The starting poem of the abyss Seventh

Seven-seven expedition

In the castle of Faragave territory, the future lord, Mr. Alvin, completed the daytime training, jumped into the big bath to have a good bath, and then returned to the restaurant to prepare for dinner.

The news of the official declaration of war between Haier Milan and Silas reached his territory at the first time, which was the inevitable result of Faragave's noble position in the top five in Haier Milan. Because Haier Milan fell into an overwhelming disadvantage at the beginning of the war, the city was lost one after another, and the generals also suffered many casualties, so almost all the territories were ordered to prepare for war. Within half a month, most of the territories, including Elvin's Faragafer, followed the Queen's will and stepped up their training and were ready to go out at any time. There were also some territories such as Silo's Raspud who did not agree to the request to send troops but only paid a huge amount of armament funds. In short, they basically completed the whole country. After mobilization, the tension in the territory immediately became tense.

Due to the stranding of his parents in Wangcheng, Alvin's work is getting worse and worse. Even with the full assistance of his subordinates, he is busy dealing with various affairs every day. Once the territory is connected with the shadow of the war, the trivial things that he usually don't need to ask about, such as food, intelligence, military equipment and so on, came, and the first day's work almost made him breathless. It took him a whole week to gradually adapt to this almost crazy mental torture.

When he had a rare free time to taste dinner without hesitation, Irwin leaned on the spacious sofa, stretched his weak muscles and bones, and exhaled a long breath:

"I don't know how my sisters are..."

Lulu and loyd and others left their territory to Heland to investigate intelligence, which was more than a month ago. Because the death of King Durand triggered the breakdown of the alliance between the two countries, which caused tension in Haier Milan, which had to face Silas at the same time, Alvin was also full of worries about the safety of Lulu and others. It was not until he confirmed that Carlo had not fallen into the shadow of war for the time being that he was slowly relieved. However, it was unexpected that Silas rushed to declare war on his own country, while Heland, who took the lead in the incident, calmed down for a moment. All kinds of strange phenomena made the young lord full of doubts.

The servants lit the lights and brought up the dinner one after another. The housekeeper sent a thin pile of documents to his hand, and Irwin carefully looked through the first two pages with the light, showing an excited look:

"Sacred Moonlight defeated the attacking Silas's special team and captured all the enemies? What a great result! This is the first victory since the beginning of the war! Although the scale is not large, it is extraordinary for motivating morale. It seems that the god of luck is not completely inclined to Sierras!"

"It is precisely that the originally low morale army has boosted morale. More importantly, our country has finally built the first warship Durand and has set out to support Loya the day before yesterday.

"This is the key to whether the war can be reversed... Loya has approached the hinterland of his country, and I'm afraid that if he loses it, everything will really be done. I really hope that Durand can return victoriously... Do you think the war will go well?"

"This is not sure. After all, war is a gamble of luck, and it is not a matter of relying solely on weapons or morale. Didn't the invincible General Lannold also die not long ago?

"Yes, it's helpless to think of such a result... But this is the inevitable result of war, and anyone is just as weak as a baby in front of this demon. We can only wish Loya a victory in the first battle.

Alvin continued to look through the documents... Then his face suddenly became solemn:

"Is this... the order signed by the Queen to send troops?"

"Yes, it was just delivered from the royal city today and ordered us to garrison Carlo as a reserve army today."

"Carlo? Aren't we going to support Loya? So is Heland ready to take action in the west?

"That's probably the reason. Because the main force of the kingdom has been sent to the front line against Silas, the main force stationed in Carlo can only be the local army sent by the lords everywhere.

After carefully confirming the "Dream Flower" seal on the last page symbolizing the Queen's authority, Alvin returned the document to the housekeeper, with a worried look on his face:

"Although this is a helpless strategy, how can the coalition army composed of local lords have the same strong combat effectiveness as the royal regular army? If you don't send highly prestigious commanders, I'm afraid that the lords will only not know how to obey the overall situation because they are worried about their respective positions, let alone fight against Heland's army... In this way, I'm afraid our road here is not so smooth!"

"It is said that Her Majesty has sent a prestigious general as the commander of the United Army. Although it is not clear who it is, the person who can be trusted by the queen must not be an ordinary person!"

"I also hope this will be the result, otherwise I will find my own way to die. Although I also thought that this day would come sooner or later, it came suddenly. Do you think I should go with the ideal of building meritorious service, or should I refuse it considering the issue of territory?

