Chapter 254: Support
Earlier, the dark clouds of Sorenia had dispersed, and it was just a golden disc that could not bring any warmth, and the soldiers guarding the fortifications of the Tower of the King could finally lie down and dream with the wonders they had seen that night, because the scale of yesterday's snowstorm was something that Sorenia had not seen since the cataclysm, and the soldiers who took over the sentry duties were also tired
The plain in front of them was now covered with snow and broken ice, and all of them shone with flickering flames, and the dead trees that had been split in half by the lightning continued to burn, but the soldiers did not pay attention to these flames, but the flames of the horizon before they left the fortifications, and hundreds of flames, thick black smoke filled the entire clear sky
This is the campfire of the Campfire Dragon Legion where the army is stationed
There is only one thing that stands in the way of the dragon's complete victory in Sorenia, and that 'thing' (the usage used by the dragon generals) is the Tower of the King of France, which was built a long time ago by Venus Soranas, the creator of the Order of Soldiers. The snow-capped Minga Mountains are the only ones that guard the capital of Solania, Palanzas, and the port known as the Palatine Gate, in case the tower falls, and Palanzas is not far from it, it is a city of defense, a city full of beauty and wealth, complacent, and forgets to see the real world
Once the dragon generals controlled Palanthas and its harbor, they could easily plunge all of Sorenia into a famine and get rid of the annoying taxis
Her genus, known as the Dark Dragon, is not in the camp today, but she travels east on a secret mission, but she has left behind some commanders who are brave enough to take any risk to win her favor
Of all the dragon generals, Dark is the most favored after the dark, so her dragons, lands, lands, and mercenaries all look hungrily at the tower, hoping to win her admiration in battle
The defenders of this tower were stationed here from the city of Paranzas only a few weeks ago, and legend has it that the tower was named the Tower of the King of the Dead, as long as it was garrisoned with faith, and it was never falling, hence the name "Tower of the King";
The Palatine priests were stationed here in the dreamy age, and the young priests came here to receive spiritual baptism and religious refinement, and there are still many relics left by the priests
The dragon legions didn't just stop because of the horror of legends, their commanders didn't need legends to know that there would be a lot of sacrifice to storm the tower
"Time is in our favor," said Dark, before leaving, "our spies told us that these soldiers received nothing from Palanzas, and that they had cut off their supply money from Mingaburg in the East, and that they would be stranded in the tower and starving, and sooner or later their stomachs would make them wrong, and when they were wrong, we were ready" "We can attack there with a group of dragons", a young commander said his name, and his heroic performance on the battlefield of Bakas, and his handsome face made him very favored by Dark, when she ascended the throne of the Blue Dragon- Lan glanced at him thoughtfully
"It's better not," she said coldly, "have you heard about the appearance of the ancient god soldier slaying the dragon?" "Phew, the story of the deceitful child!" the young commander said with a smile as he helped her climb the dragon's back, and the blue dragon looked at the handsome commander with a burning gaze
"Don't read the story of the deceitful child," said the Dark, "because these dragons are also the story of the deceitful child," she shrugged, "don't worry, guy, if our mission to capture the Emerald is successful, we don't need to attack this tower, because its fate is decided, otherwise I will still bring you the group of dragons you requested" The giant blue dragon flapped its wings and flew towards a dilapidated town called Forosam, a port near the Isha Sea
So the dragon legion waited around the warm campfire all the time, just as the darkness had predicted, the tower soldiers were suffering from a lack of food, and worse than the lack of food was the faction that split between them
Over the past month, the young men of the Stone-Bright-Brad family had slowly begun to develop a reverence for their condemned commander, and although Stone looked melancholy, his sincere, noble behavior earned him respect and admiration
This was at a great cost, and Stone was even more oppressed by Drake, and a man who lacked a little sense of justice would have turned a blind eye to Drake's political skills, or at least shut himself up (like Sir Alfred) and would often blame Drake, though he knew that it was only to make himself more hated by the powerful people
It was Drake's actions that made the residents of Palanzas City stand by and watch them, and the residents' hearts were already filled with past hatred and distrust, and Drake's threat to them to garrison Palanzas City made them feel even more that if it weren't for Stone's patient negotiation, the Taxie in the Tower might not have gotten any supplies
After arriving at the Tower of the King of Law, the situation did not change much, and the disputes between the soldiers made the infantry who had been disturbed by the lack of food even more depressed (1) The tower became a fire depot that was about to erupt: most of the taxis who supported Drake were ostracized by the taxis who supported Sir Gonza by Stone, if it weren't for the fact that both sides strictly followed the rules, the two sides had already opened in the tower, and the sight of the dragon legion stationed nearby and the lack of food made the garrison nervous
It was too late for Sir Alfred to understand their situation, and he regretted that he had supported Drake's position, for it was now clear to him that Drake Kranga had gone mad and that his situation was getting worse, that Drake's desire for power was eating away at his reason, that Sir Alfred was inactive, that the Men were trapped in his own rigid system, and that the Priest Council had to give months to remove Drake's Taxi title
