Heart of the Castle

Chapter 612 Guarding the Outpost, Moonglade

Moonlight Glade is an important outpost camp on the southeast side of Moonwhisper Forest, where a troop of elf archers of about 120 is stationed all year round.However, due to the open terrain nearby, it is convenient for large-scale troops to fight, so the elves did not repair the fortifications there, but mainly used them as early warning and hindering the enemy's progress.

In the countless wars in the history of the Moon Whisper Forest that were attacked by powerful enemies, the Moonlight Grove was almost always the first to be abandoned. The elves took advantage of the natural terrain of the Moon Whisper Forest to lure the enemy into deep, and gradually blocked the enemy. The enemy force is so weakened that it cannot hold on to the fight.

However, this time, under the repeated insistence of Li Wei and Marquis Osiris, Moonlight Grove was used as the first line of defense against the demon army, and tens of thousands of fighters from all races were welcomed, making this crude outpost camp become Very noisy.

Not only that, the follow-up personnel and materials are still being shipped in a steady stream.You can see two-wheeled carriages pulled by unicorns everywhere, filled with all kinds of food, spirits, barrels of sharp arrows, knives and guns; hippogryphs and silver pegasus that rise and fall from time to time bring various news , and then quickly sent to the camp by the war dancer with the messenger logo on his head.The sound of rolling wheels, the clashing of armor and swords, the orderly footsteps of soldiers and the shouts of orders, all these sounds converged into an exciting prelude to war, echoing non-stop in the sky over Moonglade .

The elves have never confronted the huge army of abyssal demons, and they are not familiar with the methods of warfare they are used to.However, Li Wei has had several fierce confrontations with the demon army and is very familiar with their methods.The tactics that the elves are good at luring the enemy into deep can't be used against the demon army at all. If the demon troops with established fire monsters, incinerators, and hell flame demons that manipulate the power of fire, if the demon army enters the Moon Whispering Forest, I'm afraid It will only turn the home of the elves into a sea of ​​flames.

What's more, in the army of demons that will be confronted this time, there is likely to be the terrifying opponent of the Burning Dragon King Darija.His flame field has done great damage to the Moon Whispering Forest. The forest near the battle dance arena was scorched until the leaves were brown and brittle. Even after the druids used natural magic to recuperate, many trees still died unfortunately.

Levi and Sir Rodriguez led more than 20 Griffin Knights, and when the second batch of reinforcements arrived in Moonglade, the wild elves, wild bears and centaur soldiers who arrived earlier had already expanded the size of this outpost camp. Ten times larger, enough to accommodate thousands of troops stationed.

The main force of the second batch of reinforcements is the Knights of the Silver Pegasus and the reorganized elf sharpshooter troop. Sama Fenglanqi, who is wearing a mithril machete, and Larry, the secret archer who has drawn the bow of the red moon again. Moonbow rode the silver Pegasus and the green dragon respectively, marched side by side in the air, and talked to each other from time to time, it seemed that the rift between them that had appeared in the past period of time had been healed.

From this point of view, the appearance of the demon army is not entirely a bad thing for the elf royal court in the Moon Whisper Forest. Facing an imminent threat, the three elves who had shown signs of splitting due to power struggles have reunited. , just like when we fought against the dragon hundreds of years ago.

Marquis Osiris, the green lion, and Unicon Fitzgerd, the master war dancer, had arrived in Moonglade before this and presided over the expansion and defense of the camp.This is probably the first time that the two have presided over such complicated and trivial specific affairs. The Green Lion has always served as the captain of His Majesty's guards in the Kingdom of Arthur, and the nature of the work of Uniken Fitzgerald is similar. The faces of the two strong men who are about to step into the legendary realm are all pale, and they look like they are facing a big enemy.

When the clear and high-pitched horn sounded suddenly, the war dancer master jumped up from his seat like a cheetah, and then there was a sound of metal friction, and the two simple and neat epees slid out of their sheaths almost at the same time.

Marquis Osiris hastily stopped him, "Xia Lafei, this is not a signal of the enemy's attack, so there is no need to be so excited." He listened carefully to the change of the horn's scale, and then a little smile appeared on his face. "It's the second batch of reinforcements, and Lord Levi Stern is also here."

Unicon Fitzgerald's expression seemed a bit unwilling to believe, "Is it really not an enemy?" He put away his two swords, but still eagerly lay on the window and looked out, when the golden lion with blue and white background When the eagle flag came into view, Master War Dancer finally shook his head dejectedly, admitting the cruel reality.

Marquis Osiris got up to greet him, but Unicenfizerd sat back angrily, "When will those damned demons come? My sword blade is going to rust in its sheath!" War Dancer The master complained loudly, with a ferocious tone, as if raging anger was burning in his chest, "Building camps, transporting supplies, mediating disputes, supervising speed, damn it! Damn it! Why do I have to worry about whether there are enough salted fish in reserve? Are the horseshoes of the centaur cavalry allotted properly? Elala, if this continues, I would rather go to the Burning Dragon King Darija alone to fight a duel!"

