In medieval European times, nobles came in many forms: knights, landlords, great landlords, bishops, archbishops, and also earls, dukes, grand dukes, among others. In addition, princesses and princes were figures at the top of the medieval class pyramid.

Nobles may have once enjoyed a glorious era, but as society developed, the nobility has long since faded. Nowadays, those considered as nobles are mostly merchant families that emerged later on.

In this age where money is the measure, without money, hereditary nobility is of no use. Of course, if hereditary nobles have money, the title of noble still holds some significance; otherwise, it's just an outdated symbol.

Jinsley looked at Lin Tian and said coldly, "You ought to apologize. You're delaying the entire team's schedule."

"Alright, Jinsley, departing early was your spontaneous decision, and you didn't notify the team members in advance. Lin Tian is our accompanying doctor and isn't part of the combat sequence. As a hereditary noble, your harsh words are unbecoming of your status!" Xiao Manxue spoke up, clearly pointing out Jinsley's fault without any courtesy.

Lin Tian quietly gave a thumbs-up to Miss, worthy of her reputation as a commanding CEO, speaking with precision and clarity.

"Hmph!" Jinsley grunted, but said nothing further, flipping onto his horse, looking very aloof.

"Mount up! Let's go!" Xiao Manxue ordered.

With a swift motion, all team members mounted their horses, even the female members acted swiftly and deftly. Zhu Li pointed to the two horses nearby and said to Lin Tian, "These are yours and Rossi's horses. Uh, you can ride, right?"

"Not saying I'm an expert, but at least I won't be thrown off." Lin Tian joked.

"That's good." Zhu Li nodded and mounted her horse as well.

This time Lin Tian couldn't jump straight on like last time, otherwise, he'd be laughed at by these "professionals."

When Rossi was also on his horse, Jinsley suddenly said, "Hold on, who is he? Why is he in our team?"

He pointed directly at Rossi, who indeed wasn't on the team roster and shouldn't have joined the departure, especially since Secretary Xu stayed back at the Female College.

The other team members were a bit puzzled by the additional person, as the candidates for this hunting expedition were selected by the college's tutors. But they were only puzzled, unlike Jinsley, who spoke as if interrogating a criminal.

Lin Tian simply said, "I'm the doctor, he's my medical assistant, do you have any more questions?"

"Medical assistant? Don't know how capable he is. When the time comes, we won't have time to protect him. Don't end up blaming us if he loses his life." Jinsley said coldly.

"No need for the deputy captain to worry." Lin Tian said coolly.

Jinsley's gaze flickered for a moment and he galloped out first, followed by three male team members. The others didn't move, awaiting Xiao Manxue's command.

"Move out." Under Xiao Manxue's order, the remaining team members then rode forward.

Lin Tian saw this situation and shook his head slightly. The operation hadn't started yet, but the team had already split into two groups. Trouble was bound to happen sooner or later.

He rode his horse beside Xiao Manxue and said, "Miss, what was your tutor thinking by including Jinsley? His behavior is clearly splitting the team. Having one more expert could have boosted the team's combat power, but his behavior is entirely lowering it."

Xiao Manxue glanced at the four people running ahead and said somewhat helplessly, "The tutor originally meant well for me. Adding Jinsley was to bolster the team's overall combat ability, but the tutor overlooked the matter of Carter. Actually, it was just you and Carter in a fair fight, but perhaps Carter exaggerated things in front of Jinsley, causing him to be very hostile towards you."

"I don't think that's all. According to Zhu Li, Carter is closely associated with Li Wenfeng; they might have some agreement to sell us out." Lin Tian said with a frown.

"You're right, Jinsley is a ticking time bomb. If something happens to him, fine, but he might implicate other team members." Xiao Manxue said worriedly.

"If Miss and I join forces, and still encounter issues, then the enemy is indeed too powerful for us to handle." Lin Tian was rather open-minded, unless Jinsley sends people to their deaths; otherwise, the enemy's attempts to scatter the team wouldn't be easy.

"Let's hope so." Xiao Manxue replied softly.

The group rode their horses swiftly out of Holy Spirit Town, continued for some distance, then arrived at the bridge pavilion. A few off-road vehicles were parked outside the stables.

When Lin Tian thought outsiders had come to Holy Spirit Town, Miss commanded, "Everyone dismount and switch to off-road vehicles. Zhu Li, you're the guide, sit in the first car with me."

"Alright, senior." Zhu Li agreed, and with Xiao Manxue, got into the first off-road vehicle. Lin Tian and Rossi also followed.

After switching transport, the horse riders turned into a car convoy. Lin Tian counted heads. Besides himself and Rossi, there were twelve people in total: one captain, one deputy captain, and ten team members.

A total of fourteen people, four cars, the convoy sped out of town. Though the road was bumpy, no one complained.

"Miss, what's the name of the town we're heading to?" Lin Tian asked curiously.

"Zhu Li, you explain." Xiao Manxue signaled.

Zhu Li drove without slowing down but could speak clearly, "The town's name is Sorlin Castle, because there's a millennium-old castle there. The first owner of the castle was named Sorlin. Although the castle changed owners later, locals have continued to call it Sorlin Castle, and subsequent owners haven't changed the castle's name."

"Thus, Sorlin Castle is both the town's name and the castle's name. Sorlin Castle is over five hundred kilometers from Holy Spirit Town. We must pass through Wudu City entirely, considering the poor road conditions along the way, we'll likely arrive at Sorlin Castle by dusk." Zhu Li explained methodically.

"Wudu's traffic can sometimes get congested. Can't we bypass the city?" Lin Tian asked.

Zhu Li controlled the steering wheel with one hand and opened the navigation system with the other, explaining, "This is the navigation route. If we bypass Wudu, the journey will double, consuming even more time."

Lin Tian uttered an 'oh', his mind flashed the map of Wudu, a map he remembered from the hotel before, still clearly imprinted in his mind.

He closed his eyes, quickly filtering through each road, with criteria including the number of traffic lights, traffic flow, road conditions, and width, like a sophisticated supercomputer.

Xiao Manxue thought he was resting his eyes and didn't disturb him. Ten minutes later, Lin Tian suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Zhu Li, adjust the route, I believe we can save quite a bit of time."

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