After Sean leaves, Willik and Jim help Baku untie their chains. After untying his hands and feet, Baku took out a dirty cloth from his mouth and threw it on the ground, shouting at Alan: "Who is your slave! ”

Alan said coldly: "That's just a stopgap measure, if you don't say that, do you think you can yell at me here now?" ”

"The people of Baimeng don't need you to save them!"

"Of course, it's just that Caesar doesn't want his brother to become a prisoner, so I'll save you." Alan took out Caesar's crystal spear and threw it to Baku, saying, "He wants you to take this thing back with your own hands." ”

Looking at the crystal spear, Baku's chest rose and fell, and the anger in his eyes gradually subsided. He glared at Alan and said, "I won't be grateful to you. You're no different from those people in the city! ”

"I don't need you to be grateful." Alan didn't want to say anything more to this savage man, and said, "Can I go now?" Or are you going to give Caesar some more trouble? ”

Baku's mouth opened, but he didn't say anything, picked up his spear and walked away with a few other clansmen.

"Master, what are you doing with these barbarians? They're not a good thing either. Jim whispered.

Alan said lightly: "Mr. Jim, what you have to do is to obey my orders, not interfere with my decisions. ”

Jim hurriedly lowered his head.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves came from the wasteland outside the city. Judging by the volume of the voice, it was an army. Alan frowned, gestured, and everyone hurriedly left the city gate. It wasn't long before tall horses appeared in the mist, all dressed in polished armor. Even the horses under the seat use thin armor to protect their heads and the rest of their bodies.

Behind the cavalry were soldiers on foot, holding flags with whirlwinds and castle motifs. Seeing the pattern on the banner, Jim whispered, "That's the army of Storm City, they have two armies. One is Tempest, the other is the Thunder Knight. Tempest is an infantry regiment, and this army should be. Strange, how did they come here. ”

Alan saw that the infantry could still maintain a formation in the middle of the rapid march, it was obvious that they were highly trained, and it was not a good thing for this army to come to Sur City, Alan couldn't help but look in the direction of the Ace Mountains.

"Let's go." He said.

Hearing early in the morning that the army of Storm City had arrived, Baron York got into his richly decorated carriage and came to the gates of the city under the guard of the city guards. The army of Storm City had already set up camp outside the city, and a group of cavalry greeted the baron, and the knight in a bright red cloak on a white horse said loudly, "I am Regg, the captain of the third detachment of the Knights of the Thunder Order. Greetings to Lord Maude, Baron York. ”

Baron York frowned, and the captain looked arrogant when he saw that he did not dismount. He snorted, displeased in his heart, but he still expected these people to attack the Asz Mountains for him, but he couldn't make too much trouble. So he smiled reluctantly: "You have worked hard from afar, if you have any needs, you can just tell me." ”

"It's hard work, we are soldiers, what is it to endure this hardship. But Sir Maud has something for me to convey on my behalf. ”

"Please."

Reg smiled and said, "This time, at the invitation of you, Baron York, we dispatched a detachment of Thunder Knights and five hundred Tempest Infantry soldiers. Baron Maud thinks the price you offered was a bit low, and he means that Storm City has to get another 20%. I don't know what happened to you? ”

Baron York's face suddenly turned red, if he didn't remember his identity as a knight, he was afraid that he would be scolded in public. His chest rose and fell sharply, and he said, "Sir Maud's move is immoral, how can he temporarily increase his weight!" ”

"I don't know about that, why don't you ask him personally?" There was a hint of contempt on Reg's face.

"I have to reconsider that." Baron York said.

"Of course, but Lord Baron. I have to remind you that our expenses here are borne by you in accordance with the agreement. So you see, don't think about it for too long. With that, Goray saluted his horse, and returned to the camp with his cavalry.

"Go back." Baron York said with a gloomy face.

The carriage returned to the city lord's palace, and as soon as the baron returned to his study, he immediately burst into a rage. He slammed what he had picked up to the ground until he picked up a porcelain vase with a strong exotic taste, and then he stopped. Panting, Baron York put the bottle back in its place and roared, "Maude, that bastard, this is a robbery while the fire is burning!" ”

The butler, who rushed to hear the voice, and another man in his thirties, were silent, not daring to provoke the old knight when he was angry. When the baron had calmed down a little, the butler said, "Sir, we should send a telegram to Sir Maud to reprimand him for this immoral conduct. ”

York shook his head and sat down on the couch: "Rebuke won't do anything at all, and Maud won't take it to heart." In the final analysis, it was our Sur City that was too weak, and Maude didn't take it seriously. Neither wealth nor armies are any match for Storm City, otherwise Maud wouldn't be so unscrupulous. ”

"Uncle, let me go and blow those bastards out of the city!" The man standing next to the butler said.

