Uncle, I am not an ordinary office worker.

"Hey, when will the sequel to "Legend of Hengyao" be released? I have watched the first part almost ten times!"

"I heard it's coming soon. Didn't the publishing house say they've already got Lin Guang's authorization?"

The sound of passers-by's conversation reached her ears, and Margaret's kind smile froze, the veins on her forehead twitched, and she gradually became angry.

.........

"Ms. Skadi, I didn't expect to see you here."

Outside the Dishui Village, Mainna drew the sword from his waist and looked at Skadi who was lying on the grass at the entrance of the village with a serious expression.

"Roy's near you?"

Skadi didn't answer, she was lost in her memories.

The whereabouts of the treasure were unknown for the time being, and Roy was busy with other things. She did not have the talent for treasure hunting, so she could only take a job guarding the wheat fields and stay at the entrance of the village.

But the bounty hunters who usually come to remote places like Dishui Village to collect money are Huofei, Huangyan and other gangs. Huofei has been defeated by Skadi and Roy, and it is impossible for him to come here knowing that there are rangers and Roy in Dishui Village. There is no trace of Huangyan for the time being, so Skadi can only lie there and think about the past when he has free time.

Think about the captain, think about the other hunters, think about the other captains, think about the other captains' hunters.

Unless she sensed hostility, she didn't want to communicate with those simple villagers. After all, she came from the sea, and bleeding would bring disaster. Instead of spending a lot of time explaining every time, it would be simpler to keep people away from her from the beginning.

Seeing that Skadi didn't react, Mainna frowned, slowed down his pace and walked forward until he was close to Skadi, then raised the sword in his hand again. This time, Skadi moved.

There was a hint of doubt in the girl's eyes. She stretched out her hand and grasped Mainna's wrist, stopping him from drawing his sword.

Mauna smacked her lips.

This again, such a strong force, it seems that if I use a little more force, I can crush my bones.

But Skadi soon let go, and after looking at Mayenna for a while, she asked in confusion:

"Are you a bounty hunter?"

Maenna shook her head: "No."

"Are you a robber?"

Maenna narrowed her eyes: "No."

"So you are the reinforcement for the Forest Ranger?"

"Where did you hear the name of forest ranger?"

Maenna asked immediately.

Skadi did not hide it, it was no secret: "Roy left a few days ago. He saved two rangers. I heard that there was a traitor among the rangers, so he went to help."

Is there a traitor among the Rangers? Why didn't the Knights of War and the Overwatch receive any news? What happened on the border?

This short sentence brought a huge amount of information. Maenna frowned, put the unsheathed sword back into the scabbard, and said:

"Let's find a place and talk about it in detail."

Volume 1: Chapter 144: War is Coming

"How did you sleep last night?"

Pouring a glass of water for Roy, Brutus made a casual polite remark.

Roy shook his head: "Not very good, my mind is full of things, how can I sleep?"

Brutus sat down in the chair and continued what Roy said:

"Oh? Then may I ask what problem has troubled Mr. Roy so much?"

It was eight o'clock in the morning, the winter sun had just begun to shine, and the temperature outside was probably less than 0 degrees, but Roy had come to his camp so early in the morning. Needless to say, there must be something important. In addition, he had accepted Natasha's invitation to the banquet last night, and Brutus had some guesses in his mind.

His guess was not wrong. Roy's next sentence went straight to the point and asked:

"I have heard the legend of Robin Hood introduced to me by Anbenal since the first day I came here. However, I recently learned some unusual news. I wonder what Chief of Staff Brutus thinks of the legend of Robin Hood?"

Brutus smacked his lips and muttered helplessly:

"Tell Natasha that girl that she must not tell anyone."

Although he was grumbling, Roy had asked him this question, so he couldn't continue to play dumb. He nodded slightly and said:

"Legend? Legends are always fictional and can't be taken seriously."

Roy nodded. It was unlikely that Natasha would lie to him about this. After all, this information could be verified. She couldn't convince Brutus to lie with her. But there was another question that Roy was always curious about:

"To be honest, I have never figured out where you and Ms. Natasha got this information from, and how did you verify the authenticity of this information?"

