The people who really come out of the barrenness are the people who know how to cherish everything in the world. - Savage Reid

On the road to the Western Fortress, there was an army walking leisurely. They make a mess everywhere they go, laughing and cursing in a voice that makes anyone who hears it disgusted.

"Count, we're still a dozen miles away from the Western Fortress. "A soldier came back and reported.

At this time, Daniel Rhett was sitting on his horse and reading a book. This has been his habit for many years, and he often said, "Whoever loses time is a future loser." ”

His eyes lifted, and the shadow of the fortress was already faintly visible in front of him. I saw him gesture with his hand and tell the soldiers to stop.

The originally noisy team fell silent in an instant. The Augustinian knight who was following him hurriedly unfolded the map and said, "This is also the place we have always suspected, and now we have not yet come to find it. ”

"I have often looked up to my father as my idol, and more than forty years ago he swept Sagron with a sweeping victory, bringing peace to those of us who were born in a barren land. Western Fortress is also my second home. Daniel said with emotion, casually taking something out of the bag.

It is a delicate dagger with a dragon with outstretched wings. Daniel took the dagger in his hand and wiped it carefully. Just as Daniel looked down and wiped his dagger, a team approached him from the direction of Fortress West.

The leader was none other than Brown Knight, one of Frank's three knights. Seeing Daniel with a large number of troops, Knight Brown asked suspiciously, "Lord Earl, what are you doing here?"

"Now that the situation is urgent, let's go to the fortress and talk about it!" Daniel said to the Brown Knight with a slight smile.

Brown hesitated and did not answer. Daniel saw the Brown Knight's concerns and said, "You should know about the Red Dragon and Owan! Now that the situation is so critical, there is no need to strictly follow those rules!"

"Is there anything you can't say here? It is precisely because this is a critical time that we must strictly control it everywhere. You're here with an army, and that makes it hard for me to let you into the fortress!" Brown politely declined.

"Then in the name of Duke Modara, I will inspect the defensive layout here. Do you think you can?" said Daniel, raising the dagger in his hand.

Seeing this dagger, the Brown Knight changed his tune and said, "You can, but I can't let your troops in." This was not personally ordered by the duke. I can't do it either. ”

"Okay! I'll go in with you. Maybe then you'll agree to let us all in. Daniel continued to smile.

After arranging his troops to be stationed not far from the Western Fortress, Daniel followed Brown to the gates of the Western Fortress. The blackened steel gate looked majestic and cold.

The Brown Knight took a whistle from his waist and put it to his mouth to blow a beautiful sound. Soon the gates of the fortress slowly rose.

When Daniel followed the Brown Knights' team in, the gate behind him quickly fell. This is Daniel's return after more than a decade, and he once fought here, but has not set foot here since being made Count of Jiktu.

Daniel looked at the interior of the fortress all the way, and although it had been so long, the main structure here had not changed. The only thing that changes is the furnishings and the people.

Seeing Daniel come in, the soldiers in the fortress looked at him curiously. Daniel ignored the curious gaze of others, and jumped off his horse and walked straight up the central staircase.

The Brown Knight saw that Daniel didn't say anything and went straight up. He dismounted and immediately chased after him, and kept saying after him, "Earl, earl." What are you going to do?"

By the time Daniel stopped, he had reached a lookout on the top floor of the Western Fortress. This is one of the best vantage points, with a good view from all sides. From here, the whole world seems to be in your own eyes.

And with this western fortress as the dividing point, the huge difference between the two sides is also revealed. The dense forests and flat land seem to have been cut through by a knife.

"What do you want to do here, Lord Earl? Brown panted and climbed up to say.

When Brown could see Daniel completely, he saw Daniel touching a knife mark on the wall with his hand. Above is a piece of text. Because of the baptism of wind and rain, I can't see clearly. But some strokes can still be faintly seen.

"Ahh I forgot. You're familiar with this place. Brown said apologetically.

Daniel didn't care, asking, "By the way, I almost forgot." Brown Knight, this is the Western Fortress. One of the strongest fortresses of the kingdom. Do you think it's possible for someone to pass through here without being discovered?"

Brown said without hesitation: "Of course not, unless you fly over here." ”

"But from my brother's account, an Ovan's unit appeared in Sagron. And there seem to be quite a few of them, what do you think is going on?" Daniel asked with a smile.

"I can't figure it out either, unless they're coming up from a nearby hill. But there are no roads there, and it is very dangerous. If you march from there, there must be no return. No one should be able to pass through here. Brown Knight hastened to explain.

Looking at the Brown Knight's various random explanations, Daniel leaned close to Brown's ear and whispered, "The Duke thinks there must be a ghost in your team!"

With that, Daniel smiled and said loudly, "What are you going to eat today?" Then he turned and went down the lookout, and as he was leaving, Daniel looked up again at the marks on the wall.

And this series of words made Brown's face solemn. He followed Daniel with a somewhat stiff face.

Under Brown's guidance, Daniel arrived at the dining room, where the soldiers had not yet arrived, and the room looked a little empty with only a few empty chairs.

Daniel sat on a round stool against the wall, and Brown brought a large chicken and a large bottle of wine from the kitchen and placed them in front of Daniel. Brown took out another glass and poured it out and handed it to Daniel.

