"What!"
Milady was stunned.
She looked at the slovenly, tattered man in front of her in disbelief.
Look at half of the face hidden behind the full beard, and the iconic silver hair.
There was also a black bishop's robe with gold edges that could still be vaguely seen even though it had turned into rags. She was a little convinced.
But the other person's skinny limbs and the dirty beard on his face were completely different from the handsome man in his memory.
But after only hesitating for a moment, Milady cried and hugged Nok.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Nok! It's really you! Damn it! Ten years! A whole ten years! Why are you so cruel that you don't come back! I go to Wangyue Town to wait for you every year. You don't know, they They all want to harm me!
The Dark Empire, the Human Race, the Holy Church, and that damn Richelieu!
They bullied our cathedral in Reims!
If it weren't for old man Marcus sitting in our church, our home would be gone! "
Looking at Milady, who had grown up but was crying like a child in his arms, Nok's face was full of pity and guilt.
"I'm sorry to make you suffer. But that's it, I, Nok Lane, am back.
What I lost ten years ago, I will get back with my own hands! Those who have bullied you, I will make them pay the price.
Now, let's go home. I want to go back and take a shower and then have a good sleep.
I have been so tired for the past ten years, so tired. I just want to go home now. "
After hearing what Nok said, Milady reluctantly left Nok's arms, but held Nok's hand.
"Okay, let's go home!"
"Uh, girl, can you let go. You are a big girl now, and it is not good for others to see you."
"I don't! I'll never let you go again! I've already lost you once."
"Uh, but I just heard that you are already a nun."
"That was sealed by old man Marcus, I don't have to do it inappropriately."
"That's not okay!"
"I don't care."
"But I don't care! My little Jasmine is going to be successful."
"It's Milady!"
"Yes, yes, it's Milady. Look at my stupid mouth."
The sound of the two people walking away gradually faded away, leaving only a trace of a burnt human figure in the desolate wilderness.
On the eastern border of the Kingdom of France, a 100-meter city wall stretching for ten kilometers stands here.
This kind of building, which can be described as a wonder of mankind, is the masterpiece of a saint-level earth magician who spent a month.
And on the city wall blocking the official road leading to the outside world, there is still a one kilometer thick fortress.
After entering into a tacit "peace period" with the Dark Empire, this border fortress named Zhenmo Pass is now garrisoned by the local army of the Kingdom of France.
The three major forces, the Adventurer's Guild, the Professional Guild, and the Holy Church, sent people to assist in the defense.
Although it is a border fortress, the fortress is full of flowers.
Due to the development needs of the Ten Years' War, the fortress has a branch of the Adventurers' Guild, a branch of the Professionals' Guild, and a bishop-level church established by the Holy Church.
The Adventurers' Guild and the Professionals' Guild serve mainly adventurers operating in fortresses.
The church of the Holy Church has one hundred clergy who are proficient in healing arts stationed all year round.
However, because the situation has become peaceful, over the past year, restless clergymen have also joined the team of adventurers to participate in the hunting of dark creatures outside the country.
Businessmen who were unwilling to let go of business opportunities flocked to the place after the goblin merchants took the lead in grabbing the first pot of gold.
Even when the war was at its most intense, they were never afraid of danger.
There was even a time when the Dark Empire's army breached the fortress gate. Instead of escaping, the merchants excitedly led the caravan guards and sent the supplies they had brought up to the city wall, helping the defenders repel the enemy.
Of course, afterward, they severely taxed the defenders for military expenses and sold the supplies for three times the original price.
Therefore, even if the war is "over", looking at the activity of adventurers still allows them to see business opportunities.
There is an endless stream of caravans and carriages coming and going from the fortress every day.
Of course, the caravans that can enter the Zhenmo Pass Fortress to do business must have their backgrounds investigated clearly by the human coalition. Only those caravans that have made outstanding contributions to the human coalition during the war can obtain business qualifications.
Today on the city wall, the guards standing guard chatted a little boredly.
"It's almost time for shift change, Old Jack, would you like to have a drink with me after get off work? This damn day is almost freezing me to death."
"Okay, I'm not sure, my Dolly girl has already heated the wine and is waiting for me to go back!"
"Old Jack, your taste is really unique. You are the only one who likes Dolly's type."
"Hey, you little bastards, how do you know what a mature woman feels like?"
"Old Jack, Dolly is mature. But aren't you afraid that she will turn over at night and crush your old bones?"
"Fart, I'm on top!"
"Hahaha!"
When the young men around heard this, they all made fun of Old Jack wildly.
Old Jack cursed and pointed at everyone to fight back, but he didn't really take it seriously.
After all, in this winter, standing on the city wall for a long time, even if there is a fire, but if you don't have some fun, you really can't withstand the cold.
As a veteran who had survived the Ten Years' War, Old Jack's thoughts were beyond the reach of these new recruits who had only been here for half a year.
The Duo Li Niang of ten years ago was also a delicate and beautiful flower.
If old Jack hadn't been afraid to hide when the city gate was broken and wanted to be a deserter, he met Dolly Niang who was chased by the Goblin team and blocked in the corner.
