The Lich of Glory Knight Spirit: Moving towards Krimasha!-Chapter 647 - 13: Mission (2)

"Oh, really? Looks like you enjoy being around a lot of people." Matthew rolled his eyes, "Do you need me to bring all my men?"

Erwin didn’t even think and directly replied, "No, thanks."

Bringing a cavalry unit, Erwin felt was acceptable. At least they’re well-trained and follow orders. Bringing a bunch of hooligans was not an option.

Speaking of which, the other two people in the fifth squad both had large gangs of subordinates, while Erwin seemed to be the only one without any followers.

...

That night, as Erwin’s father, Bart busily helped Erwin pack, pulling him aside to give him a lot of advice.

"This is your first mission, you must ensure your safety. If you see any sign of trouble, forget everything else and escape quickly."

"Father, I am a Knight."

"Knights can flee too, staying alive is the most important task. Think about it, if you die, what will happen to the Silver Moon Knight Fifth Squad? What will happen to me?"

"Uh..."

"Don’t eat what others give you, same with drinks. Try to stay in town as much as possible, things have been chaotic the past couple of years, and I’ve heard there are some refugees who don’t care if you’re a Knight."

"Father, surely I can at least handle some refugees?"

"Shut up, what if there are many of them?"

"Uh..."

"Don’t worry about chivalry, even if your opponent is a woman, don’t hold back. Let me tell you, when women get fierce, they truly get fierce. Especially beautiful women."

"Are you talking about my mom?"

"Shut up! Let me finish!"

"Alright, go on."

Erwin sat helplessly listening to his father’s endless chatter.

Cadina sat beside him accompanying him.

...

Matthew’s men also helped him pack.

"Boss, didn’t you say that once you became a Knight, you’d form your own squad and we could all become knights too? Then we could just collect taxes and not protection fees anymore. You’re even bringing George’s men this time but not us?"

"George is going to qualify as an official Knight, do I need to compete for that? I don’t. You guys just stay home, why go so far?"

"But we haven’t collected protection fees for several months, the guys are struggling. Why don’t you come back and lead us as hooligans again?"

Matthew smacked him on the back of the head and scolded, "Can’t you have some dreams? Can you dream a little? Do you want to be a hooligan for life?"

...

Then there’s George.

"This mission is simple but very important for the young master. So, everyone must be vigilant." Butler Ben Sen scolded everyone, "No matter what, we must successfully complete the mission. It’s also a chance to show Squad Leader Erwin who is the real core of the Fifth Squad! Understood?"

"Understood!" All seven cavalrymen responded in unison.

George sat quietly on the side without saying a word.

...

After a night passed, early the next morning, three of them gathered at the road out of White City, all donned in heavy armor. Of course, Simon was also wearing one, riding on Bart’s horse.

Bart cleared his throat, seriously taking his son’s hand said, "I won’t say much more."

"Father, you’ve already said a lot since yesterday." Erwin interrupted.

"Shut up, I’m doing this for your own good! Now that you’ve grown up, you don’t listen to me anymore?"

"I didn’t listen to you much when I was young either."

With a helpless sigh, Bart continued, "Anyway, be extremely careful on your journey. Your opponents could be deadly gods or demons. As much as I want you to be a Knight, I didn’t actually want you to become a Silver Moon Knight. Because their opponents are too dangerous."

"But I already am one." Erwin muttered.

"I know, so you must be even more cautious. Your father only has one son like you."

"Alright, I understand."

Turning his face, Bart advised George, "Please take care of my son; he hasn’t traveled far many times."

"I will, uncle." George nodded.

Cadina stood silently beside, blinking her eyes.

After bidding farewell, the three finally set off. Hmm... maybe it should be called a small group. Because besides Erwin, Matthew, and George, there was also the Lich Simon, Butler Ben Sen, three maids, and seven of George’s personal guards. Counting them, there were fifteen people in total.

Thus, their luggage filled a whole wagon.

Of course, most of it was George’s luggage.

Watching as Erwin’s group walked into the distance, Bart couldn’t help but redden his eyes. Taking out a handkerchief, he started wiping his tears.

Cadina, beside him, could only stand there, not knowing what to say to offer comfort.

...

Riding on horseback, swaying as they moved forward, George riding beside Erwin glanced back and casually commented, "I see, your father treats you very well."

"Really." Erwin responded nonchalantly.

"Shouldn’t you have turned back to comfort him?" George asked.

"No, if I turned back, we wouldn’t leave until noon."

"If it were me, I would turn back. Unfortunately, I don’t have a father like that."

"Your father doesn’t treat you well?" Erwin asked.

After a brief silence, George softly replied, "He’s good, but not in this way. He almost never talks to me, and when he does, it’s always in the form of orders. It’s normal, he has three sons, and if I don’t meet his expectations, he can always choose another heir. As long as I remain the heir, he will treat me well. It would be difficult to cultivate another from my two incompetent brothers."

"Sounds like palace intrigue from a novel." Erwin summarized.

"Pretty much. I’m going to scout ahead!" George said, briskly shaking the reins and riding forward, leaving Erwin and Matthew to accompany a whole cart of luggage.

Of course, there were the other twelve people, or rather eleven and one Lich.

...

Though they’re not in a rush, given that even if they arrived early, they couldn’t enter Kapu until the snow melted, they were still very tired.

The main issue was the coldness. And all three of them wearing heavy armor the whole way.

"Are you sure we have to travel the entire way in heavy armor?"

"What else? You think we’re wearing it for looks? Once we reach Kapu, we have to stay armored. The place might already be in enemy hands. Without the armor, we’re just three ordinary people."

"Alright..." Matthew sighed helplessly.

...

"We’ll first reach Aspa, from Aspa to Kapu is still a day’s journey. We can stop there for a bit. If something has indeed happened in Kapu, being that close, surely there’d be news in Aspa."

"We could also stay in Aspa and send my men ahead to scout. A day’s journey on horseback is just over an hour. We can wait for more certain information before acting."

"No, no, it’s not that fast. The road from Aspa to Kapu is mountainous. Even on horseback, it won’t be much faster."

"Alright. Anyway, you make the plan, I will execute it."

"We’ll stay in Aspa first, see if there’s any news about Kapu, then decide our actions. There’s trade between the two sides, if the snow in the mountains has melted, Aspa’s merchants would be the first to go in. Or Kapu’s merchants would come over."

"Hmm... That’s a good plan." George nodded in agreement.

"Okay, it’s settled." Erwin rolled up the map.

Matthew quietly listened in with his ears open wide.

The cool breeze filled with moisture blew gently, flickering the campfire’s flames. The tents rustled in the wind.

...

In three days, by the third day, they reached Aspa. It was a bustling small town that looked quite unremarkable.