"Wendy!" Chang Le couldn't help but shout half-asleep.

But when he saw the girl next to him, disappointment followed, because it wasn't Wendy.

Ricky had just returned to Fort Stanley from camp on the other side of the river, and came to his room to wait, with hot towels and toiletries, and polishing his boots.

This scene is not unfamiliar, the simple peasant girl has been by his side since she was rescued by Chang Le, always as caring as a sister, and as deferential as a maid, taking care of him meticulously.

Even though Chang Le repeatedly emphasized "you are not my servant", Ruiqi smiled and nodded, and it was still business as usual.

At first, Changle thought that this poor little widow had lost her family by the war, had no one to rely on, and lacked her own livelihood skills, so she was afraid that she would be sent away as a burden by him, so she worked hard and behaved like a maid.

That may have been the case at first, but it's not anymore.

The deep attachment in her eyes is clear at a glance, and her love for Changle is probably comparable to Wendy.

But she didn't dare to express it, and she was not good at expressing it, and her ordinary appearance and unbearable experience also made her have no extravagant hopes, and taking care of Changle's food, clothing and daily life was her greatest satisfaction.

Chang Le had already understood, but he still had to pretend not to understand, because he couldn't respond.

Now I can only say a faint greeting:

"It's hard work, you've just traveled a long way, you should rest. ”

Ricky grinned:

"I'm not tired!"

Chang Le had to remind again:

"You are not my servant, and I don't need to be served, you have your job, now go and rest, the army will set off at noon!"

With that, he walked out of the bedroom quickly.

When he got to the door, his heart moved, and when he looked back, Ricky was clutching a towel in a panic, looking like he "didn't know what he had done wrong".

Hell, I've already hurt Wendy, and I can't hurt an innocent girl anymore!

Chang Le immediately returned, put one hand on Ruiqi's shoulder and pressed:

"I don't want you to serve, it doesn't mean I don't need you, you are my adjutant, not a maid, do you understand what I mean?"

"Understood. ”

Ricky grinned, showed her trademark simple smile again, and after a pause, she disagreed:

"You are a big man, big people must have maids, I can be an adjutant and a maid at the same time, take care of you now, and I can also take care of your wife and children in the future, and when I am old and can't do it anymore, I will leave. ”

This is already some kind of confession, she specifically mentioned "taking care of your wife", that is, she does not ask for marriage, does not ask for emotional returns, just wants to be by her sweetheart and take care of him for a lifetime!

Ruiqi is quite inferior, because of her widowhood and misfortunes, and because of her ordinary appearance, she can be called "beautiful and good-looking" at most, and she can still be regarded as a "village flower" in the village, and she grabs a lot on the streets of the city.

But her smile is very pure, pure as a white pear blossom in March, pure as an untouched young girl, in fact, she is only nineteen years old, originally a girl's age.

Such a good girl should not have made such a sacrifice!

Chang Le didn't say anything, and with a slight hand, there was suddenly one more person beside him.

It was a large man of 1.9 meters, with a simple face like an ordinary farmer, and a pair of steel swords crossed behind his shoulders proved his samurai status.

Ruiqi was not surprised to see this scene, she herself was also Changle's soul servant, and she often went in and out of the beast soul space, so she naturally understood where the big man in front of her came from.

Her only confusion was why Chang Le summoned this person to appear.

"Introduction," Chang Le smiled to introduce the two parties, "This beauty is my adjutant Ruiqi, and this big man is my bodyguard, named Dadao." ”

"Big knife?" Ricky chuckled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "What a great name!"

Dadao looked at Ruiqi, dumbfounded, speechless, and his eyes were already stupid.

After a while, he suddenly remembered the lessons of the past and whispered to Chang Le:

"Dear King, is Ricky your woman?"

"It's not. ”

Hearing this, Dadao was ecstatic, and immediately stepped forward and confessed to Ricky:

"Beautiful lady, I love you, please be my wife!"

"Huh?" Ricky took a few steps back, looking panicked, and her eyes looked at Chang Le as if she was asking for help.

Chang Le slapped the back of the big knife:

"That's not how women chase! Take action first, care about her! Protect her!"

The big knife touched his head and grinned:

"Yes!"

This is Changle's solution, so that the excellent man recognized by Ricky gradually shifts his feelings.

