"Why let these guys go?" Sitting on a raised stone at the entrance of the village, Angela, with her little feet crossed, blinked her eyes and looked at the crow mercenaries who left behind the swallowtail flag, shaking her little head back and forth in confusion: "They almost killed Edward just now!"

"There's no way these people can kill me, dear Angela, at least not yet. Edward smiled casually, and pressed his palm on her head, Angela closed her eyes and raised her forehead slightly—she liked Edward's behavior very much, and the little maid, who had just had a stomach problem, immediately enjoyed it comfortably.

Edward hated senseless killing, and since these mercenaries had no chance of rebelling - it was clear that the Dominicans could not trust this group of traitors who had broken the contract, and the leader had been beheaded, just a bunch of scum who could do nothing but kill with knives, and there was no other way to choose but to be loyal to himself.

As for the other more obscure reason, it is that Edward really needs this group of fierce northern Lund pirates - the Lund warriors are also famous in the north of the kingdom of Turin, and even the tribes in the snowy mountains are quite afraid of them, and the importance of such experienced warriors to Edward is self-evident.

Just before leaving the expeditionary fleet, the secret agents of the Blood Banner Brotherhood hid on the ship sent him one last piece of information - there are at least three mercenary groups with a size of 1,000 people in Bright Star City, and they still have not broken the alliance with the Otovik family, and if you count the militia of Bright Star City, they can at least arm an army of nearly 10,000 people. Of course, this is only a number, but it is enough to show that Sir Leonardo's desire to capture Bright Star City is definitely not a matter of time and a half.

And the main legions of Bright Star City and their fleet, which are still trapped in the east, will also be no less than two legions - Edward needs people, and he needs people very much, so even if there is only a group of mercenaries who only have money in their eyes for him to choose, he has no room for picking.

"I'll leave these crow mercenaries to you, and the head of the Silver Blood must know how to clean them up better than the little white-faced nobles. Seeing Shrell approaching, the smiling Edward nodded at her, not forgetting to joke: "Tell them that they will only have dinner if they obey your orders." ”

"I didn't expect you to trust me so much?" Shairel seemed to be in a rather depressed mood - although he still had the same indifferent expression as before: "Isn't it always said that mercenaries only kill people for money, and it's not worth talking about justice and evil?"

"It also depends on what it looks like. Edward raised an eyebrow and glanced at her without a trace, "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, just remembering something from a long time ago. Shrell shook his head: "This crow leader Sas, he once saved me, I thought for the first time that mercenaries are also good people, but in fact he is for ......"

"Well, needless to say—he's dead, but you're alive. Edward interrupted her, "Don't waste your kindness, it's a luxury. Think about it, if we were the ones who were defeated, what would happen to you, and what would happen to me?"

Shyrrell was silent for a long time, and then, as if he agreed with him, he turned around and left with the mercenaries—as for Edward, who had to wait a little while to leave, she was only a little strange, but she had no objection. Both she and the Turin soldiers had seen the fighting skills of the Admiral Edward firsthand, and if they wanted to hurt the Knights of the Sacred Tree, they would have to have a whole hundred-man squad ambush nearby.

"The guys who got in the way are gone. Seeing that only she and Edward were left, the happy little maid jumped down from the stone, hugged Edward's thigh and winked at him: "Angela should be able to start now, right?"

"Of course, I believe that only our dear Angela could have done such a great work, albeit in the unacceptable kind. An eerie smile appeared on Edward's face. The little maid nodded happily, turned and ran into the ruins of the fishing village littered with corpses, leaving Edward with only a bouncing back.

That's right, that's why Edward didn't kill all the villagers in the first place - if it weren't for the Crow Mercenary Regiment, he would have planned for Angela to turn all the villagers into ghouls, and Edward had seen the monster's combat prowess with his own eyes, and he was a hyena at best. But if you're well prepared, you'll be able to make anyone who dares to attack the island suffer.

But now...... It may be a little different from the original plan, but Edward still has no intention of wasting these ready-made "resources". Even if it's a pile of stinking bones, you have to use the last bit of "residual heat" to squeeze out the remaining use value - at least after these guys die, their existence has some meaning.

........................ "Lord Lusan Minest, the herald has returned. The guard standing at the door suddenly opened the door and whispered to Lusen, who was lying in the pile of parchment scrolls in the cabin, and looked at the adjutant general's dark eyes and couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to see him now?"

"Let him in quickly, it must be very important to send it so late. Lu Sien, who was holding back his sleepiness, pinched his thighs fiercely, cheered up and looked at the already dark starry sky outside: "I'm okay. ”

Since the expeditionary force officially launched the war on Bright Star City, Sir Leonardo has spent all his time on arranging battles and besieging all the strongholds around Bright Star City, and the rest of the logistics and liaison with the heralds will naturally be handed over to the adjutant general Lu Sien, the almost inexperienced young master of Minest has almost even been abandoned for sleep time in addition to the "diligence and ability to make up for the shortcomings" day and night.

But Lusen, who was responsible for this duty, did not dare to say more complaints - the scarcity of talent in war was destined to prove himself in other aspects, otherwise this expedition would be meaningless, and Horard's grandfather would not choose a Minest who could not even do such a small thing to become his heir.

Lu Sien, who got up from the desk with great strength, took the small sealed paper scroll from the herald who was sweating profusely and panting - this kind of information sent back from the front line of the battlefield was all sealed, and even the messenger who sent the message did not know what was inside, and it also avoided leaking the news and digging up something by the enemy.

The nervous-eyed Lusen carefully dismantled it to the candlelight, and a line of dense letters formed a shocking sentence - half of the city fleet of the Otovík rabbits, who had been confronting several city-states in the east, had already left to rescue Bright Star City!

Almost instinctively, Lusen rose from behind his desk, and his delicate back chair fell to the deck - this must be told to Edward at once, he was afraid that he had just taken Fort-Horn, and if he had done so soon......

Wait, why should I think about that bastard...... As the words came to his lips, Lusen silently lowered his head, and looked at the precious information in his hand with complicated eyes - yes, it is impossible for two people to receive the same merit at the same time in a war, and if Edward successfully defended Fort Horn, others will not take this credit for themselves because they sent the information.

On the other hand, if he dies on that deserted island, it doesn't matter how much merit he gives him - it is impossible for a dead person to steal things from a living person, and as long as he dies, everything can get back on track, and he will have one less troublesome opponent.

"Lord Adjutant, is there anything I need to know?" Seeing the flickering expression on Lusen's face, the herald subconsciously asked, "Lord Leonardo has returned and is resting in the chart room. ”

"Please tell Lord Leonardo, just say it......" Lusen hesitated for a moment, swallowing his saliva and his lips trembled: "Just say it...... The main forces of the fleet of the Otovik family are still facing off on the Eastern Front, so please don't worry too much!"