When West led a group of remnants of the defeated army to reach the moat of the mudstone fortress, it immediately caused panic among the werewolf warriors stationed in the mudstone fortress, who refused to put down the drawbridge on the grounds that it was too dark to see Vest's banner, and provoked West to jump and scold under the city, until the general of the mudstone fortress, Tuze, heard the news, and West and the others finally did not have to continue to endure the cold in the swamp outside the city.

So the first thing he did after entering the fortress was to cut down the werewolf captain who dared to say no to him, without paying any attention to Tuze's suggestion that the captain was also loyal to his duty and begged him for pardon.

In addition to being the second in line to the throne, he must also consolidate his majesty as the deputy commander of the Tartaglia army, even if he has just suffered a defeat, but it is the enemy who is too fierce to care for him.

At least in the current Tatarya, there are not many generals who dare to lead 5,000 men against an army of 50,000.

Although he was defeated, this will also be an important weight for him to compete for the throne in the future.

As for the thousands of swamp warriors who were abandoned by him.

Who cares?

............

Early the next morning, Lear was invited to attend a high-level military meeting in Mudstone City as a representative of the magic apprentices, and he was accompanied by several other ninth-level magic apprentices.

It is also very effective.

At the meeting, West announced that he would continue to retreat north, of course, he changed the nice term called the strategic transfer of military power, for which he decided to take away half of the garrison of the mud fortress, because the safety of the heir of the kingdom must be absolutely guaranteed, even if General Tuze expressed strong opposition to this and said that even if the lawsuit was brought to Her Majesty Queen Talos, he could only angrily flick his sleeves away.

"So that's the way it is now, do you have anything to add?"

West looked at the rest with a smile, trying to look like a classy victor.

"Nope. "The general is wise. ”

"We all unanimously support the general's resolution. ”

With Tuze's experience, whoever dares to touch Vest's brow here is either a fool who forgets to bring his brain when he goes out in the morning.

But there is no shortage of fools in this world, and history has always shown regrettably that the truth does not belong to the wise most of the time, at least not to those who think they are wise.

"General, I have a few questions. ”

Lear stood up from his seat.

"Oh, Mr. Lear, I know you, I heard that you are about to become a noble magician, may I have anything to do to help you?"

Westerpi replied with a smile.

"Where do we need to retreat according to your plan?"

"Keep heading north, back to the King of Nireel. ”

"Take half of the local soldiers with every fortress you go?"

"This is necessary to defend the royal city and protect the great queen of the swamp. ”

Seeing that the conversation between the two was getting stronger and stronger, a representative of a magic apprentice behind Lear couldn't help but tug at his sleeve.

To be honest, West's decision is actually what the vast majority of people present want, what does the common people and the land have to do with them, as generals and nobles, as long as they can save their lives, they can be powerful wherever they go, and even these people behind Lear think so, otherwise they have suffered so much and suffered so many sins and are determined to become magicians, is it for faith?

And what is loyalty?

"I see, I opted out. ”

Lear made his decision.

"Are you sure?"

West leaned forward from the conference table so that the threat in his eyes could penetrate the other's pupils more directly.

"Yes, I'm sure. ”

"Your actions could have very serious consequences, and now that you're on the battlefield, I can identify your actions as deserters. ”

It's already torn in the face.

"I'm not a Tatarian, and I don't have a duty to defend your homeland, I'm here because of my academy and my mentor, I've done what I can do for Tartaglia, don't forget that I killed five griffons and a spearman captain when I was on the walls, and now I'm leaving, if you have a better reason to stop me, please say it now. ”

In that case, let's go straight to it.

"Your mentor has entrusted you to me, and in that case I have an obligation to look after you, as far as I know, you haven't become a true magician, have you? ”

West still wants to fight for it.

"My mentor didn't entrust me to you, and Palofodi only entrusted us all to Tartaglia, this is a legacy of hope that has nothing to do with personal deeds, but now it seems that the mentors of the academy have made a mistake, that is, you don't represent Tartaglia, you only have yourself in your heart. ”

"Bold!"

West stood up from his seat, and the guards behind him immediately aimed their spears at Lear's chest.

"I haven't gotten the True Wizard's Medal yet, but given how far we are, what do you think are the chances I'll kill you?"

Lear's undisguised declaration of war directly frightened the faces of everyone on the field, and only shocked and pale lips were left on everyone's faces, even the magic apprentice who went to pull Lear's sleeve at the beginning opened his eyes wide, he couldn't understand why Lear, who usually looked gentle and a little ruffian at best, suddenly turned into an angry dragon.

And Lear, of course, wouldn't explain to him that he was too worried about the beautiful female teacher.

West's eyes turned around in his socket a few times, but finally changed to a smiling face, he didn't see how Lear slaughtered griffons on the city walls, but he definitely didn't have the arrogance to think that his body was stronger than those monsters.

"If you insist, I don't think I'll have any reason to stop you, and I ask you to be cautious when walking alone in this dangerous land, for the vast swamp is not safe for you as a young man. ”

"I didn't seem to say I was going to go alone?"

"Oh, it's a pity that I can't provide you with a guard because of the war, though I'd love to. ”

Some people are like this, even though they have torn their faces, but they are still unwilling to let go of those despicable hypocrisies, as if they can't show their non-existent grace without doing so.

"Thank you for your kindness that doesn't exist, I have my own candidates, and if you don't hold them back as much as you do me, then I'll be even more grateful to you. ”

With Lear pressing in, how will the defender, Mr. West, respond?

"If they were willing, I would certainly like to continue our friendship. ”

Yes, he chose to continue to be hypocritical, as if he had no other weapon left.

"Very good, I will remember today's friendship, and if we meet again in the future, I hope I can surprise you. ”

"I am very much looking forward to the next encounter, it will definitely be a precious memory for me and Mr. Mage. ”

"I'm really looking forward to it. ”

K.O.

............

After saying goodbye to West, Lear went straight back to his residence, while Adela, Mrak, Guina, and Valenque were already waiting for him in the hall, which he had asked Valenk to do before he left in the morning, and had already made the decision to leave when he witnessed West kill the werewolf captain last night.

There is no need for the righteous to follow.

Lear didn't want to give West time to regret it, because he knew that a villain like West was capricious and commonplace, so when he returned to his residence, he announced his decision to the crowd and offered to leave immediately.

But to his surprise, Valenque was the first to respond, and Adela looked a little hesitant.

"Why, has your goddess of fate given you new guidance?"

Lear was a little displeased.

"Not really, it's just that I think your decision was a bit hasty and risky, and I'm wondering if there's a better way. ”

"When there is a continuous interruption, you will suffer from it, you can think slowly on the way, but now we are leaving. ”

"Hey. ”

Adela let out a sigh.

Before leaving the Mudstone Fortress, Lear paid one last visit to General Tuze, not because he appreciated the general's integrity, because it didn't make sense in troubled times, and the reason why he took the risk to do so was because no one knew the general's worth better than him.

Tuze is good at guarding, good enough to resist the attack of an enemy ten times his size for half a month with less than 2,000 old and weak soldiers, Lear feels that he will need such talents in the future, so he wants to make a good relationship first.

No one knew what they were talking about, not even Adela and the others, who had seen him personally send them out of Mudstone City after Lear had been in Tuze's room for ten minutes, and had unsheathed his cutlass and handed it to Lear as they parted.

As a Tatalian nobleman, Valenque understood that this was called a 'brother's gift', symbolizing the most sincere affection of the swamp people.

The miasma was deep and went all the way to the west.

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