Chapter 1318 With You Around, I&##x27;m Not Afraid

Such an unexpected situation made Emory and Samuel busy and grim-faced. Although Nicole and
Amelia tried their best to seal it, some people still get poisoned.

Seeing these people die in front of her, Nicole's heart was heavy. An indescribable sorrow enveloped
them, causing everyone extremely depressed.

While the doctor was still giving first aid, Nicole pushed Amelia into the tent. At that time, the two
people were speechless.

No one wanted to see such a situation. Now they saw it, they suddenly realized that people's life was
so fragile. People who were still talking one second ago may passed away in the next second.

Nicole had never been so helpless. Facing natural disasters and such unknown dangers, this was the
first time she had seriously considered it before going to Emory's tent.

Emory just finished feedback with the superior and saw Nicole coming in. He didn't look very well, but
he whispered, "What's wrong? Can I help you?"

"Emory, I think it's better for us to suspend this mission now."

Nicole said this after careful consideration, but Emory's expression was still a little heavy.

"I don't have the final call. I know what you're worried about right now. To be honest, I'm not feeling
better than you. They were my man. Aren't I sad that they died in front of me? But this is an order from
the superior. We're soldiers. Nicole, soldiers take obeying orders as their duty. We have no choice."

Emory's mood was also very sad. He knew that what Nicole said was correct. However, now that many
people knew about this mine, they were eyeing this place covetously. This was a national resource.
The task they received was not to let the national resources be taken.



Therefore, Emory also felt very contradictory.

Nicole frowned. Just as she didn't know what to say, Samuel walked in.

"I think we have to suspend entering into the vein now."

Samuel and Nicole had the same idea.

Emory sighed and didn't say anything, but he knew that Samuel understood.

Samuel did understand Emory's difficulties. He walked to Nicole, pulled her to a chair and whispered,
"It's possible to complete this task, but we first need to find someone. With the help of this person, we
might be able to reduce our losses and complete the task."

"Who?"

Emory's eyes instantly lit up. Nicole also looked at Samuel. Although she did not say anything, she
knew that Samuel must have an idea.

Facing their fervent gazes, Samuel whispered, "Mr. William."

Once these words were spoken, Nicole and Emory were stunned for a moment.

"William? Why William?"

Nicole and Emory had the same question.

Samuel took out some information and said, "This is William's information. During his university years,
he majored in archaeology, and then he studied geological prospecting and ore vein exploration. Most
importantly, William came to the Harper Town earlier and stayed here for a while. Some people said
that he came here to search for Sally, others said that he came here to study this ore vein. We are all
strangers to this ore vein. If we barge into it without any preparation, the gains will not be worth the



losses. Anyway, there is no conflict between the task of finding William and mining the ore vein. Why
not prioritizing the task of finding William? The ore vein is here anyway. Since we can't open this ore
vein, others won't be able to open it either. In this case, why don't we find William and come back to get
this mine? Isn't it better to kill two birds with one stone?"

Emory looked calm, but Nicole was a little excited.

She agreed to look for William first.

Emory looked at Samuel and whispered, "Since you can make such a request, do you already have
William's whereabouts?"

"No, but someone knows where he is."

Samuel's words reminded Nicole of someone.

Morgan!

But didn't she already leave?

"Do you know where Morgan is?"

"I know."

Samuel looked at his wife with more tenderness on his face.

"Alright, I'll leave this matter to you."

Emory had confidence in Samuel.

Since the ore vein could not be mined for the time being, considering Amelia's physical condition, he
naturally had to find a better place for Amelia to keep fit, and Jarrod would be with her at the same



time. Nicole followed Samuel out of the cave and returned to the Harper Town.

After entering the room, Nicole asked anxiously, "Where is Morgan?"

"She didn't go far at all. She was always nearby."

Samuel's words made Nicole frown slightly.

"What's going on?"

Samuel sighed lightly and said, "Morgan still has the Harper Town and Joseph in her heart, so she did
not leave. Instead, she found me and told me everything."

"Everything? Does that mean she told you why she betrayed the Harper Town?"

"Yes."

Samuel nodded his head and whispered, "The king of Country F kept her son's ashes and forced her to
do as she was told."

Just one sentence surprised Nicole.

"Ashes? The king didn't even let go of the ashes of a child? Didn't her son already be buried? Could it
be that he was..."

"Yes, his grave was dug up."

