Heart of the Castle

Chapter 658 Return to Green Castle, Victory Ceremony

The distance from Baklu Town to Green Castle is 120 kilometers. When Li Wei and his party came, they used the teleportation magic of Burning Dragon King Darija. It's not that convenient, even if all the crew ride the Griffin, it will take more than two hours to fly.

However, compared with teleportation magic, flying in the air has an additional advantage, that is, it is very convenient to overlook the land, especially after Mr. Dish casts a group protection magic with windproof and warm effect, they can not care Invaded by strong winds at high altitude, riding a griffin went straight up to an altitude of several thousand meters.

Except for magicians with a considerable level, only a few people can appreciate the scenery of looking down at this height. Even the Holy White Stone Castle, which guards the Blade Rift Valley and is known as the kingdom's first dangerous pass, has a distance of The height of the ground is only about 200 meters.The ashes fortress of Philmeyer, the city of glory, is only about 70 meters, which is just a tiny line higher than another building, the dome of the light cathedral of the church of light, which shows that the designers tried to let the royal power override the Arrogant ambition above theocracy.

Or it can also be called ambition, depending on whether it is successful in the end.

However, all of this has disappeared as the City of Glory fell into the hands of the devil. The Ash Fortress, once the tallest building in the City of Glory, was reduced to ruins together with the owner it protected, and the instigator is now Sitting on the back of a griffin, overlooking the scenic rivers and mountains of Northern County.

The scenery of Northern County has never been detached from the beauty of the south, but with the unique harshness and boldness of the north. Oak trees, oak trees and iron pine entwined with black thorns form an endless forest sea, gray green, dark green and dark green The patches of color pass by under your feet, and occasionally you can see some extraordinarily tall and steep rocky peaks rising from the ground, like white sails raised on the waves of the forest sea; the Sealand River across the North Border County is like a silver belt , bringing the nectar of life to this barren and desolate land; hundreds of emerging villages and towns and camps are distributed on both sides of the mother river in Northern Border County, and are only connected to each other by winding paths as thin as twine.

Although it still looks sparsely populated, Beijing County has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to a year ago. The Lawless Land, which was originally known as a paradise for bandits and beasts, has initially achieved order and stability.Villages and towns with wooden walls, watchtowers, and dozens of heavily armed soldiers already have defenses that cannot be breached by ordinary herds and robbers, while the big bobcat Mengmeng and the silver wolf Yisfang each lead their own growing groups active in the dense forest Among them, all the robbers and wild animals encountered were regarded as food to satisfy their hunger.

The seeds of various crops with the divine power of the earth are another trump card for the rapid development of Northern County. Under the divine magic of the priest of the Earth Temple, these seeds can germinate a few days after sowing, and the growth cycle and yield are stronger than those of the same kind. several times.Each reclamation camp can achieve self-sufficiency in food rations within a month, and after two or three months, they can drive the ox carts to transport the harvested crops to the Green Castle.

The harsh natural environment gave the people of the northern border a rebellious, brave and courageous character, which caused many aristocratic gentlemen who had just come to the northern border a headache.The people here seldom abide by the harsh laws willingly, and they often treat the officials who come to collect taxes with indifference. In addition, the land here is indeed very barren and the harvest is very little. Conflicts between lords and commoners often occur, and often All end in bloodshed.

Missionary priests also regard the northern region as a desert where it is difficult to spread faith, especially in the north of the Dusk Forest. Except for those noble castles, even a simple altar cannot be built, let alone a decent church or Temple.

However, the people in the northern border are far more simple than the rest of the kingdom. Whether it is the miracle of the god of the earth or the victory over the disaster, it has become a legendary story in the northern border county. His reputation and his reputation for benevolence are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the grateful people of the North are willing to devote all their strength to him.

This sentiment of the aborigines has also infected those war refugees who migrated to the northern border. It may gradually fade after a period of time, but at least for now, the more than 50 soldiers and civilians in northern border county have clenched a hard fist and are ready to fight at any time. Give the intruders a head-on blow, no matter if the intruders are demons or the dead, or other forces that try to occupy the northern border county and endanger the interests of the griffin lords, the result they will get will be the ruthless and ruthless people in the northern border county. hit.

A group of people set off from Baklu Town when the golden face of Flandara just appeared in the eastern sky. Before noon, the ancient and majestic figure of Green Castle had already appeared in the field of vision.This ancient castle has been rejuvenated after being repaired. The gaps in the chlorite city wall have been repaired, and the four towers that once collapsed have also been rebuilt. The Flame Wheel, Roaring Bear Head, Stride Hunter, Iron giant fists, four flags representing the four major divisions of the Griffon Knights fluttered on the top of the tower, surrounding the blue and white Griffin flag above the main castle.

