Not a Witch

"That's why I was surprised by you. It seems that there is no dead end loop ahead, and a road leading to a spacious field suddenly appears in the shade of the trees beside you."

Lorraine Hill looked at the old man with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes in front of him, lowered his head slightly, feeling a little embarrassed to be so praised.In fact, she was only standing on the shoulders of great men. It was through the continuous attempts of a whole generation of civilization that this feasible path was found.

Of course, there are still imperfections, but this does not negate its greatness. Compared with the unfair and corrupt past, it can be said to be a great improvement.

Although the road is tortuous, when everyone wakes up, they can always see hope, right? Each generation has a mission for each generation. Take one step, and then take another step, and the road will eventually be opened up slowly.

"Now that the Frost Alliance is invading, do you think the existence of the opponent's Sequence 9 will take the initiative?" Lorraine Hill asked curiously.

"Maybe, but only 1-2 people should participate, and the rest will stay in the mainland to guard against the Green Empire." Feiheran said.

"Also, please don't regard the Frost United as a whole. I have been to Luerna, and I know the physique of the country quite well. There are not many voices in it, and they are more just standing together for their interests. That's all."

"If Clancia wants to defeat or completely resist the attack this time, it needs to properly contact, win over, and divide several of the factions. In this way, after several offensive failures and a waste of time and money, their internal voices will gradually become noisy .”

"Parliamentarism is like this. When things are going well, there is harmony. But when times are critical and sacrifices are needed to get through the hard times, people give way."

"Because in their eyes, sacrifice means losing one's own interests in exchange for the survival of others, and it will not be appreciated by others. It is an extremely stupid behavior."

"This is also where I have some disdain for Lurner, a group of overly clever mages. Sometimes the more calculating they are, the harder it is to win people's hearts."

"West Wind is unsightly when it decays, but it wasn't like this from the beginning. Once, it was also a shining kingdom of glory..."

Slowly, Feiheran recalled the era when the west wind revived, and told about the knights in the "Battle of the Broken Bow" who held high the swallowtail flag and stepped into the battlefield with glory and courage. Guns are like a sea, an era where heroes come forth in large numbers.

Chapter 140 Six Recruitment Orders

Ned County, Iron Felt City.

In the past two years, the city, which was somewhat decayed, has shown a new vitality in the past two years.After entering the city, you can hear the sound of blacksmithing from the streets and alleys.

Its sound is full of rhythm, followed by the sound of steel pouring into oil, quenching and boiling.Rows of neat brick-red factory buildings stand on the open space on the north side of the city, and the long chimneys emit bursts of black smoke from morning to night.

Although the city has become noisy, it is now full of vitality. It is a breath of prosperity. The traders, travelers, peddlers on the street, women and children passing through have jointly built this city of steel.

Since Lorraine Hill came here two years ago, steelmaking plants have been built here, and skilled craftsmen have been trained on a large scale. Almost one out of every two households of the original residents works in the factory.

Compared with most of the miners and farmers in the past, if you enter a factory and become a skilled worker, your salary will be much higher, and the factory will usually have some benefits and guarantees.If an employee is injured in an accident, the factory will also cover the medical expenses.

After working for a certain number of years, there will also be a pension mechanism, do some idle warehouse guard work, or send a part of the money every year.

Today, the county capital has also attracted most of the residents from the surrounding mountainous areas, causing them to migrate to the city, and various shops and industries have also prospered.

On the street at the gate of the city, 6 riders on horseback were moving fast on the road.The surrounding people gave way one after another when they saw it, and they also relied on their superb riding skills to avoid pedestrians.

Finally, they stopped at the City Lord's Mansion, and after showing their identification tokens and documents, they were immediately welcomed in by the staff.

More than half an hour later, these people walked out with the city lord and came to the central square.

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The sound of the big bell was particularly prominent in the noisy city. After hearing it, many people gradually gathered in the center of the square, crowded with people. They were dressed mainly in blue-gray clothes and looked at the people in the center.

These are the city lords and chief executives of Iron Felt City today.

"Everyone be quiet." The city lord shouted angrily, and the scene became quiet.

"I have something to announce today."

"Many people know that the country is now fighting against Frost, and the original garrison in this county has also transferred a lot of troops to the capital. After rectification, they will go south with the army and head to the border."

"Considering that the war will not end in a short time, and the local area also belongs to the border, the Principality of Heiyan on the north side is not peaceful, so now, the War Preparation and Integration Department has issued another order."

"One, from now on, a new round of conscription will be launched. The age of enlistment is 18-36 years old. There are requirements for physical fitness. Those who have received military training are preferred."

