"There's no time to think about that now. General Jonas. Ryan cut the topic straight to the point: "I'm here to be ordered to form a small force to protect the safety of Her Majesty the Queen and others in the name of the mercenary group. This is Lord Luke's command. ”

General Jonas took the talisman from Ryan's hand, examined it carefully, and said in a bitter tone: "The talisman is right, Ryan, I will try my best to cooperate with you with whom you want to transfer." ”

Ryan looked at Jonas's face was slightly gloomy, and after a slight thought in his heart, he understood what Jonas meant, and he didn't explain much, just said lightly: "Queen Catherine has already stated that she will live and die with this city!"

"I understand!" General Jonas nodded, the doubts in his heart were completely dispelled by Ryan's words, since Queen Catherine wanted to stay, then it was very reasonable for Ryan, Luke's most trusted Ryan, to protect her, he thought at first that Ryan was going to take away the elite to protect Catherine's evacuation.

Jonas said apologetically to Ryan, "Yes or no"

Ryan casually patted Jonas on the shoulder, interrupted his apology, and said seriously: "There are not many of our elites here in the imperial capital, and even fewer of them have been on the battlefield. Once the front is tight, your legion will inevitably be thrown into the most intense places. Whether we can withstand the attack of the orcs, whether those lovely warriors can survive until the end of the war, general, everything is up to you. ”

Jonas solemnly said, "I can't promise anything, but I'll do my best!"

Ryan looked at Jonas, only to feel that the blood was boiling in his heart, the simple faces of the 60,000 soldiers of the Jonas Legion once again quickly passed in front of Ryan's eyes, it was these bloody warriors who made people see the hope of the final victory of mankind, and gave the millions of residents of the imperial capital the motivation to support it. However, when the war is over, how many of these lovely warriors will be able to enjoy the joy of peace?

"Report to the chief, Ryan's squadron should be 500 people, but it is 500 people, all of them are here!" Colin stood in front of the team and shouted at Ryan.

Ryan nodded to him expressionlessly, saluted in return, and then said in a steady tone, "Return to the team!"

With a beautiful turn, Colin walked briskly into the line of 500 people, standing in the first row of the first row on the left.

Ryan swept his gaze across the neatly lined line, and whoever he looked at, the warrior puffed out his chest with pride, because these were the most elite warriors in the entire Jonas Legion, and to be able to pick them out and stand here was a testament to their strength.

General Jonas is 100% satisfied with any of Ryan's requirements, because Ryan's team will directly affect the outcome of the entire imperial capital defense battle, if Catherine is unfortunately killed in a sneak attack in the fierce battle, then how can the human side continue to fight? Moreover, the stronger the combat effectiveness of Ryan's team, the more indirect it shows that the combat effectiveness of the Thor Fortress army is stronger, after all, these manpower are all drawn from the Jonas army, which can help Jonas and them wash away the shame of defeat.

Most of the 500 warriors selected by Ryan are infantry, especially sword and shield infantry, and in order to ensure the safety of Catherine and others, Ryan specially selected 150 tall warriors and equipped each of them with a giant tower shield, which is usually only equipped with a shield made of steel, and when used, knock the lower part of it into the dirt, and then use his body to support it to defend against enemy attacks. Whether it's a straight line attack by an archer or a charge from a light cavalry, it's hard to hurt a warrior behind a giant tower shield.

According to Ryan's idea, as long as 150 more warriors with ordinary shields raised their shields in their hands and put them together, then there was no need to worry about feathered arrows or spears falling from the top. Whatever the danger, these 200 should be able to keep Catherine safe, unless they attack with a catapult that can shoot more than 1,000 kilograms at a time, or a magus with mass destruction magic.

Of course, Ryan would not use this kind of sit-and-wait defense, he asked Colin and Thomas to select 100 shooters as long-range support, and asked Allendo to select 100 spearmen to ensure the melee attack ability of the entire phalanx.

