The villages and cities within the captured area were forced to retreat or surrender by the Dion army.

The people welcomed the arrival of the Great Sword and Shield Army. To them, the Great Sword and Shield Army was their rescuer from the dire straits.

The people of the former Longsog Kingdom, except for the so-called traitors and those who abandoned the Longsog Kingdom and swore allegiance to the Dion Empire, could obtain a certain status.

The ordinary people of the Kingdom of Longsog (non-new humans) are either lower class people or slaves, and they are often oppressed by the people of the Kingdom of Dion.

Although being bullied by the people of the Dion Empire made them hate the people of the Dion Empire, what the people of the former Longsog Kingdom hated and despised the most were those traitors.

These traitors bully the people of the former Longsog Kingdom even more than the people of the Dion Empire. Some of them even go so far as to snatch the beautiful daughters of other people to please their masters.

So in cities or villages captured by the Great Sword and Shield troops, these traitors sometimes ran faster than Dion's army.

Salamanda returned to his hometown, a city called "Dak", and returned to his old house.

Looking at the damage caused to his house by the war, there were several big holes in the roof. The inside and outside of the house were not only damp, but also covered with moss, messy, dirty and smelly. Many of the furniture in the house were badly damaged.

Relina followed Salamander, holding Salamander's hand, and Salamander's right hand inadvertently held Relina's hand.

Relina knew that the house was left to Salamander by his deceased parents.

"Brother Salamander, I'll arrange for someone to renovate your house and restore it to its original state. After all, this is the house that your uncle and aunt left for you. It carries countless memories of you."

Salamander nodded.

Then, the two walked out of the house.

Suddenly, an old man with white hair, tattered clothes, a hunchback and a cane in his hand called them.

"Salamander, is that you?"

When Salamander saw the old man, he was very excited and said in disbelief: "Grandpa Mai, are you Grandpa Mai?"

The old man in front of him is the closest person to Salamanda besides his parents. Grandpa Mai is Salamanda’s neighbor and was also a member of the Royal Knights of the Kingdom of Longsog when he was young.

The reason why Salamander became a member of the Royal Knights was also influenced by Grandpa Mai. Many of the skills he learned when he was a child were taught by Grandpa Mai. Grandpa Mai was not only his neighbor, but also his master.

Especially after his parents passed away, Grandpa Mai had always cared for him. After Salamanda became a member of the Royal Order of Knights, he often sent money back to Grandpa Mai.

Later, when the Kingdom of Longsog was attacked by the Kingdom of Dion, Salamanda sent his subordinates to take Grandpa Mai to a safe place. However, due to the war, his subordinates could not find Grandpa Mai's whereabouts and thought that Grandpa Mai had died in that war.

Salamanda rushed over excitedly and hugged Grandpa Mai.

"Grandpa Mai, I thought you died in that war."

Although Grandpa Mai looked a little haggard and his eyes were cloudy, he saw that Salamander's haggard look had regained some vitality and his eyes were bright. He reached out and patted Salamander on the back and comforted him, "Silly child, Grandpa Mai will not die so easily. I am a former knight of the royal family."

Grandpa Mai looked at Ruilina in front of him and asked, "Child, is this your lover?"

"Yes, Grandpa Mai, this is my girlfriend."

Ruilina looked very shy.

Salamanda immediately supported Grandpa Mai, and then immediately contacted his subordinates to prepare a sumptuous dinner and arrange accommodation. He wanted to take good care of Grandpa Mai, be filial to Grandpa Mai, his closest relative and mentor, and provide for him until the end of his life.

Grandpa Mai came to the room prepared for him by Salamander and there was someone serving him.

Grandpa Mai recalled meeting Salamander, looking at the clothes the children he had cultivated were wearing, and coming to the huge Gondwana-class Ms mothership, looking at the uniforms of these mercenaries along the way.

And looking at these mercenaries in uniform, they were very respectful to Salamander.

Grandpa Mai roughly guessed what was going on.

At dinner time, Salamanda and Relina accompanied Grandpa Mai for dinner.

Salamanda told Grandpa Mai everything that had happened to him in the past few years.

"Okay, okay, people go up and water flows down. You were right not to follow that useless woman. At least you followed the right person, which is why you have achieved what you have today."

"Grandpa Mai, what do the people of Longsog think?"

"What do you think? Even the common people don't think that much. Most of them just want to live a good life. Most of them don't care whether the Kingdom of Longsog is restored or not. As long as they can have enough food and live a good life, that's enough. If there is anything that the common people hate, it's the traitors of the former Kingdom of Longsog. These people oppressed their former compatriots more cruelly than the people of the Dion Empire. They thought that this way they could become a part of the Dion Empire. In fact, the people of the Dion Empire look down on such people even more."

Ruilina said: "No one respects a traitor. He is a person who is neither human nor human."

"Those bastards run faster than their masters." Grandpa Mai said with disdain.

Ruilina asked: "If the Dion Kingdom is defeated and overthrown, and Princess Youyou comes back to announce the restoration of the kingdom, will you still recognize Princess Youyou as your princess, or as the queen of Longsog Kingdom in the future?"

"Will anyone with a normal mind recognize that silly woman as their queen? She wants to come back, do you think the people will agree? A few years ago, when the Dion Empire had not yet declared war on the colonial circle, we were able to receive information from abroad. Didn't that woman establish the Kingdom of Longsog on a piece of land in the hands of your boss? That's on Mars, only a small number of people from the Kingdom of Longsog are willing to go there, and most would rather stay here because most people don't recognize her. Besides, will your boss agree to her doing this? She would be so happy if the land wasn't taken back." Although Grandpa Mai is old, his clear mind allows him to see that the whole thing is impossible.

Ruilina told what happened to Princess Youyou at that time.

"What a fickle woman. She is not qualified to be the princess of the Kingdom of Longsog. It would be better for the late king not to have such a daughter." After Grandpa Mai finished speaking, he turned to look at Salamanda and said, "Kid, it's a good thing that you came to your senses and followed a good boss."

“I was very stupid and naive at that time.”

Then, Grandpa Mai said, "Now the people of the former Longsog Kingdom hate the Dion Empire. If there is any country that can overthrow the Dion Empire and rule our land, it will be enough as long as it can make the lives of our people better than before."

Then, Salamanda chatted with Grandpa Mai for several hours.

"Child, do you have important work to do? You can't let me ruin your future."

"Okay, Grandpa Mai, I won't disturb your rest. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, please tell the staff and they will help you deal with it."

"It's enough to have such an environment. I don't ask for anything else."

Grandpa Mai looked at Salamander's back as he left and thought to himself, "Child, I am actually your grandfather. Back then, I was busy with my career without caring about your father and mother's feelings. In the end, your grandmother took your father and left me. It was not until your grandmother passed away and I retired. Seeing the empty house, I realized how important family affection is. When I found your father, you were just born, but your father didn't like me and resented me. I lived near you and watched you grow up. I never told you my identity, and your father didn't expose me because I was your biological father."

In fact, Salamanda had known for a long time that Grandpa Mai was his biological grandfather. It was only when his father and Grandpa Mai had an argument over something when he was a child that he realized that Grandpa Mai was his biological grandfather.

After his parents died unexpectedly, Grandpa Mai often took care of him and taught him all the skills he had mastered, which made him what he is today.