"Dear Sally, according to the plan, the team should leave for Finks Village tomorrow, but it seems that the Uncle Smith I am looking for will not come back until tomorrow. In order not to delay the trip, how about you go there with the team today?

?”

In the eyes of outsiders, the young Earl Francis was always very polite to his sister Sally, and his words and actions were impeccable.

He has a pair of sea-blue eyes and a handsome appearance. Although he is not wearing gorgeous clothes at this time, he still has that aristocratic aura that ordinary people cannot match.

And Sally, who stood in front of him, was sixteen years old, which was the golden age for girls to grow up. Her long white-blond hair was extremely dazzling in the sun, and her skin was very fair. She was not like most children at this age.

She has freckles and an oval face. The material of the light gray linen dress is the same as that of the peasant women not far away, but she has a different temperament because of her slender figure.

Facing Francis's words, Sally, who was waving to several children in the distance, turned back and whispered: "So... I need to go to Finks Village alone today?"

"It seems that this is the only way. Uncle Smith helped me a lot - well, he helped me forge this sword." Francis took off his sword and stared at the well-maintained sword in the sun.

He said: "This is my first sword. He has been with me for more than ten years. He has witnessed the growth of my swordsmanship."

"Then it's time to thank the blacksmith." Sally had two cute dimples on the corners of her mouth when she smiled, "But then again, do you really not need me to accompany you here?"

To outsiders, this was a series of extremely normal conversations between an innocent little girl and her brother, but perhaps only Frances would notice the cunning hidden in Sally's eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm more suitable for riding a fast horse than you. Even if my father doesn't let me ride a carriage, he still wants you to suffer all this. Speaking of which, I still have to have reservations about my father's decision." Francis laughed.

Hehe changed the topic, not intending to answer directly.

In the end, Sally did not continue to ask questions, and casually told him to pay attention to safety, and soon she set off on the road to the next village with five followers and a maid.

Francis looked at his sister's retreating back, his eyes gradually narrowed and his lips pursed slightly.

With his eyes drooping, the young earl seemed to have a hint of struggle on his face, but he finally gritted his teeth and took out a letter written with sandpaper from his arms, read it again and tore it into pieces.

, gently recited a spell, summoned a small cluster of flames in the palm of his hand, and slowly burned the grass sandpaper that only orcs could use to ashes.

In the distance, the girl riding on the horse gently pulled the reins. As if she suddenly remembered something, she turned around and asked a middle-aged guard beside her: "Uncle Gessen, how many years have we not seen you?"

Over orcs?"

Accompanying Sally to Finks Village were five guards and a maid. The guard captain Gessen who was following Sally at this time should be regarded as one of the veterans who watched this girl grow up.

Now his physical condition has passed its peak, but his combat experience and

However, he was far more knowledgeable than the young soldiers beside him. After listening to Sally's question, Old Gessen thought for a while and replied: "It must have been thirteen years, right? The last time I fought with these guys...

There is a scar on my knee, and it still hurts when it rains."

"That must have hurt... I'm sorry for reminding you of these things," Sally apologized sincerely without any pretense. Gessen, who was familiar with her, understood her kind nature and did not reject her apology. He just replied curiously.

Asked: "Why did Miss Sally think of asking these things? Do you think orcs will appear in the border villages?"

Sally shook her head, but thought about it thoughtfully, and asked: "If - I mean if orcs attack the village, do you think...the security force of these villages is enough to defend them?"

She still had that slightly curious expression, but no one could see the coldness behind her eyes.

"To tell you the truth, after visiting these villages, I really don't think they have this ability. The scout establishment established by the Duke here is not a combat team. They have no combat effectiveness at all. They are only used for early warning and warning.

Report the news, if you encounter an orc, you have no ability to resist." Old Gessen frowned, "Do you think there will be danger?"

After being together for so long, Gessen did not look down on Sally because of her young age. In fact, after being with Sally for so many years, he was the one who best understood how capable this child was. So it was just a two-sentence inquiry.

, he noticed something unusual.

