After dinner, Reggie was revising a plan under the lamp, and Erwin was polishing his long sword. Modeza and Doranor were not around, and Erwin had to protect Reggie at all times.
Putting down the quill, Reggie felt that his eyes were sore and painful. He watched Erwin carefully polishing the edge of the sword with a grindstone. He suddenly became very interested in this skill. He wanted to learn some of this kind of skill that was specifically for warriors.
skill.
Reggie also took a whetstone and polished his short knife like Erwin did. Watching Reggie's movements, Erwin couldn't help laughing and said: "Sir, this will sharpen the blade and damage your knife."
Give me the knife and I will polish it for you."
"How can this be done?" Reggie decisively refused Erwin's help, "You said that there are some things that only warriors can do personally. A weapon that is not cherished by warriors will cry silently and betray itself on the battlefield.
Owner."
"That's just...a legend."
"I believe in such a legend, teach me," Reggie held the whetstone and slowly drew the blade of the knife, "Is this right?"
"Knives are different from swords. Sir, you should be able to feel the changes of the blade. Like this, find the most suitable position and carefully control your strength." Erwin carefully corrected Reggie's every move. He and
Jiawen is different. Although they are both the military leaders of Shattering Snow City, Jiawen is an excellent general, while Erwin is more like a pure warrior.
But Reggie didn't want Erwin to be a warrior for the rest of his life. He felt that Erwin had a more valuable talent.
"Sir, this is the characteristic of the knife. If you like spears, the polishing method will be more special."
Reggie nodded and said: "Each weapon has different characteristics, because each weapon has different uses."
"Yes, sir, spears are for stabbing, knives are for chopping, swords are special, they are the most special weapons..."
"Erwin, you are also the most special. I hope I didn't use the wrong method." Reggie stared at Erwin closely, as if Erwin would disappear in front of his eyes at any time.
This look made Erwin a little uncomfortable. He put down the grindstone and said, "Sir, is something wrong?"
"Yes, it's a very important thing." Reggie asked a question that was difficult for Erwin to answer. "What are you planning to do in the future?"
"Of course I will be your guard, my lord."
"Are you going to be the captain of the guard for the rest of your life?"
Erwin smiled and said: "I am still the commander of the Second Army, which you personally conferred."
"You're right, you are my commander, you shouldn't be buried next to me for the rest of your life."
"Why do you say buried?" Erwin seemed to dislike this topic, "Being your guard is the honor of my life."
"In my opinion, there is a greater glory waiting for you. With your talents, you are more than qualified to be the lord of a place."
"Are you doubting my loyalty?" Erwin felt insulted. "You may have heard some rumors, or some despicable people are talking nonsense in front of you, but I am willing to swear to you with my flesh and blood.
, I absolutely did not betray you in any way.”
"I believe in you," Reggie asked Erwin to sit down first, and then poured Erwin a large glass of ale to calm him down. "I believe in your loyalty, so I want to give you a more important task.
I want you to guard Hanfeng Fortress for me."
Erwin remained silent for a while. Reggie was expecting his surprised smile, but he didn't expect that the response he received was a desperate accusation.
"Sir, what did I do wrong? Why did you expel me?"
"You are not wrong, this... why do you want to understand it as expulsion?" Reggie said, "Don't you understand what I mean? I want you to take charge of Hanfeng Fortress and become the governor of Hanfeng Fortress. This is for you
Promotion, do you understand? Although I am not qualified to give you a title, I gave you a territory, and you still don’t understand what I mean?"
Erwin cried. His understanding of this matter was completely opposite to Reggie's.
"You don't need me anymore, because with Modessa, you don't need me anymore, right?"
"Why do you think so? Of course I need you, of course I need a perfect guard captain by my side, but I want to give you a better one..." Reggie's voice suddenly stopped, and suddenly there was a picture in front of him
A spooky face.
Because of the mental shock, Erwin relaxed his guard and Sophia sneaked in, but he was completely unaware of it.
"Oh my God!" Erwin immediately pulled out the sword, only to see that Sophia had already strangled Reggie's neck.
Erwin was a little at a loss. Reggie waved his hand to him and said, "It doesn't matter. It's a small friction between lovers. You go out and wait for me. I will be able to deal with her in a while."
Erwin left the room full of annoyance. He squatted at the door in frustration, thinking about what Reggie had said.
"You shouldn't be buried next to me for the rest of your life."
The lord is despising himself, and he should indeed be despised. If Modesa were here, he would never make such a low-level mistake.
Maybe the adults are right, it's time for me to leave.
Maybe you shouldn't wait for adults to expel you, you should find an opportunity to leave by yourself.
Erwin was thinking wildly outside the door, and Sophia was still squeezing Reggie's neck in the room.
"Despicable person, didn't you say you were waiting for me near the enemy camp? Didn't you say you would send out rescue at any time? Liar! You are fooling around with your man here, and you don't care about my life or death at all!"
"Calm down, calm down!" Reggie struggled to free himself from Sophia's hands, gasped for a while, and asked, "How was the negotiation? Was it successful?"
Sophia pursed her lips tightly, but she still couldn't help but smile. She hugged Reggie fiercely, kissed her hard, and then laughed and said: "I don't know if it is considered a success, but I asked for it."
