Awakened by the sound of horses' hooves, Astolfo saw a contingent of thousands of men quietly leaving the Earl of Hicks' barracks before dawn.

"Ah, there seems to be a problem. Astolfo touched his chin and feigned thoughtfulness.

Then he watched the army gradually leave in the southeast direction, and finally clapped his hands violently, and said in surprise: "Wouldn't you know if you follow and see?!"

Then he hung far behind the butt of Ivan's army, and by the way, he was still watching the scenery slowly.

It's just that he seems to have forgotten that he should have gone back to inform Roland of the situation first, and he seemed to have neglected the food to be eaten on the way.

It was also for this reason that in the evenings of the following days, the soldiers on patrol in the convoy of supplies led by Ivan would often find a dark shadow wandering among the wagons, and the next day they would find that the convoy was missing at least ten people's food.

At first, they all thought that there were soldiers guarding and stealing, but after increasing the intensity of inspections, they found that it was not the same thing, because in the end, even the knight-level superlative powerhouses in the team did not notice the appearance of the person.

There was even a time when the knight-level powerhouse who was in charge of transporting grain and grass materials was knocked unconscious and casually thrown into a wooden barrel containing grain...... It wasn't until the next day, when his guards discovered that he was missing, that they mobilized a small half of the barracks to find him.

Since then, this knight-level powerhouse has been scared out of the psychological shadow.

Fortunately, after the army reached the small town of Norra, the mysterious thief never appeared again, otherwise Ivan would have set up an ambush to forcibly capture this man.

I have to say that Astolford's nerves are indeed thick enough, fortunately there are no strong people like the Great Knight and the Earth Knight in Ivan's military camp, otherwise he would be in big trouble.

But after he left alone, he made Roland and the others in the Baria Pass anxious.

Astolfo was on the task of keeping an eye on the Earl of Hicks' barracks given to him by Roland before leaving with Ivan's army, and Roland sensed something was wrong when he did not return at the appointed time to report the situation.

They had worked together for so many years, and they knew each other too well, so Roland guessed at the first time that this guy must not have carried out the task he gave him well, and he didn't know where he had gone.

I have to say that he does know Astolfo's out-of-the-box personality very well, and his guess is very close to the real situation.

But Leonidas did not know, after learning that Astolfo had not been able to return within the allotted time, he immediately ran out to look into the sky, and after finding that there was indeed no trace of the eagle, he immediately returned to the barracks and found Roland, and discussed with him whether they should unite and quietly break into the enemy's barracks to rescue Astorfo.

He also thought that Astolfo had been discovered by the enemy and then captured.

'I know Astolfo, he's a little out of tune, but he doesn't slip through the cracks in this situation. Roland looked at Leonidas, who was hovering in front of him, with a sad face, and comforted.

He didn't expect that after Astolford's disappearance, the most worrying people were not him and Lonnat, but the Spartan monarch who usually looked very serious and even a little cold.

"I'm not worried about his safety, I'm worried that any accident with him will affect our next plans, and then affect His Highness's deployment. Leonidas stopped and stood where he was, and said indifferently.

“......”

Roland suddenly didn't know how to reply, although he had already learned from Jason that this was a near-tyrant figure, but when he really came into contact, he was still a little uncomfortable with his train of thought.

Wow!!

As he pondered how to reassure Leonidas on Astorfo's behalf, suddenly the sound of an eagle roared over the barracks.

"He's back. Roland was overjoyed, and said abruptly.

"If he doesn't have a reasonable explanation, I think it's necessary for me to report to His Highness Jason about the situation today, this abandonment of his mission and desertion is a complete joke on the lives of thousands of soldiers and civilians at the Baria Pass. ”

Although Leonida's expression gradually relaxed, he still said to Roland with a cold face.

"Even if Lord Leonidas doesn't say it, I will report this matter to His Highness. ”

Roland responded seriously: "This is my responsibility." ”

"Oooo

"Lord Astorfo. ”

At this time, there was a dense sound of footsteps outside the door, as well as the sound of guards outside the door, Astolfo opened the tent with a hula and ran in, shouting at Roland and the two in surprise with a smudge on his face: "Everyone is here!"

Then he came to Roland's table, picked up a glass of water, took a few sips, and then turned to look at Roland, who was about to speak.

"Astolford, explain where you went before. Roland interrupted him with a cold face, looking like he was asking for guilt.

"Huh?"

Astolford, apparently not considering the bad effects of his actions, looked at the two in front of him with a questioning expression.

"General Astolford, shouldn't you give us two an explanation?"

Leonidas looked at him and didn't speak, but Roland saw that he didn't answer, so he continued to ask with a cold face: "If you can't give us a reasonable explanation, maybe we will have to deal with you according to the military law set by His Highness." ”

The crime of desertion was almost a capital offense in the barracks, and although they could not have actually killed Astolford, a meal of flesh and blood was inevitable.

"No...... Wouldn't it?"

Astolfo didn't expect such a result when he returned, and he said cautiously: "But I went out this time and found a place where they hoarded food......"

"What did you say?"

Roland was startled, glanced at Leonidas and said urgently: "Make it clear!"

They had never found out where the food in the enemy's barracks was piled up, but they didn't expect Earl Hicks to leave a large amount of food in the barracks, but moved it to another place.

So Astolford honestly told what he had seen and heard and what he had done before, and both of them looked helpless when they heard Roland.

But in the end, leaving him alone, and the two came to the map, Roland said, "This time it was really by mistake, I think we should write a letter to Your Highness." ”

"Maybe it's going to be a turning point. ”