Chapter 577: Battle of Bukharin (5)
"Helena...... Miss, what are we to do now? β
Once in Yale City, the titular leader of the adventurer team walked up to Helena and asked what to do next.
"Let's take a rest first, find a hotel, everyone have a good night's sleep, try to adjust their state as much as possible, and from tomorrow, we will carry out the mission." Helena commanded.
"First of all, let's make sure what is going on in this Cordillera territory, judging from the situation in the port and the city defenses, it seems that there is some kind of emergency, and the adventurers and mercenaries seem to be being checked extremely closely."
"Secondly, judging from the current situation, it may be difficult to find direct evidence of whether she killed Her Royal Highness the Princess, so we must focus on collecting her strength and tone and motive for killing, and then report it to Her Majesty the Empress."
"Rest of the matter, just wait for instructions!"
They talked in whispers as they walked, and after saying these words, Helena's eyes turned to both sides of the road.
At this moment, they had left the city gate and came to the bustling street.
Here, the first thing that gives people the feeling is clean.
There is no sewage, no garbage, the streets are lined with neat trees, shops of all kinds, colorful signboards are everywhere, colorful but not cluttered, and the buildings do not have the chaotic feel of other cities.
Helena paid special attention to the people who came and went, and she noticed it at a glance from both locals and outsiders. Although the locals were not very well-dressed, they were quite neat and clean, and their complexions were healthy and ruddy, which showed economic power.
Above all, the whole city is full of vitality, and countless workers are busy not only on the docks, but also on the streets, pushing carts, transporting goods, unloading wine, silk, blankets, glassware, etc. from the docks. Transport to the store...... And she noticed. Elves, barbarians, dwarves, and even many orcs can be found throughout the city, most of whom are engaged in heavy manual labor. And it can be seen. They were all freemen. Not a slave.
All of this made her feel fresh and confused. Even more shocked. She couldn't understand why such a deserted territory could be more prosperous than the capital of their Balian Empire.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the street, and the people in front of them retreated one after another, and everyone looked forward at the same time.
On the street, a group of warriors in leather armor approached, and in their ranks, there were a dozen or so people who were tied up and gagged, all of them dejected. The onlookers were not afraid, but pointed out one by one, with a sense of schadenfreude.
"Uncle, what crime have these people committed?" At Helena's signal, one of the team members inquired about an old man.
"They're spies."
The old man replied casually, but as soon as he turned his head and saw Helena and the others' obvious outsider attire, he immediately fell silent and quickly walked away.
"Hey......" The team member was stunned, thinking that he had said something wrong, and turned his head to look at Helena innocently.
"Forget it, let's go back and rest first, and then work tomorrow." Helena frowned slightly and said commandingly.
When everyone heard this, they were all relieved, and the month-long journey had indeed made them physically and mentally exhausted.
In Yale City, as long as there is money, hotels are everywhere, the group quickly found a suitable hotel, and when they had nothing to say that night, they went back to their rooms and rested for the night.
The next day, early in the morning, they went out to inquire about the news...... They don't even need to take the initiative to inquire, they spend half a day in those adventurer's bars and other places, drinking wine and eating food, and three or two out of ten sentences are always related to their lord, Marquis Hathaway.
After the first day of the mission, back in the hotel, a group of nine people sat around and gathered all the information they had obtained.
At least one piece of news can be confirmed, this lord is in trouble, and will soon start a war with several northern lords of the Ostiga Empire, and there is also a natural church to stir up.
However, there is no clue about the death of her and Bishop BeyoncΓ©, and there is no way to investigate it at all.
"Miss Helena, what now?" As usual, when this kind of thing happened, everyone looked at Helena, who was sitting on the main seat, and asked her to come and make an idea.
"In Yale City, we have received at least one piece of news, that is, it has been confirmed that the Cordillera lord is not on good terms with the natural church, and this news can be passed back to Her Majesty the Empress first."
"As for the next step, we need to find out the strength of this Cordillera Lord first."
"It's also easy, a lot of information can be understood, and it will be clear if we spend a few days and go around the whole territory once."
"In the end, it is to investigate the whereabouts of this lord, this kind of thing, according to my estimate, she should not tell outsiders, the best way is to get close to her, start from her, and find out the truth of the matter. What do you think of this plan? With that, Helena looked at the rest of the people.
"It's a good idea, but it shouldn't be too easy to implement, right?" The druid in the team spoke up unexpectedly, and although he was also a druid, not all druids belonged to the Church of Nature.
He said with some disapproval: "Let's not talk about the noble status of the Lord of Cordillera, just her identity and ability as a mage, not ordinary people can get close, and it is not easy to get close to a high-level mage, such a person, would allow others to easily approach him?" And even if she was close, it was impossible for her to tell others about Her Royal Highness the Princess, this kind of thing was originally known to the least people as much as possible. Besides, now that the war is imminent, it is not a good thing for us to come forward at this time. β
When the others heard this, they nodded their heads again and again, and they also felt that this matter was a little difficult.
Miss Helena listened to him finish before her fingers clasped her fingers on the table. Explained with a smile: "If it was half a year ago, this plan was indeed a little difficult, but now it is not as difficult as you think. β
She took a tabloid from the side and let everyone take turns looking at it.
