"Ha~" Guard Byron yawned - he knew he shouldn't have done this while he was on duty, but he was too sleepy.

"Soldier, this is your third yawn of the day, and I told you a long time ago not to take all your money to buy wine. And unlike Byron, Lieutenant Aiden, who was holding the reins of his horse and standing at the front like an example, unceremoniously criticized this bad fellow, "You are a guard of the city, but look at the way you look now, with puffy bags under your eyes and a tired face, what is the difference between those drunks who are drunk and thrown out of the tavern?"

"Sir, I think I'm at least more handsome than them. Byron, however, did not look energetic, he still stood there with a tired face, even his body that should normally stand upright was a little rickety, and the shield in his hand was about to drag to the ground, "And you still poured this wine." ”

Lieutenant ...... didn't say anything for a while, and could only glare at Byron with a half-threatening and vicious look, making him stand up straight.

Under the vicious gaze of the other party, although Byron was a little reluctant, he still pulled himself together and stood up straight, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, when Aiden turned his head to inspect the others, he turned back to the prototype, bowed and staggered and began to daydream about himself - if he didn't stand he really couldn't sleep, he might have fallen asleep now, and went to find his beautiful girl in his dreams. But it wasn't much better now, and even though his people were still standing here, his spirit didn't know where it had drifted to, let alone checking for suspicious people, and he wouldn't have reacted to a dozen Bloodsail pirates dancing and waving torches in front of him.

But fortunately, it was a small team standing guard, except for Byron the cat in the shadow of the bridge, the remaining three were still standing in place, performing their duties well - it was because of this that they were able to find the problem in the first place.

"Huh?" Hannah, who was standing on the left side of the outside of the bridge, was the first to notice the situation, as the leader of the team, she had been in the army for eight years, and in her sight, a strangely dressed man emerged from the jungle beside the road, wearing tattered armor, some dead branches and vines were woven together and draped over the outside of the armor, carrying a long sword that was still dripping blood in one hand, and a limp wind snake in the other. Dead branches and leaves obscured most of the armor, which made it impossible for Hannah to tell where the other party came from from the specific system and emblem, but at least she could see that there was a clear difference between the long sword in the other party's hand and the ordinary standard steel sword in her own hand- If she is allowed to judge, this person may be a passing adventurer, and the number of humans who have come from the Eastern Continent to adventure has gradually increased recently, and this person may be one of them, but as a member of the Theramore Guard, she has another mission to carry out at this time.

She took a step forward - her teammates immediately noticed her movements, so she calmly pointed her finger to her mouth, and then to the person who was walking towards the city gate bridge not far away, and her teammates nodded knowingly, and then she put one hand on the hilt of her own sword and walked towards the man.

"Stop. She straddled in front of the other and blocked his way, "I'm a Theramore guard, please take off your hood and disguise for the safety of the city." ”

It was none other than Zhao Mian, and the sudden encounter made him immediately understand that he had become someone else's prey, so he simply abandoned the easy road and the almost accessible human camp, and turned into the swampy jungle with complex terrain and full of dangers. Fortunately, when he was still in Theramore, he had conducted a detailed survey of the terrain of the sedimentary swamps, and the dangers and reliable countermeasures here remained in his mind. So he first simply collected some water vines and leaves that could be found everywhere in the swamp and some reeds to weave this improvised camouflage suit on his body, and then avoided the various camps and outposts established by the humans of Theramore in the swamp - Although he knew that the Fireblade Clan was an orc clan, he also remembered that Onexia had said that behind the Fireblade Clan stood demons, and those damn fellows were not orcs with a single brain, and it didn't take much effort to seduce a human who was not strong-willed, so he didn't want to be exposed to anyone before arriving in Theramore. So he walked east from the ruins of the mallets, all the way to the hills near Tidebay, and then for two days along the hills and jungles near Dust Bay, avoiding the garrisons of the North Point watchtower and the guard post, until he was about to reach Theramore, when he left the hilly terrain and walked out of the jungle.

