Carry the Ring of Elden with you

After Roland heard Kahn Hammer's words, he made careful calculations.

Does this seem feasible?It just so happens that I also need a lot of blacksmiths to repair and maintain equipment and weapons. These tight-lipped dwarves are naturally the best choice.

Thinking of this, Roland nodded to Kahn Hammer: "Okay, I agree. On behalf of the Golden Dynasty, I welcome you, the dwarves of Stoneheart Castle, to Morn City as guests."

Chapter 37: About the establishment of the Air Force

Roland and Karn Hammer signed an alliance contract.

A magic light yellow parchment scroll used to sign the agreement was filled with gorgeous black fonts, and their respective names were signed on it.The dwarf prince dropped his blood on it, and Roland asked the golden tree to bless the parchment as proof of itself.

In the words of Karn Hammer, this is a covenant recognized by the God of Justice and Fairness. The signed covenant will be punished by Asites, the God of Justice and Fairness. Once violated, it will be severely punished by God.

Roland carefully recalled the alliance agreement signed with the Holy Empire of France. It seemed that he simply signed his name.Nothing like the one the dwarf prince took out directly.

However, Roland was also very curious about what kind of punishment someone would receive if they really violated the covenant above.

He asked Kahn Iron Hammer what he was thinking, and Kahn Iron Hammer scratched his head and said: "I don't know the details, because the God of Justice and Fairness has not appeared for a long time, which has led to more and more parchments like this. Very few. The punishment recorded recently seems to be that a country broke its oath thousands of years ago. As a result, its territory was filled with disease and desolation, and eventually perished."

Roland looked strange and complained in his heart.The God of Justice and Fairness has not appeared for so long. Does this parchment still have the effect you mentioned?

"Taking this parchment out is actually more to give the other party a sense of peace of mind. We dwarves naturally keep our promises, but we can't stop you humans from being suspicious." Kahn Hammer blinked innocently.

彳庍口巴.Roland had to admit that what the dwarf prince said did make sense.

"By the way, Your Highness the Prince. Do you dwarves have any special weapons to deal with the dragon's air attack?" Roland suddenly asked at the end of the conversation.

Karn Hammer looked at Roland in confusion: "Aren't the two alchemy colossi standing outside Morn City capable of shooting huge arrows to cause damage to the dragon?"

Hearing this, Roland shook his head slightly and denied the dwarf prince's words: "No, the dragons are too flexible in the air, and they can easily dodge the attacks of the golem guards. The reason why they were able to cooperate in killing the dragons before was entirely because they fell to the ground with their weight. We took a chance."

He cleared his throat and continued: "Suppose there is a large group of giant dragons staying in the air all the time. Even if they just throw stones, Morn City will not be able to respond effectively enough. That's why I want to ask you dwarves if you have any What kind of long-range weapon against the dragon."

Kahn Hammer scratched his head and shook his head with a troubled expression: "Actually, this problem is also a headache for all the major countries in the Salid continent. When it comes to weapons to kill the dragon, you can say that there are all kinds of weapons, but listen to you I mean, is there any way to drive out a group of giant dragons before they cause harm to your city. My answer can only be: almost not."

"Whether it is the Elf Bow Saint of the Songyue Dynasty or the legendary mage of the Arcane Council, they can kill the dragon, but a bow saint or legendary mage is even scarcer in number than the dragon and cannot stop the invasion of the dragon army at all. "

"And now the dragons ridden by the dragon knights in the Charles Empire are simply two species compared to the pure-blooded dragons in the Dragon Island. Those pure-blooded dragons are basically demigods who like to sleep. You Those giant dragons that were killed were all hybrids from who knows how many generations."

"If you just want to prevent the dragon knights of the Charles Empire from causing damage to the city, then I suggest that you refer to the Pegasus Knights of the Holy Empire of France, the Griffin Knights of the Beixun Kingdom, and the elemental phoenixes of the elves of the Songyue Dynasty. Form an air force. The air force is responsible for containing the dragon and cooperating with the ground troops to capture the dragon. The best defense is offense. Only if you take the initiative against the incoming dragon knights can you maximize the damage to the city and reduce it, far more than you can. It would be much better to build a powerful long-range weapon."

