"Is Beiguan Fortress ahead?"
When the sun began to set, a majestic fortress appeared on the horizon of Chu Xin's field of vision. Looking at the game map, he quickly confirmed that this was the destination of his trip, Beiguan Fortress.
It was already approaching four o'clock in the afternoon. He never expected that the distance that seemed not too far on the merit token actually took him nearly half a day.
Of course, this is also because he was not too anxious along the way. If he needed to march in a hurry, he could stuff the slowest fighting dwarves into the marching tent and move forward quickly.
Chu Xin stopped his horse and looked at the empire's first fortress lying on the ground like a giant beast. He felt inexplicably shocked in his heart.
This kind of war fortress was completely different from any city he had seen in the past. Everything on it was built for war. The cliff-like walls, dense arrow towers, and mage towers gave people an almost suffocating feeling of oppression. feel.
The most shocking thing is that in the center of the fortress stands a huge tower that is 100 meters high. Some people say that this is a large-scale war weapon developed and manufactured by the empire with the whole country, which can instantly flatten a mountain. Some people say that this is a magic defense tower imported from goblins, which can withstand eight-star magic.
But few people have seen it activated. Perhaps only the very old veterans in the fortress have seen its majesty.
There are rugged mountains on both sides of the fortress, with hilly areas crisscrossed with ravines to the outside, and fertile plains to the inside.
Therefore, the fortress here is also the throat of the northern border of the empire. If any enemy wants to enter the Emerald Empire from the north, the Beiguan Fortress is the first gate that must be crossed.
Of course, some people have tried to take a detour, but they have to face various problems such as the alien beasts in the mountains, difficult supplies, and enemies from both sides. Therefore, the last barbarian tribe that did this has already cooled down.
Because of the importance of this fortress, the Panyue Legion, one of the four major legions of the empire, is stationed here all year round.
At the same time, because of the terrain, the territory actually controlled by the empire ended at the Beiguan Fortress. But the empire would not turn a blind eye to such a great land. Since the unification of the Jade Empire, there have been many newly created nobles, and their territories have been given outside the Beiguan Fortress.
Although this area is inaccessible, there are many resources such as exotic beasts, wood, and minerals. Compared with the dark land, the risks are much less, so many nobles are trying to squeeze in here.
It's a pity that we have been unlucky recently and happened to encounter this strange invasion of abyssal demons. I don't know how many territories were slaughtered by these abyssal demons.
Now the Beiguan Fortress has become the base camp for the entire empire to fight against the abyss demons. All the imperial armies and lord armies that have received orders have gathered here from all directions.
There are many camps densely scattered outside the fortress. In addition to the obvious Jade Empire flag on the inside, there are also many flags with the emblems of different territories scattered around the outside.
These are the lords who came from various places to report today. Because it is getting late, they can rest and prepare for the night before heading to the frontal battlefield outside the fortress tomorrow.
Military tents of different styles and soldiers of all races make this place extremely lively.
In comparison, most lords' troops are more uniform, at least in terms of race. There are few like Chu Xin, who have seven or eight different races mixed together.
"Put a fire on this place, tsk tsk!" Chu Xin looked at the tents stretching for dozens of miles, and inexplicably thought of the fire in the battle of Changshe.
Having experienced many fire attacks, he always felt an inexplicable urge when seeing such densely packed camps.
However, this place is located behind the Beiguan Fortress. Generally speaking, it will not suffer any attacks, so there is not much problem with such an arrangement.
As he was thinking wildly, Chu Xin's team was getting closer and closer to the camp.
His arrival immediately attracted the attention of the lords stationed on the periphery, and there was a lot of discussion.
"This is a run-down lord who came out of nowhere. This team is too perfunctory. They are just a bunch of rabble."
"You see, there are goblins in his team. Such a timid race will rebel in minutes on the battlefield."
"You are wrong. They are gray goblins, a race far worse than goblins."
"Isn't this the same?"
"Haha, did you see that there are people who don't forget to take their female slaves with them to the battlefield? Are they here to fight or to enjoy themselves?"
Siluke
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With the improvement of his strength, Chu Xin's perception is now much stronger, and he can hear the whispers of these people clearly.
