Sure enough, as Brando expected, Count Jean and his army entered the area one night in advance. They didn't see any meteors or burning flames in the sky, let alone any reaction from the artifact. What he saw was similar to Brando's.
, there was no difference between what Nymesis saw last night, only the river of stars stretching across the sky, and the winter night sky filled with stars.
Now why is this Earl left alone here? It seems that everything is revealed. Whether it is Earl Alcorns, the Moore family, the Walker or the Cooper family, after all, the Cruz nobles gathered here are obviously watching.
They reacted immediately when the artifact fell. Compared with the artifact, what is a mere Earl of Eruin? So they rushed to the north immediately, hoping to be the first to catch the meteor.
Even if they cannot take possession of the artifact as their own, as the discoverer is the first to dedicate it to the supreme being in the empire - or the Temple of Fire, then they and the families behind them will share it.
An unimaginable honor, even if it is possible to reach the sky in one step, it may not be impossible.
The inner court knights who belong to the royal family are naturally no exception. As the supervisors of Floating Cloud Hills, they cannot ignore such a big thing happening in this land. In fact, Rogers is very aware of the weight of the artifact, so he brought it with him
All the inner court knights in Sirat Villa, beware of those nobles doing irrational things.
But the problem is——
Count Jean didn't see it. He had no idea what was happening in the Linye Avenue area in Vargas, less than twenty miles away. He happened to be leading his men to scout the battlefield in the dark that night, occupying a favorable position.
Terrain. So everything that happened after one night can be explained.
Rogers' face was a little ugly. He was sure that the strange scene last night could be clearly seen at least a hundred miles away, let alone the hilly area very close to Linye Avenue and Vargas.
"Could it be that," the female knight seemed to react: "...this is a trap laid by Qiao Gendigang?"
A large fantasy.
The first thing Rogers thought of was this term, but when he and Frater turned back to look at the black-haired young man, the latter shook his head affirmatively: "That's the resonance of the artifact." The young man replied affirmatively, and then
Then he stopped speaking, as if whether you believe it or not is none of his business.
"Qui, this doesn't make sense." Trevor said: "Okay, I know you are the best, but the problem is that you are still young, and you have to admit that there are many old guys in the world who are better than you.
If it’s too much, it’s actually not a big deal if it falls into the hands of those people.”
Before he finished speaking, he saw the young man giving him a faint look, which made the second half of his sentence stuck in his throat. He had to spread his hands and said, "Okay, pretend I didn't say anything."
Before Trevor finished speaking, he heard a soft chuckle: "It's so sad, such a stupid and unaware person." The inner court knight suddenly changed his color, raised his head and looked in that direction, only to find a short man.
The little girl raised her chin and looked at him with disdain. Trevor was so angry that he was about to have a seizure, but then he thought that it would be unseemly for him, a majestic imperial knight, to scare a little girl, so he curled his lips.
He said: "Forget it, don't argue with an uneducated yellow-haired girl."
But what he never dreamed of was that the little girl had the guts to snort and reply with great disdain: "Shut up, a brainless guy has no right to speak!"
"you……"
"The law of artifacts is the upper law, and the law of magic is the lower law. The upper law can simulate the power of the lower law, but this process is irreversible. This is also the basic principle of the Tiamat Holy Code. Otherwise, what is the difference between magic resonance and artifact reaction? You even
I don’t even know this, I’m really not worthy of being a human being!” Chiara seemed to be very disappointed and shook her head. This little lady from the Sifah family had a childish voice, but she spoke clearly and logically, which gave people a very strange contrast.
But to Trevor, it sounded like a slap on his face from the left to the right, which made his face swell up - although he didn't understand most of it. In the end, the little lady suddenly gave up.
Shengchi concluded: "Quickly apologize to your companions, because you have insulted knowledge. If I had the slightest sense of shame, I would choose to crash into that red pine tree over there."
"Do you know why?" She snorted softly: "Because the red pine tree is called the Fool's Tree by the mountain people. This title is prepared for you thousands of years later."
Trevor was stunned, but even his companions behind him couldn't help but snicker. If the Eruin people make provocations, they will naturally defend their companions. But the problem is that the person who speaks is still a child, who will?
Are you arguing with a little girl? The black-haired young man couldn't help but look at Chiara twice. The female knight patted the tall companion on the shoulder with great sympathy: "Trevor, when I was in Ino
Who said you can graduate as long as you pass the swordsmanship class?"
The knight in the inner court had a grimace on his face and regretted so much that his intestines were almost green. Of course, what he regretted was not the words he said at the beginning, but that he should not have offended this sharp-tongued little lady.
Brando was well aware of the terrifying nature of Wang's eldest son's sister. It was only later that he found out that the other party's mentor was Shazian. That guy was an old friend of Tullaman. He was the leading figure in Eruin's ancient linguistics in this era, and was a leader in the Slate War era.
An important NPC in the plot. He has seen the kind-hearted little old man, but he has never met Chiara, and he doesn’t know how he doted on this talented girl from the Sifah family and cultivated the character of a little witch in her.
