Carry the Ring of Elden with you

"The nearby cities have no ability to solve the crisis in Leiden City, and the Holy Empire of France cannot quench the thirst of the people nearby. Those bandits are really too bullying. Although the soldiers of Leiden City fought bravely, they were outnumbered. The people are in dire straits now..." Malen said anxiously with a dry mouth.

Roland opened his eyes at this time, his eyes serious, directly interrupting Maren's eloquent words, and slowly said four words: "The natural disaster of the undead."

Then Malen's face turned pale, and the aristocratic hat he had clenched tightly in his hand fell to the clean and shiny wooden floor.

"So this is the truth why the Charles Empire did not provide support? How could ordinary bandits dare to attack a city with a large population." Roland crossed his hands and continued: "Even if the Charles Empire and the Holy Empire of France The fighting was fierce, but how could we not have time to deal with ordinary bandits?"

What's more, the Charles Empire sent clergy troops to cooperate with Leiden City to eliminate the group of undead, but from the memory of Lord Malen, the effect was not very good.

Moreover, Roland's guess was correct, that is, Malen came to Moren City for help with the idea of ​​deceiving the Moren City defenders.

Perhaps it was the theories of the Golden Church that he had recently promoted that made those in the Charles Empire think that this was a point that could be exploited?Or is there your analysis behind this, Lu Yi?

Roland's eyes were deep. If it were the old man, he might have gone back to help rescue the city of Leiden that was attacked by the undead natural disaster.

Now, he will definitely go to Leyden City, but not to help, but to attack.

The Charles Empire would definitely take the opportunity to attack when they learned that they had led their troops out of the city, but the reason why Roland dared to attack was that they did not know how powerful the basic soldiers under their command were.

When the Holy Empire of France promoted the Battle of Dogu City, it focused on exaggerating the role of the homeless knights, but ignored the strength of the royal army and the exiled soldiers.

But this is not to blame for the soldiers of the Holy Empire of France who surrendered, because apart from being charged for a while by the three homeless knights White, Fazhuang and Arthur with the knight Greg outside the city, they did not have any subsequent confrontation with Roland's soldiers. They fought head-on.

This is also thanks to the attacking Charles Empire at that time. It was they who separated Roland's soldiers from the Holy Empire of France without ever meeting each other on the battlefield.

Therefore, the surrendered soldiers of the Holy Empire of France naturally could not see the astonishing battle loss ratio between the king's army and the exiled soldiers. Naturally, they could not see how Huxley, who was a quasi-legendary strength and the rising star of the Inquisition, was so destroyed. A Grek knight captain and a Grek soldier teamed up to kill an unknown person.

And when they surrendered and saw the sparse number of soldiers under Roland's command, they didn't think much about it. After all, they themselves didn't have much left, and they thought they were all killed by the soldiers of the Charles Empire like them.

And Roland asked Yakir to kill all the surrendered soldiers of the Charles Empire with a breath of hot dragon breath, which also made the Charles Empire know nothing about the specific battle that took place in Duogu City.

Judah and the others only knew that "Axe" Slit was beheaded, two legendary dragon knights died in a fierce battle with his dragon, and the entire 2W army was wiped out.

Therefore, they also doubtfully believed that the news from the Holy Empire of France was correct, because the three legendary strong men with top strength and tacit understanding could indeed do this.

So Roland planned to take advantage of this information gap, leaving Yaqir, the four homeless knights and all the exiled soldiers and winged hybrids to garrison in Morn City, while he took the remaining three homeless knights and all the King Grek's army. Go and attack the city of Leiden.

Leiden City is not far from Morn City, only six days away.

The six days are calculated based on the physical strength of the soldiers in this world. If the king's army with stronger physiques is allowed to come, Roland estimates that the march time can be shortened to four days.

The time difference of two days was enough for Roland to do a lot of things.

