Lu Xi and his party met Marquis Hector's army on the mountain road, at their first camp after leaving the Heavenly Dome Sanctuary, where the bonfire and embers of the time still remained.

The army that went up the mountain was about five hundred men, and a third of them were of silver strength. Most of these people are the direct descendants of the lords of the Northland of Virginia or the knights of the lineage, which is also normal, in the feudal era, it is definitely easier for a noble family with surplus wealth to give birth to a strong person than a commoner family, because the former can give children adequate nutrition and education.

If all these three or four hundred people died on Atlas Mountain, half of the nobles in the northern part of the empire would lose their heirs or even their family masters, and in order to gather their forces, the Marquis of Hector mobilized his duties as the guardian of the northern territory for the first time after assuming the position of the north, and ordered all the lords in the jurisdiction to lead the army to assemble at the foot of the Heavenly Dome Sanctuary.

There was no way for the large army to go up the mountain, so in addition to the five hundred Nord nobles who were armed to the teeth, an army of 20,000 men was standing at the bottom of the mountain, and all the checkpoints and tents were set up at all the entrances and exits of the mountain.

It can be said that the entire north of the empire has been jumping with chickens and dogs, and every qiē has to be given by Lu Xi's flying pigeon biography.

It stands to reason that the Path of the Heroic Soul hidden in the Atlas Mountains is not allowed to be entered by ordinary people, not to mention that Artoria is still undergoing the trial of the succession of the crown prince...... Even so, the Marquis was not the kind of old stubborn man who was dead-headed, and he still defied public opinion and led his troops into the forbidden land of the Nords.

When Lu Xi and the others met the troops led by the Marquis, a small and low-scale battle had just ended. The heavily armed Nord warriors are cleaning up the battlefield, piling up the corpses of the demons they have slain. Lu Xi took a closer look, and most of them were the corpses of some bad demons. This is the lowliest miscellaneous cannon fodder in the Demon Legion. The strength is about twice that of the average adult man, but in front of this group of fierce Nord brothers, he is also a food deliverer.

Dressed in carved steel plate armor, the Marquis of Hector pestle his sword. showed a kind smile to everyone, if you ignore the stain on his forehead and the blood stain on his cheek, no matter how you look at it, he is an amiable uncle next door. When he found Artoria in the crowd, the marquis couldn't help but show a relieved expression.

"When I received His Highness's letter, I was still a little skeptical." The marquis said, and used his iron boots to flick the demon head on the ground, which was a horned demon, which was cut down by his own hands: "I didn't expect that there was really a demon in the snowy mountain, hey." I've always thought that only orcs were my old enemies, but I never thought that there would be a time in my lifetime when I would fight demons......"

"If you come two days earlier, you'll be able to meet it." Lu Xidao.

"Oh? Looks like I'm missing out on a lot of things. Marquis Hector was slightly stunned, glanced at Lu Xi thoughtfully, and then looked at Artoria carefully, but once again showed a relieved smile: "But no matter what, the original purpose has finally been achieved." ”

With the strength and vision of the Marquis, it is natural to see that Artoria has undergone a radical change. The level of strength has risen by several levels, and a strange feeling has also condensed into a substantial awe-inspiring sense of oppression in the knight princess's body, which makes her secretly palpitate.

There is nothing else to explain except the Atlas Holy Pattern.

Marquis Hector leaned down. He bowed with a respectful and calm attitude, and said solemnly: "God Atlas blesses, there is a successor to the empire!" "By this time. In the eyes of this important minister of the empire, Artoria finally rose from a junior with a special status to a future lord.

"You've won a prize...... If. I wouldn't have been able to do anything without everyone's efforts. "Although the throne has been determined. But Artoria is still a natural foodie in essence, and it is the first time that she has been treated so seriously by the important ministers of her uncle's generation, and she suddenly seems a little at a loss: "Moreover, because of my misjudgment, I have brought everyone to danger several times. Can I become a qualified king? ”

"No one is born a worthy king, my highness. When you are really distressed and regretful about the mistakes you have made, it means that you have a heart that knows how to reflect on yourself, which is the most precious thing for a king. ”

"Yes, is that so......" Artoria asked, a little uneasy.

"Since ancient times, it is not the traditional mediocre people who have turned the country from prosperity to decline, but they are often those who are unsympathetic and obstinate. Even a man of great talent cannot escape the examination of a tyrant and a faint king. Your Highness, now you at least have the potential to become a famous monarch! ”

The knight princess's face finally showed a happy expression, and Lu Xi listened in amazement. It's no wonder that he can change from a soldier to a dignified guardian of the northern border, in addition to having a few brushes in his hand, he has to take a closer look at how people make sycophants. It's simply the highest level of silent moisturizing, and the attitude is so humble and not arrogant, it is more like admonishing than patting on the back, and instantly establishes the image of wisdom, integrity and loyalty. With such an excellent courtier, which lord would not be of great use?

