before he was crowned king

In the study of the Falcon Club, Mars leaned on the dark gold embroidered sofa, resting his chin on his hands, and looked back and forth between the two handsome young men.

"Isn't there a second-year or third-year member?" Mars sighed.

"Yes, Your Highness." Sean said, "The only members who are still in the academy are me and Alex. Do you have any tasks to send us?"

"As you know, the Falcon Society is not an ordinary fraternity society. We have a superior status in the academy. As members, we can also enjoy the shortest promotion path in the empire in the future." Mars' voice paused, "But, Rights are opposite to obligations. We have got more resources, so naturally we have to shoulder corresponding responsibilities.”

Listening to Mars and these fools, Sean caught a glimpse of the black-haired young man standing next to him and nodded very seriously.

"Half a month ago, at the intersection of the Western Territory and the capital city, a village called Nexco was broken into by a group of thieves at night. They burned down the house and robbed everything they could, including those who lived in Nexco Village. All the villagers."

"Village?" Sean frowned slightly.

"Nexco Village is a special village. It belongs to the territory of Baron Toland. The village is full of second-class citizens of the empire."

Shane was silent.The so-called second-class citizens of the empire refer to those sub-orcs who submit to the rule of the empire. In order to avoid being captured and sold, these sub-orcs voluntarily pulled out their sharp claws and fangs, and gave up their freedom to wear magic surveillance collars. The lord turned over [-]% of the crops, which was three times the ratio of ordinary farmers.

This kind of taxation is too extortionate, and most second-class citizens can barely survive.

Mars looked serious, "Vice President Lambert happened to witness it when he passed by. However, when the nearby guards arrived at the scene, the other party gave the result that all the villagers of Nexco had defected to the Western Territory."

"How?" Ericsson was a little shocked.

"That's what the letter said, and what's worse, Lambert and Irene were temporarily placed under house arrest by Baron Toland, restricting the right to travel." Mars said, "I need you to bring my Send a letter to Nexco Village and bring Lambert and Irene back safely."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. This is not a difficult task, we will definitely do it." As soon as Mars finished speaking, Alex immediately agreed.

"That's great, you and Sean are the elites I value most," Mars said with his usual smile, "I believe in you. There is no doubt that you will be able to complete this task perfectly."

"Please rest assured." Alex said solemnly.

Sean stood by and listened quietly to what the two said, and had to say that in front of Mars, a shrewd fox, Alex was like a collie that had been coaxed into a dizzy state.

"I'm relieved to leave it to you," Mars nodded. "Time waits for no one. I hope you'd better leave as soon as possible."

"Understood." Alex said.

Sean also nodded. Of course, he would not think that the task of him and Alex was as simple as sending a letter, so when he and Alex went back to pack their luggage, he turned back to Falcon alone. meeting.

Sure enough, when he came back, Mars had put on a more serene expression and was waiting for him.

"Sheehan."

"What's your order?"

"I need you to go to Nexco to find out the truth of the whole thing." Mars' eyes showed a sharp stream of light, "This is the purpose of your trip."

"I understand." Sean nodded, "But the vice president—"

"Don't worry." Mars raised his hand, "Lambert has already figured out a clue, I have notified him, and after you meet up, he will do his best to cooperate with your mission."

"Do you mean to let me take full responsibility for this mission?" Sean was a little surprised.

"Yes." Mars did not deny, "In terms of judgment and analysis, I think your ability is higher than that of Lambert."

"Okay." Since Mars is willing to hand over this matter to him to take the lead, he will not give up.

His intuition told him that he could unearth something of value through this opportunity.

"Listen to Sean, this matter may be more dangerous than you think." Mars said with a serious expression, "Don't be careless, if you really can't find anything useful, bring someone back first, everything depends on the few of you safety first.”

"I see." Sean asked after a pause, "But why did you let Erics join it?"

"Eryx has a high talent for magic, and he has an upright mind. He can protect your safety." Mars said in a low voice, "And this matter may have Fern's shadow, Rose Manor has a close relationship with them. Eriks is the only son of the Cabed family, and his status is extraordinary, if he comes with you, if it really comes to a last resort, he can also become a pawn to check and balance the opponent."

