Colin felt that he was not the Virgin.
But I didn't expect that I would meet one.
However, this is not surprising.
Although Vera is extremely powerful, she is still young after all.
Moreover, he spends most of his time studying arcane arts in the Vier Tower, and has not experienced the cruelty of the world. It is understandable that he is a little naive and a little holy.
But what makes Colin helpless is that Knight Bliss actually knows very well that these defeated troops should be abandoned, but no matter how Colin persuades him, this knight of the Saint Hilde family is determined not to disobey Vera's will.
This made Colin angry but also a little confused.
What is Vera's identity?
In Colin's opinion, Bliss's strength is probably that of a fourth-level knight. A knight of this level is definitely considered the core combat force even in the Saint Hilde family, and his status is definitely not low.
Then why did he obey this female mage so much, even risking his own life for it?
If he hadn't known that Duke Saint Hilde only had three sons and no daughters, Colin would have suspected that this Vera was the Duke's daughter.
Although he was disappointed with the future of this team, Colin was not too panicked.
After all, even if he was chased and surrounded by wolf cavalry, he could still pretend to be dead and escape.
There must be no one in the world who is better at pretending to be dead than him...
Colin is very confident about this.
As for others, they can only hope for their own good.
There was nothing he could do.
For the next two days, everything was still calm.
There were no trolls pursuing him, not even blind thieves.
On the contrary, they encountered several waves of broken troops who escaped from the Jinghu battlefield.
Virgin Vera, of course, accepted them without hesitation.
At this time, the cavalry squad that was originally less than a hundred people quickly expanded to more than a thousand people.
Although the number of people has increased, anyone with a little military knowledge knows that the combat effectiveness has not increased much.
When marching and fighting, more people are not always better, especially when making "strategic transfers."
Obviously, Vera is such a guy with little military knowledge.
But now, under Thrall's deception and flattery, and after seeing the expansion of the team's numbers, she became more and more confident, and even came up with the ridiculous idea of continuing to gather the defeated troops and fight the troll to the death.
However, despite these bad things, there is also good news.
The recent wave of defeated troops told them that after defeating Marquis Charles, the main troll army pursued them northward, so now the area around Mirror Lake is safe.
This news made everyone cheer and be extremely excited.
In this way, the only thing this fleeing team has to face is the wolf cavalry unit that was chasing them before.
Although the wolf cavalry misjudged the direction of their breakout, after so many days, they should have come to their senses.
According to Colin's opinion, the wisest thing to do now is to abandon the defeated troops, continue heading north before the wolf cavalry catches up, and find and hide in the nearest human town.
Instead of continuing to receive defeated troops like this, causing the marching speed to be slowed down, and finally being overtaken by the wolf cavalry again.
Things developed exactly as Colin expected.
Two more days later, traces of the Troll Sentinel Rider were finally discovered behind the fleeing team.
"Master Colin, I'm afraid that the wolf cavalry from before is about to catch up. How about we break away from the team and escape on our own!" Knight Raymond obviously realized that something was wrong, and quietly came to Colin and suggested.
Colin is not panic now.
He even wanted to see the fate of these smart people who didn't listen to his advice.
Perhaps, there is still a chance to obtain the blood of Knight Bliss and Master Wei.
Colin didn't feel much guilt about this.
Because he didn't intentionally murder these two people for blood.
On the contrary, he had already warned them, but if these people insisted on seeking death, he would have no choice but to "utilize waste" in accordance with the principle of not wasting.
but...
Colin glanced at Raymond beside him.
For this loyal knight, he still didn't want the other party to die here.
"You can run away by yourself, I still want to..."
"Master! If you don't leave, I will never leave!"
Obviously, Raymond misunderstood what Colin meant.
But Colin couldn't explain it. He couldn't tell the other person that he was good at pretending to be dead. Don't worry, right?
Just when Colin was thinking about how to trick the stubborn Raymond away, a soldier came and sent a message: "Sir Colin, Lord Bliss, please come over."
