On the Seven Towers

One week after the Battle of Heimuguan.

Huang Zheng was lying on the bed in Suero temporary hospital, staring out the window blankly. This house in the inner city was originally the residence of a viscount. It was now requisitioned by the government and housed many wounded soldiers.

Because the room was tight, Huang Zheng shared a ward with three other people. Among the three patients, he was the least seriously injured. One of his patients had his leg broken by fighting spirit and had to have his entire leg amputated. thigh. Another was hit in the head by mental magic and lay in a coma for a week. Xiao Mu sneaked into his consciousness twice, but failed to bring him back. It seemed that the odds were against him.

There was a thumping sound in his ears. Huang Zheng turned around and saw that his patient Song Pingtao was practicing walking in the room with a newly made crutch. Human beings are actually very strong sometimes. When this big boy knew that he was going to lose a leg, he cried secretly all night, but now he mustered up the courage to challenge his body.

Seeing Huang Zheng look over, Song Pingtao said: "Huang Zheng, you said this is a magical world. I can always find a way to get my legs back, right?"

"Is it exactly the same as the original one?" Huang Zheng asked.

"What is the original one?" Song Pingtao asked puzzledly.

Huang Zheng said: "I have been thinking about this problem in the past two days. It is how to repair part of the limb." Huang Zheng crossed his hands behind his head and said: "It cannot be done by healing magic alone. What I can think of is using magic. Like technology, I can make you a metal leg, or ask the elves to get the sap from the World Tree, just like Xiao Chen did for Luo Ling. Also, you can consider becoming my spiritual attendant and giving up this body completely. In this way, when I help you project your body, you will have a sound body."

"Are you kidding me about my legs? Are you asking me to give up my body?"

"No, I have no intention of joking these days." Huang Zheng's face was very calm, "I am just imagining various possibilities. Our technology must not be able to control the golem's legs freely. The World Tree... ...Haha, Xiao Chen got it as a gift after saving the entire elves and dark elves, so in the final analysis, becoming a spiritual servant is the quickest way to have a healthy body. You have to know that there are more than forty people this time. Choose to become the spiritual attendants of us mages.”

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't say it. I still have one leg and one pair of hands. I would rather live well and truly in this world by myself."

"A wise choice." Huang Zheng said, "What I show is only the possibility."

There was a knock on the door outside the room, and then the door was opened from the outside. Song Pingtao looked at the door and was surprised. The person coming was actually Wang Jiyuan.

"Commander!"

"How is Xiao Song recovering?"

"Very good! I'm recovering very well! Commander. You must give me a chance to fight against the Imperials and avenge the sacrifice of my brothers."

"Don't worry. We won't let the Imperial people go in vain. Now I have something to talk to Xiao Huang. Isn't it convenient for you to go out for a walk?" Wang Jiyuan said, "Shall I ask the security guard to help you?"

"No need. I can do it by myself." Song Pingtao walked out of the room on crutches.

Wang Jiyuan walked to Huang Zheng's hospital bed and asked: "You asked someone to bring me a message, saying that there are very important things to report to me? It has been busy these two days. We have to be prepared for the imperial people to attack Suero and the surrounding areas. The town has been working on urban defense, and now it’s time to come over, tell me.”

Huang Zheng said: "I have something to report, but I must declare in advance that this matter is just a guess."

"Say it. I will make my own judgment." Wang Jiyuan said.

"I wonder if your side or the committee has any investigation results on the breach of Heimuguan?" Huang Zheng asked first.

Wang Jiyuan said: "The scene was very chaotic that day. There is no unified explanation of how things happened, but one thing is certain. Someone opened the door from the inside. The person who opened the door should be an imperial infiltration force, but We’re not sure how they got in or how they got to the door without being noticed.”

Huang Zheng nodded and took out a piece of paper from the side with a map of Heimuguan drawn on it. There were many symbols on the map and dense annotations written on it. There were time and personnel. He said: "The next thing is exactly what I want to say. You see, Shi Hao and I arranged the sentry post and patrol team at Heimuguan at that time, after consulting Orgas's opinions. I have spent the past two days I pondered this picture over and over and found that no matter what method the enemy uses to sneak into Blackwood Pass, as long as magic is involved, magic fluctuations will be detected unless they find these blind spots. "

Huang Zheng drew three circles on the map to indicate places that may not be covered by detection magic.

"But these places cannot be discovered by outsiders, not even Orgas's people. Because the defense inside the pass that Shi Hao and I rearranged is completely different from when Orgas managed Blackwood Pass. And his people are basically in the recruit camp and certain outposts, and they don’t have the opportunity to run around in Heimuguan. The only people who can find these nodes in Heimuguan are our own people.”

"You are suspecting that there is a traitor in the escort army!" Wang Jiyuan said.

Huang Zheng did not answer this question directly: "And there are several clues. First, ordinary soldiers have no chance to explore these places. In those days, the situation in Heimuguan was tense and the internal management was very strict. Second, these three places are blind spots, so there are patrols around. If ordinary soldiers appear in such places, they will definitely be carefully questioned by the patrols. But now there is no patrol warning in advance, which means that this person's level is enough to make the patrols relax their vigilance."

Wang Jiyuan said: "Maybe the enemy attacked suddenly and the patrols did not have time to react?"

"Our requirement for the patrols is to remain highly vigilant and give warnings as soon as they find any abnormalities. Each patrol also has soldiers who are quick to react and can use fighting spirit. If... there is no familiar person to distract attention, I can hardly imagine that they can't even report the news." Huang Zheng said.

Wang Jiyuan pondered for a long time and said, "There are not many people in the range you framed. It seems that you have a clear target?"

"No, there is no direct evidence yet." Huang Zheng said, "But my number one suspect is Zhang Hong at the moment."

"Him?" Wang Jiyuan said, "I thought you would first suspect the guard officers who were converted from locals. Zhang Hong played a very important role in this retreat, and many people were able to evacuate safely thanks to his organization. If you spread this suspicion, it will stir up a hornet's nest."

"I understand, not to mention that I can't provide evidence now, and this matter needs further investigation. We'd better not alert the enemy first."

"I heard that Heishan will send an investigation team to investigate the incident at Heimuguan and the relevant responsible persons."

"Do you want me to cooperate with them?" Huang Zheng asked.

Wang Jiyuan smiled and said, "No, I hope you can do it alone. Isn't it just right that someone will cover you?"