Lord Chronicle

Chapter 178
"Cakirido's treasure, open it for me."

Standing in front of the stone wall, Thor held up the ring in his hand.

With a burst of soft light, the dragon language enchantment guarding the treasure slowly opened, and then an astonishing scene appeared in front of Sol.

Countless gold coins covered the ground, gemstones of different colors were piled up like hills, all kinds of treasures and magic items were everywhere, buried deep in the piles of gold coins and gemstones, only the tip of the iceberg was exposed.

This was a treasure even bigger than Elebena and Brevila combined, and Sol couldn't even see where the treasure piled up and ended.

With these treasures, why do you need to work hard to make money by doing trade, mining, and selling special products?These alone are enough for Lovell to squander for hundreds of years.

Dazed for a moment, Sol cheered and rushed towards the treasures: "These are all mine!"

Unexpectedly, without any warning, all the gold and precious stones all over the place suddenly turned into Lulin's soldiers and orcs. They raised their blood-stained long swords and swarmed towards Sol.

Sudden changes frightened Sol and shouted: "Kress, Chip, come and save me."

However, the two people who had come in response to the sound in the past were nowhere to be seen at this moment.

In desperation, he had no choice but to call out Simba and Xiaomei, but after the two summoned beasts appeared, they also rushed towards him with Lulin soldiers and orcs.

Sol turned around and wanted to run, but Gru stood behind him at some point. Without saying a word, he raised his giant sword and slashed straight at him. The cold edge of the sword instantly filled Sol's entire field of vision.

what! !

The moment the blade touched his body, Thor let out an exclamation and woke up with his eyes open.

Huhuhu... He sat up abruptly from the bed, panting for breath.

"Ugh..." The dizziness and pain in his head made Sol hold his head, the dream just now was so real, until now his heart is still beating fast.

Damn, I haven't even seen a treasure, and I just have this kind of nightmare. It's a bad omen.It is said that for this treasure, I almost lost my life several times. Could it be that this thing is really unlucky?
Shaking his head to shake off these random thoughts, after he calmed down a little, Sol wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then looked around.

He was in a tent at the moment, and he was sitting on a folding bed, and there was nothing else in the tent, and he didn't know where this was.

Pale golden sunlight penetrated from the roof of the tent, and the time seemed to be evening.

Sol's last memory is at the farewell banquet, after he drank the last glass of wine, he couldn't stop moving towards the ground in front of him... So, I passed out after being drunk?

It seems that he is no longer in Broken Sword Gorge Fortress, so there is only one explanation, he was taken on the road by his subordinates after he was drunk, and he is on his way back to Lovell at the moment.

Saul's mood brightened again.Nightmare or not, let's get the treasure first, who would be against money.

Thinking of this, he got up and walked out of the tent.As he approached the entrance of the tent, he faintly heard loud noises coming from outside, as if there were many people moving around.

What's going on, did Chip hire a lot of followers?Strangely, Sol walked up a few steps and opened the tent.

Immediately, he was stunned by what he saw.

Down from the tent Sol was in, thousands of marching tents covered the entire gentle slope. Many soldiers walked back and forth between the tents. From time to time, a few war horses galloped by. Below, a vibrant scene.

But Sol, who saw all this in his eyes, couldn't even close his mouth.This... here is exactly...

"Ah, are you awake?" Suddenly, Darth's voice came from the side.

He was wearing a simple military uniform, holding a long sword in one hand, and his face was covered with sweat. He had obviously just returned from sword practice.Seeing Sol standing at the door of the tent, Das greeted him with a smile on his face.

Seeing him and seeing the standard military camp scene here, Sol still doesn't know what happened.

Grabbing Das by the collar, he said hoarsely: "You bastard!"

Das smiled wryly and raised his hands: "Speak up if you have something to say."

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"So, you kidnapped me?"

In the tent, Sol snorted with an ugly face.

Darth sat facing him, Chip and Kress stood behind Saul, and Vihir stood aside with an apologetic expression.

Das avoided his gaze: "Who told you not to help me, then I have to learn Gein's tricks."

Sol covered his forehead with a sigh: "I told you that I don't know anything about warfare, and I don't have any good luck for you. Why don't you believe it?"

Das laughed and said: "Don't say that, if you are here, I will feel more at ease."

Don't worry, I think you are afraid of being lonely on the road to Huangquan, and want to give you a back, right?
Knowing that he couldn't make sense with this guy, Sol turned to Vihir: "Vihir, how did this bastard convince you to help me get drunk?"

