"Mother?!" Kordak shouted in the military camp to make peace. He is now the commander of a regiment in charge of five thousand soldiers, but his behavior all day is different from that ruffian servant. Soldiers are no different.
Fortunately, because of the outstanding achievements of the original independent brigade, not only Kordak was promoted after the Battle of Tide City, but the people around him such as Heizi, Londo, and Eberron were also promoted to a higher level. The captain became the captain.
In fact, it's a coincidence. If it were people who were from the orthodox soldiers of the Hawke Empire and served as Kordak's subordinates, I'm afraid they would have been full of complaints about this immediate boss who was always arrogant.
That is, Heizi and Rondo, these gangster-turned-soldiers not only found Kordak's partying to their liking, but he was also the most shameless and gangster among the group. Therefore, although Rondo and the others called Kordak "Captain" and "Regiment Commander", they had military titles. But privately, these guys have long regarded Kordak as their boss. These days, it seems as if we are not fighting with him, but fighting with another gang for the protection money of a certain street.
"What are you doing? Are you yelling so early in the morning?!" Vera showed a rather impatient sleeping face. Although during the march and fighting, Vera, as the adjutant, carried out Kordak's orders meticulously and without any mistakes. Sloppy. But when she's not fighting, Vera transforms into a woman standing at the top of the food chain.
"Come in with me." Kordak said with two dark circles under his eyes.
"What are you going to do?" Vera's eyes flashed with vigilance. Although the relationship between the two of them can be said to be inseparable now, Vera still can't stand it if Kordak wants to touch her early in the morning in the military camp.
At this time, Vera discovered that Heizi, who had also just woken up, was looking at her with a somewhat lewd smile. This made her face even more burning.
"Hey! What else can I do in broad daylight?" Kordak looked innocent: "Come in with me! It's not like we haven't done this before."
"Kordak, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will tear off your ears!" Vera said through gritted teeth while scaring Heizi and the others away with her eyes.
After entering Kordak's tent, Vera tapped the ground with her feet impatiently and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"I thought about it all night last night, and I always felt that something was wrong." Kordak quickly handed Vera a cup of hot tea and said.
"What's wrong?" Vera raised her eyebrows.
"Have you heard about what happened at Fortress Costa?" Kordak asked.
"That's right, but isn't Irene not in danger?" Vera nodded, remembering that she was extremely anxious when she heard about the fall of Fortress Costa. If Kordak hadn't stopped him desperately, she would have taken it with her without any hesitation. Several people ran to the west to search for Irene's whereabouts.
And thanks to Lisanna's cleverness, she understood that a few people might be particularly worried about Erin's safety. So after she rescued Irene, Lisanna sent several letters to these people to express that Irene was safe and sound.
Kordak and the others naturally obtained the news through the military, while Annelotte received it from Master Mel on their behalf. Mel felt that since it was just a safety report, it would be better not to let Annelotte know about it, so as not to interfere with her research, so she did not tell Annelotte.
The letter sent later seemed a bit urgent. After thinking about it, Mel thought it would be more appropriate for Annelotte to withdraw from the research on the magic cannon and then go south. Because he is not very fond of the relationship between Irene and Annelotte, if anything bad happens due to the interference of this old guy. Mel felt that it would not look good if she saw Annelotte in the future.
"That's what I said." Kordak smiled bitterly, and then said: "I want to ask you, do you think Xiaolei's military intelligence department can not notice at all a military operation with a scale of 15,000 people?"
"Impossible." Vera thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"That's it." Kordak nodded and said, "I thought about it last night and felt that this matter may be caused by the internal affairs of the Military Intelligence Department."
"You mean..." Vera asked hesitantly: "There is a ghost inside the Military Intelligence Office?"
"I think it's more likely that Alex and the others deliberately tricked Xiao Lei." Kordak added.
"How could this happen?" Vera frowned and expressed confusion: "Xiao Lei is from the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild. Why would Alex cheat him?"
"Don't they do this kind of thing very often?" Kordak sneered and said: "Don't forget, from the end of the first volume... ah, no, it started when we went to the snow mountains to look for thousand-year-old snow lotus, and the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild started... When have you ever treated us sincerely? It can be said that every time our lives hang by a thread, the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild is behind it. I don’t trust them!"
"Then..." Vera frowned and asked, "What do you think we should do now?"
"How do I know?" Kordak shrugged with a wry smile: "Even now I still can't see the intention of the fox in Villes. Want to guard against them? We don't know how to guard against them at all."
"Then what did you ask me to do?" Vera rolled her eyes. Since she didn't come up with a solution, what did you ask me to do? Do you want me to be anxious with you
"But there are still things that can be done." Kordak sneered and said.
