Chapter 48, Mijodenhaven

"Storm Fortress has been breached? Impossible. Didn't Nord claim that those fortresses in the north can last for a few months?" Some electors said subconsciously.

"There are traitors, and the barbarians have found the most vulnerable place in Fortress Storm." Karl Franz's eyes were bright and his fists were clenched. He set his sights on Beckman, Archbishop of the Justice Church, and beckoned him to say.

"During years of defense, the city wall of Storm Fortress has been contaminated by chaos and corruption, and has grown eyes and tentacles." Beckman said, "Under the auspices of the church, we will purify the corrupted city wall with flames and rebuild it. "

"But at this time, the northern barbarians launched an attack, and they rushed to storm the stronghold regardless of the cost..." The emperor nodded: "It happened last night. This barbarian army was led by the bear tribe. Bear 'Birig."

"Where is Ulfric?" Roland asked. The barbarian leader was too powerful. If he landed, only the King of Nord could deal with him.

"Ulfric's black flagship was blocked at sea by the Nord navy, even though Nord paid a heavy price." Karl Franz waved his hand to indicate that Ulfric would not be able to land in a short time, so this matter is not The top priority: "The top priority is to send reinforcements as soon as possible. Gentlemen of the empire, what do you think?"

"Wolrich will send reinforcements quickly, and you will see more white wolf knights!" Elector Manfred of Wollrich was the first to respond. His territory is close to the Nord Kingdom. If Nord If he couldn't hold on, he was under a lot of pressure.

The other two electors who were in contact with Nord also nodded and expressed that they would send reinforcements. In addition, the other electors responded very slowly, and everyone focused on the emperor.

"Nord must be rescued!" Karl Franz knew that this was the expression that everyone was waiting for him, so the emperor finally spoke: "The wizards have long predicted the invasion of the barbarians, but no one thought that Storm Fortress would come so soon. The land has fallen, and now that our army has completed its assembly, the rest of the barbarians must be wiped out before landing, and these cultists must not be allowed to pollute the territory belonging to our empire!"

"You must be very clear about why the great holy war started one hundred and fifty years ago. One of the Chaos troops landed from Nord!" Finally, Karl Franz Friedrich said firmly: " We must not repeat the same mistakes!"

The council hall was quiet, some candidates were a little unwilling, while others took it for granted.

"Interesting, the Tuscan leader is willing to send reinforcements! You will see the first company of Ram Knights!" Umberto shouted first.

"Altdorf is willing to send reinforcements, and the third company of Lion Knights is willing to fight to protect the country!" Roland also responded.

"The three hundred swordsmen of Wirtz are willing to obey the emperor's order!" These are the words of the elector of Wirtz.

"The five hundred rangers under Auden's leadership are ready to go and serve His Majesty's orders!" Auden Elector also responded.

"The Knights of the Golden Fleece will send the seventh unit to support!" Philip II, the Elector of Bourne, the "Black Goat" saw several candidates express their views, and he could only nod and said: "We will provide meals and food for the passing troops. Station!"

Soon, the vast majority of candidates responded.

Seeing that other electors responded to the emperor's call, Archbishop Beckman of the Justice Church said unwillingly: "The Paladin Legion of the Justice Church is already on its way to Nord."

The archbishop of the Church of Life raised his scepter: "Enough pastors and doctors will be arranged soon, and we will also provide part of the military rations!"

The archbishop of the Church of Magic finally said, "A group of wizards will soon follow the army to destroy those evil shamans."

Only the Elector of Brescia remained, a teenager who was on the verge of tears from the terrible pressure in the chamber,

He hurriedly asked the courtiers behind him: "What should I do?"

"You should say that Brescia is not capable of sending troops now, and we are willing to pay military service tax exemption, my lord." The courtier seemed much calmer than the elector, but thinking of military service tax exemption, this courtier also felt a heartache on his face .

This is a heavy tax.

Seeing the candidates responding one after another, Karl Franz smiled on his young and heroic face, and it is this spirit that has allowed the empire to continue to this day.

One race, one country, and one belief established the human empire.

With such a strong will and firm belief, the human empire will never perish.

After the meeting, Karl Franz came out of the council hall. Before he could sit down, the attendant quickly approached: "Your Majesty, the Great Wizard Barthazar-Gert is asking to see you."

"Call him in."

"yes."

