Nurman, or Nurman-Ig-Heraman-Imoiben, the Ig in the name means that at least one generation in the family has inherited the kingship, although the king of Istania is in In the eyes of the upper-class nobles of Corin-Ithurion, he is just a country bumpkin from a remote place, but this name still brings supreme honor to the governor. Heraman is his patronymic name, and Aimoy is his father's name. Coming from his even more legendary grandfather, the Elmeyben family had fallen into decline three generations ago. However, his father and grandfather's generation were full of outstanding people, and the Elmeyben family knew how to adapt to the times and accumulated little by little. That’s how we are today.
Old Heraman died seven years ago due to the recurrence of old injuries sustained in the Battle of Bain. Now the burden of the family falls on his shoulders alone. Restoring the glory of the Aymoiben family seems to have become a There is a lingering haze in the heart of this Governor-General. He quickly matured from the frivolity and innocence of his youth, and became more mature day by day. Today, he finally has a group of children under his knees, and his hair is increasingly stained with white frost. Now everyone outsiders say that he is He looks more and more like his grandfather in the past.
Nurman looked at the middle-aged mystic in front of him with a gloomy expression. The curly beard on his lips seemed to make this gloominess three-dimensional. The governor was usually a person who was extremely tidy, and his meticulousness in public seemed to have It became a label on him. But now the sandstorm was rustling the outer walls of the castle, and it was dark outside the window. Sand and gravel fell from the ceiling from time to time, landing on the shoulders of his clean and beautiful governor's robe, but the governor didn't even look at it.
The curly beard on his lips moved slightly, and finally he spoke, but his voice was low: "You promised me that there will be no problems, and I allowed you to bring those people in. For the sake of you and me, we are all for your majesty. For the sake of service, I don’t want to embarrass my own people. But now that we have lost contact with the dungeon, are you still planning to hide it if my people don’t notice anything unusual? It seems that you all have some awareness of the defense level of Bein Fortress. Misunderstanding, do you think I can’t even control my own territory?”
The middle-aged mystic explained in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Master Governor, we just lost contact. After all, in such weather, anything can happen. We have sent people to investigate. It may not be that there is really an accident, and there is no accident yet." When it comes time to draw a conclusion, we'd better not throw ourselves into disarray before everything is confirmed."
When he heard "Self-disruption", Numan showed a hint of displeasure on his face. These mystics were as arrogant as ever, making them always like to point fingers outside their own fields, but he said unceremoniously: "Maybe you haven't You know very well what a military zone is. Bein Fortress has a set of time-honored rules that have been passed down for decades, even hundreds of years. It is no shorter than your Tower in the Cloud - here, losing contact is equivalent to having Accidents, accidents mean danger.”
"You can talk nonsense, because failure will only lose a little reputation," he said calmly: "But with the accumulation of the 'Eye of Revealing' for hundreds of years, this little reputation seems to be nothing to you. But that doesn’t mean I’m as easy to deceive as those fools outside, you’d better figure out who’s in charge here.”
The middle-aged mystic smiled indifferently: "Sir, you are worrying too much. In fact, even if those people escape, what can they do? A member of a small mercenary group took over some tasks from the Port Authority , is an insignificant role at all. On the other side is Her Royal Highness the Princess, which is really ridiculous. She probably doesn’t even know what she is doing, but she actually hired a few adventurers. These people are almost invisible to us. Transparent, if it weren’t for avoiding unnecessary complications, we wouldn’t even bother to bring them back——”
"Don't forget, Lord Governor," he added: "If we can catch them once, we can catch them a second time. Besides, where can they escape in this weather?"
"I hope so," Numan replied: "But don't forget, they are the Chosen Ones, and sandstorms are nothing to them. They often use death as a means. You understand me. What do you mean? I also have some Chosen Ones under my command, and I know these people better than you."
But the middle-aged mystic was not panicked: "Ten miles away from this fortress is within the city of Bein. Every temple in the city is guarded by dedicated personnel. Where can these little mice escape to?"
"It seems you are well prepared."
"This is what Mr. Albany has decided. Although he is not here for the time being, we will continue to implement his plan. For insurance reasons, we will closely monitor the city during the entire operation."
"Then this action..."
"Don't worry, Her Highness the Princess doesn't know anything about it."
Numan was silent for a moment, as if he was convinced. He glanced at the middle-aged mystic without leaving any trace, and said, "But if he were here, he might not have such an optimistic attitude as you."
After hearing this, the middle-aged mystic was slightly startled and sobered up a little: "Thank you for reminding me. Sir Albany's caution is indeed impressive. Although I said that before, we still try not to let them escape." Of this fortress. Of course, provided this is not a false alarm.”
Numan was noncommittal. As the other party said, a few small mice could not threaten Bein Fortress. At best, they could only cause trouble for these mystics. He was more worried about whether his own people had suffered losses, and he had to step forward to clear himself of responsibility. No matter whether the final outcome of this matter was good or bad, it had nothing to do with him at this point.
