Tribulation of Mysteries

Chapter 12:

When Aaron saw his subordinates bringing the captives and even more citizens into the castle like beasts, he knew that he had won today.

When the sun rose high in the sky, the news that Davis Castle had been breached had already spread throughout the vicinity.

Many masked citizens had turned into thugs and joined the feast.

He only guarded the gate of the castle and did not refuse any of the thugs. He allowed them to enter the castle, and deal with the enemy to wear them down. He even removed every nail on the gate.

"It's about time …"

Looking at the messy castle, Aaron had Sanchez and the others follow behind him and entered the hall.

There were bloodstains everywhere in the hallway. If he allowed his men to force their way in, they would definitely had suffered heavy losses.

But at this moment, Aaron's subordinates were few among the fallen corpses.

Screams and wild laughter could be heard from the various rooms. A few bandits with wine bottles in their hands wandered around the hall wantonly. They were draped in all kinds of silk, and some even tore down curtains.

The bandits subconsciously divided into many groups and confronted each other, but none of them dared to go against the regular army.

"In order to break into the castle as soon as possible, my spoils will be reduced by a lot …"

Aaron thought to himself as he came to the depths of the castle.

This was what he deserved. The thugs did not dare to touch the area, and those who dared to touch it had already become corpses.

At this moment, the suppressed sobbing of a young woman could be heard from behind a door.

When the men present heard this, they knew what was going on and could not help but smile playfully.

"I remember I said that the spoils will be distributed equally with the woman!"

Aaron's face suddenly turned gloomy. He knew his subordinates' moral character, and it was impossible for them to strictly follow orders.

But to blatantly disobey orders would cause the fighting strength of his subordinates to decrease. If everyone did so, they would quickly lose their advantage as a regular army and would not be able to suppress the thugs. They might not be able to leave this territory!

With a cold face, Aaron stepped forward and kicked open the door.

Behind the door was obviously a lady's bedroom. The bed covers were made of silk and satin, covering the large velvet bed.

At this time, the bodies of several thugs were lying on the ground. There was also a man who was taking off his clothes. When he saw Aaron, he quickly pulled up his pants. An embarrassed smile appeared on his face. "Boss, listen to me … I didn't do it. It was those thugs."

"Yes, you didn't do it, but you were about to do it …"

Aaron stepped forward and lashed out with his scabbard.

Pa!

Eight Fingers' body shook, and a scarlet mark appeared on his back.

He continued forward and used his sword to pry open the curtain. He saw a crying face. "Sylvie Davis?"

She was the only daughter of Lord Davis and Colin's fiancée. She was the female protagonist of this war.

Aaron had seen her at the engagement ceremony. He remembered that she was a very arrogant woman, but now …

"Take this woman with you. She might be useful."

Aaron did not care about the woman's condition and directly ordered. He then asked, "Where is Madam Anna?"

"That woman was hacked to death next door. There were also a few children!"

Eight Fingers replied regretfully. It would have been better if Sir had come a little later.

As for the heir of Lord Davis, he was on the frontline, fighting alongside Lord Davis.

"Take all the loot and leave this place. Before noon, we must board the ship!"

Aaron nodded, looked at the corpses, and gave the order.

Even if someone reported back and there were reinforcements from the frontline, it would take time. As long as they boarded the ship, they would be able to escape!

In any case, he would definitely not defend the castle to the death and perish together with the enemy army. Colin would then benefit.

That was not realistic!

…

When the sun rose to the middle of the sky, the two ships had already set sail.

"If Father is sharp enough, he should have made preparations after receiving my letter … The chaos of the enemy army is the best indication."

"If I seize the opportunity, I should be able to completely end this war."

Aaron Sotos stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the boxes of loot, and thought to himself.

The sooner the war ended, the fewer people would die.

Compared to that, today's sacrifice was nothing.

If the war continued, perhaps ten times or even a hundred times more people would die than today!

"However, my biggest goal is still for myself."

Aaron heard a low sobbing sound. It came from the young women. They were all 'spoils of war', including the maids in the castle and the slightly beautiful nannies. After all, Aaron's subordinates were a group of animals.

Of course, there was also a pearl among them — Sylvie Davis.

He had a premonition that this woman would be very useful.

"And from now on, the war has nothing to do with me."

Aaron let out a long sigh.

…

Widow's Bay Camp.

Two ships were docked outside the camp, and a group of excited bandits were excitedly preparing to divide the loot.

"This time's loot, I'm going to divide it into three parts. One part will be given to the Lord, one part will be given to me, and the last part will be divided among you!"

Aaron Sotos took a pen and paper and began to divide the loot.

Because there were too many things, including animals and women, it was a bit messy for a while.

"Also … the books will be given to me."

Aaron picked up a book. It was bound with papyrus and was almost falling apart.

After all, before he invented the papermaking workshop, papyrus was the most used paper in the Green Forest. This paper was not as good as parchment, and its only advantage was that it was cheaper. Later on, it was completely defeated by the new paper and was withdrawn from the market.

However, before the papermaking workshop started, the precious parchment was rarely used, so most of the books were made of papyrus.

"As you wish, Sir!"

Eight Fingers bowed.

"Don't think that you can escape the whip like this."

Aaron snorted coldly. As a punishment for disobeying orders, although his evil deed had not been carried out, he would still be whipped.

He rummaged through the box filled with papers, and suddenly his hand moved, and he took out a parchment scroll. He immediately knew that the information recorded on it must be very valuable.

After putting away the parchment without leaving a trace, he pointed at the box with silver and copper coins and said, "Let's divide it. Squad leaders get double. Also, if you want women and animals, your share will be reduced!"

After coming up with a more or less fair distribution plan, Aaron did not care about his men's revelry, and returned to his tent to study the parchment scroll from before.

After opening it, a black map appeared before his eyes.

"So, it's a map."

Aaron's eyes were filled with interest. He looked at the map and found that a third of the top half of the map was a forest, and it was labeled as the 'Green Forest'.

Then, at the bottom of the map, there were castles that guarded all the places with convenient transportation, forming a kingdom.

'The Kingdom of Kagash … The true ruler of this land, I've heard of its name before …'

'However, in the hearts of the citizens of that kingdom, we, the Green Forest people, are probably the wild monkeys living in the forest?'