Vihir's face turned red in an instant: "Yes, I'm sorry, Master Saul. Mr. Das said that you are going to go to the battlefield with him, but you want to send me back to Lovell alone. You know, we barbarians have established our own army, but I don’t know much about real combat, so I want to take this opportunity to learn.”

"Then he taught me a way. If you want to see how you fight, you must get drunk, and I will follow you quietly. After you wake up, you can only take me with you. So I..."

"So you forgive him, and then help him lie to me?" Saul said helplessly.

Vihir was about to cry: "I'm sorry, I didn't know that you didn't want to go to the battlefield at all, I thought... If I knew earlier, I would definitely not deceive you."

After all, Vihir was too innocent, he was deceived by a few words.Knowing that she couldn't be blamed, Sol had no choice but to comfort him: "Don't cry, I won't be angry with you."

However, looking at the smug Das on the opposite side, he didn't even feel angry: "How did you fool my subordinates?"

Das shrugged: "It's very simple, forge a transfer order from my father, saying that you are also ordered to go to the Ruhrland with me, and that's it."

Damn... Thor was dumbfounded at this guy's audacity and shamelessness.

Chip and Kress cannot be blamed for this. Although they are Sol's followers, their status is too low compared to Darth.In fact, if it weren't for Thor's relationship, it would be difficult for the two of them to even meet a big man like Darth.

In addition, although Thor rejected Darth's request, he never mentioned it to them.Needless to say, Kress, although Chip is shrewd, he is not a god after all, and I am afraid that Das would dare to falsely pass on the king's will.

So without knowing anything, the two allowed their lord to be abducted.

"Lord, we..." Kress lowered his head in shame.

"It's okay, it's not your fault." Sol waved his hand.

At this time, Das proudly said: "If my forgery of the order is discovered, it will cause a lot of trouble. Now you should know how sincere I am?"

Just when Das thought Thor would finally be moved enough to agree, he saw Thor stood up and walked out: "It's not too late to go back to the territory now, let's go."

"Yes." Kress immediately agreed loudly.

Chip followed Sol without saying a word.

Vihir also hurried over.

"Hey!" Das stopped him from behind: "Isn't it, so you still have to leave me?"

"I didn't hold you accountable bastard who kidnapped people, but you still dare to pester him!" Sol turned around and pointed his middle finger: "If you want to be a little bit human, prepare me a few horses, enough dry food and a few more Ten thousand gold coins as an apology."

"You really have to go?" Das couldn't help being disappointed.

Sol said helplessly: "To be honest, I am not what you think at all. I am just a small lord, and I have never had such great ambitions to make contributions. My greatest wish is to keep my own Lovell. good."

"Those things in the past were just happened to me. I never thought of taking the initiative to do one. So this time there is no need to talk about it. I won't be crazy enough to go to the battlefield with you."

Seeing that Darth didn't speak, Sol smiled: "Anyway, be careful yourself. Compared with merit, saving your life is more important than anything else."

After speaking, he took the three of Chip and turned around to leave.

Das suddenly said from behind: "Wait, let me ask you, do you still consider Gain a friend?"

Not understanding why he suddenly mentioned Gein, Sol turned his head: "Of course. If you want to say that he lied to me too, so I shouldn't refuse you, that's useless."

Das shook his head: "I just want to ask you, Gein's father is at the forefront and urgently needs our help, should you pretend not to see it?"

"Ah!" Sol was stunned.

Pintat, the commander of the northern army stationed in the Ruhr Territory, was Gein's father.

Das continued: "If you don't know anything, it's okay, but you should be very clear about how dangerous General Pintat's current situation is. Besides, you are already here, how can you pretend to be nothing?" Happened, just pat your butt and go back to your own territory?"

His words immediately made Saul speechless.

The scene of being with Gein flashed before Sol's eyes in an instant, the first meeting at the Broken Sword Gap Fortress, his cyan bearded chin, his bold laugh, and the farewell of Lamoling, together they captured Diviji Castle and fought side by side …

In the end, these pictures were fixed on a heroic bald old man.

General Pintat.

Sol can still remember the night in the fortress when he was framed by Cliff to go out to the Orc Empire.Pintat enthusiastically analyzed the situation of the Orc Empire for him, obtained precious information from him, and finally directly helped Thor return safely.

Whether it's the friend's father or that kindness, Sol is bound to be unable to sit idly by.

So after hesitating again and again, Sol finally nodded: "Let's say it first, absolutely don't expect me to rush to the front."

Das couldn't help laughing, he stretched out his hand to Thor: "Brothers are of one heart."

