Shylock and Banduru were in the same carriage, two hours ago everyone was still in the hall of the academy for graduation party, unexpectedly there was a murder in the academy, in his heart, Shylock did not have a good impression of Robert, but he would not support Sun Guanglong, the sunset province was too far away for Shylock. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Hillock came from the province of Meno in 94 years of the Imperial Calendar, when the first students of the Academy of Magic graduated, followed by a year of war. Due to the outbreak of war, the Academy of Magic urgently recruited new students after admitting the second batch of students in 94 of the Imperial Calendar. In April 95 of the Imperial Calendar, many cavalry in the empire went to the front line and never returned, and it was supposed that he should have become a trainee knight at the age of 16, but he refused the family's arrangement and enrolled in the Academy of Magic.

"Knight, born in the light, died on the battlefield, guards the glory, and rests until death. This is the life that many boys in the province of Menor yearn for, and when he chose the path of a magician, his father, Count Arryn, immediately slapped the table: "In ancient times, we were the kingdom of knights, and this tradition has not changed today!

"Shylock, dear child, when you enter the Knights, you can kill the enemy by your own efforts, and you can also establish meritorious deeds, which is the right path that the people of the Kingdom of Meno should take. Mother also persuaded her.

"How many knights have gone to war, and my parents have received bad news from pigeons, doesn't that prove that it is impossible to defeat the polar people by relying on a mere lineup of knights, archers, and infantry?" Shylock retorted, "Just because I chose the path of a mage doesn't mean I don't have a sense of honor, father. ”

The Earl of Arryn held the family heirloom sword, a lion's head carved in gold with a sheath part, called "Lionheart". "I originally wanted to wait for me to grow old, and you would inherit my title and become the lord of this territory. It's a pity, it looks like this lionheart should be considered for your brother. ”

His younger brother Adam was 14 years old at the time, and his riding and swordsmanship were affirmed by his master. Passing on the Lionheart to his younger brother means that he is not eligible to inherit the territory and title, and even if he fails the mage exam and returns home, he will only be a vassal of his younger brother in the future.

"For the Empire. Shylock gritted his teeth, "I hope to explore a more effective way to defeat foreign enemies, which is the same as the purpose of the knight's expedition." This is four years, and Shylock, with his talent, completed the five-year course in four years.

A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a thunderclap that pulled Shylock's thoughts back to reality. According to Podolik Shaozo's introduction, he received an urgent letter from Kaxiu Dazuo, to the effect that the supply on the front line was tight, and asked Podorik Shaozo to escort the magician graduates to the Rhodes capital overnight. After that, Shao Zuo led 4,000 infantry plus a total of 12 mage graduates from Team E and Team B to rush to Tux Province to escort supplies.

As a result, Podolik had to gather the mage troops overnight and set off, but it was also a blessing for him to leave the academy where the mage was killed. The 18 magicians were personally escorted by 100 soldiers led by Shaozo, and the remaining 11 students were divided into two groups: 5 walked east from Mount Rhodes Opio, where the academy was located, to Sunset Province, escorted by Ensign Evan with 50 soldiers, and the remaining 6 were escorted by Ensign Gurlitt with 50 soldiers and south to Meno Province.

Shylock's A team of 6 magicians will report to the 408th Army Corps of the Rhodes garrison, although it is not to Meno, but the carrier pigeon flies to his home, and he will be able to tell his father the news that he has put on a black robe, and if he can establish his military exploits, he will definitely win the honor and praise he deserves.

Thinking of this, the torrential rain and thunder outside the carriage no longer bothered him.

Podolik Shaozo's team consisted of three parts: the first part was 30 soldiers in the vanguard, and the middle part consisted of 40 soldiers divided into four teams, front and back, and the 10 carriages in which he and the 18 magician graduates were riding, and 30 soldiers carrying supplies in the rear. In Shylock's opinion, such a lineup is enough to show that Shaozo attaches great importance to the mage troops: whether it is in the front, behind, or around, there are soldiers to help them block in case of an enemy attack, but this makes Shylock's self-esteem a little frustrated.

From time to time, lightning pierced the night.

