79. Chapter 79 The Father and Son of the River Valley Leader
79. Chapter 79 The father and son of the River Valley Territory
Author: Gushan fishing snow
Chapter 79 The father and son of the River Valley Territory
The "Duke" of Stoke stood on the watchtower of Lakeside City and laughed heartily when he saw the firelight and smoke in the direction of the Watergate.
"Now that Princess Elizabeth has to stay here."
Next to him, his son Little York asked worriedly: "Wouldn't this also cut off our financial resources?"
Stoker: "Huh, useless thing! The alchemy bomb can only blow up the feldspar that forms the bridge at the top of the water gate. As long as we mobilize labor and use the power of the bull in the second ring, we can clean it up quickly. As long as we force Lan
The Duke of Den agreed to our request and navigation will be resumed immediately!"
His son still looked worried: "There is also a mage beside the princess, who can also transform into a dragon. What if he transforms into a dragon and cleans the stone?"
"Idiot!" Stoker glared at his son, "Both the dragon and the druid-turned-bear are not suitable for labor! They can only use impact to try to open the passage. However, our water gate has been specially designed.
What we are not afraid of is collision. There used to be many unscrupulous businessmen who tried to hit the water gate, but in the end their boats were destroyed and everyone died."
At this time, a messenger quickly climbed up the watchtower and reported loudly: "Your Excellency, Princess Langdon and several followers came ashore and snatched our mountain horses. One of the followers rode a giant wolf! They broke through our
The defensive circle has left Watergate Town!"
Stoker: "Humph, very good, then seize their ship. Notify Watergate Town and prepare to board the ship by force!"
The messenger looked troubled: "This..."
Stoke said angrily: "What's wrong?"
Messenger: "When the princess left, she shouted that you blew up the bridge on the water gate and blocked the water gate in order to intercept the princess. Now the sailors and mercenaries on the large number of merchant ships trapped in front of the water gate are furious.
state.
"Half of Watergate Town has been occupied. The other half where the fortress is located cannot cross the river and cannot be supported now. We can only watch the sailors rob the tax office. A large amount of gold has been transported out!"
Stoker was furious: "Damn it! That's my gold!"
Little York, the son of the "Duke", said: "We should send troops to cross the river from the ferry downstream of Watergate and surround Watergate Town."
Stoker glared at his son: "Idiot! Our standing army suffered heavy losses in Langdon. Are we going to send the city guard to surround Watergate Town? The morale of these troops will collapse within a few days."
Little York: "That standing army, although it suffered heavy losses, those who survived are still good soldiers. Ah, I understand, dad, you are worried about Earl Ximu and others supporting my cousin!"
Just as Stork was about to scold his son, a young man wearing a cassock walked up to the watchtower.
"Duke" immediately cast an expectant look: "Did you buy the scroll?"
The mage nodded: "I bought a shared protection against strong acid, plus a single anti-strong acid spell, which should be enough to deal with the dragon's breath."
Stork nodded and added: "Find all the adventurers as soon as possible. I need a team that can deal with dragons."
The mage looked troubled: "We are in the Valley Territory, and the town with the most mercenaries in our entire territory is Watergate Town."
Little York interfaced: "And that town was occupied by angry mercenaries and sailors. If Princess Langdon's team gets to Earl Ximu and pulls their army, we will be finished, Dad."
Stoke roared: "Can you shut up!"
Little York: "I advised you not to rush into trouble! I also advised you to let Princess Langdon's team go as soon as possible even if there is an uprising! You didn't listen to a word! You just thought about your title of duke!
"
Stoker roared: "If it weren't for you and you didn't win your sister's heart, would I need to bother so much?"
Little York: "I don't want to marry someone of my own race and then give birth to a deformed monster!"
Stoker gritted his teeth and stared at his son angrily. The two father and son faced off like this for a long time, and everyone else silently moved away from them.
Little York: "The top priority now is to quickly tell the princess team that we are willing to let them pass and send people to clear the water gate."
