The town of Takarai is in chaos, and the southern area of the town is still the main battlefield.
The fighting situation in the northern part of the town is somewhat better. There are many private armies of noble lords gathered here. They have set up roadblocks at the intersection of the long street, at least they cannot let the cavalry run rampant in the street.
Many lords in the wealthy areas sent out their private armies because they also wanted to know first-hand information on the front lines of the town.
For example, how many rebels have come this time, and what are their chances of winning if they devote all their strength to the war...
The lords are also communicating with each other privately, whether to fight or not fight this battle.
At this time, the noble lords need to stand up and lead everyone to resist the outside invaders. This is the responsibility of every noble.
As the noble lords of Takale Town, they need to fight at least a decent battle with the invaders, instead of fleeing here in a hurry like a lost dog when they see these rebels. The noble lords fled without fighting and were held accountable afterwards.
If you are responsible, you will easily be found guilty of collaborating with the enemy.
Even if you don't receive any punishment during the trial, you may still have to pay a large fine.
Secondly, the town encountered an intruder. The prominent nobles and lords in the town secretly walked away in despair. The town clerk would definitely record it in the important events of Takarai Town over the years. This kind of thing would only happen once.
If you become a deserter, this stain will remain in the family for decades, even hundreds of years.
People like Surdak cannot be regarded as the noble lords of Takalai Town. They are just passers-by in this town and have no reason to fight for this town.
Now, through the news from the Magic Union, it has been determined that the people who invaded Takarai Town are a rebel army from the southern part of the Gampo plane.
Apart from groups of troops, almost no one else could be seen on the street.
Almost all shops are closed, and nothing can be bought on the streets. Even homeless people on the streets will hide in safer places at times like this.
Surdak walked along the long street in the wealthy area back to the magician Avid's manor.
The two-headed ogre was guarding the gate. There were even some traces of fighting here. When Suldak walked into the gate, he asked Gulitem: "The signs of fighting outside are the vanguard of the rebel army.
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"No, it was a group of lords' private troops who wanted us to join their armed battle group. When they saw that I didn't agree, they actually said that I was an internal agent of the rebels and wanted to rush in, but I drove them away..."
The two-headed ogre stood inside the courtyard wall, stuck his head out of the wall, and said angrily.
Surdak walked into the courtyard carrying the magician Avid and said to the ogre:
"Oh, don't pay attention to them, throw them out if they dare to break in!"
Immediately afterwards, he said to Gulitem: "The situation is not very clear now, but the rebels are probably well prepared this time, and their chances of winning may be greater."
"The guards should all be supporters of Lord MacDonnell, so there is no need for us to help them." Suldak said to everyone.
You can always hear shouts of death and some wailing in the distance.
At noon, you can see civilians fleeing from the southern area of the town to the north. It is said that the rebels have captured the three gates on the east, west, and north of the town, and have firmly controlled the dock in the south of the town.
, which can be regarded as blocking all the people in the town inside the town.
Many people want to escape the fighting and leave here, but they can no longer leave the city at this time.
I heard that some noble lords in the wealthy area in the north of the town organized an armed resistance against the rebels, and some noble lords planned to capture a certain city gate and leave Takarai Town at night, so a large number of ordinary townspeople in the town began to go to the north of the town.
Rich areas gather.
In the afternoon, many civilians can be seen on the street looking for shelter.
Surdak stood on the roof and looked at the situation outside. The chaotic streets were full of townspeople trying to escape.
Samira asked Surdak: "How about we leave here?"
At this moment, Surdak felt that even if he left Takarai Town, the journey would be very difficult. At least the rebels did not intend to completely cleanse Takarai Town, so he said: "Let's take a look first. At least there are
A shelter from the wind and rain.”
Thea was soaking in the swimming pool in the yard. The magician Avid was very curious about the Janna Sea Tribe and sat on the deck chair by the pool and refused to leave.
Occasionally, the two chatted for a few words, but Siya didn't seem to be interested in human magicians. They basically just talked casually and jumped into the swimming pool.
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There had just been a light snowfall in Wall Village in winter. Surdak walked out of the Void Gate and faced the cold wind that made his body shiver involuntarily.
Aphrodite leaned next to Gubolai's horse, holding the reins with one hand, with a faint blue mark on her face.