"The geographical location of Finks Village should be regarded as the most prominent in the kingdom, and it is also the village closest to the Orc Kingdom's Korn Fortress, right? I just thought of these, and that's why I had these questions."

If it were any other girl of the same age, it is estimated that no one would be so clear about the specific location of Finks Village, let alone the name of the Orc Empire Fortress. However, at this time, Sally's words were calm and natural, even with a little familiarity in her words.

Her beautiful eyes looked behind her, thoughtfully.

Old Gessen was a veteran. He would not naively think that the war would stay away from this country forever. His understanding of the orcs made him understand better than the younger man next to him whether the worries in Sally's words were reasonable. So he frowned.

He raised his head and asked in a low voice: "Miss Sally... do you need me to send someone to contact the people in Conceiton Fortress?"

Sally nodded and looked into the distance with slightly narrowed eyes.

"I should send someone to contact you, but I hope that the gate of the fortress will not reject my request for asylum."

....

When night fell, the mist spread and the stars above disappeared, replaced by hazy water vapor. The sound of horse hooves broke the silence and sounded slightly unexpectedly outside Finks Village.

This may be the first time Roddy showed some uneasiness in front of these scouts.

It only took him an hour to rush here from Nolan Village, which is 30 kilometers away. His mood changed drastically during the journey, because when he arrived outside the village, he learned about Sally and Sally from the farmers around the village.

News that Francis is coming to the village.

So...all the questions and assumptions in Roddy's mind almost perfectly fit together at this time.

The tragedy in my memory should be the same as what happened tomorrow.

He couldn't help but think of the date stated in the orc letter - if the plan above did not change and a squadron of more than fifty orcs rushed over, then this village would really not have the ability to resist.

At this time, there were not many choices before Rody. Ask for help from the fortress? Perhaps Carter still held on to such hope, but Rody knew that it was too late.

He is familiar with the rules of the noble lords of the Karen Kingdom - if you want to recruit a team from the fortress, no matter how many people there are, you first need a handwritten letter and emblem from a noble above the status of baron to prove your identity and intention. After obtaining permission, you can

Once you get down from the fortress, you have to start a round of recruitment operations, which lasts from three days to a month... This is the normal process. If a scout from a border village ran to the fortress and said "the military situation is urgent and requires immediate support", it would be absolutely impossible to think about it with your knees.

No one will pay attention to it.

What if the orcs suddenly come?

No one thinks about this kind of problem at all - "The war is over, now is the age of peace" - everyone thinks so.

So at this moment, Rody looked at the Finks Village in front of him, feeling complicated and tense in his heart.

"In the end...this kind of thing happened..."

A letter that he thought had nothing to do with him finally made him busy again. Rody took a deep breath, picked up the water bag and drank some saliva, then sprinkled it on his face, turned to the scouts beside him and said:

"After entering the village, immediately wake up the villagers from door to door, ask them to pack their things immediately, and tell them that they must evacuate before midnight, otherwise they and us will be dead ends. Do you understand?"

"yes!"

The soldiers on horseback were a little tired, but they looked serious and did not dare to make any mistakes.

Rody immediately handed the forged letter to Luger, and asked him and Carter to give it to the second lieutenant of the scout team in the village, and ask the other party to cooperate - this scout team also belonged to the Lucifron family's private

Military establishment, so the letter written in the name of Second Lieutenant Sodin came in handy at this time.

After the tasks were assigned, the orderly division of labor immediately began to take action. The scouts rushed to all parts of the village and started knocking on the doors from house to house, loudly announcing the alarm of the orcs' imminent attack - this kind of "kill first and then report" behavior was what Roddy had to do.

He didn't have time to argue with those who had objections, because even if he was ultimately found guilty, he could still blame it on Second Lieutenant Sodin.

And Rody himself rode directly to the manor in Finks Village. With two scimitars on his waist, metal arm armor on both arms, and a horned bow on his back, Rody's image was much more powerful than the other scouts.

If they hadn't seen the emblem on his chest, ordinary people would have thought that they were the private guards of the Lucifron family.

"Urgent letter from Butler Anderson, something big has happened!"

