Just as Lu Xi expected, when he returned to the city amid the cheers of the refugees in the city, of course, he didn't wait for him to go and taste the delicious taste of the Donkey Hanging Flag Hotel, and appreciate the dazzling bartending skills of the bartender uncle with the strength of the golden 4th order, and soon, another well-dressed federal officer rode up to Lu Xi, straightened up and said loudly: "Lu Xi? Lord Belencaster, Commander, please! ”

The reason why I say "again" is because Lu Xi always felt that this scene should have happened once today, but unlike the last time, this lieutenant officer who rode over on horseback was quite arrogant, not only did not dismount, but even the salute was very perfunctory. Although he owed himself on the horse, he still looked at Lu Xi with a condescending attitude.

In this world, people who are qualified to look at the protagonist of this book with such a high-profile gaze can be counted on two hands, right?

Lu Xi thought so. So, he looked at the officer with a very unfriendly gaze, whose attitude was so arrogant that he was almost to death, that he said in a cold and calm tone: "Tell General Dandy Lane, and I will go over soon." ”

The lieutenant officer was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized that as the commander's henchman, no one in the entire Black Man City seemed to dare to speak to him like this, and this fresh experience made his not very sound brain circuit suddenly in a state of stagnation for a short time. However, he didn't dare to attack on the spot like he did with the creeps. The number of faux pases to the chief can be explained by mistakes, but being disrespectful to the chief is another matter, let alone facing such a special and profound chief. Extremely. If he did something very disrespectful, Lu Xi would kill him on the spot, and no one would dare to say a word.

Just before the lieutenant could figure out what to do to get himself down the stairs. The war horse under his crotch suddenly let out a panicked roar, and stood tall for the first half of his life. The two front hooves flicked wildly, as if they had seen something terrifying. The lieutenant, caught off guard, flew off his horse and slammed his ass to the ground. Of course, looking at his expression that was so painful that even the muscles of his face were deformed, maybe even the chrysanthemum was greatly impacted.

Lu Xi's eyes had already been retracted from the lieutenant who had turned on his back, and the poor horse, as if he had just stood up tremblingly, took a few steps back cautiously. Then there was another trembling that could not be suppressed.

"It's a faux pas, I feel like a giant beast that devours heaven and earth."

"Ah, that's because Lu Lu is so excessive! Others just didn't salute. ”

"I'm here to save people, don't think I didn't see the flywheel you are holding in your right hand...... In other words, what do you want to do with this kind of drow elf-style secret weapon, a priest of the goddess of life? ”

"So that Lu Lu knows, after you left, Norda came to a drow elf traveler lady, and she came to visit her sister a few times. She and I became good friends. She passed on a few of my skills as a drow elf assassin, which was very useful. When I've mastered these techniques, I'll teach you, little Dina. It was originally an assassination technique of your clan. You're going to learn it quickly. ”

"Really? Thank you, Sister Nicole. ”

Under such an education, what kind of existence will this Zài become in the future?

But. In any case, this incident was only a small episode after all. The lieutenant who lost his face in front of so many people didn't care, after Lu Xi broke up with everyone. Finally met the current garrison commander of the Black Man City Federation again, and Halda, who is also the number one military and political leader in the city? Lieutenant General Dandy Lane.

Of course, the place to meet the commander was not in the headquarters, but in a three-story luxury salon built on the site of the former property of his family's "distant aunt and brother-in-law", the Kraken Bar.

Speaking of which, the dungeon cavern beneath the Siren's Bar had collapsed during the last battle in Black Man, but that didn't have much impact on the buildings on the surface. When Kirit and Asuna left Blackman, they disposed of almost all the properties here, including this "bar" that was not small, including catering, lodging, and all kinds of harmonious and discordant entertainment. Of course, there are local tyrants who are willing to take over, and Lu Xi, as a "relative", should naturally express his happiness.

However, built a vulgar salon club in a city where there are many poor ghosts, will this tease the local tyrant really not go bankrupt?

According to locals, the owner of this salon is actually a wealthy businessman with a background in the federal gatekeepers, and there is a person like Halda? With such a guest as Lieutenant General Dandy Lane, it is impossible for this salon to go bankrupt for a while - this guy actually directly chartered a luxury suite. The lieutenant general has always claimed that all the expenses spent are out of his own pocket, and naturally no military justice department is serious about such a "trivial matter".

This is called "squinting-eyed cousin" by Lu Xi behind his back, and the lieutenant general who is just forty-five years old this year looks like a talent, and his medium stature is naturally not fat, but a little strong and upright. He has blue-gray hair and a resolute short beard, and a pair of green eyes that are very bright, and even somewhat elegant. All in all, this is a middle-aged gentleman who looks very bold and personable, and at the same time obviously has the air of a soldier.

An aristocratic general from a wealthy family. This must be the first image of him by most people.

Although he is an aristocrat, he is elegant and decent, and he does not feel domineering. As a result, most people's first image of him must be very good.

"I'm really sorry, Lu Xiqing." As soon as Lieutenant General Halda came up, he addressed Lu Xi in an intimate way that did not lose aristocratic etiquette, as if the two had been dating for many years.

"You are the central commissioner of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and you have once again created such a miracle. As the supreme leader here, whether it is to appease the Federation soldiers who have successfully broken through under your leadership, or to welcome a young hero with such a great reputation as you, I am obligated to be there in person. But. As you know, the envoys of the nations arrived on the same day. I can't afford not to entertain them. In fact, at the luncheon that entertained them. No one has come to inform me that you have arrived. It wasn't until I saw off the well-fed messengers that I realized what I had missed. Halda spread her hands and looked innocent.