After Li Wei and the others approached the Green Castle, horns sounded from the four towers at the same time. The melody was quite different from the rapid and high-pitched warning, but low and gentle, with a unique rhythm of welcoming the return.Then the two gates leading to the roof of the main castle were opened together, and two rows of heavily armed knights came out, one row was the Ash Knights wearing a gray cloak and armor of the same color, and the other row was the ashen knights with their faces hidden in full-face armor. Beneath the helmet, a crusader swordsman in blue and white full body armor.

The only descendant of King Arthur's royal family and the legal heir to the Golden Throne Princess Frescher Adams stood in the middle of two rows of knights in military uniform, surrounded by several newly promoted important officials of the kingdom. Half of the nobles were born, but unlike the previous nine-pillar families who checked and balanced each other, these new important ministers basically belonged to the faction close to Levi Ston.Among them, Cedric the White Wolf "Viscount" - after being promoted to the list of important ministers, his title has also been promoted - has been a loyal ally of the Griffon Lord from the beginning; The relationship between Master Sugad, an old scholar in the robe, and Li Wei are also very close; as for the only one among the important ministers of the kingdom who has retained his original status--Duke Bamilian, the head of the palace and minister of intelligence, he is now following Li Weiston.

This kind of completely one-sided situation is rare even if you search the history of all countries in the mainland, and it is usually closely related to the change of dynasty.However, even the nobles of the royal capital who have the worst impression of Levi Ston have to admit that the golden throne has long been a fruit that can be easily picked by the Griffin Lord, and even Princess Fleischer I also seem to be happy with it.

This is because the person who can support the precarious Arthur Kingdom and prevent the building from collapsing is the griffin lord Leviston.The blood of Arthur's royal family was cut off by the devil's tricks, and the only surviving Miss Frasier was originally a relatively unfavored one among the dozens of children of Grand Duke Raul Adams. On the contrary, she got closer to Earl Ansair, the Sheriff of the North Border County.Such qualifications are of course not commensurate with the status of the crown prince. Not to mention the lords of the northern border counties, even the nobles of the royal capital showed a look of obedience and disobedience to the princess.

Without the full and clear support of Levi Ston, Miss Fraser would not even have the status of the heir to the throne. After the nobles of the kingdom were severely reprimanded and attacked, the idea of ​​many people trying to speculate by supporting the new king gradually faded away.

It is precisely because of this that after a small group of royal nobles such as the secretly active star mentor Sat Enheer disappeared inexplicably, the rest of the royal nobles, even if they were still dissatisfied deep down in their hearts, were still dissatisfied with Li Wei's sudden appearance. The decisive character is deeply afraid.They have a deep understanding of such a truth, opposing the Griffon Lord Li Weiston is tantamount to dedicating their lives to the Sleeping Leader Ku Ximu.

After all, in terms of power, the Griffin Lord and his allies have an absolute advantage.After some military integration in Northern Territory, the four major war zones formed are all commanded by the subordinates and allies of the Griffin Lord. It can be said that in Northern Territory, Li Weiston is the real uncrowned king, and even the important minister of the kingdom Lord Bamilyan, the only surviving court steward among them, also offered his loyalty to the Guardian of the Realm.

Eight griffins lined up in a neat row and landed downwards. With their fluffy wings stretched out, the sound was no more noisy than a group of pigeons. After 2 minutes, these beasts with the characteristics of both lions and eagles They all stayed firmly on the roof.Li Weiston first untied the straps that fixed the body on the saddle, and then jumped down the Griffin's back with a brisk movement.

"His Royal Highness Princess Fleischer," he tapped on his breastplate with a very standard posture, his tone was as sonorous and forceful as the sound made when metal clashed, "Li Weiston, the head of the Kingdom Mission, reports to you that The regiment has completed the mission of forming an alliance with the elf court of the Moon Whisper Forest, and assisted them in repelling the invasion of demons."

"Your Excellency Levi Stone, Guardian of the Realm, you have worked hard." Princess Fleischer replied with the same solemn and powerful voice, "On behalf of all the subjects of the Kingdom of Arthur, I welcome you back."

Dozens of horns played a passionate melody at the same time, and this melody, accompanied by the sound of "Long live the Kingdom of Arthur" shouted from dozens of throats, resounded between the towers and city walls of Greencastle, even more straight. Soaring into the sky, echoing under the sky of Beijing County.

This red tape was not what Liveston intended, but he had no choice.As the de facto highest authority in Northland County, he must show absolute support for Princess Fleischer in every public occasion, and even the slightest change in attitude will trigger the Northern Territory All kinds of completely unreliable associations and speculations of the county lords and those royal nobles.

Li Wei didn't want to do another purge. Although the demon had suffered another setback, there was still a long way to go before the war situation could be reversed, let alone recover all the lost land of the kingdom.Now every ounce of strength in Beijing County should be directed externally, rather than being wasted in vain in internal strife.

