Oracle of Terra

Manna suspected that he had heard it wrong. Although he had been away from the military for many years, he was still more concerned about some international situations. After all, the gossip in the office was only about those things. Otherwise, it was knight competitions. He would not listen to that .

"Why is it against Ursas? I remember that Ursas has no intention of attacking Casimir since the new emperor took office."

Of course, Ursas and Casimir are feuds, and there is nothing strange about fighting, but this time is too strange, the Chamber of Commerce is in full swing, although Casimir's military power is still in the hands of the veterans of the Knights Association , but the Chamber of Commerce still has the right to speak. Casimir wants to attack Ursus, what is the old man going crazy?

"I don't know about this, but I heard that Ursus has made a big move recently. The Knights Association has taken a tough attitude and persuaded the Chamber of Commerce to allocate military funds to attack."

The Chamber of Commerce allocates military expenses... The corners of Manna's mouth twitched. No one would dare to say such a thing in the open. This young man named Pi Li is the grandson of the old man, right?

"Okay, when do I report to the military?"

"The old man said that you can go home to arrange the affairs first, and after three days, go to the military supply office of the Grand Knight to get a standard commander's equipment report. I heard that your armor has been sold, and the old man specially prepared it for you. I ordered an identical set from the artisan group."

"........."

Manna really didn't know what to say, he felt that this was not a good thing.

But go home?

Thinking of the naughty girl at home, Manna didn't know what to do, so please ask Zofia to take care of her.

With complicated thoughts, Manna returned to the deserted mansion. He originally said that he would be taken back next year. It seems that after his status as the commander of the Conquest Knight is restored, there is no need for it.

It's also a good thing, although he doesn't think that the glory of his ancestors is only in a mansion, but it's not bad to keep it. There are also memories of his past here.

But when he entered the courtyard, he saw his niece Maria Linguang wielding an old long sword.

Seeing Manna, the young Kuranta girl was startled at first, and then planned to run away.

"Maria, stop."

Manna's cold voice made her stop.

"uncle…."

"Are you secretly practicing swords while I'm at work?"

Although it is not explicitly prohibited, Manna often has an impatient attitude when Maria is practicing swords, which causes the child to never mention the topic of knight competitions and swords in front of him, after all, every time it is messy In the end, he didn't want to be too angry, but the child Maria looked forward to her sister who had left, and had always yearned for the knightly path, but she felt that Manna, who was in a poor family, wanted her to go on another path, at least better than in Casimir. To be a knight is to be strong, but now, it seems that he can't talk about her anymore.

"Uh, because you're usually in the company at this time, you were fired?"

"I quit."

"Isn't that the same as being fired....sorry."

Looking at Manna's scary eyes, Maria shifted her gaze, but the master of the Linguang family didn't intend to make things difficult for her. His future is uncertain now. If he really wants to fight Ursus, then he might He would die on the battlefield like the men of Linguang's family, maybe this is still a good destination, at least more decent than being a civil servant.

Manna thought a little self-deprecatingly, perhaps because of this emotion, he looked at Maria less harshly.

Uncle, are you in a good mood today?What prize did you win?

For example, knight competition with prize quiz?

But Maria immediately drove this idea out of her mind, after all, what uncle hated most was knight competitions.

"Call Zofia, I have something to discuss with you...Forget it, tell her to gather at Martin's bar, and call Fogwald and Koval by the way."

"You want to call Master Koval and the others?"

Maria was quite surprised, after all, my uncle would hate to see herself hang out with those two people the most.

"go."

"Um, I see!"

Realizing that she shouldn't ask any more questions, Maria ran to make a phone call in desperation, while Manna returned to the house, looked at the portrait of her father, and closed her eyes.

"I don't know how this trip will turn out. Father, please bless the child Margaret and Maria who are away. I'm leaving to bury your other son.

, my good brother, the cemetery of my comrades-in-arms, for this decadent country, do your best. "

Looking at the saber at his waist, Manna shook his head with a bitter expression. He clearly abandoned the honor of knighthood, but he still did not give up his sword, his own abilities,

Perhaps it was for this reason that he was called up and chosen.

--10 minutes later

"I'm talking about Koval, what do you think Manner did? In old Martin's dilapidated place, ask us and Zofia to meet?"

A bearded Kuranta in old armor asked the Ursas craftsman beside him with a thief-like expression.

"You ask me who I ask, isn't Manna the one who hates us the most?"

"He just doesn't want to see you fooling around with that child Maria."

Old Martin wiped his glass, and suddenly complained.

"What is fooling around! We are laying the foundation for Maria's future!"

"That's right, and you don't have to worry about learning skills from me, and you can find a job when you go out in the future!"

The two protested one after another, but at this moment the door of the bar was pushed open.

"Welcome light...it's you, Manna."

There was the owner of the Linguang family who was dressed very formally. They called Maria's uncle, Manna Linguang.

"good evening."

After saying something lukewarm, Manna took Maria into the bar and sat at the bar counter.

"Would you like something?"

"Have a glass of water."

"......"

Old Martin shook his head helplessly, and finally brought a glass of water to the boy he had watched grow up.

"Zofia hasn't arrived yet?"

"No, I said Manna, what are you planning to do by calling us here? Could it be that you were fired and plan to come to us to find a job and a way out?"

"........."

Manna glanced at Fogwald, but did not speak, while the tall Ursus bear man Koval pulled Maria to his side curiously.

"I said Maria, did your uncle take the wrong medicine today?"

"Uncle said he resigned."

"Resign? Isn't that the same as being fired? He also has today! Hahahaha!"

