Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 150: The Silver Dragon Girl Meets Her Soulmate

"Sir, please give me more guidance in the future."

Outside the wooden house, a cold breeze blew past. Sikai couldn't help but tighten his collar and looked with a smile at the lord who was standing aside, not knowing what he was thinking.

He usually commanded a cavalry regiment independent of the army, and his work was guarding and escorting. Therefore, he seldom participated in large-scale battles. On the one hand, he was only good at talking about military affairs. He was okay if he was asked to gather intelligence, but if he was asked to command large-scale battles, he'd better forget it.

"Hey, actually I only know a little bit about military affairs. We should learn from each other and make progress together."

Levi waved his hand, very modestly.

Levi saw this war very clearly. He was here just to gain a reputation, so it didn't matter whether he contributed or not, as long as he didn't fall behind.

Given this opportunity to gain experience for free, he would definitely choose to slack off.

So I naturally became humble and didn't take on too much.

Sikai smiled and said nothing more. There were three battles in which this lord led inferior forces to defeat the enemy, even though the number of people involved was somewhat exaggerated.

But it still indirectly proves the lord's military talent, which is at least much stronger than that of the knight of the guard.

"Lady Fulina."

Sikai quickly bowed respectfully, then tactfully left first.

Levi turned his head and saw that Florina, who was the last one to come out of the wooden house.

"Huh, the meeting is finally over." Florina breathed a sigh of relief as she came out.

"I thought you, Madam Florina, could remain calm in the face of the strong smell of sweat." The lord couldn't help but make a joke.

"No one can remain calm. I just used my fighting spirit to block off part of the air in the head." Florina smiled slightly. "I'm afraid Baron Levi is the only one who remains calm."

"Damn." Levi cursed in his heart. Although he didn't smell the sweat odor, he had been holding his breath for a long time. Compared with fighting with Florina, it was somewhat unsophisticated.

However, Levi also discovered a problem. Since fighting spirit can isolate the air, will his holy light be able to do the same?
This is the pain of self-taught. Although one has the "Firefly" level of Holy Light cultivation, one knows nothing about how to use the Holy Light.

"Let's have a potluck together?"

Florina mentioned it.

"What an honor."

At first, he thought that the military meeting was just for free eating and drinking to empty his stomach, but he didn't expect that the military meeting was just for idle chat. Now that it was finally here, he naturally agreed without hesitation.

……

Levi originally thought that as the head of a large guild, Florina had given him a lot of convenience. Even though the food was all delicacies from land and sea, it was at least a sumptuous meal.

The result was a dish of prunes and bread and milk, a literal potluck.

In the end, the lord was so angry that he secretly put all the plums on the plate into his trouser pocket and took them away.

Zat was squatting in front of the fireplace adding firewood. He finally heated up the Lord's Hall when he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. A gust of cold air rushed in, making him shiver. He turned his head and was about to curse, but changed his mind when the words came to his lips, "Boss, is the meeting over?"

Levi walked into the room, sat on the chair and said "hmm" weakly.

"Here, I brought some plums especially for you."

He grabbed a handful of plums from his pocket and distributed them to everyone in the lord's hall.

Everyone had been told to eat first, but he had gone to the meeting to eat and drink for free. Now he had eaten in vain, as everyone in Gaoyabao had apparently put down their chopsticks. For the sake of his face, he was too embarrassed to say that he had not eaten, so he could only slump in his chair with a depressed look on his face.

"What do you mean?" Zat asked as he took four or five of them and threw them into his mouth, chewing them with a crunching sound like a cow chewing peonies.

"hiss!"

But after a moment, its expression looked as if it was constipated.

"What's wrong with you?"

"acid!"

The plum was about to reach her mouth, but Beristina put it down again.

"I worked so hard to bring you food, and you're still complaining about this and that." The lord glanced at it and said in a sarcastic tone, and finally rolled his eyes and said, "I might as well feed the dog!"

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that no one knows who has offended their lord, and whoever says something now will be scolded, so everyone just stays out of it.

“It’s not sour at all, it’s very sweet.”

Although he felt aggrieved, Zat didn't say anything. Instead, he took two more and ate them with a satisfied look on his face.

"Really?"

Seeing it nodding firmly, Levi picked the largest and roundest one and put it into his mouth with some doubt.

