When Rococo and the others rushed to the nearby village that had become a stronghold of the plague undead with the Federation troops, Arya, who was living in the Rococo body system, finally found a map from the forum materials of her previous life that could identify the geographical divisions in the vicinity.

"Xiao Ke, the situation doesn't seem to be good...... Although the village does not seem to be marked on the map due to its small size, this area is already quite close to the border of the Shining Empire......

Hearing Arya's message, Rococo's heart suddenly sank.

"In other words, in terms of power affiliation, this village is probably not a neutral village on the border but a border village on the border of the empire?"

"Well, yes."

Looking at the small village in front of him, where it was obvious that all the villagers had been turned into plague undead, it took Rococo almost a few seconds to vaguely understand the conspiracy that was likely to be hidden.

The unusual behavior of the small group of Death Knights was definitely the design of Bekaz, who spotted the army sent by the Federal Fortress and deliberately lured them there...... This plague mage, who only acts for his own ambitions, intends to provoke a feud between the Empire and the Federation in order to be able to attack the holy city of Arya Val without any worries.

At the same time that Rococo had come to these conclusions in his mind, the lieutenant of the fortress who had led the army here on the other side also had a rough idea of the size of the village and the number of plague undead entrenched in it from the scouts, and then spoke without hesitation.

"It just so happens that we have made an agreement with the Goddess of Creation Sect that we want to create some local battles around the periphery of the Holy City to contain the Bekaz undead army before the Federation's reinforcements arrive, this village has obviously been completely undead by the plague recently, and most of the internal undead are still low-level undead and have not had time to give birth to high-level undead troops, in this case, we will first destroy all the undead in this village!"

"Wait a minute!"

Luo Keke motioned to Chu Jiajia to dismount temporarily with an apologetic gaze, and then rode alone to the lieutenant of the fortress.

"My lord, this village belongs to the Glorious Empire."

This time, the lieutenant of the fortress finally clearly showed the humanity that ordinary NPCs would only have when the story mode was triggered, and the appreciation in his eyes for the clean riding skills that Rococo had shown before was fleeting, and then only the majesty of the soldier - and the soldier before the battle - was left.

"So what? Now there are only disgusting undead in the village. ”

Looking at the unwavering expression of the soldier in front of him, Rococo couldn't help but secretly cry out in his heart, originally Bekaz's conspiracy was very cleverly designed, but this time the Federation side led the team, or this fortress adjutant who had always been prejudiced and hated the empire.

True, theoretically, there is nothing wrong with what the lieutenant of the fortress said and what he was going to do. Whatever the village was before, it is now just an undead stronghold that has been corrupted by Bekaz's plague and will continue to produce an army of decaying plague undead. For them, who had received a request for reinforcements from the Holy City, there was a good reason to attack the village.

But the problem lies in the fragile peaceful relationship between the Empire and the Federation, and although there is a truce between the two sides, it is only due to the tacit understanding between the two sides that no armistice has been signed informally. In this case, even if the Imperial village in front of them has been completely undead and is "cleaned" by the troops of the Federation, this is probably a very challenging thing for the Imperial forces to their self-esteem and nerves.

If it is an ordinary federal officer, he may consider whether he should pay attention to maintaining a tacit truce with the empire when the main enemy is Bekaz's undead legion, but this adjutant is a typical "hawk" in the federal border army, as Rococo knew before, because of his personal life experience, he has a deep enmity with the empire, and he wishes that the war with the empire will continue, killing the empire on the battlefield until all the other party is dead...... Such a guy might even let him pretend to be a bandit during the truce to sneak up on a normal Imperial village, let alone lead a team to slaughter an Imperial village that has been plagued with a righteous and bright reason like now.

"My lord, although this place has become a stronghold of the undead, it is the realm of the Glorious Empire after all. Before leaving, the task given to us by the Commander is to fully cooperate with the Cult of the Goddess of Creation to deal with the threat of Bekaz and the Undead Legion, and I don't think it's a good idea to do something that can easily touch the nerves of the Empire's border troops in this situation......"

