Act IV. Trestan Fortress
The morning light was faint, and there was silence on the snowy fields. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The main peak of the towering Pamir Mountains, named after the ancient Atlasian word for sword, pierces into the clouds, and now the sun shines on a misty and hazy posture.
At the foot of the hill stands a gray fortress, the roots of the wall are covered with snow, and on the mottled walls, the years have left traces of the fortress, this fortress built in the Dark Ages, since the day it was built, has never been breached by any army, even in the great war against the rule of the Black Mad King, the fortress of Trestan was actively surrendered rather than suppressed by force.
On the walls of the fortress, the Starlight Banner of the Kingdom of Astor fluttered in the wind, the flag of an ancient nation with a history far beyond that of the Wendland Federation, and at the same time, the funeral flag of a decaying nation that was about to enter the grave.
"What's the situation?"
With no expression on his face, when the Count of Salas rode from his tent to the front, he found that all the soldiers looked a little cramped.
"Look, my lord."
Pointing in the direction of the fortress, the commander of the 1st Heavy Cavalry Corps, Rila. Baron Oberline replied.
Although the Count of Salas had passed the age of no doubt, his body was still strong and his eyesight had not deteriorated, and he squinted his eyes a little, and he saw a very strange scene.
The White Wolf Gate, which Trastein was proud of, the gate that the Windland Army had been unable to reach for days, was now open, and on the city wall, several wolf smoke was lit, surrounded by a magical barrier, showing the appearance of a dream.
If only it were a dream, Count Salas smirked to himself.
"My lord, what are we going to do?"
Baron Oberline asked, his left hand rubbing against the counterweight at the end of the hilt.
"Could it be that the guys at Astor have finally come to their senses and decided to surrender?"
Benjamin had already figured out that the army in the fortress mutinied because of the fear of death, and tied up Princess Eliefils, who was in command of the battle, and sent her to his military tent, he glanced at the fortress again and licked his lips.
"Or did Aster's reinforcements really arrive? But the nearby spies didn't have a reward, so they couldn't just fly from the sky. ”
Lai En. Baron Llorente considered another possibility.
In the face of everyone's discussion, the Count of Salas just smiled lightly, and turned to return.
"Your Excellency?"
Not understanding his superior's thoughts, Baron Oberline boldly asked.
"It's just their little trick of carving insects."
Count Salas explained unhurriedly.
"Opening the gates and pretending to be defenseless is intended to induce us to attack, and then wait until the vanguard arrives at the city to launch a surprise attack, trying to exchange their lives for their lives, which is the ugliness of their running out of ammunition and food. However, such a battle is nothing more than a death throes. ”
The other party wanted to fight to the death, and the Earl of Salas didn't want to do what the princess wanted, at least, he didn't want his soldiers to be wasted in this kind of battle, and since it was already a must-win battle, it didn't matter if he slowed down.
"And what are we to do, my lord?"
Baron Lorente was not the kind of person who was good at thinking, as a retainer of the Count of Salas, he was longer than fighting on the battlefield, but now he asked him not to go into battle and charge, which made Baron Lorente a little confused.
"They want to fight us hand-to-hand, then we can't do what they want, the magic barrier of the fortress is about to be breached, we will suppress it with firepower, and directly use artillery fire to send them into the coffin!"
Count Salas waved his hand and smiled cruelly.
"Pass the order, regardless of the attrition, all the batteries of the artillery regiment will be used, and before noon, the fortress will be razed to the ground!"
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"How much longer?"
Princess Elyfils asked, her voice frighteningly soft.
"At least it's no problem to hold on until noon."
She was answered by a man in a gray robe, holding a long staff set with gems of various colors that glittered in the sun.
"We're going to have to speed up our pace."
Shiloh looked at the long troops and muttered to himself.
In the towering mountains, a narrow road winds through the mountains, like a giant dragon hovering in the clouds, and on the back of the dragon, there are dense soldiers marching forward, in the face of such a magnificent scene, Shiloh could not hide the touch in his heart.
"Mr. Ian Gray, you are truly our benefactor."
The man saluted Shiloh in a strange manner, touching his right hand to his forehead, then placing it on his left chest, and bowing slightly.
Shiloh knew that it was the traditional etiquette of magicians, and it was only in front of someone who agreed with him that he would bow to it.
And in front of him was none other than the chief archmage of the Trestan Fortress, Ryan. Irwin.
As an important NPC in the early stage of the game, Shiloh naturally knows about this archmage.
In the game "Rainbow Verse", the character has no level, and the attributes will not grow much, all the growth is reflected in the skill level, and the growth of the skill level depends on the long-term use of skills, so the players in the early stage are basically using only one or two basic skills to fight with rookies pecking each other.
And Ryan. Elwyn is the first NPC to appear in front of the eyes of the Astel player, with a skill level of more than 10.
Coming out of the novice town, after a period of training, the player will receive a guided mission to find Archmage Ryan in the fortress of Terestan at the top of the Pamir Mountain. Irwin. And players, after a long journey through a dangerous misty forest, the moment they step into the plains of Trestan Plain, this fortress will appear in the distance.
