Chapter 18 Hole Cards
In the dead of night, Roy climbed the dark spiral staircase to the towers of the walls of the college's central campus.
Push open the creaking wooden door, and a cool night breeze hits you.
Standing on the high tower and looking down, the huge campus is quiet. The path is hidden under the canopy of trees, and the shadows of the trees sway gently in the dim streetlights. The training ground was empty, and the lively scene of sweating and dusting during the day was only the silent equipment on the sidelines.
All around, the castle of the six knights' brigades, like six guards, guarded the central campus. The huge figure, under the reflection of the magic moon in the sky, slightly outlined a faint light that was recognizable from the dark night in the distance.
The narrow windows of the gray stone dormitory buildings were still glowing with candles. It should be that the students are still discussing, chatting with their roommates in a low voice. This night, I don't know how many people tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night.
The campus is so peaceful and peaceful, in stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city of Muni that still exists outside the city walls.
Roy jumped on the pheasant moat and sat down.
High in the air, a group of academy guards marched past with spears in hand. Streetlights stretched their shadows.
It has only been less than two months since I came to this college.
If it were a time of peace, it would have been an insignificant period in the four-year college career of a teenager who had been in school.
Roy grew up dreaming of such a life, sweating on the training grounds, squinting at the blue sky on the campus grass, laughing and running with friends in the rain, searching the library for legendary martial arts cheats, and smuggling to learn a chicken rib technique that no one else had tried.
The life of the academy contains a lot, and the days of youth contain even more. However, neither I nor my peers here have time to savor it anymore.
The shadow of war is looming from afar.
A year and a half ago, it appeared in Bollabel in the south, taking countless lives, a year and a half later. It chased after its heels and loomed over the magnificent and bustling city.
The southern part of the empire has become a hell of fire under its ravages, and now it will destroy the lives of countless people here.
Those who have never seen war will never be able to appreciate the horrors of it.
Life in front of this monster is as cheap as mustard, without the slightest dignity. Only the sound of the sword slamming into the flesh as old Maxim was cut down. Only Aunt Mary's godless eyes and pale cheeks that gradually faded from blood, only the cold and hard bodies of Sister-in-law Xiao Rou and the children under her.
Roy misses Tom.
This college, the life here, was supposed to be shared by himself and Tom. Like they fantasized as a kid on the sidelines of the Bollabel training ground, they should sit here side by side, looking at the campus at their feet. Talk about a certain pretty girl. In the budding youth that is growing up, he is talking, smiling, and looking forward to the future life of a knight.
It's a pity that this qiΔ has become a dream. What is dead, what is past, will never come back. Only in the dream, teary eyes dimly stared at the blurred figure, and gradually faded away. The farther it goes, the more and more it becomes clear.
When I woke up, I was filled with endless thoughts and loneliness.
"Dude" Roy, as usual, called Tom's name.
"I loved it here. β
"It's only been a month or two, but I've gained a lot here. More than you think. β
"Friends, teachers, knowledge. And many more treasures. β
"We used to say that this is a knight's paradise. Now here I am. I found out. Here really is. β
"If it weren't for this war, I would have liked to stay here forever. Forced to train by Mr. Kameni. Yelled at by Mr. Hayzen, scolded by Mr. Walder, learned magic patterns with Mr. Williams, cheated on the baby by Dean Gustas, fought with those stinky noble kids, went to trials with Nicole and Luke, went on adventures......"
"I regret it, every day and every night. This was originally a life that you and I shared together. But at that time, I couldn't do anything about you leaving me. It can't be stopped, it can't be saved, nothing can be done. β
"And now, those guys are here again. The Fireans, and the Lanris. β
"This time, though, we won't lose. Buddy. They still think of us as if we were the same people we used to be. It was Alex who did it last time, and this time he simply sent a just knight idiot to challenge at the gate of the academy every day. But, you know, we're a lot stronger now than we used to be. β
Roy stood up and activated the Firewing Eater.
With the black fire wings behind him, a black lightning bolt shot straight into the sky, flying in the direction of the Green Tower Manor.
In the night sky, only the scrappy voice of the teenager was left echoing.
