Knight with Wand

Coming out of the mage tower, Leon found the furnace guard captain Herm alone before the dwarves left, adding another weight to his previous request for help.

"Please tell the current King Herran after you return this time. If you are willing to help Avalon fight this disaster, as long as you can help me reach Rolannar, I may be able to help you find the last destination of those disappeared tribesmen. "Leon gave a proposal that he hoped was substantial enough.

Herm was surprised, but then he quickly pretended to be confused and said: "What did you say? I have already found the tribe."

Leon waved his hand and said frankly: "There are only two of you and me in this room. Please be honest. I am referring to the Hlaan compatriots who are your contemporaries.

If my guess is correct, the tribesmen you find in this era are probably the remnants of the same situation as you, or even the descendants of the remnants. Right? "

Herm couldn't help but remain silent. He tugged on his beard and then asked: "So Lord Leon, you knew the truth about the disappearance of my compatriots from the world a long time ago?"

Leon admitted: "I know a little bit."

"Then why didn't you tell us before?" Herm's voice was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Because I can't be sure whether this is true until you come back this time." Leon spread his hands.

Herm stared, then became helpless: "Well, since you already knew the inside story, I don't like to talk in circles. Sir Leon, let's talk openly. The people of my era have actually sent people to search all over the continent. All over the place and abroad.

We have been in the sky and underground, and even set foot in terrifying forbidden places that you can’t even imagine. Just to find traces of the ‘ancestors’.

As a result, nothing has been found for hundreds of years. When I met them on this trip, the current generation even regarded us as the hope of finding the 'ancestors'.

Ha. This is too high-end. We unlucky guys are just an ordinary mining team."

As the old furnace guard spoke, he looked directly at Leon and said in a deep voice: "Forgive me, sir, you are just an ordinary lord of Ferru in this era. How can you find my missing tribesmen?" make believe?"

Indeed, there is no convincing proof. Leon also thought about it, why not just take Herm to meet Laura in person and let her meet the leaders of the clans back then. After all, it was Miss Mage who made this proposal, so how could he? Know how to find the ancestors of Heraen who have already developed wealth.

But in fact, these ancient dwarves were just ordinary people back then. They had never met the Dharma King in person more than a thousand years ago. Moreover, even if someone had seen Laura in life, a weak spirit body today would not be enough to convince them. , the person in the mage tower is really the Lord from back then.

And by rashly exposing Laura's existence to outsiders who could not yet trust him, Leon finally felt that the harm outweighed the benefits. After a careful discussion with the little teacher, he still planned to have reservations about the Herans.

"It is indeed difficult for you to believe me, but I can tell you some important information now." Leon continued to say frankly: "The Herran people in the world were aimlessly searching for their disappeared kin, and of course they would be in vain, because Your ancient compatriots have long since left this world and gone to other distant realms in the void where they can survive.”

"How is this possible?" Hearing the other party say such ridiculous words, Herm frowned.

Isn't that the same as the ancient Isulan people with pointed ears in ancient legends? But how can my own people have the great ark that can cross the void in ancient legends?

"It's no problem that our creation technology can reach the sky, but leaving this world?. It is difficult for us Herrans to master the powerful magic of Lorelite and Isulan people. Going to the void is more difficult than climbing to the sky. Besides, it is difficult to reach the sky. If that’s the case, why didn’t King Ulfgard leave any record of his family’s migration?”

The more Helm talked, the more anxious he became. When he talked about the ancestors with the current King of Steelforge, he had secretly speculated whether the people had suffered some unimaginable genocide disaster and were now almost extinct.

But now, compared to the worst guess, he faintly wanted to believe the words of Lord Feru.

"Of course you won't leave any news. The departure of your people is to keep the whole family away from the 'threats' that are constantly encountered in this world. Since you were born in the era when the Dharma King is still alive, you should also pay attention to those 'ancient beings' who are peering into this land. 'I heard that if your people still leave traces after fleeing, then how can you avoid 'them'?