Koval couldn't help laughing, but immediately, Manna's cold gaze made him shut up and whistle.

"Looks like I was the last to arrive."

A blond Kuranta woman opened the door and entered. She looked about the same age as Maria, but in terms of kinship, Maria wanted to call this aunt.

"Gu... (Gazes) Zofia, you're here!"

"Well, I thought it was you who caused some trouble for Manna, but it doesn't seem to be the case."

After all, Koval and Fogwald were also there, and it was a bit strange that Manna, who had always disliked them before, would choose to meet them at Old Martin's bar.

Zofia took her seat and sat next to Manna. This cold-looking man always had such an expression, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

"So, what are you planning to say when you call so many people over?"

"I plan to entrust Maria to your care."

"what?"

Zofia doubted her ears a little. She thought Manna looked down on her relative who participated in the knight competition, but now, he actually said that he wanted to take care of his niece?

"The sun is coming out of the west?"

"I've been 'forcibly recruited'."

Zofia, who was planning to make some jokes, was stunned, and Koval and Fogwald, who were holding back their smiles, also lost their expressions. Only old Martin narrowed his eyes.

"You have been 'forcibly recruited'? Manna, this is not a joke, is it?"

"No, the non-commissioned officer of the Knights came to my company today and ordered me to quit my job, and then gave me the status of the high-level commander of the Knights, saying that Mr. Pegasus meant it."

"This, this is a good thing, uncle!"

"Maria, listen to him."

This is not a good thing, Zofia is very clear about the meaning of compulsory recruitment, the old craftsman, the old knight and old Martin also understand, only Maria does not understand.

For her, the death of her father and mother was far away, and compulsory recruitment was not taboo.

"The Knights Association intends to send a vanguard army into Ursus, and I was selected."

"how is this possible?!"

The old knight Fogwald was shocked, because the news was too explosive.

"Why are you going to Ursus all of a sudden? Could it be that the old man in Pigasus has gone crazy and is now fighting?"

"That's right, there's nothing wrong with Ursus now, but the recent rumors that the infected duke or earl are quite widespread."

"The Duke of the Infected?"

Manna frowned, this was the first time he had heard of this matter.

"It was Grand Duke Vasili of Sochi who died in the invasion of the Letanians, and a leader of the infected saved Sochi. In order to thank her for her contribution, the emperor of Ursus canonized her as the Duke of Sochi, I heard it from a businessman friend who came back from running a business in Ursas some time ago."

"The non-commissioned officer named Piri said that Ursas has undergone major changes, which may be related to the Duke of the Infected. An infected nobleman may not be tolerated by the nobles of Ursas, but the emperor's asylum is there. ...."

Manna narrowed his eyes, as if he had discovered something tricky.

"The emperor of Ursas intends to tear himself apart from the nobles, and Ursas is about to break out in civil war."

"Are you sure? Just this news?"

The old knight didn't believe Manna's conjecture, but Koval felt that it seemed to be well-founded.

"Wait, Manna, if according to your speculation, the civil war begins, I can understand that the old men of Casimir intend to attack Ursus head-on, but where did the news come from? I didn't hear the wind at all. been."

The old knight looked strange. After all, he was also an old combat knight, and he also had some news channels in the military.

"I don't know, I just found out about it today."

"Maybe it's the news that the people of Ursas deliberately released?"

Zofia made a bold guess, while Fogwald took out his communicator and started dialing the number.

"It's me! What? I'm Bhatbayar! Not Ashrad! That guy has been kicking his ass in the Kondra Mountains!"

The old knight yelled at the other end of the communicator angrily, but immediately, his expression changed slightly.

"Are you sure it's true? Well, I know, you go about your business, I'll bring you some good wine next time."

The old knight hung up the phone with a bad expression on his face.

"Was that old Conrad just now?"

Manna remembered that it was an intelligence merchant who had connections with the Linguang family, but because he was old, it seemed that the distribution and management of the intelligence had been handed over to his children, and he never expected that Fogwald would still be in touch with him.

"You still remember that bad old man. I found out clearly that the news was spread by Neo, the eldest son of that lunatic Ivan. It was confirmed by the people from the Intelligence Administration that Grand Duke Baikal died at the hands of the Sochi people. superior."

"The Grand Duke of Baikal, the strategist of the Third Army, once carried out that nasty strategy during the Battle of Fende. He died in the Ursus infighting?"

Manna was a little surprised, he thought that this scourge would live to die of old age.

"Oh, don't be surprised when you hear that, I would tremble with fright when I heard that the Sochi Infected Duke's subordinates."

"An old rival of my father's?"

Looking at the old knight's bluffing, Manna knew that his father's old opponent should be among them.

"Herag of Ursus, or Bodrocasti?"

"Both are here."

"........."

Hearing this, Rao Manna frowned. The two men fought and retreated under the joint efforts of their father and Mr. Pigasus, and won the final retreat for Ursus' army. The legend of Ursus.

"Is the son of Grand Duke Ivan, this is a good move, but it is also a bad move."

Manna could probably understand the reason why the news was spread.

Grand Duke Ivan's son Neo wants to use Casimir to contain Sochi, which owns Herag and Bodrocasti, to achieve a balance. If Sochi questions the intention to attack Ivan's territory, then public opinion will turn to Sama Le, after all, under the circumstances of Casimir's attack, if the Sochi people did something like backstabbing, they would be the ones who would be scolded for losing their country and territory.

And Mr. Pigasus probably wants to take a gamble and regain the area occupied by Ursus. This is undoubtedly a strong proof that the Casimir Knights Association can gain a firm foothold again.