Samuel's tone was filled with anger.

Everyone said that never speak ill of the dead, but the current actions of the king were extremely
disrespectful.



The child died many years ago, yet he still couldn't rest in peace. What kind of grudge was this?

Nicole instantly understood Morgan's feelings.

What she cared most was her son, but since her son had died, she could only place all her yearning on
Joseph. The king was simply crazy, not even letting go of the dead.

Although Morgan was restrained by him, she couldn't take it, so she found Samuel and told him
everything.

After thinking through all this, Nicole sighed softly and said, "She is a pitiful person, but I still can't
forgive her for poisoning you."

"She explained this to me. Back then, she had used the bugs to save me. As for the golden thread
bugs, it was nothing. She had prepared the antidote for me. She wanted to confuse the king so that he
could let her son go."

It was fine if Samuel did not know the cause and effect. Now that he knew, he wished he could tear the
king into pieces.

No matter what, Morgan was a member of the Harper Town. She was one of the few clansmen left in
the village. It was an insult to him, Samuel, for the king to treat her like this.

Samuel must take revenge.

After knowing the cause and effect, Nicole couldn't hate Morgan anymore.

She suddenly remembered the topic and asked hurriedly, "Does Morgan really know the whereabouts
of William?"



"She does. Think about it, even if the king wants to use William to control Sally, but even if William dies,
Sally still has a son, right? Threatening a mother with her son is much better than a lover, isn't it?
Therefore, the king said that William's life was kept to control Sally was not true. Unless William has
other uses to him."

Hearing Samuel's words, Nicole immediately understood.

"Are you saying that William knew how to open the ore vein, or that he knew how to minimize the
losses and enter the ore vein to mine, that's why the king did not kill him?"

Samuel nodded, and a trace of admiration appeared in his eyes.

"Yes. Morgan told me that for all these years, the king had been forcing William to enter the ore vein.
But William did not say anything, so he was tortured. However, the king would keep him alive. That's
why he said that his life was as good as dead."

After hearing Samuel's words, Nicole felt very sad.

That was her relative.

She didn't know he had taken so much.

If she could find William now, Nicole swore that she would never let anyone hurt him again.

Samuel knew what Nicole was thinking. He took a step forward and held Nicole in his arms. He
whispered, "I'm here. I'll help you with whatever you want to do."

This sentence was like a strong backing, Nicole finally had an idea.

"Alright, we must rescue William. Now let's go find Morgan."



Nicole couldn't wait to get out of Samuel's arms. She even wanted to find Morgan as soon as possible,
but she was stopped by Samuel.

"Don't worry, it's not a good time yet."

Samuel whispered, "Morgan can't be with us openly. She needs to find time to talk about this with us.
I've already made an appointment with her. We'll meet at the ancestral hall at 8 pm."

"Ancestral hall?"

Nicole frowned slightly, but did not say anything. She believed that Samuel's arrangement was useful.

Samuel nodded.

After leaving those people, Nicole relaxed a lot. But upon thinking of those soldiers who died in vain,
Nicole went out to buy some ancestor money and prayed. Although there was superstition in it, what
she wanted was to comfort herself.

Samuel didn't stop Nicole from doing this, as he was also uncomfortable for those who had died.

On this day, Nicole and Samuel were not in a good mood. The two stayed in the house, recovering
their strength.

Night fell quietly, Nicole felt a little bit nervous.

She didn't know if Morgan would lie to them again. She didn't know if they would be able to find William
successfully this time. She didn't know what William was facing right now, and whether he would go
with her.

Many questions lingered Nicole's mind. She was uneasy, but she couldn't help.

When the night came, Samuel held Nicole's hand with a piercing gleam in his eyes.



"Are you afraid?"

"With you around, I'm not afraid."

Looking at Samuel's burning eyes, Nicole suddenly felt a sense of safety in her heart. Perhaps this was
the power of faith.

Since when did Samuel become Nicole's belief?

Samuel gave a wee smile and walked quickly to the ancestral hall with his hand tightly held by
Nicole.

"Are you afraid?"
"With you around, I'm not afraid."

Looking at Samuel's burning eyes, Nicole suddenly felt a sense of safety in her heart. Perhaps this was
the power of faith.

Since when did Samuel become Nicole's belief?

Samuel gave a wee smile and walked quickly to the ancestral hall with his hand tightly held by
Nicole.



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