"Second, the trade of food, cloth, steel, weapons, and armor is restricted, and the trading volume is taken over and allocated by the government."

"Third, all residents aged 15-55 will take turns to receive basic military training as a reserve force to prepare for possible crises later on."

"Hard times are coming, and the government knows that everyone is working hard during this time, so they work overtime to build armor and weapons. In the first round of conscription, considering that Ned County had made great sacrifices in the revolution, they were assigned to us. The number of places in the county is also deliberately reduced to keep more fire seeds."

"However, even so, I hope that everyone will not forget the sufferings of the past, and the hard-won goodness of the present. Swords are used to make swords, and wars are used to stop wars. Only by taking up arms can we defend everything today."

"Fight, keep fighting, move forward, keep moving forward, this is Clancia's will."

"Let us face all this proudly and calmly. These sufferings will become a sharpening stone for us, and we will surely win!"

The most old revolutionary base area, where the uprising started, the people in Nieder County are proud of Clancia, and they also have a sense of glory that outsiders can hardly understand. After the old city lord gave a speech, this long-accumulated emotion also broke out .

"Long live Clancia!"

The voice was excited and excited, which surprised and puzzled some travelers and businessmen from afar.But in any case, such calls spread in all directions in the city like ocean waves. Even some people who are working will shout loudly in response to this cry.

"Long live Clancia!"

Vendors selling goods on the street, women fetching water from wells, workers calibrating steel factories, artisans threading armor factories, students attending classes at military colleges in the city, security guards patrolling, carters transporting wood outside the city, and so on.

On those faces, there are real and real smiles and pride.

They have never been happier and more fulfilled since this country was reborn, and they are willing to dedicate their lives to this country.

After the notices were posted in the city, riders on horseback also left the city with flags on their backs, and galloped through the mountain roads, delivering news to the remote towns and villages, telling them about the current state of the country. status and instructions.

Because they are also members of this country and one of the owners of this country, they naturally have the right to know the current situation and encounters of this country.

Under the astonishing administrative efficiency of others, Clancia is united to a high degree, which is not at all the speed that West Wind or any feudal country can match.

The war is like a hammer beating on this new country, closely linking the loose iron together, and with the tempering of iron and fire, the concept of country will be deeply imprinted in everyone's memory and spirit .

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On the east side of Nieder County, in the steep mountains, a team of about a hundred people was riding on horseback through the mountain roads.They were wearing dark green cloaks, uniform plate armor on their bodies, and gray-footed horses with different shades of fur on their crotches.

Each of them carried a long sword at his waist, and a short bow and quiver hanging on his saddle, like a vigorous ranger in the mountains and forests.

These are all members of the Horn of Dawn Knights. As the founding members of the Knights, every member is above Sequence 2, nearly half of them are Sequence 3, and the young man who leads him is a Sequence 5.

At this moment, he is leading the members of the Knights to clean up the monsters in the nearby mountains. As the new battle order in Ned County, they are not too old, because there are not many people at present, and they have not been transferred to the front line to fight.

"Captain Bard, there is a letter from the county capital." A member with a bow and arrow on his back rushed forward, and a brown-gray feathered eagle was still resting on one of his arms.

"Open it and have a look, Xie Suo."

Bud turned his head to answer, but he was still watching his surroundings carefully at the moment.Now their knights are being ordered to wipe out a few crippled dire wolves here. These Sequence 4 monsters did not live alone, but gathered together, bringing great danger to the local people.

"Ok."

The young man named Xiesuo opened the letter and read the words on it. The surrounding guards also listened with their ears up.

"The Central War Preparation Department ordered large-scale collective training in various places to enrich the army's reserves and prepare for battle at all times. Inform the Dawn Horn Knights that after the task is completed, return to Iron Felt City immediately and start training the right-age personnel..."

"It seems that the situation on the front line is not optimistic."

Bud seemed to be emotional, and then he suddenly threw out the long sword in his hand, and there was a stabbing sound from the depths of the dense forest ahead, as if it had pierced the flesh and blood of some kind of creature.Soon several wolves howled, and some branches and leaves began to shake.

"We have to speed up, too."

"Dismount and pursue! Resolve the battle within today."

After issuing the order, the newly-promoted head of the Knights led the crowd into the depths of the secluded forest, chasing and fighting with a few wolves.

Chapter 140 Seven

In the Palace of Solander, Lorraine Hill listened to Ferheran's talk about the glorious years when heroes were born.

"After that, why did the fluttering Wind Curtain Flag gradually decline?" She asked curiously. According to the old man's description, the knights of the Kingdom of the West Wind were well-known in the mainland, and even defeated several branches of the Verdant Empire. Elite, comparable to the Red Dragon Cavalry Army of the Dragon of Doom, even more numerous.

