Once Ben decided to accept the assassination mission of the Demon Whisperer, he and Leo immediately busied themselves in handing over the reigns of the Barony to Butler George and other responsible entities.
Unlike before, they could no longer just pack their bags and leave whenever they wanted to, since they had actual responsibilities to look after now.
Ben was the military instructor of the new cadets and the acting commander of Leo's forces, while Leo himself was a thriving businessman and a Baron….. both roles being such that they needed constant supervision.
Hence, when they decided to accept the mission, the two had to make provisions for their absence and only then could they hit the road.
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( Enroute to the Eastern Border, inside a fancy carriage )
"I still can't believe that you got this luxurious carriage as a gift…. It's so comfortable!" Ben commented as he could not believe that Leo got such a luxurious carriage driven by two extremely healthy steeds that looked like they were jacked up on roids, with their muscles rippling through their skins.
"Hahaha, I just floated the rumor that I'm coming up with a revolutionary product and the merchant groups all began wagging their tails in anticipation–" Leo said, as although he already had the formula for the anti-aging cream, he had not produced a sample yet, as he tried to create buzz around the product before it was even released.
"These merchants are all greedy pigs. But you handle them really well.
Usually it's hard to be talented in just one field, however, it seems like the two of us are not only talented as warriors but also as merchants" Ben said, as he felt quite proud of what Leo had managed to achieve.
"Hahaha….. indeed master, I'm only this good at both, because I learnt from you" Leo said, passing the credit of his genius back to Ben, who felt extremely satisfied to hear this remark.
Although the Crest-Hill Barony was not the ideal retirement life that Ben had hoped it would be, he still had no complaints regarding how things were developing.
Currently, the Barony was transforming at a rapid pace before his own eyes and he was having quite a lot of fun in building the territory from scratch.
All the soldiers respected him deeply and so did the commoners.
Having lived all his life as a fugitive and a loner, Ben was not accustomed to having such a respectable social life, like the one that he enjoyed at Crest-Hill Barony and hence he had no qualms about not being able to enjoy retirement, as the respect he got instead was more satisfying.
"Master…. By the way…. We may have to change our mission ever so slightly" Leo said, rubbing his chin, as he thought about the mission from the perspective of a player.
"Oh?" Ben said, as he gestured for Leo to continue.
"We may have to kidnap the target instead of assassinating him,as in my opinion, if he can really speak Demon Tongue and we can learn it from him, than he can become a critical asset for humanity, as with his help we can then decide the orders that their generals give to their underlings on the battlefield" Leo suggested, as his words immediately made sense to Ben.
If the guy could really speak both languages and could be forced to help the humans, then he could become an invaluable asset against the demons assisting entire humanity.
Also, Leo felt afraid that if the Demon Whisperer really turned out to be a player then killing him might not be enough, since he could potentially spawn back from a random location and return to the Demon Camp after having lost only a few levels as penalty for dying.
Under such circumstances, kidnapping him was indeed the safest choice, however, kidnapping a target from the heart of Demon Territory was easier said than done.
"Disciple, what you say makes sense…. Although I'm not an expert in kidnapping, I can see the potential benefits in kidnapping the target…" Ben said, rubbing his chin, as after Leo's suggestion he too felt like kidnapping the target instead of killing him could prove to be more beneficial to humanity.
"Let's try to nab him, however, if we fail we can always kill him and run" Leo concluded, as Ben agreed with his plan wholeheartedly.
As Assassin's, infiltration and killing was their strong suit, and hence in the end if everything went to hell, they planned on killing and running.
However, their first goal was to nab the man alive, which was probably going to take much more effort than a simple hit and run.
"How long before we reach the line of control?" Ben asked, as Leo looked at his in-game gaming clock and gave Ben a rough estimation.
"3 hours…. Give or take" Leo said, as Ben started to crack his knuckles.
"Then we have 3 hours to decide on how to nab the guy…" Ben said, as he began an open discussion with Leo on what the best potential strategy could be to nab the enemy alive.
Although he was several years senior to Leo in terms of experience as an assassin, Ben never discounted Leo's ideas and creativity towards a mission.
Ben let Leo express himself and make mistakes, and like a good teacher he only corrected him on areas where he lacked, guiding him to become a more critical thinker.
After having passed all of his core abilities to Leo, Ben no longer had anything more to teach him apart from his practical experience, and it was through missions like these that he hoped to share with Leo his years of experience as an assassin, fulfilling his final duties as a master.
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/// A/N - Guys, currently webnovel is shifting their cloud servers and NOTHING is working on the author dashboard.
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