The strange thing is that since Rex and the others returned, there has been no friction between the two sides.

But the half-month deadline will soon come, when the door of space will open, and the fight will be inevitable.

After experiencing the brutality of the battle firsthand, everyone tried to prepare, and even Morey, who had always clamed to take Herman to the brothel for fun, rarely appeared.

On this day, Herman, who was honing his fighting skills in the school yard, suddenly received a summons from Hawkins, and when he arrived at the camp, he found that there were only three people inside: Hawkins, Morey and Pilson.

Several people were talking and laughing, and when Morey saw Herman, he said affectionately: "Good brother, you are here." ”

Herman nodded at him and looked at Hawkins, "Sir, Herman is here to see you." ”

"It's been a long time since I've seen Herman, how has the Spirit Source Pearl been absorbed?" Hawkins also greeted warmly, without a bit of a chief's.

He then smiled as well, and didn't say anything about giving the Spirit Source Pearl to Grace, and said, "Everything is going well." ”

Hawkins' eyes were full of appreciation: "You kid's talent really doesn't have to be said, I thought you had to be promoted to the top level at least before you could trigger the origin of the beads, I really didn't misunderstand you." ”

He praised without hesitation, and Morey and Pilson also showed envious eyes.

Herman didn't have any excitement when he heard this, but was afraid that he would ask about the details, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Boss, do you have any instructions for us to come here?" ”

When Hawkins heard this, his smile disappeared, and he said solemnly: "There is indeed an arrangement." ”

Hearing this, the three of them held their breath and straightened their bodies.

"The Order has a top-secret operation that requires your participation, and because it is very dangerous, it requires a strong army. When Rex summoned me, Thomas, and Chandler yesterday, the two of them flinched when they knew what was going on, so you should have an idea of how dangerous this operation is. ”

Nodding silently, even the most reckless Morey did not speak.

Herman didn't mean to despise the two, with the status and strength of Thomas and the two, it was impossible to retreat because of the slightest danger, and there was nothing else that could make the two earth knights so fearful except for those mortal tasks.

"I took the task, so I have the power to pick my men on the whole team."

The young officer's face was full of pride, a self-satisfaction in his own courage and confidence in his own strength, and it was clear that this task was both a challenge and a proof for him.

"You three are the strongest knights under my command, so when I was choosing a member, I thought of you first." Hawkins suddenly smiled slightly, "Of course, the more dangerous the mission, the richer the reward, and this operation will also be a strong stroke on your resume." You should all know that the Knights are only used for meritorious service, as long as you return from this operation, as long as your strength can keep up, there will be no resistance to your future promotion. ”

When the three of them heard this, their breathing became heavy.

The word promotion represents not only the change of position, but also greater power and rolling wealth.

If the wizard is determined not to take risks, then he only needs to sit in peace in Edmund's castle and do research. But as a knight, if he wants to gain more power, then he must fight all the time.

And it turns out that a single horse on the battlefield can never be worth thousands of horses.

Therefore, power is as important to a knight as it is to the vindictive method.

But more importantly, loyalty is the first of the four principles of the Order. Subordinates must absolutely obey the orders of their superiors. Thomas and Chandler had a choice, but the three of them didn't.

So Hawkins was announcing the order, not asking for the consent of the trio.

Pilson was silent for a while, and asked, "Chief, can you ask the details of the operation?" ”

Hawkins shook his head calmly: "The operation is top secret, the specific content is only known to me, what you can do now is to go back and write a suicide note, and then hand it over to the people you trust or the clerk of the team, if you can't come back in the end, the legion will ensure that your inheritance is handled according to your own will." As for the affairs of your team, let's find someone to act as your agent temporarily. ”

Several people's faces turned pale, and they all looked at each other, and they all saw their own solemnity. Herman has been in the Order for almost four years, and this is the first time he has encountered the need to write a suicide note.

In fact, not only them, but even Hawkins himself had already written his suicide note on the night he took over the mission, and handed it over to the clerk for temporary safekeeping along with his salary card, and if he really couldn't come back, he would transfer his estate to his relatives.

"Come here at seven o'clock in the evening, don't be late."

"Yes."

The three of them left the camp, and they had no intention of laughing, and returned to the station worriedly.

Back at the camp, Herman found pen and paper, and began to write letters.

It was done in ten minutes, a total of two.

The second letter was addressed to William, telling him that if he couldn't come back, he could inherit his inheritance, and in the vague memories of the original owner, there seemed to be something hidden in the family behind the two, which led to the two brothers who were nobles coming to the Knights incognito, and if he died, he hoped to help William again at the end. In addition, it also says who to send the first letter to.

After writing it, Herman put the pay card in an envelope along with the second letter, and then approached Al and asked him to help keep it. One of the duties of the clerk is to manage the letters, including letters from home and suicide notes, and when Al sees the letters, he immediately understands what the captain means.

