Old Hank tapped his pipe and looked out the window with a melancholy look. Outside, the golden wheat fields are undulating with the autumn wind, making a refreshing "rustling" sound. As can be seen, this year is another good harvest.

But the old man's mood did not improve because of this, and the shadow of war was gradually spreading, and even in Passus, people were afraid and worried about the war. In this case, what is the use of a good harvest? Either they're either being taken up for armaments or burned to the ground by those damn glittering men, and what other options do they have?

Thinking of this, the old man sighed. He reached out and closed the clothes he was wearing, shielding himself from the cold autumn wind. In fact, what made Old Hank most unsettling was the attitude of the lord, unlike those ordinary people, old Hank, as the mayor of the town of Passus, naturally knew that he had changed the lord to rule here. He had also seen the lord, the young nobleman who had caused a lot of conversation in the town before, although he didn't know how this young man got the position of lord and the rule of Passus, but old Hank didn't care. As long as this lord is not too harsh, it will be enough for them.

However, what reassured Old Hank was that although the young lord did not look very old, he was still very calm. He was not as lavish as other noble children, he was originally worried that the other party would raise taxes or collect some property after taking office, but he didn't expect that instead of raising taxes, Jenn also reduced their tax burden. It's a lot better for people in the whole Passus area. This makes the elderly also very reassuring. For this newly appointed lord, his impression is quite good.

It's just that this time things are a little different. The army of the Shining Gold Empire has entered the Land of Four Seasons, and there are many rumors of war around Passus. In the experience of old Hank. In the past, at such times, the lords would begin to gather armies and recruit militia to prepare for war. But until now, there was no movement on the young lord's side, which made old Hank anxious. While the townspeople were glad they weren't drafted, Old Hank didn't. He had been in Passus all his life and knew everything about the situation. Knowing that there were few troops in the area, only three militia units to guard against roaming bandits and protect the town, the only army stationed here was a garrison of about five hundred men. The soldiers of this garrison were all native to Passus. Only the commander who was responsible for leading the garrison was originally a member of the Pawood family, and later after the handover of the territory, the commander left and left, and the commander of the garrison was also vacant. In the face of the lord's relaxed and leisurely attitude, Old Hank had no choice but to find someone he trusted to manage the legion. Luckily, the person he was looking for was quite prestigious, and he didn't have to worry about what would happen to the garrison.

Merely...............

And at this moment, there was a sound of "kicking" footsteps on the thick wooden stairs, and the sound of hurried footsteps was heard. The old man opened his eyes abruptly and looked at the door. And under his gaze, the heavy door "slammed" open. Then a middle-aged man in the armor of a garrison officer walked in, wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead. He walked up to the old man and nodded to him.

"I'm back. Daddy Hank. ”

"How's it going?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Old Hank also showed a nervous expression, this middle-aged man's name is Battle, is the nephew of Old Hank, and the current commander of the garrison corps, although Old Hank recommended him to be a bit nepotistic, but Battle himself is indeed very competitive, and he is doing a very good job in this position. Because of this, he was one of the few people in the entire Passus who was qualified to enter the lord's "manor".

As soon as he thought of the lord's "manor", the old man felt that the hairs on his back were about to stand up, he had lived all his life, and he had never seen such a majestic, beautiful and elegant building, although old Hank had never left Passus in his life, but he could be sure that even those great temples were probably not as beautiful and atmospheric as his lord's "manor". In fact, in the Passus region, the lord's manor can be said to be a place that everyone yearns for, but it is a pity that outsiders are not allowed to enter there, even if it is Battle, he can only enter the outer gate, even so, it is enough to make people envious.

And today it was old Hank who asked Battle to probe the lord's voice and see how he should deal with the threat of war. Passus is a small place, and if the Shining Gold Empire does fight, then they will have little to fight back. The only one who can be relied on now is this lord.

"There's nothing special on your lord's side."

Hearing Old Hank's inquiry, Battle also spoke helplessly.

