Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

ps: Fixed the distance bug of crystal communication in Chapter 649, and fixed the description bug of recruiting props in Chapter 664.

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Zong Shen kept the situation in his territory in mind.

From the time he came to the present, the most emotional thing for every lord should be his own territory.

It was a home that I built brick by brick.

Zong Shen is naturally no exception.

To him, the territory is a harbor in another world and a heavy sense of security.

Unfortunately, his [Crystal Communication Tower] can only communicate within a range of 1,000 kilometers. .

The communication distance here has exceeded, and he cannot use crystal communication.

In the future, efforts must be made to establish large-scale communication means.

Because this feeling of disconnection is still very uncomfortable.

Zong Shen thought as he fell into the forest.

I found a big tree at random, released the mimicry of [Illusive Mask], returned to my human body and leaned lazily against the big tree, took out dry food from the storage compartment and started to eat.

He was going to rest here for a while. After killing a few hours, it was time to open the portal and return to the territory.

…

At the same time, on the Bass Highlands, more than 17,000 kilometers away from the Green Cypress Forest.

Here stands a huge fortress-shaped city called Ax Castle.

Its scale is larger than the Wolf Fang Castle on the border. Giant towers hundreds of meters high surround the entire fortress, and there are towers of different heights standing among them.

Outside the giant city, there are scattered strong battle fortresses and towers.

Almost the entire outer perimeter of the giant city was defended.

Several broad avenues extend in all directions.

There were a large number of farmers and traveling traders coming and going on every road.

There is also a huge moat about five to six hundred meters wide around the Ax Castle.

Sharpened wooden stakes were densely inserted on the river bank, and a large number of defensive equipment were also placed as one of the defense lines of the fortress.

There are gates in four directions and giant pontoons that can be pulled up.

There are some ferocious and terrifying fish swimming in the moat.

The churning river water kept rolling and surging.

This moat is not connected to the main Liujin River in the Kingdom of Nord, but forms its own water system with the surrounding tributaries and lakes, which can also be regarded as a source of living water.

At this time, in the castle in the center of Sharp Ax Castle.

King Ragnar is summoning the Lord of Ax Castle, Marquis Nicol of the Lodbrok family, in the secret room.

He is one of the close members of the Lodbrok family.

It is also an alternative safe location for King Ragnar to urgently teleport runes.

Fort Ax is the fortress with the strongest defensive capabilities within tens of thousands of kilometers.

It sits atop the Bath Heights and, together with other border fortresses in the southern part of the kingdom, forms an impenetrable buffer zone.

It can be regarded as one of the defense node cities in the southern region of the Nord Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, I really didn't expect Queen...Sandina to dare to do something evil to you!"

"She will be the first queen in thousands of years to try to murder a king!"

"I will immediately send a message to the giant cities controlled by the family in various parts of the kingdom!"

Marquis Nicole Lodbrok bowed seriously and said.

King Ragnar sat on a chair in the secret room, his expression as calm as water.

"Um."

"Ax Castle will enter a state of martial law with immediate effect."

"Confirm the reserves of the granary, collect food supplies in a timely manner, and prepare for war mobilization."

"Inform Grand Duke Judson Lodbrok, Grand Duke Croft Lodbrok, and Grand Duke Dryden Lodbrok to issue a proclamation of the kingdom in my name and declare war on the Trevothins. At the same time, the three major imperial cities are under full martial law, and all fortresses and giant cities are under full martial law!"

"And require all the giant cities, states, villages, and settlements controlled by the Trivasin family to surrender to the forces controlled by the nearby Lodbrok family, and hand over the traitor Sandina Trivasin !”

"The neutral nobles immediately go to the Sageson Imperial City to swear the oath of their ancestors!"

"Violators will be treated as treason!"

"In the next few days, I will stay at Ax Castle, and I will personally take over the city's giant city army, city defense army, and knights!"

The Kingdom of Ragnar begins to convey its will.

He has decided to break this ugly and fragile peace!

Marquis Nicole Lodbrok quickly bowed again and left the secret room.

Go to the messenger building of Fort Ax!

This is the information transmission center of the giant city, equipped with a variety of communication methods.

Including communication crystals, homing pigeons, blade-winged falcons, magic book pages, etc.

