Heart of the Castle

Chapter 778 Dragon's secret covenant, the road to dawn

The wind howled.

Although Green Castle is located in the middle of Northern Border County, and there is at least half a day's horseback ride away from Heihe Tianxian, the chill from the extreme northern ice field is still everywhere. Whispering, even though the fire is raging in the hall of the Green Castle, it still makes people feel a chill in their hearts.

The young Prince Regent, Lee Viston, had been talking with that strange red-haired elf for half a day. As time went by, the anxiety in the hearts of the important ministers of the kingdom gradually became unconcealable.Queen Fleischer was able to maintain her composure at first, but when Marquis Osiris, who had just woke up and struggled to come, whispered, the calm mask on her face immediately burst into gaps that could not be maintained, and suddenly she jumped from the Iron Throne. stand up.

"Rest Robinson, please come here." She called Seraphim, who was nominally a court jester, "I am very worried about the safety of His Excellency Levi Stern, so please..."

"Your Majesty, please don't worry." Rist stood up from the warm fireplace and bowed, and the lyre in his arms let out a melodious low chime at the same time, "Sir Rodriguez and Master Frederick Come along, Master Li Wei will be fine now. On the contrary, he is more worried about your safety. After all, although the Reaper Knights have been destroyed, the whereabouts of Lord Tomad Jansen of the Eyed Eyes is unknown. Life could be very dangerous."

"I know that Sir Rodriguez is a legendary powerhouse, and the fire magician and Master Frederick are also very good, but the red-haired elf is the three demons who burned the Lord Dariga and besieged the Moon Whispering Forest. One of the lords, and the one with the strongest strength." The Marquis of Osiris, who was still pale, lowered his voice, allowing only a few people around to hear, "Once there is a fierce confrontation, His Excellency Leviston's strength will be beyond the legendary Self-preservation in the aftermath of the battle between the strong will become the biggest weakness."

"Prince Lothien, you can rest assured about this." An exceptionally tall elf slowly stood up, with a sharp golden light flashing in his eyes, and a trace of obvious anger in his voice, "Although I have Burning Dragon King Darija has a bad impression, but the high-level giant dragon naturally has his own pride, since Darija asked for a meeting, then he will definitely not attack His Excellency Levi Stone, at least not this time."

"Your Majesty the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus, we all believe that the high-ranking dragons will not do despicable things." Queen Fleisher replied as calmly as possible, "But please forgive me, Li Wei is very serious about the kingdom and It's too important to me, I can't, and I dare not put everything on the promise of Burning Dragon King Darija, so..."

Suddenly there was the sound of guards knocking on the breastplate outside the door, and then the soft voice of Bamilian, the court chief, "The guardian of the whole kingdom of Arthur," he announced loudly, "the head of the round table council, the Northern Territory Governor of the county, His Excellency Levi Ston, head of the Griffon Knights, is here!"

The originally stiff atmosphere disappeared immediately, and Rist Robinson smiled and played a light and jumping tune. Marquis Osiris apologized to Augustus in a low voice, while the latter smiled reservedly. Accepted, and at the same time secretly heaved a sigh of relief.Although he opened his mouth to stop it for the pride of the high-level giant dragon family, he actually has no confidence in whether the Burning Dragon King Darija will turn his face or not.

Queen Fleischer needed to use all her willpower to restrain her urge to run towards the entrance of the hall. She stared intently at the two slowly opening doors.When Levi Ston's unscathed figure appeared in the field of vision, Queen Frasier couldn't help but bow her head, and silently offered a prayer of thanks to the gods in the sky with all her heart.

The young regent's complexion looked a little gloomy. After all, he returned to the northern border in a flying alchemy ship after the expedition to Fermeyer. The long-distance flight for a whole day carved traces of exhaustion on his face.However, there was a strange brightness in his eyes, and a happy arc appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he had just received a piece of good news that made him very excited.

Li Weiston walked to the middle of the hall with light and powerful steps, first put his hands on his chest, and bowed to Queen Fleisher, then turned around to face the gathering of important officials of the kingdom, and stretched out his hands with a smile on his face. "My lords, please prepare your throats, for the restoration of the capital of Fermeyer, for the calamity that is about to turn, and for peace to come to the land!"

There was no sound in the hall, not only the whispering voices disappeared, but even the breathing seemed to stop. The important officials of the kingdom and the lords of the northern border who stayed behind in the Green Castle exchanged unbelievable glances, and those who accompanied the army went out. They all showed doubts.

"Your Majesty the Regent, what you just said is that... the catastrophe is about to turn the page?" When Marquis Jerome stood up, he almost knocked over the wine glass in front of him because of his excessive movement, " Did we hear correctly? Are you saying that peace is about to come to the land?"