"He agreed that we could recruit some militia to be responsible for the defense of the border, but that's it, he doesn't seem to be very worried about the Lord of the Shining Gold Lord, he just asks us to guard the border as usual, and send a signal to notify everyone to evacuate as soon as we find any trace of the Shining Gold Empire's troops."

"That's the only way?"

Hearing this, the old man's brow furrowed even tighter. He originally thought that the lord would send an army to guard the border, but he didn't expect it to be like this, so wouldn't the matter be handled by the garrison legion? And......... Even if a signal is sent, what is the use?

"But......... The lord also said a word........."

"What?"

In the face of Old Hank's inquiry, Battle spoke with a somewhat puzzled expression.

"He said, 'That's a matter between the Shining Gold Empire and the Skar Federation, it has nothing to do with us'..............."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, the old man was stunned for a moment.

What does that mean?

Just when old Hank was in doubt, in the "manor", Jenn also frowned, staring at the information piled up in front of his desk.

Jenn wasn't very clear about the matter between the Shining Gold Empire and the Skar Federation, so after he returned, he immediately sent Enoa to gather information, and after that, Jenn finally pieced together the whole incident as it was.

According to the intelligence, the accusations of the Skar Federation are not fictitious, in fact, they did have an outpost area that was attacked, and the Glitter Empire did gather troops after the attack to launch a counterattack against the Skar Federation, and after that, the Skar Federation's outpost was also attacked, so the two sides fought.

On the surface, the situation seemed normal, but Jenn was soon keenly aware of the suspicions.

First of all, the Skar Federation has no motive to attack the Shining Gold Empire at this time, you must know that in the previous ceremony, due to Jenn's deliberate ghosting, all families suffered heavy losses, plus the regime has just been replaced, and the country is still in a chaotic stage, how could they provoke the Shining Gold Empire? If it is said that old Pawood intends to press from the outside to force the nobles of the Skar Federation to form a united front, he will not believe that Jenn will be killed, unless the old guy is really old and confused.

Second, both sides are very problematic in terms of the timing of the attacks.

First of all, the Glitter Empire was attacked, and then the Glitter Empire gathered its army to launch a counterattack against the Skal Federation, and after that, the Skar Federation was attacked, and then they also gathered an army to fight back, but at this time, the army of the Glitter Empire had already marched and invaded the White Frost Mountains.

A discerning person in this order can see the problem at a glance, if the Skar Federation wants to attack the Shining Gold Empire, it will naturally gather an army long ago. How could it be possible to wait for the Shining Gold Empire to send troops before summoning the army, isn't this a brain disease?

"That's interesting..............."

After reading the information in front of him, Jenn narrowed his eyes and said to himself. He was not worried about the authenticity of this information, because it was excavated by Enoa himself to the brains of the dead soldiers who went to both sides of the battlefield. Naturally, this also includes the bodies of members of both sides who were attacked. As far as they can remember, the Imperial Outpost was indeed attacked by a group of knights wearing the armor of the Skar Federation. And the Federation side was indeed attacked by a group of soldiers wearing Imperial armor.

But the problem is that no one else knows anything about it, so things get a little more subtle.

If Jenn guessed correctly, the original appearance of the whole incident should be that a group of mysterious people first disguised themselves as Federation knights to attack the Glitter Empire, and then turned around and disguised themselves as Imperial soldiers, attacking the Skar Federation outpost before the Glitter Empire sent troops. In this way, when the Skar Federation finds out that the situation is wrong, what they see is the sentry post that has been attacked and the Shining Gold Empire that has been overwhelmed by the army, in this case, anyone will probably only think that this outpost was wiped out by the Shining Gold Empire.

But......... Who is it that can do this? You must know that this is not only about grasping the timing, but also about the psychology of both sides, if you make a wrong step, then you may lose everything. But now it seems that this is not the case.

Seeing this, Jenn had to admit what Enoa said.

It really looks like my own style............... (To be continued......)