The north wind carried snow flakes like galloping horses on the hillside.
There is only a mountain range between here and Wall Village, which can be regarded as the mountain col next door.
In order to avoid being noticed by others, Surdak did not return to Wall Village to open the Void Gate.
He walked over and took the horse's reins, signaling Aphrodite to mount.
Aphrodite gave him a look that said, "We might as well ride together." Surdak stretched out his hands to support Aphrodite's soft waist, easily lifted her onto the horse's back, and then braved the howling north wind,
He held the horse's reins and walked towards Wall Village.
"Is there a war going on over there?" Aphrodite asked Suldak with a smile.
The smile in her eyes was filled with the meaning of 'you are so unlucky'.
Surdak has indeed been very unlucky recently. He went to the Ganbu plane to perform a mission. The rest of the second-level experts returned smoothly. However, when it was his turn, he was left in the Ganbu plane and had to wait for magic.
Master Aiweide will be able to come back only after he recovers.
I finally made it out of the mountains and settled in a livable town. But just half a day later, the rebels attacked the town.
Surdak also said somewhat depressedly: "Well, the local rebels invaded the town of Takale, and we are temporarily trapped in the town."
The two of them walked to the top of the mountain slope. The north wind here was stronger. There was almost no snow on the top of the slope, and the strong wind blew it into the mountain col below.
Wall Village is also at the feet of the two of them. Standing here, Surdak can overlook the entire fifth-level reservoir. The reservoir is completely frozen and covered with a thick layer of snow. Only the area near the spring is still intact.
There is a gurgling water flowing continuously into the reservoir, but this part of the spring water forms a strange water channel in the reservoir, flowing along the top of the sluice on the east side of the first-level reservoir and flowing below.
Because of the existence of this spring, people in the village have always drank live mountain spring water.
After the townhouses were built in the village, the old village chief, Uncle Bright, also built a suspended water channel to directly introduce spring water into the village.
The weather in Wall Village is extremely cold. A thick layer of ice has condensed on the suspended waterway, and there are even ice slides like pendants. Several villagers are braving the wind and snow, holding long wooden poles, and are clearing the sharp ice on the waterway.
Slip away to prevent someone from getting hurt when passing by below.
Aphrodite took out the mithril mask from her arms and put it on her face.
This time she was just passing through Wall Village, planning to take the magic airship from Helensa City to Bena City. Since the sailing schedule has been set, the mountain road must be difficult to walk in such bad weather, so she can stay in Wall Village.
Time is very limited.
Surdak had also been away from Wall Village for too long. While Aphrodite was passing by Wall Village, he came back here to take a look.
Aphrodite did not follow Surdak back to the village, but continued directly along the snow road towards the Paglos Pass.
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Wall Village is located in a mountain valley in a deserted land. A light snowfall will fill the village with snow. However, looking down at Wall Village from the top of the mountain, you can still feel the new atmosphere in the village.
Neat streets, villagers have opened roads extending in all directions in the thick snow, and many villagers are clearing snow.
A group of knights from the guard camp rode on horseback and walked slowly out of the village through the hillside horse track.
Just on this road, Suldak saw a familiar figure among a group of girls.
When the guard battalion knights passed by the group of girls, they actually stopped and said hello politely. The guard battalion captain Daniela knight greeted Rita in the crowd, and the two chatted casually. Rita
Then I followed these girls and walked upstream to the village stream.
The knights of the guard camp headed out of the village along this horse road.
It seems that the relationship between the two is not bad. Suldak also asked Karl to help inquire about Knight Danila from the side. Karl said that the young Knight Danila had a good reputation.
Surdak entered Wall Village from the main entrance at the foot of the mountain. There were still several vendors in the free market shivering in the cold wind, and the products on the stalls were all not afraid of the cold.
The Paglos Mountains are now also covered by heavy snow, and few adventure groups dare to enter the mountains during this season.
Therefore, the market in Wall Village also became depressed.
However, the original open-air tavern at the entrance of the village has now turned into an exquisite log cabin. The signboard at the door creaked loudly in the wind, and there was the sound of changing glasses from inside, and a strong aroma of wine came from the door.
The door of the tavern was pushed open, and two businessmen in fur coats walked out. Suldak happened to see the lively scene in the tavern. There were actually several bartenders in cool clothes, shuttling among the wine like butterflies.
among the guests.
