After throwing off the chasing team, the rescue team finally arrived at the fortress after five days of escape. The fortress was built in a forest and built against the mountain. The northeast wall stretched out against the mountain, so there was no need for defense.
The fortress is indeed not big, it is estimated to be less than 700 square meters. There are some scattered stone houses scattered in the open hills in the city. The city wall is about five meters high and more than two meters thick. There are several slightly higher watchtowers. In the center of the city
The location is a castle that occupies most of the area. It is about the same height as the city wall, but has a deep underground space.
Seeing Dario, Ronan and others, the guards on the city wall quickly opened the gate. The city gate is a heavy iron gate that can be lifted up and down. The mechanism is in the watchtower directly above the city gate, which is the most important defensive location.
After all, the iron gate cannot be opened by a battering ram. The only way for the enemy to open the city gate is to attack the watchtower and swing the gate.
Ronan and others were very tired after the dusty journey. Under the guidance of the defenders, Ronan, Dario and others quickly tied up their horses, and then walked inside the castle to eat in the cafeteria on the first floor.
Something comes.
The food was not rich, only dry and hard pancakes and dried beef that could kill people. But the hungry people no longer cared about these, and they all picked up their knives and forks and started cutting them hard. Ronan also noticed the soldiers in the city.
After their progress, they also took out the birdcage and released a dragon eagle, presumably to send a message to the city of Terra.
He used a knife to cut off a piece along the texture of the dried meat, tied it up and put it in his mouth to chew. Ronan was the first to break the silence.
"So, we have to rely on more than 70 people to defend here for two months?"
After chewing the food in his mouth hard and swallowing it, Dario took a sip of water and said:
"These soldiers are the best of the best selected. They are skilled in combat and have a firm will. It is impossible for the enemy to send a large force to attack us. The castle is small and only needs to defend two sides. We are enough. It is still very powerful."
Opportunity!"
Those soldiers did look very strong. They were completely different from the militiamen Ronan had seen in Taiwei Si. They were strong, wearing double-sleeved full-body chain mail, and had sealed domes that only exposed the eyes and nose.
He wore a helmet with a feather on the edge, a spear in one hand and a round shield in the other, and a short-handled broadsword hanging from his waist.
"So you're not sure? What if the enemy really sends a large force to pursue us? As long as they arrange a rotation of people and attack day and night, it's impossible for us to hold on!" said Gao Gen, who had almost replied.
"If this is really the case, then we can only fight to the death to break out. Whether we can get out alive depends on our own abilities! And you are not as important as you think. The goal of Volantis and Eredar is to destroy Terra.
, it doesn’t mean much whether we can capture an heir of yours or not, because it’s impossible for the King of Terra to give up resistance and hand over the entire Terra to others just because of you.”
Without waiting for Dario to answer, Ronan took the lead and spoke without mercy, which relieved Dario from the trouble of writing lyrics.
Gao Gen's expression changed, and then he quickly ate the food in his hand and turned around and left.
Ronan sneered after watching him walk out of the cafeteria: "Is this guy still a child? It seems that your Terran education for the heir is not very good!"
"The education Prince Gaogen received was not bad, and he was very smart and learned everything quickly. But Terra only had one crown prince, and the teachers did not dare to oppose his opinions. Over time, he thought that he was always right.
Yes!
Prince Gogan is used to being arrogant and has never suffered any setbacks, so he has developed a willful character and cannot listen to other people's advice. I hope he can change after this time." Dario sighed and said.
"If he is still like this, when King Terra abdicates and he takes over, Terra will still have to play sooner or later!" Ronan and Daario started chatting. As for Inela and the elves under her, they still said coldly.
No hair, just eating silently.
"After eating, we go to the weapons depot to change our equipment, and then we have to take a quick rest. The traces we left are not difficult to find, and the pursuers may arrive at any time."
Ronan nodded and speeded up his eating.
After dinner, Ronan and others were led by soldiers to the underground equipment warehouse, where they picked and picked. Ronan took a long bow, a two-handed sword about the same size as the Slayer, and a round shield.
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The armor only had the same full-body chain armor as those of the soldiers. Because it was double-layered, the protection was pretty good. Ronan finally took a standard helmet and left.
In order to travel lightly, Ronan's original heavy plate armor and sword were left in Taiweisan and Mario took care of them. In front of so many people, Ronan couldn't just put them into his backpack, and the remaining soldiers also
Temporarily directed by Mario.
By the way, after Volantis withdrew, Ronan's second ring mission of defending the Tai Guards was completed in sixty days, and the rewarded thick iron shield was now in Ronan's backpack.
This shield is a round shield, but it is about twice as thick as an ordinary round shield, and it is made entirely of pig iron. It is very heavy. Ronan can only use it flexibly with the blessing of the ape arm stunt, and he does not know how to make this shield.
Who is it for?
The mission was also updated to a new third ring mission after rescuing Prince Takane.
"Protect the Prince of Terra until he returns to Terra City
Don't mention anything else, Ronan was shocked at 50 points of honor. He finally understood the real way to obtain honor in large quantities. The honor that increases with reputation little by little is just a minimum guarantee, brought by completing tasks and defeating powerful enemies.
Honor is the big one, and the high-end military units and various artifacts in the Honor Store are finally no longer an unattainable dream.
In his mind, he imagined that he would be riding a golden dragon on his crotch, with an angel on his left hand, and a big demon on his right hand. There would be a female elf ranger behind him to feed him fruits, and there would be an endless variety of advanced military units on the ground. Ronan gradually fell asleep.
It’s on.
Near noon the next day, Ronan was woken up by Dario and had a solid sleep. Ronan finally made up for the sleep he had lost during his escape in the past few days.
"Get up, the enemy is coming!" Hearing Dario's words, Ronan was so excited that he quickly drove away the remaining sleepiness and crawled out of bed. He quickly put on his chain armor and picked up his weapon. Ronan followed Dario and ran out.
castle.
Climbing the city wall, Ronan saw clearly the appearance of the enemy troops. They were the barbarians wearing horned helmets and leather armor that he had seen in Taiwei Si. At this time, they were gathering more than 500 meters outside the city.
While cutting down trees to build a camp, they made a fire to cook and prepare for meals.