Rococo carefully weighed her words, she knew very well what the lieutenant's attitude was, but it was because of this that she had to prevent it from happening in the first place. A truce balance without the slightest guarantee, a Federation officer with intense prejudice and hostility towards the Empire, a plagued Imperial village that perfectly plays the role of the fuse, and a conspirator who secretly sets up all the games and waits for the actors to enter and start fanning the flames...... As long as this army is allowed to attack this plagued Imperial village today, Rococo is confident that his success rate in preventing the Empire and the Federation from going to war with Bekaz's interference will not exceed ten percent.

“…… The Free Federation warriors will not be afraid of the thugs of the Eastern Continent, but the outbreak of battle with the Empire for now will only allow Bekaz's undead legion to reap the benefits of the fishermen and launch an even more fierce assault on the Holy City...... You know, it's the one who sent the Commonwealth a request for assistance this time—Lord Oranado, the Guide. ”

The iron-blooded expression of the lieutenant of the fortress did not fluctuate in the slightest, looking at the unangry and arrogant look of the soldier in front of him, Rococo was even mentally prepared for the failure of persuasion for a moment, and began to think about how to deal with the tricks that Bekaz might be hiding behind this village. Eventually, however, after more than a dozen seconds of silence, the lieutenant of the fortress finally spoke up and said something that surprised Rococo.

“…… You're right, adventurer. ”

The title has changed from "respected adventurer" to "adventurer", and it seems that the adjutant is really unhappy as he appears.

“…… However, allowing such a newly formed undead stronghold to grow here is also not in line with the purpose of our reinforcement operation. ”

"Your Excellency is right, so I suggest that before launching an attack, it is necessary for us to inform the Imperial Frontier Army of the state of this village, so as not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings."

As soon as Rococo finished speaking, the direct subordinates of the lieutenants who were next to the lieutenant of the fortress sneered, obviously they all knew what kind of attitude this lieutenant had towards the Empire. The adjutant himself didn't laugh, he just looked at Rococo with a straight face.

"Adventurer, I must remind you that although there is no war between the Federation and the Empire right now, our two countries are still at war."

It would be ridiculous to warn the enemy that your village was in trouble, especially since they were at war, and even if they sent someone to the Imperial Frontier, they wouldn't necessarily believe it.

Rococo certainly understood the subtext of the adjutant, but although the other party's attitude was still refusal, Rococo was very happy, because she could hear that although the adjutant still had no good intentions for the Empire, at least he was not really carried away by personal hatred, and even if he refused, he only responded after rational thinking.

"I can be a messenger," Rococo said, taking out his papal codex, "Although I am from the Free Federation, I can go to the nearest Imperial fortress as an emissary of the Holy City, and I have the token of Lord Oranado the Guide, and even if the people of the Empire do not believe me, they will pay attention to this matter for the sake of Lord Oranado's face." ”

Not everyone knows what the Papal Codex is, but at least the adjutant of the fortress can feel the powerful and holy magic power contained in the parchment scroll in Rococo's hand, and knows that this kind of distinctive thing cannot be faked, although the adjutant is not happy, he also has to admit that letting Rococo go to the empire as a messenger of the Holy City to inform him is indeed the most appropriate solution at the moment.

“…… The closest Imperial fortress to here is probably the God of War Pass in the northeast. ”

After a long silence, the lieutenant of the fortress finally spoke.

"We will wait for you here for two hours, if you are not able to bring back the reply of those Imperials within two hours, we will attack this village regardless of the outcome, the vanguard cavalry is not supplied, we must settle the matter here as soon as possible and go back to join our team."

Hearing the adjutant's words, Rococo lowered his head and groaned, but in fact, he contacted Arya who had map information in his hand through transmission, and the answer was that it was only about an hour from here to ride back and forth on horseback from the God of War Pass, and it seemed that the adjutant was quite honest, and he didn't mean to embarrass himself in this kind of place.

"Okay, I know, then I'll go to the God of War Pass to deliver the letter."