The envoys sent by the fortress were no longer the same as last time, but the army, which was not unexpected by Lin An. 「」

Lin An's current location is above the original mining area. The outpost that had been sent soon discovered their zài and, having learned about the situation, sent someone to inform the troops who were still in the rear.

Lin An was reluctant to come forward, and after Ike questioned her, he still came forward as a representative to welcome the arrival of the army.

In fact, there is nothing to welcome, with Ike's current manpower, he can't do anything, let alone pay attention to pomp and etiquette.

However, I heard that the Knight Captain of Wickvim who led the team this time is from a noble background and pays a lot of attention to etiquette, so Ike needs to make some preparations.

What's more, a certain Cheng dù said that even if this disaster is a natural disaster that cannot be disobeyed by manpower, Ike is the general person in charge of the mining area after all, and if he doesn't survive, forget it, since he is alive unscathed now, then Ike is already considered to be a guilty body.

According to Ike's own estimates, the number of people buried alive was about 500 or more, excluding the number of slaves, and the army strength of Grant Fortress was only 5,000 people.

Even if the mage had privileges, he could not be exempt from such a heavy loss, not to mention, among the dead were Mage Pete and Knight Lanno, who were of the same level as Ike.

As a result, Ike has been very active in stopping the rescue digging, and if he was lucky enough to save either Mage Pete or Knight Lanno, he would probably be much less culpable. 「」

When the fortress sent people, it probably hadn't guessed how bad the situation was in the mines, otherwise it wouldn't have sent a knight chief who was close to the nobility - Ike himself was from a minor nobleman's background.

Ike led the men to greet the approaching army, and the leading knight of Wickvim made his way through the humble camp of less than thirty men at a glance. The brow is deeply locked.

"It looks like it's worse than expected!" Knight Wickwim didn't look good, and wondered if he had come to the right place on this mission.

"No, it should be said, worse than what you see now. If it had been two days ago, you would have seen fewer than 10 people. ”

Master Ike said with a wry smile, roughly describing the process of the collapse and the subsequent rescue situation.

Culpability for Ike. Captain Wickwim could not claim on the spot, so he ordered to take over the camp and camp there.

As for Ike, the hapless fellow, Captain Wickwim could only pat him on the shoulder.

"Be optimistic, maybe things aren't that bad, it's not your fault after all!" Wickwim was somewhat sympathetic to his colleagues in distress. 「」

"The most optimistic estimate. I'm afraid I'm going to be sent to the front...... Well, since you're here, send someone to send us back, I can't wait to get out of this place of doom. ”

Ike didn't tell the Knights of Wakewim about the blue iron spirits he brought out, let alone the possibility of his imminent promotion—these were all the cards he turned over.

"Okay. The manpower I brought is enough to dig and rescue, but the logistics are not well prepared, so I will send someone back to apply for it by the way,"

Knight Captain Wickwim thought about it for a moment, nodded, and then seemed to think of something, and asked casually, as if unintentionally,

"That's right. What about Master Lynn, is he okay? ”

The only igloo stood on the flat ground that could be seen at a glance, and there were soldiers guarding it outside, and Ike didn't believe that Wickvim couldn't see it.

However, Wakewim is also a cautious guy. It's not that everyone pays attention to aristocratic pomp, at least they will know how to inquire about the other party's origin first-

Of course, touching Lynn's bottom may also be one of the tasks given to Wickwim.

"The master's health is not very good, and the mage who has stayed in the real yàn room since he was a child is always not as good as those of us who are used to being in the army...... I was injured in the accident this time, and I didn't get well for a while, so I couldn't come out to meet you, so please forgive me! ”

Ike coughed and said meaningfully,

"However, it is the selfless transfer of many healing potions by the Grand Master that has enabled some of our wounded to recover so quickly, but the master has a noble character, but the injury cannot be delayed after all, otherwise it will be difficult for us to explain-"

He bit the accent on the word "confession", and the Knight of Wickwim looked meaningful, glanced at the guarded igloo, and nodded:

"Of course, the master's noble quality is admirable, but it is always bad to ignore the body, Master Ike should persuade the master well, and try his best to heal the fortress - I won't disturb the master's healing, and please say hello to me!"

It seems that His Excellency the Masters with a great future has an extraordinary background, but after all, this is still the words of Ike's family-

Even if it's true, it's obviously not an occasion to make friends now, and the other party obviously doesn't want to see people, and forcing them to get together will only annoy people and lower their status. 「」

Therefore, saying this is already a subtle gesture of favor by Wakewim, leaving an introduction for future interactions.

"On behalf of the Master, thank you, Your Excellency." "Master Ike understood.

Knight Captain Wickwim looked at Ike and thought to himself, this guy seems to have a close relationship with the master, if the master is really from an extraordinary background, maybe this guy is not as bleak as he imagined, no wonder Ike said that the situation is not good, but he does not show the end of the road-

So Wickwim didn't rush to end the conversation and put on an attitude of wanting to get rid of Ike, but talked to Ike for a while, and the words revealed some of the recent situation in the upper echelons of the fortress.

