"His Royal Highness Norton, please go up, my teacher has already gone ahead." Earl Brad saluted Lorist very respectfully, while his dozen or so juniors were riding their horses to disperse, faintly surrounding the small lonely mountain up. Obviously, this is to put Xiaogushan on alert and not want others to go up the mountain to observe the upcoming duel between the two sword masters.
Lorist nodded, and said to Reddy and Genorio behind him, "You guys stay here, or you can go back."
Reddy glanced at Earl Brad: "Teacher, let's wait below. I wish the teacher all victories."
Lorist waved his hand, but without replying, he got off his horse and strode up the mountain.
There is no official path leading to the top of Xiaogu Mountain, and there is still a little green at the bottom of the hillside. There are some weeds and bushes, and most of them are slippery moss and lichen. After halfway up the mountain, there are gray-white rocks and mud-yellow rocks. Because of the lack of water, weeds and trees are rarely seen. In the crevices of the rocks, there are occasionally one or two clumps of withered grass roots.
The top of the mountain is a few huge gray-white rocks, and there is no upward path, but it is difficult for Lorist. The sunken stone pit at the foot of the foot, people go up, draw their swords into the rocks, use their strength, almost It turned over to the highest point of the rock. The top has a width of nearly a hundred square meters. Although there are several cracks between the rocks, the widest one is two or three meters wide, and they are uneven, but this has no effect on Lorist. It is indeed a good place for a duel .
It just made Lorist wonder why the Storm Juggernaut, who was one step ahead of him, hasn't been seen yet? Standing on the highest point of the rock, the mountain wind blows the cloak on the back, hunting, and looking around, the sky is high and the earth is wide, and you can see everything at a glance. In the direction of Bruvia City, one can clearly see the layout of the entire battlefield. Some black dots are scattered from the black square battle formations of the commercial alliance armed forces, approaching the Norton family armed formations lined up horizontally. , You can also vaguely hear the sound of shouts and horns and drums.
There was a fluttering sound of clothes not far away, and Lorist turned around to look, only to see the Storm Sword Master rising from the other side of the rock. Maybe he didn't expect that Lorist, who was later than him, would go up to the top of the mountain first, and the old face of the Storm Sword Master couldn't help but a little red.
"I'm old, and my muscles and bones are inconvenient. Your Highness is laughing at me." The Storm Swordsman sighed cheekily, and then slightly bowed to Lorist: "His Royal Highness Norton, I greet you, I am very grateful that you are willing to accept my The challenge letter, so that I, an old man, will not lose face in front of the world... "
Lorist was a little surprised, what the hell is this old man doing? He looks polite and good-natured, but he doesn't have the arrogance and domineeringness that was held at the banquet to welcome the special envoys of the business alliance held by His Highness the Second Highness. . At that time, the old man was defiant, so arrogant that it seemed that all the nobles of the Antinac Kingdom were like ants in front of him, wanting to kill them, and letting him manipulate them.
"That..." Lorist suddenly found that he couldn't remember the old man's name. He remembered that the earl named Kerry at the welcome banquet or the special envoy of the marquis said that the old man was called Master Margot...
After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't think of it, and he couldn't directly call him the Storm Sword Master, so Lorist simply pulled out his sword and opened his mouth: "Shall we start?"
After dismissing it early, Lorist still wanted to rush back to the battlefield, worrying about whether there would be any mistakes in his tactical arrangements. But what I didn't expect was that the old man Storm Sword Master waved his hands and sat down: "Don't worry, let's rest for a while, the old man is not as young and strong as the old man, so the old man must calm down first. "
Lorist was a little dumbfounded, what was this, this old man really didn't see the outside world, he just sat down carelessly like he was doing his homework, his heart was really big, and he wasn't afraid at all to launch a surprise attack when he wasn't prepared. But considering the distance between the two of them was nearly 50 meters, the old man had already opened up his domain defense when he rushed over there, no wonder he was so confident and fearless.
Forget it, since the old man wants to rest first, let him rest for a while, don't be in a hurry. At this moment, Lorist thrust the saber in his hand into the rock without bothering to draw back its sheath, and turned his head to continue. Looking at the situation and battle situation on the battlefield over the city of Bruvia.
Looking from the small lonely mountain, the Mana Hill Plain seems to be a big chessboard in front of you, but this chessboard has been occupied by the commercial alliance for about two-thirds of the territory, and the battle formations like small squares are full of people. The entire wilderness is boundless and endless. The front phalanx has been transformed into small black dots, slowly approaching the obviously thinner line of battle of the Norton family. The open space between the two sides is scattered with There are a lot of small black spots, but after careful inspection, it is found that they are huge shield vehicles. There are countless villains moving behind and around the shield vehicles, and they are rushing towards the Norton family's armed battle formation under the cover of these shield vehicles.
