I, who was eager to retire, became an Imperial General.

Chapter 271 The autumn rain chills to the bone, a thousand wolves stalk the approaching dark clouds.

Seventeen days later, in Elena, the capital of the Norman Empire, outside the wide-open east gate, in front of the thick, ancient gray city walls.

"Clap!"

The pattering autumn rain pattered against the black umbrella held up by the adjutant, making a series of sounds.

Beneath the black umbrella, Conrad, dressed in a black and gold Imperial Air Force uniform, was gazing silently at the road shrouded in dark clouds in the distance, his eyes somewhat lost in thought, as if pondering something.

His pupils gradually focused only after he caught sight of the royal convoy at the end of the road, and a smile, which was rare for him, appeared on his usually calm face, though he quickly suppressed it.

He then whispered a few words to his adjutant beside him, took the umbrella from the adjutant's hand, and watched the adjutant's figure completely disappear into the alleyway of the capital before turning his gaze back forward. He then suppressed his emotions and silently waited in the rain.

"Squeak!"

The speeding black sedan came to a slow stop at the checkpoint at the city gate. It then slowly gestured to the guards on duty with the credentials in its hand. After confirming the identity of the visitors, the guards, who were looking shocked, hurriedly moved the checkpoint aside despite the rain. At the same time, they performed an unprecedentedly standard salute to the group of officers in the convoy, their eyes filled with undisguised excitement and joy.

As the checkpoint opened, the lead car headed back towards the capital city of Elena. However, the figure in the back seat seemed to have caught a glimpse of something. After letting out a surprised exclamation, he stopped the driver and then apologized to the gentleman beside him.

He then hurriedly got out of the passenger seat and was escorted by Royal Guard soldiers who immediately held up an umbrella for him, braving the rain to arrive at the checkpoint where Conrad was waiting.

"Major General Conrad, it's been a long time!"

Looking at Conrad, who had come all the way to greet him at the entrance to the capital, John was, to be honest, somewhat surprised and touched.

But more than anything, there were doubts.

Although he successfully extracted a lot of information from Conrad by fabricating the story of the Sage Crystal before participating in the Battle of Faoken, Conrad also took the initiative to show him goodwill.

But to be honest, John always maintained a high degree of vigilance towards this legendary agent who was very flexible in both his bottom line and his stance.

After all, in his view, Conrad was probably still in the camp of the conservatives, and was in a state of absolute hostility with the reformists he was currently in.

Furthermore, due to the influence of the Sleifer family's balance doctrine, even if Conrad wanted to join them, the current head of the Sleifer family would probably not agree to Jeter's application before he left the Reformists.

Therefore, even if Conrad claimed that his heart was with Liu Bei while he was in Cao Cao's camp, John wouldn't believe a word of that nonsense.

However, out of respect for this legendary imperial agent and to avoid giving him any ammunition later, after a moment's thought, he took the initiative to stop the motorcade that was supposed to go directly to Pandora's Palace to meet His Majesty William.

They wanted to see what this legendary spy was deliberately waiting for them here for.

"Long time no see, John."

Looking at John, who, after three months and a brutal battlefield, possessed a demeanor that was far less sharp than when they first spoke, and instead more reserved, Conrad couldn't help but smile genuinely at his old friend's transformation. But this smile lasted only a moment before he withdrew it, replacing it with his usual forced grin, and slowly addressed John:

"To be honest, I'm very happy to see you return from that dangerous battlefield. It means that our promise to have a late-night talk has become a possibility. I'm also very interested in your experience commanding the legendary Falcon. If it's appropriate, please tell me about it, John."

"However, considering your current official duties, let's discuss these trivial matters in private after you and the other heroes have met His Majesty."

Conrad greeted John with a smile, then abruptly offered a handshake to John's puzzled look.

John extended his right hand, somewhat puzzled, and shook hands with the other person.

But soon, he felt as if a piece of paper had appeared in his palm the moment they shook hands.

Seemingly understanding something, he gave Conrad, whose expression remained unchanged, a deep look, then said nothing more, but nodded calmly to him:

"OK,."

“Very well, then I will be waiting for you at the Ort Estate at any time. Please do not forget, Mr. John Maslow.”

“I will visit you, Major General Conrad. Now, please allow me to take my leave.”

"Please."

"Squeak!"

As the car doors slowly closed, and the car re-entered the capital city shrouded in autumn rain under the driver's control, Conrad's eyes, which were fixed on this scene at the entrance of the city wall, inexplicably began to flicker.

Then, after glancing at Pandora's Palace in the distance, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

He then subconsciously clenched his fist, but quickly loosened it and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

At the same time, he suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and with a blank expression, under the black umbrella held up by the returning adjutant, he got back into the black sedan that had been parked by the roadside for a long time. Under the cold and scrutinizing gaze of the sentries on the city wall who had been watching them from time to time, he drove towards the location of the Ort Manor outside the capital.

Soon, it disappeared at the end of the road.

"Wow!"

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(End of this chapter)