"Salute to you, Marshal. Oh, and a few more adults. ”

When Byron received news from the Earl of Greyward, he rushed to the marshal's camp.

And in the tent, in addition to Earl Grayward, there was also Count Claes, who had just arrived, and two adults whom Byron did not know.

"Byron, we need someone to help us scout Rhodok's borders, and I recommended you to the marshal."

Count Claes nodded at Byron, and the other two lords seemed to agree.

Byron knew that there were many sentinels in the army that could be sent out to patrol and reconnoitre, but the lords would always arrange for mercenaries to carry out tasks that were already done by the regular army. Sometimes, there are tasks for which one's own people are not the most suitable. Many times, mercenaries will be able to discover important details or blend into places that are difficult for the Scout Force to access.

Anyway, it doesn't cost anything to hand over this kind of task to mercenaries, so all countries on the Calradia continent like to send two reconnaissance teams when they are scouting, one team of mercenaries and one team of their own scouts, and the reconnaissance areas often overlap. Of course, the final information should be based on your own people, using the mercenary's as a reference.

In the end, the commanders will integrate the information they have obtained and make a judgment accordingly.

Obviously, Count Claes still trusted Byron and the Peony mercenaries and gave them a chance.

"Never dishonor, sir."

Byron nodded, took the task, and slowly retreated. As usual, there is a hint on the taskbar to cross the border between the two sides to scout Fort Agorlon, Fort Gruenward, and the village town of Serindir near a forest.

Of course, as the manager of the Peony mercenary, he naturally would not risk crossing the border to reconnoitre. Cresdesevi, as well as Bandak, who was originally from Rhodok, should not be too difficult for them to change into ordinary people's clothes and sneak in.

Byron thought about it and immediately found the three of them when he returned.

After thinking about it for a while, Bandak finally agreed to Byron and agreed to lead the team to the border between the two countries.

However, he said that Byron's idea of sneaking into the border from the forest was not reliable, because the Swadia kingdom had used this trick badly, and if they entered the forest without being familiar with the situation, the nearby villagers and patrols would not let them go.

The villagers of Serindil, in particular, were plundered by small forces of Swadia every two years on average, and hated the kingdom to the core. If you are caught by them, you will have to shed a layer of skin if you don't die.

Bandak's idea was risky, and he intended to pass directly from the castle by pretending to be a smuggler who had made extra money before the war.

"Some of my friends used to be stationed at the border, and they met such businessmen every year, and they also received "tolls" from them. As long as you can pass the check, the rest will be bothersome. ”

Bandak replied.

However, Byron was a little puzzled by this.

"Wouldn't Svadia have used this method to enter the border before?"

"It's not for nothing, but the castle defenses on the border are almost impeccable, and those merchants are watching, so there won't be any problems."

"I'm not familiar with this area, but as long as I can blend in, it won't be difficult to leave. Give me a few wagons, decorate the goods, and a few clever helpers, and I'll be back in about three days. ”

Byron did the math, and three days was acceptable. After all, even King Haraus and his army have not yet arrived, and it is estimated that Swadia's army will have to wait for half a month to go south, and the time is completely sufficient.

The only thing to consider is that the merchants are often escorted by the army to the towns and cities where they can trade, and if they are careful, only one or two people will come back to report the news, and the others will still have to trade as merchants before returning.

In that case, it will take at least ten days to come back. Ten days is a time to tell what will happen.

However, Byron couldn't think of any other way, so he agreed to Bandak.

The next day, Byron helped Bandak to buy the goods and wagons needed by the small merchants, and specially found a few mercenaries from the team who had been to Rhodok and were more familiar with the roads along the border to follow them.

And Byron himself, with half of the cavalry, came not far from the border, patrolling and probing, while waiting for answers.

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Three days passed quickly, but the person who was supposed to be on the forest trail didn't show up.

Byron is still waiting, after all, gathering intelligence is not an easy job, even if it is Desai Vikress, it is easy to delay. So he was not in a hurry, camped and continued to wait.

On the fourth day, when there was still no one to come out of the path at the edge of the forest, Byron was a little anxious, and sent a man to reconnoiter the neighborhood to see if he could meet them.

Unfortunately, apart from the fact that they almost ran into a small group of Rhodok patrolmen, they found no trace of the Peony mercenary personnel.

Byron was a little worried, it stands to reason that it should be Kress or Desaivi who came back to report the news, and it is naturally nothing to deal with a small group of soldiers with their skills. However, they had never been to this forest after all, and if they got lost, they could easily be discovered by the large Rhodok troops.

If they get caught, things will be very troublesome. Byron didn't see the loyalty of his heroes, and he didn't know if they would betray him when they were confronted with a life-threatening problem.

On the fifth day, there was still no news.

Byron was really anxious this time, and the best possibility was that the investigators couldn't get out of the way, so they could only follow Bandak and return after selling the goods. However, there are too many uncertain factors, and if something happens, Byron may catch up with three heroic teammates,

Byron began to regret why he had agreed to such a risky plan for Bandak, and even complained that he had taken on such a thankless job. It would be more pleasant and convenient for their team of mercenaries to directly attack Rhodok's outpost and camp.

However, Byron can't show too much anxiety in front of his soldiers, once he is despised by these soldiers and loses his authority, he will lose part of his troops, and at worst, the Peony mercenaries will be divided and lost.

So he could only pretend to be calm, and even talk and laugh with those mercenary cavalrymen. Most of the orders were given to keep an eye out for Rhodok patrols that might pass by, so as not to engage them in an exchange of fire, so that they would not be able to meet the reconnaissance troops.

From beginning to end, Byron had an attitude of being a breeze and just playing for two days. For the doubts of other soldiers, it is also carried over in two sentences.

But in reality, he hadn't slept for two days.

Finally, in the early morning of the sixth day, Cress's familiar figure finally appeared in the grass by the side of the road.