Looking at the situation, the plateau giant tribe besieged Princess Xiaoqian in this valley. They were guarding the mountain ridges on both sides of the entrance of the valley. There should be heavy guards at the entrance of the valley. The guards on the two high mountains were not very tight, and Amon and Medanzuo easily touched them, and the two began to analyze the situation in a low voice.
Amon said strangely: "I found seven or eight giant archers on the mountain ridge near the valley entrance, but they were all asleep. Can Princess Xiaoqian be trapped like this?"
Mei Danzuo frowned and said, "It's not surprising. People always have to rest. There must be people at the valley entrance taking turns to watch the whistle. Once they find that Princess Xiaoqian wants to break through, they will send out a signal, blow a whistle or a horn or something. The guards are naturally awake."
Amon nodded: "Well, it should be like this. It's not surprising that we can touch this place, after all, there are dense forests and cliffs on all sides, but Princess Xiaoqian and the others are in the middle of the open valley, and they will be found if there is any movement, so they can't act rashly .”
Mei Danzuo looked at the faint light of the bonfire in the valley again and said: "Now that you are familiar with the terrain and the distribution of the guards, when the clouds in the sky cover the light of the stars and the moon and the night is dark, you can actually sneak over to inform them and let Xiaoqian The princess quietly left the way we came."
Amon frowned: "It may not be safe to do that. Sneaking in the dark may also be discovered by the detection magic. The mountain is an open area with a panoramic view. How do you know that there are no magicians among the guards of the giant tribe? I think today That Usser is a magician."
Mei Danzuo also frowned and said, "Sorcerer? He is also a magician in all likelihood, right? Can the magicians in the giant tribe compare to you? Your magic should be able to sneak and hide your breath... I was thinking just now, Knocking out all the giant guards on this side of the mountain, and quietly sneaking over to bring the princess here and take her away, that would be a miracle!"
Amon asked back: "Where we came, is there a way to go?"
Mei Danzuo sighed and said: "Yes, there is no road at all. It is a large jungle, mountain walls, and cliffs. The noble one is that the princess cannot trek. I am still thinking about whether I can carry the princess out, but it is too risky. If the savages pursued from behind, it would be impossible to escape quickly."
Amon asked: "It may be possible to just carry one person away, but if there is an accident, can you still fight calmly to protect the princess? Can you take all the princess's guards away from here? If not, how could they give the princess to the princess?" Carrying it alone? If that worked, the guard who broke out would have carried the princess out of the mountain long ago."
Mei Danzuo smiled embarrassingly: "I'm just thinking about it. I'm eager to make contributions."
Amon pointed to the center of the valley and said: "Our advantage is that we have figured out the distribution of the giant guards on this side of the ridge. I hope that Jie Kai and the others can also figure out the situation over there. It will be much easier if we have to do something. .Don’t forget the plan we agreed on. Let’s wait until noon tomorrow to see the situation. If we don’t follow the plan, other people will be unable to cope.”
Mei Danzuo nodded and said, "You're right, my God Amon, I'm all at your command... However, can we find a way to send a signal to Princess Xiaoxi and the others? Let them know that rescue is coming, It’s good to know when it’s time.”
Amon thought for a while and said, "That's okay, Princess Xiaoqian and the others should be able to receive my signal." As he spoke, he raised his iron staff, pointed at the center of the valley and remained silent, using all his energy However, the magic power was concentrated in one direction, and even Mei Danzuo, who was close at hand, didn't sense it.
Although Amon is only a fifth-level magician and can't practice high-level divine arts yet, the divine arts he has mastered and is good at using are at the peak of his skills, not to mention the magical staff to help him. Although he didn't know what level of magician Yin Nanna was, but he knew that she was proficient in information magic and was quite good. When she left with Gilgamesh, she had disappeared into the distance, but she could still hear voices in her ears. Even Amon didn't have this ability.
The light of the bonfire in the center of the valley was far away, and Amon used the detection magic to the limit to get a rough idea of the situation there. The guards around Princess Xiaoqian set up a temporary camp, using big rocks and tree trunks to build a wall nearly two people high, which can withstand crossbow arrow attacks from all directions. There was a bonfire inside the wall and warriors guarding it, and a tent was set up on one side. As for the situation in the tent, Amon couldn't detect it clearly. The distance was too far, and it seemed that there was still magic power shielding prying eyes.
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In the tent behind the camp wall, a man and a woman were talking. God stones were placed along the corners of the tent to form a magical array, which isolated the sound from inside and outside, making it impossible for people to pry.
The person sitting was Princess Xiaoqian, and the person standing opposite her was a man under thirty years old. This person should look handsome, but he looks a little uncomfortable. It may not be appropriate to describe a man as "flirtatious", but this man's skin is too fair and delicate, his lips are very red, his eyes are thin and long, and he always has a bit of a flirtatious feeling.
While talking, the man suddenly raised his head and looked in one direction, as if he had discovered something. Princess Xiaoqian asked, "Baili, what's the matter?"
Bai Li narrowed his eyes and said, "Someone is using information magic to send us a signal. The distance is very far away, on the ridge over there."
