There was no sunlight in the sky, only billowing war clouds.

The ground was full of Hasting's brave soldiers.

They wave flags, they hold weapons alof.

Like a tidal wave, the enemy camps were flooded.

Wind Knight Ilias,

Gather all the humans under the command of the Emperor.

Fire Knight Licarros,

Reduced the orc legions to fluttering ashes.

Water Knight Ecules,

Send the warriors of the Sea Clan back to the dark ocean floor.

Cyronas, the earth knight,

Drive elves and dwarves into the savage rainforest.

Hasting, O greatest and noblest king,

No life can fight against him,

Surrender to eternity or perish in the present.

......

The lonely king points his sword to the sky,

The supreme gods were also shaken.

The gates of the divine realm are opened by the key of truth,

The knight's sword and spear were pointed into the door again.

The guardians of the divine realm are proud and powerful,

But it is also difficult to show his magic in front of Hasting.

The way to the resting place of the gods has been opened,

Ten thousand brave men rushed forward valiantly under the king's banner.

......

Hasteen and the Four Horsemen came to the palace of the gods,

The blood of his heart kept him from fearing the majesty of God.

-O man, why do you challenge my power,

The world rises because of me, and reincarnation ends because of me,

Before me, put away your blasphemous greed.

- I am the king of men, not a slave of God,

There shouldn't be your place above the throne.

......

The furious battle shook the world,

A tumbling cloud of blood swept everything,

The gate of the divine realm slowly closed in a trembling,

Only Hasting's sword fell back to earth.

The sword was stained with golden blood.

The battle between man and god has come to an end,

Hastings and the Four Horsemen were nowhere to be seen.

The gods of nature did not punish them,

Continue to sleep in the heavenly palace.

Curious people, I don't know the sight of the battle,

As usual, the truth has been buried in the scroll of history.

......

The voice of the bard Gardo is low and magnetic, and Letona plays the harp in a coordinated manner. A mythological narrative poem was sung vividly by him, not only Xiao Chen and Luo Ling were attracted to the past, but even other people who couldn't understand it were also seriously feeling this desolate and ancient melody.

But Xi Luo's face was a little unnatural, and he quietly leaned into Xiao Chen's ear and said, "My lord, is it appropriate to let these two people who are disrespectful to the gods walk with us? ”

Xiao Chen applauded with the others, and asked a little strangely: "I see that those coachmen are also very happy to listen, are you too nervous." ”

Ciro frowned and said, "Those countrymen are illiterate and illiterate, and I'm afraid they don't even fully understand what they sing." I thought it was the kind of circus performance on the Festival of Grace. ”

"You have a heart. Xiao Chen nodded at him and asked softly, "Have you heard the story of this Hastings the Great?"

Ciro smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "My lord, we poor peasants are different from you, my father just taught me to know some words, how can I have the opportunity to read any books." In country legends, there is such a character as Hasting, some say that he is a supreme master, some say that he has slaughtered dragons, and some say that he is a man-eating monster, but this is no different from other legends of gods and monsters. As for his blasphemous story, this is the first time I've heard it. ”

"Does the Divine Sect care about such a thing? Aren't you also a believer? It doesn't seem to have any intention of coming out?" Xiao Chen asked again.

"I'm a merchant now, and merchants always believe in gold more. Moreover, in the northwestern part of the kingdom, many people are the descendants of bandits and outcasts, and there are fewer devout believers. Ciro shrugged and said, "I heard that in the central region, such a blasphemy will be punished. ”

"Punishment?"

"It's just being thrown on top of the man-eating vine, and the venom oozing from the vine slowly turns into blood, and then eats it. I heard that he would scream for a day and a night before dying. In the year when my father and I went to the royal capital, several false god believers were executed in this way. ”

This kind of ancient church is really a group of madmen and barbarians, Xiao Chen felt cold when he heard it. But another message caught his attention, "False gods?"

Ciro was a little embarrassed and said, "It's a sin to mention them." However, seeing Xiao Chen staring at him intently, he had to say in a very light voice: "I heard that in ancient times, there were quite a lot of people who believed in the god of war, the god of wisdom, the god of death, or something, but now they have become pseudo-gods. ”

He pondered Ciro's words, and felt that these two bards were not simple, so he decided to take the initiative and test, "Gardo, you sing very well, can you tell me more stories about Hasting?"

Unexpectedly, the other party said: "My lord, I also heard the tune, just sing along, and the rest is really unclear." Then, at the encouragement of the others, the two of them began to sing some colored country tunes, which aroused the enthusiasm of several coachmen. It didn't take long for the team to sing together, and the atmosphere was so cheerful. Xiao Chen didn't care when he saw this, while listening to the tune, he chatted with Xiluo, and continued to advance towards Suero.

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When Xiao Chen and the others walked out of the forest, it was already evening, and there was a plain in front of them, and the setting sun shone on the fields that had been harvested, golden red.

"Xiluo, how far are we from the camping place?" Xiao Chen asked for Chen Hansheng.

