However, upon closer examination, it may not necessarily be a sign of loyalty among the new recruits, but rather a manifestation of cowardice.

After all, anyone who isn't an idiot knows that once the frontline fortress falls, there's a chance that orc armies will appear in the surrounding areas, so wandering around will only increase the chance of encountering the enemy.

It would be better to simply hide and wait for Su Lin and the others to return.

At this moment, the human recruits arrived. Looking at the devastated battlefield before them, littered with the corpses and blood of orcs, and broken weapons, they were filled with shock!

They had noticed a battle had taken place here before, and initially thought it was the elite human force fighting the orcs. They were even considering whether to launch a surprise attack to help.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be elves!

The elves killed the orcs, and judging from the scale of the battlefield, they killed quite a few! This is very consistent with the historical records of the powerful elven army!

The recruiting officers and other nobles did not believe the plan that Su Lin and the others had mentioned before they left. How could a few humans and one elf be able to recruit an army of elves so easily?

This is almost impossible. There are powerful figures in the human empire who are on good terms with the elves and have many close friendships, but I have never heard of any human being so powerful as to casually raise an elven army.

Individual elves supporting humans is a personal act and doesn't rise to the level of the elven race. After all, elves are notoriously lazy and don't bother to watch other races fight to the death.

To their surprise, Su Lin's team actually succeeded!

The recruiting officer was gripping Jia Zhengyi's hand tightly, his lips trembling with excitement: "Indeed! The adults were right, pure-blooded elves are really that powerful! The city lord is truly a genius, you really did it!"

"What city lord, what sir... this is all thanks to us, how is it related to those people?"

Jia Zhengyi was somewhat displeased upon hearing this: "Brother, I know you want to climb the social ladder, but that's what we do on the battlefield. Now that we have the Elven army helping us, it's not something we can just do casually to gain military merits."

"That city lord is nothing, he'll probably have to call you 'sir' from now on."

Jia Zhengyi spoke with disdain, but it greatly excited the recruiting officers and other nobles, who nodded in agreement repeatedly, yet dared not utter any truly arrogant words.

But they themselves knew in their hearts that being able to summon the elven army was already a remarkable achievement! If they could gain more military merits, the future wealth and glory would be so great that it was almost unimaginable!

"To be honest, the city lord and his group don't really trust us. Don't think I don't know that. Back when we were in the city, the city lord seemed respectful to my pureblood friend, but he didn't believe in the power of purebloods."

"What do you call this? This is called being ignorant. How many humans can be close friends with pure-blooded elves? They've only heard of pure-blooded elves, but they have no idea how powerful they really are."

"Look at my girlfriend, she can assemble a team in no time. What are orc elites? I'll take them on!"

Jia Zhengyi patted the recruiting officer on the shoulder and spoke with great enthusiasm!

Although he belittled the city lord and other high-ranking nobles in his words, this was also to better win over this new recruit team in order to maintain the "factional certainty" of the phase mission, while also taking the opportunity to praise Lyanna.

However, Lyanna was too lazy to listen to the humans' conversation and returned to Sulin's side early, sitting silently on the demon deer to guard him.

After Jia Zhengyi's description and encouragement, the human noble officers were already filled with enthusiasm and expressed their determination to follow Jia Zhengyi wholeheartedly.

They completely forgot about the hierarchical structure of the army!

Although Old Jia is nominally a new recruit, he commands an elven army! Who would dare to lead him? He must be our leader!

The various human nobles patted their chests and assured Jia Zhengyi that they would listen to him no matter what he did next.

The other recruits didn't say much; they just did whatever they were told to do. They had been apprehensive before, but now their morale was high!

The horrific scene of the battlefield before us was nauseating, but it also undeniably demonstrated the terrifying fighting power of the elves.

At this moment, the new recruits, from top to bottom, were all ready to cling to powerful figures.

This was in line with Jia Zhengyi's expectations. He took some time to communicate with Xiao Linlin and confirm the target. Xiao Linlin gave instructions through an earpiece, and Jia Zhengyi temporarily led the new recruits to follow the Elf army.

With the signal from Sulin and Lyanna, and under Xiao Linlin's instructions, Elleri set off again, regrouping and advancing.

"Boss, where are we going?"

Through the earpiece, Jia Zhengyi took the opportunity to ask a question. Su Lin glanced at Xiao Linlin; he had been studying the boxing manual and hadn't yet determined what the girl was planning.

"Should we go find new orcs? Or shall we keep fighting and keep farming coins?"

Jia Zhengyi pressed on with further questions, his interest piqued.

He was seething with anger and secretly vowed to use his abilities to show his boss that his S-rank follower was not just "mere".

"That's about right, it's like going to kill orcs again."

Xiao Linlin slowly spoke into the headset: "But not entirely. We are now working on two objectives simultaneously. We need to do both phased tasks and hidden tasks."

"A hidden quest?!"

Jia Zhengyi was startled and asked, "You have a new lead? You're even better at investigation than me?!"

"Otherwise what?"

Xiao Linlin spoke playfully. She had originally intended to keep it a secret, but Su Lin looked at her with a hint of doubt.

Xiao Linlin then explained, "It was Sister Eller who told me. In the new information she obtained through interrogation, there was information about a special team that the orcs had previously contacted, similar to the human team we encountered in the city. It seems they were also searching for the whereabouts of the magic gem."

"According to the intelligence provided by the orc prisoners, this orc squad seems to have obtained a new gem."

"Moreover, it's not far from us."

Xiao Linlin paused, then narrowed her eyes slightly: "Now that there's a glimmer of hope, we definitely have to test whether it's true or not... No matter what the outcome, I will fight for this sacred scepter for my brother!"

Xiao Linlin's voice was filled with unwavering determination.

"Don't force yourself, just do your best."

Su Lin rubbed her head and suddenly asked, "But, from what you're saying, do you have a plan for this hidden mission?"

"Hehe, don't tell your brother."

"Oh no, the little girl is plotting something again."

"Oh dear, brother, you're so mean! How can you say that? I'm just doing a reasonable analysis, making a normal plan, and striving for it."