Dealing with the affairs of the former Attila Empire is a man named Gustas, who was originally a pirate ravaging the Baltic Sea, with the titles of "Scourge" and "Rabbit", a more traditional pirate who did not believe in gods and goddesses, but only for pure wealth.

Compared to the other pirates, Gustas is more pure, they only become pirates for the sake of wealth, and under normal circumstances, they do not kill too much, which is enough to gain a little gratitude from the victims, and at the same time they are disgusted and spurned by the rest of the pirates, Gustas's actions always make the rest of the pirates feel hypocritical, which makes them even more brutal.

Such a pirate career occupied a long time in Gustas's life, until Alice established the Baltic Empire in Jutland, and the entire Baltic pirates trembled under the gaze of this behemoth, but Gustas was one of the few pirates who did not leave the Baltic Sea, but chose to join the empire.

No one knows why Gustas would give up everything he had so easily, and even all the wealth he had plundered before was given to the empire to save his life and restore his reputation.

In several naval battles after joining the Empire, the ships he piloted performed well, and in the encirclement and suppression of pirates, his achievements successfully put him in the eyes of the Empire's top brass.

From captain to captain of the fleet, to now the commander of a regiment capable of commanding a certain front, it took Gustas fifty years, his beard and hair have turned gray, but his abilities have become more and more sophisticated with time.

Now he has lost the title of "Disaster Star", and only retains the comical-looking and harmless "Rabbit", but in fact he is feared even by his enemies, and rarely calls him by his name, only "Rabbit".

To be honest, the work and tasks that he needs to deal with are not easy at all, the battle against the Attila Empire was too fierce, and the area is full of ruins that need to be rebuilt, and it is impossible to complete the reconstruction of this area at least this winter.

Although cash-for-work is now a solution to the needs of war-torn people in need of supplies, small problems arise every day that seem small and can quickly turn into intractable crises if not properly addressed.

The contradictions between the races are also very acute, this is a problem left over from the time of the Attila Empire, humans, jackals, white bear people, mammoths, and centaurs are distributed in this land, among which there are natives who have lived in this land for thousands of years, and there are also outsiders who have come to this land for various reasons to live and reproduce.

There has been a long history of rivalry and conflict between these races, which may have started out over land and resources, but over time this conflict has turned into pure hatred.

It is simply unrealistic to deal with this problem in a short period of time, and even in Jutland and the Isle of Rice in the Baltic Empire, there are ethnic contradictions.

There is also the problem of the remnants of the Attila Empire, no one really took these remnants to heart, even if they managed to destroy several towns, the army of the Baltic Empire did not regard them as a real threat.

However, the time has come to face up to this threat, or that these remnants have joined forces with other forces and have once again become a problem that needs to be solved.

According to the adventurers who escaped from the forests and caves, they were attacked by wild beasts, not only the winter wolves, but also the dragons.

It is not surprising that beasts, even legendary beasts, attack these adventurers in the wild, whether because of food, because of territory, or, like dragons, for the sake of the adventurer's wealth.

But when these adventurers have left the territory of these beasts, and are still being pursued by them, it is all the stranger, and it is completely unreasonable, even for the sake of wealth, not to go to such great lengths.

In addition, some of the missing adventurers are spellcasters in the empire, and the disappearance of these people needs to be clearly explained, even if the death has been confirmed, they must obtain information before and after death to confirm the cause of their death.

"We need to send someone to check it out. ”

Gustas tapped his fingers on the table, making a dull, rhythmic sound that faintly made people's hearts beat faster in the empty room.

"What do you think, my adjutant. ”

Next to Gustas, there was a male with a scar on his face, expressionless, standing quietly with his hands behind his back, looking like a well-trained soldier, but with a wild nature that a soldier should not have.

"Yes, Captain. ”

The adjutant stared ahead, and even if he was answering Gustas's question, he had no other expressions or movements.

"I'm not a captain anymore. ”

Gustas shook his head helplessly.

He was followed by his current bodyguard, who had been his first mate since he was a pirate, and who had followed him to the Baltic Empire without hesitation.

"There is never anything unusual for no reason, there may be many coincidences in this world, but behind each coincidence, there may be someone plucking the strings of fate. ”

Sensing the strange look in his first mate, Gustas shrugged his shoulders.

"Sometimes, the bards say things that are not just for the sake of art, but sometimes they give us a solution to the problem. ”

"Let the assassin strike, the news may be significant. ”

Gustas tapped his head with his hand.

