A huge roar came from the room, accompanied by the sound of broken utensils.
Feimoen's scorched yellow eyes almost burst out of fire, and he roared at the people in front of him: "The Lord Watcher has already told you that the other party's target is Gray Tree Ridge." Several alliance officials were silent and looked at each other. Look, "But you can't say that, Feimon, Gula is equally important in Lord Eternal's plan."
"You are not qualified to discuss all this." Fei Moen punched the table. If the hatred in his eyes could kill people, then the few people in front of him would be dead. The war chess on the map jumped up and fell down. " It’s better to think about how it should end now!”
But a calm voice broke in:
"They've figured it out."
Bud Blackfeather is still calm and taciturn.
His sudden arrival attracted everyone's attention. Several alliance officials looked in that direction as if they saw a savior. Feimoen also hurriedly bowed and put his palms inward on his chest and saluted: "Lord Watcher."
Bud walked quietly through everyone and came to the desk. He swept his hand over the map and swept away the debris on it one by one. He put his hands on the desk, stood up, looked at the map, and said, "Sir Crow Son has given the order."
"But Lord Watcher..."
Bard raised his head, his eyes fell on Feimoen, and then looked around at everyone behind him, like the tip of a sword flashing with cold light, causing the latter to swallow back the words that came to his lips.
He then looked back and continued in a calm tone: "We will continue to implement the original plan."
The alliance officials seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.
But some people still raised questions: "But...is there no problem...right now?"
Feimon pursed his thin lips and glanced at the man silently with cold eyes, but he had to admit that the other person asked the question in his heart.
"Someone will deal with them."
Bud stared at the stain on the map, where the fallen cup splashed a red wine liquid, which spread into a shadow, and under that shadow was Gray Tree Ridge.
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The sound of tinkling echoed throughout the camp.
The taciturn warriors wearing dirty leather armor and carrying big swords were opening their tents and looking at the direction where the bell was coming from. They exchanged glances with each other and then walked forward into the wind and snow. , come together.
A long, endless team, seen from mid-air, looks like several black rivers, gathering together in silence and flowing in the same direction.
The gamblers who were laughing and scolding with the camp prostitutes or gathering around the gambling table suddenly stopped and walked out of the house one after another, looking at this scene with some surprise. "Have the Blood-Eyed Death Guards been dispatched?" People asked each other the same question.
"Did Lord Blood Eyes get the order?"
"Where are we going?"
"The Death Guards have received the news. We are probably going to go north to fight."
"With those ne'er-do-wells?"
"Don't forget that they defeated the Lord Watcher, who is always known for his caution."
"Shh, keep your voice down..."
"Slandering the four caretakers, you don't want to live anymore?"
Whispers spread among the mercenaries.
But until a more precise order is conveyed to everyone——
It was a strong man carrying a big sword who opened the door and walked in. He raised his head and shouted to everyone: "The order from above has arrived. Everyone, pick up your weapons, we are ready to move." "
"Where are you going, captain?" people asked after a commotion.
The strong man looked around at everyone present and said:
"Grey Tree Ridge."
"Let's go to Gray Tree Ridge. The temple is serious this time. Those people are dead."
"They promised, promised us a lot of money."
The strong man spread his fingers and compared a number to them.
After a period of silence, deafening cheers erupted in the room:
"Long live the Storm Lord!"
But far north of Tolvir, people living behind the dark high walls and the silent falling snow could not hear the long trumpet sound from the south.
There was an eerie silence above the community. It seemed that since the fall of Gray Tree Ridge, all sources of information had been lost. The Temple and the Guild Alliance had also blocked all information, causing the entire Northern Territory - before this war came, It became uncharacteristically quiet.
The tiny flames were reflecting a clean, young but resolute face, and eyes that reflected the same bright light - Dai Er was stretching out a pair of small hands, baking them repeatedly by the bonfire, which was burning in the darkness. It burned quietly, providing a little warmth, and occasionally a spark jumped out and landed on the sand.
