The current identity of the 1st Squadron of the 9th Brigade is the City Defense Army of the Dark City, which is responsible for governing all security in the city. However, the Knights are not the only official forces in the Dark City, there is another knightly force with the same identity.

That is the Guardian Order of the Elemental Wind Holy See.

They fulfilled the old adage that it is easier to ask God than to send God, and even after the war ended, these guardian groups did not leave.

The reason given by the Church was that since the Wizarding Order had given the Church the right to preach in the Sagacony region, and since it was still a war zone, it was necessary to leave enough guards in the Dark City to protect the safety of the missionaries.

Of course, they are also willing to play a part in maintaining law and order in the new city, so it is logical that they will take over half of the defense.

Forced to still need the power of the Elemental Wind Holy See in Night City and Castlevania, Fort Edmund had to pinch its nose and admit it.

Not only did the Guardians be stationed in the Dark City, but they were even forced to divide half of their powers, and the tax was even more open, knowing that even King Vasitania was not qualified to collect taxes in the territory of the Wizarding Society, which shows the domineering nature of the church.

When he saw Hawkins, Herman was going to return the Wind Eagle Armor, but the other party said that Herman had saved his life, and an elite-level enchanted armor was not expensive as a thank you, so he didn't have to return it. As for the Illuminated Sword, he would have someone give it to Kelvin.

As for Herman's captaincy, of course, he was once again replaced by Barron, which was difficult for even Hawkins, who could only tell Herman to be patient and wait for his chance, and promised to compensate him from another side.

Fortunately, the meat was rotten in the pot, and Herman had no problem with Barron becoming the squad leader, and also said that he did not want to leave the eighth squad.

"Since you don't want to go, I'll not bother to settle you, so let's guard this city together until the order is issued. There was no fighting, so I went to find a way to get some oil and water by myself. As long as you don't make trouble, I, the city lord, will not care about everyone. Hawkins smiled and agreed.

"Don't worry, boss, we won't get into trouble."

Herman smiled, and everything was silent.

Then I listened to Hawkins talk about the most important issue: "Regarding the task pay, I will send someone to send a message to Roa in the past two days, and the 200,000 contribution points and third-class merit will be credited to your card when the salary is paid next month." ”

Although Herman's whereabouts have been unknown for more than three months, according to the rules of the Order, unless someone sees the other party killed in battle, it will only be treated as missing in any case, and his identity will be retained for three years, and the missing status will be canceled after returning within three years, and the salary card and suicide note will be returned.

"Thank you, Chief." Herman said happily.

The contribution value of 200,000 is equivalent to 2 million D-level energy stones, 200,000 C-level energy stones, 20,000 B-level energy stones, and 2,000 A-level energy stones in the wizarding society.

If he stayed in Gloom Crystal City, he could certainly enjoy the majesty of the Divine Son, but his cultivation speed would definitely plummet, and Herman would never tolerate this kind of thing.

As for the third-class merit, Herman didn't know what to do with it for a while, so he saved it first.

Before leaving, Hawkins called out to Herman and said casually: "Since you are back, let's take the time to write a return report." There's no intention for you, it's just routine, you know. ”

Herman also knew this rule, but any member who returned after missing during the mission had to write a return report, telling the Order where he had been during this time, what had happened to him, and how he had returned. The reason for this regulation is that the members are afraid that they will encounter some high-ranking existences and be calculated and will not know about it, or they will simply have their souls replaced, and only come back with a pair of skins, which will eventually cause a catastrophe.

This report is one of the few documents that will be sent directly to the domain wizards regardless of the size of the task, and if there are any problems in it, the wizarding society will send a wizard to investigate it in person, which can be said to be not unstrict.

Asking himself if the Wizard Society would personally go to Gloom City to investigate, he nodded and said, "Got it, Boss." ”

After going to Al to collect the suicide note and payroll, Herman pulled out another letter sandwiched inside the first suicide note and fell into deep thought.

The letter was only a piece of paper, a paragraph.

It records the mind of a young man who was seventeen years old.

"Forget it, don't bother others."

