At noon, the sky is clear and cloudless in the Black Forest Fortress. Although the streets are still cold and windy, there is no blizzard to hinder people's movement.
The soldiers were sorting out the supplies needed to defend the city near the city wall, and most of the civilians living there took advantage of this rare sunny day to start sorting out the surrounding streets. Several mages and warlocks in robes were riding horses and running around. They watched Check whether there are any damage or flaws in the city walls and towers, write them down one by one, and prepare to start repairing them with magic.
Throughout the city, all the people who are still alive have their own jobs. Their faces are calm and they are not worried about their current situation. The confidence and customs cultivated through countless wars have made these Northlanders already accustomed to the current situation. .
It is now the sixth day of the Kuroshio siege.
Outside the city, the dark forest is filled with purple-black mist. No spell can detect the situation inside. Except for the occasional howl of beasts, no one can know what is going on. Several Silver Knights formed a group and headed to the fallen fortress outside the city, intending to search for some supplies and equipment that could still be used.
In the city, in the center of this Black Forest Fortress, there is a Gothic spire clock tower. It looks very old. The suckers left by the cold-leaf creeper are all over its four walls. Only the windows are spared because someone cleans them from time to time. Yu Difficulty.
Logically speaking, this kind of clock tower is usually unmanned except for when people come and go when telling the time. But now, there are several robed mages coming in and out. They all frowned and left with shame and worry on their faces. .
Inside the bell tower, on the second floor.
A silver knight with an injured right hand stood in front of a room. He looked at the gray-white wall in front of him with a serious face and remained silent.
Creaking, the door of the room was opened, and another mage walked out with a frown. Looking up, he saw the knight guarding the door, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I'm sorry to trouble you... Elson."
And this middle-aged knight who looked quite young and already had gray hair turned to look at the mage beside him, and asked numbly: "What, failed again?"
"There is no way. Chaos magic has completely enveloped the surrounding mountains. As long as communication fluctuations are transmitted, they will be quickly contaminated and rewritten. The power of the formation here is too small and it is completely impossible to break through.
After a brief explanation, the mage was extremely irritated because of his incompetence. After chatting for a while, he shook his head and left the clock tower, leaving only the knight standing straight and motionless.
The sun moved slowly, and the sunlight shone on him through the windows on the side of the bell tower. It was probably because the weather was too cold. It was obviously the midday sun, but there was no feeling of heat in it. Instead, a chill came to his heart.
The window here was originally a shooting port for archers. The Black Forest Fortress has never been breached, so it has never been used. However, according to the current situation, maybe this design was designed more than two hundred years ago, but it has not been used. Used firing ports will be used for the first time.
"well… "
Sighing deeply, the gray-haired knight looked around the interior of the bell tower, which was no longer dark due to the sunlight. Elson touched his shattered right hand and showed a self-deprecating smile: "Even if it means death, I also want to die on the front line... guarding the communication formation, haha."
He was unwilling to give up, but he knew clearly that in the room behind him was a communication array that could connect all the territories in the North. Although it cannot be compared with the super large formation in St. Laurent's Cathedral that can connect the entire empire and even the outside world, it is still a very important key protection object.
However, due to the unknown black-purple mist, the magic of chaos covered the Great Ajax Mountains, and the insufficiently powered communication array was unable to transmit the information at all.
The mages who came and went were here to solve this problem. Unfortunately, no one was able to do anything. This was not something that technology could solve.
The gray-haired knight was attacked by a flying silver monster during the city defense battle a few days ago. Although he quickly killed it with the cooperation of his comrades, his right hand still suffered devastating damage.
In a fortress with insufficient priests, this means that his combat effectiveness is greatly weakened. Otherwise, how could a silver knight be sent to guard this obviously useless communication array? He must be standing at the forefront of the city wall, guarding against the tide of wild beasts that may attack again at any time. That is his duty.
"Fortunately, there are not many birds in the North. In six days, no matter how many flying monsters there were nearby, they should all be dead by now."
Following his own thoughts, Elson said to himself: "Yes, today is the sixth day. No matter how slow the reaction in the main city is, they should have discovered something is wrong, but the snow is so deep, reinforcements are coming I don’t know how many days it will take, but the fortress may have been breached by then... If the lord flies in alone, that would be another matter."
Gold-level extraordinary beings can fly freely. Whether they are mages, warriors, warlocks, or priests, they can gain the protection of the earth and sky because of their resonance with energy, and gain the ability to fly freely in the heaven and earth. This is something everyone can achieve. Things to know.
If you fly all the way, it won't take long to get from the main city to the fortress, but it will take a lot of energy and take a few days to recover, so there is no point in doing so.
"Why are you thinking so much?" Suddenly he found that his thoughts were getting more and more biased. The gray-haired knight couldn't help laughing. He shook his head and looked at his right hand. Although there were not many priests in the fortress, the medical power was not bad. With the help of magic potion and several ordinary doctors, and with the recovery power of the Silver Warrior, he already had a certain fighting ability after a few days: "The worst case is that he will die in battle..."
Without continuing, Elson felt something blocking his throat. He turned his head and looked out the window. Stone houses filled the center of this small city-like fortress, and dense towers stood on the city wall. , mages, archers and various heavy equipment such as goblin artillery are placed in it, which can provide the most intense fire support.
This is the Black Forest Fortress, a gray-white city, the farthest point of civilization. Countless people with great ideals and beliefs come to this bitter cold land, living next to beasts and ice and snow, guarding the borders of the human world.
This is also where he has lived for nineteen years. His wife, children and his home are all here.
The two people he loved most chose to live with him in the most dangerous frontline fortress, giving up the comfortable life in the main city. But in the face of such deep love, the gray-haired knight could not guarantee their safety.
This is really...
“Zi…ZiZi…”
A sudden noise interrupted Elson's emotion.
He turned his head to look at the room behind him, and couldn't help but be slightly startled, then frowned with a puzzled expression.
"Zi...ZiZi...China Unicom..."
"No way... Could it be?!" Hearing the faint voice coming from the room, Elson immediately opened the door and walked in quickly without saying a word.
This is a not very spacious room, with a round table-like stone platform in the center. The stone platform has dense silver-blue and gold patterns. They are made of crystals and have a faint luster.
And in the very center where these lines converge, there is a small white plane like a mirror, which is composed of runes and ripples like water.
At this time, the contact circle that had been silent for a long time began to flash with light, the plane moved, the runes rotated, and the sound came from it.
"... I am... Lord of... Zi... Davia, Joshua... Zi... Reeve."
Suddenly, all the loud noises were eliminated in an instant, and a majestic male voice sounded from the white mirror: "Twenty-seventh China Unicom, target Black Forest Fortress, can you hear my voice?"
People who are familiar with me know that my home network is inconsistent with the starting point. It is basically only slightly better at night. If there is no update at that time, it means that I will definitely have to wait seven or eight hours before I can get to the starting point...
Recently, it is obvious that the results of the holiday are not updated stably, it is simply...
(End of chapter)