On the evening of the second day after the succession ceremony, Eugene Lombal went to the side hall of the Temple of Prayer for Rain and asked for his resignation. He is the commander of the Third Army of the Dawn Expeditionary Force, and due to his busy military affairs, he must rush back to the 21st Silver City in the Central Continent.

Before leaving, he wanted to Mu Yu Lily of the Valley to express his long-standing admiration. After listening to his confession, Mu Yu Lily of the Valley bowed slightly and said, "Brother Eugene, I'm sorry, Lily of the Valley already has a heart and can't accept your heart." ”

"Ah......" After getting a clear answer, Eugene smiled bitterly and said with some loss, "Okay, I got it." Although he said this, he was still a little unwilling in his heart, and then asked: "Can you take the liberty of asking which friend is so lucky to be favored by our goddess of happiness." ”

Mu Yu Lily of the Valley smiled lightly and said meaningfully: "Go back and ask your sister, she knows." ”

Eugene was stunned at first, then came back to his senses and realized that he had been cheated by his little sister again. And at this moment, he suddenly thought of a possibility, and couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that iron slag again?" ”

Looking at Eugene's stunned expression, the smile on Mu Yuli's face suddenly bloomed, like a delicate flower. After a while, she put away her smile and said solemnly, "It's a secret. ”

"Okay......" Eugene sighed deeply and said with resentment, "...... you guys"

After the two said goodbye, Eugene boarded the flying machine and headed towards the Central Continent alone. The twenty-four Iron Guards will remain here until Muyu Lily of the Valley's position is firmly established and they are no longer needed.

Meanwhile, shortly after Eugene's departure, in the Ponderor Fortress of the Abyss, several minor nobles were whispering in the dining room over breakfast.

"He is a robber who started by killing people and taking advantage of power, and he has no aristocratic demeanor at all." Yudith said indignantly, as if the victim were himself.

"No, didn't Ernest say at this year's award ceremony that they were killed by a swarm of bees and ants on the way to their mission?" A minor nobleman asked.

Yudith glanced at the other party contemptuously and said, "You don't even believe this, do you?" This is obviously a little trick between the superiors, the distribution of benefits. ”

"But why should the superiors support him?" Another minor nobleman asked.

"The reason couldn't be simpler, the Academy Alliance needs a civilian hero to encourage civilian cadets to participate in high-risk missions." Yudice said.

"Hmm......" "It seems...... There is a bit of reason...... ""It can only be like this, otherwise, how could he rise so fast as a civilian." "Alas...... What shit luck. After Yudis finished speaking, the little nobles began to talk in whispers.

At this time, one of the little nobles pushed Yudith with his elbow, looked at the side and said, "Look at that, do you want to tell him about it too, he is the most influential one in our circle." ”

Yudith followed the gaze of the little nobleman, and saw a well-proportioned, well-dressed, handsome young man sitting at the table in front of him, eating breakfast alone. Yudith knew this man, and he was the leader of the Spartan Warriors, Hilbrand Suja. They had met a few times at gatherings in the circle of the Academy's minor nobles, and had a brief exchange.

Then, Yudith got up and walked over, and greeted with a bow, "Baron Sujia, long time no see." Although he has always thought highly of himself, he still admires the young man in front of him. The other party was born in a traditional small aristocratic family, and his family background can only be regarded as solid, but within three years, he has built his team into a top team in the academy alliance. It has to be said that Hilbrand's leadership skills and personal abilities are outstanding.

"Hello, Senior Yudis." Hillbrand replied with a bow.

After greeting each other, Yudith sat down and chatted with each other while eating breakfast. After a while, Udith suddenly changed his mind and cut to the point.

"There's a rumor, I don't know if you've heard of it......" Yudith said seemingly casually.

"Huh?" Hilbrand stopped moving, looked up at the former, and expressed confusion.

"Rumors about the Wilderness Knight......" Yudith then told the story of what had happened in the Dark Jungle War. Surprisingly, he was able to say what he was conjecturing as if he were there.

"Oh......" Hilbride politely replied after hearing Yudice's story, and then, without saying a word, lowered his head and continued to eat his breakfast.

"Baron Sujia, what do you think of such a sinister and cunning person?" Unable to get the expected response, Yudith glanced left and right, leaned forward, leaned over and asked in a low voice.

Hilbride straightened up and shrugged his shoulders to show that he had no opinion.

"Don't you think that people like him deserve to go to hell?" Yudith frowned slightly and continued to ask.

"Did you see everything you said?" Hilbrand asked suddenly.

"It's not, but the truth is obvious." Yudice said.