Stone's edict struck the withered forest like a bolt of lightning, and just as Gonsa had expected, it completely destroyed Drake's hopes, which he didn't expect, and completely severed the connection between Drake and the real world
After the wind and snow, the guards' eyes temporarily turned away from the dragon legions stationed there, turning to the square in front of the Tower of the King of France, too cold to hang high in the air, and the cold light of Sorenia's armor reflected each other, and everyone gathered in the square to witness a solemn earthen sealing ceremony
The flags embroidered with insignia on their tops seemed to be frozen in the cold wind of the fortifications, and the sound of the horns broke the silence, stirring everyone who heard the signal, and the messengers proudly lifted themselves up and walked out of the square
Sir Alfred stood in a circle of taxis, his battle armor red, his windswept in his hand, an ancient sword in his weathered scabbard, carved with the ancient symbols of the warriors, kingfishers, roses and crowns
Sir looked at the gathered taxis hopefully, but he shook his way to the ground in disappointment
Alfred's fears came true, and he had always really hoped that the solemn ceremony would unite the soldiers, and it seemed that the effect was just right, and the Sacred Ring, with its many lacking men, watched with diseasiness as the imperfect elephants, Derek, and his genera, were all absent
The trumpets sounded twice, and the crowd was silent, and Stonebright, dressed in a long white robe, walked out of the chapel of the Tower of Fazheng, where he prayed in accordance with the rules of the priests, and beside him three unusual witnesses
Walking to the east was a spirit child, her beauty shining through the square like the light of a chūn, and behind her was an older dwarf, whose white beard shone brightly, and behind the dwarf was a blue-bound Kande
The circle formed by the scholars opened a gap for Stone and the Witnesses to come to a halt, and they stopped before Sir Alfred, with his helmet standing to Stone's right, and Flint with his shield on his left, and Kande, who had been dwarfed and ran forward with his medallion
Burn lowered his long hair over his shoulders, and though he was only thirty years old, he prayed silently, and then knelt reverently at the signal of Alfred
"Stonebrett Brad," Sir Alfred discreetly opened a piece of paper, "the Scholar's Council, having heard the testimony of the royal family of Quilingna, Stirring, Lorana, Serrasa, and the townsfolk of Solas, the hills, and the Flint Stove;
"You pray all the time in the chapel, Stone, Bright, and Brad," said Alfred quietly, "do you think you are entitled to such an honor?" "No," replied Stone, according to the old custom of the statutes, "but I will take it humbly, and will live up to the dignity of the Order," and the eyes of the Scholar are cast into the air, "with the help of Paladin," he said softly, "I will not slack off," and Sir Alfred has presided over many such ceremonies, but he has never seen a single gentleman with such a holy face
"Hopefully Tannis is here," Flint said vaguely to Lorana, who was just a little bit
She stood on her ground, dressed in the armor that Sir Gonza had made for her in Paranthas, her honey hair flowing from the silver helmet, the armor carved with thin patterns, she wore knee-high black pí with spurious movements, her face pale and serious, and the situation of the city of Palanzas and the tower seemed hopeless
She could go back to St. Quest for at least a while, and the people of Parantsas would receive her politely, after all, she had the beauty of the Star Clan and made her family fall in love with her
They are also interested in dragon slaying and have asked to keep one on display in their museum, but when Lolana mentions the dragon legion, they just shrug their shoulders and smile
Lolana learned from a messenger that the priests of the Tower of the King were surrounded by layers and thousands of dragon armies were stationed in the original Lolana, speculating that the warriors needed to slay the dragon, and that she had not been able to teach the warriors to use dragon slaying except for her, and she deliberately ignored Sir Gonza's order to return to St. Quest
The journey from the city of Paranzas to the Tower of the King was arduous, and Lolana traveled with two wagons full of supplies and a group of precious dragon-slayers, and the first carriage was a few miles out of the city, and the contents were sunk in the snow, which had to be distributed to the escort of several Lolana and her friends, and a second carriage to carry it, and finally this carriage was also stuck in the snow, and they kept digging it out of the snow until at last it was completely sorted out by the snow, and the food and the horses, the post-sergeants and Lolana, The rest of the way for Flint and Theis was on their feet, and it was the last aid to arrive from Paranzas, and after the snowstorm, Lolana and everyone knew that there would be no supplies, and the road to the city of Paranzas was now completely closed
Even with the strictest rations, the rations and infantry were barely enough to sustain a few more dragon legions, and it seemed that they could last all winter
The dragon slayer unloaded his tired horse at Derek's orders, piled up in the square, and a few men observed them curiously, and then left Changge looking very clumsy and inadequate
When Lolana kindly offered to provide the soldiers with a long line of training, Drake scoffed at Sir Alfred's eyes and looked out the window at the campfire on the horizon
Lorana turned to Stone to see if her worst fears had come true
"Lorana," he tenderly held her cold hand, "I don't think the dragons will go to great lengths to send out the dragons, and if we can't open the supply lines, this tower will be lost because the defenders inside are all hungry," so the dragon-slaying dragons were forgotten in the square, their shining silver tips obscured by the snow