From Wember, the further northeast it goes, the more desolate it becomes. www.biquge.info There are occasionally some farms, villages and towns, and there are also steep and strict blockhouses, just like the barracks and forts on the front line of the war. The inhabitants of such places carry their self-defense weapons when they go out, and it is almost impossible to see them leisurely moving around, and even in this golden autumn season, there is definitely more indifference on their faces than the joy of the harvest.

By the time we approached the Villach Pass, even the fort town had disappeared, and all that remained was a few camping houses not too far from the main road.

Camping, known as the fringe of human architecture, is also wild for the people who live in it, full of bestiality, strong sense of territory, and hostile to all strangers. They often stand on rocks, crouch between the forks of trees, and watch the convoys and pedestrians passing by their own territory, their eyes as cold as if they were looking at the eyes of the dead at a memorial service for the enemy......

"Look at these vigilant and dangerous eyes, and look at the creatures with these eyes, who are also called humans, but who seem to live in another world, a world frequented by fear and death.

They are an allusion to the attitude of the natives of Quel'dan towards us: we are foreign invaders, ferocious beasts and monsters, the main culprits who disturb and destroy their peaceful life, and themselves, the guardians of their homeland. ”

"Sir, do you mean that the crusade expedition is essentially not righteous or glorious?" Lana, dressed in simple clothes on a war horse, asked with some emotion as she withdrew her look of pity from a thin black child in the shade of a tree beside the road.

"While one party is in possession, the other party is always deprived, and justice is just a grandiose reason for the big fist!" replied to the small thing with a delicate voice, shaking his head and pretending to be pedant.

"Oh, cutie, you know so much, who did you hear it from?" Lana asked, holding up the radish sitting in her palm and smiling. Recently, quirky, nagging little things have been with her, bringing a lot of vivid color and fun to the boring life.

"It's ...... me to realize"

"Huh?" Lana took out a beautiful golden magic hedron with her other hand and shook it in front of the little thing's eyes.

"It was Master Anthony who said it!" Radish was honest, and exchanged it for another favorite hedron for him. Now that he doesn't need a lot of power stones to fill his stomach like he did at the beginning, he has his own small hedron warehouse, and one of the pleasures of small things is to lie down among these colorful stones and sleep beautifully.

"For people living in this era, it should be regarded as a wise man to have such an insight!" Li Yun commented pertinently. He didn't have this Anthony Öster mage in his memory, but the incisive assertions made Li Yun's interest in this person increase little by little, "Perhaps, if you have a lot of leisure, it will be interesting to go and see the treasure of this human mage!" Li Yun gradually came up with this thought.

"Wise man, my creator is not as simple as a wise man! Great ......" Radish was proud, and wanted to boast, but was frightened by Li Yun's cold eyes and hid to the other side of Lana, hugged Lana's neck and peeked a few times, seeing that Li Yun had no signs of further seizures, so he began to stick out his tongue and grimace at him......

On the sixth day after leaving Wimberna, the Villach Pass was already in sight.

Known as the 'Death Cage', the Villach Pass is a narrow and long wall built into a valley. In this fenced deep valley mountain pass, there is no stairway leading to the wall. The soldiers guarding the pass could only ascend the wall through the passages that folded up on the side of the pass, on both sides of the tall walls, and between the rock walls.

On each side of the two long walled aisles there are eight large lockable gates at intervals and large shooting platforms above the gates. In other words, even if the enemy occupies the gate at the other end, he will not be able to advance to this end quickly.

The easily defended and impregnable Villach Pass and the steep peaks on either side form a natural barrier separating civilization from barbarism. Interestingly, this was once a strong wall for orcs to resist human invasion, and humans exchanged the lives of more than 30,000 soldiers for this natural danger, and now it has been 21 years, but only a total of no more than 2,000 orc heads have been harvested. Coupled with the investment of manpower, material resources, and financial resources such as renovation and garrisoning soldiers, it is really a loss to calculate the detailed accounts.

Before noon, the sun was high, "Go down to camp and build a fortress, we won't go!" Li Yunxin's order made all the officers and men feel puzzled. Think about the Crusaders, this way to stop and go, stop and go, and finally set foot on the land of Queldan, but was ordered to start a long-term residence posture, is it to conquer Queldan, or to change the defense of the defenders of the Villach Pass?

Confused is confused, all departments and formations dare not be a little ambiguous in carrying out orders, the crusaders are strictly disciplined, and the eyes of the rose knights, who temporarily serve as gendarmes, have eyes brighter than the tip of a knife, ears that are more intelligent than the smell of a hunting dog, and the scene of a hemp whip dipped in water on a person's back is chilling to watch. Say less and do more, the four-word mantra is very applicable here.

The pack animals were driven to the nameless woodland, five kilometers away, where makeshift lumberjacks were already working, and the felled trees were carried back in bundles, walls, shooting towers, warehouses, and ...... It was quickly erected, tents, trenches, blacksmiths' furnaces...... Gradually, they appeared in designated positions, and for the officers and soldiers of the Crusaders, it seemed that they had become more skilled and professional in doing these civil works than in war.