Rody pretended to be panicked and his tone was urgent. The water he poured on his face just now made him look like he was covered in sweat. He raised the letter he had written in his hand and ran while running.

The servant walking out of the manor house waved: "Let me in quickly. The matter is very important. If you delay it a little, none of you can bear the responsibility!"

This was definitely not a joke. Several servants who did not dare to take responsibility quickly took him into the stone main room of the manor. The manor housekeeper named Hall frowned deeply and his expression was not very happy.

Because just this morning, a scout from Nolan Village came over and told him that the orcs were going to attack here...

"Is there something wrong with your brain?"

This was what Butler Hall said when he kicked the scout out. He was very angry. After all, the scout establishment was Lucifron's private army. In terms of responsibilities and obligations, they did not interfere with Lord Kirk.

, why are you so crazy at this time? What qualifications do you have to point fingers at Lord Kirk's manor?

So when he saw the emblem on Roddy's body, he was just going to deal with it and said, "What do you have--"

But at this moment, another servant suddenly squeezed Roddy away and hurried into the room.

"Butler Hall, Miss Sally's team has arrived!"

This sentence made Roddy, who was about to speak, immediately lose the right to speak - because when he saw the Hall steward in front of him, he immediately looked away from him, turned around and walked out, completely ignoring him.

Obviously, compared with the Duke's children, he was not prepared to give any face to such a dispensable role as Rody. At the moment, Rody was directly left aside, and there was no way to say anything to ask them to assist the villagers in relocating...

The letter signed to Anderson was held in his hand without even having time to show it.

Hey...these bastards look down upon others.

Roddy understood that with his status, he could not get into the "discriminatory eyes" of other people's leaders. After cursing a few times in his mind, he didn't get angry at all. He turned around and prepared to urge Luger and Carter to act quickly, and organized some things in his mind.

I went to find Miss Sally to explain - after all, time was tight, as long as I could encourage the villagers to leave the house, the rest of the things would naturally be completed.

But he never thought that as soon as he turned around and ran out of the manor, he met someone he would never have thought of... "Dear Sally, according to the plan, the team should leave for Finks Village tomorrow, but I want to

It seems that the Uncle Smith we are looking for will not come back until tomorrow. In order not to delay the trip, how about you go there with the team today?"

In the eyes of outsiders, the young Earl Francis was always very polite to his sister Sally, and his words and actions were impeccable.

He has a pair of sea-blue eyes and a handsome appearance. Although he is not wearing gorgeous clothes at this time, he still has that aristocratic aura that ordinary people cannot match.

And Sally, who stood in front of him, was sixteen years old, which was the golden age for girls to grow up. Her long white-blond hair was extremely dazzling in the sun, and her skin was very fair. She was not like most children at this age.

She has freckles and an oval face. The material of the light gray linen dress is the same as that of the peasant women not far away, but she has a different temperament because of her slender figure.

Facing Francis's words, Sally, who was waving to several children in the distance, turned back and whispered: "So... I need to go to Finks Village alone today?"

"It seems that this is the only way. Uncle Smith helped me a lot - well, he helped me forge this sword." Francis took off his sword and stared at the well-maintained sword in the sun.

He said: "This is my first sword. He has been with me for more than ten years. He has witnessed the growth of my swordsmanship."

"Then it's time to thank the blacksmith." Sally had two cute dimples on the corners of her mouth when she smiled, "But then again, do you really not need me to accompany you here?"

To outsiders, this was a series of extremely normal conversations between an innocent little girl and her brother, but perhaps only Frances would notice the cunning hidden in Sally's eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm more suitable for riding a fast horse than you. Even if my father doesn't let me ride a carriage, he still wants you to suffer all this. Speaking of which, I still have to have reservations about my father's decision." Francis laughed.

Hehe changed the topic, not intending to answer directly.

In the end, Sally did not continue to ask questions, and casually told him to pay attention to safety, and soon she set off on the road to the next village with five followers and a maid.

Francis looked at his sister's retreating back, his eyes gradually narrowed and his lips pursed slightly.

