Twelve: Twelve, Vol. 5, Dim I
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The snow has begun to fall in the Central Mountains of Chapter 5. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The peaks are covered in silver snowcoats, hiding the craggy rocks and steep cliffs, the slopes are soft and graceful, and the thorny shrubs and low shrubs turn from fresh green in summer and autumn to dark green, like the old emerald gems that adorn the snowcoat.
The city of oracles surrounded by mountains was unaffected, and most of the elves had not yet noticed that it was snowing. The lush canopy of the Elven Ancient Tree was still verdant, and a steady stream of magical mist erupted, and the slightest trace of magic power turned into bursts of ambiguity through the stretching roots of the Elven Ancient Tree, slowly rising from the ground, dissolving the chill within a radius of hundreds of miles. The snowflakes didn't even have a chance to approach the valley before they turned into a cloud of mist high in the sky.
As soon as you step out of the sanctuary of the Oracle City, you will immediately feel the power of winter.
The biting chill in the wind reminded Eiffel that it was already winter, and it was winter in the north. At this time, she should stay in the warm city of oracles. Under the protection of the Elven Ancient Tree, the City of Oracles is as warm as spring, and even the small lake does not freeze.
Eiffel tightened her cloak, the cold making her neck shrink cutely, hiding her head in the hood, revealing only half of her face and a small mouth, exhaling a cloud of white air.
The agility of the elves was on full display in her. Despite the tight-fitting cloak, which greatly restricted her freedom of movement, she leaped from one boulder to another with great ease, or walked swiftly through the forest with minimal steps, always avoiding crevices and tree hollows under the snow with her keen aura.
In fact, she could have run faster, but it was clear that Eiffel would rather choose this extremely tiring style of running than lift a slit in her cloak and let the cold air directly touch her skin.
The sound of gurgling water immediately caught her attention. Eiffel quickly changed direction, and in a few moments she was standing in front of a stream. This is one of the few places in the mountains that does not freeze in winter, and there is geothermal heat passing through the depths of the soil, and although it is not yet a hot spring, it is enough to ensure that the clear water flows smoothly during the cold season.
The stream rippled like a flower, and the unknown creature came ashore by the breath of an outsider, and quickly burrowed into a bush covered with residual snow, and even the elves' eyes could not see its appearance. Breathing in the moist air at the water's edge, Eiffel stopped happily. She wanted to wash herself. She had been running alone in the forest for a day and a night, even if it was just to wash her hands and face. But the biting cold wind made her reluctant to stick out her cloak even a finger.
Eiffel finally hesitated to crouch down, tentatively dipping a finger into the stream. Her body froze in an instant, and her face was bloodless!
She leaped back with lightning speed, then wrapped herself tighter in her cloak, trembling.
There was a hint of ambiguity in the wind, and the warmth was warm and peaceful, and in the blink of an eye, it seeped into Eiffel's skin, merged into the blood, and expelled the chill from her body.
"Pure elves, why do you go out in such weather? The cold north is not suitable for elves. ”
Eiffel turned her head to see a tall middle-aged man standing not far away, smiling at her. In this cold weather, he wore only a thin white robe, but he did not flinch in the slightest, and most notably, he wore a pair of shackles on his hands. Now there was a faint magical glow between his palms, and the warm wind just now came from his hand.
Eiffel stretched and felt better. The warm wind swirled around her all the time, keeping the northern cold out of the world.
Then she remembered that she hadn't answered the other person's question, and immediately said, "It's part of my job! Thank you, my name is Eiffel. ”
"Konstantin. ”
Eiffel looked Konstantin up and down and asked, "Why are you in shackles?" ”
Konstantin smiled, "The purpose of this shackle of faith is to test the wearer's devotion to the belief in the Most High God, and nothing else. By the world's opinion, it's a far cry from the Elven King's Bow on your back. ”
Eiffel frowned and said, "This bow is so troublesome to use, I'd rather use an ordinary magic longbow." By the way, Mr. Konstantin, why did you go into the barren mountains alone?"
"This year's winter in the north has been particularly cold, and I can smell the restlessness of the beasts. I heard that a new elven city had been built around here, and I was afraid that the orcs in the Central Mountains would make some large-scale moves, so I rushed over to take a look. ”
"Oh?" Eiffel looked into Konstantin's eyes, and the clear gaze was penetrating, "Mr. Konstantin, why do I think this is not the only reason you are here?"
Konstantin's smile remained unchanged and said, "I was originally spreading the belief of the Supreme God in the north, but there was a very powerful person over there, and I couldn't beat her." So...... On the fly, I decided to investigate the orc activity in the Central Mountains. ”
"Did you run away, you mean?"
Konstantin said without blushing or beating his heart: "Meaningless death is not the work of a wise man, only by keeping his body can he continue to spread the glory of the High God." Miss Eiffel, what is your job, and why are you running around in such a cold winter?"
"I'm looking for three thieves, and every few days I'll be looking for them around Oracle City. When I'm not catching a thief, I'm going to clean the temple, and if the thief comes back, I'll go to bed with him. ”
Konstantin was slightly taken aback by Eiffel's answer, his eyes lit up with colorful mist, he glanced Effie up and down, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he praised loudly: "Miss Eiffel, you are really holy! A person like you should return to the faith of the Most High God! Well, well! What a rare purity! That's it, Miss Eiffel, I will definitely pass on the glory of the Most High God to you." ”
"The elves believe in Shiloh. And by your human standards, I should think I'm bad. Eiffel didn't appreciate it.
