Even when looking at the Western Fortress from a distance, this white giant stone fortress nestled between the gateways of the mountains is very spectacular, and when you actually step inside, the magnificence and majesty of this fortress can be magnified exponentially.
Hao Ren is not a person with limited experience. He has seen countless majestic buildings in Horleta, Tanagus, Demon King City and Airem, so he has no idea about the magnificent buildings.
It has its own set of aesthetic standards, but no matter which standard you look at, the Western Fortress is an amazing spectacle: the city wall towers towering, and the white boulders shine under the light of order, as if the entire
Each fortress is made of light. Huge magic runes spread from the top of the Fire Tower in the center of the fortress to the top of the city wall, forming a translucent energy barrier inlaid with countless blue words. Everything is
It seems to reflect the fact:
This is a barrier that embodies the confidence and courage of mortals. It stands here gloriously and gloriously, guarding the borders of the world of order.
The knights led by Princess Veronica received a grand welcome, but besides the welcome, more fortress defenders actually didn't understand the origin of this group of reinforcements that suddenly came from the wilderness:
It was more than half a month ago that Veronica and the Royal Knights led by her were defeated at the Dusk Forest Defense Line. Everyone thought that this brave princess had died at the border of Chaos with her soldiers. No one was there at all.
Thinking that she actually carried out a nearly epic feat across the realm of chaos with the few defeated soldiers, so few people can associate today's reinforcements with the princess.
What's more important is the existence of Hao Ren: when a small group of only twenty or thirty people rushed into the monster group, the first thing the fortress defenders noticed was the extremely powerful artillery bombardment and bomb explosions. Hao Ren was alone.
The fighting style completely distorted the style of the entire team. Who knows what this group of teams who are running around and exploding are doing...
But after the Little Knights entered the city, news of Princess Veronica's survival quickly spread throughout the fortress.
Then they were invited by the fortress commander and the general of the kingdom's western border, Magus.
Ordinary knights were arranged to receive hospitality in the hall on the first floor of the fortress, while Hao Ren, Princess Veronica and Sir Morian were taken to a special room on the second floor of the fortress. This was a large reception room with almost no decorations.
There was only an oval table and a circle of wooden armchairs in the stone room. On one side of the room were maps of the Western Mountains and the Shadow Jungle, and on the other side were various swords and protective gear.
In addition, there are no unnecessary furnishings in the room.
A sturdy old general had already been waiting in the room. The first time he saw him, Hao Ren couldn't help but be a little stunned: This was a veteran who could almost be called a giant. He was probably two and a half meters tall.
Left and right, even a little taller than Yzaks' human form. Although his hair is completely white, he is still majestic. His face has hard lines, and his muscles are still sharp and angular even if they are wrapped in a shirt.
The whole person is full of power, like a knife chopping and axe chopping.
The white hair and eyebrows as well as the weather-beaten appearance all showed the age of the old general, but the straight body and muscles all over the body made Hao Ren a little unsure of the other party's true age: Is this really an old man?
"Your Highness," the old general took big steps to greet Veronica when he saw her, and then knelt down on one knee to salute without any hesitation, "Seeing you alive is really the only good news recently. You are blessed by the goddess.
Talos!”
"General Magus," Veronica hurriedly stretched out her hand to help the old general in front of her. This scene was a bit funny. Even if the old general was kneeling on the ground, he was not much lower than Veronica. When the princess went to help him, it was like
He held Magus's arm as if to lift him up, "You are the general of the Western Region, you don't need to give me a full salute..."
The old general stood up and asked the princess and her party curiously while sitting down: "Your Highness, how did you survive from the Shadow Jungle? I heard that your troops have been swallowed by Chaos, and that was more than twenty days ago.
Already..."
"We traveled through the entire Shadow Jungle and most of the desolate wilderness," Veronica said frankly, "and finally arrived at the Holy Mountain of Cassuan. With the blessing of the goddess of creation, the guardian of the Holy Mountain of Cassuan saved our lives."
As she spoke, she looked at Hao Ren and nodded solemnly.
