Uncle, I am not an ordinary office worker.

Let's stop here for the moment. Zofia's angry face and the action of raising the weapon naturally could not be hidden from the eyes of another guest in the house. The opportunity for her to become friends with Zofia was during the accident in the final of the special championship. At that time, when the incident called "Roy Originium Skill Accident" occurred, which was actually a meltdown of four cities, Zofia and Viviana were both on the scene. Viviana took the lead in using magic to light candles to illuminate the surroundings and maintain order, which won the favor of many people, including Zofia. And then Zofia and several other knights on the scene helped the staff to appease and evacuate the audience, which made the two of them officially meet. It was natural for them to become friends later.

Seeing that Sofia was furious, Viviana also stood up and asked worriedly:

"What happened, Zofia?"

"Someone is bullying Maria. I have to go home first." Maria said hurriedly. She didn't have time to explain and pushed the door open.

Viviana blinked, and without hesitation, she returned to the training room, picked up her candle sword, and trotted to catch up with Zofia.

The Knights' Association was three blocks away from the Linguang residence, but at their speed, it would only take five minutes. As soon as Zofia kicked open the door, she noticed the Blood Knight Dikaiopolis standing in the corner of the room with an innocent and embarrassed look on his face.

She realized that today was Sunday, and the Blood Knight would come to tutor around this time. But she was not at home, so who opened the door for him? Maria?

This shouldn't be the case. If nothing happened, she should still be lying in bed, not awake.

Moreover, since the Blood Knight is here, how could Maria be bullied?

Several questions popped up in her mind at once, and Zofia asked the Blood Knight:

"Where's Maria? Have you seen her?"

Dikaiopolis seemed to have seen a savior, and nodded quickly, with a look of joy on his honest face, and said:

"In the bedroom!"

"Who bullied her?"

"Uh...this..."

Seeing that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, Zofia glanced at him suspiciously, walked towards the bedroom door, and shouted as she walked:

"Maria, are you there?"

After pushing open the bedroom door, she paused.

"Good morning, Aunt Zofia."

A very familiar greeting overlapped the figure in front of her that looked much more mature with the figure of the sharp-edged girl in her memory. Zofia was stunned and stared at Margaret, who was much taller than her. After a while, she squeezed out the first words from her mouth after not seeing each other for three years:

"Margaret! Why is it that the first thing you do after returning is to bully your sister?"

"She deserves it!" "I fell down by myself!"

Two voices sounded at the same time. Margaret, who wanted to educate her sister, and Maria, who was afraid that her sister would be blamed, looked at each other and smiled.

Only one person outside the door looked a little confused. She walked forward quickly, squeezed into the bedroom, looked up and down at Knight Yao in front of her, and asked, "Knight Yao, have you seen Mr. Roy?"

"..." Margaret fell into silence. This was not the first time someone who recognized her asked her this question.

But she had no choice. She wanted to come forward to explain, but she was an exile after all. Returning to Casimir without permission was a crime, not to mention publishing an article in the newspaper or even going on TV to explain the misunderstanding. And she couldn't do anything even if she explained to everyone one by one.

No, I can’t be angry, otherwise Maria will fall on her butt again!

It was for this reason that Roy dealt with Apophis at that time. If an unscrupulous media spreads a small rumor, the rumor refutator may have to run around to explain it. It is better to supervise the media.

After taking a deep breath, Margaret decided to clarify the misunderstanding.

.......

At the same time, the Grand Knight took over the new site of the Supervisory Council.

After receiving the miraculous report of "Maenna robbing bounty hunters" last time, Grand Knight Russell once again received a report related to Maenna.

However, this time was different from the slightly nonsensical report of the last time. This time, Russell received a handwritten letter from Mainna.

The content of the letter was not long, but it made Russell's face change three times in a row, becoming more and more serious.

She put down the letter, pressed the bell on the table, and called the adjutant outside the door.

"Make three copies of this letter and send them to Silver Spear Pegasus, the National Council, and the Federation of Commerce."

"The situation is urgent. We may have to go to war."