Princess Xiaoqian was taken aback: "Who is it, what kind of signal is it sending out?"
Baili: "I don't know who it is, and it's impossible to sense it clearly at such a distance. The other party is very careful, and the power that can restrain the magic is directed in this direction without disturbing the surroundings. This power is not hostile, it just informs us—he coming."
Princess Xiaoqian frowned and said, "Could it be a rescue? Could it be a mistake?"
Baili bowed and said, "My honorable princess, don't you believe in Baili?"
Princess Xiaoxi smiled again, with an indescribably charming expression: "My dear magician, how could I not believe you? You have successfully advanced to a seventh-level great magician not long ago, but only I know. Why not What about publishing the news? Once the news is made public, your status will definitely be very different."
Baili also smiled: "Being able to serve you, the princess, is far more desirable than the achievements of a great magician. You know my ambition very well. Temporarily hiding our strength by your side may be more beneficial to our plans, after all A great magician is too eye-catching. There are many great magicians in the capital, but there is only one princess like you."
Princess Xiaoxi caressed the back of the chair and said: "Baili, you are a smart person. If I can fulfill my wish in the future, your future in the kingdom will be limitless... What happened just now? A magician sneaked here to rescue us , Who do you think it could be?"
Bailey's eyes narrowed even further: "In the Barron Academy of theology, the person who has the most hope of successfully progressing to a seventh-level great magician is Jiekai. People are also close friends, this time he followed His Royal Highness Feng Niu through Akkad Town, and he should be the one who sent the signal!"
Princess Xiaoqian nodded in satisfaction and said, "You are really clever. You sent Claus to break through the encirclement to deliver the letter. Prince Feng Niu came with Jackie and sneaked into this place bypassing the guards of the giant warriors... You see, when did they Can't help but do it? When we send guards into the battlefield to lure them to attack by mistake, can we completely subdue them?"
Bai Li stroked the back of his hand and said, "Prince Feng Niu is really a passionate person. He cares about his young and beautiful aunt...Please rest assured, princess, I know the situation of the five of them well. What's more, there are those simple-minded plateau giants making trouble for them... There will soon be rumors in the royal capital that Prince Feng Niu paid a lot of money to the plateau giant tribe to try to assassinate you while the princess was out, and he got involved with it and did it himself... And Honorable princess, you must be magnanimous, explain and excuse him, and let everyone appreciate and admire you."
Princess Xiaoqian said with a half-smile: "I will forgive his crimes, even those he has never committed. Although Feng Niu is the youngest of all the princes, he is the most threatening one. Brothers must be smarter and more popular. After this incident, I think his admirable reputation will be questioned... Jacky has already sent a signal, we don't have to respond, just wait for those plateau giants and Let them do it."
Baili's smile was a bit secretive: "Those brutish giants are simple-minded but very trustworthy. They won't let us go until the goods are delivered, and His Royal Highness Feng Niu came down so fast!... According to your highness, the giant tribe When will the required supplies be delivered here?"
Princess Xiaoqian replied confidently: "At least ten days, if you just need money, it's easy to handle, but what the giant tribe needs is such a huge amount of living materials, it is impossible for a small town of Akkad to prepare them in three days." It will take ten days to report the materials to the city-state organization, and then send the guards to escort them quickly."
Bailey: "Ussier is an interesting plateau giant. He has organized those tribes long ago, and he can take things and leave at any time, enough for them to build a new home in a distant fertile land... You really have far-sightedness, thanks Give Ussier a noble status and allow him to learn divine arts, but the noble fief granted to him is within the territory of Hatti Kingdom! I’m afraid no one would have thought of it.”
Princess Xiaoqian put away her smile and said indifferently: "It is only the nominal territory of the Kingdom of Hatti now, and it will soon become the place where all countries fight for the Four Wars. The plateau giants who are good at fighting arrived in advance to establish their home strongholds, and they accepted my guidance. , Yusier promised to lead his people to build a temple for Marduk. I think the gods will be grateful, and the kingdom should be more grateful! With such a pawn, the Kingdom of Baron will take the initiative in the upcoming disputes among the countries, and I will also will become an important decision maker, and this is just the first step in the plan."
If Amon in the distance could hear this conversation, how shocked would he be? But the self-confident Princess Xiaoqian and the great magician Baili also misjudged two things: first, the person who sent the signal was not Jie Kai but Amon; It was ready in just one night and half a day, and it was delivered in another day!
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Amon put away his staff, and stood there for a long time as if quietly waiting for something, Mei Danzuo asked in confusion, "God Amon, what are you doing?"
Amon replied: "I just used the information magic to send a signal to them to inform them that rescue has arrived, but I didn't receive a reply."
Mei Danzuo said in surprise, "I'm also a magician, and I didn't notice it at all!"
Amon showed a childlike smile: "You are still a little tender, this divine technique is very difficult, although it is not a high-level divine technique, but the method is very clever, I have to rely on the magic staff to do it."
Mei Danzuo praised in admiration: "You are indeed brilliant, and you are always miraculous in my eyes. But can they reply to your letter? Even if there is a magician over there, I'm afraid they may not be better than you."