With his eyes drooping, the young earl seemed to have a hint of struggle on his face, but he finally gritted his teeth and took out a letter written with sandpaper from his arms, read it again and tore it into pieces.

, gently recited a spell, summoned a small cluster of flames in the palm of his hand, and slowly burned the grass sandpaper that only orcs could use to ashes.

In the distance, the girl riding on the horse gently pulled the reins. As if she suddenly remembered something, she turned around and asked a middle-aged guard beside her: "Uncle Gessen, how many years have we not seen you?"

Over orcs?"

Accompanying Sally to Finks Village were five guards and a maid. The guard captain Gessen who was following Sally at this time should be regarded as one of the veterans who watched this girl grow up.

Now his physical condition has passed its peak, but his combat experience and

However, he was far more knowledgeable than the young soldiers beside him. After listening to Sally's question, Old Gessen thought for a while and replied: "It must have been thirteen years, right? The last time I fought with these guys...

There is a scar on my knee, and it still hurts when it rains."

"That must have hurt... I'm sorry for reminding you of these things," Sally apologized sincerely without any pretense. Gessen, who was familiar with her, understood her kind nature and did not reject her apology. He just replied curiously.

Asked: "Why did Miss Sally think of asking these things? Do you think orcs will appear in the border villages?"

Sally shook her head, but thought about it thoughtfully, and asked: "If - I mean if orcs attack the village, do you think...the security force of these villages is enough to defend them?"

She still had that slightly curious expression, but no one could see the coldness behind her eyes.

"To tell you the truth, after visiting these villages, I really don't think they have this ability. The scout establishment established by the Duke here is not a combat team. They have no combat effectiveness at all. They are only used for early warning and warning.

Report the news, if you encounter an orc, you have no ability to resist." Old Gessen frowned, "Do you think there will be danger?"

After being together for so long, Gessen did not look down on Sally because of her young age. In fact, after being with Sally for so many years, he was the one who best understood how capable this child was. So it was just a two-sentence inquiry.

, he noticed something unusual.

"The geographical location of Finks Village should be regarded as the most prominent in the kingdom, and it is also the village closest to the Orc Kingdom's Korn Fortress, right? I just thought of these, and that's why I had these questions."

If it were any other girl of the same age, it is estimated that no one would be so clear about the specific location of Finks Village, let alone the name of the Orc Empire Fortress. However, at this time, Sally's words were calm and natural, even with a little familiarity in her words.

Her beautiful eyes looked behind her, thoughtfully.

Old Gessen was a veteran. He would not naively think that the war would stay away from this country forever. His understanding of the orcs made him understand better than the younger man next to him whether the worries in Sally's words were reasonable. So he frowned.

He raised his head and asked in a low voice: "Miss Sally... do you need me to send someone to contact the people in Conceiton Fortress?"

Sally nodded and looked into the distance with slightly narrowed eyes.

"I should send someone to contact you, but I hope that the gate of the fortress will not reject my request for asylum."

....

When night fell, the mist spread and the stars above disappeared, replaced by hazy water vapor. The sound of horse hooves broke the silence and sounded slightly unexpectedly outside Finks Village.

This may be the first time Roddy showed some uneasiness in front of these scouts.

It only took him an hour to rush here from Nolan Village, which is 30 kilometers away. His mood changed drastically during the journey, because when he arrived outside the village, he learned about Sally and Sally from the farmers around the village.

News that Francis is coming to the village.

So...all the questions and assumptions in Roddy's mind almost perfectly fit together at this time.

The tragedy in my memory should be the same as what happened tomorrow.

He couldn't help but think of the date stated in the orc letter - if the plan above did not change and a squadron of more than fifty orcs rushed over, then this village would really not have the ability to resist.

At this time, there were not many choices before Rody. Ask for help from the fortress? Perhaps Carter still held on to such hope, but Rody knew that it was too late.