"This is a tabloid I saw on the street during the day, it is an announcement for the recruitment of instructors of the Military Academy, seeing this, you should understand, what should we do, right?"
"Miss Helena is saying that we are going to apply for the instructor of this academy?" Immediately, it dawned on someone.
Helena looked at the crowd with a smile. Seeing that they all showed a look of sudden realization. Only then did he continue: "That's right, now the Cordillera Military Academy not only recruits warriors, but also welcomes other professions. As long as someone can enter the academy. You will have a chance to get close to this lord. β
"I've inquired. Recently, this lord has been going to the courtyard a lot often, here. There's definitely a chance to be able to get close to her. β
"Miss Helena, do you think that lord can win this war?" Or the druid asked.
"It's just an intuition, we're all free anyway, so if we can't do it, we'll get out." Helena said.
Everyone listened and nodded their heads again and again. So, this plan was temporarily decided.
Naturally, the sooner the better, so after a little preparation, the group left Yale City and went to Bugalon via Mandi Gaza City.
Bugallon, originally a village about 15 kilometers from Mandy Gaza, the Cordillera training base is located in the mountains not far from the village of Bugalon, and the bandits that were originally entrenched here have been wiped out by the Cordillera army in the early days, and their cottage has later become part of the training base.
With the expansion of the Cordillera City Defense and the expansion of its territory, the demand for warriors and officers in the army increased, and simply promoting from the army could no longer meet the needs of the army. After much consideration, Hathaway decided to establish the Thornbird Military Academy in Bugalon.
The Thorn Bird Military Academy is a full-time, publicly-funded military academy - all fees are paid for admission to this military academy. Therefore, many children of ordinary people are eager to sign up, and there are many alien ...... Green elves, barbarians, dwarves, etc.
The dean of the academy is the Duke of Eastwood, Hathaway is the vice president, and the school not only hires a large number of qualified teachers, but also draws part-time teachers from the military or government agencies, these people have rich practical experience, so that the students can avoid going astray, and Helena and others see the advertisement for recruiting instructors.
In any place, the preferences of the people are mostly spread from the top down, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
As a lord, a great nobleman with absolute rights in this land, Hathaway vigorously promoted education, which directly led to the fact that in the territory of Cordillera, the already respected intellectuals became more and more respected, and the children, all of whom were proud to be a thorn bird student, also led to the development and prosperity of the city of Bugallon.
When the nine of them saw the just-completed Thorn Bird Military Academy in Bugallon City, they were shocked again by the grandeur of its scale...... They had just arrived from Mandy Gaza City, which seemed to represent the economic and cultural center of the Cordillera, and Mandi Gaza City was not as vibrant as the city, especially this college, which was more spectacular than the Lord's House.
After being surprised, they told the doorman the intention of their group, and someone immediately went in to report it.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, they watched it from the outermost layer of the courtyard. Even the scale of the outermost building is enough for them to look at it for a while and sigh.
When they entered the inner door of the academy and walked towards the reception building under the guidance of an instructor, the surprise in their hearts grew stronger and stronger.
Others don't say it, it's the instructor, it's the golden first-order martial artist, in the process of walking around the courtyard, he met no less than four warriors of the silver rank or above, looking at their clothes, they are all instructors of the academy.
It is unbelievable that a local college can accommodate so many middle and senior professionals to teach.
Because the candidates for the examination instructor were not in the hospital for the time being, they were temporarily arranged to live in the reception building, which had a special reception room, and the layout inside was very clean and intimate. When there was no one else in the hallway, the group met silently in Helena's room.
A group of people who were amazed expressed their opinions on the strong impact of the Cordillera tie on themselves.
In the end, everyone decided to record this situation in their own information and send it back to their own country together, so that Her Majesty the Empress could have a more intuitive understanding of the strength of this lord.
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At this point, Hathaway, of course, had no idea that someone had already entered her territory to track down some 'old stories', and even if she knew, she couldn't care about it, because the enemy had already shown their true fangs...... Either she hung on her fangs bloodily, or the other party was broken by her.
Mobilo rose into the air almost without warning, and although he was not as strong as the other party's mount to rely on, it was not difficult to walk in the air with his fierce spirit. The heavy knight's spear had lost its true face in his hand in an instant, and turned into a fan-shaped pale green light and shadow, silently pressing Hathaway in front of him.
The strong air friction scream was compressed alive in a very small space under the huge force of the knight's spear shaking, and it was not released until the moment the knight's spear's essence burst out, and the terrible scream suddenly bloomed in the air, almost tearing the eardrums of the people present.
The arrogance on his face was still undiminished, although Mobiro also realized that his opponent was not so easy to deal with, but arrogance and self-esteem were the preserve of knights, especially when dealing with these magicians, this arrogance could be fully revealed.
Hathaway's response was beyond everyone's expectations, the Unicorn King had already dealt with the other church knights, and Hathaway, who was standing in mid-air, blessed herself with a buff magic before Mobilo's attack, and at the moment when Mobilo rushed over, her body suddenly lit up with three golden rings, the magic wand returned to her left hand, and a long sword appeared in her right palm, and the sword body shook slightly, and the turquoise divine fighting spirit bloomed, like willows full of green stretched out in the air, showing their softest demeanor, That's it.
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