Stoker roared: "No! The princess may not have participated in the murder, but he is still an enemy! The River Valley Leader will not let the enemy pass! Never!"
Little York shook his head and looked at his father with pity.
"Duke" turned around and ordered: "Send out the hunting camp. They are more familiar with the mountain roads and look for opportunities to sneak attack the princess team. Where have they gone?"
The messenger hurriedly reported: "The wizard riding a wolf is looking for a guide to the western plains."
"This is a scam! They must be looking for Count Ximu." Stoker said firmly, "Let the hunters set off! Kill the whole team, leaving only the princess!"
Little York: "If that mage is killed, there will be an army of demons..."
Stoker glared at his son: "How could you believe such an outrageous rumor? This is obviously a story made up by a charlatan. He could deceive Langdon, but he couldn't deceive me! I have eaten more pepper than him.
I’ve eaten a lot of salt!”
Pepper, a precious spice, is not produced in all of Coosania, but salt is relatively common.
Little York wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, he probably felt that this was indeed outrageous, so he didn't say anything in the end.
Stork turned to the messenger who was still on the spot and shouted: "Go! Let the hunters attack! I spend so much money to support these official hunters, am I just for hunting deer and rabbits?"
Little York muttered: "Isn't it?"
Stoker looked at his son: "Then tell me, what good ideas do you have?"
Little York: "Admit your mistake and let them go. Be more sincere."
"Never!" Stoker roared.
**
At this time, the king was riding a giant wolf, rushing up the mountain next to Watergate Town - according to the dwarves' view, this could only be regarded as hills.
Looking far into the distance, he could see the city next to a small lake in the distance.
Wang: "It's more majestic than I expected."
Elizabeth's horse came to his side, and the warlock said: "After all, before the cavemen took over the underground, this territory was quite wealthy. The lake next to Lakeside City was an artificial lake dug out at that time, because the Enlan River
The river channel in the valley is too narrow.
“At that time, there were a large number of ships docked here to load ore, and together with the ships transporting cargo from Shield Road upstream from our home, the Lernland River was often blocked.
"So a lake was dug so that ships could dock here. Now the lake has become a paradise for various water birds and fish, and almost no ships will stop here."
Wang took out his telescope and observed the magnificent city wall carefully: "I saw that this city does have a large port, but the buildings in the port are very dilapidated."
Elizabeth: "That's it."
Wang continued to observe, and then asked: "There is no bridge on the Enlan River. Is the bridge on top of the water gate just now the only bridge?"
Elizabeth: "We were able to build the Watergate, but we hired a great architect from Monrovia and managed to build the arch bridge that would not affect navigation. By the way, the reason why the arch bridge was so easy to blow up was because the bridge itself was damaged.
Designed so that the vault can be easily removed.
"It is said that the architect considered the possibility of war and deliberately designed the vault to be easily disassembled. If a war broke out, the vault could be dismantled and defended on the river bank. After all, there is a lake next to Lakeside City as a barrier.
It’s easier to conquer from the land side.”
Wang was stunned: "I understand, so Stoker turned the feldspar that was supposed to be removed and placed next to it into a rock blocking the water gate. Then how will he build the bridge in the future?"
Elizabeth: "Pick up the feldspar and use it again?"
The mage was speechless, then put away the telescope, took out the map and studied it.
"We are here." He pointed to a hilly mark below Lakeside City on the map, "Then the residence of Earl Ximu is here. Very good, there is no need to worry about how to cross the river. Marika, can you lead the way?"
The drow raised his hands and held up a piece of cloth to block the sun. He nodded when he heard the question and said, "Of course."
The dwarf sitting in the basket behind the barbarian's saddle asked: "Are you sure you can do it? You are almost cooked by the sun."
Marika said angrily: "I am a drow, not a vampire."
Wang continued to ask: "Can we get to Ximu Town tonight?"
"It's probably going to be a little difficult. We have to sleep outdoors," Marika said.
"Sleeping out!" Elizabeth looked very excited, "I've wanted to try it for a long time!"