The dim afterglow of the setting sun shines on the vast land.
Ke Lin and his party also came to Dongquan Town before night fell.
Looking at this small town standing by the Dongquan River, Ke Lin's gaze was quite emotional.
Because just a year ago, he had been here.
At that time, he accompanied Vera back to the northern border from Yulong City, and made a deliberate turn on the way to Dongquan Town.
It was also because of the suggestion of Prime Minister Baron Heidegger that Colin found the former Imperial Minister of Agriculture, Bachelor Sonny Grant, in this small town, and thus opened the prelude to the agricultural reform in the northern border.
Today, the northern border can quickly recover from the famine, and even have enough food to support the northern border army to fight east and west, thanks to the new farming and animal husbandry system formed by this reform.
Therefore, Colin still has a good impression of the Grantu family, the lord of Dongquan Town.
But it is a pity that Baron Granto died in this orc war, and what is even more embarrassing is that the place where he died was in the Tianduan Mountain Range.
Therefore, when Colin revisited the old place, the people from the Grant family didn't give him a good face.
Obviously, the death of Baron Grant was blamed on the northern border.
However, the people of Dongquan Town still have a very enthusiastic attitude towards Colin, and regard him as the hero who saved the empire from fire and water.
Entering the castle, although the conditions were poor, the Grant family showed great enthusiasm and entertained the group that escorted the remains of Emperor Reinhardt. .
Of course, out of respect for the emperor who died in battle, no one drank alcohol at the banquet, and it ended early.
Just after eight o'clock, Colin returned to his residence.
After taking a shower and changing his clothes, Ke Lin stood by the window, staring at the dark night in a daze.
He didn't know where the royal family was planning to do it, but it was not too far from the Loire Valley to Yulong City, only two or three days away.
The hostility of the Granto family in Dongquan Town to Colin made him feel that the probability of the royal family choosing to do something here was quite high.
In addition, he was still thinking about why Maester Yaruger took the risk to warn himself during the day.
He had never had any friendship with the confidant of the Southern Duke before, so why did the other party do this
Could it be that he is the dark son arranged by the St. Hilde family in the southern border
However, one thing was confirmed because of this—the Duke of St. Landers has been wooed by the royal family and the church.
This is also expected.
After all, when the Duke of St. Landers approached him before, Colin clearly rejected the other party's conditions.
It's just that the royal family would even agree to the conditions of splitting the empire in order to solve the threat from the northern border.
Perhaps Fred just pretended to agree to the Duke of St. Landers, and it is not impossible to regret it later...
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The night is dark and the silver moon hangs low.
In the silent castle, only the faint sound of an owl can be heard.
This time, Colin brought 300 Blood Cavalry soldiers with him, and they set up a simple camp on the west side of the Grant family castle.
A figure approached the camp cautiously, and after finding the sentry post, it touched it like a ghost.
There were two Blood Cavalry soldiers in the sentry, covered in bright red armor, motionless, like puppets.
Johnny Knight knew that these were the elite of the Blood Cavalry Army and the most powerful armed force in the hands of Earl Angelet. It is said that these people are all professionals, and they are not afraid of death in battle, and they will always charge forward. In the forefront, no matter how powerful the enemy line is, they can easily tear open the gaps.
This point has been verified on the Loire Valley battlefield. Even in the face of the most powerful Warsong Legion of the orcs, the Blood Cavalry Army did not fall behind in the slightest.
To be honest, Johnny Knight has admiration for these northern warriors, but unfortunately...
No way, who gave himself the surname San Lorenzo.
Johnny Knight suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, his eyes sharpened!
In the next second, a cold light pierced through the darkness and pierced deeply into the back of the Blood Cavalry soldier.
Before he let out a scream, another big hand wrapped around his neck like lightning.
There was a crisp click, the sound of the cervical vertebra breaking.
Only then did Johnny Knight breathe a sigh of relief, then he turned his head to look to the side, where his companion had also dealt with another sentinel, and was turning his head to look at Johnny Knight at this time.
But the next moment, the companion's eyes suddenly became extremely frightened.
Just as Johnny Knight was wondering, he suddenly felt a piercing pain.
Lowering his head, he was shocked to find that the blood cavalry soldier who was supposed to be dead in his arms was still staring at him with scarlet eyes.
That kind of gaze without a trace of emotion and reason made Johnny Knight think that he had encountered a wild beast in the mountains.
How can this be
Johnny Knight couldn't believe it until he died.
Before losing consciousness, he also heard a short scream from his companion who was acting together.
Are the Blood Cavalry all undead monsters
It's a pity that Johnny Knight is destined not to be able to get the answer to this question.
After his death, vigorous figures quickly surrounded the camp of the Blood Cavalry Army from all directions.
It's a pity that what was waiting for them was not the blood cavalry soldiers who had long been sleeping as expected, but killing machines that were fully armed and prepared.
Accompanied by short and suppressed screams, a fierce fight kicked off under the shroud of night.
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The city head of Winter Spring Town.
The guard soldiers rarely dozed off.
Of course, this was not because they suddenly became loyal to their duties, but because the captain of the guard, Knight Victor, came to inspect the city in person.
In the past, this Vito knight would get drunk every night, and he didn't know what went crazy today...
The soldiers speculated that the Vito knight probably wanted to show off in front of the nobles who came through those paths.
But the nobles are resting in the castle, who will know if you have done your duty outside.
Of course, Knight Victor didn't know that the soldiers were full of dissatisfaction and slander. He patrolled the city with a torch in his hand, paying attention to any troubles.
In fact, the reason why he is so diligent today is entirely because Master Benson mysteriously told him that something big will happen tonight and asked him to guard the city gate.
Knight Victor really wanted to know what the so-called big event was, but Master Benson refused to say anything.
If it was normal, Knight Victor would not take Master Benson's words seriously, and he would probably be lazy even if he was on duty, but today there are so many important guests in the castle.
Knight Victor didn't want to embarrass the Grant family, and his intuition told him that something big might really happen tonight.
During the patrol, Vito Knight suddenly heard a commotion in the city.
He looked suspiciously at the southwest corner of the castle, summoned a soldier, and ordered:
"You go there to see what's going on?"
"yes."
As soon as the soldiers left, there was another sound outside the city, like dull footsteps.
Knight Vido was startled, and rushed to the city wall, holding a torch and looking down.
In the dark night, nothing can be seen clearly.
But the footsteps became louder and louder, and even the ground began to tremble slightly.
"alert!"
Knight Vido roared, and the next moment, he saw tall figures rushing under the city wall from the night.
With the dim light of the torch, he finally saw the ugly and terrifying faces under the city.
In the next second, a sharp roar resounded through the city:
"Beast... Orc! It's an orc! Enemy attack!"
(end of this chapter)