On the way back to his residence, Malone was seen by many people. vertex

Everyone speculated, didn't the lord go out to fight, why did he come back now?

Some well-informed people already knew that something was wrong with the southern orcs, and that they were probably going south when they returned......

In the roadside tavern, several people were sitting together drinking and chatting, and one of them said, "The lord came back alone, is it because of the orcs in the south?" ”

The companion on the other side shook his head and said, "I can't think of anything else." ”

"I don't know if the lord can win, those nobles in the south are really useless, they all hit Los Angeles so quickly."

"It should be no problem, after all, the lord is so powerful!" The companion was also a little uncertain.

"That's right, Lord Lord is so powerful, he hasn't lost against the barbarians, it's definitely no problem, come on...... Drink and toast to victory in advance! As he spoke, he raised his glass, touched it with his companion, and took a sip into his mouth!

"Hey...... It is said that you have more knights in the Blackstone Territory than in the entire kingdom, is it true? Seeing the rise of the conversation between the two, the outsider on one side interjected.

"Naturally......" The somewhat drunk local put the wine glass on the table, "I'll tell you, our knights of the Blackstone Collar are amazing......"

Marlon returned to his lodgings amid the warm welcome of the crowd, and according to the letter, the messenger from the royal capital had been here for almost two months.

Malone did not rush to meet him, but called Malf, Harvey and others to understand the situation.

A few people sat opposite each other, and there was no nonsense, Harvey said directly: "The situation is very bad now, according to the information we have gathered, three months ago, the orcs suddenly attacked, and they were like a bamboo.

"All the castles along the way were breached, a small number of lords were killed, and the other part fled directly under the entry of the enemy army.

"Without much resistance, the orcs advanced very quickly, and it didn't take long to reach Los Angeles.

"There, they were held up for the time being, and it seemed that they had suffered something.

"Los Angeles is full of strong crossbows, fully armed, and the fighting is extremely fierce, we don't know much about the specific situation, and the intelligence capability is still a little weak." As he spoke, Harvey shook his head.

"What about the back?" Malone asked.

"I'll talk about it later." Malf took over and said, "It was at this time that the queen sent a messenger to ask for help, and the other party first arrived in Black Rock City, heard that you were in the north, and then came all the way here.

"Originally, he wanted to go directly to you, but that guy was so pampered that he couldn't stand it, so he only ran north for two days and then retreated, so we had to send someone to send a letter to call you back!"

Ma Long bowed slightly, understanding what was going on, "Who is here?" ”

He asked about the envoy sent by the queen, and he thought it was his acquaintance, such as Mammon or something, but as soon as he heard that he couldn't endure hardship, Malone knew that it was not the ones he thought.

"The man's name is Bill, and he says it's an acquaintance of yours."

"Bill......" Malone thought, really an acquaintance. When he first became a nobleman, it was Bill's order.

It was he who introduced Razor to the Council of Nobles to Marlon, so that he would avoid many detours!

Speaking of which, the two have some friendship, they haven't seen each other for nearly ten years, but I didn't expect him to be a herald.

However, under the former king, he was the herald, and the queen succeeded him, and he was able to keep the throne, which is also considered to be very capable, you must know that although the position is not big, it is generally held by cronies.

Marlon learned a lot about the current situation of the kingdom through the small conference room, and planned to meet him in a while......

"Are you going south to help?" Malf asked, looking at Malone.

"Go to ......" Malone nodded and said: "I definitely have to go, the orcs have all hit Los Angeles, as a nobleman of the kingdom, if you don't go to support, it can't be reasonable."

"Besides, you also understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth, there is still a whole kingdom in front of us, if the kingdom is really no more, and then the orcs will occupy a large area of land in the south, once they develop, I don't think the other party will be kind enough to let us go!

"Besides, we didn't just go to resist the orcs this time, the southern county was breached, there must be a lot of refugees, and when the time comes, we can get back as many as we can......"

Harvey and Malf looked at each other, nodded in unison, and said, "Understood......"

When Bill heard that Marlon had returned, he couldn't wait, and he asked to see him many times, but he was stopped by the guards, saying that the lord had something important to deal with, and it was inconvenient to meet guests!

Thinking of the first time they met, he ignored Ma Long.

Compared with now, she is the queen and has been asked to see her several times but she can't get it, and the change in her status makes her sigh that things are impermanent......

Finally receiving the message that the lord was ready to meet him, Bill straightened his clothes, checked all kinds of paperwork, sighed secretly, and followed the guide guard into the gate.

Turning a hallway, the guard made a gesture of invitation and pointed ahead, "Lord Lord is inside, I can't enter, you can go by yourself." ”

"Thank you!" Bill thanked the guards.

Standing by the door, I was about to knock on the door, when a voice came from inside, "Come in!" ”

His tone was calm and his voice was relatively young, and Bill vaguely remembered Malone's voice nine years ago.

Taking a deep breath, I pushed the door in with some trepidation, and I don't know if this time the goal can be achieved!

"I've seen the Marquis......"

After a short meeting, Malone asked people to look for Bill, and after a while, someone came to the door, and when he heard the voice, he knew that the person he was waiting for had arrived.

I was about to look at the changes in the people I hadn't seen in the past ten years, but I didn't expect the other party to open his mouth to be the Marquis!

As a close minister of the queen's side, the person who came to the Blackstone Leader for help, it is impossible for Bill not to know the lord's information before he sets off, and it can't be a mistake for the other party to say this, so it is deliberate!

"How?" Malone pretended to be curious.

Bill was also prepared, and took out a document from his arms, "This is the queen's canonization document to the Marquis." ”

As he spoke, he handed the paperwork to Malone.

"Oh......" Malone reached out and took it, and there was a letter in it.

"This is a letter from the Queen to your lord!" Bill added.

Marlon nodded, put the paperwork aside, tore open the envelope, and looked at it.

The letter is very long, mostly nonsense looking back on the past and looking forward to the future, and the real core is that he hopes that Ma Long can lead his troops south to resist the orcs.

As for the marquis's canonization documents, it was Ma Long's reward for fighting the barbarians, and the territory was the land that Ma Long now controlled in the northern frontier!

looked very generous and didn't ask for anything, but Malone pouted when he saw it.

Why not canonize sooner or later, but at this time?

According to the laws of the kingdom, in a borderless land like Northern Xinjiang, whoever is defeated is whoever, and the king himself canonizes it!