The middle-aged man was very surprised when he heard that Horn was actually an eighth-level martial artist and a fourth-level magician. Then he smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be so young and have such strong strength...... If there were more strong people like you in our empire, we wouldn't be afraid of those orcs. ”

Horn was modest, but then asked, "What happened to those carriages I saw on the way here?"

The middle-aged man replied: "It's not because the orcs invaded the south, those luxuriously decorated carriages are the families of some nobles, these people are afraid that the orcs will attack Helki City, so they have let their families go to the south to hide." The convoys that entered the city were loaded with food and weapons brought from the south, stockpiled for the war with the orcs. ”

Horn asked strangely, "Haven't you started a war with the orcs yet?"

The middle-aged man lowered his voice and whispered: "You don't know, the emperor has been rumored to have seen the most elite legions of the Orc Empire on the border in the past two days. Therefore, those nobles were worried that they would not be able to hold on to the front, so they transferred their property and family members to the southern hinterland in advance. ”

"The most elite legion of orcs?" Horn asked. He didn't know much about the Orc Empire.

The middle-aged man patiently explained: "It is the 'Blood Beast Legion' of the Orc Empire, and every soldier of this legion is selected from various orc tribes since childhood. He was born with a stronger physique talent than ordinary orcs, and he was separated from the tribe since he was a child, trained by the shaman of the empire, basically got rid of the influence of the major tribes, and only obeyed the orders of the orc empire. In addition, after the training of the orc shaman, the soldiers of this legion seem to be able to use some way to improve their combat effectiveness in a short period of time, which is very terrifying, so now many people are worried and hurried, afraid that the front will not be able to resist. ”

Horn frowned, after hearing the middle-aged man's words, he remembered the 'Soul Sacrifice' used by the lion man Yasen he met in the Orc Empire at the end, this method can indeed improve his combat power in a short time. It doesn't matter if it's used by one person, but if the entire legion does, it's terrible. For example, if two armies of similar strength are fighting, and suddenly the strength of one side increases greatly, then there is only one result, that is, the weaker side will definitely lose.

Thinking of this, Horn was also worried and hurried, and couldn't help but say, "Then are there many people in the city who are ready to transfer now?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed: "No, we ordinary people have nowhere to go even if we want to take refuge, we are not like those high-ranking officials and nobles, we have a big family, even if Helki City falls, they have so much property, and they can live in peace in that place." We, the people, win here, grow up here, how can we make a living out of here, if we are reduced to a foreign country and live like beggars, it is better to die in battle. ”

Horn pondered the words of the middle-aged man, who was born into a noble family in the Sunderland Empire, and although he was a small country nobleman, he was well fed and clothed, and at least he could afford to hire a servant. Usually he comes into contact with people in aristocratic circles, and he knows little about the lives of commoners. Indeed, as this middle-aged man said, nobles can live well wherever they go, but commoners cannot, they have their roots here, and when they go to a strange place, they have nothing, how can they make a living?

After saying goodbye to the middle-aged man with a heavy heart, Horn had planned to have a good meal and drink in Helki City, but he was also out of interest. Just observe the situation in Helki City, most of the shops are still open, but people's faces are vaguely not as happy smiles as before, and when they are idle, they are talking about the southern invasion of the orcs, and you can hear the worry from the tone. And this capital of Saatchi also has a lot of soldiers on the streets, and there are many kinds of armor and standards, obviously from different places. Some soldiers also had insignia engraved on their armor, which was supposed to be the private soldier of a nobleman.

The mainland does not prohibit nobles from raising private soldiers, but the number is controlled, and according to the title, there is a corresponding number. For example, at the duke level, as long as you have money, you can have 10,000 private soldiers to defend the territory. Six thousand for the marquis, four thousand for the earl, two thousand for the viscount, one thousand for the baron, five hundred for the lord, and two hundred for the knights. Like Horn's father, he was a private soldier with two hundred men. But the problem is that it takes a lot of money to raise private soldiers, and most of the nobles simply can't afford to raise so much, most of them are not full, and some even use farmers and herdsmen in the territory to fill the façade.

These private soldiers have no training at all, or have little training, and their combat effectiveness is worrying. However, those nobles were able to send out private soldiers, and it was also an obligation. After all, no one wants to see the orc empire enslave humans.

After a spin, Horn returned to the extinct volcano and began to concentrate on martial arts and magic spells. After Horn's journey to purgatory, his martial arts were already about to break through the eighth level, and after more than ten days of hard cultivation, he finally reached the ninth level. This level is not a master among humans, but it is okay. In terms of magic, he is also completely familiar with various spells, but he has made very small progress in the spiritual core code and mana capacity. Horn felt that if he hadn't relied on the benefits of Vane's 'transformation', he would never have been able to cultivate to the level of a fifth-level magician.

