The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 258 - 221 Ronan the Serpent’s Deal_3

Chapter 258: Chapter 221 Ronan the Serpent’s Deal_3

In the anxious wait of the soldiers, the Lord returned.

There were no flames shooting into the sky, and no horns of a life-and-death struggle were sounded. The Flying Dragon landed on the ground, lowering its slender neck like a red carpet on spiraling stairs, quietly waiting for Lind to step down.

Dust expanded as the Flying Dragon touched down, each descent from the sky stirring up dust and storms. They were slowly getting accustomed to it, even shifting their thoughts from amazement to fanciful musings about other things.

"My lord!"

The soldiers crowded around, also feeling the immense heat emanating from the Flying Dragon’s body.

"I’ve made a trade with Baron Ronan. We exchanged some things, and as part of the deal, we can’t set foot in Snake Catcher Fortress," Lind spoke.

It was like two Nobles meeting, exchanging trinkets and jewels to foster affection.

What Lind had to give up was absolute abstention from entering Snake Catcher Fortress; it was clear Baron Ronan was highly wary of him. What Lind obtained was the "Snake Catcher Route Magic Potion," which would directly boost him to Hero Rank.

Furthermore, there were more than fifty precious books.

"Is Baron Ronan still sane?" Lance, who usually excelled at silence, spoke a bit quicker than he thought.

"Sane? No, he’s completely mad," Lind said, "even more so than if he had turned into that big snake."

Snake Catcher Ronan, his entire family were the epitome of loyalty.

Just like how the tenth son of Ronan would rather oppose justice, defending the Baron to the death even knowing it was wrong, Baron Ronan’s loyalty to the Rand Kingdom would only be surpassed by theirs.

He was a witty and humorous man, and Lind had always thought so earnestly, not just as a courtesy.

Only those simple, straightforward enough could be seen as witty and humorous in his eyes, where everyone could speak their minds freely.

On the other hand, those who were extremely calculative with every word they spoke, even if they danced like peacocks at balls, telling carefully crafted jokes that made the ladies giggle, were annoying types in Lind’s eyes.

It was like everyone wanted to converse with honest people but unanimously disliked the pretentious ones.

A personality shift, becoming selfish and exploitative, it was even possible that the "Baron Ronan" was merely a disguise created by the giant snake, and within there could be other wills and entities at play.

Snake Catchers, adept at laying bait then killing with a single strike!

Moreover, from the start of their recent interaction, Alex had been on high alert, which meant the giant serpent Ronan was looking for a chance to launch a fatal attack on Lind.

He had not struck simply because he had not found the opportunity yet.

It was the same for Lind.

He even doubted whether his "transmigration" had completed the "Noble madness," but his body hadn’t changed at all, and his power wasn’t skyrocketing like other Nobles who drank a Magic Potion seemed to ignite.

He had just made a deal with Ronan, but had never mentioned crossing the Snake Catcher Fortress from beginning to end.

Given Ronan’s state, Lind strongly suspected that if he led the troops through, they would be ambushed and killed by him first.

"There’s only one route through the fortress, but we can take an alternate. I’ve already scoped it out from the air; there’s a mountain to the east. If we blaze a trail, we can bypass it," he said.

A path inaccessible to ordinary soldiers was definitely not an issue for the current ranks of the Star Dragon City Great Knights. If there was no road, they’d create a new one!

And he had Wizards and Flying Dragons; they could even bomb their way through if needed.

The soldiers raised no objections.

Avoiding a fight was Lind’s decision after assessing Ronan’s strength. With an alternate route available, he thought it might not be a bad idea to leave this BOSS for the Undead.

If they would return, that is.

It was another day of both longing for and fearing the return of the Undead.