Of course, if your Golden Dynasty can use forging stones to strengthen and build massive amounts of anti-aircraft equipment, and use quantity to defeat quality, then pretend that I didn’t say anything above.

Karn Hammer did not say the last words.Although he believed that Roland must have hidden a lot of forging stones, the quantity was definitely not enough to build so many anti-aircraft equipment.

Roland sighed: "Of course I understand what you mean, but if the air force is so easy to set up, I'm afraid every country will have its own air force, right? Instead of just these countries having famous air forces as you say now ."

Kahn Hammer nodded: "Yes, the most important thing in forming an air force is a suitable riding beast. Before ordinary flying creatures get close to the dragon, they will be frightened by the huge dragon power and unable to move. . This has already filtered out many flying war beasts that can be ridden by people."

"Whether it is the Pegasus of the Holy Empire of France or the griffon of the Kingdom of Beixun, both of them happen to be intelligent creatures that are not afraid of dragons and have relatively gentle personalities. Similarly, both countries are also strictly controlling these war beasts. The cubs will not be smuggled out of their own country, and the guarding is even stricter than the treasure house of our Stone Heart Castle. As for the elves who signed contracts with the elemental lords, the elemental phoenixes they obtained will not be afraid of the dragon's power."

"The flying creatures currently recorded in books that are not afraid of dragon power are all types with violent personalities and are not suitable for taming. Many countries have tried, but they have all failed, and money and manpower have all been wasted. I said Roland Brother, you must not go up to catch those dangerous monsters and bring them back for training. These are all answers that cost human lives."

Roland nodded silently after hearing this, and then said: "Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness."

"Hey, it's nothing. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I can see that you have other things to do. And we are all friends, so there is no need to call me His Highness. According to your human habits, just call me Kahn. ." Kahn Hammer waved his hand and was about to leave the city lord's hall.

When he was about to reach the door, he suddenly turned his head and said: "The 'divine stone' I gave you will be left here for the time being, and our people will come to pick it up in person when the time comes. Brother Roland, you'd better choose an inaccessible hidden place for us dwarves." Use it as a forging place.”

"Don't worry, I already know the location." Roland nodded and said.

Karn Hammer then hummed a dwarf song and walked out of the door in a swagger.

It wasn't until the dwarf disappeared from sight that Roland withdrew his gaze and told Ikosela: "Bring Wylis and Maren up, and ask a few final questions."

Soon, the two disheveled people were tied up hand and foot and brought in by Ixela.

They were all dirty and smelled bad, and it was impossible to tell that they were nobles with elegant manners and a penchant for cleanliness.

Wylis' hands and feet were broken, so he didn't worry about what kind of trouble this powerful man with legendary strength could cause.

"Kill me." The disheveled Wylis said these four words the moment he saw Roland, and then closed his eyes as if he couldn't say anything.

Malen kowtowed repeatedly and cried for mercy: "Lord Roland, Master Roland, please let me go. I will tell you everything I know."

Hearing Marlon's humble begging for mercy, Wylis opened his eyes with a flash of anger.He opened his mouth to scold but could not make a loud voice because of his physical weakness: "Are you considered a noble of the Charles Empire? Maren! Your current appearance is really disgusting."

"I...I..." Hearing Wylis' scolding, Maren trembled and didn't know how to answer.He was afraid that Roland would kill him directly, and he was also afraid of the liquidation after the Greenleaf family behind Wylis surrendered to him.

Roland was not in the mood or time to watch the interaction between the two people. After the conversation with the dwarf prince just now, he had more things to do.

"Okay, Lord Malen. As long as you can answer my questions, I will let you go." Roland said simply.

Malen subconsciously glanced at Wylis who looked sullen, but his desire to survive quickly overcame his fear of Wylis. He nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, okay, just ask."

