In the pitch-black corridor, Virgil, who was bowing down, struggled to stabilize his body against the turbulent water. As the only son of the Lecoch family, Virgil has received a very strict elite education since he was a child, and even went to the Army Academy of the Republic of Langson to study.

If it weren't for that "accident", Virgil might have been the hero who ended the civil war in the Duchy of White Hart, but now he can't even protect himself. God knows if the arrogant second young master will blame himself when he returns, and then take the opportunity to seize his military power, so Virgil even has the intention of fleeing to the Aaronic Empire on the other side to seek political asylum when the situation is not good.

Virgil, who only holds the sword with one hand, keeps hitting the wall with the other, but the "Court of War" is a special place for chess pieces to fight, and the internal objects are stronger than in the real world. Virgil, who can crush stone with his bare hands outside, is struggling to smash a wall here. Until he's sure if he'll run into traps like pegboards, cliffs, meat grinders, etc., Virgil prefers to find his way out.

After smashing the wall for a long time, Virgil kept smashing his right hand to a state of "can't masturbate", only to open a hole in the wall as deep and shallow as the length of his forearm, but still did not smash through the wall. But just when he was at a loss, out of the corner of his eye, he inadvertently noticed that the roof of the shed not far above him seemed to reveal a glimmer of light, which made Virgil suddenly rekindle hope, so he pulled out the short knife hidden in his boot, climbed under the light against the raging water like a rock climber, and then jumped up with his feet and hung upside down on the ceiling.

Finally out of the water, Virgil, who had been rushed into the "back", gasped for breath, there was a trap in the war court Virgil has not never seen, the former duke's "Whispering Forest" is called the "land of falling horses" because of the pits and moving plant roots, specializing in the "knight" and "chariot" such high-impact chess pieces. But compared to the castle in front of him, the old duke's "tricks" are too little.

With a short knife inserted into the gap that revealed the light, Virgil didn't have much difficulty to pry open a secret door, and it seemed that he could climb less than two meters to get to the light, so Virgil shouted in the direction he had come in the splashing corridor.

"I've found a secret door here!"

The deafening sound of running water largely drowned out his shouting, and even he himself was not sure if the other three subordinates could hear him, and his current upside-down posture could not be maintained for a long time, so Virgil had to shout a few more times and climbed up by himself.

Quickly climbed up the passage, and before Virgil, who was drenched and wet, could breathe a sigh of relief, he was stunned to find that he had been hit "again" from front to back. In front of her is a heroic black-haired girl, holding a shiny steel gun, and behind her is a silver-haired teenager, although the one-handed sword in her hand is just an ordinary product, but the sword holder is definitely a "chess piece", the situation is quite bad!

"Who are you?"

"If I say we're just passing by to make soy sauce, would you believe it?"

"......" Virgil didn't speak, just gave Weiss a "Are you kidding me?" look.

"Which of the young master's subordinates are you, this shouldn't need to be kept secret, right?

Obviously, Virgil mistook Weiss and Ling Lan for the pursuers sent by the other two rebels, so he was ready to "fight to the death" and "kneel and beg for mercy". Anyway, it was a civil war, and Virgil felt that even if he took refuge in the three young masters, he would not be considered "treason", so what he had to do now was to probe the other party's tone, and then make a suitable decision based on the situation.

It's a pity that Virgil misjudged the identity of the other party from the beginning, and the purpose of Weiss and Ling Lan was only to buy some time for the refugees who were harassed by them to escape, and they had nothing to do with the Principality of White Deer at all. If Virgil had known that the "truth" was the case, he would have gone hungry for two days rather than fight the refugees.

The other party's temptation was only exchanged for Weiss's snickering and Ling Lan's ignorance, so Ling Lan, who was a little anxious, didn't say a word, and raised his gun to attack Virgil, and the tip of the lightning-fast gun went straight to the opponent's thigh.

As soon as the so-called connoisseur makes a move, he will know if there is one!

In just three moves, Virgil understood Ling Lan's power! The fierce gun wind could even bring out a series of terrifying screams in the corridor, completely sealing the space for his activities. Every time he blocked, the opponent's strength seemed to be small, but there was a subtle vibration, making his entire arm holding the sword numb like an electric shock, and the sword almost wanted to get out of his hand!

But what shocked Virgil the most was that he could clearly feel that this little girl who didn't look very old didn't do her best at all, otherwise she might have been killed by the other party in the first move.