As we approach the fortress, the towering walls of Trestan will become larger and larger in the eyes of the player, until when they pass through the White Wolf Gate and see the statues of heroes of the old era standing on either side, the majestic and magnificent music plays, and the player reminisces about the hardships and dangers along the way, and a sense of accomplishment arises.
The design is arguably one of the brightest in the early game, and to this day, Shiloh can recall the excitement he felt when he first saw the white walls of Fortress Trestan.
In the historical Battle of the Fortress of Trestan, Archmage Erwin faced the elite of the 1st Heavy Cavalry Regiment of Wendland, fought to the end, and seriously injured Lean. Baron Lorente and the commander of the opposing party, Rila. Baron Oberline died together, and the ending was a hero.
Therefore, when Shiloh saw this familiar archmage, he couldn't help but sigh.
"I'm just doing my part."
Shiloh also responded with the same etiquette, which made Ryan . Erwin raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised.
"I thought the clergy would hate us seekers of the truth, but I didn't expect Mr. Ian Grey to know our manners."
"Whatever we are after, we are now the people of Aster, and we should move forward together."
Shiloh didn't tell Erwin that he knew about the etiquette of a magician because he had stolen a magician's number, and he had to sneak into the Magic Society to steal materials.
"Well, that's good."
Erwin looked the young man in front of him up and down, but he was in his early twenties, but he had a vision higher than his peers, and at the same time his mind was quite clear, according to Her Royal Highness the Princess, he was the first to perceive that the fortress was being destroyed by the kingdom. It was also this young man who was abandoned by the army, and if Erwin came to evaluate him, he didn't know how many times better than the gentlemen he had seen in the royal capital.
It's a pity that this young man is already a believer in the goddess and can't learn magic, otherwise, Erwin would still be quite happy to accept a closed disciple or something.
"Let's keep up with the troops, too."
Shiloh didn't know what he was missing, and if he knew that Archmage Erwin had considered taking him as an apprentice, he would be willing to delete even one and retrain it - of course, there was no way to do it now.
"Well, Mr. Ian Gray...... I'd better call you Mr. Shiloh, I don't like that kind of red tape. ”
Princess Elyfils nodded, then smiled and suggested to Shiloh.
"This ...... I can't help but be afraid. ”
Shiloh didn't know how to deal with it for a while, for him, Princess Elyfils was a star in the sky, a lotus flower who was independent in the world, and it was enough to be able to assist Her Royal Highness as a courtier, although I had heard that this princess was approachable, but the current situation seemed to be surprisingly smooth?
"The gray trail is not an absolutely safe road, in the Pamir Mountains, there are many demonic beasts hidden, we have to travel day and night to get out of here before we can attract the attention of those demonic beasts."
Erwin's words interrupted Shiloh's reverie, and he patted Shiloh on the shoulder, turning to follow the group.
"Let's go too."
Princess Elie Fils also took a step forward.
"Warcraft......
Shiloh whispered, following behind Her Highness the Princess.
As far as he knows, the Pamir Mountains are a scene where novices transition to intermediate players, most of the monsters are quite easy to deal with, such as snow wolves or vultures, Erwin can fight more than a dozen with one hand, and elite-level monsters only exist in the dungeon frost mine cave here, as for the boss level, unless they have a hot brain to penetrate the dungeon, it is impossible to encounter it at all.
But this is only the situation in "Rainbow Poem", and it is still unknown whether there are variables in this world.
While on the march, Shiloh also checked his condition.
As a prayer seeker, he felt that his role was already relatively good.
You know,"Rainbow Verse" in the increase of attributes of the equipment and talents,It will not appear until the later stage of the game,At the beginning of the game,Everyone basically lives by the attributes that are rolled out of the birth,Because there is only one chance,So there are also many crazy deletions,Trying to roll out the players who want attributes。
Slightly lower Constitution, but rather high Will, and Will, as the primary attribute of the Prayer Person, increases both damage and healing. In the early days, the 14-point will prayer is basically in a state of sideways, for example, most of the fighters who only have one or two level weapon skills can only jump out of the 1 point of abrasion damage when they hit the will barrier.
Therefore, when the game was first launched, the prayer that could output and carry and add blood was a strong profession, which once made players rush to it. Of course, as the game progresses, the weakness of the Prayer Seeker in the later stages is gradually revealed, but that's for another time.
And the most critical skill level, although it is a novice level, but there should be all, and the natural skills are not too bad, if crossing into the Trestan Fortress is a nightmare difficulty start, then this character template should be regarded as a ray of light in the nightmare. If you can go to Ramirez, the center of the church, to learn a little bit of the skills of the Gray Knight in the future, then with Shiloh's understanding of the game, it will not be difficult to reach the level of one against one hundred.
Still immersed in thinking about the future, a low roar came from Shiloh's ears.
"What's the situation?"
Subconsciously escorting Her Royal Highness the princess in front of him behind him, Shiloh looked towards the end of the roaring procession.
"Just kidding!?"
Even if he was as calm as him, he couldn't help but shout.
Before their eyes, a pair of icy wings, translucent bodies, angular necks, and eyes that shimmered with ominous red brilliance.
The Ice Dragon Aceris, a boss-level monster and the final boss of the Dungeon Frost Mine, is staring at where Shiloh is at this moment.