Chapter 189 You Will Keep It A Secret From Him, Right?

Chapter 189 You Will Keep It A Secret From Him, Right?

Inside one of the luxurious guest rooms in the City Lord's residence, Thirteen sat on the bed while twirling a Five-Leaf Clover in his hands.

He was looking at the space in front of him and checking the information on his Status Screen.

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< Unique Quest! >

Quest Category: Chain Quest

Quest Name: The Thirteen Trials

< First Trial ?Completed! >

— Escape the Houdini Desert!

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< Second Trial Completed!>

— Find a Five Leaf Clover

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Note: Well, not bad. You remind me of myself when I was your age. But, you still have a long way to go if you want to come home.

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Thirteen rolled his eyes after seeing the message from his Old Man after he completed his second trial.

Now that his second mission was over, it was now time for him to see what the Old Fart had prepared for him next.

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< Third Trial>

— Make the Purple-Furred Honey Badger your ally!

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Thirteen snorted after reading his Third Trial.

If he received this quest a week ago, then he would have cursed the System God for giving him another unreasonable quest.

But, it just so happened that this quest aligned with what Thirteen had planned to do.

The City Lord had come clean and told him everything he knew.

Of course, Thirteen already knew whom he was dealing with, but Paven made sure to report everything he had done for that Being over the past few years.

This included the handful of exchanges he had with his counterpart in the Barbarian Lands, saving Thirteen the trouble of needing to uncover the Barbarian's identity.

"Zion, I don't know if your people in Dunn City succeeded or not, but if they did, this incident will not die down anytime soon—

especially since the three main granaries of the Kingdom were compromised. The only saving grace was that people didn't think too highly of Brigham since only the inner circle of the Radical Faction knew of his machinations."

Thirteen nodded his head in understanding. "Is there anything else that I should know?"

"Yes. The whole nation is in an uproar, and as we speak, messenger birds are flying to every city in the Sumatran Kingdom, informing them of the events that transpired several hours ago. I believe that the King is already aware of the things that happened here, Dunn City, and Rosenda City.

"It is only a matter of time before he personally sends his retinue to assess the damages that we received during this attack. Fortunately, you had the foresight to also attack a member of the Conservative Faction. If not, things might have escalated into a civil war between two factions."

Thirteen smiled faintly after hearing the relief in Paven's voice.

"For now, act like you usually do and maintain contact with you-know-who," Thirteen ordered. "I will be leaving the city after I've talked to your subordinates and head back to the Barbarian Lands. I need to ensure that your counterpart is also brought down a peg and see to it that the Barbarians will not attack anytime soon either."

Paven nodded his head in understanding.

"Zion, I will be returning to the General's residence to tell him everything that has happened," Rafiki stated. "Is there something that you wish to pass on to him?"

"Yes," Thirteen replied. "Tell him that I will still be borrowing Dixon and his Scouting Party for a while. We will go to the Barbarian Lands in a few days to do an undercover mission. Also, no matter what happens, he should stick to the plan and not contact Paven in order to avoid suspicions."

The corner of Rafiki's lips curled up into a smirk. "Are you sure you don't want me to keep the fact that you turned a few Tigerkins into your slaves a secret?"

"Even if I didn't tell you, you would still keep it a secret from him, right?" Thirteen answered with a smirk of his own.

The boy and the Shaman stared at each other for half a minute before chuckling at the same time.

"Zion, you should consider accepting Briella's offer to become her adoptive son," Rafiki stated. "I don't want you as my enemy."

"Even if I don't accept her offer, I will still not be your enemy, Rafiki. Rest assured, I am on your side."

"And I wish for it to stay that way. After all, killing you will be a shame."

The Shaman winked at the seven-year-old before leaving the room.

Although he hadn't turned Paven into his slave in the end, all of the City Lord's personal guards and servants had been enslaved by Norris, and their ownership had been handed over to Zion.

This was to ensure that none of them would be able to jeopardize his plans.

He had no intention of leaving any witnesses inside Parania City.

No. He planned to take them all back to the Barbarian Lands and make them part of his armed forces.

Thirteen was certain that General Stark wouldn't like the idea of Tigerkins becoming his slaves, so for his peace of mind, he truly hoped that Rafiki would keep his lips shut tight.

But even if the Shaman told the General, the seven-year-old would just casually shrug because whatever the General thought or did afterward was no longer his concern.

The only people who knew the identity of the Third Party were him and Paven, and he wanted to keep it that way.

The fewer people who knew about this secret, the safer they would be.

After Paven left the room, Thirteen called out to Vassago and ordered him to find Anwir to confirm their situation.

He didn't know if his Sworn Brother had succeeded in his showdown with Brigham, but if he really did, then that meant that Anwir was more capable than he originally gave him credit for.