When Chen Jian and the others hurried back to Hammondale, they saw flocks of griffons circling and guarding the town in the distance.

The combination of three silver Pegasus knights, three angel warriors, and a human mage was undoubtedly quite eye-catching, and they were quickly surrounded by a group of griffons, but they were let go after the lead griffon knight recognized High Priest Ryan.

Contrary to Jian Chen's imagination, although Empress Catherine arrived in Hammondale Town, she did not enter the town with great fanfare, but stationed the Archangel Guard, who was guarding him, and the three griffin wings drawn from the reinforcements from Marston City, in a clearing outside the town, and then summoned the secret agents she arranged in Hammondal, and asked him to tell him in detail all the things that happened in Hammondale during this period.

At this time, she was sending people around looking for Chen Jian and the others, and it happened that Chen Jian and the others had arrived.

The Empress first summoned the Imperial High Priest Ryan, and then summoned Jian Chen.

When Jian Chen, who had been summoned alone, finally met the famous Empress Catherine, the Empress was sitting in her tent looking at the map on the table in contemplation.

After Jian Chen came in, she didn't talk to Jian Chen right away, but continued to immerse herself in her thoughts.

Jian Chen, who didn't know what important things the empress was thinking about, was afraid that speaking at this time would cause the empress to be unhappy, so he had to stand quietly aside.

The first time they met, of course, Jian Chen couldn't help but be curious and secretly looked at this legendary strong woman who was widely sung by bards on the mainland.

It was she who returned to her homeland from Enlos for thousands of miles, and with her incomparable personal charm, she gathered the hearts and minds of the people, gathered the defeated soldiers, promoted many outstanding talents, and finally formed a powerful army to fight the enemy.

It was she who persuaded the Mage Kingdom of Bracada and the Elven Kingdom of Turalone to reunite the Holy Alliance, which had been non-existent at the time, to fight against a powerful enemy together.

It was she who defeated the necromancer Deya, the lord of the Negan kingdom, and the Devil Kerrigan who had formed an evil alliance, and saved the Erathian Empire, which was on the verge of collapse, from the brink of annihilation.

It was she who drove away the Krurod Kingdom and the Titaria Marsh Kingdom, which dared to take advantage of the fire in the war, and preserved the integrity of the empire's territory.

It was also she who promulgated a series of benevolent policies after the war, so that the empire that had been badly injured in the restoration war could recuperate.

Such a woman with a rather legendary experience certainly made Jian Chen feel extremely curious.

It's a pity that the empress lowered her head, and Jian Chen couldn't see her face clearly, only saw the empress's red wavy hair, so Jian Chen's gaze naturally moved to the empress's clothes.

The Empress was wearing a knight's steel armor at this time, and the style of the steel armor was clearly the style of the glorious steel armor worn by the royal knights of the Erathian Empire, which was the standard steel armor of the Imperial Champion Knights and Royal Knights.

As an empress, she was wearing such an ordinary steel armor, which was really unexpected by Jian Chen.

What's more, although this steel armor is well maintained by the owner, and the wipe is also very bright, but it can't hide that this is an old steel armor that has been around for a certain number of years, although many dents left by the battle have been carefully repaired, but if you look closely, you can still see it, which shows that the owner of the steel armor is not only a general who can manage the curtain, but also a warrior who dares to charge.

This steel armor is undoubtedly quite inconsistent with the identity of an empress.

Not only the steel armor, but there was nothing in the entire tent that matched the status of the empress, a large ordinary wooden table and an equally ordinary chair, an old wooden chest that looked quite sturdy and was supposed to contain personal belongings, and a marching bed that was common in the army.

Even the tent itself was just an ordinary marching tent, with no simple decoration on it.

Such a tent and everything in it, not to mention the Empress of the Empire, even an ordinary Imperial General came to live, and it also looked very shabby.

But in such a tent lived the supreme leader of the largest nation on the entire continent of Erathia, Empress Catherine Geffenhardt of the Erathian Empire.

Finally, Jian Chen's gaze rested on a long sword that was unsheathed on the table, a piece of cloth next to the long sword showed that the owner of the sword had just cleaned and maintained the sword not long ago, this long sword was cold and shiny, and it was extremely sharp, but it didn't seem to be a strange treasure.

"This elegant sword is the work of Master Mogrin, although it is not as good as those ancient divine weapons, but it is also a rare good sword! What's more, this sword was given to me by my father, and it has always been with me and has beheaded countless enemies in the Renaissance War! ”

Empress Catherine's voice sounded suddenly, startling Jian Chen, he quickly withdrew his gaze, bowed and saluted: "Viscount of the Empire, Lord Hammondal, Jian Chen sees Your Majesty!" ”

"Okay, this is not a palace, there are no long-winded court etiquette officials, don't use these false courtesies!" To Jian Chen's surprise again, the empress didn't have a fight at all, and what she said was also very appetizing to Jian Chen, "You did a good job this time, not only repelled the enemy's surprise attack, but also killed one of Parson's right-hand men, do you know, this Ivo was in the limelight in the last war, and the Devil Kerrigan who killed him fled from the wind, I didn't expect him to be defeated by your men, it's really surprising." ”

Saying that, the empress looked at Jian Chen with interest and said, "Although I also have expectations for you, everything you have done has far exceeded my expectations. ”

Hearing that the empress did not blame himself for his previous rudeness, Jian Chen raised his head, and what appeared in front of him was a face that had been beautiful but had been invaded by the years, although the eyes were not sharp but showed the strength and persistence of the master's heart.

"Your Majesty, you have won the award, everything I have done is just to do my duty as a lord, and the reason why I was able to achieve those achievements in your mouth is just the reason for good luck."

Jian Chen replied cautiously, a little nervous in his heart, he still hadn't figured out the empress's intention of summoning him alone.

You must know that the woman in front of her is Chen Jian's current big boss, and her words can wipe out everything that Chen Jian currently has, and even make Chen Jian's life in danger, and Chen Jian can't be nervous.

However, his modest answer did not please the Empress, on the contrary, the Empress was a little dissatisfied with it: "Good luck? If we are lucky enough to kill the enemy and win, then what do we need to use strategy and tactics? Your merits will not be forgotten by me and the Empire, and the reward for you will not be less! You don't have to be so restrained, I called you, I just want to ask you something, nothing else, do I look scary? Makes you so nervous? ”

(3rd Update)