"As for the origin of this army, it is actually the root cause of what we planted in the first place. Five years ago, the Porzes (one of the Balleon kingdoms) in the west had attacked Gronia due to a diplomatic dispute, and after landing they were defeated by the counterattack of our Knights, but their navy continued to harass Dabaran from the east using the island of Hedred as a relay station, and we had to send knights to occupy the place, and annihilated a number of Portz ships passing through the area, including some non-hostile trading ships and emigrant fleets......"

At this point he stopped, Andorra picked up the conversation and continued: " The war lasted for six months, the Porzes were very important members of the Gronian Chamber of Commerce, the war was forced to end in peace, but the other side gave the condition that the innocent people must be punished, that is, the garrison of Hedred Island, and finally we gave up these soldiers, they were abandoned on the island to fend for themselves, but they were located in a temperate zone, which is very suitable for people to live in, and the products on the island are quite rich, and this team gradually became independent after recovering its life, claiming to be- The Knights of Hedred, and the Knights of Heydred, accept the employment of any foreign power, their hatred for me and Atros cannot be eliminated, and this time, under the influence of the Druas, they will surely attack Gronya. ”

"However, one thing can be assured, although they are rebels, they are not hostile to the inhabitants of the land, so the people on the eastern front are safe for the time being. Secondly, with three hundred knights and nearly two thousand naval veterans, they will definitely pose no less threat to us than the Druas on the Western Front. And ......"

Atros added the latest information known that the rebel army had set out from the base two days earlier. The arrival of Gronia should coincide with that of the Druas, when Gronia will be surrounded by a large army, although there are plenty of defenders in the city. But even if they succeed in destroying the enemy, the casualties of their own troops will definitely not be few, and they will no longer be able to resist future invasions.

"Oh, and one more thing, you arrived in the city from the eastern canal, so you may not know about the change in the situation in the northwest, the Druas sent people to buy some rebels along the coast of Barrion to assist in the war. Although these Barrions were only used as cannon fodder, they made the military on the Western Front unusually strong. ”

Sensing that something was wrong, Porcha asked, "How many are there?"

Atros shook his head: "I just know a rough idea." The unflagged galleons of the rebels, and fourteen unflagged ones, had joined the Druas the night before, and this morning broke through the blockade of the canal and began to march towards the city. Tomorrow morning they will attack the city. ”

"There are a thousand knights and eight hundred servants in the city. The 3,000 elites of the navy have lost 500, but with our existing army, we can only defend the city walls, and we will definitely not be able to hold on for a long time, after all, the Pozzians are very brave and good at fighting......"

According to Andorra, most of the rebels were chainmail knights and armor of the Boz Empire, and they also loaded a large number of siege engines, even if they only took money to do things for the Druas, but they posed almost the same threat to Gronha as the rebel knights of Hedred. Facing the invincible Dark Knights and two other invaders at the same time gradually made everyone lose their will to fight. Except for her.

"Miss Ben didn't bother to care about this, and said as if she was going to give up...... I'm here with the wings of freedom to help you defend the city, and there are more than 200 pirate allies outside the city, so if any enemy dares to stand in the way, they will all fly!"

Shaw's reason for saying this was not hubris, she had her own reasons, a pain that we friends had only talked about. About three years ago, the Druas had captured Chanda and her two adoptive fathers had been killed along with many of her friends, but she had no power to change anything, so she had been running away from conflict with the Druas for the past two years, and could not bear to see her companions die at the hands of the Dark, but by this time she had overcome this demon, and decided to give it a go in order to prevent the tragedy of Chanda from repeating itself.

At night, the walls of the central island, with a limited field of view, become crowded with several rivers, and residents paddle boats from all over the place, and at the same time move in the direction of the pedestrian street......

"What do you think, Nabar, the commander of the regiment is famous this time, and after her words, General Atros and the king of Andorra were able to regain their fighting spirit, and now the whole city is busy, look at those small boats?"

I carefully polished the swords that the King of Andorra had given to the members of the friendly countries, the gilded grip and the hardened broadblade, and it was very exciting for a pirate like me to receive such a high-quality military sword that could only be equipped with the elite of the Gronian navy, but Nabal, who was on the side, did not think so, and left the precious saber that Andorra had given him in the barracks, presumably not accustomed to overly extravagant weapons.

A few red knights not far away were summoned back to the station, and another slender figure who had not been seen for a long time climbed the wall with torches, and gradually approached us with light steps.