Volume 1: Chapter 147: The Military Headquarters Goes Alone

Peace comes with difficulty, but ends in a moment. Perhaps on a cold morning or a quiet afternoon, the first fire that rises on the border at the end of the field of vision is not the play of children or the smoke from farmers’ cooking, but the imperial artillery that destroys everything.

Uka border, Baibo River basin, the headquarters of the Third Army of the Ursus Empire.

There was no Ursus noble who did not understand war, and core members of the war faction such as Grand Duke Baikal and Viscount Dunkel were no exception. However, they still handed over the command of the army to the veteran standing in front of the simple topographic map without complaint.

Admiral Brechester, the nominal supreme commander of the Third Army of the Ursus Empire, is also one of the core figures relied on by the Ursus Empire's war faction. If one were to use any adjectives to describe his achievements, there would definitely be only these four - battle-hardened, victorious in all battles, a veteran on the battlefield, and a war hero.

Those who have joined the army and experienced the battlefield can certainly realize what these descriptions mean. This is not an exaggeration. Blechester was born into a military family in Victoria and received good military training since childhood. After the Victorian nobles rebelled and the Lion King was pushed to the gallows, his family suffered persecution and criticism in Victoria as an emperor's supporter and was forced to move to the Ursus Empire. It was at this time that Blechester really came to the fore. The previous emperor's policy was enlightened, allowing foreigners and ethnic groups to hold high positions in the Ursus army, and the frequent foreign wars of Ursus at that time also gave Blechester the opportunity to make a fortune.

During the Ninth Uka War, an artillery sergeant, operating the Harbinger of Imperial Artillery, successfully cut off the supply routes of two expeditionary knights and annihilated them completely.

In the tenth Uka War, the remnants of the Third Army were ordered to cover the rear, successfully delaying time and minimizing casualties, while also capturing a commander of the Knights of the Expedition.

During the First Ursus-Victoria War, he served as the commander of the 3rd Armored Airborne Brigade. He was able to adapt to changing circumstances and successfully cooperated with the Wendigo Corps to decapitate the Victorian Army Headquarters at the height of the war, thus changing the outcome of the war.

In the First Ursus-Latlan War, he led the shield guards to help resist the musketeer artillery fire, buying precious transfer time for follow-up troops and ensuring the survival of the manpower.

He led the army to suppress the rebellion of the Leitanians in Terpuni, the rebellion of the infected in Antioch, the rebellion of the Casimirs in Jaquets, and the rebellion of the Ursus in Romilo...

He has made outstanding military achievements and has a remarkable record.

The Grand Duke of Victoria offered him high prices several times, proposed military rank promotion, and even knighthood, hoping that he would return to Victoria, but he rejected them all outright.

"I have been taught since childhood that only the emperor can grant his loyal subjects the reward of military rank and title, so we only swear allegiance to the emperor. I now have a new emperor and a new master. Duke, you are just a usurper, you are not worthy."

This speech was published in major newspapers and periodicals in the Ursus Empire and passed down as Brechester's famous saying. In addition, he was not interested in women, money, or power, which made him a person that no force was willing to easily shake, and he escaped the purge of officers during the Great Rebellion.

He has now officially announced that he has joined the war faction and even served as the commander-in-chief of this special military operation, which can be said to be a solo operation by the military. This is also an unprecedented exception. For him, the future is also shrouded in fog.

What prompted him to take this path? Even the Grand Duke of Baikal and Viscount Dunkel, who had received his application to join, did not know. They only vaguely guessed that he might have known some rumors about the death of the previous emperor.

But no matter what the reason, the joining of such a neutral military figure has given Grand Duke Baikal and Duncker more confidence in the success of this operation.

In addition, Brechester's humble attitude was also one of the reasons why the Grand Duke of Baikal felt deeply comfortable.

"I'm good at fighting, but I don't know anything else and I don't want to get involved. I still need your help."

"Of course, this is what I should do." Grand Duke Baikal agreed readily. War is a bloody politics, and things outside of war are naturally politics. Grand Duke Baikal was afraid that Admiral Brechester would use his huge influence in the military to participate in politics after joining the war faction, and shake his position. Now that Brechester was so sensible and took the initiative to give up the idea of ​​participating in politics, he was naturally very happy to let him "do it for him".

