Early in the morning, Snorlan was woken up from his sleep by the militia, Snorlan shook his head, sobered up a little, he reacted, he was going to train with the militia this morning. So he hurriedly got dressed and followed the militia who came to wake him up to the place of the morning training - the head of the village.

At this time, the militia had already arrived, and seeing the neat procession, Snorlan hurriedly trotted two steps and came to Arturius, who nodded to him and said, "It's just in time, and I have to be early next time." ”

Snorlan nodded.

Arturius pointed to the end of the line and said, "You follow at the end, let's run two laps around the village first." ”

Snorlan nodded again and followed at the end of the line.

Arturius came to the side of the group and shouted, "Alright, ready, one-two, go!" ”

The ranks of the militia began to jog, Arturius running on the flank, and Snorlan following last. They ran around the village twice, the village of Kran is not big, but it is not a small village, after running two laps, Snorlan couldn't help but sweat, but it was still within the acceptable range, after all, Snorlan's physique had been strengthened by Astaro, and he still had the blood of a barbarian in his body, which was not enough to make him tired.

Then, after a short rest, the militiamen's "weight-bearing off-road" began. Of course, this kind of training is for ordinary black iron rank soldiers, but in the special case of Snorlan's realm of black iron, but his body has reached the bronze level, this kind of training is still very easy for him.

Back at the training ground, the militiamen were training in an orderly manner, and their training was all on their own, and Arturius would find time to guide them - there was no way, Arturius could not guide so many militiamen alone, not to mention that Arturius had other affairs to deal with. This has also led to the fact that most of the militia are physically fit, but there is still a gap in combat skills compared to professional soldiers. After all, they can only train in the morning, and most of them still have farm work to do in the afternoon.

Arturius is still guiding the basic movement essentials of Snorlan's swordsmanship, Snorlan is naturally studying carefully, coupled with the [Weapon Master] skill that he just awakened yesterday, his mastery of swordsmanship is getting faster and faster. Arturius saw that Snorlan practiced very seriously, and the speed of mastery was getting better, faster and better, faster and better, Arturius couldn't help but be happy for Snorlan, and his guidance became more and more detailed and attentive.

Under Arturius's careful guidance, Snorlan made rapid progress, gaining 226 experience points in one afternoon, counting yesterday's 108 experience points, a total of 334 experience points, which is 166 points compared to the 500 experience points required to level up. Snorlan thought to himself that if this trend continued, he would be able to upgrade tomorrow. It is not known whether upgrading will bring you other benefits, but at least it will bring you the benefits of two attribute points, and this alone is enough.

At the end of the day's training, Snorlan returned to his cabin, after a simple wash, he lay on the bed, closed his eyes, recalled the swordsmanship moves he learned today, and gestured twice with his hands at every turn, a day's training, even if the intensity could not be called particularly great for him, but mental exhaustion was inevitable. Thinking about it, Snolan got tired, slowly relaxed, adjusted his breathing, and finally fell into a deep sleep.

Just as Snorlan's training in Crane Village had just begun, Malan Clinton, the leader of the Riptide Incident Reconnaissance Team, also found his men who had camped in a shelter outside Crane Village and took them back to the picket brigade of the 2nd Combat Division of the 3rd Segou Frontier Regiment. As soon as Malan returned to the camp, he simply packed his bags and went to the picket brigade commander, Colonel James, to report the situation.

After hearing the report, Colonel James smiled and said, "All right, Malan, I know, but now this matter is not my business. ”

Ma Lan frowned: "What's the matter, sir?" ”

James laughed and said, "Because that's your job next, Malan!" James looked straight and took out a piece of parchment, Malan saw at a glance that this was a piece of vellum paper, then this was by no means an ordinary document, he could use this kind of expensive paper, combined with James's words just now, he guessed that this should be a letter of appointment for his promotion, and most of them were still in charge of reconnaissance affairs.

James unfolded the letter of appointment and read it aloud: "After investigation and study by the Central Military Department of the Segu Empire, the leader of the investigation team directly under the picket brigade of the Second Combat Division of the Third Frontier Regiment of the Segu Empire, and the knight lieutenant Malan Clinton is loyal and patriotic, and has made meritorious contributions in battle. The rank of Major Malan Clinton is hereby conferred, and Major Malan Clinton is appointed as the Intelligence Adviser of the Third Frontier Regiment of the Segou Empire. Major Malan Clinton was also ordered to take up his post at Lieutenant General Kostana as soon as he received the letter of appointment. Central Military Headquarters of the Segou Empire. September 3rd, 529th year of the Segou Empire. ”

This is the letter of appointment that just arrived today, James handed it to Ma Lan, Ma Lan took it, read it, there is no doubt that this is the official letter of appointment from the Central Military Department of Segou. James smiled and said to Malan: "Congratulations, brother Malan, serving by General Costana's side is something we all dream of, you must invite me to drink when you have time!" ”

Ma Lan smiled and said, "Thank you, sir, I will definitely be free when I have time." ”

James smiled and waved his hand, and said, "What sir, your current commander is Lieutenant General Kostana!" Alright, head to the Arsenal to get your new gear, and get to Lieutenant General Kostana earlier, she's notoriously poor for her patience! ”

Malan nodded and went out. He made his way to the Arsenal and picked up his new equipment: a new suit of armor with a sophisticated enchantment that would reduce weight and increase defense against magic; There is also a sword, which is also enchanted, and the effect is to increase the fire damage, making this sword more scorching enemies. Ma Lan could see that this was a set of rare-level equipment, and it was also the standard equipment of a Colonel-level officer in Segu. He got fit, went back to his barracks, briefly packed his things, and put his luggage on his horse.

