After the secret meeting of Calradia, Fi, who had experienced two fateful plans, finally set out on his way home, so Aracis and Fi's master Kai welcomed him back in the wilderness on the outskirts of Chanda......

In the frost moon of the North Continent, the biting cold wind of the night blew everything exposed in the wilderness, Fei Fei, who was thinly dressed, jumped off the horse, led the horse that he had been running with for several days to the two of them, exhaled a cool breath, and greeted: "Lord Earl, instructor, I am back." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"How are you doing lately?Is the mission that Marquis Matthews told you to finish?"

Fei Fei was very annoyed and said, "Although I deliberately rushed to the ruins of Eren and the Storm Altar on the border, the two ruins have long since disappeared, and it seems that I am a step late. ”

Kai took off his trench coat and draped it over Fei's shoulders, comforting, "You did your best, we all underestimated the ability of the Dark Order, now let's go and rest first." ”

"It's okay, I can handle it. Is there any news of Wings of Liberty in the past half month?" Fei just hurriedly buttoned up his coat and immediately began to inquire about Xiao Yi and his party.

"There was a sign, but not for sure, that the falcon seemed to herald the return of its owner, which means that they were coming back. Kai guessed what was on his disciple's mind and found an excuse to appease him.

"It's better than nothing...... Forget it, don't pestle here, I'm sorry to let the instructor and the earl talk to me here for so long despite the wind and cold, let's go back to the town to avoid the cold!"

Relieved slightly, Fei led the horse and Arassis in the direction of Chanda, until the night gradually enveloped the figures of the three......

A quarter of an hour later, in Alassis's office......

"Is there really a truce between the Nords and the Virgians?"

"Indeed, under my arbitration, King Ragnar has agreed to an armistice with the Virginians, and a truce has been signed for twenty-four months. Obviously, the snow thief named Oguma managed to convince the king of Yarogerk, and now I only need to worry about the garrison of Hokuriku, I plan to invite Ragnar and Yarogark to come to Zenda, what do you think?"

After hearing that the two countries in the Hokuriku had decided to cease war to defend themselves against foreign enemies, Fei asked Arassis about the details and said: "This is very good, if the news of the Holy Religion is accurate, the Druas are ready to attack at this time, we must arrange the defense around Chanda as quickly as possible, and assist the two countries in defending the border." ”

"I've sent a message to the Freedom Alliance to Chanda, but have you thought about it? Maybe Chanda's danger is just a pretense, I know Shion, if he has the heart to change his ways, the last death match is his best chance, unless he misled us from the beginning. Kai is very worried about his old friend's behavior and thinks it is necessary to report it to the two of them.

"Leave him alone, since he insists on meeting us on the battlefield, it's not too late to defeat him. Reactivate the underground town of Chanda, gather elite garrisons, and await the arrival of the freelancers. ”

"Underground town?" Faye looked into Arassis's eyes, confused.

Arassis took out a piece of parchment from under his desk, on which he drew a bird's-eye view of a huge barracks, and then explained to Fei: "The origin of this stronghold dates back to before your brothers and sisters came to Zenda with the wave of immigrants, and Zenda was the station of the Free Knights, and the fortress that was large enough to accommodate a thousand free knights was built under Zenda, and later under my rule, it continued to shelter the displaced people from various countries who lost their homes due to war. It was the veterans who formed the thriving town it is today, and the arrival of the Free Knights meant that we needed to reactivate the Underground Fortress, the entrance to which was in the garden. ”

"See, I can't wait to meet these legendary knights!"

Kai patted Fei on the shoulder, gave out his coat and sword, and said: "Every knight of the Free Knights upholds the spirit of punishing evil, promoting goodness, loyalty, and courage, you also have the same nature, and you have a strong martial art that surpasses the free knights, today I will award you the Wind Fighting Cloak and the Wind Gallop Sword, and become a member of the Free Knights!"

"This ...... And these are the instructor's clothes and swords, why should they be handed over to me?"

"No matter how many enemies there are, no matter how many advantages they have, the Free Knights will defend Chanda to the death! But you are different, you are still young and an ambitious young hero, and I entrust you with the safety of my men and the identity of the leader of the Freedom Alliance, and that's it. ”

"He's serious, but don't worry too much, you have to trust the freelancers to fight with a hundred of their strength, and it's not certain whether what Shion said is true, your mission is to take people to protect the townspeople of Chanda after the war, and escort them to the city of Sagoth. Although Kai finished speaking in one breath, Arassis, who felt a little inadequate, added a few points for him.

