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Chapter 535: We want to form a group, but the people are gone

In the city of Cologne, the wind in late spring is strong but not fierce, the sun comes out more often, and the noble lords go out for outings outside the city.

Several shadows passed through the sky, led by a hang glider, with several fire dragons following around for protection.

Rudolph really enjoyed the feeling of gliding in the air. At this moment, there was no one to help him and he relied entirely on himself, and a sense of accomplishment arose spontaneously.

Near noon, he landed on a lawn with several awnings not far away.

Rudolph got off the delta wing and walked into the largest awning.

Now the Queen is very diligent. When she goes out for an outing, she always brings the palace design drawings designed by designers with her. She is unable to decide on the shape of the new palace.

Rudolph sat down on the carpet and Mrs. Delden poured him a glass of juice.

When Rudolph had rested enough, Mrs. Delden said to him, "Let's go for a walk."

Rudolf lost his mother when he was young and was raised by his aunt, Mrs. Delden. In his heart, his aunt was almost like his biological mother.

He didn't feel anything when the late king was still alive, but now he suddenly realized that his only blood relative was this aunt.

Rudolph helped Mrs. Delden hold up the parasol, and the two walked to the nearby river.

The two chatted about family matters for a while, and Mrs. Delden said to Rudolph, "You must be unhappy recently because of what happened in Hanma City."

Rudolph's heart skipped a beat. He lowered his head for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice, "I won't give up."

He originally planned to take the command of this time into his own hands, but he pretended to mention who would be in command at the meeting. As a result, everyone thought it would be Frederick. Then Frederick proposed to give it to little Franz, and finally everyone agreed.

So he was very unwilling to lose the military merit he had obtained.

Mrs. Delden sighed and said, "Well, it's your father's fault for this matter."

Rudolph was a little confused and waited for what to happen next.

Mrs. Delden recalled, "When you were ten years old, I suggested to the late king that you serve as a squire in the Royal Knights."

"At that time, I was thinking about letting you receive the best knight education since childhood, and wait until you are fourteen or fifteen years old to become a knight who can stand on his own, and then gradually grow up, and finally become the leader of a knight group."

"If the late king had agreed then, you wouldn't be like this now."

Rudolph opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally swallowed it back.

He remembered that when he was ten years old, his father had indeed selected people from the deputy captains of the Royal Knights. At that time, many deputy captains were called to the palace. Now he thought that he was selecting people to lead him.

Mrs. Delden wondered if Rudolph still remembered that one day when he was playing in the garden, he jumped off the gazebo and sprained his ankle. He cried so miserably and loudly that the late king was frightened and never mentioned the incident again.

"It's not that there is no solution." Mrs. Delden continued, "You are still young, it's not too late to take advantage of this opportunity to start."

"I will contact you to form a knight team of about 80 to 100 people. Find a few experienced old knights to lead you. The main members should be young people with strength."

"There is chaos on the east side of the Elbe River. Bandits from the Kingdom of Sverie are looting everywhere. You can use these bandits to practice."

Rudolph's advantage is that he listens to advice, but his disadvantage is that he listens to everyone.

Frederick and Count Pisto took advantage of this and colluded with each other in private, and finally chose to let Lady Delden make the decision.

Mrs. Delden agreed without hesitation. She hoped that her sister's only son would be a good person, but she also knew that her nephew's ability was not good enough, and her husband was also participating in the war, so she agreed to let Rudolf form a team to gain experience, so as not to make blind orders and make herself a widow.

Rudolph also began to think about it, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the best way.

If I can achieve good enough military merit on the front line this time, who will point fingers at me in the future?

A few days later, in Hammer City, Frederick was frowning and Count Pisto was a little absent-minded.

Count Pisto shook his head and said, "I have to say that our Majesty is sometimes quite smart. Inviting Duke Heger to join his Knights is the best move."

Duke Heger is one of the sword masters of the Rhine Alliance, but he retired from politics many years ago because of the case of his grandson murdering a large number of young girls. It is normal for this world to re-employ him after so many years.

In addition, Rudolf also recruited several retired deputy commanders of the former Royal Knights. Although they were old, they had no problem dealing with those looting bandits. What was more important was their experience.

Count Pisto believed that Rudolf's ability to employ elderly people such as Duke Heger was a sign of political maturity.

The problem lies with the young people. When Rudolf made inquiries, he found out that many young people who had become famous in recent years had fled to the Duchy of Wessen.

"Grand Duke of Wessen," Count Pisto asked again very seriously, "Didn't my little grandson join the Wessen Army?"

His little grandson is about the same age as Frederick, is good at fire magic, and has been guided by the "God of Burning Magic" Becher.

But he was not the eldest son and had no right to inherit the title, so like many similar second sons, he found a job in the army and obtained a title of his own through military merit.

Obviously, the invincible Wesson Army became the first choice of these young people.

Now Rudolf wanted to form a group and thought of this young man, so he asked Count Pisto to invite him back.

Many families also saw the hope of relying on the king, and called back their children who were working outside.

However, the telegram looking for the person went to the Duchy of Wesson, and the reply was that there was no such person in the army.

Frederick said helplessly: "There is really no such name in the army. If he hides his real name and uses a fake name, I can't do anything about it."

These days it's normal for people who go out to make a living to use pseudonyms. If they mess up, it won't bring trouble to their family, and if they become famous they can just restore their real names.

Without waiting for Count Pisto to speak, he continued, "It's not just your family. Many families have asked me for people, but they can't find any!"

"What should I do?" Count Pisto began to be unreasonable. "I lost my grandson in your place. You have to compensate me with a grandson."

Frederick muttered, "You can ask me to accompany your grandson, but your daughter-in-law must cooperate. I'm afraid your son won't be happy."

This is not just a matter of one person. So far, more than 30 people are missing. Not to mention their families, Frederick is also worried about what might happen.

"How about this." He thought of a solution, "I see they have all changed their identities, I'll have the newspaper publish a missing person notice, they'll contact you when they see it."

Count Pisto thought about it and decided that this was the only option.

Frederick's method was very effective, and many people received news within a few days.

But this was like a bolt from the blue to Count Pisto: "They went to the southern continent?!"

(End of this chapter)