Click!

"hiss!"

The Lord's teeth were about to fall out from the sour taste, and he rushed forward with a big neck, "Damn it, it's so sour, and you still dare to lie to me!"

Zat was in tears. If he said he was jealous, he would be scolded. If he said he was not jealous, he would be beaten too. He might as well not stay in the lord's hall!

Everyone felt uncomfortable, wanting to laugh but not daring to. Among them, Christina Beth's eyes were curved into the shape of a moon.

After beating up this tough and thick-skinned barbarian, Levi calmed down a lot and started to get down to business.

"Our Lord Duke is going to continue north to stop the Minotaur, and High Cliff Castle has also been incorporated into the Thorn Legion as a non-staff team."

"In other words, the fighting is finally about to begin?" Mutuo asked.

"Well, next I plan to select people to go north with me." Levi nodded.

"This is not just a small fight, it's a massive melee involving nearly 40,000 to 50,000 people!"

He tapped the table and glanced at the leaders of Gaoya Castle in front of him.

Beristina, Zat, Hogg, Mir, Muto, Sam, Old Neil, and Sophia.

When he glanced at them, Zat, Muto and Mir were all excited and eager to try. Hogg was carving a wooden sword toy in his hand, and the action of looking up from time to time proved his actual thoughts.

Old Neil, the old kobold, was the slave captain, and although his eyes flickered, he did not hide.

But when he looked over at Sam and Sofia, they both shrank their necks at the same time, like ostriches, wishing they could bury their heads under the table.

"There's a war involving tens of thousands of people, and even an old man like me can't feed the goblins." Sam muttered to himself.

"Yes, yes, it's scary just listening to it!" Sophia nodded in agreement.

The two of them looked up at the same time, like a turtle and a mung bean, and instantly felt like they had met a soulmate.

How could the two's little actions be hidden from the eyes of the lord?

With a sneer, he directly called out the two names, "Sam, Sophia."

The two men's faces instantly fell and turned terrifyingly pale.

How come they were chosen?!

"Sam, come north with me, Sophia..." Levi dragged out the last word, and just when Sophia's anxiety reached its peak, he finally made the decision, "...stay in Highcliff Castle."

"That's great!" The silver dragon girl was so happy that she almost jumped up. Finally, she realized something was wrong and quickly lowered her head, but she couldn't hide the smile on her lips.

In Gaoya Castle, she could eat delicious food every day until she was full. She didn't want to participate in any war. Not only was there no food, it was also very dangerous. If she was not careful, her life would be in danger.

Compared to Sofia, Sam was almost crying, his lips trembling constantly, but in the end he didn't dare to say no.

In a war involving tens of thousands of people, Sam didn't know who would win, nor did he care who would win. This was a large-scale scene he had never seen in his life, and if he participated in it, he would lose his reputation if he was not careful.

Because even the dumbest commander knows to attack the enemy spellcasters first to prevent them from causing great losses to the soldiers.

Simply put, if he appeared on the battlefield, he would definitely be the first target of the enemy.

Levi thought about the next few people before making the following decision.

"Zat, go and gather one hundred orc guards from the First Regiment of the Burning Legion and one hundred and fifty Feld archers, and go north with me. Hogg and Muto will stay in High Cliff Castle."

It is naturally impossible to take all the troops with him, and Levi doesn't want to go north and have his home robbed when he returns.

Now the number of soldiers in High Cliff Castle has been supplemented. Including the guards led by Levi himself, the orc guards have a full strength of 200, the Fed archers have been expanded to 300 people, and the werewolf cavalry is 100.

Gaoya Castle now has a total of 650 soldiers including the personal guards. This force is outstanding among the barons, not to mention that almost all of his men are from strong fighting races.

Bringing only half was a decision Levi made after careful consideration.

This war is different from the one southward. There is no need to put all your capital into it, so just bring the most appropriate number of people.

Three hundred people plus cooks would make about six hundred auxiliary soldiers. This number would not slow down the marching speed too much, and would also allow them to have a certain ability to fight against large-scale battles. Of course, this standard is judged based on the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of Gaoyabao.

"Yes, my lord."

Although he was a little disappointed that he couldn't go north together, Hogg nodded.

"Don't be too discouraged. I handed Gaoya Castle over to you and Mutuo because I trust you. There will be many opportunities in the future."