He looked away. What he said before was actually a pun, but it was a pity that the other party didn't understand it. If Albany were in this place, he wouldn't know what he would think when he saw that his subordinates were so large. "You are still too young," Nuerman shook his head and walked forward. "If he is that old and cunning guy, he will definitely find ways to drag himself into the water."
Fortunately, the other party is not here at the moment.
And Afifa was standing behind the two of them, in the shadow under the door. She looked down at her toes with a pale face, and was afraid that the two of them would notice that something was wrong with her - after all, she was the one who had just passed away. I had just been to the dungeon before. Although she did not release Fang Plover, how could she make it clear at this time?
In her heart, she seemed to be a lonely boat that was about to capsize under the strong wind and rain, and she was tremblingly thinking about what she would do after this incident was over. Lord Albany would definitely find this out, and she was so uneasy Almost crying.
Then Nuerman walked up to her and stopped.
Afifah was so frightened that she thought the other party had noticed something strange about her, and there was no trace of blood on her face, but Numan just stopped, nodded to her slightly as if saluting, and then continued to walk forward.
After Afeifa calmed down, she remembered that the Governor would salute her like this every time. Although she didn't know why, she didn't think much about it. She only felt that the other person was polite and gentlemanly, and she felt deeply towards him. Also quite fond of it. And now that I'm in a state of confusion, I can't even think of a reason.
After the governor left, the middle-aged mystic turned to her and said:
"Afifah, please go and rest first."
"Master Albany said that you don't need to interfere in this matter, so you don't have to worry about things here."
Afifah lowered her head and responded hesitantly.
The middle-aged mystic noticed something was wrong and asked with some concern: "What's wrong, Afifa?"
"No, nothing..."
"It's really nothing. If you don't feel well, it's best to go see Ms. Emma."
The unprecedented lie made Afifa's heart almost beat out of her chest: "No, no, it's just that the weather makes me a little uneasy."
"It's a normal phenomenon," but the mystic did not doubt him: "I haven't seen such a sandstorm since you were born. I saw it once when I was young. If you feel uneasy, just go to sleep."
Afifah breathed a sigh of relief and nodded hurriedly.
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"How's the situation?"
Fang Yu took the monocular telescope from the priestess and looked forward. Before he captured the fortress area, he separated a small group of troops from Rufu's Shield and sent a reconnaissance team in this direction to observe the situation in the inner court. This investigation team was led by Priestess Hai Lai who volunteered to lead this investigation team. The previous news about the abnormal transfer of guards in the inner court came from here.
The position they are currently in is located on a tower on the outer wall, only a few dozen meters away from the gate of the inner courtyard. Although the visibility is extremely poor in this dust storm weather, due to the firelight on the inner courtyard, they can I could barely see clearly the guards patrolling.
This location was also explored by Fang Plover before. Because he had a plan in place early on, he had already identified this place where he could explore the inner courtyard before entering the inner courtyard. In fact, it was not just this time, but this place had the best view. If something unexpected happens, they actually have several alternative positions.
Since it had already been noted in the notes, Hai Lai and the others could easily find this place without him personally guiding them.
Of course, although it was only fifty meters away, in this brutal dust storm weather, Fang Plover basically did not expect to be able to use his clockwork fairy to fly over for reconnaissance. Sand blocks movable components and causes them to fall. Therefore, he chose a more primitive observation method - the telescope.
It is said that this monocular telescope was also found by him from the previous warehouse. It should be a personal item in the box. He had seen the other party use it once or twice before.
Through the somewhat cloudy lenses, Fang Plover could clearly see the situation over there.
The so-called abnormal mobilization of the priestess actually strengthened the defense force in the inner court. Originally there were only a few patrolling guards, but now there are at least two more teams. However, they did not go deep into the outer area of the fortress. It seemed that they simply strengthened the defense force of the inner court. Fang Yu thought for a moment when he saw this scene and guessed the reason.
It seems that the other party should know that some abnormalities have occurred in the peripheral area. They may have a special, non-magical contact method to contact the peripheral area, but this contact method may only be able to transmit limited information, and it is impossible to determine what happened here. What.
In other words, the other party may find that the peripheral area has lost contact, but it cannot confirm why it lost contact. Therefore, for the sake of safety, the other party first mobilized troops to blockade the area, but did not easily set foot in it.
However, Fang Yu knew that this situation was only temporary. The opponent might have limited troops outside this area, so he adopted such a strategy. Once the opponent's mobilization was completed, someone would soon enter the outer area. This is a fortress after all, and it won't even have this few manpower.
He put down the telescope and shared his thoughts with everyone.
Naturally, Lu Fu's Shield didn't make any expression. They didn't even know what the situation was, or that the current situation was beyond their ability to handle. However, as a newcomer, Luo Hao behaved very calmly and agreed with his judgment.
