Beyond the Coast Mountains is a dark forest, which has a straightforward name called the Dark Forest. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but the name is very apt. At night, the color of this forest is no different from the night in the sky. The dense woods obscured all the moonlight. Even on a night when there are no dark clouds, the moonlight cannot penetrate the rich canopy of this forest.

And a potholed road runs through this forest, connecting the town of Ménice with the Coast Mountains. But judging by the dilapidated path and the overgrown weeds and shrubs on the road, the road has been abandoned for a long time. The road once connected the Coast Peninsula south of the Coast Mountains, which was once the kingdom of the Coast Dwarves. But later, the demons took advantage of the world war to land on the coastal peninsula and slaughtered and expelled the coastal dwarves. And transformed the former dwarven coastal kingdom into the base and stronghold of the demons on the continent - the Metuk Demon Domain.

"Bang bang bang. ”

With the sound of metal clashing, the neat and rapid pace kicked up puffs of dust. Another group of demon soldiers ran over, looking at this tall figure and the huge battle axe in his hand, it should be an orc army.

"Huh......" Lance and Veronica, who were hiding in a ditch on the side of the road, both let out a relaxed breath at the same time.

At this time, the white dragon princess Loxani flew out of the air, and then sighed and said, "It's so dangerous, I almost crashed into it." Luckily, this nasty ghost is alert. ”

"yes. But it's almost Menise, how can they still be chasing. Veronica clutched her chest, a little helpless and out of breath.

"But then again, the demon troops reacted really quickly. Lance stood up, looked in the direction where the gang had disappeared, and complained in a low voice: "Obviously, the IQ of those Metu people is so low, I thought that their military efficiency was not very good. But I didn't expect the demon army's reaction speed to be so fast, but fortunately I didn't take the big road before. ”

Veronica patted the soil on her body, sorted out her clothes, and said, "Actually, the demons didn't have a military system a long time ago, and they didn't have any strategic tactics, and they fought because of the number of people. But according to my grandfather, he also recently feels that the demon race seems to have undergone a major reform. Although the soldiers are all old, the system is more perfect. And they are also learning from the military system of our Idiris. In recent years, the demons have also recovered from the defeat they had suffered 19 years ago, and are now attacking the border more and more often. Especially after the Duchy of Idires was divided into six, it basically violated the border every week. ”

Lance pulled Veronica up, and the two men picked up the two pieces of armor they had captured, and continued along the path like two people who were going to the river to wash their clothes. Not far away is the Clay River where Reims drifted before, and the Clay River at this time feels like it has nothing to do with itself, just flowing quietly.

"Divided into six, didn't you say that Idiris, one of the Nine Kingdoms?" Lance asked curiously.

Veronica said a little angrily, "In my heart, she has always been the Nine Kingdoms. But the reality is that 19 years ago, the demons attacked the Duchy of Idiris. The current duke, Aceh, had to abandon the city and go to St. Venian for help, and later recovered Idireis at the end of the war. Since then, however, Idris has not relented. Ten years ago, the three largest princes in the territory of Idiris, the Earl of Eagle Hill, the Earl of South Lansgaard, and the Earl of Monslow, took advantage of the assassination of Duchess Winnie, and the Duke of Aceh was heartbroken and ignored the government, and openly rebelled. In the end, the disheartened Duke of Aceh accepted their terms in full before he could fight much. The Duchy of Idiris, which was then divided into six, made itself dukes, and forced the Earls of Harun and Gardestel to become independent. ”

Lance said with a look of surprise and disdain: "Duke Aceh is so cowardly, he is a faint king." ”

The white dragon princess Loxani flew in front of Lance, and said as she flew backwards, "Not really, when I was still in the dragon egg, I heard from those who bought and sold dragon eggs and adventurers. Duke Aceh was known as the 'Penitent'. And the ability is not bad either. The rapid recovery of Idiris after the war was all due to this duke. ”

"Uh-huh!" Veronica nodded in agreement.

