Living in the vast plateau in the north of Eruin, the Gulchi clan spreads a well-known legend - it is said that soldiers who are alone on the battlefield are those favored by the god of death.
Van Nosta has also heard of this legend. He is a knight recruited from the Balta region in the north of the kingdom. He is from a local gentry family. Before joining the army, he was good at taming animals. After joining the army, he naturally became a flying dragon knight.
The Flying Dragon Cavalry Squadron under the 34th Regiment - this army was originally part of the Kingdom's Southern Legion, but the latter had long been dispersed by Madara's undead army in this war, and even Commander Bina
Earl Ge himself was dead - Van Nosta's troops waited and waited for no sign of the so-called truce. Instead, the offensive of the undead Madala on the opposite side became stronger day by day. However, the people behind it
The noble lords used the excuse that the negotiations had come to an end and the war was over to no longer provide them with any support.
There was no news from the messenger sent out to contact the White Mane Army and Anlek. The situation was getting worse day by day, as Baron Colin, the top commander of the 34th Regiment remaining on the southern border of Denel, wrote in his diary.
road:
"The situation in the south is getting worse day by day. We don't know where our brother troops are scattered. Madara's undead are attacking from all directions. We can't contact anyone, the news seems to be blocked, and even the retreat has changed.
It’s impossible. The nobles are doing their own thing. Today, this territory has been separated from the control of the kingdom. Martha, I hope I can see the end of this nightmare in my lifetime——"
But all this is no longer important to Fanostad. He and his flying dragon were shot down while inspecting a human village destroyed by the undead on the southern border, and became the one who was destroyed in the legend of the Gurchi clan.
The person who was stared at by the cold gaze of the god of death. He raised his head with blood on his face, and saw in despair rows of skeleton warriors rushing over from all directions from the ruins of the village. He was suppressed by the body of the flying dragon and could not move.
The light crossbow in his hand was the only protective weapon. He raised his arm and shot an arrow at one of the skeletons.
The crossbow arrow blessed by the holy water burst out with dazzling light, and a skeleton turned into ashes in the white light.
But after the successive white lights, more undead souls flooded Nosta's vision - a feeling of boundless depression enveloped the young man. That was a few months ago, Nosta couldn't help but subconsciously thought - when they
When they heard that Madala's troops were invading the kingdom in three groups, almost everyone, whether they were soldiers or nobles, waited with a relaxed attitude to see how these dark lords from a backward, barbaric country would react due to internal strife.
, disintegrated due to lack of command, just like every joint invasion they had in history.
But the final result was beyond everyone's expectation. Madala's army marched decisively, calmly and effectively. In comparison, the Kingdom of Eruin was more like a twilight old man, unable to resist at all times and tired.
It shows that the kingdom's former glory has long since disappeared. The kingdom that the 17th Grand Priest of the Temple of Fire spoke of three centuries ago as the 'blade of flames, the example of ancient glory' only exists in the past.
in the history of.
After shooting the last arrow, the young man calmly threw away the crossbow, holding tightly the necklace with his wife's name on his chest with one hand. He raised his head, and a tall skeleton had blocked the sunlight above his head -
—
The red soul fire danced in his eyes.
"Farewell, father, mother, and dear Vanessa, I just hope you can remember that your son and husband fought with many people in this place to protect Eruin..."
"But there is no hope for this country..."
After October, the breath of autumn gradually became stronger, and the plains along Tonigel were dyed with a layer of light yellow. Just riding horses on the road between the countryside, Brando and his party could already feel the obvious
The smell of war.
After his leather armor was torn by Aloz, Brando simply found a tailor to order a set of black long trench coat and breeches when passing through a town along the way, and put on the airs of a lord. He sat upright on the horse at the moment
Looking around, he was wearing a pair of eye-catching white gloves and a long sword with a silver-plated handle hanging on his waist. He looked somewhat like a young noble.
But this is not because he wants to indulge in the addiction of aristocrats, it is simply because it is easier to avoid trouble. After leaving the rolling hills of Chablis, the trip over the past month has become increasingly dull. Although the security is now broken, the surrounding areas around the town
Most of the bandits are made up of peasants who can no longer live. On the other hand, Brando and his group of more than ten or twenty people are well-equipped, and they look like heirs of traveling nobles. Naturally, these people who are desperate because of poverty will not easily
Try to provoke.
However, Brando couldn't help but sigh a little when he saw the deserted farms along the way.
In fact, on that day in Chablis, the dragon girl Aloz had warned him before leaving, telling him that an undead army from Madara was currently entrenched in the south of Tonigel. This news was consistent with what Brando knew.
