The core of the northern section of the eastern defense line of Sassan, the fortress of Marfa.

Orokxia walked alone in the dark corridor, her half-heeled boots stepping on the stone slabs, making a crisp "da" and "da" sound with a unique rhythm, which made people can't help but look forward to the owner of the footsteps appearing in front of her.

On both sides of the road stood every 10 meters a swordsman in armor, with a well-proportioned figure, indifferent eyes, and a half-body scale armor depicted with the coat of arms of a lion with a griff's head.

The entire corridor was heavily guarded and the atmosphere was solemn due to the presence of these arcane swordsmen.

Oroxia walked to the door of the room at the end of the corridor, and the oak door seemed to have eyes, and it happened to open from the inside. Without stopping, she walked into the room, walked straight to the iron desk in the center of the room, and sat down in the main seat at the back.

Usein closed the door, turned around and asked, "How's the investigation going?"

Oroxia shook her head lightly, and said in a soft voice: "Frodo carefully investigated the scene of the battle left by His Highness Randall and the bear monster, and he restored part of the battle process, and did not sense any traces of witchcraft. ”

Usein grasped the key point, and the fox asked, "Part of the process?"

"His Royal Highness Randall first chased and killed the Elder Bear Monster, and then the two sides approached each other, accompanied by some level of communication in between, and at the end of the confrontation, Frodo's natural witchcraft could not be restored. Victor and the Elder Bear erupted at a level of power beyond the limits of Frodo's witchcraft going back in time. ”

Holding her slightly baby fat cheeks, Orokxia said thoughtfully, "Twelve hundred years ago, the main members of the Iron Mountain royal family fell one after another in the battle against the orc invaders. Our line, Barcelius, escaped by exile from the Empire and the Church for his participation in the Pantheon Rebellion. Most of the classics in the family collection have been lost, and many secrets are unknown to you and me. ”

"I once looked through the family annals, and it told me about this event...... In the eleventh year of Elder Draven and Ancestor Verrotica's founding of the Iron Mountain Empire, Draven roamed the forest alone and hunted a pack of bear monsters. Shortly after he returned to the imperial capital, he disappeared for 244 days. ”

During that time, the Empress forbade anyone to visit Draven's ancestor, and even Elliejie Testier wanted to see him, but the Empress refused. ”

"When Ancestor Ravin reappeared, he had long ears and a height of 2.1 meters, and he had completely transformed into a sun elf and mastered the elven language. ”

The family chronicle is a brief chronological account of what happened in the family, and it is difficult for anyone to read the age of the Barcelius family to connect the transformation of Draven's life with the hunt of the bear monster.

Usein's heart moved, and he muttered, "Elder Bear Monster had an exchange with His Highness Randall at that time, and the bloodline knowledge it revealed inspired Cousin Victor's bloodline memory, prompting him to transform, and this will lead to a deep sleep...... Cousin Victor didn't believe us, and now was not a good time for him to sleep and transform, so he rushed to the Eagle's Nest Mountain overnight, trying to suppress the bloodline transformation, and when he returned to the Centaur Hill, Sylvia would protect him from sleeping......"

Orooksia showed her dimples and smiled, "Didn't he go to the Maverick Village camp either? The bloodline transformation must be a big deal for him, and he doesn't trust anyone except Sylvia. Cousin Victor didn't say goodbye, not necessarily against us. ”

Usein shook his head and said, "It's just the best possibility, we have to think about the worst possibility." ”

Oroxia restrained her smile and glared at him and said, "Eve is a kind child and a devout believer in the Lord of Radiance, she does her best to help those warriors who have undergone secret transformations, and every time someone can't survive the sorcery transformation, she will secretly cry and pray to the Lord of Radiance for those who are suffering. ”

Usein shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I'm not going to torture Eve, although she is a member of the Shadow Priests, but since the Shadow Bishop sent Eve, she must have limited knowledge and is not afraid of our torture." ”