"Because this kind of tactics, or the way of fighting, has extremely high requirements on the members, and requires every knight in the army to have extremely high fighting qualities, and to cooperate well with each other and move in unison in order to exert their power. Specious."

"Until the time when West Wind destroyed the country, only the Lightning Knights remained in this formation. They guarded the Chaos Vortex all year round and had relatively little contact with the outside world, so they have not fallen."

Ferheran recounted the legend of the West Wind White Horse. When Roland commanded the army, the knights on the white horse held high their silver and white spears. The sea of ​​light generally impacts all the enemies in front of them, that kind of momentum is invincible and frightening.

"Even with the existence of Sequence 9, under the impact of an army formation of that size, one will feel powerless for a while and avoid its peak temporarily. Although it can protect itself, it cannot resist the destructive advance and impact of its front."

"This is the charm of the sequence of war. It may not be strong when you are alone, but when you work together and resonate with the core of faith and extraordinary core, you can shine brightly." Fei Helang looked up at the blue sky, with a trace of The silk cloud passed by, and the scenes from the past years emerged in my mind.

So brave and powerful.

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New Virga Union, Huangnan County.

It is not far from Hopland, on the east side of the New Virga Union.

As a coastal plain area, although the terrain here is gentle, it has abundant rainwater and also brings vast forests.Facing such terrain, it is not easy for the army to advance. They can only line up in a long serpentine shape and advance on the long and rugged road.

The general of the Frost United, Jenkins, is also riding on this forest road at this moment. There are 200 cavalrymen wearing dark metal breastplates in front of him and 8 behind him. These people are all his own soldiers. Wearing extraordinary weapons specially made by alchemists, under the synergistic resonance of the War Sequence, even the existence of Sequence [-] can resist for a while.

At this moment, he asked a mage on horseback next to him, "Is there an airship covering the surrounding 50 miles for investigation? It doesn't look like a safe place."

"In the past two days, eight airships have been patrolling around to ensure that the team's march will not be attacked." The mage replied confidently.

"Actually, Lord Jenkins needn't be so worried. The New Verga Alliance has just been established, and it can't even be called a country. Their military members are quite complicated. In my opinion, they can stand in front of our army as courageous. Surprise attack Tactics are not so easy to do."

Seeing the expression on the general's face remained unchanged, the mage felt that the other party might look down on him, thinking that he was just a theoretical school who had read books, so he continued: "Surprise attack tactics have high requirements on the quality of army members. It takes a lot of patience and courage, and it takes so many people that no one gives away and ruins the team."

"Although there have been such tactics in several well-known battles in history, it is actually a survivor's bias. There are more generals who ruined the army because of poor use, and it is far worse than fighting frontally." The mage still narrated, as if Only in this way can he save his face.

Jenkins nodded slightly, as if he agreed, but also seemed to want to shut up the talkative mage.

A knight on a horse came from the front, wearing dark metal armor and a blue cloak with a white rose pattern behind his shoulders.

"Report to the general, the golem legion ahead has opened up an open space in the forest for use as a camp. Would you like to set up camp here?" His voice was clear, and only then did the accompanying mages realize that this was a woman.

"Very well, let's pass on the order and start setting up camp. In addition, send 2 teams of scouts to deploy on a circular line 5 miles outside the camp to prevent the enemy from attacking at night. Now that we have entered the enemy's territory, we must be careful in everything."

"Yes, General!" The young knight saluted, and then rode forward on her horse.

After he left, the mage beside him asked curiously, "Are there any women among your personal guards?"

The other mages around also pricked up their ears curiously.

"That's my daughter, Ada, and she is now Magic Sequence 7, what do you think?"

The sorcerer who wanted to tease him suddenly became submissive. Although he is also a Magic Sequence 7, his family knows his family affairs, and his Sequence 7 is actually quite watery, and he was promoted by some tricky way.It's just stronger than Sequence 6. Facing other existences of the same level, it will suffer a big loss.

"I didn't expect Lord Jenkins' daughter to be so outstanding..."

After that, there was a burst of praise and flattery. Although it was a bit exaggerated, she was his own daughter after all, and Jenkins' face softened a bit.

"I have put a lot of thought into training her. I originally wanted her to become a mage. For girls, this way of life is easier and more comfortable. But it seems that because of my relationship, she has been exposed to the military since she was a child, and now she is doing it. Here comes the knight."

After finishing speaking, the general sighed with emotion, and the group of people slowly saw a large open space in front of them.