"That's what my gut tells me, it hasn't told me anything in years. ”

The soldier, who was standing in the room like a sculpture, nodded, walked over to Gustas's table, took the note already written on the table, and left the room.

The assassins of the intelligence services will not follow a figure like Gustas 24 hours a day, they will protect them on the perimeter, leaving a lot of personal space for a person of Gustas's status.

Or it's okay to describe it as respectful.

Gustas picked up the teacup from the table, he looked at the mountains of papers on his desktop, and shook his head helplessly, few people would like to deal with such boring work, and Gustas was no exception.

Work is never done, and finding time to relax between work is the secret to Gustas's ability to have thick hair even now.

"We've had enough trouble, and I really hope those guys in the United Kingdom don't add extra work to me here, even if they want to make trouble, please go to Sigerud's trouble. ”

Gustas began to babble and complain, and he felt a little impatient to let the pirates, who knew only how to fight and kill, do such heavy internal work.

But his intellect suppressed his sensibilities, allowing him to take the task entrusted to him seriously, though he preferred to sail the ship through the rough seas and see the rising sun slowly from the horizon every morning.

He hadn't drunk rum in a long time, and the slightly bitter wine was much better than the tea used to lift it, and he missed the seafood delicacies on the ship, even though the food cooked by the halfling chef was just as delicious now.

Regret?Of course, Gustas had no regrets in his heart, he missed the freer life of the past, but he was equally satisfied with the life he was now.

Just as Gustas was taking time to entertain himself, a knock on the door suddenly sounded, and the temperature that had been warm due to the indoor brazier began to drop sharply.

The unfinished hot tea on the table showed signs of freezing in an instant, making a clicking sound, and with this sound, the appearance of the delicate teacup was destroyed by an ugly cobweb-like crack.

"Come in. ”

Gustas sighed helplessly and threw the broken teacup into the trash can next to him.

A crack opened in the closed side, and black shadows wriggled into the room, as if they had been kneaded with dirt, and the shadows turned into human forms.

There are no facial features, no appearance, no costume figure

Even the candle flame in the room could not make a clear view of the human form

"I'm sorry, Gustas. ”

Obviously, judging from the appearance, this black humanoid does not have the organ of a mouth, but it can speak strangely.

"If you go out like this, you're going to be attacked by those soldiers. ”

Gustas rubbed his hair helplessly.

"It doesn't matter, they can't beat me. ”

The Shadow's answer gave Gustas even more headaches.

"What are you doing here. ”

The Dark Shadow is a legendary spellcaster in the army, or one of the more outstanding among them, and is said to have earned Alice's approval for her efforts and talent.

"I want to be a part of what's next. ”

"I've handed it over to those assassins. ”

"Those assassins have completed the investigation, and it is definitely up to you to arrange troops to deal with them, under normal circumstances, those assassins will only provide information and will not solve the problem. ”

"We can help you with that. ”

The voice of the black shadow is not turbulent, and it is difficult for people to understand the black shadow's thoughts, or moods, through the tone.

"Looks like you know a lot about that. ”

Gustas's gaze was already slightly sharp.

"I just came back from the forest, where I was attacked by a white dragon. ”

"The white dragon doesn't attack me for no reason. ”

The shadow nodded, as if to reinforce the persuasiveness of its words.

"The White Dragon is no match for you, let's say it. ”

Gustas leaned back in his chair and looked at the shadow with his hands on his chest.

"When these white dragons in the wild were fighting against the Attila Empire, they did not join the army of the Attila Empire and fight with us. ”

"Isn't it strange that now, now that we have defeated the Attila Empire, we have begun to attack the troops we sent to the forest?"

"It's because I think it's strange that I'm going to let the intelligence services get out of the way and get them. ”

"I already have the answer in my heart, and I still do this more. ”

The shadow made a disdainful expression.

Gustas patiently answered the Shadow's question.

"The rules of the Empire are always based on evidence, and no matter how accurate a guess may seem, it is just a guess. ”

This is pretty standard, and there's no way to pick out the slightest wrong answer.

Now that he has become a member of the imperial system, and is still a member of the ranks, it is necessary for Gustas to follow such rules, and he is no longer the unruly and free pirate he used to be.

He is now in charge of the fate of hundreds of thousands of people, no matter what decisions he makes, he must be as careful and cautious as possible, it is not only the enemies from the empire who are staring at his position, even within the empire, there are still people who despise his pirate birth and always want to find an opportunity to attack him.

