Four Split Personalities

The vast majority of people did not move, but this was not because they were really afraid of dirtying their hands. Instead, their minds were in a jumble at the moment, and many had not yet reacted to what order the "obey command" from Sin Knight actually meant.

As for those who had roughly guessed what would happen after connecting the dots, most stood rooted to their spots like nails, desperately hanging their heads in an attempt to avoid catching the attention of the Sin Knight.

Only a few stepped out of the ranks, truly taking a step forward.

Among these mere dozens of individuals, aside from the warriors who truly had a realization, there were also a few who had not yet understood the situation, thinking that stepping out now could make them stand out and leave a good impression on the newly risen Noble in front of them.

Veronia and Varez both wanted to say something, but His Excellency Sin Knight did not give them the opportunity, instead, he simply began to call out names...

"Carlo, Andrea, Sami."

Three people silently left the crowd and stood in front of Sin Knight.

"Emre, Alexis, Bryce Sandro."

Another three stepped out of the ranks. During this process, Veronia sharply noticed a detail: among the troops, there were two warriors named Bryce, so Sin Knight specifically added the surname when calling his name.

[He... remembers the names of everyone? I remember he only glanced at the roster at the beginning. To do this with just that glance, this is too...]

Veronia was shocked, and not just that, she noticed Varez next to her also showing a surprised expression, obviously thinking of the same thing as her.

"Rodrigo, silver ingot, Federico, Black Twig."

Another four individuals stepped out, silently lining up in front of Sin Knight.

"Your Excellency!"

Veronia could no longer restrain herself, her gaze intensely fixed on Sin Knight’s eyes. Although she remained silent, her eyes were exceptionally determined.

Varez also looked over, standing as straight as a spear.

"Alright, I understand."

Mo simply smiled faintly, without asking any further questions, just gently waved his hand: "Emre, Black Twig, go back."

The two people called for the second time were both taken aback, but they did not say much, quietly turning around and walking back into the ranks, feeling a great sense of relief in their hearts, because although they knew what was about to happen and believed they were able to undertake the ’mission’ that was to follow, the moment they stepped out and then forward, seeing the frightened faces on the square, they struggled inside once again.

Yet being ordered back into the ranks by Sin Knight, they couldn’t help but feel a hint of gratitude.

Clearly, in the process of selecting individuals, Mo did not just randomly name a few—it wasn’t that simple. Firstly, those who did not grasp the situation at all were not chosen, the bravados who stepped out were not called unless they started to feel anxious after stepping out, such as Emre and Black Twig. And then, all the women who stepped out were not called.

Veronia and Varez were no fools, they saw through Sin Knight’s intentions entirely, and thus, they were sincerely grateful to him from the bottom of their hearts.

"The rest of you are dismissed on the spot, find a place to rest."

Sin Knight gave another order and then added with narrowed eyes: "Don’t let your mind wander."

"Yes..."

After more than two hundred people responded briefly, they immediately dispersed on the spot. Even the warriors who did not know yet what was about to happen were influenced by the surrounding atmosphere, becoming somewhat oppressed, and hastily left. Having traveled hard for the better part of the day, everyone’s mental state was not good, and they indeed needed rest.

As for those who could not rest for the time being...

"You are to wait by the square outside."

Sin Knight dismissed the eight people he had called out and then turned to look at Veronia and Varez behind him, who were hesitant to speak, and said with a smile: "There’s still some time left. Is there something you want to say?"

"Your Excellency..."

Veronia suddenly looked up at him, but after being silent for a good while, she finally gritted her teeth and asked: "Why... why do you have to do this?"

Sin Knight looked at her with some puzzlement and asked, "Do what?"

"Just... the order that you just mentioned... That’s not..."

Veronia spoke haltingly, though her incomplete words were not tough to understand.

"Oh, that."

Sin Knight understood and after a moment of hesitation spread his hands with a wry smile: "Because I am a coward, I needed you two to help make the final decision. You may say it is self-deception, but indeed it makes me feel better... I’m really sorry."

Varez immediately became anxious: "We didn’t mean that, Your Excellency. Since it was my idea, then why would you still have to..."

"Because I’m only somewhat of a coward; I haven’t lost all Sense of responsibility."

Sin Knight lightly interrupted Varez and smiled: "Duke Fossai entrusted everyone to me, and since that’s the case, if I don’t give this command, are you two supposed to do it?"

"..."

Both fell silent. They indeed had thought this way at first, but they didn’t expect that before Varez could fully express his stance, Sin Knight had already decisively issued the command...

’Based on my observations,’ ’Through my judgment,’ ’Mr. Varez and Lady Veronia seem to have reservations,’ ’I am qualified to require everyone to obey the command.’

With the aforementioned words, he swiftly singled out the two and took all the responsibility onto himself.