Catherine walked gracefully in front of Luke and Orlando. Ryan, Elendo, and Faras all followed Catherine up the wall, and Luke and Orlando hurriedly saluted Catherine, but Catherine stopped them.

"Lord Luke, General Orlando. Catherine asked directly: "Now there are rumors in the city, most of which are related to the opening of the magic teleportation array, and a large number of people are full of worries, they don't know what their future is. I hope that you will immediately mobilize your men to appease these people. The empire has not brought them peace and happiness, but it cannot have allowed them to live in doubt and danger!"

Luke and Orlando were silent in the face of Catherine's request, and after a moment, Orlando said to Catherine with a look of shame, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, we can't spare any manpower right now. ”

"Why? Aren't there hundreds of thousands of troops?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Luke hurriedly explained: "The Imperial Capital does have 200,000 troops, but this is our most elite army, and it is really expensive to do these things, and these elites are being mobilized, so be sure to enter their defense area before the orcs arrive." ”

"So, didn't you say you were going to recruit more fighters?"

"Now a corps of 60,000 people has been reorganized, but their top priority is to immediately transfer or destroy the residents, buildings, and materials outside the city, and they can't pull them out at all. Besides, even if they really have a surplus of military strength, at this time, it would be better to train them more than to let them go all over the streets to be heralds. ”

Catherine listened to Luke's explanation, and her heart was very disappointed, and her face was immediately revealed. But Catherine knew that Luke wasn't trying to embarrass herself, so she sighed and stared blankly at the north of the wall, where the orcs were about to set out.

"Please go back immediately!" Luke advised Catherine, "Time is tight now, and Ryan's mercenary group has just been formed, so it needs to be run in to a certain extent." Moreover, now that the teleportation array in the palace is being activated, according to the calculation of teleportation every ten minutes, it will probably be tomorrow afternoon, those officials and nobles will almost be teleported away, and it just so happens that our side can also reorganize 4 more legions, and Orlando will personally lead the team to receive the private soldiers and properties of those officials and nobles. If all goes well, by the time dawn the day after tomorrow, our defense of the imperial capital will be complete. ”

"Do you need me to do anything? I can't just watch it!"

"Pray, Your Majesty, pray to all the gods you believe in, that you may bless us!"

"Well, as you wish!" Catherine nodded, turning and walking down the wall.

Luke said to Ryan in a short sentence, "I'll leave it to you here." In case of emergency, please protect Faras. ”

"Father!" Farass was stunned for the first time when she heard Luke speak to herself in a tone that was almost like an explanation. Ryan, on the other hand, stretched out his left hand, grabbed Faraz's right hand tightly, and then shook his head and said to Luke, "No in case, Uncle Luke! I hope you can watch me and Faraz live happily ever after, instead of silently blessing us somewhere." Big Brother Orlando, Sister Sophie must have thought the same way. ”

Orlando smiled and said, "Don't be so pessimistic, no matter how powerful the orcs are, they are far less numerous than us. Besides, the Holy Knights of the Royal Order are protected by the gods of light, and they want to defeat us unless they destroy our faith!"

Ryan let go of Faraz's hand, then raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and smacked it lightly on his left chest, which was the etiquette of a holy knight. Orlando did the same, skillfully reciprocating one.

Ryan stretched out his arms and hugged Orlando fiercely, then hugged Luke, and after doing that, he turned and walked away without looking back. Without saying a word, Elendor followed closely behind Ryan, the only reason for this druid to remain in the human city was his friend Ryan.

A flash of sparkle suddenly appeared in Faraz's eyes, and she leaned on Luke and whispered, "Father, take care." Luke smiled and stroked Faras's soft hair, and said self-deprecatingly, "I don't think I want to go to the Immortal yet." Besides, if even I go, I guess there won't be anyone left in the city. Don't worry, Fani, I'll be with you and Soni for a few days after defeating these green-skinned mongrels, I remember your favorite thing to catch butterflies on the farm in the countryside when you were a kid. ”

"I'm waiting for you, father. Faras kissed Luke on the cheek, straightened up, and said to Orlando, "Brother-in-law, don't make your sister wait too much. ”

"Don't worry, the power on this continent that can destroy the faith of the Holy Knight has not yet appeared. Even the huge army of the undead 200 years ago was finally wiped out under the sword of the Holy Knight?"

