"Oh, take it." Back on Hearthfire Island, Aske tossed the Potion of Astral IV to Nora.

"What is this? Potions? Nora swept the spirit upwards to recognize it.

"Drink it." "After the initial digestion, we will go and gather everyone and prepare to run away." ”

"Runaway?" Nora was stunned for a long time before she realized that she was going to evacuate, "But the war is not over yet!" ...... Eleanor's side"

"Does this war have anything to do with us?" Asker showed an inexplicable expression, "Isn't our purpose to find out how Emperor Otto was mentally bewitched?" ”

"Now that we've found out, we've got the reward. If we don't leave quickly, will we have to wait for the Holy See to drop the nuclear bomb on our heads? ”

Well, that seems to be the case...... Nora was speechless, but it always felt a little wrong to slip away like this.

"What are you going to do with the Duke of Bavaria?" Still a little uneasy, she continued to ask.

"Confession?" Asker said, "Why do you want to confess? Do you mean a breach of contract? We didn't sign an employment contract with him, so why did we report to him before retreating? ”

Nola: ........................

"Nola, we're a mercenary group." Aske said earnestly, "The purpose of the mercenary group's existence is to maximize profits and minimize risks, and the latter is often more important than the former. ”

"As the war continues, the Holy See will definitely lose patience more and more, leading to the further expansion of the intensity of the war and casualties, so it is impossible for us to cooperate with the emperor to the end, and running away is a doomed result from the beginning."

"Not to mention that now that the rewards are in hand, is there any point for us to stay here?"

"Eleanor won't agree." Nora points out another problem.

"I'll convince her." Aske didn't care about this, "Now that her father, the Duke of Bavaria, has fallen ill, he will definitely not join the war again, and naturally his life will not be in danger." What is she doing here? ”

"I have inquired clearly, the Duke will retreat to the original town camp north of the ruins of Verona tomorrow, and defend the retreat route and supply transportation line for the emperor's ** team. We'll get in, get to the finish line and turn west back to Milan. ”

"In Milan, we find a cell phone, and then you call your home and ask them to pick us up and take us to the city of Solomon."

"Hey, are we going to Solomon next?" Nora has some surprises and surprises, so can't I go home?

"Yes." "An employer has defaulted on our assignment pay, and we're going to Solomon to collect the debt. ”

Nola: ???

Unpaid wages? Who is it?

She took the potion and left, and Asker went to find Medea again, the succubus lady was in her bedroom on the second floor, putting on makeup in front of the mirror, when Asker was startled by the intruder.

"How can you break in while I'm putting on makeup!" Medea was furious.

"You need makeup!" Asker was taken aback.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Medea immediately softened, and her heart was happy. Some words are flattering, but when they come out of someone's mouth, she just loves to hear them.

"Take a moment to check if there are any people in our team who have been infected by the psychic plague."

"You mean...... Well, I see. Medea nodded, a thoughtful expression.

The back door.

If only I could install a backdoor in someone else's head......

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Eleanor stood on the hill, in front of the tomb of Chief John Knight.

Henry's body could not be buried here, but would be sent back to the Duchy of Bavaria, where his ashes would be placed in a special room in the Weissbach Palace, along with the rest of the family ancestors.

What kind of sad expression will his eldest brother Ludwig have after learning of his brother's death?

She looked at the tombstone of Knight Chief John and looked a little dazed.

No, not only her brother. How many bones are buried in the land near this hill?

They also had their own families, wives and children, but they were tragically buried in a foreign land, and they did not even have the opportunity to bring the bodies back to their homeland.

Eleanor suddenly remembered what Emperor Otto had said to him before Henry died:

“…… In the name of Emperor Otto, Lord of the Holy Solomon's Empire, I declare that your loyalty to the Empire and the Emperor is unquestionable. ”

"Loyal?" She muttered to herself.

The vassals were loyal to the feudal lord with their lives, the subjects supported the lord with taxes, and the feudal lords and lords protected the vassals and the lords with their power. Isn't that the ideal and perfect aristocratic spirit depicted in the knight?

But her brother gave his life to prove his loyalty, and where was the refuge of the emperor?

Even after the loss of her beloved son, her father, the sick Duke of Bavaria, still did not receive permission to withdraw his troops and return home.

Instead, he was ordered by the Emperor to retreat to the small town of Valdaño, north of Verona, to defend the gateway back to the foothills of the Alps for the Imperial Alliance.

At the same time, the second round of recruitment orders has been brought back to China by the messenger, and more demigods from major families will continue to be recruited to participate in the war.

The emperor's meaning is extremely clear, the purpose of recruiting more demigods is to hold on to the death, until the next round of demons suddenly comes.

Of course, the Holy See will not sit idly by and watch the imperial ** team stay in Italy and the peninsula. As time passed, the more powerful technological weapons the Holy See wielded to put pressure on the coalition forces by inflicting greater damage.

Whether the Emperor lasts until the Demon Tide comes, or the Holy See succeeds in forcing the Emperor back, the only people who have to endure suffering and sacrifice are these poor Imperial soldiers and knights.

If the empire wins, they will not be able to gain much from it, and most of the benefits will be seized by the great nobles; The empire has failed, and the great nobles can pay a ransom to the Holy See to save their lives, but they are left with no bones.

Eleanor turned around, and saw countless graves stretching from the hills here to the rivers on the other.

And on the other side of the river, there are countless gallows. Soldiers and knights who had planned a rebellion, tried to escape, and were even suspected of lack of loyalty, were hanged on shelves, their bodies fluttering in the wind, and the crows were left to eat.

This is the emperor's generous gift, as the largest lord and vassal of this empire, to his vassals and lords "rich gifts".

"Ah......h

Sure enough, Asker, you're right.

In this purgatory-like world, the weak can only be slaughtered.

However, even the weak are ...... before being brutally killed

…… There should also be the power to roar!

Her fingers suddenly grasped the hilt of the sword, and a dazzling light shot out from between her fingers, as bright as the sun, as condensed as substance.

Asker's figure teleported from the side, and he saw Eleanor let go of the hilt of her sword and look at him with burning eyes.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Your face looks much better." Asker said.

"You can't always be stuck in the past." Eleanor replied quietly.

"Well, it's best if you can figure it out." Aske always felt that there was something wrong with her now, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he ignored it for a moment and said:

"The investigation mission has been completed, and we are ready to evacuate next. You arrange, we need to join your father's retreating team. ”

Eleanor is also clear about the whole investigation of the plague of the mind. Then she spoke:

"The previous incident caused the emperor and the dragon of fantasy to have a deep impression on us, and if we want to evacuate the battlefield at this time, we will be in trouble if we are discovered."

"So they can't find out." Asker said.

"Tonight, my brother's coffin will be sent to the rear." Eleanor said, "We can blend in with the transport team and leave as soon as the Emperor and the others before they react." ”

"Okay." Asker said, "You go to Hearthfire Island first, and I'll keep the book for you for the time being." ”

"What are you doing on Hearthfire Island?"

"Check your mind." Aske said, "Make sure you don't get the plague of the mind. ”