Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

They actually insulted King Neferi and called her mediocre! Hyde stood on the wall filled with indignation and gearing up.

They're not close yet, how did you hear them? Wuming looked sideways.

The flag says it all, Hyde said. They used the inverted flag to humiliate King Neferi and painted the upper right corner brown, showing that King Neferi's military prowess was nothing more than a show-off.

Maybe it was just an accident. Wuming said, It's like a dog wagging its tail in front of a cat.

Why aren't you angry at all? Hyde was surprised. The enemy is insulting us.

They are enemies, and it is not normal to insult us. Wuming said, They are already enemies, and they still care about what they do. Enemies must always be eliminated, so why don't we allow them to say a few words?

Then how are you going to defeat them? Hyde asked, The troops on the other side are at least five times ours.

Just fight, you can win if you fight. Wuming said.

As he spoke, the lords' coalition forces were already approaching the city. A strong shield was raised in front of the formation, and an array with dragon crests painted on the shield blocked the front.

A man wearing a giant helmet and scaly armor stood in front, shouting at a loud voice:

The men of the false king, surrender quickly. Not only do you pretend to be the corrupt knights, they also steal the tombs of the heroes of the Golden Dynasty and get their hands on the treasures. Such a despicable woman is worthy of sitting on Stonewell and commanding Ning. Mgofu?”

Hyde couldn't help hearing this and retorted on the tower:

King Neferi sees the right path and saves the people from suffering. Isn't he more orthodox than you people?

Hey, Hyde, when did you come back? The man wearing the giant helmet laughed, You are just a despicable person. You say you are neutral, but you secretly accumulate strength, steal our achievements while we are fighting each other, and take over. Stonewell is a perfect match for your woman.

Despicable? Hyde said, You dare not challenge King Neferi, but you only dare to dominate in this remote territory of mine. Isn't that despicable?

The lord wearing the giant helmet didn't take it seriously:

Stonewell, we will go there sooner or later. You claim to be orthodox, but I want to ask you, which orthodox one only dares to shout on the city wall and dare not come out to challenge? Since King Grover, there has been only one standard for orthodoxy - you The power you possess!”

There is no need to tell him. For a king who only dares to scare people with corruption, do you really expect them to come out of the city to fight? The Lord of the Skeleton Crown also rode out of the battle. We will attack him. The ladders are all ready.

Although Hyde was very angry, he did not lose his mind and ordered the archers to prepare on the city wall for a defensive battle.

Stones and kerosene were prepared on the city wall to prepare for the ladder.

As the horns of war sounded from both sides, the siege began.

Under the cover of shields, long ladders were put up on the city wall, only to be pushed back again and again. The flaming stones from the trebuchets smashed into the city, and were quickly extinguished.

The side defending the city always has an advantage. There is a huge disparity in casualties between the two sides. Even if the strength gap is several times greater, there seems to be hope for victory.

With such an optimistic attitude, Hyde stood in a protective barrier and observed the situation of the enemy camp.

Suddenly he noticed a movement in the grass.

Standing on the towering city wall, the grass is not grass, but the dense woods not far away. The sensation that he could directly observe was definitely some large-scale change in the woods.

A huge ladder was pushed out.

The ladder is mounted on a coffin cart and is very sturdy and wide enough for five or six people to climb side by side.

If such a ladder was erected on the city wall, it would not be pushable by manpower. The generals on the city wall immediately observed the direction of the ladder, transported the kerosene there, and prepared to send the wooden monster into the fire scene when the ladder approached.

But the ladder only went halfway and stopped before it got close to the city wall.

A huge rune bear, half as big as a giant dragon, rushed out of the woods. He jumped directly over the enemy's camp with one leap, jumped onto the ladder, and after a few more run-ups, he leaped from mid-air and landed directly on the city wall. superior.

When such a monster entered the city, Hyde quickly directed his forces to eliminate it.

But the giant bear was too strong. All the fire oil originally prepared for the ladder was poured on the giant bear, but the giant bear put out the flames with a few rolls. The flames only made it more angry and manic.

The attackers below the city took advantage of the chaos to set up ladders and climbed the city wall faster.

