The region is mostly hilly, with numerous rivers and valleys scattered throughout the area, and castles hidden among the peaks and valleys, and the Käynz Castle, the heart of the Keinz Domain, was built in this valley. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Between the two low peaks is a quaint castle, and the humid climate of the land makes it possible to cover the walls with green moss and white snow even in winter, like a famous painting.

Built hundreds of years ago to administer the eastern frontier near Charander, the territory has been administered by members of the royal family, usually the younger brother of the next king, Prince Leotis, as the second son, who has taken over the territory since about five years ago, ruling over the soldiers of the Keinz domain.

There are about 3,000 permanent troops in the whole territory of Kainz, of which the number of cavalry is small, only less than 500, and the rest are foot soldiers, because this area is relatively peaceful, so the castle's defense is also relatively weak, there is no advanced magic cannon, only a trebuchet used for defense a hundred years ago.

So, when Shiloh saw the moss-covered trebuchets on the city walls, a thick sense of history came to his face.

"The soldiers are all on standby in the other castles, and the castle has less than five hundred soldiers in Keynzburg, but now that you are here, this castle should become a little more lively."

Geralhide chuckled and said.

The common people in the vicinity of the castle had already fled, leaving only empty houses scattered around, making the castle look extremely lonely, like a huge tombstone.

Shiloh saw a few soldiers walking around the fortifications on the outskirts of the castle, and when they saw the long line of northern rangers, they only stopped and looked at it twice, and then turned back to their work, as if they didn't care where it came from or where it was going.

"Good morning, adult."

There were only a few scattered people who saluted Geralheide when they saw him, presumably the person in charge of the slightest position, and even so, the entire defensive position seemed loose and untense.

"The soldiers here are accustomed to a lazy life, and even when the enemy comes, they don't feel it."

Seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, including Princess Elifils, Geralhide explained.

This is actually the initial idea of many Asters, who naively thought that the enemy was just trying to attack and plunder some of the finances and occupy some land by the way, so the nobles easily absconded with their possessions, and the soldiers did not resist, which was one of the reasons why the Asters were defeated so quickly.

Even not only the lower class of the lower nobles, many of the upper class nobles have illusions, hoping to negotiate peace with Wendland, reparations and land for peace, only really see what Wendland looks like on the battlefield, will understand that this is not a war that can be quelled simply by money, the purpose of this war is to completely destroy the dying country of Aster.

"It should be rectified, such a state will only collapse at the touch of a touch when it encounters Wendland."

Viscount Wellington sighed, he had also seen some nobles who had abandoned their territories, but the soldiers in front of him were a different scene, this was the numbness of not recognizing the status quo.

"What Lord Wellington said is that we are gradually strengthening the level of vigilance, but I am afraid that these soldiers will not be able to have an intuitive understanding for a while."

Smiling wryly, Geralhide led the group across the bridge over the moat and into the castle.

The mottled traces on the stone walls show the history of this castle, as soon as you enter the castle, you can see the old buildings, as if people go back to that glorious era, the knights march with songs, the warriors march forward, however, the numb expressions on the faces of the soldiers who walked by make people instantly return to this somewhat gray reality.

The whole castle is surprisingly large, Shiloh once went to Kainzburg to do a mission, but only stayed for a moment, did not have an intuitive impression of the scale of the whole castle, and now he personally walked in this Kainzburg, only to be amazed by the masterpiece of the ancestors.

Even on the ordinary castle tower, there are exquisite carvings and paintings, although they have been smoothed out a lot due to the passage of time, but through the broken parts, you can still appreciate the magnificent beauty, the design of the city roads is quite regular, even after a hundred years now, it seems very reasonable, Shiloh does not know how much manpower and material resources were spent to build this fortress in the past without too many advanced tools, he only knows that this castle is at the same time as the kingdom where it is located, in danger, and may be destroyed at any time.

"I'll take you to meet His Royal Highness, the soldiers of the Third Legion can go to the west side of the castle to rest, the people in the city have been evacuated, but it's better not to break into other people's homes casually."

Geralheid said to Verahill and the others, and seeing that they had no opinion, he continued to lead the way, stopping in front of a courtyard that looked a little old.

"This is the residence of His Royal Highness the Prince, it is a little shabby, but the interior is not bad."

Verahill nodded, and then dismounted, and the others dismounted, following Geralhide through the rusty iron gate due to the special climate of the Zedi and into the courtyard.

The garden was covered in snow and cleaned by only three or two servants, and when the heavy wooden gate was pushed open, a warm wind blew out from it, giving a sense of solace in the bitter cold of this winter.

Contrary to imagination, there were no nobles and attendants coming and going in this villa, and as soon as you entered the door, you could only see the oil painting hanging in the middle of the hall, and no other human figures.

Unlike other aristocratic mansions, the painting is not a portrait of the owner, but depicts the great battle between the righteous forces and the Black Mad King thousands of years ago in the Rainbow Poem.

The painting is called "The Final Battle" and is the work of the famous aristocratic painter Leonardo two hundred years ago. Pull. Monet's painting, which he painted as a gift at the invitation of the lord after he visited the Cainz Domain, where he lived for several months, has been hanging in the most prominent position of the house ever since, alluding to the castle's owner's determination to hold on to the place as the sages who revolted against the Black Mad Lord. ”

Just as everyone's eyes fell on the painting, from the top of the stairs, the clear voice of a young man sounded.

When Shiloh looked up, he saw a young man, with curly blond hair hanging down, blue eyes, about mid-twenties, handsome in appearance, wearing a magnificent gown, and an ornamented sword at his waist, he was climbing the handrail, slowly walking down the stairs, and he didn't have to think about it to know that this was the castle, the owner of this Cainz domain, Leotis. Feng. Prince Astoria.

Sweeping his gaze from the crowd, Prince Leotis finally fixed his gaze on Princess Elifils, who smiled meaningfully, then nodded slightly, and spoke.

"Long time no see, my sister." (To be continued.) )