"Let's not mention whether the Queen's will can be disobeyed, but the young master has indeed reached the age of going to the battlefield to establish meritorious deeds, which is also the tradition of the family."

"In this case, why didn't the old man come back with the queen's edict? Even if you bring me a letter to give me the family's order!"

"The master's intention should be to ask the young master to make his own decision. According to the family tradition, once he reaches the age of the young master, he already has a certain degree of self-determination. Since it is related to such a big event as the expedition, the master must think that the young master will make the right choice according to the current situation of the territory and his own consideration.

"What an irresponsible statement! Since it's related to my life, how should the old guy show his attitude? It's really unfair... If it were my sister, the old man would definitely come back without hesitation! It's really doubtful who is his biological one..."

"That's not what you should say, young master. And after all, you are a boy, and it's not a problem that the master's attitude will be biased..."

"I know I know. It was just a joke, and you're right. I'm a man! When it's time to build meritorious service for the family, how can you retreat because of such concerns! The order to go out tonight will be issued, and the corresponding preparations will be made tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will be officially launched. As for the number of people... Let's take 800 this time."

"I'll prepare right away, but young master, please let me advise that war is not a daily training after all, but a cruel battle accompanied by blood and life. Your life or the enemy's life will become insignificant on the battlefield. Please don't ignore your life because of your achievements..."

"I know I know! After all, you are also old. How can you become as talkative as an old man? I haven't even been sure about my lover, and I will never die in vain before leaving my children! If you have time to tell me this, why don't you have dinner with me?"

"This... seems to be a little rude to have dinner with the young master..."

"I just want to ask you something, because you have been on the battlefield with the old man, right? After all, I'm not very familiar with that kind of thing, so I'll take advantage of it today to ask you! It's my life. You won't say you don't know anything!"

"Young master...in that case..."

The housekeeper bent down and saluted, and his voice trembled unconsciously:

"The young master has finally grown into a reassuring adult... It's really touching..."

"Don't say that chilly joke... Anyway, since you've said so... Can I drink today? This is also a symbol of becoming an adult, right?

"Sorry, this is the only thing that doesn't work. Please forgive me, young master."

"What and what is this...!"

Carlo, who fell into a depression due to the shadow of war, has recently become lively again, but it has not regained prosperity because of commercial trade. Local lords' armies in various places obeyed the Queen's orders and stationed in the suburbs one by one. With each additional force, the shadow of war deepened by one point. In just a few days, various flags representing the authority of different lords have flown near Carlo. The scene is really lively, but behind this excitement, the disturbing black atmosphere has also been spreading endlessly.

Maybe it is based on a lack of understanding of the attitude towards war, or maybe it is to take this opportunity to increase the experience and reputation of the children. Basically, no lord will appear here, and the leaders are naturally those arrogant young nobles. Like Alvin's previous judgment, as soon as these young people gathered together, they often clashed with each other frequently because of the honor of the family, and sometimes even evolved into a confrontation between the two armies. Military discipline can be said to be undisciplined. Such a bad lineup, without the need for Heland to send troops to besiege, it has been torn apart and defeated by each other, right? Without a commander who could suppress them, the combat effectiveness of the combined forces might not be as good as a group of thieves... Alvin suddenly became worried about his future.

Who will Her Majesty appoint as their commander?

All the young nobles are anxiously waiting for this answer, but for several days, there has been no reliable news, only the number of casualties caused by fighting with each other is increasing. This gradually cooled down, which had been full of urgency to establish meritorious deeds, and replaced them with increasing anxiety day by day.

Alvin got up early and commanded the soldiers to return to his camp after a drill near the camp to start handling the affairs of the day. His barracks seemed quite empty and peaceful, because as soon as he hung the flag of the family, the other nobles retreated knowingly. The prestige of "Elson of Farragaver" was indeed not comparable to that of ordinary lords. Thanks to this, Irwin was able to stay in the most peaceful place, although the war that would come at any time also made him uneasy, and he handled daily affairs at least smoothly. In addition, of course, what he is most concerned about is the candidate for the commander of the United Army. He is really curious about who the strangers who have not yet appeared are.

After reviewing two*, Irwin stretched his sour limbs to inspect the camp. The adjutant entered the camp with a mysterious face:

"Son Irwin found several suspicious people near the camp."

"Suspicious person?"