The Norton family's armed forces should have repelled an attack by the commercial alliance's armed forces, or a probing attack. Many villains lay motionless on the ground, but more villains scattered in the square battle formations in front. Pushing the small black dot-like shield car to attack the Norton family's armed formation again, at the same time, countless villains in the square battle formation behind are pushing a crane-like long-armed catapult forward...
"Brother, you seem to be very confident in your Norton family's armed forces, so you sent a letter of engagement to the commercial alliance's armed forces. I have always wondered how you have such confidence in defeating the commercial alliance's armed forces. Look, the battlefield In the current situation, the armed forces of the commercial alliance have always held the initiative. These more than 300,000 troops are the real elite force of the armed forces of the commercial alliance. Although the armed forces of the family of my brother are well-trained, after all, the number of them is less than half... "The one over there The Storm Juggernaut was also looking at the battlefield, at the same time chatting with Lorist very familiarly.
Lorist curled his lips: "Have you rested yet? When we're done, let's start the duel."
The Storm Sword Master was stunned: "Why is His Royal Highness Norton so anxious to have a duel? Do you still want to go back to the battlefield?"
Lorist didn't answer, but the expression on his face revealed his thoughts.
The Storm Sword Master smiled wryly and said: "My brother, oh no, His Royal Highness Norton, to be honest, although I sent you a letter of challenge, I don't want to fight you..."
Lorist looked ignorant: "You don't want to fight me, what kind of challenge did you send?"
The old man patted the rocks beside him, sighed inexplicably, and then said: "Brother, do you know why the first sentence I said just now is to thank you for accepting my challenge letter and saving face for me? "
Lorist shook his head, thinking that since you want to be beaten up, I will give you a blessing, but you are worried that you, an old man, will not be found, but you will come to your door automatically. If you are cleaned up, the business alliance will have no backing. How can I not agree to a good thing
"Brother may have been promoted to Juggernaut not long ago, so there are some things that I still don't understand. It doesn't matter, you will understand after a long time." The old man Storm Juggernaut comforted Lorist in turn.
Lorist couldn't laugh or cry again: "But what does this have to do with our duel? You and I were both injured last time. You recovered from your injuries and challenged me. Naturally, you want to take revenge on me, and I also feel that the last match was not enjoyable. So there's nothing wrong with agreeing to your challenge."
The old man of the Storm Sword Master laughed loudly: "I challenge you, brother, but I don't want to fight with you. Because I know in my heart that it is a kind of torture to fight with my brother, and I might get injured again. The old bones can no longer stand the toss. Everyone knows that the last time I went to the army of the Antinac Kingdom, intending to hijack Ogesello I and the nobles of the kingdom and go to Morente City. Jin Jiansheng escaped from the injury and healed the injury for more than three years. If you don’t challenge you after the injury, then others will think that I am afraid of you, so I have to challenge you to save the old man, the Juggernaut face…”
Lorist still didn't quite understand.
Storm Juggernaut explained: "We are Juggernauts, the top few people in the Gelinthian continent. We have surpassed the aristocratic class that ruled the mainland. No one wants to offend us. In the same way, unless it is between countries Generally speaking, we Juggernauts are not willing to meet each other, and there are very few formal challenges and life-and-death duels. For the few of us, what does it mean for you to be number one in the world? We are different from you, you are not only a sword master but also a prince of the territory, and those of us are only enshrined in high places, with high status but no real power.
In the eyes of the world, we sword masters should live in seclusion, study swordsmanship and grudge, or open the mountain gate to cultivate disciples. The status is very high, but compared with the territorial nobles, we have no territories and no secular power. Although we are respected as the sword saints of the country, we can't interfere in the affairs of the country, and we even have to be driven by others because of our face or being dragged down by relatives. Just like me now, I am reluctant in my heart, but I have to ask my brother You challenge.
The challenge duel between Juggernaut and Juggernaut is not simply accepted like my brother. The Juggernaut who is being challenged can ask the challenger to agree to some conditions before accepting the challenge, so we rarely have open duels between Juggernauts, and the relationship is good. Most of them discuss privately. This time my brother didn't embarrass me, the old man is very grateful, and there will be rewards in the future. "
Well, Lorist finally figured it out, the old man Storm Sword Master was actually looking for a place to chat when he launched the challenge, he didn't want to fight Lorist to the death. As long as he goes back intact this time, he can brag that he has drawn a tie with Lorist, which is much more profitable than fleeing in embarrassment last time. What's more, from his standpoint, he doesn't need to work so hard for the business alliance.
But Lorist is different from him. The old man is just like what he said, although he has a high status, he has no territory or any real power. Lorist is not only a sword master but also the Grand Duke of the Northland, and he bears the fate of a family. Since the old man was not going to fight him, Lorist was going to go down the mountain and return to the battlefield in Bruvia City.
