"The next evening, one of the groups we sent out to look for fresh water didn't come back, which made everyone feel a little bad. The temporary attendant of Pen, Fun, and www.biquge.info Gallius happened to be among them, so he became alert and worried. That night I saw that he had been patrolling several posts, and when I asked him what he had found, he said to me, 'First mate, there are people on this island. I immediately understood that there were rumors in the Sea of Ihel that there were cannibal tribes living on some unknown island. If our people fall into their hands, it will be more likely than lucky. On the morning of the third day, we handed out weapons to the logging team, and Leus and Draco organized a search party to find the missing man......" said the old pirate, taking a sip of his wine.

"So is there really a cannibal tribe on that island?" Fiona asked, holding her cheeks.

"I don't know, because I was assigned to guard the camp and the boat. Leus and Draco went for a long time, maybe three days or five days. During this time, our logging and hunting teams were never in trouble, and it seems that there were people who secretly offered some help. We repaired our boat without any problems, and stockpiled as much food and fresh water as we could. Subsequently, the search party and the previously missing people were brought back one by one. I don't know what happened to them, but everyone except Luce seemed tired, but they were nostalgic for the place. ”

"What happened to them? Didn't they tell you? ”

"Hey, hey," the old pirate let out a somewhat narrow, dry laugh, "maybe it's a thrilling affair." ”

"Huh?" Hearing the word "sexual encounter", Fiona let out such an exclamation.

"Alright, my child, it's time to send you back tomorrow for ransom, go to bed early." The old pirate said, picking up his wine bag and leaving the house.

Fiona had to put away her curiosity and fall asleep.

The Hayes were anxious about their daughter's situation, but the pirates pretended not to know about it and demanded ransom to reassure them. Soon, they raised the necessary ransom, and the shipowner stepped forward to redeem his daughter. As a result, the entire ship and all its personnel returned to the port of Rholbuna on 4 March, arranged by intermediaries.

Watching the boat carrying Miss Hayes depart, Hook couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Captain, you seem to be relieved." Draco saw this, too.

"Yes, that young lady is really a big trouble, she is too smart, but it's a pity that she is a girl, otherwise I would like to keep her as a military advisor." Hooke said.

"Huh? I don't think she's just a little weird. Draco said.

"Strange? However, it is true that we have a good heart, otherwise we would not have been guilty of giving us such an idea. ”

"Is there any other purpose for her to have us demand ransom for the whole ship?"

"Of course, she will not kill everyone else, and she will be the only one."

"I see."

"It's just the best of both worlds, isn't it?"

With so many people coming to the docks to greet the crew, what could be more important than the safe return of a loved one from a pirate? Many of the sailors' families thanked the shipowner one by one, and according to the secret agreement, the shipowner naturally did not say that the money was not paid by him, so he was cheeky enough to accept everyone's thanks.

"Fiona!" Such a shout was heard from the crowd.

Fiona waved her hand in the direction where the sound came from, and then dragged Lan Feng, who was a little overwhelmed, and left the two maids to run in that direction. Lan Feng frowned at such a move, but decided to treat it as an ordinary enthusiasm. He followed Fiona through the crowd to a double carriage.

"Brother, are you here to pick me up?"

"Are you alright? It really worries my parents to death. A handsome young man hugged her and said reproachful words with a distressed expression.

"Who is this?" The young man came up with Lan Feng later.

"Oh, he's Lan Feng, the one I rescued at sea, and thanks to the pirates, he took care of me." Fiona distorted the facts a little.

"Sister Roommate has bothered you, thank you so much."

"No, no, I should be grateful to Miss Hayes for saving her life." Lan Feng felt that this young man was very polite.

"Then, brother, invite someone to our place." Fiona made such a request.

"Yes," the young man turned to Lan Feng and said, "Don't dislike it, please stay in the humble house for a few days and say thank you." ”

"It's too much to go, but it's better to be respectful than to obey." Lan Feng really didn't have any other place to stay.

When the maids caught up, the three got into the carriage and left the dock.

Through the introduction, Lan Feng learned that this young man was Fiona's twin brother - Fiore, no wonder at first glance the two seemed very similar. From a scientific point of view, this is a small genetic event. Dragon and phoenix fetuses often give birth to siblings and siblings with very different appearances and personalities, but the appearance of these two is indeed very similar. There have been many jokes, such as when the siblings were young, Atalanta would sometimes dress up her son as a girl to attend parties on a whim. As a result, the next day someone came to the door and said, "As we all know, Lord Redknapp has proposed to Miss Fiona for his son, and my family does not dare to fight with the Templar Master, but if possible, please consider marrying another young lady to my young master." "The result was Bavar. Hayes used the phrase "My daughter won't marry any, don't listen to Frank. Rumors spread by that Redknapp fraudster! "Bang back. The Templar Commander's comment on this was: "Whoever wants to call that guy in Bavar his father-in-law besides our family should wait for him to give birth to his third daughter." ”

"By the way, Frank and Yusuf are already waiting here, and those two guys have been clamoring to ride the Wyvern to save you." Fiore said, and the thought of this made him want to laugh. The two young people of the Redknapp family have been controlled by their sister since they were children.

