After receiving a reply from Empress Catherine, Archibald took his leave and left Jian Chen's camp, where he would follow the Empress's instructions and meet with his brother and the Empress's husband.

"It's unbelievable that Archibald would venture to Older's Cregan lair to rescue Roland! How could he suddenly change sex? There's no conspiracy in this, right? ”

After Archibald left, Jian Chen shook his head repeatedly, confused by what he had seen and heard.

Of course, he only dared to think about these words in his heart, and he definitely didn't dare to say them, Archibald's stern warning and the kind of killing intent in the other party's eyes at that time made Chen Jian dare not take risks.

Moreover, the empress also repeatedly explained in the letter that Chen Jian's matter should be kept secret for the time being.

And another thing said in the letter also made Chen Jian smack.

Archibald was indeed too strong, and when he and several of his men infiltrated Orph to rescue their brother, they actually sent a miracle to kill Orpherd's king, the supreme ruler of the Kerrigan Devil Clan, and the Kreganking Zanofax, who had single-handedly founded the infamous Sheep Singing Cult.

According to Archibald's description in the letter, there is currently an army of demons who have chased the traces left by them when they fled all the way to Baildes, and they managed to escape from these pursuers a few days ago and secretly fled into the territory of Hammondal.

This incident made Jian Chen very worried, in case these red-skinned devils chased him all the way, he was afraid that there would be another war in Hammondal, and how long would it be a peaceful day.

Seeing that the lord shook his head and sighed again, the female magician and the half-elf who didn't know the content of the letter on the side looked at each other, and they didn't know why.

"Pass the order, get a good night's rest tonight, start marching at full speed tomorrow, and be sure to rush back to Hammondale as soon as possible!"

Finally, Jian Chen gritted his teeth and said to the half-elf.

After several days of marching, and encountering an imperial ** team that was hurrying to Baildes, Chen Jian and his party finally returned to Harmondale after a long absence.

The remaining Imperial cavalry and monks immediately resigned to Jian Chen, and went back to report to Count Mrak, Bremer was also released by Jian Chen, the empress had already stated in her previous letter that she would deal with this matter well, and Jian Chen was not worried that this guy would complain to Mlak when he returned.

Then he returned to the old town of Harmondale on his own with his own defense team and the new members who had only been in the army for a short time.

At this time, the new city of Hammondale was already beginning to take shape.

With the help of the Hill Dwarves, Fort Werning and White Cliff Pass have been completed, Earl Mrak's army has been stationed in these two military forts, the Queen's planned defense of Hammondale has been completed for more than half of the time, and the main work currently underway in Hammondale is the construction of the new Hammondale Castle, and other urban facilities have begun to be built one after another.

"Your Excellency is back!"

The lords were overjoyed by the return of the lord, and they once again spontaneously welcomed the lord's arrival, and the enthusiasm of the scene caused many outsiders who had stayed in Hammondale to be stunned and inexplicable, and they asked each other what had happened.

After knowing that it was the lord who had returned, some of the merchants joined in the cheers.

The sorceress looked at the cheering crowds on both sides of the street, and then at the lord who kept waving to the crowd, and couldn't help but smile a flower on her face.

The half-elf, however, felt a little strange about this phenomenon, it was too abnormal.

Didn't these lords see the hundred or so Thor trolls in the ranks? Not only did he not have a scared expression at all, but he also pointed at these legendary terrifying creatures, a picture of what he took for granted.

What the hell is going on?

In response to the half-elf's question, Jian Chen smiled proudly: "Don't you remember that I asked Polly to rush back first?" I asked him to tell Robert that the master of the power not only defeated a large number of bandits in Bairders, but also conquered a tribe of Thor's trolls, and these Thor's trolls resolutely changed their previous man-eating customs under the influence of the master, and from then on they were loyal to the master! Become a loyal warrior of the master! And then Robert spread the news! Now in the eyes of the lords, these Thor's trolls are my trophies! It's my men! Do you understand? ”

The half-elf was dumbfounded.

Then the half-elf noticed another strange phenomenon.

In the cheering crowd, there were a large number of halflings, these little guys screamed almost louder than the voices of the human lords, and the excitement was inexplicable, it seemed that they were indeed a group of people who loved to join in the fun, as rumored to be.

However, judging from the performance of the surrounding human realms, it seems that the two races get along quite well.

Jian Chen also discovered this and couldn't help but be very happy.

"Kosai seems to have done a good job, and I've really found the right person to hand over these troublesome things to him!"

Because Chen Jian, who was walking in front of the team, deliberately slowed down, the whole team could only move slowly in the warm cheers.

