Chapter 308 Beastmaster, Daughter of Fergus Archer
South Forest! Located north of its namesake mountain, and just a dozen miles away, stood a city built specifically to fend off barbarian invasions. The city wall stood over twenty meters high. There was no other choice. The mountain was teeming with venomous insects and fierce beasts, many of which had been tamed by the barbarians as their pets, such as the Black Scaled Python and the Black Rhino Tiger. These beasts were gigantic and possessed significant combat power, destructiveness, and lethality. When they gathered in large numbers, they were formidable siege weapons, and ordinary city walls couldn’t withstand their fierce onslaughts.
In the afternoon, at half past five, the setting sun was red as blood. On the city wall of South Forest, two figures stood against the wind, gazing at the mountains far away. The peaks were towering, shrouded in mist. The setting sun’s afterglow spilled into it, as if dyeing the white mist a hazy blood-red color. It was filled with a sense of solemnity.
“South Forest!” One of them, dressed in a black robe and wearing a red and white Prajna mask, was the King of Night. He had arrived at South Forest ahead of schedule. Standing on the city wall, he looked at the mountains in front of him. His deep and hoarse voice was somewhat emotional, “After this battle, the beautiful rivers and mountains here will all be under our control!”
“Absolutely!” The other person, a burly man with bright eyes and a full beard, was Maclean Lyons, the defender of South Forest. In front of the King of Night, he was very respectful.
“Pity!” “What a pity!” The King of Night sighed, “This place will inevitably become the burial ground for some people.”
Having said that, he slowly turned around and looked at Maclean Lyons, his voice grave, “Prince Ashby and Sean, the Wolf King, should be arriving at the station soon. After they arrive, everything should be done as I instructed. There should not be the slightest error!”
“Otherwise!” “Your bones, I’m afraid, will have to be buried under this city wall!”
Maclean Lyons’ face changed slightly! “Yes!” He promptly replied, “Rest assured!” “Leave it to me!”
After he finished speaking, Maclean Lyons turned around and left. The King of Night stood alone on the high wall, his solitary black figure revealing an indescribable strangeness under the gradually dimming sky…
In the evening, at six twenty-five, a roar that shook the heavens broke the silence outside the city gate. Following that, a man and a tiger appeared at the end of the horizon. It was Sean and the Black Rhino Tiger! More than a dozen luxury cars followed closely behind, naturally carrying Ashby and the eleven perfected realm elders. Sean had brought the Black Rhino Tiger onto the train, and they had driven their cars onto the train as well.
Following them were the five thousand Imperial Guards who had escorted them all the way here. Their presence was quite impressive!Text © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.
Maclean Lyons had been waiting outside the city gate with his generals for a long time. Seeing Sean riding the tiger, he immediately recognized Sean’s identity and shouted, “General of the South, I am Maclean Lyons!”
As soon as his voice fell, the dozen or so generals standing behind Maclean Lyons shouted in unison, “General of the South!”
“General Lyons, there’s no need for formalities!” Sean responded, “Sorry to have kept you all waiting!”
For five years, Sean had been commanding troops in the north, so he was already accustomed to such scenes. At this moment, the royal car that Ashby was riding in slowly stopped in front of the city gate. As the car door opened, Ashby walked out. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Maclean Lyons and the others immediately kneel on one knee. Their voices were even more sonorous than when they had greeted Sean, “Crown Prince!”
The voices of the dozen or so generals were in unison, their volume much louder than when they had greeted Sean. Even matched with the roar of the Black Rhino Tiger!
Damn it! This made Sean slightly displeased. Although Ashby was the current crown prince, he was now Sean’s deputy. Being suppressed by Sean, these bastards were biased as soon as they met!
Obviously, they were deliberately trying to please Ashby! This made Ashby quite complacent. A smug smile appeared on his face. He glanced at Sean, then strode forward and personally helped Maclean Lyons up, saying, “General Lyons, please rise!”
Then, he gestured to the dozen or so generals behind Maclean Lyons, “Generals, please rise!” “I have come as General Mason’s deputy to quell the rebellion in South Forest. Time is short and the taskis heavy. I will need to rely heavily on the support of all generals!”
Deputy! When he said these two words, Ashby deliberately stressed his tone, which had a provocative intention. It was as if he was saying: Mason? Ha! You think you’re so great? Look! Look! Even though my father granted you the title of general, in front of the “Crown Prince,” your so-called “General of the South” and “Wolf King of the North” mean nothing!
Maclean Lyons and the others weren’t fools; they immediately understood the hidden meaning in Ashby’s words. As a result, Maclean Lyons was the first to state his position, “Please rest assured, Crown Prince! My generals and I, along with our hundred thousand soldiers, are at your disposal!”