"Then why did he give up without even fighting?"

Veronica also said with a very depressed face: "Actually, everyone doesn't know. Some people said that he had given up in despair, some said that he had no soldiers, and some said that he did not want the people to be devastated by the war again. Anyway, it just happened. ”

But speaking of this, Veronica, who had been quiet all the way, suddenly clenched her fists, looked ahead, and said with a determined look in her eyes: "But I believe that the Rostol family will be able to reunite my country and restore her to its former glory." After all, only the Rostol family is the descendant of the 'god of war' Veneto, and only the Rostol family has the de jure right to rule the principality of Idris!

Lance was a little surprised to see that Veronica, who was so weak, actually talked about national affairs so impassionedly: "I didn't expect you to care so much about national affairs." So you support the Rostol family, but are the Rostol family the family of the Duke of Aceh? Why do you support them so much? Aren't these nobles ordinary people who are common people?"

Veronica shook her head and said, "I don't care about national affairs, but there are relatives, friends and glory that I want to protect." Although our Inlinger family is not a famous family, our family has been helped by the Rostol family for generations. The most important thing is that the Duke's family are all good people, they are not nobles of the common people. On the contrary, in the 19 years after the war, Duke Aceh reduced taxes, reformed the military system, rewarded military merit, developed agriculture, encouraged fertility, dredged trade routes, and restored the classical legal system. It is now a prosperous scene on the plains of Clay. Although I am a woman, I can also see what it means to govern the country and what it is to disgrace the country. I just believe that with the efforts of the Duke's family, at least we can live and work in peace and contentment, and everyone will be well fed and clothed. ”

Lance looked at Veronica with a serious face, and suddenly laughed out loud. When Veronica saw Lance's appearance, she was a little angry and said, "What are you laughing at? I was answering your question very seriously, but you laughed at you and ignored you!"

Veronica turned her head angrily as she spoke. When the white dragon princess Loxani saw this scene, she was also amused by Veronica: "I didn't expect that Sister Veronica would also be angry and coquettish, so cute, haha." ”

"You two, one master and one servant!, real!" Veronica was now embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Lance hurriedly covered his mouth, held back laughter and said, "No, no, we're not laughing at you, it's appreciation, it's really appreciation from the heart." I just think that you, a quiet and gentle female doctor, suddenly said so many truths about governing the country with a serious face. The contrast is really a bit big, so I can't help it. But to be honest, I think you can actually be a queen and govern a country yourself, and if you can do the above well, it will be absolutely fine to build a kingdom that dominates one side. ”

When Veronica heard this, she blushed and said, "I'll just tell you how to do it." And I'm the granddaughter of a healer, a knight, and I'm not even a nobleman, so I don't even rule any country. As long as I can heal and save people, I will be satisfied. ”

"Who was born noble?" said Lance with a smile, "There is such a thing as blood, which is dispensable. When you become queen, you will say that you are the daughter or incarnation of some god, and everyone will believe you. ”

At this moment, the sound of hurried running footsteps suddenly came again in the distance, overwhelming and dense. And it sounds like there is more than one number.

So Lance hurriedly pulled Veronica to hide in the woods by the roadside. The white dragon princess Loxani flew to the canopy and hid in the dense canopy.

Soon, they saw five horsemen rushing towards them. But instead of horses, they rode huge white wolves. The wolf warrior was wearing black battle armor from head to tail, and the armor of the second row guarded the back and abdomen of the wolf in an orderly manner. The wolf's glowing red eyes sparkled like rubies in the night, piercing through the darkness of the forests on both sides, looking for prey hidden in the darkness.

The war wolves each rode an orc cavalry with a giant axe in their right hand. Their bodies were covered in angular, terrifying-looking plate armor, which was as thick as a hard rock, and it was estimated that ordinary weapons would be difficult to penetrate.

"Monster Beast Wolf Cavalry!" Veronica whispered to Lance in a somewhat panicked voice.