Chapter 317: Showing off your arrogance and seeking death!
In the next few days, Kayn followed General Lester silently.
The bad news is that Lestat has been staying in the heavily guarded military camp, making it impossible for Kayn to find the opportunity to notify the Shadow Cult and initiate the assassination plan.
The good news is that Lester didn't discover Kayn's secret either.
Not only did he not have any doubts about Kayn, but he also valued and trusted Kayn more and more.
After just a few days of getting along, Lester gave Kayn some pointers on martial arts and was shocked to discover:
Kayn is more than a genius.
He is simply a genius among geniuses.
No matter what martial arts or weapons he was taught, he could fully master them after watching them twice, and quickly integrate them into training.
Such a genius was actually assigned to a scout camp where he was not even provided with weapons and equipment, and was wasted as cannon fodder.
In Lester's words: "Kayn, with your talent and ability, you can at least become a general at the level of a warband leader in the future."
Kayn has such talent and a bright future, so Leicester will certainly make great efforts to cultivate him.
Not only are they trained as trusted retainers, but they are also educated as successors and personal disciples.
then……
Now Lester takes Kayn with him wherever he goes.
And Kayn followed General Lester and collected a lot of important first-hand intelligence about the Noxian army.
For example, today:
"General Lester, General Urgot is here. He said he needs to discuss something important with you."
Kayn was serving as a personal guard, accompanying Lester in the command post office to handle military affairs.
The soldier standing guard outside the door came in to report that the troublesome guy named Urgot had come again.
"Okay, let him in." Lester concealed his disgust without showing it and asked the guard to let Urgot in.
Kayn stood guard silently, secretly wondering about Urgot's intentions.
Even now, although Lester still has some reservations about him and hasn't told him all the reasons...
But Kayn could still vaguely see that there was a deep conflict between Lestat and Urgot:
Urgot was desperate to find the Windleader.
For some reason, Lester wanted everyone to believe that the Leader was active in the Yipu River Basin.
Not only did he fabricate evidence out of thin air, but he also had no interest in finding the real leader.
It feels like...
Lester is also like an undercover agent of the leader.
"Hmm..." Kayn complained in his heart, and tried hard to dismiss this absurd idea.
While he was thinking secretly, General Urgot had already walked in with his heavy and slow steps, standing in front of him like an iron tower.
"Is this the kid from a few days ago?" Urgot looked at him suspiciously, and then asked Lester: "Isn't he a young soldier? Why is he here with you now?"
"In Noxus, strength is paramount, regardless of origin." Lester answered slowly, "Kayn has the talent and ability to resist the murderous aura of the Imperial generals. Is there any problem with me promoting him to be a personal guard?"
"You..." Lester kept talking about things that were irrelevant, which made Urgot's face look even uglier.
However, Urgot didn't have time to waste on a child.
He finally held back his temper and got straight to the point: "Lester, I think we need to make some changes to our strategic approach to searching for the leader."
"This..." Lester frowned: "Is there something wrong with the current strategy?"
“Of course there is!” Urgot said unhappily. “After the Wind Leader’s attack, we sent out several thousand people and spent several days searching the mountains in the upper and middle reaches of the Yipu River!”
"Look at what we have found in the past few days. Apart from a group of mountain monkeys and a few Vastaya tribes, we have found nothing!"
"Where are the Wind Leaders? Where are they?"
Urgot asked repeatedly.
"Be patient!" Lester said without hesitation: "There are so many mountains upstream of the Yipu River. Can we search them all in a few days?"
"Take your time. There are tens of thousands of Wind Leaders hiding inside. We will find them sooner or later."
Well, sooner or later...it will only take less than a month.
By that time, Mr. Swain should have met with Guild Leader Levi several times in Zaun and reached a secret agreement.
Lester secretly calculated in his mind how long he could delay the leader.
Urgot had led troops before and could read maps. He knew how much precious time this plan to search the mountains would take.
"No, I can't wait that long!"
"So what do you want to do?" Lester asked dissatisfiedly, "Intelligence from all sides now shows that the leader is active in the Yipu River Basin."
"It will only take a month at most to search the Yipu River basin according to the intelligence."
"And if we disperse our forces to search other places and the Leader is not there, we will only waste more time!"
Lester's words made sense. He was confident that Urgot would be unable to refute them.
And Urgot did not refute it. His opinion was: "You are right, Lester."