"It's not far away, it's there before dark. It was a village called Phoenix, the domain of Viscount Ruiz. Viscount Ruiz is Count Arias's greatest vassal, and we are about to pass through his castle. ”

After walking for nearly half an hour, they saw the castle of Viscount Ruiz, which was small in scale and a little dilapidated, but it stood tall on the hillside. Everyone was accustomed to seeing the small and dilapidated houses in Floro Town, and they were excited to see such a building for the first time.

"Hey, it's the kind of castle filmed in the movie, I really want to visit it, Lao Chen, do you think we can go and spend the night?" Li Tianrui said as he looked at the castle.

"Yes, maybe the owner of the castle has a beautiful daughter. ”

"Maybe you'll take a fancy to me, how many years less struggle you can have. Several of the fighters burst into laughter.

"Death to you! You haven't visited the castle yet, have you? My old Chen Ke has been to the town of Avi in France, and the castle is still where the Pope lives, it is dark and dilapidated, can you get used to it?" Chen Hansheng scolded with a smile.

"Yo, Lao Chen, can't you see that you have ever been abroad?" Li Tianrui said with a smile.

"Don't you look down on the steamed bun sellers? Have you seen "Thai Embarrassment"? If he Wang Baoqiang can go, I can't go? I think when I was also broad, I also traveled to several European countries!" Chen Hansheng snorted.

Xiao Chen told Ciro what everyone had said, and Siro shook his head like a rattle, "My lord, magicians are originally noble guests to any nobleman, and it would be their honor if you visited them." However, your castle has crushed the ancestral home of Count Arias. The Ruiz and Arias families always wore a pair of pants. I think, I think it's better to avoid them. ”

"It's okay, we don't want to cause trouble, so let's avoid it. Xiao Chen was about to talk to Chen Hansheng, but heard Luo Ling say: "It seems that you can't avoid it." ”

Luo Ling pointed to the end of the mountain road leading to the castle, and saw more than 20 people coming out of the gate of the castle and rushing towards the convoy on horseback.

The men quickly rushed to the main road, split into two groups, front and rear, and stopped the procession. The soldiers in the car took up their weapons one after another, and even the two boys in the business group picked up their spears. But Ciro, the bard, and the coachman were not nervous, but sat in their places, waiting for each other to speak, as if they were commonplace.

Among the people on horseback, the leader was obviously a middle-aged knight wearing plate armor, he held a long sword in his hand, and rode his horse to the first car with a very proud expression, pointed at Chen Hansheng with a sword and said: "This is the territory of Viscount Ruiz, where did your convoy come from and where is it going?

Chen Hansheng didn't understand, but there was already Xi Luo, Xiao Chen and Luo Ling ran to him, Xi Luo bowed slightly and replied: "Lord Knight, we came from Floro to Suero City to do business. This convoy and all the possessions belong to the two magicians. You know, the magicians are naturally tax-free. ”

"When did Floro have a magician? Is it possible to find two men and put on embroidered robes to pretend to be magicians?

Xiao Chen was secretly anxious, he didn't expect that halfway through the countryside, there would be a guy who really knew the goods. Naturally, he didn't have a badge, it was a certification mark issued by the king after the magician was loyal to the kingdom, and he hadn't even seen what the wand looked like. He had no choice but to calm himself down first, and said in a more friendly tone: "This knight, whether we are magicians or not depends on medals and wands, these are things outside the body, you see that I can always prove my identity like this, right?" He pulled out the short sword on his waist and injected some spiritual power, and a stream of red flames came out of the sword.

The knight sneered disdainfully and said, "You want to blind my eyes with magical items?" Even I would. ”

As soon as he raised his hand, a small red fireball appeared in his hand, "I now suspect that you are the apprentice who stole the Mentor's treasure, you must all follow me to the castle." ”

Ciro and the coachman understood the knight's words, and they both stirred a little. Originally, I thought it would be safe and face-saving to transport goods for the magician. Although the army of ordinary lords often makes cameo appearances as bandits, they never offend the mage. But the knight lord actually said that the magician who hired him was fake. Many people looked at Xiao Chen, and their eyes suddenly became complicated.

Xiao Chen's heart slowly sank, he didn't expect this to be a magic knight. Morey told him that there were three types of high-level warriors in this world, one of which used a power called Dou Qi, which was quite similar to Ji Yijun's internal kung fu. The second type has the bloodline of Warcraft, which will gradually awaken the ability of Warcraft as its strength grows, and the third type can use simple magic power to assist in combat with magic.

Obviously, the middle-aged man in front of him is the third type. Although most of these magic knights don't have any advanced magic, their vision is there. With magic items and scrolls will definitely be seen. If you can't release any magic to prove that you are a real magician, you will probably have to tear your face.

However, the strength of the knight in front of him is unknown, there are many subordinates, and reinforcements may come from the castle at any time, so I am afraid that I will suffer losses in the fight. And it is even more unwise to go to the castle with him, it must be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, and there will be more than luck.

Xiao Chen's left hand pressed on the pocket of his robe. Is that really the only option?