Rune Wizard

　　 North Wind City, Wolf Heart Fort.

　　 is located in the study room on the third floor. The fire is shining in the fireplace. Behind a desk made of mahogany wood, the Lord of the North, Roger, is reading a letterhead intently, his eyes scanned on it.

Next to 　　, a raven squatted on a chair, his smart eyes turning back and forth, lowering his head from time to time, and combing black feathers with his beak.

　　咚咚咚!

　　 At this time, there was a knock on the door outside, and Roger did not lift his head, but said softly: "Come in, Alizee."

　　 "You are looking for me, Uncle Roger."

　　 The door was pushed open and Alizee walked in.

　　 Roger nodded slightly and raised the letterhead in his hand. Alizee reached out and took the letterhead, glanced at it once, and a solemn expression suddenly appeared on her face.

　　 "A ghoul appeared in Lighthouse Town?"

　　 Alizee frowned, and said solemnly: "It seems that the lessons from last time were not enough. The Thunder Kingdom still did not give up the iron ore field!"

　　 "The ambition of the Thunder Kingdom is much more than this." Roger said quietly.

　　 "What does uncle mean?"

"Silver Star Kingdom and Thunder Kingdom are both kingdoms established at the same time. In the adjacent thousand years of history, the two sides have never stopped their ambitions to annex each other." Roger's eyes were deep and he folded his hands on his chest, and said in a deep voice: "The thunder king of this generation is ambitious, and the most desired thing in his life is to invade the Silver Star Kingdom, but he hasn't done anything in the past thirty years."

"Do you know why?"

　　 "...I don't know." Alizee shook her head.

"He's waiting for an opportunity!" Roger said with a heavy tone, "Waiting for an opportunity that can crush the Silver Star in one fell swoop. Although thunder and Silver Star have generally been in peace during the past thirty years, as long as the opportunity arises, thunder will come. The king will immediately do his best to invade the Kingdom of Silver Star."

　　 "If nothing happens, this time will come soon!"

　　 Alizee's pupils shrank, and her heart beat violently.

"According to my information in Meteorite City, His Majesty Rodney's physical condition seems to be getting worse and worse. I am afraid that within three years, he may die." Roger said with a heavy face, "Thunder Kingdom a year ago. Initiating the war, although nominally for the iron ore field, in fact it may be related to His Majesty Rodney's body."

　　 "Then...what shall we do?" Alizee hesitated.

"The war will sweep Beifeng City again sooner or later, but I don’t know now, whether the Thunder Kingdom already knows the secrets of the iron ore field." Roger pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "The only thing Beifeng City can do now is to accumulate strength. Get ready for the next dispute!"

　　 "I have sent Ikate a message, and he will rush to Beifeng City soon."

　　 "Uncle Ikate is coming?"

　　 Alizee's eyes lit up, and she was pleasantly surprised: "That's great. As long as Uncle Roger and Uncle Iqate join forces, even if the Thunder Kingdom initiates war again, North Wind City will be able to deal with it."

　　 Roger raised the corners of his lips, and a confident smile appeared on his face.

　　 Then, he shook his head again, and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it, what happened to the iron quarry?"

　　 "Everything is going very well!"

　　 Alizee nodded and said solemnly: "According to your order, a smelting room has been mined below the mine area, and all the black amber stone dug from the mine is smelted into dark iron."

　　 "If nothing else, before the winter comes, use the dark iron mined from the mining area to create armor and weapons, enough to arm twenty trainee knights!"

　　 Roger's eyes flickered and he nodded slightly.

　　 "Very well, the secrets of the iron ore field cannot be exposed under any circumstances. As long as enough time is allowed, the North Wind City can rely on dark iron to create a true elite cavalry regiment."

　　 "At that time, we can proceed with the next plan!"

　　 "I understand, Uncle Roger." Alizee said.

　　 Then, Roger waved his hand to signal Alizee to leave. After the female knight exited the study, he leaned against the chair with a thoughtful expression on his face, and his eyes shone slightly.

　　……

　　 The next day, early morning.

　　 The sky in the distance was slightly white, and the bright sunshine shone on the earth. Following the sound of horses hoof from the south gate of Beifeng City, a cavalry team of about twenty men passed through the gate from the direction of Lighthouse Town.

　　 Wolf Heart Fort, study room.

"...It's probably like this." In the study, Karen stood at a desk and reported to the Lord of the North Wind about everything that happened in Lighthouse Town. After the other party heard about the ghouls, his expression was very calm. .

"okay, I get it."

　　 Roger nodded slightly, and said quietly: "Since there are ghouls in the territory, I will lead the cavalry regiment for a round of patrols in person for a while. The defense of Beifeng City will be temporarily handed over to you."

　　 "Yes, father."

　　 Karen hesitated, and tentatively said: "Before I came back, you already knew about ghouls?"

　　 Roger raised his brows, but didn't deny it.

Karen's heart moved. It seems that Roger, as the Lord of the North Wind, obviously has his own intelligence system~www.readwn.com~ The ghoul appeared in Beacon Town last night, but the other party received the news shortly after everything happened. .

　　 "Before the winter comes, I will clean up the territory thoroughly."

Roger folded his hands on his chest and said in a deep voice: "During this period of time, the three hundred city defense soldiers in Beifeng City will be handed over to you. This force cooperates with the defense of the city wall, even if it is attacked by the army. It's enough to resist for a while."

　　 "Give me all three hundred city defense soldiers?"

　　 Karen was taken aback for a moment, and said in surprise: "Isn't Alizee always in charge of the defense work of Beifeng City? Is it because this patrol, father intends to bring her along?"

　　 In the territory of Beifeng City, there are three knights in total.

Among them, the eldest son of the Lord of the North Wind, after the death of Amos Campbell, only Lord Roger and the two knights of Alizee are left. Although there are three hundred city guards guarding the city of the North Wind, it is still necessary to ensure absolute safety. A knight-level powerhouse is needed.

　　 "Alizee won't follow me around the territory."

　　 Roger calmly said, "However, she has other tasks, and Beifeng City will leave it to you for the time being."

　　 After that, Roger threw a wolf head token.

　　 That is the White Wolf Token, which symbolizes the power of the Lord of the North Wind. Anyone who holds it can obtain the command of the North Wind City Guard. Karen hesitated and stepped forward to take the White Wolf token.

　　 "Follow your orders!" Karen nodded, and then he raised his hand to hammer his chest, and then exited the study.

　　 Looking at Karen's leaving back, a trace of hesitation appeared on Roger's face.

　　 After a while, Roger sighed, the expression on his face returned to calm, his eyes became extremely firm, and he muttered to himself: "Everything is for the benefit of the family!"