At night, the condolence materials of the entire train were unloaded. After Luke and Colonel Chester completed the check-and-hand handover, they visited the Triumphal Fortress accompanied by the Colonel.

I have to admit that this is an extremely grand building, with a vast interior and access in all directions. There is an underground river inside the fortress, and as long as there are enough stored materials, even if the outside is lost, the inside can still resist for a long time.

It's just that the tactics of the barbarian legion are too old, and they only held for a month before they were captured by the northern legions.

Talking about the battle against the Triumphal Fortress, Colonel Chester was free of the restraints he had when they first met, and talked about the tactics used by the Northern Legion in the attack. In order to prevent the defeated barbarians from retreating into the mountain to reorganize the defense, General Joshul boldly adopted airborne tactics during the general attack, concentrated on using airships to break through from the air, and put down elite soldiers to rush into the mountain in front of the barbarians.

Although the losses were great, this strange army that broke through the mountain gave the main force of the Barbarian Legion the risk of being surrounded and annihilated in the Triumph Fortress, so the commander of the Barbarian Legion decisively abandoned the Triumphant Fortress.

"The Barbarian Legion has stockpiled a large amount of supplies in the Triumphant Fortress, and as a result, almost all of them have been captured by us. Since then, the Barbarian Legion has not had enough supplies to launch a large-scale counterattack, and the war initiative in the Tedgar Hills has always been in the hands of our Northern Legion. ”

Colonel Chester waved his hand as if the battle was still in sight.

At this time, the two of them had already walked into the mountain, and the passage suitable for barbarians was very spacious for humans. There are cantonment caves, warehouses, and many leisure and entertainment facilities that barbarians like in the mountain fortress. In some places, the stone walls are broken, and they should be the places where the battle took place.

Luke asked as he walked, "The passages here are so complicated, is there a place where the barbarians are still hidden?" ”

"At first, there were, but they were all stragglers, and we quickly cleared them up. We have searched the fortress several times inside and outside, and found a lot of secret rooms and secret passages, and the fortress is absolutely safe now.

Lord Marquis, it's a military restricted area, please go this way......"

Luke stopped, and there was a closed iron door at the end of the passage ahead. The iron gate is four meters high and is guarded by sentries outside. Seeing the comer, the sentry gestured to stop, and Colonel Chester immediately led the way to the side fork.

Luke only glanced at the gate and felt Colonel Chester's nervousness. He didn't ask much questions, and followed the path led by the colonel.

The two continued to talk about the Battle of Triumph Fortress, and when Colonel Chester relaxed, Luke asked coldly, "When did the Duke of Celtic's envoy come?" ”

"Yesterday morning......" Colonel Chester stopped as soon as he realized he had said something he shouldn't have said, but it was clearly too late. The colonel also tried to cover up: "No, no, no, there is no envoy from the Duke of Celtic." ”

Luke laughed and said, "It's no better, and it doesn't matter if there's it." I just ask casually, I don't go around talking nonsense. ”

Colonel Chester smiled helplessly: "Thank you, Lord Marquis." ”

"Don't be nervous, you just assume that I don't know anything. It's getting late now, you have a busy day and rest early, and I will also go back to the train to report to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess on the handover of condolence materials. ”

If you say it, it is the water that has been spilled, and you can't get it back, so Chester can only say, "I'll send the Marquis back." ”

The two turned and walked back.

But as he walked, Colonel Chester noticed that the Marquis of Meteorite beside him had disappeared at some point. He stared blankly at the passages at the front and back ends, there was no fork in the road, and a big living person seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

Colonel Chester immediately reported the meteorite disappearing into the fortress, and soon the entire fortress was like a bomb camp, and the soldiers searched for the meteorite in groups all night.

But I didn't even find a corner of my clothes.

Luke rubbed his fingers, and a fire burned from above his fingertips. In front of him was a passage without a glimmer of light, and the walls were covered with slippery moss, apparently unused for a long time. Luke ejected the fire in his hand forward, and the fire shot forward like an arrow.

In the firelight, the passage was empty.

But Luke took out his blazing feathered steel wings and flicked his hand into a two-handed sword, the blade glowing to illuminate the way. Luke held his sword in both hands and walked forward cautiously.

The Northern Legion's search of the Triumphal Fortress was obviously not careful enough, and this hidden secret passage was not discovered.

Luke walked forward, his footsteps loud in the silent passageway. He also wanted not to make a sound, but these were special stones, a living stone, and the sound was a warning!

The passage ahead had come to an end, and a stone wall blocked the way, seemingly a dead end.

