Chapter 23: Let's go back home and farm

"Why hasn't my sister woken up yet?!" Henry said coldly.

Doctor Roberto's face changed drastically, and he knelt with a thud.

"Your Highness, Miss has suffered too much torment. It was already remarkable that she could hold on until now. I've used countless sacred medicines to stabilize her life. About her waking up… it can only... depend on luck."

"Depend on luck?" Henry took a deep breath. If not for the fact that this person was the best doctor in Diony Country, he would’ve slapped him to death.

"I brought you here, and I collected so many medicines. The money spent could arm a legion of ten thousand soldiers! You tell me we can only rely on luck? Regardless of the method, you must wake my sister up!"

Doctor Roberto buried his head in the ground, not daring to speak.

His medical skills were superb, considered the best in the world. Whether to save someone or not depended on his mood. If he was not in a good mood, even if the emperor of Diony Country begged him, he wouldn't bother. However, he would never dream of defying Henry, and only Henry.

"Your Highness, I know of a way!" Doctor Roberto gritted his teeth and said, "In the old emperor's treasury, there is a millennium herb that can save lives. As long as we bring it here, Miss will wake up."

"However,... this is the treasure that the old emperor left behind specifically for prolonging his own life. I'm afraid even you, he wouldn't be willing to bestow it."

Henry didn't even blink his eyes, "My sister's life is more important than anyone else's. Wait for me; I'll go get it right now."

"Send someone to retrieve the medicinal materials. If my sister doesn't wake up even after that, I don't need to hear any more of your excuses!"

"Yes!" Doctor Roberto replied, drenched in sweat.

Henry left the ward and found Stefano to explain the situation, adding a special instruction, "Before you go seize the medicinal materials, go to the Greco family in Ravinia and get a few family emblems. Throw them all into the vault when the time comes."

"Let the royal family trouble the Greco family for a while. Once I deal with my business in Freton, I will personally go to Ravinia and eliminate those who hindered us during the North State battle!"

"Yes, General!" Stefano replied solemnly.

"Henry, you’re here!" hurried footsteps approached, and a graceful figure appeared.

"Henry, how many soldiers do you know? Quickly gather all of them! Someone has hired the assassination organization Evil Shadow to cut off all the limbs of the Miller family!" Sofia gasped for breath as she spoke.

"What is Evil Shadow?" Henry raised an eyebrow and asked Stefano beside him.

Shaking his head, Stefano replied, "I haven't heard of it, probably some insignificant group."

"You consider Evil Shadow insignificant? It's the most terrifying organization in the entire provincial capital of Freton!" Sofia exclaimed, feeling that Henry was incredibly naive.

If she hadn't known that he could find hundreds of armed soldiers, she wouldn't have bothered to seek him out at all.

Having served in the military and held a gun, he thought he was impressive.

Childish. In this world, power and money are everything! Ordinary soldiers are nothing more than cannon fodder.

After hearing Sofia's words, Stefano suddenly realized, "So it's just the strongest assassination organization in Freton. No wonder I haven't heard of it; it must be some low-ranking group."

In North State, not to mention Henry, the general, and even Stefano, the vice general, didn't know how many times they had been targeted by assassins deployed by enemy countries, and they were all top-notch.

They had never had dealings with Evil Shadow.

"You're too arrogant!" Sofia stomped in anger. "Where's my father? I'll ask him to come with me. I can't let you two idiots drag him down!"

Sofia looked around, and suddenly, she saw a black-clad figure approaching slowly in the distance.

The attire of the black-clad person stood out in the crowd, looking quite ridiculous, but no one dared to laugh. Instead, they avoided him.

Because of the overwhelming chill emanating from him, anyone who got close would feel a chilling dread crawl all over their body.

"That's him!" Sofia recognized the attire of the black-clad person from Simone's description, realizing it instantly.

"Today, I've only come to inform you. If you don't comply, I will come back tomorrow to..."

"Unbelievable!"

Sofia's face turned pale.

"Interesting," Stefano muttered.

Stefano remained composed and made a gesture.

Inside the hospital, there were specialized North State warriors assigned to protect Isabella. Stefano knew they must have noticed the presence of the man in black.

His gesture indicated to the warriors that he would personally deal with this man.

"What are you doing?" Sofia saw the mocking smile on Stefano's face and took the initiative to confront the man in black.

"Don't act impulsively! He won't lay a hand on you now... If you provoke him, we'll all be in danger! Henry, you must restrain your men!" she pleaded.

Henry replied calmly, "Why should I stop them? It's not easy to come across a human punching bag. Let Stefano blow off some steam."

Sofia felt despair, trapped in the ward with no way out. She wished she could just run away.

She had no idea what would happen after Stefano angered the man in black, but she knew blood would be shed.

The man in black caught sight of Henry in the distance and a smirk appeared on his face, but Stefano stood in his way.

"You don't know where you stand!"

The man in black felt somewhat helpless. Every time he received a task notification, he would encounter someone who was seeking death. He raised his hand and several cold rays shot straight towards Stefano's chest.

He was confident that these cold rays were faster than ordinary bullets, and at such close range, that no one could dodge them.

Stefano didn't even try to dodge.

Three crisp sounds rang out as three silver needles fell to the ground.

The man in black was stunned, looking at Stefano's clothes.

"Idiot! In this day and age, you still use these things!"

Stefano smiled faintly and touched the carbon steel bulletproof vest underneath his clothes.

These were high-tech products provided exclusively by North State. Not to mention that the power of these needles was only slightly stronger than that of a pistol, even if they were as powerful as assault rifles, they couldn't penetrate the vest. He could barely feel any impact at all.

That's what being a soldier was about, never doing anything meaningless. Dodging was pointless; having a bulletproof vest was sufficient.

"You!" The man in black became furious and rushed forward, his hand curved like an eagle's claw, swiftly aiming to grab Stefano.

"I still have a mission to fulfill, and I don't want to waste time with you!" Stefano shouted.

He grabbed the black-clad man's arm and twisted it forcefully, and the sound of bones cracking filled the air. The man grunted and kicked in pain.

With a swift strike of his hand, Stefano broke the black-clad man's leg.

"Someone like you even dares to pretend to be an assasin? Stop fooling yourself and go back to farming!"

He struck again, directly knocking out the man in black.

"A mere bug like you want to meddle in the General’s affairs? You must be joking!"

From a distance, Sofia stood, mouth agape, unable to believe her own eyes.

None of the Miller family's experienced veterans could withstand this man in black, yet Henry's men easily subdued him.

"General, I will inform the brothers," Stefano said, bowing respectfully.

Henry nodded and glanced at the motionless man on the ground. "Take the trash out," he commanded.

"Yes!" Stefano followed orders and dragged the man away.