Perhaps back then, until your King Ulfgard summoned all the clansmen on the continent to set off on the journey, most of your clansmen were probably still kept in the dark. "Leon explained to Herm based on what Laura told him.

The dwarf thought hard and shook his head, as if he did not believe this so easily: "This is still your one-sided statement, Lord Leon, you said that they were trying to escape from the evil disasters that had occurred in the world for thousands of years, so that's why they didn't leave The next message. How do you know this?"

"I can't tell you everything, everyone has secrets to keep"

Leon tapped his knuckles on the table and turned to say: "But I can give you the location of the 'realm gate' used to transfer the clan when your clan evacuated this world, but the facility there has probably self-destructed. "

After speaking, he spread out the map of the ancient continent he took from the mage tower, raised his hand and pointed to the north of what is now known as the "Bone Burial Wasteland", and pointed out a blank location in the mountain range.

"There is a dungeon secretly built by King Ufgard deep underground here. Of course, even if you find the map of Heraen thousands of years ago, it will not be marked there. However, this place is also one of the largest geomancy nodes in the north of the continent. With the guidance of prospecting instruments, it should not be difficult for you to dig out the entrance to the ruins."

The reason why he can understand the secret facilities of the ancient dwarf king so clearly is because, according to Laura, the "gate" that shuttles through the realm was originally built by her and the last few mages in the court of the king of law to help the king of ancient Heraen

After Hem wrote down this direction, he left with a doubtful look in his eyes, and Leon also put his energy back to the military affairs at hand.

I don't know in the future, if Laura is sent to Rolandar, how can she find the ancient dwarves who left, and can she restart the "gate" that has been self-destructed? But since the lady of the king of law said that there is a way, it must be true.

The rest depends on how deep the dwarves' desire to find their ancestors is, and whether they are willing to try to believe in themselves.

A few days passed, and the two purchasing teams of Ms. Martha and Azerien also returned to Avalon one after another.

Although the armor and weapons ordered from several surrounding towns that export weapons did not arrive so quickly, they would not be delayed for long.

It was the time of the southern expedition. When fighting, any armor and weapons were consumables. The craftsmen and merchants in various counties in the southern Great Territory of Orland were very efficient in transporting supplementary weapons to the front line.

Only horses were very difficult to buy. The price of military horses in the market has soared. The teams of Azerien, Martha, and Lohak have not found a suitable horse trader in the Grey Shirt Valley Territory.

According to Leon's current understanding, the war horses in the markets of various parts of the Kingdom of Orland, in addition to the small-scale private horse farms, mainly have three largest sources.

They are the "Roman horses" raised on the eastern pastures of the kingdom, the "Cronian horses" raised on the royal pastures of the king's territory, and the "Uria horses" imported from the west of Kantadar every year from the Farayel territory.

In the Grey Shirt Valley Territory, the latter two are naturally easy to buy.

Although the quality of the Cronian horses is outstanding, they were very expensive before the war began. After the war began, they were mainly supplied to the king's army. The market price was ridiculously high and was not considered by Leon at all.

As for the Uria horses, it was heard that since the war began, the offensive of the Great West Territory coalition had basically stopped the western trade between the two countries. This is also the main reason for the current surge in horse prices in the Orland market.

Under the current predicament, Leon can only put aside the purchase plan of military horses for the time being.

Everyone is about to go to war, and there is no time for him to send people to the more distant counties to find conscientious horse merchants.

He also wanted to seize some war horses in the southern Kantadar on this trip. Of course, this is 99% a pipe dream.

By now, the strategic resources such as horses that could be divided and plundered had already been seized by various armies, so it was not his turn to seize them.

After all the men were gathered, Leon summoned the Knights of Selva for training and reorganized them. Before setting off, he gathered all the soldiers in the camp outside the city and held a swearing-in ceremony. The soldiers also had a drink and dinner together to boost morale.