Although her footsteps were soft, the torch in her hand quickly made us notice, and when we turned around, we noticed her, this charming lady was the treasure hunter Sophia, the daughter of Atros, three years had passed since the last meeting, and she still had that strange smile on her face, a bright red scarf wrapped around her full black leather bodysuit, and a gorgeous saber of gold hanging from her belt, which looked particularly individual and stylish.

"Captain Nabar, it's rare that you can enjoy the night view from the city walls...... Alas......"

"Speaking of appreciation, our head of the regiment has said nothing, I just want to take a good look at this landscape of Gronia before going to fight for my life, but why do you sigh? ”

Sophia didn't answer, just smiled as she passed us past us and continued her walk along the walls. Earlier, Nabal had ignored my question, but Sophia was able to easily open the elm head of this guy, and I couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

"I'm sorry, great pirate captain Nabal, please tell me what's going on in the city, why are the citizens gathering in large numbers, do you have to let me talk to you in that tone......"

He laughed, threw his hair to the other side, pointed in the direction of the pedestrian street, and said: "That fellow in Andorra is indeed inscrutable, he informed the citizens of the imminent war and assured them that the battle would be won, so that the whole city rushed to the square of the pedestrian street to participate in the festivities, and it was for this reason that the boats on the water came." ”

I also smiled and said, "Judging from the events of the day, it seems that this time, the legendary knight of Atros advocated avoiding war, and the king of Andorra was unwilling to give up his kingdom, so the purpose of his celebration must have been to give the people the last confidence." ”

Schools of fish still emerge from the water below, and the night sky is obscured by rain clouds without a single starlight, and the oppressive feeling of darkness cannot be dispelled despite the oil lamps lit all over the city.

We had planned to go to the pedestrian street for a limited time, but Polcha approached us and asked us to go to the west wall to help build the defenses, and he took Xiao to the east side, and although it was a pity to miss the event, there was nothing to fault on the cusp, and Nabal and I set off immediately.

"I am no longer a Knight of the Black Seal, I am the executor of the Holy Cult, the last Valheite, the fighter of the Wings of Freedom. —Confessions of Sieg Valheite. ”

Somewhere in the pedestrian street at the same time, Sieg was slowly following the crowded queue to the central square, and after all these days of traveling, he was caught up in unforgettable memories, three children as old as him greeted him, and Sieg's cold face barely managed to squeeze out a smile in order not to spoil the children's fun.

"We're going to see the fireworks, red-haired big brother, do you want to come along?"

The leading boy invited Sieg, who was relieved to see a shadow of his past in the cheerful children, and another lively little girl immediately grabbed his left hand and dragged him forward.

Two others also quickly caught up, making their way through the crowd and through the back alleys, reaching the already crowded central square before most of the people.

Tonight's celebration was personally financed by the King of Andorra, with a fenced open space in the center of the circular square, and a magnificent circular fountain pedestal lined with fireworks of all kinds. Vendors of all kinds of businesses set up stalls one by one, forming a landscape lined up with a variety of delicacies on the outermost level, providing barbecue, drinks, fruits, and all kinds of pastries for free for tonight's event. Orchestras from the West sat by the fountain and played the lute and organ, some funny artists performed acrobatics in the open space, and aristocratic dancers from Lokti performed elegant whirling dances for the townspeople, which provoked bursts of applause and cheers.

The guards at the scene worked very hard to maintain order, so the crowding was not as crowded as on the street just now, but it was really reluctant to make more than 3,000 people fully enjoy the event in the limited space of 540 square meters, and the nearby streets were also blocked, and even the buildings around the square were crowded with citizens, and Sieg realized how wise he was to walk with these little clever ghosts.

In the blink of an eye, another wave of people poured into the square, and the stairs where they were standing became crowded, and in order to prevent the children from stumbling on the crowded stone steps, Sieg advocated squeezing forward for a while, but the three imps refused, and instead they dragged Sieg out of the crowd and moved him towards the center along the relatively sparsely populated position near the green belt of the square.

"Is the so-called celebration just a festival-like event......

Sieg swallowed the last piece of pie, suffering from being entangled by the children, he couldn't help but wonder what the meaning of the celebration was, and the time gradually passed in the revelry, and the square, which had been bustling with people a moment ago, suddenly became much quieter, and they learned from some citizens who whispered to each other that it was the lobbyists sent by the King of Andorra who had arrived.

A pure-blooded white horse, larger than most good horses, slowly walked from the east side of the street, and the people along the way consciously spread out to the sides, and in a short time they came to Sig and them.

The pedestrian street was originally closed to horses, but it was the first time for the three children to see such a wonderful white horse, and they were so frightened by the horse's courage that they did not dare to move, and the expressions on their faces were difficult to describe in words.

"Little brother, you are in the way. (To be continued......)