"You heard me right, Lord Marquis Jellosh, you heard me right, you heard everything right!" Li Wei smiled excitedly, as if his entire face was shining with bright light, "His Majesty the Burning Dragon King Darija It brings us good news. After the restoration of the capital of Fermeyer, the plan of the abyssal demons has been decisively defeated. They have no spare power to invade again. Instead, they have to worry about maintaining the existing occupied areas. My lords, the time to counterattack has come, and the lost territory of the Kingdom of Arthur is about to be regained!"

Li Wei's excited tone gradually enlivened the stagnant atmosphere in the Green Castle hall, and the expressions on everyone's faces gradually changed from disbelief to surprise. "Demon defeated?" a voice murmured. "It's our turn to fight back?"

"Yes, the demons have failed!" Another voice rang out, much louder and firmer than before, "They failed to break through the Heihe natural barrier at the beginning, and then they were defeated by His Excellency Leviston and his allies of elves and orcs. We lost West Wind County under the joint cooperation of our team, and now even King Capital Fermeyer has returned to our hands... There is nothing wrong with that, they have already failed!"

Cheers then swept through the entire hall, even the wealthy royal family who valued the appearance of the aristocrats burst into tears, waved their fists and shouted loudly, making no secret of their inner excitement.They are worthy of such ecstasy. Since the sudden death of His Majesty the Dragon King Arthur XII, and the fall of King Fermeyer to the demon army, the foundation of the Kingdom of Arthur has been seriously shaken, even to the point of life and death.

Even the rise of Griffon Lord Levi Ston from the northern border, turning the tide and saving 20 soldiers and civilians in the capital, did not give them much comfort.Especially when I came to Beijing County after traveling thousands of miles, the desolation here almost chilled the hearts of the rich and nobles of the royal capital who have always been pampered.There is not enough arable land and manors, let alone decent mines and weapons workshops. Although the barren and cold Northern Territory has a vast territory, it is impossible to support a large enough army, not to mention recovering lost land, it can protect Northern Territory. Losing most of the land is already the best result they imagined.

This is also an important reason why many wealthy families in the royal capital tend to encourage Li Weiston to become king on their own. In their minds, the disintegrated Arthur Kingdom has become a relic in history. If the kingdom is buried with him, it would be better to immediately change his position and support Levi Ston, who currently holds almost all the military and political power, as the throne, and establish a new kingdom based on the northern border county.

This kind of situation is not uncommon in the history of the countries on the mainland. In fact, the Kingdom of Arthur was originally part of the larger Celestia Empire hundreds of years ago. The founding king Arthur I was Celestia One of the four army chiefs.

From this point of view, Levi Ston is fully qualified to become the new king.Moreover, compared with the crusade army faced by the founding King Arthur I, the lofty prestige of Li Weiston among the army and civilians in Northern County can completely make the situation transition smoothly. ——Her Majesty Queen Fraser I has also expressed her approval in private now.

However, Li Weiston explicitly refused with a particularly stubborn attitude.Even as the regent, several royal nobles who advocated self-reliance were deprived of their titles and sentenced to exile.This approach has surpassed the hypocritical attitude of wanting to greet or reject, and clearly expresses the young regent's intention to revive Arthur's kingdom.

It's incredibly stubborn and stupid.

After getting used to all kinds of turbulent power games, many rich and powerful nobles in the royal capital were surprised to find that the young people who held the power in the northern county were more upright than they imagined, and even reached a point where they would no matter what. I also can't understand the simplicity.

How did such a person ascend to the position of the king regent and the head of important ministers of the kingdom step by step?How did such a person fight against the monstrous demon flame with his own strength, find a way out of the impossible, and save a corner of Beijing County?How did such a person win the allegiance of many knights, priests and magicians, and how did he win the friendship of elves, orcs and dragons, and finally build a powerful army that had never been seen in the history of the Kingdom of Arthur?
They don't understand, they don't understand.

But they know one thing, more and more manpower and material resources are gathering under the Griffon banner. The strength of the Griffin Knights is so strong that even the twelve Knights of the Round Table led by King Arthur I may not be able to match it. Compare.And the demon army that was originally arrogant was repeatedly frustrated in front of Li Weiston. The once fierce names were dimmed, and countless lord-level demons fell. More than half of them have already been driven back to the abyss.

Now, Li Weiston personally uttered the prophecy of victory, which foretells that all sufferings will come to an end, and the day of the restoration of Arthur's kingdom will come.
According to the tradition of the Northland County, such exciting good news must be celebrated with a feast of revelry, but just before the Knights of the Northland, led by the Steel Fist Knight Dragoonsun, have begun to knock on the wine glasses and shout When the waiters brought the fine wine, Li Weiston announced an order that made them feel extremely disappointed.

"From now on, until the victory day when the entire Kingdom of Arthur is restored, all members of the Griffon Knights must forbid drinking alcohol. The situation is ever-changing, and the opportunity for war is fleeting. To the Haze...Master Dragomson, and especially you and your Third Order of Griffins."

