Lord Chronicle

Chapter 128
The purification agent that can control monsters can be said to be Sol's biggest gain during this trip. Although there are only 5 bottles left, it is not enough, but as long as it can be used at a critical time, who can do anything to him?

At this point, his affairs in Bamuk were all over. Early the next morning, the envoy left the city of Yacos and embarked on the journey back to the country.As expected, Mary also joined the team and left with them.

There was nothing to say along the way, and after more than ten days, the group finally returned to the capital again.Looking at the towering Dusk City in the distance, everyone heaved a sigh of relief in unison.

"Hurry up. After entering the city, I will invite everyone to have a drink at the 'Big Daisy Tavern'." These days, Sol has already been familiar with a group of guards. As soon as he said this, everyone cheered immediately.

Inspired by the good wine, the envoys couldn't help speeding up their pace. An hour later, they crossed the vast plain outside Dusk and arrived at the gate of the royal capital.At this time, everyone suddenly discovered that a heavily armed army was coming out of the city gate and heading north.

At present, the fighting in Dinar is concentrated in the territory of Over and Ruhr, and the north has not been affected by the war. What are these troops going to the north for?For a while, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Could it be that during the time they were in Bamke, the enemy had already invaded the north?
Since the city gate was blocked by an endless line, everyone had to wait aside. At this time, many business travelers and pedestrians who wanted to enter the city had gathered on the side of the road. People were discussing and trying to guess what happened.

"Darth!" At this moment, Sol suddenly found a familiar figure in the team.

Hearing his call, Das, who was dressed in standard knight armor and slowly moved forward among the team, also noticed the people on the roadside.He whispered a few words to the two attendants beside him, and then he pulled up his horse and ran towards this side.

"When did you come back?" When he came close, he greeted Sol.

"Just arrived, you're going..." Saul was about to ask, but Das' eyes fell on his side, and he immediately exclaimed, "Ma, Mary?"

Sitting sideways on the carriage, Mary, who was looking at the army with interest, waved to him: "Das, long time no see, how are you?"

"Okay... okay..." In response, Das couldn't help but grab the rein of Thor's mount and pull him aside.

"What's going on, why is Mary here?" He lowered his voice and asked Thor.

Sol shrugged helplessly: "How do I know, she insisted on going to my territory to see, and here she came."

Unable to bear looking back at Mary again, Das muttered: "What does this girl want..." Then he said: "How is your business in Bamuk? Did you see Walsa?"

Sol nodded and said: "Everything is going well, and the aid magician unit will arrive soon. Walsa's training has ended, but the guild seems to have another task for him."

"That's good." Darth sighed.

"I haven't asked you yet, where are you going?" Sol seized the opportunity to ask.

After hesitating for a moment, Das looked around and said, "Broken Sword Gorge Fortress."

"Kaviling? Why are you going there, and there is no..." Sol was a little puzzled, and suddenly he reacted suddenly: "Could it be an orc?"

"Shh." Das hurriedly made a gesture to make him whisper: "This matter has not been spread yet, and with the current tense atmosphere in the capital, it is likely to cause panic among the people."

"What's going on?" Saul asked hurriedly.

Das gritted his teeth: "A few days ago, an army of nearly [-] orcs approached the Broken Sword Gap Fortress without warning, launching a fierce attack. At present, most of the soldiers of the Northern Army are stationed in the Ruhr Territory, and there are less than five troops left behind in the fortress. One-third, the situation is quite critical."

Thor was dumbfounded when he heard that, when most of the Northern Legion went south for reinforcements, it was the time when the orcs had no time to take care of the internal strife. Since then, the defense of Broken Sword Gorge Fortress has been in a state of emptiness.

Unexpectedly, the most frightening thing happened. The Orc Empire seized the opportunity to suppress the land with an army!Now General Pintat and his troops are dragged in the Ruhr Territory, unable to return to help. Once the Broken Sword Gorge Fortress is breached and the orcs drive straight in, the consequences will be disastrous.

