In the evening, the setting sun turns the entire city of Muni red.

The roofs of the houses, the minarets and the above walls are bathed in the afterglow, while the ground, the corners of the walls fade into darkness. The elongated shadows make time seem particularly slow.

On this day, it was discovered that the recruitment office in the South Gate Square was closed very early. It was only half past four o'clock when the recruiting office of the Knights of the Southern Cross was closed. What is even more surprising is that not only did they take it themselves, but also sent guards and several teams of knights in the barracks to drive away the recruitment offices of other nobles.

"The Muni City Guard is on official duty, and the square is closed. ”

The leading knight is Iverson, the deputy commander of the Knights of the Mooney City Guard. Dealing with the recruitment points of those foreign nobles, he was not polite at all, and directly ordered to bombard people.

Because the military camp of the Muni City Guard is here, this kind of thing happens not often in South Gate Square.

However, each time, whether it was a guard or a knight, it was polite. I've never seen such a brutal and domineering.

Of course, the residents of Muni City did not have the slightest sympathy for these foreign nobles. On the contrary, everyone gloated and watched these guys get pumped away.

"Hurry up!"

In front of a recruiting office, one of the guards removed the tablecloth and urged.

"What are you doing?" asked a middle-aged man behind the table, angry, and asked with a stalk around his neck. He is the steward of the Black Siren family among the thirty-one nobles, and he is also a knight, who is pampered and commanding on weekdays, when has he ever been treated like this by an ordinary soldier?

However, he was soon pulled by his companion next to him.

"Forget it, why bother with a soldier?" The middle-aged man was pulled by a gray-haired man with a thin figure and aristocratic dress.

Everyone who knew this man knew that this man's name was Armstrong, and he was a baron under Gilbert. He is also the person responsible for communication and liaison among the recruitment points of these major families in the South Gate Square. On weekdays, it is not uncommon to see him running around, whispering to the heads of various families.

At this moment, the Muni City Guards drove people away, and he naturally stood up as soon as possible.

However, he did not clash with Iverson and the others, but with a sneering smile on the corner of his mouth, he persuaded himself to stop.

"Since they are on official business, then let's not disturb them, maybe, this is to prepare for our family's army to enter the city tomorrow?" Armstrong said in a non-masculine tone, and said to the middle-aged man, "You said yes?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses.

He also had a teasing smile on his face, and he suddenly realized, and said, "Oh, how did I forget this." ”

"Look, that's what's wrong with you. Armstrong glanced at the soldiers of Munny City and said leisurely, "Besides, even if their temper is a little worse, we can understand it......, right? Hehe, I'm afraid the temper is worse than theirs?"

"That's it, hold your breath," the middle-aged man echoed, laughing. Then he turned his head and commanded his servants loudly: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and clean up." ”

Soon, the recruitment points in the square were already empty.

When leaving, the middle-aged man and Armstrong walked last. As soon as he walked out of the square, the sarcastic smile on the middle-aged man's face turned into confusion.

He asked, "What's going on? What are these guys?"

Armstrong said, "I've sent someone to inquire." I heard that Adolf sent invitations to the leaders and main figures of the major mercenary groups. Invite them to the barracks. If I'm not mistaken, they're making a final effort. ”

The middle-aged man was taken aback.

"Then we ......"

Armstrong glanced at him lightly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "The news, I have already reported it." Adults will naturally respond. But ......"

He glanced back at the closed square, a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes.

"Do you think it matters?"

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"Invitations?"

When Bolong got the invitation from the knight of Munny, he pondered it for a long time.

Almost at the same time, the leaders of the major mercenary groups who received the invitation also gathered in Bolong's room in the Hera Hotel to discuss countermeasures.

No one understands what Adolf is doing at this moment.

Moreover, the place where he invited everyone to go turned out to be the South Gate Barracks, not the Grand Duke's Mansion. The meaning of this is intriguing.

What do the Lurians want to do?

"Go!"

In the end, it was Bolong who made up his mind.

Although he knew that Adolf was biased towards Leo, no matter how mad he was, he couldn't force everyone to join the Knights of the Southern Cross.

Besides, with what they knew about Adolf, he wasn't that kind of person.

However, Bolong still discussed it with the regimental leaders.

Whether it is coercion or temptation, this time, no matter what trick Lu Li'an makes, everyone must grit their teeth and not let go.

After all, at the beginning of the demon war, they did not contribute less. After several kills, which one was not injured a little. In the end, it was Lulian who owed them, but not Lulian.

Although Archduke Adolf is indeed a respectable monarch, and I am a little sorry for this incident, Lulian is really not a good candidate for refuge now.

What's more, it was not Lulian who recruited the knights, but a new count.

As the head of the regiment, they always have to plan for their brothers who have lived and died together for many years. This is their bottom line, and there is no room for any concessions!

Soon, the leaders of a total of thirty-five mercenary groups, high-ranking elders, and more than three hundred mercenaries who had been specially invited had arrived at the military camp at the south gate of Muni City.

To the southwest of the barracks, the crowd was ushered into a large hall.

When they entered, they found that Londello and more than twenty other people who had joined the Knights of the Southern Cross were already there.

At the same time, there were also a hundred knights of the Muni City Guard and the Bavarian Knights.

If everyone was still a little nervous when they saw these knights at the beginning, then when they found out that these knights were all wearing only civilian clothes, and after observing and talking, they found that even Landelo and the others and these knights didn't know why they were summoned, everyone was relieved.

You know, this time, they are all fully armed. And along the way, the other party did not let them hand over swords and weapons.

"What do you say, what is the idea of the Archduke Adolf?"

While waiting, the regimental commanders gathered together, looking suspicious and whispering.

