This smoke-filled name does not reflect the character or foreign policy of the residents here.
Rather, it is located at the center point of the best route for Sambia to invade the valley.
As long as Sambia's army followed the Rosaville Road and crossed the Black Feather Bridge, they would hit the Battle Valley head-on.
It's just that the nature of Sambia's wealthy government determines that they prefer to use money to solve problems compared to military invasion.
They like to buy properties, manors, and land in the valley.
In their own words, when they bought the entire land in the valley, did they still need to launch a military invasion?
The Battle Valley has a special geographical location, so it is naturally the focus of their special invasion.
For every piece of successful real estate owned by a Sambian nobleman, two or three pieces would become ruins, and many of them would become famous ghost castles or ghost manors.
Battle Valley suffered greatly.
In order to solve the increasing problem of ghost castles, Lord Ilmes has specially introduced a policy-the ghost castle auction.
Open to everyone for auction, all unowned ghost castles in Battle Valley.
The person who succeeds in the auction will get the right to live in the Ghost Castle and can live here for free for one month.
The person who can permanently solve the problem of the ghost castle will obtain the permanent ownership of the ghost castle and ancillary property rights, and receive the recognition and protection of Lord Ilmes.
Ezebra.
The largest town in Battle Valley, it is also the place that looks most like a capital.
It's just that the size of this town makes it impossible to associate it with the capital of a territory.
It goes deep into the Kosoman Forest for more than 30 kilometers and is an out-and-out forest town.
It has neither a castle nor a large-scale building. Instead, it consists of farmhouses along both sides of the Rosaville Road. The only thing worthy of praise is that the layout of the farmhouses is well planned, especially the Rosaville Road that passes through the city.
The road is wide enough and is more like a small square than a road.
The road is dotted with observation posts and shooter towers with roadblocks.
They are obviously not empty, but contain traces of man-made survival. When strangers pass by, they will clearly feel that there are pairs of vigilant eyes behind them, watching their every move.
If they were just peaceful travelers or businessmen, they would be able to travel unimpeded.
If they have any evil intentions and cause trouble here, they will be greeted by fierce and accurate arrows, and then the lords and warriors who will come after hearing the news.
The battle courtyard in the center, this huge courtyard surrounded by walls, should be the only place where outsiders can see this place as a town.
It not only has taverns, shops, and the Gond Temple, but also the Ilmet Manor, the residence of Ilmet, the administrative department of Battle Valley.
The Ghost Castle auction held on the first day of every month in Battle Valley is held on the high platform at the entrance of Ilmet Manor.
Today is the busiest day in Ethiopia.
The tavern in the battle courtyard opened its door early and placed a mobile bar at the door, filled with a variety of drinks.
The weapons store placed the best weapons and armors in their stores in the most conspicuous places with reflective surfaces.
The grocery store provides a variety of hot food and cold drinks, and also displays its own magical gadgets.
Even the area around the Gond Temple, named Gond House, was crowded with people. They all had their own small trucks or cargo poles filled with various small handicrafts.
These smart businessmen and craftsmen take advantage of today's opportunities to increase their turnover.
Early in the morning, the streets were crowded with spectators.
There are locals, passing caravans, tourists who come here for the name, and ambitious adventurers, the latter being today’s protagonists.
But compared to the protagonists, the number of the first three is much greater.
"Come here, come here, come here. Miss Regina is in charge of the auction today."
"Ha...it turned out to be Regina who personally presided over today's auction. No matter whether the auction was successful or not this time, it was a worthwhile trip to be able to witness Miss Regina's honor with my own eyes."
"Is Regina so famous? Who is she?"
"You haven't heard of Regina? Are you from out of town?"
"What a coincidence. It was my first time to take the Rosaville Road with the team. In the past, I was on the Northern Bridleway, heading directly towards Cormier."
"Then you are very lucky. The first time you came here, you met Princess Regina personally presiding over it. She is busier than Lord Ilmet. You can't see her two or three times a year. She is Lord Ilmet's
Daughter, the pearl of our Battle Valley, is known as the most beautiful woman in the valley. Her beauty is better than that of a nymph, her singing is better than that of a lark, her archery is as good as that of an elf, her elegance is better than that of a noble, and her wisdom is better than that of a mage. It is said that this ghost castle auction is all about her.
The handiwork of Lord Ilmet, not that of Lord Ilmet.”
"When you say this, my curiosity has been aroused. She is only half of what you described, so my trip is worthwhile."
"Don't worry, I promise I won't disappoint you...I'm here..."
Amidst a murmur of discussion, a group of heroic female cavalry galloped out of the Ilmet Manor.
These female cavalry were uniformly dressed in dark green leather armor, carrying long bows on their backs and carrying long swords at their waists. Many of them also carried various musical instruments and cloaks of the same color as the leather armor, fluttering in the wind.
Judging from their appearance, none of them are too old, the oldest is only in his early twenties, and the youngest looks to be sixteen or seventeen years old.