Little Jack, who was still young at the time, saw the disgraceful Dolly Girl, and his head was turned upside down. He rushed out from his hiding place and chopped off the head of a goblin with a sword from behind.
In the end, he successfully attracted the remaining four goblins and lured them away. Finally, he used the terrain of the street and his impulse to annihilate the entire goblin squad.
But he, Jack, was also covered in bruises and almost bled to death.
It was Dolly Niang, who was worried about her benefactor, who found Jack who was unconscious in the pile of corpses. Finally, she found a priest and rescued Jack who was on the verge of death.
In the end, not only did Jack not become a deserter, he was promoted to the captain of the ten-man team because of his bravery in annihilating a squad of goblins on his own.
Because of this, he became Duo Li Niang's only man.
Even, in order to make Jack feel at ease, Dolly Niang overate and overeated, forcibly destroying her beautiful appearance and turning her into an ordinary woman.
No man except Jack could be interested in that two hundred kilograms of weight.
Even those men who have seen Duoliniang's original face are no exception.
However, Old Jack was very satisfied with this.
Jack was content to have a woman who was willing to protect himself and use all his savings to open a tavern in the fortress.
So much so that in the following years of war, he never took any more impulsive risks.
Those colleagues who planned to make meritorious service to gain promotion and fortune were all buried on the land east of the fortress.
He was the only one who still served as a squad leader, leading new recruits, getting off work on time every day, and living a comfortable life.
Just when Old Jack was thinking about something, the new recruits' urgent shouts came from beside him.
"Alert! There's something going on outside!"
"Head, there is movement in the distance. Preliminary observation suggests that two humans are approaching the fortress quickly! Please give your instructions whether to send an alarm to the fortress!"
Although the recruits are new recruits, they have been on duty for half a year and are able to cope with sudden situations with ease.
If they had not had the power to sound the alarm, the alarm would be sounding now!
Old Jack came to his senses and quickly looked outside the fortress.
Two black spots appeared on the wasteland a few kilometers away. Judging from the shape, they did look like human figures.
However, I don’t know if they are from the Dark Empire or one of our own.
Therefore, necessary precautions are still necessary.
Old Jack quickly took out the warm telescope from his arms and looked at the black spot.
"It's human beings, a woman and a man. But something is wrong. The man is in tatters and doesn't even have any decent clothes. I'm afraid he didn't escape from those dark beasts!
When someone comes, notify the brothers at the city gate to be on guard, and several teams on the city wall are also ready to fight. We cannot rule out the possibility that the traitor may come back to defraud the door!
Felken, guard the gong. If anything goes wrong, sound the alarm immediately! Everyone else is on their way! Load your musket and fire at my command at any time! "
"Yes, head!"
At this time, the entire team changed from their previous lazy appearance.
They are carefully selected soldiers from the Kingdom of France. Even if they are not experienced in combat, they can still execute orders and prohibitions.
After all, the inspection team of Zhenmo Pass is composed of members of the famous Holy Church Inquisition!
Just as the two people in the distance were getting closer and closer to the fortress, the top commander on the fortress wall also received a reminder from his subordinates.
The commander quickly asked his deputy: "How many two-person teams have left the city in the past few days?"
The deputy flipped through the registration records for leaving the city and replied: "Sir, there is no two-person team. There are two five-person teams and one ten-person team. They all left the city yesterday.
Among them, only the five-person team [Black Crow] has a female mage named Snowa, who is a water-based mage who specializes in healing.
If the person who came was not the woman, it could be ruled out that she was an adventurer out of the city. "
After listening to the deputy's report, the commander stood up and left the city wall command post, heading towards the front line of the city wall.
At the same time, he said to his deputy: "Has anyone seen this Snow on the city? Recognize her appearance?"
The deputy thought about it and replied: "I'm afraid it would take yesterday's registrar to have some impression."
When the commander heard this, he frowned, but his steps did not stop.
“Have someone go to the Adventurer’s Guild and ask if there is anyone familiar with [Black Crow], and ask them to come to the wall to identify him.
Passwords and passwords alone are not enough, there are really endless means over there. "
After hearing the commander's words, the deputy suddenly remembered something and said quickly: "By the way, someone reported this morning that Sister Milady left the city alone in the morning, and she should have gone to Wangyue Town again. Do you think it could be the big sister? The nun brought someone back again?"
"Um?"
The commander stopped and turned to look at his deputy, his face darkened: "Why didn't you tell me about such an important thing earlier! What if the situation happened three years ago again! Do you want to sacrifice your life to apologize, or do you want to apologize? Let me risk my life to apologize for you! You bastard!"
The deputy who was scolded so badly did not dare to take the blame, so he could only bow his head and let the superior vent his dissatisfaction.
Can you blame him?
It was obvious that the commander himself was lying in his mistress's bed and refused to go to work, so he came to the command post almost noon.
The deputy received the news in the morning, but by noon he had forgotten it!
"What are you still doing? Hurry up and notify everyone in the city to be on alert. Once you find Sister Milady being chased, call for help from the city immediately!"
