The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

The purpose was to distance themselves from the Knights, and to be responsible for all their actions individually.

The supplies for the Third Company were collected from the wagons behind Field, while the grain received from Hanover Town was recorded in a separate ledger.

This expense will be entirely charged to Anna's merchant guild.

There were originally a lot of miscellaneous items in the back of the carriage, but Anna activated the ring in her hand to not only replace all the supplies in the carriage with the supplies that needed to be distributed, but also arranged them neatly.

This made Venus, who was already envious of Anna's storage items, even more envious.

"Thank you so much this time." Baz walked up to Viner without anyone noticing.

“You should thank Anna; only she could have done that,” Viner reminded her.

It's one thing for Baz to violate military law by leading his troops to distribute military rations without authorization.

Given that his intention was to save people, he would only face three possible outcomes: demotion, dismissal, or expulsion from the Knights.

However, if the logistics detachment, which is in charge of the logistics of the entire battalion, also does something so outrageous, the significance is completely different.

If the investigation is successful, it would be considered a success if the body could be left intact.

If Anna's other identity hadn't acted as a buffer, Vandley, as the quartermaster, wouldn't have let her run wild.

"I know, but aren't you the only one with nothing better to do?"

Anna was distributing supplies, and Julian, after resting, also went to the outside of the village to keep watch. So it was true that only Vener was indifferent to everything.

“...I will pass on the message to her for you,” Viner, who had been relegated to a life of leisure, replied helplessly.

"Oh, no need. I just said it casually because you look friendly. Just let it go in one ear and out the other." Baz patted Venus on the shoulder and sat down cross-legged.

“I’ll help them to the end. Tomorrow at dawn, I’ll lead my brothers to follow the trail left by those frost wolves and eliminate this threat. Once this is over, I will ask my superiors to let me resign from my position as company commander.”

“Anna could actually—” Viner was about to explain Anna’s intention in revealing her identity.

“Why do you think I came to find you?” Buzz interrupted.

“I can tell that this girl is no ordinary person. If she pleads for me, the captain will definitely turn a blind eye to the mistakes I’ve made.”

"But that would break the rules. If we only look at the results and ignore the legitimacy of the process, it's easy to go to the other extreme."

“...I have learned a lot.” Viner bowed and said.

Buzz had made his point so clear; how could he not see the other man's hint?

How many people know that beneath Buzz's burly appearance lies such a delicate mind?

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"Next person!"

Anna called out towards the outside of the carriage.

“That’s all. That was the last household.” Vandreh lifted the tarpaulin and entered the carriage.

"I see." Anna glanced at the list in her hand, then closed it and put it into her storage ring.

As a result, all the villagers in Hanover received a week's worth of rations, enough to last until the merchant caravan arrived.

“Baz’s immature actions have made the Commissioner laugh at us,” Vandley said with a helpless expression.

Having a storage ring, which allows her to easily transport large amounts of supplies, is merely the surface reason why Anna was assigned to the logistics team.

It was only through Vandley's private address that the true purpose of Anna being assigned to the logistics unit was revealed.

Following the family precepts of its founder, the Valentin Chamber of Commerce provides substantial sponsorship to the college annually and bears more than half of the military expenses for the college's most important Order of St. Freya.

With such a large investment, it's impossible to simply hand over the money and leave it at that.

Every year, the Chamber of Commerce sends a specialist to monitor the Chamber and ensure that the flow of funds is compliant, in order to prevent embezzlement and misappropriation.

This year, it's Anna's turn to take on the important position of commissioner at the college.

Despite both being trainees assigned to the logistics team, Anna could even roll up important ledgers and pull them out, while Viner never had the chance to touch them.

"How could that be? It was clearly a lesson for my daughter." Anna was still in the mood to joke.

"However, I would like to know, if it were not me here, how would Your Excellency the Quartermaster handle this matter?"

"Report to the brigade headquarters first, then purchase grain from the surrounding towns and transport it over," Vandley replied.

"Even if they simply can't afford to buy the food?" Anna asked.

For example, these frost wolf corpses were simply spoils of war for the Third Squadron.

After going around in circles, it was essentially the Knights using their own money to buy food to support Hanover Town.

"There's no way around that; saving lives isn't a business."

Vandley's attitude is consistent with the attitude of the Knights of St. Freya.

Baz made a mistake this time, but not in the distribution of food; his mistake was acting first and informing the authorities later.

Corresponding to the combat strength of the Heraldsmen is their food intake and energy consumption.

For Emblem users who rely on physical abilities as their primary fighting style, if they are hungry, they may only be able to unleash half of their full strength.

Suppose that Buzz's stubbornness leads to a significant reduction in the squadron's combat effectiveness, resulting in unnecessary casualties, he, as the squadron leader, will not escape blame.

However, it remains uncertain whether surrounding towns will be able to purchase enough food, and how long the transportation will take.

Baz's actions saved the villagers of Hanover from starvation for at least several days.

