"Oh? Your Excellency, the 'Red-armored Arbiter,' are you leaving without even sitting down?"
Lin Hao had just stepped out of the carriage when he saw Patrick Nolan leaving the town hall, already mounted on his horse.
Patrick Nolan looked down at Lin Hao from horseback, then glanced at Li Yanbing beside him and smiled contemptuously. "You low-ranking nobles just love this sort of flashy nonsense. The notice has been delivered. Go ask Beck about it yourselves."
With that, he turned and left without another glance!
The knights beside him all followed, their horses clattering away, their silence brimming with arrogance.
Quite a few citizens had already gathered nearby to watch because of the Inquisition's arrival.
Yet none had expected His Excellency Baron Link, the hero of the Plas City-State and Pulas Guardian Deity, to suffer such humiliation!
This was a truly merciless show of dominance.
An arbiter of the Inquisition had come in person to deliver a notice, then turned around and left immediately afterward.
"You may choose not to carry it out, but you should understand our methods."
The cleric serving as adjutant mounted last, taking responsibility for translating the aloof arbiter's words into something more explicit.
Plain and simple!
"Oh, thank you for the reminder. I understand."
Lin Hao waved with a smile, wearing a humble expression that suggested he had taken every word to heart.
"As long as you understand."
The adjutant snorted, quite satisfied with Lin Hao's willingness to recognize the situation.
He had been worried that a new, young hero might lose his temper.
Although he amounted to little before Lord Patrick Nolan and could hardly cause any trouble.
Still, the man enjoyed considerable status and renown in the Plas City-State, so some care was necessary at times.
Resolving this peacefully, without any fuss, could