“…… By the way, Your Excellency hasn't been back to the fortress for a long time, I'm afraid it's not clear.

The fortress is about to welcome the visit of a dignitary and a dignitary, and everyone is preparing for this, and it is difficult to dispatch manpower, otherwise this mining accident will not be so late to react. ”

***

On the road to the Lin Anhui Fortress, it was also a snow carriage dragged by a snow wolf, but it was no longer as disguised as when she came, and there was only the carriage she was riding in in the whole team, a velvet double-row eight-seater, much more spacious than the snow carriage she rode in when she came.

Because Kalinda was seriously injured and was the only woman, Lin An was very personable and let her recuperate in the car. At the same time, in order to avoid suspicion, the other three surviving mages, including Ike, were also invited.

The flat ground near the Elemental Fountain was perfect for the snowcart until most of the magic time had passed, when the snowcart had left the modified area. "" It became a little bumpy again.

Mage Ike looked at the sleigh trail in the distance and sighed:

"The area affected by the anomaly is not as big as we think...... If the location of the mine is not almost exactly above. Maybe there wouldn't have been so many tragic deaths. ”

"Those of us who survived were already lucky, such as Mage Pete and Knight Lanno, who were at the right time, and it was the real lamentation of fate's tricks-"

Kalinda interjected, taking advantage of the cover of the robe to gently shake Master Ike's hand, as if she could understand his worries about the future,

How sad their relatives and friends must have been when they heard the news! So even for the sake of our own relatives and friends. Let's be optimistic, too! ”

Lin An, who was sitting opposite with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke:

"No matter what kind of bad luck you face, you should have a calm and positive attitude, otherwise even if fate has left you a chance, you may not be able to seize the fleeting opportunity and miss it."

Lin An's words reminded several people of the process of Lin An leading them to escape. It was because she seized the fleeting opportunity in time that they were able to sit here unharmed.

Therefore, she is very qualified to say these words to them, and those who hear her words have their own feelings and gains because of their own experience.

……

After nearly two days of travel, when the high walls of Fort Grant were in sight, it was already afternoon, and the ice field at the turn of spring and summer had a rare clear sunny day, and the thin clouds showed a high sky. It didn't get dark.

Grant Fortress was still tall and solemn, and its gates were closed.

Eagle Eye, who was looking from afar, saw the arrival of the procession on the city wall, and the flag bearer waved the flag at the top of the wall to convey the message.

Behind the flag-bearer, more than a dozen flags of various colors fluttered high and hung down from the wall. Two of the flags are the most visible, in the middle of all the flags, flying high above the gate.

Lin An's gaze swept from above, and suddenly froze.

"How did the two flags switch positions? I remember that the original blue fleur-de-lis was on the right. She asked Mage Ike.

The world is honored on the left, originally on the left was the flag of the fortress General Matthew's family, and the blue iris flag represents the fortress belonging to the Duchy of Stuart.

Master Ike looked at the other two people in the carriage, smiled, and said:

"This is not a secret, I just got the news that the principality has decided on the final Grand Duke, but the new Grand Duke has not yet ascended the throne, Madame and the ministers jointly decided that the new Grand Duke will come to the front line to recruit in person, I am afraid that in these two days, he will come to Grant."

The arrival of the new Grand Duke represents the Blue Iris family, and the lord to whom General Matthew is loyal is, of course, honored by the Blue Iris banner.

Ike's answer made Lin An stunned, and his eyes flashed slightly, "What did Knight Captain Wickwim reveal?" ”

Mage Ike nodded slightly.

Then this news is ten times more accurate.

Everyone who heard it showed slightly surprised expressions.

"Do you know who the new Grand Duke is?" Kalinda's question happens to be what others want to ask.

It is common for news to be closed on the ice field, and it is common for many messages to lag by a year or two, but they are all attentive to the candidates for the new Grand Duke, although not all of them are from the Principality.

The change of the position of the Grand Duke of a principality affects the importance of dà.

Lin An thought of the gentle-eyed blue-eyed young man, and his heart tightened slightly.

"It is said that he is a side branch of the Grand Duke's family, he has not appeared in the circle at all before, and he is not more than twenty years old, and it is precisely because he is too young and inexperienced that the ministers seem to have some doubts about whether he has the ability to control the principality, so he ......"

Master Ike smiled, and the expressions of everyone present were a little meaningful,

"But Madame has already adopted him as an adopted son, and recorded him in the family tree, unless the ministers dare to let Madame return to Meryl with the dowry, and offend the royal family of Meryl, or if something happens to the noble new Grand Duke...... Otherwise, in my opinion, these actions of theirs are just stalling for time. ”

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