148: Chapter 90 The Demise of Villania_3 148: Chapter 90 The Demise of Villania_3 It was indeed an opportunity to choose life again, and I was thinking of abandoning the past, which is why I made the current choice with this identity.
Even if I have a chance in the future to take revenge on the people of Atiyas for my deceased relatives, I will not do it as the son of a king, chasing those past illusions.”
After hearing the young man’s story, Leon fell silent for a moment.
Honestly, if the living conditions of the people on the Eastern Continent, who were conquered by the Mage Empire, were truly far better under the rule of the Magic Emperor…
Then, if we set aside my current identity and think from a God’s perspective, Leon even admired the means of those people in black.
If they could manage to only harm the nobles and the original ruling class on their path of conquest, instead of the commoners, but instead significantly improve the quality of life of the people.
Then, the unification of the Eastern Continent by the Black-clothed Empire, in Leon’s view, was truly the will of heaven.
After all, he was also a…
Halfway through his thoughts, Leon suddenly punched the saddle.
Damn, he was no longer a commoner; he was a bloody noble.
Nevertheless, the Atiyas Empire was ultimately a far-off dream, and in his lifetime, he would definitely not see that massive army step onto the Western Continent and push forward the historical process, so Leon dismissed these groundless worries for the moment.
He looked at Kovis again, “In that case, why do you want to start over by becoming my Attendant?”
The young man blinked and looked at the Lord he had chosen to serve, smiling, “You…
aren’t playing dumb, are you?”
“???” Leon tilted his head with a befuddled expression, completely puzzled.
“You saved me twice, the first time granting me freedom, the second time risking your life to rescue me from pursuit.”
Kovis joked with a peculiar expression on his face: “If I were a girl like Miss Olivia, I might even want to marry you.
Do you really take your life so lightly?”
“It wasn’t as exaggerated as you say, the first time was a cooperation, and helping you was mainly to save Miss Elena.”
Leon scratched his head: “As for the second time, I was saving myself and my friends; that Mage wouldn’t have spared me after killing you.”
“If you hadn’t told me from the start that we could cross the Spirit-like Field, if you had just taken me far enough away and then abandoned me halfway to escape into the forest by yourself, couldn’t you have escaped as well?” Kovis shook his head helplessly.
“Why would you risk your life to save me then?”
Leon looked down, considering the feasibility of the other’s proposal.
He was silent for a moment and then awkwardly said, “Is there a chance you’re right and I just didn’t think of that because I was too hasty?”
“Did you not think of it…
or is it that you could never think in such a way?” Kovis smiled, neither confirming nor denying.
“But whether or not I didn’t think of it, your actions have given me a second life.
I’d like to use this new life to serve you, why not.”
The blond young man looked forward and continued, “To be honest, there’s a peculiar sense of security around you that makes me feel that no matter what difficulties I face, you would extend your hand to help without hesitation.
I admire your character, and I worry that your kindness will be exploited by truly despicable people, so I want to stand by your side to become the sword and shield that protects you.”
Listening to the other’s flattery, Leon felt his face warm up, but suddenly he was taken aback and turned to look at the young man.
“Kovis, don’t be angry with me for asking, but you…
you don’t like men, do you?”
The blond young man, seeing the sudden fear arise in Leon’s eyes, couldn’t help but give a bitter smile.
“Where did your mind go?
I’m not a twisted and pitiful guy like Emmon.
Unless you tell me that you are a lady in disguise.”
Leon then relaxed his unnecessary tension, waving it off with a joke, “That’ll be for another lifetime or two; I’m far from done being a man in this one.”
Kovis replied: “If that’s the case, it all depends on the luck of reincarnation because in several lifetimes, I might just unluckily become a girl too.”
On the road, the laughter of two young men rang out at once.
Traveling north on the road, without turning west at the crossroads, there was no need to pass through Farolis City, Leon led Kovis directly along the main road to the northeast.
This route would take them to the Thorny Flower family’s fortress on the east side.
By passing through the nearest border checkpoint, they could enter the war zone.
According to what Azeryan and others had reported on their return, nearly half of Mamor County had been occupied by Orland, and the largest city in that area was currently under siege by the Northern Kingdom’s army.
It was said that if that stronghold fell, nothing would stop Orland from annexing that vast county…
Leon couldn’t help speculating about how much his Sealing Lord would benefit from this war.
The two of them rode non-stop, passing through the fortress with documents, and after spending just one night camping in the wilderness near their destination, they arrived at Orland’s siege camp on the morning of the second day.
Under the escort and surveillance of the Scout Riders, they came to the frontline camp.
Looking at the towering, sprawling giant wooden fort walls and the soldiers, civilians, merchants, and craftsmen going to and fro within,
and seeing the various shops, street markets, and even Dancer establishments along the way, Leon was astonished.
If it weren’t for the knowledge that this was a siege camp,
Leon might have thought he had arrived at a large, developing town.
But the distant sight of the enemy city’s silhouette before entering, and the large construction machinery being built around the camp, unmistakably told him.
The bustling scene, akin to a town, and the intense siege activities outside, were happening at the same time, in the same place.