This was the scene Baron Victor saw when he found the inn, where the young man, who was suspected to be the future heir of the Foster family, was sitting in the lobby, chatting at the table with the gray-haired girl who had been saved yesterday, and the little silver fox that was almost taken away by his own men in his arms. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Hey, Your Excellency, why are you here? Rhodes noticed several soldiers walking through the door and asked curiously.

"I led my troops yesterday back to search along the routes of several people who had fled for their lives, and found the place where the battle took place, but found no bodies or other remnants other than blood and fragments of armor. ”

"I guess I was taken away by the wild hunters, so I've worked hard for you. Rod replied casually, and turned back to Ciri to tell him about the encounter with the army yesterday, and the latter quickly stood up and thanked the baron.

The baron had already guessed the identity of the young man, and when he observed it at this moment, he easily found that Rhodes was obviously different from ordinary people, and he was even more sure of his conjecture in his heart, and secretly shouted luck, but his face was still warm: "From last night to this morning, my troops and the garrison of Shadow Town have been searching the surroundings, but they have not found the 'Wild Hunt' army, so we hope to get the help of this young lady......"

"It's not good, Ciri just woke up and needs to rest. Rod was puzzled: "Otherwise, you can ask her here...... But that hunting army must have left this world, and there is no point in asking what to do. ”

"Your Excellency. Grom put away his wiped sword and stood up to meet him, interrupting the officer's conversation with Rod: "You came just in time, Dieter and I have something to ask you for, please come with me." ”

The officer was a little reluctant, but he was going to brush up on his presence in front of the son of his top boss. But after thinking about it, the merchant who lied about being the non-existent uncle of the duke's son may also be an important figure in the Foster family, and he will not suffer a loss when he sees it: "Of course, if a friend has something, he should help." ”

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The officer followed Grom out of the hotel lobby and left an hour later...... It was not seen again until three days later, when the "caravan", which had not encountered any problems, set out from Shadow Town and embarked on the road north and exit.

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"The target stopped in Shadow Town for five days, during which time he went out of the city and into the forest east of the town, and there was a magic surge there that day, and it seems that something was going ......"

Nicol glared at his subordinate with some sternness: "Don't 'seem', make it clear what happened. ”

"Please forgive me, I couldn't follow up at the time, the guards around the target are well-trained and vigilant, and there is a master, I'm afraid of being discovered. The young man truthfully reported to his superior: "I can only judge by a few clues - on the day of the return of the magic, the target and his escort returned to the hotel in a very embarrassed way, and brought back an extra girl from nowhere. Then the anti-teleportation barrier of Shadow Town was opened, and on the same night, a thousand-strong Midland border guard arrived outside Shadow Town, camped under the town wall, and the next day a second army arrived, plus the original garrison of Shadow Town, at least 4,000 elite troops of the Empire stayed there with the target for the next four days......"

"Four thousand?"

"At least four thousand, we don't have any manpower in the Imperial army, and both armies are on high alert to get close to investigate. ”

"Well, what do you think happened?"

"Both armies were clearly here to protect someone or something, and I reasoned that the resurgence of magic had brought otherworldly creatures and threatened the lives of their targets, causing his guards to turn to the army for help to ensure their safety. The target's trip this time is to cover up his identity, maybe it's a whimsical plan to come to a micro-server to go on patrol, or it may be to avoid the revenge of the enemy, although I haven't heard of any forces fighting against the Foster family. ”

Nicol sighed, there were too many things that were not clear. He was originally ordered to lurk in the northern Midland to monitor the movement of the northern army of the empire, and although the king finally decided to surrender and become a vassal state, the intelligence work never stopped. This time, for some reason, the prince had to take himself out to track down an unimportant young nobleman in such a tight manpower situation. The target's father may have been an important figure, but the boy himself was just an idle second generation who had no influence on the prince's plans for reinstatement, and tracking him was definitely not as meaningful as keeping track of the movements of the army in the northern part of the empire......

Shaking his head, it was not a question for him to consider which task was more important, and the execution of the order came first: "Go on, what happened after that." ”

"Four days after the mana surge, today, the caravan that the target followed continued on its way. The second army had already withdrawn, and the first to arrive was still patrolling and protecting the target. At the rate of speed, the target will be able to leave the borders of the empire and enter the territory of the kingdom of Antaili today. At that point, the army will not be able to follow, and I will continue to follow them after they cross the border. ”

"Can you keep up. ”

"No problem, the caravan where the target is located is not small, and his physical characteristics are also obvious, so it is difficult to lose it. ”

"Very good, keep following and be careful to hide yourself. ”

"Yes. With that, the young man turned away, quickly disappearing from the spy's vision.

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The young mare's fur was smooth and shimmering in the sun, and Ciri looked at it with admiration: "I also had such a good horse, and I named it Kelpie, but she was black. ”

"yes, did your Kelpie later travel the world with you? Rod excitedly sat on his horse, talking loudly to his new friends, and he was pleased that he was still on the road with Ciri without being driven home. After a few days of idle spending days in the inn in Shadow Town, Dieter finally decided it was safe to get back on the road. This morning he called himself into his room, and he had to do two things for himself: first, to promise that he would never disobey any of his requests again on the rest of the journey, or he would go home, and second, to say to himself a sentence: "My life is worth more than anyone else, and I will never risk it for others." ”

For the latter one, he felt inexplicable, how could he force someone to say such a villain-like line...... In order not to be driven home, he did it one by one in humiliation, in exchange for the qualification to be here at the moment.

In other words, there are quite a few pieces of meat. Chatting easily with the gray-haired girl, Rod thought.

Behind them, Dieter was planning a new route with a few people.

"Avoid all sparsely populated places and follow only the big city route?" asked Pauli in surprise, "Why? This route is taken by thousands of people every day, where do we need to calibrate the map? This is tantamount to abandoning another task altogether!"

"This is what Madame asked for in reply, and I naturally have to do it, not for merit, but for no fault. Dieter reluctantly explained, "The commander of the national army signed a seal asking us to give priority to another task, what are you afraid of." ”

"I'm naturally not afraid of anything, I'm just worried that the kid will make some trouble again......" Pauli glanced at the young man in front of him who was chatting with the girl, a little helpless, he was angry with Rhodes a few days ago, thinking that there would be no intersection with each other anymore, but after tossing for a few days, he still had to continue to protect him, which was a little embarrassing now.

"It's up to you to keep an eye on him from getting into trouble. The leader of the caravan sighed and instructed the people around him. "Alright, let's go back to our respective places. ”

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