With a snort, Sol slapped his palm away unceremoniously: "Fuck your mother."

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After 10 days of marching, Das's army arrived at the Padish Territory, and from here to the west, it will soon enter the territory of the Ruhr Territory.

From here, it is considered to have officially entered the battle zone with the Lulin Army.As a result, the army changed from the laziness of marching in the past and entered a wartime state.

This troop consisted of a part of the Northern Legion soldiers who stayed at the Broken Sword Gorge Fortress, and the garrison troops brought by Das from the capital. They were experienced and well-trained, and Das didn't need to worry about daily affairs.

While the troops outside were busy setting up camp, in the temporary command tent, Das was explaining the current situation to Thor: "My father's order is for me to cover General Pintat's flank and buy time for him to gather his troops. .”

"Why, hasn't General Pintat assembled his army yet?" Sol was a little surprised.

Das sighed: "The defeat by the Lulin raid was so miserable that even the Northern Army was disbanded, let alone the lord's team. General Pintat spent a lot of time in the Ruhr, It’s only half gathered, and people who rushed to support from all over the country need to coordinate, and the recruits need to be trained, so it’s not so easy to restore their combat effectiveness.”

Sol has a deep understanding of this. Didn't he become a robber in the enemy-occupied area?

Suddenly, bad memories were brought back, and he coughed dryly: "How long will it take?"

Das shook his head: "I don't know about that."

Sol couldn't help but said: "In this case, it's better to wait for General Pintat to complete the preparations before launching a counterattack. Why did you call us so early?"

Das said helplessly: "There is no other way. The enemy's fortress to attack the northern territory is about to be completed, so we must take the first step to counterattack before they obtain this strong bridgehead, otherwise our army will be fortified." Sealed in the Ruhr collar, it can no longer be attacked."

"In fact, if it weren't for Gein's obstruction in Diviji Castle, they could have completed the project long ago. The delay until now has bought precious time for General Pintat. But after all, the Lulin Empire is huge, and after all Build this fort."

"The enemy obviously also thinks that we will strike first, so they will definitely prevent General Pintat from gathering troops, and even disperse him again. Our task is to contain the enemy's actions from the side."

"Who else but us?" Thor asked.

Das shook his head and said, "There is no one else."

"What?" Sol was taken aback: "We are the only reinforcements?"

Das nodded: "The main force on the front line of the Overland was restrained and could not move; Diviji Castle was too weak and could only harass Lulin's logistics line; the troops of the northern territories were all gathered in the General Pintat, so the only ones who can use it are us."

Then, he said solemnly: "So, we have a heavy responsibility. Before General Pintat completes the assembly of troops, we must hold back the Lulin Army no matter what. Once we fail, General Pintat will be in danger. Then, The entire northern part of the kingdom may be lost."

Sol froze for a moment, didn't he say that he was only going to support, why is it such an impossible task?Didn't Das kid really want to drag me to the back?

For the sake of his life, Sol also had to seriously care about it.He said, "Then what are you going to do?"

Das pointed to the map on the table: "I'm planning to go directly south from the Padish Territory and approach the enemy along the border of the Ruhr Territory. There is one of their strongholds. After capturing this stronghold, it should be able to attract many enemy."

"Isn't our mission to restrain? Why do we attack as soon as we come?" Saul said with a guilty conscience.

Seeing his worry, Das smiled and said, "Don't worry, there are not many enemies in this stronghold, but the location is very important, so there is no danger. Once the enemies are attracted, I will retreat and take them around, As long as it takes them away from General Pintat, the mission is a success."

The secret passage turned out to be like this, and Sol was a little relieved.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly walked into the tent: "Your Excellency, we caught a thief nearby."

"Rogue?" Darth frowned, "Is it the enemy's scout?"

The soldier shook his head: "I haven't figured it out yet. According to him, he was just passing by."

Das didn't have a good impression of the thieves, he snorted: "We can't let the enemy know about our actions, just in case, we deal with him."

The soldier nodded and was about to leave.For some reason, Sol suddenly thought of Garrett, who was currently the protector of the Thieves Guild.

So he stopped the soldier: "Wait, let's bring him over and ask."

Das wondered, "What's a thief to ask? Even if he's not the enemy's scout, it won't hurt to kill him."

Secretly thinking that you are really ruthless, Sol said: "It's okay, anyway, there won't be any delay."

Seeing his insistence, Das nodded indifferently: "Whatever you want. Bring him here."

The soldier nodded and turned to leave.After a while the hapless thief was led into the tent.

