Chapter 56

Joking aside, the news of Tang En needing a messenger caused a great commotion among the surrendered soldiers.

"Me!"

"What a joke! You go!? What if you run away halfway and abandon us!?"

"Am I that kind of person!?"

"Are you not that kind of person!?"

The surrendered soldiers started arguing, and Tang En's head began to ache.

"Shut up!"

Tang En growled, and the dungeon immediately fell silent.

"You."

Tang En casually pointed at a soldier, and the guards quickly released him. The soldier, looking flustered, said, "I have seen Lord, my name is—"

"I'm not interested in what your name is," Tang En interrupted him, "Follow me."

They took the soldier out of the dungeon and returned to the lord's mansion.

The soldier watched nervously as Tang En finished writing the letter, then Tang En said, "Take this letter to Baron Du Wei, and tell him that if he wants his comrades back, he should do as it says."

"But, but Lord!"

The soldier said in panic, "What if Baron doesn't believe me? Baron is always very suspicious!"

"Don't believe? ... Alright."

Tang En said to Fiona, "Call Uncle Depp for me."

Soon, Uncle Depp came over, "Lord!"

"Uncle Depp, I have an important task for you. Are you willing to take it?"

Uncle Depp slapped his chest, "It is my honor to serve Lord!"

Tang En nodded in satisfaction, "Good, take this guy to Caspami Castle to see Baron Du Wei, and give him this letter."

Delivering the letter to Baron Du Wei?

Uncle Depp's heart sank. This trip was likely to be a one-way ticket to death.

Although in Prandall, there was a saying that messengers should not be killed during wars, if a messenger were to be killed, no one would really care.

Uncle Depp gritted his teeth and said, "Please give me some time, Lord. I need to arrange my affairs at home!"

Uncle Depp did not refuse Tang En but planned to finish his affairs before going.

"Affairs?"

Tang En was speechless, "Don't worry, I'm not sending you to your death. Since I'm sending you, I have a plan."

Under Uncle Depp's shocked gaze, a scroll suddenly appeared in Tang En's hand. He lightly tapped the scroll a few times, and specks of magical light appeared in the air, quickly disappearing.

Then Tang En threw the scroll to Uncle Depp and said, "This is a teleportation scroll. When you give the letter to Baron Du Wei, if he attacks you, tear the scroll to teleport back."

"Teleportation scroll!?"

Uncle Depp and Fiona were greatly surprised. They had heard of the fame of teleportation scrolls. This kind of life-saving item was something wealthy nobles would spend a fortune on to keep with them in case of emergencies. A single teleportation scroll was worth at least ten thousand gold coins and was in high demand!

Even for nobles, having money didn't guarantee they could buy one!

Lord was willing to give him such a precious item for his safety!?

Uncle Depp was moved to tears, "Lord! Please take it back! The value of this teleportation scroll is too high. My life is worthless; even if I sold it, it wouldn't be worth a fragment of this scroll! Lord, please rest assured, even if I die, I will complete this task!"

It's just a teleportation scroll...

Tang En was speechless. He patted Uncle Depp's shoulder and said earnestly, "Uncle Depp, don't underestimate yourself. Elington is in a state of revival, and every one of you is important to me. You should value your lives more. Although the scroll is very valuable, compared to a human life, it is just an object."

"Such things, if not used, have no value. So, take it."

Tang En forcefully placed the teleportation scroll in Uncle Depp's arms and said, "I know about your loyalty. I am working on a way to awaken the talents of all of you, to become Enlightened Ones. So, you must come back. Otherwise, don't blame me for not telling you in advance."

Awakening the talents of the entire guard, to become Enlightened Ones!?

Uncle Depp, Fiona, and the soldier were all stunned, showing expressions of disbelief.

Enlightened Ones were a proof of whether one could become a powerful person. Only those who awakened their talents were recognized as Enlightened Ones and could then walk the path of power.

Whether one chose to become a warrior, a mage, a ranger, or an assassin, the first prerequisite was to awaken their talent!

Because only by doing so could one sense magic and become powerful with the help of magic.

For ordinary people, whether they could awaken their talents was determined at birth, and it was impossible to change later. They didn't have the gold to buy expensive potions or the means to obtain training secrets. They could only rely on their own efforts for a tiny bit of hope.