"Yes, although they are all wearing our army's armor, they are wearing cloaks that we never use, so we can't see their faces clearly. My subordinates suspect that they are spies and ask the prince to decide how to deal with them."

Will it be a spies for Heland? This is a serious problem. We can't sit back and ignore them. Let's arrest them first without asking if they are real spies. Go and gather the soldiers. Don't be noticed by them.

The adjutant promised to withdraw from the camp. A few minutes later, ten strong soldiers gathered at the door of the camp. Irwin made a gesture of "Don't make any noise" and quietly enveloped the suspicious people in the direction of the adjutant.

Sure enough, as the adjutant said, there were four mysterious figures in hooded cloaks standing in the corner of the camp, and... Although "I'm a suspicious person" was clearly written all over their bodies, the four people swaggered around completely ignoring the attention of others, as if they would not put the soldiers of Faragave at all. In the eyes. Alvin and his soldiers were furious by this arrogant attitude:

"These guys! How dare you be so arrogant as a spy! Do you really think we are all puppets?"

"Wait for your highness! Things are a little strange! Why don't our soldiers react? According to common sense, they should be arrested directly..."

"Do you still need to say that! Of course, it's because they are all lazy! It seems that the usual training is not strict enough. If you sneak into the spy, you will pretend to be deaf and dumb... Let's arrest them first! Come with me, everyone!"

Irwin roared "stop for me" and drew his sword and rushed up, and the soldiers shouted and followed him closely. The soldiers opposite stood up in panic and waved their hands vigorously to "not go forward". Alvin was wondering why the soldiers had such a reaction. The tallest of the four mysterious men rushed up and crushed him to the ground with one blow:

"Put down your weapons!"

Seeing that the lord was controlled, the soldiers behind him hurriedly threw their weapons aside, and the mysterious man couldn't help laughing:

"It still doesn't work, Mr. Alvin. He is still as impulsive and reckless as in the past. As a lord and a general of the army, you should know how to use wisdom better.

"This voice...you are!"

The mysterious man threw the hat of the cloak aside... It turned out to be the long-lost loyd. The other three also took off their cloaks respectively. Sure enough, there were the figures of Lulu and Xilu. As for the other brunette knight-like young man, he had never met... Alvin jumped up with surprise and excitement:

"It's really you! Loed! And sister and Miss Xilu! I've been worried about your whereabouts, and I didn't expect to meet you here! You are in Heland..."

"Greetings and so on... What happened just now?"

Lulu stared and asked a dissatisfied question. Only then did Alvin understand why those soldiers had just ignored these mysterious people and had been trying to stop him from rushing forward. He must have recognized their identity long ago. He couldn't help but feel ashamed of his impulse to neglect consideration and planning:

"I'm really sorry, sister... I just suspect that you are spies..."

"How can a spy be in the enemy's barracks like us without scruples! It's better to use your brain before taking action, my hairy brother! I should have asked loyd to fix you well just now! So let's talk about this later and introduce it to you. This is the commander of the First Legion of the Royal Knights Yumir and the highest commander of the United Army, His Royal Highness Leon von Urian, the elite of the Knights of the Hayabusa!"

Alvin opened his eyes wide and stared at the handsome brunette knight in front of him with surprise:

"Is your Excellency the rumored son of Lyon, the eldest son of the Marquis of Carlos?"

"Please remove the word rumor, Mr. Alvin, it's Lyon."

Although the Marquis Carlos is under the Elsen family, he is a prominent aristocrat with family background and merit, and Lyon, with all kinds of excellent talents, is an unreachable peak in the hearts of young nobles. Alvin suddenly felt in awe and immediately stood up and saluted Lyon respectfully:

"Alvin Elson, the second son of Duke Lancelot Elson, Lord of Lower Faragave, led 800 soldiers in the territory to be stationed here. It is a great honor to be a subordinate of Prince Lyon. If necessary, please review the army under your leadership!"

"I have just reviewed it, Mr. Alvin, please don't be so polite. We will become colleagues who cooperate with each other in the future. To be fair, although your army cannot be called elite, it deserves to be called elite, which is much more satisfactory than what I have seen in other territories. You are a very talented lord, Mr. Alvin.

"Where... you're flattered! I'm just an inexperienced boy. Please give me more advice in the future!"

"Each other. To be honest, I really have a headache. This time, I want to command the children of many local lords. I don't know if I can make them obey my orders. I'm really not sure, hahaha..."