History coincides with it. Historically, 'Blackadder' Installon still kept Denel from leaving even half a year after the armistice agreement, because he knows the taste of marrow. Besides, this ancient kingdom has no time for him at this moment.
Gu.
It was nearing the end of the Autumn Moon (October). In the other side of history that Brando knew, the upper echelons of this ancient kingdom were already beginning to stir up troubles and undercurrents were surging. As far as he knew, Obergu's eldest son Ha
The support behind Merle comes from the power of Queen Anna, who is the sister of the Duke of Sifach. Her entry actually represents the beginning of the restoration of the Sifach dynasty - members of the royal party who support the Korcova family have this in mind
She had different opinions, and she had an ambiguous relationship with the powerful Marquis Kluge. In the end, they even teamed up to imprison the king, thus laying the foundation for the disaster.
In early November in history, Hamel, the eldest son of the king, suddenly announced his coronation. This incident officially kicked off the internal division of the royal party; the regent Princess Griffith, who had a strong personality, naturally would not endure it silently, and she immediately
Her own territory declared to all the nobles and knights in the entire kingdom that Hamel's throne was illegal. Her support was naturally the core members of the royal party who were already dissatisfied with the queen and the forces of the elves that she represented.
In mid-to-late November, Grand Duke Anlek announced his support for Hamel, the eldest son of the king. At the same time, localities became independent one after another or fell to one side, and the civil war in Eruin began immediately. From this moment on, until two years later, this war
The civil war fundamentally shook the foundation of this kingdom. Although it subsequently experienced a brief period of resurgence, the kingdom had lost the blood of its new generation and was naturally difficult to regenerate from the fire.
It can be said that Eruin's demise has accelerated from this moment on.
At this juncture, no one cares about what the "Black Lord" Installon is doing in the south. However, just because no one cares about it does not mean that the actual influence does not exist. The entire village in this area
The migration of the entire village left a deserted area behind. When they passed through those empty and silent villages, they could feel an obvious sense of desolation.
But as we head south, this desolation is gradually changing——
Because we are about to approach the core of Tonigel - Fir City, the road has finally begun to gain popularity. The lord who rules Tonigel is the third son of Count Jean Denel, Baron Grudin. Brando is right
This name is not unfamiliar, but it cannot be said to be familiar. Most of the nobles at this time were indifferent and self-righteous - but the lords were different. In addition to sharing the face of the nobles, they also had to be harsh, cruel and intensified to exploit the people.
.
Brando and his party noticed this when they entered Fir City, or in other words, their previously hopeless expectations were lowered a lot at this moment:
The first thing that caught their eyes was the residents living outside Fir City. Only the truly poor and low-status people would live outside the city without protection. Generally speaking, they were either farmers working outside the city or refugees who had fled.
There are only crumbling and dirty thatched houses on both sides of the street. Men and women are half-clothed, with sallow faces and thin skin. Their eyes are dim and dull, and there is no hope for the future.
The dust on the road was flying, and the dry air was filled with the smell of livestock manure. Compared with here, even the dogmatic, slow, procrastinating and self-righteous aristocratic bureaucrats in Bragg looked cute. At least in those places, although the citizens
Low status - but at least he can still survive.
However, just like mean-spirited people born from barren land, the poorer the land, the more they demand. Brando understands that what causes this difference is not that the nobles of Golan-Elson are more humane
, but because under the same exploitation, the land in Tonigel is even more barren, and the people are naturally more unbearable.
Antitina, who was once the daughter of a nobleman, looked at all this and couldn't help but cover her mouth slightly in disbelief.
"Lord, the territory you want to inherit...is in a place like this?" She couldn't help but ask with some disappointment.
She originally thought that after leaving the mountain people's autonomous territory, Tony Geer on the eastern coast should be a prosperous scene. Being close to the sea means developed trade, and developed trade means wealth. Even if it is not as good as Amperesel, it should at least be as good as Amperesel.
Isn’t it much different in the Buglas area?
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be such a bleak scene.
Brando was also startled, because he did not tell Antitina that the mercenary of Rubis was actually his summoned creature, which made the girl sad in vain. He blamed himself once and was naturally retaliated. From Chablis
For at least a month after that, Antitina always had a business-like attitude when talking to him. Her good looks when she saw him before were gone, and most of them would just give him a blank look.
Although the noble daughter has always regarded herself as his staff, Brando thought that this was not the attitude that a retainer should have when facing his lord, but of course he would not bring it up and use his status as a noble to suppress a weak woman.
Brando, as half of modern people, is not so shameless.
