Heart of the Castle

Chapter 733 On the eve of the dispatch of troops, a major change

The snowflakes as fine as flour fell down, and before they hit the ground, they turned into the same fine rain and fog.The ancient buildings of Green Castle glowed wetly in the rain and snow, and even the great Griffon flag fluttering over the city looked downcast. Down.

The captain of the second company of the heavy cavalry company of the first regiment of the Griffon, the ice dragon knight Grun Worm tightened the hood of his cloak to wipe off the icy rain that was about to drip from it, muttering his regrets for the bad weather and his stupid subordinates. curse.He had been fully armed and stayed on the horse for nearly 10 minutes, but only a half of the 60 heavy cavalry of the second company in front of him could sit on the horse with the help of the barracks attendants, and more people were still stubborn to fight against marching armor equipment.

"Barud, God of War, with such a poor progress, there is no way to compare with the troops directly under Lord Wilpus!"

Grunwalm couldn't help complaining in a low voice. He didn't expect an answer at first, but the next second, the familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind him made his whole body tense.

"The strength of the heavy cavalry cannot be compared with that of the knights, even if your men are enough to be called elite troops." The familiar voice said in a warning tone, "Knight Grunwalm, I hope you If you can have a deeper understanding of your responsibilities and the abilities of your subordinates, you will no longer be the squire knight who follows the regent King Levi Ston or me, but one of the ten company captains of the first regiment of Griffins! "

"I... I see, Master Wilps." Grunworm turned his head, and what caught his eyes was the fiery red armor of Flame Wheel Knight Wilps, and under the high helmet. An angry and serious face. "Sorry, I'm going to let them speed up the preparation."

"Knight Glenn Worm, your subordinates have already done a good job, don't rush, otherwise it may cause chaos." Wilps shook his head and said, "If the speed of preparation is not fast enough, it is because of strength Isn’t the preparation speed of His Excellency Li Wei’s personal guard champion knight and Guangyao Protestant’s holy knight faster?”

"Champion knights and holy knights don't need to prepare at all, those terrifying knights are always fully armed and ready for battle..." Grunwalm muttered in a low voice, and then showed a somewhat embarrassed smile, "You are right, Will Master Pusi." He replied loudly, and at the same time, he followed Wilpus involuntarily and looked towards the square in front of the main building of the Green Castle.

There was a busy scene in the square. The strong male servants chanted and rolled the materials in large oak barrels to the side of the carriage, and then a few people worked together to load the carriage, and then covered it with a tarpaulin after the carriage was full. The oilcloth of the rain; many large pots were set up on the edge of the square, and the thick soup made of mutton, oats, turnips, and onions was rolling in the pots, and the steam was full of attractive aromas. Standing next to the cauldron with a spoon larger than an adult's head, he scooped up a bowl full of thick soup for every soldier who came to eat, and then served it with a large piece of black bread full of crispy nuts.

However, the chaos, busyness and noise have nothing to do with the area in front of the main building of Greencastle. The undisputed orthodox king of the Kingdom of Arthur—His Majesty Queen Fleischer I is saying goodbye to the regent, His Excellency Leviston. An exceptionally strong and tall black horse was pawing the ground impatiently beside it.Although Grunwalm couldn't see how the ground paved with large pieces of chlorite had been destroyed, he was well aware of the ability of this black horse, and he completely suppressed him during the one-on-one combat exercise. This knight with the title of Dou Qi Tianhua.

Eighty mighty and majestic knights in heavy armor stood motionless in the rain and snow. They looked like a group of steel statues with their horses.They wore heavy armor of bright red, and the two pointed horns on the helmet, the neck armor, and the metal discs that protected the knees and the back of the hands were all plated with pure gold, shining with the sun's rays that even the rain and snow could hardly hide; In the right hands of the knights, there is a special knight spear used for charging. A red ribbon with a griffin emblem is tied under the spear point, and it seems that it is not afraid of the rain and snow, and it is still flying in the wind.

"These are one of the two elite units of the Griffon Knights—the Champion Knight Company!" The envy in Grunwalm's tone was obvious, and it almost turned into substance. "I really want to be the commander of such an elite army. Although there are only 80 people, in the actual combat exercise, even the thick horizontal formation composed of thousands of elite spearmen was easily broken by them!"

"Don't dream of such daydreams, Knight Grunworm, His Excellency the Prince Regent's personal guards have always been commanded by Sir Rodriguez, do you feel so good about yourself that you actually want to replace the cursed world?" Where is Master Hei Ri?"

A frivolous voice came in, Grunwalm turned his head, and what he saw was Baron Hughes, the captain of the Ninth Company who was not quite right with him.This handsome and elegant Baron Hughes was born in a noble family in the royal capital, and he seems to have some kinship with Her Majesty Queen Fleisher—or the Arthurian family. Among the first group of griffins from various leaders, he is undoubtedly an outlier. In addition, his own strength is relatively low, and his figure is so slender that he doesn't look like a knight. He is quite discriminated against among the first group of griffins.