"With the prestige and talent of Mr. Lyon, such a problem is just easy. As long as you report to them, everyone will immediately obey your order."

"I hope that, as you said, I am also a person who is afraid of trouble, so I always want to find some excuses for my laziness... Speaking of which... Miss Xilu, you don't seem to see the army led by Raspud?"

Xilu said "um" and lowered her head:

"My sister and I are not in the territory... There is no one who can lead the army, and... my father is not a person who likes to participate in war."

"That's fine, as long as a certain amount of armament funds are delivered, there will be no problem. This can at least reduce unnecessary sacrifices... Speaking of Mr. Alvin, has anything happened in Haier Milan recently?"

"Speaking of this, there is indeed more important information to tell you."

Alvin briefly told the people about the recent events, and as expected, everyone looked shocked:

"I didn't expect that the war with Silas had developed to this extent! Even General Lannold... No wonder Her Majesty was transferred here to garrison the local lord's army. It seems that the main force of the kingdom has been unable to escape from the northern battlefield. Moreover, I didn't expect that even the magic academy was raided by the enemy..."

"It seems that Sierras also knows the existence value of the college. Just because the college can assist in the construction of warships, we can understand why they launched a raid on the college. Miss Lulu, I'm afraid that the enemy will attack the academy again, and it will be a general attack. Is it necessary for us to leave and go back to the college immediately?

"This is necessary."

Lulu nodded to loyd:

"And you must start immediately. I estimate that the enemy will again use the warship to bypass Loya at high speed and launch a direct attack on the academy. So in any case, we must rush back to the college to assist in the defense work.

But sister, don't we also have warships? If the warship is returned to the college..."

"Fool! After all, we only have one warship. How can we fight head-on with the enemy's fleet! If there is a fleet raid in the college, the result will turn the college into ruins! Alvin, you lend me 50 soldiers, and loyd and Xilu are about to return to the college!"

"I see. I'll prepare it for you right away. But... the enemy may be very dangerous this time. Sister and loyd, you must be careful!"

"It's really uncomfortable to hear you such a thing! When did you become so mature? I remember that not long ago, you were just a fool who would take the initiative to find loyd and be beaten! It's getting less and less cute!"

Lulu touched Alvin's head and put on a sarcastic tone with a satisfied smile. Alvin's face showed a warm and somewhat embarrassed look:

"No matter what my sister says... After all, she is still my sister. I will always be a stupid brother in front of you, but my determination to protect my sister will not change or flinch.

"Hidden your words in your heart and protect them together with your own life. When you find a lover in the future, change these words to the title and tell her. As for me... Even if you don't say that, I'm your sister, which is a fact that won't change.

As if worried about crying because of goodbye, Lulu turned around:

"Two! Although it bothers you, we are about to leave! If you have any complaints, don't be rude to pour it on me now! Anyway, I'm the kind of person who likes to make my own decisions!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Even if you want to be a hero, there must be a limit! You are not the only one in the college. Don't give us orders there!"

Xilu pretended to be disapproving and refuted Lulu, and then turned her face to loyd as if she was seeking his approval. Loyd couldn't help showing an embarrassed look, but Lyon on one side smiled knowingly:

"They are all geniuses who perform dramas. If it weren't for the war, I would have sat down to watch your wonderful performances. Even in the Kingdom Grand Theatre, you can become the best protagonists of the stage. And I sincerely hope that one day will come..."

"I won't do any drama for you! And please don't say such annoying stupid words!"

Although she scolded loudly, Xilu's face still showed unnatural shyness, as if she was afraid of something... Alvin's sharp eyes found this strange scene and couldn't help showing a surprised look:

"Are Miss Xilu and Mr. Lyon... very familiar friends?"

"I don't know you!"

Xilu, who was assassinated, shouted exaggeratedly, then took loyd's hand and ran away to the other side. Alvin was stunned inexplicably, and Lulu patted him on the head angrily and funnyly:

"You said forbidden words that should not be said."

"A forbidden word that shouldn't be said?"

Just as I wanted to ask what happened, Lulu also followed the figure of the two people who had gone far away. Seeing that Alvin was still confused, Leon coughed gently and came forward:

"Son Alvin, please prepare and go to other camps with me. I'm going to take office today and have to deal with those people. If you encounter anything difficult, please help me. Let's turn this coalition into the most powerful elite force."