The four inner court knights are still trying to persuade Earl Jean.
Earl Jean obviously didn't believe the theory of Jogendigon's invasion, just like Rogers and others who persuaded him would definitely not believe that Jogendigon's underground army would suddenly appear on the surface if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes.
After all, the world below was too far away for them. The cavemen and the minotaur in the maze were all terrifying creatures in bedtime stories. Although he could not explain the reason why his allies disappeared, he could only assume that
This is Brando's private conspiracy, but he can't see through the other party's plot.
But whether he was willing or not, Brando's so-called 'persuasion' was more of a threat than a suggestion, and in the end he had to reluctantly hand over command.
As the sun sets, the setting sun sinks little by little into the mountains to the west. The entire hilly area seems to have fallen into a strange silence. The lights of Vargas can no longer be seen in the Silvery Valley to the north. The sky is dark and the hills are quiet.
After we came down, it was so quiet and eerie.
The four inner court knights walked silently on the edge of the red pine forest. After walking for a while, the female knight Nasha finally couldn't help but said: "Maybe Count Jean is right. The situation is not that bad. Maybe it appears on the outside."
It’s just a bandit from Qiaogendigang. Things like this happen often, don’t they?”
Rogers frowned tightly and did not answer.
"Then what's the explanation for those weird light pillars and meteors streaking across the sky that we saw last night? Also, Kui's communication magic was disturbed. This was a premeditated attack." Trevor shook his head: "Ji
That old guy, Earl En, is just unwilling to bow to the Eruin people. You and I both know that the noble men in these places are always stubborn and face-saving."
Nasha was silent for a moment, as if she wanted to find a reason to refute, but couldn't convince herself. Finally, she asked with some worry: "If Qiao Gendigang really invades us, how bad will it be for the empire?"
"It depends on the scale of Jorgendigon's invasion." Rogers replied solemnly.
"How large-scale do you think this invasion will be? Can they really threaten the empire's defense line in the south?" Nasha asked in disbelief.
No one seems to be able to answer this question. They more or less feel that Brando is being alarmist, but neither Rogers nor Trevor are familiar with the forgotten country underground. In fact, most people do not even recognize the ethnic groups living underground.
People are very rare. Rogers and Trevor suddenly thought of something, and they turned their attention to the black-haired boy in a robe.
Kui replied calmly: "Jorgendigon is a little different from us. They do not have a unified country. There are only lords large and small in the dark underground. The only exceptions are the dark elves."
"Kui, what kind of strength can the largest lord have?" Nasha asked.
"About the equivalent of a moderately powerful kingdom on the surface."
"Are there many such lords?"
Kui shook his head: "In addition to the three black dragons that are most well-known to ordinary people and were exiled by the dragon clan, they are the famous Minotaur King Geralt and Medusa Queen Potana. They are called the kings of the underground world.
"
"If we want to threaten the empire's southern defense line, is such a lord strong enough?" Nasha asked again.
"It might be enough if you use all your strength, but wars in the underground world seldom use all your strength because you have to guard against enemies in the dark. It is a more reliable guess that the two lords will join forces, but such a lord is also the best in Qiaogendigang.
, they rarely come to the surface world that is also unknown to them. If these underground kings had not taken action, ordinary lords would have needed ten or even twenty to join forces to launch a war of this scale."
"Qui, how likely do you think that is?" Trevor turned around and asked.
"I can't say for sure. The underground world is a world that believes in the laws of darkness. Intrigue and intrigue are the norm in the darkness. They rarely trust each other, let alone form alliances." Kui replied.
Nasha looked at her companion with admiration: "Then is it possible for them to form an alliance under special circumstances?"
"Perhaps," Kui replied, "but I'm not sure. The count of the Tonigels may know more about these underground people."
"Why do you say that? Maybe he is just alarmist?" The female knight was obviously not happy to hear what he said.
The black-haired boy replied: "He and the female knight beside him judged the movements of Jorgendigon's army quickly and confidently, which I cannot do."
Trevor felt that his companion's statement was a bit exaggerated. He shook his head. Although Kui had a genius mind, he was slightly worse at dealing with the world. He knew the tricks here very well. Those Eruin people were completely
He could be pretending. After hearing Nasha's previous question, he felt a little shaken in his heart. Can Qiao Gendigang really pull out an army of more than a dozen lords to cause trouble for the empire? The empire is indestructible in the hearts of its people.
, it may encounter bad luck for a while, but it will never coincide with the worst case scenario. Trevor can't even imagine that the Rokozy-Broken Sword Mountain Fortress Group will be threatened. That's not one or two buildings.
The fortress is a defense line nearly a hundred miles deep and well-equipped.
He vaguely agreed with the female knight's statement. Perhaps the enemy in front of him was just an army of bandits who came to the surface world from the underground world to fight the autumn wind. They might be composed of the army of one or two lords, and they took advantage of the Tuoquining Lion Man.