He also did not want to provoke Chiara, because he knew that the other party was still thinking about his 'knowledge of the Bugans', so he changed the subject and said: "Mr. Rogers, let me ask you a question. Before the resonance of the artifact occurs, Varg
Is there anything out of the ordinary happening on Linye Avenue and even Hemlock Town?"
Rogers glanced at Brando and instinctively felt that the other party seemed to be deliberately not mentioning the falling meteor. However, he quickly put this vague premonition behind him, thought about it carefully and replied: "The resonance of the artifact occurs at nine o'clock."
After that, it was very peaceful until then, and most of the nobles did not leave their bases, except for Count Jean who set off from Linye Avenue in advance and headed to this place." He looked at Brando's eyes and continued to answer:
"In fact, it should be relatively normal until the last time our eyeliners send messages before evening."
"Did your informants contact you after that? You should have used magic to contact them, right?" Brando knew that these inner court knights were mainly responsible, but they should have many outside informants.
"Your Majesty, the magic transmission in the entire area has been artificially interfered with by magic." Rogers replied.
Brando was startled for a moment, and then suddenly realized that dimensional anchors and suppression spells were not uncommon in Warnd. Jorgendigang's underground army obviously also had the ability to make these spells cover the entire area - both the nest lord and the blind priest were very
An excellent spell caster. He wanted to ask more, but saw that the female knight was hesitant to speak. However, she whispered something to Rogers, who nodded, and then she mustered up the courage to answer: "My lord, Count."
,And one more thing."
"Speaking."
"Before the resonance of the artifact occurred, a very harsh roar could be heard in the entire Vargas area for a long time. The sound should have come from above the clouds." The female knight replied.
Brando slapped his forehead. He had never heard this sound before. He thought for a moment and asked, "Does that sound sound like the sound of a fleet passing through the clouds?"
The noncommissioned officer from Yanilasu Province raised his head keenly when he heard this sentence and glanced at Brando with some curiosity. The aerostat was still a new weapon in this era, and not many people were familiar with it.
.But the female knight shook her head: "The sound sounded more like thunder, rumbling."
Brando exchanged glances with Nymesis again, and then continued to ask: "You met the caveman on the way, right? When was that about?"
"Early morning." Rogers replied affirmatively.
Brando pondered for a moment: "Okay, let's first assume that this is all a conspiracy of the Jorgandigan people. Mr. Rogers, do you know what natural entrances and exits lead to the underground in this area?"
"I know there is one near Hemlock Town." The tall knight replied: "One time I wanted to go in and explore. It was terrifyingly big, but unfortunately I didn't go deep."
"Is it dark inside, Mr. Knight?" asked a crisp voice. When the inner knight looked at it, he found that another little loli was asking him. He quickly shut his mouth and said nothing, as if Eruin had come.
Little lolita are all devils with horns on their heads.
The person who spoke to him was naturally the daughter of Archduke Golan-Elson, but this little loli never expected that Trevor would immediately straighten his face as soon as he saw her speaking, and glared at her angrily, frightened.
The little girl was so moved that she was about to cry.
"There is also one near Linye Avenue." Rogers also replied.
Brando thought for a moment, and this was almost consistent with his memory. He looked at Nymesis again, and the latter nodded. "That is to say, when you met the cavemen, you were not far away from Qiao Gendigang's attack.
The time will not go forward more than an hour." He thought for a moment and replied, then turned to Medisa and said: "Bring us our map."
Metissa smiled and nodded.
Probably noticing the doubtful looks of Rogers and others, Brando explained: "The people of the underground are dark and cunning, especially the Minotaur and the Harpy. They rarely fight unprepared wars. They are launching a surprise attack."
We must have figured out your deployment before. Except for Count Jean, we have not found any traces of other noble armies so far, which explains the problem. Your stronghold in Sirat Villa is not a secret. They must have been targeting it early on.
You guys, from the underground exit of Linye Avenue to the vicinity of the farm where you met them, it takes almost an hour to travel at the speed of a caveman."
Rogers and others are knights in the inner court. Their mission is to monitor the movements of local nobles rather than responsible for defense. Therefore, it is not surprising that they do not know these things. Therefore, Brando patiently explained that if the knights of the Broken Sword Knights were here, they would not even be responsible for these things.
If you don't see it, then Brando probably thinks this guy is a liar who steals his name from the world.
"Then what should we do now, Earl?" After listening to Brando's analysis, Rogers seemed to have some confidence in the Earl of Eruin, so he asked.
Brando did not answer him directly, but waited until Medissa brought the map. Rogers and others could understand the map, but they were blind to how to infer the movements of an army. As for Brando's tactics
Most of the knowledge is inherited from this soul's original memory. The militia team will teach some superficial map knowledge. In his previous life, he was the leader of the player's adventure group and mercenary group, presided over local defense, and barely understood some military affairs.
With his knowledge, coupled with the fact that he had commanded several battles in this life, he could barely judge Qiao Gendigang's offensive intentions.