And occupying the city of Leiden can just complete the task assigned by the system: [Please occupy any city of the Charles Empire or the Holy Empire of France within two months]

It's still very early before the two-month deadline, so Roland has been sending people to investigate and collect intelligence on nearby cities.And the city of Leiden, which is now attacked by the undead natural disaster, is like a tempting delicacy to a hungry eater, and Roland will definitely not refuse.

The Hyde Fortress rewarded by the mission can be placed there, and the ether absorbed on the battlefield can summon more soldiers for garrison defense.What's more important is that he can unlock the advanced unit Big Tree Guard. This unit can be called the king of heavy cavalry even in the border area.

Of course, there are also the mountain monster knights. With these huge mountain monsters in Roland, Roland can feel more assured about the safety of the city.

Finally, and the most important point is that Roland can also place a new blessing teleportation point in Hyde Fortress, leading the royal army to quickly return to Morn City to cooperate with the defenders to eliminate the invading Charles Empire army.

This is your city, I want it, and your army can’t even think of leaving.

"Lord Roland, Lord D and Lord Roger have something urgent to ask for." Knight Commander Greg at the door entered the city lord's hall from outside to report.

Why are they back?Roland suppressed his curiosity and nodded to the Knight Commander Greg: "Let them in quickly."

Then he turned to look at Lord Malen of Leiden City: "Lord Malen, please go to the side room to rest for a while. I will have someone bring you some refreshments."

D and Roger were right behind the knight captain and walked in directly after hearing Roland's words.Knight Commander Grek went in and took the Lord Malen out of the Lord's Hall, who had not yet recovered.

The dignitaries who were responsible for taking care of the lives of Roland and others in the city lord's palace quickly sent refreshments to the house where Malen was resting.

"You're well, D. Roger. Although I really want to ask you what wonderful adventures you encountered during your journey, I'd like you to explain what's important first?" Roland smiled and raised his hand to them. The two greeted each other.

Roger took off his magician's big hood, revealed his handsome face and said, "I'm sorry to interrupt your meeting, but I would like to ask Mr. Roland to read this letter."

After he finished speaking, he handed the letter to Ikosela who took a few steps forward. She confirmed that there was no problem and handed it to Roland.

In fact, Roland felt that it was not necessary to be so cumbersome, but everyone under his command thought it was correct and did not reject this inspection process.

After Roland took the letter, he frowned deeper and deeper as he read the words with his eyes. Especially when he saw the name "Faulkner", his eyes seemed to be filled with a cloud that could not be resolved.

The seven homeless knights sitting on both sides became interested in the contents of the letter when they saw Roland's expression.

"Take a look." Roland handed the letter to Edgar, who was first on his right, looked at Roger and asked, "How did you and D get this letter?"

Roger glanced at D and replied: "In a village south of Morn City, all the villagers inside have turned into mindless undead. After D eliminated these villagers and the culprit village chief, I went to the village The letter was found among the ruins of the long house.”

Roland understood: "So these undead have already started to take action. This is really a troubled time. The two empires are at war, and there are undead tribes watching eagerly next to them."

"From what you said, Master Roland, do you know about the movements of the undead?" Roger's eyes lit up and he asked.

D reminded in a low tone: "Roger, you asked too much."

Roland waved his hand to signal D not to care, nodded and said to Roger: "Yes, the nobleman just invited out is the city lord of Leiden City. Leiden City is currently being attacked by the undead natural disaster, and he came to me for help. Of course. , he has no good intentions, and there are high-level orders from the Charles Empire behind him. He thinks I am a kind person, and wants to lure me to Leiden City and attack Morn City while the troops are empty."

"But I am ready to use the trick. The senior officials of the Charles Empire who made this plan do not know that the physical strength of our soldiers of the King's Army is not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers, and there are blessing teleportation points that can be teleported back at any time. They personally sent Leiden City to My mouth, then don’t think I can watch it run away.”

Roland paused to think about Roger and D and asked, "You have fought against those undead, what do you think of their strength?"

