Chapter 170: An Ominous Omen
In the camp of the 11th Militia Regiment, peasant women accompanying the army were living and cooking, and exhausted soldiers carrying their wooden bowls lined up in front of the cauldron. Since the last fiasco, the two sides have stalemate on this mountain road.
The rebels in the open field, suppressed by the musketeers, could not move forward, and the militia of Boulder City, which was occupied by ogres, was helpless, and several rounds of attacks were repulsed.
Having already eaten dinner, Lyle walked into the camp of the Eleventh Corps. The moment he stepped into the camp, he clearly felt that everyone was looking at him in the open and in the dark, and there was a certain awe in his eyes.
He knew very well that this awe was not directed at himself, but at the military uniform on his body and the iron pipe in the cloth bag behind him.
Even the vicious ogres could not withstand the volley of muskets, and now no one laughed at this group of recruits who were "useless" except for walking more neatly, after all, many people sitting here had saved their lives.
In front of the tent in the middle of the camp, Lyle saw the commander of the 11th Militia Regiment, hesitated, and stepped forward. Noticing Lyle walking towards him, the man who was standing in the doorway doing nothing raised his eyebrows.
"Name?"
"Lyle, the musketeer of the 3rd New Militia Regiment," Lyle quickly reported his number, gave a military salute from his subordinates to his superiors, and hesitantly glanced at the camp on the side, explaining his intentions, "I'm looking for Galia." ”
"Who is Galia?"
"My neighbor...... A head taller than me, red hair, a burn scar on his forehead, and a bit of a Banville accent in his speech. ”
Lyle tried to describe more clearly with his fingers as he described, but was stopped by the corps commander's impatient hand.
"I just called names, and although I don't remember the name you said, I can tell you responsibly that there is no one you are looking for here."
Lyle's Adam's apple moved, bowed his head and said thank you, and turned to leave the camp.
There is no such person......
That's mostly dead.
Thinking of this, Lyle's heart was unusually heavy.
Before the war began, Garcia was teaching him how to use a dagger and how to survive on the battlefield, but he didn't expect that his old friend died on the way to Sardiniburg before he had the opportunity to use a dagger.
He thought of the three children of the Galia family, the youngest of whom was just over a year old.
Without a father at such a young age, what should those three children do?
"What a disaster...... Lyle muttered quietly.
……
Wizard's Tower, a carriage stopped under the drawbridge.
The fat Rembert got out of the carriage in a panic, quickly moved to the front of the drawbridge, and waved the parchment in his hand to the guards on the gatehouse, "Open the door quickly, I am Mayor Rembert, and I have something important to meet with the wizard." ”
Not showing much respect because of the status of Mayor Lembert, the guard standing on the gatehouse just glanced at him and said impersonally.
"We've informed the wizard, and we're waiting down there!"
Rembert cursed secretly, saying in his heart that these white-eyed wolves, I don't look at who chose you to be the servants of the wizard in the first place, but their faces are not daring to show any dissatisfaction, but are full of kind smiles.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a woman's figure appeared on the gatehouse. Although he couldn't see his face under the cloak clearly, but only saw the dark green robe, Rembert looked solemn and hurriedly knelt on one knee on the ground.
He didn't need to guess at all, he knew who this person was, there were only two wizards in green robes in the Thorn Wasteland, one tall and one short, both of whom were apprentices under the chief wizard. Although I haven't seen this one actually make a move, judging from the wizard apprentice who can throw fireballs, her strength should not be weak, at least at the level of a medium apprentice.
Not to mention a formal wizard apprentice, or a trainee apprentice who has not yet begun to practice witchcraft, for a mortal like Rembert, it is also a high-ranking existence, so Rembert did not skimp on his knees at all, and replaced it with a flattering smile.
"What's the matter with your mentor?" Looking at Rembert, Leia frowned slightly.
The aura on this person's body made her very annoying, but after all, she was Jiang Feng's servant, and it was inconvenient for her to say anything.
"Dear Wizard, I came here as soon as I received the letter, I came here as soon as I received the letter......
"Getting to the point."
"Yes, yes!" Rumbert broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "Cilita's army was stopped by the Ogre Legion in the Kara Mountains. When William, the shameless betrayer, Hillbilly from Lensa, and Fatherkiller, is in cahoots with the evil ogre tribe, and Cilita pleads with the wizard to help......"
Ogre!
Leia's pupils contracted, and her face changed slightly.
Unlike forgetful humans, half-elves never forget what ever happened, especially those horrible years. In the early days of the Covenant Era, under the leadership of the Chosen One, canonized by Lucius, the four gods of chaos, the ogre army swept through half of the Norren continent, once forcing the alliance of elves and dwarves to the point of dilemma.
Although she didn't experience this period firsthand, she heard Grandpa Kreese tell this history countless times as a child. After the victory of the war, the ogre was driven into the Kara Mountains, imprisoned in the depths of the mountains by dwarven traps and runic magic, but did not want the seal to be broken......
Cold sweat slid down her forehead, and Leia immediately asked.
"How many ogres are there!"
"There is no mention in the letter, but there must be a lot of ......," replied Humbert tremblingly, seeing that the woman on the gatehouse did not speak for a long time, and knocked her head cautiously, "may I see the wizard?" ”
After a moment of silence, Leia spoke.
"The wizard is in retreat, and I'll tell him as soon as he comes out. Leave the letter on the ground, and if there is nothing else to report, go back first. ”
"Yes." Rembert resigned, "Then retire first." ”
Leaving the letter on the ground, Rembert quickly got back into the carriage and left the Wizard's Tower a short time later.
Seeing the carriage go away in the direction of Boulder City, a trace of sadness gradually appeared on the brows under the dark green cloak.
"I didn't expect the prophecy to come true in the end......"
Behind him, a petite figure walked over.
Looking up at her sister, Emily asked in a whisper.
"What's wrong, sister?"
“…… It's nothing," Leia smiled softly, reaching through the brim of her cloak and gently touching Emily's hair, "Have you finished the homework Jiang Feng assigned you?" ”
"It's been written a long time ago." The corners of her mouth curled, and Emily puffed up her small chest proudly, "And I've checked them all." ”
Leia pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't be as careless as you used to, you're a teacher now." ”
As soon as she heard the word teacher, Emily's little face suddenly fell, and she pursed her lips and said reluctantly.
"It's so boring to be a teacher, those kids are so stupid that they can't remember a question repeated several times...... Speaking of which, what about Jiang Feng? Why haven't you seen him since morning? With that, Emily stole a glance behind Leia, as if he might be hiding there.
"Jiang Feng, ah......" Leiya's expression was a little hesitant, although she didn't want to deceive her sister, but thinking of Jiang Feng's words before leaving, she still spoke, "Jiang Feng, he is in retreat and cultivating, you can't disturb him at such a critical moment." ”
"Hmm...... So boring. ”
I wanted to surprise him.
Emily pursed her lips sullenly and muttered quietly.
"Since you're in retreat...... Then there is no way. If only it could come out soon. ”
"yes," Leia sighed.
If only I could come back soon.
The last sentence, Leia said in her heart.
If it were him, even if it was an ogre, it wouldn't be a problem for him at all.
She also said it was unclear where that trust came from.
Maybe it's just a gut feeling.
And her instincts, in general, are accurate, and that was the case when she was in Port Sevit.