Levi walked over to this loyal wolf cub, patted its shoulder and said a few words of comfort.

"Brother-in-law, I want to go too."

At this time, Mil said pitifully.

Levi tried to correct this title, but it was useless, so he just let Mil do as he pleased.

But to be honest, Levi really didn't want to bring Mil with him.

Although this kid was born with a physique suitable for battlefields, he had a talent for researching weapons, so no one paid much attention to him and let him do what he wanted.

After the death of his childhood friend, he grew up a lot and would come to him to learn sword in his free time.

"Who says scholars can only engage in cultural activities? I must bring out a general who is both civil and military!"

The lord slammed the table and made up his mind.

Mil is still very young, just a little over sixteen years old, and still has great plasticity. In his previous life, he would have been just a high school student.

If he were a man in his forties or fifties, Levi wouldn't have that confidence.

"Okay, you stay with me as my attendant first." Levi nodded.

Mir was so excited that he wanted to hug the lord to express his gratitude, but the lord pushed him away with a look of disgust.

How can it be proper for two grown men to hug each other? It would be better if your sister were the one doing it.

That's how the matter was settled.

All the leaders of Gaoya Fort began to make intensive preparations for the war.

"Tina, Gaoya Castle is in your hands for the time being. If the iron mine is attacked and you can't resist it, let them take over for a while. I will make a decision when I come back."

The lord gave instructions to the only intelligent steward in Gaoya Castle.

Today, Gaoya Castle has many walls. Although they are not very tall, they are definitely enough in this remote wilderness. Generally, no one would come to take on this tough task. However, the defense of the iron mine is weak and it might be attacked.

But iron ore cannot be taken away, so even if it was captured, Levi didn't care much. He could just take it back.

"Yes, I will." Beristina nodded, took a deep look at the man who seemed invincible, and whispered, "Levi must be careful and come back safely."

"Haha, even if all of Florina's Thorn Legion is destroyed, my lord, I won't lose a hair."

Levi couldn't help but scratch the girl's nose and smiled confidently.

If he had not practiced the "Glorious Holy Words Treasure Book", he would not have dared to make such a boast, but now, all the attribute points accumulated for such a long time have transformed into that terrifyingly abundant power.

The Holy Light Seed was also strengthening his body every moment.

It can be said that he has no idea how strong he has become now. This group of Minotaur will be his first sandbag to verify his current strength.

"I firmly believe it." Bai Ruishina rubbed her nose and nodded seriously.

This made the lord touch the back of his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

If Leah heard what he said, although she would smile politely on the surface, she would definitely not believe it in her heart.

Florina would immediately start mocking him, mocking his shamelessness.

Sophia would nod repeatedly on the surface, acknowledging what he said, but secretly she would think he was bragging.

Only Christina would believe him no matter what he did.

"Don't worry, Mir. I will take good care of him." The lord finally made a promise and left.

Everyone in Gaoyabao began to organize supplies in an orderly manner.

Three hundred regular soldiers plus miscellaneous cooks and auxiliary soldiers barely made up a team of seven hundred to a thousand men.

More than a dozen giant monsters grunted and pulled carriages loaded with weapons, armor and supplies towards the base of the Legion of Thorns.

The warriors also raised the flag of High Cliff Castle with high spirits and followed the lord to the Legion of Thorns.

After a brief handover and preparation, the Legion of Thorns soon awakened from its slumber like a crawling dragon.

With the cavalry regiment leading the way, the entire team formed into a long dragon and marched forward in a mighty manner towards the Agate Plain in the north in the wind and snow.

If these soldiers were not from the north and were not already familiar with the severe cold, I'm afraid many would have died on the march.

The people in Gaoya Castle also wore cotton clothes and black cloaks to keep out the cold wind.

The cold wind was howling and the snowflakes were flying.

Whether in his past life or in the present, Li Wei, who has always lived in the south, experienced for the first time the meaning of the northern scenery, thousands of miles of ice and snow.

It is only early winter now. Although the entire north is not covered with ice for thousands of miles, at a glance the sky and the earth are covered in white.

The ryegrass was already covered with a layer of white snow.

"I wonder how many tribes in the wilderness will not survive this white disaster."

It was rare for the Lord to express his feelings about the life and death of others.

(End of this chapter)