Chapter 328: Chapter 0326: Calling Your Name (3rd update, 1/10 celebration for Alliance Hierarch Wu Ma Wei Yang)
 

This chapter is an additional update rewarded by the Alliance Hierarch “Wu Ma Wei Yang”; nine chapters remain, and they will be supplemented subsequently.

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On the first morning of April, Goltai’s son was born.

The day he arrived in this world, there was no commotion; not only did the forest not call out his name, but even the midwife who delivered him did not know what the child’s name was.

Only Goltai’s old servant, having cleaned the infant, placed him beside Freya’s bed, “Freya, it’s a boy. The master will surely be delighted to know.”

“Hmm,” Freya’s pale face shimmered with maternal radiance as she looked at her son, his wrinkled little face, “His name is Donald, Donald Mast.”

The elderly servant smiled, “Donald, what a beautiful name.”

“Freya, you need to rest well. I will help with anything you need,” said the castle’s female butler, Mrs. Morson from Morson Paddy Field, sitting beside the bed.

“Thank you, Mrs. Morson.”

“Mr. Goltai serves as a consultant to Lord Landlord, and the birth of his son is something we should assist with. It’s a pity that Lord Landlord and Mr. Goltai have important work and cannot witness Donald’s birth. Lord Landlord has said that he, Donald Mast, will become one of Lord Landlord’s Retainer Knights in the future.”

“I eagerly look forward to that day,” Freya said, revealing a smile at the corners of her lips as she envisioned the scene.

As a secret lover who must not be seen, she bore the offspring of a noble, yet she still had no status or identity to speak of. However, as a mother, she naturally hoped for a grand future for her son, something that Goltai could not or dare not give, but Lord Landlord could bestow.

One day, her son would, like everyone else, live and grow strong under the sunlight.

She turned her head and kissed her already sleeping baby’s forehead, whispering, “My son, since before you were born, I have been calling your name every day…”

Outside the house.

The sunlight was dazzling, and the weather was becoming increasingly warm.

…

“You seem somewhat restless, Consultant Goltai,” Liszt stood at the construction site of the river trap, watching the serfs laboriously transport carry by carry of soil, and asked casually.

“Indeed I am, as you know, Freya’s due date has arrived.”

“You should head back at noon.”

“Thank you for your generosity, my lord!”

“The construction of the river trap is almost finished, and there is not much work left for you here. Now, I am going to assign you a new task.”

“Please command me, my lord. Goltai will fulfill it with all his heart,” he replied.

“The number of freemen who have settled in Fresh Flower Town has increased lately, haven’t they?”

“In total, more than one hundred and fifty people have been added, all registered in the executive office’s archives, my lord,” Goltai answered. This was a requirement by Liszt, to create an identity record for each citizen of Fresh Flower Town.

Similar to a household registration.

“Some may be curious about Fresh Flower Town, so ‘rats’ have been sent, disguised as freemen,” Liszt said seriously, “I need you to identify them within three days. If I’m not mistaken, there are three rats. But don’t arouse any suspicion; ascertain the list first.”

Once the rats were caught, the Smoke Mission would be complete, and Dulu Miqita might directly launch an attack.

As he did not allow Ach to enter the water to spread her “scent” to attract Dulu Miqita, the probability of an attack was uncertain. However, considering the Formless Dragon’s debut, the Smoke Mission’s capability to stir the Threads of Destiny was substantial—Liszt knew too little about this legendary Sacred Dragon.

If Dulu Miqita launched an outright attack before the river trap was complete, it would be disastrous.

“Rats?” Goltai exclaimed in shock. “Rats have infiltrated Fresh Flower Town? My Lord, I need to cooperate!”

“The Patrol Team’s Karl will work with you.”

“Yes, with Karl’s cooperation, I will surely find all the rats, not sparing a single one!” Goltai responded loudly, though he was actually feeling a bit uneasy inside. Rats had sneaked into Fresh Flower Town, and he had known nothing about it.

This was a lapse in security.

It was also unknown whether the rats had managed to sniff out information about Black Horse Island.

Of course, for nobles, rats were nothing new, always lurking in the shadows, engaging in affairs that the nobility preferred not to dirty their hands with. Ever since Fresh Flower Town started attracting foreign merchants to conduct business, it had been difficult to ensure no rats were among them, not to mention the many freemen who came to settle.

What really made Goltai’s heart pound was the fact that Liszt even knew the number of rats, indicating that he had everything in Fresh Flower Town under control.

Goltai felt he had possibly been a bit lax recently and wondered if he had left a poor impression on Liszt.

He needed to rectify things. He thought to himself, “I must be spirited and handle this rat incident!”

The student he had once taught was just a timid young man who could be easily cajoled. However, after arriving in Fresh Flower Town, the young man had changed drastically. Goltai could truly sense the fear of someone of lower status towards one higher up, a Lord who, though young and seemingly fond of enjoyment and delegating power, had a strong desire for control.

He had no doubt that Liszt would ascend to a higher title, perhaps even rivaling the Earl.

The favor of knightly glory was bestowed upon him more than anyone else.

And moreover.

Looking at the busy construction site, he had originally thought that hunting an intermediate sea monster was a foolish choice, the result of Liszt being heady with constant success.

But now he was starting to believe that Liszt truly had the confidence to hunt down an intermediate sea monster.

“If he really succeeds in the hunt, this Coral Island will probably no longer be able to hold him back,” Goltai mused as he followed behind Liszt, looking at his tall figure, his mind filled with wild thoughts. “But are intermediate sea monsters really that easy to kill?”

Looking at the traps being continuously excavated and set up.

Goltai was both worried and hopeful.

…

By now, the river had been widened to accommodate a greater flow of water, but the small river remained a small river with scant water, to the point where the water level barely covered the knees.

About a kilometer away from the seashore, it was dammed.

The surrounding area already featured high embankments, and with the soil excavated from the river, it was piled even higher. Around the slopes, densely packed with large and small rock spikes, a vast stone forest was formed, enveloping the entire river section. This was the result of Douson’s hard work over the past few days.

This would become the bloody battlefield for the hunt of Dulu Miqita.

Marcus was leading the Earth Knights back and forth, getting familiar with the terrain.

And there was also a group of Apprentice Knights following behind, each with several quivers on their backs, filled with arrows that had been poisoned with potent bee venom.

Marcus also had a quiver on his back. His arrows were of two types, one with poison and one without.

They were Falcon Feather Arrows made from the feathers of the Magical Beast Windfalcon, originally crafted for Liszt, but he had gifted them back to him.

What he coated on his arrows was not ordinary poison but Soul Disturbing Agent – rather than poisoning, it was the Soul Disturbing Agent wrapped in pine resin around the arrowhead. When the sharp point broke through the resin, it injected the Soul Disturbing Agent, carrying it into the body of Dulu Miqita.

As long as it could disrupt Dulu Miqita’s magic, even a powerful intermediate magical beast was nothing more than a thick-skinned chunk of meat on the chopping board.

Now, truly everything was ready!