One-Eyed Monster

The steam car rumbled towards Xinbal. Those tails following Igor and the others were discovered, but they didn’t cause any trouble and stayed in line.

Kadi also indirectly received the whole story from Igor. After understanding the whole situation, Kadi felt a bit awkward, but he quickly recovered and then naturally helped Coban Kangen find those tails.

After understanding the situation, Coban Kangen, after some investigation, finally understood the true identities of these tails.

These tails were mercenaries, previously part of Lord Bern’s private mercenary team. At this moment, these mercenaries came here to monitor Igor and his group.

This result was somewhat unexpected for Coban Kangen, and the news of Lord Bern’s death had just been spread by Bistal. These mercenaries should be feeling helpless now, for without their benefactor, they can’t receive their rewards...

Yet these mercenaries are still in action, and it’s unknown who they are serving now.

Could it be that they think they are still serving Lord Bern? This possibility is small because even if Lord Bern were still alive, he couldn’t deliver the message to these mercenaries so quickly.

There must be another master behind these mercenaries.

The question now is, who is the master of these mercenaries!

Coban Kangen can’t grab these mercenaries and demand answers now; after all, they were on the precious steam railway, and making too big a move could jeopardize the safety of innocent people on the railway, possibly endangering the whole train’s operation.

They can only endure like this, wary of each other without crossing the line.

The mercenary tails are also sensible; they know they are no match for these three, so they hide in the carriage and do not show themselves. They just need to watch these three from the shadows, making sure they don’t disappear from sight.

The mercenaries hope to endure until Xinbal. As long as they reach the Imperial Capital, they’ll be fine.

During this standoff, Igor and Kadi taught Coban Kangen how to use code language for communication. With this covert way of communicating, their exchanges became more concealed.

The mercenaries also felt quite puzzled, wondering why these people have been so quiet lately, unable to see them speaking, adopting a completely silent expression...

Little do they know, Igor and his group have already exchanged a lot of information using this coded way of communication.

Coban Kangen propped his chin with one hand, tapping the table with the other, appearing to leisurely enjoy the quiet moment.

But in fact, he is discussing recent discoveries and speculations with Igor and the others.

The code language is obviously very covert.

Once off the train, I will definitely give those cowardly mercenaries a good beating. Kadi’s intention is always so straightforward and crude.

They’re just following orders, there’s no need to completely eradicate them. Igor’s sympathy is relatively overflowing.

Igor’s right, figuring out the people behind this group is the real business; we shouldn’t keep worrying about these small fries in front of us. Coban Kangen taps the table, remaining calm.

They continue communicating using this coded language, so they aren’t idling.

Xinbal’s forces are many, and now Coban can’t even tell whom these mercenaries actually belong to.

Moreover, the matter of Lord Bern’s death seems to have no impact on these mercenaries.

Is it that the information hasn’t been relayed here, or that these messages haven’t drawn their attention at all?

Coban Kangen doesn’t know the exact reason, and Igor and the others haven’t come up with any new deductions.

The only inference they have is that there’s a possibility the Alchemy Workshop has taken over this mercenary organization.

Or rather, the forces behind the Alchemy Workshop have taken over...

Bern’s Circus belongs to the Alchemy Workshop, and after Bern’s death, whatever he managed should be taken over by someone. Bern’s wealth in Bistal would be effectively utilized under Popovich’s arrangement, but who those mercenaries would end up under control of is uncertain.

It seems reasonable for the Alchemy Workshop to take over...

But this is just a speculation of theirs.

Anyway, the power dynamics in Imperial Capital Xinbal are intricate, and we must always be cautious.

Coban Kangen taps the table, reminding Igor and the others.

What else should we pay attention to, once we reach Xinbal. Igor remains cautious, unlike Kadi, who doesn’t care about anything.

First of all, we can’t cause trouble ourselves; the Imperial Capital is not like other places, with more rampant people around. Although I know your capabilities are strong, we should still avoid unnecessary trouble.

No worries about that, we won’t! At this moment, Kadi is very obedient; he thinks such things can’t possibly happen to him.

Additionally, we should go to the Kangen Family as soon as possible. Although I haven’t been back for a long time, I feel that the Kangen family won’t be unreasonable and will provide us some support.

When Coban Kangen mentioned these things, he gradually straightened his back, obviously having a bit of pride in the Kangen Family.

Your point is for us to seek the protection of the Kangen Family, right? Igor asked, his fingers tapping on the window pane, seemingly dealing with dust.

That’s the idea. In Xinbal, having some backing is better than having none; the situation there is very complicated and not something we can handle on our own.

If we encounter danger on the way to the Kangen Family, what should we do, can we fight back! Kadi eagerly wanted to know the answer to this.

Igor looked at Kadi in surprise, thinking, why does this guy always think about fighting, without considering the good parts?

As much as possible, we shouldn’t act in Xinbal; His Majesty the King, no, the whole Kayne Royal Family doesn’t like martial disputes in the Main City of Xinbal.

What if it happens in the outskirts! Kadi still remembers the matter of fighting, as if he is particularly looking forward to a fight.

Coban Kangen was speechless; he was just explaining precautions for their arrival in Xinbal, and suddenly, the topic of fighting came up. The whole point of these precautions is to avoid fights!

But Kadi was relentless; he felt that their trip is destined to involve fights. He continued tapping on the table: Can we fight back, if not, won’t we be very passive, only able to flee at that time.

Why do you always think in this direction, why can’t you consider the positive aspects? Igor couldn’t help it; he rebuked Kadi.

I’m just making the worst-case scenario, since these are precautions, we should be comprehensive! Kadi seemed quite reasonable.

Kadi’s concern is also quite normal; after all, we are not certain about the forces behind these mercenaries right now, and for all we know, we could be targeted once we get off the train.

If so, should we fight back! Kadi still wouldn’t let it go.

Let it be, when the time comes, we can’t just be stifled!