The mage arrives

Perhaps Marubion, an uncivilized savage, didn't know it, but Hernandez knew that the four huge machines standing 500 meters away from Strindberg were four gravity trebuchets.

"I didn't expect that Gordon Freeman produced four huge siege weapons after a few days. What does he want to do? Does he want to attack Strindberg? The problem is that there are no defenders in that castle , What is he attacking? No..." Hernandez looked at the rough stone bombs placed next to the gravity trebuchet, and a possibility emerged in his mind: "He wants to completely destroy Strindberg?!"

Before Abel Aldridge spent a lot of effort to build the Black Iron City, there was no city with a complete defense function on the entire Haiwen Peninsula, and most of the battles were carried out in the wild.Marubion didn't know what these strange machines were for, but seeing Hernandez's face suddenly turned ugly, he asked, "Outsiders, what are you afraid of, those machines that look like huge wooden frames , is it amazing?"

Hernandez sneered: "Of course it's powerful. This kind of thing called a gravity trebuchet can throw a boulder weighing more than 500 kilograms [-] meters away, smashing people into meat paste, and killing those who can't physically move in the Black Iron City." The walls of the Passover are destroyed.”

Hearing Hernandez's words, Marubion's face was a little ugly, but he said firmly: "Hmph, my soldiers just hid in the swamp, what can these clumsy machines do to me?"

Hernandez knows that it is a waste of life to do science with a guy who doesn't know what a real war looks like.He sneered and said, "Just keep your mouth shut. Wait a while for Gordon Freeman to destroy Strindberg. I'd like to see what you say."

Although he was mocking Marubion, Hernandez was deep in thought.

Strindberg is the set set by the King of Haven for the imperial nobles who have managed the Haven Peninsula.Those people at the beginning either didn't believe in evil and went into Strindberg to spend the night.As a result, all died unexpectedly.Or simply admit cowardly to save their lives and give up the opportunity to be recognized by the people of the peninsula.

But this time, the newly appointed Earl of Haven unexpectedly found another way and came up with this method to solve the problem.

"But is it really possible to directly destroy Strindberg?" Hernandez still had doubts in his heart.

You know, under the deliberate exaggeration of the Aldrich family, Strindberg has become a place on the Haven Peninsula.The sacred trial site in the eyes of those residents.Only by passing the test of this castle can one become the lord of the peninsula.But today, if Gordon really used the gravity trebuchet to destroy the castle simply and neatly.I'm afraid the consequences are hard to predict.

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While Hernandez watched, Gordon was standing near four catapults, supervising the final preparations of the soldiers.

Dalinar had already completed the task of building the warehouse, and the mage's assistant, who had a good foundation in mathematics, also took on the task of calibrating the trebuchet today.He worked extremely carefully.Because in case the head is not accurate enough.Boulders fell on the temporary square.It would be a big trouble if the citizens of Yunlin City summoned by the lord were injured.

Seeing that everything was going well, Gordon nodded in satisfaction.

"Lord Count!"

A crisp call came from behind.Gordon turned his head and saw that it was the female knight Sigrid.

Because it has been raining heavily for two consecutive days since the night before, the Eladrin knight has now transformed from the form of fire to the form of water.The short light blue hair and pretty face are quite pleasing to the eye.

"Good morning, Miss Knight." Gordon nodded in greeting.

After paying a knight's salute to Gordon.Sigrid looked worriedly at the catapult standing behind Gordon like a huge background, and asked, "My lord, are you really planning to destroy Strindberg directly?"

Completely different from the form of fire, Sigrid's character today is also very similar to continuous and pervasive water.Ever since seeing Gordon ordered the construction of a gravity trebuchet and knowing that he wanted to destroy Strindberg directly, the female knight has been persuading Gordon to give up this idea.

In her opinion, it was not a good idea to destroy this castle, which held a special place in the hearts of the residents of the peninsula.It's better to directly organize an elite team, enter the castle to search and investigate, and then kill the evil creatures inside.

Gordon said: "Dear Sigrid, I know what you think. I will tell you a story. The name of the story is 'Gordian Knot'."

"Once upon a time, there was a king named Gordy. He made a very complicated and intricate knot on the chariot he used. Gordy placed the chariot on the God of Thunder As a sacrifice in the temple of Zeus. And Zeus issued an oracle, announcing that whoever can untie Gordy’s knot will be able to rule a continent called Asia. Then hundreds of years passed, countless wise men and The wise men were helpless in the face of this knot. Until at last, a young king named Alexander came to the chariot. He drew his sword and cut the knot directly, so the Gordian knot was untied. .That Alexander later also became the king of Asia."

Although the names of the people in the story are unfamiliar to Sigrid, the meaning of the story itself is not difficult to understand.She said to Gordon, "Are you trying to say that sometimes it's easier to solve complicated things by brute force?"

