Chapter 634： Extended line of defense

The chaotic and imaginary sky shrouds the earth with monotonous colors, and the scenery that has been separated from the color presents a state of lack of layering in the field of vision. There is no such thing as a strange, breeze blowing, and the black dust and dust are rolled up in the wind. There seem to be hidden in the eyes of countless double peeping eyes - Victoria is standing in this world full of black and white, and the face that has always been indifferent and alienated is inevitably a hint of surprise.

And the person who brought her surprise was next to her. The half-elf, whose character was too active, stood there proudly. A long black hair fluttered like a smoke in the air, and the golden scorpion was in the middle. Laughing, the lower body is condensed with a cloud of shadow clouds, and the whole person seems to have turned into an elf in the shadow world, and this world of black and white and two colors is subtly blended together.

"...unbelievable power," Victoria watched amber quietly for a few seconds, whispering softly. "You are the most powerful shadow master I have ever seen. No wonder the Raven will be defeated twice in your hand. It’s really simple that no one is under the Duke’s hands."

"It’s no problem to boast more than two sentences. It’s rare for someone to praise me so much," Amber smiled smugly. "I said that the dark crow you mentioned, I have an impression, the one I took out twice from the shadow world." Yes - there is a chance that you have to persuade him. If you can't do it, you can still practice a two-handed sword with a long hammer. The shadow may not suit him..."

Familiar people know that amber will start running quickly when it starts bb. Basically, there are not a few words that make sense, but Victoria obviously does not adapt to the rhythm of this half-elf. It is a bit stunned on the spot, probably not knowing. How to continue this topic, but fortunately, Amber's bb is a burst of time, and if she can't get a response in a short time, she will jump over the idea. This half-elf has moved her hands and feet and looked up into the distance. The half-collapsed castle, which was in a strangely stacked state, said in a tone that a criminal was preparing to commit a crime: "Don’t waste time, start working. It should be the shadow of the Tulip Fortress."

Victoria looked up and saw the castle at the end of the road: black and white two-colored pieces stacked on the gray-black ground, and some of the castle walls that can be distinguished in the broken wall, in this strangely confused shadow world, The semi-destroyed tulip castle has a clear sense of chaos. Some of its structure seems to have lost its material details, while the other part of the structure overlaps and accumulates in a way that violates the laws of nature. The whole castle is lost like a failed painting. Coordination, only the intact Master Tower and some of the affiliated towers are clearly established at the back of the castle.

This is the first time Victoria has entered the shadow world. As a Frost Mage, her accomplishments in the Shadow Way are limited to some theoretical knowledge. This mysterious and strange world has opened her eyes and made her sigh to the name of her. The amber of the amber is powerful in the shadow technique. After she was behind Amber, she relied on swiftness, wind and other spells to keep up with the other's footsteps, and couldn't help but curiously ask: "Why did you follow the Duke of Cecil?"

Amber is like a fish in the water. It is usually in the shadow world. The black smoke on the body flutters in the air. When she hears Victoria's words, she slightly turns her head and has a playful smile on her face: "What? Want to dig the corner?"

Victoria solemnly shook his head: "No, that is not what the nobles did. If I really want to hire you, I will go directly to the Duke of Cecil and ask for your opinion on a more formal occasion. I am just curious." ”

"Ah, the light is upright... but the old man... Gao Wen is not the same," Amber laughed. "If he wants to dig talents and dig the talents that are obviously impossible to get through positive negotiations, then he is sure." It will secretly lobby for money to buy public opinion and build people's hearts to attract all kinds of means."

Victoria once again felt that the topic couldn't keep going, and he only shook his head: "...we have a different style of behavior."

"So I am still more suitable for Gao Wen, not suitable for your 'orthodox' nobles," Amber said casually. "You just didn't ask me why I followed the Duke of Cecil? Actually nothing, I dug. His grave was then seized by the parties. In fact, I dug into the grave and just wanted to hide."

Victoria looked at the amazement as if he was confirming whether the other was joking.

"I can't believe it? But it's really the case," Amber said without hesitation. "Actually, I was unhappy at the beginning. I was thinking about pretending to agree, and then I didn't pay attention to Gao Wen. I stole his money and ran, but then I found one thing: I couldn’t beat it, I couldn’t beat it, and I couldn’t run it. I just had to stay. It turned out that my decision was quite right—the second The annual wages will rise."

Victoria listened to it all expressionlessly, but the slightly flashing eyes showed that she was not so calm and indifferent on the surface. She looked at the amber deeply and said in the words as plain as possible: "I never I have heard people use this way to describe their loyalty to an aristocrat, you... really... very special."

"...the duchess, you made a mistake," Amber suddenly stopped and looked at Victoria. "I have never loyal to the Duke of Govin Cecil. I have not loyal to any nobles and His blood family."

Victoria's indifferent expression was broken, and she looked at the amber with some horror.

"I am not a noble descendant. Half of my extraordinary strength comes from talent. Half of it comes from a thief who was killed by the church and the nobility. I naturally did not swear allegiance to the nobility because I have no surname, and I am not. I need this qualification," Amber said without hesitation. "At first, Gao Wen gave me a gold coin for one month, so I was responsible for this gold coin. Later, when the money went up, I was up. Responsible for the work, then he established the city of Cecil, integrated the Kant area, he let the serf use the job to redeem, so that civilians can walk in the middle of the road, so that businessmen do not have to give the knight a gimmick, I like it all, and my job is Keep it all, so I started to take responsibility for my work.

