"Heavenly Father is the incarnation of God and the father of the grassland. Those who obey him will be protected, and those who disobey him will receive thunder and wrath from the sky..."
Deep in the distant grassland, at the main camp of the prairie tribe, a woman and child were teaching two children to sing the traditional songs of the Lebus tribe.
The children were babbling and learning to sing. At this moment, a goshawk flew over from the east and landed in the tent in the center of the camp.
The women and children then sang: “The birds in the sky are Heavenly Father’s ears and eyes, guiding us in the direction home.
"Flying birds, flying birds, take us back to our hometown..."
Amidst the long singing, in the discussion tent, Su Yi read the letter sent by the Goshawk, and then presented it to a strong man sitting on the chair.
The strong man is more than two meters tall, which is already a quite burly physique for the Lebus people.
His long hair spreads back like a lion's mane, and the hair on the back of his hands and chest is thicker than that of ordinary people, making him look quite rough and bold.
He is the heavenly father of this generation of the Lebus tribe, an eighth-level knight who led the entire tribe to provoke a war against Linfeng City.
"Father." Su Yi bowed his head and said, "New information has come from the city. The Knights are preparing to set off in two days and gather most of their troops to attack Hiyue Village and Linfeng Hills stronghold. How should we respond?"
Heavenly Father glanced at the letter, threw the piece of paper into the fire in front of him, and asked, "What do you think?"
Su Yi is his second son, his smartest son, and the most trusted by him.
"The city lord's palace has begun to guard against our intelligence network. We don't know how many teams they will send to participate in the battle. Will it be five teams, seven teams, or more?"
Su Yi looked at the burning fire in the tent and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "However, these are not important. They want to ensure their escape, so leave it to them.
"We will not give them a chance to fight a protracted war. We must break through Linfeng City before the dead of winter and fulfill our clan's long-cherished wish to regain the grassland.
"And there's another surprise, father. The white raven also participated in the battle meeting, and seems to be following the knights to the east to provide support.
“Although it’s a pity that we couldn’t get rid of her last time, it’s not a big problem and she won’t come back to hinder our plan this time.
"As soon as the large forces of the Knights leave, we will gather troops on the western front and launch the final decisive battle. We will march all the way to Linfeng City, assist the compatriots inside to destroy the city wall and occupy Linfeng City.
"By then, the victory will be determined. Hum... no matter how high the birds fly in the sky, once they lose their place to stay, they will not be able to escape the day they fall to death, right?"
"Very good." Heavenly Father nodded, "When the decisive battle comes, I will personally lead the team and erase the name of Linfeng City from the grassland forever."
"My father will take action personally, and my brother will be very happy."
"Hmm... Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for more than ten years since that parting. I really don't know what he looks like now. I think he must have become a strong Lebus warrior."
"Yes, he is the most powerful and loyal warrior worthy of our ancestors."
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In the two days before departure, Nolen lived completely in the laboratory, working intensively on the mental pathway mechanisms required for mental control.
It should be said that it is a magical alchemy mechanism that was obtained after spending a lot of knowledge points. Not only are its production materials rare, but it is also very difficult to make.
Even Luo Zhen, who claims to have traveled across the empire in his youth and was well-informed, had only heard of some of these production steps by chance and did not really understand them.
For example, to make the spiritual power sensing structure in the spiritual pathway, something called "soul gel" is used, which is a magical alchemical material that condenses nihilistic spiritual power into a physical entity.
The main way to obtain soul gel is to separate it from the Phantom Siren's skull using an alchemical technique called "soul stripping".
"Soul Peeling" is extremely complex and profound. Even if there are people in the Roland Empire who know this technique, they must regard it as a unique skill of their own family and power, and will never spread it to others.
It's just like the Luo Zhen family's secret skill "Puppetry".
And by asking questions to the Book of Omniscient Knowledge, he not only knew the formula and production process of the spiritual pathway, but also fully mastered the production technology.
Therefore, in the entire Linfeng City, he was the only one with the ability to create a spiritual channel.
Now that he has collected all the alchemy materials from the City Lord's Mansion, he will personally work on making the spiritual path.
Luo Zhen and the refugee alchemist Lu Di who was rescued by him are making another piece of alchemy equipment for the next battle.
Two days later.
In the midst of this intensive preparation, the day of battle arrived as scheduled.
Evelin arrived at the Nolen Alchemy Workshop early in the morning. This battle was very important. In order to properly coordinate the forces of the Knights and the White Raven, she persuaded Ryan that she would personally direct the battle.
Yuna was practicing swordplay in the yard. When she saw Evelin arriving, she stopped training and nodded to her.
"Where's Nolen?" Evelin said hello, walked over and asked.
"He was in the laboratory last night and never came out." Yuna pointed to the laboratory. "He does this occasionally. When he is in the mood for research, he even sleeps in it."
"I didn't expect him to have such a serious side."