"It's nothing more than moving with affection, knowing with reason, and inducing with profit," said Frank Lampard, the head of the United Mercenary Regiment in the Highlands, "I don't think Archduke Adolf would do this kind of thing by coercion." ”

"I'm afraid that they will play the favor card now," the chief elder of the Rock Mercenary Group, the five-star great sage Makumatsu frowned, looked around at the mercenaries, and said, "You see, this time they invited, except for us, these are all people who have entered the abyss. ”

"I thought it was a bit too much for someone to say that kid was going to repay him," said the other regimental leader, "but now it seems that they really intended to do so." ”

"Or else?"

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, they must have seen that the recruitment office couldn't recruit anyone for the past two days, so they simply gathered everyone together and made it clear. ”

In the midst of his gossip, Bo Long snorted coldly.

"If that's the case, I'm relieved. He turned his head and looked around, "Don't say that these fools in our group are your subordinates, but whoever comes out with that kid, which one doesn't speak to him?"

All the leaders sighed and nodded.

"But during this time, the kid never appeared. Not to mention that people showed up, not even a word. I don't know if he was stunned by the thirty-one noble alliances, but I think that if our brothers are inclined to this kid again, I'm afraid we also have some thoughts in our hearts, right?"

"Yes, everyone is talking for you, but your own people are gone, which is called not responsible. Makumatsu agreed.

"So," said Bolong, "if he plays the favor card again at this time." That's really a poor donkey. Besides, the word of the coercion had already spread. The three of them became tigers and all mouths were golden, as long as he dared to open this mouth. Whether he thinks that way or not, he can drown in spittle. ”

Bo Long finally said categorically: "When the time comes, everyone will be disappointed in him, and this matter will be solved." ”

"Yes. ”

"That's the reason. ”

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While the mercenary captains were talking, on the other side, Rondello and the others were also surrounded by people.

"What did the Grand Duke ask us to do?" asked Olivia.

"I've just been notified," Londello shrugged, "and if there's anything better about me than you, it's that I'm living in the barracks and I'm here in minutes." ”

"You too?" Wood asked Lake and the others.

Everyone nodded.

"It seems that the mystery will not be solved until the Grand Duke comes. Wood sighed and asked Lake, "By the way, have you seen Leo for the past two days?"

"Nope. Lake said.

"Neither did I. ”

The crowd turned to look at Roundelo. Rondello shook his head as well.

"Hey," Wood touched his chin and frowned, "what do you say, what is this guy Leo thinking? Could it be that he is afraid that if he says something because of those rumors, we will all misunderstand." ”

"Then it wouldn't be like even Monsieur Rondero, would they?" said Olivia.

There was silence.

In fact, since the moment Leo announced that he was going to form the Southern Cross Knights, most of the mercenaries who followed him out of the abyss had already made a decision.

In the eyes of others, this may be their embarrassment, but only those who have actually fought side by side with Leo know that it is a deep-seated trust.

This trust had risen to a belief-like existence when Leo rescued them from all over the garden one by one, when Leo lured away the twelfth-level demon, especially when he appeared in everyone's desperate eyes while sitting on the demon's shoulder.

Under Leo's guidance, fight alongside these familiar companions. This thought, as long as you think about it, makes the mercenaries excited.

There was no doubt about the future of the Knights of the Southern Cross.

In the eyes of others, this order is still a shadowless thing. But in their hearts, this knight order had already completed her virgin battle in the abyss.

It was a miraculous victory.

It was also before the banner of the Southern Cross fluttered, a grand sacrifice of the most grandiose, countless demons, with their lives to prove the future of the Knights of the Southern Cross!

However, as time went on, everyone began to worry.

This time, because all the brothers of the mercenary group are at stake, they can't do it on their own. Although they have been working hard to persuade their own captain, and tell the story of what happened in the abyss to the brothers around them over and over again.

However, with the intervention of those foreign enemies and nobles, the situation became more and more difficult.

The rumors of the Entu newspaper are a kind of bondage for Leo, and for them, why not a bondage?

After all, it was they who owed Leo his life, not the mercenary brothers who rushed to Lulian as soon as they heard that they had fallen into the abyss, and even paid the price of their blood and even their lives in the war against the demons.

If the brethren had not been willing, they would not have been able to open this mouth.

Moreover, this time, the attitude of the regiment commanders was extraordinarily tough.

In this regard, everyone understands very well.

As the elite backbone of the major mercenary groups, after so many years in the group, they know better than anyone the hard work and feelings of the team leader for the mercenary group. For them, disbanding a mercenary group is as uncomfortable as giving their children to others.

Neither for themselves nor for the sake of all the brothers in the regiment, they will not make a hasty decision.

If you want to choose, choose a good path for these brothers. Put the guys in the hands of a strong, trustworthy army!

And the knights prepared by a newly promoted nobleman who had just broken away from the status of a commoner were obviously not in this ranks.

Coupled with the series of actions of the nobles during this time, everyone was a little worried about Leo.

It's not a fight with a demon after all.

The thirty-one nobles and the intertwined aristocratic forces behind them are like a powerful and invisible net. In this net, unless you are as strong as the Lanrith family, you can't afford to be angry.

Once the interests of most people are touched, even some old and wealthy families will end up in nothing, not to mention that you are a little upstart.

Standing here at the moment, everyone is worried.

No one knows what Adolf was calling these people for. But I believe that things are inseparable from that incident anyway.

But for so long, Leo didn't show up, and everyone's premonition was not very good.

If Leo can convince the captains, that's fine.

If not...... The Knights of the Southern Cross are really in vain...... There is one more more. WeChat public number ctao0202...... (To be continued.) )