He originally planned to let Ricky march with the large army to facilitate his own thoughts to communicate and contact his subordinates, but now he changed his plan to take Ricky with him as an entourage to create opportunities for her to get along with Broadsword.

Maybe some men will dislike Ricky's widowhood, and the more powerful the man, the more so, but the big knife will never be!

Broadsword is now human, at least pure human when the "Spirit of Everything" state is activated, and he's strong enough to be worthy of Ricky and capable of protecting Ricky.

Although the trip to the kingdom of Zaran is not without danger, although Ricky herself lacks combat effectiveness, as long as the big knife is guarded wholeheartedly, I believe that no one can hurt her.

"Protected" and "secure" are the ones that touch a woman's heart the most!

It's a pity that Dadao's opening remarks are too reckless and leave a bad first impression on Ricky, so this matter can only be taken slowly.

The three of them then descended downstairs to the hall on the ground floor of the castle.

Weber was already waiting here, and when he saw Chang Le, he immediately got up from the sofa, walked quickly, and stood up with his feet upright:

"Report to the sir, Webb is here to report!"

As agreed last night, Miranda has successfully brainwashed this young master, and at this moment Weber's eyes are no longer decadent, full of the fighting spirit of "starting all over again".

Chang Le glanced at Miranda, and the proud eldest lady leaned on the other sofa with Erlang's legs crossed, pretending that it didn't matter to herself, but her face was not without pride.

"Hehe, that's right!" he laughed twice and patted Webb on the shoulder, "Throughout the ages, I admire the most famous general, guess who it is?"

Weber was stunned by this abrupt question, frowned and asked:

"Isn't it Marshal Fontaine?"

Chang Le shook his head, and seeing that Weber really couldn't think of an answer, he slowly reported a name:

"Noah Stonis!"

Webb was slightly stunned:

"My ...... Great-grandfather?"

"It's him!" Chang Le grabbed Weber's shoulders tightly, "Please forgive me, your father is a straw bale, and you used to be too!

Webb didn't speak again, and nodded thoughtfully.

Then Chang Le first introduced the broadsword to Weber, and then announced his plan to divide his troops into two routes, and the large army "marched in arms", and finally went to the western border of the Zhalan Kingdom, and was stationed a hundred kilometers away from the royal capital;

He took Webb and a group of four people directly to the Queen Mother of Zalan, and supported the Queen Mother to ascend to the throne, so as to indirectly control the Kingdom of Zalan.

The will of the first king Leonardo, the strong strength of Changle and his party, and the elite division as a deterrent are the three trump cards of this trip.

"If the plan can be successful, in the future, there will be a place for our small rebel army on this continent, and there will be a foundation for greater development in the future!"

This is the closing remark of Changle.

Webb's face flushed as he listened, and he clearly saw an opportunity:

"Sir, don't worry, although I am not a master of power and scheming, I still have a little political experience, and I will do my best to assist you!"

But he also immediately mentioned the difficulties of the trip, because as far as he knew, the Queen Mother Zaran was not the prince's biological mother, but a "stepmother", and there must be no mother-child relationship.

And the prince is already in his thirties, mature in mind and full of wings, and on the premise that he has already sat on the throne, if he wants to realize the change of throne, it will inevitably be accompanied by bloody conflicts!

Chang Le didn't know these situations before, Weber was worthy of being a "living dictionary" of various aristocratic anecdotes, but the bloody conflict had long been expected, so he nodded:

"Fight when you should, my troops are not vegetarians. ”

"Yes! Elliot's 180,000 allied forces have all been defeated by you! Marshal Fontaine is also old, and the battlefield in the future will be a gorgeous stage for you to display your military genius to the fullest!"

"Less sycophants, more business!"

Weber actually began to pat him on the back, thinking back to the arrogant and arrogant boy in the past, Changle was 10,000 uncomfortable, it was really the vicissitudes of the world, only "unexpected", not "impossible".

While Webb and Ricky went to pack their bags, Changle took the big knife to the outside of the castle to inspect the army he had assembled and was on standby.

There is no need to say much about the whole plan, for last night's meeting has already been over, and the generals do not quite understand how to "fly" to the distant upper reaches of the Start River, and not a single baggage wagon, what will the troops eat at that time? and how will they camp?

When the curtain on the north side of the castle was opened, the green portal appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and the truth was finally revealed.