"Tom, I'll make them understand that this is going to be the biggest mistake these idiots have ever made!"
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Firewings fly fast.
Compared to the magicians who use levitation, the speed of Firewing is like the difference between a bird and a butterfly. Just two minutes later, Roy had skimmed over the brightly lit city of Muni and landed in a secluded corner outside the city walls.
The disadvantage of the Firewing is that it doesn't fly long enough, and it's okay to use it to climb over the walls of the Academy and Muni City, but it can't fly for a long time.
However, when he arrived outside the city, Roy didn't need to hide his body, and with a gentle stroke of his finger on his chest, the undead unicorn "Living Treasure" had already appeared beside him.
was locked in a charm and suffocated, and as soon as the living treasure was released, he ran around with joy. The appearance of the long-haired and thin horse, which is very unaesthetically pleasing, limping and twisting, is not as good as the lowly packer and inferior horses in the horse market.
This guy circled around Roy, deliberately twisting around to change direction, looking like he wouldn't let you ride, while sneaking a peek at Roy's face.
Roy wasn't annoyed either, just smiled and reached for the pendant. As soon as he saw this action, Huobao immediately lost his temper, and his face was full of grievances, and he came closer step by step, arching Roy's arm with a long face, and biting his clothes with a long mouth.
"Idiot. Roy knocked the living treasure on the head and jumped on his horse.
Although it is not equipped with the bridle bridle yet, it doesn't take any movement from Roy for the living treasure to understand it. Skinny Mahrod snorted. Riding towards the Green Tower Manor, the wind is like a four-hoove.
"The young master is back. β
Roy had just appeared at the foot of the hillside two miles away from the Green Tower Manor, and the manor had already received a report from the secret whistle. The gate was quickly opened, and the torches on the wall, on the lookout, and on both sides of the manor road, were lit, and everyone was running to and fro.
As Roy rode into the forest path leading to the manor, slender elven hunters showed their running figures. Several horses roared from the forest, and immediately the knights saluted, turned their horses' heads, and guarded the left and right.
The current Green Tower Manor has been completely turned into a small military base. Under the construction of Karenic and Percy, the Green Tower Manor is not inferior to gold. But the defense is not much worse than the average small castle.
However, no one operates this place as a permanent fortress. The most powerful force here is not the high facades and lookouts, but the people who gather here!
When Grandet led the commoners to the new territory to the northeast, the rest of the estate, in addition to Malt and Oliver, were more than a hundred elven rangers and six groups of knights who had arrived in Lulian one after another to receive treatment for their fighting spirits, totaling one hundred and seventy-nine.
Elves are young men who have survived a brutal life as slaves, strong and agile. After this period of rigorous training, they have developed their elven talents and grown into excellent hunters.
They have no missing arrows, extraordinary speed, and strong ability to detect and cover stealth and battlefield information. Around the Green Tower Manor, whether it is birds in the air or rats underground, they can't hide their eyes and ears.
And these knights of the Rongyang Battalion are veterans with strength above the level of justice and rich combat experience. They can charge head-on, and they can attack with fast horses. Put it anywhere. This is all an eye-popping elite combat force.
If this time. Anyone who saw Roy's words probably couldn't believe it. This is the civilian freshman in the academy who always wears a linen suit and has messy hair. I can't believe that there is such a terrifying armed force in his hands.
You know, in the army under the command of Archduke Adolf, the knights were concentrated in the Bavarian Knights. When he led the main force to leave, there were only the guards of Muni City under the command of Fano and the private armies of the lords from all over the world who came to serve the city.
These armies are mainly infantry, and although the cavalry and knights are not few, they are much worse than the knights of the Rongyang Battalion in terms of force level.
Now, the Knights of the Elite Camp have four Knights of the Great Light, twenty-one Knights of Glory, and one hundred and four Knights of the Impartial.
Such an elite army that searched the entire city of Muni, and it was impossible to make up a second army, was hiding in this small manor outside the city, once the news spread, I don't know how many people's eyes and jaws were shocked!
Hoofs thundered, and a moment later, Roy was swept into the manor like a crowd of knights.
I haven't been back for a few days, and the manor looks a lot busier than before.