"Shut up, Ethan. Think about it with your brain, if you tear your face with Maude, it won't do us any good! York said angrily, "Do you think that the constitution of the empire can really bind Maude?" Especially on the outskirts of the Empire, like ours, and looking at how many Frontier Jazz territories have been annexed in the last year, you should know that the laws of the Empire don't really pass anywhere across the borders. ”

"If we turn against Maud now, then the five hundred Tempest Warriors and a detachment of Thunder Knights will not stay outside the city gates, but will directly enter the city. Although Sur City is small, the old man Maud won't care about having another piece of his territory! ”

The man hurriedly lowered his head, and York waved his hand: "Read more books when you have time, don't spend time on women." Ethan, if it weren't for my brother's entrustment, I wouldn't have raised you this waste. Get lost! ”

Holding his fingernails almost into his flesh, Ethan's chest rose and fell, but he still said calmly, "Yes, uncle." ”

He walked away quietly.

"Mr. Ethan cares about you too." Butler Road.

York sneered: "He cares more about my position." ”

After saying that, the old knight sighed again. He stood by the window and looked out at the city gates. As the sun rises and the fog lifts, the battle flags of Storm City are fluttering in the wind. Looking at this flag, York's gaze became heavier.

It had been two days since they returned to the Asr Mountains, and the Baku couple separated from Allen and went straight back to the cottage. Before they arrived at the cottage, Caesar had already been informed. Caesar was overjoyed to learn of Baku's safe return.

But this time Baku went to the city of Sur privately, and Caesar could not reveal it gently, otherwise he would not be able to explain it to his people. So he threw the returned Baku into the dungeon as punishment. After returning Caesar's crystal spear, Baku had no objection to this punishment and went into the dungeon himself.

He's going to have to stay here for ten days.

In the evening, Caesar came to the dungeon, and the two looked at each other without saying a word.

After a while, Baku said, "When we left the city of Sur, we saw another army. I heard it's the people of Storm City, Caesar, and those guys will be coming soon. ”

"How many people."

"I'm afraid there are four or five hundred."

Caesar was surprised: "There are so many, then you have to inform the others." ”

Worship is not only Caesar, but there are other villages scattered in the Ass Mountains. This mountain is where their ancestors have lived for generations, and it is their homeland, so naturally they don't want to be invaded by the people of Sur City.

"Caesar." Baku suddenly said: "Don't trust those strangers, they have dealings with the people of Sur. Approaching us, there must be another purpose! ”

Caesar said, "I won't blindly trust them, but don't forget either." Until this moment, they didn't do anything to threaten us, and even rescued you. Baku, don't let anger cloud your judgment. ”

Baku did not respond, he simply walked back into the depths of the dungeon and buried his figure in the shadows.

Emerging from the shadow of the starship's hatch, Alan reached the surface and saw Edward sitting on a piece of dead wood reading a book not far away. The cover of the book is a bit grinded/flowery, and it looks like the book is a bit old. Edward looked very seriously, but when Alan walked up to him, the Malitan said, "This is a universal constitution, and it will help us to familiarize ourselves with the laws here." ”

"Where did you get it?" Alan asked, sitting down in front of him.

"I bought it at the bazaar while you were sleeping. Interestingly, the country of Balgaon is mentioned several times in this constitution and calls itself an empire. In this way, the city of Sur should also be part of the empire's territory. It's a remote place, and if nothing else, it's probably a territory near the border. For us, it's good. Edward closed the book and said, "For example, if the lord of the city here has changed, probably the empire will not notice." By the time they reacted, we were probably fully integrated into them. ”

"The armies of Stormcity may attack the Ash Mountains, and I must stay in case those armies discover our camp. So the matter of cooperating with Sean may have to be handled by you. Allen said.

Edward nodded, "Even if you don't say it, I will propose this proposal." I'll have to go around town again and see if there's anyone worth taking advantage of. ”

He raised the constitution in his hand: "In order for us to lawfully occupy the city of Sur." ”

Alan smiled and asked again, "Why join us, from my point of view, you are not bad on Babylon, and there is no need to venture into the Outlands at all." ”

Edward smiled and said softly, "I don't want to discuss this now. In short, I will contribute my strength and wisdom during the term of the contract, and you don't have to worry about that. If I do something against you, you can execute me as the contract says, or you will hand me over to the Commonwealth when you return. But I don't want to talk about me. ”

"Now...... It's not time yet. ”R1058