The new round towers at the four corners of the small castle of Entre have not yet been completed, and it seems that it has only been built to half of the total amount of work, and the shelves erected everywhere make the small castle of Entre look like it has become a construction site, and there are many builders, stonemasons, and carpenters gathered around the small castle, and they are busy with their own work. The work of building the tower was very arduous, but in the sweat of these craftsmen, there was no displeasure in the eyes, and one by one they were in high spirits, rolling up the cuffs of their linen shirts, and constantly shouting the trumpet of labor.

"Hey! Hey! "Several stonemasons worked together to carry the cut boulder wall. The dark skin seems to have been exposed to countless suns, "Work hard, there is a breast wall in front!" ”

"Hey, carpenter, the overseer says the bearing on the rocker is broken, and orders you to go and add a new one." From time to time, the woodworking shed built on the edge of the small castle is noisy, "Good Ratcha! ”

Not only was the area around the small castle so busy, but the town guards of Entel City did not seem to be idle for a moment, and the town guards in small groups patrolled the four gates of Entel non-stop, and their ranks were in an orderly manner, like a golden landscape on the streets of Entel. In addition to the Entre guards patrolling the streets, there were also many court servants with buntings who set up ladders to climb the houses and planted colorful pennants on the roofs. The children who played in the streets looked enviously at the court servants with colorful flags, and laughed merrily from time to time. There were even more pranksters, who smeared the horse manure they had found from the stables on the steps, and felt that the palace servants who had planted the little buntings were full of dung, and showed a rather embarrassed look, and when they wanted to slap these hateful little tricksters, they scattered in groups, only to hear a burst of laughter.

"Welcome, Your Excellency." The town guard at the east gate of Entre respectfully handed the document back to Count Colossius of Offenburg, and motioned for the rest of the guards to get out of the way and welcome them.

"Look, it's the Count of Jaffenburg! The red face is like a monkey's ass! The naughty boys, who were hiding on the corner, seemed to have had enough fun with the previous prank, and when they saw the Earl of Affenburgh on a white horse, they began to laugh at the red face of Colossius.

"You little devils, the adjectives you use are terrible." Count Gallosius frowned, then smiled at the grimacing little tricksters, who made an exaggerated grimace and disappeared into the street.

In the stables of the small castle are several heavily armored horses with vests of different colors and coats of arms. Duke Ella's servant politely walked up to Curosius's horse, took the reins of the horse, just smiled and nodded to Count Colossius, and said softly, "Your Excellency, His Royal Highness Duke Ayla is anxiously waiting for you in the council hall. ”

Culotius threw the whip to the waiting court servant, and jumped off the white snow quickly, and then he stepped briskly into the gate of the small castle, and after passing through a clean and tidy castle corridor, the guards of the council hall had already opened the door of the council hall for him, and the golden carpet under his feet went up the stairs, and he looked at the tan eyes that were also looking at him, and the eyes flashed with excitement and joy, and he couldn't wait to get up from the duke's seat, Walking quickly to the stairs, he couldn't help but open his arms, "You're finally here, my good brother." ”

"His Royal Highness!" The corners of Culosius's mouth naturally rose, he straightened the earl's silver ring on his head, and even quickened the pace of walking, and the powerful and rough hands of His Royal Highness suddenly pressed on his arms, and then exchanged a warm bear hug with each other.

"I wish your White Horse legs had grown a little longer!" Duke Ella slapped Culosius on the back excitedly.

"Actually, if I could, I would prefer to be able to put on a pair of wings! Walker! Coolosius whispered to his brother, Walker, Duke of Ella, "If there were a pair of wings, it wouldn't take Jafen six days to get to Entle." Maybe it's the same amount of time it takes to ride a horse to Proland's one-eyed dragon. ”

"That's what sounds comfortable, and the duke's name is callousing to my ears. Ah, the smuggling trade with Arno and Sharpling is also the focus of today's discussion. At the end of today's important meeting, I would be interested in having a candlestick with you, if you fade into the mouth of the Jarfenburg! Duke Ella winked at Count Colossius and pointed to the first place under the stone steps of the Duke's seat, "Now wait for Gald." He seemed to be there right away. ”

Culosius smiled and nodded, and walked to the top of the stone steps of the duke's seat, Duke Ella restrained his smile, suppressing the joy of his brother's arrival in his heart, he sat on the duke's chair with a serious face, constantly tapping his fingers on the armrest of the duke's chair, and his brown eyes were just staring at the distant shadow of the mountain outside the window of the castle council hall.

The serious expression, the pensive demeanor, and the noble temperament in his eyes made Walker of Ella look much more mature than he was two years ago, and the two years had made his chin more angular and the bridge of his nose more and more straight. In addition, that heroic face is also very much in line with his current status - under the name of the king, the entire territory of the entire south of the Ella Mountains and some parts of the north of the Ella Mountains is even more extensive than the territory of the Duke of Sunset Island.

