Fruya. Bell's arrival was, in a way, a boon to Hathaway.

Whether she admits it or not, saving zài is saving zài...... Hathaway, is alone in this world. The fusion of the original soul made Fruya. Bell's arrival sparked a blood resonance, and Hathaway had to admit that she was in a very happy mood during this time. In the eyes of Will and the others, they were also greatly gratified.

For a long time, Hathaway has been like a desperate Saburo in their eyes, except for cultivation, it is endless business, and normal social interaction has almost no intersection with her. But if you want a boyfriend, you don't even have a slightly intimate female partner. And now...... Although the Viscountess Elizabeth was not easy to match, this Miss Frua seemed to be good.

The little girl couldn't help coaxing, and Hathaway told the truth in a few words.

The answer is actually very simple, she is here to hide from the blind date.

Fruya. Bell accidentally learns that her mother is going to marry her to the second son of Archduke Casseff, and also plans to arrange a blind date. Although Fruya. Bell is still young, but that doesn't mean she doesn't understand anything. Bell walked away without any preparation, she didn't hate marriage, but she hated the gentleman who only ate and drank all day long, and did everything but get serious, so she chose to go out and travel.

When she stepped out of the Viscount's Mansion, she found that she seemed to have nowhere to go, in the vast sea of people, there was no bosom friend who could talk to her, although there were many girlfriends, but those girls from aristocratic families seemed to be more willing to talk about the wind and snow and which family's noble children, this kind of boring love has been haunting Fruya. Bell, it wasn't until she overheard Hathaway's name in the harbor that she decided to go to the half-sister she had only met once.

For Frua. Bell's choice, of course, Hathaway will support, and she will not send a message to Vermont City...... In a certain way, this can also be said to be a kind of revenge, anyway, the two sisters know it.

It's February, spring is blooming, the snow is melting, but Hathaway's mood is a bit bad - someone is being attacked by underground creatures near the Black Forest, which indicates that the underground race has sent a temptation to attack the Cordillera at any time.

"So, all that are currently under attack are a few adventurers and mercenaries?"

In the Lord's House in Mandy Gaza City, Hathaway sat behind her desk in her study, the warm sunlight shining into the study, and she asked with squinted eyes.

"Yes, according to the report, they should have encountered kobolds and dreadclaws." Barthes. Willie said.

Hathaway nodded: "Figuring out where and how many of them haunt is the key, this matter can issue a mercenary mission, I believe someone will undertake this mission." ”

"Shall we just wait? Passively waiting for them to attack? How about moving the battlefield to the Shadows if we attack them directly? "Jayfar. Troun wanted to place the battlefield outside the territory, after all, on the outskirts of the Black Forest, in addition to the fortresses that had just been built by the city defense army, there were three collective farms, and once the underground army landed on the surface, it was those collective farms and fortresses that suffered the heaviest losses.

As a result, as soon as he said this, Hathaway and Barthes immediately attracted him. Willie's eyes.

"If the underground race could be stopped so easily. Then, His Majesty the Emperor doesn't need to be so nervous. ”

Barthes. Willy said with a smile: "War is about the right time, place and people. Once we enter the dark region, first of all, it is the loss of the two major elements of time and location, and secondly, the advantages of people and people will no longer exist. ”

"That's right, the war must be fought on the surface, and it must be as close as possible to the Black Forest." Hathaway clapped her head.

Unified, the group redeployed the situation in the territory.

In the winter, the nearest collective farms located at the entrance to the dark area began to prepare for the relocation, and the new place of residence has been chosen, now that the weather is warmer, all the personnel under the unified arrangement of the territory, began to continue to move, the only thing that makes Hathaway a little distressed is that most of the cultivated land that has just been reclaimed has to be abandoned, although some of the land has also been sprinkled with seeds, and the soldiers in the fortress help to take care of it, but how much can be harvested, it depends on God's will...... Oh, no, it's God's will.

As the shape of the Black Forest is also becoming increasingly tense, so most of the mercenaries and adventurers have stopped their work, Hathaway issued a lord's order, and the lord's mansion issued a unified scout mission, and the mercenaries and adventurers who do not accept the task have two choices: one is to join the temporary security group to assist the security work of various towns; The second is to leave the Cordillera collar as far away as possible.

