The firelight that emerged from the mountain forest was just a few dots at first, but gradually gathered into a winding dragon of light, meandering in the distant darkness. Fang Plover frowned slightly and put one hand on the Seven Seas Traveler.
On the side of the ship, I stared at the direction of the horizon. Between the hills, there were more and more firelights emerging from the forest. The flickering firelights were the light of rosin torches, and they were reflected in groups.
An army marching north along the mountains and forests
The mercenary soldiers, who were wearing thick armor under their animal skins and carrying long bows, large shields and heavy swords, were carrying old-fashioned magic furnaces on their backs. They sprayed thin mist from their mouths and penetrated with one foot deep and the other shallow.
Passing through the pine forest, there was silence, except for the low sound of the collision of equipment.
There were an equal number of Gray Knights, tall horses, wearing beautiful silver-gray armor, black and white tabards, flying long swallow-tailed flags with a red crow on them. No one made a sound, only swords and halberds like a forest,
Passing under a canopy of cedars.
Fang Plover silently watched this army and roughly guessed their origins. The direction this army came from was either Gray Owl Town. However, the redeemed had an informant in Gray Owl Town, and no news has been sent back so far.
Then they only have one possibility left: the Blood Eyes mercenary group from the direction of Charter City and the army of Death Guards.
That was another guardian of the Crow's Claw Temple, and he finally joined the war at this moment. He pursed his lips that were dry and cracked in the wind and snow, and he was not too surprised. Gray Tree Ridge
News of the fall had already spread throughout the North, and it was impossible for the other guards to remain indifferent.
Dots of firelight gradually spread all over the mountains and plains in the darkness, forming several long lines, heading straight to the north. It was in the direction of Gray Tree Ridge, and Tianlan straightened up behind him, holding the
The horned lizard also took advantage of her not paying attention and broke away, fell to the ground, and escaped without a trace, but she didn't seem to notice this, and opened her mouth slightly to look at the scene: "Is that Gray Tree Ridge?"
"Are they going to Gray Tree Ridge? Are they people from Crow's Claw Temple?" She slowly turned around and couldn't help but ask: "How many people are there and where do they come from? Big Cat People
Will they be fine, brother Ed?"
Fang Yu shook his head.
An experienced scout could roughly estimate the size of an army just by looking at it from a distance, but he didn't have this ability.
The army below was so vast that it seemed impossible to count. Fortunately, he had commanded a battle before, so he was not frightened. There were at least three to four thousand mercenary regiments stationed in the Crow Claw Temple in the Charter City area.
People, plus the Death Guards and the Gray Knights gathered from various places, five to six thousand people are no problem.
The Blood Eyes mercenary group is attached to one of the four guardians of the Crow's Claw Temple. His nickname is "Blood Eyes". His personal guard was originally named "The Accuser" or "The Executioner", but it was gradually rumored to be "Blood Eyes".
Death Guard'.
In fact, this army has always been moving south of the Artori region, close to this direction, so he has always kept a close eye on it.
Fang Yu opened the community, previously opened a related discussion thread with an anonymous account, and asked about the situation in Charter City. At this moment, someone indeed mentioned that the Blood Eye Mercenary Group had indeed left the station earlier, and
Heading north in a mighty way.
Seeing this news, Fang Pultru confirmed 70% to 80% of his guesses.
He fell silent.
The Jefflite Red Team issued an ultimatum to them not long ago. If that ultimatum was still verbal, it has now become a reality right before their eyes.
The fleet of the descendants of Flor has just begun to mobilize, but the Blood Eye mercenary group has already left the station and rushed towards Gray Tree Ridge. This may be a coincidence. But at this time, saying that this is a coincidence is not the same.
How many people will believe it?
Although the other party kept claiming that it would not intervene in this war, Fang Plover knew very well that it was just a high-sounding excuse. The actions of the descendants of Flor were obviously to cooperate with the Crow's Claw Temple's attack or vice versa.
The other party is putting pressure on him. If they choose to compromise, the army rushing towards Gray Tree Ridge may stop, but it may not. But in any case, the descendant of Flor turned it into a bargaining chip and wanted to
Let them submit, this is an indisputable fact.
The real threat comes from the north
Fang Plover raised his head and stared in that direction with his dark eyes.
The shadows of the mountains are hidden behind the haze, without a trace of light. The forest extending to the north is like a dark shroud, and I don't know what kind of unknown lurks underneath.
Can they compromise? If the enemies of the Crow's Claw Temple are really dark forces, maybe they can't sit down and talk. Although both parties have conflicts of interest, in the final analysis, they still have a common enemy.
But the question now is, is the Crow's Claw Temple really as just as they appear? Their methods against the refugees, the truth they concealed in the Altori region, their plans, every lie they have ever told,
Behind it all seems to point to only one possibility.
"Brother Ed?"
Tian Lan asked again in a low voice.
The army below has not noticed them. The Seven Seas Traveler is still hidden in the clouds. Without careful observation or with the help of magical equipment, it is difficult to distinguish it from the night sky.
