When Fidel returned to the mercenary group's camp, Ayana was sitting in her tent sharpening wooden arrows, which seemed to be sharper and looked no worse than iron arrows.

"The main force of the rebels is close to the Rock Thieves' hideout, do we need to warn them?" Fed sat down, he found the atmosphere a little strange, and thought for a long time before he came up with this topic.

Ayana tossed the knife aside, "If you can't think of anything to say, you don't have to talk to me, I'm used to being silent anyway," Ayana said Fed's embarrassment without mercy, "Don't worry about them, they often change bases, and besides, they're thieves, more agile than anyone else." ”

Only then did Fidel realize that he had asked a rather stupid question, and he hesitated for a moment before saying, "I may have to leave the mercenary group for a while." ”

Ayana walked over to the box with the moon shield and gestured to the shield, "Do you need to bring it?"

Fei De hurriedly waved his hand, "It's better to keep this shield in the mercenary group... By the way, I'm going to be on my own this time. ”

Ayana didn't respond to him, and Fidel immediately added, "Patrick and Noor should be back from their mission, but I'll be relieved to have you in the mercenary group." ”

Still not responding, Ayana sat back in her place and stared blankly at the door of the tent before nodding softly. Only then did Feder put his mind at ease, it was the first time he had seen Ayana accept his arrangement of "not walking around", and his previous words could not make this restless girl listen to the command.

"And where are you going?"

"You don't want to sneak along, do you?"

"No, it won't. ”

Feder then took out Newt's secret letter from the capital's Black Swamp. The envelope was signed by Newt, but it was signed by someone else—the letter was written by Duke Yanis of the Duchy of Mageni, the fourteen-year-old master of the Duchy.

The content of the letter was simple, it was an invitation to Captain Fede to enter the Black Swamp and attend Duke Yannis's birthday party. The handwriting and wording of the letter were slightly immature, and it looked like it had been written by a child, but as a duke of a principality, even if he was only fourteen years old, he should not behave so immaturely. Fei De guessed that the writer had deliberately written the invitation in imitation of the letter-writing habits of a fourteen-year-old boy, otherwise it would have been a bit too much to say.

There was no mention of the rebels in the letter, not to mention that the capital, the Black Marsh, was now under siege by the rebels. The letter only details the birth date of Duke Yannis, hoping to see Fidel's appearance on that day, and at the end of the letter there are some words of worship for Fidel, as if the young Duke named Yannis has regarded Fidel as an idol.

"Not at all," Ayana replied to Fed, "but why did they trick you into the capital?"

Fidel shook his head. You must know that the current Duchy of Mageni is facing a moment of life and death, and this young duke still has the leisure to hold a birthday party. It stands to reason that a mercenary would "get to work" at such a time, but Yannis's letter was like an invitation to a stranger and a well-known person, completely ignoring any other obstacles.

But none of this mattered, because after reading the contents of the letter, Fidel's mind immediately recalled the agreement with Vittorio. The night before Vittorio was sent away, Vittorio, who had gained Fidel's trust, told him one of his plans.

The project is divided into two parts, one with Fidel and one with Vittorio. The part of Feder sounds a bit bizarre - after receiving the "signal", Fed has to do his best to protect the Duke of Yannis in the Duchy of Magini.

Vittorio spoke of this mission as if he were talking about something completely unrelated, but Vittorio did not explain it in detail, saying only that he would send a "signal" to Fidel at some point after he was sent away. It doesn't matter what this "signal" is, what matters is to get Fide to the side of Duke Yannis.

At that time, Fei De was stunned when he heard this, after all, he was just a mercenary, for the duke of the high-ranking duke, how could he be by the duke's side?

"I'm looking forward to it! I'm looking forward to it! Captain Fede is here for Duke Ben's birthday party!" were Yannis's exact words in the letter, and Fidel didn't know if it was a "signal" that Vittorio was talking about, but it was definitely an opportunity to get close to Yannis's side. After all, if he wasn't by Yannis's side, how could he protect this fourteen-year-old little duke?

Vittorio didn't tell Fidel about his plan, he just told Fidel not to worry and just put him in the hands of Count Endrida. He believed that he would settle everything before the Principality of Mageni was broken through by the rebels and divided among the nations, and at the same time, he would give the Potato Mercenaries everything they wanted.

