Richard finally failed to meet the Dragonclaw Commander, and the bearded man explained to them with an embarrassed look that the military headquarters had been meeting a bit a bit often lately.

The lord, who also likes to have meetings, said that he understood, but since the two countries had declared war, he didn't have much time to wait, so he had to return to Takayama Fort as soon as possible.

Before leaving, Richard took a large number of Telephon communication magic stones from Sauron.

This magic stone is a one-time alchemy product, and it will be scrapped immediately after use, and the lord has seen it once in Anne's hands before. Each pair is a pair of two pieces, and when activated, it can transmit sound to the corresponding other piece, but it cannot exceed one minute at most, which is the top alchemy achievement in communication.

Most of the magic stones in Richard's hands are in the hands of the nobles, and they are responsible for dispatching the nobles' private army during the war. Others were scattered in a dozen departments, even including His Majesty's chamber of Sagre.

Originally, the baron level definitely did not have this authority, but Béderick opened a back door and stole a piece of the communication magic stone stored in the attendant's room overnight for him.

In addition, twelve well-trained falcons and falconers were assigned to the Alpine Fort, which was used to maintain communication between the Eagle Riders and the military headquarters.

As for the military aid that had been promised before, he did not hear any movement until Richard left Cologne, but the repeated promises were "absolutely unimaginable." ”

The lord has been a little suspicious for the past two days, and as soon as he closes his eyes, he is entangled in what to do if the military department sends a dragon, and then he is worried that it is just a blank check.

It was a rainy dusk when the lord returned to the castle, and a group of pot-bellied men were busy eating hasei in the dining room.

Several carriages came quietly in the rain, alarming no one except the sentry, and a quarter of an hour later the crisp emergency bell began to ring one after another.

The door to the dining room was kicked open from the inside, leaving the hot food unattended, and the dense sound of leather boots slamming on the ground was a chorus of guards gathering at a dizzying speed and surging towards the schoolyard like a wave.

The leader of the Alpine Castle, the soul core of the guards, and the uncrowned king of the wilderness, who had been away for a long time, was wearing a half-worn leather jacket, standing on the school field with one hand in his trouser pocket, looking down at the pocket watch in his palm, and letting the rain soak his hair a little bit.

"Not bad," Richard slapped at the guards, "disband, go back to dinner." ”

Sitting back in his familiar position in the dining room, the lord took a big sip of the soup bowl and sighed with his head up.

Although the food in the noble garden is exquisite and expensive, it is not as good as the halfling cooks in the family who understand his appetite. Only they know that it is better not to add some cream or anything like that to the lord's soup, otherwise they will be scolded.

"Richard, is there something wrong with Cologne? With the acumen of a businessman, Anne had already sensed that something was wrong.

Before she left Cologne, she had been in the market to buy large quantities of supplies for Alpine Fort, and the prices were obviously abnormal. What's even worse is that everyone in the market knows about the price anomaly, but almost no one can say why.

"You see he still has the heart to eat, what can he do. "Buckland has been catching a bit of a cold lately, and every now and then he has to pull out his handkerchief and blow his nose. This old guy is worthy of being a tiger man, not big but not weak, and blowing it up is called an earth-shattering one.

Richard looked at the half-elf's amber pupils and nodded, "Something happened, Pompey and Stuart declared war on each other." ”

Because the war had not yet reached the stage of full mobilization, he had never told anyone about it before, and the thousands of people up and down the entire mountain fort were completely ignorant of it.

"What?" The half-elf's hearing was far stronger than that of humans, but for a moment, Anne couldn't help but suspect that something was wrong with her ears.

"Pompeii and Stuart have declared war on each other. Richard put down his spoon and repeated.

Immediately after that, without waiting for others to ask, he explained the whole thing from beginning to end in one go, and explained it clearly. It is emphasized that the immediate cause of the war between the two countries was the battle of Fort Alpine and Hendra, in which Richard played a key role as a gentleman.

Keeping a secret is depressing, and a hearty outpouring is a relief for the lord. But for Anne and Buckland, who couldn't close their mouths wide, it was tantamount to a spiritual storm that covered the sky, and the whole person was shaken so that they couldn't find the north.

Since the lord did not deliberately lower his voice when he spoke, the news of the declaration of war between the two countries began to spread rapidly throughout the dining room. It was like a giant dragon's breath that exploded in the hall, and it immediately set off an uproar.

If you were to rank all the armies in the mainstream world in terms of belligerence, there would be no doubt that the system-driven Alpine Fort Guards would be in the top five. But this does not mean that the soldiers of the Guards are war machines without feelings, and they are not lacking in the emotions that normal people should have.

"Are you afraid?" asked Richard simply slapping the table.

"I'm afraid!" the response was very neat, and after a while, there was a lot of laughter.

"A bunch of cowards, then quickly surrender and pull down. "Your Lord, you're the one who laughs the most heartlessly of all.

"My lord, you don't need to ask us, just tell us how to fight. Hurt was concentrating on sharpening a stick with a knife so that he could make a toy for the child, and he didn't even bother to lift his eyelids.

"That's it, sir. Gunther grinned almost hideously, "Hit whom, where, when?"

"It's a war between two big countries, maybe hundreds of thousands of people will participate in the war, and we only have 300 people!"

Richard flattened his palms on the table, and Chiqiu quickly seized the opportunity to run over and sit down, "Pompeii and Stuart are two dragons, but in comparison, our Alpine Castle is not even as good as the little of Chiqiu. ”

When Qiqiu heard his name, he probably thought that someone was calling it, so he waited for a long time with his head raised and his ears open, and finally waited for the lord to have a brain crash.

"The little thing seems to have a long scale again. ”

"The Sgars never asked how many enemies there were, only where they were. The little man Abu stood on a stool, wielding a small scimitar, which was not much bigger than a dinner knife, and was menacing.

"We are your followers. Hurt's attention was briefly taken away from the toy-making, but soon became careless again, and the calmness of the old soldier alone was unmistakably revealed in him, "Where you point, we will fight." Dragons or flying squirrels, it's the same. ”

"Hiccup. Gunther swallowed his mouth with difficulty, hooking Hurt's shoulder and burping loudly, "Anyway, Hurt was right. ”

The speeches of several leaders drew applause from the guards soldiers, and the second general was now getting smarter, and he also raised his fists and shouted with the others.

"Vozh. Richard was moved and numb, and both arms were covered with goosebumps.

"Wait, Nehru's goods, I saw him just now. ”