I borrowed Jinguang City for two years, and Andrew didn't dare to make the decision. He proposed to report to the royal capital first, and then give me a reply."
Reggie sighed and said: "Then you may have to wait for a long time. You know how complicated the decision-making process of Lane Country is."
"That's not complicated, that's just a disgusting form," Sophia took out the parchment Reggie gave her and smiled, "Every suggestion you made is useful, but you forgot one word, deadline.
.”
Sophia gave Andrew ten days. After ten days, she would get Andrew's answer, otherwise the two sides would immediately start a war.
"Ten days are only enough time for messengers to go back and forth," Reggie said in surprise. "You didn't leave them any time for a meeting at all."
"Yes, there is nothing left for them," Sophia laughed. "Do you want me to wait for their stupid meeting to end? I guess they will have at least a dozen meetings, and nothing of value will be formed in the end.
.”
"You are so cruel," Reggie sighed, "I am really worried that the Lane Congress will be severely damaged. King Lane will probably vomit blood and die after receiving the news that the meeting cannot be held."
"You are so vicious," Sophia punched Reggie and laughed, "Now we have ten days, what do you think I should do?"
"Ten days will almost allow you to conceive my first child."
"Go away! I'm talking about serious business! The war isn't over yet."
Reggie nodded and said: "You're right, Your Majesty, the war is not over yet. Ten days is a short period of time. You still have a lot to do. First of all, you have to stabilize the defense of Silver Pine City. Without one wall, the entire city will be damaged."
The city's defenses have been reduced by at least half."
Sophia snorted and said, "I don't blame you for being too harsh!"
"What a unruly woman. Forget it, I won't argue with you. I will transport some lime from Broken Snow City to help you repair the city wall."
Sophia said: "There is no need for lime, Silver Pine City also has a lot of it."
"It's different. The lime in Shattered Snow City has my witchcraft. It can allow you to repair the city wall within a month."
"Stop talking nonsense. You don't know witchcraft at all. God knows what terrible things it is."
"If you don't want it, forget it."
"Of course I want it!"
"There is another thing, you must seize the time to chase Sean."
"Pursuit..." When it came to Sean, Sophia was a little reluctant, "I don't know the whereabouts of Sean at all."
"So you have to investigate his whereabouts and send a team of spies to find out information about him. This is what you are best at. I don't need to explain the method."
"Maybe... we don't have to keep an eye on Sean," Sophia took the map from the next door, because it would not be blocked by the wall. For her, the next door was as natural as walking from the bookcase to the bed, "You
Look here, this is Shuanghua City, the second richest city in Bayer Kingdom, second only to our royal capital. It has a population of 200,000 and tens of millions of grains, not to mention gold coins. I plan to capture it first.
Here, I have already made a plan..."
"Sophie, occupying Frost Flower City is indeed a good idea. I believe you can do it, but you must capture Sean, otherwise this war will never end."
Sophia bit her lip and said in silence for a while: "Maybe I can leave a place for him and let him fend for himself."
"He will not fend for himself. Even if you expel him to the extremely cold place, he will join forces with the Frost Demon to fight you to the end."
Sophia looked at Reggie and said, "Is there no other way?"
"There is no other way. Find him and kill him. There is no better way than this."
Sophia sighed and punched Reggie: "You are a devil, bring your lime, the sooner the better."
Sophia left, and Reggie called Erwin.
The frustrated Erwin was a little distracted. Reggie looked at Erwin helplessly and sighed: "I know you misunderstood some things, and I don't know how to explain my intentions to you, but now you have to help me.
,Man, you must help me now."
Erwin took a deep breath and felt a little better.
"Sir, what do you need me to do?"
Reggie said: "It's only a matter of time before Sophia takes over Golden Light City. We must also be prepared to get back our rewards. You have to go back to Broken Snow City with Natalie tonight and arrange the tasks according to my plan."
To everyone."
Reggie handed the plan on the table to Erwin. His heart almost jumped out of his chest just now. Sophia almost saw the contents of the plan. If she saw it, all the efforts would be wasted.
Erwin looked at the plan and found that some tasks did not have people assigned to them.
“Who should I assign these tasks to?”
Reggie shook his head and said: "I haven't thought of it for the time being. Go to the Grand Master, the Gusta Knight, or Calaf and ask them to help you find a suitable candidate. If they can't find it, you can find it yourself, man.
I know you are unwilling, but I still hope that you will take over Hanfeng Fortress temporarily. If you really want to come back, I will find someone to replace you, but we cannot let all our efforts go to waste."
"This...isn't considered expulsion, right?" Erwin wanted a definite answer.
"Of course not! Why do you always feel that I am punishing you? Tell me, who can I trust? Hanfeng Fortress is the territory I fought desperately to get back. You should understand how important it is to us. Jiawen must protect Shattered Fortress.
Xuecheng, besides you and him, who else can lead an army to defend this place?"
Erwin didn't say anything more. No matter what Reggie's true intention was, he would obey the order unconditionally.
After simply packing his bags, he followed Natalie on the balloon.
Next, he will face an unprecedented test. He must choose the right people and the right methods to ensure the smooth handover of Hanfeng Fortress.