"Searching the entire Yipu River basin is the most appropriate option, but even so, it may take us nearly a month."
"In that case, then we might as well not look for the leader."
“Not looking anymore?” Lester and Kayn were both surprised.
Is the leader safe now?
No, it's definitely not that simple.
Sure enough, Urgot said coldly: "The Wind Leader is like a mouse hiding in the house."
"Instead of wasting time and effort looking for the rat's nest, it is better to sprinkle alchemical potions in the house and force these rats to show themselves."
"You..." Lester suddenly had a very bad premonition: "What do you want to do?"
"Haha." Urgot sneered: "Have you forgotten, Lester?"
"The Windleaders have never appeared in Ionia before. When was the last time they showed up?"
“Yes…” Kayn’s heart sank.
Lester's face darkened as well: "It's time for us to massacre the city."
"Yes!" Urgot's ferocious face actually revealed a bit of wisdom: "The Wind Leaders are a bunch of nosy guys. They can't stand seeing us kill people."
"Even if they are Ionians who have nothing to do with them."
"So, the bait that can lure the leader to show up is..."
These are human lives, the lives of millions of innocent civilians.
"Aren't there still so many villages in the countryside of Yipuhe Port? Aren't there still so many towns in the Barue Province? There are nearly a million people living on this island, which is enough for us."
Urgot spoke calmly, as if he were discussing what to have for lunch today.
"You? Bastard!" Lester slammed the table in anger.
It wasn't that he was against the massacre of the village. After all, he was the one who had massacred the city before, and he didn't care about the lives of the Ionians.
He just knew that Urgot's trick might really work.
No, we must not let the leader's main force be lured out...
Lester protested: "That's enough, Urgot! We've killed enough people in Baru."
"Don't you know that the Leader has the ability to infect mortals and turn them into supernatural beings? Last time we massacred the people in Yipu River Port, we helped the Leader create tens of thousands of believers out of thin air."
"Now you still want to continue killing people, then..."
"That's perfect!" Urgot said with a plan in mind: "It is because the Wind Leader can give believers extraordinary powers that we need to continue killing people—"
"As long as we kill all the Ionians who might become Janna's followers in advance, wouldn't the Wind Leader be unable to recruit more followers and create more extraordinary people?"
Lester: “…”
Kayn: “…”
They were all shocked by Urgot's unique method of using anatomy to treat the cold.
"Damn it, are you crazy?!" Lester slammed the table in anger.
“Lester!” Urgot glared back with murderous eyes. “I have sent this plan to the command headquarters for discussion and approval through spell transmission.”
"You must fully cooperate, otherwise..."
He paused for a moment and said meaningfully:
"Let me tell you, Lester, I have already sent someone to get your regiment's recent purchase list and casualty list."
"I will send people to visit the families of the fallen soldiers one by one to express condolences."
"You'd better find a way to explain to the High Command what the goat your regiment spent 6,000 gold coins on and the coffee cup you spent 120 gold coins on were used for."
"You..." Lester was extremely angry.
You actually checked my accounts and tried to find evidence against me?
Okay, then don't blame me...
"I will cooperate." Lester suppressed his temper and answered calmly.
"Very good." Urgot nodded with satisfaction, then turned and left triumphantly.
"Lester, take care of yourself." After leaving these words, he pushed the door open and left in a casual manner.
Only Kayn and Lestat were left, and there was a dead silence.
In this solemn atmosphere, Lester quietly clenched his fists.
He turned to look at Kayn, and found that Kayn, like him, clenched his fists in anger.
Good, you are worthy of being the good student he has chosen.
After only a few days of studying with him, I can already empathize with my teacher and share the same hatred for his enemy.
Among Kayn’s numerous virtues, there is also loyalty.
"Kayn." Lester quietly concealed his deep thoughts and asked his beloved disciple meaningfully: "It seems that Urgot has bad intentions this time and does not want to give us a chance to live."
"How do you think we should entertain this General Urgot?"
Kayn's eyes turned cold.
He looked in the direction Urgot had gone and replied, "Kill him."
"This man deserves to die." Kayn's voice was filled with sincere hatred, without any falsehood.
“Hmm…” Lester looked at Kayn with appreciation.
Then he fell silent, lost in thought.
After a long time...
Lester's eyes gradually turned cold: "It seems that what Mr. Swain said is right. This guy is a fool."
"A smart person would not take action. If he does, he should kill his opponent. Otherwise..."
"You are just courting death!"