But even though he was laughing, there was one thing he needed to remind Brechester of:

"Admiral, I shouldn't have revealed this news to you, but you and I are now close comrades and brothers. You have the right to know this secret."

Who the hell is your comrade or brother? Do you think you can call him that?

Although Brechester was disdainful in his heart, his face became serious. He nodded respectfully, signaling Grand Duke Baikal to speak directly.

Baikal cleared his throat and said:

"In this special military operation, in addition to you, we also have a special forces team."

Brechester was stunned: "Are there other armies involved in this operation?!"

Baikal shook his head meaningfully. "No, it's not an army group. This special detachment is just a small unit and will not be under your command. They have their own special missions. You don't need to worry about them. If nothing unexpected happens, they will not affect any of your deployments. They will even help you alleviate the troubles and resistance you may encounter. As for why I specifically remind you, there is no other reason. We just think you should know."

I believe you, you are such a bad old man.

Brechester didn't know what the arrogant man in front of him was thinking, but Baikal's words did stimulate him.

In addition to him, there was another mysterious person who sent out his troops. They were not a group army, so they were private soldiers?

In Ursus, it was a capital crime for nobles to raise private troops, especially after the great rebellion. In order to maintain order and uphold imperial power, any noble found to have raised private troops, regardless of rank, would be stripped of his title, imprisoned, and await execution. This was a death order issued by the emperor.

But now, Baikal told him clearly that there was a noble who disregarded the emperor's order and recruited private soldiers to participate in this war. Brechester only felt annoyed.

If it had happened in the past, he would have reported it immediately. But now, he had already lost the opportunity.

I can't tell His Majesty that I'm about to march with my army, and on the way I discover that some nobles are committing a crime by recruiting soldiers, right?

Not to mention that he had no evidence, whether he could convince the emperor, the crime of the army marching alone was less serious than the nobles recruiting soldiers, which was self-evident. Both were capital crimes of rebellion, so no one should give in to the other.

After a long silence, Brechester could only stare at Grand Duke Baikal and nodded slowly: "I understand. Then let's do as you say."

Volume 1: Chapter 148 Good fellow, who are you scolding for this?

"Please stop talking nonsense, sir. Even if you are from the Linguang family, you cannot be forgiven for talking nonsense in the Knights."

Mainna looked at the pot-bellied leader of the Knights of Expedition in front of him, a hint of anger flashed across his face, but he concealed it well.

His skill of cultivating his Qi was indeed great. Although the man in front of him had important responsibilities for his country, he ignored the important responsibility of border defense and turned a blind eye to him who came to deliver important military information, but Maenna still did not get angry. He knew that being angry would be useless. Even if he attacked him in anger, all he would get in return was the insignificant life of a national parasite. If he was such a reckless person, then this knight leader would not have the chance to take action. The head of the great knight leader would have been killed by him long ago.

He had never thought about whether he could defeat the entire knight group alone.

Don't ask, the answer is - unparalleled! Ten thousand troops take the lead!

"Well, since you don't have anything else to say, please go back."

The Knight Commander casually said something, and without paying any attention to Maynna's reaction, he turned around and walked away quickly. As he walked, he was still mumbling to the adjutant about Maynna's faults:

"What a nuisance! He wanted to meet me just because he was from the Linguang family. I thought the Supervisory Committee was finally going to transfer me back to the city, but I didn't expect he was here to cause trouble. Next time you meet someone like this, just send him away. Got it?"

The adjutant also turned around and glanced at Maenna with disdain, then nodded respectfully: "As you command."

Mainna watched the Knight Commander leave in silence, without any ripples in his numb heart.

In the Great Knight Territory, when he asked Russell to read the newspaper, he learned from Russell about the situation of the expedition knights in various places. There were quite a few corrupt and degenerate ones, and there were countless people who were just sitting there doing nothing. Although the conservatives in the Supervisory Council had always insisted that this was all due to the temptation and corruption of the capital power of the Business Federation, Russell also privately confessed to him that there were fewer and fewer people willing to join the army to serve the country, and the city was developing faster and faster. Even if the Business Federation did nothing, in a dozen years, these expedition knights would also spontaneously begin to become corrupt.