Robin Hood is a household name. Although Casimir does not have a historian who specializes in compiling history like the Yan Kingdom, various folk legends and rumors have mentioned Robin Hood's chivalrous deeds. The breadth of these rumors is not limited to a certain area, but spreads throughout Casimir and even part of Ursus. Doesn't this prove that there was indeed such a person as Robin Hood in history?

Brutus was silent for a while, but did not answer Roy's question:

"I'm sorry I can't tell you about this. But it doesn't matter whether Robin Hood existed or not. He was a figure from a long, long time ago. Even without him, the Forest Rangers would have grown stronger, right? For you, Mr. Roy, you should know who Staff Officer Mikhail is."

Brutus paused and said slowly:

"He is an Ursus."

.............

Ranger, staff officer, Mikhail's office.

The reindeer head emblem, representing the ranger, was hung high in the center of the wall opposite the entrance. The golden light from the two source stone lamps lit up its sides. Under this emblem, which was made in the image of the beast master's head, was the desk of the staff officer Mikhail, which was covered with documents. The owner of the desk, Mikhail himself, was sitting in front of the desk, quietly reading the documents in his hand.

[Operation Plan of the Ursus Empire Third Army against Casimir]

One corner of the document was stained with blood and there were obvious signs of crumpling. One could easily imagine what kind of epic legend was behind this small piece of paper.

Mikhail felt sorry for them.

At the ranger staff meeting, Natasha proposed withdrawing all the rangers, while Brutus hoped that everyone would stay at their posts. Mikhail did not seem to have made a clear statement on either side's opinions, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the longer he did not express his opinion, the more time would drag on indefinitely, and those rangers who remained on the border would naturally have to stick to their posts.

This is another form of taking a stand, only not as decisive and...ruthless as Brutus's.

The [Oak Forest] team was completely wiped out, and the third garrison team was ambushed on their way to rescue. When Anbennal from the first garrison team set out overnight and arrived at the scene, he only found this ball of paper, which was crumpled into a ball and stuffed into the mouth of his comrade, who was bitten tightly.

The content on the paper ball was written in Ursus, and contained a lot of incitement, motivation, and empty promises. The real substance could be summarized in one sentence - the special operations carried out by the Third Army controlled by the war faction of the Ursus Empire had successfully destroyed all the strategic deployments of the Rangers on the border. Now, Casimir's back was empty, and the regular army of the Third Army would launch a special military operation on the southwestern border of Casimir at four o'clock in the morning three days later.

Special military operations, a new term invented by Ursus, was probably created to circumvent the Imperial Parliament. After all, the current Ursus emperor is not as enthusiastic about war as the previous emperor, and the dove-wing Speaker Witte, whom he supports, also occupies the majority of seats in the Imperial Duma. If he wants to declare war after the Duma's approval, the success rate is very small. In addition, the international situation is changing rapidly today. The Grand Duke of Victoria and the twin queens of Leithania are unlikely to want to see Ursus return to the era when the iron torrent conquered everything.

However, it is not in line with the procedural norms for the army group to go into battle alone, so it is better to just change the way of saying it.

It's not a war, it's a special military operation. Doesn't it sound much more peaceful?

Mikhail stared silently at the content above. He had read every word and sentence in it no less than ten times, but even so, he still felt suffocated.

The messengers sent to the expeditionary knights have not sent back any news until now, and the Supervisory Council seems to have become deaf and has not responded to the situation of the forest rangers. In the absence of any deployment, how can Casimir withstand this first wave of attacks?

The first wave of offensive took place on the Baibo River, a river that stretches for hundreds of kilometers along the border between Ursus and Casimir. It is also one of the few natural barriers on the vast Uka Plain.

A dozen kilometers further west is the birthplace of the legendary Cyril Linguang.

The Ursus people obviously hoped to take advantage of Casimir's unpreparedness and quickly occupy the river crossing, making this boundary river that had caused them countless troubles lose its original function.

