Light Fortress
Chapter 309 - 13 Hypnosis Seed

Chapter 309: Chapter 13 Hypnosis Seed

The blizzard was intense.

A small airship hovered above the giant wall of Luoyin City Fortress, its operator, Wild Dog, stared at the floating projection screen before him, quietly waiting for a response... After a long while, arcs of light slowly pieced together to reveal a scene of a man at his desk.

"Lord Zhuxue."

The man seated before the desk had a handsome face with soft features, draped in a large cloak, busy recording something with a feather pen... Of course, that was a relic of a bygone era, but anything used by Duke Zhuxue was far from ordinary.

"It’s all been taken care of."

Wild Dog said, "The guy you told me to look after has been thrown into Luoyin City Fortress... To ensure his safety, I will personally watch over him for a while."

Upon hearing this, the man at the desk simply hummed softly.

Duke Zhuxue didn’t even lift his head, "There’s no need."

Wild Dog was slightly taken aback.

He was in charge of guarding Luoyin City Fortress, a heavyweight fortress on the North Continent’s front line, ranked among the top three on the western wing; there were many affairs to manage daily... Therefore, Wild Dog didn’t know much about matters outside the North Continent, partly because of his character and partly because he was just too busy.

Even so, he knew... what the identity of the person brought all the way from the East Continent was.

The sole heir of the Hua Zhi Zhao Family.

A young noble whose status was top-tier across the Five Continents.

Perhaps due to his noble birth and pampered upbringing, it seemed he still didn’t realize the kind of survival environment that awaited him. He asked many questions and made many requests along the way, such as regarding food, drink, and accommodation... Since he was a "person" that Duke Zhuxue had specially entrusted to bring back to the North Continent, even the straightforward Wild Dog had taken the trouble to be patient with him all the way north, until he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he dropped Zhao Qi into Luoyin City Fortress.

Bringing one person was more troublesome than fighting a battle.

"Just dump him anywhere," Duke Zhuxue still in his bent-over position at the desk, softly reiterated, "Don’t waste your time on him, and don’t give him any help... not even your attention."

Wild Dog never expected Lord Zhuxue to have such an attitude.

"What... did you think I invited him here for a vacation?" Zhuxue slowly lifted his head, calmly looking at Wild Dog inside the airship, and said, "I do indeed owe Zhao Xilai a favor... but after Hua Zhi broke the legal agreement with the Lin Family, we are even. Accepting Zhao Qi is like him giving me a favor in return. It’s just a pity, the dead can’t return favors. I’m under no obligation to care for his son."

"But... what should he do?" Wild Dog said, somewhat troubled, "Lord Zhuxue, the kid is an utterly useless person."

"There are plenty of things he could do... guard the gates, sweep the latrines, collect garbage."

Zhuxue’s face remained expressionless as he said, "You see to it; in a nutshell, the North Continent doesn’t nurture the useless nor accept the dregs... if he can’t stand it, let him roll back to Da Du. It’s just that no one will receive him there, and he will have to walk back from the North Continent step by step."

Wild Dog’s expression was somewhat complex.

He rubbed his brow and bitterly smiled, "With such arrangements... it suddenly reminds me of someone."

Codenamed CN021... many within the fortress had heard this code, as well as the title associated with it, "Mountain Wind."

In the defense lines of the North Continent Fortress, few had seen Mountain Wind.

Even fewer had never heard of Mountain Wind.

In the North Continent... this was a living legend who, in a span of eight years, had risen from the very bottom and eventually became the deputy to Rust Bone General, who outright stated that this leader would be even greater than himself.

CN021, within the fortress, fewer than five people knew the true identity.

And Wild Dog had only heard the name, never seen the person, an indeed regrettable fact.

But he knew, the entrance of CN021 into North Continent was also personally arranged by Duke Zhuxue... only, the one responsible for the reception back then wasn’t himself, but the chief of the Three Dogs, "Heavenly Dog."

"You’re thinking too much."

The other side of the screen.

Duke Zhuxue narrowed his eyes; he knew his subordinate might have some misunderstandings.

"The other geniuses in the fortress are like stars compared with the bright moon when put next to CN021..." Duke Zhuxue softly said, "In just eight years, that individual proved their talent, as well as their effort. But the one you’ve brought in is more like dog excrement on the ground. Don’t compare him to CN021; it would be laughable."

Wild Dog silently shut his mouth.

He rarely heard such unrefined language from the lips of Lord Zhuxue.

But having interacted with Zhao Qi, he thought the description very fitting.

"Have him guard the gates of Luoyin City Fortress, and from today onward, do not report to me about this fellow’s affairs... If he can be promoted one rank in this position over eight years, Zhao Xilai could probably laugh from under the ground." Duke Zhuxue waved his hand then asked, "How is the other matter I entrusted you with proceeding?"

Wild Dog felt a pang of sorrow for a second; he had thought that Duke Zhuxue, after making such a big move to send him all the way to the East Continent, would be bringing back a prodigy with extraordinary talent similar to CN021. Even if they appeared as a lump of mud for now, as long as the Duke saw potential in them, then he would be convinced. But he never expected to actually bring back trash.

Heavenly Dog brought back CN021.

He brought back Zhao Qi.