"My father-in-law?" Kevin couldn't figure out the meaning of Pero's last words no matter how hard he thought about it: "Does it mean that child?"
Kevin has never met Regnar, and he doesn't know much about him, but he has heard some legends about Regnar on this continent. One of the things that made people praise or anger the most was that this guy fell in love with the most attractive girl recognized in the entire continent - the dean of the Second Magic Academy and the high-level mage with the title of Frost Queen Annelotradis.
And Annelotte... is the daughter of the Swift Wind Sword Saint Malolite. That being said...
Kevin scratched his bald head, then turned to look at the Gale Sword Master lying on the ground in a daze, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Could it be that my Lord is afraid of a child?" Kevin couldn't help but guess in his mind.
He is not a crazy believer who believes that his belief is the only existence that is omnipotent and invincible. He just believed that all of Perot's actions were based on kindness and good intentions, and usually brought about good results. This was the fundamental reason why he was willing to dedicate everything he had to Pelor.
But... a god with powerful divine power would actually be afraid of a child in his twenties? This left Kevin a little confused. What on earth is going on
Kevin and Malolite sat there in silence. They didn't know how long it had passed, but Kevin still hadn't figured out the answer to this question. He shook his head helplessly, and then said to Malolite: "It's time for me to go back. After a while, maybe I will arrange for barbarians to bring you food."
"Hmph!" Malolite snorted noncommittally, and then muttered: "Didn't you never care about the empire's affairs at first? Why are you starting to serve His Majesty Larvin again these days?"
"I only serve life." Kevin responded with no shame: "After the barbarians go south, someone must supervise them, otherwise the Hawke Empire will destroy all lives. So, I'm here."
"Then have you ever thought that the Hawke Empire people you saved today may pick up swords to kill the Stoke people and barbarians tomorrow. Could it be that the lives of the northerners are more valuable than theirs?" Ma Lolit asked sharply.
"I never think about it in the long term." Kevin shook his head: "I will only save the life in front of me. As for other things, I will wait until the time comes before I consider it."
"Idiot logic." Malloryt cursed, then ignored Kevin.
"Try to survive, old friend." Kevin finally warned: "This is also for Annie."
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Regnar spent three months searching for Malolite, but even in the end, the Military Intelligence Agency still failed to find Malolite. After all, no one would have thought that the Sword Master of the Wind would be imprisoned after being plotted by the Wandering Holy Spear, and they would never have thought that Malolite would be imprisoned in the barbarian territory in the north of the empire.
In Regnar's opinion, Malolite most likely fell into the hands of Stoker or the Dark Elves. Therefore, in the past three months, Regnar had focused the military intelligence search on places such as the Stoke Empire and the Dark Territory.
As a result, Malloryt was not found, but some nails buried in the south were exposed. For a while, even the military intelligence agency's intelligence transmission about the south was delayed. As for the Underdark Region, Regnar also asked Britney repeatedly, but this woman insisted that she had never met the Sword Master of the Wind after a romantic marriage, and she didn't know Malolite either. Where did it go.
Regnar, who was unwilling to give up, wanted to intensify his search efforts, but Annelotte stopped him.
"Stop looking for me. My father is probably unable to escape because of something. I believe that nothing will happen to him with his strength. Moreover, I can clearly sense that he is still alive. But if you continue to look for it, you will be very confused. You may be pushed to the forefront of the empire. These days, many people from top to bottom in the empire say that you are using power for personal gain." Annelotte said to Regnar at that time.
Regnar and Annelotte argued for a while, but Annelotte's attitude was very firm, so Regnar had no choice but to give up. But he didn't give up the search completely, he just reduced the intensity of the search a lot.
And in this flash, several months have passed. After entering winter, the Hawke Empire in the north also slowed down its offensive momentum due to the harsh climate. However, at this stage of the empire's war, the balance of victory and defeat has actually tilted very clearly.
Although the power of the magic energy cannon improved by Annelotte has dropped a bit, in terms of portability and practicality, the new magic equipment of the Hawke Empire is much more practical than the big one developed by Stoker.
After a year of production, the improved magic cannon has been put into the battlefield on a small scale. This kind of thing works well in both siege battles and plain encounters. The only problem is that the mortality rate of magic artillery is astonishingly high. After several months of trial use, Larvin discovered to his amazement that There are still some magic cannons left, but no one dares to be an artilleryman anymore.
