Uncle, I am not an ordinary office worker.

Margaret was a straightforward person and she didn't understand what Maina was thinking. She just thought what Maina said made sense, so she accepted the job.

He really wanted to ask Roy what was going on with that move and why he had to have her cooperation to use it, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was probably Roy's secret, so he didn't ask.

But her silence didn't mean Roy didn't have anything to say.

Roy was very curious about Margaret. Although he had seen many "old acquaintances" since he traveled through time, Margaret's figure and temperament still gave him a great shock.

Her tall and strong figure, which is definitely considered tall among women, does not affect her beauty at all, but adds a lot of reliability to her. Margaret's facial features can definitely be described as sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, full of heroism, but you can also feel a bit of the immaturity unique to young girls. She is like a collection of contradictions, with the perseverance of a soldier, the generosity of an older brother, the liveliness of a girl and the gentleness of a big sister.

We generally use this term to describe people with such characteristics - the protagonist.

Margaret can indeed be called the protagonist of Casimir. Whether in terms of family background or characteristics, connections or experience, she has everything a protagonist has. It can be said that if there is really someone who can change what is happening in Casimir by herself, that person must be Margaret.

Unfortunately, what Roy and Margaret have to face is not a small Casimir, or even "this land" as people call it, but a much vaster threat from the ocean, the ice field, the sky and the universe.

Therefore, the first sentence of Roy's first formal communication with Margaret was not to explain the misunderstanding, nor was it to speak glibly, but a serious question:

"Margaret Linguang, have you encountered an organization called [Rhodes Island] and met a person named [Kal'tsit]?"

Margaret was slightly startled.

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

Casimir, the base of Silver Spear Pegasus Light.

Looking at the pitch-black screen, Wright's face was still a little dazed.

Just now, Grand Knight Commander Russell officially ended the communication with him. Putting aside the military deployment and combat plan, what lingered in Wright's mind at this moment was her last words before hanging up the phone:

"If the situation reaches its worst point, preserving the strength of the Silver Spear Pegasus must be the top priority. I authorize you to abandon the mobile city and withdraw the defense line."

This is not a simple order. Mobile cities are the lifeblood of the country. Giving up mobile cities is equivalent to handing over the mobile cities and the territory covered by his routes. Casimir is not Victoria, and there are not so many cities that can be abandoned.

What's more, the fight hasn't even started yet, why are you already thinking about giving up?

He didn't want to obey the order, but a soldier's duty is to obey. Even though he was reluctant, he had to stand up, walk to the door, and inform the members of the Silver Spear Pegasus Knights of the news - he didn't dare to give the news of this order to the messenger to convey it, because once the news was leaked, it would be a devastating blow to the morale of the front line.

But as soon as he pushed open the door, the cheers and noise on the street forced him out of his gloomy mood.

He looked at the crowded crowds on the street and the citizens who were still pouring into the streets, bewilderment written all over his face:

"What happened?"

"Hmm? Sir, why are you still standing here? We've won a great victory at the front, and everyone is rushing to the city entrance to see the prisoners!"

"Great victory? What great victory?"

Wright's pupils were a little dilated. What is this? Isn't this right?

What great victory? What's wrong with all of you? I haven't even started the battle yet, and the leader told me to abandon the city and retreat. I haven't even started the battle yet, and now you're telling me about a great victory on the front line? Is the whole battle being commanded automatically?

What's going on? Who should I trust? Should we fight this war or not?

Full of doubts, Wright followed the excited soldiers and walked quickly towards the entrance to the city.

Volume 1: Chapter 170: A Joke of Fate

The sound of gongs and drums, the blast of firecrackers, the waving of red flags, and the huge crowds of people are classic adjectives that will never go out of style no matter where they are placed.

Outside the city of Mazar, people who had taken root in the mobile city and might not leave the high walls in their entire lives were now rushing to the outside of the city gate to witness a scene that many people might not even see once in their lifetime.

The knights of the Chesper Knights were already at the scene to maintain order, but their limited manpower seemed a little overwhelmed by the people's almost unlimited enthusiasm. The crowd almost instantly drowned the knight with his hands raised, throwing him into the sky. The old hands of the Johnson Knights were obviously more experienced in such situations. They hung behind early, and after the Chesper Knights helped them withstand the first round of the people's impact, they took out the loudspeakers they had prepared in advance and announced loudly:

"The one heading towards us now is the First Artillery Array of the Ursus Third Army."

The crowd cheered again, as if the visitors were not the vicious Ursus invaders, but a ceremonial team for some celebratory military parade.