It is unbelievable that the orcs, who have never been good at strategies, know how to seize opportunities so much. Who is behind this?For a moment, the figure of Amada appeared in Sol's mind involuntarily.

At this time, Das said again: "At present, all our troops are fighting against the Lulin people, and we are unable to support the fortress at all. Therefore, the father has no choice but to send half of the royal guards and the knights directly under the king to go for reinforcements."

It turned out that these troops turned out to be the Guard of the Royal Capital and the Knights directly under the King. They were the only defense forces left in Dusk. If half of them were taken away at once, the defensive power of the Royal Capital would definitely drop significantly.However, under the current situation, it is also a helpless move, otherwise the situation will be even worse if the orcs rush to the city.

"How about over there, can you hold it?" Saul asked worriedly.

Das shook his head: "It's hard to say. The orcs seem to be sure that we won't be able to come back. The current offensive is very fierce. Even if we can arrive in time, I'm afraid we won't last long."

"Then you..." Saul hesitated to speak.

Knowing what he wanted to say, Das patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, don't forget that we are the four masters of Almc, so it's so easy to get into trouble. Besides, I don't want to stay in the city for a long time. Commander of the Reinforcement Forces, this is a rare opportunity."

After the war began, his two elder brothers were transferred to the front line. Even Sol and Gein made great achievements, but Das could only stay in the capital as his guard captain.This trip to support Broken Sword Gorge Fortress was indeed his dream opportunity to step onto the stage of war.

But...the risk is too great, right?

At this time, the last group of knights galloped out of the city gate, and the passers-by who had already waited impatiently rushed towards the city gate.Das took a look and said to Sol: "I have to go, say hello to Jessica for me."

"Be careful!" Sol imitated Gein and punched him on the breastplate.

Das smiled slightly, turned his horse's head and chased after the team.When passing by the mission group, he slowed down his horseshoe a little, just looked at Mary and Jessica who were looking at him, and then pulled the rein, and quickly rushed towards the gradually retreating team.

"Das, you brat, you didn't even say a word when you saw me. Hey, where are you going?" Mary shouted at Das's back.

However, Das just waved his hands away from her with his back turned, and he had merged into the long line, and it was difficult to distinguish his figure.

Jessica has seen that this time the matter is not simple, she said to Saul who came back: "What happened?"

Not wanting to explain in public here, Sol said vaguely: "We'll talk about it when we enter the city." After saying that, ignoring the doubtful eyes of everyone, he immediately pulled up his horse and ran towards the city gate.

"We haven't seen each other for more than a year, why are they all becoming obsessed?" Mary said dissatisfied.

Jessica knew that Sol must have his reasons for doing so, she turned her head and said to the waiting crowd: "Everyone has worked hard these days, let's go to the city and rest."

The guards were all professional soldiers, and they had obviously realized from the army that had just left the city that something was unusual, and for a while, everyone's high spirits were somewhat depressed.Under Nick's call, they lined up silently and escorted the carriage into the city.

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"What are you talking about, the army of orcs has already approached the Broken Sword Gorge Fortress?" Jessica asked in surprise in the hotel where the envoys were resting in the capital.

After entering the capital, Nick, who had completed the escort task, led his men to leave, while Thor and his party stayed in the hotel to wait for the king's reception. Taking advantage of this time, Sol told everyone the news he heard from Darth.

"Orcs? That's no surprise. Hasn't Dinar been at war with the Orc Empire?" Mary said disappointedly. She, who never cared about this war, obviously didn't understand the key point.

But Jessica and the others naturally knew what the news meant, and their expressions became solemn for a moment.Kress said: "Haven't the orcs been fighting in the civil war? Why did they come to attack the Broken Sword Gorge fortress?"

Chip said: "It is obvious that someone is behind the scenes, otherwise the orcs would not be able to seize this opportunity."

Saul nodded: "I think so too, and it is very likely that they are our old friends."

Kress was about to ask who it was, but Jessica frowned and said, "You mean Amada?"

Several people here have been to the orc empire, and they were deeply impressed by the orc princess who is innocent and cute on the outside, but has a lot of scheming on the inside.If this incident was really instigated by Amada, with her ability, it will definitely not end as easily as before.