"Okay." Colin had to calm down for the time being and followed the soldiers to a tent in the center of the camp.
In the tent, in addition to Vera and Bliss, the filial son Sal was also there.
These days, Sal has obviously become Vera's lackey with his excellent eloquence, clever mind, and flattering attitude.
Colin couldn't help but admire his tactics.
But at the same time, I also felt disgusted with this annoying guy.
"Knight Colin, you are here." Vera smiled and nodded to Colin, as if there was no barrier due to the previous dispute about receiving the defeated troops.
Bliss nodded still lukewarmly.
Sal bowed and saluted, with a warm smile on his face: "I didn't expect to see you again, my dear Kahn..."
"Snapped!"
Colin swung the riding crop in his hand and whipped it directly, interrupting the second half of the filial son's words.
"Knight Colin, what are you doing?" Vera was startled by this turn of events and immediately asked.
Colin sneered, pointed at Sal who was knocked to the ground and angrily shouted: "Mercenary boy, remember my name clearly - Colin Angelet!"
Sal was obviously stunned by Colin's whip.
At this time, he still hadn't figured out how the previous "Kahn Sudol" had become "Colin Angelet", but the burning pain on his body still made him know what he should do now.
"Sorry, dear Lord Colin, I remembered it wrong."
As a civilian, Thrall could not question a noble, even if the noble had indeed lied.
"Hmph! You are punished for holding the horse for Knight Colin!" Vera, who felt that she had figured out the cause of the matter, snorted lightly and did not blame Colin anymore. She even felt that the punishment of a whip was a bit light.
In this hierarchical world, if a commoner called a nobleman by the wrong name in front of his face, it would not be an exaggeration to be hanged.
Colin looked angry on the outside, but he laughed inwardly with relief.
He had long been dissatisfied with this filial son, so he just took the opportunity to take revenge.
Of course, you can also prevent the other party from saying things that you used a pseudonym before.
"Okay, Knight Colin, we came to you this time to discuss the direction of progress. I believe you also know that the wolf cavalry behind us is catching up again."
Facing Vera's question, Colin did not answer immediately. Instead, he ordered Sal, who was still kneeling on the ground: "Get out first!"
Sal secretly clenched his fists, but he did not dare to refute Colin, so he could only look at Vera for help.
But obviously, he overestimated his position in Vera's heart.
"Sal, please go out first."
"yes."
Sal had to get up and leave.
But at the same time, he buried his head deeply, not wanting the uncontrollable anger in his eyes to be discovered.
"Why are you targeting a little mercenary like this?"
After Sal left, Vera asked in a narrow tone.
Obviously, Vera also saw Colin's hostility towards Sal, but she thought it was because the two were jealous of her.
Thinking of this, her little face covered by black gauze was a little blushing, but a hint of joy could not help but appear in her heart.
Women always like to see men fighting for themselves, even if she doesn't like any of those men.
"A man who dares to kill his own father does not deserve my respect." Colin said righteously, without hesitation, he exposed Sal's background.
"What?" Vera was very surprised.
"Indeed, Thrall is a poisonous snake and you need to be careful." Bliss helped. The knight obviously looked down on this filial son who killed his father.
"I understand." Vera nodded and put this little mercenary who originally thought she was a bit clever, on the blacklist.
"Okay, let's get back to the topic."
Vera began to introduce to Colin the specific situation that the Sentinel Cavalry had discovered.
At this time, it was confirmed that there were two wolf cavalry groups that had caught up, each with approximately seven to eight hundred people. The total number was already equivalent to the current number of our own.
However, the opponent was the most elite wolf cavalry in the Troll regular army, and apart from the elite cavalry of less than a hundred people on our own side, the rest were all broken troops who escaped from the Jinghu Camp.
Moreover, these defeated troops were all mercenaries and civilians who were temporarily pulled over by emergency recruitment orders.