Just after noon, Viscount Ningde, a man in his forties, came to Lana sweating profusely. He is the highest commander of the garrison of the Philach Pass, with about 3,500 officers and soldiers to guard this place, I heard the report of his subordinates that the crusaders are coming, but they are not the pass, but they are camped 3 kilometers away from the pass, and I don't know which one this upstart from the capital is singing, because of Lana's noble status, he is a little viscount who has to lie down in person.

"Guards, take the Viscount's personal guards to the side tent to rest, on a hot day, everyone is in a hurry, bring the cold sour plum soup to everyone to drink, I have important matters to discuss with the Viscount, and I must not disturb. Lana, who was sitting behind the table in the center, commanded. As a result, a group of soldiers who followed Ningde were kindly invited to the side tent.

"Lord Marquis, you are so polite, I ......" In the tent here, Viscount Ningde just said two polite words, only to feel a huge pain in the back of his head, and his eyes were dark, and he fainted unconscious.

"This guy is also an important character for the time being, magic worm, plant one for him!" Li Yun came in from the side room and said to Seleburn behind him.

Alina, who knocked out the Viscount of Ningde, pulled the collar of the back coat of a 200-pound living person, lifted it up like a chicken, put it on a chair, and commented lightly: "Vigilance and combat effectiveness are extremely poor......

Ningde woke up again, and found himself tied to a chair and stuffed with something in his mouth, he felt humiliated and angry, but he could only express his feelings with resentful eyes and a rough breath spewing from his nose.

"Because for the time being, I only need you to be a qualified listener, so I will wronged you. Li Yun pulled the chair to the opposite side of Ningde. "Since you may be too angry to listen to what I'm saying, I feel the need to give you an idea of where you're doing. Li Yun snapped his fingers, under the control of Seleburn's spell, Ning De only felt that he suddenly had a splitting headache, and the pain was so strong that in just two or three seconds, he was soaked in sweat that kept oozing.

"I've put something in your head that can make you hurt or make you die. That's not the point, though. I believe that as a military attache guarding the border, you still have a little bit of strong and unyielding consciousness and putting life and death out of the way. I've done some research and know that you have a beautiful wife and a pair of lovely and intelligent children. What I want you to know is that I destroyed the 17 tribes of Nesmail, and someone wanted us to die, and sent troops to attack and kill us in a forest road in Lok Ma County, Scandend, but failed, so they died. You've probably heard of this, so I think I have a pretty clear idea of my ability and determination. ”

Li Yun's words were not very long, and he spoke leisurely and relaxed, but the content of his words effectively attracted Ningde's attention. In fact, when someone discovers that everything they have can easily be destroyed by someone and that person has demands on himself, it is difficult not to pay attention.

"You see, we are very honest, and we are willing to tell you this confidential information, because we have regarded you as our own. Give you five minutes to digest this shocking piece of information. Li Yunchong smiled kindly at Ning De, but the only feeling Ning De got from that withered and gray face was fear.

Five minutes later, "Now, I suppose even if I take off what is stuffed in your mouth and loosen what is tied to you, you won't roar and shout: 'Guard', right?" Li Yun stared at Ning De's eyes, and what he got was a nod from the other party.

"I know that Lord Viscount is a very sensible man, otherwise it would be difficult to explain the trouble of returning to the garrison if all of your guards died. Li Yun said in his usual tone, making a look at Alina, the cold and piercing knife light flickered, the rope that bound Ning De was broken, and the stuffed thing in his mouth was also lightly picked out.

"What do you want?" Ningde asked with a calm face.

Li Yun smiled slightly, flashed aside, and Lana's heroic figure appeared in Ningde's sight. "Guard, iced sour plum soup!"

The large porcelain cup with ice dew hanging from the tray was respectfully held up by a guard, and hovered within Ningde's reach. Ning De frowned, trying to suppress his anger, "If you have anything to say, let's say it directly!"

"Is that the composure of a Sideplug commander?" Lana smiled.

Snorted coldly, Ning De picked up the porcelain cup, looked sad and sad about drinking poison, poured it down, and wiped the water droplets on the stubble on the side of his mouth after drinking, "Say it!"

"Go get another drink!" Lana said to the guard, ignoring Ningde.

Another glass was served, "The viscount was sweating a lot just now, drink it slowly, we have time." Picking up the cup on the table, Lana drank some water herself gracefully.

The cool and delicious sour plum soup calmed Ningde a lot, and I have to admit that this kind of thing that has never been drunk before is really exciting to drink......

"Actually, we don't have any special requirements for Viscount Ningde, we just want you to cooperate with the Crusaders' breathing. Frankly, Villach is as important to the current crusaders as the neck, and we certainly don't want our neck to be in someone else's hands. Besides, nearly 10,000 orcs are still waiting for us on the plains of Angsuha, and once the crusaders leave Villach, if you receive any order to close the city gates, we will have only one way to go, and I don't think anyone will want to see such a sad and angry thing. ”

"Nearly 10,000 orcs!" Ning De took a cold breath and opened his eyes wide.

