The mayor was highly efficient. Before long, five carriages were standing by at Golden Spring Manor.
Meanwhile, all the manor's servants had gathered in front of the villa. Following Shevich's orders, seven or eight male servants had changed into formal attire, leaving the mayor and Linsk looking utterly bewildered, unsure what His Excellency intended to do.
"Two people to each carriage. Leave in different directions," the giant secretary, Levtor, commanded loudly, directing the formally dressed servants into the carriages.
The mayor looked at the towering Shevich in front of him, hesitating to speak.
Then Levtor gestured for the mayor and the others to board as well. The mayor finally could not help asking, "Your Excellency, what are we doing?"
Shevich glanced at him and offered only a terse reply. "Confusing the enemy."
The mayor gave him a puzzled look before the giant secretary hurried him into the carriage. Once Linsk had joined him, the door closed. After giving the coachmen some instructions, Levtor sent the carriages out of the manor.
After leaving the manor, the five carriages departed in different directions as Levtor had instructed. Some returned to town, some headed for the base on the island's eastern side, and others ventured into the vast mountain forests.
Only after watching the carriages leave did Levtor say to Shevich, "Your Excellency, this way, even if enemies are watching us, they won't know which carriage we're in."
"Most importantly, we aren't in any of them."
Shevich grunted in acknowledgment. As an Iron-blooded Knight, he had naturally already passed through the Conspirer stage, so devising a plan that mixed deception with reality was nothing unusual.
As Levtor had said, he had never intended to relocate by carriage. He was merely using them to divert attention.
As for how he would relocate, he had