The next day, near noon, it is the sunniest time of the day~
The temperature has been getting higher recently. For those soldiers who can have a full stomach and don't have to worry about food and salary, it is the most suitable time to take a nap - don't look at the hundreds of soldiers in the training camp of the Kingdom Guard where Liu Yifei is located.
Soldiers, in addition to training every day, it seems that being a soldier is such a hard thing...
But actually in the local area, "being a soldier" is much less comfortable than working in farming, doing business, etc.!!
The first is to have enough food. Once the lord or general feels happy, he will allocate some meat to his subordinates. Even soldiers with duties such as "city patrol" themselves can make some money.
In addition, there is money to be made by being a soldier, and the local training tasks are not heavy...
Therefore, as long as those ordinary soldiers do not seek death so much as to go to their generals or lords to catch up on their naps, the soldiers will basically turn a blind eye to these things——
Anyway, the world is peaceful in the kingdom. Except for the occasional idiots who are not afraid of death and cause bandits, for local soldiers, the threat from wild wolves and bears in the wild mountains may be higher~
In such a wonderful time like this, if you don't find a place to nestle down and sleep beautifully during the day, what are you waiting for?
Perhaps the only one who has some slight remarks among the soldiers is the "auxiliary soldiers" who are responsible for cleaning and taking care of the griffin stables in various places, right?
These so-called "auxiliary soldiers" are actually veterans from various places, and they must be relatively knowledgeable about various matters, otherwise their superiors would not entrust them with such an important matter of taking care of the gryphon war beasts...
But the key is that big guys like griffins are proud and difficult to maintain!
This makes the veterans who have been around them all day not very happy - if they were not dragged down by these "big birds", maybe they could find a sunny place and have a good sleep with him.
?
Why continue to work around the animal pens under the bright sun like now...
"Pooping so much again? Damn it, don't you know how to feed them less? Anyway, if you eat too much, it will be wasted, why not give us some of the meat..."
In Lathander City, a veteran responsible for cleaning up griffon feces was complaining impatiently.
Lathander is adjacent to the newly opened green field area in the north. It is a relatively large and veteran city at the northern end of the kingdom. In addition to shouldering the responsibility of guarding the North, it also has the ability to provide support to the northeast where Harmondale is located when necessary.
Task.
Therefore, the scale of the garrison in Lathander City itself is also extremely large, reaching a relatively rare configuration of two armies in the Kingdom of Erathia - a garrison of over six to seven thousand regular soldiers!!
At the same time, a gryphon pen was built high in the city of Lathander to tame them locally and house the "big guys" who would be added to the army as war beasts~
The huge war beast like the griffon is actually very interesting - proud and loyal, aloof but extremely disciplined. It feels like a "knight" among beasts, and is born with wonderful qualities similar to those of a soldier.
The old soldiers came in to clean up the animal pens while the griffins in the pens collectively went to a high place to bask in the sun and have fun. Usually at this time, some civilians in the city liked to watch the griffins chasing and playing over the city from a distance.
when.
After all, if you don't have to deal with these "dung-making machines" at close range, just looking at their majestic bodies and figures flying freely in the sky is still very eye-catching...
While the veteran was muttering about why there was so much excrement in the animal pen today, he suddenly heard the roar of griffins above the animal pen, and even spread to the sky higher up.
Sound - The cry of the gryphon is also very strange and different. At first it is as clear and loud as an eagle's cry, but at the end there is some roar like a lion...
But anyway, it’s just very bluffing~
Even though the veteran had been cleaning the griffin enclosure for a long time and was becoming more and more familiar with these big guys, when he suddenly heard the roar of the griffins in unison, he was still so frightened that he collapsed.
The ground...even the trouser legs and palms were stained with a lot of dirt, not even caring!!
[Oops! This is a group of griffins on alert! Is there a madman coming to attack Lathander City?!]
The veteran ran out of the animal pen in a flash of excitement. At the same time, he saw several other people looking as embarrassed as him. They were all looking in the direction of the griffin's cry in surprise...