He smiled lightly, "You may be wondering, do I have to believe this little girl's words? This is understandable, after all, ten thousand orcs is not a small number, it is equivalent to five standard tribes, or a collection of more than 30 orc warbands. However, after a while, you will be able to tell if what I say is true or false. Because, the goal of the crusaders is not how to exterminate these orcs, but how to enslave them as much as possible. ”

Lana's words surprised Ningde again, and at the same time, he felt that the little girl was talking big. You must know that the combat power of an ordinary orc is equivalent to the total combat power of one and a half to two elite human warriors. If it weren't for their stupidity, it was unknown whether the human kingdom would be able to exist now.

Lana saw contempt and suspicion in Ningde's eyes, but she didn't explain much. Words are sometimes pale and weak, so let the facts speak for themselves. "Viscount Ningde, your family is now on their way here, and it is my honor to tell you that they will be the official inhabitants of the first new city established by the Crusaders in Queldan. We are going to build a city on the plains of Onjoha, and when the time comes, you can ride a fast horse and be reunited with your family in three days, which is much better than separating from a different place now......"

Ningde left in despair, for the sake of his family and for himself, he chose to become a puppet, a puppet who acted according to orders. However, it is not difficult to be a puppet of this high mountain emperor, on the contrary, the days are not much different from before. Years later, he was proud to define that decision as the wisest decision of his life......

"Sir, is it really good to coerce a person like this?" Lana, who was at the end of the acting, asked Li Yun with uneasiness.

"Of course it's good! There may be pain and pressure, but it's just Ningde, compared to the need to sacrifice the lives of many soldiers guarding the Philach Pass, your actions just now have saved most people, and it is also so that the many families behind them do not have to taste the pain of losing their sons and husbands. Li Yun told Lana.

"But we don't know if the king would have given such an order to cut the crusaders out of the pass. It's like sentencing someone to death before they kill him, isn't it too arbitrary?"

"Wait until someone else cuts off their head and then talk about revenge, it's too late......" Li Yun chuckled and said, leaving the tent.

The Angjoha Plain is bordered by the Shimmer Wilderness, a typical alpine meadow terrain of the Northland, with barren grass and sparse trees. Trees were undoubtedly in short supply to build a camp there, so the trees collected by the Crusaders would be pulled there by vacant carts after departure, and the Crusaders would probably have to spend the first winter in their tents before the actual fortifications of the fortress were built.

Another important material is food and grass, which is a bottomless pit that is difficult to fill, not only to increase the needs of the people, but also to save a large amount of food in order to survive the winter of the orc slaves who are included in the captive plan.

Simple hunting was no longer enough to fill the huge gap that might arise, and wild fruits and berries were harvested and made into jars of jam, or substituted for grain as raw materials for winemaking, or dried for storage. Rotten wood and rotten wood are brought back to become a hotbed for the growth and reproduction of fungi and plants, and they are characterized by broken cycles and fast reproduction, and wild vegetables are also picked in large quantities, dried and stored...... It can be said that the immediate task of the Crusaders at the Villach Pass was to gather everything they could eat in preparation for the harsh winter and next spring.

For a long time, the Crusaders' actions were both panicked and amused by the defenders of the Villach Pass.

"Perhaps tomorrow you will find that the Crusaders can turn the rough bark into savory side dishes and pickle them in jars. Someone watched the crusaders scouring everywhere for something to swallow and said so.

"They may have been strangers who were going to crush Queldan with food, not weapons!" said some of the soldiers, seeing the stacks of grain and grass stacked high.

However, few people knew that the real focus of the Crusaders at this time was the study of magic in an inconspicuous tent.

"Master, the research on the Celestial Weather Emblem has yielded new results, and I can now freely manipulate celestial phenomena, rainfall, snowfall, etc., but due to the influence of mana energy, every time I increase a state level or range level, the mana required will be doubled. Also, my levitation technique is not enough to stay in the air for too long. "This is Ogoros's debriefing.

"The use of the Rite of Life is also basically mastered, and the good news is that we can quickly catalyze some young livestock into fat and thick meat animals, and we can make some creatures produce enhanced mutations. But the former requires a lot of mana, and the latter sacrifices the lifespan of the creature itself......" said the spirit of the ancient elf Nafringel.

"Master, all the Secret Silver we can get together and the magic materials you asked for will arrive tomorrow afternoon, but there is still a big gap, and your idea will not be completed unless we can collect close to the same amount of these materials!" The last message was delivered to Li Yun by Maluluna from distant Nesmai after being calculated and integrated.

"Energy, energy, or energy, it seems that this problem has become the biggest problem that restricts all development overnight!" Li Yun held a grain of ice in his hand and tried to think of a solution.