The soldiers under Ma Lan were reluctant to give up their commanders, and although Ma Lan did not take them for long, they did learn a lot that would serve them for the rest of their lives. In the farewell of the soldiers, Malan turned over his horse, looked back at the soldiers for the last time, nodded to them, gently pulled the horse's halt, flicked the horsewhip, and hit the horse's ass with a "snap", the horse began to run, Malan left the picket brigade and ran to the garrison of Lieutenant General Costana, the commander of the 3rd Segou Frontier Regiment.

Just after nightfall, Malan finally arrived at the military headquarters of the 3rd Frontier Corps. It was a barracks stationed on a high ground. After Malan identified himself to the sentry, the sentry opened the camp gate, and another sentry was already waiting for him at the gate, Malan pulled the horse's halt, stopped the horse, turned over and dismounted.

The sentry gave a military salute and said, "Major Malan, Lieutenant General Kostana is waiting for you in the central camp, and you will be there by walking straight along this road, the biggest one is." Just give me your horse, and I'll lead it to the stable, and I'll put your personal belongings in your tent, which is next to the central camp, and someone will lead you there. ”

Malan nodded, handed the horse to the sentry to lead away, the sentry gave a military salute, took the horse, Malan walked to the central camp, this is a huge tent, the curtain at the door of the tent is hidden, and a lot of lights slip out of it.

Malan shouted: "Report! ”

A heroic female voice came from inside: "Come in!" ”

Malan lifted the curtain, walked in, gave a military salute, and said, "Sir, Major Malan Clinton reports to you!" ”

There was only one burly woman in dark armor with short fiery red hair and rough skin. He is not pretty, he has a long scar on his right face, two sword eyebrows are slightly raised, his eyes are not big, but he is bright, has a high nose, and has a pair of mouths, which does not look beautiful, but is full of heroism, and it can be seen that this is a battle-hardened warrior. She was standing in front of a magic sandbox, her hands propped on one side, seemingly studying the terrain. There is no doubt that this is the commander of the 3rd Frontier Corps of Ségou, Lieutenant General Kostana.

"You're Malan Clinton?" Lieutenant General Kostana looked at Maran, "Yes, a lot like your father. Speaking of which, I haven't seen your father in a few years. Is he okay? Still fighting for the emancipation of mankind? ”

"Yes, my father is still engaged in the slave liberation movement in the Elven Empire." Malan replied.

"Ha, old Carmelo is still so world-minded!" Kostana raised her eyebrows and smiled strangely, as if she was a little contemptuous, "I read your report, you are like your father, you are a good swordsman, excellent observation, a good seedling for reconnaissance, but don't be like your father who deals with swords and beasts in the wilderness every day." ”

Ma Lan's expression remained unchanged, but his tone couldn't help but be a little colder, and said: "My father has his own insistence, and I also have my own insistence, and there is no difference between the two. ”

Costana was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile: "You are really the son of Carmelo, and the tone of your voice is exactly the same as his!" Not...... No, you're a lot more serious than him, he's a wanderer, and you're like an ice cube. You may not know it, I am also forty years old this year, more than twenty years ago, without you, I am also a beautiful little girl, my skin is much better than now, and there are many men chasing me, but unfortunately I have been cultivating hard since I was a child, and I have no interest in those wastes at all. ”

Costana paused, then continued: "Later, Carmelo appeared, and I have to admit that I was fascinated by him at the time. A handsome half-elf ranger with superb swordsmanship, keen observation, and most importantly, a woman who pleases you, and you will be charmed by him too. It's a pity that later, he still chose your mother. Forget it, don't mention those past events, I can see it now, your mother's kind of lady, in terms of falling in love, getting married and having children, I really can't catch up. Let's get down to business, I heard you left Riptide to track down a gang of fugitives? ”

Ma Lan looked straight and said, "To be precise, it's a group of rebels." I cannot describe them as mobs, for I have infiltrated their village for one night under the guise of passing travelers, and I have found them well-armed and well-trained, and though they are not many in number, about forty or fifty, they are no worse than the professional soldiers of our ordinary legions. In particular, their leader, Arturius, should be at the bronze high rank and is about to be promoted to silver. ”

"Where are they based?"

"Outer layer of the Marton Rainforest, Crane Village."

Costana thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry about them yet, they don't pose any threat to us, we're about to go to war, let's focus on the Roe." ”

Ma Lan nodded: "Yes, sir!" ”

"Okay, you can go out if it's okay, you're tired from the day, and the guard outside the door will take you to your tent."

"Yes, sir!" Ma Lan gave a military salute and turned to go out.

In the tent, Kostana moved the magic sand table to the Marton rainforest, found the dot representing the village of Kran, clicked it, the dot of the village of Klan changed from white to red, Kostana nodded, no longer paid attention to it, moved the magic sand table back to the border position, and continued to study. She knew that the war was not far from here, and now it was just an order from His Majesty the Emperor.