Chapter 7: The Appearance of the Dragon

In the "Snow Wolf Praetorian Guard", known as the "Shield of Osland", also known as the "St. Jormain Ice Wall", it is known for its ability to defend the castle. Unlike the other four elite legions of the Oslan Empire, www.biquge.info the "Snow Wolf Praetorian Guard" is composed of Imperial nobles, and even the lowest-ranking light infantry is at least a Baron for Life in the Empire. The "Snow Wolf Praetorian Guard" never recruits from outside, and directly selects suitable candidates from other legions or garrisons to join the legion directly. The "Snow Wolf Praetorian Guard" currently serves a total of 100,000 soldiers. Among them were two heavy infantry battalions, four light infantry battalions, two archery battalions, three squadrons of heavy cavalry and six squadrons of light cavalry. Plus a mixed brigade of magician monks. Unlike other legions, the light infantry brigades of the "Snow Wolf Praetorian Guard" made up the vast majority. Both heavy cavalry and light cavalry accounted for a pitiful proportion of the Praetorian Guard. In fact, these cavalry were not used for battle, but for the honor guard of the king to travel on festivals.

- "Imperial Elite: Snow Wolf Praetorian Guard"

"My child, when you read this letter, I am afraid I am no longer alive. Before I conceived you, I knew I wasn't going to do it anymore. I was originally a Holy See, so I wasn't afraid of death. Death is just a trip to another world for us. But I want to leave a new life, a small life that I created with my own hands. That little life is you. I've always been frail and sickly, and I'm afraid you'll suffer as much as I do. But when I see you, I thank the gods, you are so healthy and beautiful. I once served the god of light with all my heart, and I never thought of stepping into the mortal world. Until I met your father. He had just returned from the battlefield and was covered in blood. I've always hated war, I don't like soldiers. But your father was a strange man, he looked fierce on the outside, but he was actually a very gentle man. During the two months we were together, he walked and ate with me every day, and even though he had never been a believer, he would accompany me there and pray. Their troops were sent by the Oslan Empire to help the Holy See exterminate the bandits. Later, the bandits were eliminated and they had to return home. I thought I would never see your father again, but I didn't expect that he applied for discharge from the army after returning to China. Did you know? Your father was actually a very good man, and he was said to be the most potential candidate to become a captain. Not only did early discharge not have a chance to rise again, but there was not even a discharge pay. He said he liked to live a hard life with me. Later, we moved to Mino, which was close to the Holy See and the villagers were very nice, so we settled here. My child, I'm afraid I won't see you grow up, I really hope you can become a warrior as strong as your father, but I don't want you to go to war, you are my child, mothers will always be selfish, I hope you can be a person who can protect yourself and protect your loved ones. Live in peace. This amulet was carried with me when I left the Holy See with the bishop's blessing in the hope that it will bring you good luck. My poor child. Lying in the tent, Bert's eyes slowly began to blur as he looked at the letter left by his mother. Mother must be a very strong woman, mother's handwriting is very delicate, and when she writes letters, she should be very sick. But from the literal point of view, it is very energetic. Bert, who had never felt a mother's love, held the letter in his arms, and felt a warm current spread throughout his body on a cold winter night.

After a night's rest, the traveler started packing his things again and hitting the road. Because of the official road that you take all the way, there will be a post station every half a day, and there will be some troops stationed there, so it is still relatively safe. Even if you occasionally encounter a few lone animals wandering in the middle of the road, and see dozens of people and a team with horse-drawn carriages, they all hide outside the drain. In this way, after more than ten days of travel, the adventurers finally arrived at Lisbon, the largest city in the pan-continent.

The huge walls and the towering mountains beyond, the bustling crowds and carriages at the gates, and the occasional swift passing of the communications cavalry, all surprised the two young men who came out of the remote village. A few kilometres from Lisbon, the imperial capital can already be seen through the mist. The huge granite walls reflect dazzling light in the sun, and the red walls look particularly solemn. Granite is formed by the cooling of underground magma, and there is a volcano in the Saint-Jolmain Mountains that has been dormant for thousands of years, and there are rich granite mines beneath the rolling mountains. Under the command of the first king of the Osland Empire, a large number of manpower and material resources were invested, and all the materials of the city walls were directly taken from the local materials, and it took decades to complete an impregnable city. Since the day it appeared, it has marked the strength of the strongest empire on the continent.

After entering the city limits of Lisbon, the main road of the three gates was widened to 10 meters, which was not only a passage for merchants to enter and exit the imperial capital, but also a road for military empires. Although you can already see Lisbon from afar, it seems that it is still quite far from the city gates. The group walked for nearly an hour before arriving at the gate of the southern city. The city of Lisbon faces north and south, so the south gate is the main entrance to the city, and the south gate is slightly larger than the other two.

Because of the large number of people entering the city at the south gate, there are relatively many troops stationed there. And from the point of view of quality, these middle-aged officers on duty are also the elite of the elite, whether it is the posture of the guards standing guard or the demeanor of the patrol guards on the city wall, they are a division of a hundred battles.

In fact, they are indeed the most effective troops in Oslan, they are the "Snow Wolf Praetorian Guard", the head of the five elite legions of the empire, which has the reputation of "St. Jolman's Ice Wall". It was also one of the armies that Bert's father wanted him to blend into. In order to ensure the overall combat effectiveness of the Praetorian Guard, every year the Imperial Military Department will randomly select two to three brigades of soldiers from the troops to be stationed on the Imperial Frontier or other cities.

Although there has always been a conflict between the Oslan Empire and the Satya Empire on the frontier, the imperial capital far from the battlefield is still quite relaxed. Bert and Eileen, who had come with the caravan, were casually checked and let go. As soon as they entered the imperial capital, the eyes of the two young people were too busy, and there were all kinds of shops on both sides of the road, and the bustling streets were intricate. And there are people or other species with different appearances, such as two people who seem to be from a vast empire in the ancient East, with black hair and black eyes, and skin that is a little more yellow than the people of the continent of Theseus. It is said that the royal family of this empire all has the blood of the dragon, and can sign a contract with the corresponding dragon family of the family Jackie Chan Knight. There are also some very rare races that also appear here, such as dwarves from the mountains, bearded pirates from the sea, if one is accidentally lost, it is estimated that they will not be able to find it.

The two of them shuttled from store to store, and Erin pulled Bert to buy a dress made of good material, the color of which Bert liked in black. What makes Bert feel strange is that Erin, a strange gadget that girls usually like, is not interested, but rather cares about the materials in the magic shop. Once you enter a magic shop, you won't come out for half an hour, and at this rate, it looks like you're going to spend a night in an inn today, and you don't know how much it will cost.

Just as Bert was pondering how to stay tonight, a loud bang was heard from the depths of the St. Jolmain Mountains. Frightened, Erin dropped a bottle of magic potion on the ground, but luckily the ground was made of magic grass and not broken, otherwise the expensive magic potion would have to be bought out of her pocket. Bert and Erin ran out of the store and stood in the middle of the street looking out into the mountains. Travelers and merchants on the road also rushed out to see what was going on.

"Roar!" was another loud bang, and both Bert and Erin were startled. Dragon! The cry was the same as that of the velociraptor in the forest. But the sound was more than ten times louder than that of a velociraptor dragon!

Could it be a dragon!