"Why is your Emperor Judas of the Charles Empire so hostile to my Golden Dynasty?" Roland asked what he had always wanted to know: "Do I have a personal grudge against Lu Yi, the owner of your country's Lulan Chamber of Commerce?" Fake, but I have never had any disputes with His Majesty Judah, right? Although Lu Yi controls most of your country's economy, he cannot control Judah by this alone. That's why he sent so many elite soldiers and generals to target me this time , there must be some personal grudges in it. Mullen, do you know the reason for this? "

After Mullen heard this question, he stammered: "This...I...I really don't know, Lord Roland. I only know that Wylis led his soldiers to Leiden City to ambush you. I don’t know anything about the rest.”

"That's it." After hearing this, Roland's expression on his face did not change at all. He just waved his hand to let the knight Greco who was standing guard at the door come in.

Roland pointed to Knight Grek, who was still humble and respectful, with cold sweat on his forehead, and said: "Take him down, he is useless. Remember to knock him out, I don't want to hear his voice."

"Yes." Knight Greg took a step forward, and before Malen could react, he was knocked unconscious and taken away.

Wylis snorted: "Killing the chicken to scare the monkey? It's a pity, you can't scare me. I'm not a wimp like Mullen who has no sense of noble honor. You'd better save your energy and kill me directly."

Roland looked at Wylis who wanted to die and sighed: "Actually, after you die, I can also get the memory from your soul."

Looking at Wylis who didn't care at all, Roland continued: "I heard that elves are very good at protecting their souls. Even if the body is decayed, the soul can survive for a long time. I think since the Greenleaf family once had a relationship with the elves, then It can be inferred that the souls of their tribesmen will have some small means of protection."

After hearing this, Wylis's face, which had always been indifferent, darkened, and he looked at Roland without saying a word.

Roland smiled at him and waved his hand: "Don't worry, I have no habit of abusing prisoners. In the past few days, apart from breaking your bones to prevent you from escaping, the guards have not made things difficult for you in terms of diet and excretion."

This was so true, he was even responsible for guarding the winged hybrid and kindly helped Wylis, who was unable to walk on his own, to feed and use the toilet.

"Are you like your orc soldiers who only use verbal words to humiliate me?" Wylis thought of how he was being cared for by the furry winged orcs who helped him go to the toilet, and there was shameful anger in his eyes.

Roland shook his head and narrowed his eyes to look at Wylis: "No, you misunderstood what I meant. I don't think Lord Malen told you that his guard's soul did not send him a warning after he died, right? "

He saw Wylis gradually reacting and continued: "You must have done something to the guard's soul, but fortunately there is this golden tree above the head of Morn City. So, I think you should understand what I mean. .”

Wylis's expression gradually worsened, and Roland opened his eyes with a sarcastic expression: "Mr. Wylis, you want to use the magic of the elves to return your soul to your Greenleaf family after being executed by me. I'm right. Right? As long as the soul is still alive, it is not difficult to find a body for action."

"So you'd better answer my questions obediently, so that your soul can rest in peace. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what kind of torture your soul will suffer after being absorbed by the golden tree. Those of you who like to play with souls will definitely know. Besides, I Do you think His Majesty Judah is not worthy of you paying the price of your soul to be loyal to him?"

The golden tree actually does not have the function of tormenting people's souls as Roland said. It is simply responsible for absorbing souls and memories and converting them into pure ether.

Roland's words are [-]% false and [-]% true. The most important thing is to let Wylis scare himself. People will have very serious assumptions when they scare themselves.

Wylis looked at Roland with a gloomy expression, not sure whether what he said was true or false.When his eyes glanced at Melina behind Roland, the girl raised her hand slightly, aiming her palm at Wylis.

When he saw the ominous black-red flame in the girl's hand, Wylis's pupils shrank, and his mind seemed to be drawn towards it. Just looking at it felt like his soul was being burned.

"I said." After Wylis said these words, Melina put her hand down again, leaving Wylis gasping for air and sweat beads on her forehead.

Roland looked back at Melina, who smiled lightly at him.Roland tilted his head. He could probably guess what Melina had just done behind his back.

"I'm all ears, Mr. Wylis." Roland turned around and made an invitation gesture to Wylis.

Chapter 38:Shadow Creatures

Wylis is dead.

After he told the answer that Roland wanted to know, Roland had him dragged down and executed.

