Chapter 4: Nightfall (IV)

Armond strode into the door, he held the golden staff in his hand, looked around, only to see that there were war angels with serious expressions everywhere, they were standing quietly around the corridor, but their faces were serious and solemn that could not be concealed, the originally elegant and gorgeous castle now looked like a fortress that could not be attacked, full of tension and fierce atmosphere. From time to time, you can hear the shouts and training of the city guards outside the window. Seeing this, even Armond couldn't help but feel a trance, just a few days ago, he was still enjoying a not so smooth, but peaceful. But now, even that has become a pipe dream.

War comes so fast.

"Archmage Armond."

Just as Ammond was distracted, a voice rang out, and soon, an angel of war flew down with his wings outstretched, came to him, respectfully saluted the archmage in front of him, and then made a gesture of invitation.

"Please come with me, Your Highness is waiting for you."

"I know."

The temple hall was as quiet and gorgeous as ever, and Amund walked into the hall and soon saw several familiar voices, among them were nobles and soldiers, but at this moment, no matter what their identity was, everyone's face was full of tiredness and seriousness that could not be concealed, and it could be seen that the pressure of this sudden war on everyone was evident at this moment, thinking of this, Amund involuntarily stretched out his hand and touched his face, wanting to take a mirror to see if he was not this expression. However, when he saw his colleagues looking at him, the old mage gave up on the idea, and just by looking at their eyes, Armond knew what he was like at the moment.

"Teacher Armond."

Seeing Amund's arrival, Lydia rose leisurely, the archangel was not wearing the luxurious light gauze robes of the past. Instead, a military uniform, the straight uniform wrapped the girl's slender body, the gold edge on the white background, and the resolute and sacred pattern on the collar and skirt even made the girl a little more energetic. However, Lydia's face was not as solemn as the others, on the contrary, she saw Armond approaching. There was even an air-conditioned skin winking at him and smiling.

"You're back, what's going on in the Silent Lands?"

"Your Highness."

Coming to the girl, Armond first bowed his head and bowed deeply to Lydia before answering.

"The people of the Silent Lands have all been evacuated, and they are currently building a second line of defense in Transas, and the undead are not immediately in pursuit, but according to reports from the scouts. They're restocking everywhere, and while we've cremated most of the bodies before leaving, ..............."

Amund didn't finish, but everyone present knew what he meant, maybe the bodies that died in battle could be incinerated, but the remains buried deep in the ground could not be disposed of. What is certain is that they will inevitably be awakened from the dirt by the undead to join their dark legions. He raised the butcher's knife and pointed at his original relatives and compatriots.

"I understand, Mr. Armond."

At this time, Lydia also put away her smile.

"The deceased manipulated ghosts using sorcery. But their tormented souls will one day be at peace..............."

Lydia shook her head slightly, then she sat back in her chair, closed her eyes, and when she opened them again a moment later, the faint sadness on her face had disappeared. In its place is unprecedented self-confidence. Seeing this scene, Amund couldn't help but nod.

It's really different.

As a court mage who served two grand dukes, Amund naturally knew how different his highness and student were. The former Grand Duke was too kind and kind, although this is also the value of angels. But there is always a little weakness in governing the country, although she also has times of persistence, but on the whole she is a soft person. But this student of her own is completely different, since she was born, Armond has noticed that she is different, that lively, bright and dazzling light behind the soul of perseverance and glory, no matter what difficulties encountered, the girl's eyes will always fall ahead, she may be sad for the suffering on this thorny road full of hardships and hardships, but will not stop, or even slow down her pace, but go forward, always so full of confidence.

"Alright, now that we've got all the people here, let's talk about the next question."

Lydia fiddled with the quill in her hand, looked up, a sly glint in her eyes, and asked with a smile. I don't know if it's because they saw the girl's smile, everyone felt that the originally serious and heavy atmosphere had become much more relaxed, which also made them breathe a sigh of relief.

"The enemy has retreated, but only temporarily, although we are currently stepping up our defenses, but it is winter now, and I am afraid it will take some time. The transportation of soldiers is not a problem, but in terms of supplies, I am afraid it will be a little difficult. ”

Another difference between Moon and the Land of Light is that they can use the tide to transport supplies and soldiers. Wind tide is a unique natural phenomenon of the Principality of Moon, it is famous for the condensation of rich wind elements, forming a circular wind belt over the border of the Principality of Moon, wrapping the entire Principality of Moon in it, as for the appearance of the tide is a variety of opinions, some people say that this is a certain enchantment cast by the archangel who originally obtained the territory of Moon, and some people say that this is a unique natural phenomenon produced by the junction of the dragon soul of light and the dragon soul of darkness, and some people say that in fact, the flow of this tide has long existed, but it was discovered by the archangel, And eventually the duchy was established here.

But no matter what, it is a fact that Moon used this tide to build a floating ship that can fly on it, this invention on the earth is tantamount to the invention of an airplane by humans, of course, unlike an airplane, this kind of floating ship can rely on the dense wind element of the wind tide itself to be able to fly, if there is no wind tide, they are no different from ordinary broken copper and iron, which is also the only defect that limits the Duchy of Moon to become the sky master of the entire Continent of Light, if the floating ship can fill the sky of the entire Continent of Light, I'm afraid the Council of Light isn't even a clown.

