The sky was dark, the sun was setting, and the night breeze was gradually blowing, bringing a slight chill.

On a leeward flat slope, four tents have been erected. In the middle of the tent was a lit fire with a small pot on top of it, into which Lily was pouring the prepared ingredients one by one, stirring them with a spoon from time to time, or adding some condiments, and soon a rich fragrance wafted in.

"Lily, don't put Roman herbs in the soup." Phil changed his clothes, then came out of a tent and shouted to Lily as she cooked.

"What did you say?" Lily threw the chopped Roman herbs in her hand into the pot, and then used a spoon to smooth out the chopped Roman vanilla.

Phil looked at the pot of fragrant soup, and his face was entangled and painful: "No...... Nothing. ”

"Oh." Lily nodded, and then went back to cooking her own food, "As long as Zorro can manage to get the meat back, it's done." …… By the way, what about Law? ”

"He's sleeping, and it's his first night watch." Phil sighed and said, he didn't like the taste of Roman coriander, so this pot of delicious soup that smelled fragrant was probably insulated from him, and he could only hope that Zorro and Anna would bring back enough meat," Zorro and Anna cooperated...... I guess I'll be able to bring back a lot of meat. ”

"If the two of them are there, it's definitely fine." As the leader of this bounty team, Yun also walked out of a tent at this time.

After Sean joined this squad of bounty hunters, they wasted no time. After that simple but fierce competition, the next day everyone set off for the underground ruins that Yun had mentioned earlier. However, because of the relationship on the road, they had to stop temporarily to rest in the middle. That's why such a makeshift camp was set up. Except for Yun, who is the captain, who uses one for himself, the other six people all share a tent in pairs.

However, in this way, it also shows everyone's ability to survive in the wild.

Although Lily has little combat skills, she has a natural talent for finding suitable resting places, and she also has a unique ability to find water. The only one who can compare with Lily in this regard is Sean, but Sean does not have Lily's strong cooking talent - Lily's housekeeping ability is already beyond the realm of the plane level.

And except for Lily and Sean. The survivability of the big man and Anna is also not bad, both of them are at a level that can make themselves at least not hungry. Then came Phil, barely able to find something to eat. Of course, don't force it on the taste or anything. On the contrary, Yun and Luo, who seem to be powerful, shrewd, and have strong hands-on ability, but they unexpectedly have no ability to survive in the wild, once the dry food and drinking water they carry run out. It's basically the rhythm of going hungry.

And so it goes. Sean also understands why Yun must take Lily with him.

Without Lily, a cat half-orc, the combat effectiveness of this bounty hunter squad would probably drop by two notches.

In the woods not far from the camp, Sean and Anna had just finished a hunt, and the trophy was a large steel-toothed boar.

The steel-toothed wild boar, although it is a magical beast, is not very aggressive, and it also has a strong skin to protect itself, and those who are not strong in the Bronze Realm cannot deal with this kind of wild boar at all. Not to mention that steel-toothed wild boars are usually family-type units. If it weren't for the good meat quality of this wild boar, it would be an ingredient that many taverns and inns like to buy. Usually not many people are willing to provoke these magical beasts.

Sean and Anna caught this steel-toothed wild boar, which was already the level of the third-level peak, and the steel-toothed wild boar like this was at least more than ten years. In terms of meat quality, it is relatively unsuitable for taverns and inns and steak making, because this wild boar is an old pig, and the meat is hard and tough, but if it is paired with the broth that Lily cooked tonight, it is a perfect match. And after being thoroughly cooked, the steel-toothed wild boar will have a chewiness.

"Ah, yes." Sean, who was dragging the steel-toothed boar on his feet, suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong?" Anna, who was following Sean, asked.

"Anna, you can drag the steel-toothed boar back first." Sean laughed, "It occurred to me that with Lily's broth, it would taste even better if I could add blackberry snake fruit." It has a slightly spicy taste, and when it enters the throat, it has a sweet and sour sensation, which is as delicious as drinking fruit wine! …… I'm going to look around and see if there's any blackberry snake fruit. ”

Just listening to Sean's description, Anna's eyes lit up: "Okay, then you can go and find it." …… Stay safe. ”

"Got it." Sean smiled and waved his hand, then turned around and walked towards the forest queen who had just walked out.

