Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 127: Caleb and Austin’s thinking

Caleb flinched when he saw the monster.

The creature had once terrified him, making him feel like Death itself was standing beside him.

"Caleb?!" Suddenly, a voice rang out from behind the monster.

Caleb frowned, seeing Austin, his arm and leg bandaged, supported by two other people.

"Austin? You... you're still alive?" Caleb's mouth hung open, his face filled with disbelief as he looked at Austin.

It must be remembered that Austin had been attacked by a zombie while helping them gain some time in the forest.

He had thought Austin was dead; after all, that zombie was too strong, easily capable of killing his Stone Golem and Austin's Lava Beast.

But now, seeing Austin only injured, Caleb felt an overwhelming sense of confusion.

'Could it be that the Landlord saved him?' A thought appeared in his mind.

And of course, he trusted this guess. After all, Noan had easily saved him, so he believed Noan could also save Austin.

However... why was that terrifying creature standing next to Austin?

"Hahaha... Caleb, I thought you were dead!" Austin said, walking toward Caleb.

The landlords following Caleb flinched at the sight, feeling a deep sense of fear within.

Although they had never seen Urlgan before, this was the first time they looked at him, yet they still felt a chilling fear.

The murderous aura radiating from Urlgan was overwhelming.

Just standing there, he exuded the presence of a strong, battle-hungry, bloodthirsty army.

Caleb waved his hand and said, "You all stay here. I need to talk to Austin for a moment."

"Wait!" One person spoke up. "Boss, be careful. Austin... his monster is terrifying. You shouldn't trust him."

"Then why didn't I hear you say that when he ran away with us?" Caleb asked with a frown.

The group of people bowed their heads, feeling deeply ashamed. Back then, Austin had protected them, and they had trusted him enough to let him join them.

Moreover, their soldiers and heroes had all perished, leaving them unable to resist, so they let Austin do whatever he wanted.

But now, things were different.

Caleb commanded a mighty army of Skeletons capable of exterminating even D and D+ rank zombies, so they no longer cared about Austin.

In addition, they also felt ashamed for abandoning Austin when he was in danger.

Now, seeing him alive and accompanied by several other landlords, along with a terrifying monster radiating an overwhelming murderous aura, even standing far away, they trembled in fear.

These things worried them, unsure whether Austin would seek revenge on them.

Caleb snorted in disdain, looking at his subordinates.

Those people, who had almost betrayed him to follow Austin before, were now nothing more than a source of scorn.

Though he had accepted them back due to their guilt, he still maintained vigilance toward them.

Now, not only did they look at Austin with suspicious eyes, the same person who had once protected them, but they even looked at him with a hint of contempt.

Caleb felt disgusted standing with these people.

If he didn't need them to help rebuild this area, he would have sent them straight to the underworld by now.

Caleb ignored them and immediately walked toward Austin.

"Hahaha… I didn't expect you to still be alive," Austin laughed, looking back at the Skeletons behind him with an expression as though he had figured something out.

"You've also encountered some kind of fortune, haven't you?"

Hearing Austin's words, Caleb knew exactly what he meant by 'fortune.' Caleb nodded and replied, "That's right, you too, right?"

"Hahaha… of course. I'm very lucky, didn't you know that?" Austin said confidently, laughing.

Caleb glanced at the two people supporting Austin, his eyes filled with a bit of caution. "I want to talk to you for a moment."

"Ah! Alright." Austin gestured for the two people to help him move to a spot farther away, then signalled for them to leave.

Seeing that the others were far away and could not hear what they were saying, Caleb spoke up: "Did the Landlord save you?"

"That's right. Hahahaha..." Austin laughed, saying, "The Master even gave me a powerful monster to help me clear out zombies."

Caleb glanced at Urlgan, then sighed and said, "Looks like... my guess was right."

"Hm?! What guess?" Austin looked at Caleb with confusion.

Caleb sighed again and said, "The monster you're controlling is the one that once took over the food forest."

"Huh?!" Austin turned to look at Urlgan, then back at Caleb with a look of disbelief: "Are you serious?"

"Yes," Caleb nodded, saying, "I've faced it once. Even in death, I can't forget its form."

Austin, hearing this, glanced at Caleb's Skeletons and asked, "What about them?"

Caleb recounted everything that had happened, and then both of them sighed.

In their hearts, they both had the same question: How strong is Noan really?

It must be known that even if Noan owned a monster with skin as dark as metal, that alone was already terrifying.

Yet, he also commanded a Skeleton army with D+ rank. Additionally, they remembered the Skeletons resembling Death and the massive, powerful spider, both formidable creatures.

Even the beautiful girl who often appeared next to Noan seemed strong. In fact, they felt that she was perhaps the strongest among all the monsters Noan commanded.

Any monster appearing here could easily wipe out all the landlords in this area, yet Noan owned all of them.

At that moment, they realized how foolish and reckless Noan's previous taunts had been.

They also recognized that the reason Noan hadn't killed them was because they still served a purpose for him; otherwise, they might already be dead by now.

"Tsk! With such a strong Landlord, why should we despair?" Austin clicked his tongue and said.

"That..." Caleb couldn't understand Austin's line of thinking, his face showing confusion.

"Think about it, the stronger the Master is, the safer we are, right?"

"This... you're right," Caleb frowned and said.

"Besides..." Austin continued, "The Master doesn't want to be in the spotlight, so all the glory is for us to enjoy."

"Even, the Master has given us control over his monsters, which shows that he doesn't care about fame and power."

"The Master just wants peace, and that's why he needs us to work in the shadows while he remains in the dark."

"So, the stronger the Landlord, the more benefit we get, right?"

Hearing this, Caleb felt it made a lot of sense. Even though he wanted to argue, he couldn't find a reason to refute it.

"You're right," Caleb sighed and said. "Perhaps the Landlord doesn't care about things like power and fame, which is why he decided to conceal his existence."

"Hahahaha..." Austin laughed loudly. "Exactly, that's why we don't need to worry."

"As long as we do our job well, everything is fine. If we're hungry, the Landlord will provide us with food, right?"

"Right." Caleb sighed and said, feeling a bit ashamed in his heart.

He felt smart, yet he didn't understand the simple things Austin just said.

Only after Austin spoke did he realise how logical and straightforward those things were.

Austin was right; he didn't need to worry. As long as he did his job well, that was enough.

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"Alright then!" Austin laughed and said, "Let's finish the remaining zombies, but... what do you plan to do with the remaining landlords?"

Upon hearing this, Caleb's eyes lit up with murderous intent and ruthlessness, but quickly, he managed to restrain himself.

"These landlords have lost all their soldiers and heroes. Some have lost their territories, so now they are nothing but useless."

"I don't really know what to do with them. I can't kill them because I don't know the Landlord's plans for the future."

Austin rubbed his chin and laughed, "If they are useless, just keep them around and wait for orders from the Landlord."

"You're right." Caleb sighed and said, "However, these people still refuse to sit. They have many thoughts of betrayal, and I just want to kill them all right now."

Upon hearing this, Austin frowned, thinking about something, then said, "If they are thinking of betrayal, then we can squeeze all the use out of them before they die."

"You mean..." Caleb asked, confused.

"Hahaha... Caleb, I know of another cave but didn't go in because I feared the danger. If some people volunteer to explore it first, that would be great." Austin laughed. "If they could explore it first, even better."

At this moment, Caleb looked at Austin with eyes full of disbelief: "Austin, since when did you become this smart?"

Austin: "..."