But for now, the roads are blocked by severe cold and heavy snow. The only way to use a floating ship to transport soldiers is something that the Duchy of Moon can do, which is another reason why even if it is caught off guard in the game, the Duchy of Moon can withstand the attack of the Night Dragon Kingdom, the floating ship does not care about the blizzard and the cold, of course, the same as the plane. Bad weather is also its enemy.

"The retreat is only short-lived, and the undead legion can't give up so easily. According to the intelligence, the Land of Light has fallen from the Sunset Valley to the Celestial Mist Plain, and if we don't react again, I'm afraid we will have to face not only the front, but even the enemy from the side. ”

"At present, the defense lines of all parties are quite stable for the time being, but we don't know what kind of actions the undead army will make next...............

"Now that the front line is understaffed, perhaps we should transfer troops from the rear on the other side to join the battle........."

"From the rear?"

At this moment, Lydia's curious voice interrupted everyone's speech. She gently flicked the letter in her hand with one hand while looking at the soldier in front of her. Feeling the clear and bright eyes of the archangel, Dagulas couldn't help but frozeβ€”β€”β€” although he was also a fierce general in the Duchy of Moon, but at this moment he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. But soon, Dagulas nodded.

"Yes, Your Highness, the battle strength at the front is tight, although the situation has been temporarily stabilized by relying on the Battle Angel Legion and the Garrison Legion. But we are very understaffed, let alone ............... In the midst of the previous civil war. The south is really badly damaged............"

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone present knew what he meant. The previous civil war between the North and the South had greatly damaged the vitality of the South, and several legions were directly dispersed, and now even the city guards who maintained law and order have become deaf earsβ€”β€”β€” of course, a large part of this is due to Rhodes. If it weren't for the fact that he used the Necromantic Legion to kill the city guards in the south, he wouldn't have been in such a predicament now. But it was also necessary to restore and maintain the post-war order. Therefore, after the end of the civil war between the north and the south, the royal family sent a lot of soldiers from the north to the south to maintain order, and just after the war, although the victory was relatively easy, all parties had more or less losses. In this case, it is naturally not an easy task to encounter the attack that the Night Dragon Kingdom has prepared for.

"Hmph, those cunning undead, I was a little surprised to hear that they appeared in the south, now that I think about it, those cursed guys must have planned to take the opportunity to weaken our strength after hearing the news of our civil war, and prepare for today, we should have investigated those strange undead creatures a long time ago, but I didn't expect them to come so quickly!"

Poor Night Country, it seems that this black cauldron is set on its back, but Rod himself doesn't care anyway.

"I have a letter here."

Ignoring her subordinates' complaints, Lydia smiled and held out her finger and gently pointed the letter in front of her.

"It's from our lovely earl."

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€

Hearing this, the originally noisy atmosphere suddenly turned into an awkward silence. Everyone looked at the letter in front of them with complicated faces, of course they knew who wrote this letter, but they didn't know what to say, to be honest, they were indeed very embarrassed, because at first they were discussing the issue of the transfer of troops in the Kingdom of Light, and it was most of them who thought it was just an ordinary move and should not be afraid, and only two people expressed different opinions clearly, that is, Jia Ling and Rod. The former thinks that the Night Nation is acting strangely and that there must be something wrong. The latter simply stated that the Night Nation had taken the opportunity to launch a surprise attack and asked them to be careful.

Of course, the final meeting took a compromise approach, Lydia asked everyone to be more vigilant, and they did what Lydia said, but what about humans............ Everyone understands that there is always a bit of a disobedience in the face of unknowable threats, and they always feel that Lydia is overreacting, and Rhodes and Galan think to them as just a sign of the young man's being too cautious. When I encounter such a trivial matter, I think about it, but I am still not calm enough.

It is precisely because of this idea that many people are more or less careless when explaining to Luxia.

Now it seems that it is not that the other party is not calm enough, but that they are too calm.

As a result, reality slapped them in the face.

For a while, the atmosphere in the entire hall was awkward, but in fact, many people understood it in their hearts. The reason why the Night Nation was able to invade this time was largely due to the fact that their defenses were arranged with a bit of disapproval. If it weren't for not taking Lydia's orders too seriously, it wouldn't have gotten to the point where it is now. Although Lydia was magnanimous and did not hold them accountable, these people are all experienced in the battlefield no matter what they say, and now they are actually pitted by their own experience, which is naturally extremely embarrassing. Not to mention the tight fighting on the front. If it weren't for the fact that Rhodes' fortress had resisted the undead army's onslaught and relieved their pressure by turning the original five fronts into four, they probably wouldn't have been able to free up their hands to build a defensive line right now.

Not to mention that the young lord actually single-handedly blocked the surprise attacks and attacks of the undead army, which is really impressive.

"What's written on it, Your Highness?"

Amund coughed, he was the least embarrassed of these people, because his identity was a court mage after all, and he was not responsible for the defense of the border and the movement of troops, so he didn't think much about it. He asked directly. Hearing his inquiry, Lydia smiled.

