In the evening, the eastern horizon is actually not much different from the night. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info The sun has not yet set in the west, and the pale white crescent has risen, looming in the transition from blue to black in the sky.

And those figures who suddenly appeared, under such a canopy, walked towards the Crusade Gate.

Walking in the front row were countless soldiers with shields in their hands. Unlike the soldiers of the kingdom, the armor on their bodies looked much heavier, and the sound of layers of metal grinding came from their march. They didn't carry any weapons, and the only thing they clenched in their hands was the huge shield.

They came in a row, walking in a neat stride, with a majestic momentum, like a moving wall.

Behind the shield soldiers of the brigade were a group of guys on horseback. They looked completely different from ordinary knights, they didn't wear armor, and everyone's clothes were different, at a glance, men, women, and children, colorful and green, looked very loose, had no spirit, and did not look like an army at all.

However, the bishop's gaze fell on this group of imposing men, and it became a little solemn.

This group of people is surrounded by a group of standard knights. With swords pinned to their waists and spears in their hands, their tightly fitting armor perfectly protecting them and their horses, like a pack of war machines without fear.

Behind the knights, there were several catapult-like objects, pulled by a group of lightly armed soldiers, who followed the troops.

After that, there are all kinds of dense arms, such as transporting grain, muskets, and logistics...... In short, the whole team looked extremely large and well-organized, and it also showed a great momentum as it marched towards the Crussard Gate in the twilight moonlight.

The bishop looked at the army in the distance approaching, his brow furrowed, not knowing what he was thinking.

Benjamin was hiding inside the gate, the water elemental sensing method was not far enough away to see the army. Therefore, he could only guess through the bishop's reaction that Ikor's man should have appeared in the distance.

It was about half an hour before the army approached, and he felt what those people were.

In the face of such a large number of people, Benjamin was not surprised, as he said before, after preparing for so many days, there will definitely be no shortage of people sent by Ikor. However, looking at the ample logistics troops behind the team, this is the preparation for a protracted battle!

However, what surprised Benjamin the most was the loose guys on horses who didn't even have uniform clothes.

Through the feedback from the elements around the group, Benjamin could be sure that they were all mages.

Although the number of these mages is not clear, at a rough glance, three or four hundred is the minimum. Not only that, but their temperament was completely different from the mages Benjamin had seen before, not the slightest sense of gloom wrapped in robes, but a bit like the pampered feeling of nobles.

Benjamin couldn't help but take a deep breath as well.

There are at least three or four hundred mages, although I don't know what their average strength is, but with the power of this spellcaster alone, it is already not to be underestimated.

At the very least, the number of priests in the kingdom army guarding the gate was less than three hundred.

After all, it's a spellcaster, and it's very difficult to mobilize it on a large scale. Being able to gather so many mages in just over ten days, and still allowing them to obey the command and go out with the army, Benjamin couldn't help but sigh that Ikor's national strength was even stronger than he imagined.

With so many mages dispatched, I'm afraid this trip is more than just a try......

"Long time no see, Mr. White. You, the bishop stationed on the frontier, don't seem to be very competent. ”

When the army reached the gate, they spoke to the bishop, who was quietly watching them, and the only one who was not a mage spoke up among the mages who accompanied them.

It was a woman in gorgeous soft armor, her long golden hair was tied up at the back of her head, but her right eye was covered by a pure black blindfold, revealing a sloppy and sharp gaze only in her left eye.

"Her Majesty. The bishop bowed somewhat perfunctorily and said indifferently, "I don't know what is important about Your Majesty's sudden visit to the borders of the kingdom?"

Both of them spoke loudly, and Benjamin was almost audible with him behind the door.

Queen?

Benjamin didn't expect that Queen Ikor, who had sent assassins to assassinate the Pope, would be a one-eyed dragon. And what he didn't expect was that this incident of losing the gate caused by them would even lead to Ikor's queen to drive in person.

It seems that this gate has really received a lot of attention.

"The question of where is your territory and where is ours has been argued too many times, and I don't want to waste time on this. I heard the queen look at the bishop and said calmly, "What's more, I am not here for you, please leave here and return to your army, otherwise I will have to be rude to you." ”

Hearing this, the bishop looked displeased. But looking at the mages gathered around the queen, he still chose to endure, swallowed his words, and didn't say anything more.

He summoned the wings of light again, flew through the gate, and slid back to Crewe.

Seeing this, the queen nodded expressionlessly. Then, instead of being in a hurry to start doing anything, she commanded the soldiers, settled down, and began to camp at the gate, as if she was not afraid to drag you down, and was bound to win the whole gate.

Benjamin observed all of this and couldn't help but wonder how they could get out of this situation.

How so?

Where are they now...... It's a bit subtle.

Just as he was rehearsing his plan in his head, suddenly, a voice similar to that of the morning echoed around the entire gate.

"Hello, mage friends at the Gate, we are from Ikor and have great respect for your actions in occupying the Gate. I believe that you must be very tired from the hard work of supporting inside, so it is better to open the door here and let us in. We also have a lot of fellow mages on our side who can help you fend off the attacks of the Church and give you a safe home where you can use magic freely......"

When she heard this, the proprietress had just come out of the storeroom with a basket of chilled stored grapes, washed them with water balloon, and was about to eat them with a few girls from the mage group.

"Do you think you're tired?" she couldn't help but ask, halfway through the hearing.

"I'm not tired, I'm happy. A girl with grapes in her mouth replied with some slurred words.

As a result, the inspiration from the same kind of mage Ikor, they laughed it off.

As for Benjamin, who was stuck at the door, he couldn't help but let out a sneer when he heard this.

Originally, he still had certain expectations for Ikor. But after listening to this paragraph, there was not much left of his expectations.

Ikor's goal was obvious, they wanted to take the gate, but they chose this somewhat ambiguous way of saying it - "deep admiration", "can help you", "home where you can use magic freely...... This tone reminded Benjamin of the liars of the past, and it was so hypocritical that Benjamin couldn't feel good.

And, for some reason, Benjamin felt a little uneasy in the face of these similar mages of Ikor.

Therefore, he did not rush to make a decision, but chose to continue to wait and see.

Just as the call from Ikor was broadcasting above their heads, suddenly, a voice from the kingdom that the mages had heard in the morning joined the ranks, and it reverberated near the gate like a competition.

"Mage in the gate, I believe you are all from all corners of the kingdom, and there are your families in the kingdom. Please don't open the gates over there, they are just trying to occupy them and then invade our sacred territory. Perhaps you no longer have the slightest affection for the kingdom, but as your homeland, do you want to see it under the iron hooves of the enemy......?

The two voices overlapped each other, and the mages in the gate were stunned.

It seems like...... What's weird?

What they don't realize, however, is that this is just the beginning.

"Mage friends in the gate, please don't listen to their nonsense. Have you forgotten these lackeys of the Church, their persecution of you, please open the gates of this side and let us in, and from now on you will be benefactors to all the kingdom mages......"

"Mages in the gates, think of your relatives and friends in the kingdom, and don't trust those liars from Ikor. As long as you return the door to us, we will never embarrass you and let you leave freely. The lives of your relatives and friends back home are in your hands, please think carefully......"

"Mage friends in the gate, as long as you open the door and let us in, our Queen Majesty promises to give each of you ten pounds of gold......"

"Our general promises you to return the gate to us, and you will be rewarded with fifteen pounds of gold each......"

"Her Majesty has said, give each of you twenty pounds of gold......

Listening to the announcements coming and going on both sides and getting louder and louder, Benjamin stood in the aisle, but there was an inexplicable illusion in his heart that he was in a vegetable market.

He was a little confused.