The fastest among them are communication crystals and magic pages.

The former is magic communication technology, and the latter is the principle of magic synchronization.

As long as the relevant content is written on the magic book page, the exact same content will appear on another magic book page thousands of kilometers away.

It usually has subordinate state cities and giant cities calling for emergency help.

The range is only a few thousand kilometers.

The most efficient one is the communication crystal.

As a royal family group, the Lodbrok family naturally has its own communication system.

Ragnar's orders can be conveyed quickly through Ax Keep.

In the secret room, Ragnar Lodbrok's expression was always calm.

After successfully escaping, he became distraught.

"Whether it's the Trevoisin family."

"It's still the curse of the era that made the ancestors awed."

"Be prepared to face the lion's wrath!"

Ragna roared suppressedly and couldn't help but clenched his fists!

…

In the teleportation stronghold of Sageson Imperial City.

Sandina walked into the teleportation stronghold with her trusted guards and maids.

Due to the sequential transmission of information, Sandina received the news earlier than the Imperial City.

As the main imperial city of the Kingdom of Nord, the teleportation base here is extremely large.

It occupies a fairly small area.

There are about dozens of teleportation arrays of different levels and different paths.

When necessary, it can accommodate 100,000 people for transmission and transfer at the same time.

Guarding here are the Sargeson Royal 2nd Regiment and the Sargeson Honor Regiment.

There are a total of 24,000 people, all of whom belong to the elite regiments of the Nord Kingdom.

When Queen Sandina arrived, the place was still almost the same as usual.

The teleportation array is very busy. Along with the teleportation light of different brightness, from time to time there are rules and other personnel belonging to the kingdom's forces from various giant cities appearing.

There were also officials in the Sageson Imperial City who received orders and rushed to other areas.

When the guards at the entrance and the little noble responsible for supervision saw the queen's arrival, they immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

The person in charge of this entrance is a squadron leader of the Sargerson Royal Second Regiment, named Mor Christian, a viscount and a high-ranking Nord warrior who has completed seventh-level warrior training.

"I'm going to Qiu Sui City to visit the Third Prince."

"Please prepare the corresponding teleportation circle for me."

"There are 327 people in total."

Sandina said calmly.

"As you command, Your Majesty the Queen!"

Naturally, More Christian would not refuse the queen's reasonable request.

Just when he stood up to leave, two figures, one tall and one short, walked out of the stronghold tower.

They directly blocked Moore's path.

"Lord Bol!"

"Maester Richards!"

"Do you have any orders?"

More Christian bowed and asked in confusion.

The tall and short figure did not answer.

The tall figure was dressed neatly in battle armor, with the ax and hammer emblem on his chest shining brightly. He carried a bright silver battle ax behind his back, and hung a one-handed bone-breaking hammer on his waist.

The short figure was wearing a linen hooded jumper and holding a thick book under his arm.

Hearing Moore's question, the tall figure raised his hand and patted his shoulder gently.

He motioned for him to step aside and wait quietly.

Then, two people, one tall and one short, walked up to Queen Sandina.

Putting one hand on his forehead and touching his chest with the other, he performed the classical etiquette of the Nord Kingdom.

"Your Majesty the Queen!"

Seeing these two people, Shandina's expression changed slightly.

Both of these two were powerful figures in the Sargeson Royal Second Regiment.

The tall man wearing armor is Marquis Bol Wollaston, an epic powerful man.

The Wollaston family has always been loyal to the royal family of Lodbrok.

This was the case during the time of the founding fathers.

As for the short old man, his single name is Richards, and he is a bachelor in the imperial city.

He is also an epic spellcaster. It is said that he has vaguely touched the threshold of a legendary powerhouse.

And Richards was one of King Ragnar's mentors when he was young.

He can also be regarded as a die-hard loyalist of the Lodbrok family.

These two people are not the top experts in the imperial city, but they cannot be underestimated.

They knew something about Sandina, and naturally they would not let her pass so easily now.

"Ser Bor, Grand Maester Richards."

Shandina nodded slightly in response.

At this time, Marquis Bol Wollaston had a playful smile on his face.

Take a step forward slowly.

Such behavior also aroused the hostility of Sandina's personal guards and maids.

