Ted, Jacob's entire excavation team, Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Byron, Giffen. De, and Elle Li with her daughter. The morphs, as well as the large number of people completely to Randy. The many young witches led by the blonde witches, including the sons of the Hurry Byrons, and the descendants of many witchers—it was clear that so many of them appeared in almost no particular order, at the appointed time in advance.

Of course, what surprised Ye Qi the most was that Nuofa actually followed behind everyone and appeared at the door of the hall - although the other party's face was still cold, but the impatience that flashed from the bottom of his eyes made Ye Qi understand that if it was from his own intention, this cold-faced man would never participate in this kind of banquet that was incompatible with his character.

When he was an apostle, he did not get along with the other party for a short time, which made Ye Qi understand very well that a person with a cold personality like Nofa liked to stay in his room and read books, or directly devote himself to his work; As for attending banquets and parties?

It was almost impossible, and anyone who saw his cold face would swallow the words of invitation back into their stomachs.

It must have been assigned by the Lord of the Tower of Wisdom!

The obvious answer appeared in Ye Qi's heart - apart from the Lord of the Tower of Wisdom and Nofa's own teacher, Ye Qi couldn't think of anyone who could change the mind of this cold-faced man.

"Uncle Jacob, morning!"

Ye Qi walked up to Jacob's side and greeted him with a smile.

"It's already morning! However, for those of us who have just woken up, it is still morning! So. Leaf. Early! In Ye Qi's greeting. Jacob couldn't help but smile, and his unique hoarse voice made a little joke - to be able to return to his hometown and see his long-lost relatives would be a good mood for anyone; Not to mention, under such a premise, I immediately have to participate in a banquet that belongs to me and can be completely relaxed.

Look. As soon as he entered the hall, he began to cheer loudly, and Felibe, who was about to dance on the table, could feel the mood of everyone at this moment—the many witchers who had taken off their apostle trench coats and were completely in civilian clothes were obviously looking forward to this banquet.

After Ye Qi and many familiar witchers toasted, Jacob also greeted everyone, and pointed to Ye Qi to the chair in the corner next to him-

"Uncle Jacob, what's the matter?"

Coming to the corner, Ye Qi, who had just sat down, asked—obviously. If nothing had happened, Jacob would not have chosen such a secluded place.

"It's something about Els!" Nodding. Jacob said without concealment: "I met Elsie at the outpost once this morning and discussed some things with her......"

Speaking of this, Ye Qi keenly saw the helplessness and bitterness on Jacob's face, and he couldn't help asking, "What did you discuss with Els?" ”

"I want to retire Elsie from the Rangers!"

"Retired from the Rangers?!"

Ye Qi couldn't help but snort, and then suddenly understood what was going on with the helplessness and bitterness on Jacob's face - the female cavalry captain naturally respected her elders, but she was also unswerving about the knight's path she chose; Moreover, with Ye Qi's understanding of his lover, once that stubborn temper comes up, its stubbornness is comparable to that of a rock.

Therefore, when facing anything, Ye Qi will patiently explain the meaning to the female cavalry commander, and then seek the understanding of the other party; Instead of coming up, he explained it in a straight 'informing' tone - although I don't know what the situation was like at the time, but looking at the helplessness and bitterness on Jacob's face, I understood that this elder had suffered quite a setback from the female cavalry commander.

"I'm afraid this is quite difficult for Els!" Facing the elders who had received the setbacks, Ye Qi comforted the other party with words - he sighed lightly and said slowly: "After all, for Elsie, life in the Ranger is almost everything in her memory; Born there, raised there, became a Ranger, served as a captain, and we met and knew each other at the Ranger camp......"

"That's right, I know all this!" Jacob nodded, but the helplessness in his face did not subside; He couldn't help but sigh and said, "I really regret it now, I left Elsie in the Ranger camp for what I did at that time, and she should have been raised by my side!" ”

"Uncle Jacob, why do you want Elsie to retire from the Rangers? In my opinion, Elsie did a very good job, and was a competent Ranger captain completely; Not only in terms of ability, but everyone around me also likes and loves Els! Ye Qi asked the doubts in his heart - what Ye Qi said was completely from an objective point of view, and there was no subjective bias because of the relationship between the two; And in fact, the female cavalry captain did even better than Ye Qi said; Although there is no shortage of women in the rangers, there is only one female cavalry leader who holds the role of camp captain.

If it weren't for her outstanding ability, even if it was because of Ye Qi's influence and connections, the female cavalry captain would not have been able to hold such an important position - the ranger camp that pursues the knightly system has a competition system every year, starting from various basic training, to the most rearmost horse station, and the firearm shooting that was only added thirty years ago; If, in these competitions, the captain's performance is not as good as that of ordinary rangers, there will naturally be rumors.