Marquis Osiris actually felt quite the same, but he finally knew that this kind of complaint was meaningless. "Xalafei, we should go to the gate of the camp to meet Lord Li Wei and the second batch of reinforcements." He suggested.

"I'm not going!" Unikenfiseld waved his hand, "If I have the time, I might as well sharpen my sword." He drew out the epee from his waist again, but this time there was only one, Staring at the straight sword edge, his eyes were full of admiration. "What a good guy... This kind of forging technology and material, and the feeling of holding it in your hand..."

Master War Dancer's fingers lightly brushed the blade that was sharper than a razor, and there was a slight stagnation feeling on his fingertips, which made him clearly understand that as long as his strength was a little heavier, his skin would probably be cut by the blade .

"Xia Lafei, as the leader of the King of Arthur, Lord Li Wei has a lot of talents in government affairs around him." Marquis Osiris reminded softly, "These trivial matters that we feel burnt are not in the hands of those people. does not matter……"

"Then what are we waiting for?" Before the green lion finished speaking, the master war dancer jumped up, even faster than when he heard the horn just now, "His Royal Highness, let's go to the gate of the camp to meet them Bar!"

"...By the way, hand over all the trivial work." Although this sentence was silent, Marquis Osiris clearly heard the voice of Master War Dancer... Or is it also his own?Sky Knight smiled wryly and raised the amount with his hand, then followed out.

Unlike humans who are good at building towering castles, elves rarely build strong fortresses or camps. Compared with guarding fixed locations, they are better at moving quickly in complex terrain and killing enemies with dense and precise bows and arrows .Li Wei stood on a low hill near the outpost of Moonlight Glade, looked at the camp built by elves with interested eyes, and compared it with the fort built by the human army in his heart.

Levi has witnessed many fortified castles built by human skillful craftsmen and nature's uncanny craftsmanship, such as the Holy White Stone Castle in the Blade Rift Valley, the Green Castle in the North County, and the city of North Aura.These castles have imposing high walls filled with stacked crenels and towers.But even with the harshest eyes, the defensive capabilities of this outpost camp are no worse than those of the castles mentioned above.

If the strong fortress built with huge stones in the human kingdom is compared to a tortoise, this elf-built outpost camp is like a hedgehog with a spear standing all over its body. This camp mainly uses thick logs, each of which is as thick as two adults. The degree of male hugging.The means of connecting the logs is not metal nails and iron chains, but a special kind of clay. After being baked by fire, the strength of this clay is no less than that of ordinary steel, and it also has a very good fireproof effect.Behind the log wall more than ten meters high, more than 20 guard towers built with towering trees rose from the ground. On each guard tower was a small group of marksmen holding elven longbows. Stopped to inspect the surrounding situation.

Li Wei was very curious about how the towering trees that looked as high as 40 meters were transplanted into the camp. Just as he patted the head of the Griffin King and wanted to get closer to watch, one of the guard towers suddenly protruded A branch full of green leaves crossed the camp wall like a small bridge and stretched to Li Wei's feet.

"Ha, big human, hello, hello, welcome to Moonglade." The unique high-pitched voice made Glen Worm, the guard knight next to Li Wei, tremble suddenly, and looked almost terrified. Look at the branch that hangs down.

"No..." he moaned, his face pale like a pot of sour milk, "this voice is..."

Li Wei glanced at Glenn Warm with puzzled eyes. This knight attendant who was born as a stable boy was always full of courage, and he never showed the slightest fear even when he was surrounded by undead creatures.And yet he's behaving like a...coward?
"Knight Grunworm, what's wrong with you?" The Griffin Lord asked curiously. He really wanted to cast a healing spell to see if he could save Grunworm from the rare state of panic.

"This is not true, merciful Father God!" Grunwalm shook his head desperately, as if he wanted to deny the horror that was about to appear in front of him, then he seemed to remember something, and grabbed Levi's arm forcefully. "My lord, hurry up, where did Lilizui go?"

"Smart mouth?"

"What a nasty name!"

"It's not a good thing to hear."

"Hate, hate, hate!"

There was a sudden noise, as if dozens of high-pitched voices were yelling at the same time. Li Wei was made to lean back by the sound, and almost slipped off the Griffin King's back. ""

There was a rustle on the leafy tree branch, and then many beautiful little heads appeared from among the thick green leaves. Looking at these beautiful and delicate faces, Li Wei and Grun Worm felt reluctant They looked at each other with trusting expressions, and then shook their heads desperately together.

"Aren't we friends? Big human beings?" A flower fairy with the most beautiful wings pouted her small mouth and flew to Grun Worm's side, "Why did you mention that annoying big crow as soon as you opened your mouth?" Could it be that there are so many lively, lovely, youthful and invincible flower fairies, but you still can’t forget the mourning bird with the unlucky black feathers?”

"I, it's not that I can't forget..." The failure of the argument with the flower fairy last time obviously left an unforgettable impression on Grun Worm, so that his normally responsive tongue became stiff. "...Well, I won't mention Smart Mouth, and I will never mention its name in front of you again."