"The two of them are just shouting, unless their flying dragon can fly a thousand times (2,000 kilometers) without eating or drinking." Fiona said.

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of a mansion. As soon as the Hayes siblings and Lan Feng got out of the car, they were greeted by two tall young men, and Lan Feng estimated that this was Frank and Yusuf mentioned by Fiore.

"Fiona, are you alright?" The two brothers said in unison, and then glared at each other dissatisfied, as if one was making an expression in the mirror.

"It's nothing, I'm fine, thank you for your concern." Lan Feng was surprised to see Miss Hayes answer in a tone that was seven points soft and three points aggrieved.

"I'm worried about you, I wish I was by your side at the time, and I will definitely kill those pirates to protect you." One of them held Fiona's hand and said affectionately. Lan Feng thought that maybe the people here had a different view of the skin-to-skin relationship between men and women than he did.

As a result, soon the other pushed him away, "Fiona, don't listen to Frank's nonsense, after hearing the news, I rode the Wyvern here before him." The young man had a small scar on his forehead.

"You bastard tricked me into the house and locked me up, Fiona, I jumped out of the window on the second floor a little later than he did." The two youths quarreled like this.

"Alright, please stop arguing." Fiona whispered.

"We didn't fight, really." The two brothers said in unison, although they said so, but the two of them secretly fought with each other from time to time.

"Oh, by the way, who is this gentleman?" Yusef, who had a scar, pointed at Lan Feng and asked.

"He's ......," Fiore just wanted to explain.

"He's a very important person." Fiona was the first to say this, and when she had finished speaking, she lowered her head and hurried into the house.

Before Lan Feng could understand what the conversation between them meant, he immediately felt four unfriendly eyes converging on him. This made him feel a little embarrassed, and the Redknapp brothers stuck up and found that the man was a little shorter than them, and couldn't help but make some demonstrative gestures. Fortunately, Fiore relieved him and let everyone go in and talk again. Halfway through, Fiore tugged at the corner of his coat, and then whispered, "Please bear with me." ”

March 15, 363 Continental Gregorian Calendar, Hitaros, Haiiswa.

At the beginning of spring, Renolsk and Hitaros clashed on the border. The reason was that the Reynosk side claimed that a border patrol unit had disappeared in the area near the direction of Hitaros, and the Renoskes asked to send a team to the side of Hitaros to investigate. The Duke of Minox, who was in charge of military affairs on the northern frontier of Hitaros, had visited Farensi, so the local officials did not dare to make a claim, so they replied and asked the Renoskes to wait a few days before he could report to the king before he could give them an official answer.

As a rule of thumb, the Renoskes apparently came prepared. However, the Hitaros do not seem to realize the seriousness of the problem. Obviously, they did not believe from beginning to end that a country that had been in a civil war for less than 10 years would have the strength and intentions to attack them. In the past 10 years, Hitaros has taken advantage of the internal strife and has invaded many areas that were originally controlled by Renoske. In Haiswa's mind, Renosk is still a large but weak animal.

The Ninth Phalensi Army had a working group even on its own ally's side, and Hayswa received information from the northern border. The content is roughly like this: Renosk is already showing signs of a large army build-up on the border, and it is estimated that it has formed a 2-to-1 superiority over the army on the northern border of Hitaros, and they may attack at any time.

"Who's the guy who sent this over there?" This is what the first member of the Hayswa working group, the person in charge, asked.

"Judging from the code he gave, it should be someone who is directly subordinate to the headquarters." Team Three replied.

"I see," Number One paced back and forth, "how can we not expose ourselves and at the same time alert King Canites?" ”

"How about a whistleblower letter?"

"Let's do it."

The next day, the Janissary command in Haiswa received an anonymous whistleblower letter about the stronghold of a group of mysterious people with a Renolsk accent somewhere in the city. However, when the letter was sent to Prince Fels, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, it was never followed up. The Pharians, of course, were not obliged to remind the Hitarus again. Subsequently, Lenosk sent an envoy to Haistua for goodwill. The second report received by the Phalensia indicated that Renosque had sent the only current heir to the Romanov family, Princess Nastasya. As a result, this was confirmed by later official sources.

March 7, Hitaros, Corinth.

