Hans, led by Wells, walked directly into the king's palace.

Wells said to the king: "King Bixia, Mr. Hans has agreed to participate in our operation. ”

The king cast an appreciative look and said, "Very well, Wells, you go and call them, and I will speak to Hans first." With that, he waved his hand and instructed the guards beside him to retreat, and then there were only two people left, the king and Hans.

The king said to Hans, "Hans, you probably know what I came to you for, you can treat this operation as a special bounty mission, if you complete the mission, you can get a reward of 100 gold coins, and if you behave well, I can also officially integrate you into the elite squad." ”

Hans said, "Do as King Bixia commands." ”

Not long after, the six members of the elite team arrived at the main hall, and the king told everyone that Hans would join the mission temporarily, and then began to talk about the requirements of the mission.

"Recently we have spotted a gang of thieves calling themselves 'bats' that are haunting the town of Beaton," the king said. As you should know, Biston is an important mining town, producing half of the Marin Crystals in the city. After discovering this gang of thieves, we also sent troops to support, and there was a clash in the process. One of our 100-man warriors was defeated by a young boy about 15 years old on the other side, and nearly half of them were killed. There is another man about 30 years old, who is good at manipulating animals, and the magical beasts near the snowy mountains are controlled by him. So far, we haven't been able to find their base, and we don't know exactly how many people there are. So the purpose of your operation is to find out about this gang and find out what they are trying to do, and I don't think they're ordinary thieves. ”

At this time, Barre said, "How many garrisons are there in Biston now?"

The king said: "It is a time of war, and we do not dare to move too many troops over. There are only two or three hundred troops in Biston, and I have ordered them not to track down the enemy at will, but to wait for reinforcements mainly on defense, but I think that only you are more suitable. You can go to Biston and ask the local commander for details, and you can go at any time when you are ready. ”

After listening to the king's instructions, everyone withdrew from the main hall, and as soon as they went out of the door, Wilhelm put his arm around Hans and said, "Brother Hans, you are finally here, haha." Then he gushed about Hans's experience these days.

Everyone followed Barre all the way to a room, and Hans saw that there were all kinds of weapons, tables and chairs, maps and some books, and it looked like a combat headquarters.

I saw Barre say: "This time Hans is acting with us, it is necessary to introduce each of us first." Then Barre said to Hans, "My name is Barre de Farr, and I am the captain of our squad, and I am armed with a sword and a shield. After saying that, he took out a heavy long sword that was almost 1.5 meters long from the weapon rack, and Hans couldn't see that this personable little prince picked up a giant sword with one hand and looked effortless.

Then, Eddie said, "Hello, I'm Eddie Dayne, we met, and I use a sword and a shield, but not as good as His Royal Highness." "During the incident of the thieves in Modo Village, Hans also saw Eddie's move, and he already thought he was very powerful.

Then a young man with a righteous face said, "My name is Jean Lambart, and I am a paladin who can use some light magic, and my weapons are also swords and shields. ”

"Hello Hans, I've trained with you before, my name is Al Harriman, and I'm good at reconnaissance and assassination. ”

Then there was William: "I would also introduce myself officially, my name is William de Farr, and I am the cousin of His Royal Highness the Prince. Usually he likes to fight with a spear, but occasionally he uses a sword. ”

Then it was Sheila who said, "Hello Hans, we meet again." She didn't say much, just saluted, and went back to stand next to Barre.

Hans also said to the crowd, "Hello everyone, my name is Hans Dragon. Barely a magician, this is the weapon I use. Then Hans showed his three-star sword. Originally, everyone thought it was strange to see him wearing a suit of armor, but they were even more surprised to see him take out a sword, they had never seen a magician wearing armor and slashing people with a sword. However, Hans's sword is also more special, with several crystals, which indicates the use of magic.

After everyone was introduced, they all found a place to sit down. Hans suddenly remembered the Sheila mentioned by Rena the other day, and he asked Sheila, "Will Miss Sheila be the future princess?"

Hans suddenly asked such a question, and everyone thought it was strange, and it seemed a bit impolite. But everyone still looked at Sheila, wondering what she would say.

Sheila was visibly taken aback by Hans's question, as if she didn't know how to answer for a moment. She looked at Hans, and saw Hans smiling, as if he was just asking casually with concern. Then she looked at Barre and said, "Not necessarily. ”

Hans couldn't help but feel a little sour when he heard such an ambiguous answer, although he had been in contact with a relatively open girl some time ago, but he still missed Sheila in his heart. He looked at Barre, but saw that Barre had no special expression at all, as if he felt that they were talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Barre said, "Let's discuss this mission." Then he took out the map and explained it to everyone. "The town of Biston is located in the northern part of the Kingdom of France, at the foot of the Marin Snow Mountain, two hundred and fifty kilometers from the city of France. The whole town is built around the mines, and if the thieves are found here, they may have come for the mines. We can go there on horseback, it will take about 4-5 hours, and it may be better to set off again tomorrow morning. ”

Then, Barre turned to Hans and said, "Hans, you may have more combat experience than we do, what do you think we should do to prepare?"

Hans thought that Barre hated him because of what he had just said, but it turned out that Barre had a big heart.

He thought for a moment and asked Sheila, "Miss Sheila, can you annihilate a team of hundred-man warriors in the event of a sneak attack?" he asked himself if he could do it, so he asked this magic master.

Sheila said, "If you can sneak up on some special terrain, you might be able to hit a team of pure warriors hard." ”

Hans was silent for a moment, then continued: "If everyone is in the shadows, whoever can get the information first will have the initiative. If our mission is mainly reconnaissance, I think we are short of an experienced hunter. And I have a comparative candidate, but I don't know if His Royal Highness the Prince agrees to hire an additional mercenary. ”

Barre thought about it for a moment and said, "Are you talking about a reliable candidate? If our actions are exposed, it will be dangerous." ”

"I have been on several missions with him, he used to be an idle hunter with no background, he was made a knight by the king last month, and he was lord with me in the village of Modo, and he is a calm man, a delicate mind, and quite experienced in the field, he is a good candidate," said Hans. ”

Barre agreed to talk to the man, and Hans found Imogen in the guild and went to their council chamber with him. Imogen still cares more about the bounty, and after discussing it, Barre agrees that the mission will be divided into two objectives, investigate the bat thieves and give him 50 gold, and if he can defeat them, he will give another 50 gold, but even if he is experienced, he must listen to Barre's command. Then they each went to make pre-battle preparations and set off tomorrow morning.

Everyone gradually left the room, leaving Hans, Sheila and William, Hans was looking at the map, Sheila was flipping through the books, William originally wanted to go with Hans, and when he saw that the situation was a little strange, he said to Hans: "Hans, let's go to dinner together in the evening, why don't we have a good chat, see you at the tavern." With that, he left.