"Most of the troops of the Northern Legion are now in the Ruhr Territory. Although the King's Guard and the Knights who went to support them are not weak, they have never actually been on the battlefield. The situation of the Broken Sword Gorge Fortress this time may not be optimistic. .” Jessica quickly made a judgment.

Everyone else nodded in agreement. On the battlefield, strong combat power does not necessarily mean superiority. Sometimes bravery and will play a decisive role. Especially in the face of orcs who are known for their ferocity, ordinary troops are easily defeated by fear. There was a panic.At this point, the Northern Legion, which has been at war with the orcs for a long time, is currently the only army that Dinar is qualified to fight the orcs.

Therefore, despite the natural danger of the Broken Sword Gorge Fortress, the reinforcements from the capital might not be able to hold on for long.And once the Broken Sword Gorge Fortress is breached, the ferocious orc army will be able to drive straight in without any hindrance, and reach the king's capital. There will only be one direct consequence, and that is - the subjugation of the country.

No wonder Robert would spare no effort to allocate half of the defense force of the capital to reinforce the fortress, but the effect of doing so may be very limited.Although he had already thought of a solid and empty defense line, who would have thought that the orcs, who had been in civil strife, would suddenly be overwhelmed by an army?
"I'm afraid the palace is in a mess at this time. No wonder the king hasn't summoned us until now. I really come here for whatever I'm afraid of. Now Dinar is really in trouble..." Sol thought so in his heart with.

After all, she is a native of Dinar. Thinking of the terrible consequences after the fortress was destroyed, Jessica said palely, "What should we do now?"

Chip thought for a while, and shook his head: "I can't think of any way to defend the orc army with a group of laymen. It is only a matter of time before the fortress is breached."

"Why don't we rush to the fort right now, maybe we can..." Kress said anxiously.

Jessica interrupted him unceremoniously: "What can a few people do?"

Kress was stunned for a while, and finally he could only sit back in the chair discouraged.

At this time, Mary, who had been listening on the sidelines, said impatiently: "I really don't understand what you have to worry about. Even if the king's capital is breached, it's still far away from Lovell. As long as you escape back to the territory before the orcs kill you, you will be fine." Got it."

Saul could only smile wryly at her words. Once the capital is occupied, the chain reaction will cause the main force of Dinar in Overland and Ruhr to lose the meaning of fighting, and the entire kingdom may be captured and divided immediately.

So he is also very anxious now, because this matter is not only related to the safety of Dusk, but also the safety of Lovell, Das who is going to the Broken Sword Gorge Fortress, and even Gein who is far away in Diviji Castle.

No matter how you look at it, the orcs must be kept out of the Broken Sword Gorge Fortress, otherwise all the efforts Sol has made since the outbreak of the war will all be in vain.

However, with the power that Dinar can deploy now, he is no match for the orcs at all. How to deal with them?Unless... At this moment, Thor had a thought that surprised even himself.

After thinking about it, this seems to be the only way at present.Sol hesitated: "Maybe... there is no way."

"What?" At this time, Jessica and the others were discussing countermeasures in a hurry, and when Sol said this suddenly, everyone stared at him.

"If we can't stop it, we can only use external force." Sol said to himself.

"External force?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay: "Who are you looking for?"

Looking up at them, Thor said decisively: "Frozen plateau, barbarians!"

"They?" Jessica asked in surprise, "But the barbarians are busy building their own city-state, will they interfere with our war?"

Sol nodded and said: "There must be a way. After all, the barbarians also took advantage of the opportunity of the orcs' civil strife to rise. If the orcs are allowed to capture Kaviland or even the king's capital, the next goal of the greatly increased orcs is to dare to betray their barbarians. people, so they have no reason to refuse."

He said again: "This is just a preliminary idea of ​​mine. Let's talk about the details after meeting the king."

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In this way, it was not until evening that the order to summon Robert came.So Thor and Jessica rushed to the palace overnight. Along the way, they saw many nervous officials rushing to and fro. Obviously, the news that Broken Sword Gorge Fortress was attacked had already made people panic.