"No." Gordon shook his head, then pointed to his head, "I mean, when solving a problem, sometimes you need to think in a different direction. Don't let the inertia of thinking constrain your brain. Of course, If it succeeds, it's called a different approach; if it fails, it's laughed at as whimsical."

"Then are you really sure of success?"

"Of course. Not only me, but eighteen priests including Mrs. Dana are also ready." Gordon said with a smile, "But I have to ask you later, Miss Knight. I hope you Being able to fight together with Xiona to prevent some accidents from happening."

"So he trusts me so much? He actually asked me to take on the same task as his sister?" Sigrid looked at Gordon's serious face and nodded involuntarily.

The two talked for a while.Mrs. Dana led seven priests under her to ask Gordon for instructions.

This Lirya believer brought a total of eighteen people to follow Gordon, and among her subordinates, seven of them were priests of the seventh level or above.Mastered the magic of the four rings.Today, they will be the main force to solve Stirling Castle.The other eleven low-level priests will be responsible for some relatively easy tasks.

"My lord, it's almost ten o'clock." Madam Dana said.

The sun rises in the morning, from ten o'clock until two o'clock in the afternoon, on the Prime Material Plane.These four hours are when the positive energy in nature is the strongest.Those undead creatures are the weakest at this time, and they always hide in dark places where there is no sunlight.

But today.Gordon was going to use the four gravitational trebuchets to completely destroy Strindberg's lair, so that the evil spirit hiding in it would have nowhere to hide.Can only be killed by itself in sunlight.

Gordon glanced up at the sun.Said: "Okay, let Quincy go on stage and talk nonsense. He wrote a lot of manuscripts for staying up late today, and he can't let him be busy for nothing."

Since Gordon redeemed his family from the Salois with the map drawn by Quincy, the acting administrative officer has been completely loyal to Gordon—even if he is not grateful to Gordon, after seeing Gordon Quincy also knew how to make a choice after the powerful figure of his Redstone Guards and the five hundred sets of cold iron armor seized from the Aldrich family.

he knows.Ever since Abel Aldrich rose up on the peninsula and claimed to be the king of Haven.More than ten years have passed.Gordon, on the other hand, is probably the most powerful person ever to challenge the King of Haiwen.

Quincy's eloquence is actually quite good.In other words, it is too good, and the expression desire is too strong, so that it is easy to cause boredom.As for why this guy was rejected by the original aristocratic circle, and could only be appointed by the empire to such a wild place in the end, Gordon had already found the root cause.

So if he didn't have to, he wouldn't take Quincy with him at all, and let him harass Chuck and the others with words.

But today, the unfortunate people who suffered from Quincy's "language soft violence" were the tens of thousands of residents of Yunlin City who were attracted to the temporary square by the news of Gordon's free food distribution.

On the stage, Quincy first bragged about the glorious deeds of the Freeman family and the bright prospects that this family will bring after ruling the Haiwen Peninsula, and then brought Strindberg to it...

The lengthy speech lasted until eleven o'clock, more than an hour.If it wasn't for the free food promised by Gordon, these impatient citizens would have left long ago.

"Now, our great lord of the peninsula, Earl of Haven, Gordon Freeman, is about to attack Strindberg. He will bring to justice the evil spirits who entrenched inside and killed several imperial nobles!"

Quincy finally finished his speech and stepped off the stage.

Gordon yawned and motioned for the trebuchet to attack.

Except for the [-] Redstone Guards guarding the Pass of the Isthmus of Cork and Captain Chuck, the other four retainers and [-] Redstone Guards were all present today.

Amidst the "creaking" sound of the trebuchet, these fighters formed a large-width arc formation at the front of Strindberg, which is the easiest to use long-range firepower.They removed the military crossbow from their backs, and placed the crossbow bolts under their feet.

Eleven low-level priests walked past the soldiers one by one.Although they have graceful figures and cool clothes that reveal a large area of ​​skin, the soldiers still keep their eyes on them, showing good discipline.

The priests placed small clay bowls side by side in front of the soldiers.On average, every four redstone guards share a small clay bowl.The bowl contains clear liquid.If you observe carefully, you will find that these liquids will emit a soft white light from time to time.

"After the arrow is stained with holy water, it will have a validity period of two hours, which can cause effective damage to undead creatures. It took our sisters five full days to make so much holy water. I hope you cherish it and be more accurate when shooting arrows." .”

"Of course, Miss Pastor." Facing the explanation of Li Erya's followers, Yang Qi Jian Er nodded solemnly.Being good at bows and crossbows, he did his part to become the commander of this operation.

After finishing speaking, the half-elf said to the beautiful female priest in front of him: "Miss priest, the lord just paid his salary yesterday, and I have plenty of money. After today's business is over, can I buy you a drink?"