Shylock thought of another thing: Podolik Shaozo had never been to the front line for many years, and this time the entire 306th Army Corps of the CSKA was transferred to the fortress of the Orsnow Mountain, which was really unexpected by everyone, and Shaozo was not called "tumbler" - no matter how difficult the front line was, Shaozo had never been transferred to the front line by the military department, so Shylock thought it was funny: Shaozo and the magician graduates were facing the polar people for the first time, and it was really hard to say who would establish military merit first.

"Shaozuo, cross the wooden bridge and you'll be in the Misty Valley. The guard next to him rode his horse and ran to Shaozuo's carriage and said, "The weather is really bad today. ”

It is often foggy during the day, and it is said that there are man-eating monsters inside, but when the fog clears, everyone sees a large green canyon, hence the name "Misty Valley". In the dense jungle, birds and monkeys were often heard, and the Rhodes built a wooden bridge over the gorge to reduce the time required to get to the capital from here.

The troops quickly advanced on the wooden bridge, which creaked. In such a rainy day, you should not go fast, the rain made the wooden bridge very slippery, and the horse was a little uneasy. Because of the narrowness of the wooden bridge, the carriages could only cross the wooden bridge in two parallel directions, so that it became a bridge crossing formation with 30 soldiers opening the way, 10 wagons in the second phalanx, and 70 people following behind the carriages. As the 10 wagons crossed the wooden bridge, Shylock felt the sound of horses' hooves become less and he lifted the curtain to see that the 30 soldiers in front of him were gone.

"Damn, where did they go?" he muttered uneasily. Lightning fell from the sky, making people feel dazzling. At this time, the neighing of horses and the screams of people were heard from behind, and the bridge broke instantly, starting from this end of the Misty Valley, due to the weight of 40 people and 40 horses on it, the wooden bridge suddenly fell to the bottom of the valley, and the people and horses were swallowed up by the deep valley, and the 20 people on the 10 carriages that had crossed the bridge came out in a panic.

Shao Zuo ordered his subordinates to light torches, but the range that the torches could shine on was too small. "What the hell is going on?!" he asked eagerly, and Shylock, holding a torch in one hand and holding his chest in the other, replied in shock: "Shaozuo, many of the soldiers behind us have fallen, and the bridge is broken! ”

"Damn!" Shao Zuo's expression looked helpless and scared, and he stomped his foot and shouted.

"Shao Zuo, with all due respect, let's rest here and wait for dawn before we leave. Adjutant Abdul-Jabbar suggested to Shao Zuo, "The front is the Misty Valley, the 30 soldiers in front don't know where they have gone, and the people behind them can only make a detour during the day, for the sake of safety, it is better for us not to go in, please allow us to set up camp here." ”

Shylock looked around, and in the dark of night there were only Shao Zuo, Jabbar, and 18 magicians, some of them curled up in fear, some shivering from the heavy rain. Looking further away, the Misty Valley was ahead, and there were only sporadic bird cries in the jungle at the moment, and after the lightning, the entrance to the Misty Valley could be seen in an instant like a lion's mouth, ready to swallow people.

"That's all there is to it. I can only ask for forgiveness there. Shaozo sighed, and Shylock looked at the broken bridge, glad that the 18 magicians were alive. Since the supplies were being transported by a team of 30 people in the back, and now separated by a 20-meter-wide chasm, there was a lack of food and tents, and the troops could not go far, and I am afraid that they could only rush after the supply team was joined at dawn, and the adjutant's suggestion was indeed very sensible. In the midst of hunger and cold, Shaozo ordered all the magician graduates to spend the night in the carriage and implement a two-hour rotation of standing guards.

Shylock didn't dare to sleep in such an environment, thinking about the disappearance of 30 soldiers in front of him. After a long time of confusion, he first heard screams, then Shaozo and Jabbar lifted the curtain of his carriage and called him out to help count the people, only to find that Tony and Justin were missing.

"It's not going to be an escape, is it?"

Shylock took a deep breath, came to Shao Zuo, and proposed, "Shao Zuo, I'll lead a few people to find them." He had always had an ominous premonition, since he was the most powerful black robe owner among the graduates, he should stand up at this moment, not to mention that his family itself had the honor of a knight.

"Six members of Tuckers' B team went to the forest to look for them, and the remaining 10 magicians stood by. Shaozo ignored Shylock's suggestion and ordered to keep 10 people around.

Six magicians called Tony and Justin's names, and all they answered was the sound of rain and birds, and the magicians disappeared into the depths of the forest.