to hide in. So, Ning and the rest had a pleasant journey the whole way through.

After nearly 5 hours of travel after that, Yalkost City could finally be seen in the distance.

They had arrived.