, came to cause trouble in the empire, distract the attention of the imperial army, and take the opportunity to plunder.
Just as he was thinking this, Rogers on the side suddenly asked: "Kui, how strong will the power of the entire Qiaogendigang be combined?"
The black-haired boy suddenly raised his head and looked at his companion, who had been frowning, with an inexplicable look on his face for the first time.
"That's impossible," he replied.
…
Although Trevor and Nasha both hoped that Jorgandigon's invasion of the empire was just a private act of one or two lords, what was happening south of Rusev, at the end of the Rokochi Highlands, was clearly counterproductive.
There used to be a majestic fortress at the mountain pass, but now only rubble and rubble remain. The entire fortress seemed to have been hit from the front by a terrible force. A huge gap was opened in the originally intact city wall, and the gap was bathed in the moonlight.
, the entire section seemed to have been burned by flames, even the masonry showed a black color after carbonization, and the rubble sparkled, which was the crystallized gravel. Such scenes are scattered everywhere in the fortress, except
In addition to the lifeless dead objects, there were also charred and twisted corpses, including those of animals - cows, horses, donkeys, and even a huge ground dragon that was almost burned into a skeleton, lying empty and empty beside the street.
Beside the house that was burned into a frame structure, there were no traces of struggle. One can't help but think that when death comes, the extreme heat will completely turn this behemoth from body to soul to ashes in an instant.
But it’s not just animals, human corpses can also be seen everywhere. Some of them are wearing armor-but now they have turned into a metal solution that melted and then solidified again. Some are just civilians, but whether they are old people or children, men or women
, all turned into unrecognizable charcoal. Such corpses were scattered throughout the street. Their positions showed what they were avoiding during their lifetimes, but time stayed at this last moment.
The entire fortress seemed to have been plowed through the middle. The streets and buildings in these areas became shattered, but other blocks were still intact. It was just that the streets and the hillsides on both sides were filled with sharp wooden stakes.
Unknown human corpses were stuck on these wooden stakes. The corpses stared blankly at the dark sky, which was covered with dark clouds, and their eyes had long lost their vitality.
The broken fortress turned into a dead city. There were no Cruz people or their enemies. It was like the God of Death passed by and quietly took away all life.
This kind of scene is not the only one in the entire Rokochi Highlands and east of the Broken Sword Mountains, but is happening in many places at the same time. This is the Pasilian Fortress, the Rokochi of the Empire - Broken Sword Mountain.
Although the Sword Mountain Fortress Group consists of thousands of fortresses, checkpoints and fortresses, large and small, only the three fortresses of Green Claw Fortress, Fort Erno, and Fortress Passilian are the real core of this defense line. The other walled fortresses
It was built around them for the purpose of protecting them. The Pasilian Fortress was the last pass of this line of defense in the direction of the empire. In its thousands of years of history, it has never been captured or even attacked. But today,
An army that the Cruz people had never interacted with rewrote this history.
When Frith woke up from under the ruins, he still couldn't forget the most unforgettable scene he had seen in his life before. He remembered that at that time, the fortress was attacked by a group of harpies who did not know where they came from.
The commander determined that this was a monster attack. Perhaps a new lair had been created somewhere near the fortress. Such things often happened in border areas. The desolate Rokochi Highlands were originally a place where monsters roamed. The imperial soldiers
Unsurprisingly, he joined the battle. Frith was an Imperial crossbowman and naturally had to participate in the battle, but he was relatively safe in the shooting chamber with the others - although the noise on the walls was a bit unbearable, and the militiamen
The squeaking sound of heavy equipment being pushed behind the crenel through the slide was also heart-wrenching. At that time, he used the winch of the heavy crossbow to string it up, put on the crossbow bolt, and then walked to the firing hole to look out.
And then at that moment——
He seemed to hear a shrill scream coming from the city wall. The sound seemed to be falling from the sky, or like the cry of a ghost at midnight. The sharp roar made his hair stand on end, and then he saw through the perforation hole.
A huge, cold, emotionless eye like a jet black cast iron ball. With just one glance from that eye, he felt like he was falling into the abyss. A bone-chilling chill seemed to rise from beneath his feet, freezing him there.
, even though he opened his mouth to scream, no sound came out.
He vaguely heard the frightened shouts of his colleagues coming from the city wall, and the shouts merged into one, as if they were describing a monster that terrified them.
But before Frith had time to hear clearly what it was, the earth shook and he saw the walls of the shooting chamber collapse toward him. After his feet were empty, the world fell into darkness.
After Frith regained consciousness, he realized that it was the collapsed masonry that saved his life.
He lay in the darkness for an unknown amount of time before regaining some strength. Then, regardless of the pain all over his body, he gritted his teeth and dug a passage through the rubble. As if miraculously, he found that he was not too seriously injured.