"What?" Vera asked.
"I hope you can run to Irene." Kordak thought for a while and then said.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Vera's face became serious.
"First of all, I want you to confirm the specific situation of Irene." Kordak stood on one finger and said: "Although Lisanna has already written a letter, her relationship with Irene is not particularly close after all. Irene She must have been a bit frightened this time and I was worried she would collapse if no one was around her."
"anything else?"
"Second, I want you to stop Xiao Lei." Kordak was on the second finger.
"I will." Vera nodded. She understood what Kordak meant. With Regner's character, if he saw Irene in such danger, he would most likely be furious. And once this guy gets angry, who knows what he will do.
"I just hope it's not too late..." Kordak said worriedly. Although he heard that Regnar had gone to the Ice and Snow Plateau, he didn't know if he had returned to Kordak. If Regnar had already run to Costa Fortress with red eyes at this time, it would be useless for him to let Vera go there now.
"Third..." Kordak stretched out a third finger.
"Third, I will go back to Melinder in person, and then find Anne and have a good talk with her?" Vera asked lightly.
"Girl." Kordak grinned: "I find that you are really getting smarter and smarter!"
"That's right!" Vera was elated. After all, she had guessed Kordak's train of thought. She understood what Kordak meant. Although Regner was the Director of Military Intelligence, with his carefree and somewhat naive character, he was really not suitable for hanging out in a intrigued place like Merindel.
And if anyone could be Regnar's think tank, then the first person Kordak and Vera thought of was Annelotte. Just considering that Annelotte grew up in the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild, that strong sense of identification may affect Annelotte's analysis and judgment of things.
As for why Vera should go there in person? The reason is also very simple. Things like letters are very unreliable. Moreover, these domestic letters will most likely be filtered by the Military Intelligence Department. If someone from the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild sees these contents, who can guarantee that they will withhold the letter or take other actions
"Mother-in-law..." Kordak hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Do you think it is impossible for Anne..."
"Impossible!" Before Kordak could finish speaking, Vera roared like an angry female leopard. She stared at Kordak, her eyes full of anger and disbelief.
"But she is after all..." Kordak continued cautiously.
"Impossible!" Vera repeated again, her tone becoming even more vicious. She pointed at Kordak's nose, and although her voice was low, she said very seriously: "Kordak, I'm warning you! I don't allow you to doubt Annie! Absolutely not allowed! It is absolutely impossible for Anne to be placed by the guild. The people around Ray! Villes, he can’t do it! He can’t control Annie!”
"Why do you think so?" Kordak raised his eyebrows, and he was a little angry at Vera's fierce tone.
"Why?" Vera looked at Kordak and smiled coldly: "Because she is Annelotradis, because she is the daughter of the Swift Wind Sword Master, and because she is the woman I, Vera, admire the most in her life! Is it enough?!"
"Can you please stop being so impulsive? The issues you are talking about now cannot be mixed with personal feelings." Kordak said with a frown.
"Don't look down on self-motivation!" Vera suddenly screamed, she patted her plump breasts, and then said: "I tell you, if it weren't for Anne's self-motivation, I would have died under Horadric's finger of death. Yes! You still want to see me now? Go see my ashes!"
"..." Kordak didn't know what to say. He also knew that Annelotte had saved Vera, but because all he saw at that time was Annelotte's cold "corpse", he was not interested in him. The impact was not particularly great.
But Vera was different. She watched Horadric cast the spell, and she also watched Annelotte rush over desperately. Kordak saved her several times, and that was because Kordak loved her. But what about Annelotte? She would step forward so risklessly simply because she regarded her as her most important friend!
Therefore, if there is anyone in the world that Vera respects and is most grateful to, then it is undoubtedly Annelotte.
It is precisely because of this that Vera is so resistant to Kordak's suspicion of Annelotte. She calmed down her emotions, and then continued: "You didn't see... Anne didn't have any magic protection on her body at the time, she... she definitely rushed up with the mentality that she would rather die than me. So...she can never be the kind of person you said. Even if I die, I won't believe it."
"..." Kordak was silent for a moment, and then suddenly bowed to Vera: "I'm sorry."
"Huh?" Vera was stunned.
"I shouldn't doubt her." Kordak raised his head and said, "But please forgive me, maybe I care too much about Xiao Lei..."
"I just hope you won't treat Anne like this anymore." Vera sighed, then forced a smile.
"This won't happen again, I promise." Kordak said seriously.
"That's good." Vera nodded: "Is there anything else?"
"there is none left."
"Then, I'll leave now. If I get there earlier, I'll be relieved earlier." Vera waved to Kordak, then turned and walked out of the tent.