But looking at the few fire dragons passing by in the mountains and forests, and the countless armies all over the mountains and plains, they knew the destination of the other party, but they seemed to be of little help at the moment. This feeling still made Tian Lan feel a little bit
Can Gray Tree Ridge withstand the suffocation of so many enemies?
"Believe in Mr. Big Cat Man and the others." Fang Yu looked at her and replied.
They can only trust this.
But in comparison, he was more worried about the threat from the north.
He picked up the communication crystal and sent a message to the big cat people and May, telling them that the Blood Eye Mercenary Group had passed through the cold forest area. However, the big cat people on the other side of the screen did not act surprised, and in turn
He comforted them and told them not to worry too much about the situation in Gray Tree Ridge.
Relying on Mirella and the knights of Malan, Gray Tree Ridge can still be supported for a while, but as for the situation in the north
The big cat man held his pipe and thought for a moment. Of course he understood what Fang Plover was referring to. He blew out a smoke ring and replied: "You mentioned this to me before, Ed."
"...I think your worries are not unreasonable. The origin of the undead army in the north is a mystery. Although your people over there keep claiming that this army is the biggest threat to the north, the position held by the Crow's Claw Temple, at least
From the current point of view, this possibility cannot be ruled out.”
"But if they really collude with the dark believers, or their shadow is behind this army, once the army goes south, it also means that the temple will reveal its true face. And before that, they will definitely complete it first
That plan of theirs."
After the big cat man finished speaking, he picked up the pipe, bit it in his mouth, and let some dark red sparks come out of the pipe, "Ed, you might as well check the ceremony between Gula and Elpaxin first, and when will it be held?"
Finish."
Fang Plover has actually checked this problem before.
However, he still turned back to Luo Hao and said, "Help me verify it."
Luo Hao was arranging the cables on the deck. He nodded when he heard this, put down the work at hand, and opened the community. The glowing light of the system was reflected on his face. He fiddled with it a few times and quickly raised his head.
He came and replied: "The time rumored in the community is not certain, but within two or three days, the specific time of the event is around two o'clock in the afternoon, in the municipal square."
"In other words, this is the time window left for us."
"We only have so much time, and there are so many people in the sky chasing us," Tianlan couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Is it really too late?"
But no matter whether it's late or not, you still have to give it a try. Fang Plover looked at the big cat man.
Rhett was also looking at them and nodded: "We can still hold on, let's go ahead and do it. The will of the two goddesses is not that simple, and Gray Tree Ridge cannot be captured so easily."
Fang Yu also nodded. The only thing that makes him feel relieved now is that at least they have the support of the military behind them. I hope Su Changfeng and the others can really restrain the descendants of Flor, and even the Super Competitive Alliance in the current situation.
If they do this, they will be much more relaxed next time.
…
"What did you say!?"
Su Changfeng was looking at the staff in front of him in surprise.
The staff of the United Nations Stargate Agency are not included in the garrison system. However, at home, the staff in the embassy area of Stargate Port must also achieve consistency in their actions, not to mention that the garrison does not have the power to directly communicate with the alliance.
Communication requires conveying information through the other party.
To transfer the third division to a state of military control is obviously not something they can decide. It requires at least internal discussions and resolutions, and it even needs to be based on effective communication with several other major countries.
However, if it is only the northern border, or even just Gula Port and even the surrounding areas, and only a few guilds are involved, it is not impossible for them to cut off first and then act in an expedient manner. Of course, this will also have considerable consequences, and even have a bad impact, but this requires
Depends on the urgency of the matter.
If what Fang Yu said is true, then obviously the severity of the situation in the north has risen to a certain level.
Especially when it comes to whether the domestic super competitive league and several large guilds are likely to be infiltrated by dark believers, then intervention becomes a feasible method. Whether it is true or false, nipping in the bud is the right thing to do.
The most important choice.
What's more, he doesn't have no evidence at the moment. Although the information he got may not really point to any one of them, it at least shows that there are potential dangers. For Stargate and the Alliance, any potential dangers cannot be ignored.
It was allowed, so after discussing with the ambassador, they both decided to suspend the actions of the descendants of Flor first.
However, before the order was issued, an unexpected situation occurred.
Su Changfeng even felt a slight sting on his forehead, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He served as a military attaché in Stargate Port for more than ten years, and later joined the garrison and worked his way to his current position. Although he has not practiced the art of concealing his emotions and anger, he rarely has the skills to do so.
When it's like this now.
He raised his head, looked at the other person, and asked again: "Tell me again, what happened?"
The staff member nodded: "Mr. Ambassador asked me to tell you that people from the El Pasin and Gula branches of the Super Sports League interrupted the call with us and refused to implement our instructions."
Su Changfeng opened his mouth and suddenly realized something: "What else did they say?"
"They said that the Stargate Port garrison has no right to interfere with the decision of the Super Competitive Alliance. This is a violation of the Stargate Agreement."