She turned around and tentatively held her sister's cold hand. The blind girl was slightly startled and couldn't help but smile lightly at her sister. Then she turned back and looked at the black-haired boy sitting on the other side of the bonfire, holding his chin in his hands and staring at the flames in a daze.
Although the girl couldn't see, she seemed to be able to draw the outline of the person in her imagination from the other person's slight breathing. There was a hint of tenderness in her empty eyes.
It's a pity that the box didn't feel this subtle atmosphere at all.
He only focused on looking at the beating flames, imagining them as the shapes of monsters and monsters. His other hand was gesturing on the hilt of the sword, as if he was imagining what it would be like to be against those extremely vicious enemies.
Dai Er raised her head and looked at her sister and then at the boy. She lowered her head and couldn't help but think of those warm days. I wish that this time could last forever, and if my father was still here...
She sighed softly.
There seemed to be some maturity in that sigh that was far beyond what one should expect at this age——
Under the little girl's gaze, the gray smoke mixed with sparks was rising up to the roof, bypassing the simple but weather-proof wooden frame, and disappearing behind it. The dancing firelight still traced the remaining outline of the building - just a broken wall and a few standing pillars, which were scorched black by the fire.
Gray Tree Ridge was originally a military fortress. There were not many houses behind the high walls, and they were all burned down during the battle. The redeemed people used the dismantled materials to build these buildings on top of the ruins according to local conditions. 'Shelter'.
Although they are simple, they are enough to accommodate the refugees.
A burst of rustling footsteps interrupted Xiang's thoughts.
Before that, he had defeated a Cyclops, several dryads, a manticore, a silver-maned spider, and an entire squad of Gray Knights from the Crow's Claw Temple. The young man put his hand down from the hilt of the sword and looked in that direction.
There, Pasha was walking out of the darkness, looked at the three people, and said softly: "Mr. Box, Lord Red said, please go to the top of the city."
Box nodded, grabbed his sword, and stood up.
Dai Er was shocked. Although she had expected it, she couldn't help but feel a little empty in her heart as she watched this scene and looked at her sister.
But the blind girl's expression was still peaceful, and she suddenly spoke: "Mr. Aidanlian."
"My name is Xiangxiang." Xiangxiang was startled for a moment, then turned around and replied. The bonfire reflected on his face was slightly stained with a layer of light red.
But the girl smiled and did not refute.
She raised her head, stared at the person in front of her with empty eyes, and said seriously: "Please come back safely, we will be waiting for you here...and your companions, who Lord Captain Ed, please be safe... Lord Ori, he will protect all kind people."
Xiang Xiang had never experienced such an emotion in his heart. The girl's words were like a seed, making him slightly uneasy. He didn't know what the subtle feeling in his heart was, so he could only purse his lips tightly and then silently nodded to the other party.
He made few promises.
I don’t even understand what commitment actually means——
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In a dark room.
Luo Yu was silently looking at the crystal in his hand.
The hollow sound seemed to still be echoing in the air around him, but he knew it was just an illusion, and the whisper lingered in his mind.
He silently put down the crystal in his hand and turned his head in one direction, staring quietly at the darkness there. The whispers floating in the shadows were still tangible. They formed a picture like the diffuse smoke.
The crystal fell back onto the desk with a click and shook a bit.
This extremely clear voice brought him back to reality from that illusion. He suddenly pulled out his chair and couldn't help but take a step back. The picture formed in his mind suddenly collapsed, as if it was annihilated and turned into ashes. A cloud of gray dust.
Then he turned around again and looked at the things on the table with incomprehensible eyes——
…
Above the silver clouds, the fleets gathered here were raising their sails one by one, and the dark shadows were sliding forward silently.
The lonely boat in the sea silently watched the shadows of the sails that were gradually moving away. Several fleets were blending into the darkness of the night, turning into tiny black spots, until they finally disappeared.
At the last moment, the other party sent a message - the message was recorded by the messenger on the communication crystal, written on paper, and sent to the captain's room. On that thin piece of paper, there were only two short sentences:
"The north wind is dying down——"
"I wish you all the best."