He changed his words and said: "We have a limited understanding of wizards, and Frodo has various restrictions on going back to the past, and now it has been more than 20 days since Victor killed the bear monster, and Frodo has not sensed traces of witchcraft in the Giant Wood Forest, which does not mean that Victor has not been attacked by the Shadow Priest." Shadow priests take refuge in the church, and they have access to the legacy of the ancient Chosen One. This secret organization of wizards has lasted for at least nearly a thousand years since the Trigovars took control of the Inquisition. They were able to hide from Trigovar and try to break free from the control of the Inquisition, which shows the organizational background of the Shadow Priest. They have legendary-level wizards, and I wouldn't be surprised at all. If they don't have a legendary powerhouse, they dare to rebel against the Trigovar family, then it's called abnormal. ”

Oroksia asked rhetorically, "Just like the legendary powerhouse of the Shadow Priest attacked Victor...... What's in it for them?"

"Who knows? Maybe killing the Sun Elves has a special meaning for some wizards...... We can't judge mysterious and weird wizards by the concept of a lord. ”

Usein shrugged his shoulders and said, "As long as there are many strong people of similar strength within any organization, there will always be disagreements. The Shadow Bishops we negotiate with do not represent that all Shadow Pastors aspire to be recognized by the Church. ”

"Differences? For example, the differences between the two of us?"

"At the very least, the ...... should be investigated"

"It's been checked, but it's not clear! Victor knows what's going on? But he won't tell us. ”

"If he is attacked and refuses to tell us, it means that he suspects that we are involved, or even mastermind. ”

"We weren't involved, and he didn't have any evidence. Therefore, he can only be suspicious and refuse to tell us. ”

Usein said solemnly: "No one can bear the wrath of Sylvia, she just suspected that the Dordor had murdered Victor, so she killed the nephew of the Duke of Jinlique, the Grand Knight of the Kingdom of Dordor . The Earl of Golden-Eyed is only one step away from the Sun Elf, and if he is assassinated in the Giant Wood Forest, how do you think Sylvia will react?"

Oroxia sighed and asked, "And what do you want?"

"It's a fact that we leaked Cousin Victor's whereabouts to Priest Shadow, and I think we should take the initiative to talk to Cousin Victor...... If the Shadow Priest uses us to murder the Sun Elves, we must return the color. Usein said with a grim expression.

Oroksia chuckled and said, "Then the Shadow Priest didn't plot to kill Cousin Victor? Hold a three-way meeting and confront him face to face? Isn't this exactly what the Shadow Priest was looking forward to? Cousin Victor deliberately snubbed us, maybe just waiting for us to confess to him...... However, we don't intend to get involved in the battle between the Shadow Priests and the Inquisition, we just want to steal the wizarding legacy from them. Shadow Priest dared to ask us for cooperation, obviously not afraid of our revenge and scheming. We don't even know the identity of the Shadow Bishops, and the wizards and shadow priests they expose to us are all sacrificial characters. ”

Usein thought for a moment, then looked up and asked, "Do you think that Cousin Victor's sudden departure was a deliberate attempt to test us?"

Oroxia said coldly: "I only know that if the matter is not investigated clearly, I will make a mess, that is, I will turn my back on the heart of the Gulp and dishonor the glory of my ancestors. ”

Usein said displeasedly, "As a lord, you should be cautious about the future of your family. And posture is more important than the truth, especially when it comes to the Sun Elves and the Divine Knights. The Shadow Priest could have been used to sell it, and it was better to sell it to the Pope than to Cousin Victor first. ”

Oroxia thought for a moment and nodded, "You're right, there should be symmetry between the lords...... But it's all about time. Fifteen hundred years ago, the Pantheon Rebellion undermined the Church and indirectly led to the collapse of the Empire. Because the Empire and the Church supported each other militarily and relied on each other, the clergy of the Church were hit hard, and the Empire could not cope with the infiltration of the orcs. The Bloodthirsty Legion of extraordinary power can help us expand our territory, restore the Iron Mountain Empire, and bring the Gripen family back to its peak. ”

"Since Eve came, she has trained 67 Blood Guards and 4 Shadow Warriors for us. Her witchcraft is able to soothe the minds of her trainees and alleviate their insane symptoms. Although her witchcraft cannot be replicated, the more successful examples she has, the more experience her family wizard will have. I believe that it will not be long before we will be able to acquire the Bloodthirsty Legion training method belonging to Barcelius as a stable inheritance. Not only that, but the family wizard can also take this opportunity to start the Potions inheritance of the Barcelius family. ”

"What the hell is going on in the Giant Wood Forest? Did the Shadow Priest attack Randall? Is Randall suppressing the bloodline transformation? But if you take the initiative to confess to Cousin Victor about the deal with Priest Shadow, I promise that Sylvia and Cousin Victor will definitely send someone to take Eve away, and there will be no delay for a moment?"

