Have you successfully dismantled the device that opened the teleportation circle...... Looking at the report, Eders sighed: Perhaps, there should really be a guard tower outside the city.

There was a rough knock outside the door, interrupting Edus's train of thought. Putting down the pen and looking at his watch, he felt a headache: it was almost time for dinner, could it be the person who delivered the food? Or maybe Deleno had returned from his uncle......

Tiredly looking up, before he could say "Please come in", the door was slammed open with a loud bang.

Startled by the sound, Edes felt his heart pound violently. Looking angrily at the door, the golden retriever immediately came into view: he was leaning against the doorframe, yawning incessantly.

It's this insane guy again...... Eders suppressed his anger and kept tapping his helmet to distract him: "Will you open the door properly?"

"What's the hell, there's no sense of humor at all. Mad Dog snorted and walked into the door: "With such a bad temper, you can still be the captain of the capital garrison." ”

"I don't need you to worry about my temper. Eders frowned, looking away. When he saw the other two talkative people, he felt much more relaxed: "Ah, Mr. Rellano and Miss Lusa—why are you coming to my office?"

"Damn, I want to vomit when I hear it. The mad dog put on a disgusted expression: "Why don't you call me by an honorific title, just be polite to them?"

"Mr. Lisen—are you satisfied?" said Edus, angrily, "no one has taught you how to respect others?" I don't think you know any etiquette. ”

"I understand, but I'm too lazy to comply. Mad Dog's tone was scathing: "What's the matter?"

"Mad Dog, shut up. The knight on the side looked a little annoyed: "Captain Edus, don't mind. We're here to get down to business with you. ”

Glaring fiercely at the mad dog, Eders motioned for a few people to sit down. After pouring a cup of tea for each of the three of them, he pinched his forehead and asked, "What do you have to ......?"

Before he could finish speaking, the mad dog in front of him immediately grabbed the conversation: "I'll talk about other things later-that fruit salad was indeed poisoned, right?"

Because his speech was interrupted, Eders glared at Seresa extremely unhappily: "That's right, a professional has been sent to identify it." It was indeed poisoned with deadly poison. ”

"What about the three missing chefs?" Mad Dog narrowed his eyes: "Needless to say, I haven't found it either, have you?"

"Definitely. Eders admitted: "Something like this has caused panic in the whole city." In order to avoid causing panic, we've blocked some of the news - such as the fact that there are corrupters who can easily take on the form of someone else. ”

", do you think you can really block it?" put on a disdainful expression, and the mad dog snorted: "Paper can't contain fire." If you have time to block the news, you might as well think about how to reassure the population. Isn't that what you, the captain of the capital garrison, are supposed to do?"

"You don't talk too much. Eders glared at him indignantly: "Anyone can tell the truth." ”

"It's not a big deal, it's real. Ceresya picked up the teacup and took a sip: "There are some things that are inconvenient to ask Mace, so I want to ask you, the captain, have you ever been in contact with Icerock City since the start of this Winter's Breath?"

"Nope. As soon as he mentioned Ice Rock City, Eders was not angry: "Why are you asking this?"

"Just ask, you're reacting too strongly. Mad Dog put down the teacup and squinted his eyes: "This tea is so hot, you did it on purpose, right?

"Don't find fault!" the knight glared at the mad dog in dissatisfaction, and his tone softened again, "I remember that the Children of Ice and the Children of Frost have joined forces in the fight against Winter's Breath for generations, right? ”

"Look at what you're saying, it's an understatement. Eders straightened up and habitually tapped his helmet: "Also, you don't know much about these things...... The last time Winter's Breath came was 6,000 years ago. Maybe there is a tradition of joining forces, but so what? The Children of Ice and the Children of Frost have been hostile to each other for too long, and now they are completely irreconcilable. ”

"Hasn't it been better in the past few hundred years?" the dark-haired man seemed to be very concerned about this: "Well, the minimum negotiation should be able to take place......

"Negotiation? Do you think they will sit at the negotiating table and negotiate terms with you honestly? It is absolutely useless to communicate with them. Eders glanced at the knight dissatisfiedly: "I don't know what hearsay you have heard - who told you that the relationship between the two cities has improved in the past few hundred years? In the ten years that I have been the captain, there have been no less than fifty battles, large and small. ”

"Fifty times?" the knight's expression was extremely surprised: "Ice Rock City and Eternal Winter City are so far away, why did they fight? besides, the attacker's food and grass supply should be completely unguaranteed......

"Fight after fight, but the main cities of both sides have not been attacked in these years. Eders pulled out a map, unfolded it, and pushed it to the knight: "Look, the sphere of influence on the map. The blue ones are our forces, and the red ones are those of Icerock City. ”

"There doesn't seem to be much overlap between the two sides' territorial scopes. The knight crouched in front of the map, observing, "This is all known Icerock outposts?"

"That's right, it's five months ago. Eders nodded: "We sent cavalry to secretly survey." As you can see, we found three outposts. They are in Beihaiwang, Iceblade Valley, and Frost Mist Glacier. ”

"Speaking of which, you also have a sentry post in Beihaiwang. The knight pondered for a moment: "There are often conflicts there, because of what?"

"Because of the territory of Beihaiwang. Eders sighed, "You don't seem to know, do you? There's a town with a dock, and merchant ships often come from the ice floes and stop at the town. Both we and the Icerock outposts get supplies from there to keep them armed. At the same time, he often buys supplies from the Land of the Warm Sun to transport back to his main city. Just two months ago, there was a large-scale clash - both sides lost more than a hundred sentinels. ”

"That's it. The knight's expression was extremely complicated: "That town is neutral, right? Then the reason for the frequent battles between the two outposts is ......"

"Of course, to take the town after defeating the other side. Since their outpost was close to Icerock, we stationed eight hundred heavy troops at the outpost. Eddes coughed and tried to protect his reputation: "Of course, if we win, we will only cooperate with the town......"

"cooperation, robber logic. Mad Dog impatiently interrupted Edus: "Kill a dozen town guards and force the capture?

"We can't be tyrannical! you know what?" said Edus, pounding the table, angrily pleading.

"Yes, I don't understand anything. The aggressor's face is really incomprehensible. Mad Dog stood up and put on a bored expression: "The reason why the town has always been neutral is because it can profit from foreign trade and make all kinds of war money—to put it bluntly, you two are the stupidest ones." ”

"Our business is none of your business, and don't forget that you're just an outsider. Eders angrily grabbed his helmet and prepared to send off the guests: "Do you have anything else?

"Who said there wasn't?" the mad dog narrowed his eyes and leaned in to the captain, "Can you please show us the way?" ”