"I'm leaving. Farath reluctantly left the wall. Luke and Orlando, on the other hand, adjusted their mindset a little, put the children's private affairs behind them, and then moved on with their business.

Christina did not go up to the walls with Catherine, but she saw Calvin under the walls, and his teammates, who had been with him at the Atlético Royale, talked to him for a while with Catherine's permission. Unexpectedly, before she could say a few words, she saw Catherine walking down the city wall, and Christina hurriedly greeted Calvin and quickly followed. Catherine returned to her carriage without saying a word, motioning for Christina to go back, at this time Ryan and Allendo also came over, Christina asked Ryan with her eyes, Ryan shook her head slightly, signaled to speak later, and then gave the order to return.

When Catherine returned to Luke's mansion, she went straight to her room, never to come out again, and even the dinner was brought into the bedroom by the maid. Christina was outside Catherine's room, while Ryan and Allendo, as well as Franna and the others, were there.

Lane's intention is to prepare to negotiate a thorough protection plan with everyone, and it is best for several people to take turns on duty, otherwise everyone will not get rest, which is very bad before the big war. Fortunately, now that he is fighting against the orcs, Ryan doesn't need to think too much about spies and assassins, otherwise Ryan will definitely have gray hair.

"Captain Christina" Ryan took the initiative to speak, but Christina interrupted him directly, saying: "It's okay to call me Christina, now you are the captain of Queen Catherine's guard, and Lord Luke has given you this position, no matter what form it takes." ”

"Okay, now that we're no longer rivals in Atlético Royale, we're all comrades-in-arms, so let's just call each other by name. Ryan said: "Regarding Catherine's safety, I would suggest splitting it into two groups and taking turns. Christina, you and Faras are each in a team, and the female knights around you are evenly distributed, responsible for rotating close protection. ”

"No problem. Christina said directly: "I'll arrange it later." ”

"Well, because you're a knight and Faras is a magician, I'll complement Alendor, that is, I'll be in a group with you, and Ellen and Faras will be in a group, so that the strength will be a little more balanced. Franner, you're in a group with Allendo, Colin and Thomas,"

"Yes!" replied Colin and Thomas almost in unison.

"You divide the men, each with 200 fighters, follow me and Flanna's group, and the remaining 100 people will be used as a reserve, which will not be used for the time being. ”

"Yes. ”

"So be it. I'll be on duty tonight, and the other group will go to rest. But Faras, you have to work harder, and you can take some men to the Basilica of San Nebiro to find Master Ibel, and hope that he will provide us with some men, and if there are enough men, it would be better to send some more to Luke's side. ”

"I'll go too!" said Alina, "just in time to find that fellow Red, I haven't seen him much since he was penance." ”

"Well, stay safe on the road. Ryan waved his hand, he didn't notice that he had a hint of leadership in his gestures, although he was now imitating Orlando more, but compared to when he first came out of his hometown, Ryan had grown too much.

Ryan sat on the floor, munching on the roast in his hand, while Christina stood a short distance from him, eating on a large plate. It was almost midnight, and Ryan and Christina were busy before they realized that they hadn't eaten dinner yet, so they found someone to get two servings. Ryan naturally let go of his hands and feet as usual, he didn't pretend to be Sven just because Christina was a woman, in fact, Ryan didn't treat Christina as a girl at all, because the latter brought him more tenacity and persistence from men.

The door was abruptly pushed open, and Catherine stepped out in a plain robe. Christina hurriedly put down the food in her hand and walked over in a few steps, while Ryan walked over directly with the large piece of barbecue, not caring about the so-called etiquette at all.

"Ryan, immediately send someone to the palace to invite the four Magisters on duty here. Catherine said, "I've decided, since Luke doesn't have the manpower, I'll do it myself." ”

"Okay. But what's your plan?"

"There's an amplification array on the Royal Auditorium in the heart of the city, and I'm ready to turn it on and spread my voice to every corner of the city. I will tell my people that even if all the officials and nobles run away, I, Empress Catherine, will still be with them, and will never abandon them. ”

"Luke once said that all the royal magicians are now working on the opening of the magic teleportation array, I'm afraid"

"The sooner the better. Catherine said, "When the amplification magic circle is activated, I will remain at the royal viewing platform until the orcs are defeated or I live and die with the city." ”