Roger showed a wry smile, took a step back and placed himself behind D and said: "D was the one who killed all the undead in the village. It is better for him to answer questions about their strength."

When D saw Roland's eyes falling on him, he suppressed his excitement and reported in a calm tone: "Those undead souls are as vulnerable to the golden law prayer as winter snow facing the scorching sun. Even the chief culprits The high-level undead mutated by the culprit village chief cannot resist the glory of the Golden Law."

Roland digested what D said for a moment: "Do you mean that the prayer of the Golden Law restrains the undead in this world?"

D nodded: "Yes, Lord Roland, I'm sure."

"In that case, you will also follow me to join the team that attacks Leiden City." Roland nodded. It seems that whether it is the border area or the continent of Salid, the sacred attributes of the Golden Law Prayer are very restrained by those who are adjacent to death. biology.

"And you, Roger, come here too. The undead in Leiden City are not afraid. The focus is on the troops of the Charles Empire. I think as long as the commander on the opposite side is not an idiot, there will definitely be soldiers ambushing us. When the time comes, I still need to use your magic.”

Roger nodded in agreement.

Roland looked at the homeless knights who had finished reading the letter and issued an order: "White, Fazhuang, and Arthur, the three of you will go on the expedition with me. Now go gather the king's army and prepare food and fodder. Edgar , during my absence, I will leave all the affairs of Morn City to you and Mr. Kenneth. I will instruct Aqil to make him obey your orders. For others, when I am away, everything will be under Edgar's orders. Lord, do you understand?”

The three homeless knights whose names were called immediately walked out of the city lord's mansion resolutely.

Edgar and the other three homeless knights who had just been summoned stood up and saluted Roland and responded loudly: "Yes! We wish Lord Roland good luck in martial arts!"

Chapter 7: Tactical deception and expedition

After Roland discussed and prepared some things with others, he came to the room where Maren was resting.

Lord Malen, who was resting in a side room, didn't look as panicked as he did when he was talking to Roland not long ago. His previous appearance was all fake, except for Roland's accurate statement that Leiden City was being attacked by the undead clan, which really made him a little agitated. Accident.

However, this is not difficult to know. There were some merchants who fled Leiden City when the undead first attacked the city. Mullen thought that there might be refugees from Leiden City in Moen City.

Therefore, he had no idea that Roland could have the means to read other people's memories.

Malen put his aristocratic hat on the wooden table calmly, frowned, took a piece of tea sent by Roland, and put it into his mouth.The soothing texture and sweet taste soothed his frown.

"Oh, this little golden dynasty can actually make such delicious snacks." Malen said contemptuously, and continued to reach for another piece of tea on the plate.

"Dong dong." Outside the door, Roland knocked politely twice, then opened the door and walked in without waiting for Maren's response.

Lord Malen hurriedly swallowed the tea that he just put in his mouth, stood up, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.

Sure enough, he is a bastard with no aristocratic status, and he came in without knowing the etiquette.Maren thought in his mind with some disgust, but in order to ensure that the task could be completed smoothly, he still pretended to be groveling.

"Uh... Lord Roland, do you have anything to do with me?" Malen asked humbly: "I wonder if Lord Roland is willing to send troops to save us residents of Leiden City from the fire?"

Roland looked at the middle-aged nobleman in front of him who was still acting. He felt that the unwiped cream on the corner of his mouth made his face look a little funny, and he couldn't help laughing.

What right do you have to laugh at me?Maren said unhappy in his heart, but on the surface he still looked frightened.

"It seems that Lord Malen is indeed very hungry." Roland teased: "I agreed to send troops to Leiden City, but I only have one request."

After hearing Roland's agreement to send troops, Mullen was ecstatic. He suppressed the smile on his lips that showed that his plan had succeeded.

He didn't have time to think about why Roland said he was extremely hungry, so he quickly asked: "What's your request? As long as you are willing to send troops, I will agree to it no matter what the conditions are."

