Since the system became my girlfriend

"Who goes there?" As soon as Su Rui approached the inner city of the castle, a soldier immediately stepped forward and asked.

"I am a messenger sent by Marshal Salo, and I want to see General Kova!" Su Rui shouted loudly.

"Wait here for a moment, I'll go in and announce your arrival," the guard at the door said to Su Rui after seeing the token he presented.

"Alright!" Su Rui dismounted and waited quietly at the door.

Ten minutes passed, and there was still no news.

Twenty minutes passed, and still no one came out.

Thirty minutes passed, and still no one paid any attention to Su Rui.

"What's going on?" Su Rui frowned. Marshal Salo was urging him urgently, fearing something might have happened in the Lani Valley, which was why he sent Su Rui on horseback to ask for help. However, Su Rui had been here for half a day, but General Kova still hadn't seen him.

About an hour later, the soldier who had spoken earlier came out unhurriedly and said to Su Rui, "The general wants you to come in!"

"Okay!" Su Rui nodded and was about to go in, but at that moment, he was stopped by the soldier.

"Are we just going to go in like this?" the soldier said, rolling his eyes at Su Rui.

"Are there any other procedures?" Su Rui asked, puzzled.

"Of course we have to show our appreciation!" the soldier said to Su Rui while rubbing his fingers together.

"What?! You want money?" Su Rui was stunned. He really didn't expect the army here to be so corrupt. But if he didn't pay, he couldn't get through the gate, and if he couldn't get through the gate, he couldn't complete the mission.

Finally, Su Rui gritted his teeth and gave the soldier two gold coins. In the past, two gold coins would not have been much for Su Rui, but it was not a big deal. But now it was different. In order to feed the little guy Ximige who could eat a lot, Su Rui could barely make ends meet every day. Two gold coins were very difficult for him to save up.

"Clang! Clang!" The soldier weighed the two gold coins in his hand. Although he thought it was a bit too few, he didn't say anything more after glancing at Su Rui's level.

After seeing the soldier step aside, Su Rui quickly entered the inner city. Once inside, Su Rui encountered no further obstacles and soon arrived at the General's Mansion in the center, where he met General Kova!

"Greetings, General Kova!" Su Rui stepped forward and saluted.

"Hmm! You're Marshal Salo's messenger?" General Kova glanced at Su Rui.

"Yes!" Su Rui nodded and showed Marshal Salo's token to General Kova.

"Marshal Salo sent you to see me for something, is there something you need?" General Kova asked unhurriedly.

"That's right, Marshal Salo sent me to ask you for help!" Su Rui said.

"Requesting reinforcements? Where is he going to attack?" General Kova asked.

"Reporting to the General, I am merely a mercenary. My duty is simply to deliver messages. As for what the Grand Marshal intends to do, I have no idea." Su Rui was cautious, because the members of the Moraka Brotherhood had already infiltrated to a very high level, so he did not dare to directly reveal Marshal Salo's purpose in sending troops.

"I see!" General Kova nodded. He didn't think much of it. Su Rui's identity as a mercenary made him believe Su Rui's words. If a soldier had come here to ask him for help, he would definitely have made things difficult for that soldier. But Su Rui was just a mercenary, doing his job for money. He delivered the message and the mission was complete. Whether he made things difficult for Su Rui or not had nothing to do with this mercenary.

“General, if you are willing to send troops, I will take them back. If you are not, I will send a message to Marshal Salo!” Su Rui urged, noticing the strange look in General Kova’s eyes.

“Well then, you go back and have a good talk with the Grand Marshal. Although I have a large army here, I need to defend against a ferocious enemy. Once they hear that my soldiers have been transferred away, they will definitely attack. If my Tarrenburg falls, it’s a small matter if I take the blame myself, but it’s a big deal if the enemy breaks into the heart of the kingdom. So, although I really want to help the Grand Marshal, I’m really willing but unable to do so!” General Kova said, pretending to be powerless.

In fact, General Kova's refusal to send reinforcements was mainly related to the factional struggles within the kingdom. Although Salo was once the Grand Marshal, he was, after all, a retired Grand Marshal. After resigning, he no longer held any position in the army.

Although many people still respect and acknowledge him, such as the lord of Daryl, a powerful regional governor or military commander, many others have already pledged allegiance to the new Grand Marshal. If you were to continue serving the former Grand Marshal and allocate troops to him, wouldn't that be putting the new leader in a bad light?

If someone holds a grudge against me, my job will be in jeopardy.

So apart from a few like Daryl who respected Marshal Salo, most generals still had to think about their own positions. Although they would be very respectful to Marshal Salo to his face, behind his back, hardly anyone took him seriously anymore.

“Uh… General Kova…” Su Rui wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by General Kova.

“Alright, you don’t need to say anything more, mercenary. Go and complete your mission. If you’re tired, I’ll have someone arrange for you to rest here for the night,” General Kova said.

"Sigh! Never mind, General, I'll go back and report now!" Su Rui sighed. It was obviously impossible for him to stay here overnight. He had to rush back immediately to deliver the message to Marshal Salo and have him prepare to ask other generals for help.

After leaving the general's mansion, Su Rui looked back a few times. The entire Tarrenburg was peaceful, which meant that there had been no war here for quite some time. What General Kova had just said was just an excuse!

"Sigh!" After sighing again, Su Rui chanted the spell to return to the city.

Although traveling out took a long time, returning to the city was very convenient. Just a dozen seconds later, Su Rui's return spell ended, and he returned to the central square of Xuanwu City in a white light.

Su Rui then summoned his warhorse, mounted it, and headed straight for Daril's city lord's mansion.

"What are you doing?!" Su Rui was stopped as soon as he arrived at the city lord's mansion.

"I want to see Marshal Salo!" Su Rui said.

"Marshal Salo has already set off! You can still leave the city now!" the soldier said.

"What!? They've already set off?" Su Rui was dumbfounded. Didn't Marshal Salo say they were waiting for reinforcements? Why have they set off now?

"The Grand Marshal was worried that things might change if he was too late, so while you were leading reinforcements to his aid, he went to pull you into the valley to hold off the enemy!" the soldier at the gate said.

"Damn it! The Grand Marshal was too impulsive!" Su Rui slapped his thigh, then asked the soldier, "Where is the City Lord?"