In particular, Glenn Worm had a lot of conflicts with Baron Hughes.Born as a stable boy, he is not only the most humble company captain in the first regiment of Griffins, but also the most powerful one. The Ice Dragon's Dou Qi, which has reached the level of Dou Qi Tianhua, can even compete with Will in a short period of time. Puth was at loggerheads.Grunwalm, who did all of this, was only 16 years old, and of course he became the goal of many young soldiers in the First Griffin Regiment—and even in the entire Northern County.

Of course, among young people of the same age, Levi Ston's height was far higher than that of Grunwalm, but perhaps because the gap was too large, it made people feel unapproachable and alienated.

"It turns out that our Lord Vase Knight is here. No wonder people feel that the air around them has become sweet." Grunworm immediately retorted, "Sir Rodriguez is a powerful knight, at least I am currently I can only hold his own, but this does not mean that I will never be able to reach the height he has reached, one day, I will reach his current position, and with the long sword in my hand, I will protect the glory of His Excellency the Regent!"

The voice of the young ice dragon knight even penetrated the noise, echoing among the many towers of the Greencastle.Baron Hughes's expression froze for a moment, and then he showed a sneer look, "Your ambition is enough to collapse the high walls of Green Castle, Knight Grunwalm, maybe your ice and snow loach's head suddenly Fantasies, do you think that Sir Rodriguez's strength is just like the legend, just an earl with a sword?"

"Of course not." Grunworm replied without hesitation, "I can understand your feelings, Baron Hughes, with your strength, you can't appreciate the power of Sir Rodriguez, but I can feel it... "The ice dragon knight's right hand tightly held the hilt of the sword at his waist, "...what a terrifying power that is, like a stormy sea, like a giant rock falling from the sky...that is able to crush all obstacles without hesitation Pure power in pieces!"

These words shocked Baron Hughes quite a bit, and even Wilps' calm expression changed slightly, "Can you see how powerful Sir Rodriguez is?" He asked in surprise, "Knight Grunwalm, can you tell who is stronger between him and the sky knight Marquis Osiris?"

"Master Wilps, can't you feel it?" Grunwalm looked a little confused.

Embarrassment quickly flashed across the majestic face of Flaming Wheel Knight. For a moment, he seemed to want to shake his head, but finally admitted it frankly. "That's right, Knight of Glenworm, I can't feel who is stronger and who is weaker between the two, but I can barely feel that I am not an opponent. No matter which of the two makes a shot, within 1 minute, I will definitely lose .”

"Of course... I mean, my feeling is...Sir Rodriguez is better." Grunwalm shrugged and replied, "Although Marquis Osiris is stronger than before, but Cursed World Black Today's progress is far faster than the green lion, at least I have the confidence to resist the three or five attacks of the Marquis Osiris, but I dare not say that I can take the full blow of Sir Rodriguez."

"I seem to have heard some speculation about the strength of Marquis Osiris and me?" A cold and blunt voice came, and the three people who were thinking about each other straightened their backs almost at the same time, showing panic in their expressions.The black-armored knight trampled through the cold muddy water and quickly walked through the city gate. Behind the helmet that had never been taken off in front of others, the same icy light shone. "Master Wilps, I remember that now you should be among your direct subordinates to conduct the final inspection for the expedition."

"I'm sorry, Sir Rodriguez..."

"Okay, after the demons are expelled from the capital of Fermeyer, I will take Marquis Osiris to a contest at the victory banquet, and by the way, I will also satisfy the curious eyes of you people." Sir Rodriguez Without stopping, he announced casually without looking at it.There was a sense of impatience in his tone, but the meaning in the words made the three of them look at each other in blank dismay.

The light snow and rain that had been raging seemed to stop suddenly after being frightened by Sir Rodriguez's words. Grunwalm wiped the rain from his face in a daze, and looked at the black armored knight in disbelief. back view. "Vase...I mean, Baron Hughes, Sir Rodriguez seems to mean that he is ready to satisfy our curiosity?"

"It seems that I am not alone in hearing hallucinations." Baron Hughes's expression was not much better, the corners of his mouth completely lost the usual seductive smile, "This is actually true, no wonder it lasted for a while. The rain and snow stopped all day."

"Don't be silly, two company captains!" Flame Wheel Knight Wilps at least kept his mind able to function normally, "The rain and snow haven't stopped at all, it's the alchemy flying fleet of the third Griffin regiment. Let's go!"

Glenn Warm and Baron Hughes raised their heads immediately, and they saw the huge figures of more than a dozen flying ships hundreds of meters above their heads. The golden spheres seemed to be like giant umbrellas. The sky above the entire Green Castle is tightly blocked.

"Your Excellency the Regent is so kind to these iron tortoises!" Baron Hughes said resentfully, "They can go to the battlefield in an alchemy flying ship, but we have to rely on the four legs of our mounts to run all the way."

