Chapter 1485 New Mission

"You boy, give me enough time! You have a bad habit of pretending to be aggressive when you have no chance to create opportunities. Can you change it?"

Dick glared at his younger brother angrily, put his arms around Joan's shoulder and said with a smile, "Come on, Colonel Vasa and the others are waiting for you!"

Joan nodded, and followed Brother Tyndall into the barracks with a slightly apprehensive mood.

"Haha! Our little genius has returned home! Brother Vasa, now you don't have to worry about the lack of accompanying mages!"

Walking into the hall of the Corps Headquarters, the first person to rush forward to warmly hug Joan was Flint Anvil, the owner of the Forge Factory in Delin Town and the instructor of the militia security regiment, with a fiery red beard.

Next came Tom, the old dwarf's nephew, now captain of the militia in the vigilante.

Kandy's eldest brother, Magny Powhatan, and Lieutenant Colonel Green, the chief of staff of the corps, also embraced Joan with excitement.

Finally, coming to him was Colonel George Vasar, the tall and handsome regiment commander.

"Mr. Vasa, I'm back." Joan said, holding back his sobs.

This man who has led his officers and soldiers through countless life-and-death fights, who has always been emotionless, like a man with a heart of stone, now has rare tears in his eyes, and embraces the young mage who has been reunited for a long time, with a slightly trembling voice, revealing Express your sincere emotions.

"Joan, welcome home."

The joy of reuniting after a long absence cannot conceal the dignified atmosphere in the headquarters.

Joan introduced Ruby who accompanied him back home to everyone, and then gave Kandy a wink.

Miss Druid nodded knowingly, took Ruby's hand to bid farewell to the senior officers, and left the headquarters together with Tom and Brother Tyndale.

"Mr. Colonel, when I came here just now, I went to the field hospital to have a look. There were more wounded than I expected. Is the current situation of the troops very bad?" After closing the door, Joan asked bluntly. .

George Vassar nodded gravely.

"Just a month ago, when General Bled led us to the expedition, the Alfheim Corps had a total of 4,000 regular troops."

"In the Battle of Delin River Valley, our army suffered an unprecedented disastrous defeat. Many soldiers, including General Bled, were killed in the enemy's ambush. The entire army almost collapsed. On the way to retreat, many officers and soldiers were chased by the enemy. sacrificed, captured or separated, and now there are less than 2,000 troops who have safely withdrawn to Delin Town."

"Fortunately, we finally got a base and got a chance to breathe. The most difficult moment has been over."

"The governor of Norfolk received the battle report from the front and learned that General Bled was killed in action. He appointed me as the colonel and deputy commander-in-chief of the Yalfheim National Self-Defense Forces, and authorized me to recruit the militia on the spot in Derling Town and reorganize it. The team, plus the Powhatan brothers and sisters led 500 Asa hunters to come to support in time, and now our army has finally regained some vitality."

"I heard that the lizard people in the swamp have also joined our camp?" Joan asked.

Colonel Vasa nodded, and said with emotion: "The patriarch of the cold-blooded tribe, Weiss, is a very loyal person. He has not forgotten that we helped him back then. When he learned that our army retreated to Delin Town, he personally led an elite team. The cavalry battalion came to aid."

"Thanks to the timely arrival of these lizardman knights riding hadrosaurs, we were able to repel the pursuers. Otherwise, the entire army would be completely defeated by General Jumonville before we could continue to retreat to Delin Town."

Colonel Vassar said with lingering fear.

"Wess' troops did not enter Delin Town, but are now stationed at the edge of the Lizard Swamp. The wet and muddy environment is very suitable for Lizardman activities, and they come and go like the wind."

Lieutenant Colonel Green followed up on Vassar's words and briefed Joan on the current situation on the front line.

"Aquamarine cavalry and their gnoll allies can't march normally in the mud rising in the spring water, so General Jumonville knows that the lizard people in the big swamp are like a dagger against his belly, but he can't get rid of this threat .”

"Our army was able to recuperate in Delin Town and maintain a stalemate with the powerful enemy forces outside the town, thanks to Weiss and his tribe's effective containment of the Jumonville Corps."

After listening to Lieutenant Colonel Green's analysis, Joan felt a little relieved, and then asked: "What can I do for the army?"

Colonel Vasa and Lieutenant Colonel Green smiled at each other, turned their faces, and looked at the young mage with anticipation.

"Joan, our army suffered a disastrous defeat in the Delin River Valley. Many officers and soldiers were lost in the dense forest and separated from the main force. They are still missing."

"These days we have been trying to contact the separated officers and soldiers, help them escape the enemy's pursuit, and gather towards Delin Town. However, due to the lack of efficient detection and search and rescue methods, this work is very difficult."

"Fortunately, you are back. No one is more suitable for this mission than you."

Search and rescue lost officers and soldiers?

Joan suddenly realized that this is indeed a mission that is most suitable for him to use his expertise.

He stood at attention, saluted Colonel Vassar, and made a solemn promise.

"Mr. Colonel, I will do my best to rescue the lost comrades in arms and escort them back to Delin Town safely!"

...

March 7th, half past nine in the morning.

The spring in the south of Alfheim has always been known as wet and rainy.

A heavy rain last night continued into the early hours of this morning. It cleared briefly at sunrise, and within an hour, the sun was covered by overcast clouds, and light rain began to fall.

The drizzle was blown by the breeze, like a veil floating in the air, covering the mountains and forests like smoke and dreams, which seemed very unreal.

In a two-storey wooden house in the north of Delin Town, the window facing the sun is open.

Joan was sitting in front of the window, holding a "picture mirror" in his hand, looking at the rain outside the window, as if in a daze.

Behind him, there was a creaking, creaking sound from time to time.

Kandy and Ruby were sitting opposite each other at the table, playing checkers, each holding a red apple in his hand, taking a bite from time to time while playing chess.

Without being disturbed by the girls at all, Qiao An maintained her focus on casting spells, and controlled ten groups of swifts to soar in the drizzle at the same time with her thoughts.

These swifts are clusters summoned by him using "flying insects and beasts". They are divided into ten teams, still retaining the most basic "brood will", and sharing their senses with him through the "myth link".

Qiao An also blessed the Yan Qun with a 2-ring "object positioning technique", enabling them to sense the object they are searching from 800 feet away--the metal nameplate worn by active officers and soldiers of the Yalfheim Corps of Ashan.

In this wilderness, finding the nameplate is equivalent to finding the wearer of the nameplate, and the other party is likely to be one's own officers and soldiers who were separated in the previous rout.