Now, Lord said he would help everyone awaken their talents!

How could Uncle Depp not be excited by this news!?

"Lord, are you serious!? Can you really do it!?"

Fiona also became nervous. If Tang En could help others awaken their talents, it meant he could also help her.

Although Fiona was not enthusiastic about fighting, awakening her talent meant she would no longer be a weak ordinary person. She would have the ability to protect herself and the qualifications to get closer to Tang En!

Fiona was also very excited.

The surrendered soldier was even more stunned.

What had he just heard?

A teleportation scroll worth ten thousand gold coins was given to an ordinary militiaman without hesitation!

And he was willing to spend a huge amount of money to help all the militiamen awaken their talents!

Look at this lord!

This overwhelming dominance!

This generosity!

Now, look at his own stingy lord...

The soldier wiped his eyes, he almost wanted to betray Baron Du Wei and become his subordinate right away!

Tang En chuckled, "Keep it secret for now. I'm still experimenting, and I'm missing a few ingredients."

Uncle Depp patted his chest excitedly, "I understand! I will keep it a secret!"

"Good, then prepare to set out. Here are the provisions and luggage for you. The carriage is ready. Be careful on the way."

After handing over the items to Uncle Depp, Tang En watched them leave.

Fiona asked, "Do you think Baron Du Wei will be willing to pay to redeem these people?"

"Who knows?"

Tang En shrugged, "If it were me, I would redeem them no matter the cost."

"Why?"

Fiona was surprised, "If the price is too high, wouldn't you have to give up?"

"How can you give up!"

Tang En laughed, "Giving up these soldiers means, as a lord, giving up on your people. Once you lose the people's hearts, it's very hard to win them back."

There are plenty of lessons from Earth. Even the President of the United States wouldn't dare to casually abandon kidnapped soldiers, or he would face protests and ruin his reputation, making re-election impossible.

"But, isn't it normal for a soldier to sacrifice for the lord?"

Fiona couldn't understand Tang En's way of thinking.

"It is normal, but that's on the battlefield. Dying on the battlefield, even the soldiers themselves wouldn't complain."

Tang En explained, "But once off the battlefield, if the lord they fought for with all their might abandons them, how would you feel if you were a soldier?"

Fiona thought for a moment and said, "Anger, frustration, resentment."

"Exactly, that's it. So, I won't give up on anyone—of course, for now, no one can kidnap my people."

Tang En shrugged. At least in Elington, he hadn't seen a more powerful enemy yet.

"By the way, what you said about making the guard awaken their talents, is it true?"

"Of course, do you doubt me?"

"Of course not, but what you said is just too astonishing... As far as I know, the potions that can help people awaken their talents are all very expensive. For over a hundred people in the guard, even if we emptied the lord's treasury, it wouldn't be enough."

"Did you forget? I'm an alchemist."

Tang En pointed to himself helplessly, "I can make those potions myself, why would I buy them..."

Fiona snapped her fingers, "Right! How could I forget!"

Fiona's deepest impression of Tang En was still that he was an incredibly powerful mage. She didn't really feel like he was a lord, and as for being an alchemist... he had indeed created a few strange things, and Brian and Edgar had praised them highly.

But...

Were those things really in the realm of alchemy? They seemed more like the engineering of dwarves in legends.

"Let's go, let's go."

Tang En waved, "I still need to research the matter of awakening talents. Don't say anything for now."

"I know, but, um... Lord, can I also awaken my talent?"

Fiona hesitated for a long time before finally asking. She took this matter very seriously.

At her age of over twenty, without awakening her talent, it was almost impossible in Prandall. Even if she used a potion to awaken her talent, she wouldn't become very strong, so few nobles would spend a huge amount of money on someone her age.

"Do you want to awaken your talent?"

Tang En looked at Fiona, nodded, and said, "Sure, no problem, leave it to me. I will definitely make you awaken your talent."

"Thank you, Lord!"

Fiona was overjoyed and even hugged Tang En in her excitement.

Before Tang En could react, Fiona hummed a happy tune and went back to her office.

"Women..."

Tang En shook his head and sighed, "Truly unpredictable..." === PS: Develop good habits of reading, collecting, and voting. Mwah! ===

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