Chapter VII

- Pfister Wangdu

"Peter, long time no see. The last time we met, it was in the big war ten years ago. Aha!"

"Old fellow, don't call me so old. I'm still young."

On the top of the castle of the royal capital, two middle-aged men in golden velvet robes stood aside, looking condescendingly at the castle town below the castle. One is Peter Herbert, the knight king of Pfister, and the other is not small, so to speak, a man of the same rank as Peter Herbert.

In the Pfister Country, and indeed in the entire Race Alliance, there are countless heroes who are well-known. One of the most outstanding of these was Peter Herbert, the Knight King of the Pfister Nation, and his Knights. And the other is the man known as the "Earl of Terror" - Tex. According to his subordinates, Tex was an elegant gentleman. Instead of wearing heavy armor and two-handed broadswords on the battlefield, he would wear a private custom elegant gentleman's uniform with a white sword at his waist. When fighting the enemy, he will always stand on tiptoe and puff out his chest to meet the enemy. The grace of the movement is intoxicating, but it is also in this moment that he draws his sword and beheads the enemy in a step-by-step dance. But Peter didn't see it that way, he always thought the old guy's moves were bells and whistles. He used to taunt people, so much so that in the barracks he would often argue over a certain decision. But whether they can cooperate perfectly on the battlefield really makes people understand what kind of existence this pair is. But one thing is certain - the representative of strength is beyond doubt

"It's been so long, I don't know that student sister will give you a son and a half daughter like that. Dirks turned and leaned against the fence and looked at Peter with a smile

"Well, she's gone. Gave me a son," Peter said, his eyes beginning to drop. Sensing this, Tex lowered his head and responded, "That's right, but it's fine." You have a descendant, so you can pass on your family's things to one of them. “

Peter shook his head, looked up and sighed, "It's too early for that kid to inherit my mantle." It's you, who were supposed to travel the world. Why did you come back all of a sudden?"

Tex took a chocolate from his pocket, opened it and put it in his mouth, "I traveled the world and found that there were many things I had never seen before." It was an eye-opener for me, but the real reason was that I think the country needs a return of strength now. “

Peter turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Remember the battle that ended, the battle that defeated the eight dragon kings of the dragon clan. Your pinnacle battle"

Peter nodded

"After that great battle, the mortally wounded Dragon King retreated to his territory. But then I heard that they were all dead. Someone did it."

Hearing this, Peter's emotions welled up at once. More than fear, but shock. In that battle ten years ago, although Peter crushed the attack of the eight dragon kings of the dragon clan. But it also left an indelible scar on himself, which is also the reason why Peter really retired. But when he heard that someone was able to kill all the ancient dragon kings with the blood of the ancestors, it was enough to prove how strong this person really was.

"To the west and south of the continent, it has been heard that there is a corps of mercenaries wandering around. Doing things for all kinds of people, the most terrible thing is that they also participated in this incident. It seems that one of their generals did it. According to people from other ethnic countries, their people carry a wolf head badge around their waists. I deduce that their strength is at least above A. “

At this time, we have to explain the rating levels of the European and Kenyan continents, which are: S-A-B-C-E. Among them, the S-class is the most powerful, and it can be said that it is the top of the entire continent. But for thousands of years, there have only been 5 people who have been rated as S-class, and the highest strength of Peter and Tex is at the peak of A. In this world, the doordoor between the levels is too high. So much so that many people hovered under the B and A grades at most and could not rise.

But the problem now is that Peter and Tex are no longer as strong as before, and they can no longer compete with the same Ancestral Dragon King as before, not to mention the mercenary group that is considered to be a general A-level member. Undoubtedly a blow.

"Now that the war with Culester is imminent, it will undoubtedly be a blow to our army if such a mercenary group participates......" Peter held his chin and fell into deep thought, and Tex was already preparing to walk down the wall, and did not forget to say a word before leaving

"Old fellow, you'd better hand over your skills to your son as soon as possible!

- Pfister Castel

A convoy of horse-drawn wagons was driving down the road, heading in the direction of Custer. At the intersection checkpoint, the guards with iron spears caught a glimpse of the huge convoy of carriages and waved their hands to stop and check. Two guards stepped forward, and a leading man with a black turban approached with a smile

"Hey, what's your car loaded on? Look at you decorations, you're not from Pfister," the guard asked

The leader nodded, and replied, "We're merchants from Cojadino. This time, I'm going to ship something to Culest, but I don't know if I can ...... What's convenient?" After speaking, he took out two gold coins from his pocket and secretly put them in the person's hand with a smile. The guards hurriedly retreated as soon as they saw the gold coins given, calling for someone to open the barricades at the checkpoint.

"It's nice to be so quiet all the way, and the people of this country are as greedy as ever. In one of the carriages, two men in black laughed

"Hey, it was only weapons and equipment that were supposed to be good for escort. Why are there so many children here?" the man in black lifted the cover, and dozens of cages were placed together. Inside the cage, dozens of children were tied with hemp rope and fell asleep. These children share a common characteristic with humans, and their ears are different from those of humans, similar to animal ears. And there is a tail on the back

"I heard that it was Codiano who attacked the Great Forest of Geb and captured more than a dozen children of the orc race. To be sent to Culester to be trained as an orc warrior."

The Great Forest of Geb, inhabited by the orc race and some of the giants. It is said that humans have only explored the surface of the Great Gab Forest, and in the depths of it hides a monster as the guardian deity of the forest. The scouts and explorers who entered the Great Forest have not yet returned.

On the carriage, in the upper cage, an orc girl with brown skin and cat ears opened her eyes slightly. It seemed to notice that the people outside did not pay attention to the inside, and the hemp ropes on her hands and feet broke at once, and the girl's movements did not dare to be very loud. Afraid of attracting attention, he then took out a wire from his pants and inserted it into the lock of the cage and began to stir gently.

"Ding......

The lock was opened at once, but the girl did not dare to open it. After waiting for a while, to make sure that the person in front would not open it, he opened the cage with peace of mind and walked to the back. Lifted the cloth and looked out of the car with a slight probe. I found myself in a village, and I was glad that the carriage was the last. There was no one behind her, and the girl turned her head to look at it and resolutely jumped out of the car. Since it was an orc, there were no wounds, and after rolling on the ground a few times, they hurriedly fled into an alley to hide.

Due to the speed at which the carriage was moving, the people in front did not hear any movement. But the girl relaxed when she saw that the convoy was going a long way.

"Finally escaped........"

The girl turned and ran deep into the alley. The speed was indeed several times faster than that of humans, and it soon disappeared into the darkness of the alley.