"Now I understand where the good reputation of the Knights of St. Freya comes from," Anna couldn't help but sigh.

It was only after she had seen the ledgers that she began to truly understand these guys.

Despite being the highest-ranking knightly order in the entire continent of Fodora, the members are treated worse than even the private soldiers of nobles.

Aside from carrying out important missions, they are very stingy with daily logistics and equipment supplies, even making do with equipment that is about to expire.

The expenditure on food and supplies is particularly unusual.

After ruling out the possibility that all members of the Holy Knights are incompetent, based on Anna's current observations, only one conclusion can be drawn.

The situation in Hanover is not unique.

Chapter 177 All Actors

After resupplying the Third Company, the logistics team did not linger.

After all, they won't provide meals if you stay.

Julian, who had rested in the carriage beforehand, took the driver's seat and relieved Anna and Van der Ley to rest.

Field continued to lead the way.

A small incident occurred during this time.

......

Julian handed the reins of one of the carriages to Wiener, only to be told that Wiener did not know how to drive a carriage.

"You're saying you can't even drive a carriage?" Julian looked at Vina with a questioning expression.

“...If we’re not in a hurry and just follow slowly from behind,” Viner said with difficulty, as if her sore spot had been hit.

“What a waste of space.” Julian shook his head.

Because of a last-minute detour to Hanover, the remaining time was limited if I wanted to reach the First Squadron's base before noon the next day.

Julian, of course, would not allow Vigna to drive the carriage and stroll behind him.

So he plopped down between the two carriages, gripping the reins tightly with both hands, as if preparing to drive both carriages simultaneously.

"drive!"

Julian flicked the reins with a flourish, and the two carriages drove off side by side, leaving a trail of dust in their wake.

Wiener was so stunned by the horsemanship that he didn't realize a problem until he saw the carriage getting further and further away.

"Hey, I haven't gotten on the bus yet!"

Wiener chased after the carriage relentlessly.

......

In the end, it was Little Ma who had a change of heart. While running, he suddenly realized that he was missing a meal ticket, so he broke away from the group and came back to bring Vina along.

Vena then got back into the carriage.

"Vina's equestrian skills definitely need improvement."

Anna, who was in the same stable, covered her mouth and laughed.

"I'm a blacksmith first, a herald, and I occasionally have to work as a cook. Now you want me to learn how to be a groom? Isn't that asking too much?" Vena couldn't help but complain.

“That seems to be the case,” Anna continued, following up on Vina’s words. “It’s just that seeing how skilled Vina is in all sorts of things, I subconsciously assumed that horseback riding wouldn’t be a problem for her either. I was just being too presumptuous.”

Wiener was also helpless about this.

Is it Gondoraf's fault that he couldn't use horses as weapons?

Fortunately, he still has Chow Yun-fat.

Others riding horses achieve a result where one plus one equals more than two, but Little Ma with Vina achieves a result where two plus one equals less than three. They can barely be considered evenly matched opponents.

"Vina, what should you do if your girlfriend wants to go for a drive in the future?"

"I've heard that the Cordelia family is extremely skilled in horsemanship. Could it be that Vena will end up sitting in the back?"

"It shouldn't be... right?"

Anna's words were like sharp swords, piercing through Vener's pride.

It reminded him of the bet he had with Lisette, where the loser would have to be her groom for a year.

Pshaw, he won't lose.

He has to win the bet, and then Lisette will have to take him riding in a maid outfit.

"Vina's laughter is so disgusting," Anna's voice suddenly rang out.

"Hey, isn't this constant personal attack a bit too much?"

Wiener put down the armor in his hand and couldn't help but retort.

“I just remembered that someone promised to forge a weapon for me too. Could they have completely forgotten?” Anna reminded her.

"...Why don't you just keep attacking?" Viner, who had finally mustered up some courage, instantly deflated.

Because he had genuinely forgotten about it.

"I'll definitely make it up to you when we get back," Viner promised again.

"Then I'll look forward to it a little."

Anna gently stroked her hair, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"Cough!" A cough suddenly rang out; it was Julian's voice.

The sound wasn't loud, but it was very clear, indicating that the soundproofing of the stables was not ideal.

In other words, almost their entire conversation was overheard by outsiders.

"Although I really don't want to disturb you, I still have to warn you—there's an enemy attack."

"Is it a monster?" Vina didn't think the other party would joke about such a thing, so she quickly asked.

“No, it’s a human,” Julian denied.

"Whoosh!"

A sharp whistling sound suddenly rang out.

As if an immediate echo of Julian's words, an arrow came hurtling from afar, striking the canopy with perfect accuracy, causing it to tremble.

With this arrow as the signal, a sparse rain of arrows poured down on the carriage.

Julian quickly glanced at the depth of the arrow's penetration, then spoke.

"Kid, it's fine if you can't ride a horse, but you can at least act, right?"

"Understood."

"That's fine."