Kai nodded and continued, "What if...... I have died in battle under the sword and spear of the dark army, and you must remember that you must not be emotional, and cooperate with the Nords to resist the invasion. As long as the continent can be preserved, the blood and sweat of the freelancers will not be in vain, and now I promise that they will never be emotional in the war!"

"I ...... Instructor, but this is only in the most critical case, everything will be talked about for the next day, I should go and pack up. Faye gritted his teeth and agreed, but instead of accepting Kai's clothes and sword, he just put them back in Kai's hands and turned away, apparently Kai and Arassis's determination was a little difficult for him to accept.

'He's a great guy, that's why I'm giving him leadership...... Okay, let's get down to business, Aracis, if Drua leads an army of a thousand men to attack the city, how long will our supplies last?"

"It's been almost a month, and now the grain depot is sufficient, and there is no need to make additional supplements, but the entry of the Free Knights will consume military salaries, and it is impossible to estimate before detailed information, and the sentinels have been released, right?"

Kai hurriedly took out a local map of the vicinity of Chanda, marked some coordinates on it, and said: "As you wish, our mercenaries are secretly stationed in the dense forests and Zel valleys west of the river with the consent of their neighbors, and it is estimated that a week will be enough to expand the detection area to all areas along the Yu River. ”

"So be it, although we should put the safety of the mainland first, it is still difficult for me to let go of Chanda's homeland in my heart, isn't it a little too selfish to do so...... Forget it, you step back first. ”

"Okay, get some rest early. It's time for me to get the freelancers' gear ready, so I'm going to take my leave!"

Aracis, who had not slept for several days, leaned back on his chair and fell asleep, and Kai also left the Earl's palace sullenly, opened the mechanism in the stone carvings in the garden, and entered the underground of Chanda......

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's January 1258, and the past week has welcomed its defenders, the countless heroes of the Liberty League. As hundreds of elite warriors dressed in black and white-rimmed coats with swords slinging from their waists marched through the alleys of the city, all the inhabitants cheered, the women stepped forward to offer their splendid clothes, and the children stared intently at the backs of the vanishing warriors, their eyes full of admiration.

The freelancers gradually moved away from the city and arrived at the door of the town hall, where the leader Kebrek and the newcomer to the Freedom Alliance, Phyye Ogst, had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing Kai, the knights drew their swords from their waists and stabbed them into the ground in front of them, as if it were a ritual.

"Mother Chanda, your children are back and reunited under the command of Kebrek!" everyone said this in unison, and then at the same time slashed their palms with the blades of their swords, letting their blood slide down the blade of the sword and seep into the soil of Zenda .

"Welcome back, brothers! Now Chanda needs your protection once again, the Drua Dark Order is about to invade Calradia, most likely targeting our Free Capital! Be sure to regain your old skills before the invaders arrive, and practice now!"

"Obey the order!

With a wave of Kai's sword, everyone drew their swords and followed Fei through the gate to the secret barracks under the Earl's Palace.

In the wide school field under the garden, the free knights practice a variety of different weapons such as guns, swords, hammers, axes, bows and crossbows, and each knight can not only wield the spear and stick in the wind and water, but also use the sword to perform fast and effective swordsmanship at short distances, and a few strong knights can also use the war hammer dexterously, Tomahawks and other heavy weapons of battle, and their experience allowed them to use their crossbows to hit the bull's-eye at a distance of 100 paces, but there was another group of knights, unlike their hard-working brothers, who were constantly flipping through the war books in front of the camp's tactical panels, discussing the essence of war with each other.

"Instructor, they look a little different from my guess?" Fei was very surprised by the knights' martial arts, and couldn't help but ask Kai on the side.

"What do you think their predecessors are? In fact, the knights of the Freedom Alliance do not have the true knightly blood of the Knights, and most of them are seasoned veterans or skilled fighters. Therefore, they need not only strong personal strength, but also sufficient battlefield awareness, and the best way is to learn from their strengths, make up for their weaknesses, and teach each other their strengths to improve their strength. Got it?"