"The more stable you are, the more timid you are. ”

The dark shadow's words made the breath of several of the guards around him heavy, their eyes were as sharp as swords, and they probably didn't know how many times they had killed the black shadow in their hearts.

"It seems that these guards of yours are not qualified enough. ”

The dark shadow accurately captured the changes in the gaze that looked at him.

Gustas turned his head to look at his guards, with a coldness in his eyes that did not have the slightest smile, sometimes loyalty does not bring a good thing, as if now because of the recklessness of those guards, he fell into a disadvantage in the confrontation with the dark shadow.

"Until the news is confirmed, I will not allow you to do anything to those white dragons. ”

Gustas's tone was no longer polite.

"Whether you succeed or not, I don't want your actions to irritate the dragons, and now that the whole region is rebuilding after the war, and Siegrud is preparing for the United Kingdom, there is absolutely no way to make any mistakes at this time. ”

"It's just your wishful thinking that you can't make an extraneous mess, and if you don't want to provoke those dragons, it doesn't mean that those dragons will simply let us go. ”

"Now they're just going to take those adventurers, and maybe in a while, our hunters won't be able to get prey from the forests, farmers won't be able to farm in the fields, and herders won't be able to find safe places to graze. ”

The Black Shadow was serious.

“……”

Gustas's brow furrowed, he could already hear the other party's voice, the purpose of those beasts was not as simple as before.

"No, I still can't agree to your request. ”

Gustas stared at the shadow for a few minutes, then shook his head and rejected the suggestion.

"I know what you mean, my gut tells me you're talking about bad situations that are likely to happen, but I can't say yes. ”

"Chrissy. ”

The dark shadow was silent for a moment, and then said, "Why?"

Her voice was hoarse and dry, as if she had spoken for a long time without drinking water.

"I'm no longer Captain Gustas, now I'm Archon Gustas, and there's still a lot of important business for me to take care of in places like Hayriydalen, Sapumi, Angmanland, and Medalpad. ”

"Those tribes of Bohama and Kora, now only because of the Empire's force, temporarily obey the orders of the Empire, and a little neglect may cause those fellows to rebel. ”

Gustas replied seriously, these are indisputable facts, and it is not possible to clean up the mess after the war in a short time.

Of course, Chrissy knew this, and she could hear the deep meaning hidden between the lines of Gustas's words, and knew that Gustas wanted her to settle down at this time, and properly assist him in his work and stabilize the situation in the surrounding area.

In addition to this, there was a slight warning in Gustas's words, warning her not to forget the laws of the empire at this time, and not to influence the policies of the empire because of her personal desires.

Chrissy is here, not just Chrissy personally, there must be other spellcasters behind her, and there are also related interest groups behind this group of spellcasters.

There will be differences between people no matter what, it may be age, it may be race, it may be gender, it may be hometown, but it is more about ideas.

This difference exists everywhere, it is unavoidable and difficult to eliminate, and in the Baltic Empire, this difference also existed.

Because of this difference, there are all kinds of circles within the empire, which may not be called factions now, but are just beginning to take shape.

Chrissy looked at the guards around her, she lowered her head and was silent, and what was hidden was placed on the table for discussion, which made her in a dilemma.

As Gustas had guessed, she was making this request at this time with a lot of selfish desires, and now the Baltic Empire Legions in the former homeland of the Attila Empire were busy with post-war clean-up work and preparations for war against the United Kingdom.

The group behind Chrissy was not very strong within the Baltic Empire, and they could not gain much from the reconstruction of these cities or the war against the United Kingdom.

If there is no way to get a watermelon in the distance, then holding the apple tightly in your hand is the best choice, and the group has set its sights on those deep mountains and dense forests.

In these deep mountains and dense forests, there are resources hidden for an unknown number of years, precious herbs, those rare and exotic beasts, can bring long-term benefits to the group.

It would be even better if rare minerals and forest farms could be discovered, which could be operated as the backbone of the entire interest group, and could provide these casters with a steady stream of valuable materials to improve their strength.

Those spellcasters are willing to join these interest groups, and they do not want to obtain these materials, after all, the materials provided by the empire are indeed sufficient, but they need to be paid to obtain them.

Now Chrissy has come to find Gustas, hoping to get the right name and get the official affirmation from the Empire, as long as they can solve those troubles, then they can avoid the attacks from other interest groups.

Knowing that there was no point in continuing to persuade, the shadow did not argue with Gustas, and disappeared from the eyes of those present in an instant, leaving only the sound of the sound chamber door closing.