But hearsay is not as good as seeing it with your own eyes. Looking at the back that had disappeared in the camp, Mainna could only shake his head helplessly and think of other ways.

However, just as he was about to leave the camp, a figure hurried over from a distance blocked his way again.

The man was wearing the standard armor of a knight in battle, and judging by his medals, he was also the leader of a knight in battle. He hurriedly stood in front of Mayenna, lifted his steel mask, revealing the young face underneath, and looked at Mayenna with a look of joy on his face:

"It's you, after all. I heard from the messenger that a blond man came to Johnson's Knights, so I guessed it might be you, Mauna. It's been a long time since we last met!"

As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly remember something and introduced himself with a wry smile:

"We haven't seen each other for more than ten years, I'm afraid you have forgotten me? I'm Chesper, remember? The Chesper who charged with you back then."

Maena nodded: "Of course I remember. I never forgot it."

He looked the man up and down in front of him, and was silent for a moment before saying

"You are actually already the leader of the Knights."

"You are right. After all, I fought against you in the past." He said modestly, "But, to be honest, I am just commanding an ordinary knight group, not a silver spear pegasus like your brother. Besides, I don't think I will be promoted in the future."

As he spoke, a genuinely ashamed expression appeared on his face.

Mainna felt quite regretful in her heart, but she still nodded with an expressionless face.

He knew that what Chesper said was true. His brother, Snitz Linguang, was once considered the most dazzling star of the new generation of Casimir after becoming a war knight, and his future was limitless. His starting point was to command the most prestigious Silver Spear Pegasus Knights of Casimir. For an ordinary war knight, if he did not have a backer in the Supervisory Council and was unwilling to join the Business Federation, the highest level he could climb to was probably just commanding a small knight group. Not everyone is Linguang.

Society seems to have modernized, but the despairing theory of bloodline has never really left this land.

But Chespa didn't seem to be sad at all. He was still full of enthusiasm. Perhaps he noticed that Mayenna had hit a wall in front of Johnson's Knights, so he took the initiative to speak:

"What do you want to talk to a knight about? If you don't mind, you can come to my camp and sit for a while. Although my knights are ordinary people, I think they will not disappoint you."

Maenna looked at Chespa, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he nodded and agreed:

"Thank you."

After saying this, he looked at Chesper who turned around to lead the way, and added:

"Chesper. I have indeed never forgotten you. Moreover, in my memory, we should be friends. You don't have to speak to me in this tone."

It's like a subordinate treating a superior, or a child treating an elder. Although it sounds respectful, it invisibly creates a distance between the two people.

In Mainna's impression, Chespa is not such a person.

"If you are angry because I didn't speak up for your lover, I can tell you clearly that I couldn't speak up under the circumstances at the time, and even if I did say something, it wouldn't have any effect."

"But you have to give everything a try first, you are Lin Guang!"

The sound of Chesper's gritting teeth was as faint as a mosquito, and even Maenna couldn't hear it clearly. He only saw his gloomy face flash by, and then brighten up again in the blink of an eye:

"It's okay, I'm not mad at you, and besides, that's not why you're here, is it?"

Without changing the name or honorifics, Mayenna looked at his back, her expression sad for a moment.

But he still quickened his pace and caught up with Chesper. Even if there was a misunderstanding, now was not the time to clarify it. He had more urgent things to do.

"Chespa, the Ursus may launch a raid on the border in the near future. Can your knights be mobilized?"

"Without the permission of the Supervisory Council and the National Council, the Knights of the Expedition cannot leave their stationed areas without permission."

"The rangers have been attacked. My...friends are helping them right now. I have sent the intelligence back to the Grand Knight Territory. The Grand Knight Commander should have received the news. But the enemy will not wait for us to make a decision slowly before launching an attack. War may break out at any time. I need..."

"No need to say, I will gather the Knights when I get back." Chesper interrupted Mainna. He stopped and turned to look at Mainna, with a strange light in his eyes. "Of course I will help my friends unconditionally, especially when this matter concerns our life and death, and the survival of our country."

Mauna's expression froze.