On the night of Apple's expulsion from the ancient city-state, Elvis returned from Nice in a magical spaceship, and was stunned to learn of the casualties of the Cadets.

"Didn't you say that there were only 10,000 orcs, why were there so many casualties?"

Knowing that Harvey was also on the list of the dead, Elvis couldn't help but burst into tears, and after his grief, he couldn't help but have questions.

"The intelligence is wrong, the actual number of orcs who attacked Kapla Pass reached 25,000, which was 2.5 times that reported before, and later the orcs reinforced more than 10,000 horses. ”

Stanny explained.

"What do the reconnaissance teams do? This kind of information can be mistaken?"

Elvis was furious.

"I don't know what went wrong, I've arranged for someone to investigate. ”

Judge Havic said that as soon as the Battle of Capra Pass ended, he had asked Allen to have the Judge Advocate General's Office directly intervene to investigate the matter.

That night, everyone had rested, and Alan and Elvis were still drinking in the study.

"Am I wrong, El? I gave these kids something too heavy and crushed them all. ”

A bottle of wine was in his stomach, and Alan shook his head and asked with a painful expression.

"Alan, you're right. It's not that you have given them a heavy mission, but that fate itself is unfair, and we are going to break this unfairness, and sacrifice is inevitable in the process. ”

Elvis grabbed Allen's shoulder and comforted.

"I understand, I just can't face such a terrible sacrifice. ”

"Old friend, we have no choice but to continue, or we will only pay a heavier price. ”

Elvis hugged Allen, and he could understand the blow and damage that Harvey's death had brought to Allen no less than Isha.

Two days later, the Cadet Corps held a farewell ceremony for the bodies of the soldiers who died in the defense of Capra Pass. After Allen's eulogy, the crowd laid flowers, and the soldiers of the Youth League who participated in the ceremony collectively saluted the souls of their companions amid the sound of three magic fireworks.

After the ceremony, the remains of the martyrs will be sent to the martyrs' cemetery for burial, and a scenic hillside north of Tiesong Town will be designated as a cemetery, and a martyr's shrine will be built at the foot of the mountain to display the martyrs' memorial tables.

Alan escorted the remains of the martyrs to the cemetery with the generals of the Youth League, and on the hillside he personally excavated the cemetery, and did not leave the cemetery until the evening to return to Tiesong Town.

As he entered the town, Alan was amazed to see the old people sitting in a circle in the open space on the side of the road, several poles covered with red and green cloth standing in the circle, and the old people were chanting words in their mouths, as if they were believers reciting prayers.

"What are they doing here?"

Alan had never seen a similar scene before, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"It is a ritual for the people of the steppe to summon the spirits of their deceased loved ones. ”

Morey, who was on the sidelines, explained that he had seen similar scenes on the prairie when he was a child.

According to the old man, after the death of the children of the grassland, the souls will not die and will continue to wander on the grassland, and through this ritual, those wandering spirits can find their way back and be reincarnated. ”

Ronan further explained. As soon as his words fell, a gust of wind blew, and the strips of cloth on the wooden pole fluttered in the wind, and the gesture seemed to be as if the soul of the dead had heard the call and flew over the crowd.

As an atheist magician, Alan doesn't believe in the idea that there are souls after death, but at this moment he wants this statement to be true: it would be nice if Harvey could be reincarnated and reborn.

"Archmage, a messenger from Aogucheng has come and said that there is an urgent matter to see you. ”

As soon as Alan entered the courtyard of Isa's house, a servant came forward to tell him.

"Archmage, Master Levens, I have asked you to inform you that Madame is about to give birth. ”

Hearing that Selena was about to give birth, Alan didn't care about anything else, and rushed back to Aogucheng overnight in a magic spaceship. The magic spaceship stopped directly on the lawn outside the castle of August, Alan got off the spaceship, and went directly to the second floor under the guidance of the servants, and when he came to the outside of the delivery room, Steven and a group of servants had been waiting there for a long time.

"See the Great Mage!"

As soon as they saw Alan arrive, everyone hurriedly came up to salute, but Alan didn't care about being polite with them, and asked directly:

"How's Selena?

"Difficult birth, it's been more than a day, and the child hasn't been born yet. ”

Steven's eyes were red, and the corners of his mouth were blistered. Selena's due date was already delayed, and now it is a difficult birth, how can he, who is about to become a father, not be anxious.

