Age of Mysticism

  Chapter 385 Raid

   Throughout the day, the eagles of the Northern Legion scouts have been hovering over the convoy. Instead of shooting the stalking brutes, Luke ordered the team to march at a constant speed in a straight line.

  In the evening, the team left the northern border. Large tracts of fertile land are covered with ice and snow, with large and small manors and villages scattered among them. Cooking smoke rises from the scattered houses, and the sound of dogs barking can be faintly heard.

  The convoy was driving on a flat road, and its speed suddenly increased a lot.

  It gets dark very quickly in winter, and it seems that the night is shrouded in a blink of an eye. The snow had already stopped, and the stars in the night sky formed the Milky Way, accompanied by a crescent moon.

  Luke stopped the team when he saw a forest on the side of the road. The guards formed a defensive circle with horses, and then piled up stoves to light a fire for cooking.

  A royal knight captain led two light golden horses for Queen Christina and Luke: "Your Highness, we will try our best to hold back the assassin and buy you more time to return to the imperial capital."

Queen Christina took the reins and whip, and said apologetically to the captain: "I should have faced the assassins together with you, but Your Majesty is in a very dangerous situation now, I must rush back as soon as possible, and I can only let you take the risk instead of me." .”

  The captain gave a knight salute to Queen Christina: "Protecting the Emperor of the Empire is the oath and only code of our royal knights, and it is our honor to sacrifice for His Majesty.

   Please leave, Your Royal Highness... so that we can fight the assassins freely and let them know the combat effectiveness of the royal knights and palace guards. "

   "Let's meet in St. Lun City!"

   "Hope to see you and Your Majesty again!"

  Queen Christina got on her horse, glanced at her guards again, and swung her whip to drive the horse to gallop forward.

  Luke said to the captain of the Royal Knights: "I will protect Her Highness the Queen back to the imperial capital. After you are ambushed by assassins, you must protect the carriage, so that they cannot find that Her Highness the Queen is not inside.

   If you are still alive at dawn, you can break through by yourself! "

   "Follow the order, Governor Meteor. The safety of Her Royal Highness is entrusted to you."

   "Don't worry, I'm also a royal knight!"

  At this time, the back of Queen Christina was about to disappear in the forest, and Luke quickly chased after her.

  Golden Shield Royal Horse is a horse breed that has been bred with a part of the unicorn gene. They have good magic resistance and are very adaptable to the environment. Their strength, speed, and endurance are the best of the best.

  After two days of running with heavy loads, the royal horse is still full of energy. In the forest, they are as light and free as elves, dexterously crossing ditches and avoiding tree barriers.

  Luke caught up with Queen Christina, and the two rode side by side, chasing the stars and the moon. They ran on another road through the woods, and the four hooves of the royal horse, which became more and more excited as they ran, brought a vortex and galloped towards the direction of Saint Lun City.

  …

  After the Queen and Meteor left, the remaining guards roasted and ate some ready-to-eat food, and then escorted the royal carriage back to the road.

  The team kept moving at a constant speed, and the pioneers moved forward one kilometer to conduct investigations on both sides of the road. Now that they knew there was an assassin in an ambush, of course they wouldn't rush into the ambush circle in a dull manner. Anyway, the queen is not in the carriage...then play with them.

  The attack will happen at any time, and the battle orders are passed among the knights. The formation of the team gradually changed from a marching formation to a guard formation, the alchemy armor and the magic circle built into the weapon were activated one by one, and the halos were emitted layer by layer.

  The captain of the royal knights rode at the forefront of the team. He put down the visor of his helmet, and the helmet blessed by alchemy provided him with a layer of low-light vision. The line of sight is clearer, and the special marks on the armor of the companions are very conspicuous, so there is no need to be afraid of accidental injury during the battle.

  They are the royal knights, the sharpest swords of the emperor of the empire. In addition to possessing high-strength force, they are also equipped with the most cutting-edge alchemy equipment.

  The court guard is the strongest shield of the empire. The function of the royal knight is to attack, and the function of the court guard is to defend. They are equipped with thicker armor than the royal knights, holding tower shields and spears to guard around the royal carriage.

