"Anytime?" the guard was stunned, "What if it's now......"

"Absolutely. ”

This was not an answer that was in line with aristocratic etiquette, and according to the rules, he should first ask the other party to rest for a day or two before holding a sumptuous banquet. If you don't pay attention to it, you have to at least make an appointment, such as evening - after all, the other party represents the king of the Gray Castle, and it is not too important to be solemn.

But the baron didn't want to wait for a moment, if it wasn't for being too reserved, it was still raining outside, and he even wanted to take the initiative to go to the dock to have a look. There is no doubt that such a large fleet will inevitably attract the attention of the Fangs and the Redstone Gates, and it will be complicated if they are to contact each other first.

"By the way," Thinking of this, Jean Bette hurriedly added to the guard, "If you mention the other two families to the people of Grey Castle, you will say that I am the only one who can call the shots in Sunken Pond Bay." ”

"Yes, sir. ”

After the guards left, the baron suddenly regretted it a little.

Maybe you shouldn't say at any time, what if the other party follows the etiquette and doesn't come to the door until a day or two later?

In the final analysis, it is the trace of self-esteem in my heart that is causing trouble, and I should put it more bluntly.

This rain doesn't come sooner or later, but at this time, it's like going against yourself!

The baron looked out the window at the heavy rain and fell into a tangle.

However, the guards returned sooner than he had imagined, and it took less than half an hour to complete them, and at the same time brought him superjoyed news.

"My lord, here they are. ”

Jean Bette jerked up from his seat, "Quick, take them to my parlour." ”

......

The baron soon met the visitors of the Grey Keep in the halls of the Doge's Palace.

There were not many people in the group, only ten in total, half of them were probably guards, and they stood directly outside the door. The rest of the people were dressed more formally, probably clerical assistants, and the one sitting in the middle should be the spokesperson of the King of the Grey Keep. He noticed a detail, that is, the coat that the other party took off and hung on the wall seemed to have a waterproof effect, even if it was raining so heavily outside, there were no wet marks on everyone's body, and the coat was bright in color, neither leather nor felt, which was obviously a good thing.

It seems that it is not a lie that there have been many strange things in the Gray Castle in recent years.

However, when he looked at the person in charge carefully, he secretly frowned - it was clearly a Mo Jinsha citizen. Such barbarians generally appear in the slave market, how did they become the upper nobles of the Grey Castle?

It's just that the long-term cultivation of literacy did not show surprise on the baron's face, he put on a warm smile, opened his hands and said, "I am the lord of Sunken Pond Bay, Baron Jean Bette." As you can see, the city is bustling and beautiful, making it a great place to rest after a long voyage. I don't know why you've come from afar?"

This gesture is low enough, even if the other party is a duke, he should accept it with a smile.

But Mojinren's face did not fluctuate, "My name is Iron Axe, the commander of Your Majesty's First Army, and the person in charge of this expedition. Let's make a long story short, Eternal Winter and the Kingdom of Wolfheart are likely to be battlefields of blood and death, and I am on the orders of His Majesty Roland Wimbleton, King of the Greykeep, Grand Chief of Morgin, and ruler of the Fertile Plains, to save the people. ”

What the...... Circumstance?

Jean Bette was a little suspicious of his ears, and ...... Chief? What is that title? Where is the Fertile Plain? Putting aside these details, turning Eternal Winter and Wolf Heart into a battlefield means a threat of force? The question is, how can he say so at the beginning, and generally shouldn't it be after his own refusal? But he hasn't asked himself if he agrees or not.

"Uh......"

Instead, the clerk answered, "Excuse me...... Is the First Army the army that defeated the Church?"

"Exactly. Mojin nodded.

"Lord Iron Axe, we naturally don't want the flames of war to spread to this land, but this is not something that can be decided by the city of Sunken Pond Bay. There are always people who want more, and if you can convince them, the wolf's heart won't be a battleground. ”

Well done!, the baron said secretly, so that the other two families could naturally be dragged into the water. He nodded with a feigned look of regret and looked at the iron axe, but unexpectedly caught a hint of sarcasm on the other party's face.