But there is obviously nothing outside the city!!
Is this... could it be...
The veteran hurriedly looked towards the northern sky again, and then realized that in the distant sky, several groups of griffins were turning into several attack groups, circling around something unknown...
[Could it be that some vicious bird flew over unexpectedly from the north? 】
This is the subconscious thought of the veteran, because with the noble and proud character of griffins, it must not be an ordinary bird that can arouse their vigilance, especially from the perspective of the veteran, there is nothing strange, and the small number means even more
"Coming in" is no longer simple...
As the griffons chirped one after another in the sky, more and more people in Lathander noticed the anomalies in the sky outside the city, and soon someone reported the news...
However, it is still unknown what the reaction from above was. What surprised the veteran was... the griffins, which were obviously quite turbulent, did not have any fighting scenes. Instead, they circled these things and moved closer to the animal pen.
come over!
"This is……"
The veteran's eyesight was pretty good. When the group of griffins got closer, the veteran was surprised to find that it was actually an extraordinarily strong "battle griffon" surrounded by dozens of griffons!!
Fighting griffons are considered the "elite" of the griffin group. First of all, they are naturally stronger and live longer than other species of the same kind. They may even be born smarter. In addition, years of service and combat also make them easier to accept.
Human command completed some simple combat instructions, and gradually became the natural "leader" of the griffin group in the military system~
It's just that the promotion rate of "Battle Griffin" has never been very high, so generally speaking, Erathia's army will not have the luxury to send out Battle Griffin alone to perform any tasks.
Although within the territory of Erathia, there are generally few people or natural beasts that can fight against the fighting griffins that can adapt to all terrains in the world...
But what if?
If one of them is broken, it's one thing to take responsibility or not. Just feeling sorry for it can make the relevant non-commissioned officers, generals and others feel distressed to death!
Who would an ordinary person do such a dangerous thing?
However, just today, the veteran saw with his own eyes a single foreign fighting gryphon, running from the north to his home pen...
[By the way, what is this situation? The green field area in the north... also has its own gryphon?? I haven’t heard of it either...]
The veteran is curious about where this lonely fighting griffon came from~
But when the opponent flapped its wings and got closer, the sharp-eyed veteran suddenly saw that there was something on the back of the battle griffon???
"It seems... it seems like a child..."
The veterans were simply shocked!!
How many years has it been? I actually saw someone riding on the back of a big guy like a gryphon, and he seemed to be a child... This can be considered an anecdote, right???
Haven't you seen these big guys being so suspicious even when they see "strange people of the same kind"?
What is also a blessing is that compared to ordinary griffons, the "battle griffon" is of a higher rank. Otherwise, if it is designated outside the city, this new big guy will be oppressed by the other griffons and Luo and others will take over~
This is the "pride" of griffins. They are too lazy to pay attention to those who are not as strong as them, whether they are humans or beasts. However, if their strength is caught by the other party's eyes, then they will be slightly inferior.
Surrounded tightly, even the same kind of people will not be given the slightest face...
Doesn't it look very similar to the "knight"'s tendency to pity the weak and challenge the strong?
However, in the history of Erathia, it is not that no one has thought about developing griffins, multifunctional and powerful war beasts that can fly and run, into "riding beasts", thereby developing a "flying beast" for Erathia.
Cavalry" came out...
However, weaklings who cannot defeat a griffin in a duel will not be recognized by the griffin. However, most of those who can defeat a griffin in a duel are at level four or higher!
At this level, the physique of the warriors is too amazing, and it is impossible for the griffins to carry them into the air, and most spellcasters have the means to lift off independently. Therefore, Erathia has not been able to develop around the griffins so far.
A new type of army with a composite form is coming...
But now, the veteran saw with his own eyes someone riding on the back of a griffin and flying over, and it was a child...
It was only when the opponent got closer that the veteran discovered that the "child" on the back of the fighting griffon was in quite bad condition - the "child" had obviously been covered in several layers of linen clothes, and even his head and face were covered.
