In the mountainous and hilly area in the northeastern part of the Wolf Principality, a carriage team was on its way.
It had been three days since they arrived here from Savage City, and the horses pulling the cart had begun to show signs of fatigue.
There are a total of twenty-four carriages in this convoy, some of which are loaded with munitions and supplies, others carrying passengers, and some with their cargo compartments unloaded and dragging magic power cannons.
The wooden compartment of the carriage is painted with the coat of arms of the Silver Star Griffin, and the cargo and magic energy cannons are covered with black oilcloth.
This convoy does not lack escort strength. There are more than 200 shadow lancers guarding it. But the most reassuring thing is the two sixth-order dark knights in front of the convoy and the undead general wearing ferocious steel armor— —Hart.
He returned to Savage City during this trip and not only picked up the reinforcements of the undead troops, but also successfully received a new batch of magic power cannons built by the foundry.
In the cold weather, when the horses' hooves step on the hard ground, they make a sound like gold and iron. When humans breathe and speak, they exhale white air.
In a carriage near the back, seven or eight men, wrapped in thick blankets, huddled together on wooden benches.
Most of them wore dark brown velvet leather jackets and helmets with a relief of a silver-star gryphon, and their only weapon was an engineer shovel.
This kind of outfit is really not good enough on a battlefield where demons are rampant. The leather jacket is not as thick as the half-breastplate of the Shadow Lancer.
But the expressions on their faces were calm, and they did not feel at all that they were sent to die on the battlefield by their lords.
Because they are the first batch of magic-powered artillerymen from the Starwind Territory to complete training.
The range of the magic power cannon is far beyond that of the explosive ballista, and it can launch long-distance bombardments beyond the sight of ordinary enemies. The artillerymen have a good battlefield survival space, and this equipment can give them extremely fast movement speed, making the magic power cannons After the energy cannon enters the battlefield, it can be quickly deployed, deployed and fired.
However, at the end of this carriage, there was a silent guy sitting in completely different clothes.
He was wearing a gray mage robe, which was the standard attire for grassroots staff in the Magic Energy Technology Department. He held a recording log in his hand and sat calmly at the back. The heated chatter of the artillerymen seemed to have nothing to do with him.
"Gabor, why are you acting like a fucking bitch? We are all going to the front line to fight, but you don't even dare to fart." An artilleryman wanted to use provocation to get the research mage to join the chat.
The man named Gable raised his head and revealed a somewhat gloomy look. He was thin and had neat short black hair. His reaction seemed a little slow. When faced with the provocation of his colleagues, he just showed a gentle and harmless smile.
The artilleryman suddenly felt bored. Such a slow person is the most unreliable on the battlefield. He was about to say a few sarcastic words, but was stopped by others.
The blond Elvis was the captain of the artillery team. He smiled at Gable and said gently: "Gabor, just do what you have to do. We will cooperate with you to complete the battlefield of the magic power cannon. evaluation report.”
Gable nodded to the captain, turned his head and continued to look outside the car, immersed in his own thoughts.
The artilleryman at the beginning leaned his head and lowered his voice: "Hey, do you think there is something wrong with that Gable? He can't even speak. Is he mute?"
Captain Elvis looked at everyone and explained in a low voice: "Before leaving, the military affairs officer of Savage City informed me of his situation. Before joining the Star Wind Territory and becoming a trainee researcher in the Department of Magic Energy Technology, he was The residents of Boulder City in the Wolf Principality escaped when the city was breached, but their wives were separated when they left the city together, and they most likely died in the massacre caused by Jones and the Machine Tribe in Boulder City."
An artilleryman showed a look of pity: "This is too tragic, if I have to fight against the machine clan."
Another person came to his senses and said: "We just passed by the rebuilt Boulder City the day before yesterday. No wonder he didn't say anything in the past two days. He must be missing his wife."
Elvis nodded: "This time to counterattack the Gate of God's Punishment, Gable asked to act with the army as a battlefield observer of the magic power cannon. Originally, this position required a formal research mage, but the Ministry of Magic Technology believed that he Due to special circumstances, we allowed him to join our artillery crew to record the battlefield performance of the magic power cannon."
"I see."
Everyone showed a look of astonishment, and when they looked at the thin man with a melancholy expression, there was a hint of sympathy and understanding in their eyes.
In the next two days, the convoy advanced hard on the edge of the battlefield with complicated road conditions. Under the constant invitation of the artillerymen, Gable integrated into this temporary group and had a smile on his face.
During the conversation, Gable learned that the captain named Elvis was from North Wind Town.
That town was founded by the refugees from the Buck Principality. After they escaped from the demons and evacuated to the Star Wind Territory, they built the town with great hope in a valley in the west of the Wind Spirit Plains.
It is said that the environment there is very suitable for breeding long-horned cattle and northern goats. The exiles from the Buck Principality returned to their old business and settled down, contributing a lot of food and fur to the Starwind Territory.
And Elvis is also an authentic native of the Bucks Principality. He has thick blond hair. He once had a rather interesting nickname called "Lucky Elvis". The origin is that he has bright hair. Blond people tend to die quickly in occupied areas, but Elvis always survived.
The kindness of Elvis and the artillerymen made Gable feel warm, and the harsh battlefield he was about to face seemed less scary.
It is said that after General Hart receives this reinforcement with cavalry and artillery, he will meet with Archduke Ron to discuss the action plan for the next round of attacks by the coalition forces.
At that time, Elvis's artillery team will also face a fierce mechanical enemy for the first time.
However, nothing lasts forever.
On a gloomy afternoon, when the convoy was still one day away from the coalition base camp, a piercing alarm sounded outside the carriage.
Three short trumpet blasts mean that a powerful enemy is approaching.
"How can there be enemies here?" an artilleryman asked nervously.
Elvis had a gloomy face and speculated: "The coalition broke into the control area of the Machine Tribe as a lone force, with the purpose of launching a quick assault on the Gate of God's Punishment. However, this will also make the logistics supply line more vulnerable to attack. Volley, in short, let’s get out of the car first!”
Everyone responded and stood up one after another.
Gable, who was sitting at the back, did not hesitate at all and quickly jumped out of the car.
boom!
When Gable's feet stepped on the solid ground, he felt a strong wind coming from behind him, and the gray mage's robe was blown loudly.
When he turned around, he only saw a psychic knight with steel bones and energy vapor all over his body, looking down at him, the psychic sword in his hand buzzing.
The carriage where the artillery team was located had already rolled down into the ditch on the roadside under the huge impact.
