Robin remembered something else.

"General, why did you just say that to that Ashrufat, and you want to recruit him?"

"That's right. This time Bayral conceded. "Remember what he was doing...... That's a hundred. ”

"But he's a man of unknown origin! Can you really trust him until he's of the same origin and identity? And what you just promised...... You promised him to be a knight!"

"Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to impress him...... Did you see him in her coat of arms? He was of noble origin, and it was too unattractive for him to just promise to be a knight. It's a pity that I don't have anything more, otherwise, such a talent would never be allowed to go. ”

"Talent?" Robin understands that getting such praise from Bayor is definitely not as simple as it seems. "Your Excellency, but you...... You...... It's the first time I've seen him. ”

"This ...... Anyway, it's Zhilu Dao. In fact, when we approached on horseback, the moment I made eye contact with him, I immediately realized that Ashrufat and I were of the same kind. That kind of gaze...... I can say that he actually has the potential to be a general. It's a pity that he can't be of use to Tiberius. ”

"But my lord, I heard...... When you see this uncertain danger, you should ......," Robin said with some trepidation.

"Robin, you've read too many storybooks. Bayral chuckled lowly. "Although that Ashrufat has a lot of potential, there is nothing to worry about. Because not everyone with talent has the opportunity to show their talents, and not even everyone can understand their true talents. For example, if fate hadn't favored him and given him a special gift, I don't believe he would have had much chance of becoming a threat. A man of unknown origin who became a mercenary...... Perhaps the crowning achievement of his life is to become the leader of a mercenary group. If he was alone, there was nothing to worry about. Let's put it this way, if this Ashruphat is alone, he can only take ten ...... on the battlefield at most Or twenty soldiers, no more than thirty soldiers. ”

"But he just ...... One is playing fifty ...... "Don't say anything else, why are those people just now more than fifty?" Robin was sure that even if he and Bayrell hadn't come, Ashrufat wouldn't have suffered in this battle, unless something else happened.

"Just now, the battlefield is the battlefield. Robin, do you think that if Aerufat can win over fifty men just now, he will be able to top at least fifty soldiers?"

"Isn't it?" Robin believed what he had just witnessed, and believed his own judgment.

"Robin, it's impossible for an individual to win against a group. The so-called '1,000 kills' and '10,000 enemies' are all theoretical things, in other words, exaggerations and lies. For example, this Ashrufat, if he competed in the way of the rabble just now, he could indeed top a hundred people, but ...... What if it was an accurate shell?"

"Cannonball......

"If it's a squad of thirty soldiers, it's almost impossible to wipe it out with a single shell. And if it were Ashrufat alone, he would have died instantly. And there's more, a dense row of bullets, a wave of arrows...... In other words, Ashrufat, who has a combat power of one enemy and a hundred, must be given a chance to use it under certain conditions, that is, when the enemy sticks up to him in hand-to-hand combat, and there is a high probability that he will not have this opportunity at all. Do you understand? The strongest warrior I've ever seen is the vampire of Calleam. But even vampires can only be slaughtered unilaterally in the last battle after the fall of Kalean. Cannons, muskets, magic, and well-organized assault troops, the last of the vampires who fought on their own were quickly slain. The individual is to the group what a baby is to an adult. I remember the captain of a hundred-man team who brought me twenty vampire heads alone, and his men suffered very few casualties. ”

"So, according to my calculations, this Ashrufat is worth about thirty soldiers......"

They continued to ride their horses side by side, and Robin carefully reflected on Baylor's words, it turned out that things were far from simple, and there were university questions in the details. "My lord, can I be like you?" asked Robin on impulse.

"Robin, remember what I said to you when we first met?" replied Beller, with a sigh. "Although your dream is to follow me and learn the way...... But, to be honest, I don't want you to follow my path. ”

"My lord, but I ......"

"It's not that I look down on you, or that I'm hiding my secrets and won't share my experience with others, but ......," Beller's voice became soft. "This path is a crazy one, and a pure child like you should not be tainted with. ”

He touched Robin's head.

"The battlefield is a crazy place. Every command of a general is to throw countless lives into the mouth of death. Even the young life that was still alive just now, and could laugh just now, disappeared in the next second because of a certain order. Especially sometimes knowing that the Tao is to send people to death. In a sense, this kind of mentally disordered behavior cannot be supported by normal sanity. ”

Robin was eager to speak, but Bayrell stopped him with a gesture.