Wright stared at the scene in front of him in a daze, his head feeling dizzy and as if he was in a dream.

Did we win?

He couldn't believe this fact. It was a pity that there was no famous Trojan Horse on the land of Terra, otherwise he would have to suspect whether these Ursus people wanted to pretend to surrender and then take advantage of the situation.

Just, why?

He stood on the city wall, his eyes swept over the dejected Ursus people below the city wall. They did not have many wounds on their bodies, and some of them even looked like they only had dirty clothes without any damage. They were not carrying weapons, but everyone knew that such a large group of Ursus professional soldiers, even without weapons, could be fatal to the onlookers just by hand-to-hand combat.

But they had no intention of taking any action.

Wright couldn't figure it out. He noticed that all the Ursus people had the same emotion on their faces - despair. This discouragement was so obvious that it seemed as if a dark cloud had covered their heads, making them breathless. This was a sign of a completely crushed military spirit. Only in this way could an entire organized army, while still having combat effectiveness, willingly lay down their weapons and become prisoners.

Who made them like this?

Wright took a deep breath and looked towards the end of the seemingly endless Ursus formation, where he saw a small empty area. In the entire formation, only that area seemed to be avoided by all Ursus people.

He knew that the person who caused all this must be there at this moment.

No matter who he was, Wright admired him from the bottom of his heart, but also worried: "I hope everything goes well for you next."

A day later, the news that the knights had defeated the enemy at the White River spread throughout the streets of Casimir and became the front-page headline of any newspaper.

Three days later, Ursus was in turmoil. The news that several nobles had committed suicide due to the defeat leaked out from some unknown channel and spread quickly throughout the land.

A week later, all over Terra, from the wilderness of the Columbia Frontier to the pitch-black mines of Rem Billiton, from the northern plains guarded by the Sami Snow Priest to the desert overlooked by King Sargon, everyone began to talk about an event that would be recorded in the history of mysticism - what kind of spell created the Great Cross Rift of the Baibo River, and who cast the spell?

At this time, Roy had already embarked on the journey to Dishui Village with Margaret.

He pushed all the praise and rewards from the Great Knights to Mayenna, who was always reluctant to show his face but chose to accept them this time. He knew very well that what Roy needed most at the moment was someone who could share the credit and burden with him.

If the titles of competitive knight champion and Pegasus Knight could still allow Roy to pass through the night sky of Casimir as a "traffic star", then now, titles such as "Savior of Casimir" and "Hero of Baibo River" are definitely enough to elevate Roy into the Hall of Fame.

Some people may wonder, isn't that better? It can both increase his popularity and improve Roy's status. If there is a crisis in the future, Roy can be considered a person with a say. Why not?

From Casimir's perspective, this is indeed true. With the help of new media such as the Internet, Roy's popularity and popularity have even far exceeded that of Cyril Linguang. It can be said that even if Roy raised his arm and shouted "I want to be the Archon of Casimir!", the audience would certainly respond. But so what?

Casimir's Silver Spear Pegasus plus Leitania's Golden Law Guards, together, couldn't even last a day in front of Hai Si. Even if Roy really took advantage of this to step into the political arena and took control of the entire Casimir step by step until the end, he would still be powerless in the face of Hai Si's threat, not to mention, if he really did this, how would the Supervisory Council, who now regarded him as a hero, and the Business Federation, who regarded him as a treasure, react? They would not give up their status and power, and would inevitably drag Roy into the vortex of endless political struggle, which was definitely not Roy's intention.

Although it might be a bit exaggerated to say so, the key to saving Terra lies in just a few people. First, the newborn host, Skadi; ​​second, the person who knows everything, Kal'tsit; third, the alienated inhuman creature, Shuiyue. The rest, no matter which country's royal relatives or which country's four generations of officials, even the suspected ancient human, Roy's only possible spiritual companion, the Doctor himself, could not play a decisive role.

No matter who is mentioned above, their fate finally intersects in one place, which is the final destination of Roy and Skadi and the starting point of Margaret - Rhodes Island.

This is the only place Roy must go to in person, and this is the only place Roy must see Kal'tsit in person.

With the [Kal'tsit's Riddle] module, he didn't believe that he couldn't translate the old lynx's riddle.

Having said that, it doesn't mean that Roy will give up all the credit, fame and power he has worked so hard to win in Casimir. Since he can't be here in person, he can only choose someone who is capable enough, familiar enough with Roy, and trustworthy to help him, and this person can only be Mauna without a doubt.

