Human beings are an extremely selfish species, once they suffer a disaster, the first time is not to condemn the injustice of fate, but to find a scapegoat, sneering at the scapegoat, spitting and cursing, so as to reduce the distress and sorrow in the heart.

Undoubtedly, Hawke, who was not present at the critical moment, became the scapegoat for this unexpected incident.

In the aftermath of the Stormdemon wolf pack, Hawke sent the Guardian Knights to defend the Forest of Long Faces. Since that night, Lorain has not been to the Scythe Forest again, staying in the cellar or practicing on his own, or receiving guidance from Rheinharut.

Five days after the incident, Hawke received a summons order from the county.

Before leaving, Hawke called for Loraine.

"Luolan, there are only a few days left before the major knight academies come to the town to recruit students, and I don't know when I will come back when I will go to the county. Maybe...... It's not in time for the day you test. Hawke's eyes looked at Loren sincerely, and the breath that was about to sigh in his throat was swallowed back into his stomach.

"The child understands that in the last few days, I will redouble my efforts to improve myself, and I will never give it to my father during the test!" Luo Lan's words are sonorous and powerful, and the momentum is like a rainbow.

"Okay, that's what our Subaru family should realize." Hawke nodded in satisfaction, then turned and walked towards the monster foal that had been lying on the ground for a long time.

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Half a day later, in the mansion of Alecle Empire.

"Please show your token." Outside the conference room, a six-star knight in delicate armor stopped the visitor.

The visitor retrieves the token representing the mayor's identity from his bosom and shows it to the Gatekeeper.

"I'm done, please come in." The doorkeeper leans sideways and pushes the door open, and the visitor immediately enters the room.

In the conference room, a slender wooden table made of mahogany sits in the center of the room, and everyone who enters the conference room consciously walks to either side of the long table. At the end of the long table near the door of the conference room, there sat a sturdy man with blond hair and red eyes, who was the county lord of Evergreen County.

"Okay, now everyone is here." The county lord slapped his palm down, and the original noise of the entire conference room dissipated.

On both sides of the long table, a total of sixteen mayors from various towns gathered their spirits and turned their attention to the place where the county lord was.

If it is a routine matter, the county lord will only send flying monsters to convey orders, and if all the mayors of the county are summoned as they do today, then there must be important matters that need to be announced and decided.

"Jairo, tell me about the recent situation in your town." The county lord gestured to a man to his left.

Jairo bowed, then stood up: "At noon seven days ago, our town in Causeway was invaded by a flock of scorching eagles, causing damage to a large number of buildings, and causing the death of seventy-four residents and the wounding of more than three hundred people. ”

"Okay," the county lord waved Jairo to sit down, then pointed to a woman with a remarkable figure in the distance, "Lucy, where is your town?" ”

Lucy smiled slightly and stood up: "In the early morning of four days ago, Gulun Town was attacked by a group of fire dolphins, and the flames spread to the crops and residential areas, causing heavy losses, and thirty-one residents were unfortunately killed, in addition, more than 100 people were burned. ”

Hearing this, Hawke, who was sitting on the right side of the long table, couldn't help but open his lips slightly, and began to guess in his heart what the main matter of the county lord's summoning of the mayors to the meeting this time was.

"Hawke," the county lord called him, as Hawke expected, "tell me about the recent situation in Twin Hills. ”

Hawke sank his breath and slowly stood up: "In the early morning of the fifth day, Shuangqiu Town encountered a total of fifty wind demon wolves from the Forest of the Long Scythe, the defensive stone wall in the town was destroyed in half, more than 20 buildings in the residential area were damaged, and the escort team killed two people, seriously injured one person, and minor injuries were not counted. Twenty-seven residents were killed, more than 50 were seriously injured, and countless minor injuries were made. ”

With that, Hawke followed the county lord's instructions and sat back in his seat.

"After listening to the reports of these three mayors, you must have some ideas in your mind, right?" The county lord crossed his fingers with his hands and dragged his fierce chin, "Causeway Town, Gulun Town, and Shuangqiu Town, these three towns are all border towns adjacent to the August Empire, and they are all subject to a sudden attack by the Demon Beast Group. ”

The county lord fused the reports of the three mayors into one, distilling the similar parts of them. In this way, things are clear at a glance.

As soon as these words came out, many mayors began to whisper.

"Quiet!" The county lord shouted, and the whispers in the conference room instantly disappeared, "Not only our county, but also our neighboring Utopian County, their border towns have also suffered similar demonic beast attacks. ”

The county lord steadied his breath and said solemnly: "Just yesterday, I received a message from the top of the empire and learned the reason for the beginning of this series of events. The territorial contract between our Alexic Empire and Augustus will expire in four months, and the two empires will choose the most primitive and violent way to decide on a new imperial plate - war. And the events that befell the various border towns were all deliberately initiated by the Augustian Empire in order to provoke war. ”

War!

It's been a long time since the word has been seen or heard. Twenty years of peace have caused most people to let their guard down and forget the essence of this world – the jungle of the jungle.

Now, it's back, with blood and carnage.

On both sides of the long table, many new mayors who had only been in office for a few years began to look flustered, fearing that they would be involved in some tragic incident and their lives would be unpredictable.

Admittedly, Hawke's face remained unmoved, and his fists were secretly clenched. When he heard the word war, his first reaction was to boil his blood, and secondly, to be filled with grief and indignation, which was the grief and indignation carrying countless painful memories.

"Everyone, don't be impatient," the county lord calmed the restless atmosphere again.

"Jairo, in three days, an elite force will arrive in your Causeway Town and station to assist you in border defense." With that, the county lord turned his head to Lucy, "Lucy, at the same time, Gulun Town will usher in a knight team of no less than two hundred people, you have to defend it!" ”

"Understood." Jairo and Lucy said in unison.

Finally, the county lord turned to Hawke: "Hawke, you won't send another troops over there. ”

"Why?" Hawke asked, puzzled.

"Regarding the imminent expiration of the contract between our Alexic Empire and the Auguste Empire, the major knight academies have already known about it. In order not to be affected by the war, the major knight academies negotiated to come to Shuangqiu Town a few days earlier than in previous years to recruit students. Until then, the Empire will send a standing force to maintain order. You can rest assured that with the presence of many Knight Academy instructors and the Imperial Standing Army, the Auguste Empire did not have the guts to dare to cause trouble. ”

"After the Knight Academy enrollment is over, the Imperial Standing Force will leave a part to help you hold the border."

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