"Got it, so do I want to join them?"

Kai shook his head and said, "You just need to do something to prove yourself, because these unruly fellows would rather face sin alone than be loyal to a weak and incompetent leader." Try to beat the best of them on the board and in the arena and earn the trust of the freelancers!"

"So, now, I'm ready!" Finally, under the public gaze, Fei put on the black and gold trench coat of the freelancer chief, grabbed the wind gallop sword, and walked to the jousting platform in the middle of the school field.

"Warriors of the Alliance of Freedom! I am Faye Ogst! I will prove my strength as I inherit the mantle of my master!"

Fei's declaration immediately attracted all the members of the Freedom Alliance, and everyone came to the stage to surround the entire tournament platform, but Kai's eyes in the distance dispelled their hostility, and one of the leaders took off the leather helmet on his head, and a smile appeared on the old face of the vicissitudes of life, he was one of the several champion fighters who had appeared in the Zenda Tavern.

"Young man, if you want to win the respect of everyone, then defeat us, are you ready?"

"This old man must be the veteran knight of the Royal Knights of Ruierdian, Master Karadus, right?

Kradus shook his head, walked up to the jousting platform, lit the brazier around him, and said, "This is a bloody test, and it takes three points to become the leader of the Freedom Alliance! First, defeat the five strongest of us!Second, gain the favor of the military advisor! Third, and finally, you must ...... with your predecessor It's your master Kai who will duel and defeat him, so that you can become the true leader of the Freedom Alliance, are you ready to begin?"

"Looks like I don't have a choice, so come on!" Fei grabbed the long stick on the side and waved it, and put on a stance.

"Then offend!!!!

The old knight shouted, and someone in the crowd threw an iron spear, and at the same time that Karadus caught the weapon in the air, the other four fighters also came to the jousting platform, and the five of them moved quickly to surround Fei, and the battle could start at any time.

"In addition to the master of spear Karadus, there are also Mr. Draun, Lady Serena, and as for these two heroes of the sword...... They should all be my senior brothers, right?"

Fei looked at each opponent from left to right, Kradus standing in the center with an iron spear, Drandon with an ancient rune greatsword on his left, Sherena with a barbed shield on his right, and two other swordsmen in windswept cloaks standing side by side behind Fay, the only difference between the two was the color of their coats, and even the other faces were almost identical.

"Don't answer me? No way...... Protect yourselves!!"

At this time, everyone on the stage was wholeheartedly engaged in the duel, and Fei exchanged hands with the five people at the same time in a flash, and the sound of the sword collision suddenly overshadowed everything around. "Twenty years ago, you single-handedly overwhelmed the Freedom Knights of Atros in all respects, and even made us and other noble knight descendants bow down to Keblake the Liberty Falcon...... Twenty years later, when we meet again, it is no longer you who will appear in front of our brothers to inherit the Freedom Alliance, but your apprentice...... Faye Augst. ”

"What are you still doing!!Get out of the way!Mortis!!" A white shadow flashed in front of everyone's eyes, and a pair of blades with open blades fell like arrows, and Dalio, dressed in a white coat, yelled at his wilted brother.

A word woke up the dreamer, and Mortis, who was pondering the past in the fierce fight, suddenly woke up and dodged the long stick that Fei chopped. But he had no motivation to fight at all, and after a few shots, he stepped aside and continued to be silent in his memories.

After repelling Mortis, Fei Rush broke through the encirclement of the four before the others launched a salvo attack, wielding a long stick and mixing it with a quick sword move, quickly repelling the four people around him.

"Damn! Five-on-one can't deal with him! Is he really that strong!" After a fierce battle, Dranton has already consumed a lot of physical strength, and it is obvious that wielding a heavy sword is not suitable for a protracted battle.

"Actually, there are only four of them!Your brother didn't do anything at all!Seeing that he hadn't done anything but in a daze, was such a person really one of the strongest swordsmen of the Freedom Knights in the past!" Serena complained to Dalio, and Mortis not only didn't help, but also repeatedly dragged his feet.

"Don't slander Mortis, he's my own brother!, not to mention that he's the one my master Atros really put his heart and soul into cultivating!" Dalio's already angular face sank even more, and he dismissed Serena.