It's just a bunch of rabble.
Under such circumstances, even Vera, who had little military knowledge, began to panic, and then she quickly found Colin to discuss countermeasures.
Colin sighed and made one last effort: "It's still too late to leave those broken troops behind and leave with only the cavalry."
"Isn't there a better way?" Vera still refused to give up.
In Colin's opinion, the kindness of this female mage was somewhat used in the wrong place, so he had to persuade her again:
"I know you don't want to abandon them, but even if we stay, we can't save them. We will only risk our own lives."
Vera stopped talking, but her eyes were still stubborn.
Colin had no choice but to turn his head and look at Bliss, hoping that this battle-hardened knight would be more sensible.
However, Knight Bliss's eyes were full of determination: "I pulled these people into this battlefield, and I have already abandoned them once, and I don't want to abandon them a second time."
Only then did Colin know that Bliss had not agreed to accept the defeated troops because of Vera's order, but because he felt guilty.
Although in Colin's view, he was just acting on the order of the Marquis, and it was not his fault.
Looking at the resolute-looking Knight Bliss, Colin sighed in his heart.
He knows very well that once a determined person like Bliss makes up his mind, it is difficult to be persuaded by others.
However, Knight Bliss also knew very well that this time there was really no danger, so he looked directly into Colin's eyes and asked seriously:
"Knight Colin, I hope you can take Miss Vera and leave first..."
"No! I won't leave!" Vera refused immediately.
"Miss Vera..."
"I won't leave! These are my people, and I have the responsibility to protect them!"
The atmosphere suddenly became sensational...
Colin only felt a pain in his head, as if he was watching a bloody TV series.
However, the words "my people" that Vera said in desperation shocked him.
Because those who are qualified to say such things must be members of the Saint Hilde family, and they must be direct members.
But Duke St. Hilde has no daughter.
Could it be an illegitimate daughter?
wrong.
Colin also thought that although the aristocratic laws of this world are very similar to those of the Middle Ages on Earth, there are still differences. Here, illegitimate children (females) have absolutely no inheritance rights.
The nobles here are particularly dedicated to the purity of their bloodline.
Even if all direct children died, nobles would rather choose heirs from the family's collateral lines than pass the title to an illegitimate child (female).
Therefore, even if Vera is really the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of the North, she is not qualified to say "my people".
Just as Colin was thinking about Vera's true identity, the argument between the two people on the opposite side also subsided.
Unsurprisingly, Bliss failed to convince Vera to leave first.
Although she is a bit saintly and a bit silly, this female mage does show admirable courage.
There was silence in the tent.
After a long time, Bliss suddenly said:
"Knight Colin, you should leave here. You must have learned from Knight Raymond that your father, Baron Angelet, has died in the battle, so you need to go back and inherit the title."
Colin suddenly raised his head, looked at Bliss's expressionless face, and asked slightly abruptly: "Why has this news never been sent back to Graycastle?"
Bliss hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "Since the end of last year, the Marquis has ordered that all news from the front line be blocked."
"Why?"
Bliss didn't answer.
But Colin could also guess the answer.
It's just that since that time, the battle situation on the front line has taken a turn for the worse. Whether it was to save face or to prevent people's hearts behind him from floating, he had the motive to block the news.
But he may not know that such a move indirectly killed Colin's predecessor.
Charles St. Hilde.
Colin has quietly put this name on the blacklist.
"Knight Colin, you should go back to Graycastle first. You are needed there..." It was obviously the first time Vera heard the news, and she immediately felt sympathy for Colin, and wanted to persuade him to leave first.
But Colin put on an impassioned stance and refused righteously:
"I won't leave either! Whether it's to avenge my father or to protect the glory of the human race, I must stay and fight the trolls to the death!"
Of course Colin wouldn't leave at this time.
But it wasn't for those high-sounding reasons, but because I didn't want to waste the blood of a high-level knight and mage...