Anna, on the other hand, dragged the steel-toothed boar, which weighed at least several hundred kilograms, towards the camp.

After Anna completely walked out of the woods, Sean, who was standing in the shadow of the forest, slowly walked out of the shadow, but the look on his face was not as relaxed and casual as before, but showed a solemn color.

"Found Asuna?" Sean asked in a deep voice.

"I'm sorry, Lord Sean, but I haven't been able to find the exact whereabouts of Grand Duke Asuna." In the shadow with Sean's back to him, a vague figure gradually emerged, "But at least it can be determined that Grand Duke Asuna is being held in the royal capital, and the specific location is still uncertain, but there are already several places that have been listed as key suspects, and now the scope is gradually narrowing." ”

"And what about the underground ruins I asked you to investigate?" Sean frowned slightly, but still suppressed a slight anxiety in his heart.

As early as after Yun revealed the news of the underground ruins, Sean had already asked the intelligence officers of the Void Realm to investigate the relevant news of the underground ruins first through special contact information. To put it bluntly, he doesn't trust Yun, because this Chainas woman gives him a very strange feeling, at least her own strength is definitely more than what it appears on the surface, and even this underground ruin that she is very interested in, if Sean doesn't pay attention. Maybe someone will sell it at that time.

A dignified Void Grand Duke, if he was sold like this, it would really be a shame.

To this end, Sean issued a temporary directive. Let the Void Realm, which is currently in the Sene region, send some people to investigate the relevant information of the underground ruins. One of the main tasks is to determine whether Elizabeth and the others are still hiding in this underground ruin, or other clues about Elizabeth and others.

"I'm sorry, Lord Sean." This intelligence officer was a little embarrassed, but he also had a lot of helplessness, because it had only been three days since Sean gave this order, and even if it was their Void Realm, they couldn't collect too much information in three days. What's more, this is still the remains of an underground mausoleum, "This underground mausoleum is even larger than expected, and the survey is very time-consuming." As far as is known...... The first and second floors of this underground mausoleum have traces of too many people's activities. It's impossible to judge accurately, and although there are a lot fewer traces of activity on the third floor, the danger has also increased a lot, so ......"

"I see." Sean nodded. "Let others be safe. There's no need to take risks, I'll be there in four days at most, and I suspect it's the tomb of King Lane. If this is confirmed, you must evacuate the mausoleum as soon as possible, and you will not be allowed to enter the fifth floor without permission. ”

This spy of the Void Realm was slightly stunned, he had never had direct contact with Sean, this was the first time he had faced Sean, the legendary Grand Duke of the Void. Hearing Sean's rather concerned tone at this time made him feel a little disbelievable. Because he had seen too many spies who were just used as tools or discarded children, let alone orphans like them.

"We'll take notice." The spy calmed his emotions. Then he said in a deep voice.

"Alright, then you can leave first."

"Lord Sean, the main purpose of my coming here this time is not to report these two things." Seeing that Sean was about to leave, the spy said, "I came to meet you this time, and it was Lord Neil who ordered me to report a message to you, and asked you to make a decision as soon as possible. ”

"Decided?" Sean was stunned for a moment, and then his face was solemn, "What's wrong?" ”

There was a wind sound, and a sticky note shot out of the shadows towards Sean.

Reaching out to take it, Sean quickly unfolded the note.

After just one glance, the expression on his face suddenly changed.

The occasional chirping of insects suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving only the rustle of the wind through the trees. And as the aura emanating from Sean gradually intensified, the entire forest became more and more quiet, and even faintly had a daunting feeling.