"Prophetic poem..." Roland was very surprised. He really didn't expect that Judah's hostility towards him actually came from something indispensable in this otherworldly theme.

The flame illuminates the illusion, and the benevolent person transforms into a king.The lion drives away the false king, and the gold lowers hope.

He thought about these four sentences carefully. Roland didn't understand the first two sentences yet, but he could guess the general meaning of the last two sentences.

"Lion" undoubtedly refers to the beast flag on the Golden Dynasty, the beast prime minister behind War King Godfrey, and the former beast king "Thellos".There is no doubt that gold refers to its own golden dynasty.

However, it is very intriguing that Judas is called the "false king" in the prophetic poem. After all, Judas meant a betrayer in the world before Roland traveled through.

It was not difficult for Roland to guess that there was a rebellion within Charles's empire to seize the throne. The betrayed king left a curse-like prophetic poem that kept Judah and his ancestors living in fear.

Of course, Roland did not intend to make this matter public, and it would not have any impact on the upper-class nobles of Charles' empire.

Everyone in the Luye family knows this kind of prophetic poem, so their ancestors must have participated in that rebellion, and even had the tacit approval of their royal family's demigods behind it.If this matter is told, the nobles who have formed a complicated interest group relationship with Judah will definitely deny this matter completely.

Roland didn't believe that there were still nobles loyal to the previous emperor.After so many years of suppression and purging, if there are still nobles who can influence high-level decisions, then Roland will really put a question mark on the political quality of Judah and his ancestors.

Besides, he was not interested in getting involved in the mess between the royal families and nobles of the Charles Empire. Roland had only one thing to do when he went to their capital, and that was to take revenge on Lu Yi.

The capital of Charles's empire, the white-walled capital of Wiener.

It was getting late at this time, and His Majesty Judah was closing his eyes and recuperating in his chamber.The bedroom was brightly lit, and expensive smokeless incense was lit.

Suddenly, a black figure stood silently in front of Judas.

However, Judas was unmoved and just opened his eyes lightly: "Speak."

The shadow knelt down on one knee and reported to Judah: "We Shadow Thorn learned from some mercenaries in taverns in other towns that Morn City defeated an army of the Charles Empire. Three dragon knights were killed, and a large number of soldiers were killed. Prisoners. According to the description of their flags, they are probably the troops led by General Fowler. People are being sent to confirm the authenticity of the information."

After hearing these words, Judas' originally regular breathing rate became disordered. He tried hard to control his anger and said calmly: "Don't send Shadow to stab him, send some wandering businessmen who have arranged their identities."

"Yes."

"Where's the news about Wylis?"

Shadow Thorn shook his head: "General Wylis stopped ten days ago, but his last letter mentioned that he would lead the army to act alone, so it is not yet sure whether he is in danger..."

Judah interrupted Shadow Thorn's words: "That's enough! Wylis and Fowler cooperated with each other to attack the Golden Dynasty. One lured the enemy deep and the other attacked them unprepared. Since Fowler's army has been defeated, how can Wylis survive alone."

Shadow Thorn closed his mouth and listened to the suppressed angry voice of the king he was loyal to.

Judas breathed heavily. He knew that getting angry would not help. He rubbed his brows and said to Shadow Thorn, "If you have nothing else to report, just step back."

Shadow Thorn spoke: "There is also something about the frontline battlefield. The Holy Empire of France has recently won several battles on the border. The First, Third, and Fourth Legions suffered heavy losses. Three cities were lost. The border sent for help. We need help. Support food and soldiers.”

"..." Judah was silent, I am afraid that the military operations against the Golden Dynasty will be suspended for a while.

If he still insists on going his own way and targeting the Golden Dynasty at all costs, then before the Golden Dynasty can realize the prophecy in the prophetic poem, the Holy Empire of France can help.

"I understand, is there anything else?" Judas nodded gloomily.

"In addition, an informant said that Ms. Lu Yi has recently been in contact with several military families, and even has contact with the Inquisition. Do you think your Majesty Judah?"

Judas sneered: "Huh, she's just a businessman. Does she think I don't know about her little tricks? It's just a backup treasury. Use your method to warn her, her hand has been stretched far enough. The border is not lacking. Food? Just let the Lulan Chamber of Commerce do a good job of bleeding. Remember to collect the food and transport it to the front line in the name of the Charles Royal Family."

"Yes, I understand. Your Majesty Judah, please have a good rest. I will take my leave now." Shadow Thorn lowered his head and responded, and then the figure disappeared into the shadows, and Judah was the only one left in the palace.

After Shadow Thorn left, Judas couldn't control his expression, showed a fierce look, and threw out all the things around him: "Damn Golden Dynasty!! Who are you?! Wylis and Fu The total number of Le’s armies is more than 4 soldiers! Why can’t they attack a mere Moen city!!”

The guard standing at the door of the palace heard the movement inside, opened the door slightly, made sure Judas was not attacked, and then closed the door gently.He shrugged at another guard who cast a curious look, and the two of them began to pretend that they did not hear the sound inside, and stood guard carefully.

What the two guards didn't know was that when they closed the door, all the light in the palace suddenly went out. Both the crackling sound of burning incense and the sound of Judas cursing disappeared, and dark and twisted shadows appeared on Charlie's mind. In front of the Emperor of Sri Lanka.

The two guards just thought that His Majesty was tired of scolding him and was resting. After a while, he laughed in anger before going in to pack his things.Otherwise, if you go in now, there will be no other consequences except getting scolded and losing your job.

Judas did not show any horror at the unknown creature that appeared in front of him. Instead, he asked in a familiar tone: "Why are you here today? Phosius."

"I came here specifically to see you. You seem to be very unsatisfied recently?" came a hoarse, distorted voice from the shadow monster that could not tell the gender.

Judas frowned: "If you are here to laugh at me, there is no need."

"Mockery? No! We shadow creatures don't have boring emotions like you humans. I'm here to help you." The shadow creatures said without any fluctuation.

Judas glanced at the shadow creature named "Forsius" and shook his head: "No, the Golden Dynasty has something that can see through your shadow. Your weird concealment effect has nowhere to hide in front of them."

Fusius still had the same cold tone: "There are creatures in this world who can see through our shadows? No, this is impossible. Neither demigods nor the demons in hell can know us or sense us. We We have always lived in the shadow of this continent and have never been discovered by any intelligent creatures, so there is no existence that can see through our disguise. Judas, are these words you said a 'joke' among humans?"

Judas replied: "I don't have time to joke with you. The spell you applied to Shadow Thorn has been destroyed."

"Okay, tell me the location of the Golden Dynasty, and I will send someone else to find out the truth." Forsius agreed with Judas' words, and he really did not need to lie to himself.

Judas frowned and asked in confusion: "Are you really not afraid of death? I should have warned you. Once your body is free of this weird shadow, even children can kill you with weapons."

Forsius said: "No, I am sending another human spokesperson. You are not the only partner of the shadow creatures, Judas."

"I have never heard you mention this matter, Phucius. Which other countries have you cooperated with?" Judas' eyes immediately stared at Phucius with an unkind expression.

Fusius said calmly: "There are many small countries, don't show that expression, Judas. You humans are always like this. After you feel that you are not the only partner and there are alternatives at any time, you start to imagine whether you will be betrayed." . We shadow creatures are different from you humans, so we don’t have to worry about this happening. As long as you are still helping us, our cooperation will still work."

"What is the content of your cooperation with those small countries?" Judas frowned and asked: "You won't hand over the concealment technique to them, right? This is different from what we agreed."

Fusius' body filled with black evil shadows shook: "Of course not, because this violates our agreement. Although I know that you humans are naturally suspicious, especially a ruler like you who sits in the position of king, but please You believe in the promise of our shadow creatures. As long as you do not violate the content of cooperation, we will perform our duties as always."

After hearing these words, Judas' brows relaxed a lot.However, he secretly decided to send his own people to investigate whether there were troops similar to Shadow Thorns in the surrounding small countries.

Fu Xiu Si's words did not lie. The shadow creatures have always complied with the cooperation content between the two parties 100%.Judah also knew through his own channels that the other party had been abiding by the treaty.