On the school field, Herman returned to training and had a hearty competition with every member of the team, and everyone was so ruthless that everyone lay on the ground and refused to move.

William complained after the end: "Herman, are you in a bad mood and deliberately on us." ”

Herman, who was covered in stinky sweat, was tired, lay on the ground and said with a smile: "I don't always emphasize that you sweat more in training and shed less blood in battle. It's sad that you think I'm mad at you. ”

"You kid!" William snorted dissatisfiedly.

Ignoring him, Herman turned to look at Barron: "The boss just came to me and asked me to participate in a mission that requires me to leave for a while. During this period, you will act as your agent in the affairs of the team, and discuss with Moore when you encounter problems, he is much more experienced than you and me. ”

"Uh, is that good?" He didn't say much, and everyone didn't suspect him, only Barron asked, "Then why don't you just let Moore be the acting captain, anyway, you will come back in two days, who is in charge is not the same?" ”

Herman smiled, "Just listen to me. ”

Barron didn't say anything, only Moore and Grace's eyes flashed thoughtfully.

Afterwards, Herman asked Grace to go to the wizard's tower to find Claire, and only Grace, who was detached, could ignore the rule that she needed to report in advance to enter the dispensing room, but unfortunately it was in vain.

He waited till 6:50 from noon to 6:50, but he didn't meet it.

Grace waited with her for a while, and suddenly mentioned something, saying, "The last time Lord Lily summoned me, she said that the Wizarding Society would have a decisive battle with the Three Cities within this month at the latest. Is your mission related to this as well? ”

"A decisive battle? So suddenly? Herman was stunned, he only knew that this operation was similar to the nature of a death squad, and the rest was unknown. After listening to Grace's words, she couldn't help but wonder, "It's only been half a year since the war began, and we are even at a disadvantage, why do we suddenly have a decisive battle?" ”

Grace glanced left and right, and said cautiously, "I don't know, but this thing came out of Lord Lily's mouth, and it should be true." I also saw that you behaved abnormally today, so I wanted to ask, does your action really have anything to do with this matter? ”

Herman shook his head: "Of course. But what's unusual about me today? After a quick recollection, he didn't see anything wrong with his words and actions.

"Like Barron said, if it's just an ordinary mission, wouldn't it be okay to let Moore temporarily preside over the team's affairs? Why do you want to choose an acting captain? Besides......" she suddenly grinned, "you haven't taken the initiative to look for her since Claire left, so why do you have to see her this time?" ”

Seeing that Grace saw through it, Herman didn't hide it: "This mission is really dangerous, so I want to meet all my friends before leaving." ”

"Are you sure it's just a friend?" Grace stared at him, playing with taste.

Herman smiled slightly, didn't explain, and instead asked, "Lord Lily specially summoned you, I'm afraid it's not just to tell you the news, right?" ”

Grace snorted, "She wants me to leave Sagacony and go to another brigade." ”

That's right...... Herman nodded and said, "It's okay to leave for a while, war is no joke. ”

Grace's face suddenly tensed when she heard this, and she was dissatisfied. She didn't answer, and Herman didn't think much of it.

After a while, still no one had arrived. Herman sighed and smiled, "I'm leaving." ”

Grace stopped talking, and finally waited for Herman to leave, then smiled sweetly and blessed: "Waiting for you to triumph." ”

"Uh-huh."

Herman waved his hand, and strode away.

Grace looked at her back, her sweet smile disappeared in an instant, her little face was shrouded in gloom, and she secretly prayed anxiously: "You must come back safely, captain!" ”

At seven o'clock, the selected knights gathered in Hawkins' tent.

This operation was really extraordinary, all the people selected were masters of the Ninth Brigade, among the ten people, only Herman was an intermediate source knight, and the rest were at least three or more high-level source knights of the same rank, all of them were awe-inspiring and powerful, and they could almost sweep most of the battles.

But today's protagonist is not them, not even Hawkins, but a young witch in a white wizard's robe. Although she was standing in the corner, she was accompanied by Rex, the captain of the Ninth Brigade, and the other two squadron leaders, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but drift to her.

The moment he saw the witch's face, Herman's pupils constricted into pinpoint tips, and his heartbeat skipped a beat, shocking.

"Claire, why is she here?"

And Claire was also very surprised when she saw Herman come in, although she knew that Herman's strength was far superior to that of his peers, and his strength was comparable to that of ordinary high-level source knights. But when she took on this task, she was already very aware of the difficulty of this trip, even the strongest of the high-level source knights may not be able to come back alive, and Herman will definitely die if he goes.

The two looked at each other for a moment, Claire looked away indifferently, and pretended to be dissatisfied: "Hawkins, is there no one in the team?" Why did you pick an intermediate source knight to come over? Let's make a substitution. The tone is unmistakable.