"Young master! Young master! The master has returned and ordered you to notify him as soon as you arrive at the shore!"
Almost as soon as he got off the boat, Leylin saw an unexpected person. Ryan, the housekeeper of the manor, came directly in front of him. It could be seen that he had been waiting here for a long time, and even his clothes were covered with faint mist. traces of water.
"Has Father returned yet? Very good, I'll go see him right away! You clean up here, as well as some spoils and prisoners on board..."
Compared with sneaking before the sneak attack, Leylin was very ostentatious on the return trip this time, and he even hoped to deter other evildoers through this victory.
However, only Leylin's original ship entered the port this time, and the captured pirate ship "Black Tiger" and a large number of pirates, even his cousin Isabel, have disappeared without a trace. .
Apart from the few spoils left, there are only a few unlucky ones among the pirates, and of course, Steve, the former pirate captain, is counted.
"Your order! Master!" Ryan bowed deeply. Just from the injuries on the guards behind Leylin, he could tell that this battle was extremely brutal.
"Yeah! Jacob, take Steve, let's go!"
Leylin went straight into the carriage, followed by Jacob and the captive Steve with a black cloth bag over his head—Leylin didn't feel at ease handing over such a high-ranking prisoner to his subordinates, otherwise something bad might happen. .
"Father..."
As soon as the carriage arrived at the manor, Leylin saw his parents in this body—the Baron Jonas and his wife. They were waiting at the gate of the manor, with indescribable worry in their eyes.
Leylin immediately got out of the carriage and was embraced by Madam Sarah: "Oh! My poor child..."
It could be seen that even though she only vaguely knew what Leylin was going to do, Madam Sarah was still very worried.
"It's fine!" Baron Jonas still maintained his aristocratic demeanor, but there was joy in his eyes.
Leylin looked past his father, and then saw his mentor, Ernest. He gave Leylin an affirmative and encouraging look, and immediately tightened his gray mage robe, and hid himself among the crowd. —Mages are such a group of people who are not good at expressing themselves.
But at this time, behind Baron Jonas, Leylin also saw a few elite soldiers in armor. Their cold eyes even made Leylin feel a little dangerous.
"Professional fighters of the fifth level! There are still this number, where did father find it?"
From the gazes of these soldiers, especially the leader, although Leylin could see respect, he didn't have the dependent and worried gazes typical of retainers. It was obvious that this was the baron's foreign aid.
But these are small things.
"You child, you can't be so reckless in the future. It's too disrespectful to lead the soldiers out alone..."
Baron Jonas warned that if his heir died in this battle, he would simply not be able to face the future.
"Speaking of this, my lord father, please allow me to show you the booty and prisoners I got this time..."
Leylin clapped his hands, and Jacob personally pushed Steve up.
Although the other party has been crippled for a long time, without the help of high-level magic arts, he is simply a useless person, but the necessary supervision is still indispensable.
"Oh?" Baron Jonas raised his eyebrows, but he didn't respond to the few prisoners and tattered swords that Leylin showed.
In his opinion, Leylin just went out to wipe out a wave of small pirates, maybe there were not even 20 of them, they were simply a group of poor and crazy fishermen, so he didn't pay much attention at all.
Leylin lifted off the black cloth cover on Steve's head, exposing his hideous face with one eye missing to the sunlight—the pale face caused by the serious injury and blood loss did not reduce the beauty of the other's face at all. It was so frightening that even Mrs. Sarah let out an exclamation, and stepped back a few steps in panic and disgust.
"Leylin, you scared your mother. Don't drag out such a lowly prisoner to tarnish the eyes of noble ladies..." Baron Jonas was also a military nobleman, so he didn't feel uncomfortable with this scene. It's just that his brows were slightly wrinkled.
He was a little puzzled when Leylin showed him a prisoner who smelled of sweat and blood and was seriously injured.
It's just that Lord Baron didn't see that those elite fighters behind him had changed their eyes.
Although Steve has been deposed, but the thick calluses on his hands and the large and fast muscles on his body, especially the strong temperament as a senior fighter has not completely faded, they have seen some clues.
"This captive is named Steve, and he is the leader of the Black Tiger Pirates!"