"I knew you would!"

"Big humans are good people!"

The flower fairies began to praise in a hurry, which made the young servant knight giggle at a loss. At the same time, the flower fairies with the most beautiful wings and the boldest wings seemed to be the one called Lolita Jill. —had climbed onto Grunwalm's head, and found a most comfortable place among a clump of flaxen hair.

"Hey...Your Excellency the Singer of the Human Kingdom." The big tree stretching out its branches suddenly spoke, the sound was like the rustling of the wind blowing the leaves, but every word was very clear. "I'm... Moni Moni Moni... It's a pleasure... to see you again."

Li Wei's surprised expression does not need to be disguised at all, "Elder Moni of the ancient tree family?" He widened his eyes, watching the big tree that served as a guard tower turn around, revealing the long and melancholy tree leather face. "It's really you, Father God, are these guard towers members of the ancient tree clan?"

"That's right...Your Excellency the Singer of the Human Kingdom." Elder Moni sounded a little proud, "The Ancient Tree Clan... has been...the Moon Whisper Forest...the most solid barrier, defending... Every plant and every tree in the whole forest."

"But... your body..." Li Wei didn't know what to say, and stammered, "Isn't it only about two meters long? Why did it suddenly become so tall?"

"Walking mode is difficult for us... the ancient tree family in terms of nutrient absorption, so we must... save energy; while in rooting mode, we will stretch our limbs as much as possible and reincarnate into... a towering tree. As for The story of the ancient tree family obtaining this ability is... a long story." Elder Moni shook his head lightly, and there was another rustling sound among the branches and leaves. "Your Excellency...the Singer of the Human Kingdom, may I have the honor...to start from the beginning for you?"

"Oops, this is going to start the speech mode!" Li Wei took half a step back, his face turned pale, and his body was as straight as a bowstring, "Elder Moni, every moment is extremely precious now, we need to be prepared to face a difficult Preparations for war. Your story is good, but I hope to listen to it after repelling the invasion of the demon army."

"That's...that's fine. After the victory, let's... start talking from the beginning." Elder Moni's voice sounded a bit regretful, and then he touched Grunwalm's shoulder with a lush green branch, " These children seem to... like your servant very much... can you... invite him to come to me as a guest?"

Li Wei opened his mouth to say something, but those flower fairies immediately turned their heads in unison, their eyes fixed on Li Wei, making him shut his mouth immediately.The elder of the ancient tree, Moni, has a very gentle temper and a friendly relationship with each other, but the flower fairies living on him are really not easy to mess with, and the only big crow that can subdue them is not around, so Li Wei coughed in embarrassment, and decided it would be better not to get burned.

Grunwalm was "betrayed" by the griffin lord he was following in this way. The young attendant knight sat on the branch stretched out by Elder Moony, sighed in distress, surrounded by more than a dozen flower fairies Rising slowly, he became the first member of the second reinforcements to enter the Moonglade outpost.

The horn sounded again in the camp, and then the two gates made of dozens of logs were slowly opened with a creak, and a dozen burly and majestic wild bears were pushing the winch hard. His broad chest and powerful arms were tense.

The commander of the outpost guards in the Moonlight Glade, Unicon Fizeld, still wore the standard attire of the War Dancer Master, but the pair of weapons at his waist were replaced by the enchanted epee produced by Castle Heart.After seeing Li Wei, the leading martial arts master in the Moon Whisper Forest seemed very excited, and his footsteps were as brisk as a gust of wind to greet him.

The principal and deputy commanders of the second batch of reinforcements—Sama Fenglanqi, head of the Silver Pegasus Knights, and Larry Yuebow, the secret archer, bowed to the war dancer master, but Uniken Fitzgerald only made a very casual point Nodding, he walked towards Li Wei without stopping.Marquis Osiris, who came after him, couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, grabbed Samar and Larui Moonbow who were stiff-faced, and explained to them in a low voice.

"Your Excellency Leviston," the voice of Unicenfizerd's people has not arrived yet, "I salute you on behalf of the defenders of Moonglade, and thank you for your selfless assistance." The master war dancer said, bowing deeply to the griffin lord with elf etiquette, with his head lowered below his belt.

Li Wei felt astonished and knocked on his chest in return, "Your Excellency, Master of Martial Arts, you are too polite." He said in a frank tone, "Humans and elves were allies thousands of years ago, and the abyssal demons are our common enemies. Helping allies resist the enemy's invasion is a matter of course. As long as there is something we can help, please feel free to speak up."

Master War Dancer seemed to be waiting for this answer, "Thank you so much, Your Excellency Li Wei." There was a cheerful smile on his face that was not suitable for this face, and Li Wei couldn't help shrinking his shoulders I shuddered. "Crown Prince Lothien and I are both top-notch masters of double-sword sword fighting, but when it comes to handling trivial matters, we are two idiots. Your Excellency Levi, since you are the chief minister of the Kingdom of Arthur And the guardian of the whole territory, presumably they can do these things with ease?"

(End of this chapter)