"Rob is in the war with the knights?" Sean turned around and looked into the shadows, "Why wasn't there any news about this before!?" ”

"Because of the opening of the fourth battlefield, all the spy personnel in charge of the northwest area outside the Seysai were temporarily transferred back, which led to a significant drop in the monitoring of the northwest area outside the Lane Sey." This spy was obviously a little helpless, "In addition, Luo Buyin has long colluded with the people in the northwest noble circle outside the Saiwai, so the other party's knights have been cooperated and covered by nobles from all over the country along the way, so we couldn't find out at the first time." ”

"Northwest aristocratic partisanship...... Mutiny? ”

"As things stand, that's clearly the case." The spy opened his mouth and replied, "According to the feedback received by the investigators urgently dispatched by Lord Neil, this time it is the invasion of the Knights of Roboin and the United Nations of the Karosa Tribe on the northwestern noble circle of the Kingdom of Lane. The two countries have formed an alliance, and according to earlier information, it is a conspiracy negotiated between the prince of Greine of the Kingdom of Lane and the other party, and the other party will send troops to support the attack on the Duchy of Garrod. It's just that the sudden confrontation between our Void Duchy and the Ryan Kingdom caused the other party to reneg on the agreement with the Ryan Kingdom and directly launched an invasion war against the Ryan Kingdom instead. ”

"The current situation is that the northwest region outside of Lane Sey has become a chaotic battlefield. The main force of the United Nations of the Carrosa tribe is attacking the Garrod Fortress, the advance troops of the Principality of Robbin Knight are the four major knights, the Knights of the Angry Lion are suppressing the Ryan nobles who refuse to surrender, and the Fierce Dragon Knights were originally responsible for suppression, but because of the results of the battle between the Black Wolf Knights and Lord Aldolph's motorized infantry regiment, so now the Fierce Dragon Knights have to shift the battle line to prevent our counterattack and revenge. …… However, as the battle progressed, it was only a matter of time before the Northwest Circle was annexed, as more and more of the Lane nobles had already surrendered. ”

Sean clenched the note in his hand, and the look on his face was as ugly as it was.

The content of the sticky note is only a short message.

"The battle broke out between the Motorized Infantry Regiment and Rob Yin Black Wolf Knights, the Black Wolf Knights suffered about 8,000 casualties, and only more than 7,000 people of the Motorized Infantry Regiment managed to escape, and more than 42,000 died. The third and fourth adjutants were killed on the spot, the fifth adjutant died after ineffective treatment, the second adjutant was slightly injured, and the commander Aldolph was seriously injured and fell into a coma and was not out of danger. ”

20,000 men fought against 40,000 men, and as a result, Aldolph was almost completely annihilated.

More than a 1 to 8 battle loss ratio!

The Black Wolf Knights said that there were 8,000 casualties, but the death toll was certainly less than 5,000.

In just one battle, the motorized infantry regiment was directly beaten to the verge of retreat, so you can see how strong the combat effectiveness of the Black Wolf Knights is. Of course, Sean didn't know the actual situation of the war at that time, but no matter what the process was, judging by the current results, it was impossible for Sean not to be angry.

"Okay, good, Robyin and Karosa, they dare to take advantage of the fire at such a time." Sean's face was sinister.

The spy officer glanced at Sean cautiously, gritted his teeth, and still said stiffly: "Lord Sean, please calm down." Lord Neil said that at present, our national strength cannot support the opening of the fifth battlefield, whether it is military strength, generals, or logistics, it is already in a state of extreme operation. So he wants you to make a decision, whether to continue to fight the kingdom of Lane for now, or to withdraw from the fortress of Tonys first and go all out against the invaders in the northwest? ”

"Where's Diana!" Sean's inner anger almost turned into substance, "Hasn't her mission come to fruition yet?" How exactly does the diplomatic service work? ”

"There's no news about Lord Diana yet......" The spy was only halfway through his mouth when his eyes changed slightly, "Offended, Lord Sean." ”

With that, with a shake of his right hand, a dagger slipped out of his sleeve and stabbed at Sean.

Sean shot back with a backhand, the long sword in his hand pointed at the stabbing dagger.

Taking advantage of the collision of the power of this blow, the spy retreated into the shadows at a faster speed, and then without waiting for Sean to pursue, he shot more than a dozen daggers from the darkness and scattered all over Sean's body. In this way, Sean naturally could not pursue, so he had to draw his sword and turn back to defend, and then unload all these daggers that shot at him. (To be continued.) )

PS: I have to catch the car at noon tomorrow, so I can still sleep in the car.