During this time, Roy practiced hard in the academy and devoted himself to studying the magic pattern, and the knights of the Rongyang Camp were not idle.
In order to restore the state of these knights who had been away from the battlefield for a long time, Karenic and Percy not only required military regulations in terms of training and living routines, but also specially found a bandit group near the city of Muni to train them.
For these battle-hardened knights, a long period of leisure does not erase their fighting instincts, and it only takes a few battles for them to shine like a long-sealed sword, blooming with a sharp edge on the whetstone.
In just half a month, the knights of the Rongyang Camp have wiped out the bandits around Muni City. And with that, a large number of war horses, weapons and equipment, gold, silver and jewelry, food and all kinds of supplies.
The entire Green Tower Manor has been turned into a huge warehouse by the mountains of loot.
Roy rode into the manor and dismounted at the steps of the small building. Karenic and Percy were already waiting in front of the small building.
And the one who moves faster than them is Oliver, who has gained a lot of weight. It sprang and leaped between the two pots of flowers on the planter, and pounced on Roy like a wild boar as the pots fell to the ground and shattered.
"Stupid dog, slow down!" Roy was fortunate to be prepared, so he didn't get knocked headlong and flew out. However, you can't avoid being licked by this guy's big tongue.
"Alright, alright, got it," Roy rubbed Oliver's crumpled fat skin. Put it on the ground and "I'll go in a moment." β
As soon as Oliver landed, he spun around, looking impatient, and let out a low threatening sound in his mouth, opened his mouth to bite Roy's trouser leg and threw it around, dragging it desperately in the direction of the small building's vestibule.
Roy has been back a few times since a week ago. After treating the knights of the Rongyang Camp who came one after another, he hadn't been back for a week.
To Lord Oliver, it's nothing if he doesn't come back for a year. Adults can eat and sleep, dominate among the many tamed animals in the Green Tower Manor, and live happier than wild boars rolling in the mud.
But unfortunately, Miss Malt didn't see him for a day or two. Throwing a tantrum at Lord Oliver, not going home this week, Lord Oliver's days can be summed up in tears!
Therefore, seeing Roy, the only thing on Oliver's mind was to quickly pull this guy into the small building. I jumped up like a nymphomaniac just now, and I wanted to run out barefoot, and I saw Roy from afar. But she turned around and hid in the room to be angry, and Miss Mai'er also counted this catastrophe that lasted for many days!
Karenic and Percy stood by, smiling at the sight of Oliver Sappo.
At Green Tower Manor, there's no one who doesn't like malt.
This beautiful elf girl has a hearty and pungent personality, but she is gentle and easy-going to people.
On weekdays, she always wears a cloth skirt and is busy. Dedicated to the affairs of the estate. Feed the horses, pick fruit, prune branches and leaves, fold quilts and make beds. When the knights returned from the battle, he commanded his subordinates to boil hot water for everyone and bathe everyone, and load and unload goods. Brush horses for feeding.
The knights' favorite scenery is the figure of her fawn jumping over puddles like a fawn in the early morning sun, her smiling face when she stops to talk to people, and her eyes bent into a crescent moon when she counts the spoils.
And as long as she is free, she will stay on the platform of the small building, holding her chin and watching the road winding down the gate of the manor in a daze.
There was no sign of Malt at the moment, and everyone knew what was going on.
They also came from this age, and they knew that for the young girls in the period when they first fell in love, a whole week was too long. It's strange that Miss Malt would give Roy a good look. But
The knights quietly turned around, only to see that in the gap between the curtains on the second floor, the girl was secretly looking this way. Eyes sparkle.
"Fuck off, don't pull, I know to go in. Roy had a black line in his head.
Others don't understand, they don't know Malt's careful thoughts?
Ever since Miki and the elves became a member of the Green Tower Manor, this chick has been worried all day long, for fear that she will be seduced by those beautiful female elves. Today's play is the same as the previous one that framed himself as a nymphomaniac, which is a declaration of sovereignty.
Otherwise, she was not happy, she would have pounced and bitten people a long time ago, where would she learn from Miss Human to such a shy and angry play?
But what can I say?
