rune hunter

Chapter 392 Military Uniforms
The legendary Thunder Fortress is the most powerful military fortress in the Kingdom of Auckland, but only by seeing it with your own eyes will you know that it is not an independent castle, but a collective name for a series of war fortresses standing on the Camille Wasteland.

The tens of kilometers of city wall pass across the wasteland from west to east, a total of twelve castles of various sizes built on the towering mountains of huge rocks, twelve elite regular legions, and more than 10 civilians and reserve soldiers, are jointly built into the city. Caught this giant war beast named "Thunder Fortress".

This is the most vital lifeline of the Auckland Kingdom, and the war has never stopped for thousands of years.

After the Falcon Empire hit a wall here, it had to admit the existence of the Oakland Kingdom, but privately it never gave up the idea of ​​regaining its territory.Although due to some objective reasons, the second national-level crusade army has not been organized since then, but in the past thousand years of history, wars, large and small, between the two sides have never ceased.

Seen from a distance, the azure castle built on the boulders in the wilderness is particularly magnificent. It is said that the bricks and stones used to build the castle come from the Qinggangyan mine pit two hundred kilometers away. This rock is at least three times harder than granite , it is difficult for ordinary weapons to leave marks on the surface.And the builders of these castles are gray dwarf tribal engineers from the Underdark region. Apart from their distant relatives on the ground, they can be regarded as the most authoritative experts in the field of architecture.

The central core fortress of the Thunder Fortress complex, which was the castle of the Oakland ancestors at that time - Kungulting, was also called Thunder Fort.The fortress was built on a huge rock base, with an average altitude of at least ten meters higher than the surrounding area, and looked like a crown on the plain from a distance.

It is said that this is not a natural landform, but that the land around Thunder Castle was torn apart by the strong men of the golden rank during the war of the earth-shattering, leaving only the city itself standing alone, protected by powerful magic .Just imagining that kind of scene is amazing enough.

The closer you get to the edge of the fortress, the more you can feel the magnificence of the city. The city wall made of blue steel rock reaches a height of 50 meters, and it looks like it is straight into the sky from the bottom up.The surface of the city wall is seamless, except for the faintly visible neat brick cracks, there are almost no fulcrums for climbing.

The city wall, which can be called a copper wall like this, stretches for tens of kilometers from west to east. Compared with it, the temporary defense line built by El in Bambolo is as ridiculous as the mud made by a child urinating.

This city wall standing like a mountain is already a spectacular sight that many people can't even imagine in their entire lives.But the buildings hidden behind that wall are even more breathtaking.The soaring magic spire is clearly visible on the wasteland one day away. The majestic momentum that cannot be expressed in words also represents an invisible shock.

After approaching the city, there were signs of bustling traffic on the road.Camille Wasteland was originally a hundred miles of scorched earth where not a blade of grass grew, and the land on the north side of Thunder Fortress was almost equal to no man's land.Except for the group of refugees led by El and Tiana, I am afraid that only the caravans that have traveled long distances between the two countries will set foot on this road, and there are also teams from the country that transport supplies, which is basically impossible. There will be ordinary people.

When the exile team reached the inner edge of Thunder Fortress' defense line, they welcomed Lord Churkin's special envoy.The courteous envoy extended sincere greetings to Miss Ranstadt, the nominal leader of the exiles, while bluntly stating that the procession could not proceed.

To be honest, this is not a deliberate attempt to make things difficult, because this is already the military defense zone of the Thunder Fortress.Perhaps due to caution, or some other reasons, the Thunder Fortress centered on Fort Thunder has set up multiple lines of defense on both sides.

There is no steep terrain in the Camille Wasteland to build a pass...or there may have been, but it was broken 1000 years ago.The current Thunder Fortress is actually based on castles and city walls, and a large number of fortifications, forts, camps, and outposts have been built on the surrounding wasteland... It can no longer be said to be a line of defense, but the entire area has been included in the defense map. .

Along the way, El has noticed that there are small outposts built on the high ground on both sides of the road. The distance between each other is only two or three kilometers, which can be said to be densely covered on the wasteland.If the Thunder Fortress is compared to a fully armed army, then these small outposts are the most basic scouting units, they are always monitoring the wind and grass on the wasteland.

If they hadn't known the specific information about this exile team in advance, the outpost should have lit up the smoke at this time, and in an instant, fully armed elite troops would have swept out of the castle.Within the military defense zone of the Thunder Fortress, the strict military regulations are far higher than the laws of the kingdom. Those who are suspicious have no right to appeal and will be executed directly.