The dozen or so generals exchanged glances before echoing in agreement. This made Sean’s pupils contract, his face turning colder. It seemed that not only did Ashby have rebellious intentions, but he had also made rebellious actions. He and Maclean Lyons and the others clearly were not meeting for the first time today!
Roar!!! Even the Black Rhino Tiger, who was rather spiritual and understood human speech, was completely angered by Maclean Lyons’s words. With a sudden roar, its fur stood on end in an instant. The massive tiger body turned into a blur, ferociously pouncing towards Maclean Lyons. Its tiger claws, like sharp blades, aimed for Maclean Lyons’s head. Its wide-opened tiger mouth seemed to be shouting furiously, “You’re the abomination! Your whole family are abominations!”
“You dare to publicly sow discord between me and my master. I must bite you to death today!!!”
With that, Maclean Lyons turned to the Black Rhino Tiger and continued, “If I’m not mistaken, this tiger under General Mason’s seat should be the pet of the tiger generals under Fergus Archer, the Black Rhino Tiger, right?”
“That’s right!” Sean nodded, then asked, “Is there a problem?”
“Well…” Maclean Lyons hesitated for a moment, then chuckled bitterly, “It’s not so much a problem, as it is some words of advice that I feel I need to give General Mason!”
“Among the barbarians!” “True beastmasters are few and far between. Even Fergus Archer himself and his eight tiger generals do not have the ability to tame beasts on their own!”
“As far as I know!” “The Black Scaled Python of Fergus Archer and the Black Rhino Tiger of the eight tiger generals were all tamed by Fergus Archer’s daughter, the poison woman of the barbarians, Lilies Archer. They were then given to Fergus Archer and the eight tiger generals as pets…”
Upon hearing this, Sean was taken aback! Fergus Archer actually had a daughter? And also, Poison Woman Lilies Archer… It sounded like she was a practitioner of poison!
However, since the Black Rhino Tiger had already submitted to Sean and recognized Sean as its master, it was naturally Sean’s tiger whether it lived or died. So Sean asked indifferently, “So what?”
“Hehe!” Maclean Lyons shook his head and laughed, “General Mason has been stationed in the north for many years and has just arrived in South Forest. You might not know much about the barbarians’ methods of taming beasts in South Forest!”
“Taming beasts!” “It generally involves two aspects: physical and psychological!”
“As the name suggests!” “Psychology is about spending a long time with the beasts, letting them develop emotional dependence and loyalty to their master, so they won’t betray or backfire at critical moments!”
“As for the physical aspect…” “On the contrary, it involves using various cruel methods such as whipping, beating, imprisoning, starving, poisoning, etc., to torture their bodies to the maximum extent and crush their souls, making them develop a conditioned fear of their master. This way, they won’t have the courage to betray, no matter what kind of temptation or threat they face!”
“And the Poison Woman Lilies Archer of the barbarians is best at poisoning!” “All the beasts tamed by her hand can hardly escape the fate of being poisoned by her. The poison she concocts is extraordinary!”
“Let me put it this way,” Maclean Lyons looked at the Black Rhino Tiger and continued, “It’s like installing a time bomb in the bodies of those beasts. The button to activate the bomb is in her hands. As long as she wants, she can put those beasts that betray her to death at any time!”
Saying this, Maclean Lyons looked at the Black Rhino Tiger, and then continued, “Like this Black Rhino Tiger under General Mason’s seat!” “Although it has temporarily submitted to General Mason, its life and death are still in Lilies Archer’s hands. When it was in the capital, the worst-case scenario was that it would suddenly drop dead!”
“But this is South Forest!” “Just over ten miles
ahead is the mountain where Lilies Archer lives!”
“So!” “I must remind General Mason that it’s best not to keep such a monster close. At any moment, the poison in its body could flare up and it might unexpectedly bite General Mason…”
Is that so? Sean had to admit that Maclean Lyons’ words stirred him somewhat and seemed to make sense. If it was as Maclean Lyons said, and the power over Black Rhino Tiger’s life and death was in someone else’s hands, then faced with a choice between life and death, no one could guarantee that Black Rhino Tiger’s loyalty to Sean would outweigh its desire to live.
After all, back at the highway junction in the capital, it was because of its fear of death that Black Rhino Tiger had submitted to Sean in a desperate situation.
Roar!!! Even the Black Rhino Tiger, who had a certain level of intelligence and could understand human speech, was thoroughly angered by Maclean Lyons’ words. With a sudden roar, the hairs on its body stood on end in an instant. The massive tiger body turned into a blur, ferociously pouncing towards Maclean Lyons. Its tiger claws, like sharp blades, aimed for Maclean Lyons’s head.
The wide-opened tiger mouth seemed to be furiously swearing, “You’re the abomination! Your whole family are abominations!” “You dare to publicly sow discord between me and my master. I must bite you to death today!!!”