Then Malen felt that his words were too hasty, fearing that Roland would see that he was deliberately tempting him to send troops, so he said again: "Of course, I agree to you within my ability."

Roland said seriously: "This request is indeed within your rights. I ask you to immediately agree to the surrender of Leiden City to my Golden Dynasty, so that I agree to send troops to help."

"Ah, this??" Maren was a little confused. He looked at Roland, as if he was wondering if the man in front of him was going crazy.

Lord Malen hesitated, he really didn't dare to agree to this easily.If Rolanda's surrender caused any trouble in Leiden City, it would be very difficult to affect the execution of the plan.

As for his own reputation, he was not worried. After the matter was completed, he only needed to hire those bards to brag about how he endured the humiliation and pretended to surrender to trick Roland out of the city.

"What? The Charles Empire is unwilling to send troops to support you, and you and your city of Leiden are still thinking of abandoning your country?" Roland shouted, leaving Maren no time to think: "Or are you really here to trick me into sending troops to make Moroccan troops? Attacked us when En City was empty of troops? Come here, tie up this duplicitous villain and take him outside to behead him."

Malen was really panicking now. When he saw the tall and burly Gray Knight behind Roland, Zhang, walking toward him with heavy steps, he had to apologize again and again: "No, no, no, no, Lord Roland. How could I dare to lie to you?" , I agree to surrender! Anyway, it was the Charles Empire that abandoned us first, and the surrender of the Golden Dynasty, which is willing to generously help, will not be ignored by the world."

After hearing these words, Roland reached out to stop Knight Commander Greg behind him, took out the parchment he had just prepared and threw it on Maren. He looked at him calmly: "In this case, Lord Maren, please sign this surrender booklet." Alright."

Maren picked up the brand new parchment and looked at the various clauses on it. He suddenly felt his blood pressure soaring and his temples bulging.

This was so deceiving that after the surrender, Roland even deprived Roland of his position as city lord.No, I have to calm down. Anyway, I am just pretending to surrender to get him to send troops.The more excessive the terms on this parchment are, the more it means that he will really send troops to Leiden City and is in urgent need of new territory.

Then you have to pretend to be more like yourself.Thinking of this, the middle-aged noble bowed and showed a flattering and humble smile, and said to Roland: "This... Lord Roland, it is nothing for me to give up the position of city lord. But I also have seniors and juniors, follow me. There are a lot of people fooling around, and if there is no guarantee of life, it will be hard for me to convince them to agree to this treaty."

Roland pretended to be stunned, nodded and said: "Oh, I neglected this question. Don't worry, I can guarantee that the living conditions of you and your family will remain the same after surrender."

Then he took out another prepared parchment and handed it over pretending to be eager: "How about it, Lord Malen, you should agree now, right?"

Maren twitched his lips and took the new parchment, thinking that if I didn't mention you, I really wouldn't take my family seriously.But looking at his anxious look, it is indeed imperative for Leiden City.Now it was safe for him to send troops.

Malen pretended to confirm the handwritten content on the second parchment handed over by Roland, then took out the pen and seal symbolizing his noble status from his arms, signed his name on it, and stamped it. Family crest.

After seeing Malen sign the agreement, Roland smiled and said kindly: "Okay, in this case we will be our own people from now on. Come on, Lord Malen, I will take you around my Moren City."

With that said, he couldn't help but take Maren's arm and walked outside.

Malen had no choice but to follow Roland, but he also asked: "I wonder when Lord Roland plans to send troops? I'm afraid Leiden City won't be able to support it for long."

Roland replied without thinking: "We will send troops in three days. After all, it is a rescue operation. Not only my soldiers need food and grass, but also the citizens of Leiden City need food, grass and material resources, so I need to be well prepared. one time."

Well, in three days?Malen secretly noted it down, and then found that Roland had pulled him to the barracks in Morn City.

