Chapter 137: Moving Mountains
There are not many legendary powerhouses in the Western Continent, and the "teacher" of the Elantz family is one of them.
Ernst López, the "sage who sketched the earth", was known as a scholar and a powerful magician. Two of his most famous spells are the "Voyeur Technique", which can use the leylines to carry out a large area of detection, and the other is the "Movement of Mountains", which can move hills as if in mythology.
The castle of the Elantz family was originally built on flat land, and one hundred and sixty years ago, he cast a spell not long after stepping into the legendary realm, turning the flat land into a hill, and turning a seemingly ordinary castle on flat ground into a steep fortress standing on a mountain peak.
At that time, he also invited many famous magicians to watch the ceremony, and the whole magic ceremony lasted for five days, that is, in this short five days, there was a small hill called "Lopez Hill" in the world, and the castle of Elanz stood on this hill.
At that time, he was still a newcomer to the ranks of legends.
Now that he has stepped into the legendary realm for nearly two hundred years, his strength must be much stronger than at that time, and if he personally takes action, the Norma Defense Line built on the mountains will be meaningless in front of him.
The key to Norma's defense lies in the peaks beneath its feet, but what is the point of defending if the peaks are all removed by the legendary mage?
Listening to the meaning of Count Spinora's words, it is likely that the Sage intends to move a number of peaks in the Norma Mountains once and for all, and directly make a wide road out, so that the former natural danger will forever become history. To this end, the Duke of Elantz specially invited three legendary powerhouses to serve as his bodyguards to ensure that his ceremony could be completed without interference and in peace.
...... In fact, Duke Elantz really thinks too much, how can Duke Norma have the courage to plot against a legendary powerhouse!
He just wanted to stall for time.
But now it seems that even if it is delayed, it will not be delayed for long.
"What should I do?" asked Duke Norma, blank in his eyes.
"Withdraw! Withdraw now, the sooner the better!" said the Marquis of Trensu in a low voice, "while withdrawing, as long as you can, even if you delay a little more!"
He was afraid that Duke Norma would not understand, so he hurriedly explained: "This battle is no longer fought, and when the sage of López makes a move, even if only one mountain is moved, the morale of the entire army will completely collapse." No one dares to be an enemy of a strong man who can move the mountain, and when the time comes, no matter whether it is a threat or an inducement, it will be useless. Even...... I suspect that by that time, there will be a lot of people who will surrender directly. ”
Duke Norma's face turned pale and he nodded repeatedly.
"So we need to move as many resources as we can before we get there, whether it's money, materials, or people...... Anyway, move as much as you can!"
"This one goes...... I'm afraid I'll never come back......" said Duke Norma forcefully.
"That's something that can't be helped, there are always times when you lose money in business, but as long as you don't lose all of your money, change places and trades, it's impossible to make a comeback. The Marquis of Trensu persuaded, "What we need to do now is to hurry up, even if it is an extra hour or two, it will be good!"
Duke Norma hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded with difficulty.
So from this night, another great migration in the Norma region began.
This great migration was completely different from the last one, it was both hasty and panicked, as if something was chasing after it, and there was almost no charter in the hurry, and it was like a pack of lost dogs.
The great migration of the Norma family naturally couldn't hide it from everyone, and soon someone came to ask what was going on. In this regard, Duke Norma really couldn't think of any good answer, so he could only say that he was not optimistic about the outcome of this battle, and planned to transfer his property first and fight this battle lightly.
But...... This is not how property is transferred! It is normal to transfer property slowly and in a planned and orderly manner, as we did last time. As now, where is the transfer of property, it is simply a run for your life!
Naturally, no one was a fool, and naturally they would not be swayed by such words, and soon someone went to contact the Thracians in private. The Thracians did not hide it, and directly told them that whether the Duke of Norma was willing to duel or not, in a few days, the great sage of López, under the protection of the three legendary powerhouses, would cast his famous legendary spell to remove the mountains that hindered traffic one by one, and open a wide road in this natural danger, turning the moat into a thoroughfare.
Hearing this, many people were stunned at the time, and even had a dislocated jaw.
After coming back to their senses, they hurriedly retreated, and naturally transferred a lot more assets as if they were fleeing, but there were also some people who chose to stay after thinking about it.
You don't know what they mean.
A few days ago, in the face of this group of two-five boys who had changed their minds, Duke Norma would definitely use thunderous means to strike hard. But now he has no confidence at all, let alone a blow, he can't say even one or two cruel words.
The Marquis of Trensu also did not advise him to fight these nobles who were clearly going to surrender - now the most important thing for the Norma family is to transfer assets, and there is no time and energy wasted on cleaning up traitors!
But no matter how much time you hurry, no matter how much you connect day and night, in just five days, there will not be many assets that can be transferred.
Five days later, the Grand Sage of López began to cast spells.
He set up an altar near a mountain peak in the northernmost part of the Norma Line and performed a magical ceremony. Three legendary powerhouses and thousands of Thracian elites protected him, and his military appearance was neat and his momentum was like a mountain, which was daunting.
The magic ritual took place for a day and a night, and the next morning when the sun rose, the earth shook with a thunderous rumble, and the mountain that connected the fortress and the walls moved sideways as if it had grown legs, and clinged to another mountain in the distance, giving way to a wide valley.
Afterwards, the Grand Sage López said that he would take a day off and perform a ceremony the next day to move the next mountain.
On this day, there were more than 100 nobles from the Norma region who went to the Thracian military camp to surrender.
When the Grand Sage of López moved the third mountain, there was unrest within the Norma family, and many of the sub-clans left their heads behind and ran to surrender to the Thracians.
When the fifth peak was also removed, the entire gold coin defense line almost completely collapsed - the fortress was still there, the city walls were still there, but the mountain had changed position, and now there was an open avenue in the gold coin defense line where horses could be galloped.
A month later, Duke Norma came to Molai in a hurry, and this time, the resources he was able to carry were less than one-fifth of the last time.
Now his net worth is not to say that he is a duke, even compared with the marquises, he is greatly inferior, and he is simply depressed to the extreme.