It was tightly tied, and the legs were tied directly to the back of the gryphon. However, the opponent was still shivering from the cold, and even his mind was a little confused~
When the nearest veteran, under the "serious and sharp" gaze of the battle griffon on his back, was the first to step forward and rescue the "child", the other party just said with trembling lips: "Military information... report
..." Then he passed out~ but the veteran who was still stained with griffon feces on his trouser legs was shocked...
Naturally, more than one person saw "a child flying over on a fighting griffon" over at the griffon enclosure. Everyone was busy at work and reported the incident.
The castle in the city had already heard about the unusual movements of the griffins in the animal pens. Now that they heard that someone was "riding a griffin to report on the military situation," they did not dare to delay any more and urgently dispatched monks to rescue people.
——Of course, an inland city like Lathander cannot be said to have a dedicated army of spellcasters stationed there.
But I can’t bear to say that the lord has a personal magic consultant!
With the financial resources of a local lord, a mage group cannot afford to support them, so how can a spell consultant not be able to support them?
Moreover, although the light spell casters of Erathia ([Priest] series) are far inferior to the life spell casters of the elves in terms of longevity, they are also somewhat accomplished in "first aid", so they woke up quickly.
The "child" who even felt that his energy had recovered a lot was brought to the lord of Lathander City:
"...You are saying that the Green Field area is being attacked by the undead army, and you rode a gryphon directly from Karava Castle and flew for more than a day?"
"Yes...yes...Lord~Lord Knight said...Said...Lord of Green Field has...sent out several troops to ask for help, but...there is no news...maybe...yes
Something happened on the road... so... I asked Xiao Fei... to fly over..."
Although Xiao Xipu feels that he is in better spirits, the main reason is actually because of the "forced stimulation" effect of the light healing spell...
Let's put it this way, from various angles, the recovery method of the light system is like using the power of magic to forcibly stimulate the healing unit. Whether it is mental or physical, it taps the target's own recovery power.
It can be forcibly stimulated in a short period of time to achieve the purpose of achieving results in a short period of time.
(The healing of the life system is similar to the warming and nourishing benefits of traditional Chinese medicine, and the recovery of the light system is similar to drinking poison to quench thirst)
Although this is very effective on the battlefield, the problem is that Xiao Xipu's own strength is too low. After receiving the stimulation of the spell, although he was mentally boosted a lot, the physical exertion was too great, plus he met the lord above.
He instinctively flinched at times, so he couldn't even speak.
Laman Enfield knew that these low-grade mud-legged people were not very good at talking. However, after listening to the other party's description with difficulty, Laman Enfield still felt confused...
Why is it the Lord Knight and the Lord of the Green Field?
Isn't the lord and military chief of the Green Fields Morigos of Karava?
Who else in the little Kalava could be called a knight besides Maurizio?
How many waves of troops were sent to ask for reinforcements?
Damn it~
I have never seen any soldiers asking for help...
Raman gently ordered his subordinates to bring some broth to replenish the strength of the "errand runner" in front of him, and quickly sent people downstairs to ask if there were any soldiers who came from the green field area in the north some time ago...even if they were stronger ones.
All refugees are welcome!
However, the people below quickly asked around, but no one came up~ It seems that the north has not sent liaison soldiers to report the news for a while...
It was okay not to mention this, but Raman was shocked when he mentioned it, thinking that maybe something really happened in the north...
When Little Xipu's condition got a little better, Raman asked more carefully and was shocked to realize - it turned out that including the thin man in front of him and the fighting gryphon that flew all the way over, it turned out that they were not in the Green Field area at all."
All”, but the “reinforcements” from Harmondale!
The "Lord Knight" in Little Ship's mouth is actually the military commander who led the team to Karawa to provide emergency support for the war!
[What's going on??? Why is it that something happened in the Greenfield area? Even Harmondale sent reinforcements, but I have no news at all???]
At the first moment, Raman smelled a strong smell of conspiracy...