The ranger should have received the news early and passed it to the knights so that they could prepare for defense. However, the collapse of the intelligence network and the unknown whereabouts of the messenger made the ranger almost fall into silence. After thinking for a long time, Mikhail had an idea in his mind.

He knocked on the table and a security guard immediately pushed the door open.

"Go ask Mr. Roy, I need his help."

Volume 1: Chapter 145: Sending a Letter

"To be honest, I don't think there is such a traitor in the upper echelons of the Forest Rangers. Maybe you guys are disguising yourself too well."

Standing in front of Mikhail, Roy looked at the face of this [Ursus anti-war faction] and spoke slowly.

From Brutus, Roy finally learned the true identity of the staff officer in charge of the Forest Rangers under the name of "Robin Hood". He was from the anti-war faction of the Ursus Empire. This answer was absolutely unexpected, but also reasonable.

During Ursus' long expansion, not only the surrounding countries will feel pressure, but there will also be a large number of opponents in Ursus. They may have lost their loved ones in the war, or their homes have been destroyed, or simply because of moral values ​​that they do not support such a bloody war of conquest. There are many such people, but the victory and glory of the previous emperor's time are too dazzling, and the emperor's sharp blade is like a shadow that monitors all dissidents, so they will not be able to make a difference.

Mikhail is such a person. Although he looks like a middle-aged man now, according to Brutus, he is nearly eighty years old. He is a pacifist who personally experienced the Ursus conquest period and fled from the country.

Pacifism never means weakness. Peace is maintained by weapons. Mikhail is well aware of this. And purging people like him is also one of the purposes of the Ursus Internal Guard. Before Mikhail, there were many fighters like him who were tired of war and wanted to escape from Ursus, but in the end, only Mikhail succeeded.

The intelligence he brought from Ursus helped Casimir take the initiative in a small encounter, which earned him recognition from the Forest Rangers and made him a member of their organization. But this was also one of the sources of his embarrassing identity.

To the expanding Ursus Empire, he was a traitor to the country. He refused to join the army, sacrificed his life for the country and the emperor, and fled with intelligence, causing Ursus to fall into a disadvantage in the war. Such a person should be hanged on the gallows. To the Casimir people, his identity as an Ursus was really suspicious. No one was willing to believe that there would be a normal person in that terrifying country, let alone let this person lead them and even control their own lives.

Mikhail had no choice but to be given the title of descendant of Robin Hood. At least before him, the previous generations of Robin Hood were indeed "Robin Hood".

"Mikhail married the previous Robin Hood, and she died ten years ago."

Roy learned about this past event from Brutus, and Mikhail nodded slightly, without asking him where he heard it from, nor did he intend to elaborate on the story.

"There is definitely a traitor. Maybe he is not among the three of us, but he definitely exists."

He said categorically,

"But that's all for later. Sir Roy, please take a look at this."

He reached out and handed the wrinkled paper to Roy.

Roy glanced at him, took the paper, glanced at it, handed it back, and said frankly:

"I can't understand the Ursus document."

To be honest, this is the truth. In his previous life, Roy did learn a little Russian, but it was limited to the daily greetings and the common expressions for buying things. He didn't even understand the tongue flick. It was really unnecessary to expect to know Ursus. Perhaps some people would wonder, as a high-ranking assassin, shouldn't you know a few foreign languages?

The answer is yes. Roy knows a lot. He can speak Victorian and Casimir. He can even speak the Great Yan language, which is generally recognized as the most difficult to learn, fluently. Xuan Tie has to praise Roy for his extensive knowledge!

Mikhail was also startled when he heard this. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. He could only take the note back. Just as he was about to read it, he heard Roy interrupt him:

"Staff Officer Mikhail, let's make a deal. If this contains information about you and Ursus having an affair, then don't read it. I will kill you and you will still have a clear name. It's impossible for you to drag me down with you."

"What are you thinking about?" Mikhail rolled his eyes. "This is Ursus..."

"Military intelligence, huh?"

"Can't you just let me finish what I'm saying?" No matter how strong Mikhail's willpower was, he couldn't help but curse.

"Three days later at 4 a.m., the Ursus Third Army will launch an attack near the Baibo River, rush across the Baibo River, and launch a surprise attack on the nearby Expedition Knights."

