Unlike most of the Lucian nobles who were exiled to the frontier, Viscount Ulyanov was not a marginal figure in Lucia's high society. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He took the initiative to come to a place where birds don't in the eyes of most nobles, and naturally he had his own clear purpose. He had long seen that the peace between Lucia and the Cruze Kingdom did not last long. So I had to come to this border early to prepare for the next meritorious service.

But his plan required too many, too many resources, and at the same time had to ensure the training of the soldiers and buy hearts and minds - as all Lucian nobles did, this Viscount Ulyanov was trying to co-opt the local forces that he could influence. It lays the foundation for increasing their status and voice in the future.

However, in this way, it is a bit stretched to support the wealth of Viscount Ulyanov's own family. What's more, if they have the opportunity to spend the public's money to do their own private affairs, who of these Lucia nobles would be willing to take out a copper from their own pockets!

Isn't eating and taking cards + big drifting is the common characteristic code of the vast majority of bureaucratic groups and privileged strata? When Sancheng's convention is far from satisfying their appetites, their bottom line will begin to be broken again and again. However, Viscount Ulyanov actually put his idea on the various subsidies given by the kingdom to the mage group, which was indeed unexpected by many people at first.

But if you think about it, this is probably his only choice. After all, other channels of money have been squeezed by bureaucrats from top to bottom. Only the mages' supplies and various subsidies were the least intercepted and misappropriated. Because these casters are not only combat power, but also producers and researchers. In peacetime, there was a lot of cooperation between the two sides, and those nobles naturally did not want to offend people too much in this regard.

But Viscount Ulyanov is different, knowing that the war is coming, he also knows that he can't reach out to the special group of mages. began to embezzle and deduct all kinds of resources that should have been allocated to the mage group. This situation lasted not for a short time, and at the beginning, there were various reasons to prevaricate the questioning from the mage group. Later, Mage Crockford almost slapped him with a fireball.

If Viscount Ulyanov hadn't had some connections in the royal capital and the military department, and had temporarily suppressed the matter, he would have gone back to his hometown in a gloomy manner - of course, the premise for this to be done was that he had a reason to have a lot of support within the military. Because many Lucia officers felt that the mage regiment had contributed too little in previous wars and allocated too many resources, which was unfair to the soldiers who were fighting on the front line.

In fact, this voice exists to a greater or lesser extent in many armies where high-paying mages are hired. And Viscount Ulyanov took advantage of this, turning a blind eye to those above - because he did what these people wanted to do but did not dare to do. If it can really force the mage group to compromise, it will be a great victory in the eyes of this vote, and Viscount Ulyanov will naturally become a great hero in the eyes of these people.

For their own purposes, Viscount Ulyanov and Master Crockford have been fighting openly and secretly for more than a year. In a sense, Viscount Ulyanov, who has gained a certain amount of support in the military department, seems to have a slight upper hand - the perennial battle of beating children has greatly inflated the self-confidence of these muscular heads of the Lucia Kingdom, and there are not a few members in the military department who expect to weaken the treatment of mages. And the silent majority began to sit on the hill and watch the tiger fight, waiting for the losing side to vacate more places.

Mages, a research-oriented profession, often devote too little time and energy to politics. The same amount of research and study also makes them not spend much effort on intrigue with others. Even Mage Crockford, the leader of the mage group who was quite talented in this area, became difficult to parry under the opponent's barrage of punches.

And for the mages who are eager to be promoted, those resources that are consumed daily are not missing for a moment. After being choked by Viscount Ulyanov, the mage group in this fortress could only find another source of wealth. They frequently took on various commissions from the outside world, and completely abandoned the tasks of the military - in this matter Viscount Ulyanov did not try to stop it, but he was not able to help the multitude casters of spells.

And today, Master Crockford even used this as an excuse to directly refuse to fight—in his opinion, as long as the fortress he was stationed in had not fallen, it was enough to be worthy of the heavily deducted salary. As for the mages who want to spend their efforts dealing with those guys outside the city, then please bring out real money!

You must know that if the army temporarily hires organized mages to participate in the war, it is not only inconvenient to use. All kinds of risk subsidies, spell casting subsidies, front-line personnel allowances, etc., together may not be more cost-effective than maintaining the mage group. Obviously, the mage regiment that had been deducted from military pay for a long time completely ignored the life and death of those soldiers below at this time. At the same time, they don't care about the outcome of the war - it is much less difficult for the mages to change their courts after surrender than the big soldiers or nobles with background constraints.

It was precisely because of the struggle between these two factions in the fortress that the battle of the Lucia Kingdom was completely defeated this time. Despite their effective organization and stubborn resistance, Lucia's elites, who were divided between the two battlefields, finally managed to get together. But the same 'Wilderness Gang Band' and 'Bloodstained Gray Flower' mercenary groups have also joined forces as a result.

The player has not been in contact with these aborigines for a long time, and the cooperation between the two sides is very unfamiliar. It's rare not to affect the opponent when attacking, let alone playing any beautiful coordination. On the contrary, the champion riders and the royal guards are originally high and low matching troops, and they have been skilled in cooperation with each other for a long time. Although it is not enough to completely recover the disadvantage, the original advantage of the players is not as obvious as before.