This is not imagination, but the fact that I have seen with my own eyes.Just as the exile team approached the city gate, a medium-sized caravan ahead was intercepted by the soldiers at the outpost.It seems that the soldiers found out that the prohibited goods were hidden in the caravan, and the owner of the caravan relied on his background and refused to admit it.

The soldiers stationed at that outpost didn't say a word of nonsense at all, and directly lit the wolf smoke with a torch.Seeing the situation, the caravan owner turned around and ran away with his cronies.However, their speed could not compare with the horses of the regular army after all, and before they could escape far, they were shot into hedgehogs by a wave of arrows from the garrison who came after hearing the news.

All the property of the caravan was confiscated, and all the guards who dared to resist were executed. Those caravan men who knelt and surrendered were chained and pulled aside. It was obvious that there would be no happy ending waiting for them.

This kind of murder and robbery is not uncommon in the private territories of the southern nobles, but what is really terrifying is the brutal methods and cold eyes of these soldiers.After they cleaned up the battlefield in a well-trained manner, they escorted the prisoners and their belongings back to the city. During this process, no one spoke, and no one showed any interest in those belongings.

Judging from the suffocating murderous aura on their bodies, this level of massacre is just a daily job for them.

In all fairness, El had to admit that these soldiers were stronger than the Istaron garrison he had ever seen.He has the garrison soldiers who survived back then, and they can all be called brave fighters, but compared with these soldiers, they still seem to lack something.

As we all know, the garrison troops responsible for daily defense are far from being the real elite in the military order.

While Anderov was exchanging official documents with the special envoy of Fort Thunder, El sneaked back to his camp.Since it was on someone else's territory, and the other party seemed to be a big boss with hard enough fists, it was natural to follow the other party's rules.In addition to the titular supreme leader Tiana, according to the rules, he, the commander of the army, must also go with him.

It is understandable to disregard the image in order to escape on the road, but now to meet the boss who will cover him in the future, he must tidy up his image no matter what.El is not a nobleman, and he has never worn that kind of flashy dress. Even if such a dress is really prepared for him, it would be embarrassing to wear it out.Fortunately, he is still a general. Since the opponent is also a soldier, there should be no problem in wearing a military uniform.

The question is, where can I find such a clean military uniform?Back then, they all escaped for their lives, and the weather was so hot, who would have thought to bring two extra clothes for spare?El's body had long been worn into rags along the way, and so were most of his soldiers, all of whom looked like savages fleeing for refuge—of course, that's exactly what happened.

"That... my lord, actually I have another set. It was my father's life..." Pallanti whispered hesitantly behind El.

According to the customs of Eastalen, after the death of a general like Pross, he must wear formal clothes and carry weapons before he can be buried.Pallanti had already prepared the clothes at that time, but it was a pity that he didn't have time to change them for Pross, so he took them with him when he fled, and regarded them as his father's relics.

"No problem, a hero like your father, it is my honor to wear his military uniform." El said seriously.

Wearing dead people's clothes is indeed a bit taboo, but Al never cared about this, he is a pragmatist.Pross was the leader of the black knights during his lifetime, and his military uniform was also mainly black, inlaid with silver threads and agate buttons.Although it is a little big to wear, it can be held up as long as the muscles are adjusted.

El tidied up his cuffs, and when he turned around, he saw Pallanti staring straight at him, with his mouth half-opened, his eyes in a daze, and a suspicious blush appeared on his cheeks.

"Hey, the saliva is coming out." El curled his lips and couldn't help joking.

"Eh?" Pallanti came back to her senses, and subconsciously reached out to wipe the corner of her mouth, and her whole face turned red when she realized it.

"It's really handsome, my lord." The girl whispered.

"It's so sad to hear someone use this word to describe me after I grew up. It's really worthy of a well-designed military uniform. As long as I wear this suit, it doesn't matter what my face looks like." El sighed. In one breath, he patted the girl on the head, raised the corner of his mouth and smiled and said, "What are you still doing in a daze? As the heir of the White Lion family, you also want to go with us, why don't you change your clothes?"

"Ah?——ah!" The girl froze for a moment, but she didn't realize this, and her expression immediately became flustered.Although it looks rough at ordinary times, as a girl, after all, she still needs to dress up on formal occasions. This is the most basic personal etiquette issue.

And women's grooming usually means a lot of time, and female men are no exception.And now that she was about to set off, it was already too late, so Pallanti turned around and ran away when she thought of this.

After running for a few steps, Pallanti stopped suddenly, turned around and shouted to El seriously:
"I'm not lying, it's really - handsome!"

(End of this chapter)