"Yes.
It was the Ackerman family, stripped of their noble titles for supporting the Third Prince. My father was the former lord, Pok Relio Ackerman, who was executed in a palace coup. Ella and I were pardoned because our mother offered all her wealth as 'atonement' to the High Priest. Stripped of our noble status, we chose to become adventurers, but I never imagined our first quest would come from Westco County.”
William gave a wry smile and waved his hand helplessly:
"Your Excellency Qingluan must have already guessed our identities, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been asking about Osik's whereabouts. We discovered Lord Aigard's conspiracy, so we secretly infiltrated the adventurer's group to expose his true colors. Osik was responsible for monitoring Aigard, while Ella and I disguised ourselves as ordinary adventurers to gather information about Aigard."
Xu Milu, who was intently listening to the gossip, was speechless.
No, she's not a god, how can she guess such a thing?
She simply wanted to ask where the half-elf had gone.
However, Xu Milu had another point of concern: "What intelligence did you obtain?"
William coughed softly, pretending to straighten his clothes to cover his lips, and whispered:
“Aigard did not send news of the appearance of a King-level magical beast in the forest to the capital, and High Priest Chris will not appear! Aigard’s plan is to provoke the magical beast you, Lord Qingluan, to go berserk and then attack Xike County. Although I have not yet found out their detailed plan, I guessed the same as you: Aigard wanted to weaken the power of the nobles in his territory so that he could better control Xike County and thus escape accusations from the capital!”
"Perhaps I know a little more than you do."
Xu Milu stopped what she was doing, stared into William's eyes, and slowly said:
"After taking over Westco County, Aigard not only mass-produced slaves but also drove away half of the adventurers, causing a monster riot on the border of the Dark Forest. Aigard planned to use orc blood to stimulate the monster horde, then drive the monsters into Westco County, using the excuse of eliminating the monsters to eliminate the nobles who were originally loyal to the Ackerman family. Finally, he would ask the capital for help, and he would become the hero who saved Westco County. Then, no one would know what happened in the forest."
"!!! That bastard!!"
William's pupils constricted sharply, and he almost jumped up, gritting his teeth as he stared towards the direction of the Knights' tent:
"He will destroy Westco County!! He will destroy Westco County!! I absolutely cannot stand by and watch this bastard turn the land that the Ackerman family has protected for generations into a bloody battlefield for the interests of the nobility!"
"Are you planning to just go and kill him? As far as I know, he has more than twenty knights supporting him, not to mention he has countless magical items for self-defense."
Xu Milu pondered for a while, then suddenly offered a rather tempting suggestion:
"It just so happens that my target is also Egard. How about you listen to my plan?"
William stood there, stunned.
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