Heart of the Castle

Chapter 846 Speculation, plan mobilization

The words of the orc overseer Kalmos? The bloody roar was like suddenly opening the floodgates of the reservoir. In the next moment, the enthusiastic calls for battle converged into a magnificent torrent, enveloping the young regent.

Almost all the knights on both sides of the long table stood up abruptly, and the steel armor rubbed against each other excitingly. Some stretched out their hands towards Levi Stern, some beat the armor on their chests, and some slapped the armor with a sheathed long sword. desktop.All the throats were making the same voice, "Go to the front line, go to the battlefield, and fix those devil bastards!"

Only a few people remained calm.Earl Buster Fremont, who is used to war and death, although his integrity and loyalty are still unquestionable, such things as "reckless courage" have indeed flown from his old body; Knight Wilps, as the head of the first regiment of Griffins, this calm and resolute knight is very clear about the meaning given to his troops - the sharpest spear of the Griffin Knights, except The battlefield, they will not appear anywhere; the last one is Disch Friedrich, the master alchemist, the old magician smoked a meerschaum pipe without saying a word, and played with a cup full of golden wine in his right hand. A crystal wine glass, with deep worries hidden in his eyes.

As for the other legendary magician—the fire wizard Junoan Merister, may the Lord of Wisdom Merkativo forgive him, he is the loudest of all people, with a voice amplified by magic, even the orc superintendent The Lord's roar was suppressed.

Levi Stern felt overwhelmed.Although he is young, he has experienced more vicious battles than many gray-bearded old knights. As an excellent commander, Li Wei knows that it is not easy to distinguish between "fearless" and "reckless". At some point there is no difference at all.Before the enemy's situation is clear, any incautious move may cause irreversible consequences, especially when a life-and-death battle is about to take place.

But in any case, such enthusiasm should not be suppressed and dispelled.

The gold-painted wooden door of the meeting room was suddenly forced open, and Bamilian, the court chief, almost stumbled in, with an unnatural blush on his face, which was always well-groomed, and he seemed to be excited, surprised and puzzled Mixed emotions.

"Your Excellency the Regent, my lords!" The eunuch tried his best to raise his voice, and his high-pitched voice pierced through the noise like a sharp knife. Even Master Merister and Lord Kalmos, who were arguing, shut their mouths in surprise. "The gods in the sky bless the Kingdom of Arthur. Just now, the eyeliner of the sleepless eye sent information about the traces of the demon army. A hundred thousand elite demons gathered into an unprecedented army and stepped out of the Iron Furnace Mountains. However, they did not go north, but It's going south, and the soldiers are pointing directly at the Glorious Alliance!"

"This is really satisfying!" Cedric, Earl of the White Wolf, couldn't help but punched the table in front of him hard, knocking over the wine glasses in front of several knights, and the golden wine flowed wantonly. "Your Excellency the Regent, God bless Arthur, let the lackeys of the Glorious Temple and the Great Monarch of the Abyss fight fiercely. This is their bounden duty, isn't it?"

"Lord Earl Cedric is right!" A voice joined in. It was Dickway, a knight known for his impatience and straightforwardness. Expressing an opinion before opening his mouth is indeed worthy of the title of "Brave Bull". "Now it's our Arthur Kingdom's turn to 'stand still and wait and see what happens'."

"Anyway, it's not the same as two years ago, 'the tide of magic has just begun, and the enemy's situation is unknown'." Another team leader agreed loudly.

All of a sudden, all the excuses given by the Temple of Glory at the beginning became sharp weapons for counterattack, and the dignified atmosphere in the meeting room was swept away, replaced by a burst of jubilant atmosphere, even the orc governor Karmos also No longer in a hurry to fight, but scratching his scalp and letting out a burst of mindless laughter.

Li Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Since the demon army is targeting the Glorious Alliance, the Kingdom of Arthur still has enough time to prepare for the battle.The strength of the Glorious Alliance is quite strong. The three major kingdoms and dozens of principalities can form an army of hundreds of thousands, which is comparable in scale to the army of demons that rushed out of the Iron Furnace Mountains this time.Even if there is a lack of legendary combat power, it cannot be destroyed in a hurry.

