Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You Novel

---- Chapter 2917 Under Nyx's guidance, Andrew had no idea how many detours they took. Finally, after another half day, they entered a special location. It was a small, inconspicuous building hidden within a village. Looking at the building before him, Andrew nodded. Hiding in plain sight was usually the safest option. Reginald and his people chose this as their base in foreign lands, and it proved to be a good choice. It was already dusk, and smoke rose from cooking fires throughout the village.

The setting sun in the distance painted the rows of trees at the village's edge red, creating a pleasant scene that calmed one's restless heart. Nyx did not push the door to enter the building. Instead, she turned and walked in another direction, saying flatly without looking back, "Mr. Lloyd Senior is waiting for you inside. Go in on your own." Andrew smiled and suddenly said, "Hey, thanks." Nyx said nothing and had already walked away. Andrew pushed the door open and entered. There, he saw several people of varying builds.

Some sat, some stood, and one ---- was even more strangely hanging upside down from the rafters, These people were also dressed in an unusual manner. One was wrapped entirely in bandages with only his eyeballs showing, looking particularly sinister. There was a hulking giant who was three times Andrew's size, sitting on a sofa that looked ready to collapse at any moment. Another was a short man wearing only chest armor on his upper body, polishing a warhammer. When Andrew entered, he immediately put down the hammer and laughed out loud. "Everyone, come look! He's here." Someone laughed.

"This brat really is like what Nyx said, still wet behind the ears. But he sure is handsome, just like Mr. Lloyd Senior." A scarred woman leaning against a pillar with a slender build, tossing several throwing knives back and forth, said in a hoarse voice with hostility, "What good is being good-looking? A man without real skills is nothing." A middle-aged man wearing glasses who had been reading in the corner put down his book and walked over. He was the only one who was welcoming to Andrew. "Andrew, you're here! Reginald has really missed you." Andrew was caught off guard.

The middle-aged man before him ---- actually had Holtrien features. Unlike the others, who all had foreign features, this person gave Andrew a feeling of meeting someone from home. Seeming to notice Andrew's surprise, the middle-aged man said, "My name is Franz Hearst, and I'm also from Holtrien. Speaking of which, we're both from Chetvine." Andrew's heart stirred, and he asked, "Could you be from Chetvine's Hearst royal family?" Franz adjusted his glasses with a smile. "You guessed right. | am indeed from that family. Besides that, | think you might know my other nickname: Knockout.

I'm a military officer from the Holtrien military." Andrew's expression immediately became serious, and he said respectfully, "Of course I've heard of you. The fierce major general from the Hearst royal family, the person fully in charge of Holtrien's military stationed in the Outlands. It's an honor to meet you, Major General Hearst!" Franz chuckled, then waved his hand, 'Don't flatter me. In the Outlands, the real boss representing Holtrien is Reginald. I'm just the second-in-command." Andrew did not ask more questions, but his thoughts grew heavy with doubt.

It seemed Holtrien was far more complicated and far -reaching than he had imagined. ---- Reginald's relationship with Holtrien's official government was not exactly the best. With the Holtrien military, it was even worse, practically hostile. After all, Reginald had personally killed a Holtrien general, which was considered a serious act of treason. That was why Guillermo had pushed the entire Holtrien into opposing Reginald, which was also why Reginald faced pressure from all sides whenever he set foot in Holtrien.

Yet now, a Holtrien military lieutenant general was clearly Reginald's subordinate. That alone was deeply intriguing. It seemed that Philip had made many moves behind the scenes that Andrew did not know about. Nonetheless, Andrew did not dwell on it. He had no interest in military affairs. After chatting for a while more, Andrew grew excited. He asked, " Major General Hearst, where's my father?" He and Reginald really had not seen each other in many years. Although both father and son were now extraordinary figures, blood was thicker than water.

No matter how tough Andrew was, the thought of seeing his father again made him emotional. 1 ---- Franz smiled. "When he heard you were coming, he went out to get you something to eat. As you can see, the conditions here are pretty rough. The villagers outside are all local natives. "Reginald was thrilled when he found out that you traveled all the way to the Outlands. He went to nearby Storm City to get you some good food and drinks."