After Kane received the order from Count Manvila, he immediately summoned all the transcendents in the castle to the study.
After waiting for everyone to arrive, Marcus was the last to come in and closed the door of the study.
Catherine couldn't wait to ask: "My lord, is there something important?"
It turned out that the Chaofans who were present here had already seen that the team of Riom must have some information from the other party to inform Kane.
Kane said in a low voice: "We are going to station at the Hill Fort."
Catherine was a little puzzled: "Hey, why haven't I heard of this place?"
Kane replied: "Don't say it's you, even I heard it for the first time."
After finishing speaking, he turned to the people beside him and said, "Just today His Majesty the King has issued an order to declare war, and all of us will be under the jurisdiction of Earl Manvila from now on."
Marcus said thoughtfully: "So that's the case, so the previous Riom came to give the earl's order? My lord."
Kane nodded and said: "That's right, the other party asked us to rush to the hill fort as soon as possible to carry out defensive fortifications."
Sitz, who was silently listening to the conversation of several people, asked, "My lord, where is the Hill Fort?"
I heard that Kane brought a few people to the big map, pointing to a location about 50 to 60 kilometers away from Rijit Territory, probably a little further south.
He said: "This is the place, this place is outside the defensive range of the two nobles, so we need to be stationed.
Catherine looked at the map and asked a little strangely: "My lord, is it a little too weird for you to say that there are still vacant defensive positions on this border?"
Marcus beside him explained for Kane: "Soldier Captain Catherine, you haven't walked out of the territory yet, so you don't know. In fact, our orc empire in the south is relatively weaker."
"And the troops in the hands of the two nobles are limited. It is good to be able to guard the surroundings of their territory. Naturally, they have no time to take charge of a small border castle. Besides, since ancient times, the orc army in the south has never reached the border. They were repulsed by our guarding troops."
Only then did Catherine understand, and said, "That's what happened."
But Sitz also asked inexplicably: "Then Marcus Cavaliers, why is this a position that we don't have to worry about, and we need to defend it now."
As soon as the words came out, even Marcus couldn't figure out why.
Seeing that several people were thinking about it, Kane shared his speculation with them and said: "In this battle, Your Majesty will take the lead in attacking the northern elite area of the orcs. ,in case for need."
In fact, Kane still has another conjecture, that is, this hilltop fort is actually an abandoned fort that has been abandoned for a long time. It is a useless area that the two viscounts and earls are unwilling to take over. The dirty work was entrusted to Kane.
Kane shook his head, trying his best to deny this idea, no matter what, he and others have accepted the order, so they have to go to carry it out.
Soon, the whole castle was busy. This time, Kane needed to take away most of the soldiers in the territory, and also took away ten servants, five cooks, and several carts of food when he headed to the hill fort. , and other clothes and other items, enough for them to live there for a while.
In this way, they were busy until the afternoon, and everyone simply dealt with lunch, and then gathered in front of the castle gate.
The steward Jess said goodbye to Kane in front of the gate, and after Kane left, all the affairs in the castle were entrusted to him.
Kane said: "Jess, after I leave, you have to manage things in the territory well."
Jess nodded and said, "Master Kane, I understand, please rest assured."
Immediately, Kane led a large group of people to the mountain fortress in the south.
Along the way, the team passed by Maike Village, and many villagers stood on both sides of the street to see them off, and some even told their children in the team.
"Ritter, you have to be careful to know? Try to follow Lord Kane."
"I see, Mom."
"Jessile, these are the pumpkin pies that mom made early today, for you to eat on the way."
"Okay, Mom."
There were also several villagers hugging their children and saying their final farewell to each other.
"Father, mother, don't worry, I heard from Captain Catherine that this mission is very safe and there will be no danger."
"Well, then I can rest assured that you will return safely, Pique."
Kane ordered the team to stop, giving the soldiers time to say goodbye to the villagers one by one.
After a while, everyone set sail again, walked over to Maike Village, and came to a forest path, which was the only way to the Hill Fort.
Perhaps it has been too long since no one has come and gone, and the road that has been opened is now somewhat covered by the nearby bushes.
Catherine led the way ahead, while Marcus and Sitz stood guard on both sides of the team for movements in the forest, and Kane rode on a steed to direct everyone forward.
Sunset dusk.
The setting sun shone on Kane and his party. After a lot of hard work, they walked through the forest path, and they finally arrived at the Fort Hill before nightfall.
Kane sighed when he saw the large green brocade, also known as ivy, on the city wall.
As I guessed, this castle may not be what the guy in Riom said, it has not been garrisoned for some years, maybe it has a history of hundreds of years.
There was no other way, Kane had to order everyone to enter the castle first.
The environment inside the castle is even worse than the city walls. Weeds have grown on the ground in the atrium, countless spider silks are knotted on the ceilings of the two towers, and dust is also everywhere inside. human appearance.
Immediately, Kane asked everyone to rest in place in the atrium. After everyone unloaded their luggage, Kane took the lead in renovating the castle.
Five servants were ordered by him to clean the indoor area, and all discarded furniture could be thrown outside the castle.
The soldiers followed Kane to clean up the ivy on the wall and the weeds on the ground.
As for the rest of the chefs, they had to build a simple cooking place on the spot and start cooking dinner.
Simple ingredients become delicious in the hands of these chefs, and a seductive aroma wafts around the abandoned castle.
It also speeded up the cleaning of the people who were still working. They were tired physically and mentally for a day, and they urgently needed food to relieve and relax.
Seeing that the chef had finished cooking everyone's dinner, Kane ordered everyone to stop what they were doing and go to eat first.
At this moment, the sun has already set, and night is coming quietly.
In the abandoned castle, only a bonfire in the atrium brought Kane and others a glimmer of light.
Soldiers and servants sat around the campfire in twos and threes, laughing and chatting, and eating a delicious dinner.
Kane and the other four stood on the city wall, looking at the dark border in the distance, lost in thought.
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