However, the feeling of relief only appeared for a few minutes, and the young regent frowned again, "My lords, please be quiet." His voice did not raise his voice on purpose, but the conference room was quiet afterward, only Kalmos He continued to laugh a few times before closing his mouth.

"From a personal point of view, I am as excited by this news as you are. The despicable practice of the Glory Temple choosing to stand by and watch the kingdom of Arthur fall under the iron heel of the devil, finally got what it deserved after two years. The ending. This is the just verdict made by the brave Barud, and it is also the decisive move of the Lord of Glory, Flandala, to punish these hypocrites." Li Wei's loud voice hit the walls of the conference room, echoing waves of sound .Many knights exchanged excited glances with each other, and some were even ready to cheer and clap.

Surprisingly, the young regent did not continue to criticize the Guangyao Temple, but let out a deep sigh. "Standing still and waiting for both the Glory Alliance and the demon army to suffer a loss seems like a good choice, but should we do this?"

"Of course!" Dickway's team leader shouted loudly, "The group of fat-brained magic sticks are yelling all day long to spread the belief of Flandara to every corner of the continent, and they are always accused of colluding with the abyss demons. Now It is time for them to prove their faith with their lives."

"For the sake of being a human kingdom, we can generously promise that we will never send troops to attack during the battle between the Glory Alliance and the Abyss Demon Army, in retaliation for their banditry that robbed the official caravan of the Kingdom of Arthur some time ago." Earl White Wolf Cedric stroked his beard and announced triumphantly.

"This is the ending that the despicable people deserve. Your Excellency the Regent, even I, a poor man, was deeply relieved after hearing the news." Bamilian, the head of the palace, said. "I admire your integrity and kindness from the beginning to the end, but if this beautiful emotion is wasted on some despicable people who are not worthy of your favor, I'm afraid it will be a pity."

Li Wei couldn't help but smile wryly. The practice of Guangyao Temple has indeed broken the hearts of the important officials and knights of the Kingdom of Arthur. Yang even pointed out the excuse he wanted to say without hesitation, and blocked it in advance.

"The taste of revenge is so sweet, I am afraid that our judgment has been biased to some extent." Li Wei shook his head heavily, "I ask my lords to imagine, if the demon army defeated the defense line of the Glorious Alliance, if the war Burning down towns, manors, and farmhouses, mothers losing sons, wives losing husbands, devastation everywhere, thousands of miles of land... Is this something that a knight can just sit back and do nothing about?"

Li Wei's words wiped away the resentment on the faces of the people at the table. Some people showed expressions of deep thought, but some people still seemed indifferent. Team leader Di Kewei was obviously one of them.

"Your Excellency the Regent, this is exactly what the Shining Temple did two years ago." The tall Dickway team leader suddenly stood up, his eyes gleaming with frightening anger, "The fog covers the territory, and the darkness is rampant in the sky. Watching the comrades around us die, and although the swords in our hands are sharp, we don’t know how to resist those demons... All this, you and we have experienced it personally, can you forget Knight Ston, Lord Herbert, Ma Master Ting’s names? If the Guangyao Temple was willing to lend a helping hand at that time, the evil disaster would have ended long ago, so how could there be retribution now?”

"In any case, the mistakes made by the leadership of the Temple of Glory should not be borne by ordinary believers and the people." Li Wei said word by word, "If Pope Nicholas or other high-level officials of the Temple die in battle, I will not stand for him Let me shed a tear, but where the demon army passes by, it is not only the members of the Temple of Glory that will be slaughtered. Thousands of civilians will die under their sharp and venomous fangs."

"Oh, Your Excellency the Regent, you can describe a terrible scene for us!" Director Bamilian took out a fragrant handkerchief from the pocket of his mail shirt, and covered his mouth with it . "Of course we can't bear to see such a terrible scene happen. However, the Glorious Alliance is an out-and-out colossus. In comparison, the number of troops in the Kingdom of Arthur is far smaller than them. Since even we can go through two years Fighting hard to expel all the demons from the territory, with so many troops in the Glorious Alliance, why can't they do this?"

