In the palace of the Thracian king, there was a heavily guarded hall with an altar for sacrificing the ancestors of Thrace. Legend has it that evil spells were used to prevent people from getting their bodies, but all Thracian royal families had to transport their bodies here after death, and after being sacrificed and purified, they were placed under the altar.

This hall is not close on all sides and is located independently. In addition to the royal children who are specifically responsible for guarding it, whether it is soldiers or attendants, even those high-ranking palace guards and even officials and nobles, let alone approaching it without permission, even just looking at it a few times, it will cause trouble. Those with higher status are better, they will only be arrested and examined, and then they will be warned, and if they are more serious, they will be forbidden to enter the palace again; those with low status will be miserable, basically they will not even need to be interrogated, they will be dragged out and beheaded, and there is no reason at all.

At this moment, in the vast hall under this great hall, Richard, the contemporary king of Thrace, is discussing important matters with two legendary powerhouses.

"Your decision was wise. White-haired, looking very old, only a cold light flashed in his eyes from time to time, revealing a bit of sharpness, Owens Pitutz nodded and said, "In the face of danger, there is no shame in retreating. As a king, a temporary defeat is nothing and not worth the risk for it. ”

He has always said this, although he is the most famous heavy warrior in the continent and has trained the world-famous iron army, Owens, the "Mountain of Shields", is essentially a cautious and cautious person, and if he can, he will not take risks.

One of the Owens' family mottos is "If you can defend, don't attack, because offense is always harder than defense, and it's easier to show flaws."

Richard smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I really wanted to rush out with the elite of the Praetorian Guard and fight them to the death - after so many years of the founding of Thrace, the last time I was beaten to the doorstep was from the time of the principality!"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the "Ice Sword Saint": "However, Heinrich stopped me. ”

The first Duke of Pidouz raised his eyebrows and looked at his old friend: "I see!

"Of course I'll stop him. The Sword Saint said in his usual tone of intimidation, "That group of people has an unknown origin and extraordinary strength. Although I may not lose the fight, if they do everything to entangle me, it is likely that I will not be able to protect Your Majesty. It's not worth the risk. ”

"That's right, it's not worth the risk!" Owens nodded, "Even if we win, it won't change the outcome of being directly attacked in Thracian City." If I lose, let alone - if it were me, I probably wouldn't even send the Praetorian Guards, just open a protective circle, and let them toss around. ”

"I think we have to test them all the time. Richard explained, "The Praetorian Guards were actually a façade, and the key was some of the officers who had participated in the First Battle of Norma. Their job is to take a closer look, and they did bring me an important piece of information. ”

"What information?"

"This group of people is not without origin, they are the same group of people who attacked the camp of our Thracian army led by Henry Qing during the First Battle of Norma!" Richard said in a deep voice, "Compared with the last time, their numbers have been greatly reduced, but their strength has increased significantly. In just a few years, they have become a lot stronger. ”

"Shield Mountain" frowned and asked, "I remember that the intelligence said that they had one hundred and sixty or seventy people last time, right?"

"After post-mortem discussions and patchwork by soldiers and officers, a total of one hundred and seventy-one different attackers were found. ”

"And what about this time?"

"Thirty-four—if that black dragon counts as one. ”

The veteran general, who participated in the establishment of the Thracian kingdom, pondered for a while and asked, "Where do you think the one hundred and thirty-seven people they lost have gone?"

"Probably dead. The swordsman, who had been his colleague for a long time and seemed younger than his son, replied, "When they attacked our barracks, they killed many on the spot. In addition to the serious injuries that died afterwards, there are also other losses over the years...... If you want to grow from that strength at the beginning to the strength that can take a sword from me without dying, it is impossible to go through enough tempering and fighting in the middle. One hundred and seventy-one people can leave thirty-four, which is already a staggering proportion. ”

He paused and said, "In my opinion, these thirty-four have the possibility of stepping into the legend. ”

Owens Pitutz's face changed drastically, and even his voice lost his composure: "Legend?!They all have the possibility of stepping into the legend?!"

"Yes, these people are extraordinarily powerful, and the most terrifying thing is that they have all used some special means—means beyond the limits of mortals. The Sword Master said, "Although their strength has not really stepped into the legendary level, they are even far from the legendary level. But I can say for sure that they have found their way to the legend, and as long as they keep working hard and don't die before they finish the road, each of them has a lot of hope - if not a sure way to step into the realm of legend. ”

Owens frowned, and subconsciously turned his head to look around.

Beside them, there was a cold ice coffin, and inside the ice coffin lay the great king who fought side by side with them to establish this country.

His best friend, the most reliable brother.

After a long time, he said slowly: "You can't let them grow up, no matter how big the price is, you have to strangle them before they step into the legendary realm!"

"That's what I thought, too. "Even if they fall two-thirds of the way to the legend, there will be more than ten left." More than ten legendary powerhouses who are full of malice towards us...... It was a nightmare!"

"So we have to find a way to find them and force them to fight to the death when they can't retreat. The Ice Sword Saint said coldly, "When the time comes, I will act as an assassin." ”

Richard sighed: "It's a pity that Alan Vina is seriously injured and unconscious, if he can recover, we will be more sure." ”

"Actually...... As long as they don't step into the legend, they can be drowned by crowd tactics. The legendary powerhouse with the name of "Mountain of Shields" said in a deep voice, "I remember that there is a secret medicine that can make soldiers lose their sense of fear for a period of time, and even in the face of fire, they can rush into it without hesitation......"

"That kind of medicine, we don't have. ”

"But it should be able to be found. ”

"It's not a good idea to deal with guys who have that kind of medicine. "They are ghosts hidden underground, ghosts that haunt the night, filthy desecration of the dead. In their heads, apart from wriggling maggots, there are only intrigues. ”

"They can bring us that medicine. "That's enough." ”

The three of them were silent for a long time, and Richard sighed: "I will send someone to find and contact them - I hope the conditions they offer will not be too dirty and disgusting......"