I'm afraid that even if this passage is discovered by the Northern Legion, it will not attract their attention.

Luke faced the stone wall and put away the fiery feathered steel wings first. The light faded and the passage became dark again.

"Creatures in the rocks, knock on the door to strange dreams, ancient friends come with old covenants, and testify to the friendship that our ancestors have established here."

Luke's voice echoed through the darkness.

A crack in the door that glowed blue cut through the middle of the stone wall, and then the heavy stone wall opened from the inside. A cyan light shone from behind the door, enveloping Luke in a curtain of light.

An ancient voice came from behind the door: "Another human. Are all the barbarians of the Tedgar Hills dead? Yesterday was a human being, and today is still a human being.

Hurry up and say something! ”

Luke asked, "Someone came to the Land of Strange Dreams yesterday?" ”

This question made the creature on the other side stunned for a moment: "Aren't you all together?" ”

Luke said, "Definitely not. On the orders of the Duke of Celtic, I have asked the Rock Giants of the Land of Dreams to assist me in assassinating the Empire's eldest princess, Agatha, and the Marquis of Meteor. What are you looking for from the people who came yesterday? ”

The creature on the other side said in surprise: "He is also on the orders of the Duke of Celtic, asking us to assist in assassinating the eldest princess of the empire and the marquis of the meteor. What the hell is going on? The two of you carry the same commands, but you don't know each other. ”

This illustrates...... I and the guy from yesterday, there is an impostor. ”

Luke held out his hand, and a ducal crown appeared in his hand.

The blue light inside the door immediately dissipated, revealing an extremely open karst cave.

Holding the ducal crown, Luke stepped into the stone gate and walked down the stairs to continue on. The cave was littered with rocky piles, and two eyes were open on them, staring at Luke.

Luke walked straight to the front of the largest rock pile in the middle of the cave, saluted the stone pile, and said, "My name is Luke, and I have been ordered by the Duke of Celtic to lurk in the train of the Imperial Triumphal Fortress, and I will arrive today with the eldest princess Agatha and the Marquis of Meteor.

The Duke told me that I could ask for help in the Land of Dreams in the Triumphal Fortress. Because I am a human being, Lord Duke said that his Duke crown is to prove my identity to the Lord of the Stone, Broken Rock. ”

The pile of stones in front of Luke moved, and some of the stones combined into an arm stretched out, and his thick index finger and thumb pinched the ducal crown and took it. The stones at the top of the mound formed a head, and the Lord of the Rocks, Broken Rock, took the Duke's crown to his eyes and examined it carefully.

"This is indeed the crown of the Duke of Celtic. If you are the Duke's envoy, who is the man who came yesterday? ”

Luke thought for a moment and replied, "It's hard to judge. But what can be confirmed is that the Land of Strange Dreams has been exposed, and someone knows the home of the Rock Giants, as well as the secret order to open the door. ”

"It's a nuisance." The Lord of the Rock returned the Duke's crown to Luke, and said, "While I would like to believe that you are the real Duke's envoy, give another Duke's envoy a chance to argue as well."

You don't have an opinion, right? ”

Luke nodded in agreement, "No comment!" What is true is true, and what is false is what is fake. I also want to see who dared to pretend to be the Duke's envoy, and how they managed to steal such a secret as the Land of Strange Dreams. ”

"Yes, the truth must be clarified!" The Lord of the Stone summoned a stone chair for Luke, "Mr. Luke, please be seated...... The envoy should be there soon. ”

Luke sat down and waited patiently for the arrival of the "Duke of Celtic's envoy".

The Land of Dreams is home to the Rock Giants, and like Oulu Academy, it is in a separate space that coincides with the Triumphal Fortress. The first part of the Triumphal Fortress, and the largest project, was built by the Rock Giants.

The Rock Giants migrated into the Tedgar Hills during the Ancient Wars and formed friendships with the Barbarians, so the Barbarians' requests for help were generally not rejected by the Rock Giants. With such an ambush army hiding inside the Triumphant Fortress, when the Barbarian Legion is able to counterattack, the Rock Giants can join forces to inflict a heavy blow on the Northern Legion.

Luke's purpose in coming to the rock giant this time was to test whether the Duke of Celtic's envoy had come to find the rock giant. If Duke Celtic wanted to force Sinclair to rebel, assassinating the Empire's eldest princess and the governor of Stormy City in the Triumphal Fortress would be enough.

As soon as I tried it, I tried it.

All that's left to do now is ...... Kill the real Duke Envoy.

By the way, knock knock Sinclair.

Luke flipped through the information on his phone, and from the outside, he looked calm.