Chu Xin decisively ignored the words of these lords and ordered the team to find a place to camp on the outside. He himself took Friday and Ding Xiu to the interior to give orders and report, while Rosa was responsible for managing the remaining teams. .
However, after walking a few steps inside, Chu Xin felt a headache. There were tents all around and she didn't know which way to go.
"This is unreasonable. No one is here to receive you. Are you just letting people bump into you?" Chu Xin muttered speechlessly.
He looked up at the top of his head. Fortunately, the flag of the Jade Empire was standing there. Following the direction of the flag, Chu Xin groped in messily.
After groping for more than ten minutes in the camp, Chu Xin finally saw an open space of about ten meters in front of him. He saw a relatively neat camp with people guarding the outside.
He glanced at the position of the flag and roughly judged that this should be the Jade Empire's military camp.
Sure enough, there was a difference between the regular imperial troops and those chaotic lords. He wandered through those camps for more than ten minutes, but no one paid attention to them.
"It is forbidden to enter the important area of the military camp!" The two guards in front of the military camp noticed that Chu Xin was trying to get closer. They crossed their spears and said in unison.
"Brothers, I am the lord who has just arrived here, and I am preparing to report." Chu Xin stopped and kept his hands free to show that there was no hostility.
The guard on the left asked in confusion: "Reporting? Where is your leader?"
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Guide people?
Chu Xin was a little dazed. Is there someone special to guide him here? But why has he been here for so long and no one pays attention to him?
Could it be that he doesn't have enough cards?
"Wait a minute, I'll go in and report." Seeing Chu Xin's expression, the guard immediately understood. He said something, called for someone to change the guard, and went inside.
After a while, he returned.
"Lord, please let me check your merit token. If it is confirmed, I will take you in to report."
"OK."
Chu Xin handed over his merit token. From the moment he entered the camp, this token became his identity authentication, and many steps in the process required inspection. If this thing is lost, it will be very troublesome.
After just one glance and confirming the authenticity of the merit token, the guard handed it back to Chu Xin and said, "Follow me, but your two followers must stay outside, and only you are allowed to go in alone. "
"Okay, you guys wait for me outside for a while." Chu Xin ordered, and he himself followed the guards in a series of twists and turns, and soon came to a huge tent with a red silk top tied inside.
After entering the camp, you can see that there are many people busy inside, seeming to be sorting out some information.
Chu Xin and the guards did not disturb these people, and walked all the way inside until they reached the desk of a busy female officer at the far end.
Sensing the arrival of the two men, the female officer stopped what she was doing, raised her head, adjusted her glasses, and looked at the two men.
"Your Excellency Tanya, this lord is here to report." The guard pointed at Chu Xin and said.
"Okay, you go down first!" Tanya nodded, indicating that the guards could leave. Then she raised her hand and said, "Sit down."
Chu Xin took the opportunity to sit down on the chair in front of the desk. Before he could sit firmly, he heard Tanya ask: "Name?"
"Ah?" Chu Xin didn't respond. Shouldn't he ask the lord his number?
"Rolin."
"Oh? Is he a child of the Abraham family?" Tanya's tone was actually a little warmer.
"No, it's from the Aldo family." Chu Xin also realized at this time that he should have said his full name just now, but he was not used to such long names, and was still used to more concise names.
"Well, give me the lord's merit token." Tanya regained her formulaic tone.
Through the lord's merit token, she can check the identity mark in it, thereby making a simple judgment on the specific strength of the lord, and then assign them to the front for reinforcements.
As Tanya gradually examined, Chu Xin could clearly feel that the wrinkles on her brow were deepening, and the air seemed to be a bit colder.
The troops are weak and mixed, they are all cannon fodder troops, and there are too many foreign races, so they are not suitable for unified command. They are more suitable for being placed in the surrounding watchtowers as sentries. Anyway, they are just a small lord with no background.
Coincidentally, several watchtowers on the periphery were still semi-idle, and they had been urged several times to arrange for personnel to go there for reinforcements, otherwise they would not even know when the demonic army came silently.
