Chapter 22

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Although Roddy wandered alone around

the continent before crossing, but he was known by countless people.

Miss Sally in front of him was young and obviously not

yet an adult. But just a few words made Roddy understand that the other

party was definitely not a naive and simple girl. It can even be said that the

other party's behaviour can already be called a standard aristocrat-the kind that

is clever, greedy and not willing to suffer a loss.

Speaking of which, including Soderol, it was indeed a

headache for Roddy to meet two such smart people one after another.

He didn't like the feeling that things couldn't be

controlled in his own hands, but in this vast world, he was not the only one

who thought he was clever. In the face of Sally's problem, Roddy quickly recited

what he had said to Soderol before and waited for other's response.

Speaking of which, in his memory, things like "orc

raid" would be accepted calmly by such a wicked figure like Soderol,

others would not be so calm. Unexpectedly, he found that after listening

to these words, Sally also did not have any unexpected surprises.

Roddy began to wonder if he had made any mistake-did

everyone in the world already know of this news?

But Sally's next words made him understand. Things seem

to have changed unpredictably-

"Captain Roddy, thank you very much for your

message. In fact, before I came here, I was ready to leave from here!"

Roddy frowned and looked up at the duke's daughter for

a moment. Sally's smiled remained the same, there was no joking element at

all. There was even more pride and confidence in her eyes-Roddy had seen

many generals who once had such expressions but many of them were lords or

nobles in power.

That's a “Overall situation in grasp" look.

Roddy found that everything was different from what was

expected, but at this time he found that since there was no resistance from

Sally, he had nothing else to say, turned his head and ignored the pale-faced

steward Horl.

"So, thank you for your message, Captain Roddy.

I'm afraid I'm leaving now."

Miss Sally nodded politely and then gave a few orders

to the veteran Gerson beside her, still riding the horse gracefully. With a

smile on his lips, Roddy turned and left safely under the guard's escort.

The Duke's daughter's smile looked very sincere- you

could say that you can completely enamoured with this smile. Maybe the great honour

and pride was the reason of this. At this time Roddy did not feel half as happy

as he watched Sally turned the horse's head and left with soldiers straight.

No, the situation looked very wrong.

Turning his head, he saw that Soderol was working with

his scouts and Roddy's scouts to assist the villagers to transfer. And the

Steward Horl who confirmed the news was not easy to calm, after all, if

something really happened, he couldn't bear the responsibility. He had to

bravely ask the servants to help transfer the estate's property.

Everything seemed to have no problem. According to the

current progress, the villagers could leave the village before midnight.

According to his speculation, once the orcs arrive here tomorrow morning, the

only thing they would see would be an empty Finks village.

Thinking of this, Roddy suddenly felt an inexplicable

frustration, because his plan seemed completely redundant-it turned out that

Sally seemed to have made a circumventing decision, so it seems that the orcs who

would completely ransack Finks Village tonight won't run into the duke's

daughter...

The clues just now seems to have ended here, because

the orcs can't sneak attack Sally because of her long-term plan. His heart

gradually grew frustrated, Roddy found that his worries seemed to be completely

unnecessary. It turned out that the daughter of the Duke was not the idiot

heroine in the movie who could only scream in danger.

"It's so messy to care about all that."

Roddy sighed and helplessly commented on her reckless

action. It doesn’t matter if you are arrogant or proud, but you must remember

what you did wrong and right. This was what Roddy inherited from the

game. He mounted the Horn bow and the quiver on the back. In his field of

view, the torches illuminated the road. The scouts helped the villagers to

carry things in twos and threes... Horl was desperate and said something to

Lieutenant Soderol, using his fingers from time to time…

Roddy seemed a little discouraged and even the word

"Save the Finks Villagers (Done)" on the taskbar couldn’t make him

feel better. He was ready to walk towards the cottage on the other side.

But even before three steps, his feet gradually stopped

and his brows slowly frowned.

Turning around and looking at Sally and some of her

soldiers who left in the distance. Looking at the direction, they should be

going to the nearest military aid point, Conseden Fortress. All this seems to

be the right choice. ——Dodge the attack of the orcs and seek the protection of

the fortress in the territory.

But suddenly Roddy found out... he had just thought

about the point of the problem.

Why would the orcs kill Sally?

Roddy didn't believe that the orcs could understand

what status Sally had in the Karen kingdom. What's the use of killing a duke

who is not even an heir? If Roddy were to be the commander of the orc, he

would inevitably choose to assault Francis instead of Sally, as killing her

would not have much strategic value for the entire battle.

Who wants Sally to die?

This question was self-explanatory-Roddy suddenly saw

the light to the situation: it was not necessarily the orc who planned the

event, but it was most likely the Francis who succeeded in usurping in the

future!

Roddy had seen or heard about countless assassinations

before crossing over. There were battles between grand guilds, fierce battles

among players, and between NPCs. There were countless people behind every

successful assassination. Surprisingly, even the closest, the most trusted

person or the most harmless person can become an assassin who can send the

dagger into their hearts.

The cause of Sally's death was due to orc's assault in

history but history is often a fog that cannot be seen clearly and only those

who have experienced it can understand what happened at that time. And Roddy was

now a special witness almost immediately thought of what might happen next.

He suddenly shouted towards Soderol in the distance,

"Second Lieutenant Soderol! What is the most suitable place for these

villagers to move to?"

Soderol who stopped not far away, pointed at a totally

different direction compared to where Sally’s team went: “Broy town."

Indeed, this was the best place for refuge, there is

enough food resources, there are rivers and there are more than two hundred

guards. But what happened in history? The village of Finks was raided by

the orcs. Soderol should have survived, but didn't Sally go to the fortress?

Come to think of it, the key to the problem lies here.

"Roddy, what next?"

Carter saw that everything was on track and ran over to

inquire about the next step but when he saw Roddy frowning he got a little

puzzled.

"Assist Soderol to transfer the villagers and rest

on the spot after arriving in Broy town." Roddy breathed a sigh of relief

and seemed to have made a decision adding: "Miss Sally asked me to follow

their team to Conceden Fortress, if I don’t show up in Broy tomorrow, then you

and Ruger will lead the team back to Nolan Village. "

Although he didn’t understand why Sally asked Roddy to

follow, Carter who had been following him so far did not doubting anything he

said and would only do as ordered. He turned to inform Ruger and others,

but found that Roddy's figure had already disappeared from sight of the

villagers of Finks almost immediately.

Many torches were lit in the village of Finks under the

night and the villagers began to leave this village where they had lived for so

long in an orderly manner. Soderol’s team and Ruger was there to help, although

it was a bit messy, it was also not inefficient.

Carrying their packs, the villagers walked away with

some complaints. The housekeeper was calculating the losses of Lord Kirk. Soderol

was trying to improve the order of the team. Occasionally, some people would turn

around towards the direction where Miss Sally disappeared, they were awed by

the beauty and elegance of the other party. As they continued to hurry, they

did not notice a ghost-like figure that had vanished into the dark night.

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