Lord Protector Novel

The old lady felt like crying.

I’ve never seen such valuable imported tonics before, but he managed to get so much of it in one go! Argh, I’m so embarrassed.

Eventually, the old lady was shifted elsewhere.

Just then, Hannah inquired, “Zeke, tell me the truth. Since you’re the great marshal, why would you fall for someone like Lacey?”

Hannah was worried that Zeke had ulterior motives for getting close to Lacey.

Zeke pulled out a jade pendant from his pocket and inquired, “Hannah, do you recognize this?”

Hannah replied, “Of course. I gave this pendant to Lacey as a protective charm, but she gave the other half to a beggar. Don’t tell me...”

Zeke chuckled, “That’s right. I was that beggar. If Lacey hadn’t saved me, I’d be a goner. I came here to repay my debt.”

Hannah and Daniel were stunned and were moved to tears.

Zeke started out as a penniless beggar and became the powerful great marshal. Just how much hardship must he have endured to reach this stage?

After that, Lacey and her family accepted Zeke’s identity as the great marshal and treated him like they usually did.

Their life went on as normal.

However, Zeke knew that the peace was only on the surface, and there was a lot of strife that he was unable to see.

First and foremost, he publicly crippled the prince of Japanio, Ichiro Yamano. Thus, Japanio would definitely not let him off so easily.

Second, the Pike had not been caught yet, and that was his greatest fear to date.

Third, Wolf’s Greed had been focusing manpower on locating the Spirit Stone mine, but he had not received any news yet.

After a stressful week, Zeke finally received a call from Wolf’s Greed.

Wolf’s Greed reported weakly, “Great Marshal, we’ve located the Spirit Stone mine.”

Zeke frowned, “Wolf’s Greed, you sound weak, and your breathing is irregular. Are you injured?”

Wolf’s Greed replied, “Great Marshal, I have failed you. Pike managed to enter the Spirit Stone mine ahead of us. I tried to force him out, but I was not his match and got severely injured. I-I’ve disgraced your name.”

Zeke chided, “How many times must I tell you to report to me when you see Pike and not take action! You’ll end up alerting him of our presence.”

Wolf’s Greed replied, “I’m just worried that if you confronted him yourself, it would damage your life force even further. If it went to a state beyond repair, it would be a great loss to Eurasia. I simply wanted to shoulder a part of your burden.”

Zeke explained, “If the Spirit Stone mine falls into Pike’s hands, Eurasia would be in danger. If Eurasia is gone, what’s the point if I can restore my life force? Secure the Spirit Stone mine for now. I’ll head over immediately. Send me your coordinates.”