Hyde stood in the protective shield and looked at the big bear on the city wall anxiously. The huge creature with rough skin and thick flesh had a tenacious vitality, and it would take a lot of effort to kill it.

Hyde noticed that Wuming was still observing the woods and shouted to him:

Why don't you go and help? Aren't you awesome!

A ladder and a bear cannot make such a large area of ​​woods shake. Wuming stared at the direction of the woods intently.

In the woods, dense cannonballs suddenly shot out.

The cannonball was like a pumpkin, not much smaller than a rune bear.

Looking more closely, Wuming discovered that the pumpkin cannonballs were made up of people. Each person was holding a shield and formed a circle. They were launched into the air from the woods and blasted towards Hyde Fortress.

Arrows were fired at these cannonballs, but they were unable to stop their advance. The pumpkin cannonballs smashed into the city one after another, falling to the ground and blooming.

The strong warriors relied only on their arms and shields to neutralize the impact, killing everyone in the city.

Wuming looked at those pumpkin cannonballs with interest, took out his notes and recorded something on them.

You still won't take action? Hyde was anxious.

Now too many people rushed into the city. Without the protection of the city wall, the biggest advantage of Hyde Fortress was directly eliminated. If the city gate is opened again and the enemy army marches in, everything will be over.

What should I do? Aren't your men fighting well? Wuming pointed to the battle situation under the city wall.

Hyde calmed down a bit and carefully observed the battle below the city. Unexpectedly, he found that the fight was quite stalemate.

Those brave warriors who could turn into cannonballs and hit them across dozens of meters in the air, actually fought with...

Are they actually fighting against the immortals in the city? Hyde was surprised, Are they so weak?

The warriors who were holding up their shields initially raised their big shields and knocked the besieging people to pieces. But after a while, they seemed to have exhausted their strength and could no longer lift their big shields. They could only pick up their long shields. Fighting with swords. After a while, he was almost skewered by residents holding pitchforks.

It's normal to be poisoned. Wuming said, It's starting to take effect.

Poisoned? Hyde quickly observed outside the city wall.

Not only inside the city, but also a large number of soldiers outside the city became sluggish. Some even dropped their weapons and vomited on the spot.

Did you do it? Hyde asked.

That's right. Wuming said.

Hyde looked at the supply carriage that had been trampled to pieces on the battlefield and suddenly realized:

Did you poison the supplies and let them capture them on purpose?

No, there is no poison in the food. Wuming said, The food is just delicious, greasy and dry, so you need to drink it with it to enjoy it.

Drinks? Hyde was puzzled, Where did you find the time to poison their drinks?

What's my business? Wuming said.

Don't you want to do anything as long as you make money?

That's right, so I have a wide range of interests. Wuming said, When they march and fight, they don't prepare all the food and drinks by themselves. They need to collect food and grass appropriately along the way. For wine, they can only use wine barrels to store some raw materials. pulp, and then blend and quote it.”

Wuming leisurely said: Wine is a good thing. It can boost spirits, make soldiers more fanatical, disinfect wounds, and make drinking water cleaner. Unfortunately, wine is also relatively expensive. Whether you are a commoner or a lord, you still have to drink it. Get some water.

Wu Ming said: They always have to get water from local wells and lakes.

But I still don't understand, when did you get the poison, and how did you know the location of the other party's water? Hyde asked.

Have you forgotten what my employees in the fog forest are here to do? They are here to survey. Through the detection of the Shifla River, I learned one thing - the underground water source of the Shifla River supports a large area. It is far away. The little golden tree not far from Hyde Fortress continuously draws water up from afar, as well as water from artificially mined wells, or directly from the Shivla River.

But the scope of groundwater is too large. The Shifra River extends all the way to Galid. The knowledge you have cannot explain how you know the specific location of the other party's water intake? Hyde said.

I don't need to know. Wuming grinned, his tone solemn.

Hyde subconsciously asked: No need? How come you don't need to-

He suddenly shut up and looked at Wuming like he was looking at a ghost:

You...you polluted the entire underground river?

In this way, no matter what means they use to get water, they can't avoid being poisoned. Wuming answered calmly, And every tree in the fog forest will emit some toxins. As long as they are still hiding near the fog forest, they will be worse than us. More poisoned first.”

