Heart of the Castle

Chapter 342 Prepare for war and rot

The winter sun can only bring a little warmth to people, but it is no less brilliant than the summer. When the golden face of Flandara appeared in the sky, the whole east was dyed in a brilliant golden glow, and then from these Between the gaps in the golden clouds, a clear crystal-like sky blue gradually appeared.

Li Weiston stood on the top of the ruins of the tower that had mostly collapsed, looking thoughtfully at the Green Castle beneath his feet.The strong wind became more violent in the air, and the cloak on the young lord's shoulders fluttered and fluttered, making the griffin flying above it seem to be alive.

It used to be the tallest watchtower in the entire Green Castle, which was once big enough to accommodate dozens of archers. No one knew how many soldiers of King Arthur's army were killed by the rain of arrows that poured down from here when they were besieged by a large army.But the final fate of this high tower is also obvious. The furious commander of the royal army concentrated all the trebuchets to bombard the high tower intensively. In the end, the tower broke off from two-thirds of the way, and dozens of archers on it accompanied the entire top of the tower. They fell tens of meters away and smashed to pieces together on the ground.

Since then, the tower has not been restored. On the one hand, it is a very expensive project, and the barren territory in the north cannot raise such a large amount of money; The important town in the northern border is far less important than when it was the nest of refugees and rebels.

The ruins of the high tower have been baptized by wind, frost, snow and rain. The stucco painted on the periphery has long been dry and weathered, revealing the true color of chlorite. However, the collapsed stones that were hit by the oil fireball shot by the trebuchet are still scorched black, which still seems to tell the story of the past. The battle was fierce.Although this place is far from being as high as it was at the beginning, it is still the place closest to the vast sky in the entire Green Castle. From here, Li Wei can see the whole picture of the Green Castle, including the flags flying on every guard tower, and they are dragging logs And the workers repairing the city wall, the servants hurriedly passing between the corridors and the houses, and a large number of troops gathering on the square.

The intelligence sent back by the quasi-burning lord Scott was very timely, and the offensive of the demon and undead coalition forces would have to wait for more than two months.For Levi, this means that he will have enough time to prepare for a war that is bound to be very tragic.More importantly, he now has the opportunity to deal with the events in the Swamp of Rot.

A few days ago, a big crow sent a letter from the old hag leader Stiba, which worriedly mentioned some strange things that happened in the Rotten Swamp recently, including some signs of undead creature activity, and a person who was killed The prophecy of the witch known as the Crow Queen.

"When the black moon and the red moon met in the sky, countless planetesimals burning with dark green flames fell from the sky and fell on the sources of one-third of the rivers in the north, and one-third of the rivers became bitter. , Many people died because of the bitter water."

Even Mr. Dish did not know exactly what the "heads of a third of the rivers in the north" mentioned in this prophecy referred to.After returning to the Green Castle, Li Wei discussed with the old red-robed scholar Master Sujiade. Master Sujiade is indeed the most famous scholar master in the North. found this place.

In fact, "the source of one-third of the rivers in the north" is simply a better name for the rotting swamp.After learning this, Li Wei couldn't help being stunned for a long time, and then smiled wryly, not without complaint.

"If you don't understand the meaning because you can't find the source of the word, isn't this letter written in vain?"

Master Sugard also read the letter carefully, and he also made a judgment similar to Li Wei's about the authenticity of the things described in the letter.The aborigines of the Rotten Swamp are tough and brave by nature, and they will not feel uneasy because of some ordinary troubles. As for asking for help, it is even rarer. As the letter said, there must be a worrying big trouble.

Speaking of which, the Rotten Swamp is very close to North Aura, and not far from Dirk City. Most of the rivers flowing from the Rotten Swamp also flow through the south of the Dusk Forest. As for the north bank of the Sealand River where Levi's territory is located, No threat at all.No matter from which point of view, it should be the most ideal choice to send this letter to the Earl of Ansair, the governor of the northern county, to make this sword dancer a headache.

However, Levi is very aware of the consequences of doing so.

The last time he saw Earl Ansair in Dirk City, he showed a more appreciative attitude towards Li Wei, but this did not mean that he would believe what was said in this letter.After all, the aborigines of the rotting swamp have been a major concern for the security of the Northern County for many years, and their reputation is not much better than that of bandits and bandits. Maybe the Earl of Ansair would prefer them to fight the undead, and it is best to lose both. That's good.