Who said that Nord "barbarians" are all tendons?

"Then Your Highness, can you tell me in detail now what is going on in the mountains?" As the Marquis said this, his gaze silently rested on the extra uninvited guests in the group, namely the Tempest.

"This, there are so many things that have happened, how should I talk about it......" Artoria frowned a little distressedly, and thought about it seriously, as if she was thinking about where to start, this work was too difficult for a natural nerd, and after a while, she finally said in a helpless tone: "Lu Xi, let's talk about it." ”

Lu Xi could clearly see a trace of unnatural twitching flashing on His Excellency Marquis's face, obviously holding back a smile, but his brows were furrowed again, but he looked a little distressed. It seems that even if the knight princess has excellent qualifications, but with the IQ caused by this natural stupidity attribute to be a chicken, the way to be a famous monarch is still a long way to go.

"Let's start with that. This is Miss Wind, well, my junior sister...... Okay, Senior Sister, Senior Sister. Wind's expression made Lu Xi hurriedly change his words, "This is the Marquis of Hector Hell, the lord of Cold Mountain Castle, and the northern border of the Virginia Empire. ”

"Master Orucello's disciples are all talented." The Marquis politely retracted his scrutinizing gaze with a polite expression, but he was a little puzzled, as if he did not understand why he had introduced an irrelevant lady in the first place.

"Hurricane is not a disciple of the family teacher, but from the disciple of the uncle," Lu Xi explained, "She is the most important party involved in this incident, and the demons in this mountain are actually all recruited by her. ”

Although he knew that the other party was joking, the wind still couldn't help but glance at Lu Xi, and the jade foot with calfskin boots naturally kicked Lu Xi's leg and stomach, and then said to the suspicious marquis: "Please don't listen to his nonsense, Your Excellency the marquis." Actually, here's the thing......"

Under the descriptions of Lu Xi and Blast, two clear-minded and well-spoken magicians, Marquis Hector quickly understood, and the Marquis Rao, who was well-informed and had already been mentally prepared, couldn't help but marvel at the richness and bizarre nature of this experience.

"This, that's amazing!" Hector managed not to lose his temper, but the consternation in his eyes could not be concealed: "Unexpectedly, the tombs of King Richard and the Great Sage of Laxisis are hidden in the Atlas Mountains...... I can't imagine that those white ghosts have such a background! ”

"Those white, uh, drow elves have agreed to move out of the mountains in the shortest possible time, and follow Miss Tempest to Cold Harbor to take a boat south. Uncle Hector, can we send troops to escort us along the way? Artoria asked.

"It's not something like this that I can do as a guardian of the North." The marquis smiled bitterly: "Fortunately, after receiving your letter, I informed the Carmelo side. The response from that side was that His Highness Char had already rushed to this side overnight, so let's discuss and decide after he arrives. ”

"Why is Brother Char here?" Artoria couldn't help but be stunned.

Nonsense, just based on the character of your daughter-controlled ghost father and sister-controlled brother, how can you still sit still when you hear that there are changes in the mountains here? If it weren't for the fact that Uncle Otto, as a king, couldn't leave the capital at will, I'm afraid he was already preparing to plow the entire mountain in person, right? Lu Xi couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Your Highness Char will be proud of you. Such a legendary adventure that could be recorded as an epic for posterity, but unfortunately I could not participate in it. ”

It is indeed a magnificent and complicated experience, and it is no wonder that the marquis is so emotional, when he knew that the orcs led by the "dragon heart" Asog were also lurking on the mountain, and even the legendary demon dragon had reappeared, even with the calmness of the Marquis of Hector couldn't help but change his face, and quickly sent several groups of capable warriors down the mountain to deliver the message.

In fact, in order to avoid extraneous branches, Lu Xi and the others have already concealed a lot, at least the matter of the World Tree Scepter has been artificially omitted. After all, it is a glorious artifact, and for any country, it is a treasure that cannot be lost. Although the Marquis of Hector does not seem to be an unreasonable person, he is also a loyal, civil and military minister of the empire, for a person like him, reason and national interests can never be measured on a scale.

If Marquis Hector, or even Uncle Char's brother, who arrived after that, really ordered Lu Xi to hand over the World Tree Scepter, would it be handed over or not? If you don't pay it, then it's to fight or not to fight?

It was originally a dilemma, and the best choice at this time was probably only rare confusion.

The two of them deliberately erased the existence of the World Tree Scepter, and Artoria could hear it even if she was natural, but she just looked at Lu Xi twice with an inexplicably complicated gaze, and after all, she didn't say anything, but directly scared the latter out of a cold sweat. (To be continued......)