Jian Chen did this for a reason, firstly, this kind of scene could satisfy his vanity, secondly, to let the soldiers feel that this atmosphere of triumphant return would help the morale of the army, and thirdly, to let the newly joined Thor trolls and robber magicians feel their prestige in the territory up close, so that they could be honest in the future and not cause themselves any trouble.

And Thor trolls and robber magicians were already as excited as Chen Jian expected at this time, and they couldn't find the north.

Needless to say, the notorious Thor trolls on the continent, before joining the lord's command, they were terrifying guys that everyone feared, and ordinary people only screamed when they saw them, so maybe they were cheered by so many people like now?

Bruce was relieved to see that the rejection of his own tribe by the Hammondales, whom he had feared, did not happen as expected, and he realized that, as the half-elf had said, he had really found the right person to take refuge in.

This discovery almost didn't bring tears to the eyes of the patriarch who had been running around for many years, so he consciously restrained the clansmen who were a little commotion because of excitement, and didn't let them cause any trouble because they were too happy.

The same is true of the robber magicians, although when they first began to learn magic, everyone once imagined that they would one day, but the low strength and years of falling bandit life have long made them forget their ideals and ambitions, and now they have just joined the ranks of the lord, they have been so cheered, those thoughts that have long been forgotten in the depths of their memories have been turned over again, and they can't help but sigh.

Philip, the former bandit leader, was even more emotional, and he found that with this lord, his dream of getting ahead did not seem to be difficult to achieve.

Led by Jian Chen, the team did not return to the camp first, but made their way to the newly built tall obelisk in a quiet corner of the old town of Harmonydale.

This is the Harmondale Heroic Soul Monument that Chen Jian had begun to build before he set out on the expedition.

This heroic soul monument was built by Chen Jian according to the style of the martyr's monument he had seen before, and the function is the same as the martyr's monument, which will be the final destination of all the fallen Hammondale soldiers, and their names and deeds will be engraved on the tombstone under the heroic soul monument, which will always be remembered and admired by future generations.

In the sound of the half-elf's command, the Hammondale soldiers who returned to their hometown lined up in a neat queue in front of the Heroic Soul Monument, and the ashes of the fallen soldiers in sealed jars were carefully placed in the tomb prepared by Chen Jian for Robert and others in advance, and then buried, and a large tombstone was erected, which had been engraved with the names of dozens of fallen soldiers, as well as the battles they participated in and the results they achieved.

The vivid comparison of the data of the enemy and the enemy showed the bravery of the fallen soldiers to everyone present, and the sound of cries could be heard from the crowd that had long since fallen quiet, and it was the families of the fallen soldiers mourning their deceased relatives.

Chen Jian then delivered a short but touching speech in public, announcing that this day would be designated as Harmondale's Soul Day every year in the future, and he would personally come to the Heroic Soul Monument on this day to mourn these brave warriors.

Among the soldiers who died this time, there were also many big-eared monster soldiers at the forefront of the phalanx, and they enjoyed the same treatment as human soldiers, and their names and races were engraved on the tombstone.

This behavior brought tears to the eyes of many big-eared warriors, as did the other alien prisoners of war and Thor's trolls.

After doing all this, Chen Jian led the team back to the camp.

As the castle was being rebuilt, the former camp of the Hammondale Defence Force had been turned into a construction site, and their new camp was located next to the prisoner of war camp.

Orison the Big-Eared Monster led a group of soldiers of the Lord Guard's Guard to welcome the Lord Lord's return.

After letting the half-elves take the soldiers to rest and settle the Thor trolls and robber magicians, Jian Chen was also tired, so he went back to rest.

Early the next morning, the refreshed lord and Orison went to a corner of the barracks.

In this corner, there was a simple hut, in which there were many large boars with their fangs snorting and squatting, scrambling for food in the trough.

"How can there be so many?" Jian Chen was taken aback by the number of wild boars, he remembered that the announcement he posted was only for the purchase of fifty wild boars, but looking at the number in this shack, he was afraid that it was more than a hundred.

Orisen grinned and said: "The total number of wild boars brought by those caravans is one hundred and eighteen, I thought it would be useful anyway, so I left them all, but except for the first fifty, the rest did not give money, and those merchants seem to want to stammer with you, the price is very low, if you feel that it is not suitable, you can return it to them, I have explained this to them in advance!" ”

Hearing this, Jian Chen nodded and began to carefully examine these wild boars.

In order to demonstrate to the lord, Orison immediately led a wild boar out, turned over and rode up, and ran around the camp.

With this run, Chen Jian immediately saw a huge flaw in these wild boars as mounts.