As for the prophecy recorded in the letter, Earl Ansair would believe it. What kind of green planets fell from the sky and poisoned one-third of the water source? In the eyes of many people, these are simply nonsense.Whether you ask any magician, you can get the same answer, that is, there has never been a kind of magic that can cause such terrible results, and the person who made the prophecy has no magical knowledge at all.

But Li Wei believed that the prophecy should be true.

Because after pondering for a while, Mr. Dish made a positive judgment.Li Wei still remembers the expression of the old magician suddenly becoming very dignified.

"It's not magic, but a sacrilegious ritual." Mr. Dish's face was a little ugly, as if he remembered something from the past. "Among those who plan this blasphemy ceremony, there must be an evil alchemist and a group of masters of undead magic. The most likely thing is to sue the dead for it."

It's a pity that after Mr. Dish explained this blasphemy ceremony in detail, Levi had to admit helplessly that this far exceeded the limit that ordinary people can understand.Because according to Mr. Dish, this kind of ritual requires the blood sacrifice of at least a thousand living intelligent creatures, and the cooperation of six magisters who are proficient in undead magic and a master who is proficient in death alchemy.

The strength of this force is unimaginable, even if it is more than enough to take down a strong castle like North Orla, it is no wonder that the aborigine tribe of the Rotten Swamp will come to ask for help, because although the power of the aborigines cannot be underestimated, they are absolutely impossible to defeat Such a powerful force.

There was a low sound of horns from the square, and it seemed that the troops had assembled.Flying in front of the team is the Flame Wheel flag re-chosen by Wilps after he was promoted to the title knight, followed by Dragonson's armored giant fist and Dickwell's one-eyed tiger, and a dozen or so more behind It belongs to the banner of the quasi-knights who are not qualified to choose the badge. Every knight wears brand-new armor, straddles a horse, and stands under his banner fully armed.

Behind the knights was a group of elite cavalry who were also heavily armed. Most of these people were inherited from the original guards of the Viscount Castle, and a few recruits were added to supplement them.With the support of the Heart of the Castle, Li Wei equips the elite cavalry units far better than Viscount Ryan. All cavalry wear leather vests and black iron ring armor, half-face helmets on their heads, and leather pants. Stitched metal sheets for reinforcement.A long sword, a small round shield and a few javelins constitute the main weapons and equipment of these cavalry. Some powerful cavalry also use flails instead of long swords, and kite-shaped shields instead of small shields with a smaller protective area.

These cavalry consisted of ten people in a horizontal row, and there were eight rows of cavalry behind the knights, forming a small square formation.

In Li Wei's plan, this troop did not follow him to the Rotten Swamp, but prepared for arduous woodland warfare training, preparing for continuous harassment and blocking before the allied forces of demons and undead arrived at the refugee camp to weaken as much as possible. the power of the enemy.The only candidates to follow Levi to the Rotten Swamp would be Donald the Roaring Bear and Sir Grace the Sniper Archer. Of course, including Babrupa as a guide, there would be three people.

Thinking of the excited and excited expression on the short fat man's face after hearing the words "Go to the Rotten Swamp to say hello to old friends", Li Wei couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, if Babrupa knew This time, the enemies to be dealt with will be a full six liches, how loudly will they whine?

In addition, the Archbishop of the Temple of Storms Bovava and his party, who have been delayed in Li Wei's territory for a long time, will also return together, but they will separate before entering the Rotten Swamp.Li Wei did not inform this high-ranking archbishop about the letter. On the one hand, the power of the Temple of Storms is limited after all. Even if Archbishop Bovais goes into battle in person, at most he can only add a combat power equal to that of a magister. On the other hand, it is Li Wei's deeper consideration. It may be difficult for the Temple of the Storm to establish any real friendship with the aborigines of the Rotten Swamp.

The strong wind suddenly became stronger and the chill was overwhelming. Li Wei looked up and found that there were large groups of dark clouds rolling in like raging waves from the sky, covering the western sky in the blink of an eye! "Is there going to be another heavy snowfall?" the young lord muttered to himself, and then whistled to the sky.

The King of Griffins with golden feathers and white wings fell down on a strong wind, and uttered a clear cry to Li Wei.

"My lord, please order."

"It's going to snow, have you kept your nest warm?" Li Wei asked subconsciously.

"Of course, a lot of dry grass, very warm." The Griffon King replied, and at the same time he bent his body deeply, Li Wei sat straddling its back neatly, and then ordered: "Let's go down, it seems that today There will be nothing else."

The Griffon King uttered a loud cry in reply, then spread his wings into the air, and landed on the empty field in front of the main building of the Greencastle.

(End of this chapter)