Chapter 251: Coincidence or Plan
Outside Ironwood
A caravan of more than 100 people is heading towards Ironwood City, and the convoy has board carts and various ropes that specialize in pulling wood, and it looks like a caravan going to Ironwood City to buy wood.
But if you look closely, you can still find the problem, the people of this caravan are too solemn, there is no appearance of the Northland timber caravan at all, most of the timber merchants in the Northland are particularly able to chatter, in the daytime, the team of more than 100 people is not at all noisy except for the creaking sound of the wheel, all of them are like old monks who have practiced closed-mouth meditation.
Looking at their clothes again, although they are commonly worn by wood merchants in the Northland, the clothes are too new, and they can't smell the smell of sawdust on the perennial timber dealers.
It's just that this group of people are all serious human beings, although there are some mistakes and omissions in the details, but they are not as dazzling as Tal and the others, and there are also many timber merchants who come and go to Ironwood City, so they have not aroused suspicion since they entered the Hunter Territory.
The leader of the team was the Rising Sun God Sect Pope Mixiu, who had made a big fuss in the Golden Dragon Capital before and almost took the life of King Rennes, at this time he was riding a variegated Northland pony, wearing a mink fur, dressed like a little rich merchant in the Northland.
The scepter, which was originally conspicuous, was hidden under his clothes, and the chief knight Hussein and several high-ranking members of the church followed behind Mixiu.
Although the team is only about a hundred people, it is the essence of the Rising Sun Church at this time, since the Rising Sun Divine Sect has done a wave of major events in the Golden Dragon Capital, it immediately ushered in a stormy blow on the kingdom, especially in the central Great Plains, where the kingdom is relatively strong, many church strongholds and nobles who secretly contact with the church have been uprooted one by one, and there is Qing's deterrence and Thor leading the team to execute, and the injured Mixiu does not dare to take the lead easily.
The church now does not dare to gather too many people at one time, for fear of attracting the attention of the black prison again, and now the hundred or so people around Mi Xiu are already the limit of what the entire church can use, but these hundred or so people are absolute elites, in addition to Mi Xiu, the master of the middle level of the sky, there are also the head of the earth rank knight Hussein and several masters of the great knight level, and there is also a god servant who does not know the depth in the scepter.
"Boom!"
The wrapped scepter suddenly burst out with a burst of fire, condensing in the middle of the ranks, forming a figure dressed in flame armor.
"Lord Rand Divine Envoy!"
"Your Excellency!"
Rand's appearance instantly broke the solemnity in the team, originally Mixiu was quiet, and everyone tried not to make any sound during the march, but as soon as Rand appeared, everyone quickly knelt on the ground and saluted Rand, only Mixiu slightly expressed his respect to Rand after hesitating for a while.
It seemed that Rand, who was composed of flames, couldn't see any expression, but looked at the faintly visible Ironwood City as if he was in thought, and then spoke:
"I feel it, it's the breath of a blasphemous, just in that city to the northeast, find him, destroy him!"
"Yes! Follow the will of the Lord of the Rising Sun! ”
Everyone present fell to the ground again, only Pope Mixiu, who was still standing, was slightly embarrassed.
However, Rand didn't care about Yaxiu's attitude, and after pointing the direction, he turned into a flame again and returned to the black iron scepter.
After Rand disappeared for a long time, everyone who was kneeling on the ground stood up and stared at Mixiu with a calm face, waiting for Mixiu's orders.
"Let's go, head to Ironwood City."
"Yes."
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"Bell, bell, bell!"
Ironwood City, the dull bell rang three times in a row, these three dull bells represent the most urgent situation in Ironwood City, since the rise of the Hunter family under the leadership of Richard, this big bell handed down from Richard's grandfather's generation has not rang three times in a row for a long time.
"What's going on!"
Viscount Sauter has already put on his equipment, wearing a knight's plate armor, and walked out of the castle with a sword at his waist, although he hasn't made a move for a while, but as a martial idiot, Viscount Sauter's murderous skills have never been left behind, and as soon as he heard the bell ringing, he completed the battle preparations as quickly as possible.