Trying to take a step into the portal, he came to the dark and empty demon castle in a trance, and thousands of fierce black-armored knights lined up in front of him, even the usually calm Randa was shocked.

The generals drew their swords and shouted.

Chang Le smiled and made a "quiet" gesture, and then introduced the two generals of the Knights and Fort Stanley.

Thunder didn't wear a helmet or mask, and his bearded face was full of smiles:

"These are the heroes of the Battle of Sessenek? They are unexpectedly young! The regimental commander is young, and the subordinates you bring are also young, it is a good time to be full of vitality!"

He shook hands with Lola, Louis and others one by one, and kept complimenting:

"The strength is good! the strength is good!"

Just frowned when he held the thin monkey:

"This one almost meant. ”

The thin monkey had just broken through to the battle division, and there was a big gap between him and the rest of the peak battle divisions, and his face suddenly turned red when he heard this:

"Commanding a battle is like playing chess, no matter how strong you are, can you win the game?"

"Haha, that's an interesting analogy, and you're good too!" Thunder laughed.

Lola mocked on the side:

"No matter how good your chess skills are, I flipped the table and smashed the chessboard, you dare to bite me?"

"You think I won't dare bite you?"

"Come on, if you have teeth, you'll come!"

In fact, the front teeth of the thin monkey have long been gone, and he was knocked out by Lola during the exercise when he was in military school.

Such a revelation made the thin monkey angry, and after his face turned red, he didn't dare to make a move, and after a while, he softened, and said stupidly:

"I don't know like a rough man!"

Chang Le always stared at the two of them, and then snorted:

"It's over, it's over, let's get down to business!"

In this expedition, the whole army, including the infantry, also had to ride horses, striving to be mobile and flexible, he himself was not in the army most of the time, Lola was temporarily in command, Thunder was the vanguard, Thin Monkey was the chief of staff, and Miranda and Louis were in charge of the two wings of guard.

In the face of possible local armed obstruction during the march, when to use heavy cavalry to assault hard, and when to use light cavalry guerrilla to contain it, it is up to Lola to take the idea, and the thin monkey can only provide advice, and no more quarrels are allowed.

Anyway, the main purpose of the "armed parade" is to "stand up", and Lola's fierce and rough tactics are the most in line with the requirements, and reducing the decision-making power of the thin monkey is also conducive to reducing quarrels.

Soon after, 10,000 troops came through the door, without any rambling baggage, with only a horse and a piece of equipment, and a backpack full of personal belongings.

Nowadays, this energy-saving portal also consumes energy after all, and the black magic crystal has been replaced fifteen times in the whole army's teleportation process, which is converted to about 1 gold for every seven soldiers and horses.

It's not cheap, but it's much more cost-effective than a real march, and it saves time!

The space ring of the wild thunder is stuffed with heavy grain and grass, which is enough for 10,000 horses to use for two months, and it will not be a problem to camp along the way in the future.

However, since it has been decided to take Ruiqi as an entourage, he has to find another soul servant in the army, otherwise he will not be able to contact him remotely.

Chang Le didn't look for him in the troops at Fort Stanley, but chose a clever untouchable guy named "Xiaohai" from the Dark Knights, put him into the beast soul space, established a servant relationship, and then released him.

After all, the Knights are loyal to the leader to the soul level based on faith, and they have the nature of "servants" in the first place, and this kind of soul slavery will not make Chang Le feel too guilty.

Just as everything was going according to plan, an uninvited guest suddenly stepped out of the portal.

The troops and generals gathered nearby did not react, but Chang Le exclaimed, and Weber also shouted "ah".

It was a gorgeous beauty, with long and narrow eyes, a sharp jaw, bewitching and wicked, and an undulating figure exuding a sweet and ripe temptation.

"Agnes!" Chang Le was stunned for a few seconds before calling out her name.

Agnes didn't look like a good girl, but she was actually very modest and polite, and nodded to Chang Le with a smile:

"General Changle, it's a pleasure to meet you, my dear ally!"

Then she turned to Weber:

"Dear young master, I finally found you!"

It turned out that since Duke Stennis had been sheltered in the Cayan Empire and had a new guard by his side, Agnes had his hands free and immediately returned to Havilland to start looking for Master Webb to join their father and son.

