Lorena was led into the council chamber by Delphi, but the person sitting on the throne was not the one she wanted to see, Lady Proudmore was not there, and the emaciated body of Christopher, the housekeeper, occupied the beautiful chair, and was listlessly looking at a scroll.

"Your Excellency, Colonel Lorena has asked to see you. Defei, who led her into the council chamber, walked up to him with light steps, and said humbly in a voice that was clear enough but not too loud.

"What's the matter, Lorena?" But unlike the older butler, Christopher, who was also a subordinate, seemed even more arrogant, and he didn't even raise his eyes to look at Lorena's movements, as if the things described in the scroll were a hundred thousand urgent information, and continued to look at the scroll, while casually speaking.

"Private Strovo is gone. But it was not the first time that Lorena had seen such a situation, and she was a little used to this person's rudeness, not to mention that there were more important situations to report now, so she said it straight to the point.

But the straight words were only exchanged for a more casual answer: "Does this name mean anything to me?"

"If you memorize what the Queen said in the chamber, you'll know what the name means. ”

Hearing the hostile retort from the other party, Christopher put down the scroll in his hand for a while, stretched his body a little, and then puffed up his chest, making his mark as the Secretary of the Interior as obvious as possible: "In this room, you'd better talk to me in a different tone, Colonel." ”

"If you want to be respected, you should first learn how to respect others. Before Lorena could say anything, there was a sonorous footstep as another voice that had been away from the chamber for more than a year echoed through the room, "But...... Delphi, where's Gianna?"

"Sir!" Lorena turned to look at the door of the council chamber in some surprise, and Christopher only snorted compared to her, symbolizing his welcome to the man's return.

"The Queen has gone to help the orcs solve their 'magic' problems, and now I am acting as the agent of the city. Deffy looked around a little embarrassed, she was not very happy to judge the queen's behavior, and it was at this time that Christopher explained the current situation to himself, "As for you, Your Excellency Knight, after being stripped of your official position by the Queen, you are just the former Knight Captain of the disbanded Silver Hand Knights, and trespassing is a felony!"

"Well, that's a good point. Zhao Mian nodded indifferently, didn't bother with the guy who had put out the shelf, but continued to say to Defe: "Please help me prepare two chairs and a change of clothes and spare armor and weapons, and I need a few glasses of wine and some roast meat and bread." After saying that, he turned his head to look at Lorena again—the colonel's back seemed to straighten a little again, "Colonel, what's wrong with that private?"

"Sir, he ......" "Zhao Mian!" But before Lorena could answer Zhao Mian's question, Christopher slapped the armrest and roared angrily. Of course, it was easy to see his anger after being slighted, but even so, Zhao Mian didn't take him seriously at all.

But letting such a person lose his temper here will not bring any beneficial progress to advancing the topic, so under the angry gaze of the other party, Zhao Mian could only sigh a little heavily, and then pulled out the long sword at his waist and threw it straight out - right on the table in front of Christopher. Above the hilt of the sword, the emblem of the Order still shone with holy light.

"Your Excellency Christopher Secretary of State for the Interior. Almost word by word, Zhao Mian bluntly read out the other party's name and position completely, "I haven't seen you for more than a year, you are really getting more and more proficient in bullying tricks, I don't know what kind of order you want to give to me as an acting lord?"

"You...... I ......" Christopher's eyes trembled slightly as he looked at the long sword in front of him, although he was very sure that the man in front of him would never really kill him or even hurt him, he was just using intimidation to gain an advantage in the conversation, which was already the other party's usual trick, and it had been shown several times in the past few years. But he is only a civilian, and he has almost no attainments in martial arts, and he is still a little worried in his heart.

"Very well, now let's get back to the topic. Seeing that the other party was temporarily frightened by himself, Zhao Mian nodded - of course he would not really kill the other party, but this kind of intimidation was enough to make the other party sober up a little and re-evaluate the price of going against himself, after all, whether it was prestige or the number of supporters, he was far from being his opponent, "Lorena, what's wrong with that private?"

"Sir, shortly after the last time I met you, an orc merchant ship was plundered by pirates, and there was also one of our warships at sea at that time, but they didn't go to support each other when they saw the flag, and they complained about the direction of the orcs, so I was sent by the queen to find out the details of this matter, and then was attacked by the Fireblade clan on the way back to Theramore......"

"Fire Blade Clan?" Hearing this, Zhao Mian opened his mouth to interrupt the other party's words, then rummaged in his arms a little, took out the badge and handed it over, "Is this it?"