Such a group of energetic girls, when put together, are the most eye-catching, not to mention, their looks are all above the horizontal line - their pointed ears and gorgeous hair color all indicate that they are either elves
, or have elf blood.
Just compared with the woman at the front, the other girls were all green leaves that set off the flowers.
It can only be said that the adjectives used by the native of Battle Valley are by no means an exaggeration, but only describe part of her.
Really, the nymph goddess would be eclipsed in front of her.
Her facial features are exquisite as if they were carefully matched, her figure is tall and slender, and her curvature is just right, especially her slender neck, which is like a swan, white and long, and the aqua blue gemstone necklace around her neck is a foil.
The smile on her beautiful face makes her not condescending, but friendly and contagious. From a distance, people can feel that she is happy and happy from the bottom of her heart, and even the mood of the people around her is affected.
Be driven along.
His movements were extremely clean and tidy. After riding his horse to the gate of the manor, he jumped directly from the horse that had just started to slow down and flew up easily. When he landed, he was as light as dancing, which attracted thunderous applause and cheers from the people below.
Endless.
Just by her appearance, even a wink can make the male spectators below scream with excitement, not to mention that her actions just now clearly have superb dancing skills and indescribable abilities.
Elegant and good looking.
After taking the stage, Regina opened her mouth, which made Bai Ling eclipse her. Her voice was crisp and graceful, word by word, like a poem singing, with a peculiar rhythm: "To save everyone's time, the reason why you are gathered here today is
, I won’t say more, now let’s get into the topic, the lost territory recovery auction, the first one is still our Anka Manor.
Although there is suspicion of duplication, in order to take care of those new friends, I still need to introduce the basic situation of this manor so that those adventurous warriors can have the minimum psychological preparation to avoid unnecessary dangers.
Ankh Manor originated from Ankh Balisk, who is our Battle Valley and the greatest king of our valley, the High King and the King of Cloaks.
This manor is both the place of his origin and the place of his burial.
It is said that Anka's lifelong treasures are all here, including his world-famous magic cloak.
It is said that the bound spirits and ghosts walking here do not originate from darkness and resentment, but for belief and inheritance. Only by gaining Anka's approval and inheriting his beliefs and ideas can he and Anka be able to communicate with each other.
His soldiers rest in peace and even gain their allegiance.
Anyone who can regain Anka Manor, regardless of origin, race, or age, will become the owner of Anka Manor and win the respect of everyone in Battle Valley.
The right to recover, the starting price is five thousand gold coins, now officially begins."
This Princess Regina is definitely a bard, a bard with a high level and high skills.
A story that everyone has heard about, a manor haunted by ghosts, was actually introduced by her like a legendary inheritance point. Not to mention those outsiders who didn't know the situation, even the locals were all excited.
, as if the legacy of the Cloaked King is very close at hand.
As long as they are willing to go, they will become the protagonists in the story. Not only can they be recognized and inherited by Anka, and they can obtain the ownership of Anka Manor, they can even inherit his beliefs and his lofty status, in the Battle Valley, in the valley
Respond to one call and become the new supreme king.
But the admission ticket of five thousand gold coins directly poured cold water on the excited young people.
Even if they think they are extraordinary, they cannot even get through the gate of Anka Manor if they cannot get these five thousand gold coins.
Although there are no guards stationed there all year round, there is something more troublesome than the guards - the fog barrier.
Lord Ilmet spent money to hire mages to set it up, and what is being auctioned now is the key to freely entering and exiting these mist enchantments.
People who don't understand think that Lord Ilmet is a wise man who makes money by selling admission tickets.
People who understand know that Lord Ilmet uses this method to keep out those young people who don't know the heights of the world.
If you can't even get out five thousand gold coins, you must be a passionate young man who has just embarked on the road of adventure. The place haunted by ghosts is too dangerous for them.
Even though the spirits in Anka Manor are not as violent as those in other castles, the spirits are spirits after all. Once they act randomly and accidentally trigger the taboo, they may still lose their lives.
More than a hundred people died in Anka Manor. Even if many people were resurrected, they were still confused about how they died before. In some cases, ordinary resurrection spells were ineffective.
After Regina's voice fell, the people below whispered to each other, but there were still no bidders.
It’s not like every two years that Battle Valley holds this ghost castle auction.
Since the first session, Anka Manor has been at the top of the auction list, and it still remains unshakable to this day.
Before the auction, Anka Manor had existed for more than three hundred years. Before Anka Manor was shrouded in mist, everyone could come and go freely. Many old people here were even frequent visitors there when they were young.
If this problem could be solved easily, it would have been solved long ago, and there is no need to wait until now.
Most of the time, Anka Manor will be unsold, and this time, it seems that it is no exception.
Regina paused for a moment, then included Anka Manor in the failed auction process and said: "I will count three times. If there are no bidders, Anka Manor will be rejected. One...two..."
"Wait!" A young voice interrupted Regina at the most critical moment.
The map is in the comment area. I marked it in detail. It's just a bit blurry. If you are interested, you can take a look.