There were seven pieces of paper in total, which contained the last command before taking action.
The lonely boat in the sea folded the note, turned around, and ordered to the herald behind him: "Raise the sails and weigh the anchor." His eyes were fixed on the map nailed to the wall in that direction. He was silent for a moment before speaking again. : "Target Artori, must arrive before dawn——"
"If necessary, we can send a flying wing ship and let several elite teams prepare first."
He raised his wrist again, looked at the time on his watch, and continued:
"It is now 0:41 Aitaria time, seventeen seconds - I announce that the intervention operation has officially begun."
"The bottom line for action is to stop the target at all costs."
Then he put down his hand and watched silently as the herald nodded solemnly, turned around and walked out the door.
Next to him was Jory, who had just returned from the Star Gate and had not yet changed into the uniform of the Jeffrite red team.
Although the latter has retired for more than half a year, he has not yet left Stargate Port and is receiving psychological counseling. The original advice given to him by the rehabilitation staff was that it was best not to return behind the Star Gate, but after receiving the invitation letter from this 'new partner', he came anyway.
He watched this young man grow up, mature at a speed visible to the naked eye, and become a truly qualified commander. And his nostalgia for this world is obviously no less than anyone else.
Although he understood that returning to Aitaria during the psychological counseling period was against the rules and involved considerable risks, he still chose to come. Because this is where he once fought and still is.
But at this moment, the old man from the Jefflite Red Team was looking at this scene with some worry and opened his mouth: "Gu Zhou, to be honest, I don't quite understand this decision. Is it too aggressive? "
Canghai Guzhou turned around and said: "I understand what you mean, rashly intervening in the war of gods. In fact, I am also opposed to it, but this is the meaning above."
"But... this is a battle between gods, and the risks are too great to be measured..."
"Yes, but have you seen it?" Canghai Guzhou shook his head: "The same goes for other guilds, which means that the senior officials of the Descendants of Flor have reached a consensus. Maybe they have more information than us and understand some different things. A well-known inside story. And the only decision we can make right now is to fight this battle well..."
He didn't say some words, after all, compared to them, the opponent's strength was quite weak. Originally, the Crow's Claw Temple was enough to deal with these people, but for the sake of the obelisk, and perhaps also for the sake of a quick victory and a quick solution to all the troubles in the north, the higher-ups made this decision.
He just hoped that everything would go as smoothly as expected.
Qiao Li also fell silent. Since this was the meaning above, they could only accept it: "Then I hope the little guys can be more quick and solve the problem smoothly. If the core figure of the opponent is caught before the opponent reacts, maybe the situation will be better. It won’t continue to escalate.”
Canghai Guzhou glanced at his old partner with some admiration: "This is exactly why I asked the president to let you come back. Old man, compared to others, only you have such caution and can grasp the problem at once. The essential."
Jory just sighed: "I'll do my best."
He couldn't help but look out the porthole. Amidst the whining of trombones, the sails were lowered heavily on the forest-like mast.
The clouds began to float, but that was just an illusion caused by the fleet moving.
And inside the cabin, orders have been issued layer by layer——
"Kaka."
Liuying pushed his partner in front of him hard with his hands.
She was a little annoyed that she had already applied to the headquarters several times, but those people seemed determined to partner with this weird guy.
Although the other party has outstanding abilities, in comparison, she would rather act with those who are reliable and less outstanding. Otherwise, she thinks that she may enter middle age early and become a middle-aged person because she is always angry. A menopausal woman.
Kaka, who was lying on the hammock, took off his goggles and looked at the girl beside him, "What's wrong?"
"What happened? What did you say happened!?"
Six Shadows suddenly became furious, "Damn bastard Kaka, have you forgotten what you promised me yesterday!?"
Kaka raised his head and thought carefully for a while before he understood.
He sighed: "Isn't it time yet, Ms. Six Shadows?"