Flames erupted from the fingertips, burning the letter to ashes.

Herman thought that he would die before he dared to write a letter to express his intentions, and now that he had come back alive, he did not have the courage to do so.

That night, everyone spent the night drinking and feasting, indulging in singing and dancing, and enjoying a rare moment of peace at the mansion that Pilsen had purchased in the city.

Before you know it, the morning sun will rise, the night will be as light as smoke, and the vast plains will be full of life.

Herman rolls over and wakes up the group. The group washed their bodies with well water in the courtyard, and after dissipating the smell of alcohol, they changed into weapons and armor and rushed to the castle lord's mansion.

Today it's the turn of the eighth squad to patrol the city. Originally, with their relationship with Hawkins, as long as nothing happened, even if they showed up in the afternoon, it would be nothing. However, due to the existence of the Guardian Order, they refused to lose the face of the Knights, and set off early to come to the City Lord's Mansion.

The cold morning sun shone on the eaves of the city lord's house, and Herman had been in for a while before the knights of the Guardian Order were late.

These knights wore silver moon armor, plain white cloaks hunting, and the pure white war horses under their crotches were even more divine horses. The knights on horseback were tall and handsome.

If the knights of the Knights of the Tempest are barbarians in the mountains and forests, then the knights of the Defenders of the Resurrection are elegant nobles in the sun.

"What a mighty tiger, Barron, is this Hawkins' new mount?" The senior source knight led by him said curiously, in the Dark Rejection City, only the Earth Knight can have a second-order demonic beast as a mount, "By the way, why don't you go in, are you waiting for me?" ”

"Don't be sentimental." Barron replied angrily.

The knight was not annoyed, smiled faintly, and continued to ask: "I heard that there were people from your knights who made trouble at the city gate yesterday?" What happened to provoke a whole team of knights to go on a rampage in the downtown area? ”

"you."

"You ......," the knight frowned.

At this time, a young man dressed in regular clothes and with a very tender face came out of the city lord's mansion, as if he did not know anything about the world.

However, the physiognomy was just a disguise, and the other party just glanced at him lightly, which made him feel an obvious pressure.

The knight couldn't help but exclaim, and then wondered about the identity of the young man.

But to his astonishment, the other party actually walked towards the tiger.

"Let's go."

Herman pulled out a handful of energy jerky and fed it to the mount, then flipped onto the tiger's back.

Barron, who was wearing heavy armor and was neatly dressed, replied in unison: "Yes." ”

Then he slowly left the City Lord's Mansion with the footsteps of the tiger.

"Who is that man, and why is even the captain of the eighth squad obeying him?"

The knight was puzzled, but he was deeply touched by Barron's arrogance, but he never thought that anyone would be able to make him so subservient.

Looking at the other party's outfit, they are not members of the Knights of the Tempest!

At this time, the team member behind him suddenly said: "I heard that the knights who broke through the city gate yesterday seem to be just to welcome a man and a woman, and their mount seems to be a second-order black tiger." ”

"Could it be him?" The knight was even more surprised.

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The Dark City is a magical city, which is a large city that was uprooted by a strong man at the level of a wizard of the wizarding guild and raised it with magic.

Even though its most fundamental role is to serve as a bridgehead to monitor and defend against the forces of the Vault Dweller, the Wizards' Guild also considered it as a testing ground for the cooperation between the Wizards' Guild, the Vault Dweller and the kingdom's tripartite forces, and also anticipated the imminent explosion of the population, so the area of the city is not ordinarily large, and even the Urpe war horse, which travels thousands of miles a day, has to run for a whole day to complete the circle.

The city is temporarily divided into the southern and northern districts, with the central castle lord's mansion as the central axis, with the southern district belonging to the church and the northern district to the wizarding order.

As it stands, the Southern Sector is more prosperous, with the exception of the followers who are gradually beginning to submit to the Elemental Wind Sect, most of the caravans from the neighboring Tulip Province trust the Church and the Guardians more, while the Northern Sector is more of a loner and troublemaker.

It is already clear which side has more oil and water without asking.