[The blood of troll warriors cannot increase strength. 】

Under the faint morning light, Colin recorded on the parchment.

Yes, he drank all the hidden troll warrior blood last night, but he didn't see any strange reaction in his body.

Does it have to be the blood of knights?

Colin was a little depressed, his eyes wandering around the camp.

Knight Raymond was sitting not far from Colin, sipping water.

This won't work, after all, he is his loyal servant.

Knight Bliss is urging everyone to pack up quickly and prepare to set off.

This one doesn’t work either, I can’t beat it.

Maybe, you can go to Jinghu Battlefield to see...

However, so long has passed since that battle, and the body would have become a mummy long ago even if it had not been eaten by wild beasts.

A familiar scent came, interrupting Colin's random thoughts.

"Good morning, Colin Knight."

"Good morning, Miss Vera."

Colin looked at the female mage standing tall in front of him, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

"You look better today. How are you feeling? Do you still need help?"

"No need, I should be able to do it by myself today."

"Okay, I can give you any instructions if necessary."

During the conversation, Colin's eyes gradually shifted to Vera's white and slender neck, and he suddenly thought - I wonder if the mage's blood will do...

Vera also discovered that Colin was staring at her neck, and she was immediately a little embarrassed. She gave him a fierce look and said coquettishly: "Hurry up and leave. Knight Bliss is already urging him."

"good."

Colin got on the horse, moved closer to Vera, and walked side by side with her.

Intimate physical contact is the best way to bring men and women closer together.

Colin certainly knew this.

After riding together yesterday, he was convinced that he had occupied a place in Vera's heart.

I'm afraid even she herself didn't realize this.

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As expected, Vera was not really angry, and started talking and laughing with Colin again.

The group of people continued to go north, and the road was indeed much peaceful, and they did not encounter the troll army again.

There were only a few blind thieves and some wild beasts who did not know how to live or die, but they were all easily taken care of by the team led by Bliss Knight.

It seemed that Colin's plan was indeed effective, and they had temporarily thrown off the pursuers behind them.

In order to conserve horsepower, the team's forward speed gradually slowed down.

Colin also took the opportunity to quickly become familiar with Vera.

However, he still didn't find out the other party's true identity.

All she knew was that she had just returned to the North from Yeville, and when passing near Mirror Lake, she happened to meet a mercenary group that had received an urgent call-up order from Marquis Charles, and then followed her to the Mirror Lake Camp.

Yevil, also known as the City of Arcane, is located at the junction of the Eastern Border of the Radiant Empire and the Moon Forest. It was once the territory of the elves, but since they retreated into the Moon Forest, it has been occupied by mages.

Nominally, Yevil belongs to the Glorious Empire, but the highest authority in the city is the Council of Mages, and neither the Duke of the East nor the Emperor has any actual control over this arcane city.

Through conversation, we learned that Vera went to Jewell to learn arcane arts when she was very young, and has not returned to the North for more than ten years. She is even less familiar with it than Colin, who has received the memories of his predecessor.

Moreover, it can be seen from the fact that Vera took the initiative to go to the Mirror Lake Camp to help after seeing the emergency recruitment order from Marquis Charles, that her relationship with the St. Hilde family is probably very close.

It is true that some nobles like to find a mage to accompany them when they go to war. After all, although a mage is not good in one-on-one combat, it is indeed very useful on the battlefield.

However, considering the conflict between nobles and mages, most arrogant mages will not pay attention to nobles.

And even if a few mages are willing to accept employment from nobles, they will usually offer a very high price. It is completely unheard of for someone like Vera to come to help after seeing the recruitment order.

In the evening, the team set up camp again to rest.

But not long after, the sentinels who had dispersed to inquire about the situation hurried back to report:

"Lord Bliss, we found traces of a small group of humans ahead. We suspect they are broken soldiers who escaped from the battlefield at Mirror Lake!"

"Broken troops? Bring them over."

Hearing that there were broken troops escaping from the Jinghu battlefield ahead, Colin and Vera quickly followed them.

Now they urgently need to know what is going on at the Mirror Lake battlefield and whether Marquis Charles's plan has succeeded.

When this seemingly broken team was brought to the camp, Colin discovered that there were old acquaintances among them!

"Dear Lord Knight, do you still remember me? I am Sal from the Firefox Mercenary Group. It was you who personally handed over the emergency recruitment order from Lord Marquis to me!"

Bliss looked at the embarrassed Thrall in the defeated army and immediately recalled who this person was.

There was no way, after all, this "filial son"'s act of killing his father and joining the army was really impressive.

"How is the situation at Jinghu Camp?"

"Tragic! It's so tragic!" Thrall burst into tears immediately, "There are so many trolls all over the mountains and plains. They kill everyone when they see them. We can't defeat them at all! So many brothers have died... wu wu... If I hadn't jumped into the lake at the last moment, I probably wouldn't have escaped death..."

"Have you seen the army led by the Marquis?"

"Marquis Charles?" Thrall thought for a while, "Yes, yes, we did see a golden lion flag appearing behind the troll army, but..."

"But what? Stop hesitating!" Bliss scolded impatiently.

"Yes, yes!" Sal did not dare to hesitate any longer and had no choice but to tell him bluntly, "But the army led by the Marquis seems... seems to have retreated..."

Everyone fell silent immediately.

retreat?

This is obviously a whitewash by Sal.

The real situation should be defeat.

This bad news made everyone confused for a while.

Unexpectedly, just after getting rid of the pursuers behind him, he would face an even more terrifying troll army ahead.

While everyone was still digesting the bad news, Bliss suddenly asked: "Are there any pursuers behind you?"

Thrall quickly replied: "No. There was indeed a small army of trolls chasing us in the first few days, but then they gradually disappeared. Maybe they thought we were not important."

Bliss breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at Vera: "Miss, what should I do next?"

Vera hesitated, and then unconsciously turned her eyes to Colin.

Because he successfully helped everyone escape from the pursuers before, Colin has gradually become someone she relies on.

Colin glanced at the embarrassed group of defeated soldiers and lowered his voice: "We still need to find out the movements of the troll army before we can make further plans. But the first thing we have to do now is to get rid of them. These defeated troops!"

"Why? They are human beings too!" Vera exclaimed.

Colin rolled his eyes and patiently explained in a low voice: "The key to our ability to get rid of the pursuing troops before was because we are all cavalry and have extremely high mobility. Now if we don't abandon these two-legged troops... "

"Sir Knight! In the battle of Mirror Lake, our Fire Fox Mercenary Group was almost completely wiped out, but I am still willing to follow you and avenge my dead brothers!" Thrall seemed to realize something and immediately shouted loudly.

Moreover, under his instigation, many defeated soldiers also shouted:

"That's right! Revenge for the brothers!"

"Sir, please lead us to fight back!"

"Don't abandon us!"

"Revenge! Revenge!"

…

Seeing that many cavalrymen were also incited, Colin had no choice but to shut up, and then looked at Vera with serious eyes, hoping that she would make the right decision.

However, Vera said to Colin with a righteous expression: "They are also companions, I will not abandon them!"

Then, he turned around to appease the excited defeated soldiers.

Colin sighed helplessly, frowning and looking at the filial son.

Sal also happened to look over.

As soon as their eyes met, they immediately looked away.