Duke looked at the excited expressions and admiring gazes of the soldiers on the city wall, he felt a little inexplicable, when did he have such a high prestige in Storm Castle, could he not surrender as long as he appeared, with the aura of a king?

Of course, reason told Duke that this was unscientific! He had only brushed up his reputation once so far, and he was still facing the civilians of the valley in the fort, and he was killed by the dozens of soldiers of the city lord's guard who assisted Copernicus in his work.

The soldiers on the city wall have never seen the scene of that day, let alone the knights of the Frontier Knights, it stands to reason that they will not respect themselves so much, could it be that the aura of Duke Otto's son is so effective in the imperial army?

Since he couldn't figure it out, Duke simply didn't want to, and cooperated with the hand-outstretching hand to greet the soldiers, trying to pretend to be a commander calm and calm.

It was also at this time that the head of the Frontier Knights, Cassel, stepped forward and saluted and said: "Lord Lord, just now the sentry soldiers found that the figure of the ice demon appeared on the periphery of the city wall, today is the first snow of winter, according to the history of the previous storm castle, the ice demon and other monsters are likely to choose a tentative attack tonight." ”

Cassel has a typical European beard, a burly and powerful body, and a strong speech. The border guards are different from the city lord's guard, the knights belong to the aristocratic class in this world, they are recruited, so under normal circumstances, Cassel does not have much contact with Duke, because he is not Duke's direct soldier.

"I see. Duke nodded calmly and didn't say anything more.

In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to say anything, but he doesn't know what to say at all, because he doesn't know anything about the invasion of monsters in this world, and the original owner of this body is also a gentleman, who spends all day drinking in a safe place like the capital, how can he pay attention to border matters.

Seeing Duke just nodding so calmly, Cassel was a little surprised, because he had met the Lord of Stormcastle before, and they all asked to be transferred out of here. I really can't go and have to defend in Storm Castle in winter, and when I hear that the disease is invading, I hide in the castle, and I really can't go up to the city wall to inspect it, and I will show a panicked look.

As a result, this young lord, not only walked up to the city wall without armor, but also heard that the monster appeared so calmly and undisturbed, this courage even Cassel had to admire.

"Lord, don't you have any opinions?"

Cassel was still a little uneasy, so he asked, after all, whether the lord was his boss or the supreme military governor of Storm Castle, he still had to ask his opinion.

Opinions? If you don't understand the situation and still give instructions and give blind commands, that is to die! If you don't do it, you can't die, Duke understands this kind of truth very well, so he doesn't have any opinions.

Of course, Duke couldn't act as if he was very ignorant in front of his men, so he looked at Cassel and said with a trusting gaze: "Cassel, I believe in your ability very much, and I will carry it out according to your previous defense plan, but let the soldiers be vigilant and don't give the monsters any chance." ”

In the face of Duke's gesture of trust, Cassel excitedly put his hand on his chest and said in a loud voice: "Lord Lord, don't worry, I will not let any monsters invade, and I will defend Storm Castle with my blood and life!"

Cassel's excited demeanor startled Duke, this is simply the posture of a person who dies for a confidant. I didn't expect that if I fooled around casually, there would still be this effect, the people in this world are still simple, far from having so many routines on the earth in the future.

"I'm sure you can do it, brave knight!" Duke also complimented, the Border Knights are also their main combat strength, and it is always good to let them increase their loyalty a little.

After a few polite words, Cassel began to look in the direction of the Valley of the Monsters, the Ice Demon had only appeared at the far end of the castle and disappeared, but this was not a good thing. Because according to the records of Storm Castle, the Ice Devil, as a highly intelligent magical creature, will choose a tentative attack when it snows at the beginning of winter, and the Ice Demon who appeared before is like a human sentinel, and they are also observing the defense of Storm Castle.

This tentative attack is very crucial for Storm Castle, and the history of the city shows that if the ice demon's tentative attack feels strong resistance, then it is very likely that they will give up the attack throughout the winter, because they will also retreat.

But once the Ice Demon discovers that Stormkeep's defenses are not solid, then this winter will be bad, and the Ice Demon will only be an outpost, and other dark creatures will appear. Even a hundred years ago, there was an army of the undead who breached Stormcastle, causing panic throughout the French Empire.

Therefore, this tentative assault may not be large-scale, but it is likely to determine whether Storm Castle will survive the winter. This is why as soon as the ice demon appeared, Alan came to the side hall to wake up Duke.

After looking at the direction of the monster valley for a while, even if there was a faint silver moonlight, it was dark there, and nothing could be seen clearly. At this time, Duke couldn't help but think of Galileo, and he knew that he had slowed down the steps of making a thermometer, and first made a batch of telescopes, which was a military weapon.

Since the monsters did not appear for the time being, Duke used this time to patrol the city walls and get closer to his army. At this time, Duke's appearance and condolences are definitely a hundred times stronger than the usual slogans. Moreover, Duke did not have any sense of aristocratic and commoner class, except for the knights, he treated the sergeants of the city lord's guard and even the knights' retinue equally, and nodded to them.

It was a small gesture for Duke, but it was a rare sign of respect for these ordinary soldiers. They solemnly saluted Duke, and their sense of identity with the new lord deepened in their hearts.

However, just as Duke was offering his condolences, the sentry on the fortress blew his whistle, and when he heard this whistle, Duke knew that it was the Ice Demon who had appeared. So he hurriedly leaned against the city wall to look at the far end, and sure enough, at the far end of the horizon of the Monster Valley, a group of tall figures appeared!

If the height of the male calm in this world is about one meter seven, the height of this group of figures is almost close to two meters. They ran through the snow and quickly approached Storm Castle, Duke seeing more and more clearly in the moonlight as the distance got closer.

Pale as shrunken skin, the muscles are very exaggerated, the body is dressed in armor made of ice condensation, the long sword frozen by ice crystals in his hand, and a pair of deep blue eyes are shining, staring at Stormcastle from afar.

The Ice Demon has finally appeared!