"It's a pity that there is no record of it," Rogge said helplessly, shrugging his shoulders, "We can only go to the wilderness to ask the locals, and maybe there will be elders who know the legend in this area to give us clues." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Well, at least we have a goal. Antonio put down the book in his hand and summoned the herald to order the five hundred elite knights who had been selected to prepare for the expedition and set off the next morning.

The next morning, 500 knights of the Silver Dragon Wings Knights and 500 priests of the Holy Light Wings Priesthood gathered in the palace square in front of the Holy Shrine.

"It's a great day to go on the expedition. Rogge looked up at the fog that hung over the imperial capital and said to Antonio: "This fog is like a pot lid, covering the entire imperial capital underneath, which gives me a bad premonition, as if we are like fish in a pot." ”

"I just found out that you are so superstitious?" Antonio glanced at him curiously, and chuckled under his breath.

"It's not superstition," Rogge shrugged his shoulders and looked up at the huge statue of the main god not far away, "This visibility is no more than ten meters, I can't even see the toes of the main god, and it is not a good sign that I will be blind on the day of the expedition." ”

"Just because you're clear doesn't mean you're going well, lone wolf. High Priest Goethe interjected coldly from the other side of Antonio.

Rogge and Antonio glanced back at the arrogant expression on Goethe's face, and Rogge smiled and said to Antonio: "I have to admit that I have known the high priest for so long, and it is the first time that I agree with his words, and there is nothing wrong with what he said. ”

Antonio smiled and shook his head, and suddenly heard the little furball mutter, "The Bad Holy Emperor is here!"

Everyone looked straight ahead, heard faint footsteps, and soon a group of guards escorted the Holy Emperor to the statue of the main god, the soldiers and people on the scene knelt down to salute the Holy Emperor, the priests stood solemnly and bowed their heads in silence, and the scene was silent.

Wearing a golden silk robe and a golden crown, the Holy Emperor Valentine II stood in front of the statue of the god, waved his hand to signal everyone to be exempt from courtesy, and he faced the crowded palace square, and said loudly in a majestic voice: "Sons of the gods, today is an important day, the Knights of the Silver Dragon Wings and the Priests of the Wings of Light of the Empire will carry the glory of the Empire on their shoulders!"

The people in the square let out a tsunami-like cheer, only to see the Holy Emperor turn to face the huge statue of the Lord God, and bow respectfully and pray: "May the gods protect the warriors of the empire, let all the dark forces collapse in front of them, and illuminate the path with holy light, and all dark fortresses will be destroyed in front of the holy shield and holy light!"

He turned around, raised his hand with the dazzling pearl ring, pointed to the two regiments in a neat array, and ordered loudly: "For the sake of the empire, go on the march!"

"For the Empire!For the Empire!For the Empire!" The uplifting high-pitched voice echoed over the entire city of Bahrain, and everyone who heard it, whether it was the knights of the Silver Dragon Wings, the priests of the Holy Light Wings, or the ordinary people who were onlookers, all raised their arms and shouted, and the sound of the marching horn intertwined with the misty sky over the imperial capital, making everyone who heard it become excited.

According to the predetermined plan, when the Holy Emperor gave the order to go on the expedition, Tali asked the Lantern God to open the ten dimensional passages, and the knights and priests led the horses carrying food and weapons into the dimensional passages, and went to Stuttgart, a small town on the northwest border of Deiz, to assemble.

While the troops were teleporting, a priest suddenly came to the Holy Emperor's side and whispered something, a dark cloud rose between Valentine II's eyebrows, and he whispered a few words to the priest, and then ordered Rogge, Antonio, and Goethe to be summoned.

"There's bad news, and while it may not be appropriate to tell you on this day of the expedition, I think it has to be said. Valentine II's sad gaze swept over the puzzled expressions on the faces of the three men, and he sighed and said.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" asked Antonio, gazing at the Holy Emperor with concern.

"Just now, the Holy Congregation Temple in Bailin, the royal city of Deiz, has sent news that Bailin City has been attacked by demons. Not only that, but a similar situation has occurred in towns along the route from Bailin to the Erus border, which has now caused a large number of deaths and the situation has become critical. ”

Hearing the Holy Emperor's words, Rogge, Antonio and Goethe exchanged glances with each other, Rogge silently lowered his head and did not speak, Antonio glanced at his tacit expression, and then looked at the high priest's face without caring about himself, and asked the Holy Emperor with a little deep groan: "Your Majesty, what do you command?"

"Now that the three principalities of the empire have been attacked by demons of varying degrees and thousands of people have suffered doom, we must stop this vicious attack from spreading. Valentine II sighed indignantly, and clenched his long, white, slender hand tightly into a fist.