The next day, the Knights set out and rushed to the family army assembly point in Glade County.

When setting off, Leon wanted to lead the team in front of the death claw so that he could use the aerial vision instead of scouts, but he was stopped by Azerien.

"There is no danger on the way to Glade County. You might as well ride a horse and let the death claw fly in the sky to accompany you." Azerien suggested.

Leon was a little confused: "If you are afraid of disturbing the war horses, you can arrange the horses to march at the end of the team. Anyway, I and the griffin are watching the front of the team."

"That's not the question." Azerien pondered for a moment, then asked: "Leon, have you ever had any personal grudges with the young master, Mr. Feodor?"

"Of course not, I haven't said a few words to him, where does the personal grudge come from?" Leon was surprised by his partner's question.

"But I found that Feodor seems to have a special attitude towards you. We might as well keep a low profile when we go to the gathering place, so as not to let him see it and think about it." Azerien replied.

Leon blinked, not knowing what he meant. He didn't have a deep impression of the eldest son of Elifer. He just thought he was a very well-behaved and elegant aristocratic young man, and he had never had any conflicts with him.

Seeing his partner's puzzled look, Azerien had to explain his discovery: "A while ago, when you took Olivia to investigate the news of Rolandar, I went to Arches City to discuss the matter of the ancient mine with Lord Elliver.

Before leaving, Feodor invited me to a private banquet. In the conversation, he praised you highly and boasted about you, but I felt that he was implicitly testing my opinion of you.

At first, I was afraid that it was an illusion, so I simply bluffed a few words of envy and jealousy, and pretended to complain that my status is now lower than yours, and my power is far less than yours. The authority of the territory is still controlled by you with the Knights."

"What's the result?" Leon asked curiously.

Azerien spread his hands: "After he comforted me a few words, he was obviously more enthusiastic about me, and he had some intention of winning me over in both open and covert ways."

"Isn't it a good thing that Feodor wants to make friends with you? Unless he has the hobby of Pilieno." Leon shrugged.

Azerien couldn't help but choke, his eyebrows twitching, and he raised his hand and punched the other man in the waist: "I'm talking to you about serious business, be serious, I've almost forgotten that old guy with great difficulty."

"Sorry, sorry, I understand what you mean." Leon raised his hand to beg for mercy, and after a wry smile, he said seriously, "You mean, Fyodor wants to divide the relationship between you and me?"

"I can't be sure, but his praise for you at the banquet was not sincere, and after I slandered you, he was particularly friendly to me."

Azerian continued to analyze: "I have observed the people around him. In the mansion, from servants to knights and guards, the etiquette and behavior are meticulous, and the atmosphere is more serious than that around Lord Elliver. I just entered the door, and I guessed that he is a character who attaches great importance to the rules of rank.

But after I disrespected you, not only did he not correct my attitude, but he also secretly encouraged me to cater to you. This does not match the impression he gave me. I can only guess that there is another purpose, at least he has a deep prejudice against you."

Leon listened, and secretly admired his brother's sensitive mind, so he had to ask "So you think that if I arrive at the assembly point on a majestic griffin, that scene will be more stimulating to him?"

"Well, Feodor will definitely be present on this trip. If you arrive on a griffin, he will probably see you as showing off your power and aggravate your prejudice against you."

Azerian gently reminded: "The Holy Sun warms the world, but it will also make those who look directly at its glory feel dazzling. The sage said that jealousy is born in the human heart without any awareness. The more dazzling you are, the more you will burn Feodor's heart.

Leon, not all monarchs are as sincere and open-minded as Lord Elliver. The more casual and comfortable you are with the feudal lords, the more some people may understand it as arrogance and indulgence."

Leon sighed, scratched his head, and said from the bottom of his heart that it was not wrong to say that he did not want to abide by the rules of respect and inferiority. A modern earthling would not want to bow and scrape to others every day.