According to Flanna's suggestion, Ryan is also going to select a group of heralds from the soldiers who are familiar with the environment of the imperial capital to use to contact the news, so according to Catherine, she will live and die with the entire city in the central square of the imperial capital, the royal viewing platform, then Luke and Orlando will naturally put the command post near the royal viewing platform, with this group of heralds, they will naturally be able to better understand every detail of the entire imperial capital defensive battle, and they can't say anything when Queen Catherine asks about the battle situation, right?

Of course, Ryan is also going to ask Luke to come forward and invite a few priests of the Church of Light from the Cathedral of San Nebiro, and it would be perfect if there could be a powerful magician like Androkos, who had fought with him. However, considering that Catherine was the queen and would be accompanied by many royal magicians, Ryan gave up this tempting idea.

After a busy day, Lane's squadron was finally full. Ryan looked at his subordinates standing neatly in front of him, and suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart, it was an experience of starting from nothing, just like the feeling of a farmer who toiled from spring to autumn and began to harvest.

"From now on, none of you are fighters of the Jonas Legion, and you are no longer soldiers. Ryan said something earth-shattering, and the faces of the 500 soldiers were suddenly full of surprise and shock, but no one moved, let alone questioned it.

Ryan nodded with satisfaction, it seems that the squadron he belongs to has good discipline, which is really a good foundation. "According to Lord Luke's orders, you will join my mercenary group from now on and carry out a special mission as ordinary mercenaries, that is, to protect the safety of Her Majesty the Empress during the defense of the imperial capital. ”

"The reason for this is to avoid trouble. Ryan didn't want to explain too much, he brushed it off in the simplest words: "You only follow my orders, and you are only responsible for protecting the safety of Her Majesty." In the imminent outbreak of the Great War, although Empress Catherine is not our military commander, she represents the majesty of the Empire, and her safety directly determines the outcome of the entire battle, no matter what, it should not be taken lightly. I won't say anything superfluous, you are all comrades-in-arms who have fought with me from Thor Fortress to now, your strength has been tested by the flames of war, I believe in you, and I hope you will not live up to my trust!"

"Swear to the death to complete the mission!" 500 soldiers shouted in unison, the sound was deafening, no less than the 60,000 soldiers shouting together.

"Now I order, all of them, to go! Destination, Lord Luke's mansion, to take over the security of Empress Catherine. ”

Twenty wagons lined up in a long line and sped towards Luke's residence. After these 20 carriages, the fighters of 500 Lane's squadron marched forward in four neat rows. If it was just an ordinary 500 warriors, it would be enough, but Ryan selected a batch of heavy equipment such as the giant tower shield, which naturally had to be transported by carriage, and there were these 20 carriages.

Ryan and Allendo walked at the back of the team, it was an extraordinary time, Ryan and Allendo were not in the mood to chat, and everyone was not optimistic about the upcoming big war in the future. Ryan looked indifferently at this originally prosperous street, now more than half of the shops on both sides have closed, the street is full of people, and most of them are civilians who flock to the city from outside the city.

"I'm telling you, if it weren't for your sister following me, I wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to you. I said whether you can go or not, the teleportation array has been arranged, and it will be our turn in the afternoon, but your sister will definitely not stay. The voice of a man next to him caught Ryan's attention.

Ryan looked in the direction from which the voice came from and saw a middle-aged man in tattered clothes talking to another man in a butler's costume.

Ryan's heart moved, and he patted Alendor lightly, who looked at Ryan vigilantly, and Ryan glanced at it with his eyes, and Allendo understood. The two slowed down, then crept into the crowd, and after a slight detour, came behind the two men.

"Isn't it already a mobilization of troops to resist? Is it a fake?" asked the man in tattered clothes.

"You're such an idiot!" The man in the butler's costume covered his nose in disgust and said unhappily: "If it weren't for your sister serving me in bed, I wouldn't have bothered to care about your life or death." Speaking of this, the man in the housekeeper's costume looked around and whispered, "Let me tell you, the adults of our family are ready to leave, how can this city be defended? ”

"What's going on?"

"I said you're really angry with me, how can you have such a beautiful sister like stupid?

The man in tattered clothes had a flushed face, and he wanted to say anything but didn't dare to speak.