Soon, with very heavy footsteps, a "human" wearing a luminous magic cloak, a shining gold-embellished robe and a golden mask walked in: "Your Majesty!"

Karl Franz stared at the figure of the comer, and he suspected more than once that the wizard in front of him was no longer human.

However, he had to be entrusted to him repeatedly, because Barthazar-Gert was so good.

After only a few years in the empire, he became the supreme alchemist of the empire. He improved the formula of black powder, which greatly eased the conflict and hostility between the Imperial Royal Artillery Academy and the Imperial Royal Wizard Academy.

A big explosion in the laboratory almost ended his quest for knowledge. In the golden light after the explosion, the wizards rescued Gelt. Many wizards wanted to treat his wounds, but he ordered them to leave.

From that day on Gelt became what he is now, he always wears a golden mask, no one can see his expression.

"I don't know if I can trust you, Gelt." The emperor said in a deep voice, "But in the current situation, I must trust you. You know, Gehrman is a great wizard of the fire department, and it is already the middle of winter. , his magic is not necessarily very effective in the north."

"Of course you can trust me, Your Majesty." The sound of metal rubbing deepened the emperor's suspicion. Karl Franz shook off the strange thoughts that popped up in his mind. He knew that since he was going to hand over the task to Gail If he is special, he must trust him. There is no reason not to trust him without entrusting him with the task.

"Well……"

A day later, in the Kingdom of Nord, Mjorden Haven.

Ryan, who was full of wind and frost, finally came to the largest port city on the west coast of the Nord Kingdom, Mijodenhaven.

The sky is blue and cloudless, and today is a rare fine weather. There are people coming and going at the city gate of Mijodenhaven. A large number of carriages and people are constantly entering and leaving the city gate. The soldiers guarding the gate wear uniform breastplates and spears The sword, the three-leaf family coat of arms of Lord Earl Albert Baker of Mijodenhaven hangs on the tall tower.

The encounter with Lawn is destined to be short-lived. As the mission knight, the son of the Duke must continue his path to the Holy Grail. Ryan wants to go to the White Wolf Temple in Mijodenhaven as soon as possible to ask about the Old Sage, so the two We talked for a long time at night, and we parted early the next morning.

Before leaving, Lawn gave him a gold coin with the emblem of a leaping lion, telling him that whenever he was a guest in Connecticut, he would personally greet him and take Ryan to enjoy the best wine and food.

I have to say that it is very rare to meet someone who is like you. After a short contact with Lawen, the two of them are like confidants who have met for several years. The pendant was given to him: "This is a gift I got from the Lord of the White Wolf. Although I don't have such a prominent family background and dazzling wealth as you, as long as I hold this, I will provide help within my ability."

"It's a deal!" Lawn didn't feel disgusted at all, and took it sincerely.

"It's a deal!" He clasped his hands.

After the two parted, Ryan went all the way down the mountain. The broken chain armor could no longer be worn. He put away the chain armor, washed off the blood stains by the stream, and changed back to the Nord noble costumes. Then he went down the mountain calmly, passing After more than a day on the mountain road, he finally arrived at Mijodenhaven.

At this time, the river had begun to freeze, and the boats in the inland river could not sail. Ryan saw many passers-by along the way. Most of them were businessmen and citizens. There were also a small number of farmers who entered the city and saw a nobleman walking alone. In the wild, although the passers-by were a little strange, they still gave him three points of courtesy.

"By the way, have you heard?" A group of villagers on the road were discussing something: "Recently, a witch came from the east and lives in the Butterbeer Hotel in Midjoden Haven."

"Ah?! A witch?" A farmer carrying firewood opened his mouth wide: "It's unbelievable!"

"Hey~ Don't even mention it, this witch is really a nice person, isn't he suffering from a fever recently?" said the farmer who was carrying vegetables.

"Yes! One in our village got a fever and died within two days."

"Your Excellency the Witch took the initiative to prepare potions for us villagers to cure diseases! As long as we find the raw materials! The price is super cheap! I knew those disgusting doctors knew how to blackmail us!"

"So good? That sounds really good."

"Besides this, Your Excellency the Witch will also prepare other potions. The cow in our village had abscesses and was about to die. It was she who prepared the potions to help us cure it. She is really a benefactor of our village. !” said a farmer.

"I don't know how long this witch will stay here?"

"It should stay for a while, but..."

