Assassination?

Caesar looked as if he had been pardoned from execution. He threw himself forward and hugged Carlos's leg, his eyes quickly reddening as tears pattered down.

"Lord Carlos, I... sob~"

Caesar sniffled. His nose was running and his face was streaked with tears, and he even seemed unable to get the words out through his sobs.

"Caesar, thanks for your effort."

As Carlos spoke, he shook his leg. He was afraid Caesar would smear snot on his trouser leg. After all, Carlos knew exactly what kind of person Caesar was.

Caesar naturally refused to let go. Not only did he wrap both arms around Carlos's leg, but his two short legs also coiled around it, making him look like a koala clinging to a tree.

"Lord Carlos, listen to me. This is an alchemical prodigy I discovered by chance. He previously possessed a potion formula. With my guidance, that potion was successfully developed, and I also discovered..."

It looked as though Caesar was doing his utmost to fabricate Su Xiao's background, but that was not actually the case. Caesar was taking credit for the achievement.

"Stop. In other words, his alchemy is superior to yours, and you happened to discover that he could save Carlos?"

The Dark Elf Princess Anna exposed what Caesar had been desperately trying to conceal with a single sentence.

"Of course not!"

Caesar's tears stopped.

"Caesar, I won't forget your kindness in this matter. As long as I'm alive, you'll always be the Iron-Blooded Legion's quartermaster."

Carlos had long known what Caesar wanted. He turned to look at Su Xiao.

"I saw your performance on the battlefield, especially the scene where you fought your way out of the tribal army, Squad Leader Byakuya."

Carlos and Anna entered the room. Caesar closed the door, locked it firmly,