"Your Highness!" The knight in the Gelder heraldic chain mail broke into the council hall of Duke Walker, and the Duke of Ella and the courtiers cast a puzzled look at the Knight of Gaeld, only to see that the blood on the forehead of the Knight of Gaeld had dried up, and he was covered with traces of blood and dirt, and after staggering forward a few steps, he knelt on the ground with a "plop" sound, "Your Excellency Baron Gelder and our escort knight Road were ambushed. He's dead. ”

"What? Sword is dead!? How dare they be so bold! In the calm north and south of Mount Ella, there has not been a single attack on the nobility for two years. Who the hell has the power to attack your all-knightly Baron Guard? Duke Ella patted the Duke's chair and stood up, annoyed as he paced back and forth around the Duke's chair, "This is definitely not an accidental incident, this is a well-planned murder. ”

"I don't know what they're for. At that time, Your Highness, it was as if something had struck me on the head, and I fell off my horse. When he awoke, the baron and his entourage were dead. There was a distinct tremor in the voice of the knight of Gaeld.

"They?! You just said them! Who are they? Duke Ella's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but think of the cloudy land, and the place in the southeast of his realm that was taboo in legends.

"Crimson skull flags, tall gray-skinned humanoid monsters, and green-skinned lizard monsters. There seemed to be a chant of 'Mirazelle' from their mouths, and a terrifying sizzle from the lizard monster. We've never encountered this kind of lizard monster before, and they're so agile and incredibly fast. The knight of Gaeld was on the verge of collapse, and his eyes began to glaze, as if it were the result of a combination of trauma and exertion.

"Doctor! All efforts must be made to save this knight. This knight is very important to us. The Duke of Ella called the physician loudly, and the guards guarding the gate of the council carried the fainted knight on their shoulders and carried him out, and the physician outside the temple gate led the guards to carry the Knight of Gelder out of the small castle of Entle.

"Tall, gray-skinned monster - if not a goblin, what would it be? What kind of guy is the green-skinned lizard monster? Duke Ella thought in his heart, his thick eyebrows almost together, and he looked at Kulosius who was standing in the first place, and Kulosius only shook his head helplessly, "Mirazel? Gray-skinned monsters? A green lizardbutail? ”

"Your Highness, maybe I know the origin of these monsters." Among the courtiers came an old man with gray hair, whose eyes and nose were exactly like the eagles flying on the top of Santa Kana.

"General. Now that you know, tell me where these monsters come from. Duke Ella looked at the nobleman, who was almost in his prime, and he was a little surprised, as if a sense of uneasiness was surging in his heart.

"They come from places where we Trians have almost never set foot in before. The green-skinned lizard monster I guess is the lizardman of the swamp, and the tall gray-skinned monster that calls itself Mirazel may be the only legendary Darktemple Mountain Mountaineer who believes in the Elwinian Lord of Colin, these Mirazel are of the same clan as the goblins, but they have inherited the strong physique of their Blacktemple Mountain ancestors, but the only thing I can't figure out is a little bit of a thing. The old nobleman clenched his hands, his brows furrowed, his eyes more like he saw something, and shook his head thoughtfully.

"Old general, it seems that you have something on your mind. What do you mean? Walker, Duke of Ella, stared at the old nobleman who shook his head, feeling more and more that the attack on Baron Fence was not a mere accident, he knew that the old general was well-informed, and if it weren't for that, he wouldn't have promoted the old nobleman from a small centurion in Entre to a real military commander, "I want to know everything you know about them." ”

"Your Highness, in my impression, these green-skinned lizardmen are just a terrible swamp gathered in the shadows, they never rush over the mountains, through the woods, to do these things in our dukedom, they are indeed very savage, but the primitive culture does not have the ability to march long distances, let alone climb over the barriers of the mountains to our dukedom to do these things. And how could Mirazel, who had been entrenched in the Black Temple Mountain, nearly a thousand miles away from Entel, climb over the mountains to attack our Trian race, who had nothing to do with them? The old nobleman voiced his doubts. The surrounding ministers nodded and whispered to each other, as if they were all analyzing the motives of these monsters in vain.

"It's not hard to understand, thank you for your advice, old general. Since Mirazel is on the same clan as the Goblins, we Trians have been at war with these monsters for hundreds of years. And those primitive lizardmen may have formed an alliance with these tall humanoid monsters Mirazel. It seems that it is time for our Gaeld to strengthen our defense. They may launch the next wave of attacks in order to plunder the wealth. The Duke of Ella seemed relieved, and he could only speculate from a good direction that as things stand, the attack on Ward's death might have been just an accident.

"I hope so. Indeed, it is time to step up our defense of the Gelder River, where beyond the Gelder River flows through the waters of the tributaries of Lake Santa Cana. It is also the only tributary of the waterway that connects to that ominous land. The old nobleman stroked his chest with one hand, saluted Duke Ella, and then silently retreated into the midst of his courtiers, thinking only in his heart: "I hope this is just an accidental attack." ”

The death of Baron Fencer of Gaeld undoubtedly cast a grey shadow over this important assessment meeting. From time to time, the nobles under the Duke of Ella's throne muttered about the actions of these goblins who called themselves Mirazel and the lizard monsters that appeared out of nowhere, and even what should be called the bad deeds of audacity.

"Old General, Your Excellency Hugh Frankenstein, I leave the matter of the attack and death of Gaeld to you. During this time, it is important to add more embankments in the various areas south of the Earl River. Although Walker, the Duke of Ella, had stabilized the restless hearts of his courtiers, his own heart was already on his way to the place of the incident, like the ten light horse scouts sent by the old general Hugh Frankenstein.

"This is no accident. Probably a vicious hint. Walker, the Duke of Ella, thought to himself. He seemed to see the shadows beyond Gaild, and ominous smoke was rising from the mountain.