"Your Majesty, someone has to deal with this matter, or leave it to me, I helped King Urus deal with this kind of thing last time in Erus, and I know what to do. When the High Priest Goethe heard the Holy Emperor's words, he had an idea and took the initiative to ask for help.

Rogge and Antonio both frowned and looked at him, Goethe glanced at their disgusted expressions, pretended not to see it, and looked at the Holy Emperor seriously, but saw Valentin II slowly shook his head and said, "No, High Priest, you want to accompany Captain Antonio on the expedition, this is exactly what I want to ask you." ”

"What?" Goethe was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had a good reason to stay, but heard the Holy Emperor say, "You know, there is a black dragon's lair near the Shadow Fortress, and the blood of the black dragon is an important means of breaking the spells of demons and witches, and I need you to work together to bring back the blood of the black dragon while defeating the Shadow Fortress and bringing back the holy weapon." ”

"Black Dragon?" Goethe's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked back at the same look of surprise on Antonio......'s face and said, "Your Majesty, you want us to kill the Black Dragon?"

Before Goethe could finish his sentence, Valentin II interrupted him, and he turned his gaze on Rogge's lowered face, and said expectantly: "That's why I asked Mr. Rogge to go with you, so that you can rely on the Shadow Fortress when the black dragon attacks you." ”

"Your Majesty, I'm not sure I'll be able to deal with the Black Dragon. Rog raised his head when he heard this, shrugged his shoulders and said, "What's more, I've never heard that the blood of the black dragon has the effect of fighting demons or witches, on the contrary, they are often used by dark wizards as a magic catalyst, are you sure that it is really necessary for us to fight the black dragon for our lives?"

"Your Majesty, I think what Rogge said is right!" Goethe unexpectedly agreed with Rogge's words without waiting for the Holy Emperor to speak, and both Rogge and Antonio stared back at him curiously, hearing him say: "If you want to deal with witches and demons, it is better for me to take the priesthood with me, and I will cut them all to the roots!"

"But Urus didn't cut the roots, High Priest. The Holy Emperor looked at him with a worried face and said, "If we can't completely eradicate this crisis, the empire will decline day by day, and one day it will be destroyed by demons, we must do our best for this, there is no other choice." ”

Goethe was not reluctant to be silent after hearing this, and Rogge saw that the Holy Emperor did not answer his question directly, and silently did not speak, and finally Antonio spoke to the Holy Emperor after a short thought.

"Your Majesty, leave this matter to us, as you said, the Shadow Fortress will most likely use the black dragon against us, no matter what, we will have to face and defeat it, and taking blood is just a trivial matter. ”

"You're right, Captain Antonio, then please, for the sake of the empire, for the sake of the people, may the gods bless you!" said Valentine II with a gesture of prayer to heaven.

Rogge and Goethe saw that this had come to this, and neither said anything more, and the three of them said goodbye to the Holy Emperor and returned to their ranks, and as Goethe was about to part with them, Rogge stopped him and said, "Hey, High Priest, I find that we don't seem to be so incompatible with each other, and we have the same opinion, don't we?"

"May we all come back alive, lone wolf!" Goethe glanced at him with displeasure, and turned towards the dimensional gate of the Priesthood.

About an hour later, the two Imperial regiments assembled in the town of Stuttgart on the border of Deiz, with the Knights leading the way, followed by the Priests, followed by Rog, Antonio, Goethe, Catherine, and Tully in the middle of the two regiments, and the procession left Stuttgart and stepped into the barren yellow earth of the wilderness.

At first, they could still see some greenery, but the deeper they went into the moor, the sparser the plants became, and even the thorns faded away, and the flying yellow sand and dust drifted around them, sending a scorching hot and dry feeling in the winter.

The troops marched through the flying dust, the knights closed their silver helmets to ward off the dust, the priests wrapped the hoods of their robes tightly and bowed their heads to hide from the winds and sand, and there was silence everywhere except for the occasional sneezing of the sneezing of the sitting.

"I don't like the feeling, it's so quiet. Rogge, who was walking side by side with Antonio, all wearing hoods of black cloaks, looked around at the barren wilderness around him.

"I don't like your words either," Antonio said, looking warily at the left and right in his silver helmet, "Usually when someone says this, there is trouble. ”

Before he could finish speaking, a group of men holding round shields, wearing red cloaks, and Corinthian brass helmets with red manes studded with red manes suddenly emerged from under the sandy earth in front of them, and threw the spears in their hands like a storm.

(After several months of serialization, the fourth volume has finally come to an end, Rogge and others have left the human empire and stepped into the primitive barren wilderness, and the first thing they will encounter is a group of fierce opponents, the curtain of the fifth volume will open in the afternoon chapter, wonderful not to be missed, this is Sparta!)