A friendly exchange with the Imperial Guard Legion

Moro shook his head and left Capofeli's Ducal House. As he left, he felt much better. He had a few arguments with his old nemesis Masolin, and the pressure he had been accumulating over the past few days had been released.

Although the eldest Capofeli, never revealed his method until the very end, the group trusted Capofeli greatly due to their long-term relationship.

Since he had a way to settle these dismissed officers, it must be true, which is why Moro and the others were able to leave with peace of mind.

After the others left, only Capofeli remained in the room. He sat there quietly for a few minutes when suddenly one of the walls of the room flipped open.

Then a Hidden Chamber appeared, and a person walked out of it. The person was dressed in military uniform and looked to be an officer of the Imperial Guard Legion.

The man said to Capoferi, "Count Capoferi, it seems your method isn't working. Those people haven't revealed anything at all."

According to His Majesty, there must be a high-ranking mole within your Imperial Guard Legion. Otherwise, how could those who poisoned the troops have so easily breached the defenses controlled by your Imperial Guard Legion?

At first, His Majesty and I thought the old king had been poisoned by someone close to him, but we later discovered that this was not the case at all.

At least most of the close attendants who were executed were innocent. The only ones who were problematic were those who provided information about the old king's whereabouts to certain individuals and those who liked to take small advantages, but their crimes did not warrant death.

Therefore, these people did not intend to kill His Majesty the old king; ultimately, it was your Imperial Guard Legion that caused the problem.

During this time, His Majesty's mood has improved by purging those Noble Faction; otherwise, it wouldn't just be me here, but His Majesty's guards.

According to our previous agreement, Count Capoferi, you must find the traitor within your own Royal Guard.

Otherwise, I will have no choice but to expand this investigation on His Majesty's orders!

Upon hearing this man's words, Count Capoferi's eyes suddenly widened, and his entire demeanor became extremely intimidating.

He said to the man, "Count Lewis."

Our Imperial Guard Legion is absolutely loyal to His Majesty. This problem is indeed a dereliction of duty on our part, but please do not threaten me!

I will cooperate with you in this investigation, but you cannot act on your own. The vast majority of the Imperial Guard Legion brothers are innocent; they have served for many years and are very naive, and they simply cannot accept your investigative methods.

Lewis scoffed. "But the old king is dead, and the patron you protected is gone. Someone has to pay the price. Those who were executed alone are not enough."

You should be glad His Majesty is able to control his emotions now, otherwise you and your brothers would already be with those dozen or so unfortunate families.

Capofeli clenched his fists tightly, clearly very dissatisfied with Lewis's speech, but he could neither lash out nor refute it.

According to the evidence presented by Lewis, the enemy assassins did indeed breach the Imperial Guard Legion's lines before harming the old king, and the Royal Guard could not escape responsibility for this.

Regardless of the circumstances, he must cooperate with the investigation; otherwise, he will be unable to clear his name of the Imperial Guard Legion's suspicions.

If His Majesty the King is forced to purge this Imperial Guard Legion, not only will the ordinary officers suffer, but even the Imperial Guard Legion himself will be in trouble.

Finally Capofeli said helplessly, "Lewis, we've been comrades for a long time. Please give me a little more time. I will definitely find that traitor."

Please convey to His Majesty that the Imperial Guard Legion will always be his most loyal force.

Lewis hadn't expected Capofeli to back down. He paused for a moment, then said, "Alright, since you put it that way, I'll give you face."

However, I will report every detail of your conversation today to His Majesty.

"I hope to expedite the process from now on."

Count Lewis then left the room and returned to the Royal Palace to report to Duke Barick.

Count Capoferi also left the Royal Guard's camp and headed to the inner city of Golden Tree.

Meanwhile, Moro returned to the camp. It was already 7 p. m., and he was a little hungry, so he ordered the kitchen to prepare some food for him.

Just then, he received a report from his subordinate, "Legion Commander, the Duke Golden Sunflower wants to see you. He has already arrived outside the camp gate. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Moro immediately jumped up, rushed out of the room, and led his men to the camp gate.

He didn't know why the Duke Golden Sunflower had come at this time. Was he here to interrogate him?

He was somewhat flustered, but he knew he couldn't show weakness at this moment. If Duke Victor was truly hostile towards him, showing weakness would only make things worse.