"Whew!" With a roar, the two green-bound creatures summoned by Lilinda Boreham disappeared into a green light one after another as they reached the end of the day. The previous performance of these two monsters with incredible strength had put a lot of pressure on those Lucia soldiers. Seeing them disappear, both the champion riders and the members of the Guards breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, after piercing the breastplate of one of the guards with the xenomorph weapon in his hand, the Emerald Fury flew backwards. Then, with the chanting of the incantation, two green lights flashed beside her, and then one large and one small reptile appeared in everyone's sight. These summoned plants, which are not known to be based on crocodiles or monitor lizards, rushed headlong into the enemy group after Ms. Lilinda Boram, who launched the charge.

At the moment of contact, Ms. Lilinda Boreham scolded, followed by a green light in her eyes. At the same time, the tendon flesh of that body began to swell further, and the body that originally looked like a gymnast turned into a King Kong Barbie - when the strongest summoned creature disappeared, the girl of the Boreham family activated her blood rage effect without saying a word. With the addition of the berserk girl and the other two summoned beasts, the hearts of those Lucia soldiers that had just been put down were lifted again.

However, Barrett knew that even if Miss Lilinda Boreham unleashed a rage, it would not be able to make up for the gap between the two summoned beasts and the previous two - the gap between the two three-ring spells and the two two-ring spells was still very obvious. For this reason, Barrett had to abandon his original plan of steady and steady play, ignoring the physical exertion and began to speed up the offensive.

After three cold rays, the three members of the Guards in front of Barrett separated their heads and bodies. Immediately after that, he staggered his position, and with this opportunity, the 'Enemy Breaking Arrow' shot from the noodles pierced the breastplate of a champion rider. Although Rielly's fireball is somewhat limited, it is indeed much more powerful than the Flame Drakemon, and it is more difficult to dodge. With the flames rising into the air, a large number of Lucia soldiers wailed and roared loudly.

Every time the giant white bear swings its palm, it will break the bones and tendons of the enemy target. However, the size of this 'beast' also makes him an easy target for the enemy. Although the reinforced fur was extremely tough under the protection of the tree's skin, the Praetorian Guards with axes and spears stabbed and slashed, and the blood of the transformed druid flowed. If it weren't for the fact that Klaimatis had treated a serious injury from afar, he would have had to step back from the line of fire for the time being.

At this moment, the rider who had disappeared for a long time from the original 'Wilderness Band' suddenly appeared, leading everyone's mounts to charge the enemy from the side - although without the control of the riders, the horse's ability to charge and trample was much reduced. However, their strong muscles and their own body weight can still deliver a lot of impact.

With this impact, the Lucia elites, who had already fought and retreated halfway, finally could no longer bear their long-suppressed emotions. They also began to break up - though unlike the messy patrols that had preceded them, their retreat was organized. Small groups of threes and twos work with each other, apparently having specialized training in the past.

Watching the soldiers of Lucia turn and flee, the victorious player and the natives were again covered up. The result of this pursuit ended with a rain of arrows shot from the fortress. Faced with the covering shot from behind the city walls, Barrett, who had multiple protections, was not willing to take any chances. As for taking advantage of this opportunity to open the city gate and completely capture the fortress, it would be even more fantastic for Barrett and the others.

Because they were moving right under the noses of the enemy, even if there were knights confronting each other in mid-air, Barrett and the others were not willing to stay for too long. After hastily cleaning up the loot, both the player and the natives began to retreat. This time, however, you did not retreat to the village where you had stayed before, but in a different direction. Who let them offend the kingdom of Lucia again this time! Choosing to avoid that village is not only to avoid exposing itself, but also to implicate innocent people.

"I just counted, and this time there were 17 champion riders who left their bodies. That's almost half the number of this class in the fort. Rieli smirked at this, "This one is going to make those guys vomit blood." ”

Kleimatis, who was wiping the blood stains on his body with a cloth that melted snow water, raised his head slightly at this time: "In comparison, I care more about who the two knights who just appeared?" ”

"Those two?" Barrett, who touched his chin and thought about it for a while, shook his head helplessly: "Judging from the situation they just fought, I really can't tell who is who." After all, the confrontation just now was more like a temptation, and their respective abilities were not used. And from the lines of the armor, I can determine that the one from the Kingdom of Lucia is from the Elbro family. It's our own one, because he deliberately concealed his identity. So I can't see it at all. ”

"It's already like this if you don't fight seriously? In case they just hit the real fire, let alone the Lucia, even we will definitely not feel good. The noodles who said this had their eyes wide open!

Barrett, who heard this, smiled: "It would be nice if it really hit a real fire." Don't you think that we are making such a big noise today that the big people above our heads will not notice it? They support our operations more than just the corpses of the Champion Cavalry Regiment and the Praetorian Guard. ”

So Barrett was sure that there were more than just the two knights in the sky who were present at that time. If it weren't for the knight on Lucia's side who controlled his desires in time and calmly chose to confront. I'm afraid that today will be the knight's sacrifice day next year. As Barrett said before, no matter how they behave, the player and the natives who are acting with them are fishing bait - but unfortunately they were not able to successfully eat the hooked fish in their mouths this time.

"Barrett, don't be so unwilling. Although the main purpose was not achieved, our performance today was enough to make the Lucians in that fortress unbearable to death. Lady Lilinda Boreham, with a tired expression, also turned her head and said, "And these kills are also counted as battle feats, and the knights present will definitely count them properly." When the time comes, it will be able to bring you rich returns. ”

"That's true. But Lilinda, your face is very bad, do you want the priest to find a way to give you a secondary recovery technique? Barrett, who turned his head when he heard this, asked pretending to be concerned.

But Miss Lilinda Boreham shook her head: "It's just a necessary price to use your abilities, don't waste spells for me." (To be continued.) )