Five days later.

Tulip Estate.

Lin Wei was riding a war horse, followed by dozens of dusty tulip guards.

"Lin Wei, congratulations on your triumphant return!"

Carrying a giant sword and heavily armored armor, Naken congratulated Lin Wei on horseback.

Lin Wei smiled slightly, jumped off the horse, and bowed slightly to Naken: "Lord Naken." ”

Naken laughed, and also rolled to the ground from the horse's back, he walked to Lin Wei's side and patted Lin Wei's shoulder gently: "How is it, is the process still smooth?"

Lin Wei nodded: "Fortunately, the casualties are manageable, but my deputy Weisk and a few brothers did not come back alive." ”

As he spoke, a hint of sadness appeared on Lin Wei's face.

Naken sighed, "You'll get used to this kind of thing sooner or later. ”

"One more thing. Lin Wei continued, "Shatur, the mayor of the small town of Kotu, is a man of swords and flowers. ”

Naken's brows furrowed: "I really didn't expect it...... Can even local elite forces be infiltrated?"

Lin Wei showed a smile of indifference: "It's just because I am on the border of the tulip territory that the problem of insufficient supervision has arisen, and this should not have a big impact on the reign of Lord Earl." ”

Regarding Weske's disappearance, as well as Elena and other news involving wizards, Lin Wei chose to deliberately conceal it.

"Lord Naken, I'll leave first, I still need to see Master Jon. ”

After a few more greetings with Naken, Lin Wei chose to say goodbye first. Although he is now favored by the Earl and has established himself among the Tulip Guard, he is still nominally Jon's squire.

When Naken heard this, he smiled, "You don't have to go to this. ”

"Huh?" Lin Wei looked at Naken with some confusion.

"Because, the day before yesterday, Young Master Jon had already been sent to the War College by Lord Earl for training. ”

A smile of relief appeared on Naken's face, Jon had grown up under his own eyes, and he couldn't agree more than anything about Jon being able to join the War College.

"War College?!" a hint of surprise flashed in Lin Wei's eyes.

The War College, known as the first military academy on the West Coast, is located in St. Vikan, the imperial capital of the Radiant Moon Empire, one of the three major empires. Every student who can graduate from a war academy must have at least the strength of a knight's squire, and they must have a deep professional cultural knowledge. It is said that Count Tulip himself, an elite graduate of the War College.

It is precisely because of this that countless nobles have tried their best to send their children to become the elite of the nobility after being tempered. Earl Tulip loved his son, and naturally used the huge network power in his hands to send Jon to the War College.

"Also, Lord Earl has arranged a new squire for Master Jon, and you, as for you, you are under my command. Naken put his hands behind his back and looked encouraging, "From today onwards, you will be the captain of the Tulip Guard's 10th team. ”

Lin Wei was really a little unexpected this time, although he was the nominal captain of the No. 1 Clearance Squad, but this was just a false name. The eradication team is only a temporary team, and once the mission is over, Lin Wei will take off his position and become an ordinary person again.

But the captain of the 10th Tulip Guard is a real position. If he is appointed here, Lin Wei will be directly led in the future. His position is only under the other two deputy commanders, and it can be said that he really has real power. The Tulip Guard Corps has a total of 6,000 people, and Lin Wei has become the leader of 600 people at once.

"Lord Naken...... This is too ......" Lin Wei seemed a little incredulous.

Naken was very satisfied with Lin Wei's reaction, and he waved his hand repeatedly: "No, this belongs to you." From the first assassination of Young Master Jon, your performance has already entered the eyes of Lord Earl. In the ensuing purge operation, your performance was perfect, you are a natural warrior and commander, and the Earl's vision cannot be wrong. ”

"By the way, I want to tell you one more thing, the leader of the sword and the flower has been caught. An indescribable look appeared on Naken's face.

Lin Wei looked at Naken's reaction and knew that things might not be as simple as he imagined, he frowned slightly: "This leader, it seems that there is something special?"

Nuken nodded, "That's right, you can't guess at all." The leader of the sword and the flower turned out to be the younger brother of the earl. ”

"Fifteen years ago, the Earl, as the first in line to the throne, inherited the power and fame of the old earl, but the younger brother of the earl, however, was resentful and was expelled from the tulip territory by the earl after the failed assassination of the earl. After five years of dormancy, the Earl quietly turned back and secretly established the 'Sword and the Flower', using his ambition to incite the low-level commoners as a weapon of revenge. ”

"The nobles are fighting with the nobles, it's really a joke to spread the word, the Earl has already executed him secretly, the news has been blocked, and the era of swords and flowers has passed. ”

Naken sighed, as if he still had a hint of old friendship with the earl's brother.

But Lin Wei didn't care about this, he was a little depressed in his chest when he heard it, and his eyes flashed with a thoughtful look: "This world, if there is no power, can it only be at the mercy of others like this?"

Lin Wei thought of Duviel, who was captured by himself in order to assassinate Jon, Felik who took the initiative to die for freedom and justice, and Elena who silently defended the glory of the sword and flowers before she died. How ironic that these brave people who overthrew the rule of the aristocracy were only weapons in the hands of the aristocracy?

Lin Wei felt a little chill in his body.

"Who is wrong...... Lin Wei asked his heart, his heart surging, "Mysterious wizard power, endless star continent, I'm just a silent mole ant, I can't change all this, I can only go with the flow, if one day, I can really change this world, what if it turns it into an ideal country?"

The corners of Lin Wei's mouth were slightly raised: "Only strength...... Only the strange mystery is my eternal pursuit!"

Naken looked at Lin Wei's ever-changing expression, and did not speak, he could see that Lin Wei seemed to be making a choice in his heart.

"Huh?" Lin Wei suddenly realized that he seemed to have snubbed Naken beside him, "I'm sorry, Lord Naken, I was a little distracted just now." ”

"It doesn't matter. Naken smiled lightly, "You've been tired for so long, so you have a good rest these days." In a few days, you will continue to practice with me, and strive to quickly break through to the knight squire. ”

Lin Wei straightened up and unconsciously showed extraordinary heroism: "Lord Naken, I have become a knight's squire. ”

"Huh?!" Naken didn't seem to hear clearly, "what did ......you say? The knight's squire!?"

In fact, Lin Wei had reached the peak of the knight level, but in order to hide his strength, he only showed the cultivation of a knight squire.

Lin Wei nodded solemnly.

"Genius...... Genius!" Naken's eyes widened, and he burst out laughing.