"I once heard my father say that in fact, in everyone's heart, there is a dream-like ideal country. It's just that sometimes it's hard to achieve. After a while, Shaka suddenly said leisurely on horseback.

Ai Suyan was stunned for a moment, and was speechless for a while.

"You're a swordsman. Shaka smiled and glanced at the sword at Ai Suyan's waist, "However, this is not what the current Fortress City urgently needs. ”

The prince sighed, and the sword in his hand suddenly unsheathed.

In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to have completely cracked apart, and it was no longer able to restrain the surging and spreading of sword qi.

Although it is not as bright and proud as the surging of life, the light of the sword that is yet shining has obviously begun to take on the power and temperament of a king.

"Unattainable dreams always exist only in the hearts of the cowardly. Ai Suyan's tone suddenly became extremely generous, and the sword in his hand began to entangle with some special magical power, and under its urging, many scenes began to become foggy.

No one knew what was going on in his heart, he just indifferently condensed the light on the tip of the sword, and the surrounding hunting wind seemed to echo something.

After a while, his arm suddenly began to swing vigorously, and then a silver lightning bolt flashed from the flat ground.

It wasn't until a huge rock, about the size of two or three people, lay in front of him, that the lightning stopped abruptly, accompanied by a loud crackling sound, and the scattered light quietly overflowed everyone's sight.

Shaka approached the still-unmoving stone in amazement, then reached out and lightly touched its surface.

Then he felt something in his fingertips crumble rapidly.

The moment he touched the surface of the stone, the whole stone suddenly turned to powder and then dispersed like smoke. Shaka's fingers just touched its last-minute solidity.

"So this is your sword?" Shaka turned his head, "I used to think that only those burly Holy Wing warriors were the real invincible swordsmanship..."

Ai Suyan shook his head, but put away his scabbard with pride: "Actually, all of this is thanks to my seniors. ”

"But you're going to surpass them someday, aren't you?" said Shaka's tone with some excitement.

Ai Suyan nodded. "But what... My dream is to become an archer. Shaka said calmly, then took the horse's leash and began to make its way to its destination.

Along the way, countless scenery passed by. Soon, under Shaka's leadership, Essyan was on the outskirts of the Fortress City, a desolate place where all the inhabitants had been relocated, leaving only a few yellow, shriveled crops and the smell of blood wafting everywhere.

"General Tuyalav's greatest achievement after arriving at the front was to regain the outskirts of the Fortress and to keep the Silver Wing army back a full ten miles. Shaka seems to know a lot about it all.

At this moment, a loud whistle suddenly sounded from afar, and on the vast field, several heroic and heavily armed horse guards rushed from afar, and surrounded Ai Suyan and his party.

"In the name of the sun god, we will patrol this place at the order of the emperor, and we will put an end to all evil and riots. One of the guards in front said with a resolute expression.

"Sorry, you may have misunderstood, we just want to be part of the frontline army. Please let us into the city, is it okay?" said Essouyan unhurriedly.

However, the guards were not touched in the slightest, and instead pulled out the guard swords at their waists and looked at Essuryan and Shaka with grim expressions.

The cold sword light shone on everything around him, and he was extremely cold-blooded and ruthless.

"Please consciously get out of here and head south. Three days earlier, the general had stopped conscription. All the idlers and others are the spies of the Silver Wing. The guard shook the sword in his hand a few times: "Originally, according to the order, you should have been dealt with on the spot, but for the sake of your ignorance, I still advise you to leave." ”

Essouyan was stunned as he noticed that Shaka was rummaging through his bags, as if searching for something.

The guard said impatiently, "Don't be sluggish, let's go." ”

However, Shaka was as happy as if he had found a treasure, and he presented a note like a blue envelope to the guards, and said with a calm expression: "This is the pass to the 'Ideal Sail', we are qualified to enter the Barrier City, please take a look." ”

"Academy of Sciences?" the soldiers seemed a little confused, and the guards took the note, then sighed helplessly.

"Indeed, this is a reliable 'academician pass'. The guard said calmly: "But the front line is the front line, and we will take you to General Tuyalav, so please come with us on the road now." ”

Essyan and Shaka nodded, and after a while, a towering and majestic military fortress appeared before their eyes.