"Although the Glory Alliance has a vast territory and can gather an astonishingly large army, it is never the number of troops that determines the outcome of a war, but various factors." Before Li Wei could speak, Flame Wheel Knight Wilps He stood up and explained in a deep and powerful voice, "Different from the army of the Kingdom of Arthur, which has been tempered by the flames of war, although the army of the Glory Alliance has no major problems in training and equipment, the peace that has lasted too long has been invisible. The fighting spirit in their hearts has been corroded, and with the same number, except for the Knights of the Sword of Condemnation, the combat effectiveness of other troops may not be as good as a quarter of King Arthur's army."

"More importantly, the lack of legendary powerhouses in the League of Glory." Mr. Dish moved the no-smoking meerschaum pipe from his mouth, "During the period when the legendary demon lords had not joined the battle, The Glory Alliance can also rely on the huge number of troops and population base to firmly block the demon army at the desperate pass of the Iron Furnace Mountains." The old magician then snapped his fingers, and the light curtain rose from the table again, this time reflecting It is the narrow and rugged road leading to the south from the Ironforge Mountains, and the end of the road has been completely blocked by a huge stone fortress.

"This is the Pass of Desperation, and the Tarlon Fortress jointly built by the Kingdom of Deldes and the Kingdom of Sigis, the Light of Hope—that's what they call it." Mr. Dish pointed to the stone fortress with his cane.

"It looks quite solid." Earl Cedric admitted reluctantly. "Although it looks like this guy is older than me."

"It's actually quite strong, and it's not only older than you, but also older than your grandpa's grandpa." The Bamilyan manager said, tapping his fingers on the table with a series of anxious low sounds at the same time, "Build the tower Erlong Fortress took two kingdoms 30 years. The walls are several meters thick and can accommodate four fully armed warriors walking side by side; anti-magic effect; forty towers surround the main body of the fortress, and on them are placed large alchemical ballistas powerful enough to penetrate the strongest armor and siege engines."

"It seems that there are some people in the Glory Alliance who have a foretelling, and have known for hundreds of years that there will be a terrifying army of demons coming out of the Iron Furnace Mountains?" Earl Cedric's tone was full of sarcasm.

The expression of the chief of Bamilian became a little strange, "When this fortress was built, the imaginary enemy was not demons, but..." The eunuch smiled wryly and spread his hands, "Lord Earl Cedric, this fortress is for Resist the army from the Kingdom of Arthur."

"Resist the army from the Kingdom of Arthur?" Flame Wheel Knight Wilpus retorted, "That's impossible, Lord Bamilian, you should be clear that there has never been a record of using troops against the Glorious Alliance in the history of the Kingdom of Arthur."

"Indeed not." Director Bamilian nodded, "But that's because of the disaster known as the 'Night of the Sky'. Not only King Arthur I was seriously injured in the disaster, but twelve well-known The Knights of the Round Table also lost more than half. Otherwise, three of the four major knight orders in the Kingdom of Arthur were transferred to the southeast border, probably not for a trip, right?"

"Light of Hope Tarlon Fortress... It seems that this is the key point." Li Wei's eyes stayed firmly on the Tarlon Fortress on the light curtain, as if he wanted to see this from the virtual image. The true appearance of the fortress, "Master Bamilian, I want you to concentrate the power of Sleepless Eyes to conduct a detailed investigation of the combat readiness of Fort Tarlon. The more detailed the better, but it is only one day, understand?"

The head eunuch was startled for a moment, then lowered his gaze, "I obey, Your Excellency the Regent, but... are you really going to help the Guangyao League?"

"What we are helping is not the Glorious Alliance, let alone the Glorious Temple, but all the good races on the entire continent." Levi Ston took a deep breath, his tone full of resolute strength, "In the face of the threat of the abyss demon , all past contradictions must be temporarily suppressed, and only the final victor can survive!"

(End of this chapter)