Sentry is a very dangerous position. It needs to be stationed at some important points on the periphery of Beiguan Fortress, away from the army. Once the abyss demon starts a large-scale attack, if you are lucky, you may be passed over. If you are unlucky, you may be the first to suffer disaster.
She could directly assign this kind of junior lord. Tanya quickly made a decision in her heart, and began to act quickly in her hands, starting to add new mission targets to Chu Xin's merit token.
"Okay, tomorrow we will report to the corresponding location according to the instructions on the token." Tanya handed the token back casually, stopped talking, and returned to work.
Chu Xin took the token and thanked her. For some reason, she felt that something was wrong with the way the female officer looked at her at the end.
There are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me!
Without hurrying to read the content on the token, Chu Xin left the camp. The guard was still waiting outside, taking him through the journey and leaving the Jade Empire's military camp.
"Let's go back!" Chu Xin called to the two people who were already a little busy outside. At the same time, he opened the merit token and checked the content on it.
"Please report to watchtower No. 44 before noon tomorrow."
There was only a brief sentence on the merit token, and it also marked the location of watchtower No. 44. Chu Xin looked at it and found that the location was outside the Beiguan Fortress.
At the same time, he also noticed that the merit points that had been marked as zero on the upper right side of the token finally changed and reached 100 points.
For these lords who come to help, as long as they arrive at Beiguan Fortress, a part of their merits will be distributed according to the time of arrival. What arrived on the first day was 1,000 points, which would be reduced to a certain extent every day. As for the last day, it was reduced to 100 points.
Don't underestimate these 100 points of merit. This is already worth a three-star trophy. If you sell it, it will be worth at least 100 gold coins.
Of course, no one can sell it, and no one dares to buy it. This kind of buying and selling of merit is not allowed. If he was caught, it would be easy to have his meritorious deeds cleared, but he might even be deprived of his status as a lord.
In addition to direct rewards, meritorious deeds can also be obtained by killing demons. At the same time, many camps have officials who are responsible for issuing merits. If you complete corresponding tasks, such as reconnaissance, destruction, beheading and other specific tasks, you can also obtain additional merits.
"Reminder, the battlefield mission has been released. Please go to Watchtower 44 to serve as a guard before noon tomorrow. Mission requirements: Before encountering the demon army, guard Watchtower 44 to observe the enemy's situation and snipe the enemy's small reconnaissance force."
The battlefield missions in Black Castle also changed with the contents of the merit tokens. Chu Xin frowned. He roughly guessed what kind of job he had received.
This position may be a disaster for other lords, but for him, it is a good job.
First of all, the restraint ability is not as strong as on the frontal battlefield. When encountering an unstoppable danger, as long as the information is conveyed, no one will care about his escape.
It's not like the frontal battlefield, where a confused military spirit will be thrown over you as soon as you turn around. He is so impressive.
Secondly, although the sentry is very dangerous, he has iron scales around him, the danger prediction of the golden villain, and a number of life-saving props such as phantom bushes and blinding leaves. The survival rate is actually much higher than that of the frontal battlefield.
In a real frontal battlefield, the Abyss Demon is not a fool. He will definitely pinch the weak and pick the weak. The army of the lords will definitely be the key target. He had a group of novices with less than three stars under his command. Unfortunately, the demon warlock used a few large-scale fire spells, and they all lay on the ground.
Back in the camp, everyone was waiting for Chu Xin's return. After seeing his figure, they seemed to have found their backbone and regained their spirits.
"Come on, come on, set up these tents." Chu Xin distributed the simple tents in his hands, which he bought with gold coins on the way back.
For 20 gold coins, I only bought 10 tents. You must know that you can usually buy so many simple tents with 2 gold coins.
There was no way. In Chu Xin's plan, he originally planned to make an animal skin tent, but that hurricane blew away all the strange beasts outside, and they didn't know where they went, and his plan was also thrown away. It was stranded.
We can't let so many people just live in the wind and dew right now. Skeletons and ghost wolves are nothing, other units still need to be taken care of.
After the camp was set up, Chu Xin entered the tent and controlled the golden man to go out. He wanted to check in advance where his watchtower No. 44 was located.
Listening to this name, something feels wrong.
Chapter 31 Appointment, Watchtower No. 44