The Steel Fist Knight couldn't help shrinking his neck, and put the brass wine glass close to his mouth on the side of the table, "My dear, it seems that we have to leave for a while, but please don't worry, I, Dragonson I will definitely drive all those devil cubs out of the kingdom in the shortest possible time, without leaving any! Wait for me!"

Flame Wheel Knight Wilpus was a little creepy when he heard that, he peeked at the sad Dragunson, and then carefully examined the brass wine glass on the table several times.There didn't seem to be anything special about that cup, except that it was filled with ice-cold ale, so crystal drops of water condensed on the sides of the cup.

"Master Dragongson, I never thought you would have such a gentle side." Wilps pouted and said, "If I hadn't seen you kissing this cup, I would have thought you were saying goodbye to your lover."

"The autumn ale brewed with selected high-quality oats is a good thing that makes people intoxicated!" Dragonson sighed deeply, "Master Wilps, apart from a hearty battle, I can't think of anything that makes me happier than ale."

Wilps smiled wryly and shook his head, "You are really hopeless, Lord Dragunson. Although I also like to take a few sips of ale in my spare time, I will never regard it as the greatest hobby in life. .In contrast, I value being able to make contributions under His Excellency Levi Ston's command and leave an indelible mark in the history of the kingdom!"

"Then let those rambling scholars and masters keep on reading?" Dragonson shrugged his shoulders. "With all due respect, your hobby is no nobler than my ale."

Wilps narrowed his eyes, but before he could sneer back, a burst of rose fragrance hit, and the palace steward, Bamilian, came over with a beautifully shaped copper pot, and filled a glass for the two of them with a smile on his face. Fragrant yogurt.

"Masters of the two branches, calm down, try this, it's sour and sweet, and it's brewed with the new milk produced in the royal estate this year." The chief eunuch said in his sticky and soft voice.

Dragunson frowned and looked at the glass full of yoghurt in front of him, "The taste of this stuff really makes my stomach sick." He said gruffly, "It's far worse than cold and luscious ale and burnt liquor. .”

Flame Wheel Knight's approach is exactly the opposite of that of Dragunson. Wilps raised his glass and took a sip, then nodded slightly to the Bamilian manager, "My lord, thank you very much, the taste of this thing is not bad .”

"It's fine if you get used to it." Bamilyan replied softly in a good mood, "The scope of the prohibition is not limited to the Griffon Knights. Her Majesty Queen Fleisher I will announce later that the Prohibition of alcohol is extended to all first-line and second-line troops, and until the entire territory of the kingdom is recovered, many merchants in the Liquor Industry Alliance will have to live a period of frugal life."

"The Liquor Industry Alliance? Didn't Chairman Conrad collude with the Death Knights?" Wilps sipped the lumpy fermented yoghurt in his toast, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Could it be that Haven't the spies of Sleepless Eyes investigated his family property?"

"Oh, you're blaming me for that." Chief Bamilian smiled wryly and shook his hands again and again, "Master Wilps, maybe I was selfish in the past, but now... I am loyal to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Prince Regent. Serve me." He then said in a low voice, "President Conrad's luck is really good, I have already collected all the evidence of his collusion with the Death Knights, but at the Ferry of the Sealand River, His Excellency the Regent met him by chance. President Conrad, who was traveling in disguise, and after a conversation, the president confessed everything completely. You also know that our Lord Regent is so merciful that he spared this traitor lightly, even without property. The Weiji was not confiscated, it just made him meditate behind closed doors."

Wilps showed a pensive expression, and the Bamilian manager filled his glass casually, and then poured himself a glass of yogurt. "To the health of Lord Leviston."

Dragunson watched the two clink glasses, and then drank it down. He couldn't help swallowing, "Maybe this thing doesn't taste bad?" He looked at the milky white drink in front of him suspiciously, under the sour smell , seems to really hide such a mouth-watering aroma, "Let me try it too."

A series of earth-shattering coughing sounds resounded through the hall of the Green Castle, and many important officials of the kingdom couldn't help but look sideways at it.Dragoons grabbed his throat with both hands, and the expression on his face was that he was about to die.

"This thing...can this thing really be drunk?" He growled angrily at the other two at the same table, "You guys are pretending to be very similar! I really want ale...I really want shochu..."

"Although Your Excellency Li Wei is young, he can be regarded as a reasonable leader. He will not deprive most of the northern knights of their enjoyment for no reason." Boss Bamilian showed a pointed smile, " Lord Wilps, Lord Dragoons, you can look forward to it, the time for the counterattack will come soon, maybe tomorrow, His Excellency Li Wei will call a meeting of the important ministers of the kingdom, and announce the strategic strategy of a comprehensive counterattack. !"

(End of this chapter)