The hall of the Watch Castle was empty and quiet, several times larger than the main hall of the Black Hammer Castle, an enclosed space with seven high walls, and the sunlight shining through the mosaic glass seemed to spread a silver blanket on the floor.

Rhodes stood under the statue of Erson and stared at the cold stone statue, the white sun shining on it, as if giving it life and soul. Rhodes seemed to hear the roars and roars of the northern forest far away, the deepest voices in his body, all that the bear god Urson had bestowed, shouting in the depths of his soul. It's like wielding a blow at will, and you can dance the power of lightning, and the blessings of the gods are imposed on one person, and it feels wonderful and heavy. When you see those cold stone statues, what others see is only stones, just statues, but what you see is the shadow of the gods. The roaring bear god, and the thunder god with a war hammer......

Boom......

Just as he was thinking, the door to the castle hall opened. Seven other lords from the north arrived. Ten lords were supposed to gather here. However, the Ring Castle has been reduced to ruins, and both lords have died. Now, to the west of the North, there are only Blackhammer Fort and Heidelberg, which can be said to be the same place, because Rhodes and Caroline are husband and wife. Jointly rule that land.

Several lords came belatedly, not because they didn't pay attention to it, but because the distance was long, and the territory of the northern border was very vast.

"I heard the orcs are coming again?"

As soon as he entered, Bernat, the lord of Hearth, opened his throat and asked aloud. He had a strong frame and a beastly face. A thick black beard grows along the mouth, and the jaw and cheeks are also full of hair. Rhodes had seen him when Erlengrad rebelled, and now it seems that Bernat is fatter than he was at the beginning. Ordinary armor may not be able to accommodate his body. However, he did not come in armor, but in an ordinary travel suit.

"Yes, as I said in my letter, Rhodes wanted to have a plenary session, and I agreed. The problem is obvious, as can be seen from the number of these dwarven refugees in recent times. ”

Cyril sat on his throne in the center of the hall and replied loudly. Rod barely had a chance to speak. But if the Earl of Fort Watch had a clear vision and a deep awareness, Rod could have stayed silent the whole time. But this is impossible, because after a few days of conversation, Rhodes already knows that Cyril knows about the Greenskins, but he doesn't really realize how terrible they are. It can also be seen from the faces of several northern lords. They weren't really nervous because of the Greenskin invasion.

"It's not a matter of a day or two, and it's not the first time it's happened. ”

Wintercastle Lord Giger chimed in.

"This time it's different, the leader of the greenskin army is a black orc named Grimug Ironskin. ”

Rod interrupted his reply.

"When will the orcs have names?"

Giger's words were full of contempt.

"Orcs have always had their own names, but we've never studied them closely. ”

Rhodes said.

"Against a herd of beasts, with a bow and a spear, what else is there to study. ”

"Lord Giger, please speak with respect. If you don't want to come, no one will force you to come here, but since you're here, please listen carefully to the words of Lord Cyril and Lord Rhodes. We are here to discuss countermeasures, not to argue and refute. ”

Lord Edmund of Ice Castle interjected that he was Rhodes' comrade-in-arms and knew a lot about the threats of chaos and greenskins, because Ice Castle was originally a fortress on the edge of the Great Wall, and as the northernmost castle in Kislev, Ice Castle faced no less threat than Blackhammer Castle. Their warriors are few in number, but in terms of combat effectiveness, they may be stronger than the Norscan Warbands of Blackhammer. Beautiful

"Listen to me, guys. We fought side by side during the Erlengrad Rebellion, and we defended the first line of defense in Kislev on the bloody and brutal battlefield. The Northern Coalition is strong, brave and unyielding. However, I would like to say that this Greenskin invasion will be a much more serious event than the Erlengrad rebellion, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it will be a hundred times more serious. ”

Rhodes stepped forward and walked to the center of the hall. He looked around and saw different faces. Some had a glint of respect in their eyes, others were full of suspicion, and some still had a little contempt. To this day, Rhodes knows that there are still people who think of themselves as nothing more than an upstart, a lucky person who is so lucky. Just like Cyril on the throne, although he is also an earl, Rhodes knows that in Cyril's eyes, he is the real earl, the guardian of the North.

"How can you say that?"

Lord Flender of Eagle's Nest asked.

"Each of you has received dwarven refugees from the south in your territory, just ask them. As you know, the dwarves are a race that will not leave their homeland easily, and even earthquakes and floods will not shake their determination to protect their homeland. And this time, they were defeated, completely defeated, fleeing to our land. The green skins, the green skins that make it all happen, they are the numbers, they are unprecedented - a hundred thousand, or even more. ”

In the sunlight, Rhodes spoke loudly, and his voice echoed through the halls of the huge castle. Everyone heard clearly, and they sat in their seats, silent.

"The Iron Hides who led them were not to conquer the dwarves or other races, but purely to fight and kill. ”

"Greenskins are in the south, and Kislev City is in the south, and the Ice Queen will stop them for us!"

The new lord of Splitstone Castle, Volkuf, said. As the only queen supporter in the North, he has always seemed out of place in the collective. But this is the Northern Plenary Meeting, and he has to be invited again.

"Ice Queen? ”

Rhodes smiled, the meaning of which only a few old lords could grasp.

"But what if Greenskin bypasses the city of Kislev and heads straight north?"

Rod then asked.

"Then let them come, my axe will cut off their heads!"

Fireborough Lord Bertner roared. In the sunlight, the projection on the ground resembles a giant grizzly bear, strong and powerful.

"A hundred thousand greenskins, or even more. How do you hack it? Lord Bertner, how many orcs can you and I hack to death?"

Rod turned his head and asked rhetorically. Bertner stopped talking, just glared at Rhodes.

"Brothers, all the lords of the North, we are facing an army of 100,000 greenskins. And all the forces in the northern border combined, the total number is no more than 10,000. Damn, this amount of manpower, how are we going to deal with such a brutal and bloodthirsty army of orcs?"

Rod exclaimed.