Seeing the wine in the glass, Daniel said with emotion, "How long have we not drunk together?"

"It's been more than 10 years! We were all young people in our twenties. Brown poured a glass of wine and sat down across from him.

Daniel brushed his hair with his hand, shook his head and said, "If you count from the time I started the knighthood, it should be twenty years! Haha, time flies so fast!"

"Well, you're still the same! Now people are used to tranquility. Your children have grown up. Brown asked.

Daniel took a sip of wine and shook his head and said, "What's the point of talking about this, it's interesting." How many battles have you fought with Ovan here?"

"I don't remember, but there hasn't been a big fight in the past few years! Brown replied as he looked at Daniel. The smile on Daniel's face was no longer there.

"By the way, you say we have an inner ghost here, is that so strange! Do you have any ideas?" asked Brown casually.

Daniel was eating chicken and drinking wine, looking at Brown and not answering. Brown's expression was a little flustered, and he dipped his hand in the wine in his glass and wrote a few words in front of Daniel.

Looking at these words, the corners of Daniel's mouth rose slightly, and his eyes revealed a murderous aura. The look made Brown feel a chill welling up in his back.

Just then, the bell for dinner rang. The soldiers in the fortress began to pour towards the dining room, Daniel stood up, drank the wine from the glass, and said, "I'd better avoid these people, they must be very uncomfortable with me." I also felt tired after walking for several days. Where can I take a break?"

Brown quickly got up and took Daniel to a large room to rest. Everything in the room had been replaced, and after a few pleasantries, Brown left.

Daniel walked around the room, leaning close to the door and opening a gap. After confirming that no one was watching, he took out a scroll from his chest.

It was an ancient yellow scroll with tattered edges. As the scroll unfolds, many strange words and patterns appear inside.

Daniel kept his eyebrows locked and stared intently at the contents of the scroll. And his hand rested on a pattern, which was a ring.

On the ring there is a sun-like circular pattern. And under this pattern is a hole. Seeing this, Daniel gently closed the scroll, closed his eyes and sat quietly in his chair.

Feeling sleepy, Daniel put away the scroll and lay down on the bed, where he soon fell asleep.

In the quiet of the night, a woman walked into Daniel's room. She walked over to Daniel's bed and stroked Daniel's head with her hand. Daniel gradually opened his eyes and saw that the woman was about to speak, when he saw the woman turn and run out.

Daniel immediately got up from the bed and chased after him. But the woman kept running ahead, and Daniel couldn't catch up after him for a long time. Suddenly, the woman stopped.

She stood under a tree, a tree that was barely arm-thick. I saw the woman beckoning to Daniel. Daniel approached curiously, but the woman disappeared in an instant.

By the time Daniel walked over, a huge pit appeared next to the tree. Daniel looked into the pit and was startled. There were countless people inside who were climbing up with their hands outstretched, and Daniel involuntarily stepped back.

But when he turned around, the woman looked at him with a smile on her face and pushed him into the pit. In the process of falling, Daniel saw countless hideous faces rushing towards him.

"Ahh He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand and got up and walked to the window, wanting to see the night.

Suddenly, he saw that the room was directly opposite a huge plane tree. The moonlight was shining on the whole ground, and the whole tree was shining silver.

Thinking back to the dream he had just had in his head, Daniel picked up the cylinder that had been placed next to the bed and walked out of the room.

Daniel walked around the fortress and didn't see a huge plane tree, and he thought to himself that there must be something wrong with this. He was a little confused, every place in this Western Fortress was incredibly familiar to him, and he never seemed to remember this place alone.

At this time, several patrolling soldiers came down from the sentry and were about to rest. Daniel quickly stopped them and asked, "Is there a place here with a huge plane tree?"

"Plane trees? There are a lot of them! everywhere. You're talking too broadly. A soldier said.

Hearing the patrol say this, Daniel fell into deep thought. The scene from the dream flashed in his mind. Just as he continued to remember, the Brown Knight walked over.

Seeing Daniel communicating with the patrolmen, the Brown Knight said, "What the hell is going on?

"Aren't there any huge plane trees here?" asked Daniel curiously.

Brown Knight looked at Daniel and frowned, pondered for a moment and said, "Are you referring to the tree you saw outside the window of your room?" ”

After hearing this, Daniel quickly nodded and said, "Yes, it's the tree." Where is it?"

"The tree isn't in the Western Fortress, it's outside the Fortress. Where does it belong to Owan's territory? Brown Knights said.

Daniel patted Brown on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I'm going over there." I hope you will let me go. ”

"This is not going to work, you must know that there is no order from the Duke. The door to the West cannot be opened, and if something happens, I can't afford it. Brown said, waving his hand.

Hearing this, Daniel laughed and said, "Then I will go down from the city wall." Then there will be no trouble!" With that, Daniel found a rope and walked to the western wall of the fortress.

Standing on the city wall, Daniel looked to the west, and sure enough, on a small hillside in the distance, he saw a huge plane tree in the room where he was resting. Under the moonlight, the leaves of the sycamore trees on the hillside were swaying.

"Earl, it's too dangerous over there. You can't go, what if you're in danger!" Brown advised.

Daniel ignored it, fastened the rope to the wall, and flew down the wall. Disappear into the night.