The guard at the door only glanced at it and let the two Eddes out. After knocking on the door and entering the lord's room, Mace motioned for the two to sit down, then closed the pen in his hand and whispered, "Edus, you don't seem to have recovered at all. ”

"The injury is almost healed. Hurriedly put down the hand covering his waist, and the captain looked like he was talking nonsense when he opened his eyes: "Thank you for your concern." ”

"Forget it, you can't help it if you have to force it. I'm not in a position to persuade you. Shaking his head, Mace stroked his gray hair, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Captain Edus, have you received the record of sending guards to Cold Snow Castle?"

"Nope. Taking off his helmet, Eders habitually knocked and glanced at Deerno, "Not with you, Deernor?"

How could anything have fallen on me...... Awkwardly giving a no, the adjutant hurriedly avoided the captain's gaze, and stared at the blazing stove in a daze: the hot water burning on it seemed to be about to be boiled.

"It's strange, isn't that the herald out yet? Pushing a piece of paper in front of Edus, Mace lowered his voice, "Look at this, Edus...... In the past, you reported it to me after you counted it, but this time it's rare to do the opposite. ”

Looking at the title of the paper, Deerno felt a little uneasy: the captain covered the paper and couldn't see the specific data......

"Ninety-six of the enemy were annihilated, and sixty-three of our troops were killed," his tone trembled slightly, and Eders said in an incredulous tone, "I didn't expect the battle damage to be so good...... I thought how many soldiers had died. ”

"Because our reinforcements came in time, we used crowd tactics to minimize casualties. Leaning back, Mace sighed, "But it's a pity that a small half of the enemy has escaped." ”

"Anyway, don't worry about them teleporting to the castle to sneak attack, otherwise the enemy would have done so a long time ago. Scratching the paper a little crumpled, Eddes whispered, "That teleportation...... Most of them were put by the Black Ice Mage. It's just that he didn't show up in person. ”

"Black Ice Mage, Black Ice Mage again...... The last time he looked at the North Sea, he almost killed the entire army out of nowhere. With his eyes closed, the lord seemed to fall into deep thought: "I have already planned to tear down the statue of the dragon god, and I will take out the secret passage and send people down to investigate, and set up torches where I walked." This way, there is no need to worry that the person who enters the secret passage will not be able to come out. ”

"But according to Miss Lusa's experience, someone controls all the mechanisms at the exit of the passage. Even if you send someone inside, you won't find any other exit. Edus looked worried: "What's more, there is a possibility of falling into the enemy's trap...... You'll have to think about it, my lord. ”

"But we have to try, we can't sit idly by. The tone was extremely firm, and Mace revealed a non-negotiable lord's aura: "It's not a good habit to be too cautious, it's not like you...... Edus, you're solely responsible for this. Of course, if you're still against it, I can find someone else to do it for you. ”

"No, sir. Leave it to me. Sighing, the captain's expression was very helpless: "Of course, I won't let the soldiers explore too deeply." In the event of a situation that I considered dangerous, a retreat was ordered and the entrance was sealed with cement. ”

"It's like the secret passage in the living room of this room. Very good. With a look of extreme tiredness, Mace pinched his shoulders and whispered, "It's been a bit too much lately...... The sea surface of Beihai is also blocked by black ice, which is really a disaster. I've sent Morse to Vicol in the hope that he can come up with a solution. ”

"The solution is ......," Seeing the captain muttering indistinctly, Deenor hurriedly leaned close to him and reminded in his ear, "Just let him find a way to break the ice next to the icebreaker." As long as you can turn on that, you'll be fine. ”

"Oh, that's right. With a look of sudden realization, the captain was about to say something when the sound of a guard came from outside the door.

Trembling in the heart of this voice, Derno was a little inexplicably panicked: according to this hunch, could it be......

"Here it is, Edus. Signaling the guard Elton to get ready, Mace whispered to Denor, "Ivan Myerton...... Did you explain to Eddes about his emblem being discovered by the Ranger in the Divine Wood Forest?"

"Yes, yes. It's already stated. Nodding hurriedly, Derno added, "In short, if he is still wearing an old-fashioned insignia with his name on the back, he can be identified as a replicant...... But I don't understand, sir. Just check the records and see if he's lost his badge?"

"That didn't work, because when I took office, I gave everyone a new spare badge as a souvenir. Those who lost it can replace it themselves. Shaking his head, the lord said regretfully: "Of course, it would be best if he was not suspicious. But if the old snow crow Myrton deliberately came with a new type of emblem, it can't rule out the possibility that he is a clone...... After all, these are sensitive times. ”

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock at the door. The voice of an old man, who was slightly hoarse and full of strength, came into everyone's ears: "Lord of the city. ”

"Please come in. Straightening his waist, Mace said loudly.

The man, with his white hair, opened the door and slowly entered the room. After a slight salute, the old-looking, sturdy-looking snow crow in a gray coat asked, "Lord, what did you call me for?"

"Oh, that's right. I'm going to make a slight change to the style of the crow emblems, but I want to revert to the ones with their names engraved on them. Smiling, Mace motioned for the Snow Raven to sit in front of him, next to the two of them, "So I hope to borrow your old badge for the time being." ”

"Oh, that's right. With a look of great regret, the snow crow whispered, "I'm sorry, lord. I lost my badge many years ago, and now I'm wearing a new badge from you...... You see. ”

Showing the emblem hanging around his neck to the lord, he slowly put it back on his collar and said to himself, "I remember that I went to the Divine Wood Forest on a mission...... I don't know when the chain of the emblem was scattered. I tried to look there, but I couldn't find the emblem. It's a little far from Beihaiwang, but maybe someone picked it up, right?"

Is this guy really okay...... It sounded reasonable, but Edus muttered, and it seemed necessary to find a way to verify it. There's no better way to do that than to send someone to follow you.

But who should this man send?