The next evening, Benedict, Lord of Grizzly Castle, received Rhodes from afar. However, he only received Rod alone, and the others were left to hang out and continue to be guests in the castle......

A huge aerial chain bridge connecting the Shadow Tower and the main fort, Rhodes had stood at the head of the bridge the night before to feel its steepness and majesty, and the bottom of his feet was the abyss, looking down from the air, the chain bridge was like a thin line, connecting the main castle of Grizzly Fort with the outside world, here, you can intuitively feel where the self-confidence of the Lord of Grizzly Fort comes from. Not to mention that the passage into the city is a narrow valley area, after entering the castle, you have to capture two shadow towers to really face the main castle of Grizzly Bear, and once the defenders of Grizzly Bear cut off the chain bridge, then, even if there are more siege troops, you can only sigh. Unless each of them puts on their wings and flies straight over. But that's obviously unrealistic, the medieval world is not high enough for everyone to fly......

In the dim sunlight, Rhodes and the guards crossed the rickety chain bridge in the sky and came to the city of Grizzly Castle, just as the castle's true face gradually appeared in the daylight.

It is made of circles of white rock, with stone walls stacked on top of each other, around the main tower, and between the main tower and the surrounding walls, there are irregular corridors and arches, and the whole castle is spread out on all sides with the main tower as the center of the concentric circles, like the doughnut bread made by the pastry chef, and the whole picture that could not be seen in the dim light of the fire last night is now slowly revealed.

The guards are heavily armed and wear half-body plate armor with grizzly bear markings, which can be described as luxurious. You must know that only knights have the capital to wear plate armor, and it is good for normal soldiers to be able to use chain mail, but in a country like Kislev, which is not wealthy, many regular soldiers can only wear leather armor...... If you look at the equipment of the Northern Alliance, if you don't make it clear, it's like an armed mob of peasants and beggars, well, it's no different from the improvised mob in the city of Erlengrad.

However, this also reflects from another angle that this castle still has a certain strength. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the guards to wear such equipment. But it is also possible that it is another face project......

Rod was brought into the castle by the guards and the lord's attendant he saw yesterday, perhaps confident in his fortifications, and when he entered the city, Rod was not blindfolded, but walked inside step by step under the guidance of the guide.

The golden sunset sun poured in through the windows in the upper hallway, and the tiny specks of dust floating in the air reminded Rhodes of the warm light in the cathedral.

A few minutes later, they came to the location of the main tower, which is strange to say, Grizzly Fort is almost a castle expanded from a tower, Rhodes suspects that it was not a planned castle at all, but a lighthouse or watchtower or something, directing ships in the center of the river, but after a long time, the Tsar discovered the strategic and economic value of this place, and expanded it into a castle. Compared to the Black Hammer Castle that he ruled, it is still very large, almost twice the size of the Iron Ring Fort, and most of the castles in the south are larger than those in the north, which is also normal, the south is relatively warmer, closer to the capital, the population is larger, the trade is more frequent, and the scale of the natural castle is larger.

If there is a strong point in the North, it is that the people of the North, who have been trained in the cold, the wind and snow, and the endless enemy, are more brave and warlike, while the people of the South are more comfortable, and those who live in the city may be afraid of even the sight of a wild boar, which is almost non-existent in the North.

"So, you're Katerina's messenger?"

Benedict, the owner of Grizzly Castle, sat on the lord's throne and asked aloud. The hall was large enough that the sound echoed and echoed.

"Yes, Lord of Blackhammer Castle - Rod, Rod Lawn. "Let's look for books

Rhodes returned aloud, his voice echoing through the hall as well, and thicker and fuller than that of Benedict, who stared at Rhodes, his eyes narrowed into a line, as if examining the stranger from the north. It was indeed the first time they had met, and it was not normal for Grizzly Bear to be located in the south-central part of the kingdom, and Black Hammer was located on the northern frontier.

Rod noticed a line of guards standing on either side of the hall, as well as several animal trainers with tall wolf warriors in their hands. Ironically, Rhodes remembers that Alves had told himself before he left - the reason why Grizzly Fort was ordered as Grizzly Fort was because their lords and people had been taming bears for generations, and they were proud of their bear training proficiency, and animal tamers who could form a close relationship with their war bears could often be favored by their lords. The bear cavalry's war bears were also provided here, and ironically, there was no trace of grizzly bears here a few decades ago, which led to a massive exodus of animal trainers, and the remaining animal trainers were converted to wolf training...... But once a wolf is domesticated, is it still called a wolf? At most, it is a large dog that is a little more ferocious than a dog.

"So, you're here to convince me to surrender?"

Benedict got straight to the point.

This surprised Rhodes a little, it seems that this Grizzly Fort Lord is also a straightforward and frank person, and in general, the people who supported the Ellengrad Noble Alliance in this rebellion are some frank and honest people. Like Baraon, Lord of the Fractured Rock Fortress in the North......

"Yes. ”

Rod replied calmly.

Benedict pursed his lips and looked justified when he came to persuade him to surrender...... I have never seen such a persuasion...... It is the routine operation to move with emotion and understand with reason, however, Rhodes is standing there, like a statue, rightly ......

Benedict didn't speak, he glanced at his subordinates, and the beast trainers on both sides immediately released the ropes in their hands, and several war wolves roared loudly......

Rod got it. This is how the Grizzly Bear Castle shocked the foreign enemy, and if an envoy came to negotiate, then he used this method to instill fear in the other party's heart and force him to reveal his flaws. Wolves don't necessarily bite messengers, but it's not a good feeling to be surrounded by wolves, and the more timid may just be incoherent.

But Rhodes didn't react to that. In the bloody storm outside for more than a year, the opponent he has encountered the most is the beast...... From Beastmen to Swamp Monsters, from Manticores to White Bears...... With the assistance of the Ersun shaman for a while, if there is anyone in the entire northern realm who is more familiar with beasts than himself, except for Yeskovich himself, I am afraid that there is no third party.

The wolf roared and surrounded Rhodes......