Vol 3 Chapter 21: The Boundary Mountain Fortress (Part 1)

Soaring snow peaks, successive mountains, goshawks across the sky-there is only one place to see these on the endless northern plains of Prince Sakland.
Fortress of Boundary Mountain.
The only barrier in the north of this empire is not a lonely fortress standing like a knight, but a large fortress group built along the entire mountain range of the Forbidden Mountain, with the most central fortress as the "core" to the east and west. Stretching out, blocking the ice and snow in the north.
From the highest spiral peak of the Boundary Mountain to the gray water bay near the misty sea to the west, the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain has a full of seven fortresses and twenty watchtowers. These fortresses form a strict defense system to ensure protection against the north. Monitoring.
Regardless of any era, the threat from the north has always been the deadliest enemy of the empire-the Centaur in the East, the Jonah family of the Principality of Boe and their scimitar cavalry, and the dwarves in the southeast mountains are always by the Turin family The heavy knights are closely watching;
The Friede family in Northwest Lottery and the Erd family in Arles Southwest have not been invaded by giant monsters and ogres for hundreds of years; even the overseas Yasul elves are in front of the ocean fleet in Ebden There is no slight advantage.
Because of this, in the face of the only deadly threat, the empire will at all costs, spend a lot of money and half of the human and material resources of the Prince of Sackland, creating an indestructible "gate" of the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain!
There is no other reason-if the eastern part of East Sacran falls, the remaining plain will be unbuffered; crossing the Gem River is the imperial capital of Golovin. It will be time to fight a life-and-death empire defense battle with the monster army of evil gods under the walls of the capital city.
Of course, even so. The Fortress of the Boundary Mountain is not a wall that seals the north. It can still bypass the fortresses and invade the north of the empire.
But in fact, the real "boundary mountain fortress" in a broad sense is far more than that-there are not many towns on the northern plain of the Prince of Sacran, but a sturdy castle, scattered like a morning star in the north. On the earth.
These castles are usually responsible for training recruits for the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain, domesticating the war horses and pack animals; once the north is invaded, the villagers of the surrounding villages can hide in the castle and take refuge as much as possible while resisting the army of monsters that drag the invasion. Taiwan and Rangers appealed to the fortress.
At this time, the two army regiments stationed all year round had a total of 6,000 heavy infantry, plus twice as many auxiliary troops, and the fortress of a thousand heavy cavalry became a sword behind the invaders. !
How it was formed has long been unknown, but among the many legends about "North", it is the ancient kingdom that used some special power to shape this natural boundary line between North and South The ancient kingdom is separated from the south, making it difficult for outsiders to set foot on their territory.
Of course, this is just a kind of saying that has been circulated in tavern poems, similar to the devil's change, which came from the sky, and was driven by a ancestor of the Dessaion family to build the dragon ...
In the orthodox years of the empire, it was "the barrier built by the Holy Cross for the human empire, dividing the devil's from the human world", and was most convinced by the world.
Of course, as wizards in the empire became more and more prosperous, there were more and more voices of doubt, and many doubts made this statement more and more untenable.
"Probably just over ten years ago, I remember that was what happened when I was a kid." Brandon de Salion, who was comfortably lying in the carriage, used a very nostalgic tone and the "Wizard" sitting opposite him. "Consultant" quipped:
"There was a wizard from Eboden--well, I remember it seemed to be called Wegener? It was a crazy old man who suddenly ran to the cathedral of the capital of Golovin and told the archbishop that the formation of the Boundary Mountain was not due to external forces. It was the result of the drifting collision between the two continents. It has nothing to do with the Holy Cross ’s Laozizi divine power. This was his original words at the time. "
"Well, I guess the wizard's ending may not be very good." Loren raised his eyebrows.
Hanging, beheading, or the cross?
"Archbishop Innocent is the kindest person I have ever seen in my life. Even for many wizards, he is very kind and seldom angry." His Royal Highness's mouth showed a playful smile:
"That's the first time he has sent a wizard to the stake for blasphemy-poor old maniac, very interesting guy."
"I saw him burned alive, saw his clothes turned into coke, the skin was burnt like a big candle, and screamed with his throat until his throat was also swallowed by flames, Until it can't be called out. "
"... then, it turned into a pile of debris." Brandon's smile was more ironic, and he twisted in the carriage of the carriage and changed to a more comfortable posture:
"Weigner and Archbishop Innocent opened a debate. Wegener was sent to the stake, and Wegener turned into a pile of black firewood-the wizard's adviser, Lord Loren Turin, from this What did you find in the story? "
What did I find?
Looking at Brandon who blinked at himself, the dark-haired wizard with twitching lips showed an expression that he wanted to laugh but desperately suppressed:
"People are killed ... will they die?"
"..."
In an instant, the awkward atmosphere in the carriage reached its peak.
"Hmm ... cough ... your theory is indeed unassailable." Brandon pouted, with an expression of disdain that pretended to be:
"But what I saw was another thing; I saw how pale and weak the" Proverbs "and" Miracles "in the doctrine of the Holy Cross!"
"Even benevolent believers like Archbishop Innocent can never accept a wizard telling us that we are alive. The world we live in is for some reason, some coincidence, not because of the miracle of the Holy Cross, or because of the Holy Spirit. Only the mercy of the cross can we live in this world! "
"They are afraid." Loren whispered meaningfully.
"Yes, they are scared-Holy Cross and Holy Cross Church have shaped a beautiful, sacred and artistic dream, so that ordinary people can live in this beautiful dream without thinking and thinking; therefore, be a wizard When they appeared, they were so angry because the wizards broke the dream and told them that it was not so beautiful. "
"I always think that this is the real reason why the church is hostile to the wizards all the time-because only they will question and ask questions; and the believers of Holy Cross cannot explain all this."
"Maybe it's because they can't explain it." Loren looked at His Royal Highness silently: "Maybe it's because the truth is too cruel to make them dare to speak!"
Recalling that in Ebden and the first wizard "Rogan in a hat", Loren increasingly suspected the connection between the so-called "source of the wizard" and the Holy Cross.
And what about the legendary Rogan once visited, Niederhogg, the capital of the Dragon Kingdom ... does it really exist?
If yes, what would you find there yourself?
Thinking of Loren here couldn't help but sneer at the bottom of his heart-even if he knew what they could do. Let ’s not talk about how it is possible for a wizard advisor of His Royal Highness to leave the Boundary Mountain Fortress and head north, even if it succeeds.
I don't even know where the so-called Dragon King City is ~ EbookFREE.me ~ And this prince Brandon de Salion is also notoriously unseen in the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain.
It ’s already possible that I wo n’t be implicated ... No, that ’s impossible. I should definitely be implicated.
At this point, Loren has absolutely unmatched "confidence" in Brandon.
"boom!"
Just as the two enjoyed a rare and quiet time, there was a muffled noise outside the carriage. A knight in his forties, wearing heavy armor and gray hair and blue eyes, pushed the door open.
Seeing the coming of Loren and Brandon tacitly smiled.
It was this captain of the Cavalry Captain of the Boundary Mountain Fortress, who prepared a special "welcome ceremony" for them.
"Salute to you, His Royal Highness!" The knight did not seem to feel that he was not being seen, and his scorching eyes directly ignored the dark-haired wizard next to him, staring at Brandon lying there:
"We have arrived at the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain!"