Evelin had a strange look on her face, "No wonder you became an official alchemist at such a young age... I said, was the flying equipment you used when you became the White Raven really designed and made by him?"
"Yes." Yuna nodded, "He made the Valkyrie equipment, and he also told me how to fight in the air... He is the real Raven."
For a moment, there was an expression of longing on her face, and Evelin's heart skipped a beat, thinking to herself, kid, are you excited?
Thinking about it, Nolen was good-looking and talented, and he even saved her life. The two of them had been getting along day and night for a while.
No matter how good Yuna's cultivation talent is, she is still just an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl with a blank emotional experience. It is natural for her heart to be excited, right?
And when she looked carefully again, Yuna's face seemed to be no different from its usual calm appearance.
Did she immediately conceal her expression, or was the momentary longing she just revealed just an illusion?
Shaking her head vigorously, Evelin found that her old habit had returned.
Because her eldest brother Ivan would inherit the family business, she was raised by her parents since she was a child and was able to grow up freely in a leisurely and relaxed atmosphere.
Therefore, she is more accustomed to looking at things from a sentimental and romantic perspective than to thinking rationally.
Of course, this is not a problem for a young lady. It can even be said that this is her cuteness.
But now she is no longer the eldest lady, but the acting city lord of Linfeng City, the captain of the 621 Independent Combat Team, and the commander of the Eastern Front Rapid Attack!
Having taken on so much responsibility and such heavy expectations, I must become more mature...
Stop thinking about these unimportant things and concentrate all your energy on the important things!
"Get ready to go first, and I'll wake Nolen up."
She strode towards the laboratory, "He is the same. He stayed up late even though he knew he was leaving this morning. Even his efforts were too much!"
Pushing open the door to the laboratory, she was surprised to see Nolen had woken up.
It would be better to say that he didn't sleep at all. The laboratory was filled with a fresh smell similar to mint. It was very refreshing, but it was also very pungent after smelling it for a long time.
Nolen was tinkering with a strange alchemy tool. When he saw her opening the door, he frowned and rolled his eyes at her, reminding her: "Unrelated persons are prohibited from entering the laboratory."
"I didn't come in." Evelin stood at the door with her arms folded, "I'm just a reminder. You still have ten minutes to wash your face and eat. We are leaving soon."
"I'm not taking part in this battle."
After Nolen finished speaking, he corrected himself, "To be precise, I won't go to the front line with you this time. I'm working on updating Valkyrie equipment. This is my top priority now.
"I will ask my deputy to accompany Yuna to the battle. White Raven will take care of his own affairs. You don't need to worry about anything else."
The assistant he was talking about was naturally Mr. Luo Zhen, a model worker who was serious about his career.
Originally, he wanted to send Ai Xia there as well. After all, it was Ai Xia who had always helped Yuna wear and maintain her equipment.
But Luo Zhen rejected this proposal because of the danger on the front line, thinking that it would be enough for him to take two workshop servants to take care of the White Raven.
Since it was the request of the daughter-in-law, Nolen agreed to it - he said so, but he seemed like a bastard who had no feelings.
After all, Ai Xia can be considered his childhood sweetheart... No, now she is the cheaper sister.
He is weak and has no fighting ability, so he is really not suitable for following the knights on a rapid march.
"You're not coming?" Evelin was surprised, "I don't care, are you willing to transfer the command of the White Raven to me?"
"That's a good idea." Nolen grinned, "I have my own means of contacting her. Even if I am in the city, I can know what happened during your battle.
"If anything happens, I will ask Yuna to inform you in time, so just rest assured."
"Okay." Evelin did not argue with him this time, but turned around and said, "My carriage is waiting for you outside. Call them over when it's ready."
After Evelin left, Nolen walked out of the laboratory.
In the yard, Yuna changed into white clothes and was already ready with Luo Zhen and several servants.
"Have you put the new equipment in?" Nolen looked at the two iron boxes next to Luo Zhen.
"Of course, I'm much more reliable than young people in doing things, and I won't make such low-level mistakes." Luo Zhen said proudly.
These days he often works overtime to make equipment, and the dark circles under his eyes are already deep.
But he still seems to enjoy it, and it seems that he is very satisfied with the results of his recent efforts.
The very birth of these novel inventions is the best stimulant for an alchemist.
"The time is indeed a bit short, and there is no time for you to test fly the new Valkyrie backpack."
Nolen yawned and said, "But with your control level, it shouldn't be a big problem to control it."
"Yeah." Yuna nodded.
When the new equipment was just finished last night, Nolen showed her the new equipment and gave her a general explanation of how to operate it. She already knew it.
"Well, I wish you all a safe journey."
Nolen waved his hand and staggered towards the bedroom, "I'm going to catch up on some sleep first, Yuna. We'll contact you later."
"Okay." The bedroom door closed, Yuna looked back and said softly.
"I'm going."
