In the early morning at Fort Wiscari, there was dew in the air and there was a chill. The nobles of Moria showed no intention of welcoming them along the way. Justinian and his party, who had traveled all night, were exhausted, but the mountain road was difficult and the people's hearts were

It was unpredictable, so Justinian never let the team stop.

Finally, they arrived at the heavily guarded Wiscari Fort.

This is a castle with a history of more than a hundred years ago. It was originally used to defend against Saracen pirates. Later, with the Crusades, it became an important stronghold for monitoring passing Frankish armies. But now it has become an exiled Morley.

The last iron-clad wall of the sub-nobles.

This castle is completely built on the mountain. The rugged rocks are carved out, and it is majestic. But when you look up at it, you will have a depressing feeling. Strange-shaped black rocks dot this stern castle, as if

Gargoyles stood tall and ready to pounce on intruders from above, creating an eerie atmosphere.

Above the castle, a red cross flag embroidered with golden

, this symbol coincides with the Keile symbol in early Christianity. As an early Christian religious symbol, the Keile symbol is shared by both Catholics and Orthodox Christians. This symbol consists of the Greek letters X and P, which represents the name of Jesus (

This symbol is a compound symbol composed of the first two characters of the Greek word "ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ", Χ (Chi) and Ρ (Rho). In other words, this symbol represents Jesus Christ.) The symbol has become a sacred symbol

The symbol became the military flag of Emperor Constantine and became the so-called Lablan flag.

Even a thousand years later, it is still an important symbol of the Byzantine Empire and has the same status as the double-headed eagle.

"Stop whoever comes!" Justinian and a group of others were stopped by heavily armed soldiers when they arrived at the city. Justinian also stopped cooperatively, because he knew that there might be bows and arrows hidden on the top of the city at this time.

The hand was aiming an arrow at his head.

"I am a guest invited by His Excellency Duke Leo. Is this how you treat guests?" Justinian raised his head and looked at the vigilant soldiers on the wall and asked. As soon as he arrived here, he

I have already felt the unfriendliness of the nobles of Moria.

"Wait until we go to report. Don't hesitate here. If you do anything rashly, I can't guarantee your safety." The officer in charge of defense on the city replied coldly, and this rude attitude made Cha Shi

Arslan beside Dinny couldn't help it. Along the way, they had been monitored by scouts sent by Moria nobles to monitor their every move. How could the other party know better when they arrived at Wiscari Castle?

But Justinian used colors to signal Arslan and the Turkic warriors around him not to act rashly. Of course he knew that this was a trick played by the Morian nobles. He was dissatisfied with himself and wanted to use this kind of rejection to give himself a threat to kill him.

arrogance.

However, the person who came up with this trick underestimated himself. Justinian sneered in his heart. Whether he was facing the Bulgarian Tsar or the autocratic Mikhail, he could handle it with ease. This group of self-proclaimed Morias

The old aristocracy really couldn't catch Justinian's eyes.

After a while, a gentle middle-aged man's voice sounded from the tower.

"Is this Governor Justinian? You're so far away from us. Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and open the door to greet us."

As soon as the man finished speaking, the heavily guarded copper and iron wall suddenly opened, opening the way for Justinian and his party.

In the castle, nobles riding on white horses and in fine costumes came out to greet them, with kind smiles on their faces. On both sides of the road, a group of nobles were gathering together to wait. As expected by Justinian, the other party had already arrived.

know the day of his coming.

A group of nobles formed an indifferent and flashy painting, just like the mosaic murals in a Byzantine church. Everyone has their own expression, but there is no trace of life. This is not to say that these old nobles are all senile, but that they have a kind of spirit that comes from

Rotten in the bones.

"Welcome, Your Excellency Justinian, it is our honor for you to come to the appointment. I am Nikephorus, the owner of Fort Wiscari." The leading noble man took the initiative to introduce himself. The person who just spoke

It was him, but after learning his identity, Justinian knew the plans of the Moria nobles. The Lord of Wiscari seemed to be something like that, but Justinian

Ni knew that the previous status of Fort Wiskari was no different from that of Justinian's Ilovan Castle, except that this castle was stronger. Let him be responsible for receiving himself, the nominal governor of the Moria Military Region, and the effect was very good.

It was easy to imagine, and Justinian took a look at the behavior of the other nobles and roughly guessed that those who greeted him were just insignificant people.

None of the important figures in Moria, such as Duke Leo, showed up. Justinian sneered in his heart, but on the surface he acted like he was honored and went forward to chat with these nobles.

Looking at Justinian's reaction, the nobles who were watching with cold eyes immediately became even more dismissive of the airborne governor. After all, he was just a warrior. He climbed to a high position by relying on military exploits and nepotism, but in fact he treated the nobles.

I don't know anything about the game at all.

"Lord Justinian, we are sent by Duke Leo to receive you. You must be tired along the way. Why don't you go to the residence we arranged for you to rest first!" Nikephorus said with a smile.

"Oh, then Duke Leo and the others... I have to pay a visit as a guest, right?" Justinian asked in pretense of surprise.

"No hurry, no hurry, the Duke will host a banquet in the evening. Before that, let us take care of you!" Nikephoros said immediately, leading the people around him to guide Justinian, and Cha

Stinian did not refuse. Along the way, these small nobles praised him and talked happily. However, all of this was under the eyes of the big nobles of Moria.

As prominent nobles who have been passed down for many generations, how could they be so arrogant and willing to welcome an upstart? This arrangement was more of a test and observation. After all, the Battle of the Alfios River gave them too much

They were so shocked that they still didn't understand the background of this young boy, but now it seems that all the nobles had a look of disdain on their faces when they learned about Justinian's reaction after entering the city. (
Chapter completed!