  In the dark night, the two pioneers in front are clearly visible in the low-light field of vision. They carried a whole pack of magic probes and threw them randomly on both sides of the road as they marched. The magic probe is 20 centimeters long, with a head-heavy tail and a light tail. After it penetrates into the ground, it releases a circle to detect magic ripples. The vanguard wears special glasses that allow him to see hidden objects detected by magic ripples.

  The convoy continued to move forward without encountering any attacks until it reached a bridge.

  The other end of the bridge is a village, which sits on the right side of the road. In order to resist the attacks of bandits and thieves, there is a wall built with wood and stones outside the village. There is an arrow tower on the wall of the village, and there are people holding torches in the arrow tower to watch the night.

  The river is not wide, and the river has frozen. It's just that the embankments on both sides of the river are relatively high, and there is no way to bypass the village and cross the river.

  The captain led the convoy to stop at the bridge, and a soldier came back to report: "My lord, the situation in the village is unknown, and the villagers won't let us go in to check. If anti-detection devices are installed inside, we won't be able to see the layout inside."

  The captain observed the situation in the village and said: "If the assassins want to ambush us, this is the best place. We can't stop here to make the assassins suspicious and prepare to cross the bridge to fight."

   "Yes, my lord!"

  All knights put down their helmet visors together.

  The palace guards hold tower shields and surround the royal carriage to form a shield wall. The defensive magic built into the shields resonates with each other to form a golden protective shield.

  The royal knights line up in front of the team holding knight shields and slashing swords. There are magic chains between groups of four, which can provide spiritual connection for joint combat skills.

  Guard members complete battle preparations.

  The captain waved his hand, and a battle group of four royal knights crossed the river first. They occupied the other end of the bridge, facing the village in an attacking posture, and shouted: "We are the royal knights, escorting Her Highness the Queen back to the imperial capital. The people in the village retreated immediately, trying to get close to the driver of the Queen's car... Immediately cut!"

   There was no response from the village, but all the people on the arrow tower ran down.

  The captain waved again, and a team of four royal knights crossed the river.

  After they reached the opposite bank safe and sound and strengthened the defense on the opposite bank, the captain led the remaining guards to **** the royal carriage across the river.

  The horse jogged forward, a layer of alchemy vest was lowered from the inside of the saddle, and unfolded layer by layer, completely wrapping the horse in the armor. Sensing the tension of the battle, the royal horse neighed, and a virtual unicorn protruded from its forehead.

  All defensive circles of the royal carriage are activated.

  The team quickly crossed the bridge. There was no movement in the village, and it was extremely quiet and eerie. According to common sense, the sound of horse hoofs outside should have already startled the dogs to bark.

  The captain was even more sure that the assassin was in ambush in the village.

   Sure enough, when the team quickly marched to the front of the village, continuous explosions sounded on the inside of the village wall. Then the front wall collapsed outward, revealing a heavily armed cavalry behind the wall.

  These cavalrymen wore armor without any logo, and all the armor surfaces were painted black with lacquer. At the same time, an airship rose in the village, with a dazzling beam of light on the airship, firmly locked on the carriage protected by the palace guards in the middle of the protective cover.

  The roar of the steam engine broke the silence of the shadow, and the cavalry in the village charged together. Magic chains shone between them, and the weapons in their hands were all covered with a layer of colorful brilliance.

  At the same time, some shadows hidden in the dark moved quickly towards the queen's carriage.

   "Protect Her Majesty the Queen!" The captain held up his weapon in front of the flood-like cavalry, and the horsemen stood up: "Fight!"

   "Fight!" All the guards shouted together.

  The inspired alchemy armor exploded into more magical states, forming a dam to block the black torrent in the dark night.

  …

  Luke and Queen Christina galloped all night on the deserted road at night, and gradually slowed down their horses as the morning approached. Horses should rest, and so should people. Riding a horse for a long time is a very physical exercise.

  They found an abandoned manor. The all-stone walls and houses showed that the owner here was a fairly wealthy squire.

  Luke tied the horse and inspected the manor briefly, and then said to the queen who fed the horse fried beans: "This manor has no trace of being attacked. It should be that the whole family has moved."

Queen Christina gently stroked the horse's fur, and responded to Luke: "The quality of life in the countryside and the city is getting better and better, and the country gentry with some money try to move to the city as much as possible. This is very close to the city of Saint Lun... I don’t know what’s going on in the palace right now?”

