Chapter 1259
Lord Protector Novel
The old lady felt like crying.
Iâve never seen such valuable imported tonics before, but he managed to get so much of it in one go!
Argh, Iâm so embarrassed.
Eventually, the old lady was shifted elsewhere.
Just then, Hannah inquired, âZeke, tell me the truth. Since youâre the great marshal, why would you fall for someone like Lacey?â
Hannah was worried that Zeke had ulterior motives for getting close to Lacey.
Zeke pulled out a jade pendant from his pocket and inquired, âHannah, do you recognize this?â
Hannah replied, âOf course. I gave this pendant to Lacey as a protective charm, but she gave the other half to a beggar. Donât tell me...â
Zeke chuckled, âThatâs right. I was that beggar. If Lacey hadnât saved me, Iâd be a goner. I came here to repay my debt.â
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 Zekeâs 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, Wolfâs 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 Wolfâs Greed.
Wolfâs Greed reported weakly, âGreat Marshal, weâve located the Spirit Stone mine.â
Zeke frowned, âWolfâs Greed, you sound weak, and your breathing is irregular. Are you injured?â
Wolfâs Greed replied, âGreat 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-Iâve disgraced your name.â
Zeke chided, âHow many times must I tell you to report to me when you see Pike and not take action!
Youâll end up alerting him of our presence.â
Wolfâs Greed replied, âIâm 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.â
Zeke explained, âIf the Spirit Stone mine falls into Pikeâs hands, Eurasia would be in danger. If Eurasia is gone, whatâs the point if I can restore my life force? Secure the Spirit Stone mine for now. Iâll head over immediately. Send me your coordinates.â
âRoger!â
After Zeke received the coordinates, he activated a fighter jet and headed to the location.
After a one-hour flight, the jet landed at Devonville.
Zeke ran along the mountain path for over two hours before successfully arriving at the location Wolfâs Greed sent him.
It was a forest deep in the mountains where people rarely passed by.
The entire mountain was covered by trees and shrubs.
However, near the foot of the mountain, there was an area that had been bombed, revealing some rock outcrops.
In the middle of that was a cave so deep that one could not see the end of it.
This cave was clearly man-made, or at the very least, expanded by men.
The more Zeke looked at it, the more he felt that it looked like an imperial mausoleum by the mountains.