"Well, Your Excellency, can you understand that you are apologizing?" Lu Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, making his tone a little more cautious. He knew that his words were actually very polite, but since the other party had to be so affectionate. Then Lu Xi doesn't mind letting himself "not see the outside" a little.

"No, Lu Xiqing, I'm thanking you." Lieutenant General Halda smiled sincerely, and said in a sincere tone: "You also know that the main force of the Federation has been frustrated, and our prestige among our traditional allies has also been greatly hit. The voice of sending Black Man City and all the federal soldiers and civilians as a vote to the orcs is not without a market among the nations. If it weren't for your jaw-dropping victory today, it wouldn't have been so easy for me to keep these envoys honest. ”

He didn't seem to care at all about Lu Xi's arbitrary transfer of his troops, and patted the latter's shoulder very intimately. Before Lu Xi showed a hesitant look. He walked over to his wine cabinet again, and as if he wasn't ready to avoid suspicion, he opened the door to reveal a dazzling array of fine wines of various brands and fine wine vessels.

"Red wine or white wine?" He pulled out two crystal wine glasses. Asked in a reasonable tone.

Lu Xi was silent for half a second, and then said in an almost mischievous tone: "Ale, preferably Black Rock." ”

A nobleman who likes to pretend so much. Even when he took office in the army, he didn't forget to take up a whole suite in a luxury salon, so it shouldn't be possible to prepare something as dick as ale, right? And so. Lu Xi did see a flash of astonishment on the other party's face. However, what made him find it boring. The stunned look on this guy's face flashed for a moment, but then he suddenly smiled, and seemed to be very happy: "Black Rock Ale Wine is made from the dwarves' unique Black Rock Mountain Barley, which is too bitter and viscous to be suitable for human taste. Of course, I've heard that many young people choose this drink in order to make themselves look a little more mature. I had even seen it with my own eyes, but unfortunately the young man even twitched his face while drinking. ”

This guy must be sarcastic about my Form 2, right? Although he may not know the existence of the word zài at all. However, Form 2 ...... The protagonist's business, can it be called secondary two? Is it good to be angry? Do you think I'm going to sue you casually for such a profound thing?

"Your Excellency, since you want to thank you, it should naturally be the taste of the lower official. Drinking just for the sake of drinking, so why care what other people think? In fact, I do think that the dwarven wine is very much to my liking, perhaps because the lower official will never be an elegant Arcantho nobleman, but a rude peddler. Lu Xi shrugged his shoulders and squeezed out a brilliant ...... The business smiled with a smile: "Of course, maybe it's because the lower official is indeed old, in his heart and age." ”

If he was really a traditional aristocrat who paid special attention to etiquette and rituals, His Excellency the general, who was born noble, might really be provoked by such sarcasm to get off the stage. However, he only nodded noncommittally, and casually put the two crystal glasses back, and then pulled out two large wooden glasses from the lower level of the tavern, plus a small oak barrel with the dwarven black rock emblem engraved on the barrel.

"Yes, both your strength and wisdom far surpass your peers, and of course, it also makes us old people feel that we are wasting our time. But that's a great thing! Lu Xiqing, there is finally a person in this city with similar tastes to me. The general said, "Old man Bernard is like a drunkard who never leaves the thing in his cup, which may be true, but it may also be that he likes to show his pride and informality in front of others." Of course, maybe it's not like making yourself feel an unnecessary distance from ordinary soldiers, right? He never drank only ale. However, I have never understood why if you are really a person who likes ale, why can't you appreciate the long-lasting silk and bitter beauty of dwarven wine, but only drink human imitations? ”

Lu Xi was slightly stunned, but quickly covered up the past with a smile that contained nothing but sunshine. The irony in the other party's words is so obvious that this can only prove once again that in all social organizations, the relationship between the first and second leaders cannot be harmonious. However, Lu Xi had already expected this, and he was not ready to let his energy be wasted in the unnutritious office office. Then, for the struggle between the first and second in command of the city defenders, he had to completely invisible and inaudible.

Of course, fortunately, his current identity is still a staff officer of the expeditionary fleet and a commissioner of the Central Committee of the Military Department, a three-star magician, although the military rank is not high, but his identity is very transcendent. Naturally, he is qualified to stand aside and watch the play without opening his mouth.

It's okay for the two of you to tear up in the office, uh, or just blow each other up on the street, as long as you don't get in my way. Lu Xi thought to himself.

At this time, the general showed a very sincere smile again, and said with a glance: "Deng Te's right, Lu Xiqing is really an interesting young man, and with such strength and intelligence, I think that in the days of fighting side by side in the future, we will be very happy to cooperate." Lu Xi? Colonel Berencaster. ”

The final salutation made Lu Xi, who thought that he had cultivated the demeanor of a general who had cultivated "Mount Tai collapsed and his color remained unchanged", and he couldn't help but be stunned for more than two seconds.

"Yes, I'm not wrong." The general from the Dandelion family drank the last sip of ale in the cup, sat back down behind his desk, and still put on a very strict posture: "Of course, you know the current situation, I can't get the official appointment document from the Ministry of Military Affairs, but I did get a message from the Ministry of Military Affairs through the Transmission Crystal: If you can really take the survivors to break through from the Namoa Mountains and return to Black Man City, you will be officially promoted to colonel, and at the same time serve as the City Defense Overseer of Black Man City." Colonel, you have to know that on the battlefield, such a promotion in the line of fire without official paperwork is legal. ”

“…… Then it shouldn't be promoted to two levels, right? It always felt like it was cursing me to the death. ”

“…… Uh, well, that sounds a little unlucky, but who let us lose the battle? (To be continued......)