"He wants us to be wary of the Council of Light's sneak attacks."

"Council of Light?"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and on the other side, Dagulas was surprised.

"The Council of Light is attacking us now? They can't even take care of themselves, and they dare to come to us for trouble? Don't those bastards know that our Moon is their bridgehead, the first line of defense, if they dare to attack us? Isn't this self-defeating? ”

"What did our young lord say?"

Amund asked curiously, and met his inquiry. Lydia smiled and shrugged her shoulders.

"I didn't say anything, just reminded us that the Council of Light is likely to 'betray the country for glory' and attack us, it's as simple as that."

"It's that simple?"

Hearing this, Ammond couldn't help but be stunned, and he lowered his head. Looking at the letter paper in front of Lydia's eyes, there are many things densely written on it, it should be more than that...............

"It's not impossible."

And at this moment, a deep voice sounded. Subsequently, Karengu. Shania - The patriarch of the Shania family stepped out. Look at the crowd.

"Originally, there was a lot of friction between the Kingdom of Light and our Moon, not to mention that in this Dragon Soul Sacred Codex, His Majesty the Dragon Soul of Light showed the intention of taking back power, if she really wanted to do this, then our Moon would naturally become a strong backing for His Majesty. On a normal day, I'm afraid that the Council of Light would only be able to watch, but now that the Night Nation has invaded on a large scale, and attacked our Moon and the Light Country at the same time, it means that their target is not limited to a certain country. In this way, the Council of Light is likely to weaken us, and it is not impossible for them to make a deal with the Night Nation and do something to us. They could have made a rapprochement with the Night Dragons, or even a truce, to do so, and I'm sure the Council of Light did that. It would be even better if a treaty could be concluded under the watchful eyes of the country of law. ”

"This ..............."

Hearing this, everyone's faces were solemn, and it was obvious that if this was the case, then it was undoubtedly the biggest threat to the Duchy of Moon, they could not be afraid of the sword in front, but it was impossible not to beware of the poisonous blade in the back. If the Council of Light really intends to betray Moon to achieve their own ends, then they really don't have much to do.

For a while, everyone suddenly felt that the situation was a little dangerous, and the attack of the undead legion was not the most serious in their opinion, after all, the War Angel Legion was here, and it was not so easy for the undead to invade, but it was difficult to say on the side of the country of light............... And what makes everyone even more embarrassed is that even if the Kingdom of Light attacks them, whether they can fight back is also a question, not to mention the danger of fighting on both sides, just with the special identity of the Principality of Moon, once the army is raised against the Kingdom of Light, then it is not equivalent to the archangel disobeying the Holy Dragon?

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Lydia and waited for her decision, but it seemed that the archangel didn't seem to have much to do about it at the moment, at least so far, she was still silent, and the still soft and playful smile on her face was much more reassuring.

"We can solve this problem later."

Lydia smiled and reached out and made a gesture.

"Some of the troops in the rear can still be mobilized, and we can also solve this problem by compressing the front."

With that, Lydia reached out and pushed the letter in front of everyone.

"Count Rhodes has promised me that he can hold the Land of Atonement, and that we can divide some of our troops elsewhere to ease the situation for a while, but .................."

Lydia said this, and for the first time, a look of laughter and tears appeared.

"Look at it and you'll know the way."

"It's ..............."

Ammond picked up the letter curiously, and soon he saw the text on the letterhead, preceded by a greeting to Lydia and a reminder that the Council of Light might stab Moon in the back, but as Lydia had said, it was only a few words............ So what is written in this dense blockbuster below? Thinking of this, Armond looked down, and then, his eyes widened in surprise.

"This .................. This ....................."

Armond "......" for a long time, but he couldn't say anything, he raised his head, looked at Lydia, and rubbed his eyes, thinking that he was looking at something wrong, for a simple reason, because the old court mage saw a large pile of dense things on the letter paper was nothing else, but a list of supplies.

10 million gold coins, 30 carts of magic crystals, 5 carts of various elemental gems, not only that, but Rhodes even hopes to be able to obtain the "Holy Spirit Messenger" armor and the "Demon Flame Prayer" robe setβ€”β€”β€” of course Amund knows what these things are, "Holy Spirit Messenger" and "Demon Flame Prayer" are all fine secret treasures in the Moon treasury, plus magic crystals and elemental gems, the combined value of these things is probably 50 million gold coins, originally Amund thought that Rhodes would ask for some troops at most even if he needed reinforcements, weapons and equipment or food supplies or something, but it turned out to be a fuss for a long time......... What was he thinking? Moon's treasury is rich, if you really say that you can't take it, and Lydia doesn't look at the luxury of life, but people are really rich, even if they don't spend it from the treasury, it is not a problem to use Lydia's personal wealth to get this money, but what does Rhodes want so much money for? Could it be that he thought he could use the money to smash those undead creatures?

PS: Today's one more ............ It's unlucky.,Yesterday there was a problem with the system installed in the game.,Now after the update, I'm going to re-update the system first.,I don't know when I'm going to install it............ Ay............ (To be continued......)