Sue sΓΉ everyone, in fact, that little girl is only eleven or twelve years old according to the age of the elf?Sue sΓΉ everyone, this chick is a dark elf of racial nature, lewd and charming?
Roy said yes to Karenic and Percy, met in the conference room in a moment, and walked briskly into the small building. I'm going to have to give a good smack of malt today.
Seeing Roy enter the small building, the knights all looked at each other and smiled.
Although there are so many people in the manor on weekdays, I always feel that something is missing. And as soon as Roy returned at this moment, the whole manor became lively and lively. Everyone's mood is also unconsciously cheerful.
"Wang" heard a burst of Oliver's cry in his ears.
Everyone turned their heads to look and saw that the fat dog didn't know when, staring at the skinny horse that Roy was riding back, and there was a roar of teeth and teeth.
This skinny horse has been discovered by everyone since Roy came back, but it is too late to ask for a while. No one understands where the young master found such a sick and ugly horse to come back. And there are not even reins and saddles.
At this moment, everyone was startled by Oliver's targeting, and some people quickly wanted to take the thin horse away.
There is no one here who doesn't know Oliver, and after a long time of contact, they all know that this cheap dog looks fat and lazy on the surface. In fact, it is a manor tyrant.
There is no need for dogs to fight people, as long as Oliver shows up with his bumpy outer figure-eight steps, whether it is the hunting dogs in the manor, the war pets raised by the knights, or the war-hardened war horses. Everyone bowed their heads and ears, and they didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere.
When they saw Oliver, the beasts were like seeing the emperor of beasts, and some of them were timid, and even their limbs were weak and they fell to their knees.
Everyone had always been a little curious about this phenomenon, and old Percy once looked at it over and over again with Oliver. But this guy is curled up on all fours and hangs his head. Except for the resentment in his eyes, there is nothing special about it.
In the end, everyone can only sigh that they can't understand the world of animals. However, he knows a lot about Oliver's ability to bluff people.
On weekdays, this fat dog is very proud. There is never a need to bark and roar, as long as the eyes flicker, naturally there are war horses falling down to make its bed, there are dogs following its ass as little brothers, and even the fierce war pets domesticated by several knights are often held by this cheap dog on their thighs. looked at the master's eyes helplessly and pitifully.
This is still the case with war pets, let alone this sick horse under Oliver's barking?
In the next second, no one would be surprised whether the horse fled in the wilderness or simply collapsed and died.
But. What no one expected was that just as Oliver was shouting, the thin horse looked down at Oliver casually, then flicked his tail and kicked it in Oliver's face.
The screams stopped abruptly, and Oliver drew a parabola in the air and flew into the night. In the distance, there was the muffled sound of a heavy object hitting the ground and a whimpering sound of rage. The skinny horse paced leisurely and walked away slowly.
Everyone looked at each other. amazed
"Malt!"
Ready to give Roy a good-looking Malt. As soon as he pushed the door open, he was stunned.
in the room. Mai'er, dressed in a light white silk nightdress, was barefoot, kneeling on the soft bed, her peach-like ass cocked high, turning her head, her braided teeth gently touching her soft pink lower lip.
"What are you doing" Roy only felt a rush of blood rush to his chest, and his heart raced. Malt'er's natural charm is becoming more and more irresistible, especially at this moment, when she looks like a little, there is an evil temptation.
"Why do you want to spank you," Malt'er's voice trembled timidly, as if she was terribly afraid, but her round buttocks were getting higher and higher, "You rushed up angrily, so fierce, I'll let you fight it"
The corners of Roy's eyes jumped.
Since arriving in Muni City, this girl has become more and more unscrupulous. In the past, when I was in a desperate situation, I was quite jerky, but when I got here, especially after reuniting with Sister Xiaolan and them, I learned it in the previous brothel, and I was given by racial talent, and it was full of tricks.
When he rushed up just now, he fantasized in his heart that he would give Malt's ass up like that, but even if he has a wealth of experience since he was a child, far beyond his peers, he is only a chick in this regard after all.
The second form of Malt was originally a woman in her twenties, and she looked far more mature than the girls in the academy. Lying on the bed at this moment, his waist and buttocks outlined an astonishing arc under the thin white nightdress, which made people's blood rage.