  Luke started to unsaddle the horse, and said at the same time: "We will rest here for an hour, eat something to replenish our strength, and then run to the city of Saint Lun in one breath.

  Your Highness, are you in good health? "

Queen Christina smiled and said: "Don't underestimate me. In Snow City, I fought against the soldiers of the Yate County United. I went to make a fire and bake the bread and bacon pies. They are as hard as stones. "

   Luke put the heavy saddle on the ground and went to unsaddle the horse that the queen was riding.

  Queen Christina picked up a few pieces of wood and set up a fire, and then put bread and bacon cakes on wooden strips and baked them on the fire. After a while, the aroma of kung fu wheat and meat wafted out.

   Luke sat by the fire after unsaddling his saddle. Queen Christina handed him bread and bacon pies, and he took them and ate them.

   The taste is not good, but it can satisfy your hunger.

  Queen Christina looked at Luke who was devouring it, and couldn't help laughing: "You don't look like a nobleman."

   "I'm not an aristocrat."

   "You say you work for yourself, and what are you doing all this for?"

  Luke stops eating and looks at Queen Christina: "I shape the world the way I want it to be."

  The answer Luke gave made Queen Christina's eyes light up: "A very arrogant answer...but do you have the ability?"

   "Eat food one bite at a time, and do things step by step. Set a goal first and then complete it. It is worthwhile for me to travel this world."

  Queen Christina couldn't help but fell into deep thought after hearing this, and she said after a while: "You make me feel like one of your pawns, placed in a position to be eaten at any time."

   "Big risk means big reward."

   "Do you have a way to get the ministers of the court and the nobles of the empire to support me?"

   "I just need Princess Agatha to support you."

   "Do you think she will support me?"

  Luke said confidently: "She will! Emperor Augustine had too much influence on her, and the changing era gave her a different understanding of the throne."

Queen Christina said with some understanding: "The Kingdom of Lusien is a small country. We live under the authority of the emperor all the time, and passively experience what the supreme imperial power is. Agatha participated in state affairs when she was young. I have seen more darkness under the imperial power.

  This is also the reason why she rejected the throne. "

   "Yes...so you have a chance."

  Queen Christina asked: "We will be able to go to Saint Lun City tonight, and we can no longer chat casually about some things.

  You support me, why? Or... what do you want from me? "

  Luke said casually while eating: "You can do whatever you want. I won't force what I want, but I will persuade you and let you give it to me willingly.

  The relationship between you and me is cooperation, not robbery, and this is the only way for sustainable development. "

  Queen Christina asked: "Are you sure I will cooperate with you? I won't finally regard you as a power minister who has to get rid of!"

   "Hahaha..." Luke laughed loudly: "Times have changed, my queen, you should also follow the changes of the times, and stop looking at the relationship between monarchs and ministers with the old thinking."

  Queen Christina didn't understand what Meteor said, but she found that she needed to learn more than just the things in the books.

   And when Queen Christina wanted to have an in-depth chat with Luke, the sound of horseshoes came from outside the manor, and there were orders that only the army had.

  How could there be an army here?

  Luke and Queen Christina looked at each other, and it must be too late to avoid them.

   "Take off all the ornaments that represent your identity." Luke said to Queen Christina, and then chanted a spell and threw two magic hits on the horses that were eating feed. In an instant, the two royal horses became less handsome, and looked like ordinary good horses.

  Queen Christina had just taken off her ornaments and put them away when a group of sergeants in uniform came in from the outside of the manor talking and laughing.

  Luke recognized from the military uniform that they were members of the city guards of the city of St. Lun.

  The guard sergeant who came in also saw Luke and Queen Christina: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Not recognized, Luke was slightly relieved, he smiled and said: "My name is Luke Amelia, this is my wife Tina Amelia. This is my grandfather's manor, It fell into disuse after our family moved to St. Len's.

   Tina and I are newlyweds, and we wanted to go on a hike to see our ancestors' old home.

  My lords, we have finished watching, and I will leave it here for you to rest. "

   Lu pulled Queen Christina to leave, but was stopped by a lieutenant officer at the head: "Wait a minute, we didn't let you go!"

  (end of this chapter)