"I won't hand over Eve until the family has mastered the cultivation methods of the Blood Guardian and Shadow Warrior. The female guardian of the Barcelius family said flatly.

Usein nodded and said, "But I have to warn you that if the Shadow Priest attacked His Highness Randall in the Giant Wood Forest, we still hide it from him and don't give a hint, which is tantamount to collusion. ”

If the Shadow Priest assassinates the Earl of Goldeneye, there will be a first, and perhaps a second or a third. Judging from Victor's performance, he has already become suspicious of Barcelius, and if he is attacked again, Barcelius really can't get out of it.

Anything that involves the Earl of Golden-Eyed is not a trivial matter. His unusual behavior left the two Highnesses of the Barcelius family in a dilemma, and Oroxia was deeply helpless.

She groaned, "Cousin Victor has tested us, and we might as well test him as well...... I have an agreement with Princess Auguste that the Konjac Lodge will provide us with 4 konjac potions every year. If, after five months, they break the contract and stop providing us with potions, it means that Cousin Victor was really assassinated in the Giant Wood Forest, and they suspect us of being involved. ”

"And then?" Usein asked, "What are you going to do if the Kite Castle unilaterally broke the treaty, and the family wizard did not complete the training methods of the Blood Guardian and Shadow Warrior?"

Orokthea bit her lip and said, "Confess to Count Golden-Eye, Shadow Priest, study the Blood Guardian and Shadow Warrior secret methods with Kite Castle and Centaur Hills, and give Sylvia the part of the family chronicle about the transformation of the Sun Elf's bloodline." In exchange for Gombis's understanding and support, he regained the supply of blue taro elixir. ”

"Five months? Okay, I agree with your plan. Duke Baselius nodded in approval, adding, "We also need to mend our relationship with Victor now, or Grace will cause us trouble again." After a pause, he sighed and said, "Sophia is migrating to the west of the empire, and I have ordered the head of the family to cooperate with her as much as possible, but the Marquis of Wimbledon wants to visit every lord family above the baron. ”

Oroksia was surprised and asked, "What does Sophia want to do?"

"She has always regarded herself as a merchant nobleman, what else do you think she can do?" Barcelius shook his head and smiled bitterly, "While she selects the young and strong women and children and craftsmen among the homeless people, she investigates the property of various families, and also builds a public carriage with them. ”

Oroxia was speechless, Sophia intended to open up trade routes in the western part of the empire and trade directly with the vassal families of Barcelians, which harmed the interests of the Barcelius suzerain.

"Don't stop her, let her be. Oroxia lazily covered her forehead and said, "Anyway, the western part of the empire is only the western part, and occupying the territory of the centaurs is the core strategy of the Iron Mountain Empire. ”

Baselius smiled: "Then I will send someone to pass the news to Cousin Victor, how to say, Sophia is also his wife." Our concession to the Marquess of Wimbledon is entirely based on his affection. ”

"Where's Cousin Victor now?"

"The entrenched orcs of the Eastern Frontier Territory are no longer able to resist our cavalry, and the Church has spread the news that the Earl of Golden-Eye is ready to lead a team to the City of Light to hunt down the strongest of the centaurs. ”

On the field of the front line of the Eastern Frontier Territory, a Sassang cavalryman rode his horse and galloped, his sharp arrows whistling in his ears, he flipped his body, sometimes hanging on the right side of the horse, sometimes dangling to the left.

More than thirty centaur hunters chased the Sassanian cavalry, shooting with heavy bows, forcing him to roll on his horseback to dodge, and let out a piercing and strange laugh.

