Heart of the Castle

Chapter 68 Support from the Heart of the Castle
After accepting the allegiance of the two crusader swordsmen, footsteps appeared again in the bluish-white light group, and a small team of spearmen came out in a neat line.Behind them, followed by a small group of archers carrying longbows and arrows, wearing short blue and white coats.

In Li Wei's impression, there were only a few archers in Viscount Lane's castle, most of whom were weak and unable to train as warriors.When fighting, these people always stand behind the safe city wall or on the watchtower, and shoot cold arrows at the enemy in the distance.

In short, it is a career that Li Wei doesn't have a good impression of, a coward.Far from being able to compare with the heroic knights.

The sniper archer Sir Grace left a deep impression on Li Wei, and he was also the most powerful archer he had ever seen.However, Li Wei's overall impression has not been reversed. It was not until the archers recruited in the heart of the castle lined up neatly in front of him that he felt that the aura of the archers could be so upright.

This small group of archers are all tall men, not inferior to the fully armed pikemen.The short coats they wear don't seem to have the good defensive power of the pikemen, but they are much more flexible in their movements.The longbows that are as high as half a person are carried on their shoulders. The material seems to be cherry wood, but it is better than cherry wood in terms of elasticity and strength.

When the pikemen walked out of the blue-white ball of light, they were carrying a rather heavy bag on their backs.Li Wei couldn't help but glanced at them, and one of the spearmen immediately came over and opened the bulging bag towards Li Wei.

A smell of fresh oatmeal came out, and the bag was actually full of husked oatmeal.Li Wei grabbed a handful in the bag in surprise, the satiated oat grains left a cool and slippery feeling in the palm of his hand, and each grain of oats looked extraordinarily attractive.

The pikemen's load-bearing capacity is quite good, but when carrying this bag, it still feels a little strenuous.Levi estimated that each bag contained about 40 to 50 pounds of oatmeal, and a total of 8 bags was about 400 pounds. If you save food, it should be enough for the hundreds of refugees in the camp for about two days.Thinking of this, the young knight attendant finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he didn't need to worry about food for a short time.

Although the quantity of these oats is not very large, Mr. Dish, the old magician, also made it very clear that this is only the output of Castle Heart in one day.With 400 pounds of oatmeal per day, not only can all the refugees get enough food, but they can also have a little surplus.

The most urgent food problem was solved in this way.

When Li Wei returned to the refugee camp in the afternoon, his small team had become a force consisting of 12 pikemen, 8 archers, and two crusader swordsmen in full armor.This well-equipped army was discovered by the camp guards on the watchtower from a distance, and the guards who had already become frightened immediately rang the alarm bell vigorously.

Grace was instructing several villagers to clean the new warehouse. After hearing the alarm, he immediately grabbed the silver fir longbow and rushed up to the watchtower as if flying.There were people in the forest not far away, and the cold light of metal swords flickered from time to time. Grace made a quick judgment and concluded that there seemed to be an army of more than 20 people approaching.

Ranger Warren's spear is good, and his bow and arrow skills are better than spears. Although due to level restrictions, he is not as good as Grace, but he is still undisputed among the guards of the entire refugee camp. No.1.After hearing the sound of the alarm bell, his reaction was only a little slower than Grace's. He picked up a hunting bow and quickly boarded another watchtower.

"Get ready to shoot!" Grace gave an order coldly, then raised his longbow to aim at the forest, and the four camp guards including Warren also raised their bows to aim.However, except for Hua Lun's hand which was fairly stable, the arms of the other three were trembling constantly. If they really shot, God knows where the arrow would fly.

Grace almost wanted to curse. There are no decent blacksmiths in the refugee camp. It is almost impossible to make iron arrows. These guards are simply wasting precious resources.However, if they were all driven down, there would only be two bows and arrows left on the watchtower, Warren and Grace. It would be an impossible task to suppress more than 20 well-armed enemies.