Of course, whether you accept a mission or join the security corps, you will get a lot of money.

This method was common in times of war, even when they traveled to other regions. There were also some mercenaries who chose to leave the Cordillera, and with the exception of a few who were afraid of death, the others wanted to return home before the war further expanded.

……

In a small estate in Gettysburg, there are also people talking about some anomalies in the Black Forest.

"You're saying that the underground races may then emerge from the Shadows?" A beautiful noble lady asked in surprise, an irrepressible look of horror on her face.

Opposite her was her husband, the Marquis of Highgrass, who had always been peaceful and steady, his face was heavy, as if he could drip water, and his brow was slightly frowned, as if he was preoccupied with something.

"That's right, if I'm right. We're going to be attacked by the Underground Race here. The Marquis of Highgrass answered his wife's question in a deep voice.

"But...... Why? Even if they attack, shouldn't they also attack Mandi Gaza City? The Marquise asked, puzzled.

Marquis Highglas smiled bitterly: "Although the two pieces of the Cordillera collar have developed, the foundation is still weak. And the fortress of Gettysburg is the gate of the province of Caself, and if this gate is broken, the wealthy province of Casev is exposed to the butcher's knife of the underground race. ”

"Oh my God!"

Hearing her husband say this, the Marquise couldn't help but exclaim: "Wouldn't it? With the fortification of the fortress of Gettysburg, how could they have breached the city defenses so easily? Besides, we can ask His Highness for help, and I'm sure he won't watch the fortress be breached, right? ”

"Theoretically, that's the truth. But change is much faster than planned, and no one knows what will happen next. Marquis Highgrass shook his head.

I am afraid that in the eyes of the Grand Duke, the location of Vermont City is far more important than the Gettysburg Fortress.

"And what about the Marquis of the Cordillera? Lips and teeth are cold, maybe she will help us, right? The Marquise asked suddenly, her eyes full of hope.

"Marquis Bell?"

Marquis Highglas read the man's name for a moment, then shook his head: "Impossible. Not long ago, I was ordered by the Grand Duke to seal off the fortress, and it would be good if she didn't fall into the well by then. ”

"What then?" The Marquise looked desperate.

"It's not that bad."

Marquis Highglas stood up, paced back and forth a few times, and then said, "Well, I can't leave my post without permission, but you and the children can go to Vermont City first." ”

"But ......"

"No, no. I can rest assured that you are not here, even if the fortress really can't be held, at least you have saved it. ”

With a vigorous wave of his hand, the Marquis of Highgrass decided the matter.

……

Change is always one step ahead of plan, and just as the Cordillera leader was preparing for battle, a very strange thing happened at a checkpoint hundreds of miles away.

This was the sphere of influence of the fortress of Gettysburg, and for the sake of early warning, the Marquis of Highgrass set up a post of six or seven men here, and often sent out patrols.

At this moment, a patrol of twenty cavalry was approaching the post, where they were going to rest before continuing their next mission.

"Captain Noah, things haven't been going well lately."

A young soldier looked around with a vigilant look on his face, "I heard that there were a large number of dreadclaw monsters in the Black Forest some time ago, you say, are those underground races going to war?" ”

Noah, the leader of this patrol, was about twenty-seven or eight years old, and seemed to be very shrewd, a promising petty officer in the Gettysburg Fortress City Defenses.

He glanced at the young soldier and said coldly, "Don't talk nonsense, take care of your own business." Don't say what you shouldn't say, if you have this mental guess, it's better to practice more and improve your strength as soon as possible. ”

"Oh, yes!"

After being reprimanded by the captain, the young soldier's face suddenly changed and he stopped talking. The others all had sympathetic looks on their faces, but in fact, they didn't know that the situation in the territory was not quite right now?

Since a few months ago, there has always been news of monster infestations, but because of the intervention of the Church of Nature, they have been forcibly suppressed their curiosity and fear, and now, after a few months, this danger signal is getting stronger day by day.

Seeing the soldiers looking around in fear, Noah, as the captain, couldn't help but sigh. He is actually not unaware of this situation, but, as an imperial soldier, he can only ask himself, try his best to appease his subordinates, the real battle has not yet begun, if the hearts of the people are scattered, then, what hope is there? R1152