Ryan was thinking cranky. I heard a rush of footsteps in the courtyard. Ryan felt a slight wonder in his heart, at this time, how could anyone still come, and they were in such a hurry, was there something important? So Ryan jumped to the ground, walked to the door in a few steps, and pushed the door open.

The owner of the footsteps was a man of about forty years of age, dressed as a servant. Of course, Ryan recognized this man, who was one of Luke's personal entourage, and it was this servant who took him to Luke's study on Luke's orders shortly after the dinner.

The man hurried over, and was about to shout, when he saw Ryan push open the door of his room, and while he was still in the middle of the courtyard, he was already impatiently shouting, "Mr. Ryan, Lord Luke, please go to his study at once." ”

Ryan was stunned for a moment, and asked the servant, "Haven't you just been there?"

Speaking of this, Ryan's voice immediately lowered, because he remembered what happened to him just now, and the heroine of that encounter was not Luke's daughter?

The retinue didn't know what Ryan was thinking, he was instructed by Luke to bring Ryan over, seeing that Ryan was motionless after listening to his words, he hurriedly walked to Ryan's side in a few steps, and whispered in Ryan's ear: "Lord Luke's order, please bring your companion and rush over immediately." When he had finished speaking, the servant added, "The matter is very urgent. ”

Ryan nodded, since Luke said so, it must be something urgent, so he let go of his voice and shouted, "Allendo!

Alendor had woken up from his slumber as the servant had hurried over, and as a druid, Alendor was ready to fight at any time, and now when he heard Ryan shout, he pushed open the door and walked out with Xiaobai. The dark room of Franna also lit up, and after about 2 minutes, Franner also pushed open the door and walked out while dressing.

Ryan said to them, "Luke sent us to inform us that there is something urgent and that we will go to his study now." Alendor and Franner nodded together, and the three of them took Xiaobai and followed the retinue to Luke's study.

Except for Flanna, who had only been here for a short time, Ryan and Alendor had lived in Luke's mansion for a long time and were very familiar with the environment, and soon they were in Luke's study.

Luke was anxiously walking around his study, apparently he hadn't left after explaining things to Ryan. When Ryan and the others walked in, Luke hurriedly said to Ryan: "I don't have time to say more, I just received news from the scouts that about 170 kilometers north of the imperial capital, I met the vanguard of the orcs. ”

"Ahh

"The damn thing is," Luke's face was full of hideousness, which was completely different from his usual peace, "the team sent out actually left behind tens of thousands of farmers on two farms and ran back like this." ”

Ryan asked Luke, "How many orcs are there, and what about our squad?"

Luke noticed that he was a little out of shape, he adjusted his mentality and returned to his usual appearance, and then replied, "500 cavalry, 2,500 infantry, and 1,000 carriages for transport." They just dropped everything and ran away, and according to the scouts' intelligence, the orcs were definitely the vanguard, numbering no more than 500 people. ”

"Hmph, the captain at the head must be killed, otherwise the morale of our army will collapse before the battle. I made it very clear when I issued the order, that when the enemy army encountered it, organize the inhabitants to resist on the spot, and quickly report it so that we could send reinforcements, but they turned out to be "Luke said fiercely.

Ryan shook his head slightly, he was very dissatisfied with the captain who escaped from the battle, judging from his experience in fighting with the orcs, if the captain was willing to organize the young adults on the farm immediately like himself, and resist with the local houses, he might not be able to defeat the orcs from afar, as long as he could block it, Luke's side would definitely organize more troops to support as soon as he received the news, and he would have to transport the people away anyway, as for those houses and supplies, they could be burned directly when they left.

"Please give the order!" Ryan said firmly, "I can go to the aid immediately!"

Luke shook his head and said, "No, it's late. 170 kilometers, even if it is a fast horse, it will take a whole day, you rush over now, maybe those two farms have been washed in blood, even if not, you run over with all your might, can you still have combat effectiveness?"

"That"

"As I told you, go and form a team at once. Luke spoke his mind, "Ryan, well, I should call you Captain Ryan." You organize this team in the name of a mercenary group, and then try to keep Catherine and her sisters as safe as possible. ”

"Why in the name of a mercenary group?" asked Ryan, puzzled.

