The Star Falls, December 17, 831, evening.
Hessian Fortress in Moldova, heavy snowfall.
The cold wave did not show any mercy to the fortress that stood among the white snow of the mountains and had just experienced a battle. It was mixed with sudden snow and cold wind, constantly blowing between the streets and towers, condensing layer after layer of frost.
The gloomy clouds pressed down overwhelmingly, spreading the heavy atmosphere. Now, there are no pedestrians walking on the gray stone road. There are only scattered broken weapons and destroyed armors and equipment abandoned by the roadside. Their owners may have long been dead. He was killed in battle, or he might have survived due to luck, but no matter what, this scene was extremely desolate.
The silver-haired girl walked slowly on the deserted street, her green pupils showing no emotion.
She has light steps and is full of girlish energy. She wears a white women's double-breasted military uniform, matching trousers and silver leather boots. She wears a pair of light leather gloves on her hands. Occasionally, she can see from the gloves and You can see the fair and slender wrists between the cuffs... I have to say that such a beautiful and energetic girl is not suitable to appear here.
But Yingying felt it was very appropriate.
Looking around at the houses and towers, the girl breathed in the smell of war and felt the afterglow after the battle. She looked at the mutilated weapons on the ground, her eyes softened, as if she could communicate with these dead things. But she didn't stop there, but walked straight in one direction.
The silver leather boots and stone streets collided with the ice and snow, making a gentle thumping sound. This sound echoed in the streets with only the sound of wind, and spread to the distance.
"It's really miserable..."
With a slight sigh, Yingying said with some emotion: "It is also the Kuroshio siege. Although the master's territory is desolate, it is not so desolate and tragic..."
After all, when the Moldavia Fortress was at its most critical, Joshua rushed to the scene and killed the Golden Monster. Otherwise, the Moldavia Fortress whose walls were breached would definitely be more tragic than the current Moldavia Fortress. A hundred times better, it would be a blessing if someone survived.
But no matter what, the final result was that Joshua arrived, and his master cleared away all the monsters and troubles, but the lord here could not do the same thing, so this resulted in such consequences. This is the gap.
But this is how it should be. How can his master be like ordinary people
Thinking of this, now, Firefly is in the center of the fortress. This place has finally gained some popularity. The patrolling knights set out from here and went to various parts of the city. They wore armors stained with dust and blood, and their faces were dusty, but tired. Force yourself to march in line.
Next to the streets they patrolled, rows of empty houses were extremely quiet. Only a few small buildings had the flickering light of flames, and the gray smoke from the burning barriers floated out of the chimneys.
It seemed like an empty city.
Facing the black tide composed of 200,000 wild beasts, the Moldova Fortress did not actually suffer heavy casualties, at least not as big as imagined, but there were so many injured and exhausted people that there were still many people in their own Falling into a dreamless slumber at home and in the military camp, even such a team of tired soldiers had to work hard to get together.
These soldiers, out of a sense of duty, honor and orders from their superiors, tried their best to keep their spirits up so as not to fall asleep while walking and lie in the ice and snow. He obviously held a pyroxene lamp for lighting in his hand, emitting a fog-like white light, but his head seemed to be covered with a gloomy dark cloud.
In the middle of the avenue, these soldiers met Hotaru who was observing them. The soldiers who did not recognize her were a little surprised that there was such a spirited and lovely girl in the fortress. However, they did not make any move. On the contrary, there was a kind-hearted Despite his sleepiness, the team leader reminded: "Child, the fortress is now under a curfew. You can't go out, and it's so late. Go back and be with your parents quickly, don't let them worry."
"Yeah, it's so cold, why are you going out?"
Other soldiers also echoed in unison, and one guy even made a little joke: "Actually, she is not dangerous. Look at her clothes and hair, and her skin is as white as snow. She is walking on a street full of frost and snow." , if you don’t pay attention, you won’t be able to see anyone at all.”
"It's really all white."
With this forced joke, everyone smiled, their spirits were lifted a bit, and then they continued to patrol. As for Yingying - how could there be any danger in the fortress now? It was nothing more than a reminder to her not to go home too late, and to scare the little girl in their eyes.
