The military fortress is very large, the size of a small city, and there are no commercial buildings in the fortress, except for the barracks or barracks, but what Dia saw along the way, there are so few soldiers in this military fortress that it is estimated that at least half of the barracks in the entire fortress are idle.

Moreover, the weapons held by the soldiers were also damaged, and Dia even saw that the round wooden shields in the hands of many soldiers were patched with wooden planks, and as for the iron shields, he had never seen a single one.

"How big is the Northern Kingdom?"

The soldier replied, "It's about the size of a Midland. ”

"I'm referring to the size of the Northern Kingdom's territory, not the size of the Northern Continent.

"Your Excellency, the Northern Continent was unified two hundred and eighty years ago, and except for the orc territory, the entire Northern Continent is now under the control of the Smudessa Kingdom. ”

The soldier who led the way smiled: "If it weren't for the Angojebuni Snow Field and the mountain range that blocked the passage between the Northern Kingdom and other continents, maybe the entire continent would be under the rule of Smudessa now. ”

"...... the stakes you laid in the snowfield?"

"That's for the defense of the orcs, and since the old king launched a counterattack against the orcs thirty-five years ago, those dirty and savage orcs have been driven to the mountains of Angojebni. “

Dia frowned, it was the Angojebni Mountains again, where the orcs lived, and the legendary lich was there, which was not good news.

"The Old King... So the kingdom of Smudessa is now ruled by a new king?"

"Yes, the new king is the eldest son of the old king. ”

Dia keenly observed that the soldier had some resentment on his face when talking about the old king, obviously not very satisfied with the new king.

He didn't ask the soldier again, but silently followed behind, discussing with Leah the follow-up plan of action.

When they came to the gate of a modest manor, the soldier stopped and said to Dia, "We have arrived, and Marshal Barron is waiting for you inside." “

Dia nodded, and walked into the manor alone, he pushed open the door, and there were already guards standing in the door waiting for him, and then he was led by the guards to a large meeting hall.

A middle-aged man sat on the other side of the long table, he was tall and tall, his eyes were like torches, and his every move was with a great sense of oppression, in Dia's eyes, he seemed to see not a person, but a mountain!

From his full head of white hair, it can be seen that his actual age is much older than his appearance.

Dia's expression was a little solemn, he didn't expect that on the second day after he came to the Northern Continent, he saw the legendary warrior in the mouth of the goddess.

Beside the legendary warrior Barron stood a middle-aged man. He looked at Dia and said, "People from a foreign country, why did you come to the kingdom of Smudsa, and why do you want to see us. ”

Barron waved his hand, "Moore, let the guests from foreign countries sit down first, our Smudessa Kingdom is not a barbarian who does not know etiquette. ”

He raised his hand and motioned for Dia to take a seat, "I am Baron, lord of the fortress of Angojebni, and also the marshal of Smudesa, and he is my lieutenant Moore. “

"Cenario Dia. Diya pulled out a chair and sat down, looked at the two of them, and said dryly, "I'm here for the lich." ”

"Lich?!" Moore looked at Dia in surprise and said, "Do you mean there is a lich from the Northern Kingdom?"

"That's right, he's hiding in the Angojebni Mountains right now. ”

Barron looked at Dia with a serious expression and said, "Your Excellency, do you have any evidence to prove your words?"

Dia groaned for a moment, looking up at Barron.

"One of my green dragon friends has been captured by a lich. I think you've received news that an adult green dragon has suddenly come running from this snowfield, and the green dragon doesn't live in forests or swamps, but instead comes to the snowfield that only white dragons like, which is a strange thing in itself, isn't it?"

"In fact, I came here with the idea of rescuing that green dragon friend. ”

"I don't have any other evidence to prove it. Dia looked at Barron sincerely and said, "You can send someone to the Angojebni Mountains to find out the news, and I will stay in this fortress in the meantime." I don't need any money from you, I just want to join forces with you and kill that lich. ”

"After all, leaving a lich in the Northern Continent is not safe for your Smudessa Kingdom. ”

"Of course I have other reasons why I had to kill that lich, but it's not convenient to tell you, the important thing is that we have a common enemy, and I wouldn't be stupid enough to plot against a powerful kingdom that rules a domain. Diya paused, then added, "There is a proverb in my hometown that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. ”

Barron didn't reply immediately, his index finger tapping on the table, sinking into thought.

After a long time, he looked at Dia and said, "I can't trust you with that alone, but I'll send someone to the Angojebuni Mountains to investigate, and if there's anything unusual there—"

Barron suddenly looked down the corridor behind Dia.

A soldier hurriedly ran in and said to Barron, "Marshal Barron, the royal city has sent someone again. ”

Hearing this, Moore suddenly clenched his fists and said angrily: "Damn! They just transferred 3,000 soldiers half a month ago, are they going to take away the soldiers now, what do those stupid pigs with their brains in feces think, if the orcs attack at this time, how can they hold on to this little bit of people in the fortress!"

The soldier said eagerly, "No, this time it was the people sent by the Duke of Megsord, and they came with the king's order. ”

Barron furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice, "Bring him to me." ”

"No, I'm already here. A flirtatious voice rang out, and the man hurried into the chamber on his toes.

"Barron, the king has commanded you to return to the royal city at once. ”

Mur slammed his palm on the table, glared at him and said, "Boy, you give me more respect, even His Royal Highness the King will not call the marshal by his name, what are you?" “

The man shrugged, "Remember, you can't have more than five people in your entourage. “

"The order has been delivered, I am gone, and you need no more to entertain me. As he walked, he muttered, "What good things can be in this poor, remote place?" ”

"Marshal Barron, why didn't you just cut him down just now!"

Barron smiled and said, "If I cut him on the spot, I would have fallen into the trap that the old fellow had set for me." “

"Recently there have been more and more robbers on the road, and the Angojebni Fortress alone is not enough. He looked at Moore and said with a slight point: "If a 'pedestrian' has been killed by robbers recently, you should quickly report to the royal city, and by the way, try to see if you can transfer back some of the soldiers who have been sucked away." ”

Moore changed the look of anger on his face and said with a smile: "I'll pay attention to the marshal." ”

Barron looked at Dia and said, "Laugh at your Excellency." ”

"As for what happened just now, it may have to be postponed for a while, as the fool who didn't know whether to live or die just said, I am going to the royal city now. ”

"Marshal Barron, it seems that you have some contradictions with that Duke of Megthord?" Dia reminded, "He won't let you bring more than five retinues, and I'm sure you also noticed something was wrong." “

"Although I believe that with your strength, there will be no surprises, but there are always some things that you will not be able to do, so Marshal Barron, can I have a place among those five retinues?"

Dia smiled: "Besides, you won't be at ease if you leave me, a foreigner of unknown origin, in the fortress." “

From what I have just seen, the attitude of the soldiers in the Angojebni Fortress towards the new king, the shabby weapons, the transferred soldiers, and the attitude of Megsord's men towards Marshal Barron all show that this legendary warrior seems to be not doing well in the kingdom of Smudessa.

Especially the requirement to return to the royal city and limit the retinue, this made Dia even more unhappy, to be on the safe side, he had better follow this legendary warrior, if something really happened to Barron, then the difficulty of his trial would really be hell level.

Hearing Dia's words, Barron's expression froze slightly, he stared at Dia for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend, I like your words." ”

"Let's go, if that old fellow at Mugsoldd dares to make a small move, he'll pay for his stupidity. ”