"Afterwards, he established the Principality of Cecil, where citizens can read and work. From the year before last year, no one in the city of Cecil was starved to death, so I was loyal, I am in my heart. Secretly loyal to the Principality of Cecil.

"Duke, I am not a nobleman. Even if Gao Wen gave me a noble title in the future, I will never be able to become a standard aristocrat in your pile of frames. I am not loyal to the Duke of Cecil, no loyalty to the Cecil family, no Allegiance to any so-called noble blood and title, although I respect everyone in the current Cecil family, but it is only because they deserve respect, but I do not owe allegiance to them, they have never asked me for allegiance.

"If we have to say something, we have only one common goal of allegiance - what we are loyal to is what Govin Cecil built, not himself.

"Madam, if you can't tell the difference, then I'm afraid we will never be a passer-by."

Victoria looked quietly at the half-elf in front of him. After entering the shadow world, the Miss Half-Elf changed more than just temperament, and a little character, but what she said... it’s not her weekdays. I really thought about it.

"I will try to understand it," Victoria said quietly.

"That's your problem. To be honest, I don't like the nobility very much. Most of them don't like it, but recently I have two more exceptions in my eyes. One is you, the other is Berk, who ignited the bonfire." Turning around and continuing on the road, he said, "I used to think that the noble character of the aristocratic mouth is bragging, but at least from you, I saw something that actually existed - but then again, the Duke, Individuals cannot represent the whole, I still don't like the nobility."

Victoria once again caught up with the half-elf's footsteps. She kept silent for a short period of time. She did not defend the aristocratic system, nor did she explain to the half-elves that seemed to be very biased against the nobility. The meaning, although she was very concerned about these things, but at this moment, she did not want to defend these things at all.

After the silence, she just asked a question: "In the winter of the past two years, the city of Cecil really did not starve to death?"

“Of course, we have a well-established demographic and management system, and the death and birth of every population is registered.”

"...how did you do it? Without an aristocratic system..."

“Do you mean food supply or population management?”

"Everything."

"Oh, then let's talk slowly," Amber raised his head and glanced at the collapsed castle, which was not too far away. "We should start with the relationship between land and people..."

......

North Plains of Hongfeng City, on the banks of the Gorgon River, Gaowen stands on a lookout in the frontline camp, watching the busy scene in the direction of the pier.

The artillery and flames dispelled the corrupt pollution on the plain. The Cecil Corps successfully occupied a large dock that once belonged to the local lord. After the intensive renovation, the engineering units widened the road and strengthened the old dock. The stony trestle bridge turned it into a temporary military dock. At this moment, a neatly arranged tank was heading for the reinforced trestle, and a fully armed soldier lined up to board the ship.

On the banks of the Gorgon River, three Cecil main battleships are performing vigilance missions away from the trestle, while a series of frigate gunships modified by civilian ships or light gunships that have been rushed from the rear shipyard are on the wide river. There are also several sturdy boats with wide decks and sturdy hulls attached to the edge of the trestle, carrying soldiers and chariots that board the ship.

The cargo ships that don’t look like warships are retrofitted military cargo ships that are deployed from the rear – although they have been converted into military ones, due to limited time, they are actually only added to key parts of the hull. Some steel plates, a set of shield generators welded on the hull, and a set of magic nets that can be connected to the "Pioneer" in the cabin, even the basic weapon system is not available. The system means a large-scale transformation of the power ridges, and the capacity of the shipyard is not enough. Their safety depends entirely on the **** warships.

These "armored heavy ships" were originally intended to be used to transfer refugees from the northern regions. They began to renovate when the ground forces advanced to the north, but when they finally completed the renovation, Gao Wen found that there was almost no pollution in the area. How many refugees are available for transfer, so these vessels are used to transport all kinds of supplies to the front line, and today they are welcoming new missions: sailing with the Cecil fleet, full of chariots and soldiers to St. Souni The line of defense, holding the important portal.

This force, which will only pass through the Gorgon River, will arrive in St. Sunil several days ahead of the main ground.

Footsteps came from behind, and Philip came to the observatory and said after Gao Wen’s salute: “The steel cavalry has sent the Victorian Duke and Amber to the vicinity of the tulip, and the soldiers visually confirmed that the mage tower is still Run, if all goes well, the news will be sent to St. Sunil today."

"Very good," Gao Wen nodded. "When they come back, it should be loaded almost like this, so they can board the ship."

Philippe hesitated a little and couldn't help but reconfirm: "Do you really want to be in person?"

Gao Wen laughed: "I have already been here, and what is the difference between going north?"

"But the task of the first troop is tough and dangerous. In order to support the king as soon as possible, it has to leave the main force of the ground. After arriving in St. Sunil, it must fight for at least five days away from the rear support. In the worst case, St. Sunil will be defeated before the arrival of the first unit, so that the first unit is directly sent to the deepest part of the monster's encirclement - even if there are Trail Blazers and Aurora, Morning Star When the warships are screened and evacuated, the loss of the troops will be extremely heavy."

"So it needs a strong ground commander," Gao Wen glanced at Philip. "You must stay behind to command the main army. The rest is me."

"...this is true."

"I will go to St. Sunil to organize the defense line. There are three main battleships with fire support. There is no problem in the north." Gao Wen smiled and patted Philip's shoulder. "You just need to continue to follow the plan. Coastal defenses prevent those monsters from further polluting the West Bank. Finally, we meet at St. Sunille – to close this blockade.”

When he finished, he sighed softly and said faintly: "And as for the king, it will not fall before that... Victoria believes that Berdwin and Wales can keep St. Sunil, and I will believe her once. ”

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