The guards replied "Yes, sir" and withdrew. Knight Nigel, sitting on the other side of the dining table with Father Gladstone, was not affected by Count Horatio's anger and continued to elegantly enjoy his dinner.
Count Horatio did not dare to lose his temper with these two people. He waved his hand for someone to clean up the spilled food on the floor, then poured a glass of wine and gulped down several mouthfuls. Only then did the burning flame of anger in his chest subside a little, as he pondered in his mind how to deal with the Wall blocking their path.
Count Horatio had once considered directly bypassing Ankera Town to reach the Black Dragon territory. However, in a situation without clear route guidance, leading a ten-thousand-strong army wandering through the wilderness to find a path was clearly an irrational behavior.