In addition, Elifer himself was easy-going and informal, so he got used to it. Now that he thought about it, if Azerien was right, then in Feodor's eyes, he was probably a bit like "Nian Gengyao".

Leon did not insist on it, so he accepted Azerien's suggestion, let the griffin fly around freely, and changed to Wuzhui warhorse.

He loved to show off, but he would not die if he did not show off. Now that he had received Elifer's favor, he had no intention of being a rebel, so there was no need to inflame the meaningless fear of the young master of the family for such a small matter.

Starting from Avalon in the morning, the Knights arrived at the assembly point designated by Earl Elifer in the afternoon.

Leon and others were not the first to arrive. More than a thousand soldiers and a considerable number of civilians had gathered here.

Deathclaws soared in the sky, Leon led the twenty heavy cavalrymen behind him, and since Corvis was not there, Azerien volunteered to be the flag bearer, holding the sword-winged flag of the Knights of Avalon, showing the identity of the team.

Before arriving, one hundred soldiers took off their equipment from the baggage cart, put on chainmail robes, iron helmets and greaves, and followed closely with weapons in a line.

Arriving at the assembly point, Leon couldn't help but sigh at his brother's foresight. Not to mention how much attention would be attracted if he rode in on a griffin, maybe Erive wanted to train his descendants to know the military. The one who was responsible for counting the troops this time was the young master of Thorn Flower, Feodor, and the second son of the Lord, Knight David.

Everyone dismounted to accept the arrangement and dispatch. Leon was very enthusiastic when he saw the young Knight David coming up, but Baron Feodor did not show any abnormality in his attitude, and was also polite.

If it weren't for Azerien's previous reminder, Leon really couldn't feel that Feodor was dissatisfied with him.

However, there were too many important things to do at the moment, and Leon had no time to worry about the other party's opinion. He chose a camp a little further away to place the troops, so as not to disturb the horses of other people in the army. Leon went to report to Earl Elliver.

After resting in the camp for a night, the next day, when the last batch of soldiers arrived, more than 2,000 soldiers and nearly 1,000 civilians were finally assembled. Elliver immediately held a military meeting in the big tent to reorganize his troops.

There were a total of eight barons of the Thorn Flower Family, and the composition of their troops was different.

Some, such as Leon himself, brought 20 heavy cavalry, 50 spearmen, and 50 crossbowmen, not counting him and the griffin.

Baron Balf brought 10 heavy cavalry, 100 spearmen, and 100 longbowmen.

Baron Redo brought five heavy cavalry and 100 Duwana halberd soldiers.

And so on, Baron Sambu and Baron Ajilia could only provide two or three heavy cavalry and 50 infantry.

Of course, the small troops brought by each lord could not be simply put together and fight on their own.

After all the warriors brought by the vassals were divided, except for the barons who led the army, most of the knights and attendants were assigned to the unified command of the cavalry company of Elif.

For the rest of the infantry squads, the companies of about 100 people were left alone, and the squads of dozens of people with less than 100 people were formed into companies with other squads as much as possible, but the direct commanders were still their respective lords.

At this point, the entire army was organized into approximately 22 companies, divided into three parts, led by Earl Elif, and Balf and Leon, who had the title of "Square Flag Knight".

As the main general, Earl Elif naturally led the main force of 1,300 people.

Baron Balf led Baron Croche, Baron Taygas, and Baron Samb, a total of 470 people.

The troops of the other three barons were under the jurisdiction of Leon.

At the meeting, Leon was not too stressed when he heard that he was appointed as one of the commanders like Balf. With the experience of Longca, he was not completely ignorant of marching and fighting. Moreover, there were not many soldiers under his command. Including his own soldiers, there were only 350 soldiers in total.

Moreover, among the three barons assigned to his command, Redo and Marcelo were old acquaintances who had fought side by side. Only Baron Ajilia was just a nodding acquaintance.

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