In desperation, Larvin raised the artillery pay three times more. This time, Andrew, the finance minister, had a grimace all day long. He looked as if he wished his son could become an artilleryman to save money. Congilas was so frightened that he hid in the club every day for the past few days. Dare to go home...
And after more than a year of adjustments, the barbarians also began to fulfill their promise to send troops. A total of ten thousand strong barbarian warriors were mobilized from the north of the Hawke Empire to the south. After arriving near the imperial battlefield, Larvin completely broke up these barbarian warriors into teams of one hundred, and then arranged them into every army of the Hawke Empire. Larvin knew very well how dangerous it was to keep these barbarians as a unit, so he dispersed the barbarians into all the armies of the empire. Under the supervision of other humans, these barbarians could not play. What a trick.
On the other hand, the magic circle for plane node teleportation that Annelotte and the Magic Academy studied together has also been completed. After use, although the transmission volume has not reached the previous expectations, the material transmission volume between the two planes has been greatly increased. At present, Dark Light City has sent the first batch of sophisticated weapons and equipment.
Although due to racial and cultural differences, the weapons and armor of the dark elves sometimes make humans feel a little awkward. But Larvin remained calm. He did not immediately put these warriors who had received sophisticated weapons into the battlefield. Instead, he moved them to the rear to begin a short period of running-in and training on his new equipment. Moreover, it is impossible for the newly added barbarian troops to enter the battlefield immediately, as this will take time.
The advantages and disadvantages of the situation between the two empires are already very obvious, so Larvin is not very anxious at this time. Instead, he slowed down his offensive in the south after the arrival of winter. The north is different from the south. Winter is also a problem that needs to be handled carefully for northerners. It would be a risky and radical move to continue the attack despite the severe cold.
Therefore, except for the super elites of the empire such as the Golden Eagle Knights, most of the Hawke Empire's armies began to shrink their tentacles. They quietly guarded their strongholds, waiting for another attack in the next spring.
In addition, the Golden Eagle Knights are also many different from the past. After being promoted to Legion Commander, Alexander completely broke away from the scope of the Golden Eagle Knights. The current leader of the Golden Eagle Knights is Just, the former captain of the first battalion. Although Juster did not have the extraordinary commanding talent of Alexander, he was better than a man of stability, and he always carried out orders seriously and resolutely.
Moreover, Alexander, who was well aware of the role of the Golden Eagle Knights, assigned them to the Golden Eagle Knights after receiving the first batch of enchanted equipment from the dark elves. Think about it, a knighthood of five hundred mid-level knights is extremely powerful in itself. And now they are all equipped with powerful enchanted weapons. It can be said that the Golden Eagle Knights have improved by 30% to 40% in terms of combat effectiveness alone!
Therefore, although they lost Alexander, the Golden Eagle Knights, under the leadership of Just, still did not lose their former signature. On the battlefield, this small group of hundreds of knights is still the incarnation of death in the eyes of the Stoker people.
As for Alexander himself? According to Regner, this kid was able to capture the military with his help.
This is not Regnar's boasting. In the past six months, Regnar has indeed helped Alexander a lot in addition to ordinary work and searching for traces of Malolite. In just half a year, Regnar personally carried out three assassinations, two of which Alexander requested his support. And there was another time when Regnar took Annelotte with him for safety reasons...
The two assassinations requested by Alexander were successfully completed by Regner. Even Alexander himself had to admit that without Regner's two crucial assassinations, he would not have been able to successfully capture the two Sis. Tok Empire Fortress.
Today, Alexander has gained more status among the three army commanders of the military by virtue of his outstanding military exploits. The leaders of the other two legions also understood who Ralvin wanted to give the military to, and naturally they did not dare to argue with Alexander. These two guys took the initiative to give up some of their rights on the grounds of Alexander's outstanding military exploits, giving Alexander an absolute advantage in controlling the military.
Since the current situation in the empire is very good, Larvin is naturally in a good mood as things become clearer this year. The fat man transferred the remaining tens of thousands of gold coins from the royal family's private property and decided to organize an annual meeting in Melinder. Moreover, in order to increase the sensational effect, the first end-of-school ceremonies of the two major magic academies in the empire will also be held together with the annual meeting.