While Joey is sailing the seas with the Goldbeard, Joey's hometown unknowingly has a crisis, and this crisis has just begun.

Anyway, Joey has been away from home for almost a month, and his father thought that his younger son was playing with his brother, so he didn't think it was alone, but the month was almost over, and Parker suddenly felt that there must be something wrong with this. Because Joey had never been away from home for so long, and he had only delivered a helmet for going to Lintown.

"Helmet," said old Parker, snuffing out the cigarette in his hand, and feeling a pang of worry in his heart, "hey, is it finally here?" The anxiety in his heart made him feel very uneasy, so he rode his horse to Linzhen, wanting to ask his eldest son first.

But at this time, something uninteresting also happened in Delmar's barracks. Ever since her brother left, Delmar had always thought that her brother had returned home. And the last time the fence was inexplicably destroyed, it kept echoing in his mind.

A month ago, Delmar and her younger brother Joy met in the barracks, and when the guards reported to Delmar that the fence in the southeast distribution area had been damaged, Delmar rushed to the southeast defense area to find out. Delmar followed the guards to the defense area and found that the fence had been damaged in a strange way. The wooden arrow fence that was originally neatly placed on the seashore disappeared, leaving only sawdust all over the ground. You must know that these fences are specially custom-made, the wood is not available locally, and the texture is so hard that even ordinary artillery fire may not be able to break it, not to mention the sight that hundreds of fences have left only wood chips all over the ground, and the rest have disappeared.

At that time, Delmar felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart and hurriedly reported the incident to his superiors. But the strange thing is that a month has almost passed, and there is no reply from the superiors about finding the cause of the destruction of the fence, and all that is waiting is for him to remake the fence and arm it. This made Delmar even more uneasy.

At this time, Parker Sr. also came to Delmar's barracks because of the disappearance of his youngest son.

"Delmar, is your brother in your barracks?" Old Parker asked anxiously when he saw Delmar.

"What? Didn't my brother come home a month ago, and he hasn't contacted me since? Delmar replied nervously.

Old Parker suddenly felt that his son might really have an accident, and stroked his gray hair anxiously: "You quickly recall whether anything special happened between him and you at that time." ”

Delmar pondered for a moment: "There's nothing special. Father, let's report to the Deployment Officer quickly. Let him send someone to search for Joey's whereabouts."

Old Parker seemed to know in his heart that this was not ordinary, but he didn't want to believe that his son had really happened what he thought introverted. Holding on to that glimmer of hope, Parker Sr. replied to Delma, "All right, let's report to the Armament Officer first." ”

With that, the two men got out of the tent and rode their horses to the town.

When they arrived at the officer's residence, Parker Sr. and Delmar rushed upstairs anxiously, and the doorman at the door hurried forward to stop them. Delmar took the opportunity to pull out the sword beside him: "I'm Delmar Parker, you dare to stop me?" ”

Delmar has performed well in every Guards contest in the army, so he is quite prestigious. As soon as the guards heard his name, they retreated. The two quickly rushed upstairs, came to the door of the garrison officer, and rushed in.

"Sir, my brother Joey is missing from the barracks we have set up. Can someone be sent to search for it quickly? Delmar was so anxious that she couldn't care about the relationship between her superiors and subordinates.

The guard officer slowly picked up the pipe in his hand, took a puff, and said unhurriedly: "Delma, in our territory, I don't think anyone dares to go wild. Your brother must have gone somewhere alone. ”

The guards didn't seem to want to help with the search. But Parker Sr. and Delmar disagreed with the Officer.

"Sir, my Parker's family is somewhat well-known in the surrounding towns, and my son often helps me with deliveries, but he has never been home for so long. Even if you go somewhere, you should have come back a long time ago. I think he might be in trouble. Let's see if you can send some men to help me find out where my son is. Parker Sr. was confident that his son would not be lost for no apparent reason.

"Huh." The defense officer sneered, "Parker, I know that your family has a hand in striking iron, and this saber on my waist is from your hand, but my old cannon is called by you?" Everyone wants me to send troops and horses when they lose their sons, so don't I help people find their sons every day? The guard officer gave a defiant expression. In fact, he didn't want to help Parker Sr. find his son at all.

After hearing his answer, Delmar was very angry in his heart, but how could he do anything to the commander as a guard.

