This petty officer of the City Defense Army, named John Marlowe, is a good friend of Brand's life-and-death friend, and they come from the same place because they have become professionals by coincidentally devouring magical plants.

Two men traveled to the Emerald City together, one entering the Thieves' Guild and the other entering the headquarters of the City Defense Army.

The two were controlled by Barry Sr. and Corbett with poison and acted as their lackeys.

Brand was captured by Don and Bruce because Marianda defused the poison for him, and later joined Donn's team as the minor leader of the supply camp.

John Marlowe, on the other hand, has been serving as a junior officer in the city defense army.

In the midst of the chaos, John Marlowe left the Emerald City with a squadron of soldiers to protect more than a thousand civilians after the Orcs breached the city during the night of celebration, and met the Sentinels under the command of Celtic.

After listening to Brand's introduction, Don also knew a little about Marlowe, and when he saw that all the people had arrived, he said to Marlowe. "Will you elaborate on the situation in the Emerald City?"

"In the early hours of last night, the orc army began to attack the Emerald City.

Because of the lax discipline of the city defense army, the orcs were not found from a safe distance.

The four watchtowers at the front were initially lost, and not even a sound of the alarm was sounded.

Soon, the orcs climbed the city wall and killed the defenders at the head of the city, and only then did the alarm go out so that some of the soldiers could survive.

After the orcs entered the city, Colbert did not put up any resistance, so he took his cronies and coerced some soldiers to leave the city, and completely disappeared, and there is no news until now.

After the orcs entered the city, they launched a large-scale attack on the Ice Temple, and the head of the Knights of the Templar Order, Clement, was killed on the spot, and Bishop Edgar hid in the Ice Temple, exhausted his magic and set himself on fire.

As we escaped from the Emerald City, we met the Templar Malouda. Originally, we were moving with Malouda.

But because the orc pursuers chased very closely, it caused a lot of confusion, and finally had to be separated.

I had no choice but to organize some of my soldiers, rescue some civilians, and enter the Horn Forest. John Marlowe elaborated.

"What is your position in the City Guards?" Donn asked solemnly, staring at John Marlowe.

"Deputy Captain of the Second Brigade of the City Defense Army, and concurrently the Captain of the Fourth Squadron. Marlowe replied solemnly, and there was a neat and tidy temperament of a soldier in the action.

"Engil, go outside and ask those city guards to see if what this man said is true. Remember, ask questions separately and don't give them a chance to cross-confess. Todak, who had always been cautious, immediately said to the dwarf Engil beside him.

Waiting for Engier to go out, Don looked at John Marlowe, whose face changed slightly, smiled and said, "Don't blame us for doing too much, we have a grudge against the city defense army, and it is normal for people to be careful." Without this care, I am afraid that we may not be able to survive in the Horn Forest for a long time. ”

After waiting for half an hour, Engil had already verified the situation, and Tang En turned his head and asked, "Now that the Emerald City has fallen, what are you people's plans?"

"If you are willing to take us in, it will be grateful. If you don't want to add to the burden, can you give us some food?

When we escaped from the Emerald City, we had barely any food with us.

We had a full meal and were also ready to hunt and survive in the Horn Forest. John Marlowe replied.

"Hunting in this kind of weather? The snow outside the forest has accumulated more than a meter deep, what do you rely on to hunt. Because he was detained and interrogated by the city defense army, leaving a serious injury, Redno had the biggest opinion of the city defense army, and said sneeringly.

In the face of Rednor's taunts, John Marlowe could only be speechless.

Tang En glanced at everyone and said, "It's okay if you want us to take you in, but the soldiers under your command must be dispersed and resettled, and the civilians outside must also obey our orders, can you agree to this request?" ”

"Of course yes, this request is due. Marlowe replied immediately.

"Okay, you go out with Brand and Celt to break up these city defenses and arrange them in different teams. Don said happily.

"Why do we take these people in, these people join in, our food may not survive the winter. Redno asked reluctantly.

"First of all, we are now facing an attack from the orcs, and we will only have a chance of winning if we gather more people. Even if we use them as bait when we escape, we have a better chance of escaping.

Second, Brand's friend is a talent, and being able to rescue some civilians in the chaos shows that he is capable.

Moreover, we do not have regular personnel in our ranks, and our military strength is completely scattered, and we need some regular officers to help put things in order. Donn explained.

"Bruce, you immediately take a few people to Cladi Castle to find Shazo, and quickly pass the news to him, and see if he is willing to abandon his lair and join us. Don turned his head and said to Bruce immediately.

"Okay, I'll leave right away. Bruce turned around and was about to walk out the door.

"Wait, be careful along the way. If an orc appears somewhere in Xia Zuo, it is important to save yourself and not make unnecessary sacrifices. ”

Seeing Bruce go away, Donn's face was gloomy, and he looked at the backbone of the mercenary group present and said, "The war between the orcs and ours is different from the past. ”

"This is an existential war between races, and there is no good or evil right or wrong.

From now on, we need to do everything in our power to deal with this crisis.

All food is available in limited quantities from today, and wine is forbidden in the camp.

The number of outposts was tripled, and they had to constantly reconnoiter the enemy within fifty miles of the vicinity.

In addition, the mercenaries in the camp had to be organized immediately and practiced diligently every day.

It is necessary to step up the manufacture of swords, guns and spears, which is supervised by Todak, and it is necessary to constantly store weapons and equipment.

In addition, the archers, swords and shields, and scouts will also have to draw some of their personnel, and I plan to place some of the escaped poor people in the Shadow Castle. ”

Todak immediately shook his head and said, "This is too dangerous, the Shadow Castle is less than fifty miles away from the Emerald City, once the gold-level orcs start attacking, it will be impossible for us to defend the castle at all, but we will suffer heavy losses." ”

"I know all about what you're saying, there are now two gold-level orc professionals in the Emerald City. One of them must defend the Emerald City, and the other cannot be moved lightly, ready to guard against the attack of the Horn Fortress.

Besides, the imperial capital will soon know the news, and it will definitely reinforce us.

Moreover, there are more than 20 hereditary nobles near the Emerald City, and there are seven or eight mercenary groups stationed outside the city, so the orcs may not be able to take care of us at the first time. Donn explained.