After receiving permission, Paladin opened the door and walked in.

The bathroom is very large, dug directly into the rock formations on the ground. It is surrounded by a circle of rosewood. When the hot water is poured in, it is not only rich in minerals, but also has the fragrance of rosewood. Under the hazy water mist, no matter how nervous you are,

Nerves will be relaxed.

Of course, this is the exclusive treatment for civil affairs officers. The bathrooms of ordinary soldiers are dank and cramped, and they can only stand and pour water on themselves with a bucket.

Just when Paladin was about to report, he was startled.

Kino was soaking in the hot water with half-closed eyes. His amber eyes, which were more magnificent than gemstones, seemed hazy and clear at the same time. His already delicate face looked even more delicate due to the mist of water. He ruffled his wet hair casually.

, water droplets dripped from the slender and thick eyelashes, rolling along the eyelids like pearls, across the fair skin, and finally penetrated from the corners of the lips and disappeared.

Although they were all men and there was nothing to be shy about, when Paladin saw the attractive curve of his collarbone on the water, he unconsciously turned his eyes sideways and reported in a deep voice: "My lord, level six military intelligence."

Kino didn't know how many times he had washed his hair. He squeezed bath essential oil into his hands and rubbed a bunch of bubbles on his hair: "My hands are too wet, please read it."

Paladin was hesitant at first. According to military regulations, he, a centurion, was not qualified to see the sixth-level military situation. But since it was Kino's order, he did not stick to the rules. He opened the letter and read slowly:

The civil affairs official of Xilin Town personally opened the ceremony.

Dear Civil Administrator Kino van Helsing:

It is with sadness that I write this letter for you.

Twilight City Administrator Huck Lorison unfortunately passed away yesterday. The alchemist found a toxin in his body that we have never seen before, making it difficult to find the real culprit.

Dusk City needs a new ruler, and according to the "Doguland Administrative Act", one of the civil officials of the 11 towns under Dusk City should take over.

I learned from the military intelligence report sent by the raven that Xilin Town was attacked by horse bandits. Not only did you not abandon the people and run away, but you were willing to live and die with the town and fight to the end. This kind of chivalry spirit moved me very much.

The armies from surrounding towns have already set off to aid Xilin Town. If you are still alive by then and read this letter, you will be the administrator of Twilight City.

Wish you peace.

Signed: "Archon of the Beacon Province" Lesakhar Delin Regnom.

...

After Paladin finished reading, his eyes widened in disbelief: "The administrator of Twilight City was poisoned... Sir, you have been promoted!"

Kino's expression was calm. He was shaking an empty bottle of essential oil in his hand and frowned: "Why did it run out again?"

"Sir, you are an administrator, don't you..." Before he could finish the word surprise, Paladin suddenly froze.

Although Kino never told him his whereabouts, he knew that Kino went to Twilight City the day before yesterday because they revealed it when chatting with Lugo and others.

After Kino went to Twilight City, Huck Lorison suddenly died.

And Kino, because of his meritorious service in resisting the horse bandits, was full of honor in the eyes of the superior consuls, and was directly promoted to the vacant administrative position.

If Paladin only thought that this kind of thing was a coincidence before, now, when he found that Kino did not show any surprise, he suddenly had a very scary thought in his mind...

Kino: "What are you thinking about?"

Paladin's lips trembled, and just when he was about to open his mouth to ask, his fingers felt a pinprick-like numbness. This was a warning from the survival instinct of his nerves.

He gritted his teeth, nodded and said, "You said you ran out of essential oil. I was wondering what flavor of essential oil you like. I'll go get it."

"Bring me a bottle of strawberry flavor, thank you." Kino gave Paladin a playful look.

Paladin left the bathroom like a drowning man emerging from the water, breathing heavily and sweating profusely.

He secretly swore in his heart that he would rot his ideas in his stomach, just like milk that had been left out for ten days and ten nights, making it completely rotten!

After Paladin got the essential oil back, Chino took another two hours of bathing. His skin was almost washed off, and red marks of broken capillaries could be seen in many places on his skin.

And because he used a lot of bath essential oil, he smelled like a walking strawberry.

After taking a shower and packing his luggage, Kino took his subordinate soldiers, people, and horse bandit prisoners to the Twilight City, preparing to settle in.

Xilin Town has been destroyed by horse bandits and is very unsafe. The superiors requested that all garrison troops and civilians be temporarily relocated.

As for the reconstruction of Xilin Town, that will be a headache for the next unlucky civil administrator.

Because there were many civilians, the team moved slowly, and it took them two full days to reach Twilight City.

When Kino led the team into the city, the battle reports from the front line had already been spread to various places through ravens.

The soldiers and civilians in Twilight City all know that Kino defended Xilin Town with more than 300 defenders. Not only did they repel the first wave of horse bandits against the desert fire, they even succeeded in dragging the support troops to arrive and captured all the more than a thousand horse bandits.

This achievement can be called a miracle, and now that the miracle maker has come to Twilight City to take up his post, this is a great encouragement to the local military and civilians.

At the east gate of Dusk City, people gathered on both sides of the street. The dark crowd was separated on both sides by the cordon drawn by the defenders, and spread far to the end of the street.

Some people shouted Kino's name, some welcomed the newly arrived civilians, and some yelled at the captives of the horse bandits. All kinds of noises came like a tide.

How had the centurions of border towns like Paladin and Baixa seen this scene before them?

The reason why they were assigned to Xilin Town was that they came from humble backgrounds and had no backers, so they could only be sent to the border to suffer hardship. The kind of blessed land in the Royal City must be reserved for the heirs of nobles.

Secondly, they are not talented enough to become extraordinary warriors. They are at the bottom of the army. They are sent to the border to be cannon fodder. They eat and wait to die while they are alive, and are given some pensions after they die.

Except for parents and comrades, not many people even know their names.

Seeing such a large-scale welcome, and the fact that many civilians and local soldiers saluted them with military salutes, they seemed a little flattered. They didn't know where to put their hands, so they could only follow Kino with their heads down.

At this time, a little girl holding a bouquet of laurel flowers squeezed out from the crowd, blushing and said: "Hello, Mr. Administrator, can I give you a bouquet of flowers?"

If it were other arrogant nobles, they would probably ignore it or let their subordinates collect it on their behalf.

Kino, on the other hand, dismounted directly and politely took the flowers with both hands, smiling like a warm holly sun: "Thank you, I like it very much."

The little girl bowed shyly to Kino, squeezed back into the crowd, and hid in the arms of her parents.

When the young woman next to her saw this scene, she not only sighed intoxicatedly: "By God, why is the new administrator so gentle? He must be an angel!"

When Kino moved into the Twilight City Executive Mansion, the first thing he did was to replace all the furniture in the bedroom, even the floor, because he noticed when he came last time that Huck Lorison didn't like it.

Wear socks and slippers.

As for why Huck died, the reason is very simple.

Kino gave him the antidote the day before yesterday, and indeed promised to give him the antidote once a month.

Kino never breaks his promise.

It's just that Kino "forgot" to tell him that the poison's outbreak cycle is 24 hours.

While the craftsmen were tinkering with the room, Paladin found Kino: "Sir, the inauguration ceremony will begin in one hour."
Chapter completed!