He finally said it out loud, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and continued,

"I hope you can do me a favor and bring this news to the Crusaders. You are the only one who can do this here."

"The traitor has not been found yet. All of our rangers are suspects and at risk. The messengers we sent out have not made any movement for so many days. They are probably in danger. You have been here for a short time. You are the only one who is absolutely innocent and safe and not under surveillance."

Besides, you are the only one among us who can travel by flying in the sky.

Mikhail did not say this. He was quite irritated with Roy's words, saying that he was just like a star falling from the wilderness, and was talking nonsense about the truth.

"As for the reward, Mr. Roy, you have also seen the current situation of the ranger. As long as we can give it, you can just ask for it directly."

Mikhail knew that Roy was the champion of the special tournament and had some connections with the Business Federation. To persuade him to help, he naturally had to talk about the benefits and rewards. Moreover, delivering letters was risky in the first place. The previous messenger was now missing. If Roy was involved and asked to take this risk, he naturally couldn't let him do it for nothing.

Roy nodded, thought for a moment, and said:

"If I may, I would like to ask you for someone."

Mikhail frowned: "Every ranger is our family, please forgive me for this request..."

Before he finished speaking, Roy waved his hand:

"That's not what I meant. Never mind, let's talk about it later."

Mikhail pursed his lips, could only sigh and nodded.

He hoped that Roy would ask for money or something like that as a reward, but that was unlikely. Roy was the champion, and if he wanted money, he would naturally have a lot of people delivered to him. In terms of the amount, it would be enough to buy an entire forest ranger. How could he still care about such a thing? And what else, besides people, was there that was worthy of his attention?

But Mikhail felt somewhat uncomfortable about sending people away as a reward.

Let's take it one step at a time. Besides, if we can't survive this disaster, let alone giving away money or people, it will be a question whether the forest ranger can still exist.

Looking at the bleak birch forest outside the window, Mikhail let out a long sigh.

Volume 1: Chapter 146 Return

"Woo, woo, Aunt Zofia, woo, woo, help!"

Hearing Maria's miserable cry coming from the phone, Zofia, who was in the Knights Association, felt her heart tighten. She didn't even have the mood to correct the address, and hurriedly said with concern:

"What happened, Maria? What's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Who bullied you?!"

Zofia was furious. How could this Knight Leader ever be good again? It was fine that Margaret was exiled because of an unfair judgment before, but why is Maria being bullied now? It must be the troublemakers of the Business Union, who are always trying to get some fabricated gossip out of Maria. Why didn't they dare to do this when Manna and Roy were here? Now they are taking advantage of the fact that they are away from home to bully us orphans and widows left at home, right?

Zofia asked as she went straight to the training room to get her whip blade. She was no pushover. Although she didn't rank high in the special tournament, she was still a real titled knight who had fought Roy. Who would dare to look down on her? Besides, what's wrong with losing to Roy? He's the champion. If you have the ability, you won't lose. Didn't you see that Titus Baiyang, who kept saying "I fought Roy for hours!", has now become the recognized third strongest knight in the Grand Knights?

By the way, the second strongest is naturally the Blood Knight. The excitement of his match with Roy has been recognized as refreshing the history of knight competition. After the Infected Competition Rules led by Roy were officially launched, and Roy himself ran away on the spot, he became the one who took the lead. Not only did he have to take on those interviews and advertisements that Roy skipped, but he also had to shoulder the responsibility of the chief member of the newly established Knight Association Infected Knight Supervision Committee. But this person is also strange. When he was interviewed, he was always asked about his feelings when he was defeated by Roy, but he didn't have any resentment or dissatisfaction at all. Instead, he seemed to enjoy talking about it. I don't know whether to say he is open-minded or simple-minded.

Moreover, it seemed that Roy had asked him to do so before he left. He often looked after the Linguang family and replaced Roy as the knight mentor of little Maria. Every Sunday, no matter how busy he was, he would take time to come over. Maria's swordsmanship had improved a lot recently, and he had contributed a lot to it.