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Chapter 121 - 121 99 Courtesy is Reciprocal_1

121: Chapter 99, Courtesy is Reciprocal_1 121: Chapter 99, Courtesy is Reciprocal_1 “Carlos, what were you thinking?

Weren’t we supposed to operate quietly and avoid trouble?

Now all the nobles of Qiaomu County are on alert, and it may not be long before this happens throughout the Southeastern Province.”

The masked man angrily questioned.

Killing a minor knight is nothing.

Dozens of soldiers can be ignored.

But what you absolutely must not do, under any circumstance, was to expose yourself.

Carlos’s identity was not revealed, but his boss has unfairly shouldered the blame.

The Skeleton Holy Master can’t even show his face now, fearing he would be spotted by the noble guards everywhere.

“Holy Master, I didn’t want to expose myself!

But that guy had seen me before and started interrogating me right away.

My temporary identity couldn’t withstand scrutiny.

He saw through my lie within a few sentences.

He ordered to arrest me, I had to fight back!”

Carlos said, clearly frustrated.

Nothing went his way in times of adversity.

He thought with the backing of Major Nobles behind the masked man, he could avoid being hunted by the aristocrats of Alpha Kingdom once he joined them.

Reality proved that he was being too naive.

Wearing the mask indeed brought about a new life—a life of hiding and running.

As long as his identity was not exposed, he would not be hunted down by Alpha Kingdom.

But once his identity was revealed, he would find himself in the current predicament.

The so-called support of the Major Nobles was utterly false.

Even though their present objective was quite noble, who would believe they were opposing the Clergy considering their previous misconducts until they achieved something?

The brash “Skeleton Holy Master” was in the same boat as he was, both being prime fugitives of Alpha Kingdom.

To be frank, Carlos’s disguise was not bad.

Unfortunately, Knight Florian was from the former Fifth Army and had witnessed his pretentious act before.

Although he didn’t recognize him immediately, he became suspicious.

Florian was unlucky to have mistakenly identified him as some petty thief, otherwise he wouldn’t have foolishly ordered his arrest.

He failed to make an arrest, and unfortunately lost his life in the process.

If it weren’t for the arrival of other noble parties scaring Carlos away, he wouldn’t have even had a chance to leave a last word.

“Forget it, it seems like you and the Blood Moon Horn are incompatible.

Now that you’ve stirred the nobles of the Southeastern Province, let’s halt our pursuit of the Blood Moon Horn for now!

You should lay low for a while.

It would be best if you left the Southeastern Province for some time and returned when things have settled down.”

The masked man said in resignation.

He had high hopes for Carlos, but it turned out competence and success were two different things.

If luck wasn’t on his side, he wouldn’t succeed no matter what he did.

In the case of the Blood Moon Horn, Carlos was truly unfortunate.

First, he haphazardly killed the King’s Special Envoy, causing himself to fall from his esteemed position as Cathedral Dragon Cavalry Captain.

Just when he was beginning to recover, he disguised himself as a traveling merchant and resumed his investigation of Blood Moon Horn, only to encounter setbacks again.

This time the mess he made was somewhat smaller, but the consequences were just as severe, as he too faced the hunt of the Noble Consortium.

The difference was that the enemies in the previous wave were too high-end, and Carlos managed to get all his teammates killed.

The enemies in this wave weren’t as strong, so the falsely accused teammates still survived.

“Don’t worry, Holy Master.

I’m not a fool.

My whereabouts have been exposed.

If I stay in the Southeastern Province, I’m practically inviting the enemy to my door.

Judging by the reaction of these nobles, they are still on high alert.

The time to investigate the Blood Moon Horn is not ripe yet.

I suggest we withdraw from Alpha Kingdom first and relocate to develop elsewhere.

After three to five years, we can send people back here to investigate.”

Carlos sincerely advised.

Joining is easy, leaving is hard.

The Skeleton Society had gone through some restructuring, but some habits of the cult organization still remained.

For example: controlling people.

The ship was now in the middle of a vast river.

The turbulent water and the rolling waves were enough to make anyone fearful.

To avoid becoming fish food by jumping ship, Carlos could only suggest that the captain dock the ship ashore to bypass the surging waves.

“Things are not as simple as you think.

If we want to change our current situation, we must find the Blood Moon Horn.

Without it, the nobles won’t believe that we have betrayed the Clergy, let alone getting their support.

As an old cult organization controlled by the Clergy, the Skeleton Society has been causing trouble in various countries on the continent, and its reputation is already foul.

Even if we leave Alpha Kingdom, we will still be hunted down.

Our situation won’t change.

We would still have to go into hiding, living in perpetual darkness.”

The masked man patiently explained.

No one likes to be on the run all the time.

If he could run away, he would have done so a long time ago, even if it means changing his identity and living in obscurity.

But the problem was that the class structure of this world was too rigid.

Even if they changed their identities, they could only struggle at the bottom of society, continuing to live in constant fear and uncertainty.

As for impersonating a noble, just thinking about it makes you realize how implausible it is.

Every noble has their own background, you might be able to impersonate one for a brief period, but you would be exposed in the long run.

Besides, the manners and behaviors of the nobility are not easy to imitate.

Without professional training, you wouldn’t even understand the most basic etiquette of nobility, let alone adapting to their way of thinking.