No one spoke, and the cave was silent except for the sound of dripping water somewhere.

Without waiting too long, the stone door of the cave opened, and a person walked in in a panic: "Great Lord of the Stone, what is there that needs me to come over now?" Did you know that the entire Northland Legion is now looking for the Fall......

Who is this man...... Luke, why are you here! ”

When the man saw Luke, he immediately called out his name, apparently having seen him in the Holy Mountain.

Luke also remembered the identity of the comer, who was a close retainer of the Duke of Celtic and was highly regarded and trusted by the Celts.

"Consultant Quinton......" Luke also called out the other party's name, "I also want to know why you are here." ”

The Lord of the Rock said, "Since you two know each other, I think this time things will be easy. Fellow Quinton, please be seated, I have a few questions that I need you to answer truthfully. ”

Confused, Quinton sat down in the stone chair made by the Lord of the Stone, and said, "Can you explain to me first, what is the current situation?" ”

The Lord of the Monoliths said, "I also want to know the answer to the current situation. Consultant Quinton, since you know Mr. Luke, can you tell me how you met him? ”

Several stone piles moved over, surrounding Luke and Quinton in the middle, and the unusual atmosphere made Quinton a little nervous: "His name is Luke, and he is an adventurer from Angry Waves. Won the championship in the Hercules competition on the Holy Mountain, and the crown belt was worn by the Duke himself.

And because of the introduction of the Storm Barbarian Transformation Technology, the Duke gave him his duke's crown.

Later, he left the Holy Mountain and was never heard from. ”

"Thank you for your answer." The Lord of the Monolith asked Luke again, "How did you meet Advisor Quinton?" ”

Luke replied, "I don't know much about Quinton advisors because I've been on assignments. I only know that he is a close minister of the Duke, and the Duke trusts him very much! ”

Luke said "trust" very seriously, which made Quinton listen very harshly. Impatiently, he said to the Lord of the Stone, "I don't know how this adventurer found here. Now that he knows the secrets here, he must not let him leave alive. ”

"It's up to me to decide how he gets out." The Lord of the Monolith asked Quinton, "Did you know that Luke was working for Duke Celtic?" ”

Quinton was shocked: "This ...... Is this true? ”

Luke chuckled, "Of course it's true. The last time I went back to the Holy Mountain, it was to improve the Storm Barbarian Transformation Technology, and by the way, to give the Duke a reason to clean up the Abyss Temple.

In the city of Angry Waves, I opened up the port relationship again, so that the supplies from the Tedgar Hills could be transported out smoothly. I even made a suggestion to Meteor that secretly helping the Tedgar Hills would help him control the Empire, and was approved by the Meteorite, so the Storms Welfare Agency was ready to invest in the infrastructure of the Tedgar Hills. ”

It dawned on Quinton.

He has always been unable to figure out the mysterious operation of the Angry Waves City during this period, if the smuggling may still hide the Meteorite, the large-scale welfare investment will definitely not hide from him, but the Falling Star has a blind attitude towards the Tedgar Hills invested by the Angry Waves City Welfare Agency.

If the Tedgar Hills were covertly financed, the empire would be more dependent on meteors, which would make sense.

Unexpectedly, the Duke quietly put a spy next to the meteorite.

"You're here with a meteorite?"

Luke replied, "Yes, we are in a compartment." ”

Quinton was overjoyed: "Lord Duke ordered me to assassinate the Empire's eldest princess Agatha and Meteor, if you can help me, I will definitely accomplish this feat." ”

Luke snorted coldly: "If the Duke assassinates the eldest princess Agatha and the falling star, just notify me, what else did you send you for?" ”

Quinton froze...... yes, what did you send me for?

Luke said while it was hot: "Quinton! The Duke trusts you so much, I didn't expect you to betray the Duke. Say! How did you find out about the Land of Strange Dreams! What is your purpose in asking the Rock Giants to assassinate Agatha and the Meteor under the pretense of the Duke's orders?

Do you want to lure the rock giants out of the Land of Strange Dreams, and then ambush and destroy them! ”

"You, you, you......" Quinton stood up, pointed at Luke and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about?" I didn't betray the Duke, I didn't fake the Duke's orders, these were all told to me by the Duke himself.

You, you...... I know who you are! You are the Falling Star, and the Northern Legion is looking for you everywhere, but I didn't expect you to come here to pretend to be a spy for the Duke.

The Lord of the Megalith, he is definitely a meteor! ”

Luke laughed, "I'm a meteorite? Your identity was exposed to save your life, you really dare to tell any lie! ”

(End of chapter)