Chapter 60: 059 Suspicious? Reward?

Chapter 60: 059 Suspicious? Reward? Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation “Hey! Adventurer over there!” “What are you doing!?” “What happened here?” At this moment, a chaotic sound of footsteps and reprimands came from over there, making Shane, who was patting dust off himself, turn around and look toward the source of the sound. ... On the other side of the street, a group of fully armed knights was quickly approaching.@@@@ The citizens, startled, still hid in the distance, pointing towards them and discussing fervently. Seeing this situation with the knight order approaching swiftly, Shane was not surprised. After all, with such a disturbance here, it was impossible for the town-guarding knight order not to come and check the situation. Especially given the recent occurrence of disturbances in the heavens and earth, it’s even more unlikely they wouldn’t become vigilant. So, Shane just watched as the knight order encircled the scene. Then, a middle-aged man whose aura was clearly different from the other knights stepped out. “I am the knight captain of Marquis Mora’s Third Knight Corps Seventh Squad!” The man first glanced at the large pit occupying the center of the street, feeling a jolt in his heart, then looked seriously at Shane. “What happened here?” Hearing this, Shane unhesitatingly spoke. “An suspicious man abruptly entangled with me moments ago; seemed like he wanted to do me harm, so I subdued him.” Shane talked with a straight face about such matters. “A suspicious man?” The knight captain immediately appeared puzzled. “Yes.” Shane earnestly admitted. “I was just passing by here, and the guy suddenly came up holding a picture and started asking me some bizarre questions, pressuring me.” These were indeed the facts, without any falsehood mixed in. Having read numerous novels in the previous life, witnessing various plot developments, one as a reader should have certain thoughts and imagined responses for integrating oneself into these scenarios, right? Therefore, Shane wasn’t flustered at all. “If you doubt me, you can go to the adventurer’s guild and conduct an investigation. I am a new adventurer who joined the guild recently. The squad I am currently with is the adventurer team led by Vivian. You should know Vivian, right?” These words from Shane made the knight captain suddenly realize. “So you are acquainted with Miss Vivian?” The knight captain switched from being stern to showing a bit of respect. “I was quite impolite.” Indeed, if it’s Vivian, no how, the knight captain wouldn’t be unfamiliar with her. After all, Vivian was an advanced adventurer with a level as high as fifty, well-known, with a best friend so influential that even the nobles of this domain wouldn’t dare to neglect the descendant of a great noble, the guild master of the adventurer’s guild; surely the town’s knight order knew about Vivian’s existence. Moreover, Vivian was not only well-known but her conduct was assuredly reliable in others’ eyes. The knight captain wasn’t particularly doubtful of Shane. Naturally, Shane wasn’t one to hit a smiling person, responding modestly. “No, the impolite one was me. Regardless, having caused such damage, I feel quite apologetic, so I shall compensate for it.” “Understood.” The knight captain finally eased his expression completely. At this moment, some disturbance occurred among the knights investigating the large pit. A knight rushed over hastily, whispered something into the knight captain’s ear. “What!?” The knight captain’s face suddenly changed dramatically, even immediately going over to inspect the person excavated from the pit. And from him, the knights indeed found the picture Shane mentioned earlier. (They shouldn’t suspect me now, right?) With evidence and status clear, Shane felt slightly at ease. However, the knights’ agitation made Shane realize this matter might not be that simple. Especially the knight captain, who had a rather grim expression when looking at the picture. Thereupon, the knight captain returned to Shane. “We have confirmed he is indeed a problematic figure, likely a major criminal wanted by the kingdom.” The knight captain bowed in respect to Shane and said, “Thank you for your assistance. Once we verify this man’s identity, the lord might reward you. Please don’t leave Lamijion for the time being.” After saying this, the knight captain issued an order, leading all the knights, escorting the unconscious man away in even faster steps than when they arrived. The murmurs around suddenly grew louder. Shane also watched the knight order’s departure, recalling the person from the picture and gradually restraining his smile.