The lonely night passed quickly, and the next day Lucia was drafting a document when he brought breakfast to Zhaoming.

"Good morning, Akira-sama!" Lucia said with a smile and set her breakfast on the side of the table.

Seeing Lucia arrive, Zhaoming stopped what he was doing, and gently rubbed his eyes that were sore from overwork.

After a brief greeting, Lucia asked Zhaoming what he was going to do next.

At first she was a little surprised to learn that the Consulate would be staying in the church for several days, but she didn't refuse, nor did she ask why—the church was supposed to provide shelter to loyal Templars if necessary.

After that, Lucia returned to the main hall of the church, ready to welcome the believers who had arrived today, while Zhaoming continued to take care of his work.

On the side of the town hall, the maid Elusa was very worried that the master had not returned all night, and the person who was concerned never returned to the town hall, she had been sitting in the master's room and waiting.

Her eyes were bloodshot and her cheeks were stained with tears, and this haggard face would be very heartbreaking if Zhaoming saw it.

When Elusa barely bred up her spirits and made it to the office area on the second floor, she saw Grusch directing the clerks to go about their work as usual, as if nothing had happened.

Kaeya and Leila still sit in their places and go about their daily tasks, communicating with each other from time to time.

They seemed to be back to their usual normal, as if Zhao Ming was making major decisions in that office.

While Elusa was at a loss, Grouchy came over and summoned her to the lord's office.

Worry and apprehension mingled across her face, and how she wished she could open the door and see the owner she had been thinking about.

But her hopes were disappointed, and only Vanessa, the master's secretary, sat in the office, and the other party, like herself, did not know where Zhaoming was now.

The anxiety in her heart grew stronger, and Elusa asked Grouch earnestly, "Can you tell me where my master is?" How is he doing now? ”

Faced with the girl's question, although Groushi couldn't bear it, he still resolutely carried out Zhaoming's order.

"I'm sorry, the lord has important things to do right now, I have to keep his whereabouts absolutely secret, I can only tell you that he is very safe now, please don't worry."

Elusa lowered her head in disappointment, and Vanessa on the side also felt deeply lost.

And in Black Rock City, when they learned that the lord was about to appoint a governor to act in their place, everyone sighed.

The actions of Zhaoming after his arrival planted a seed of resistance against oppression in their hearts, and everyone hoped that he would execute the scourge of Haradin with a thunderbolt.

However, the current situation surprised them very much, the lord who had always been strong actually put on a posture of showing weakness, and he already had the intention of making concessions.

Some lamented the lord's helplessness, others complained about his weakness, but more often than not, there was an unspeakable sense of guilt - what Zhaoming had done seemed to them was a last resort to protect the interests of the people.

Of course, there are some who are more radical.

Black Rock City is located on the western border of the Tranya Kingdom, because it is on the front line of resistance to demons, but also because of the barren land and difficult life, the people of Black Rock City have been trained to be very tough.

This is why Haradin did not live in the city, but instead built a manor house on the mountain.

And the real army in Zhaoming's hands, the Black Rock Guard, did not know much about what was happening at this time because of the lack of information.

In addition to the officers led by Cooper who have some understanding, the soldiers, including Haricho, are still carrying out daily training without knowing anything.

On the school field, during free time, a group of people watched around the modern horizontal bar prepared by Zhaoming.

A big man went into battle shirtless, his two strong arms holding a steel pipe like iron tongs, and kept lifting his body upward.

"Ninety-nine, one hundred!"

The people around exclaimed, they couldn't imagine that old Cooper could actually do a hundred pull-ups in a row.

Listening to the exclamations of the people around him, Cooper's fighting spirit grew stronger and stronger.

He likes this kind of life very much, not only can he do his favorite profession, but he was directly promoted to an officer by the lord who was once buried, which can be said to be an unexpected joy.

Just as he was gathering his strength to challenge 150, the people around him suddenly dispersed, as if some important person was coming.

Cooper jumped off the horizontal bar and looked back, but he didn't expect it to be Groushi!

Seeing the arrival of the lord's close courtiers, Cooper knew that something important was coming.

Sure enough, after he put on his clothes, Grouchy asked to talk to him alone.

"Okay." Cooper said calmly.

The soldiers watching around also scattered in all directions, leaving only the two of them.

Grouchey first asked Cooper if he knew anything about yesterday's events, and Cooper said he had heard a little about it.

Grouchy nodded, and whispered to Cooper: "The lord will summon you secretly, you should prepare a little to go to the second floor of the church, and you can't show the slightest rumor." ”

Kubo frowned when he heard this, but then quickly stretched out and said, "Understood! ”

After the explanation, Grouchy quickly returned to the town hall, and Cooper handed over the afternoon training to his colleagues, claiming that he had something to do and was away for a while.

In the afternoon, Zhaoming, who was hiding in the church, looked out of the window and accidentally caught a glimpse of Lucia who was fetching water to water the flowers and plants in the church, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Almost at the same time, there was a sound of footsteps in his ears, and Zhao Ming vigilantly pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Who?" After hearing three knocks on the door, Illumination asked tentatively.

When he heard the strong and powerful male voice, his hanging heart finally relaxed.

After receiving the lord's approval, Cooper pushed the door open, and Zhaoming stood in the center of the room, looking at him with an expectant look.

Although he knew that a great opportunity awaited him, Cooper suppressed his excitement and respectfully knelt down on one knee and asked the lord what he commanded.

Seeing that he was so simple, Zhaoming didn't sell it, and directly said that he needed him to do one thing - to eradicate Haradin's power in Black Rock City.

"Cooper, Haradin has a large number of men in the city, and I will give you two days to find and deal with them secretly."

Zhaoming emphasized that only the culprits should be punished, and those at the bottom should be forgiven, after all, many people were also forced to die for Haradin.

As long as the first few people are disposed of, the rest will be scattered, and even if they are loyal to Haradin, they will no longer be able to make any waves.

Hearing the lord's request, Cooper was a little surprised at first, why would he give such a task to himself? However, he quickly realized that the lord might have secretly investigated his background.

Cooper was originally an ordinary non-commissioned officer in the army of the Kingdom of Transnia, and although he was successful in battle, he was never promoted because he had no background.

A task like this wasn't that difficult for him, and when he felt the terrifying murderous aura emanating from him, he knew that he wasn't looking at the wrong person.

In the end, Zhaoming gave Cooper another task: to select 50 of the most elite soldiers to carry out a special mission.

Looking at Cooper's strong and powerful arms, Zhaoming said, "Cooper, after this mission is completed, I will appoint you as the captain of my personal guard, are you confident and competent?" ”

When he heard the lord's words, the veteran began to wonder if his ears were broken.

Captain of the Lord's Guard, what a trust and gift?

Cooper stood up, his large, powerful hands grasping the lord's arms and placing his sword around his neck to pledge allegiance.

"My lord, I have faith, and I swear that I will be absolutely loyal!"