“…”
Pumping her cheeks, the silver-haired girl turned sideways and looked at the retreating figures of the soldiers. She said rather unhappily: "I'm not a little girl. Even though I'm... the master is twenty-one or twenty-three... Yes, I am obviously twenty-one years old!"
The explanation came a little late. The patrolling soldiers had already reached the other end of the street and could not hear her answer.
After walking for a while, not far ahead is the central warehouse of the fortress - said to be a warehouse, it is actually a material transfer area. As the most important place in the fortress today, there are about twenty or thirty people guarding the warehouse inside and outside. They are wearing Wearing mail and half-helmets, carrying long swords and solid wooden shields, they patrolled back and forth with the six-pointed star flag on a red background and gold rim as the base point.
Although World of Warcraft is not like humans attacking and defending each other, they will focus on raiding each other's material centers, but after all, there are many flying Warcraft, and there are also many smart ones. As long as there is a possibility of being attacked, you must not relax and be careless. The strength of these soldiers He was in pretty good spirits, and although he seemed a little tired, he seemed to have at least gotten enough sleep.
At first, the guards in the warehouse wanted to prevent the little girl from approaching, but the chief here had already received a greeting from his superior. After confirming that Hotaru had been granted authority, the guard looked haggard and looked like he had been there for several days. The guy who hadn't even slept well then led the silver-haired girl into the warehouse with a wry smile.
As a commander, he didn't have much chance to sleep.
"Oh, it's really miserable. There is actually no shortage of weapons and armor in the warehouse. Otherwise, everyone wouldn't be throwing damaged weapons on the roadside. But there are enough weapons but not enough manpower..."
As the haggard warehouse manager walked, he complained bitterly to Yingying: "Ordinary militiamen can't wear this kind of heavy armor at all, and even formal soldiers may not be able to walk smoothly when wearing it. The most urgent thing now is light chain armor. And wide wooden shields... If these heavy armors can help those reinforcement knights, just take them away, it is really useless to put them here."
He had no intention of saving money for his lord, and this was exactly what Verdani meant—fifty silver knights were nothing in the beast tide, but on the city wall, they could at least guarantee absolute safety within a few hundred meters. It is true that it is enough to invest heavily. Fifty sets of armor are nothing to the wealthy Scarant family.
To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the fortress was originally hollowed out of a small rock mountain, the main body would be too wide. Otherwise, these fifty knights would definitely be a very crucial force, but the vast defense line would be weakened. The importance of knights.
"The knights have their own armor, and I just took it for my master..."
After briefly explaining the purpose of her visit, Hotaru chatted with the warehouse manager from time to time, asking what some things she had never seen before were, and the tired middle-aged man was still energetic enough to explain them one by one.
It wasn't until they entered the warehouse on the second floor that the two became quiet.
In the center of the warehouse on the second underground floor, the white light of the pyroxene lamp flickers. This light reflects on the sealed armor and swords around it, illuminating the entire warehouse hall.
"What kind of armor does the Lord of Moldavia like? Tell me the size and I can choose it for you."
It could be seen that Yingying seemed to be a little confused and couldn't make a choice at all. The warehouse manager said this with confidence: "If you don't say anything else, when it comes to familiarity with the styles of armor and weapons, there are not many in Moldova who can surpass me. .”
"... In that case, please."
The troubled Yingying simply reported a bunch of data, and not long after, the smiling warehouse manager brought out the armor that met the requirements.
The armor that had been transformed into a small model by the reduction and weightlessness techniques was placed in a small box and handed to the silver-haired girl.
"Thank you so much!"
"We should be thanking you."
Waving his hands with a wry smile, the middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Everyone can see that if that lord hadn't led the troops to disperse the beast tide, today would have been the day our city was destroyed and we died... Sigh."
At this point, he sighed again: "Anyway, at least I can rest now... You and that adult must take care of your health."
"… Um."
After taking the box and saying goodbye to the guards, Hotaru left the city center.
In the cold wind and haze, the silver-haired girl followed the feeling of the contract and walked on the quiet street.
She walked slowly towards the wall in front of the fortress.
Master, that's where it is.
(End of chapter)