Eternal Winter Kingdom, Snow Shadow Castle. .
"Sir, Lord Earl... Graycastle army, retreat!" When a personal guard rushed into the castle hall excitedly and announced the latest news, all the nobles focused their attention on him.
"Are you sure?" Earl Marvin slapped the armrest of the seat and stood up abruptly.
"It's absolutely true, more than one spy said that," the guard nodded quickly. "Someone saw their camp empty overnight, and they even discarded a lot of rations!"
"This group of people finally... Get out!" The count couldn't help laughing, and his mood was suddenly relieved. A month ago, the people of Greycastle suddenly appeared in the four seaport cities of Eternal Winter, and they expanded at an extremely fast speed. They make no compromises, accept neither surrender nor tribute, and almost wipe out the population wherever they go. This plague-like barbarism is simply more terrifying than the church, at least the latter can communicate.
And the reason of the people of Greycastle is extremely ridiculous, saying that the red moon will bring disaster, and they must leave as soon as possible before that. joke! This piece of land is the inheritance left to him by his grandfather's grandfather, and no one can easily take it away. The Church is like this, and so is Graycastle!
"Your Excellency," an old-fashioned bachelor complimented, "the so-called full moon, dark moon and red moon are nothing but celestial phenomena that will appear regularly from time to time. They are willing to believe that this is an ominous omen. For their business, as long as the adults occupy this place and don't move, they will have nothing to do with you."
"That's right, the cliffs around Xue Yingbao are your greatest asset."
"If the people of Graycastle are willing to negotiate, it's not that we can't make concessions."
"The church was aggressive at the beginning, didn't you end up making you a bishop?"
Others chimed in.
Earl Marvin's confidence became more and more calm. He looked at the strange celestial phenomenon hanging in the sky outside the window, and his initial fear was gone, and he even had a hint of appreciation. If it weren't for the mutation three days ago, the people of Greycastle would have pushed the front line to the middle line of the Kingdom of Eternal Winter in more than a month, and Snow Shadow Castle would have been inevitably affected.
Although I heard that the barbarians seldom attacked the noble cities on their own initiative, and as long as they did not interfere with their actions, they would ignore them, but wanton plundering of the population was equivalent to infringing on the property of the nobles, so there was no reason to let it go.
If the other party really swept the city's surrounding area, wouldn't it be a disaster when it came to Xie Yue
Indeed, as the vassals said, the city itself is his greatest asset. It is located in the north of the capital and is located in a cliff. The surrounding area is very deep, forming a natural "land island". The widest part of the fissure is as many as several miles, and the narrowest part is also ten feet, which can only be accessed by rope bridges. And the area in the center of the fissure is huge enough to house several cities.
It is precisely because the ancestors took a fancy to this place that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so they built the lord's castle on the "isolated island". Facts have also proved that Xue Yingbao has never been captured since it was built. Although the Hermes Church swept the entire Eternal Winter in a very short period of time, it was frustrated when trying to attack Xue Yingbao, and instead sent a The messenger negotiated with him, claiming that as long as he was loyal to the church, he could continue to rule the place. In the Earl's view, this is what normal people do.
It was on this basis that he kept silent, thinking about asking for a good price from the other party.
But the conditions Wimbledon advertised were simply unacceptable.
Earl Marvin is not worried about the intrusion of Greycastle and the devil in their mouths. There is no more reliable defense than the cliffs. But the city also needs supplies from the surrounding towns. Even if there are warehouses full of supplies under Xueyingbao, it can last until the day when the enemy gives up, but once the population is all taken away, the spent resources can never be recovered. .
Fortunately, they were frightened by the red moon.
"Mr. Sack, what should I do next?" Marvin looked at the old scholar.
"Hehehe, of course he took the initiative to attack." The latter stroked his long beard and said.
The count's face suddenly stiffened, defending Xue Yingbao and dispatching to find the other party's trouble are two different things.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not talking about the people of Greycastle, but the territories that they looted. Think about it. The spies' report mentioned that there are many and scattered enemies, and a team is only about a hundred people, so a few people can bring What are you going?"
Marvin's eyes lit up, "You mean..."
The old scholar nodded with a smile, "The people who were kidnapped will definitely leave behind a lot of things. We followed the route of the people of Greycastle and searched along the way, and we should be able to pick up a leak."
For example, food that is extremely inconvenient to carry…
The more Ma Weien thought about it, the more excited he became. He summoned his chief knight, and when he was about to give an order, another guard suddenly rushed into the hall.
"What devil?" The Earl glared at him displeased. "Even you believe in the nonsense of the people of Greycastle?"
"Forgive, forgive... my lord, but it..." the guard said in a shaky voice, "but it really isn't human!"
Not... human
Everyone couldn't help looking at each other.
Marvin's heart also thumped, but as a lord, he had to be extremely calm.
"If that's the case, take me to see it." The count suppressed his unease and deliberately raised his face. "I would like to see what the guy living in hell looks like."
…
Having said that, when he walked up to the city wall, he had already put on the best quality armor and the largest stone of punishment. A dozen or so personal guards shouted and embraced, and a thick standing shield erected a "shield wall" around him.
However, when he saw the other party, Earl Marvin couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. This time, his subordinates finally read it right. There is indeed only one so-called "devil".
The position where it stands is neither the narrowest part of the fissure nor the weak point of the city wall, but simply stands on a raised rock pillar, and its height is probably slightly higher than the head of the wall. Bottomless ice abyss. The patrolling knights have already ordered the squires to set up the crossbow, and the loaded crossbow arrows are pointed straight at the target.
After looking at it carefully for a while, Ma Weien found that the other party did not look like a human being. Although it also had hands and feet, it was much taller than the average person. At the same time, its skin was azure, and it could still see the raised meridians and blood vessels. The most obvious difference is that the tentacles of different lengths on its cheeks, jaws and elbows, those disgusting things like earthworms slowly squirming, looking at it makes people feel hairy.
What puzzled him was that the devil was closing his eyes at the moment, as if he was asleep, and he could not feel the aura of threat at all.
Is this monster really attracted by the red moon? No... That's just what the people of Greycastle used to intimidate the ignorant villagers, the Count thought, no matter where it came from, it wouldn't be linked to the rumored doomsday. On the contrary, as long as he ordered his hand to pull the crowbar, this guy would be killed. The crossbow shot is chilling.
Thinking of this, Marvin took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Listen, ugly and dirty monster! I am the lord of Snow Shadow Castle, Marvin Caso! You have violated my territory, if you want to survive, kneel down Submitting to me is your only choice, otherwise the abyss of ice below your feet will be your burial place!"
He didn't think that the other party understood what he said. This righteous statement was not so much a warning to the devil, but rather a display of the bravery and fearlessness of a lord to the men on the city wall.
Since the people of Greycastle thought this was a hell demon, if he could scare away or kill one, he would definitely increase his reputation greatly.
"I don't have the patience to wait too long, now give you the last five breaths to make a choice five or four!"
While speaking, Marvin gestured to the knight to prepare to shoot.
"three… "
The devil suddenly opened his eyes and shouted "Enough!"
Its sound rolled over Xue Yingbao like thunder, causing the ice ridges under the wall to fall one after another, and its violent drink resounded from the top of the mountains. For a time, Marvin only felt as if the ground was shaking and his ears were buzzing. He took two steps back subconsciously in shock and sat down on the ground.