"Hey, it's good to stay for a while, but what is it?" The farmer who was carrying the firewood asked anxiously.

"It's just that another witch came here yesterday and lives next door to her. She is completely different. She has a bad temper and likes to chase people away. She kicked out all the people who asked for help~" The talking farmer looked He seemed to have lingering fears in his heart, and then he was aggrieved again: "I said that there are indeed good and bad witches among witches, don't you think so?"

"Of course, of course!"

Another witch came yesterday? Grumpy? Like to chase people? Ryan wanted to laugh a little, he knew who the new witch was.

But who is that witch who appeared earlier?

"Hey! My God! Ma'am, that annoying witch is standing at the gate of the city!" The two farmers looked at the gate of the city and discussed in a low voice: "She won't refuse us to enter the city, will she?"

"How is it possible! Come on, let's go in quickly." The two farmers lowered their heads, pretending they didn't know anything.

At the gate of the city, Teresa was leaning on her staff and watching the crowds: "Banda, you don't need to stand here with me, it's just a waste of your time."

"Mr. Ryan saved me. I think I have an obligation to wait for him, don't I?" Banda straightened his back as much as possible. He was wearing brand-new chain armor all over his body, and the two-handed sword behind his back was as bright as new. His hair and face were carefully groomed, and it was clear that he was trying to show himself as much as possible.

"..." Teresa didn't answer, she felt very anxious. She had seen the existence of the Doomsday Bull in the dossier of Skydome, so she had a particularly bad temper.

Banda stood behind the sorceress, he greedily inhaled the fragrance from Teresa, the scent of lavender almost made him intoxicated, the work of standing guard was not only not hard, but it was a kind of enjoyment for the little mercenary, supreme enjoyment.

It would be great if the white wolf knight stayed in the wild for a few more days. Looking at Teresa's back and her long black hair that shone with light and shadow, Banda suddenly had a strange idea in his heart.

The Blood Ax mercenary group "successfully" escorted Teresa to Miljordenhaven, and the contract was terminated at Wirth's insistence, but Teresa still paid most of the commission to Blood Ax. After the poor mercenary group was seriously downsized, although Wilt took out a sum of money from the commission as a pension fee, everyone could get a lot of it. Banda took the opportunity to buy a set of ready-made chain armor at the blacksmith shop in the city. , and then dressed himself up again, and he accompanied Teresa at the gate of the city for all the time these two days.

He wished it would last longer.

It's just that reason tells the little mercenary that this is impossible.

Why can he serve as Ms. Trovik's bodyguard?

Because the knight named Ryan has not come back yet.

But what if he came back?

Banda has taken it for granted that he has assumed the duty of guarding the sorceress.

Looking at Teresa's slender body, Banda continued to think: If Ryan is alive, he will return in the near future, and Ms. Trovik will follow him and leave as the bloodaxe mercenary group. The members of the regiment are about to leave her.

If Lane was missing, there was a good chance that Ms. Trovik would go find him, or return to Skydome, and he couldn't find a good reason to follow.

So, what if Ryan dies?

As soon as this idea came up, the little mercenary startled himself: No, no, no matter what you say, Mr. Lane saved my life!

But another voice suddenly said: So what, don't you hate this kind of noble-born knight the most? It would be better if he died! Anyway, it wasn't your doing, so what does it have to do with you?

In an instant, Banda was sweating profusely, subconsciously shrinking his neck under the cold winter wind.

But once this idea is born, it can't get rid of it.

Just when the little mercenary was thinking wildly, the sorceress in front of him suddenly exclaimed, and the voice was full of unstoppable surprise: "Ryan!!!"

With her long legs in high-heeled boots swinging quickly, Teresa rushed in front of the visitor under the surprised eyes of the guards. The expression on her face fluctuated between surprise and surprise, and she wanted to get closer, but with a little hesitation .

"Are you okay?" The sorceress stood in front of the man in a sky blue coat.

"I'm fine, as I said, I promised you would come back alive." Ryan still had some scars on his face, but the man still managed to smile and told Teresa that he was fine.

"Yeah, I've always believed in you~" The mountains piled up in her heart were removed, and Teresa couldn't help showing a bright smile. But she immediately realized something, so she raised her chin: "If you are qualified to be my partner, how could you die so easily?"

The snow lotus on the mountain is in full bloom.