Also shocked by the amazing marksmanship was Weiss, who had only received infantry swordsmanship training at a regional school, although he was often 1v5 without pressure at that time, but he could still see the gap clearly at a glance. However, putting aside factors such as "talent", it is not surprising that Wei Si has no guidance from a famous teacher and no subtle moves to learn, so his strength will not be as good as Ling Lan.

"Looks like I should ask for advice when I have time......"

Unlike Weiss, who still had time to think about "begging (ba) to teach (mei)", Virgil, who had already really felt the difference in strength, could be said to be in a storm at this moment, but what made him feel a little relieved was that although the opponent's three guns were sharp, the purpose was to knock out his weapon. In other words, the other party has plans to capture him alive, which should be considered good news for Virgil.

"Who the hell are you?" asked the embarrassed Virgil a second time.

"We're really just passing through, and if you hadn't bullied the refugees, the devil wouldn't have bothered you. ”

"Really?"

"No matter what your position, no one should lie to you about this, right?"

“......”

Virgil, who finally knew the "truth," suddenly had the urge to slap himself twice! After making trouble for a long time, he did something immoral by himself, but he accidentally ran into a group of guys with a strong sense of justice, and this sense of grievance of "lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot" made him almost depressed and almost vomited blood.

"Uh...... How about I ask my subordinates to return the food of those refugees and give them some money as compensation?

Virgil, who still thinks that he is on the disadvantaged side, hopes to change his life by "obeying softness", he mistakenly regards the other party as a team traveling in Nanfengzhou, and the remaining remnants of his own soldiers are not qualified to argue with others. Seeing that the other party took the initiative to show weakness, Weiss motioned for Ling Lan to retreat first and let him negotiate.

"What do you call Your Excellency?"

"Virgil, Virgil Lecoch, I am the commander of the Western Military Region of the Principality of White Deer. ”

Long before the war was waged, Weiss knew that the person in front of him was the leader of this rebel army, but it was not until he met face to face that he found out that the other party's epaulettes turned out to be a golden "lieutenant general"! Based on his understanding of the military system in this area of Nanfengzhou, those with this rank are all military commanders, and if they can control this person, then their boat to cross the river may be lost. But then another problem arose, Virgil didn't know the details of them, but Weiss himself knew very well. There are only two people on their side, themselves and Ling Lan, if the war court is lifted now, then the other party's scattered forces will be reunited again, and by that time, they may not be able to control the situation.

"General, please throw your weapon to the ground and kick it lightly to my side. Believe us are not interested in your life, and it makes no difference to my companions whether you hold a weapon or not. ”

Virgil hesitated a little in the face of Weiss's request to disarm, and at the same time peeked at the secret door on the ground out of the corner of his eye. After Weiss noticed this small action, he immediately used his mind to make the upper and lower partitions of the secret door close automatically, and the closed ground was tightly closed, and there was no clue to be seen. Seeing this, Virgil immediately understood that he had been "lured" up, so he had to throw the matching sword and short knife to the ground with a dejected face, and then kicked it in front of Weiss.

"Thank you for your cooperation, General!"

Giving Wess an angry look, Virgil suddenly turned his head to look Wes's dress up and down, and then recalled the accent of the other party's speech just now, pondered for a moment, and asked tentatively.

"You don't belong to the forces of the Principality of White Deer, do you?"

"I think I said at the beginning, we don't belong to any force, and we are not prepared to accept solicitation from any force, so it is better for you to dispel those unnecessary thoughts as soon as possible. ”

"No, no, you misunderstood me, I just ...... Just to confirm. ”

For Virgil, who has "gone abroad" and broadened his horizons, judging the situation is his greatest strength. He analyzed that these people in front of him should be just some "passers-by with a sense of justice", and at this time, the Bailu Principality was in the midst of civil strife, if they really didn't want to intervene, then it was very likely that they wanted to go to Xiyanzhou through the Luoyue Fortress, and he could sell them this favor.

Make more friends, make fewer enemies! Nobles with a little bit of family education understand this truth.

"Several, I want to ask, do you want to cross the river to Xiyanzhou?"

Weiss, who was looking at the high-grade saber, nodded slightly when he heard the other party ask.

"How about we make a deal?"

"What deal?"

"I can help you cross the river. ”