"But you didn't tell them it was an emergency?"
"Mr. Ambassador said it, but they did not recognize what we considered an 'emergency'."
"Are they crazy?"
The staff member shook his head: "It seems that the alliance really wanted to go its own way, and after that, it unilaterally cut off communications with us."
He looked at Su Changfeng's expression that alternated between red and white, and he probably knew what the other person was thinking. In fact, when things happened, he didn't necessarily behave much better than the other person.
But Su Changfeng suddenly calmed down.
Although he had a vague illusion that he had fallen into some magical world line, or that he was actually dreaming.
But after being in a trance, he immediately realized that the worst case scenario might be happening, and what the boy said seemed to be becoming reality.
"Ambassador Liao asked you to go and take a look first," the staff member looked at him and whispered again: "This matter may require mobilizing your people. We are currently communicating with other countries."
"Wait a minute," Su Changfeng suddenly interrupted him: "Where are the descendants of Flor?"
"Can't be contacted at the moment," the staff member still shook his head: "Communications to the big guilds are always relayed by the Super Competitive Alliance. According to regulations, we do not have the power to directly issue orders to any guilds affiliated to the alliance. At the moment, they have put this layer
The communication protocol has also been suspended."
"Don't we still have emergency communications?"
The staff member glanced at him: "Star Gate..."
Su Changfeng was startled, and suddenly realized that there were some things that he had not told Fang Yuming before due to confidentiality reasons. In fact, the operation of the Star Gate has been intermittent in the past few months. Of course, most of the reasons are because of c
Because of the district plan.
However, a small part of the reason is because the coordinates of Aitaria are constantly changing.
All in all, Stargate had a lot of problems before. Before it returned to normal, almost all of the multiple communication channels originally designed were left with only the 'commercial' communication protocol.
That communication channel was originally the least important communication channel from the Star Gate side to the Etalia side, which was the 'alien communication' that Fang Pulwart had long criticized. However, it was originally mentioned in the "Star Gate Declaration"
, all countries have reached an agreement that this communication channel has long been handed over to the Super Sports Alliance for management.
But at this moment, this most inconspicuous communication channel established by humans has become the only communication channel between the two sides of the star gate.
He picked up his personal terminal and immediately tried to contact Fang Plover over there, but there was silence. This meant that those people not only cut off contact with them, but also cut off the entire third division from the stars.
Contact on this side of the door.
There was an unpleasant feeling in his heart. Although since the events of Dragon Fire Guild, Blood Oath and even Listen to the Rain, the military had definitely doubted the Super Competitive Alliance. But what he never expected was that
, the other party will have a showdown with them at this time
Although Fang Piao conveyed the message to them at the last moment, he did not expect that it was still a step too late.
Su Changfeng has almost decided who is behind this. After all, the invasion of the world by dark believers does not happen in a day or two. Ordinary people may not know these details, but they cannot hide them from him. He couldn't help gritting his teeth and punching
It hit his desk, causing the small objects on it to clatter to the floor.
But the other party chose to reveal his identity at this time, and even did not hesitate to expose the iceberg hidden under the water. Unless it was for a larger plot, his motives could not be explained anyway.
He immediately thought of the Nanhai Brigade and his group who were in the center of this whirlpool.
"They must be reminded."
A thought flashed through Su Changfeng's mind.
He vaguely felt that this was the source of a series of incidents since the Dragon Fire Guild, but the source had surfaced, and the only person who could intervene at the moment might be the young man he was quite optimistic about.
But this is the problem they are facing now. How can Stargate Port contact each other now?
Su Changfeng immediately turned around:
"Where are their people on the ground?"
The staff member understood what he was talking about and immediately replied: "We have sent back the news here. All personnel in the three branches of the domestic alliance and the headquarters have been controlled, but the information has not been made public yet. However,
I'm afraid not all of these people are involved in this matter. It will take a lot of time to screen out the suspects..."
He didn't say the next words, but Su Changfeng understood. If he hoped to work in this direction, he might not be able to do so in a short time.
He frowned again:
"What about the community? Can we contact the descendants of Flor through the community?"
However, Su Changfeng raised his head and saw the staff looking at him strangely, and he suddenly realized. He slapped his forehead and realized that he was concerned and confused. Although not long ago, the Super Competitive Alliance was involved in the Southern Border Incident.
reasons to transfer jurisdiction over the community to the military.
But that's just a transfer under executive order.
The other party has lost his face now, so he will definitely not worry about this anymore. Sure enough, the staff member shook his head and said: "We can no longer get the management rights of the community."
To be honest, community and business communications are the least important. From one side of the Star Gate to the other, the most important communication method is the communication method provided by the system. It is a pity that there is a problem with that thing in the Star Gate.
It can't be used when , the glow substance seems to be locked.
Su Changfeng was silent when he suddenly saw his personal terminal light up. He quickly opened it, and what appeared on it was Liao Tianhua's face.
As soon as the ambassador saw him, he immediately said: