my age of magic

Chapter 488
(Just the night before, all the supplies left on the streets of Maas town disappeared overnight.)
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It has been ten days since I returned to the city of El. All the four gates in the southeast, northwest, and north have been bricked to death. The situation outside the city this year is much more severe than in previous years.Thousands of barbarians from the Storm Bear Tribe surrounded the city, and the slums outside the city have now become gathering places for the Storm Bear Tribe. Barbarians walk from the snow-capped wilderness and mountains almost every day. Come out and gather silently in the slums outside the city.

I stood on a high hill in the distance, watching those barbarians carrying food, driving the compatriots of the human race to slowly gather under the city of El. Walking around, thousands of barbarian warriors, under the leadership of the great commander, scattered and lived in the houses along the moat in an orderly manner. Some houses were too low, and these barbarians rudely lifted the roofs of the houses. Sleeping directly in open-air houses, they are not afraid of the cold at all.

The moat outside the city was completely frozen, and the barbarians drove groups of human slaves to build the roughest siege vehicles on the icy river, as simple as tripods joined together.

The barbarians of these Storm Bear tribes are far more rude than other barbarians. They drive the captured slaves under the city to build siege equipment. This is something that no barbarian tribe has ever done before. The savages of the Bear Tribe are also more cruel. They are murderous, and some manors are destroyed and burned along the way.

Unexpectedly, the situation in El City this year is much more serious than in previous years. These barbarians are so gathered under the city that they seem to have plans to attack the city. Otherwise, human slaves will not be driven to build siege equipment. See here , Everyone in the team showed some worry in their eyes. I have never seen such a big battle, and I couldn't close my mouth for a long time when I grew up.

In fact, I am still quite worried about Leant and Fanny in the city. After all, they have been away from home for more than a month. During this period, our news cannot be conveyed back to El City. Knowing that I followed the falcons out of the city to hunt, I don't know how worried Fanny will be.

"These savages haven't figured out the real defense strength of El City, and they won't back down unless they suffer a little bit!" Captain Cynthia said coldly, looking at the civilian area outside the city where the smoke was rising, and in her heart The city of El is indestructible. Young people of my generation have not experienced the severe winter 30 years ago, and I don't know how the people here resisted the barbarians.

"The behavior style of these barbarians this year is very different from those of the past!" Basile's shoulders were about to fly, but he was soothed by him. There are hawks soaring into the sky so close, they will surely Being alerted by those barbarians, our purpose is to enter the city, and we don't have any extravagant thoughts about this army of thousands of barbarians.The expression on his face was a bit dignified. Basile was undoubtedly a very qualified soldier. He always flaunted himself as an imperial soldier, restrained himself, and demanded himself.

I really wanted to ask him: How did he feel when he saw those compatriots on the moat being enslaved by barbarians?
But if this guy is really motivated by my words, rushing to kill him, then it's not a joke.

Wei En, who was standing beside Cynthia, said expectantly: "I hope those strong barbarians won't disappoint me too much this year, Captain, after we return to the city, let me join the city defense! At this time Well, there should be a shortage of professional archers in El City, I want to meet those throwing axemen among the barbarians."

"Even if you don't say it, I will do it. When will you calm down? If you are so adventurous, who will marry you in the future?" Cynthia said with a single arm around Wei En's shoulder, sighing.

This topic made Basile on the side a little unnatural, but I could see that he didn't care about Miss Wayne at all, but I can't blame him, he was so handsome and handsome in the military A talented young scout must have many admirers in the city of El. There are so many beautiful girls in the city of El. It would be strange to fall in love with Wei En.

Captain Cynthia also noticed that the atmosphere was a bit subtle. She wanted to change the topic, but she just saw An curiously watching the tauren Luka eat the cakes. For 25-inch wheat cakes, Luka would eat at least eight at a time. He has always been curious about the deliciousness of this kind of wheat cake that can only fill his stomach, but he can't seem to find the answer from the tauren Luka, who still eats it with relish.

Captain Cynthia glanced at me, leaned closer to me and said to me: "Ji Jia, your subordinates have been troubled along the way, and I don't know how to thank you!"

At this time, I was thinking about whether or not the female beast warrior Kalancuo had cleared the materials in the town of Masi, which was a whole truckload of food.I turned my head and looked at Luka. He was leaning against a rock wall, gnawing on a piece of wheat cake. Because he was responsible for pulling the snow and sledges, which was the heaviest physical work, so he was given food. With the biggest inclination, he ate most of the whole team's rye cakes.

If it weren't for some food supplies from the wine cellar of the Zimmerman Manor, the oatmeal cakes are still sufficient, and we all have to be hungry in the second half of the journey.

For Luka, pulling the snow sled along the way is also extremely joyful, and there is probably nothing that can make Luka happier than eating wheat cakes.Thinking of this, I smiled slightly at Cynthia and said: "As long as Luka is fed, he is still willing to do more work. Besides, the snow sledge is not as heavy as imagined."

Ann is very curious about Luka. He has been trying to communicate with Luka why he has such great power and how he usually trains. Luka's simple and honest answer also makes me a little speechless. He said that it was the last six months. The reason for studying in the training class of the El City War Academy is true. In recent months, Luka has been learning systematic techniques and tactics in the training class of the Warrior Academy, but this has nothing to do with his infinite strength. It's a big deal!The power possessed by tauren is innate.

A patch of snow fell from a pine branch, scaring away a gray-backed squirrel looking down from the top of the tree, drifting its emaciated body to another tree with its furry tail as big as an umbrella , looks like a dandelion in the air.

Probably because Miss Demi has never seen this kind of wild squirrel before. When it floated away from the big tree, Miss Demi let out an "ah" in surprise, and quickly covered her mouth with her white hand, and turned to the squirrel carefully. Looking around, seeing that he was not too rude, he patted his chest lightly.

"Wait until nightfall, Basile, go and contact the guards on the city wall and let them take us into the city!" Captain Cynthia said.

"Follow your orders, and I am willing to serve you!" Basile said
Basile has never resisted the tasks assigned by Captain Cynthia. No matter how difficult it is, he will complete it without compromise. Compared with Xiu and Wei En, this point is many times stronger. Xiu has always said that one thing more is worse than one thing less. , things can be as simple as possible, as if they want to save every ounce of energy.And when Wei En does everything, she always thinks of rewards, she will thoroughly measure the value of this matter, and then do some bargaining before doing it.

I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing to be tempered in the barracks. The empire has been expanding its army in recent years, and some barracks have already had female soldiers. It’s no longer like before, saying that women stay away from wars.

I remember Basile approached me in the morning and asked me about the source of those 'Frost Nova' magic scrolls, and whether I could sell them to the military.

He said: Since he joined the Knights of the Guard Battalion, he has never seen such a complete victory as the Battle of the Pass. Those who can fish for bones and eat meat have always been the work of the North Wind Army. The local army can drink A mouthful of soup is hard to come by. I didn't expect that the array of magic traps I set up would make the barbarians suffer.

I looked at him with a smile and said: "These elementary and high-level magic scrolls are not cheap. Are the Knights willing to pay for such expensive scrolls? Will it cost a whole year of military expenditure? You know, these scrolls are not easy to use. It can be exchanged for gold coins!"

He rubbed his nose, smiled awkwardly and said to me: "In fact, the money does not need to be paid by the guard camp. The young masters raised by the Knights are actually very willing to add a lot of money to their achievements. There is nothing more meritorious than hunting barbarians. The matter of hunting barbarians with magic traps must have been spread to El City. It is estimated that the value of the magic scroll of "Frost Nova" will follow suit. A rising tide raises all boats, I thought, Ji Jia, if you are familiar with that inscription master, I would also like to buy a few scrolls, and some of my friends will also be interested in these scrolls!"

I asked him curiously: "If it's purely for merit, you hunted so much this time, why don't you share it?"

There is a reason for my words, because this time he hunted at least a dozen barbarians with left ears. Why do you need to spend so much time buying magic scrolls!
Basile hesitated for a moment and said, "That...that's different. No one would think too much of this kind of feat of hunting and killing barbarians! If this matter embarrasses you, then forget it."

Don't dare to look into the distance for too long, in this white world, everything is so dazzling, a little carelessness will cause snow blindness, that is no joke.

I touched my bulging magic pocket, and suddenly thought of a very funny thing, but said in my mouth: "Actually, it's not what you think, no matter who wants to buy such a magic scroll, I will tell him, these The scrolls are sold in a magic general store next to the ice shop in the small market next to the Magic Academy. Oh! By the way, that ice shop is no longer there. In such a severe winter, no one buys ice for a long time. Yes, the proprietress there has already changed it into a hot pot restaurant... right!"

"What is a hotpot restaurant? Is it a shop that sells pot?" Basile frowned and asked me inexplicably. Seeing that I smiled and didn't answer, his eyes lit up, and then he said to me mysteriously: "You won't be You want to tell me that the proprietress of the hot pot restaurant is the owner of the magic grocery store..."

I also nodded speechlessly. My original intention was just to tell him the specific address, but I didn't let him associate it like this, but his guess can't be wrong.

"So, even if the grocery store is out of stock, if I can go to the hot pot restaurant to buy a pot first, maybe I can order the latest magic scroll, right?" Basile said excitedly with his eyes shining.

"..." I shook my head and nodded again. In the end, I didn't know what I wanted to express.

But Basile seemed to have understood it. Seeing his excitement, he almost pulled off one of his beloved harrier eagle tail feathers.

"Jijia, tell me, how much does this first-level high-level magic scroll cost?" Cynthia asked me. I didn't expect that Cynthia was also interested in those 'Frost Nova' magic scrolls.

"Do you want to buy it too?" I asked Cynthia curiously.

"If the price is acceptable, who wouldn't want something good!" Cynthia said to me seriously.

I took out a magic spar as deep as the sea and as blue as the sea from my magic pocket. This magic crystal is as big as a peach pit. It is a standard ordinary magic spar. The water magic power contained in it is also very pure. Holding a magic spar in his hand, he said to them: "For a magic crystal like this, one scroll needs to be exchanged for two magic spar."

"call!"

The sound of exhaling and taking in a breath came at the same time. I saw Basile and Cynthia both heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that the price of this scroll should be within their affordability. The sound of taking in air was Wei En sent it out, she looked at me with her mouth wide open, and asked me stupidly: "Is a scroll so expensive? My goddess, Jijia, can you tell me about the battle at the pass, you use How many scrolls did you get?"

"There are always fifty cards, why count this? Don't pay too much attention to it!" I waved to Wei En, turned around and walked towards the tauren Luka...

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These barbarians who came to the Storm Bear tribe didn't know much about human cities, and they didn't know what kind of murderous intent was hidden behind the high walls.

Whether it's the giant crossbow arrows on the arrow tower or the heavy trebuchet or the meat grinder hammer on the tower, they are all defensive weapons against the barbarians.Hearing from Cynthia that there are even more powerful killers in the Magic Academy on Central Mountain, I wanted to ask her for more details, but she hesitated to say more.

During the day, the small-scale temptations of the barbarians were always going on one after another. They carried long ladders and thick door panels above their heads, and slowly rushed down the city.

The guards of the Knights just used their strong bows to push them back, but those feathered arrows that rained down on the door panel did not have much effect, and did not cause any serious damage to those barbarians. They seemed to be waiting quietly. Finished with the siege engine.

Now these barbarians have brought a batch of giant logs from the mountains. Some people on the city wall of El City are watching silently. There are still a few Griffin Knights hovering in the sky above the city. Before that, I never knew there were such birds of prey in the Knights of Ayrtown.

Our team took advantage of the moonless night, Basile climbed up the high city wall, informed the guard battalion Knights on the city wall, and then we sneaked across the frozen moat, at the corner of the city wall, Ten people rode in baskets and were tied to the head of the city.

When our group got out of the basket woven with rattan, we saw the defense equipment all over the city wall, neatly stacked in long rows, and those feathered arrows fell in bundles behind the city wall. Half a warm toasted wheat cake was also seen on the stack, and it seemed that the night watchmen were eating in shifts!

Seeing Captain Cynthia jumping out of the basket vigorously, the guards on the city wall looked at Cynthia and the others with admiration, but they gave sympathy and comfort to me, Ann and Mrs. Jenny. At this time, I really want to say loudly to them: In fact, I am also a falcon!

Just when I was extremely depressed, I suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Jijia, my God, it's really you, why did you come back from outside the city, they said you became a falcon, is this really true?" ?”

I followed the sound and saw Senior Benjamin wearing a heavy knight armor, walking from a short distance, and said to me excitedly with a surprised face.

"Senior Benjamin!" I called out.

"Sir, everything is normal here in Team Five!" Just now, she looked at Cynthia and Basile with envy, and couldn't help but peek at the beautiful soldiers of Mrs. Jenny's female relatives, like a stick. He stood up straight like a bamboo pole, waiting for Senior Benjamin's review.

"Rest while resting and pay attention to vigilance. Those barbarians have become more and more restless recently. You have to be more careful. I have a reliable tip that some strong barbarians are going to sneak into the city recently. You have to Keep your eyes open and watch closely, don't make any trouble!" Senior Benjamin waved his hand imposingly, and said to his soldiers.Then he smiled at me and said, "Just now some soldiers reported to me that a group of falcons had returned from the city wall, and asked me to verify their identity, but I didn't expect it to be you!"

(End of this chapter)