He is familiar with the rules of the noble lords of the Karen Kingdom - if you want to recruit a team from the fortress, no matter how many people there are, you first need a handwritten letter and emblem from a noble above the status of baron to prove your identity and intention. After obtaining permission, you can

Once you get down from the fortress, you have to start a round of recruitment operations, which lasts from three days to a month... This is the normal process. If a scout from a border village ran to the fortress and said "the military situation is urgent and requires immediate support", it would be absolutely impossible to think about it with your knees.

No one will pay attention to it.

What if the orcs suddenly come?

No one thinks about this kind of problem at all - "The war is over, now is the age of peace" - everyone thinks so.

So at this moment, Rody looked at the Finks Village in front of him, feeling complicated and tense in his heart.

"In the end...this kind of thing happened..."

A letter that he thought had nothing to do with him finally made him busy again. Rody took a deep breath, picked up the water bag and drank some saliva, then sprinkled it on his face, turned to the scouts beside him and said:

"After entering the village, immediately wake up the villagers from door to door, ask them to pack their things immediately, and tell them that they must evacuate before midnight, otherwise they and us will be dead ends. Do you understand?"

"yes!"

The soldiers on horseback were a little tired, but they looked serious and did not dare to make any mistakes.

Rody immediately handed the forged letter to Luger, and asked him and Carter to give it to the second lieutenant of the scout team in the village, and ask the other party to cooperate - this scout team also belonged to the Lucifron family's private

Military establishment, so the letter written in the name of Second Lieutenant Sodin came in handy at this time.

After the tasks were assigned, the orderly division of labor immediately began to take action. The scouts rushed to all parts of the village and started knocking on the doors from house to house, loudly announcing the alarm of the orcs' imminent attack - this kind of "kill first and then report" behavior was what Roddy had to do.

He didn't have time to argue with those who had objections, because even if he was ultimately found guilty, he could still blame it on Second Lieutenant Sodin.

And Rody himself rode directly to the manor in Finks Village. With two scimitars on his waist, metal arm armor on both arms, and a horned bow on his back, Rody's image was much more powerful than the other scouts.

If they hadn't seen the emblem on his chest, ordinary people would have thought that they were the private guards of the Lucifron family.

"Urgent letter from Butler Anderson, something big has happened!"

Rody pretended to be panicked and his tone was urgent. The water he poured on his face just now made him look like he was covered in sweat. He raised the letter he had written in his hand and ran while running.

The servant walking out of the manor house waved: "Let me in quickly. The matter is very important. If you delay it a little, none of you can bear the responsibility!"

This was definitely not a joke. Several servants who did not dare to take responsibility quickly took him into the stone main room of the manor. The manor housekeeper named Hall frowned deeply and his expression was not very happy.

Because just this morning, a scout from Nolan Village came over and told him that the orcs were going to attack here...

"Is there something wrong with your brain?"

This was what Butler Hall said when he kicked the scout out. He was very angry. After all, the scout establishment was Lucifron's private army. In terms of responsibilities and obligations, they did not interfere with Lord Kirk.

, why are you so crazy at this time? What qualifications do you have to point fingers at Lord Kirk's manor?

So when he saw the emblem on Roddy's body, he was just going to deal with it and said, "What do you have--"

But at this moment, another servant suddenly squeezed Roddy away and hurried into the room.

"Butler Hall, Miss Sally's team has arrived!"

This sentence made Roddy, who was about to speak, immediately lose the right to speak - because when he saw the Hall steward in front of him, he immediately looked away from him, turned around and walked out, completely ignoring him.

Obviously, compared with the Duke's children, he was not prepared to give any face to such a dispensable role as Rody. At the moment, Rody was directly left aside, and there was no way to say anything to ask them to assist the villagers in relocating...

The letter signed to Anderson was held in his hand without even having time to show it.

Hey...these bastards look down upon others.

Roddy understood that with his status, he could not get into the "discriminatory eyes" of other people's leaders. After cursing a few times in his mind, he didn't get angry at all. He turned around and prepared to urge Luger and Carter to act quickly, and organized some things in his mind.

I went to find Miss Sally to explain - after all, time was tight, as long as I could encourage the villagers to leave the house, the rest of the things would naturally be completed.
Chapter completed!