"Although there are also people who say, 'Don't see a soldier as a human being, but as a pawn,' this is the words of a person who does not have a backache when he stands and talks. Maybe there are such people in the world, but you are definitely not. Think about it, Robin, every time you attack, you're essentially killing them...... You can only watch the people around you die...... At that time, you have absolutely no sober understanding of "chess pieces" and "chess players", but you are like purgatory, and you are tormented in your heart. ”

"So, once this happens, you must not be able to bear it, and you will give the order for a total attack at all costs, and that is because your normal sanity has long since collapsed. At this time, it is no longer a real 'you' who gives the order, but a madman facing destruction. You no longer want victory, but only liberation from this torment. Instead of facing hell and living, it is better to die in the pursuit of hope, which is the end of your destruction as a general. ”

He uttered the terrible words in a tone as calm as if he were talking about what to eat for dinner, and then moved on. Neither of them spoke again, but rode silently towards the gates of the city of Mir.

A man in a servant's uniform stood in the way.

"Your Excellency!" the man stopped Beller's horse, "I've finally found you!" he wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled flatteringly.

"Oh?" said Bayral, looking surprised. "You're coming for me?"

"Our master invites you to a party!" the servant solemnly handed over a gilded invitation. "Tomorrow night. ”

Beller was suspicious. He had only been here for a short time, and coupled with the blockade of trade routes, he deliberately did not approach those merchants. So he was pretty sure he didn't have any friendship with the merchants here, and he wondered why Lu Dao had an invitation to him. He opened the letter, and as he had expected, the inviter was a name he didn't recognize.

However, this question was answered when he returned to the Doge's Palace.

"I see," said a servant from the Governor's Palace, looking at the gilded invitation. "My lord, it's not a big deal. This is often the case of a merchant who specializes in buying and selling art in the city. Every time he got his hands on a batch of art, he would send invitations to all the nobles in the city. You know, works of art are priceless to those who appreciate them, but they are worthless to ordinary people...... So he specially sent this kind of invitation to the upper class. Your ex, your ex, all receive this kind of invitation on a regular basis. ”

"How did they respond?"

"I go to see when I have time, and I don't go when I'm busy. But my lord, according to them, this guy can get his hands on some rare treasures that are worth your time. ”

I see. Beller tossed the invitation aside, and as he was about to sit down to read the book, a man hurried in from outside. Bayral recognized it as a logistician in charge of pigeon management.

A lot of communication is carried out by magicians, but in the absence of magicians (or in cases where magicians are not trusted), carrier pigeons are widely used.

"Your letter, my lord!"

Beller immediately opened the letter and read it, and as he read it, his brow tightened more and more, and by the time he finished reading it, Beller's brow was twisted.

At this time, Robin walked in from outside with a plate.

"General, what's going on?" Robin noticed Baylor's expression. "What letter?"

"Vampire activity has become more rampant...... The night before, the vampire's undead legion soldiers arrived in Via. The lords of Via did not dare to fight the vampires at night and closed the city to defend themselves. The vampires did not attack the city, and the two sides were in a stalemate all night, and the vampires did not withdraw until before dawn. Subsequently, Via's scouts immediately lost the activity of the undead legion, which means that the situation is the same as before...... The vampire teleported the entire legion away with some kind of magic. ”

Bayrell looked thoughtful.

But, "he seemed to be talking to himself," it was a pointless operation. Why did the vampires leave their lair and go to Viva? There was nothing good for the vampires other than demonstrations...... In doing so, he established hostile relations with Via, Istria, and Meno at the same time...... And now he has not even captured a single city...... I really don't understand the logic behind vampires...... Something must be in his mind! There must be some reason hidden beneath the surface of his reckless actions, which is impossible to guess for a moment......"

Béral sat down and stared blankly ahead.

"Your Excellency, you sent a spy in the West Vania region?" Robin asked suddenly.

"Spy, what spy! I am the envoy appointed by King Tiberius himself, and I am also the acting governor of Mill City, who is actually appointed by the Kingdom of Ryan, and I am a full-fledged official appointed by both countries at the same time! "Send spies, that's what only hostile countries do!"

"But, my lord, your faith ......"

"I'm just asking a friend to go there and find out!" replied Beller categorically. "By the way, Robin, this snack is still delicious. I decided ......"

"Going to Sylvania?" Robin's heart jumped with joy.

"Starting tomorrow, I'm going to have to eat double snacks every time I have refreshments!"