A strange world

Two envoy knights came to the bonfire with swords on their shoulders and defended Annan.

The ogre stood and stared for a long moment into the darkness beyond Annan's field of vision.

"The gnoll scouts have retreated," the ogre said. "This is not a good sign."

Jackals without a leader will rush towards the enemy in a chaotic manner after discovering it. The absence of these Gnoll scouts meant that they were observing and obeying the Gnoll leader's orders.

Or the combination of two heavily armored knights, an ogre, an orc and a human left them scratching their heads.

"Can't we defeat it?"

Two elite knights and one ogre, plus Annan and the orcs can almost fight against ten fasts.

Just like the currency expansion after going from Pinglin Town to Breeze City, the enemy's strength also expanded after going from Breeze City to Xingyue Bay?

"You can beat them, but it's not necessary." The ogre put the roasted whole rabbit into his mouth and chewed it. "We will not build a territory. Even if we defeat them, new gnolls will come."

"Then leave first."

Annan originally wanted to keep the ogre here as a portal medium, but now he has to give up.

Those jackals were most likely no match for the ogres, but Annan, who only had two of his men, didn't want to take risks.

"Wise choice."

Ogres prefer using their brains and eating them instead of using their hands. "The smell of blood attracts ferocious predators, but wise prey will not stay in unfamiliar places for long."

Xingyue Bay is still a wild place now, and it is not worth wasting an opportunity to summon an epic mage here.

After extinguishing the bonfire, getting into the carriage, Annan and the others left before the jackal scouts led the tribe.

But before leaving, Annan, like all the unwilling people, looked back at the sound of the tide in the distance.

Next time, he will take the people, soldiers, food, seeds, and all the necessities for building the territory to declare his sovereignty here.

…

In the afternoon of the next day, Annan and the envoy knight parted on a fork in the road 300 miles away from Breeze City.

They wanted to rush to the royal capital with the development order to resume their duties, but their participation in the turmoil in Breeze City delayed them for a long time.

Annan particularly likes them. These cold iron cans never complain or talk nonsense. They will only tell you 'yes' and 'no', and will not say "You actually raise ogres and orcs, eh...".

"If you want to relax or find somewhere to go, you can come to Xingyue Bay...the benefits are generous, um...you can also...play at the beach and sunbathe..." Annan's cheeks gradually turned red with shame.

"Goodbye, Lord Annan Reeves."

Of course, it also includes the shame of ignoring Annan. The two envoy knights turned their dragon-blooded horses around and turned into flying dust and disappeared on the southern fork of the road.

Annan and the others continued on their way and arrived at Sunset Plains in the evening.

The fire burned vast areas of farmland and forest, and it is said that the druids intervened to stop the fire.

The stretches of charred dead trees were filled with chills and decay. The setting sun, dead woods, and charred roads made Annan feel a little depressed. He didn't notice an owl squatting on the treetop, watching two carriages passing by.

Annan's mood quickly changed from depression to a lord - these charred charcoal are natural resources, and they can be taken away when they return to Xingyue Bay in the future. The ashes after burning wheat fields are also excellent fertilizers, but unfortunately they are mixed with the remains of rat men.

It was another peaceful night of driving. In the morning, Annan woke up and saw the outline of Breeze City.

After releasing the cleaning technique to clean the wrinkles on the mage's robe and the tired look on his face, the ogres and orcs got out of the carriage and followed the carriage as guards.

Before entering the city, Annan reminded them: "I don't want word to spread in Breeze City tomorrow that 'the King of the North was driven out of his territory by the gnolls and returned to Breeze City in despair.'"

The ogre and the orc said nothing.

"Can I trust you?"

"In the name of the orc god." Howler thumped his chest.

"It would be a disgrace to her to have a wise man swear an oath," said the ogre.

Annan thought they agreed and continued on his way.

Order has been restored in Breeze City, and the devastation outside the city has been healed with the help of the Mage Tower. The carriages that merged into the team aroused the strangeness of the surrounding people entering the city.

Many people recognize the unique emblems of the Twelve Kings in the North, and no matter how bad they are, they should also know that the King in the North has an ogre and orc subordinate.

So the news about the return of the King in the North got into the city before Annan, and then...

"Jack! I knew you would come back!!!"

"Ruth is still waiting for you, go find him quickly!"

"Jack woohoo...Jack you're fine, it's great..."

"Jack...I am your Ruth. I am resurrected. Come and kiss me..."

Annan unexpectedly experienced the feeling of becoming an idol in a different world. Fanatic crowds crowded the streets, making it difficult for vehicles to move. Fortunately, the power of the ogre was still there, so people just shouted and did not dare to crowd.

But as time goes by, sooner or later they will stick to the ogre.

Annan got out of the carriage, stood on the carriage and stepped on the guardrail, and said boldly like Jack in "The Fall of the Wizard's Tower": "Please get out of the way, I'm going to settle the score with Karl now!"

At this time, if you lose your footing a little and fall into the crowd, you may not even have a single piece of clothing left.

"Go to Ruth first!"

But everyone didn't buy it. They shouted in unison, and the wave almost lifted off the roof. A mage even appeared from nowhere and released arcane missiles into the sky.

"Okay, go find Ruth." Annan shouted before the street descended into complete chaos and carnival. "Get out of the way! I'm going to find Ruth!"

The crowded crowd finally cleared a road, revealing the city guards who were blocked outside.

"Please escort me to the City Lord's Mansion... No, let's go back to the manor first."

There is a high probability that these people will follow him and let them see him sneak into the city lord's palace. Maybe tomorrow there will be rumors about the betrayal of Han Jack...

Most people here haven't learned to distinguish the difference between reality and magical images. In their simple concept: Annan is Jack, and Jack is Annan!

As for why Jack didn't die or grow old... they didn't care, just like they never cared about why mages could cast spells or why priests had magical powers.

"This is our honor, Jie... An Nannan, sir." The captain of the city guard replied excitedly, stumbling.

On the way back to the manor, Annan's welcome did not diminish. The crowd followed the carriage. People stood on the street, on the second floor, on the terrace, and even climbed on the roof, throwing flowers and scarves at Annan.

Let's put it this way, Olmedo, who painfully killed his father and saved Breeze City from danger, did not receive this kind of welcome when he returned.

Annan went to his loyal Xingyue Bay? Annan returns to his faithful city of Breeze!

The journey of more than ten minutes was forced to take dozens of minutes. Finally, the carriage drove into the manor and the noisy crowd was blocked from the door.

Stopping on the steps and waving to the crowd outside the manor, Annan couldn't wait to rush back to the study.

He hadn't seen Spider-Man for four days.