However, Weber's whereabouts were uncertain, and he caught up with the emperor's order to confiscate the duke's property, and the assassins sent by Philip chased him around, and the young master was so frightened that he fled to Fort Stanley overnight, causing Agnes to use his talent for Warcraft to pursue all the way.

Regarding Agnes's hard work, Weber only replied coldly:

"I'm not going, please go back and tell my father that I will fight the world by myself and I don't need him!"

Agnes laughed instead:

"It seems that you are better than your father!"

Weber didn't like to hear such praise:

"As your father's subordinate, you dare to ridicule him for being unproductive? Are you his subordinate, or are you ...... What shall I call you, Lady Agnes, or dear stepmother?"

Agnes' smile narrowed, and her expression was slightly annoyed.

Chang Le on the side couldn't help laughing:

"Agnes, you might as well admit it, you've long been in love with Duke Stamnis. ”

"I didn't!" the powerful demonic beast that transformed into a human form was full of anger, "I'm still an innocent girl, this is an insult to me!"

"Am I wrong, you don't love Noah Stanis?"

"What?" Webb almost jumped, "She loves my great-grandfather, and how old is she?"

Agnes was speechless for a moment, her eyes lowered, and after a long time, she sighed softly:

"I don't know if I love him or not, but I cultivate diligently just to turn into a human form and go to him. ”

"You...... You...... You ......" Webb was speechless when he heard something "turn into a human form."

Agnes was silent for a while, and when she looked up again, her face was full of warmth:

"Webb, I don't have to hide it from you now, I am a monster in human form, and your great-grandfather saved my life when I was weak. ”

"You...... Do you want to repay the favor?" Webb's eyes widened.

"It's not to repay the favor, I just want to find him and let him show me the human world......"

Agnes looked into the darkness as if she were searching for a long memory:

"But he was assassinated, and I didn't even get to see him again when I wasn't strong. Since then, I've made a vow to protect the Stennis family for a hundred years when I succeed in transfiguring into a human!"

Now that the deadline has not yet expired, Webb Stennis is also within her guard, and the Duke has another guard, so she personally rushed to the young master's side.

Webb digested such a shocking story for a long time, and finally chose to refuse Agnes's kindness.

"I'm so well protected that that's why I'm a gentleman. The young master now has a much clearer vision, "In the future, I will do things on my own, and I don't need your protection." ”

When Agnes heard this, instead of being angry, her eyes smiled even more crookedly, and she walked over and shook hands with Chang Le:

"Dear ally, the young master has grown up and doesn't need my protection, what about you?

Of course, Changle will not refuse, Agnes has a simple personality and will not hide any evil intentions, she insists on following, in fact, it is just to protect Weber.

And the humanoid strength of this Warcraft is a level 2 war spirit, once the true body is revealed, it is a powerful existence that Chang Le has no chance of winning when he wears the king's suit, and the high-level war spirit of the Blood Soul Valley has been ground into pulp by her!

Her true strength is a level 2 battle sect, and it is stronger than a human cultivator of the same level!

So, Chang Le and his entourage changed from the original three to six, left the demon castle, got into the prepared four-wheeled carriage, and set off for Tarania, the capital of the king of Zalan in the north.

Named "Six", there are actually only two "people", Webb and Ricky.

The other four are not human.

There are demonic beasts that have turned into human forms, dark creatures with genetic mutations, and as for Chang Le, even he can't tell if he is a human or not.

In terms of strength, they are "hidden deeply", the big sword has no fighting spirit fluctuations, outsiders can't see the depth, Agnes's illusioned "humanoid combat state" is automatically downgraded, and Lao Hei's "humanoid basic state" has no combat effectiveness at all.

Chang Le wrapped himself in the power of his soul, and he didn't even exud breath, like a dead man.

So the whole team looked like four ordinary people and two war spirits, because Chang Le was wearing gorgeous robes, it looked like a wealthy merchant with three male and female servants and a coachman, plus two war spirit bodyguards.

Of course, there are two war spirits in a team, which is already a very amazing strength, and no bandit dares to provoke him by killing himself.

But if anyone knows the truth, three of these six people are Zhan Zong, and I am afraid that they will immediately be scared and their brains will be short-circuited.

This is not counting the dark lord in the ring, Solchak, who can "borrow" the power to Chang Le at any time as agreed, and then a "War Emperor" will appear for a day.

Such a powerful team, for the first time in the history of the entire Eastern Continent, is advancing quickly towards Tarania!