Unlike usual, Oneisha's attitude towards Allegri was rather cold this time.

As soon as the matter of the "Flywheel" merchant group was discussed, he was driven out of the city by the cold-faced female archduke, and he didn't even keep him at all.

"Commander, didn't you say that the Grand Duke must have invited us to dinner? After Allegri's countless corrections, he could only follow the others, calling him the head of the regiment quite aggrieved.

More than a month ago, Allegri sent him to the White Dwarf Kingdom in the interior of the Cast Iron Mountains with some goods in exchange for some rare enchanted metal. It was only in the last few days that he had made his way back to the valley to fill the shortfall in Allegri's stockpile.

This time Allegri was coming to the Green River Valley, and Hoel, who could not be idle, immediately applied to replace several barbarian warriors who had been serving as the commander's bodyguard, and rode a goat to him, so that he could "listen to the teacher's teachings at all times", in his words.

"This ...... She invited her, but I politely declined," Allegri touched his nose in embarrassment, and hurriedly changed the subject, "However, Oneisha seems a little weird today. ”

Scratching his head, he didn't know what he meant by the strange way, so he took his mount and asked, "So where are we going now, Commander?"

Although it is not far from the Green River Valley, Allegri does not come here very often. The last knighthood ceremony coincided with a critical period in the construction of the Magic Tower, so after a glimpse of it, he went back to oversee the work.

But now, the magic tower has been completed, and Herseus and Brooke have stayed behind in the magic tower, and their ability to control the situation is almost the same as what he himself has done, so he has a good time to recuperate.

"Uh......" Allegri thought for a moment and decided. "Let's go to the mercenary group's office. ”

The recruitment of the first batch of mercenaries of the "Sadness" mercenary group has basically ended, and the office seems to be much empty. The group of little barbarians brought by Bai Ji back then have now become the elders of the mercenary group. Some of them assisted Herseus in supervising the training of young mercenaries in the valley, some of them served as Allegri's bodyguards, and a few worked as clerks in the office. Leading the way is Nico, the two-axe warrior.

On the Green River Valley side, Dios oversees the training of new mercenaries, while Cyrell is in charge of the office, so although Pakki tells Allegri that the little barbarians are prone to drinking and making mistakes, Allegri is still relieved to send them over.

But as soon as he walked into the office, the pungent smell of alcohol hit his face, and Allegri couldn't help but be slightly stunned and glanced at it.

Originally, in Illo's seat, Niko was leaning crookedly. He still has half a bottle of spirits in his hand. In the other corners of the room, a few other little savages were lying asleep, and Allegri's face suddenly became unsightly.

"It's still good wine—" Hoel stuck out his nose and sniffed, muttering in a low voice, but Allegri glared at him, and immediately did not dare to say more.

"Who?" said Niko, who was half-drunk, and muttered when he heard someone come in. "If you want to join the mercenary group, come and wrestle with me. If you pass, go to the military camp in the west of the city to report, don't rub in. ”

"Okay, I'll break with you......" Allegri snorted, rolling up his sleeves and about to walk forward, when strong flames swirled around his hand as he went.

Hoel glanced at Allegri's face and grabbed him. "Commander, commander, you rest, let me come. ”

"Do you know what to do?" Allegri glanced at them.

Hoel nodded again and again, and cleverly ran to the back to get a basin of cold water. From head to face. Splashed directly on Niko's face.

"Ahhh......h

"What do you want to say just now, who dares to sneak up on Lao Tzu?" Allegri glanced at him and snorted coldly.

Niko looked left and right a few times, turned pale with fright, and hurriedly hid the axe behind him, and stood there honestly, not daring to say a word.

"Where's Cyryl?" Allegri asked angrily as he glanced around and didn't notice Cyril.

"Sister Cyrell has gone to the barracks and has only come back once in a few days. Niko immediately replied deferentially.

"You take me," Allegri pointed at Niko and patted Hoel casually, "you stay here and put these guys in order." ”

Not far west of Anfen, there is an abandoned barracks, but the general size is still intact.

Allegri and Niko had just approached when a small group of patrol mercenaries had already approached and alerted, "Who are you looking for?"

"It's me, Niko," beckoned the little barbarian familiarly, "this is our leader, and we're here for Deputy Captain Dios." ”

"Are you the regimental commander?" the squad leader stepped forward, looked at Allegri curiously, and finally shook his head, "No, according to the regulations of Deputy Commander Dios, you must prove your identity first." ”

"You-" Niko, eager to make a meritorious deed, was furious and was about to explode when Allegri stopped him with a wave of his hand.