"Lord Thort, it's an orc, and the reconnaissance post ahead has spotted an orc!"
When the cavalry of the scouting delivered the information of the appearance of the orcs to Ironwood City, the commander in charge of the bell immediately ordered the bell signal to be of the highest combat readiness, and everything involving the orcs would be treated with the utmost seriousness here.
"Tread, step, step."
"Big brother, what's going on?"
"The orcs are coming."
Soon after Sauter arrived at the gate of the castle, other members of the Hunter family in Ironwood Fort also rushed to the school field in battle armor and weapons, including Richard's second and third uncles and several cousins.
"Orcs!"
Although the core high-level of the Hunter family are mentally prepared, they are still nervous when they hear that the orcs are really coming, it is really that the old enemy of the orcs has been hanging over the heads of humans for too long, even the nobles of the northern lands who have never been in contact with orcs have to be serious when they hear the name orcs.
And now the Iron Wood City is still unprecedentedly empty, there are only two garrisons of more than 1,000 people and a hundred or so detective cavalry, the old troops of the Flying Bear Army are still on the front line of the Demon City, and the main force of the system army is now taken by Richard to the Iron Wood Forest to pounce on the air,
But fortunately, after Richard learned the information that the orcs were going to infiltrate, he left the basic guard force for Ironwood City, at this time, in addition to the original army of the Hunter family, there were two champion knights and a mixed team of about ten monks and crusaders in Ironwood City, but these armies are now far away from Richard, and they have not been judged by the system to be within the range of bonuses that can enjoy skills and specialties.
The two champion knights only have the strength of the first rank of the earth, and the crusaders even only have the strength of the tabula rasa knight who has just entered the knight rank.
The army, which was left by Richard in Ironwood Fort as a precaution, also came to the school field at this time to obey Sauter's orders, and had already explained before Richard left, so that they would obey Viscount Sauter's orders.
Viscount Thoth was also a little relieved to see these powerful retainers, the strength of these people, Thot is still very clear, the two earth knights at the head, that is the existence that the Hunter family needs to look up to before.
Seeing that the main combat forces had been gathered, Viscount Thoth cleared his throat a little and said:
"Second, third, you lead the guards in Tiemu Fort to the head of the city, and you must guard the city wall."
"Don't worry, big brother! The orcs will step over our corpses if they want to cross the walls! ”
"Good! Hold on or die a glorious death! ”
The Hunter family is indeed a group of irons, and this kind of unlucky words sounded very uplifting to Viscount Thoth, and even felt that this was what every Hunter family should do.
After saying that, Richard's two uncles rushed to the city wall with men.
"Butler Egger!"
"Lord Viscount!"
"You're here to organize the men of Ironwood City! Men over the age of 14 and under the age of 60 should be ready to go up to the city to help! ”
"Yes, sir!"
Egger is usually responsible for the day-to-day management of Ironwood City, and is quite familiar with the affairs of grassroots organizations, so it is appropriate for Egger to sit in this matter.
"Ma'am."
"Hmm"
This time, the Viscountess did not contradict Viscount Sauter, but stood quietly on the side and waited for Viscount Sauter's orders.
"You organize the old and weak in the castle, and if the city of Ironwood is lost, then close the castle gate for the last resistance, and when it is absolutely necessary, promise that no one will fall into the hands of the orcs."
Lady Kaylin nodded silently, and he understood what Sauter meant.
"I'll leave the castle here."
"Guys, come with me!"
With that, Viscount Sauter beckoned the two champion knights left behind by Richard and a mixed team of more than a dozen monks and crusaders to run towards the city wall.
With that, Viscount Soter beckoned the two champion knights left by Richard and a mixed team of more than a dozen monks and crusaders to run to the city wall, and Viscount Soter beckoned the two champion knights left by Richard and a mixed team of more than a dozen monks and crusaders to run to the city wall