It was the center of the northern defenses of Hitaros, a fortified fortress and likewise a historic city-state. Mercenaries recruited by Hitarus from Pamis had arrived at the fortress at the beginning of the month, numbering 5,000 men, the vast majority of whom had been recruited as heavy infantry. Over the past 10 years, the Kingdom of Hitaros has grown rapidly under the rule of Canites as a transit point between Antaras and Yartikat. However, as the Hitaros became wealthier, it became increasingly difficult for the recruiting officers to meet their original targets. Many more would rather pay exorbitant fees than go to the frontier. Starting with the aristocracy, even ordinary commoners were reluctant to afford military service.

In order to cope with this situation, Canites first raised the substitute service fee, and as a result, the phenomenon of military service evasion became more serious. Many of them had fled to the southern port cities to work as sailors to avoid the conscripts, and it was natural that Canites could not capture all the remaining men, so that there would be no one to cultivate the land for him. As a result, King Hitarus had no choice but to set his sights on foreign mercenaries. By 363, foreign mercenaries had occupied half of the Hetalus army. At the moment, this batch is just a drop in the bucket.

Mercenaries are generally recruited from Pamis, and since the Parmis army is a typical conscription, a certain size of mercenary corps is allowed there. As long as you pay a certain amount of taxes in Pamis and control mercenaries, you can legally hire soldiers in Pamis. The royal family of the Pamis also often hired mercenaries to augment their infantry on an ad hoc basis, as the Pamis did not bother to be infantrymen.

Among the mercenaries were people from all over the world, including Iberians, Falencians, Navi and even Mastar. The reasons for becoming a mercenary vary, but when you look closely, crime and poverty are the most important.

"Hey, Mazik, are you writing to your sister again?"

"Ah, yes." The young man who was called Mazik immediately put away his pen and paper when he heard the voice, "Dick, have you bought everything?" ”

"I've bought it all, this one is for you, this is your share." Dick threw a backpack to him. "Well, it's nice to have a sister, and I want someone to write to."

"Don't you?" Mazik opened his backpack and looked at it, "You seem to be very good at bargaining, and you actually got so many things." ”

"Rookie, learn something, sometimes there are some things that you don't necessarily need to pay for." The Dick thief laughed.

"Oh, are you taking advantage of the seller's lack of attention......"

"Hey, who told you to spend your money on parchment, I don't take care of you rookie, I'm afraid you won't go to the battlefield before you starve to death. I don't have a sister to raise anyway. ”

"Thank you."

"What's polite, remember to pay attention to my back when the time comes, and everything will be returned."

"I will." Mazik said movingly.

Just as the rookie mercenary was moved, Dick suddenly reached out and snatched the parchment in his hand, then turned around and ran. "Haha, let me see what you write to your sister every time, it's always so mysterious, it shouldn't be a sister who is not related by blood."

"Damn Dick, give me back the letter, I'm not done yet." Mazik immediately chased after him.

"Wow, I'm in such a hurry, it seems that I said it." Dick held the parchment, dodging left and right in the mercenary pile.

"Hey, hey, guys, would you like to hear what kind of letter our little Mazik wrote to his sister?" Dick shook off Mazik and jumped into a large cart parked on the side.

"Dick, are you literate?" Someone asked, and the mercenaries immediately burst into laughter.

"My family used to be a nobleman, noble, do you understand?" Dick shot back.

"Aristocrats? Then my family used to be a royal family. Immediately, the mercenaries continued to taunt him.

Dick always said that his full name was Dicis de Alfonso, and that his father was a count of Iberia who was exiled by the current King of Iberia, William, for his loyalty to the old royal family. However, three or four of the ten mercenaries would say that they were descendants of nobles, three or four would say that they had a lot of money and a large number of wives and concubines, and the remaining one or two would say that they had killed a dragon and rescued a beautiful woman who was better than Empress Sigrani. Obviously, no one takes such a thing seriously.

"Damn, give me back the letter." Mazik shouted as he left Dick 3 Faze. Although the mercenaries laughed at Dick, they didn't want Mazik to get the letter back and end the show prematurely. So, more than a dozen people worked together to hold the young man up, making him unable to move.

Dick saw that Mazik had been blocked, cleared his throat, and began to read, "Dear Rhine. Immediately, some of the mercenaries whistled, and from time to time they uttered strange cries such as "Oh, my sweet little Rhine." Mazik's face flushed, and he tried to break free, swearing and swearing.

It wasn't until the whole letter was over that Dick jumped down and pressed the letter into Mazik's face.

"I can't see it, you kid is also quite good at bragging, what 'encountering more wolves than us', what 'I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape this fate'. When have we ever encountered something like this along the way? ”

"What do you mean by 'inescapable'?" Someone among the mercenaries suddenly asked.

"You're illiterate, do you understand that idiom?" Dick yelled back.

"Collect it, don't be angry, have some fun for everyone, don't be so petty." Dick then patted Mazik on the shoulder.

"Humph!" Mazik snatched the parchment and turned and ran away.

"I'm so angry, it's boring, it's boring." The mercenaries shouted and scattered in groups.