Blue Sword

"Here, take it." Back on Hearthfire Island, Asik threw the Spirit IV potion to Nora.

"What is this? Magic potion?" Nora scanned her spirit upwards and recognized it.

"Drink it," Asker said. "After the initial digestion, we will gather everyone and prepare to run away."

"Escape?" Nora was stunned for a long time before realizing that she wanted to evacuate, "But the war is not over yet! The Eleanor family..."

"Does this war have anything to do with us?" Asik showed a puzzled expression. "Isn't our purpose to find out how Emperor Otto was bewitched by his mind?"

"Now that we have found out everything, we have received the reward. If we don't leave quickly, are we going to have to wait for the Holy See to drop a nuclear bomb on our heads?"

Uh, that seems to be the case... Nora was speechless, but it felt a little wrong to just slip away like this.

"What are you going to explain to the Duke of Bavaria?" She was still a little worried and continued to ask.

"Explain?" Ask asked, "Why do you need to explain? Do you mean breach of contract? We didn't sign an employment contract with him, so why do we need to report to him before retreating?"

Nora:……………………

"Nora, we are a mercenary group." Asik said earnestly, "The purpose of the mercenary group is to maximize benefits and minimize risks. The latter is often more important than the former."

"As the war continues, the Holy See will definitely lose its patience, causing the intensity of the war and casualties to further increase. Therefore, it is impossible for us to cooperate with the Imperial Army to the end. Running away is a doomed outcome from the beginning."

"Not to mention that now that we have obtained the rewards, is there any point for us to stay here?"

"Eleanor won't agree." Nora pointed out another problem.

"I will convince her." Aske didn't care about this. "Now that her father, the Duke of Bavaria, has fallen ill, he will definitely not join the war again, and naturally his life will not be in danger. She is still here. What to do?"

"I have already inquired clearly. The Duke will retreat to the original town camp north of the Verona ruins tomorrow to guard the retreat route and supply transportation line for the imperial army. At that time, we will blend in, reach the end point, and then Turn back west to Milan.”

"In Milan, we find a mobile phone and you call your home and ask them to take us to Solomon City."

"Hey, are we going to Solomon City next?" Nora was a little surprised. Can I go home?

"Yes." Asik said, "A certain employer has defaulted on payment for our mission, and we are going to Solomon City to collect the debt."

Nora:? ? ?

Pay arrears? Who?

She took the potion and left, and Ask went to find Medea - the succubus lady was in her bedroom on the second floor, doing makeup in front of the mirror, and was frightened by Ask who broke in.

"How could you come in while I was putting on makeup!" Medea was furious.

"You actually need makeup!" Ask was shocked.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Medea softened immediately, feeling pleased with herself. Some words she knew were compliments, but she just loved hearing them when they came from someone's mouth.

"Take some time to check to see if anyone in our team has been infected by the spiritual plague."

"You mean...well, I understand." Medea nodded, showing a thoughtful expression.

The back door.

If I could put a backdoor in someone else's head...

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Eleanor stood on the hill before the grave of Lord Knight John.

Henry's body cannot be buried here, but will be returned to the Principality of Bavaria, and his ashes will be placed in a special room at Weisbach Palace with other family ancestors.

What kind of sad expression would his eldest brother Ludwig have after learning about his younger brother's death?

She looked at the tombstone of Knight Commander John, looking a little dazed.

No, not just her brother. How many people's bones are buried in the land near this hill.

They also had their own families, wives and children, but they were tragically buried in a foreign country without even a chance to take their bodies back home.

Eleanor suddenly remembered what Emperor Otto said in front of Henry before his death:

"...In the name of Emperor Otto, Lord of the Holy Solomon Empire, I declare that your loyalty to the Empire and the Emperor is unquestionable."

"Loyal?" she murmured to herself.

The vassals loyal to the lord with their lives, the subjects supported the lord with taxes, and the lord and lord used their power to protect the vassals and subjects. Isn’t this the ideal and perfect aristocratic spirit described in knight novels?

But, her brother gave his life and proved his loyalty, but where is the protection that the emperor should give him?

Even after losing his beloved son, her father, the ailing Duke of Bavaria, still did not receive permission to withdraw his troops and return home.

Instead, he was ordered by the emperor to retreat to the small town of Valdagno, north of Verona, to guard the gateway back to the foothills of the Alps for the imperial coalition.

At the same time, the second round of recruitment orders has been brought back to the country by messengers to continue recruiting more demigods from major families to join the war.

The emperor's intention is extremely clear. The purpose of recruiting more demigods is to survive until the next round of demonic tide suddenly comes.

Of course, the Holy See would not sit back and watch the imperial army stay in Italy and the peninsula. As time goes by, the Holy See will use more powerful technological weapons to put pressure on the coalition forces by causing greater damage.

Regardless of whether the emperor lasts until the demonic tide comes, or the Holy See successfully forces the emperor to retreat, the only ones who have to endure suffering and sacrifice are these poor imperial soldiers and knights.

If the empire wins, they won't get much benefit from it, and most of the benefits will be grabbed by the great nobles; if the empire fails, the great nobles can pay ransom to the Holy See to save their lives, but they will have no bones left.

Eleanor turned around and saw countless graves in her field of vision, stretching from the hills here to the rivers there.

On the other side of the river, there are countless gallows. Those soldiers and knights who had planned a riot, attempted to escape, or were even suspected of being not loyal enough were hanged on the rack, and their bodies were fluttering in the wind and allowed to be eaten by crows.

This is the generous gift of the emperor. As the largest lord and vassal in the empire, he gives "rich gifts" to his vassals and subjects.

"Ah..." Eleanor breathed out slowly and placed one hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

Sure enough, Aske, you are right.

In this purgatory-like world, the weak can only be slaughtered.

However, even a weak person, before being brutally killed...

...should also have the right to roar!

Her fingers suddenly grasped the hilt of the sword, and a dazzling brilliance shot out from between her fingers, as bright as the sun and as solid as substance.

Ask's figure teleported out from the side, and he saw Eleanor loosening the hilt of the sword and looking at him with burning eyes.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"You look better," Ask said.

"One cannot remain trapped in the past." Eleanor replied calmly.

"Well, it's best if you can figure it out." Asik always felt that something was wrong with her now, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he ignored it for the time being and said:

"The investigation mission has been completed, and we are preparing to evacuate. Please make arrangements. We need to join your father's retreating team."

Eleanor is also aware of the entire investigation of the psychic plague. At this time she opened her mouth and said:

"The previous events have caused the emperor and the Dragon of Fantasy to have a deep impression on us. If we want to evacuate the battlefield at this time, we will be in trouble once we are discovered."

"So they can't be discovered." Ask said.

"Tonight, my brother's coffin will be sent to the rear." Eleanor said, "We can blend into the transport team and leave as soon as possible before the emperor and others react."

"Okay." Ask said, "You go to Hearth Island first, and I will keep the book for you temporarily."

"What are you doing in Hearth Island?"

"Check your mind," Asker said. "Make sure you are not infected with the mind plague."

Thanks to Wulang He Huan for the 2,000 coins, to the coach for the 10,000 coins that I wanted to play football, and to Heng Yulan for the 100 coins~