"Is there a doctor in there?"

"The best doctors in the ancient city of Okugu are there. ”

"It's not enough to have a doctor, you can go to the magic academy and call two water magicians over. ”

"Brother-in-law, you are the best water magician. ”

"Yes, yes, I forgot about myself. ”

The first time he encountered this situation, Alan was also a little panicked.

"Wow... Wow..."

Just when everyone was at a loss, a loud baby cry suddenly came from inside the house.

"Congratulations, sir, Madame gave birth to a young master. ”

The maid came out to say hello to Steven, and everyone followed suit. Steven rushed into the house excitedly, and it was a long time before the maid came out and asked Alan to come in as well.

The lights in the bedroom were dim, and when Alan went in, Steven was walking around with the child in his arms, and Selena was lying on the bed in the back, and she seemed to want to sit up when she saw Alan, but Alan waved her hand to signal her not to move.

"Brother-in-law, look at my son. ”

After greeting Selena, Steven handed over the child in his arms, and Alan wiped his hands on the robe before carefully taking the child and studying it carefully.

Holding Steven's son, Alan was relieved.

"Looks more like Steven. ”

Not long after the little guy was born, the skin on his face was still wrinkled, but his facial features could vaguely show a little bit of Steven's childhood.

"Brother-in-law, give me a name. ”

Seeing that Alan loved his son very much, Steven was very happy, and simply handed over the responsibility of naming Allen to Allen.

"Good!"

Alan agreed, and after a moment of thought, he made a decision:

"Let's call Harvey. ”

"Harvey?"

Steven was stunned when he heard this, and just wanted to say something, but Selena, who was lying on the bed over there, spoke first.

"Harvey's name is good, let's call Harvey. ”

Now that Selena had agreed, Steven said no more.

"Wow..."

Alan was studying little Harvey seriously, and suddenly the little guy started crying, which made Alan scramble for a while and didn't know how to deal with it, but fortunately the maid came up at this time.

"Master Harvey must be hungry. ”

Alan and Steven hurriedly handed the baby over to the maid to nurse, and after the feeding, the little one fell asleep. Alan took the opportunity to leave the bedroom, and Steven followed.

"Selena has worked hard, you should spend a little more time with her. ”

"I have something to say to my brother-in-law. ”

"Come to my study. ”

The castle of Ogu always houses Ellen's bedroom and study, and he spends his time working here unless he is doing magic experiments.

"Time flies, the child has now become a father, and your sister would be glad if she knew. ”

The two of them came to the study and sat down, and Steven poured a glass of rum for Alan, who sighed after taking a sip.

"I have everything I have today to thank my brother-in-law, who lived up to my sister's expectations when she was dying. ”

Steven's tone was solemn.

"Alas!"

Alan sighed, didn't speak and just continued to drink, and the room fell silent.

"The Grand Prince Lawrence is in the castle now, what is my brother-in-law going to do with him?"

After drinking most of the bottle, Steven finally got to the point.

"Protect his safety, with this rightful heir of Yus, our next action against Yuss will be twice as effective with half the effort. ”

Hearing the name of the Grand Prince of Yuss, Alan put down his wine glass.

"Brother-in-law is really going to let him inherit the throne of Yus?"

"Is there a better way?"

"Brother-in-law, think deeply, I am afraid that he may not be willing to listen to us again after he takes power. ”

"What do you suggest. ”

"Seize military power. ”

"Hmm!"

Alan nodded, what Steven said was also what he thought, before the destruction of the Holy See of Light, the military power must not be left behind, otherwise everything is empty talk without the army.

"Tuk Tuk!"

There was a knock on the door of the study. After receiving permission, the door opened, and the butler walked in with a soldier, who was supposed to be a herald in his clothes.

"Archmage, there is an emergency military situation!"

When the herald saw Allen, he quickly knelt down on one knee and prayed.

On October 15, the year 328 of the continental calendar, the most important checkpoint on the northern border of the Yus Empire, Valen Pass, was fiercely attacked by the army led by the first warrior of the orcs, and on the third day of the fierce battle, the gate of Valen Pass was breached, and the defender Moros took the lead in fleeing when he saw that the situation was not good, and the northern army was crushed for thousands of miles, and the Valen defense line was completely lost!