Someone had already informed the fortress very early.

The convoy first entered the Late Winter City under the fortress, passed through the main street from north to south, and passed through the city.

Scenes of this scale rarely occur here. Residents near the city stood on both sides of the street with their young and old to watch.

Colin was riding a horse and found that the construction of Late Winter City was like a joke. The houses were unplanned and the streets were scattered. It was more like a walled tribe than a city.

It can be seen from the people's clothes and sallow faces that the lives of the people in the "capital" are not very good, and this is the result of Oliver Gray concentrating the entire Xia Ya's resources in late winter. You can imagine other

How poor is the place?

The role of Late Winter City is to transport personnel and supplies to the fortress. Almost all the expenses of the 2,000 elite guards are provided by the more than 50,000 people in the city.

The fortress and the city are not far apart, but due to the terrain, the only connecting road is very steep.

It took the convoy nearly half an hour to successfully enter the Late Winter Fortress located on the Dragon's Back Mountain Range.

Relatively speaking, the construction of the fortress was obviously much more serious. Judging from Colin's little knowledge of architecture, the entire fortress was mostly built with 3-foot-square Qingyuan stone. This stone is not only extremely hard, but also resistant to soil.

The best material for magic, combined with the reinforcement magic pattern, it is almost difficult to shake below the level of a great magician.

Although the orcs do not know magic, it is obvious that all conceivable factors have been taken into consideration at the beginning of the construction of the fortress. This design plan is almost the same as the wall of Thunder City.

Even though he knew that the Duke of Xia Ya had run out of energy, the face in front of him that was so old that it was almost inhumane still made Colin sigh.

Since the preliminary examination, he has never seen this great magician again.

The little girl had obviously been told what to do, and she understood everything after seeing the scene in front of her.

"Rodrick, my son, your loyalty and bravery will not disappear with my death. I need you to promise me that after my death, you will still protect the fortress wholeheartedly and treat Colin Wayne as you did."

I'm just as loyal." After Oliver said this long sentence, he immediately coughed violently.

A young knight in armor stepped forward.

…

"Okay, you arrived just in time." Oliver forced a smile: "I'm afraid I won't be able to see you before I die. I would be very worried if I handed the fortress into the hands of someone I haven't seen before."

…

"This is my honor, Your Majesty the Duke." Harris's always serious face rarely showed gentleness.

Duke Oliver's eyes had a glint in his eyes, and he immediately waved Colin over.

"That's good." Harris sighed: "Originally, I wanted to stay and help you for a while, at least until you are familiar with the environment before leaving. Unfortunately, His Majesty's order has been issued. I must go to the east to help the army there deal with the pirate problem.

, will leave after paying homage to the Duke."

"How is Thunder City? Are Your Majesty and Sir 'Storm Guide' okay?"

Colin had been familiar with the key personnel in the fortress for several months.

"I have met the Duke."

Oliver waved behind Colin again.

More than 20 carriages and six rhinos entered the inner courtyard of the fortress and it did not seem crowded. A female magician in her fifties and wearing a magic robe was waiting at the entrance. After Colin dismounted, he came forward.

Harris released his hand from Oliver's shoulder.

Madeleine is the chief magic advisor and high-level magician of the Late Winter Fortress, and is a person whom Duke Oliver relies on very much.

"Nice to meet you, Lord Wayne, my name is Madeline, welcome to the Late Winter Fortress."

In the bedroom.

"Hello, Ms. Madeleine."

The next moment, white light bloomed from the tip of her index finger, and Coral immediately pointed at Oliver's forehead.

"There is no other way. We can only maintain it for a while. If the teacher is here, maybe he can live a few more months." Coral looked at the dying old man in front of her, feeling depressed.

"Everything is fine, just as you left it."

The Duke of Xia, who had been in office for 35 years, stopped breathing.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke."

"Ms. Madeline." Oliver looked at the middle-aged female magician: "I beg you to take care of Sophia for me. If you can, please continue to serve the fortress."

Colin looked at Oliver Gray who was half lying in the arms of the great wizard, Lord Harris.

"Thank you." The Duke finally looked at a young magician next to Madeleine: "Sofia, my dear niece, I have not fulfilled the obligations of an uncle, just like I have not fulfilled the obligations of a brother to your mother.

I hope you don’t blame me.”

After saying that, he added softly: "The Duke's time is running out."

Madeleine said quickly without being polite, "If you don't mind the fatigue of the journey, Duke Oliver Gray would like to see you immediately."

"Yes."

Lying on Oliver, the Duke's niece Sophia burst into tears as she felt the change.

He did not speak immediately, but called the coral who came in with him to come closer.

"Now, please let me sleep peacefully. This is not the end, but another beginning. I will meet Barbara again soon. We will go to Island Plains for vacation and go boating in the lake of Zenith Mountain.

, I have been waiting for this moment for a long time..." Duke Oliver murmured and slowly closed his eyes.

"Although there are a few fire spells in classical magic that have healing effects, they are far from comparable to light spells."

next moment.

On the rooftop.

Different from her usual mantra, Coral's tone and tone this time were particularly serious and pious.

The Duke's face turned rosy to the naked eye, and his spirits suddenly improved as he could hardly speak.

"That little girl is from the Holy Light Church, right?" Harris asked.

There were several people standing next to the hospital bed.

Colin walked behind Hasili who was looking into the distance with his hands behind his back.

"I promise you."

"I wish you have a nice trip."

"Your Excellency, 'Fire and Thunder'."

"Please lead the way."

The reason why the other party did not mention her position when introducing herself was obviously because she knew that the young man in front of her had become the new Lord of Late Winter, and it was not up to her to decide whether she could continue to serve as the chief advisor of the fortress.

The light enters the body and is extinguished instantly.

"I will never let you down." Colin said seriously.

"I promise you, Your Majesty the Duke." The young knight knelt on one knee in front of the bed, the sound of his armor clicking.

"You have always been my best uncle." Sofia threw herself on Oliver's body and choked with sobs.

"Okay." Oliver seemed to have completed his final mission, and he relaxed instantly. He turned his head back with great effort and said, "Sir, Mr. Harris, I have worked hard for you these days."

"May the Holy Light protect you."

"Your Excellency, why did the Duke's condition suddenly deteriorate?" Colin asked.

"The frequency of orc attacks has increased recently, and he almost climbed onto the fortress wall several times. The Duke was so anxious that his condition relapsed. I have no good solution. In the past few days, I have to stay close to him even for a short while."

"Thank you for your hard work," Colin said.

"I'm very happy that you can give up the superior life in Thunder City and take the initiative to come here to take on responsibilities. I admit that I misjudged it at the beginning." Harris reached out and patted Colin on the shoulder: "Colin Wayne

, you are the most qualified person to become a disciple of Roman Sagan."
Chapter completed!