Two Soldiers carried loaded muskets and carefully walked near Barnett's body. One of them stretched out his foot and kicked the body.
After seeing no response, they squatted down, carefully inspected the wizard's body, and made a safety gesture backwards.
Paul and others were completely relieved.
"Treat the wounded quickly!" Paul ordered loudly, and sent people on horseback to rush towards Franklin Harbor, asking the town to send carriages and doctors to rush over immediately.
Soldiers spread out to check the injuries of their comrades who fell to the ground.
It was confirmed that 15 First Squad and Soldiers were dead, and the rest were all seriously injured and temporarily incapacitated.
Chief Guard Victor was very lucky. He fainted after being kicked in the face by the wizard, but he was still breathing. A few ribs may have been broken by the kick.
Laddie came to the body of Barnett and said in an inaudible voice, "Same kind? Compatriots? That's just your own wishful thinking."
The blood had stained the ground under the corpse red, and a large pool of intestines had flowed out. The scene was extremely disgusting.
She squatted down, carefully observed Barnett's wounds, and touched his skin with her hands.
"This feeling... well, it is indeed [Stone Skin Spell]. It is really not easy to be able to bring the effect of [Stone Skin Spell] to such an extreme."
She was secretly shocked by the huge power of the musket. Such a perverted defense was easily broken by bullets. The wizard did not dodge and resisted Victor's full sword, but she could see it clearly.
Judging from the several large holes behind Barnett, several bullets directly penetrated his body. The earl really created an incredible weapon.
She felt someone approaching from behind, stood up and looked back, it was Earl Greiman.
Paul looked solemn and said slowly, "First of all, I would like to thank you for saving my life and that of my men. Without the 'cover' you created to buy time, we would have been killed by the 'wizard'."
Laddie's heart lifted slightly, and there was an obvious sense of distance in the other party's words.
Sure enough, Paul changed the topic, "But, shouldn't you explain something to me? Learner! Little! Sister!"
"Lord Earl, I..." Female Advisor hesitated.
Paul waved his hand and said, "Forget it, this is not the place to talk. I will talk to you in detail when I get to Franklin Harbor."
Female Advisor lowered his head, "Yes, Lord Earl."
More than an hour later, the convoy speeding over from Franklin Harbor arrived. After loading the wounded and the corpse of the sacrificed Soldiers onto the carriage, everyone continued to set off towards Franklin Harbor.
There were also some wounded who had injured their ribs, such as Victor, who could only be slowly carried to Franklin Harbor on a stretcher.
Paul issued a hush order to all Soldiers present. Not a word of what happened today was allowed to be told to outsiders, because it involved wizards and magic, and he was afraid of attracting the intervention of Church forces.
Soldiers who can be screened into the internal security system are absolutely loyal to the Greiman Family, so Paul trusts them very much. Even if many people have guessed the true identity of the consultant lady, they will keep silent.
After arriving at Franklin Harbor, Paul exchanged a few polite words with the mayor and others who came out to greet him, and then went straight to the navy headquarters.
After arriving at the heavily guarded Navy Base, he really relaxed, and then summoned Navy Commander Austin alone.
After confirming that there were only two of them in the room, Paul spoke.
"Austin, do you know what happened to me on the road? It's incredible! It's terrible!"
Austin has learned that Paul is bringing a large number of wounded with him this time, and he has already guessed what happened on the road.
"Lord Greiman, are you okay? Have all the assassins been caught? Or are they dead or escaped?"
"He was shot to death by us with a musket, and I took his body to Franklin Harbor."
"Already dead? It's a pity that we can't interrogate if there are any accomplices lurking in the dark. Wait, he? Alone?"
Internal Guard Unit is not a vegetarian. How could one person cause so many casualties? Paul said solemnly, "Austin, you are not allowed to tell anyone what I am going to say next!"
"Yes, Lord Greiman!"
"You swear!"
"I swear on my own integrity that I will obey your orders!"
Austin swore with his own personality with a serious look on his face. After being together for such a long time, he knew that Paul was not interested in gods and the like.
Paul then whispered, "The person who attacked us was a 'wizard'. He walked up to us so arrogantly and killed and injured so many people."
Then he told the whole story in detail.
"This... this is really surprising!"
Although a little stunned, Navy Commander has not yet reached the point where Paul's outlook on life has collapsed.
Regarding a legendary group like wizards, Austin has always had an attitude of rather trusting them than trusting them, but now it has been confirmed by the Earl himself.
He said, "Lord Greiman, there is no need to panic. According to your description, they can still be killed by muskets."
"Yes! You are right, we must equip all Soldiers with muskets. After returning to Lakeheart Town, I will start to expand the scale of the arsenal."
"Next time I meet this kind of madman again, I will definitely beat him into a sieve."
Paul was still frightened. Without the musket, he would have definitely hung up on the road this time.
"So, what are you going to do with Miss Laddie?"
Judging from Paul's description of her, there is no doubt that this beautiful and intellectual Female Advisor is also a wizard. Will the count give her to Church for disposal? That would be such a shame.
Paul said, "Please help me call the consultant lady over. I have something to ask her."
Austin stood up, "Yes, sir. But please allow me to take the liberty. After all, Miss Laddie saved your life and that of many brothers. You must think twice before you act."
Paul nodded and said, "Don't worry, Austin. I, Paul Greiman, am by no means an ungrateful person."
Austin went out and quickly came back with Female Advisor.
He said, "Then, I will resign first."
"Okay - ah no, Austin, you should stay and listen together. Miss Laddie, please sit down too."
After both of them sat down, Paul calmed down. He faced Female Advisor and asked in a calm tone as much as possible, "Miss Laddie, do you have anything to say to me?"
Female Advisor met his gaze and answered, "Lord Greiman, as you have already confirmed in your heart, I am indeed a wizard. Of course, people like us prefer to call ourselves mages."
Her face turned red, with a hint of guilt in her tone. "I'm sorry that I hid this identity from you. But please rest assured that I didn't lie before, and I am indeed a scholar."
"So, what do you decide to do with me now?"