When the two met Robert in the political affairs hall, the aged king was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed, receiving magical treatment from a priest to restore his energy.I haven't seen him for more than a month. Robert has aged a lot, and his expression is tired. It is obvious that the protracted war has overwhelmed the old man.

Waiting for the priest's treatment to end, Robert waved his hand to signal him to leave. At this time, he had recovered a little energy, but his eyes were still deeply tired.

"Sir Sol, what's the result of this mission?" Robert asked.

Sol nodded and said: "It went very well, King Bamuk has promised our covenant, and the magician troops who came to support will set off soon."

"Well, that's good." This news, which should have made him overjoyed, only resulted in a faint response from Robert. Obviously, the incident at the fortress had completely ruined his good mood.

Sol and Jessica glanced at each other, and the situation was as serious as guessed. It seemed that even Robert himself had no hope of being able to hold the fortress.

After inquiring about some missions, Robert ended the summons sloppily: "Sir Saul, you have done a good job, go down and rest first, and I will seriously consider rewarding you."

Knowing that now is the best opportunity, Thor hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Your Majesty."

"Is there anything else?" It was obvious that Robert was very impatient.

"I've already heard about the Broken Sword Gap Fortress..." Sol considered how to speak.

"What? Where did you hear about it?" Robert's reaction was unexpected, he straightened up suddenly, it seems that this matter has made him extremely nervous.

Sol was taken aback, and quickly explained: "When I entered the city today, I happened to meet the troops who were going to support..."

However, he didn't want to get entangled in this, and changed his words: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, although the Royal Capital Guard's combat effectiveness is good, it may still be difficult to resist the ferocious orcs."

Perhaps because of Saul's repeated achievements, Robert did not pursue it further: "Forget it, I am afraid that this matter will spread out sooner or later. At present, I have no troops to dispatch, and sending a guard team is also a helpless move. If the sword is broken Once the Gap Fortress is lost, alas..."

Speaking of this, he sighed deeply, his tone full of despair and helplessness, obviously the orc's back blow had pushed the king to the point of desperation.

"Is there no better countermeasure?" Sol asked tentatively.

Robert smiled bitterly: "What else can be done? I just hope that the fortress can hold on for a while longer. If General Pintat wins in the Ruhr Territory, maybe he can return to the army in time..."

Speaking of this, it is obvious that even he himself thinks it is whimsical.Laughing self-consciously, Robert suddenly said: "Mr. Saul, can you go to the Orc Empire again and persuade them to retreat?"

"What?" Now it was Saul's turn to be dumbfounded.

He suddenly wanted to slap himself a few times, why am I so cheap.Robert must have gone crazy, not to mention that the last time Saul was there, the chaos was turned upside down, everyone shouted and beat him, even if he is a god, it is impossible for those orcs to give up their fat with just one mouth, right?
Fearing that the king really had something wrong, he sent himself to the orc to die.At this time, whether it is for others or for himself, Sol hastened to say: "Your Majesty, I actually have an idea, maybe I can defeat the orcs."

"Sir, are you serious?" Robert raised his head in surprise.

Deliberately ignoring Jessica's "you've got it yourself" gaze, Sol nodded and said: "Yes, although it may not be successful, I think it's the best way under the current situation.

"Quickly tell me, what are you going to do?" Robert urged impatiently.

"Borrow the power of outsiders to force the orcs to retreat." Thor said harshly.

"Outsider? Who?" Robert frowned.

"Barbarians on the frozen plateau." Thor took a deep breath and slowly raised his head.

"Those uncivilized barbarians? Sir Saul, are you joking?" Robert raised his voice involuntarily.

In the eyes of the Dinar people, the barbarians on the frozen plateau are more primitive than the orcs, and they have always ignored these tall compatriots.In fact, for most Dinar people, they would rather deal with orcs than have a little contact with barbarians.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, listen to me first." Sol was not in a hurry. In this desperate situation, even if there was a glimmer of hope, Robert would definitely not let it go.

(End of this chapter)