When Moro arrived at the camp gate, he saw a carriage waiting there in the distance. The carriage was richly decorated, and the Golden Sunflower patterns on the carriage body indicated the status of the passenger.

However, Moro's eyelids twitched, because he recognized that the carriage was of the Royal Family design; if he was not mistaken, it should have previously belonged to Duke Barick.

His presence here today suggests that he was directly bestowed the Duke Golden Sunflower by the Duke, clearly indicating that their future king holds this Duke Golden Sunflower in high regard.

Moro approached the carriage and respectfully called out, "Duke Golden Sunflower, I am Moro, Commander of the Third Legion of the Imperial Guard."

"Oh, Legion Commander Moro, you're back."

As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage door was pushed open, and Victor leaned out of the carriage.

Moro quickly stepped forward to help Victor up, but Victor simply waved his hand and nimbly jumped down from the carriage.

"Excuse me, Legion Commander Moro, for disturbing you so late!"

"Not at all, Duke Victor."

"Well then, this isn't the place for chatting. Please, Your Duke, come to my residence for a while. I'll also have the kitchen prepare some hot food."

"No, no, I have other matters to attend to, but there are some things I'd like to discuss with Legion Commander Moro!"

Moro felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that this meant they were about to speak frankly, but his attitude remained extremely respectful.

He said to Victor, "Duke Victor, you're too kind. Please don't hesitate to ask if you need anything."

Without your and the Vela Army's support, this campaign against the Central City-State Alliance would not have gone so smoothly.

We were all on the front lines at the time, and without your help, our legions wouldn't have been able to withdraw so easily."

Victor nodded. "Actually, it's very simple. I went to see the lads of Vela today."

First of all, I would like to thank Legion Commander Moro for his care in arranging a large camp for them. At first, I was worried that the Main Camp of the Imperial Guard in the city would be very crowded.

When they arrived at the camp, they found it to be enormous. Although a bit old, it was at least very spacious, enough to house not just a battalion, but even a regiment.

However, perhaps due to their age, many of the houses in the camp were no longer usable, so they had to live in tents for the time being.

So I thought about it and decided to purchase some timber and building materials from outside and send them to the camp. Then I would find a group of craftsmen to renovate the camp, improve the accommodation conditions, and allow them to train in a better condition.

However, this would require permission from the Imperial Guard Legion, since these people would inevitably pass through the Imperial Guard Legion's camp when they come and go.

To avoid causing you any trouble, I'd like to discuss this matter with you first.

Upon hearing this, Moro breathed a sigh of relief and quickly shook his head, "You flatter me too much. You don't need to discuss such a small matter with me. These Vela brothers were originally going to be members of our Imperial Guard Legion in the future."

Even if you don't say anything, we will organize people to help them repair the camp.

However, as you know, there have been too many matters concerning the Imperial Guard Legion lately, and we haven't been able to manage them all.

"Their supplies were already prepared, but due to manpower constraints, we couldn't deliver them to the camp immediately."

"I understand, it's nothing."

The sons of our Vela Nobles receive military training from a young age, and many of them go to war with their fathers even when they are only thirteen or fourteen.

They are able to adapt to these difficulties; they don't consider them troublesome, and they have no complaints.

For them, joining the kingdom's Imperial Guard Legion was an excellent opportunity.

Without wasting any more time, Victor concluded by saying, "That's all for now. Thank you for your help!"

Moro quickly nodded. "Don't worry, it's nothing. Not only me, but also Earl Capoferi welcomes their arrival. They are all outstanding children of the kingdom, and we will take good care of them."

Victor was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something. "By the way, I also heard that His Majesty the King wants to make adjustments to the existing Cavalry units of the Imperial Guard Legion."

I know the officers on the Kingdom's side quite well; they are all exceptionally talented.

If possible, we at Vela also need such talent to help us improve the construction of our army.

Especially now, we have a considerable number of troops stationed in the Eastern Sea Province.

However, most of my colleagues still need to return to the Vela homeland to manage the territory, and we are in dire need of a group of experienced and capable officers to help manage this army.

If possible, we would like to hire a group of retired officers from the kingdom, preferably officers from the Imperial Guard Legion, but ideally they should have the ability to independently lead an army of a thousand men.

If you'd like, could you please help us make connections? We don't need many, thirty or forty people would be enough, and the compensation will be excellent.