"It is not up to you whether it will become a battlefield or not, when the enemy comes, the whole of humanity will fight for it. In fact, the war has already begun—in places you don't know. "I think you've heard some rumors about the church, about the divine will, and about the alien race. ”

Jean Bette was stunned, as the lord of the harbor, he had indeed heard similar words, the maritime merchants had been to many places, and they would always see some strange things, but these were just talking at the dinner table, and it would be very inappropriate to say it on a formal diplomatic occasion. But there was no joke in the other party's tone, could it be ......

"Yes, it's all true. Iron Axe said word by word.

Rolling thunder rang out the window.

......

"Wow, are these men made of iron?" shouted the clever ghost, leaning on the fence of the stables, looking in the direction of the docks.

"Even iron rusts, and I don't think they're human at all. White wiped the rain off his horse's back before he had time to take care of his soaked clothes, "How can a normal person deliberately get wet in the rain?" ”

In just over half an hour, hundreds of people disembarked from the ship and quickly took control of the entire port, and the traders withdrew before the storm intensified, but they did the opposite, setting up tent after tent in the middle of the empty field. In the blink of an eye, this dark green shed covered most of the pier.

In addition to this, the Grey Castle people also piled up obstacles at intersections and higher places, and some thick metal pipes were erected. They didn't look like weapons, otherwise they wouldn't have been exposed to the rain, but looking at the cold black reflection, White always had a sense of unease.

In front of each such "checkpoint", there are people stationed. Although they wore a cloak that covered their bodies, it was impossible to keep out the rain in such weather, and the occasional sea breeze that swept through the harbor would blow the rain in all directions, and it was easy to penetrate the gaps in the collar and cuffs, and White could already imagine their clothes being soaked.

It must have been a bad feeling.

Shenchi Bay was already wet and rainy, and the local lords had also set up many temporary shelters in the dock area, but these people didn't seem to care, let alone shelter from the rain, they didn't even look at it, and with a pitch-black cloak, it was like a stone standing in the rain.

The people of Greycastle are crazy...... White muttered inwardly.

"Why, that's weird," the Clever Ghost suddenly let out a low cry.

"What's going on?" said White.

"Look at the ships they're carrying their cargo, and look at the ones outside the harbor—" he pointed, "they're all three-masted galleons, but the draft is a little too bad." ”

"Draught? So what do you mean. ”

"You should be a measure of how much you load," the imp waved his hand, "even though it has unloaded so much, its draft is still much deeper than the outside." Incomprehensible...... What are the Greysburgers doing this for? Are they just trying to create momentum?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" White said impatiently.

"I'm trying to say - those ships are probably empty!" the Clever whispered in a low voice.

......

When Iron Axe stopped speaking, Bette came back to his senses from his incredible emotions.

He'd heard a long history of humans fighting the devil every four hundred years, and this time, the devil could attack from the borders of the Desperate Mountains!

"You...... "If I'm not mistaken, to the north of the Kingdom of Eternal Winter are the mountains that cover the sky and the sun, like a cliff rising from the ground, from where the attack is launched?

"We don't know for sure, so we've sent out a scout team to make sure nothing goes wrong. Iron Axe shrugged, "But no matter which direction the devil invades human territory, there is no essential difference - if you don't gather all your strength, this small continent edge will be in a sea of fire." Humanity will cease to exist. ”

The baron had a strange sense of wandering, as if he were sitting in the drawing-room, but as if he were dreaming. He wasn't alone, the clerks and guards seemed to feel the same way.

"Ahem, well, I'll tell you the truth first," after a while, Jean Bette cleared his throat and said, "What did the King of the Grey Keep do when he sent you to Wolf Heart?

"Of course, Yongdong is also in the plan, so you don't have to worry about that. We're here for the simple purpose of taking as many people as possible who could be affected by the war—freemen, slaves, outcasts, ronin, all on the list. Iron Axe paused, "The only exception is the nobles, and it depends on your wishes whether you go or not. If you fully cooperate with the actions of the First Army, when we evacuate, the property, the territory, the title...... Everything here will be yours as it is. If it is blocked......"

The baron swallowed.

"You are the enemy of the First Army. The other party said slowly.