Are you crazy! Hyde ignored the surrounding arrows, rushed out of the protective barrier, and grabbed Wuming's neck, Are you going to kill everyone?

Don't worry, I've been watching the wells for the past few days, and the poison hasn't spread to your city yet. Wuming said, Thank you for the remote location of your fortress.

Crazy... Hyde muttered.

He suddenly realized something: What kind of poison did you give?

Hyde stared at Wuming, hoping not to hear the worst guess in his mind.

What else could it be? Scarlet is corrupted. Wuming said, Ordinary alcohol cannot eliminate corruption, and Galid is next to the fog forest, so it is easy to access.

Hyde took a few steps back and sat back into the protective shield.

He pinched his beard fiercely, using the pain to force himself to calm down and think about the next question.

Corruption is out, and there is no suspense in this siege. But the next question is whether Hyde Fortress can survive the corruption. More importantly, whether King Neferi's reputation can survive.

Inside and outside the fortress, the sound of fighting was fading rapidly, and the terrifying poison was spreading in the area. Both the lords and the people were aware of it.

The giant bear was still killing Wuming on the city wall. When he saw Wuming, he rushed over and wanted to tear this tin dwarf apart just like he tore apart other warriors.

The giant bear's claws hit the copper wall. Its slender arms held up a shield to block its claws, but it did not move at all.

On the upper edge of the shield are lava-like eyes.

Before Rune Bear could react, he was thrown off the city wall by a huge force and hit the siege soldiers below the city.

You actually said that we only dare to scare people with corruption. Wuming patted the bear hair on his hand.

Just to clarify, we're not just here to scare people.

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In Stonewell City, King Neferi launched a massive campaign - all residents of the city worked voluntarily to clean the huge amphitheater in the east of the Weeping Hill.

The Hippodrome was a place used for combat rituals and has now been abolished.

Cleaning the Colosseum was the first time King Neferi issued such a strong order to make the entire city work voluntarily.

But there were not many complaints in the city.

On the contrary, many people are looking forward to what King Neferi will do next.

When the arena was cleaned up and the dust left by history was washed away, and it looked brand new again, people stood beside the viewing seats in the arena and stared at the center of the arena.

King Neferi stood in the center of the arena, and under the spotlight, announced her decision to restart the arena.

The cheers soared into the sky, and the storm froze.

Watching the sinners fighting on the field, the collision of flesh and flesh, the intertwining of blood and fire, the boiling blood can accompany the death battle on the field to infect these long-lived golden people, allowing them to experience the long-lost trembling and excitement.

That was a great movement to prove that they were still alive.

King Radagan has been scolded by the public for countless years simply because of his policy of abolishing the arena, and he still has not gotten rid of the impression of a sissy.

But now a real bitch wants to ignore the decree of King Radagon of Elden and restart the arena.

King Neferi!

The residents of the city cheered and praised their queen, stamping their feet and roaring in unison, and the arena shook.

Everyone! Neferi responded with an equally loud roar, which spread throughout the arena under the influence of the storm. I restart the arena today, but my arena is different from the traditional arena. This is not a slave of sinners. The occasion for fighting is not the arena for gladiatorial combat.”

The surroundings fell silent, and the golden people didn't understand what Neferi wanted to express.

Isn't the arena a place where sword fighters fight?

The fighters are pouring their blood on the field, and the audience is shouting hoarse on the stage? How can it be an honor to see the fighter you support win? Neferi said, It's too cowardly! A real warrior must come to this battlefield by himself. , hunt for honor for yourself!”

Neferi announced: From today on, a battle festival will be held throughout the city, and every resident will participate in the battle! This will not be a death battle. If one side admits defeat, it will end. If you don't want to participate, you can just come up and admit defeat. Soldiers, fight this area Let’s dye the arena red!”

The arena erupted in cheers again, but this time it was much quieter.

Neferi smiled when she heard the much quieter voice.

The strongest winner will become a warrior and have the opportunity to challenge me. If you can defeat me, you can become Stonewell and become the king of Nimgefu! Neferi added another fire, This This is our competition in the wilderness, the competition of brave men!