The next day, Martin slept until a little after ten in the morning. When he woke up and washed up, he told the servant to fetch the butler. Not long after, the butler came to Martin, who was washing up, and respectfully asked, "Master Martin, what can I do for you?"

Martin replied, "Nothing serious. Are Wayne and Derry in the castle now?" The butler hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Lord and Master Derry are both in the castle." Martin nodded and continued, "Well, I still have some unfinished business in Luoqiu Town, so I'll probably have to go back this afternoon. Go to the Griffin and Rose Tavern and order a table for last night's meal."

As he said this, he took out fifty gold coins and handed them to the butler, "I want to have a good meal with them at noon."

Martin then asked the butler to leave. But just as he was about to continue washing up, he found that the butler had not left yet, with an embarrassment on his face.

Martin noticed that the butler seemed to have something else to say, so he asked, "Is there anything else?" The butler hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to tell the story.

It turned out that after Eric told them about his investigation the previous night, the two of them had gathered together that night, feeling rather resentful. So, early the next morning, they hurried out, intending to raise money from the various free nobles to hire an A-rank mercenary group and recapture the elves from that area.

Martin, upon hearing this, sighed inwardly, "If you don't seek death, you won't die." These elves were clearly here on a mission. He reasoned that there must be a reason why the powerful nobles didn't take action, or didn't act openly, instead letting those incompetent free nobles do the work.

Thinking of this, Martin immediately sent a message to Eric through the communication crystal, asking him to capture Wayne and Derry immediately and not let them get involved.

Elsewhere, Eric received a message from the communication crystal and immediately left the castle. Using his powerful perception, he searched everywhere for Wayne and Derry.

However, after an hour of careful searching, even after searching the entire city, he still couldn't find any trace of the two. In desperation, Eric had to return to the castle and inform Martin of the situation.

When Martin learned about this, he hurriedly called the butler over and asked, "Are you still hiding something from me? They must have left the city long ago, right?

Even if we contacted that A-rank mercenary group yesterday, they definitely wouldn't be here today. They must have contacted them before, otherwise they wouldn't have acted so quickly." He then signaled Eric to put some pressure on the butler.

Eric walked up to the butler, and slowly released his aura, pressing down on him bit by bit. This continued for a moment, and the butler felt as if he were about to die. Just then, Martin stopped Eric.

The pressure was so intense that blood oozed from the butler's seven orifices, but he refused to give in. Martin saw this and prepared to have Eric continue to pressure him. Finally, the butler couldn't take it anymore and revealed the truth.

It turned out that they had already contacted the A-rank mercenary group before Martin arrived. After learning that the mercenary group was carrying out a mission in the Earldom and knew that they were going to capture elves, the mercenary group said that they could not go through the Mercenary Guild, so that they could charge less commission.

But when it came to the commission, a huge disagreement arose. The mercenary group asked for 50,000 gold coins, but the lord felt the price was too high. The lord had originally thought that sending the mercenary group was just a precautionary measure in the event of a golden magician, and that spending so much money was unnecessary.

However, the mercenaries knew they were capturing elves, so they remained adamant and refused to give up even for 50,000 gold coins. Just as the lord was at a loss as to what to do, Master Martin arrived, and he naturally knew everything that happened next.

After hearing this, Martin was speechless. It was hard for him to imagine how obsessed Wayne and Derry were with catching elves.

But Martin couldn't just sit there and watch Wayne and Derry's reckless actions drag the Earldom into disaster.

After a moment's thought, he quickly pulled out his communication crystal and sent a message to Wayne. As expected, the message fell on deaf ears. Martin didn't give up, instead sending another earnest message explaining the stakes, hoping Wayne would see it. He then reported the entire situation to Earl White.

Not long after, Earl White's reply arrived. The message clearly stated that Martin was strictly ordered to find Wayne and Derry and, once found, to immediately escort them to the Earl's Castle, with particular emphasis on the word "escort."

Martin could even sense the rage the Earl couldn't suppress through the communication crystal. He knew in his heart that Wayne and Derry were bound to get a beating this time.

Without further ado, Martin immediately called Eric over, and the two of them mounted the wildebeest. With a shout, the wildebeest raised its hooves and galloped out of the city like lightning, heading towards the area where the elves were discovered.

Wayne felt the communication crystal vibrate. He pulled it out, saw it was from Martin, and ignored it. Then, the crystal vibrated several times again. Wayne checked again and found messages from Martin, Earl White, and Karen. After reading these messages, Wayne instantly realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately planned to leave with Derry.

However, how could the other free nobles let them go so easily? Wayne and Derry were blinded by the thought of capturing the elves, but the free nobles knew the situation clearly.

They knew in their hearts that if no one took the lead to attract fire in such a dangerous matter, would they or the forces behind them be able to do such a stupid thing?

At this time, the leading free noble gave a wink, and the mercenaries of the A-level mercenary group immediately stepped forward and blocked the way of Wayne and Derry.

At this point, if you still don't understand, you'd be a fool. Wayne now knew that this mercenary group was probably the people of this group of free nobles.

Seeing the truth, the group of free nobles dropped their pretenses. One of them spoke up, "My Lord, please come with us. You don't have to do anything, just watch from the sidelines. When this is over, we promise to return you safely to the Red Rock Territory, and we will also return all the gold coins we collected from you."

After hearing this, Wayne roared angrily: "The Earldom will not let you go!" One of the free nobles sneered with disdain: "What a joke, a small Earldom, we don't even take it seriously. If it weren't for the one we caught this time..." Before he finished speaking,

The leading free noble slapped him directly and shouted angrily: "Shut your mouth. No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak!" The beaten noble covered his face and dared not to breathe, obviously knowing that he had said the wrong thing.

The leading free noble turned to Wayne and Derry with a broad smile and said, "How about this? I'll make the decision. After this is done, I'll give you two B-rank elves as gifts. Wouldn't that accomplish the purpose of your trip?"

After saying that, he turned around and ordered the mercenary beside him: "Keep a close eye on them, don't let them get away!" After giving the instructions, he went to discuss with the six golden knights how to capture the elves as successfully as possible without causing casualties to the other side.