Seeing that his son wanted to speak, Old Parker could only hope that the defense officer could help: "Sir, you are quite famous in our area, and it is the guards you lead who protect our safety. Every time a pirate invades, you take command and repel them with artillery fire. It is precisely because of this that everyone respectfully calls you Lao Cannon. I really can't help it this time, I hope you can help me. Old Parker knelt on the ground and pleaded with the officer.

Parker's family has never provided weapons from the Guards, and the deployment officer has some friendship with Old Parker on weekdays, and when he saw Old Parker like this, he couldn't help but feel a wave in his heart: "Okay, okay, I'll send some people to help you find it for the time being." You two don't mess around with me. ”

When Delma heard this, the chief was willing to help find it, and he suddenly felt happy in his heart: "Thank you, sir!" ”

Old Parker also stood up and waved his hands: "Thank you, sir, I will give you a fine saber for you another day." ”

"Whatever you say, it is my duty to protect the people." After speaking, the guard put his feet on the table, smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Another day, I will come to the door to get the sword." The guard paused and continued: "Then that's it for today, you guys go home first and wait for news." ”

Although Parker and his son felt very anxious in their hearts, they were helpless, so they were stupid and ready to leave. When Delmar was about to go out, the guard officer stopped him: "Delmar, you stay." Old Parker, your son and I have some military matters to talk about, so you can go first. ”

Old Parker didn't think much of it when he saw his son being stopped by the guard, and turned away. He was thinking about whether to gather his neighbors and mobilize everyone to help find Joey.

After the guard officer stopped Delmar, he beckoned him to sit down: "Delmar." As a chief, what do you think of that incident in the Southeast District? ”

The armament officer seems to have a mind of his own about what happened a month ago. Delmar didn't dare to say much, but said weakly: "I don't think this matter is ordinary, but the investigation in the past month has not yielded any results. ”

The defense officer smiled faintly and said, "Demar, you are still young and have seen little of the world, so it seems to me that I know some of the reasons for this. ”

Seeing the officer's calm answer, De Mar was very puzzled in his heart: "Sir, do you already have an eye on this matter?" ”

"Hehe, when I, Paul, was galloping on the sea, you weren't even born yet!" The guard paused and said, "Your father was there just now, and I didn't say what I thought. Your brother's disappearance must have something to do with the damage to the fence. Have you ever heard of a mage named Gao Lou on the other side of the col? ”

When Delmar heard the high-rise mage, she was shocked: "Huh? Is the tall mage the strange mage who is said to be able to predict the future? ”

"Yes, that's him. In my opinion, this incident will definitely cause quite a stir, and we and several surrounding towns will definitely set off a crisis. I guess you'd better go over there and see if you can get something out of it. ”

When Delmar heard this, her eagerness to find her brother in her heart was spontaneous, and she quickly replied, "Sir, then I'll leave now." With that, Delmar turned to leave.

"Wait." The chief stopped him: "You take this, the high-rise mage will know it at a glance." With that, the guard took out an ornament from the drawer and handed it to Delmar.

Delmar took the ornament and examined it carefully, it appeared to be made of bronze and covered with turquoise patina. The palm-sized disc ornament is carved with all kinds of bizarre words, and Delmar does not know the meaning of it. It's just that there is a V mark in the middle of the ornament, "Sir, this ......"

The old cannon of the garrison officer interrupted Delma: "You take it, and he will know what is going on when he sees it." ”

Delmar took out a piece of cloth from his pocket, carefully wrapped the ornament, and put it in his marching backpack, "Sir, I'm going to the col."

The old cannon picked up his pipe, took a puff, spit out a wisp of smoke, and said calmly: "This incident of your brother's disappearance and the damage to the fence will definitely have a big impact, you go for the time being, and be sure to bring back good news." I think what should come will always come, and what should go will always go. Remember, when you see a tall mage, don't act rashly, don't let him easily see the turmoil in your heart. Maybe he's the only one who can save our towns. ”

After listening to what the chief said, Delmar felt uneasy in his heart, but he didn't know where this uneasiness came from. But he understands that there must be a reason for his brother's loss and the destruction of the fence, and these reasons can only be solved through the high-rise mage in the mouth of the chief.

"Okay, sir, I will definitely live up to my mission." With that, Delmar went downstairs and rode into the night.

Seeing Delmar leaving, the old artillery officer suddenly showed a sad look on his face. He muttered, "Those who should come will always come, and those who should go will always go," as he slowly opened the drawer next to him. Inside turned out to be a logbook. And on the shabby sheepskin cover is embedded with a round logo, on which is engraved a large V.