Amon frowned and said: "Princess Xiaoqian has a sixth-level magician by her side. Even if his information magic is not as good as mine, he can still receive the signal. I know Princess Xiaoqian herself, and she can also use magic. I don’t know about other things, but the information magic is definitely better than me. Maybe it’s because I don’t know who we are. I don’t have the ability to speak directly into their ears. They don’t respond, maybe because they are afraid of revealing our position. In this case, Let's change places."
Amon took Metanzuo to ambush closer to the mouth of the valley, not far from the archers of the giant tribe. If they really wanted to do it at noon tomorrow, they could eliminate the archers first, and cut off the biggest threat when they broke through. I hope that Jie Kai and others will do the same thing on the opposite mountain, attacking left and right to occupy the valley entrance, so that they can cover Princess Xiaoqian and escape successfully.
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While Amon was quietly lurking in the mountains, the counting of supplies on the plateau was still going on, and those powerful giants were sweating on their foreheads. They can walk with a carriage on their shoulders, but they are not good at counting and sorting supplies. Fortunately, Ussier is on the side to check the command, otherwise they don't know what kind of chaos it will be.
The mayor of Diqi chatted with him, and took the opportunity to trick Yusier. He was very curious about this person, and asked with a concerned look: "Ussier, may I ask you?" Is it also a plateau giant? I don’t think you look very similar, but they all listen to you.”
Ussier looked a little embarrassed, and replied angrily: "Why do you ask me this question? I am really a tribe here, but I am short! I was laughed at since I was a child, so I simply slipped down the mountain by myself and learned the magic trick. Then I returned to the clan." Then his tone changed, and he said proudly: "Now the clansmen adore me very much, and they elected me as the leader of the United Tribe, thinking that I am the smartest and most capable clansman!"
Di Qi hurriedly said: "So that's how it is. Disrespect, disrespect, admiration!... Anyway, you dare to kidnap the princess of the kingdom, so I'll take offense and ask again, are you a magician?"
Ussier shook his round head and said: "No, you misunderstood, I am a serious second-level magician! I have received the permission of the temple, and in the main temple of Marduk, the capital of Baron, there is I accept the record of the Power Awakening ceremony."
This time it was Diqi's turn to be surprised, and he was tongue-tied for a long time before asking: "Really? You, you are a distinguished magician, this is incredible!"
Ussier turned his head, stared at his round eyes and said, "What's so incredible? Lord Mayor, if you don't believe me, you can go to the main temple of Marduk in Baron City and check their registration files to see if there are any Without my name?"
Tiki is just the mayor of a small town, so he has no authority to go to the main temple of the king's capital to check the files and documents. Whether Yusier's words are true or not, they can only be regarded as angering him. Di Qi replied with a sullen face: "What I mean is incredible, I mean what you are doing now! Since you are a noble magician, you must have a hereditary title of nobility, why did you kidnap the princess of the kingdom? This is betrayal !Even if you want to do something for the tribe, you can’t use this method, are they stupid and you are also stupid? It will only bring disastrous consequences to these tribes.”
Ussier raised his chest and said: "Of course I have a reason, this is actually... I can't tell you anyway, it's a secret!" At this point, he seemed to have suddenly realized that he had already talked too much, and if he continued talking, he would slip away , so keep silent. After that, no matter how the mayor of Diqi made a cliché, Ussier always talked about other topics, but did not continue to talk about this issue.
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At daybreak, a group of five people including Jiekai and Youledu finally climbed to the ridge on the other side of the valley, lurking in the dense forest for a while to rest. There was a trace of tiredness in Jiekai's eyes, and he sat there quietly without speaking. Looking at the looks of the others, they were somewhat embarrassed, and there were small holes drawn by branches and rocks on their clothes. Especially Jiekai's student, Baili, not only had his trousers torn and twisted, but also had a wound licked on his leg. Fortunately, he was treated with magic in time and he was fine.
They are all pampered and pampered nobles in the royal capital. It was the first time they walked through the dangerous mountains in the dark. They were far from being able to compare with Amon and Medanzuo who were used to doing this for a long time. It was already quite frustrating to be willing to suffer such hardships. admired.
After taking a short break to recover his energy and strength, Uledu said to Jiekai strangely: "The guards here are not tight, and there are no giant warriors nearby."
Jie Kai pointed to the surrounding terrain and said: "In such a large area of deep mountains and wild forests, it is impossible for the giant tribe to guard every place. There is no other way here. If you are not familiar with the terrain, you can't get out...Hide first and don't move, I will come Check around, it's almost dawn, everyone must be careful!"
Jiekai searched quietly along the ridge with his staff. The situation here was similar to that on the opposite side. On the ridge near the valley entrance, there were about a dozen archers from the wildling tribe guarding them. Jiekai didn't dare to get too close, so he retreated quietly, discussed with Uledu and others for a long time, and reached a conclusion similar to that of Amon and Meidanzuo.
It was already dawn at this time, and it was impossible to act rashly, so Jiekai made the same decision as Amon, and quietly moved with a group of people to a position close to Taniguchi, not far from those giant warriors, quietly waiting for noon arrival.