At the same time, Ai Suyan's eyes were stunned, and his heart seemed to be shocked like never before: he had never seen such a majestic stone building, the city wall tens of meters high was like a huge steel giant, and countless exquisite lion flags fluttered high on the precipitous city, like a symbol of victory that people had given expectations. Countless stalwart guards patrolled every corner of the city walls day and night, and when they had nothing to do, they lazily leaned against the solid walls, wiping their swords and shields while imagining the glory and happiness of returning home.

The passing years have left mottled marks on the city walls, and the sunlight has poured down, making them as majestic as gold. However, when Ai Suyan walked through the city, he still fell into that thick and deep shadow.

The gate of the city suddenly opened, and under the gaze of everyone, Ai Suyan was surrounded by the guards, and then walked step by step into the passage leading to the city at the city gate, which was a long journey, and it took about a minute for the two to enter the city.

"I'm not mistaken. Why did it take us so long just to pass through the city gates?" said Essyan, looking at Shaka beside him in disbelief.

"Because... This is the frontier of the current empire, the former capital of the Northern Guardian Kingdom, the 'Barrier City'. Shaka's tone seemed slightly melancholy: "It is said that the length of the passage through the city gate is roughly equivalent to the thickness of the city wall, and we only used it to cross the city wall in those times. ”

Ai Suyan was taken aback: "So this means that this fortress is the strongest fortress in history?"

Shaka shook his head: "Not necessarily, the city defenses of Pompeii City and Star City are actually not inferior to it, but in comparison, when the legions of the Silver Wing Kingdom have crossed the 'Reinforcement Heights', this place is extremely important." ”

"The day before I set out from the settlement, most of the nobles of the empire received important news: General Tuyalav had routed the enemy in the defense of the city and forced them to retreat to the rear, but the main enemy force had not been dispatched, so it was only a matter of time before they knew that they would attack again. Shaka said worriedly, "Now, at last, I have the opportunity to see General Tuyaraf's true face." ”

Led by the guards, the two walked through the formerly bustling neighborhood, and then came to a spacious and beautiful white command post.

"See? This command post is clearly a head above the surrounding ones, and it's clear that the soldiers aren't deceiving us. Shaka whispered to Essudan, "But our goal is still to become soldiers, so be sure to act when the opportunity arises." ”

Ai Suyan sighed, and at this time, a burly and imposing guy in golden armor walked over, and the soldiers around him bowed and saluted: "See General." Then a guard stepped forward and whispered, "General, they showed their academician passes, saying that they were coming to join the army." ”

"These two children, they don't look like they have bad intentions, why are you so wary of them?" At first glance, his voice sounded slightly kind, but after carefully observing Ai Suyan, his complexion changed suddenly.

Then he brought the two Ai Suyan, who were full of doubts, into the command post and sat on specially made chairs.

"I am Tuaraf, the commander of the army of betrayers at the behest of Emperor Arthur. You're a Silverwing, aren't you, young man?" he looked at Essusian himself as if he was notching, his face unsettling.

Shaka's gaze suddenly became astonished, and he whispered to the prince in a strange voice, "You're from the Silverwing Country, aren't you?"

"How so?" said Ai Suyan, who seemed to be a little helpless.

"Of course, I don't mean to blame you by saying this, after all, not all Silverwings are enemies of our country. He suddenly smiled a little slyly: "But your body is mixed with a special aura that only the southern region of the Holy Wing Empire can have, and you have a very advanced sword cultivation, but I can't guess the exact source of it." ”

Sword God Secret Room... Alas... A general who gallops on the battlefield all day long, even if he is well-informed, how can he know that place? Ai Suyan thought with mixed feelings: It's just that being able to guess my nationality and experience in addition to this can indeed be said to be very powerful...

Seeing that the other two were silent at the same time, Tuyalav tapped the table lightly a few times: "Now, let's get down to business." He said with a straight look: "I stopped recruiting three days ago, but since you are destined for me, please pass my test first." ”

His keen gaze contained a force that seemed to pierce everything, and even the atmosphere in the command post fell into a freeze for a moment.