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On the walls of Nuremfen, a large number of patrols were waiting for a great battle.

"Boss, it's been two days since this martial law order came down, and the brothers have only slept for less than four hours, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on if it goes on like this!"

"Hold on a little longer, this time the order came suddenly, the whole city had to enter a state of emergency combat readiness, and the other two brothers who were on duty in rotation were arranged to maintain law and order in the city and calm the emotions of the civilians. ”

"What the hell is wrong with Boss McLene? If you want me to tell me about the burdens in the city, what do they do? When it's time to fight hard, can they help us block the sword or can they help us kill the enemy. If Xiao Yi was present at this time, he would definitely be able to recognize that the city defense soldier with a look of disdain at the scene was Duke who had clashed with him on the street before.

"You kid is really not honest at all, now he is full of complaints, I don't know who made a lot of nonsense during the general training, saying that 'the people are the cornerstone of the rear, once there is no cornerstone, no matter how strong the barrier and how strong the pillar is, it will be useless'!" The person who spoke to him next to him was obviously the guard in charge of the city gate, that is, the chief officer of Duke, but the tone seemed to be extremely tolerant of his small chief, and the slightly unreasonable complaint tone of his subordinates was only helpless and ridiculous.

"One yard is one yard, and protecting the people is one thing, but I just look at this gang of wretched people who are not pleasing to the eye, since there is no force, I will honestly listen to the command, and obediently provide supplies for the army to last until the end of the war. I want to pretend that there is no war and laugh strongly, and when I really see the enemy, I am scared. Not to mention the trouble caused to the army, it really came to a critical juncture, and in order to save them, the brothers had to put their lives on the line. ”

"There is no way to do this, after all, the general also has concerns! Your Majesty is here in person, at this time, if someone is gossiping before driving, it is not good for the city defense army and His Excellency the Grand Commander, so what if you put up with it for the sake of the two adults.

That's right! It's not that I said that you have a bad temper, when Your Majesty first entered the city, you shouldn't have a conflict with the alchemist who accompanied you, I'm afraid that the pampered person can't stand it, plus it's a celebrity in front of the car, I really want to think about it, I think it's good for you to be good. ”

"Oops, okay, okay. Let's just say that you are old and stubborn, and the punishment has not come down after so many days, doesn't it prove that there is nothing at all? Those cowards will only play a superficial prestige on their own people, and they will not dare to make a fuss. If you don't say anything else, just say that if that kid dares to come to me again, I'll ......"

"Come on, don't talk nonsense! But what happened to what I told you last time, do you need to think about it for so long to be my adjutant!" the city gate chief changed his tone, and there was a little show of favor and expectation in his tone.

"No, I'm fine now!" Duke's face showed a rare blush of shame.

"You bastard boy, everyone else is a soldier and works hard for the general, you just go back more and more, I finally begged the general for the grace, and I made a special exception for you as my successor, you kid still don't appreciate it!"

"Who wants to stay here all day and night, what kind of successor, you obviously want to tie me here. ”

"Hey, to tell you the truth, I'm going to tie you down! You troublemaker can toss yourself from a thousand commanders to a long one, and if you don't tie you, sooner or later you will be demoted to a small soldier. ”

"Rather than let me learn to be low, I'd rather be a creep!"

"You!" even though he knew it was an angry word, but he was still choked up, the city gate chief raised his hand to teach this subordinate whom he loved and hated a lesson, but was attracted by the voice next to him.

"Sir Wesley, Boss Duke, look over there!" The soldier in charge of the lookout next to him raised his hand and pointed to the end of the flat ground in front of the empty city gate, and a large number of men appeared from the junction of the horizon.

"Martial law, prepare for battle!" It was only a matter of a moment to change from a bitter elder to a majestic and resolute city gate commander, and the alarm bell rang rapidly and continuously, allowing the surrounding soldiers to act quickly.

Together with Duke, the two of them looked up and prepared to meet the informants, only to find that the truth was somewhat different from their warning.

"I can't tell if it's a jackal from Maineck, but looking at the number of people, it's too small for the former strikers......"

Duke's deep eyes cast a lean gaze, sweeping away the cynical image of the previous one.

“...... No, the formation is too chaotic and the speed is not up to ...... And the car, this is not the army!" After thinking about it, he turned back to his companions on the lookout and shouted, "Mark, send a signal to lower the warning level." It's not an army, it's probably a refugee or a caravan!"

