When Lei Xiao took Ariel and other main subordinates through Jiang Li's teleportation, they appeared in the hall of the city lord's palace in Ferroburg.
The White Knight, Orr, Hodder, Benson, Rose Marquis, Tina, Lain, Lisha, Reese and other major generals from our side immediately came forward to greet them.
As for the generals of the kingdom, Bert and Jubai led other generals to Wangxing City and Shuiyue Fenglong City respectively to preside over the matters of subduing the surrendered troops. Lei Xiao had already seen them just now.
"See your lord! See your highness the princess!"
Respectful voices rang out, and all the generals saluted, stroking their chests and saluting Lei Xiao and Ariel.
"You don't have to be polite."
Lei Xiao smiled and nodded, and asked Orr casually: "How is the current situation in Ferroburg?"
"Back to the lord, since the soldiers have been replenished in each newly occupied city, the 10 legions brought all the way from Wangxing City have been reorganized. They are intensifying their training in the past few days and are ready to go at any time."
Al gently stroked his neatly trimmed short beard and responded respectfully: "After experiencing the trial of blood and fire, even the new recruits have grown a lot and are enough to cope with more complex battle situations."
“Well done.”
After listening to Orr's report, Lei Xiao walked slowly in the hall and nodded with satisfaction.
Because of the departure of Bert and Ju Bai, the first batch of descending troops originally led by the two men was reorganized.
Most of them have joined the main army led by Orr, Hodder, Benson, and Marquis Rose, further supplementing the combat power of these main armies.
A small number of capable forces led the newly recruited soldiers to form a new legion.
"Lord, in addition to this, the recruitment of new soldiers under your command is also being carried out in an orderly manner in various places. In particular, the free farmers who have had their shackles lifted are extremely enthusiastic."
Orr followed Lei Xiao's footsteps and continued to report: "As for the remaining surrendered troops in the mountain fortress, they have all surrendered and are heading here."
"Very good, then let's use them as the backbone and divide them into new legions newly recruited from various places."
Lei Xiao pondered for a moment and then ordered: "They are all veterans who have experienced border battlefields and mountain fortress offensive and defensive battles. Their combat experience is extremely rich, which is enough to allow the new recruits to grow up faster."
"As you command, Lord."
Al respectfully accepted the order, turned around and called over a capable middle-aged magician who was waiting not far away, and immediately began to carry out the order.
This capable middle-aged magician is also Lei Xiao's direct elite subordinate, and is one of the members of the magic tower summoned by Lei Xiao.
Prior to this, Lei Xiao had already subordinated Gray and other three squadrons of magic tower mages as communication magicians to the entire area, including the newly controlled northern cities.
In this way, through the transmission network established by Jiang Li, instant communication between cities can be achieved even without Lei Xiao's words, which is extremely convenient.
Looking at the leaving figures of Orr, Lei Xiao's eyes moved and focused on a strong man covered in pure white armor. He smiled and said: "White Knight, thank you for your hard work in Fort Ferro."
Yes, it is precisely because you are here that I can prepare other pre-war matters elsewhere with peace of mind."
"Lord, you are too generous."
The white knight stroked his chest and performed a standard knightly salute, and said respectfully: "Your kindness is as profound as a mountain, and you have helped your subordinates fulfill their long-cherished wish for thousands of years. These are what your subordinates should do."
At this point, the white knight's resolute voice became more awe-inspiring: "Please rest assured, lord, as long as your subordinates are still alive, your opponent will not be able to move forward!"
"That's a reassuring answer, but please remember that what I need is for all of you to walk side by side with me, instead of being buried halfway."
Lei Xiao nodded to the white knight, and then said: "I will hand over the 20 Northern Army Corps to your command, appoint you as the commander-in-chief of this Northern Army Army, and let Sarah, and Zilweni, check
Ste and other northern city lords will assist you, this will be a vital force."
"As ordered, Lord Lord, my subordinates will do their best!"
The white knight still maintained a respectful posture and responded harshly.
"Very good. You must know that this battle is the final battle to end Leng Yan's power dispute, and each of us is destined to leave a mark in this war."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, his eyes bright and clear.
There are three main reasons why Lei Xiao arranged it this way.