They immediately touched the weapons on their waists and did not dare to slack off.

But I saw that Marquis Bol Wollaston didn't care.

"I heard that you are going to Qiu Sui City?"

Queen Shandina nodded, still looking expressionless and cold.

After receiving a positive answer, Marquis Bol Wollaston shook his head.

"Have you forgotten the laws of the kingdom left by your ancestors?"

"King Ragnar has left the imperial city. As the king's wife, you are the backbone. You must always stay in the imperial city to take charge."

"Grand Maester Richards, am I right?"

Marquis Bol Wollaston turned to the Grand Maester and asked.

The latter nodded and added in an old and profound voice.

"That's right, Sandina, you should stay in the Imperial City."

"The third prince's child has passed his coming-of-age ceremony and is already independent."

"The laws of the kingdom established by our ancestors have been passed down to this day, and they must be strictly observed."

After listening to what they said, Shandina suddenly became a little irritable.

This was what he was most worried about.

The first king of Nord, the founder of the country, once left behind the laws of the kingdom.

I don’t know why there is a provision in it that if the king leaves the imperial city, the queen must stay and stay in the imperial city.

This law is very partial and rarely known.

Not even Viscount Mor Christian, who was on duty just now, knew.

This was what she was most worried about.

The entire Sageson Imperial City has long been run into trouble.

Even though she and the Trivasin family infiltrated the New Year, they only planted nails in some insignificant places, such as important departments such as teleportation array strongholds, city defense forces, imperial city forces, knights, intelligence agencies, financial agencies, and warehousing agencies. It's all the responsibility of Lodbrok family loyalists.

"I see."

"You two are right."

"I will return to the imperial city and wait for the return of His Majesty the King."

Although Shandina had an inexplicable impulse in her heart, she did not choose to fall out and quibble.

The laws of the kingdom left by our ancestors are the most majestic laws. If we openly resist them, there may be conflicts.

After seeing her compromise, Sir Bol Wollaston and Grand Maester Richards did not investigate further and let her return to her palace in the central imperial city.

After Shandina got into the carriage, her face turned livid.

Fortunately, she had already prepared a secret teleportation circle in the secret room of the palace.

Through that teleportation array, she could quickly reach the giant city under the Trivasin family that was closest to the Sageson Imperial City.

However, this teleportation circle is a small one and can only teleport up to ten people at a time.

And it can only be used once, it is Sandina's emergency measure.

The personal guards and maids around her are all high-level warriors of high rank, and they are also the confidants she has trained over the years.

But now I have no choice.

She could only leave first with a few personal guards.

Others passed through the underworld forces and traveling merchants worth Trivasin in the imperial city, disguised themselves, and then left the city.

The premise is that the news of King Ragnar's assassination has not returned.

Once the news comes back, the imperial city will inevitably be under martial law.

Shandina knew this very well, but she couldn't care less.

She must leave the imperial city and return to the Trivasin family.

Only then can she confront King Ragnar head-on!

…

Just over half an hour after Queen Sandina left.

The main officials of Sageson Imperial City have received messages from several grand dukes!

Queen Sandina's assassination attempt on Ragnar Kingdom failed!

The king ordered martial law in the imperial city, and at the same time arrested Queen Sandina and imprisoned her in the dungeon of the imperial city.

After receiving this urgent news, the city defense army and several royal corps immediately took action.

All entrances and exits to the towers are blocked.

The outer fortresses and towers were placed under martial law.

More high-level warriors headed to the palace of the imperial city under the leadership of the epic and even legendary strong men in the imperial city!

But they were a step too slow after all. By the time they arrived, Queen Sandina had already left through the teleportation array, and her personal guards also dispersed into the city.

A storm has been completely born!

In the end, this storm will surely affect the entire Nord Kingdom!

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In the green cypress forest, Zong Shen stretched.

It seems that the Eye of Cthulhu is still three to four hundred kilometers away from here.

He then stood up, took out the [Thousand Kilometer Teleportation Gate], and selected the space beacon for his territory.

Opened the huge teleportation light door, stepped forward, and returned to the territory!

The next moment, he appeared in the open space outside the Lord's Fortress.

Familiar territory, familiar environment.

Even the air seemed to smell better.

This is probably what it feels like to go home!