However, in these competitions, the female cavalry captain showed her strength to the world with most of the top scores; Not only the Ranger camp she was in, but even among the remaining seven Ranger camps, it was the same - at the beginning, the first place in the competition between the eight Ranger captains was the female cavalry leader.

The strength is strong and the ability is outstanding, even if it is a woman, but the female cavalry captain still has a status recognized by everyone.

"These are the facts, the honor of being a fairly qualified adoptive father and his own adopted daughter. I still know the truth! But、But ...... "Jacob for the female cavalry captain to get everything. Smile with relief from the bottom of your heart; But. This smile of relief only lasted for a moment, and was replaced by helplessness; After opening his mouth several times, Jacob suddenly whispered to Ye Qi and asked, "Do you know about some of the recent transfers in the headquarters?" ”

"Transfer?" Ye Qi was stunned.

"Well, some transfers that are only available in preparation for war!" Jacob told Ye Qi about his findings: "As a native of Shak, I know many people who work at the headquarters; Especially a few tower guards. He is also my friend; However, when they came back this time, several of them had already been sent to other places......"

"This kind of transfer happened once twenty years ago, but that time it was sudden, very rapid; It wasn't until the war came that I realized what these represented! In that war, my friends died one after another, and Else's father died in that war. Only Els, who was still in swaddling clothes, and me, who was seriously injured, were left. ”

Speaking of that sudden war. Jacob, who remembered the death of his friend, was full of sadness, and he picked up a bottle of rum, uncorked it, and took a few sips before continuing: "See this scar? ”

Jacobra lifted open his collar, which had always been raised, revealing the scar he had been hiding all along—a three-inch-long wound on the top of his neck, almost connected to his jaw, and a rugged wound like a centipede lying abruptly on his neck; Jacob stretched out his hand to the scar and said, "At the most critical moment, I dodged a little, but it only hurt my vocal cords; But I understand very well that it's just luck; And something as illusory as luck can't always be with you! So, I want Elsie to leave the Rangers! ”

"Uncle Jacob, you are worried about Els's danger on the battlefield, so you want Elsie to retire?"

"Hmm!"

Jacob nodded, and then, silently, picked up the bottle and took another sip.

I see......

And Ye Qi, who was sitting on the side, looked at Jacob, who was drinking silently, and felt a burst of surprise and surprise in his heart - suddenly he knew that Jacob would persuade the female cavalry captain to retire; To his astonishment, Jacob was able to guess the 'preparatory operation' of the Witcher Headquarters with just a few personnel transfers.

The last time I went to the Thousand Swamp District to look for the witch, I accidentally discovered the Holy See's collection of faith items, and after the strange wolf informed the Holy See of the plan that might be implemented, Ye Qi reported all the things that could be said to the Demon Hunter Headquarters in his own tone - in the face of Ye Qi's report, the Demon Hunter Headquarters naturally would not be indifferent; Immediately, the corresponding personnel were dispatched to investigate, and after obtaining the 'positive result', the corresponding 'preparatory action' plan was initiated.

When he met with the Lord of the Tower of the Relic in the Sennuma District this time, the other party also asked him in detail about the situation at that time, and also relayed to him the corresponding actions of the Demon Hunter Headquarters; Therefore, Ye Qi is clear about the ins and outs of the whole thing; It's just that Ye Qi didn't expect that Jacob would be able to find a trace of clues - the actions of the Demon Hunter Headquarters are naturally tight, and there is no situation where the news has been leaked, so Ye Qi can be sure that everything Jacob knows is completely guessed by himself according to the changes.

And being able to have such a guess is enough to prove that his lover's adoptive father is excellent in some aspects - of course, Jacob's guess also has some discrepancies, at least, he didn't guess the details of the plan, but this is enough to surprise Ye Qi; After all, Ye Qi thought that he couldn't be like Jacob, and just by virtue of some personnel transfers, he could guess that the Demon Hunter Headquarters would have such a 'combat readiness plan'.

"There's nothing surprising about that! After all, for me, who was born and raised in Shak, everything here is all too familiar to me, especially what my friends are responsible for, and I know everything better! Jacob looked at Ye Qi who was surprised, and couldn't help waving his hand, although he was smiling, the melancholy in his eyes did not change, and his hoarse voice became deeper and lower: "And it is precisely because of this understanding that I am even more worried!" If Els is not allowed to retire and leave the Ranger before the war breaks out, once the war breaks out, Els will definitely be the first to ask to go to the battlefield! ”

"So, leaves. You take my place. Let's convince Elsie again! ”

said. Jacob looked at Ye Qi hopefully, and Ye Qi only frowned for a moment, and then nodded vigorously - with Ye Qi's understanding of the female cavalry commander, he was completely convinced that everything Jacob said was true; In the event of an explosive war, then the female cavalry commander must be a group of people who ask to go to the front; Although there is still a long time before this war, Ye Qi cannot guarantee that some special situations will not occur during this period.