He was about 40 years old, he was thin, and he looked ordinary.At this moment, he was tied tightly, and his face still had bruises from the beating, making him look quite embarrassed.

As soon as he was brought into the tent, he shouted: "Your Excellency, I am really not Lu Lin's scout, I am a member of the Thieves Guild in a nearby city, and because the guild's mission passed by here, I accidentally bumped into your patrol team. "

"I don't think this guy is worth anything." Das looked at him contemptuously.

Sol felt the same way, but the person was sent at his own request, so he had to think about it anyway.

So he said: "You said that you are doing tasks for the guild, do you have any evidence?"

The thief hurriedly said: "I have a guild here... Hey, you are the lord of Lovell, Lord Saul, right?"

He stared at Thor suddenly with a look of surprise on his face.

This guy recognized himself, and Sol was also quite surprised: "Why do you recognize me?"

The thief hurriedly said: "Have you forgotten? A few years ago, during the Royal Capital Celebration, my companions and I were entrusted by Ramo Lord Jifa to go to your residence to plant money, but were caught by your subordinates. But you didn't You didn't kill us, and I have never forgotten your kindness at that time in the past few years."

It turned out that a few years ago, when Sol went to the royal capital to participate in the celebration, the then lord of Ramo, Kefa, wanted to frame him, but all the thieves who went to frame him were caught by Chip. At that time, Sol thought that they were just entrusted, Did not embarrass these people.

And that incident directly led to the downfall of Keefa, and Thor was framed by Cliff to go to the Orc Empire.

It's been so long, Sol has long forgotten, but he would be recognized here.

After hearing Thor briefly explain what was going on, Das said: "In this case, lock him up first, and release him after we start attacking the stronghold."

The thief said anxiously: "Your Excellency, the task entrusted to me by the guild is very urgent. I will never tell others that I have seen you. Please let me go."

Das snorted coldly: "It's a war now, I'm very kind enough not to kill you, you have no right to ask for anything more."

Following him, he waved his hand to signal that the thief should be taken down. At this moment, the thief gritted his teeth and said abruptly, "Your Excellency, if I can provide some information about the Lulin Army, can you let me go?"

Das was slightly taken aback: "What information?"

The thief glanced at Sol, and then said with determination: "At first, I wouldn't say anything, otherwise, if Lulin finds out about it later, it might cause big trouble for the guild. But Lord Sol once saved I lost my life, and I did a great favor to the guild not long ago, so I decided to speak out, hoping that in exchange, you can let me go."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be bluffing, Das nodded: "If it's valuable, I can consider it."

Thor can understand the thief's hesitation.Adventurers and other major guilds are unwilling to easily get involved in disputes between countries, because it may cause a lot of trouble afterwards.Therefore, the collusion between the Necromancer Guild and the Lulin Empire this time has committed a big taboo.

At this time, the thief said: "Not long ago, the guild's branch in a nearby territory accidentally found a Lulin army leaving the main force, but they did not take the northern route, but went around a big circle into the wilderness , judging from the route, it should pass by here in a few days."

Darth suddenly became interested: "What kind of army?"

The thief shook his head: "The guild didn't follow up on this information, so I don't know. It seems to be a cavalry unit, and they are acting alone. Their goal seems to be the Ruhrland."

Wei Wei thought for a moment, and a hint of excitement flashed in Das's eyes.He said in a deep voice, "Is what you said true?"

The thief hurriedly said: "It's true, I will never deceive Sir Saul."

Das waved to the soldiers who were guarding him: "Take him down, ask him to draw a map of where this army will leave, where it will pass, and possible routes, and then let him go."

After the thief was taken down, Das said excitedly: "If this guy is not lying, it is definitely a lone army sent by Lulin to surprise General Pintat."

Sol nodded: "It should be true, this is the usual method of the Lulin Army."

Das's eyes flashed brightly: "I'm going to kill this enemy army."

Saul hesitated and said: "We are only acting as a flanking check, won't this violate the order?"

Das said indifferently: "Of course not. It would be dereliction of duty if we let this army go and let them enter the Ruhr Territory. Hehe, the lone army goes deep, and it is a cavalry unit that is not good at defending. How can such a good opportunity come?" can miss it."

On this point, Thor has the same opinion as Darth.It is a very risky strategy for the cavalry to go deep alone. Although success can achieve huge results, the price is that the cavalry must travel lightly. Not only can it carry only a small amount of supplies, but also without any backup. The siege ended disastrously.

When encountering such a good thing, how can you just let the enemy go?
So Sol also nodded and said, "Okay, fuck it!"

(End of this chapter)