Roland took him to a high point, pointed at the soldiers of the King's Army gathered in a square formation of 50 people in the audience, and said to Mullen in high spirits: "Have you seen these well-trained and brave soldiers under my command? ?”

Although it was a pretense of surrender, Mullen was still shocked by the well-equipped, burly, and well-equipped king's troops in the audience.

"Are these the soldiers who are going to support Leiden City?" Malen said in a daze. He had only been lucky enough to see soldiers of this quality when he went to the capital of the Charles Empire.

Roland nodded proudly: "Yes, they will set off in three days with supplies and food to support Leiden City. With them, it is no problem to deal with the undead. How about City Lord Malen, you should be relieved now." ?”

Maren nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, don't worry."

Then he hesitated and said respectfully: "But I want to write a letter to my family in Leiden City, and I would like to ask Mr. Roland to grant it. Of course, you can read the content of the letter and send someone to check it."

The information to be reported will not be written in the letter anyway.

And Roland secretly thought, what he wants is for you to inform him.

Roland's face remained unchanged and he said: "It's not interesting to check anything. I understand that Lord Malen is worried about your family. There must be some personal feelings that you want to talk about in the letters from home. It would be unreasonable to check this too. You Just write it down with confidence, let’s go, then I will take you to eat some of our Moen City’s specialties.”

The purpose of his doing this was to let Mullen reveal the departure time of his soldiers so that the offensive forces of the Charles Empire could arrive as soon as possible.

Of course Roland had a reason for doing this.

After hearing Roland's idea of ​​using the blessing teleportation point to teleport back after occupying Leiden City, Edgar, who had a high level of military literacy, put forward his opinion.

Edgar thought that the enemy could make more use of the information gap that the enemy did not know the march time of his own army and could quickly transmit it back. He proposed that all the king's army go to the golden tree in the Endless Forest through the blessing teleportation point in Morn City. The location of the main body, except for bypassing the outside of Morn City and going directly to Leiden City.

For so many days, Luolan didn't stop exploring the Golden Tree itself.Roland estimated the location of Leiden City and the direction of the Golden Tree itself. A surprise attack directly from the base camp would also only take four days.If it weren't for the march in the forest, it would be a little slower or the time might be faster.

To say so much is actually equivalent to going directly to Leiden City from the other direction of the Endless Forest.

By giving Mullen wrong information, Roland bought himself and the Royal Army three days.

He had previously relocated the blessing point in Duogu City to the barracks in Moren City, so that he could quickly transport troops back in case of danger on the side of the Golden Tree itself.

This would allow Roland and his Royal Army to disappear from Morn City without anyone noticing, allowing Mullen, as an internal agent, to provide false information to the Charles Empire.

Roland took Mullen to a restaurant run by a wealthy man in Morn City, and called Kenneth Hyde over to ask him to act with the middle-aged nobleman.

He himself immediately returned to the barracks with Ikosela, and regrouped Knight Commander Greg and the soldiers to the location of the golden tree through the blessing teleportation point.Melina, Roger, D, and the three homeless knights have already been sent to the Golden Tree through blessing.

When Roland teleported to the Golden Tree itself, he found D lying on the ground in excitement, praying to the new Golden Tree, while Roger looked at his old friend with a bit of laughter, while watching the Golden Tree thinking about something.

At this time, the trees near the Golden Tree have been cut down by the soldiers sent by Roland to guard it, and several reliable defenses have been built with the stone and iron tools in Morn City.

168 Greyk knights and 255 Greyk soldiers.Except for the soldiers who kept the golden tree, Roland really gathered the rest of the king's army.

The discipline of the King's Army was strict. More than 400 people stood in several square formations, wearing armors painted with big trees and wild beasts, holding cold long swords or heavy war picks. However, they did not make any noise in front of Roland.

Roland looked at White, the leading homeless knight, and asked, "Are the dry food and necessary items ready?"

White saluted: "Report to Lord Roland that everything is ready and the expeditionary force can set off at any time!"