Fang Yu couldn't help but think of ZXC's description of how the other party determined the time on the airship, and thought that the fat man seemed to have some tricks. The military really had hidden dragons and crouching tigers——
As for the other little fat man, he blinked after hearing what he said: "Then what should we do next? We won't have to fight them, right? How many people are there in this place?"
"The garrison of Bein Fortress is at least two thousand people."
Luo Hao replied.
Wu Xiaopang took a breath of air when he heard this: "Even if we are the gods of war, we can't kill so many people."
Fang Yu thought this guy was a bit funny, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his mind. He actually no longer thinks about the mission of Her Royal Highness, he only thinks about how to leave this place. A military fortress sounds a bit scary, but it is impossible for two thousand people to really come out in full force, and it is not necessary to surround them. So many people.
But even though the enemy is overt and we are covert, in this intricate castle, they actually still have a chance. Fortresses are designed to protect against external enemies, and their interiors are often designed to be as complex as possible in order to delay the advance once the enemy invades. However, this complexity is an advantage for the more flexible side in small-scale battles.
Of course, he is not as familiar with it as the owner of this fortress, but he also has a sense of confidence. For a combat craftsman with many tricks, fighting in such complex terrain conditions is actually the most suitable battlefield for him. And needless to say, he had an extremely daring plan in mind.
However, he did not reveal this plan for the time being, so as not to frighten the children.
As he thought, he looked through the telescope at the situation in the inner courtyard in the distance.
As if to confirm his words, not long after, there were some more shadowy figures shaking over there. After watching carefully for a while, he could clearly see that another group of people had arrived in the inner court. However, under the dust storm, he could not see clearly what was going on there. He could only vaguely see that the other party did not seem to be here to change defenses.
It was at this time that the team ambushing near the entrance to the large inner courtyard also sent intelligence - through his clockwork goblin: "Someone is coming in."
Fang Yu thought that it was true.
He immediately put down the telescope and gestured to everyone: "Follow me, get ready for action."
The opponent was already on guard, and it seemed impossible to hide any longer. His original plan was to wait for the first group of people to enter the outer area, then preemptively eliminate this group before storming the entrance. Because this is probably when the opponent has just received reinforcements and is most relaxed.
Moreover, they killed the first wave of reinforcements, thus avoiding the embarrassment of bumping into the opponent's reinforcements when they stormed the entrance. It shouldn't take long for the opponent to react, and the number of troops on the front line should only be this. Once the perimeter is broken through, it will be easy to gain momentum and break through all the way to the area where the warehouse is located.
When one's own side has limited manpower, it must make full use of the unequal factors of time and battlefield environment. Otherwise, once they fall into a frontal combat situation, they will probably be desperate.
But just like all scripts, when Fang Plover started to implement this plan, he saw the guards entering the outer area, and a strange idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
He suddenly felt like he had come up with a better plan.
This plan is more daring, but if it succeeds, it will be much more perfect than the current plan.
So he stopped and said to everyone: "Wait a minute, the previous plan may need to be changed. I have a better idea."
But this sounds unreliable—
So much so that even Luo Hao looked at him a little strangely.
How can you change your plans when something comes up?
But Fang Yu coughed lightly: "You don't need to change too much in the first half, and the latter part is also very simple. You just need to follow my instructions."
So about a quarter of an hour later.
Two teams of guards stationed in the inner courtyard and a knight guarding the palace with the Eye of Revealing suddenly saw their colleagues who had entered the outer area before and slowly walked out.
The ordinary guards were only slightly surprised when they saw this scene, and some even asked: "Why did you come out again so soon? Is there any problem inside? Where are the others?"
But behind them, the knight guarding the temple had shouted loudly: "Stop!"
He separated the crowd, walked out from behind, raised the long knife in his hand, pointed it at the 'colleagues' in front of him, and asked seriously: "Raise your head."
The 'guards' who came out paused slightly, but as if they had not heard the knight's words, they all lowered their heads without saying a word. The other guards stationed in the inner court were a little stunned at first, but when they saw this scene, they also felt that something was unusual. They drew their weapons, took a step back, and stood side by side with the knight.
But at this moment, the leading knight in front of the 'guards' who came out suddenly raised his head.
Seeing the opponent's face, the knight guarding the temple was slightly startled at first, and then relaxed: "Haider, what are you doing? You are still pretending to be a ghost at this time. I almost launched an attack."
But the 'knight' only shook his head and smiled: "There are some weird things in there, but it's not a big problem."
Hearing this familiar voice, the knight guarding the palace felt relieved, took back his weapon, and asked, "What's going on?"
"I'm afraid I can't say that here."
"I understand," the temple guard immediately understood: "Go back and report to the adults."
The 'knight' nodded slightly and stretched out his hand to him.
The knight guarding the temple thought that the other party was going to give him something, but suddenly, a silver light flashed in front of him.
A long and narrow blade caught his eye.
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