"Well, that's right. Lorena took the badge and looked at it for a moment and nodded, it was indeed the emblem style she had seen, but there were some problems here, it was located in the army, and she was still investigating this matter She had just found out about the Fire Blade Clan, why did the other party already take out this badge as evidence, "Sir, you are a ......" So, she looked at it with some confusion.

"The 'princess' gave it to me. Zhao Mian didn't hide it, and told him bluntly, "The other party won't lie to me about this matter, it's still credible." ”

Lorena, who knew a little bit of detail, immediately chose to divert from the subject, so she continued; After reporting these things to the Queen, she sent me to investigate the Fireblade Clan who was recruiting people in our city, and Strovo was the one who had been attacked with me earlier, and he was also the one who took the initiative to mention the information about the Fireblade Clan, so I sent him to find out the information, but it had been two full days since he left the Demon Buster Tavern and followed a person who might have been implicated, and I had to suspect that he had ......" At this point, she hesitated slightly, as if she was considering how to use the words, and then she spat out the last two words: "Missing." ”

"It's not a big deal, there will always be people who run away from the army without permission, and while that fact is painful, we have to learn to deal with it, Colonel. On the side, Christopher, who had not spoken for a long time, finally spoke again.

"It's a pity that Theramore is not Lordaeron, and I am not Garissus, and Theramore's army is not that vulnerable. Zhao Mian glanced at him and retorted, "If the soldiers fled from the army, if it wasn't because of pay or logistical problems, then it was generally because they were tired of army life, but it was impossible for such a person to be selected by Colonel Lorena as one of the team members." I think your remarks are a bit ill-conceived. ”

"That's right, so I'd like to search Okaz Island thoroughly, and if we can find him, we'll definitely be able to figure out what the Fireblade Clan is up to. Lorena also immediately followed Zhao Mian and said, but her request was not for Christopher, but for Zhao Mian who had just sat down on the stool that De Fei had moved.

"No need. But what she was waiting for was another incredible answer, Zhao Mian began to untie his armor, and said: "Of course, we do need to do some follow-up work, but it is already too late for a large-scale search, since he has not been seen for two whole days, then he must have achieved his glory." Zhao Mian said, shaking his head, "His actions are too impulsive, maybe his sense of responsibility and honor makes him a little dizzy." ”

"This ......" Lorena couldn't spit out the words of questioning before she was blocked back by Zhao Mian's next remarks, she stood there with her neck crossed, looking a little embarrassed.

"That's why I said we needed an espionage agency and trained spies. "Bang dang. Zhao Mian took off his upper body armor and threw it aside, then patted the weeds and dirt on his body, and began to untie his leg armor, "After a while, go to the quartermaster office and withdraw forty silver coins and give them to his relatives, and say that his name will be engraved on the stone tablet." ”

“…… I see. Lorena nodded hesitantly.

"After you have taken the trouble by surprise, the other party will definitely - at least the dangerous part will temporarily evacuate the city, and according to the opponent, not only this private, but the person he is following has disappeared nine times out of ten. Zhao Mian sighed and continued: "The other party used the banner of an orc to recruit troops in the territory of the human race, and specially chose a place like the Demon Buster to promote himself, don't you smell anything—don't you smell anything, Lorena? Or are you away from the front line for two years, so your sense of smell is no longer so sharp?"

"Sir, I'm ......," Lorena opened her mouth to say something, but hesitated for a moment and did not continue.

On the other hand, it was at this time, accompanied by a rush of footsteps, several people rushed into the council hall, led by a man with a beard on his face, wearing a yellow-and-white monk's robe, carrying a leather toolbox in his hand, and behind him, several neatly equipped officers followed in.

"Your Excellency Zhao Mian, I heard that you need my help. Brother Kalman came in and took a look at the situation in the council chamber for a moment, and then walked over to Zhao Mian, who was sitting in the middle of the chamber, without paying any attention to Lorena and Christopher, who was sitting on it.

"Ah, Brother Kalman. Zhao Mian nodded at the other party, then pointed to the stool next to him, and then pointed to his right leg, "If I come by myself, I may not be able to handle the size, so I'm sorry for you." ”

Brother Kalman knew what he should do as soon as he saw Zhao Mian's right leg, and he immediately walked to the side, first laying down the stool and sitting on the frame of the stool, and then began to carefully examine the mass of flesh that had become entangled with the armor.

Seeing that the other party began to treat his injuries, Zhao Mian raised his head to look at the few officers who walked in with the monk—he first looked around, then nodded, signaling the other party to relax, and then asked the brown-haired man in the front, "Lieutenant, are you done patrolling?"