Chapter 15 (1/1)
The Earl's territory of Saron is the northernmost part of the whole kingdom. Although the frost Guardian nominally admitted that he was a citizen of the Kingdom, the northern people's terrifying unity and control of Longji mountain made the royal family uneasy. So at the beginning of the establishment of Earl saloon, the first count's task was to contain the power of frost guards in the north. The whole establishment of the Earl's leadership was prepared when necessary into a barrier against the northerners. One of the first to bear the brunt is the capital city led by the count, Xigu city.
The location of Xigu city is just like its name. It is on the Bank of Longxue River, the largest waterway in the whole count's lead. At the same time, because of the influence of the Longji mountain, the topography of the whole count area is mainly mountainous and rugged hills, and the location of Xigu city is just in the low-lying fjord which is easy to pass through. In this way, as long as we occupy Xigu City, we can cut off the road from the north to the south. But it also required Valley City to face attacks from surrounding highlands and threats from waterways during the war. Therefore, this city was not defined as a commercial or agricultural city at the beginning of its construction, but a thorough military fortress.
The castle of the count of saloon is like a nail, which is embedded in the road leading to the south. Its high-rise outer wall is no worse than the main city led by other dukes. The only drawback is that the narrow geographical space limits the size of the city, which is doomed to be difficult to develop into a large city. However, for military fortresses, the larger the size, the more difficult it is to mobilize materials and troops. Those mega cities that just ride across the city for an hour or two on horseback may not be as strong as Creek.
Although the northerners have proved with time that they have no ambition to fight for the land in the south, and all the Earls of the salon family have been enjoying themselves with the army in recent decades, the maintenance cost of Xigu city is not ambiguous at all. Therefore, it is almost impossible for a famous blood lion to enter Xigu city with a team of forty riders without the permission of the people in the city.
Lyon has been around the valley city for a day. During this period, no response was made to any shouting by him and his subordinates, or shooting arrows with letters on the wall. Even Lyon did not see any living people on the walls. Although Lyon didn't know that all the sarons had died of the plague, and even Gloria, the only remaining youngest daughter, had mutated into a monster in the course of her illness. However, with her own experience, the Knight Commander could draw a very bad conclusion about the situation in the city. The harshness of the farmhouses and villages along the way, the burnt houses and the broken fields all showed that the situation in the count's collar was worse than expected. What's more, Lyon didn't find any bodies of residents along the way, or he didn't see bodies with meat. All the knights could see were scattered white bones, and the black spots on the white bones even made Lyon dare not let his hands down to gather them. This reminds him of the monster rumors circulating among the refugees in the town.
They never show up during the day, they only appear at night. They attack livestock, poultry and even human beings. With the development of the plague, those monsters become more unscrupulous, they will attack the families living in remote areas, thick wooden doors and solid walls can not block their thirsty claws.
At first Lyon thought it was the refugees who had seen the plague infected beast. There are precedents. Many plagues can make infected creatures become violent, especially in wild animals. But as he led the team into the epidemic area, he felt that the wild animals alone could not have caused such great damage. Lyon even found a completely collapsed house in one town. The damage to the house was so unnatural as if something had hollowed out the foundation of the whole house. The knight realized that there was something more than most people could imagine wandering around the epidemic area.
In this world, although magic and curse are not common, they do not really exist. Not to mention the twilight moon cult, which is regarded as a terrible belief by outsiders, there are at least half a dozen magical creatures and casters that we have seen during the mission in Lyon. And every encounter with these existence, will let Lyon's team into a situation of death. The knight knows how dangerous and terrible things are in the shadow of the world. So he asked his knights to be on guard at all times, which is the prerequisite for survival in the face of the unknown.
”My Lord, where shall we camp tonight?” A knight came to Lyon and asked.
The knight looked up at the setting sun. He thought of the rumors of the refugees - they were only seen at night. He thought for a moment and said.
”Camp by Longxue stream tonight, double the number of watchmen. Don't be stingy with torches. ”
If it was normal, the knight would have asked Lyon if it was necessary to be so careful. However, the count's strange silence made him feel that the knight's decision was correct. He even doubted whether he could really sleep in such an environment.
”By the way, my Lord, I heard that liehammer has sent out a search team.” This is not a secret. The king ordered the Royal Knights and Lord hammer's troops to enter the Earl's command from two directions to explore. In this way, the two teams can also take care of each other.
”Yes, but they entered the count's lead from the west, and the distance to Xigu city was a little longer than ours. I think if they didn't have any problems, they would probably join us tomorrow.” Lyon nodded, knowing that there were friendly forces, which could boost the morale of the soldiers.”Will their leader be the legendary Knight Heather?” The young knight asked excitedly.
Lyon could understand his excitement. In the army, no matter what kind of army, women are rare animals. Not to mention Heather, the knight with the name of hammer rose, even Lyon had a surging feeling when she remembered the memories of her actions with Heather.
”I don't know, maybe, maybe not. We'll find out soon, won't we? ” Said the knight, with a slight smile.
The young knight was not disappointed when he got this ambiguous answer, but left happily. Perhaps we should apply to your majesty for the placement of several female knights in the order of knights? Lyon looked at the distant cheering knights and thought. Then he gave up the idea of some absurdity.
The sun gradually lost its brilliance in the shadow of Longji mountain, and the Cavaliers' camp beside Longxue stream had been set up, and the rising bonfire dispelled the cold at night. It has also become a beacon for predators in the dark. Lyon felt that the night would not be peaceful. He gently wiped the sword he had been fighting with for many years and told the herald.
”Order the whole crew to dress up tonight, and I ask them to be able to fight within three.”