Chapter 38 Cooperation
Because of the shock of his mind, the illusion Locke cast on himself became ineffective.

In the eyes of Cole and the two viscounts, it was as if Locke suddenly appeared.

"Who?"

Suddenly, a stranger appeared in the conference room. Cross and Marek stood directly in front of Cole, full of fighting spirit, ready to attack at any time.

"you……"

However, when the three saw Locke, they hesitated.

Finally, Cross and Marek looked at each other and immediately knelt on one knee.

"Cross, Marek, meet the Grand Duke."

"Big brother."

"Ah."

The three people's calls woke Locke up.

"Cole, how long did I spend in seclusion this time?"

Looking at his eldest brother's face which had not changed at all from decades ago, Cole smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Although he had long known that the strong men in the Sanctuary enjoyed endless lifespan, Cole only now realized it deeply.

"Brother, you have been in seclusion for thirty-seven years."

"Thirty-seven years..."

Locke pursed his lips.

He remembered that he achieved the sanctuary at the age of thirty-five, was discovered by His Majesty Ceres at the age of fifty-two, defeated the army of the Temple of Light at the age of fifty-five, and asked his younger brother to bring his parents to live in Locke City at the age of fifty-six.

Now, another thirty-seven years have passed and I am already ninety-three years old.

When I was born, my father was nineteen years old and my mother was seventeen years old.

"call……"

In just a moment, Locke calculated the ages of his father and mother in his mind.

"Hey, Cole..."

"Father and mother..."

Although Locke already had a premonition in his heart, he still held on to the hope that something might happen and asked Cole expectantly.

Hearing Locke's question, Cole remained silent.

After a long while, Cole said to Locke, "Brother, my mother has been gone for thirteen years, and my father also passed away five years ago..."

Cole's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Locke's head hard.

He never imagined that he would be separated from his parents during an ordinary retreat.

"Whoosh!"

Locke took a step forward and came to Cole, grabbed Cole's collar, and yelled at Cole: "Cole, why didn't you call me?"

"Lord Locke, calm down!"

Seeing Locke doing this to Cole, Cross and Marek immediately got up from the ground and each grabbed one of Locke's hands to prevent Locke from hurting Cole.

Of course, with the strength of the two of them, if Locke wanted to hurt Cole, they would not be able to stop him.

After thirty-seven years of seclusion, Locke's warrior skills had already broken through to the holy realm without him realizing it.

A level nine warrior is just a larger grasshopper in front of a powerful Saint Domain warrior.

"Lord Locke, it was the master and the old lady who didn't want Lord Cole to delay your practice because of their affairs, so Lord Cole didn't go to call you."

Hearing what Cross and Marek said, Locke was stunned, and loosened his hands that were holding Cole's collar, allowing Cross and Marek to pull Cole away.

"I'm sorry, Cole, I was too impulsive."

After taking a deep breath, Locke apologized to Cole.

"No, I didn't call you brother when my parents passed away. It's my fault."

Locke shook his head and stopped dwelling on the issue.

After all, no matter how much I regret it now, my parents will never come back. "Where are my parents buried? I'll go see them."

"In Pu'er Village, he is buried next to the wooden house that you, big brother, built before."

"Ah."

After nodding to Cole, Locke walked out of the conference hall and flew towards Pu'er Village.

……

In the conference hall of the Lord's Mansion in Locke City, Cole and the other two looked pale, with large drops of cold sweat dripping from their foreheads.

"Master Locke, has it flown far away?"

After a while, Cross asked hoarsely.

"Well, according to the flying speed of the Saint Domain warriors, Lord Locke would have already flown out of Locke City."

"call……"

As Marek finished speaking, Cole suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, held onto the long table in the middle of the conference room, and sat down on a chair beside it.

"Viscount Cross, Viscount Marek, tell me, has Big Brother discovered what happened to us?"

"Master Cole, don't worry."

"You are Lord Locke's brother. I think even if Lord Locke finds out, he won't do anything to you."

Marek comforted her.

"Ha ha……"

Hearing what Marek said, Cole smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The eldest brother, Locke, was detected to have an affinity for water magic at the age of six, and his mental strength was sixteen times that of his peers. He left Pu'er Village and entered the magic academy to study.

When they met again, the two brothers were already in their twenties.

To be honest, it seems that there is not much deep affection between me and my elder brother.

When his parents were still alive, the eldest brother, for the sake of his parents, was very nice to his "brother".

But my parents are gone...

Look at what happened just now. In the past, how could the eldest brother have pulled his own collar?
Instead of relying on others, it is better to achieve the sanctuary yourself!

This is also the reason why Cole will cooperate with Cross and others.

Of course, regarding this point, Cole would not really say that the relationship between him and his eldest brother is not as deep as before.

After all, Cross and others wanted to cooperate with him, just to wait until the truth was revealed, so that the big brother could let them off the hook for his sake, right?

If they knew that I couldn't get any security from my eldest brother, they would definitely dump me in an instant.

"Okay, Cross, Marek, the Temple of Light has sent all the stuff over here."

"Go down and make some arrangements, and have someone search secretly in Locke Territory."

"But I want you two to figure it out. If you do find it, I want to be the first to use it!"

Having said that, Cole's eyes flashed with a fierce look and he looked at Cross and Marek.

"If you dare to deceive me, I will tell my big brother everything you have done, and I will have him kill all five of you."

"Of course. If you are confident that you can escape from Big Brother's hands after becoming a Sanctuary, just pretend I never said that."

Cross and Marek were shocked by Cole's words and hurried to comfort him.

"Lord Cole, please rest assured about this."

"The five of us do want to get one step closer, but that has to be done while ensuring our lives are safe."

"As you said, even if we achieve the Holy Land, we are no match for Lord Locke."

"Only you can save us from Lord Locke. We know this very well."

"We can swear to you that if we really find someone, you will be the first to use him."

(End of this chapter)