Firstly, it is because the name of the White Knight is powerful in the Cold Flame Kingdom, and its reputation is extremely good, which is enough to further increase the morale of the soldiers in the north.
Moreover, the White Knight has a better understanding of the terrain here, and can also allow the newly arrived Northern Army to maximize its power.
Secondly, this can also deter the Fourth Prince to some extent, so that the other party will not be too unscrupulous.
The third area is the area between our Fort Ferro and the enemy's Fort Kel. The terrain is vast and complex.
Once the war begins, it will most likely be divided into several large battlefields.
As the head coach, Lei Xiao clearly understands.
Even with Jiang Li's teleportation, he could not completely take care of every corner and every legion on the huge battlefield.
After all, this will be a shocking battle involving more than a million soldiers, unlike previous legion battles with a limited number of soldiers.
Therefore, the role of commander-level generals who command more than one legion becomes extremely obvious.
When one's general direction has been determined, only commander-level generals with rich combat experience can lead the armies under their command to better execute their orders.
"I plan to divide the 60 legions this time into four components."
"The 10 legions currently stationed are under the command of Orr, the upcoming 20 northern legions are under the command of White Knight, the surrender legions are under general command of Burt, and the new legions are under the command of Orange and White."
"In other words, even though there are 60 legions under my command, I only need to give orders to Orr, White Knight, Orange White, and Bert. This will undoubtedly be much more convenient."
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao brought his thoughts back to reality, nodded to the white knight and said: "By the way, accept all these things, it can be regarded as a small reward from me to you."
After speaking, Lei Xiao waved his hand lightly, and the pure white fifth-level knight equipment that had been prepared, as well as the fifth-level penetrating ring, together with a metal equipment display table, instantly appeared in front of the white knight.
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"This, this is...?!"
Looking at the brilliant fifth-level equipment in front of him, the white knight's calm voice began to tremble.
In the past thousand years, since he lost everything in the battle to destroy the country, he has never seen the fifth-level equipment that fits his title, so he can only use this set of spare equipment as a substitute until now.
And today, with the lord's careless move, the Apocalypse Knight of the Loren Kingdom has regained his true strength!
"I would like to thank you very much, Lord!"
With his heart trembling, the white knight quickly knelt down and lowered his head to Lei Xiao.
"You're welcome. I personally selected this knight's armor. The fully enclosed helmet is enough to cover everything. It's exactly the same as the one you're wearing."
Lei Xiao lowered his body to help the white knight up, and said with a smile: "Put these away quickly, I want to have a drink with you at the celebration banquet."
"Please wait a moment, Lord."
The white knight first put away the equipment carefully, then took a step forward and said solemnly: "Lord, there is one more thing that needs to be reported."
"oh?"
Hearing the solemnity in the white knight's words, Lei Xiao couldn't help but have a hint of curiosity on his face, and continued to listen.
"Lord, I am ashamed to say that you are the master of your subordinates, but they do not show you your true colors. This is rude and even more sinful."
As the white knight said this, he put his gauntlet on his helmet and continued: "Now, I want to confess everything to you, including my true identity. Please be mentally prepared."
After finishing speaking, the white knight untied the metal buckles on his helmet and neck armor, raised his hands, and slowly took off his helmet.
Seeing this scene, not only Lei Xiao, but also Ariel, Sarah and other main subordinates beside him, as well as commanders such as Hodder and Benson, couldn't help but hold their breaths, their faces full of curiosity and solemnity.
look.
You know, the white knight's reputation goes hand in hand with the white knight's mystery.
It is said that in this world, only His Majesty the King of Steel has seen the true face of the White Knight.
As the white battle helmet slowly separated from the white knight's head, an unexpected and strange face appeared in front of Lei Xiao and others.
For a moment, the whole place was silent.
Everyone's astonished eyes were focused on the white knight's unmistakable face.
"White Knight, is this why you don't want to show your true colors?"
Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath and his eyes became more solemn.
It was a strikingly pale face, almost without any blood, but emitting a strange dark blue light.
The source of the light comes from a thick layer of dark blue crystals on the cheeks.
These dark blue crystals with smooth surfaces, like small crystal clusters, occupy at least half of the white knight's cheeks and have become integrated with the skin.