Listening to Duke's shout, the expressions of the soldiers around him were all relaxed, which shows that the words of Wesley, the head commander just now, who wanted Duke to succeed him, were not untargeted.

Imagine that as a commander, he is only in charge of a dozen people, if there is nothing special, how can he behave so casually in front of the top commander, and if only from Wesley's side, Duke can be said to be conniving, now all the soldiers are turning a blind eye to Duke's arrogance and giving orders, it has to be said to be a kind of trust, so it seems that no matter what is wrong with Duke's other aspects, at least he is still very prestigious among the soldiers.

The approaching crowd became clearer, and the mixed members, truckloads of goods, and haggard-faced civilians all proved Duke's judgment.

And now that there was no danger of being attacked, Duke and Wesley went down the wall and out of the gate to see where the incoming convoy was coming from.

"Stop, identify yourself!" shouted Wesley.

But after seeing a moment of confusion in the crowd, a slightly thin old man was pushed out and paced forward.

"Back to the Chief, I am a villager from the Blue Lake Village of the Viscount of Shire, and I am the village chief, Roches. Ten days ago, a powerful mage invaded the Viscount's territory and attacked several villages in a row, so we fled here to ask for the protection of the Grand Commander. ”

"No, if you want to seek refuge, why don't you go to your lord, Viscount Shire's territory is indeed adjacent to the city, but even if it is an emergency refuge, why go far away?"

"It's not that we don't want to, it's just that the viscount himself is too busy to take care of himself, there are not many troops in the territory, and this mage is not only very powerful, but the spell he uses is still undead magic that has not appeared for many years, and the defense team that was sent was defeated in the blink of an eye, and now maybe even the entire territory has fallen.

The Great Commander is brave and invincible in guarding the border, and I really can't think of anyone nearby who can give us enough protection, this is for life, and the other is to report the news, if the chief doubts my identity, I have here the seal issued by the Viscount, please check it!"

As he spoke, he pulled out the object wrapped in a dirty silk cloth from his bosom, and when Wesley took it and opened it to inspect it, his brow completely relaxed, and the seal issued by the Empire to officials proved that the other party was not lying.

So it was only natural for the refugee team to enter the city, and Duke stood beside Wesley and muttered under his breath as he helped divert the refugees into the city:

"Well, it's okay now! Two or three hundred more troubles, according to the number of people who came back from the security team last week, just over 100,000, I don't want to be a complaining person, but this doesn't seem to be a good situation at this juncture!"

"Then keep your mouth shut, now you only need to think about one problem, that is, how to take over my shift as an adjutant, and then tell me when you think about it, otherwise I promise you will regret it if you dare to give me the wrong answer!" Wesley's threatening tone was exchanged for two rolling eyes.

"My little angel, what's wrong with you!" a female scream broke the mutual anger between the two, and a middle-aged woman next to Duke was hugging a little boy who had fallen to the ground, her thin and petite body in her arms trembling and twitching.

"Maybe you're tired after a long journey, there's a doctor in the city, I'll arrange for someone to take you to have a look!" Duke hurriedly stepped forward to help, of course, if it wasn't for the sake of hiding from Wesley, with his personality, it would not have been possible to take such an initiative to give love.

But before he could reach out and try to help pick up the child's hand touch the clothes, the child in the woman's arms suddenly turned over and rolled into the distance twice, and then howled uncontrollably as if he had been beaten hard.

"What are you doing? Be careful, a child can't stand your big moves. Wes put his hand on Duke's shoulder and pulled him back, while he himself stood in the middle to separate him from the women and children, and if there was a conflict due to lack of calm, the other party was only a refugee, but the incident was enough for them to have a headache.

"But I didn't run into them at all......" Duke defended very depressedly, he understood what Wesley was worried about, but he really felt extremely wronged at the moment, and was about to explain further, when he suddenly noticed a bright light emanating from his side, and looked down to find that the light source was actually a decorative pendant wrapped around his belt, and the expression on his face was obviously stunned at first, and then slowly turned into a little panic, raised his head and stared directly at the howling child in front of him.

I saw a trace of black gas visible to the naked eye evaporating from the tattered clothes, and with a terrible howl, the child suddenly stood up from the ground, and his hideous face startled everyone present.

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