"Relax your guard, soldier. Zhao Mian threw away the dead wind snake in his hand, inserted the long sword back into the scabbard, and then lifted the disguise he was wearing, took off his helmet, and revealed his face that no one in Theramore did not recognize, "It's me." ”

"Ah......" Hannah was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised her hand and gave a military salute, "Hello sir, welcome back!"

"Not very well, can you help me get to Brother Khalman, let him bring a saw and surgical tools to the main tower, I need his help. Zhao Mian nodded as a salute in return, and then pointed to his right leg - the traces left by the battle were still freshly preserved there, although the healing wounds in the urgency kept him from bleeding to death, but the healed flesh and blood were stuck together with the tattered armor, and the exposed muscles and pieces of iron made him look more like a flesh puppet that was not well spliced, "Where else did Aiden go?"

"The lieutenant should now be patrolling elsewhere. Hannah glanced at Zhao Mian's legs, and immediately understood what kind of help he needed - after all, she was not a rookie egg, although not much, but she also had a share of her exploits on Mount Hyjal.

"Well, then when he finishes his patrol, let him come to the City Lord's Tower to meet me, I need to know what the orcs have been doing recently. With that, he raised his legs and continued to walk towards the city, Hannah waited for him to pass before turning to follow, "How is the situation in the city lately? I heard that there are people inciting war again?" He walked forward, and the soldiers guarding the bridge puffed up their chests and saluted him, and even Byron, who was hiding in the shadows, straightened his waist, and on the other side of the bridge, he saw that his soldiers were standing straight one by one, as if they were waiting to be reviewed.

"The guys who tried to incite the people to rebel still pop up regularly, but after we did the reverse propaganda four months ago, there were fewer and fewer people who responded to them, and now they are rarely seen. Hannah also answered his question without concealment, as if it should be, "It's just that many people in the public have recently begun to complain that the orcs occupy too many excellent resources, and there have been too many foggy days at sea recently, and the fishermen have almost zero income in the past month, and they have become more and more dissatisfied with this situation." ”

"I see. Zhao Mian nodded, and then thought in silence, on either side of him, the patrolling soldiers saluted him one after another, and then turned to continue their own work. He roughly sorted out the current situation in his mind, then turned his head to look at Hannah, "Your name and rank?"

"Chief of the Report, Hannah Reston, is now part of the Thirteenth Squad of the Theramore Guard, with the rank of Captain, with the rank of Sergeant. Hannah immediately stood in place, then gave a military salute and loudly announced her message.

"Oh, Sergeant. Zhao Mian looked at her for a moment, then turned around and continued to walk as he spoke, "You were able to answer those questions just now, which proves that you should have received an officer education, right?"

"I have participated in the second training of junior non-commissioned officers organized by you, Sir, and have been in the army for eight years as a member of the former Ambermere garrison. Hannah was always answered, and she was keenly aware that she might have come across an opportunity.

"Oh, it's been eight years, have you participated in the Battle of Mount Hyjal?" Zhao Mian also nodded secretly, feeling that he was lucky as soon as he came back, and caught a person who could be used, although he was not a general, but he just happened to lack a few subordinates who were good messengers.

"Holy light, I killed two spiders and was sent back to camp with serious injuries. ”

"Yes, that's good. Zhao Mian nodded, then turned to look at her and continued, "That's right, you should have guessed, I need some people to assist me in investigating some things now, since you are a veteran, then you go to say goodbye to Aiden after today's mission, and then select two squads of warriors who are good at riding horses to temporarily put them under my command, and I will make this request to the lieutenant later." As he spoke, he paused and thought for a moment before continuing, "Try to pick veterans who participated in the Battle of Mount Hyjal and have a clear understanding of the tribe, and we will most likely have to deal with some old friends this time - you understand?"

"Understood. Hannah nodded.

"Very well, then go on your mission, and let Brother Kalman come quickly. Zhao Mian waved her hand and let her leave behind her to carry out her mission, and Hannah also saluted and turned to leave.

"So, then—" Zhao Mian took a deep breath and turned to look at the white tower in front of him—he had dealt with all kinds of people here more than a year ago, and today he was back here again, ready to return to the job he knew best, "It's time to meet Gianna." ”