Way of Overlord-Chapter 425: Hurting Oneself To Win Trust

Norgai paused for a moment before he answered.

"He has given me three routes of attack and let me choose. I choose to attack Dayan, ally with Yindir while cursing the Brolgadhr tribe. This allows them to trust me. I however do need some help from the Kan"

Aeryon smiles. As long as he did not need to divert his military resources to help Nogai tribe, he would be willing to support Nogai tribe with anything else

"What do you need?"

"I need the Kan to scold me tomorrow when I am about to go out of the settlements. It is even better if it could be seen by some people. My arrival here would not be a secret to the Dayan and Yindir tribe"

"They might send some scouts and they might not. However, even if they did not send any scouts, there is still the merchants." Norgai was about to explain but Aeryon raises his hand while smiling

"You do not need to explain to me. I could guess what you are trying to do"

Bitter Meat Strategy.

If there is scouts and spy of the Dayan and Yindir tribe, they would report to their chief saying that the chief of Brolgadhr and the chief of Norgai part ways in a bad mood.

With this the chief of Nogai could say that he goes to Brolgadhr tribe to asses and gauge him and instead was treated horribly and because of that they are now in an enmity

It is a brilliant scheme and it plays on the culture of the people of the Steppe. No respecting Steppe people could endure being scolded and not avenge this insult.

Yindir would understand why Nogai tribe could ignore all previous dispute with their tribe if the reason is to avenge this insult

And Aeryon is confident that the news would reach the ears of Dayan and Yindir tribe.

Even if there isn’t a scouts being sent to monitor this meeting, there is still the merchants that would see all of this and some of them would spread the story.

And in the rare cases where there is no one to spread the words, it is not like Aeryon would just sit around doing nothing.

If none of them spread the words, them they simply could just spread the word themselves.

Not to mention most merchants also sometime double as information brokers between tribes

If there is rumours that there is bad blood between the Nogai tribe and Brolgadhr tribe, it would also calm down the nerves of the northern tribes.

They might think that for Aeryon to ride to the north, they first have to deal with the Nogai tribe.

Nogai tribe also would have a reason to convince the Yindir tribe to ally with them to fight against Dayan without alerting the other northern tribes to be wary of the Nogai tribe.

After all, in their eyes, it might seem like they are using the Nogai tribe as a barrier against the Brolgadhr tribe.

Jayeux is truly a remarkable talent! Aeryon could not help but sigh inwardly.

It is a pity that this strategist and he has different desires and different objective so they could not work together

"You can proceed to do that. I will cooperate with you" Aeryon answered after thinking of the pros and con

Norgai nodded.

Aeryon then speak to Norgai about a few other things and then after a while he exited Norgai tent.

He then walk toward another tent.

This time however, he calls his guards.

A dozen of them

Just in case

He walks toward the back of the Norgai tent and there is a small road that leads to a small tent. And as he walk toward that tent, he scans his surrounding and he smiles

"There is all kinds of people here" there is assassins and spies and scouts all around this small path and around the tents, hiding in the tents looking at him.

"His self-preservation method is even more cautious than Mayeux" Aeryon thought to himself

Yes, Aeryon notices all of the people that is looking at him from the small tents around the area. As for why he knew they were assassins, it was their footsteps. Or lack of the footsteps. But the energy is felt. Aeryon himself did not know how to explain and describe it. It is just like some kind of subtle vibration that he felt

Like a tingling sensation passed from the ground to his skin. And a certain kind of bloodlust

These people did not make any noise.

As for the gaze, he could feel it. Like someone is looking at him

In the past, he would chalk it up to him thinking too much.

But after fighting with the warison of Wustkazan Aeryon discover that he now is more sensitive to the energy of heaven and earth

He could also notices killing intent and this feeling become stronger. Like some kind of instinct.

Then he arrived in front of the tent.

And in front of the tent is a face he recognize

"Oh, you are here"

"Kan" The young man bows to him and make fist with his right hand and put his right hand over his left chest.

"You become his bodyguard?"

For a moment, the young man did not know whether to answer or not. But the Kan did not move forward and he did not say anything else.

So, the young man knows that the Kan wanted him to answer

"I share the same dream as Lord Jayeux"

"Lord, huh?" Aeryon nodded

Then he nodded and chuckles

"Who could stop a man that wanted to follow his dream?" Aeryon then enter the tent

.....

Inside the tent, Aeryon look at Jayeux.

Jayeux bows towards him and come forward. In any other occasion, Jayeux would sit on his seat and would not get up.

After all, this is his tent.

But Aeryon is not a normal guest and his position is very high even higher than any normal chief in the Steppe

It is only reasonable for Jayeux to get up from his seat and defer to Aeryon

"It is an honour for the Kan to visit me. Please take a seat" Aeryon simply take the guest seat instead of the main seat

"This is your tent. I am a guest and you are the host"

Jayeux heard this and then nodded. He understand but he did not sit at the high seat. Instead, he took one of the fur seat and stationed himself on the same height as the Kan

Aeryon did not say anything to this.

For a moment there is silence between these two

Jayeux did not start the conversation because he did not know why the Kan wanted to meet him.

But the Kan clearly did not want to capture him.

After all, if he really wanted to capture him, there is no need for this kind of politeness. Aeryon is very direct when it is about the important stuff.

He would not delay stuff.

Aeryon on the other hand has many question.

But the moment he came to this tent and look at this young boy and see his eyes, he could not help but sighed inwardly.

This boy.....has too much hate and is burdened by so many things that even Aeryon with just a glance pity this boy

Before, he did not see it.

And Aryon believe that is because the boy is just hiding it.

Now that he is free, his heart also become even more free and the hatred and the darkness he had been holding back is easily seen

A sharp sword that has no sheathe.

A sharp sword that would harm the world.

And it is because of all of this, all the question he wanted to ask stopped at the end of his tongue

Instead, after the moment of silence, he sighed

"You will not stop?"

This is the question he finally ask.

Aeryon feel that the method that Jayeux is about to use is not a method that he should use.

Yes, he would be famous.

No....to be more accurate he would be infamous.

But in this era, he might be the one that is standing on the common sense of this world

And Aeryon who had seen the history judges people, is standing on the common sense of his time

There are certain things he tried to accept while living in this era, and there are some things he did not want to accept and do

And what Jayeux planned to do in that terrifying plan of his, is something he would tried to stop

Jayeux after listening to the question is trying to understand which of the plans he made that the Kan is referring to.

"The Yan.....you will not stop?"

Aeryon clarified and Jayeux immediately understood which part of the plan the Kan is saying.

Jayeux takes a breath before answering

"The Yan would be an enemy of the Steppe. I think even the Kan could see this"

Aeryon nodded

And Jayeux continued

"They have always viewed us as less than humans. If we do not fight them now, when they occupied the Steppe, they would do things like that bastard Huo Qubing. Killing innocent people, children, women, the old people of the Steppe and then brought their heads and ears to their capital to parade"

"You are not the people of the Steppe. You do not burdened with the responsibility of avenging this hatred"

"Then what am I?"

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