Sean was slightly stunned. After hearing these words, his first reaction was the fact that Mars knew he couldn't use magic.

In fact, he has always had such a guess.One is that Mars must have investigated him before sending out the invitation, and the other party has the ability to know his real situation; the other is that since he joined the Falcon Club, the other party has never mentioned the topic of magic in the conversation with him.

After confirming this point, Sean was still very calm.Since Mars didn't expose him, it meant that the other party didn't value his talent in magic.

People's hearts are changeable, but interests are eternal.Sean doesn't trust anyone, but he believes that as long as he has value, Mars will do nothing against him.

"So you want us to leave as soon as possible—" In this short period of time, Sean has already figured everything out, and he knows that Mars has already arranged for the role of Alex, if this matter really has something to do with Her Highness Fern was involved, and Madam Mary knew that she would not allow Alex to be put in danger.

However, today is a special day. When they leave, Madam Mary will not be in the Rose Manor, but in the palace of St. Via.

"That's right, but even so, the danger will not decrease." Mars's voice was rarely hesitant, "Xion, I don't know if it is the right decision for you to do this."

"Your Highness, you just need to trust me." Sean's voice was very flat, but it made those who heard it surprisingly calm, as if what he said would never be wrong.

"Okay." Hearing these commanding words, Mars looked at the person in front of him, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, showing a helpless expression.

Sean already had the experience of traveling far, and his luggage was as simple as before, dry food, water, horses, and some gold coins.Both he and Alex’s horses were pulled directly from the stables of the Falcon Club. As for the expenses on the road, Mars also prepared a bag of gold coins for each of them. There are hundreds of coins, and the travel expenses can be said to be more than enough.

"Xion, before leaving the capital, can I go home first?" Alex asked.

"Of course." Sean nodded. In this world where news is blocked, it is normal to tell your family members before traveling, "I will wait for you at the gray wall pass."

"Aren't you going home?" Alex was stunned.

"My hometown is far away from here." Sean said casually, looking into the distance.

"Then—do you want to go with me?" After saying that, Alex felt that his invitation was too presumptuous, so he touched his nose in embarrassment.

"Okay." But what he didn't expect was that Sean agreed.

It was almost dusk when the two of them arrived at Rose Manor.Sean looked around, and every view of the manor seemed to be exactly the same as he remembered.

It can be seen that the departure of his viscount is irrelevant to the whole manor. Under the control of Mrs. Mary, everything here, even every plant and tree, can maintain the original order.

The only difference is probably the warm and bright rose garden. When Sean left, these delicate flowers hadn't even grown into bones.

"Master Alex! You're back." It was Toms, the old housekeeper of Rose Manor, who came out to greet the two of them. "Who is this next to you?"

"He's my friend at the Imperial Academy of Magic. His name is... Sean." Erics added, "Sean Miller."

Hearing this familiar name, the old butler couldn't help being stunned, but he quickly returned to his normal expression, "Hello, Mr. Sean, I am the butler of this mansion, and I welcome you."

"Grandpa Thomas, where is mother?" Alex asked.

"Young master, don't you remember?" The old housekeeper reminded, "Today is Madam who is going to the palace."

"By the way, it's the queen's birthday." Alex just remembered this.

"Master, what is the matter with your wife?"

"I'm going to go out with my friends for a few days this holiday, and I want to tell my mother not to worry."

"You...where are you going?" the old housekeeper asked.

"Near the Western Territory." Alex did not name the exact place. "Since mother is not here, forget it. Grandpa Thomas, please tell mother about this."

"Are you leaving so soon?" asked the old housekeeper.

"Ah, yes, we want to leave as soon as possible." Alex said without thinking too much.

"Master Alex." The old butler's voice was slightly serious, "Mr. Sean came to the manor with you, it's too hasty for you to treat guests like this."

"Sorry, I didn't notice." Erics was slightly stunned before realizing something was wrong.

"I think you might as well invite Mr. Sheen to have dinner at the manor and leave after eating, what do you think?" the old butler said sweetly.

"Grandpa Toms, you're right, that's it." Erics nodded after hearing this, and turned his head to look at Sean, "Let's go after dinner."