Julian rarely showed this kind of expression, Mu Lan sneered, took the maid's dinner plate, and asked her to retreat.

"Let's have something to eat."

Mu Lan put the refreshments on the table on the sand table, picked up a biscuit baked until golden brown, smelled it, the milky smell was fragrant, and she thought about whether to get some for Lin Yiyi, she should like this kind of thing very much.

Although Mu Lan didn't finish talking just now, Julian had already understood what she meant, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, he sighed, and his eyes became sad.

Julian didn't have the appetite to eat, so Mu Lan forced him to give him a piece of snack, so he reluctantly chewed it.

"I don't think you're leaving Northval, nor are you leaving St. Valen." Julian glanced at Mu Lan heavily, "You are the messenger of the gods, will you return to the embrace of the gods?" I'm not going to see you again. ”

Julian said this heavily, and after he finished speaking, Mu Lan was silent for a moment, and then nodded.

Julian stopped talking, and the hall fell silent, a cloud obscuring half of the moon's outline, just as he was in the mood at the moment.

......

After the third day of war mobilization in the city of Saint-Dantier, the army was mobilized, Julien combined the soldiers of Willenburg and the Praetorian Guard into a force of 70,000 people, and the soldiers with combat effectiveness almost poured out, leaving only some disabled veterans and newly recruited displaced soldiers to the royal capital, which was also the emptiest day since the establishment of the thousand-year-old royal capital.

This is a helpless move, the Norsvars are not like the Zoritan barbarians, all the people are soldiers, training and equipping a soldier is very expensive, this world and Mu Lan's world have almost the same historical trend, and the nomads have an ineradicable threat to the civilized people who cultivate and settle.

With the melodious sound of bagpipes blowing slowly, the city gate is a picture of parting, and the soldiers are making their final goodbyes to their loved ones.

This expedition, the road ahead is bleak, and perhaps returning to the royal capital again is a letter to the family that died in battle.

Although reluctant, the soldiers wiped away their tears, in order to protect their loved ones, they had to hold their long swords tightly, and everyone was ready to die on the battlefield.

The army marched out of the gates, led by the most elite cavalry, less than a thousand men, who protected the baggage troops, and behind the infantry hall, the rock-solid men and the battle mage regiment also accompanied the army.

Before the city gate, Julian said his final goodbye to everyone, the royal capital had just experienced the subversion of power, and it had not been completely rectified, and Julian needed to sit in the rear to stabilize the hearts of the people.

"It's a pity you can't see my coronation." Julian regretted.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Lin Yiyi waved her hand funny, "I can feel the heroism of the new king!" ”

"Then let's say goodbye here!" Shi Zhengyang patted Julian, "You take care." ”

Zhao Ziyu was also deeply touched, he said with a smile: "I didn't come here in vain, and I got a lord, you just wait for good news in the rear, I will definitely help you solve the troubles of foreign enemies, and let you sit on the throne safely." ”

Julian laughed when he heard this, "Well, I'll wait for your good news!" ”

In the end, Julian looked at Mu Lan, there seemed to be a thousand words in his eyes that he wanted to tell, Lin Yiyi glanced at him teasingly, and dragged Zhao Ziyu, who was full of curiosity, and walked away.

"Hurry up, hurry up, what kind of light bulb are you doing."

Mu Lan held her head, a little unwilling to face Julian, and Julian smiled and took out a pendant and stuffed it into Mu Lan's palm.

"This is what I found from the Warlock Society." Julian said softly: "I gave you a magic staff before, but I didn't know that it was useless to you at the time, and I sent someone else to find this thing after I arrived in the royal capital." ”

Mu Lan looked at the pendant made of Mithril, the core was a blue gem that could not be named, and then the system prompt appeared.

[Blue Crystal Pendant: It has the effect of increasing the effect of the warlock's spell casting, and can store a small amount of spiritual power. 】

"I heard that this is a treasure that is very beneficial to warlocks, so I gave it to you." Julian's gaze was deep, and he didn't take a look away from it.

Mu Lan smiled and accepted Julian's gift, this pendant was indeed very helpful to her, and Julian was attentive.

"Thank you."

"Then ...... Bye! ”

Julian watched Mu Lan's back until her figure disappeared in the distance.

He lowered his head in disbelief, his heart twitching.

It's as if something very important has been lost.

......

The magnificent city of Saint-Dentier is getting farther and farther away, and it takes half a month to reach the Silver Valley from here to the northwest, still day and night.

Roy has been discussing the battle with a rock-solid team since becoming a general, and he is the youngest general since the time of Claudius the Great, and the astounding speed of his ascent from a second sergeant in Willenburg to the general of the army is a testament to how scarce Julian's available men are.

General Roland of Wilenberg also came to his aid from the east, and the two armies would converge in Silver City, where the veteran would become the supreme commander of the fortress.

The further north you go, the more desolate the road becomes, with abandoned villages and civilians lying on the side of the road starving to death, leaving the river-covered royal capital without seeing a living person for about a week.

Everyone's expressions became serious, the destruction brought by the barbarians was greater than imagined, Shi Zhengyang and Shen Wei estimated that after this barbarian invasion, nearly a quarter of the population of Northwar had plummeted, and the people's lack of livelihood was already the lightest description.

"Hey." Lin Yiyi sighed, this big girl couldn't bear to look at it, her voice was sad: "Although we don't belong here, I hope they can be well in the end." ”

"War is like that." Shi Zhengyang comforted: "I'm glad we were born in an era of peace." ”

Mu Lan looked at the crow that was gnawing on the dry bones, and the army flew up in shock when it passed by, but after a while, it circled and fell on the bones again, she was also a little touched by this scene, and it was indeed the sadness of ordinary people to live in this era.

So she has to work hard to be strong, like Hawkins's ideal, she also wants to be strong on the top of the mountain, strong enough not to submit to anyone's coercion, strong enough that she can do whatever she wants.

......

The process of the march will not be repeated, the army arrived at the Silver Valley a few days earlier than scheduled, the terrain here is very complicated, the river valleys, passes form a long and narrow passage, the Silver Valley is the largest of them, the wide water system rushes down from the mountains to the southern plain, which hits a whole flat lowland.

Mu Lan looked around at the Silver Valley, a battlefield that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of troops, Shen Wei said that this place was suitable for field operations in the large square array, and it was also very suitable for ambushes.

The Silver City is located in a high ground in the mountains, smaller than Wellenburg, and the name of the Silver City comes from the Silver Valley, which is said to be related to the silver deposits produced here, which was the source of Claudius the Great's finances when he raised his army, but now the silver has long been hollowed out, but the name has been preserved to this day.

The main force of the barbarians was chasing the remnants of the army loyal to the regent, so they approached the vicinity of Silver City and were only harassed by a few small forces, and they entered the fortress without any problems.

Shen Wei looked at the surrounding terrain and sighed: "Fortunately, Silver City has not fallen into the hands of the enemy, they occupy the high ground, and it is difficult for the barbarians to stop us here." ”