Carrying the shield axe that was still emitting high temperature, Ryan stood in the yard, looking up and laughing.

However, before he could be too happy, Elifel, Hope and Lisanna surrounded Carl with concern.

“Tsk!”

Although he had indeed won the battle, Ryan felt like he had lost.

"How are you? Son, you weren't hurt by your dad, were you? Come and let mom take a look."

"It's okay, it's okay, my dad stopped."

In order to reassure his mother, Hope and Lisanna, Carl removed his power armor, revealing his unharmed body.

Ryan's control over his own strength was really strong. After splitting the breastplate of the power armor, he withdrew his hand. The effect of the Scorching Flame Slash was extinguished before it could be fully exerted, leaving only a charred mark on Carl's clothes.

In the previous life, such power control could only be possessed by those who had studied martial arts for more than ten years.

But in this world of swords and magic, the spiritual enhancement from the professional core allows most warriors from level 9 to 12 to achieve such an effect.

Even those warriors who have taken up the sub-profession of battle master can be even more exaggerated.

"Huh~, seriously, you're using such harsh tactics on your son!"

Seeing that it was a false alarm, Elifel finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh my! I didn't expect that the material used for my son's shield axe is so good. It should be the same material as his power armor. If it was ordinary material, this situation would never happen!"

Scratching his head and grinning, Ryan allowed his wife to twist the flesh around his waist.

The well-trained body couldn't pinch much flesh at all, so Ellefil had to give up in the end, but she gave Ryan a look that said "I'll show you what I can do tonight."

Just like that, the competition ended and everyone returned to their own rooms.

The next morning, everyone gathered at the dining table to eat breakfast. Ryan, who was full of energy last night, looked a little listless this morning.

Carl's mother, on the other hand, looked in good spirits.

"You and your son have to go to the factory to work today, so I made some extra food for you. Eat more!"

Looking at her husband and son with a sweet smile, Elliefeld seemed to be in a good mood today.

"Mom, your sheriff's department seems to be very quiet lately. I remember you were quite busy before."

Carl's mother, Elliefel, is the traffic sheriff of the Wana City Police Department. She is a combination of traffic police and urban management, and has certain law enforcement powers.

As far as Carl could remember, she had always been busy.

"Hasn't it that Bixin City recently mobilized the Ranger Force to clean up the bandits in the surrounding area? There are fewer bandits infiltrating the city to cause trouble, so your mother naturally has more free time."

“I see…”

Although more than 30 years have passed since the Final War, the remaining bandits and evil organizations are still active in the border areas of various countries.

The most famous place is the Dark Abyss where Carl was captured by the Mind Flayer.

After dinner, Carl and Ryan went to the factory again.

…

The border between Eludin and Aundair is divided by the River Vänern.

The city of Vana is located on the west side of the river, close to the junction of Lake Galifar and the Venern River. On the east bank of the river is a town called Breeze County. To its south is a dense jungle next to Lake Galifar.

This jungle has no name, but it is the only way from Vana City to Aundair. The tracks of the lightning train and the carriage road were all built in the forest.

And at this moment, a figure riding on a mount was walking in the jungle.

The blue soul fire would occasionally light up from the skulls that made up the armor, and a terrifying aura filled the jungle with his arrival.

Behind him, skeletons and mummies, holding scimitars and daggers, followed him quietly.

These skeletons and mummies were all wearing complete armor, which was the standard armor passed down from the Last War period. It was produced by the Kingdom of Karrnath to fight against other countries.

In fact, the entire team, including the skeleton knight, are actually what is left of the Kingdom of Karrnath.

At that time, the Kingdom of Karrnath was facing the crisis of national destruction, so the king used necromancy to bring the undead back to the human world to fight to protect the Kingdom of Karrnath.

But times have changed. Although the Kingdom of Karrnath is still famous for its necromancy, there are no longer many such armies.

The only organization that still retains a large number of undead soldiers today is the Knights of the Emerald Claw, one of the most notorious terrorist organizations in the entire continent of Khorvaire.

As the undead group continued to advance, a building hidden in the jungle appeared in front of them.

A cloaked figure stood at the door of the building, as if waiting for them.

"Your Excellency! Welcome, this way please!"

Leading this undead army, a cloaked man who looked like a human walked into the building.

Although the above-ground part of the building is small, the interior winds downwards and reveals a different world.

"Did you call me here because there is something you want me to do?"

Looking at the figure that took him underground, the Skeleton Knight asked in his hoarse voice.

"Something new has recently appeared in the capital of Aundair. We intend to investigate the purpose of Queen Aundair."

"Then why did you call me here? It's still two days' journey from here to Fairhaven!"

"Please be patient, sir. Other colleagues are already in charge of Fairhaven. Our mission is..."

As they were talking, the group had already arrived at the underground base.

A huge map depicting the terrain of Vana City and Breeze County's surrounding areas hangs on the wall at the entrance, and it looks extremely detailed.

“What do I need to do?”

Looking up at the map, the Skeleton Knight asked again in a deep voice.

This time, the cloaked man did not change the subject, but answered the Skeleton Knight's question directly.

"To create chaos."

Then, he pointed to the extremely detailed map and continued, "It would be best to stir up chaos in Wana City and Breeze County."

This request was really strange. The Skeleton Knight was unable to comprehend the deeper meaning of it, so he cast a puzzled look at the cloaked man.

“Ha, don’t think too much. There is no strategic goal in letting you create chaos. It is just to attract the attention of both Eruden and Aundair.

The bigger the noise you can make, the better. We can take advantage of the moment when everyone's attention is diverted to steal information.

The more complicated the plan, the more likely it is to go wrong, but this simple scheme is always likely to succeed."

After bowing to the Skeleton Knight, the cloaked man gave up his position and led the Skeleton Knight and his men deeper underground.

When everyone turned a corner, a room filled with corpses appeared before them.

"This is your source of soldiers. Of course, you can also transform those you kill into your soldiers. However, these guys were bandits entrenched in the area before they died. Their physical fitness is much better than that of ordinary civilians, so they are better quality materials."

(End of this chapter)