The girl gritted her teeth and looked at the other party, her pretty ear-length platinum-blond hair trembling with anger, "There are still five minutes left, and you haven't even gotten up yet. By the time you are ready, we will definitely be late again."
She was about to bite the word again, "Listen carefully, I will never embarrass you again this time. I am always late every time, always late. In the dormitory hygiene evaluation, we are the worst every time." Yes, every time!”
"Every time, every time, I have to be named and criticized together with you," the girl said on the verge of tears: "But my personal dormitory is clearly rated very high every time. It's all your fault, so you can't take good care of it. Would you like to take a break and deal with your personal affairs?"
She was almost crying.
Kaka then turned over and sat up from the hammock, stretching, looking a little weak.
"But what's important? We'll go back anyway, right?" he replied. "So why waste time on all this nonsense?"
"If you think about it carefully, why do guild managers implement these obviously meaningless evaluations? In fact, it is just to demonstrate their authority. It is they, not us, who need this set of effective methods to strengthen our obedience. "
"But it's all meaningless, just like most things in this world, so please see this early and spend your life on something more valuable, Ms. Six Shadows."
Liuying said angrily: "The so-called meaning is that you go to bed from morning to night?"
Kaka took it for granted: "I'm just thinking about the value of life."
"Shut up, I don't want to listen to your fallacies," Liuying vowed that he would never believe this person again. "I clearly told you how important this mission is. It's not just us, the five guilds, at least There are three squadrons gathered here, do you want the Jefflite Redcoats to be embarrassed in front of everyone?"
"But I'm delaying here, maybe just to save the face of the Jefflite Red Team. Our opponent this time is to deal with the famous Dragon Alchemist," Kaka shook his head repeatedly: " You don’t think that we two nobodies are really each other’s opponents, do you?”
The girl was almost stunned and shouted loudly: "We are not nobody, we are the youth training reserve team trained by BBK, especially you. Maybe you can not take all this seriously, but others still have a minimum. You have a good sense of honor, please don’t underestimate the efforts of others!”
"That's not necessarily true," Kaka shook his head, looking uninterested, "This has nothing to do with anyone's efforts. The order we received a few days ago was to wait here to wait for things to develop. Why all of a sudden? , are we about to get involved?”
Six Shadows was slightly startled, then blurted out: "That's not because they invaded Gray Tree Ridge and the Crow's Claw Temple asked us for help... Besides, these things are all decided by the people above, why should we think so much about it?"
Kaka yawned: "Yi Yiji, this is a battle between gods. Three goddesses are standing behind them. Do you really think that the other party is at the mercy of others? From the best choice, the guild alliance should not get involved in such an incident. Among them, let’s not talk about the benefits, but it is obvious that the risks have become unbearable.”
The girl seemed to be convinced by him, stopped, and couldn't help but ask: "But can't the things that even you can see clearly be seen clearly by the people above?"
"Then I don't understand," Kaka spread his hands: "And you don't naively think that the people above think the same as you, do our interests equal their interests?"
"But this is those people's guild, not our guild," Liu Ying said in disbelief, "They won't do anything that endangers their own interests, right?"
"That's not necessarily true," Kaka replied: "Have you forgotten to listen to the Rainmaker and the Dragon Fire Guild? Didn't their senior leaders betray their own guild?"
Liuying took a breath of air. She was not an idiot. Of course she could see the risks involved, but she had not suspected that there was something fishy in it, but she had never considered it in the direction of such a conspiracy theory. She looked at the other party with wide eyes: "Kaka...you, do you have any basis for saying that?"
The young man stretched a long way and then sat up from the hammock.
He looked at the girl in front of him a little funny and shook his head: "Of course not, I just said it casually, otherwise you would have let me lie in bed for so long? By the way, you must not put me before If you tell others, I will definitely be imprisoned."
The girl's eyes gradually changed from disbelief to disbelief, and after about a few seconds of silence.
Suddenly an angry shout came from the cabin:
"Kaka——"
Then there was the sound of a human body falling to the ground, accompanied by someone's miserable scream.
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