"Hey, brother, don't you want to return to the battlefield now?" the old man asked.
Lorist raised his eyebrows and clenched the handle of his sword: "Are you trying to stop me?"
The Storm Sword Master shook his head: "Brother, you are a Sword Master, why bother to fight these mortals. Even if you are the Grand Duke of the Northland, you can't take the lead in every battle. Since you will fight me On the day of the duel, at the same time, you have an appointment with the armed forces of the business alliance, which means that you have strong confidence in your family's armed forces. Why don't you come here and see what the result will be? After all, in such a big battlefield, our Juggernaut can't play well What does it do..."
Lorist laughed: "Old man, did you agree to the business alliance's request, and it has something to do with me?"
The old man nodded without blushing: "I agreed to their request. This war will exclude your influence. That is to say, I cannot let you go back until the war is decided. No matter what we say The duel between the Juggernauts cannot end so quickly... "
"Really?" Lorist's eyes flashed coldly: "Do you think you can really stop me from leaving?"
"Brother, I admit that I am not your opponent, but if I want to prevent you from leaving, you can't be so easy. You and I know the last fight. If I don't want to tell the winner, just pester you and you will It's not that easy to get out. The old man just doesn't want to be so tired, and besides, it's not worth it to work for the businessmen of the business alliance... "
"What benefits did they promise you?" Lorist was curious.
"The Principality of Ganglinia." The old man said bluntly: "It's not that they give me any benefits, but that I promise them to challenge you and tie you down until the end of this war. The Principality of Gunlinia, which they destroyed, was handed over to me as my territory."
Lorist thought for a long time but couldn't remember where the Principality of Ganglinia was.
"The Principality of Ganglinia was originally a vassal state of the Kingdom of Kylia, and its area is only about the size of a province of your kingdom. It is located in the southern part of the mainland, very close to the Kingdom of Chigeda." Storm Swordsman gave Lorist a popular science knowledge of geography.
"Are you sure that the Business Alliance will hand over this duchy to you as a territory?" Lorist asked.
"I think at least they don't dare to deceive a sword master. As long as I fulfill my promise, and at the same time get away without being seriously injured like last time, those merchants will not dare to move their minds. If I fight with you again If both sides suffer, perhaps those merchants will be the happiest." The old man is still sober.
"Hey, old man, even if you got the Principality of Ganglinia as your territory, aren't you afraid that the two sword masters from the Romon Empire and the Havistan Khanate in the southern part of the mainland will come to you? I heard that the last time the Kylia Kingdom Your demise is the result of those two sword masters working together to force you away..." Lorist suddenly became gossipy.
"Hehe, brother, in fact, the demise of the Kylia kingdom is because the conflict between me and the king has made it impossible for me to stay there any longer. Although I am a sword master, I can't deal with that sick king, after all I also have to cherish my own reputation. Those two sword masters wrote to me, telling me that their two countries were planning to send troops to the Kingdom of Kylia, so I took advantage of the situation and left that place of right and wrong, and sat and watched those bastards destroy the country."
The old man told Lorist an amazing fact, which was completely different from the rumors.
"So, just being a Juggernaut has a lot of helplessness. It is best to be like my brother, both a Juggernaut and a lord, so that I can live freely. This is also the opportunity I used to challenge my brother to force those merchants to agree to me. The conditions, the main reason for handing over the Principality of Ganglinia to me. So I hope that my brother can fulfill me."
There was a burst of thunder from the battlefield in the distance, like a thunderbolt. Looking from the top of the mountain, the battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke, and the flames were like lightning. The neatly arranged phalanxes originally armed by the business alliance were now shrouded in black smoke and flames. Vague screams and thunder mingled together.
Lorist heaved a sigh of relief and sat down. Now it's the old man's turn to be surprised: "Hey, brother, are you not going back to the battlefield?"
Lorist laughed: "The victory and defeat have already been decided, and the commercial alliance's armed forces have been defeated. There's no need for me to rush back immediately..."
"How is it possible?" The old man jumped up and stared into the distance. Although the battlefield is full of gunpowder, it can be vaguely discerned that the armed forces of the Commercial Alliance are retreating, while the armed forces of the Norton family are beeping horns, and the two cavalry regiments on the left and right are encircling both sides...
"Ah!" The old man suddenly screamed strangely, drew his sword and slashed wildly at the rocks beside him.
"What are you doing?" Lorist asked.
"Help quickly, and leave some sword marks on the rocks all around you." The old man replied out of breath: "We two sword masters are duel here, and we must leave some commemorations and impressions for future generations, so we have to put This place is set up as a tragic duel scene, you turn left, I go right, we leave some marks on each other's sword marks, so that people can believe... "
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