Chapter 120: Meilin, The Next Move Depends on You!
Chapter 120: Meilin, The Next Move Depends on You!
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“Even if our mission fails, we must at least return their bodies.”
“Such compassion, Sir Lin Wei—you truly are a rare man.”
The tumult that engulfed the manor was a world away from Lin Wei; he remained blissfully unaware as events unfolded elsewhere.
Dawn crept softly across the horizon, bathing the sky in a silvery glow. The empty streets filled with the steady footfalls of early risers, the city slowly rousing to life.
Lin Wei walked toward the Imperial Capital’s Magic Academy, his footsteps unhurried. Yet within, his mind was a storm of tangled clues—threads of investigation that still refused to tie themselves neatly into answers.
He hadn’t yet managed to unravel the most burning mysteries, the questions that gnawed at him in the darkness before dawn. But he’d pieced together much about the front-line supply routes, how chain after chain intertwined in covert currents.
More importantly, he had chanced upon an unexpected cache of secrets: years ago, Duke Ous had entrusted Fred with several covert tasks.