Leylin's simple words immediately made Baron Jonas' eyes widen.
"Gods!!!"
Baron Jonas no longer cared about the filth on the other party's body, and came directly in front of Steve, pushed aside the messy hair on his forehead, and looked at him carefully.
"That's right, it's him! The leader of the Black Tiger Pirates! Tenth-level fighter Steve! In order to arrest him, several big chambers of commerce have jointly offered a high price of 500 gold coins! The arrest warrant is also in our port. Unmistakably…”
After a long time, the baron sighed and looked at his son with a complicated expression.
This child seemed to always bring him surprises and surprises. Even this trip, if the other party hadn't asked Ernest to help him, he might have been directly killed by those assassins.
"Since Steve is here, what about the Black Tiger Pirates?"
Even so, the Baron still asked a little unconfidently.
"It has been completely wiped out!" Leylin said very lightly, and Jacob and the other guards behind him proudly puffed up their chests, staring intently at the elite soldiers behind the baron.
"Very good! Looks like we need to have a good talk!"
Baron Jonas' complexion was very complicated.
After Leylin also returned, laughter and joy returned to the manor again. Even the butler, Ryan, who had been gloomy all the time, showed a rare smile and directed Sisters Claire to prepare for the dinner.
And before this preparation time, Jonas drove away the rest of the maids in the baron's study, leaving only Leylin and Ernest.
"This time, Leylin, your information gave me a lot of help. Even if I paid a huge price, I will solve the problem at the Temple of Knowledge..."
Baron Jonas' voice was a little hoarse and deep, and Leylin also keenly noticed the bloodshot eyes and even the white hair around his ears.
It can be seen that facing the oppression of such a behemoth Marquis Louis, the baron is very distressed and sad.
Even if there is a little leeway now, the shadow of the other party has never been removed.
"These are all things I should do. After all, I am also a member of the Faolan family!" Leylin expressed humility.
This kind of performance made Baron Jonas nod secretly: "Now that we know who our opponent is, our affairs this time will be easy to handle. Lord Griffiths!"
"Earl Griffiths, is that a powerful faction of the local nobles?"
Leylin's eyes flickered, and he immediately remembered the identity of the other party. It seemed that Baron Jonas finally won the support of the local nobles after paying a certain price and making concessions
"The other party sent a team of knights, including several fifth-level fighters, and the leader is also a ninth-level professional, which is enough to protect the safety of our manor..."
Baron Jonas looked at Leylin with a hint of apology.
In his opinion, if he hadn't taken away a large number of elites, Leylin would not have been assassinated, let alone be forced to fight to the death with a vicious pirate group—although he tried his best to keep Ernest. Protect the manor and port with Jacopo.
However, this kind of relying on other people's protection is not a long-term solution after all, so Leylin frowned slightly.
After Jonas saw this expression, he nodded even more. This child already has enough wisdom to be the helm of the family.
"So, in your opinion, what should be done with that Steve? After all, he is your prisoner..."
Baron Jonas smiled, wanting to see Leylin's performance again.
"How about sending a messenger to negotiate, return him to Marquis Louis, and conclude a peace treaty? After all, our family is still very weak..." Leylin naturally expressed his thoughts without any concealment.
"Very good!" Baron Jonas was about to applaud his child. He would not be so rational at this age. Once he was insulted, he would have clamored for revenge.
Being able to dare to give up and lie dormant, just because of this gaze, Baron Jonas decided to hand over the family to him even if Leylin had achieved nothing in other areas.
"So, who do you think is the right candidate?"
"Bishop Tabris of the Temple of Knowledge, he is a friend on both sides of us, and he is very suitable as a messenger this time!"
Leylin deliberately emphasized the word "friend", and Baron Jonas obviously heard Leylin's digression.
He pondered for a while: "The other party is indeed a very good candidate..."
As the bishop of the other side's Temple of Knowledge, it is very suitable to be an intermediary between the two sides, especially since it can expand the prestige of the God of Knowledge, presumably Tabris will not refuse.
"Father, and Teacher Ernest, I still have a few things to say..."
It was only after this matter was decided that Leylin muttered a word.