After the communication was hung up by Ou Lin, Lu Xiao did not take action immediately, but stood there in deep thought.
Lu Xiao did not completely believe Ou Lin's words. He had to first consider the possibility that Ou Lin was controlled by the Eclipse Cult and set a trap.
"Fortress of Flowing Wind... Let's go to Mallard and ask first."
…
As the chief assistant to the Sun King Yavid, Mallard's daily job is to help the Sun King sort out the documents submitted by the ministers and handle some trivial matters for Yavid that he has no time to do.
When Lu Xiao found him, Mallard was immersed in the palace library helping Yavid search for information.
"Liufeng Castle?"
Mallard, who was not young, straightened up and moved his body: "That fortress used to be the border fortress of the Kingdom of Calgar. It was taken away by Shadow Calgar after the coup two years ago."
"According to reports from our spies, Flowing Wind Castle is now used by Shadow Calgar as a base to hold captives and slaves."
"The slaves in the fortress will fight each other under the orders of Shadow Calgar's top brass, and the winner will be eligible to go to Sunset Castle to participate in an arena death match."
"If the slave can survive the violent mechanical beasts in the arena, the slave will be free and officially become a member of Shadow Calgar."
Mallard sat on the chair with his back slumped and sighed tiredly: "The defense of that fortress is very strong. Even the heavy weapons of the Oselan people cannot be broken through in a short time."
"A conservative estimate is that there are more than 200 Shadow Calgar soldiers in the entire fortress. A frontal attack requires at least three times the number of troops required by the defenders."
"Besides, the location of Liufeng Castle is too remote and has no strategic value. I don't think the Sun King will send troops there."
Lu Xiao patted Mallard on the shoulder to express his gratitude: "There is no need for the Sun King to send troops. I plan to act alone. Please mark the specific location of Liufeng Castle for me on the map."
…
When Lu Xiao was getting ready to set off, Allender, who was wrapped in a lot of bandages, led elite soldiers to escort a carriage through the city gate, and the two sides happened to pass by each other.
Through the window curtains that were blown up by the wind, Lu Xiao could vaguely see a woman with a bandaged head leaning weakly on the seat of the carriage, looking out the window with dull eyes, full of hope for the aftermath of the disaster.
Fortunately.
'Elsa?'
Since most of her face was covered by bandages, and her exposed eyes were brutally swollen, Lu Xiao could not recognize Elsa's original appearance and temperament at all.
"Get out of the way! Get out of my way!"
The grumpy Elend shouted loudly to the people of Meridian City who were watching the excitement on the street, and escorted the carriage all the way to the palace.
After using his eagle vision to see through the interior of the carriage and confirming that Elsa's vital signs were still intact, Lu Xiao turned around and blended into the crowd and walked out of the city gate.
"Elsa's return alive means that Delva's conspiracy has been completely ruined. Next, it will be Yavid's turn to attack Oselan."
Leaving the bustling Ziwu City, Lu Xiao sped up and headed to the desert area southeast of the Kingdom of Calgar.
This area is still in a state of contention, with soldiers from Shadow Calgar and the Kingdom of Calgar each occupying a piece of territory in the desert.
The half near Meridian City is owned by the Kingdom of Calgar, while the area near the border of Nora is controlled by Shadow Calgar.
It was precisely because of the backing of Liufeng Castle that Siris and the Eclipse Cult dared to blatantly cross the border and invade the Nora tribe's territory.
According to the intelligence provided by Mallard, Siris returned directly to Sunset Castle, the capital of Shadow Calgar, after evacuating from the Nora territory. Recently, he was busy suppressing the commotion in the city caused by the war of public opinion.
After approaching the desert area, the environment of green mountains and green waters around Ziwu City rapidly deteriorated, the density of vegetation dropped significantly, and sandstorms of varying intensity would blow from time to time.
Forced by the harsh environment, Lu Xiao took out the standard equipment for operating in the desert and continued to move towards Liufeng Castle despite the wind and sand.
The map drawn by Mallard is simple and easy to understand, and the landmark references along the way are clearly depicted.
Standing on a barren mountain cliff about two kilometers away from Liufeng Castle, Lu Xiao opened his eagle eyes and glanced around.
"Found it."
Lu Xiao was originally worried that Ou Lin was up to something, but it turned out that he was overthinking it.
At this time, Orin was squatting alone behind a group of boulders, peering in the direction of Liufeng Castle. No one could be seen within a kilometer around him.
Viewed from a high place, the topography and building distribution of Liufeng Castle are clearly visible.
The main body of the fortress is built on a small hill, and the towering lord's castle is located in the center of the fortress. From the tower of the castle, you should be able to clearly see the movements of the desert plains for several miles around.
There are also Shadow Calgar soldiers patrolling the outer city walls at any time, and some key sections of the city walls are also equipped with city-defending cannons made by the Oselan people.
As Mallard said, it is very difficult to attack such a strong castle head-on.
But... no matter how strong the castle is, there are loopholes. Even if there are no loopholes, loopholes can be created.
After confirming the situation inside the fortress, Lu Xiao opened his arms and jumped off the cliff, landing firmly on the ground with an A-level Leap of Faith.
Turning on the aura blocker, he was speeding through the desert. When he was about 500 meters behind Orin, Orin's Focus started to alarm in advance. Orin, who was originally looking in the direction of Liufeng Castle, suddenly turned his head.
"Don't get excited."
Seeing Olin lift a Deathbringer heavy machine gun from the ground, Lu Xiao used the shaki method to teleport to him.
"It's me, Lu Xiao."
"Huh~"
The nervous Orin breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought it would take you a few days to arrive."
Lu Xiao squatted beside Ou Lin and looked at the city wall: "I don't like to be sloppy. Since I have decided to take action, I will use the highest efficiency."
"What's the situation? Is there any latest intelligence to share?"
Orin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Not yet. Recently, Liufeng Castle has suddenly tightened its vigilance. There are very few people coming and going. I wonder if something unexpected happened inside Shadow Calgar."
Lu Xiao knew why, but now was not the time to explain the reason to Ou Lin.
"Are there any Eclipse cultists in the castle?"
Orin thought for a while before replying: "Probably not. The Eclipse Cult is currently busy digging for metal demons all over the world."
Lu Xiao nodded: "Very good, then let me sneak into the fortress and you stay outside to guard for me."
"If reinforcements approach the fort, remember to notify me as soon as possible using Focus."
Ou Lin looked at Lu Xiao who was about to set off in astonishment: "You sneaked into a heavily defended fortress alone? This..."
"Don't talk nonsense, just watch."
Just in case, Lu Xiao turned on the breath blocking and battlefield ghost at the same time. Ou Lin was surprised to find that Lu Xiao's life signature suddenly disappeared from the Focus logo.
Liufeng Castle was originally an important fortress on the border of the Kingdom of Calgar. The smooth stone walls are at least 10 meters high and look quite majestic from the outside.
With the technology mastered by the Nora tribe, it is impossible to damage this fortress with their primitive bows, arrows and spears. These defenses are mainly against mechanical beasts.
Relying on the magic floating cloak to slowly rise along the edge of the city wall, Lu Xiao turned on his eagle vision to scan the distribution of people in the city.
There are more than 1,500 people inside the fortress. Except for more than 200 soldiers, the others are support personnel and imprisoned slaves and prisoners.
One of the patrolling soldiers continued to patrol through the section of city wall in front of Lu Xiao, and a cold weapon thrust into his back quickly took his life.
After kicking the soldier's body under the city wall, Lu Xiao licked his lips in bad taste.
'It's time to start the exciting infiltration activity again.'