"There are many ultimate goals of this plan, but the first one is to make the potato mercenary group achieve something that has not been achieved before," Vittorio said to Fidel as he proposed the plan, "especially you, Captain Fidel, as far as I know, most of the mercenary groups on the continent are headed by their leader, and if you can achieve special success, the potato mercenary group will become even stronger." ”

Vittorio's words really touched Fiddle, and Feder also knew that there was a lot more behind this short man, after all, he was not only a mercenary businessman, but also a former excellent cadre of the rebel army, and the son of the conservative leader Ufus. Vittorio, with his multiple identities, is a mystery, and what's in his head is another. However, Vittorio is also a member of the Potato Mercenary Regiment, and is Fidel's companion in feeling.

Fidel chose to trust Vittorio, both emotionally and with the proposed plan. In this plan proposed by Vittorio, what Fidel needs to do is only a sentence, but the content seems to imply that the little duke of the Duchy of Magini will be in great danger. But if you think about it from another angle, if the danger encountered by the little duke is resolved by Feide, it will naturally allow Feide to obtain achievements that are difficult for other mercenaries to obtain. After all, the person who guards the duke is often a knight, not a mercenary who forgets his righteousness.

Vittorio also revealed some information about the results of the plan to Fidel that night. He said that the rebels would not succeed, that the conspiracy of the conservatives would eventually be defeated, and that the Duchy of Maggeni would be safe because of his plan, and that there would be no tragic situation of being divided among other countries.

"I still have a mercenary group behind me, but you don't have anything. Fidel said after Vittorio presented the plan.

"Alone," Vittorio's tone was full of stubborn courage, "but I will accomplish it all, and I need not be afraid." ”

Signal, signal! This letter is the signal that Vittorio is talking about. The siege of Centa is not in the plan, but waiting for the signal is that it is time to fulfill the agreement with Vittorio. Feder thought to himself.

Fidel was finally able to wash off the words written on his skin - "Protect Yanis", which was Vittorio's advice to Fid before leaving the mercenary's quarters. He reminded Fed that the key to Fidel's mission was to be able to protect the little duke, and if something happened to the duke, Vittorio's plan would fail, and the entire Duchy of Magini would come to a tragic and unknown end.

At that time, Fei De was a little unimpressed, but now that he received the invitation to the birthday party, he gradually felt that a dangerous storm was approaching the little duke who was in the center of the principality, and even the long-distance attack of the rebel army was telling Fei De that the center of the whirlpool of this incident would be in the Black Swamp, the capital of the Duchy of Magini, by the side of the little duke.

Feder told his men about his intention to go to the meeting, and by the time Feder said it, it had become a decision, not a matter to be discussed with everyone.

"That's how Captain Fid arranged... There must be a reason for him, we... It's good to support it!" Squadron Leader Toto, who had always been supported by Fidel, was the first to stand up and take a stand. He was the first to speak in the silence, but the doubts in his heart were easily evident in his tone.

Squadron Leader Selena asked: "Feide, the authenticity of that invitation letter is not considered for the time being, now the main force of the rebel army has been assembled around the city of Decree, and the decisive battle with the principality is about to break out, and the capital Black Swamp is the target of everyone, if you go to the meeting alone..."

"Yes, is this little duke in a bad mind? doesn't he know the current grim situation?" Jasmine showed no mercy, "The troops of the neighboring countries are all sabre-rattling, and he still has the heart to hold a birthday party... No wonder the appeal of the rebels is so strong, and the people are so disappointed in the current authorities!"

The other captains also expressed their confusion to Fidel, and Vega, who had just joined the mercenary group, was more concerned about how the remaining troops should be commanded if the potato mercenary group really lost its leader temporarily.

"Miss Maevie is willing to hand over Fontale City to you, but you are going to a birthday party?" Jasmine became more and more angry the more she thought about it, but fortunately Winotki stopped her, otherwise she would have pointed at Fidel's nose and scolded, "We have done a lot in this war between the rebels and the principality, and now we are giving up these opportunities because of a letter??"

Luka sided with Fidd, "Captain Fide has never made a wrong decision, has he? I believe that Captain Fid's decision must have a more important reason than leading us into this battle." ”

Fed, who was not accustomed to quieting others, sat down in his seat without saying a word after telling everyone of his decision. In fact, Fidel himself was not sure that this was the right decision, and if he acted according to Vittorio's plan, it would be equivalent to trusting Vittorio alone, leaving the rest of his companions behind. He also thought that after he left, Selena and Jasmine would command all his subordinates together and let them act when they had the opportunity, which could be regarded as a trust in them.

"Fed's man who almost killed Saresa, the commander-in-chief of the attacking army, in the Battle of Doret," Ayana's cold words made everyone quiet instantly, "This time Fed is going to kill Duke Yannis and make a name for himself." ”