Looking at the height in front of him, he was a head lower than himself.But the little man with good looks, Miss Pastor accepted the other party's invitation with a coquettish smile: "Although you are a little short, you are a good choice in this kind of place where there is a lack of good men. Change once in a while." The taste is also good, I agreed."

Leaving aside the half-elf who took the opportunity to have sex with others during his busy schedule, Gordon had adjusted his state to the best at this time.Eight powerful priests led by Mrs. Dana stood at the forefront of the team.Facing Strindberg's eerie gate.

On the open space in front of the castle, a special powder containing magic power has been used to draw an extremely complicated geometric pattern.and various runes.

Mrs. Dai Na began to sprinkle the juice made from various magical plants on the ground according to a certain rule, and while moving her hands, she was still singing a prayer.And other pastors.Burn incense in seven specific directions.And on the painted pattern on the ground, it is poured with aromatherapy oil.

Whether it is a magic ceremony or a divine ceremony, it needs to be extremely complicated, and it will even take many days or even months of preparation time.However, the effects of these rituals are much stronger than ordinary spells or divine spells.

As a senior mage player in "Ancient Era", Gordon also has a deeper understanding of divine rituals.After all, knowledge and spells are the two most important weapons for a mage.With enough knowledge, just know under what circumstances.What kind of magic should be used to achieve your own goals.

Don't hear what's going on outside the window.A fool who only wants to be a magician has absolutely no future.

The magic ceremony was going on in full swing, and heavy stone bombs kept hitting Strindberg one after another.This abandoned castle, which has not been repaired for nearly ten years, cannot withstand such intensive attacks at all.

You know, those four large gravity trebuchets are all heavy war machines designed by Gordon based on his mechanical expertise.Compared with the original trebuchets in this world, it has been optimized and improved in many ways.The three major data of power, range, and accuracy have all been greatly improved.

Even if he doesn't know magic, Gordon believes that with the knowledge he has mastered, it is no problem to get a full meal in the world of Telos and work under the command of a certain nobleman.

After observing Strindberg through the eyes of truth and warning before, Gordon has long known that this place has become a special domain where a powerful and evil undead creature lives.But since it is a field, there must be structural flaws and weaknesses.

The tallest tower in the southeast corner of Strindberg and the big room on the north of the second floor of the main building are the key points.

Gordon told these two places to Dalinar, and the latter measured the position, and then directed the trebuchet to launch continuous attacks.

Although the accuracy of this primitive siege machine is not high, almost half of the ten stone bullets can still hit the target.

But even if it didn't hit accurately, the stones hitting other places in the castle could still destroy the "warm nest" of the undead, which was enough.

Accompanied by rumbling and roaring sounds, the old Strindberg soon couldn't hold on under the ruthless long-range blow.

The tower in the southeast corner collapsed first.Then the big room on the second floor of the main building was also hit directly by a stone bullet.

Suddenly, a scream came from Strindberg.There is even a layer of translucent black smoke that can be seen by the naked eye of ordinary people without opening the eye of truth and warning, spewing out from the castle.

In the temporary square, the citizens who were drowsy because of Quincy's speech just now heard the scream, as if a steel needle had been stabbed in the depths of their souls, and they all shuddered, and then Show a painful expression.

When they heard that the new lord wanted to destroy Strindberg, the attitudes of the citizens were either disapproving or strongly opposed. They did not want this castle, which represented the "sacred will" of the entire peninsula, to be brutally destroyed.However, based on the strength displayed by Gordon's army, no one dared to express any dissent publicly. They just kept cursing Gordon in their hearts, hoping that the spirit of the peninsula living in the castle would punish this daring guy.

But that terrifying scream, and the black smoke that seemed to be able to turn into a ferocious beast and devour anyone, made these people change their minds.

At this moment, no one had the desire to secretly curse Gordon any more.Everyone is gripped by fear, feeling as if the end is coming.The reason why they didn't run away immediately was not because these citizens were still greedy for the free food that Gordon had promised, but because the scream full of negative energy made everyone's legs weak and they couldn't move at all.

Even some frail people have already sat down on the ground.

Fortunately, the Redstone Guards are elite fighters with a firm mind. This level of mental attack has no effect.

However, just in case, the eleven priests sequentially gave the redstone guards a magical halo that could resist medium and low-intensity spiritual attacks.

When the entire Strindberg continued to fall apart under the bombardment of the trebuchet, the black smoke escaping from the castle became more and more dense.

Finally, when Gordon felt the negative energy in the air rise to an extreme, he said with a calm expression: "Here we are, ready to start the ceremony!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the black smoke was suddenly sucked into the ruins of the castle.Immediately afterwards, a pure black spirit body that seemed to be able to absorb sunlight flew out of Strindberg's ruined walls. (To be continued..)