"Maybe your inference is correct, but you have to consider that he can be supported by three faiths at the same time, and there must be something extraordinary about him." Hilbrand smiled and said, "That's obvious, isn't it?" ”

"This ......," Yudith was speechless when asked, and suddenly felt a little bored, so he excused himself to eat enough, and got up to take his leave. But before he could take two steps, he was stopped by the former.

"Senior Yudis, if I were you, I wouldn't spread these baseless rumors everywhere, you know, he is the person that Her Royal Highness values the princess, and this is the princess's territory, do you say yes?" Hildebrand said lightly.

Yudith was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought for a while, and then said with his head bowed: "Baron Sujia, thank you for the reminder. ”

Hilbrand then grinned toothily and said, "Good luck." ”

After turning to leave, Yudith returned to her original table. And just as he was about to sit down, a tall and strong big fat guy with a fierce appearance and a young man with a simple expression passed him and walked outside the restaurant.

"Amu, who are you going to take me to?" The big fat man asked in a whisper. His name is Lu Shanhai, and he used to be a squad leader of the Sand City garrison. More than a year ago, he was fired from the garrison for drunkenly wounding several passing merchants. Seeing that his life was gone, he had no choice but to find another way, returned to his hometown of Tieshan Town, gathered old friends, and partnered to open a company mainly to transport miners and engage in high-risk operations, Tieshan Town Barren Mountain Industrial Investment Co., Ltd. He is now a shareholder and deputy general manager of the company, and some time ago he heard that there was a secret silver mine near the Fortress of the Contemplative that was about to run out of energy, and a large amount of mining equipment needed to be dismantled, so he hurried over to set up some points to see if there was any chance to take on the business.

"Big shots." Ju Amu said mysteriously.

"Wow! What about the big guys......" The big fat guy couldn't help laughing and said, "What other big guys do you know, who can you fool?" ”

"I didn't lie to you, it's really a big shot." Ju Amu said innocently.

"Okay, I've been out for two years, and I've learned to brag, it's really not easy." The big fat guy sighed, and the fat face seemed to be written: "What kind of goods are you, I don't know yet?" ”

"I'm not bragging, I really didn't lie to you!" Ju Amu blushed and argued with some excitement.

......Seeing this, the big fat guy hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I believe you, I believe you can't do it." ”

Looking at the ridiculous expression on the big fat guy's face, Ju Amu couldn't get angry, and the feeling was like a fist hitting cotton, and he couldn't exert his strength at all. Finally he clenched his fists and said, "When you see him, you'll know if I'm telling the truth." ”

"Alas, I said I believed you, what else do you want." The big fat guy said with a smile, that smug look really made Ju Amu depressed.

As they spoke, the two came to the elevator in the middle of the castle, and Ju Amu immediately pressed the button of the small elevator on the very edge.

"Oh? It's still a VIP elevator......" The big fat guy hesitated, then put away his smile and said, "I said brother, don't pretend to be overdone, this is an exclusive elevator for big people, not just anyone can sit on it." ”

"I know." Ju Amu said.

"I know you're still messing around, so I'm going to go for a walk, I'm going to drink." As he spoke, the big fat guy put his arm around Ju Amu's shoulders and wanted to take him away. But the latter broke free, saying that he was not joking with him, and that he was going to take this elevator.

Between the two arguing, the elevator arrived, Ju Amu walked in first, and the big fat guy hesitated for a moment and followed in. After a while, the elevator came to the top of the highest tower of the castle. It was only then that the big fat guy realized that his old friend was not joking, but really wanted to take him to meet a big man.

When the elevator doors open, there is a large and luxurious office in front of you. After getting out of the elevator, the big fat guy immediately straightened his collar and pulled the cuffs. After tidying up his appearance, he cautiously followed behind Ju Amu and walked into the living room.

When I looked up, I saw a richly dressed and tall young man standing with his back to them, standing in front of a large wine cabinet with an ancient style and a dazzling glow reflected in the lacquer, as if he was selecting a drink.

Looking at the magnificent decorations and high-end classical furniture around him, the big fat guy looked extremely nervous. He had never seen any real big people, and before that, the highest person he had ever seen was only a noble young master in Sand City. At a glance, he knew that he was either rich or expensive, but he had never seen it.

At this moment, the "big man" picked up the wine, reached out to take a bottle, and then turned around.

Suddenly, the big fat guy widened his eyes and opened his mouth wide, with a completely unbelievable expression.

"You...... Are you ......" The big fat guy muttered distractedly as he stared blankly at the young man in front of him.

"Huh?" At this moment, the young man's eyes suddenly narrowed, and the cold light burst out from those eyes, like a sharp blade piercing the skin, making people shudder.

The big fat guy couldn't help but shudder, then came to his senses, and hurriedly showed a flattering smile and said, "Tie ...... Brother Tie, why are you? ”