"Distance 150 meters, three salvos, prepare..."

"Wait a minute!" Grace was about to give the order to shoot when Ranger Warren's voice suddenly sounded. A guard was very nervous, his hand trembled, and he almost shot the arrow.Fortunately, Grace was beside him, and with a shoulder squeeze, the guy let go of his hands.

"Warren, what's the matter?" Grace's voice was very serious.Warren's body couldn't help shaking, and then he replied in a low voice: "Sir, the troops below feel familiar. It may be that Lord Levi has returned."

"Li Wei? When he went out, he had only four guards with him! Can't you see that the team below has more than 20 people?"

Upon hearing Warren's explanation, Grace's first thought was that it was impossible, but as the team in the forest gradually approached, the thick blue and white coats belonging to the pikemen could be vaguely seen, so Grace shook it in disbelief. Head, put down the silver fir bow in your hand.

"Okay, okay, it's okay. Let's spread out, open the door, and welcome Master Li Wei back."

Hua Lun had put down his hunting bow a long time ago, and ran down from the watchtower, shouting loudly, while running towards the entrance of the camp.

Since the wooden gate of the camp was completely burned down by the great demon, the incinerator, the two large trees that had just been cut down from the forest were temporarily used as the wooden gate, and the trunks still had branches and leaves that had not been cut off in time.Warren commanded several of the strongest men in the camp to push hard, and finally pushed the two big trees halfway. At this time, Li Wei also led a team that had multiplied several times to the edge of the forest. .

"Master Li Wei, you are back." Hua Lun bowed respectfully to Li Wei, and the bodies of the big men beside him bent even lower.Although these people are not small in strength and are quite strong in physique, they are all from the background of farmers and have not received systematic training in martial arts.For a knight lord like Li Wei, the reverence and fear are much stronger than Warren.

"I'm back, Warren. Did something happen in the camp?" Levi said as he walked into the camp.Pikemen walked in in a neat line, followed by a squad of archers.When two crusader swordsmen in full armor walked in with heavy steps, Warren's mouth opened wide and he completely forgot what he was about to answer.

"Master Li Wei, um, these two gentlemen are... Lord Knights?"

Lord Knight?Li Wei was stunned for a moment, then thought again, already possessing the ability to dissipate fighting spirit, the two crusader swordsmen are of course enough to be called knights.So he nodded and said, "Well, yes, they are my knights and they have just arrived here."

Hearing Li Wei's words, Grace, who was walking down from the watchtower, slipped and almost fell.

Ever since the two crusader swordsmen appeared in sight, Grace has been vigilant.With his strength of around level 6, although he failed to comprehend the seeds of battle qi successfully, he still has some understanding of this magical power.Even Li Wei could see the fighting spirit of the Crusader swordsman, and Grace certainly couldn't fail to see it.

At the beginning, Grace thought that these two knights were the guardian knights of Levi's family.After all, being able to possess the ability to dissipate fighting spirit means that the door to high-level knights has been opened. Even if it is an ancient and noble family, there will not be too many knights of this level.

However, what Li Wei said meant that these two knights belonged directly to him, which shocked Grace.He has raised his evaluation of Li Wei several times, but this time he feels that he still seems to have seriously underestimated Li Wei's background.

"Can have two great knights as his subordinates, what kind of family is this young master Li Wei? Could it be that he is the first heir of an ancient family?" Grace thought this way and walked down from the watchtower.

"Sir Grace, I have already thought of a solution to the food problem." Levi said, pointing his hand behind him.The pikemen carrying bags unloaded the heavy loads from their shoulders one after another, and piled them on the ground to form small piles.

Grace squatted down and opened a bag, and was immediately attracted by the yellow and full grains of oats inside. He twisted a few oat grains with his fingers, rubbed them lightly, and then put them in his mouth to chew, revealing Come with a satisfied smile.

"Very good oatmeal, just the perfect taste."

(End of this chapter)