Except for the dull pain when breathing, which made people suspect that one or two broken ribs, his hands and feet were very flexible, with only scratches. He climbed out of the rubble using his hands and feet. The next moment, the desolate scene in the fortress came to him.
Fries clenched his teeth for a moment. Everything in front of him seemed to have appeared in his dream. Although he had expected it, he couldn't help but tremble all over.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of the mountain pass, which was the direction where the monster army disappeared. From there was the mountain road leading to the Green Claw Fortress, and behind it was Rokoqi, the heart of the Broken Sword Mountain Fortress Group. His heart felt cold.
I have realized that this is not a monster attack at all, but a premeditated raid.
That eye...
Fries trembled as he recalled the scene he had seen. He seemed to want to convince himself that it was just an illusion, but the real fear hidden in his heart reminded him of what it was.
That's a dragon——
A black dragon.
…
Cruz has a saying: Every day in the empire is calm, and every day in the empire is turbulent. This sentence may not be appropriate to describe the entire Cruz empire, but it is more appropriate to describe the imperial capital of Rushta.
Since three days ago, the Garden of White Roses has been shrouded in a depressing atmosphere. The Palace of San Canti is lifeless, as if everyone who walks in will be affected by bad luck. In the past, this usually meant that the Queen
His Majesty's mood has changed again. Generally speaking, there are many factors that make His Majesty angry - for example, another noble has made her unhappy, or disappointed her, or the Temple of Fire has offended this person again.
The majesty of the Supreme Being, the Temple of Fire and Her Majesty the Queen often offend each other. This is a fact that everyone knows, but in addition to the above two main reasons, there are also some side things, such as the mountain people
, the Anzerutans or other barbarians killed the tax collector of the empire, or several grand dukes married to the royal family sent people to a banquet of Her Majesty the Queen - the Silver Queen and these
The relations between the imperial relatives were extremely poor, and this was recognized by the entire empire.
In fact, there have been some new names recently. For example, a certain earl from Eruin is said to have become a thorn in the side of Her Majesty the Queen. In addition, there are rumors about the female mountaineer earl. It is said that every time
After His Majesty summons her, her mood will become very bad.
But this time, no nobles caused trouble, and the Temple of Fire was peaceful. Although the seventh prince's carriage accidentally fell into the cliff on the way back to the imperial capital in Wallachi last month and was seriously injured, the mountain people were still concerned about this.
They also showed great obedience. They even sent an envoy to explain the matter. This envoy was about to arrive in the imperial capital. This attitude obviously meant that they were completely surrendering to the Supreme Being of the empire. Her Majesty the Queen seemed to have no intention of doing so.
It is necessary to get angry about this matter.
On the other hand, there seems to be no news from the Mosaic Collar and Ludwig. The rumors about the Earl of Tonigel have also disappeared in the past few days. According to the news from the maid next to His Majesty,
, His Majesty has not summoned a certain female count in recent times.
The only thing that can be considered news seems to be that a few days ago, Banker, Violet Valley and other regions reported a rare artifact reaction. However, these artifact resonances only occurred independently in a few areas, but not in wider areas.
People have observed that the warlocks of the Tower of Stars and Moon have not yet concluded whether this is an illusion or a real fact.
But in fact, among the entire circle of high-level nobles in the empire, only a few well-informed people understand that since that day, the empire has lost news from the area south of Andzlova. The news here refers to exactly
The secret report of the inner court knights affiliated to the royal family, which was originally reported once a day, started three days ago, from Vargas to the Bear Lake area, to Rusev, and even the entire range south of the Rokozy Fortress Group.
It was as if he had disappeared from the map and lost his voice.
On normal days, the delay of one or two days would be nothing at all, but just before that, almost the entire empire's eyes were still focused on this area, and the nobles of the empire were still waiting for Brando and Anze.
The result of the final battle between the nobles of Ruta, but suddenly, there was no news from this area. Whether it was private agents or spies sent by the royal family, it was as if they had disappeared from the world, never to return.
Everyone immediately thought that this was the work of the Earl of Tonigel.
But the news that came later plunged the entire empire into deathly silence.
Early morning on the third day.
Constance summoned her two knight captains into the White Rose Garden——
At this moment, in front of the queen, Mr. Travis, the leader of the Royal Knights, and Mr. Kevin, the leader of the Imperial Dragoons, were wiping the cold sweat on their foreheads with a handkerchief. One of them was from Palu.
The special family, and the other one also comes from a local noble family trusted by Her Majesty the Queen. Their apparent identity is the leaders of the two forbidden armies under Constance, but as long as they have lived in Rushta for a period of time,
Everyone will know that these two gentlemen have actually been secretly in charge of the external affairs of the knights in the chamber.
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