There are many angular places that look extremely hard and can even be easily cut by ordinary people's fingers.
On the pale skin that is not covered by crystals, the dark blue blood vessels crisscrossing under the skin are clearly visible, like an intricate network.
The most eye-catching thing is the white knight's eyeballs.
This pair of eyeballs has been completely crystallized, the whites of the eyes are dark blue, and the holes are pure white, looking lifeless and extremely weird.
All in all, the entire face of the White Knight is almost no longer humanoid. Although the godless crystal eyeballs reveal gentleness, it is so different from a normal person that it makes people suddenly feel shocked.
"Fortunately, the white knight is not the enemy, otherwise the subordinates would have revealed their weapons by now, right?"
Lei Xiao was keenly aware of the Polygonum cuspidatum, Jiang Li and others beside him, and subconsciously began to mobilize the energy alert in his body, thinking in his heart.
But the strange face of the white knight soon attracted Lei Xiao's attention again.
Under the illumination of the crystal tassel chandelier, the mysterious crystals that were already emitting bluish light on the white knight's pale face seemed to become darker, and the lusterless hair on the top of his head was like dry thatch.
Generally, it is carefully tied up.
"Wait a minute, this weird appearance seems a bit familiar."
Lei Xiao obviously realized something and began to try hard to find the answer in his mind.
At this moment, Chao Yan was seen hiding behind Lei Xiao, blinking his big eyes and saying: "This, is this a parasitic blood crystal?!"
After hearing Chaoyan's startled words, Lei Xiao suddenly became enlightened.
No wonder it looked familiar. When he was at the secluded place of the lord of the city of Magnet, even though the appearance of the lord of the city was full of ferocity and hostility, the two were indeed quite imaginary.
"But the parasitic blood crystal is a red crystal, and the colors don't match."
Sarah's fair face was full of surprise, and she obviously didn't expect that the White Knight's true face would look like this.
"The most important thing is that the lifespan of a target corroded by parasitic blood crystals will be greatly shortened. This is completely different from the situation of the White Knight."
Ye Cang pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and nodded thoughtfully.
"That's true, but what exactly is going on?"
Chaoyan hid behind Lei Xiao's shoulder, with only half of his head exposed, and said cautiously: "Could this weird thing be able to split into other people?"
"Don't worry, everyone, after thousands of years of verification, this blue crystal can only grow on my body, just like an irresistible curse."
The white knight tried his best to smile, but because his face was too stiff, he only grinned slightly.
Lei Xiao, on the other hand, had the same gentle expression and continued to listen to the white knight's words.
"I'm sorry, Lord, for letting you see an unpleasant scene."
The white knight first put on his battle helmet again, and then saluted Lei Xiao, caressing his chest: "This is the true face of my subordinate, and it is also the reason why I am unwilling to show my true face to others, because it will bring unpleasant experience to others.
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"It doesn't matter, appearance does not represent a person's heart. No matter how unusual your appearance is, it cannot hide the righteous and awe-inspiring heart of a knight."
Lei Xiao waved his hand gently, and asked curiously: "What is all this about?"
"Back to Lord, the story starts from the battle that destroyed the country a thousand years ago."
The white knight's voice gradually became calmer, apparently lost in memories.
"Thousands of years ago, when the strong men of the Alliance Army led their troops to invade the capital of King Loren, the city was already transformed into a sea of boiling fire."
"In the streets where fire and smoke were raging, even though my subordinates and His Majesty Luo Yin and others resisted desperately, they repelled the opponent's attacks countless times."
"But because the difference in numbers was too great, the exhausted subordinates and others finally retreated and retreated to the palace with complete protective measures."
"However, under the leadership of the rebel Black Knight, the strong men of the Alliance Army quickly entered the palace through the secret escape tunnel, and a final decisive battle began."
When the white knight said this, his voice began to tremble.
"In that doomed battle, the flames melted into gold, corpses were everywhere, and the smoke was still rising, but it had already attracted countless ravens to circle in the sky and scream the funeral song of death."
"I don't know how long it took until my subordinates gritted their teeth and blocked His Majesty Luo Yin's fatal sword. I thought everything was going to come to an end, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this."