Maria is still young, Margaret will eventually leave, Zofia is not interested in this, the Blood Knight is infected, the Candle Knight is too idealistic, and the Helmetless Alliance is in darkness. Only Mainna has status, position, strength, morality, and a close friendship with Roy, so she is worthy of trust and entrustment.

In order to ensure that everything went well, Roy even took the time to call Xuantie's private number, hoping that Wuzhou League could help Maenna underground. The neutral electronic voice on the other end of the phone did not ask the reason, but trusted and agreed to Roy's request.

After making all the preparations, Roy and Margaret returned to the Dishui Village, where Skadi had been waiting for a long time.

When she saw Roy, she stared at him with a hint of resentment for a long time before she slowly said:

"Why have you been away for so long?"

Is it long? Counting the time when the Grand Knight received his medal, it must have been more than half a month, right? It is indeed quite long.

Roy's awkward apology:

"Sorry, something delayed me. Did you find the location of the treasure?"

Skadi nodded, turned around, and led Roy and Margaret towards the familiar cave.

This was the place she had finally found after digging three feet deep around the village (physics). It was also the only place that seemed to match what Roy had said about where the treasure was buried.

As soon as he walked into the entrance of the cave, Roy felt the blood boiling in his body. That was the reaction of the [Last Knight] module, reminding Roy that "it" had been to this place before.

Roy took a deep breath, nodded, looked at the damp and gloomy cave, and said affirmatively:

"Yes, this is it."

Feeling the blood surging in his body, Roy suddenly had an idea.

Perhaps, the cavalry and the hunter do not refer to Pony and Skadi, the protagonists of the story, but to the "Last Knight" and the "Deep Sea Hunter"?

If this is true, who would have thought? A treasure fight in a border village of Casimir, a group of bounty hunters and a mounted policeman, behind the scenes is a sea cavalryman who has lost his mind and yells to "kill the sea", a group of deep-sea hunters who are determined to drive the sea away at the cost of their lives, and the future of Terra.

Perhaps, this is a cruel and absurd joke played by fate?

Roy thought:

If that's the case, then tell him to shut up.

Volume 1: Chapter 171 How well done do you want?

Casimir, Dishui Village, inside the cave.

This cave was obviously formed naturally. Even though the interior had undergone some artificial renovations, it was still full of wildness. As soon as Skadi cleared the boulders that blocked the way, the stench of dampness and moss inside made Roy and Margaret frown and step back.

But Skadi didn't seem to care about the smell. When she fought against Hai Si in Agor, there was almost no time when she didn't kill and blood flowed like a river. She was used to the pungent smell of blood, not to mention that this was just a slightly unpleasant smell. She waved to Roy and was about to enter when she was stopped by Margaret behind her.

Margaret took out a few small black cylinders from her arms and distributed them to Roy and Skadi. She demonstrated how to insert the small units into the nostrils and explained:

"This is a product from Rhodes Island. It is a recommended air purification device. It is mainly used by operators to work for a short period of time in areas with low concentrations of Originium dust. If I am not mistaken, there must be a large number of Originium bugs and Originium rocks in this cave that has been closed for many years. For safety reasons, it is better to bring it with you."

Roy looked at her in surprise. He and Skadi were both heirs of the sea. With their current physical strength, the low-intensity Originium environment would not affect them, and would even help them adapt to the Originium. He was just surprised that Margaret was so thoughtful and even kept something like this on her.

After all, according to her, she returned to Casimir not to carry out a mission, but to take leave to "visit relatives". There would not be any Originium environment in the Grand Knight's territory, and even if there was, Margaret would not be able to get involved.

Is this what is called having a tiger in your heart but sniffing the rose? This has changed Roy's opinion of Margaret a little.

Sure enough, just a few hundred words in the archives are not enough to reflect a three-dimensional person. For example, the things Margaret experienced and the changes that took place during her exile and becoming an apostle and following Shining Nightingale to practice medicine were not mentioned in the archives.

This actually makes it seem that she is not a great and glorious protagonist, but a living person.

"Thank you."

Although he didn't need it, Roy still took the filter from Margaret and put it on his nose. Seeing Roy do this, Skadi didn't ask any more questions and put it on too. The three of them entered the cave one after another.

Just as Margaret had expected, there were a large number of active Originium worms in the cave, on the ground, on the rock walls, and in the shadows. Based on the patterns on their bodies and the swelling of the sacs on their backs, Margaret smacked her lips:

"Acid Originium Bugs, High Energy Originium Bugs, Hard Shell Originium Bugs, Rock Crabs, and a large number of basic infected creatures. It will take at least a few days to clean up this place thoroughly."

She turned her head, looked at Roy, and suggested:

"Um, Knight Heng..."