"Give. He smiled mildly, pulled out his mercenary journal and handed it over. Judging from the performance of these little mercenaries, Dios's training results are really good.

"It's really the head of the regiment, you come here. The team leader flipped through the mercenary logs, scratched his head embarrassedly, and trotted to lead Allegri and Niko towards the barracks.

"What's your name?" asked Allegri, jumping off his horse and following him.

"Gail, Captain, my name is Gail. The team leader also slowed down and smiled.

"Where are you from, and how did you get here?" Allegri wanted to know more.

"I'm from the Romans of the East," Gale relaxed when he saw that the regimental commander was quite gentle, "His Royal Highness the Grand Duke annexed our capital, but we were not affected, and then we heard that there were invading demons in the wilderness further east, so we came to the Green River Valley to take refuge." ”

"What about your parents?" Allegri asked.

"His Royal Highness the Grand Duke gave us land, but it was cut down layer by layer, and we can barely make ends meet," Gail's smile was a little bitter, "I joined the mercenary group because I also have my younger brother and sister below, and I want to relieve the pressure on my parents." ”

"Don't worry, when you're done training and you're able to perform tasks, you'll be able to have a perk. Allegri patted him on the shoulder, and as he spoke, he could already see the young mercenaries on the other side of the school field training separately.

"Allegri, why are you here?" Dios arrived with a little surprise.

"I've come to the Green River Valley for some business, stop by and have a look," Allegri also smiled, Dios looked a little thinner, but his mental state was very strong, and he looked very lean, "How are you training here?"

"They all work hard, but with such a little time, training is definitely far from enough," Dios frowned, "How is the base built over there in the river valley, after all, this is the Green River Valley, and many things are inconvenient." ”

"I know," Allegri and Dios talked as they walked, "the base is under construction, and the basic accommodation conditions will be guaranteed for about a month, and then it can be withdrawn in batches." ”

"A month?" Dios mused, gesturing to the teenagers in training, "they can actually help build it." ”

"This ...... Is it appropriate to use them as coolies?" Allegri calculated, "If that were the case, the progress would certainly be greatly accelerated. Then you can retreat in batches in a few days, and it will be completed in about half a month. ”

Dios nodded, and casually beckoned a small mercenary to bring a stack of papers from his room and handed it to Allegri.

"What is this?" Allegri looked at roughly.

"Some of the opinions I have compiled on the army building of the mercenary group, you can take it back and take a look. Dios hesitated for a moment, then suddenly pulled Allegri and motioned for him to step aside.

"What's wrong?" the two reached a nearby corner, and Allegri wondered.

"That's right," Dios lowered his voice, "Recently, our side has been harassed by a lot of ducal officials, and we have heard a lot of rumors......

"Is it because of what Illo did?" Allegri helplessly held his forehead, he had really been brained by Illo's incident these days.

"Not really," Dios said hesitantly, looking at him with a rather strange look, "Judging by the rumors, it seems to be because you ......"

"Me?" Allegri was really confused at this point, "what did I do?"

"It is rumored that Allegri, the 'Count of Violet', wants to confuse His Royal Highness the Grand Duke with a beautiful man's trick, in order to seize the position of the Grand Duke and turn the Duchy of Anlan into his own country," the smile on Dios's face became stronger and stronger, "According to them, even your earl title is based on your appearance......"

"I'll rub, I'll use a beautiful man trick from Rausch," Allegri said angrily, subconsciously touching his cheek, and wondered, "And my appearance is average, right?"

"It's not just average, it's very average, it's very average. Dios nodded in confirmation.

"No wonder Onesha was so cold to me today," Allegri frowned, not paying attention to his teasing, "This must be someone spreading rumors, right?"

"It's probably a rumor...... Dios nodded and glanced at Allegri, "unless you actually did that." ”

"Seriously," Allegri muttered, glancing at him, "but what is the purpose of these rumors......? It can't be for the army of the mercenary group, is it? It's only a few thousand people......"

"Then there's only one answer......" Dios reminded with a glance at Allegri, who was still confused, "you haven't figured it out yet?"

"No ......" Allegri shook his head in thought.

"I now know that you're really useless," Dios patted him on the shoulder, "This rumor is obviously aimed at Onesha, idiot." (To be continued......)

PS: (double change)