But the most professional among them all is obviously Nimesis. This female knight is an honors student who graduated from Wangli Knight Academy. She is a standard academic. She glanced at the map and said to Brando: "The distance between Floating Cloud Hill
The closest places in the Rokochi-Broken Sword Mountain Fortress Group are too far away. There are not only these two entrances and exits to the underground world all the way south from here. If they want to raid the fortress group from behind, there is no need to enter the surface from this place.
world."
"That is to say, if Qiaogendigang has indeed formed an alliance with Tuoquining, the team in front of us is probably not the main force?" Chiara asked at this time.
"This is a harassment force," Brando replied, looking at the map: "Their goal is to prevent the Imperial Army from gathering in the hinterland behind the fortress group."
He looked beyond Hemlock Town, across Vargas and Forest Avenue: "To achieve this goal, they must attack several of the most critical points."
His and Nymesis' eyes fell on a town at the same time.
Asaph.
To the north of Anzeluta, among the dotted towns among the mountains, this is undoubtedly the most dazzling star. This city is called the White City of Cruz. Compared with the White City of Faenzan, it has
In addition to the city walls made of the same white rocks, the two cities have another common point: they are important land transportation hubs. Asaph is the southern terminus of the Evergreen Walkway, which connects the central region of the empire.
To the north is the Mosaic Territory, to the east leads to the Wilderness of the Four Realms, and to the west is the heart of the empire - the plain area north of the Violet Valley. Once this city falls, it means that the entire southern empire from Rokoqi to
The two wars between Anzeru Tower and the Four Realms Fields collapsed.
Although Rogers and others could not understand the strategic intentions of Jorgandigan's army, they still understood the importance of Asaph. Seeing Brando and Nymesis' eyes falling on this point on the map, several imperial knights
His face turned pale, and he obviously understood what kind of situation the empire would face once those rats from underground succeeded.
However, Brando was not so nervous. Firstly, it had nothing to do with him. Secondly, he understood that the situation was not that bad. The eagle on the Cruz Heights was an eagle after all. How could it fail completely because of a sneak attack?
Asa's geographical location is so important. There are powerful local legions in its four directions, not to mention the imperial navy stationed to the west of Rokochi. If Jorgendigan's harassing troops can capture Asa,
Then they are not harassing troops, but the main force.
The intention of this force is obviously to attract the attention of these local legions so that they have no time to rescue Rokoqi-the Broken Sword Mountain Fortress Group. If this 'rat' really achieves its goal, even if it only just arrives
Near Asaph, it was basically declared that the empire's defense line at Anzeruta was finished. Just such a blow was absolutely unacceptable to the empire.
Brando's eyes moved back again, landing on the north side of Vargas and Linye Avenue.
"Hemlock Town, crossing Vargas and Forest Avenue will not be their goal. They should have crossed these places earlier today." Nymesis replied.
Brando nodded in agreement, and the results of the investigation also proved this judgment. He stared at the map in silence, but several Cruz knights seemed a little anxious, as if if they were one step slower, the empire would fall into chaos in the blink of an eye.
It's a situation of no return. Brando seemed to be aware of the other party's obvious anxiety. He looked at them deliberately. Rogers finally couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, I don't know if what you said before is true or false?"
"What?" Brando asked pretending to be ignorant.
Chiara watched the conversation between the two people with interest.
Rogers licked his lips before replying: "Sir, you said you have a more perfect idea. If we can hinder the footsteps of these uninvited guests, maybe the situation in the southern part of the empire will not become as bad as imagined."
Brando seemed to remember this sentence, and he nodded: "My army is here. Assuming that the Jorgandigan people's harassment force is an entire legion, do you think it is possible for us to defeat them?"
Rogers thought for a moment and shook his head.
"So assuming that all of us here fight to the death, at the cost of everyone's life, we can delay the pace of the Jorgandigan people, do you think we can do that?" Brando asked again.
Rogers showed a hesitant look on his face, and then shook his head heavily: "My Lord Earl, although you are an ally of the Empire, the Empire has no right to ask you to make such a sacrifice."
Brando glanced at this guy in surprise, thinking that this guy still had some chivalry, but he didn't know if he said this out of helplessness. He shook his head and replied: "Then suppose I tell
You, I may be able to do the things I mentioned above, do you believe it?"
Rogers had given up all hope. His only hope now was to follow the Earl to break out and send a message to His Majesty in the shortest possible time. But when he heard Brando's question in a daze, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
, then raised his head in disbelief and asked: "...Your Majesty, what did you say?"
"Why, it's hard to understand what I said?" Brando replied in the original words.
"No, but-"
Rogers wanted to say something else, but Brando interrupted him: "This is not a question of yes or no - I only have one request, and that is to obey my orders. You also understand that it is impossible for us to shake Joe
Gendigang's army, so I must get your help. Of course, if you are unwilling and feel unwilling to accept the command of an Eruin, then we will choose the first option."
Rogers and his companions looked at each other, and the inner court knight immediately nodded: "I understand, Lord Earl, what do you want us to do?"
Brando glanced over at the red pine forest.
"It's very simple. You first convince Count Jean to join us. He has more than a thousand people under his command. We can't let them disband on the spot, right?"
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