The mastery of the human soldiers was a joke in the eyes of the centaurs, and hunting the human cavalry was always a favorite pastime for centaur hunters.

The hunting game continued, and the human cavalry seemed to be a little physically exhausted, and his dodge was half a beat slower, and he was hit in the back by a heavy arrow shot by the centaur, and he screamed, and the whole person fell on the horse's back. The centaur hunters booed their companion for accidentally shooting their prey to death. The centaur neighed in exasperation and chased after the out-of-control warhorse.

There is not much food for the tribe anymore, and catching a human cavalry can fill the stomach, and catching a live horse can be raised first and eaten later. They eat horse meat even though they are half like horses.

Centaurs are omnivorous, preferring meat to grass, surpassing the good horses of the Wharton prairie in terms of strength and speed, and soon overtook the unpiloted horses.

Suddenly, the human cavalry hanging upside down on horseback instantly drew his bow and fired a cold arrow at the chasing centaur.

The galloping centaur was caught off guard, sharp arrows pierced its head from its eye sockets, it screamed, rushed forward dozens of meters, swirling crookedly, and finally fell to the ground, its limbs twitching and shaking, and it could no longer get up.

The rest of the centaur pursuers were furious, and the javelins rained down with arrows, and the Wharton neighed and turned into hedgehogs.

As soon as the Sasan cavalry had succeeded in his arrow, he picked up the round shield beside his saddle, deftly flipped off his horse, dodged the javelin arrows, rolled on the ground, blocked him with the round shield, drew his spear from behind, and threw it out continuously. Unfortunately, the two javelins he fired missed the agile centaur.

"Come on, monster!" the Sassan cavalry roared, scribbling the last javelin in a posture of death.

An obsidian javelin flew over the cavalryman's head.

The centaur captain took his companion's arm and shouted, "Fool, I'm going to rip off his iron sheet and put it on mine!"

As he spoke, the majestic centaur captain raised two heavy maces and charged at the lone Sasan cavalry.

The cavalry gritted his teeth and waited for the centaur captain to rush into a hundred meters and threw the last throwing spear hard.

"Ding", "poof".

The centaur captain raised his mace and flew the cavalryman's spear, but its head was like a round melon being cracked by a heavy hammer, and the air flow was agitated and blood was spilled, and the headless centaur lay limply on the ground.

The centaur pursuers screamed and scattered. The Sassang cavalry looked at his right hand with a puzzled look on his face, and muttered to himself:

"I'm the evil one, how can I be a damn wizard?"

Behind them there was the sound of whirring wind, and twenty human warriors passed the stunned Sasan cavalry and chased the centaurs fleeing in all directions. Dressed in dark red leather armor and armed with rosewood warbows, they ran faster than four-legged centaurs, and arrows pierced the centaurs' horned heads with pinpoint precision, killing them.

By the time the Sassanian cavalry came to their senses, these mighty warriors had killed most of the centaur pursuers, and one of them even kicked a thousand-pound centaur more than ten meters away with his foot, pounced on it and broke its back, and then dragged the centaur back on its hind legs.

The monsoon brought the roar of the beast, and the Sassanian cavalry turned to see a troop of beast cavalry jogging around a knight.

The knight rode a huge lion with silver fur and a single horn on his forehead, he was dressed in dark blue leather armor, and held a metal war bow in the shape of an eagle in his hand, his face was handsome and sunny, and his eyes had a dark golden halo, which looked mysterious and noble.

The one-horned lion carried the mysterious and handsome knight to the front of the Sassanian cavalry, he looked at the cavalry condescendingly, his eyes showed a look of appreciation, and asked in a gentle tone: "Warrior, what is your name, to serve that lord?"

The Sassan cavalry hurriedly threw away their weapons and saluted respectfully: "Your Excellency, I am a vassal cavalryman of the Count of Tocket, and my name is Kalu. ”

"Count Tocket, Emperor Frederick's Fourth Blood Wolf Guard...... The City of Light should not be far away. ”

Victor nodded, jumped off the majestic alien war beast, and commanded behind him, "Priest Carlomon, please treat this brave soldier's arrow wound, I have something to ask him." ”