With permission, Paladin pushed the door open and entered.

The bathroom is large, carved directly from the rock layer on the ground, surrounded by a circle of rosewood, and the hot water is poured into it, which is not only rich in minerals, but also has a fragrance of purple wood, and under the shroud of hazy mist, no matter how tense the nerves will be relaxed.

Of course, this was the exclusive treatment of civil officials, and the bathrooms of ordinary soldiers were damp and cramped, and they could only stand and pour water on themselves with wooden buckets.

Paladin just wanted to report, and the whole person was stunned.

Chino was soaking in the hot water with his eyes half-closed, his amber eyes, which were more magnificent than gemstones, seemed hazy and clear, and his already delicate face was even more delicate because of the mist, and he stroked the wet hair casually, and the water droplets dripped from the slender and thick eyelashes, rolling down the eyelids like pearls, across the white skin, and finally penetrating from the corners of the lips and disappearing.

Although they are all men, there is nothing to be ashamed of, but when Paladin saw the seductive curvature of the clavicle on the water, he unconsciously looked sideways and reported in a deep voice: "My lord, the sixth-level military intelligence." ”

Chino didn't know how many times he washed his hair, he squeezed his hands with bath oil and rubbed a bunch of bubbles in his hair: "My hands are too wet, you can read it." ”

Paladin was a little hesitant at first, according to military regulations, he was not qualified to see the sixth-level military situation as a centurion, but since it was Chino's order, he did not follow the rules, opened the letter and read it slowly:

The civil affairs officer of Shilin Town personally opened it.

Dear Civil Governor Chino van Helsing,

It is with grief that I write this letter to you.

The tragic death of Huck Lorrison, the administrator of Twilight, yesterday, is the result of alchemists finding a toxin in his body that we have never seen before, making it difficult to find the real culprit.

Twilight needs a new ruler, and according to the Dogurand Administrative Act, he is to be replaced by one of the civil magistrates of Twilight's 11 towns.

I was very touched by the chivalry of the knighthood that the town of Shirin had been attacked by horse bandits, and that you had not abandoned the people and fled, but were willing to live and die with the town, intent on fighting to the death.

The armies of the surrounding towns have already set out to aid Shirin, and if you are alive by then, and read this letter, you will be the administrator of Twilight.

Peace be upon you.

Signed: "Beacon Provincial Archon" Resakhar Delin Regnom.

...

Paladin's eyes widened in disbelief after reading it: "The administrator of Twilight City has been poisoned... Your Excellency, you have been promoted! ”

Chino's expression was unfazed, he shook an empty bottle of essential oil in his hand, and frowned: "Why did you run out again?" ”

"My lord, you're an administrator, aren't you at all—" Before the word surprise could be finished, Paladin suddenly froze.

Although Chino never told him about his whereabouts, he knew that Chino had gone to Twilight the day before yesterday, because they had revealed it when chatting with Lugo and the others.

After Chino goes to Twilight, Huck Lorrison suddenly dies.

And Chino, because of his meritorious service in resisting horse bandits, was full of honor in the eyes of the superior consuls, and was directly promoted to the vacant position of administrator.

If Paladin had only thought this was a coincidence, now, when he found out that Chino had not shown surprise, he had a terrible thought in his heart...

Chino: "What are you thinking?" ”

Paladin's lips trembled, and he was about to open his mouth to ask, but there was a tingling pain in his fingers, which was a warning from the survival instinct of the nerves.

He gritted his teeth heavily, and said, "You said that the essential oil ran out, I was thinking about what flavor of essential oil you like, I'll go get it." ”

"Get me a bottle of strawberry flavored, thank you." Chino gave Paladin a playful look.

Paladin left the bathroom like a drowning man coming to the surface, panting and sweating coldly.

He secretly swore in his heart that he would rot his thoughts in his stomach, like milk that had been put in ten days and ten nights, and let it rot completely!

After Paladin retrieved the essential oil, Chino took another two hours of bathing, and the skin was almost washed off, and red marks of broken capillaries could be seen in many places on the skin.

And because of the large amount of bath oil, his whole person smells like a walking strawberry.

After taking a shower and packing up, Chino took his subordinate soldiers, civilians, and horse bandit captives to Twilight City, ready to settle in.

The town of Shirin has been destroyed by horse bandits and is very unsafe, and the higher authorities have asked all the garrisons and civilians to be temporarily relocated.

As for the rebuilding of Shirin, that's a headache for the next hapless civil magistrate.

Because of the large number of civilians, the team traveled slowly, and it took two days to reach Twilight.

By the time Chino led his troops into the city, the news of the battle from the front had already spread to various places through the ravens.

The soldiers and civilians of Twilight City already knew that Chino held Shilin Town with more than 300 defenders, not only repelled the first wave of horse bandit attacks in the face of desert fire, but even successfully dragged the support troops to arrive, capturing all the more than 1,000 horse bandits.

This is a miracle, and now that the miracle maker has taken up his post in Twilight, it is a great encouragement to the local military and civilians.

At the east gate of Twilight City, the streets were lined with people, and the black crowd was separated by the cordon drawn by the defenders, spreading far to the end of the street.

Some shouted Chino's name, some welcomed the new civilians, and some yelled at the horse bandit captives, and all sorts of voices came like a tidal wave.

When did the centurions of the border towns of Paladin and Baixa see this in front of them?

The reason why they were assigned to Xilin Town was that they came from humble backgrounds and had no backers, so they could only be sent to the border to endure hardship. The kind of blessed land of the royal city must have been reserved for the heirs of the nobles.

Second, they are not talented enough to become extraordinary warriors, their status is at the bottom of the army, and they are sent to the border to be cannon fodder, and when they are alive, they will eat and wait for death, and they will be given a pension after they die.

Except for their parents and comrades-in-arms, not many people even know their names.

The greeting at this scale, coupled with the fact that many civilians and local soldiers saluted them, made them look a little flattered, and they didn't know where to put their hands, so they could only bury their heads in following Chino.

At this time, a little girl holding a laurel bouquet was squeezed out of the crowd, blushing and saying, "Hello, Your Excellency, can I give you a bouquet of flowers?" ”

If you want to change it to other arrogant nobles, most of them ignore it, or let their subordinates collect it on their behalf.

Chino dismounted directly, took the flower with both hands very politely, and smiled like a warm holly sun: "Thank you, I like it very much." ”

The little girl shyly bowed to Chino and squeezed back into the crowd to hide in the arms of her parents.

When the young woman next to her saw this scene, she not only sighed intoxicatedly: "The gods are above, how can the new administrator be so gentle, he is an angel!" ”

The first thing Chino did when he settled into the Twilight Mansion was to replace all the furniture in his bedroom, and even the floor had to be removed and replaced, because the last time he visited, he noticed that Huck Lorrison didn't like to wear socks and slippers.

As for why Huck died, the reason is simple.

Chino fed him an antidote the day before yesterday, and did promise to give him an antidote once a month.

Chino never breaks his word.

It's just that Chino "forgot" to tell him that the burst cycle of the poison is 24 hours.

Just as the craftsmen were tossing around the room, Paladin approached Chino: "My lord, the inauguration will begin in an hour. ”

Chino turned around, smiled and said, "Clean the interrogation room, I want to see someone." ”