"That's right, obviously the cavalry should be treated better!" Grunwalm probably felt the same hatred for Baron Hughes's words for the first time in his life, "And the strength of the first regiment of Griffins is far stronger than that of the third regiment." The regiment is stronger, why should the alchemy flying boats be concentrated for them to ride?"

"The reason is very simple, two company captains, why don't you think about it?" Wilpus couldn't help but curled his lips and said, of course he was also very envious and jealous of Iron Fist Knight Dragosson and his subordinates The treatment of being able to ride the alchemy flying ship, but at least he won't say such low-level complaints. "The alchemy flying ship developed by Master Frederick is small. Of course, it can carry heavy infantry and transport weapons and supplies. However, due to the narrow cabin, it is prone to violent turbulence when encountering air currents, and the horses may not be able to carry it on it. .”

A high-pitched horn sounded, and His Excellency King Regent Levi Stern and Her Majesty Queen Fletcher embraced strongly—there seemed to be a kiss as fast as lightning, and then jumped on the back of the Dark Nightmare in the North.The leader of the iron guard knights who had been determined to stay in the Green Castle, Marquis Osiris the Green Lion took two steps forward, offering a golden long sword wrapped in ivy in both hands.

Li Wei took over the sword of victory and oath representing Arthur's kingship, and then drew the sword out of its sheath. The golden blade pointed straight to the sky, and then a clear and sharp voice sounded.

"Loyal subjects of the Kingdom of Arthur, a year ago we left the city that was no longer blessed by the gods with wounds all over our bodies, but we definitely did not leave without looking back and let it fall into the clutches of the devil. I have sworn to the benevolent Father God that no matter how many hardships we experience, no matter how many dangers we go through, we will eventually return to our capital, Fermeyer, as an avenger! Long live the Kingdom of Arthur!"

"Long live the Kingdom of Arthur!" Roars sounded from all directions. At that moment, it wasn't just the soldiers on horseback who were excited, but everyone in Greencastle, from Her Majesty the Queen and the important officials of the kingdom, to the servants. Numerous throats of the servants, cooks, and guards were all shouting wholeheartedly, converging into a chorus of earth-shattering victory.

"Expel the demons and take back the capital!"

"Long live the invincible Griffin Lord!"

"Fight for the Kingdom of Arthur, and fight for Her Majesty Queen Frasier I!"

The golden long sword fell suddenly in the air, drawing a bright arc of light. At first glance, it looked like a ray of golden sunlight tearing through the haze. Then Li Wei's order sounded, "Griffin Knights, all prepare..."

"Your Excellency the Regent, please wait a moment, I just received the latest news from the Kingdom Mission!" A shrill and hurried voice sounded, and the bloated palace chief suddenly ran out of the main hall of the Green Castle , trampled on the muddy water and ran to Li Wei's side, holding the young regent's arm with his hand.This action caused the Steward to almost get a side kick from the Dark Nightmare in the North, and it also caused Levi to turn his attention to him and the parchment in his hand.

"Master Bamilian, I remember I said just now that the expedition ceremony should not be disturbed, including anything." Li Wei said calmly, but the majesty in his voice could no longer be ignored. "And even if there is any information from the Kingdom Mission, you should first hand it over to Her Majesty Queen Fleisher for processing."

However, for the Bamilian steward who has experienced countless political turmoil and served three kings, Li Wei's surprisingly severe attitude is like a glass of sweet milk at afternoon tea time. The ability to withstand being hit on the face with a silver wine glass without even changing the smile.

"Your Excellency the Regent, please calm down. I think the information sent by the Kingdom Mission is important information that you must read. It may be related to whether the capital of the kingdom, Fermeyer, can be successfully recaptured." Chief Bamilian bowed deeply, On the one hand, he maintained a humble gesture of offering the parchment with both hands.

Levi Stone, who was riding on the back of the Dark Nightmare in the Northern Territory, exchanged glances with Queen Frasier, who was not far away, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes. "Is it such an important piece of information? Well, then I'll read it right away." As he spoke, Li Wei leaned over and took the piece of parchment in the hand of the Bamilian manager.

Before seeing the contents on the parchment, Li Wei had imagined all kinds of bad results.For example, the Kingdom Mission was detained by the Glory Temple, and all members of the mission were taken as hostages; for example, the Glory Temple refused to negotiate, and the original peaceful situation had been completely broken; for example, the Kingdom Mission was attacked by unknown persons. You can only return if you achieve any purpose.But all of this is not as surprising as the few lines on the parchment.

"Benevolent Father God!" Li Wei cried out, "The Temple of Radiance reiterated that the covenant it has reached with the Kingdom of Arthur will not change, and dispatched two major apologist knights, the Kingdom of God, and the Judgment of Light to fly alchemy The ship went to Philmeyer to help in the battle, and also contacted several other human kingdoms on the mainland, preparing to send troops to assist together!"

(End of this chapter)