"Just call me Roy. We may be colleagues in the future." Roy waved his hand, signaling Margaret not to be so distant. Margaret pursed her lips, avoided Roy's gaze, and changed her words somewhat stubbornly:

"Mr. Roy, I suggest you seek help from Casimir's Originium Bug Extermination Agency, or simply hire a group of bounty hunters to help. Otherwise, the workload is too large for the three of us alone."

The strength of a single Originium worm is not much stronger than that of a slime, but once they gather into a swarm or even a sea of ​​worms, it will be a huge problem. The high-energy stone worms will explode when attacked, and the acid Originium worms can corrode metals, which is enough to make the cleaning work difficult.

After all, no one wants to be seriously injured by an explosion while killing, with all their equipment and clothes corroded and left naked.

Of course, the main reason why most women dislike Originium worms is their unattractive appearance and the sticky feeling of tentacles crawling on their bodies. However, some enthusiasts will breed special Originium worms as pets.

Margaret swore that she was not afraid of insects at all, but was simply concerned about Roy and Skadi's safety.

But Roy shook his head indifferently, raised his chin towards Skadi who had taken the sword off her back not far away, and said, "It doesn't matter, she will take action."

Skadi with a weapon in her hand and Skadi without a weapon are two completely different concepts. If she is just a strongman with extremely strong body with bare hands, then she with a heavy sword is the real deep-sea hunter who roams the ocean and splits mountains with one sword.

And what is the deep-sea hunter's best fighting style?

The answer is a group fight!

Raising the giant sword, Skadi's originally lazy temperament was instantly swept away. The shadows of every Originium worm in the cave were reflected in her scarlet pupils. She took a deep breath, exerted force with her legs, and jumped up in Margaret's surprised eyes, and slammed down from a height almost reaching the top of the cave. The giant sword slashed on the ground with a loud bang, followed by an earthquake and smoke!

The Originium worms hiding in the dark originally wanted to hide in the dark, ready to strike, but under this attack, they instinctively rushed out of their hiding places. Thousands of Originium worms seemed to crawl out from various cracks in the rocks, under the stones, and in the pools, running around everywhere, and many of them rushed directly towards Skadi.

Margaret forced herself to recover from the shock, took out her warhammer and wanted to help, but the next second, someone got there before her. A snap of fingers sounded beside her ears, and a brilliant electric light had already poured out towards the Originium worms before her. The dazzling light dyed Margaret's profile golden, and also hit a whole group of Originium worms in the distance. Before Margaret could react, the electric light suddenly split into countless strands, opening like a huge spider web and spreading towards the entire Originium worm swarm. All the Originium worms that came into contact with the electric grid did not stop, their bodies trembled, and after a while, their bodies turned red and even emitted a faint meaty aroma.

Margaret stared at this scene in a daze for a while before she turned her head as if waking up from a dream and looked at Roy beside her. She saw that Roy's fingertips were wrapped with arcs of lightning, winding between his five fingers like an obedient little snake, doing whatever it wanted.

【Thunder Method】

This was Margaret's first reaction. Although it was only to kill fragile infected creatures like the Originium worms with lightning, the ability to release lightning in such a huge range in an instant made her think of the [Thunder Method] that was never passed on to outsiders in the legend of Yan Country.

However, thunder magic still requires the use of talismans and formations, but Roy's electricity only requires a snap of a finger.

Who knows how powerful this lightning is? If it is powerful enough to penetrate armor and kill humans, and the casting speed is still only a blink of an eye, then Roy's strength may really be considered at the level of the [Witch King].

Noticing Margaret's shocked and thoughtful expression, Roy retracted the lightning flashing on his fingertips, forced an unfathomable smile on his face, and changed the subject:

"How would you like it done?"

This can't be blamed on him, he just wanted to show off and try out how powerful his alien module that he had upgraded with great difficulty was, but he almost exposed himself by accident.

According to his expectations, the lightning he released should have fallen from the sky like [Glorious Fragments], like a divine punishment, and these Originium worms should have turned into ashes in an instant under this lightning. However, he didn't expect that the power was not enough when he released it halfway, not to mention that they turned into ashes in the blink of an eye. Roy forced himself to use the electricity for a long time before finally roasting these Originium worms to medium rare. If he cut them open, there might even be blood.

If Margaret found out about this, his life as a great hero of the Knights of Eternity would be over.

Fortunately, at this moment, good homi Skadi played a role. She completely ignored the burnt and half-cooked Originium worms on the ground, walked to the deepest part of the cave, and smashed down with a sword. The treasure buried in the cenotaph finally saw the light of day.