After hearing Betan's report, Martin stood up suddenly and paced back and forth quickly in the study.

As his thoughts raced, he suddenly thought of the Merlin family, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart: Yes, ask Duke Merlin if anyone from the Merlin family is nearby!

Martin hurriedly picked up the communication crystal and quickly dialed the number.

After the communication was connected, Martin couldn't wait to ask first: "Duke Merlin, where is the guard force you previously deployed in Earl White's territory now?"

Duke Merlin was a little confused: "What happened, little Martin?"

Martin said anxiously, "The kingdom has abandoned Frostfall Pass, and now the orc and elf coalition has surrounded the Sword of the Lost Sword!"

Duke Merlin was shocked when he heard this, and immediately said, "Martin, I will immediately arrange for the two sky mages in the earldom to rush over for support."

After briefly understanding the general situation of Shuangding Pass, the two hung up the call.

Afterwards, Duke Merlin hurried to a huge communication water mirror with mysterious runes and activated the communication crystal.

After a moment's wait, four images lit up on the water mirror, showing the images of the other three grand dukes and the king. Duke Merlin got straight to the point and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you suddenly abandon the Frost Pass?"

After hearing this, King Charlemagne's face instantly darkened: "Grand Duke Merlin, are you questioning me?"

Duke Merlin realized his tone was too harsh and quickly softened it, repeating his question. The other three grand dukes also turned their gazes to King Charlemagne.

This time, King Charlemagne didn't lose his temper. He looked at the four of them and said slowly, "Since Grand Duke Merlin asked, I will explain the reason clearly. Ever since the orcs and elves united, they have been attacking Frostfall Pass recklessly."

"I sent reinforcements twice, each time with three Sky Knights and three legions. But even so, Frost Pass was still in constant distress. You can imagine how fierce the battle was."

"However, I noticed something fishy about this matter, so I had my family ancestor use an SSS-level magic item to capture a fragment from the future. This fragment shows that in Earl White's Red Rock Territory, there is a secret realm, and countless elves are pouring out of it."

Duke Merlin had never expected this to be the reason, and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you telling us now? There must be more than just this one fragment, right?"

The other three archdukes also looked at the king, their eyes full of questions. However, this time, King Charlemagne did not rush to respond. Instead, he changed the subject and asked the four of them, "Do you want to join this journey to the secret realm?"

For a moment, the four grand dukes fell silent, each weighing the pros and cons in their minds and carefully considering the interests involved.

After a moment, Duke Merlin was the first to break the silence, saying slowly, "Your Majesty, I now understand why you gave up Frost Pass. I guess you were waiting for us here."

"I will join this journey to the secret realm, but before that, I must rescue the members of the White family. Your Majesty, please don't tell me that you didn't leave any Sky Knights in the Earldom of White."

King Charlemagne frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement and added, "But there is one condition. Martin must not enter the small secret realm. You go and communicate with him."

"If he agrees, I will immediately dispatch nearby air combat forces to provide support and have them work together with Martin's men to rescue the members of the White family." Duke Merlin nodded after hearing this.

Afterwards, everyone had an in-depth discussion on many details of the operation, including the personnel that each party needed to dispatch, and then ended this crucial communication.

Duke Merlin walked out of the room where the huge communication crystal was stored and into the spacious corridor. His expression was slightly solemn as he took out the communication crystal and expertly dialed Martin's number.

The call was quickly connected, and Duke Merlin went straight to the point: "Martin, the situation on this matter is quite complicated, but it has been settled now." Then, he recounted to Martin everything he had discussed with King Charlemagne and others.

When Martin heard this, Wayne's story instantly emerged in his mind, and a complex emotion of new and old hatreds surged in his heart.

However, when Martin heard that King Charlemagne would not let him enter the secret realm, he was full of doubts and blurted out, "Why?"

Duke Merlin sighed helplessly and said, "Martin, I'm afraid King Charlemagne's ancestor saw something through that SSS-level magic item, but King Charlemagne didn't reveal the specific content."

"Don't worry, Martin. I don't know why, but someone powerful is interfering with me now. I can no longer divine your image, so I have no idea what you did in the secret realm. I feel the same way about the person in the kingdom. I guess he only saw a few fragments."

Martin thought for a moment, knowing that the safety of his family was the top priority, and finally nodded and agreed to this condition.

After receiving Martin's reply, Duke Merlin quickly conveyed it to King Charlemagne, who replied briefly to indicate that he knew.

After hanging up, Martin immediately sent a message to Betan, sternly admonishing him, "You must always pay attention to the surroundings. Once you successfully break through, do not communicate with the sky force sent by King Charlemagne. Evacuate directly with the members of the White family."

Not long after, Betan replied, firmly stating that he understood the mission requirements.

After Martin hung up the call, he immediately summoned Roland through the communication crystal.

Not long after, Roland hurried over. After the maid who led him in left, Roland took a step forward and bowed respectfully.

Martin nodded slightly, then handed Roland five high-level space rings and said, "These contain the knight armor that was destroyed in that battle. Find a way to strip out the usable materials and reforge them."

Roland took the interspatial ring with both hands and responded confidently, "Master, please rest assured. I promise to reforge these knight armors within a month."

After hearing this, Martin smiled with satisfaction: "Of course I trust your ability."

After saying this, he signaled Roland to leave.

At this moment, Hefna behind him suddenly said, "Master, I sensed movement in the magic circle I set up. It must be the dragon cub hatching."

Martin's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this. The dragon people's fighting power far surpassed that of humans. This was a force that should not be underestimated. He immediately urged Hefner to take him to investigate.

The two soon arrived at Hefna's residence, and saw thirty-six dragon cubs laughing and playing in a magic circle in an open space in the middle of a huge pool.

Martin couldn't wait to ask Hefna to take him over. Without saying a word, Hefna carried Martin in a princess hug and carried him to the open space in the middle of the pool.

When the dragon cubs saw Martin and Hefna coming, they all looked at them curiously, but their attention was more focused on Hefna, perhaps because they were from the same dragon family.

Seeing this, Martin carefully took out the magic crystal and threw it to them. After all, these little guys looked cute, but Martin didn't dare to take the risk of feeding them with his hands.