Forged Iron Sword, Attack 5-8, Attack +1%, Strength +1, Durability 14/15, Elite Equipment.

Iron shield, defense 2-2, spell defense +2%, elite equipment.

Brown leather armor, defense 3-4, normal equipment.

Fur combat boots, defense 1-1, normal equipment.

Fur Armguards, Defense 1-2, Normal Equipment.

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Zhao Xi obtained a total of seven pieces of equipment, two weapons and five pieces of armor, both attack and defense have improved a lot compared to the original, especially the precision forged iron sword he found in the hands of a warrior is also considered a small superb, although it is not his favorite blade, but it is quite sharp.

What is rare is that none of these equipment has a limited need to wear, the only thing that causes him trouble is the weight, and he obviously feels a little difficult after being fully armed, and it is necessary to improve his strength and physique after upgrading.

After burying all the servants and warriors who had died in battle, Golia's personal guard prepared to return to Boulder Castle.

At this time, the problem arose, they were all riding alone, and did not carry additional horses, and the horses that the original baggage team had were either killed by the orcs or ran away.

So does Zhao Xi want to run back?

"You sit behind me, I'll take you back with me!" Goliath said.

"Absolutely not!"

More than a dozen knights said in unison, especially Andre's eyes were about to erupt with fire - how could Zhao Xi be able to be so favored by the noble and beautiful Viscount.

Zhao Xi didn't want to be angry, and was about to open his mouth to refuse. I only heard the middle-aged knight say with a smile: "Let this young man come with me, my Giselle has no problem carrying two people." ”

The beautiful female knight was replaced by a lewd uncle, and Zhao Xi could only hehehe.

Leaving behind the corpses of the half-orcs, the cavalry quickly regained their path, heading in the direction of the sun's fall.

Galloping all the way across the vast plains, over the rolling hills, and then through the sparse woods, until it was getting dark, Zhao Xi saw the huge castle in front of him.

Set against the backdrop of the towering mountains to the north, this semi-fortress-like castle is built next to a river that flows from west to east. The terrain is very dangerous. From a distance, it looks like a giant beast lurking beneath the dragon.

Along the way, the middle-aged knight who rode with Zhao Xi told him a lot about the castle.

This knight's name is Bolton, and he is forty-five years old this year, and he is a level 30 knight.

It must be stated. He was not a paladin. Rather, it is a samurai who has a certain meritorious status and strength. It is a traditional knight who can fight with the help of mounts, and has a lot of combat skills, but cannot cast any magic skills.

Only priests and paladins to which the temple belongs. to be able to perform magic spells!

Bolton was also the captain of Goliath's personal guard, and when he was younger, he followed Goliath's father, Clarence the Elder, the former lord of Boulder Castle, to fight in the north and south, and made great achievements, holding the title and domain of the lord.

Goliath was something he had watched since he was a child, and after the old Clarence died in battle with the demons, he had been guarding the former's side, taking care of her as if she were his closest daughter.

The Rock Castle is the last territory that the Clarence family can control, and the rest of the territory has basically fallen to the hands of the demons, or cannot complete the actual control.

What's worse is that the location of the Giant Rock Castle is on the edge of the Western Xinjiang Province, and it was quite safe and calm when the Terran Alliance was not established before, but now it is at the forefront of resisting the invasion of the demons.

A lonely fortress!

The Giant Rock Castle is also more than two hundred miles away from the nearest Terran city, Rock Fortress, and the elite cavalry has to gallop with all their strength for half a day to reach it without hindrance, so the situation is quite bad.

Especially recently, the half-orc legions under the command of the demons have frequently attacked the area around the giant rock castle, and all the towns and villages have been destroyed, and the surviving civilians have hidden in the castle, which has also increased the burden on the city.

But even in this situation, the high-level of the Terran Alliance still gave Golia an order to defend the boulder castle and attack the supply line of the demon legion to relieve the pressure on Locke Fortress.

"These guys will never see our efforts and sacrifices, they only know how to defend their own interests!"

Bolton said indignantly: "This time your baggage team has been attacked, I'm afraid they won't send new ones, and the food in our castle is about to run out!" ”

The middle-aged uncle knight did not shy away from the predicament faced by the Giant Rock Castle, but it made Zhao Xi secretly complain - he chose a fire pit and jumped down.

"But!"

Bolton suddenly changed his words and said with a smile: "A promising young man like you, it is only fitting for us to experience in the Giant Rock Castle, our Giant Rock Castle has the Temple of Light and the Holy Hall, although there are no two paladins, but they are fully capable of guiding you to become a real paladin." ”

"Surely the rest of the place is not so good, and our Goliath is still single!"

Zhao Xi really couldn't laugh or cry, he found that this Burton knight was really interesting, the richness of his expression was not like an NPC, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a real player, and he actually used a beauty trick on himself.

"Lord Burton, I'm just a level 2 recruit, I really didn't think about it that much!"

Burton smiled: "Don't worry, you will grow up soon!" ”

No matter how Zhao Xi listened, he felt that there was a hint of ill will in his laughter and words.

The megalithic castle has arrived.

A semi-fortress-like structure, the Rock Castle is perfectly defended, with a double wall structure over 20 meters high, a wide moat in front of the castle, and heavy ballistae on top of the walls.

It's just that the walls made of rock are scarred, and there are even a lot of arrows inserted, the moat is floating with rotting orc corpses, and the wreckage of broken and abandoned ladders and siege engines is everywhere, and it is obvious that it has experienced many battles.

The golden battle flag of the Alliance waved in the wind above the city walls, indicating that the fortress was still firmly in the hands of the Terran Alliance!

Boom!

The heavy drawbridge was lowered, and one end slammed into the ground with a loud bang, stirring up countless dust.

Goliath was the first to storm into the castle.

The other knights followed.

When the last rider stepped over the last thick plank of the drawbridge, the winch that had been erected above the gate began to turn slowly, pulling the rope to pull the long drawbridge up again.

Gloria slowed down and led the cavalry through the streets, the pedestrians retreating to either side, and many civilians saluted her respectfully.

According to Burton, the population of Boulder Castle is nearly 50,000, which is a lot, but due to the invasion of the demons, the people in the surrounding towns and villages have fled to the city, so the population has increased to 80,000 or 90,000.

Although many old and weak people were evacuated to the rear some time ago, and many nobles have migrated, the current population of the city is still sixty or seventy thousand, so it is quite crowded.

Zhao Xi also witnessed this with his own eyes.

The architecture of the megalithic castle is very rough, the houses are made of rocks, the lower walls are made of large stones, and the upper walls are made of small stones, and the colors are different.

Because these houses are like oil paintings painted with color, they give people the feeling of being old and quaint, although there are not too many ornate decorations, but there is also a kind of shocking beauty.

It's just that the streets are rather cluttered and dirty, the corners of the streets are full of beggars and homeless, and most of the shops are open, showing a kind of deformed prosperity.

Under the siege of the demons, this prosperity does not know how long it can last.

Bolton said to Zhao Xi: "I'll take you to the Akia military camp to report first, and then I'll accompany you to the Bright Sanctuary tomorrow, what do you think?" ”

Of course, Zhao Xi has no objections, his first task now is to rush to level 10! ――

(To be continued......)