At this moment, how can you do it?!
Malt ate and smiled, and a touch of pride flashed in her eyes.
Don't look at Roy's cunning on weekdays, and he doesn't suffer in front of anyone. But in this regard, he is no different from other hairy boys. I can make him blush every time, and run away, hum, I want to beat people, come on
Just thinking about it, suddenly, with a snap, Malt only felt a hot pain in her buttocks. But it was Roy who didn't know when, and slapped himself unceremoniously with a straight face.
"How dare you hit me" Miss Malt was dizzy, jumped up and pounced on Roy with her teeth and claws, and bit him on the shoulder.
However, for Roy, who was wearing the Firewing Soul Eater Armor, it was really not very powerful. Even if the armor is still in a state of cloth that has not been activated, it can resist the sword, not to mention the beautiful little white teeth of Malt.
After biting for a long time and not getting the expected reaction, Malt slapped Roy in frustration and jumped to the ground barefoot: "Bully." β
"Who told you to play this set?" Roy glared.
"Don't think I can't see it, since you saved those elves, the look in that Miki is wrong," Mai'er pouted, "In case you are fascinated by her, stay in the same bed with us in the future and let her see me"
As she spoke, Mai'er lifted her skirt, revealing the marks on her white and tender buttocks, her eyes were like silk, and she pursed her lips and did not speak.
This is a goblin who wants to kill people.
Roy couldn't help but say something, and slapped her again.
This time, however, Malt was not angry, but rather enjoyed, and a heart-wrenching moan came out of her throat. Seeing Roy stop helplessly, she ate and laughed. Sticking to the boy's body, he twisted his body like a snake.
"Do you still want to hit me?"
"You fight. β
"I like you to fight. β
It took Roy a lot of effort to press the clingy goblin down on his chair.
"By the way, how's it going? Any news from Grande?" Roy opened the curtain and glanced down. The moaning of the malt just now was not small at all. This damn girl did it on purpose!
"Grandet has passed through the province of Saxony, and there are Ivan and Sanjie on the way, and a whole army of Red Leaf soldiers, who is impatient to provoke them? Malt is messing around, and she also knows that it is not easy for Roy to come out, and she is worried about her father, so she immediately tells him the news she has gotten.
After listening to Malt, Roy was relieved.
The province of Saxony is located in the northeast of the province of Lulian, adjacent to Sinasiri and is currently unaffected by the war, and although its Grand Duke is of the Donald line, no one will offend the CarrΓ© family for a group of refugees who have no oil or water.
"What about the manor?" Roy sat down, his feet comfortably on the couch. The malt immediately stuck like a marshmallow.
"These bandits have been robbing a lot lately," Speaking of the harvest, the little fortune fan smiled, handed Roy an account book, and said, "A few days ago, they robbed the transport team of the Fifth Legion, and not only got all our things back, but also a lot more. β
Roy flipped through the account book and scanned it briefly, and his eyes began to glow.
The amount of money it takes to raise a knight is not a small amount.
In the barren Continent of Redemption, a year's work in a village may not be able to buy a set of low-level knightly equipment. And if a knight order wants to maintain normal operation on weekdays, it must have the support of the operation of the consortium caravan, even the five knights of the empire are no exception.
Think of Archduke Adolf, who ruled the vast land of Lulian, and the Bavarian Knights under his command had to run their own business to make money, you can see how much the knights spend money.
Roy is a poor ghost.
A poor ghost with more than a hundred elves and nearly two hundred knights, plus thousands of commoners and slaves.
Last time, I cheated Scarlett for one million gold Lulang, and I spent it when I changed hands.
The elves and Bandez's land is the lion's majority, and in order to migrate the civilians of Bollabel to the city, they have taken away most of the remaining half from Grande, plus the recent purchase of weapons, armor and war horses for the knights of the Rongyang camp, and the money bag has dried up the sea dry river.
This made him see the account book in front of him, how not to light up his eyes.
Someone, there is money.
He will create an elite army of elites that he never even dreamed of before! This will be his biggest hole card in this war that has swept the empire and in this changing situation!
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