General Magus had actually noticed the stranger in strange clothes next to the princess just now, and earlier, he had seen the stranger's battle scene on the wall of the Western Fortress, which was full of flames and explosions.
The instant magic was impressive, and he also saw with his own eyes that the guy who caused the explosion also had good fighting skills: he used a spear that emitted blue light to fight, and could deal with more than ten monsters at the same time. His fighting style could
To describe it as tough: This is not a style that can be manifested through ordinary training or a sense of courage.
This is a magnanimity that can only be condensed after facing unimaginable challenges.
This kind of magnanimity is called recklessness on earth.
If he had witnessed the battle between Hao Ren and Demon God Vivian Mkii, then he would be able to understand how he got this desperate style of painting.
In most cases, the enemies Hao Ren faces cannot be defeated by relying on caution and tactical skills. As Raven 145 once said: A prosecutor's life depends on luck for three parts, hard work for seven parts, and the rest.
The lower 90's are basically passed by recklessly...
"Hello," Hao Ren saw that Magus didn't say anything, so he took the initiative to say hello, "General of the West, I often hear Veronica mention you. My name is Hao Ren. This name is a bit special. It should be easy for you to remember.
.”
He currently holds the title of Ancient Guardian, and he feels that this title will be very helpful for him to travel in the human kingdom, so he decided to try his best to make his words, deeds, and temperament move in this direction.
Margus put away his mind and looked at Hao Ren with confusion: "Then you are..."
"I am the 'Guardian of Casuan Holy Mountain' that Veronica mentioned," Hao Ren nodded, "According to you, I seem to be from the previous generation... Well, Veronica is like that
Explain it to me."
Marcus's eyes narrowed slightly.
Obviously, he has some doubts about this "ancient guardian" who suddenly appeared. Unlike the young and somewhat reckless Her Royal Highness, this battlefield veteran not only has outstanding military power, but also has the caution that suits his age.
and a skeptical spirit.
In the old general's world view, many things have been deeply ingrained. He has long passed the age of casually believing in legends and prophecies. In Cologne, there are so many such magical things that if every bard and adventure novel contains
The story could all come true. This world has been destroyed thousands of times, and of course, it has been saved thousands of times.
An ancient guardian who has been standing deep in the realm of chaos for thousands of years, an ancient holy mountain that only exists in legends. This kind of thing that sounds like a surprising story is quite suspicious, and the old general's suspicion is very reasonable: although
The current desolate wilderness is a no-man's land ruled by the power of Chaos, but in the past ten centuries, that wasteland has not always been desolate and uninhabited.
In the era when the desolate wilderness was not devoured by Chaos, had no one ever discovered the Holy Mountain of Cassuan?
Taking a step back, Magus also knows that there are indeed some areas in the desolate wilderness that are always shrouded in chaos (in Koro, they are called "tearing points"), assuming that the Holy Mountain of Cassuan is located in one of the tearing points.
, so what inspired the people of the previous generation to build a temple in such an evil place? It is impossible for it to provide any protection to the surrounding territories!
The origin of this "ancient guardian" is very questionable.
But the old general didn't ask any more questions. He just stared at Hao Ren silently for a while, and then took the initiative to change his gaze: "Your Highness, you have traveled through the hinterland of chaos, have you brought any news?"
"Of course," Veronica nodded, "We discovered that some changes are taking place in the depths of Chaos, corrupting monsters... and the furnace devices left in the Chaos Realm have traces of being transformed by unknown energy, and there are also some other...
Information. But before that, I would like to ask what happened with the previous monster siege? If I remember correctly, it has been less than a month since their last attack, which does not conform to the general laws of the power of chaos."
Magus nodded: "It is true. This attack by the Chaos monster was very sudden, and in fact there has been more than one wave of battles. The battles you saw today have happened seven times in the past twenty days."
Veronica's eyes suddenly became extremely shocked.
The old general waved his hand: "Your Highness, there are too many things to say. I have ordered people to prepare meals. Why don't we just eat here and talk." (To be continued.)