"I'm running out for time, so I won't explain it to you. Luke waved his hand and said to Ryan and the three of them, "Now in the name of the Imperial Chancellor, I have hired the Ryan Mercenary Group to protect Her Majesty the Imperial Empress and her entourage, and I ask the Ryan Regiment to do your best." The corresponding honorarium, hehe, even if it is Faraz's dowry. ”

Ryan's face flushed when he heard the last sentence, and he wanted to say something, but because of Luke's last sentence, he didn't know what to say. There was a gleam in Flanner's eyes, he heard something from Luke's words, so he stepped forward and patted Ryan on the shoulder gently, signaling that he would handle it himself, and then said to Luke: "Dear Lord Luke, as the logistics director of the Ryan mercenary group, I take on this task on behalf of the entire mercenary group, and I am willing to serve you." ”

Luke gave Franner a deep look, and the latter looked at him with a knowing gaze. Luke smiled and said to the people in the room, "Now, everything is up to you." I had to rush to the barracks at once, and then I'd have to go with Orlando to the walls to the north and set up the defenses. Catherine and they are still staying with me for the time being, and when you get the team in order, you will take over their security immediately. Speaking of this, Luke took out a talisman from his body, handed it to Ryan and said: "This is my talisman, now that the empire has entered a state of war, you can use this talisman to shuttle through the imperial capital, and at the same time, once you fancy the army or personnel, you can absorb them into the Ryan mercenary group on the spot, and those who do not obey the order will be killed on the spot!"

Ryan took Luke's command with some hesitation, Luke's words tonight made Ryan have some bad premonitions, Ryan vaguely felt that Luke's words had other intentions, but he couldn't understand it for a while. Flanner tapped Ryan on the shoulder and motioned for him to go. Ryan turned to look at Franner, who winked at him.

Ryan and Flanner have been together for a long time, and a small gesture between each other can send a message, just like he and Allendo work together. Based on Flanna's eyes, Ryan understood that Flanna already knew Luke's intentions, and now that time was urgent, it was impossible to delay any longer. So Ryan put the talisman away, and after saying hello, strode out with Alendor and Franner.

The three of them quickly left Luke's mansion and walked down the street. Flanner asked Ryan, "Where are we going first?" Ryan said as he walked, "Go find Colin and them first, and see how many of our comrades who fought together in Thor's Fortress are willing to join the mercenary group, and then think about the next step." ”

"Good!" replied Allendo, who was walking behind Ryan, with Franner.

"That's right, Flanner. Ryan strode forward and whispered to Franner, "Luke seems to have a purpose in what he said, do you know?"

Franner nodded and said, "Of course I know, in fact, Luke was arranging a retreat just now. ”

"Retreat?" Ryan stopped, turned to face Flanna, and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Franner whispered: "Commander, the situation is critical now, and the time is very tight, you can't be emotional no matter what. ”

Ryan stamped his foot and said, "What the hell are you talking about?

"I don't know what Luke told you before, but he prepared for the worst by mercenary group for you to protect Sister Catherine and Faras!"

"Do you say?"

"Whether it's Luke or Orlando, their current status definitely doesn't allow them to leave behind the millions of inhabitants of the imperial capital. If you can defeat the orcs, of course, it will be great, but if you can"

"In the unlikely event that the orcs capture the imperial capital, we will only be hired as a mercenary group, and we will be tasked with protecting the personnel, and we do not need to live and die with the city. So we can give up the Imperial Capital and get out of here!" Ryan had already understood what Flanner meant, and he opened his mouth to add, "And Catherine and Faras and the others can also leave under our protection, right?"

Franner didn't speak, apparently acquiescing to Ryan's words.

Ryan stared at Flanner for a full 5 minutes, and suddenly let out a long sigh, "No, that situation will not happen." ”

Allendo suddenly interjected, "So we're trying, Ryan." ”

When Ryan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly brightened, and he said in confident language: "Yes, as long as we haven't given up our efforts, hope will not be annihilated!"

Just as Ryan said these powerful words, a hint of white appeared on the east side of Fernando, in the direction of the sea, where the sky and the earth meet, a sign that the sun was about to rise. When the sun rises, the dark sleepless night will pass, and a new day will come.