Although walking in the forest greatly slowed down their speed, it was still safe and sound.
Three days later, a few miles away from the border, Yorko and his entourage unexpectedly met a group of Graycastle soldiers who were searching along the road. He recognized them at first glance because of their brown fur uniforms and the long metal pipes on their backs.
After returning to the City of Evernight with the army and meeting with Duke Kant, Roland finally understood what had happened. After receiving Hill's report, His Majesty had sent two secret letters. One of them instructed the detachments of the First Army stationed in Deepvalley Town to divide into four teams and enter the Kingdom of Dawn from the four intersections of the border between the two kingdoms to pick up the retreating diplomats. The other one informed the Duke of the Northern Region to prepare for war. In other words, it was to start collecting food, cotton cloth, carriages and other materials needed for war. Once the main force arrived in the Northern Region, they could immediately set off for war.
Fortunately, the emissary delegation was safe and sound.
The Duke even heaved a sigh of relief when he said this, which made Yorko feel flattered.
But what moved him the most was his old friend's reaction to this matter.
Although he knew that the four witches in the team made up the majority, the secret letter still mentioned the name of the ambassador, Yorko, and even listed him at the top of the list. This treatment alone made him feel that all the fright and torment he had suffered along the way were worth it.
Yorko wrote a long letter about what happened during the evacuation and handed it to the Duke. He hoped that His Majesty would lift the war preparations in the Northern Region after receiving this letter. Now he finally knew that Hill was right. His Majesty's attitude towards this matter was not just a casual remark.
In addition, he was also surprised by the First Army's reaction speed. Minus the time it took for the messenger to deliver the letter, it meant that the army, which was originally used to guard against the remnants of the church and demonic beasts, had already taken action on the day they received the order. It was not that he had never seen nobles mobilizing troops for war, but it took them half a month just to gather the Knight, mercenaries and freedmen, not to mention dividing them into groups to carry out tasks. As long as the troops were dispersed and there were fewer people supervising them, the mercenaries who had received the advance payment would probably run away in one night.
This was probably the reason why his old friend was able to break into King's City in one day.
Yorko now vaguely understood that His Majesty's army was different from the ones he had seen before. Not only in terms of weapons, but also in every aspect, it was far superior to the nobles' vassals.
At the same time, as an ambassador, he was not alone. The entire kingdom was not only his shield, but also his sharp blade. At the thought of this, he felt his chest swell up, as if there was a ball of fire burning in it.
Now, the only one Yorko was worried about was No. 76.
According to the agreement, the one who arrived first would hang a four-color flag in an eye-catching place. Duke Kant sent people to search the City of Evernight, but they did not find such a sign. Now that they were living in the mansion arranged by the Duke, they simply set up a flagpole in front of the door and let the colorful canvas flutter in the wind. As long as one entered the inner city, they would be able to see this symbol at a glance.
In fact, he was not the only one who was worried about No. 76. Through the window, Yorko could often see Annie and Amy standing under the flagpole. Obviously, they wanted to see No. 76 return safely as soon as possible. As they got to know each other better, Annie's attitude towards him changed bit by bit. At least, she didn't stare at him with vigilance like before.
Hill's subordinates had come to him more than once, hoping that he could leave for the Western Region as soon as possible. The magician even told him bluntly that as the seducer, No. 76 had little chance of surviving. If the Knight had not chased after them, she would have arrived at the border village one day later and arrived at the City of Evernight earlier than them. Now that there was still no movement at the meeting place, the result was basically decided.
Yorko also understood this, but he still wanted to wait for a few more days, not for anything else but for her parting words.
[When the storm is over, I will meet up with you. It will be at the border city of Graycastle. Remember to wait for me there. "
In the days after they parted, he finally understood where that strange feeling came from.
Although No. 76 was a slave in name, he had never treated her as a slave, whether in "Black Money" or in the Kingdom of Dawn.
Yorko had made up his mind that if she could come back alive, he would set her free.
Unfortunately, this realization came a little too late.
Another three days passed. Just as he was about to leave the Northern Region the next day, things suddenly took a turn for the better — a carriage stopped by the flagpole. The coachman seemed rather anxious and wanted to say something to the guard at the door, but he hesitated and did not dare to go forward. Yorko saw everything from the window. Before he could go out, Annie and Amy appeared beside the carriage.
No. 76 had come back!
The news soon spread to every member of the emissary delegation. Even Duke Kant curiously came to see the brave maid who had sacrificed herself.
But she was not in good condition.
When Yorko saw No. 76, she was covered with wounds. Her right hand and left foot were broken and she could hardly move.
"Sir..." No. 76 blinked her eyes and forced a smile. "Sorry to keep you waiting."
In an instant, he felt his whole body relax.
"It's good that you're back."
They stayed in the City of Evernight for another week until No. 76's injuries stabilized. Then they set off for Deepvalley Town and left the Northern Region by ship.
During this time, Yorko also asked about what happened after they parted.
She was caught by the Knight of the City of Glow before sunset. In order to buy as much time as possible, she untied the reins of all the horses and drove them to run in the opposite direction to block the Knight who was speeding up. At the same time, she changed to a lone horse and fled to the mountains beside the road. But before he could run far, he was blocked by a mountain stream.
Knowing that she would die if she was caught, she directly jumped off the cliff, which was more than 30 meters deep. Fortunately, there were branches and vines on both sides of the cliff, so she did not fall to pieces. But during the process of rolling down, her head was bleeding and her limbs were broken by the protruding rocks. When she fell to the side of the stream, she had already passed out.
Perhaps the Knight had not found a suitable way down the mountain, or he thought that she was dead, so he did not continue to chase her. It was already late at night when she woke up. She stayed awake by relying on the cold water of the stream and occasionally caught one or two small fish and shrimps.
Two days later, No. 76 was found by the villagers who were fishing nearby and saved her life.
Although the Hero could transfer the pain, it could not heal the wounds. The only way was to send her to the Western Region to see if the witches there could help her recover.
No matter what, she finally came back alive!
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