Surdak stepped on the snow on the road and walked up the street.
He met some villagers along the way and everyone greeted him warmly.
"Dak, are you back?"
"Hi, Dark, I haven't seen you for a while! I heard you led troops to station in some plane. How have you been lately?"
"Dak..."
Some of them were familiar faces, some were new faces, and everyone surrounded him all the way to the top of the mountain col. Everyone happily asked Suldak various questions, and he responded to them one by one no matter what the question was.
When they reached the gate of the villa, everyone quickly waved goodbye to Suldak and let him return home alone.
There was a gap in the courtyard door and it was not locked from the inside.
There was no caretaker at home, so Suldak opened the door and stepped into the yard, when he heard the sound of a dagger chopping into the air.
I turned around and saw little Peter practicing his sword swing next to the wooden mannequin on the edge of the yard. He only wore a sweater, a pair of thick breeches and exquisite riding boots on his upper body. He kept a lunge as if wielding a dagger in his hand.
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In such a cold weather, there was a shiny layer of sweat on his forehead, and a few strands of soft blond hair were wet with sweat.
"Peter!"
Surdak stood at the door and shouted.
"Dad, you're back!"
Seeing Suldak standing at the gate, little Peter put his dagger on the weapon rack aside, turned around and rushed towards him.
The way little Peter ran and his youthful face looked so much like his father that Suldak was even in a trance at the moment...
Suldak held little Peter's armpits with both hands, lifted him up high, and spun him around in the sky.
"Hey, you've been doing well recently. I saw that you can swing your sword and break the air. This is a big improvement..."
Suldak put little Peter down, patted him on the shoulder and praised him.
Little Peter puffed up his chest proudly and said to Suldak: "I practice hard every day!"
Suldak took out a magic sword from his magic pocket and handed it to little Peter, and said to him: "I want to remind you, don't point the sword at your friend. Besides, this sword is very sharp. Your
If your fingers accidentally touch the blade, it will easily fall off, so this sword is not suitable for practice. You must maintain it regularly before it can become your partner..."
"Then, next you do each basic swordsmanship movement ten times, and let me see what's wrong with your posture..."
Suldak began to correct little Peter's basic swordsmanship postures and develop a correct set of basic movements, which is the first step to becoming an excellent warrior.
In combat, many times you have to respond without thinking. At this time, whether you can perform standard actions will directly affect whether you can gain the upper hand.
Just when Suldak was teaching little Peter, old Sheila slowly walked out of the room.
She is aging rapidly these days, and her legs seem not as flexible as before.
Surdak remembered that when he first met old Sheila, she didn't look like this. Now the age spots on her face are more and more obvious.
"Duck, you're back." There was a sense of exhaustion in her voice.
Suldak pulled little Peter up the steps, stood next to old Sheila and said:
"I just happened to be passing by the village this time, so I came back to have a look. By the way, I plan to fix Rita's marriage. I will go find Daniela in the evening. Now he is out of the village on duty."
Seeing that Surdak had kept his promise and rushed back from the plane as scheduled for Rita's marriage, old Sheila had a rare smile of relief on her face.
"Well, it's time to settle down. Rita will be twenty-two years old after the new year..."
After saying that, he took little Peter and turned around and walked back to the house.
Natasha supported old Sheila and took a deep look at Suldak.
Surdak followed into the living room.
Old Sheila sat by the fireplace and warmed herself by the fire. Natasha took out a towel to wipe the sweat from little Peter's head, and asked a young maid to take little Peter to take a bath.
She was busy bringing a hot towel to Suldak, letting him wipe his hands and face, and squatted at his feet to help him put on a pair of soft shoes.
Surdak sat on the sofa, took out the set of magic patterns captured from the second-turn archer from his magic waist bag, placed it on the carpet in front of him, and said to old Sheila: "This set of magic patterns is
It will be sent to the Magic Guild in Helensa City for repair and maintenance later. After repair, it will be one of Rita's dowry."
Then he took out a smaller box from his magic belt bag, opened the lid, filled it with bright magic crystals, and said, "This is the second dowry I prepared for Rita."
"In addition, I plan to let Charlie build another villa next to this yard and give it to Rita as a third dowry."