Princess Fleischer could fully appreciate the painstaking efforts of the Griffin Lord. If it wasn't for the same purpose, this straightforward and chivalrous "Her Royal Highness" would not have put on such a solemn look— — her distaste for red tape is greater than that of Levi Ston.When the horns and cheers ended, the two saluted each other again, and then walked towards the gate leading to the Green Castle with Princess Fleischer in front and Levi slightly behind by half a body.

The news of Li Wei's return had already spread throughout the Green Castle before noon yesterday.At that time, Grace, the sniper archer, came in a hurry and conveyed Li Wei's message to the vice archbishop of Beria, who presided over the Temple of the Earth in Greencastle. Eagle went to the outskirts of Greencastle to meet up.Of course, his actions could not be hidden from those nobles with a keen sense of smell. Before it was lunch time, various news about the return of the Griffin Lord had already spread.

The rapid development of Northern County is in urgent need of all kinds of talents. Most of the noble children with special skills have left Greencastle to work as mayors, captains of guards, or clerical jobs in various villages and towns and reclamation camps.At the beginning, these noble children thought that the Griffin Lord would be more wary of them and would not easily let them truly control the power of those villages, towns and camps.However, it turns out that these are all groundless speculations. Li Weiston is very supportive of these actions that are willing to contribute to the development of Northern County, and simply handed over many villages, towns and camps that lack leaders to the At the same time, they also handed over the jurisdiction of those villages and towns.

For these noble children, Li Wei only proposed one restriction, that is, it is absolutely forbidden to oppress civilians.No matter how powerful the family is, what their position is, or how much contribution they have made to the children of nobles who violate this restriction, there is only one way for them to be dealt with by Li Wei.Possessing the triple information network of the intelligence network set up by the court chief Bamilian, the big crow scouts, and the altar of the Earth Temple, Li Wei knows what happened in the northern border county like the back of his hand. There is no use.

So there are only three kinds of nobles left in the Green Castle.

The first type is the children of several big families who have already been ranked as important ministers of the kingdom. They usually have a job in the court clerk or the Knights of Ashes; There are not many children among them. After all, nobles receive far more education than ordinary people. Even if some people are naturally stupid, at least they can be useful in reading and writing; Weston's disgruntled family, they didn't dare to confront the Griffin Lord blatantly, so they turned passive and sabotage, and either pretended to be deaf and dumb to orders issued in the name of Princess Fleisher or the Guardian of the Realm, or swayed Show a gesture of rejection with limited self-acknowledgment ability.

It is conceivable that with the help of the last kind of people, the news of Li Weiston's secret return has been tampered with and distorted.From the defeat in the front to the serious injury of the Griffin Lord, all the people who spread the news were vivid, as if they had fought side by side with Li Weiston and witnessed his defeat with their own eyes.

In order to stop these vivid rumors, after an urgent discussion between the deputy chief bishop of the Earth Temple, Beria, and the old red-robed scholar Master Sugard, the news of Li Wei's return was announced, and at the same time, it was announced that some remnants of the defeated demons had fled to the northern border county. All localities are required to pay close attention, and once abnormalities are found, they must be reported immediately through the divine power transmission network of the Earth Altar.

For the soldiers and civilians in Northern County, the Griffon Lord's belief in invincibility has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Once the official statement to refute the rumors came out, all other messy voices were immediately suppressed.But one of the side effects is that all the nobles near the Green Castle rushed over with all their strength, and the banquet hall of the Green Castle was crowded.

The moment Li Wei entered the hall, the sudden sound waves from all directions almost pushed him back again.Every nobleman in the hall, whether it was true or false, shouted loudly, cheering for the Griffin Lord who once again proved his strength with the defeat of the devil.Princess Fleischer, who was originally walking in front, smiled and took two steps to the side, reserving the most central position for today's protagonist who should receive the cheers.

"Long live the Griffon Lord!"

"Salute to the invincible heroes! Salute to the guardians of the kingdom!"

"Your Excellency Leviston, you are our eternal commander! Please lead us to continue to win!"

The flattery is pouring in, but there is still some faint trap hidden in it. Those nobles who don't really support the Griffin Lord are subtly fueling the flames, gradually changing the original respect for the many deeds created by the Griffin Lord. For excessive praise of him personally.

If it was still the young knight attendant who just had the heart of the castle a year ago, Li Wei would probably be overwhelmed by this scene, but after experiencing so many ups and downs and baptisms, the heart in Li Wei's chest The blood was only agitated for a while, and then restrained these unnecessary emotions.

"My lords! Thank you for your support and love!" Li Wei spoke suddenly, and the volume was raised to suppress all the noise in the hall, "However, today, I cannot accept such an honor calmly. Without you, there would be no Northern Territory With the selfless support of 50 soldiers and civilians, what we see now will not be the Griffon Lord who returned triumphantly from the Moon Whispering Forest, but a cold corpse once called Levi Stone! So I propose here, let us pay a Her Royal Highness Princess Lehir pays tribute to the 50 soldiers and civilians in Northern Territory!"

(End of this chapter)