Originally in mutual respect. Ye Qi did not interfere too much with the female cavalry commander's every move, as if the other party did the same; But in Jacob's request, Ye Qi was shaken in his heart, and the 'selfish' side that immediately belonged to him occupied the absolute upper hand-

Perhaps, Elsie should be given a safer position......

Unlike Jacob's idea of directly asking the female cavalry captain to leave the rangers, Ye Qi knew that it was impossible for the female cavalry commander to retire and leave like this; The only way to do this is to let the female cavalry captain still be a ranger, but in a job that is not dangerous.

You should ask for help from Master Hessel or Master Blank......

Regarding the position system of the Demon Hunter Headquarters, Ye Qi except for the Lord of the Six Towers at the highest level. The rest is not too well understood; Not to mention that it is not as good as Jacob's being who can count everything about Shak, even if it is compared to some people who have been in Shak a little longer—but. Even in the face of professional things, you should find an expert, Ye Qi remembers this sentence very clearly.

"I'll try to convince Els! It's just, Elsie......"

"Don't worry, you just have to do your best!" In the face of Ye Qi's reply, Jacob smiled, and then, stood up again: "The banquet is about to start, let's go and drink to our heart's content first; Then, let's go and fix the things that need to be solved! ”

Watching Jacob leave the corner and join the crowd that had gathered in the hall, Ye Qi leaned back, leaning his back completely in the chair, thinking about Jacob's 'keen discovery' - as a witcher, Ye Qi naturally did not worry about Jacob going around talking nonsense; It's just that what Jacob can discover, can't others discover?

Perhaps Jacob's discovery was based on many corresponding coincidences, but the probability of these coincidences is not very low, or even very easy - Shak was born, knows everything about Shak, and knows the towerguards who are in charge of it all; Except for the last point, the remaining two points, in Ye Qi's opinion, there are a lot of candidates who can meet them.

The Witcher's HQ, you should be on guard!

Although he had such a thought in his heart, Ye Qi understood that he should still talk to the Lord of the Tower of the Moonlit Night in detail again - prudence was Ye Qi's habit, and he had already known what kind of approach was the most correct; Perhaps, sometimes it may seem like an extra move to some people, but such an extra move is better than the final failure.

Dingdingding......

Several times in succession, the crisp sound of the spoon hitting the glass echoed in the hall, crisp, but grand and continuous; Therefore, after only a few moments, the banquet hall, which had been chaotic, fell silent, and looked towards the place where the sound was coming from—in the middle of the hall, the barbecue grill and soup pot were staggered, and a little further back, the Lord of the Tower of the Moonlit Night and the Lord of the Tower of the Relic were standing side by side, and the latter was still holding a wine glass and a small spoon in his hand.

Obviously, to be able to use these two small things to make a sound comparable to that of Hong Zhong Da Lu, it is very difficult for others to do it except for this powerhouse of the Legendary Realm - feeling the eyes of everyone, the tower master of the holy relics directly threw the soup spoon and wine glass in his hand to the table next to him, and after picking up the wine barrel at his feet, he rushed straight into the crowd, leaving everyone's eyes completely on the tower master of the moonlit night.

Hessel, the Lord of the Tower of the Moonlit Night, was accustomed to his friend's behavior; He looked at his friends who rushed into the crowd, and a few dodged to the corner where the wine barrels were placed, and after smiling helplessly, he turned to look at all the witchers present, and slowly said-

"Your journey is not over, at this time, it is just a moment of rest!"

"After all, only a sufficient rest can make everyone's steps more powerful and go further!"

"However, some of our friends have gradually drifted away and reached the edge of the starry sky during this long journey!"

"Here, let's see them off!"

The Lord of the Moonlit Tower picked up his glass and raised it high as if it were facing the sky, and all the witchers around him did the same; Including Ye Qi and the Lord of the Tower of Relic, there are no exceptions.

"I wish them a safe journey!"

"We will not forget their figures, and their memories will always be in our hearts; We will move forward in their place! ”

After a blessing, the Lord of the Moonlit Tower drank the wine in his cup.

"We will go in their place!"

In the hall, all the witchers spoke in unison as they drank the wine in their cups.

"Whether it's sadness or laughter, we will move forward!"

"Finally, everyone, drink and go home!"

The Lord of the Moonlit Night Tower put down his wine glass and said slowly, ending his opening speech before the banquet.

PS The first update ~~~ timing~~~ (to be continued.) )