A Sudden Turn of Events

Even Knight who have received intense combat training since childhood and whose martial prowess stands at the pinnacle of humanity, wearing the strongest armor and carrying the sharpest swords, cannot defeat a powerful werewolf on their own.

Even if this mysterious Lord is stronger than them, it is impossible for him to kill dozens of werewolves by himself; this is simply not something a human could do.

Therefore, they concluded that the whole thing was a hoax, and that the piled-up werewolf corpses were not killed by a single person.

It is highly likely that the invading werewolves perished along with the original Lord's troops, and the young man in front of them seized the opportunity, boasting that he had killed all the werewolves, successfully deceiving these foolish civilians and seizing the territory.

Unfortunately, their Earl, like other nobles in the vicinity, was frightened by the astonishing rumors. In addition, the werewolf corpses piled up like a small hill and were still increasing in number were too intimidating, so he dared not make any rash moves for a long time.

Until recently, Count Valen received a letter from this mysterious Lord.

And so, their arrival came about.

For Count Valen, this was a rare opportunity to find out Chen Mo's background.

Before they set off, Count Valen personally explained the purpose of their trip to them: in addition to completing what was mentioned in the letter, they also wanted to take the opportunity to find out the origins and strength of this mysterious Lord.

If he is truly as powerful as the legends say, we must try to win him over. Even if we cannot use him, we must never make him our enemy.

At this moment, the legendary powerful Lord stood before them. Judging from his appearance alone, although he was tall and strong, he was not much different from them, and even slightly weaker than many of their very strong men.

This made it hard for them to believe that he could kill more than fifty werewolves single-handedly, without even a warhorse.

In their minds, the idea that Chen Mo was a fraud became even more solidified.

As Knight, one should dismount and bow before a Lord; this is the most basic etiquette.

Even if this Lord is not the master he serves, his status is much higher than his, which is a difference in status.

These Knight sat An Ran on their horses in front of Chen Mo, who was walking, looking down at Chen Mo. This was extremely unreasonable behavior, and could even be described as a provocation.

Looking at the group of arrogant Knight sitting proudly on their horses, Chen Mo remained calm and showed no displeasure. Instead, he reached into his robes, took out an object, and threw it directly at the leading Knight.

Seeing Chen Mo's action, the Knight nimbly reached out and caught what Chen Mo threw, but felt a sudden weight on his wrist and almost slipped. Looking down, he saw that it was a thick gold brick, estimated to weigh ten kilograms.

"Leave my warhorse behind, and you may leave."

Chen Mo's cold and authoritative voice followed.

It turned out that Chen Mo had proposed to buy one hundred warhorses from Count Valen at a high price in his letter. The deal had been made, and the Knight who escorted the warhorses had completed their mission and could return to report.

However, after obtaining the gold, the Knight on the other side showed no intention of leaving. Instead, he looked at Chen Mo with greed in his eyes and mocked him.

Seeing that Lord Chen Mo did not react to their rudeness and instead obediently gave them gold, the leading Knight became even more convinced that Chen Mo had been bluffing all along and was not as powerful as the legends suggested.

As for throwing ten kilograms of gold more than ten meters, these powerful Knight could basically do it, which shows that Chen Mo's strength was actually about the same as theirs.

When Count Valen sent them, he instructed them to find a way to test Chen Mo's strength. If they found that he was not as powerful as rumored and that it was all a deception, then they should kill this bastard who dared to deceive him!

It was precisely because of this plan that Count Valen dispatched nearly half of his Knight and squire cavalry to escort the warhorses to Chen Mo's territory for this transaction.

By this time, the Knight had already assessed Chen Mo's background. Seeing how easily Chen Mo could produce so much gold, their own desire for money made them even more impatient.

With no intention of making any further unnecessary probes, the Knights, led by their chief Knight, drew their longswords and charged towards Chen Mo in formation.

A sinister smile spread across their faces. Even werewolves would be slaughtered in the face of such a massive cavalry charge, let alone this human who stood before them without any armor or defenses.

He didn't really think that the Earl completely believed his fabricated lies and wouldn't dare to attack him.

How naive!

Andrew and the others behind Chen Mo were shocked to see this and quickly drew their longswords to block Chen Mo.

They were now positioned between the group of Knight and the wall, surrounded by open space with nowhere to hide. Since there was no way to retreat, they had no choice but to fight back. Even if they died, they would kill a few of them!

Andrew and the others stood in front of Chen Mo, their faces solemn but unwavering. Chen Mo had rescued them from the werewolves and even taught them advanced swordsmanship. They absolutely could not abandon Chen Mo and run away.

So what if I die? At worst, I'll just return this life to the Lord.

The soldiers of the territory guard were the same. All their long training had paid off. Facing the Legion of Knight charging towards them, the soldiers did not panic at all. They maintained their neat formation, held their weapons, and charged forward with determination and fearlessness, trying to block the cavalry charge before Chen Mo was attacked.

Chen Mo eliminated the werewolf threat for them and reduced their taxes, allowing their families to live in peace. This was the greatest blessing for them, who were originally struggling to make ends meet and living a difficult life under the exploitation of the Lord.

Even if it's just so their families can continue their peaceful lives, they are willing to risk their lives to protect their Lord!

Chen Mo looked at the group of Knight under Count Valen who suddenly launched an attack and charged at him with longswords and spears raised high. His face showed no surprise, but rather an expression of "I knew it."

He had anticipated that these noble Lord wouldn't be intimidated by a pile of werewolf corpses forever; they would eventually have other ideas. Rather than passively waiting for them to make the first move, he decided to take the initiative and test the waters.

This led to the purchase of warhorses from the great Lord Count Valen.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to purchase warhorses, he could not only test the attitudes of the surrounding nobles, but also perhaps take the opportunity to directly begin his plan.