Chapter 13 The man behind the scenes
"White Bread, come over here." Rhodes waved and called to the little wolfhound lying on the ground.

Unfortunately, after seeing its owner leave, it was left alone in the castle and was very scared and did not dare to move forward.

"Woo~"

White Bread tucked his tail between his legs pitifully and curled up into a ball.

He only looked up occasionally and glanced at Rhodes secretly.

"You have protected the former master from the thieves. You will fight with me on the battlefield in the future. Show some courage like a wolf."

Seeing it so scared, Rhodes was a little speechless. Is this dog a little too cowardly?

It was too scared to move, so Rod had to walk over and lift the wolfhound by the scruff of its neck.

"Stop whimpering, you're a wolfhound, be manly, um, girl? Sorry."

Lifting it up and confirming its gender, Rod scratched his head and placed it on the table in front of him.

Then he took out the Ice Blade Fang Wolf evolution potion in his arms.

"Mothers have to be braver. Otherwise, if there are more animals in the future, what will you do if your children are bullied? As the first animal companion, you can't be so embarrassed."

The little wolfhound had its ears drooping. It was just a child who had not yet grown up and could not understand what the human was saying.

Suddenly, it moved its nose and smelled something, and the strong desire from its biological instinct made it raise its head.

It looked at the quartz tube that Rhodes had opened. Although it didn't dare to move on the surface, its tail was already swinging in circles.

"Drink it." Rhodes found it funny to see that it wanted the medicine so much but didn't dare to say it, so he fed the potion into its mouth.

At the same time, he placed his index finger in front of its head and began to conclude the [Pasture Contract].

Unlike the previous Ice Blade Wolf, the whole process went smoothly.

The little wolfhound, with its tongue sticking out greedily for the potion, just tilted its head in confusion, and soon continued to lick the mouth of the quartz tube with a grunt.

"Fear, reluctance, longing, and love. The little guy has quite complicated emotions."

After the contract was established, feeling the emotions transmitted by White Bread, Rhodes discovered that although it was timid, it was quite intelligent.

This wisdom potential will be tapped by the contract, giving it greater possibilities in the future.

After drinking the potion, White Bread yawned and looked at Rhodes without being so scared anymore.

She rubbed her cheek against the back of his hand, curled up beside him and fell asleep.

It seems that the evolution was successful. After observing with the [Eye of True Vision], Rhodes was in a good mood.

Wolfhounds were originally domesticated from northern winter wolves and have the same genes as ice-fang wolves, so they have a greater chance of success than other wolves.

After the evolution is successful, the power of the potion will gradually strengthen White Bread's body. This process will last for about one to two months.

Since this was his first time, Rhodes was not very clear about the specific situation, so he just used this opportunity to make a record of the experiment.

Stroking White Bread's back, the latter purred cutely in his sleep.

Compared to the happy people and dog in the castle, Lily, who walked out with her head down, felt like crying.

As she walked out of the soldiers' camp, no one looked at her.

But she felt that everyone was staring at her with mocking eyes, whispering and laughing at her presumptuous attempt.

She felt so uncomfortable that she quickened her pace and just wanted to go home quickly, wrap herself in a blanket and cry.

But she had not walked far out of the camp when a panting boy stopped her.

"Bill? Are you here for something too?" After seeing her friend who grew up with her next door neighbor, Lily wiped her eyes with her sleeve and looked at him curiously.

The boy named Bill looked up after gasping for air, and noticed Lily's eyes were obviously red behind her swollen eyes, and he grabbed her wrist.

"What are you doing? It hurts." "What did he do to you? What did that beast do to you!" He let out a low roar like an enraged beast.

Lily started and glanced back worriedly.

"I didn't do anything. Don't say that! Let's go back first." Lily wanted to pull him away from here.

"Don't try to fool me!" Bill didn't move. When he saw her evasive gaze, he broke down and stared at her lower body with gritted teeth.

"You've actually started to speak for him, for a fat man with a belly full of fat, or an old man who shits his pants? Just because he's a noble!"

"Calm down." Lily advised, fearing that she would attract the attention of the soldiers.

"How can you expect me to calm down? I thought you were a pure girl, so you didn't let anyone touch you. I didn't expect you to be more shameless than the cheapest prostitute!"

"What did you say?" Lily stopped pulling and stared at him blankly.

"What am I talking about? You're supposed to be my wife, but you just stuck your butt out and got underneath someone else!"

Faced with these humiliating words, the suppressed emotions in Lily's heart were exposed and completely exploded.

"Then where were you before!" Lily pushed him to the ground, tears streaming down her face. "Where were you when that robber dragged me out? Where were you when my clothes were ripped off and I was pressed to the ground?"

"Yes, I am shameless. I should just find a farmer in the village and marry him. But that person doesn't have to be you. We are just neighbors, and now it can never be you!"

Lily ran out crying, and Bill, who was sitting on the ground, looked at her back in confusion, feeling a little overwhelmed.

After a while, he got up and stared at the castle hatefully.

Seeing the soldiers looking at him, he quickly lowered his head, turned around and ran towards the outside of the village.

Half an hour later, on a hillside three kilometers away from Songguo Village.

In a temporary camp.

A cavalry unit was stationed here, led by Joseph Denis, the eldest son of Viscount Denis.

The knight was wearing armor and riding a warhorse.

At this moment, he was looking down at Bill who was kneeling on the ground and wiping the sword in his hand.

"You mean the Baron died, but the rogue knight was killed by another group of knights who broke in?"

"Yes, sir." Bill panted and said carefully, "My father successfully led the rogue knights to attack the Baron's castle, but that group of people broke in and messed up everything. Not only that, they also shamelessly robbed the wealth of our village and took possession of the women in the village! They,"

"Just tell me the point!" Knight Joseph interrupted him impatiently, "How many of them are there? How many knights?"

"No, not many!" Bill was startled and said tremblingly, "The rogue knights killed many of them, but they seem to have three knights."

"Three? It seems that the leader is just an ordinary noble knight." Knight Joseph looked behind him.

This time, he brought four knights and a cavalry squad of thirty people, which was enough to solve the trouble.

"Sir, what should we do now?" One of his knights stepped forward and asked.

"The evidence in the castle must not be given to anyone else. Follow me in and kill them all. Then we can put the blame on the rogue knight." Joseph responded indifferently.

Anyway, he didn't want to let go of anyone who was involved this time, no matter if they were rogue knights or other outsiders.

Before setting out, seeing the untouchable rubbing his hands and wanting to ask something, Joseph coldly signaled him to speak quickly.

"Sir, when this is over, can I ask you for a peasant girl from the village as a slave?"

Bill couldn't help but get excited when he thought of Lily crying under him after the damn knight was killed.

Joseph glanced at him.

"Heh, sure."

(End of this chapter)