At the moment, simply stop practicing magic, just look at those magic principles and theories, and enrich the magical knowledge that you are very lacking.

During this time, Horn would meet the boy who had just returned from purgatory at the Stone Pillar Training Ground every time, and that boy trained quite hard, and his strength was also level six, which was much stronger than when Horn first came. Horn was preoccupied, and when they met, the two just nodded and then did their own things. Horn didn't even ask the boy's name, and the boy was obviously not a talker, and the two basically didn't communicate with each other.

It's just that Horn thinks that the young man always looks at him strangely, but he doesn't care.

About a dozen days later, more than a month after Horn returned from purgatory, Horn received a requisition order from the Thatch Empire to report to the headquarters of the Ninth Legion stationed there in Kayan City, not far from the border. The so-called Ninth Legion was actually an expansion of the original Ninth Knights, and the commander of the Legion was still the commander of the Ninth Knights, Tacchi Brubid.

The Ninth Knights were originally stationed on the border between the Thatch Empire and the Andrew Empire. The object of the war in peacetime is also the Andrew Empire, but due to the threat of the orcs. It was transferred from there to Kayan City.

Kayan City is located northwest of Helki, relatively close to the Sunderland Empire. Geographically speaking, it is not the main direction of attack of the orcs.

Horn immediately set off and headed for Kayan City.

Kayan City is less than 50 kilometers from the border, and Kayan City is built on a hill high up. The hill is the remnant of the north-western direction of the Medin Buche Mountains. The terrain is not as steep as the Medin Buch Mountains, but it is quite high, about a few hundred meters high. Moreover, the hill is steep on three sides, one is gentle, and the Kayan City built on the top of the hill is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The original role of Kayan City was to defend against orc fortresses. It existed before the Saatchi Empire was founded, so Kayan City was not as tall as Helki.

The area of Kayancheng is not very large, only about three kilometers. But the city wall is extremely tall and thick, and the wall is more than 30 meters high, like a monster crawling on the top of the mountain. Standing at the top of Kayan City, you can see the majestic majesty of the Medin Buch Mountains in the distance.

At this time, it is autumn, and there are tall trees unique to the north growing around Kayan City, which are tens of meters high, forming a forest with a large range.

Behind Kayan City is a gentle pasture with many cattle and sheep, apparently raised by the herdsmen here.

At this time, a fast horse rode from the pasture, and immediately a young man with chestnut hair, a delicate countenance, gray eyes, and a slender and straight figure. However, his face was radiant, not the slightest tired, but his eyes showed a look of worry from time to time.

The young man rode directly onto the gentle ramp and observed the terrain. Walk straight to the gate of Kayan City. There were several soldiers standing at the door, and when they saw the young man, they shouted: "Stop...... Who are you? What are you doing?"

The young man dismounted, took the horse and took out a letter from his bosom and said, "My name is Horn, and I am here to report on the orders of the Imperial Conscription Office. ”

The soldier took a look at the letter, and it was stamped with the seal of the Imperial Recruitment Office. Then he said, "Wait a minute, I'll show it to our captain." With that, he ran towards the city.

After a while, the soldier ran out. At this time, his attitude was much better, and he said with a flattering smile: "Your Excellency the Magician, please come in, our Captain of the Tuqi Legion is waiting for you." ”

Horn was stunned for a moment, how could he report to an ordinary person, and actually need to be received by the corps commander? Doesn't he usually report to the military affairs office and wait for the arrangement?

Horn asked strangely, "Does everyone have to go to the Legion Commander's side when they come to report?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "Our Captain Tucky has such a free time, usually those who come to report go to the military affairs office, and they will naturally make arrangements there." But you're a level 4 magician...... Nature is different. Moreover, now our corps commander happens to be free, so when the military affairs office reported to him just now, His Excellency the corps commander asked you to go and see him. ”

After hearing this, Horn remembered that there was no shortage of warriors in the Saatchi Empire, even if he was already level nine, he was not a master in the empire, and the legion commander did not need to be with him at all. But Imperial Magicians are in short supply...... In fact, even arcane artists are very rare in the entire continent, let alone magicians. In addition to reaching a high level, magic does not have a big impact on a single battle, and there are even many examples of a low-level magician being suppressed by a low-level martial artist. There is not much difference between a mid-level martial artist and a mage, but if a mage lets a martial artist get close, the situation will be quite dangerous. However, one of the advantages of magic is that it is scoped by some magicians, which is very suitable for magicians to cast in a large number of situations such as war, even some auxiliary healing magic is also very helpful for war. >