Konstantin said: "Holiness or not depends only on whether the soul is noble or not." The radiance of Miss Eiffel's soul was the softest and holiest of any man I have ever seen. I don't care what people in the world think, I just trust my own eyes. Miss Eiffel, Shiloh's faith is no match for the Most High God. ”
"How do you know that Shiloh is not as good as the supreme god? Since you only believe in your own eyes, have you seen Shiloh and the supreme god?"
Konstantin was silent for a moment. He suddenly said solemnly: "I haven't seen Shiloh, but the supreme god ...... How to describe it? During a meditation, I saw the Most High God with my own eyes...... You can't imagine what I've seen, and you can't understand my joys and sorrows. Then...... What I see is light, the purest light! The most vast light! I see only light!"
"Sounds better than Shiloh, but I'm not interested. Eiffel didn't question the validity of his words, but just jumped to her feet and ran in the direction of the Oracle City.
"Wait!" Konstantin tried to stop her, but found that his efforts were in vain. In desperation, he could only follow Eiffel step by step, while painstakingly instilling in her the teachings of the Most High God, trying to reclassify this pure elf who had been lured by Shiloh into the Holy Light of the Most High God.
Eiffel finally couldn't stand the endless preaching in her ears, and said angrily, "How long are you going to follow me?"
"Until you take refuge in the Most High God!"
"That's impossible!" replied Eiffel, categorically.
Konstantin frowned, there was really nothing he could do with this little elf. He suddenly smiled and said, "If you can see the brilliance of the Supreme God with your own eyes, then what can you say?"
"I only believe what I see!"
"Okay, that's it! I'll teach you meditation, and all the divine spells I know! With the purity of your soul, when you reach a certain level of cultivation, you'll definitely see the Supreme God! Konstantin's eyes lit up.
Eiffel sighed, and finally surrendered under Konstantin's water mill kung fu: "Okay, I'll learn." ”
"You didn't lie to me, did you?" The turn came a little suddenly, and Konstantin didn't even believe that his luck would suddenly change for the better.
"I never lie. Eiffel said lightly, but what she thought in her heart was: "I'm just misleading ......"
"Konstantin, I'll find you a place to stay in the City of Oracles. When I'm done with my day's work, I'll come and learn meditation and divine magic from you. ”
"No, from this day onwards, you will meditate from morning to night, and I will do your work for you!" replied Konstantin firmly.
Eiffel raised her eyebrows, snorted, and didn't say anything. When Konstantin saw the magnificent temple of the oracle, he just regretted it, it was too late.
Pure elven women and devout ascetics made their way through the mountains and forests, quickly rushing towards the City of Oracles.
"Constantine, it seems that the Church of Light has never taken as much time to recruit a believer as you do. With your approach, I doubt that you will be able to recruit a few believers in your lifetime. ”
"A faithful person is worth a thousand believers who are not firm in their beliefs! The Church of Light does admit many believers, but it diverts them from the brilliance of the Supreme God. They can recruit a large number of blind believers, but there may not be one true believer in a year!" Konstantin's words were filled with deep loss.
"Sounds like you have a lot to do with the Church of Light, huh?"
"Of course it's not a thin one!, but I do have a relationship with the Church of Light, a deep relationship...... "Konstantin smiled bitterly and said, "I am ...... The new cardinal of the Church of Light. ”
"You're very relevant, but don't remember your nobility when you clean your room. ”
Tiffany, the capital of the Delaware Empire, was strategically located, a few hundred kilometers southeast of the famous seaport city of Ludan, to the south was an alluvial plain rich in abundant food and grain, and a road that meandered to the Principality League in the north, which would continue north to connect the Babylonian Empire.
The Delaware are brave and passionate, and they have a great knowledge of architecture, art, and magic. However, due to the limited population, the number of troops in the empire is not large, and there are only more than 50,000 soldiers in the country. Originally, these forces could be said to be enough to resist the Tidal Legion, but the whole empire never expected that Rogge would double his troops all at once, and he would pour out of the nest without reservation!
Behind the imperial army, there is also Fengyue leading an unprecedented number of strong people to sit in town. With the combined efforts of the mighty, the defenses of the cities of Delaware will be destroyed before the war begins. In the ensuing war, the Delaware army, which was on the side of defending the city, lost its geographical advantage, and the personal quality of the soldiers was not as good as that of the elite tidal warriors of the empire, and the number was far from enough. The rest, of course, is only to be slaughtered.
At the beginning of the Delaware Empire, Rogge's march was completely unexpected. Because of the inevitable massacre of cities everywhere, the traditional occupation, prevention, and pacification work of the imperial army was omitted, and after the massacre, the army would obtain supplies on the spot and not maintain long supply lines. Therefore, after each battle, Rogge's army only needs to rest for the night, and the next day it can move at full speed to the next target.
The speed at which the Scarlet Twin Banners moved across the land surpassed the military common sense of many generals of the Delaware Empire.
Eliminating all the Delaware Scouts is not a difficult task for the strong. Therefore, in the early days of the war, the fighting on the front line was shrouded in a fog for the Detrahuas. The generals, in accordance with the safest practice, sent a large number of scout cavalry, but of course, the result could only be the loss of these best cavalry. Later, the battle situation became clearer, and the Delaware also knew that the supply of Rogge, who was alone in the depths, was very vulnerable. As a result, the generals made another mistake, they sent thousands of men to try to bypass the imperial army and cut off the supply lines of the emperor's [***] team. Unbeknownst to the generals, however, there were two dragons flying in the sky.
Therefore, waiting for the 3,000 sneak attack on the supply line troops were the 30,000 Alei warriors led by the Bauhinia Butterfly.
Rogge, who is accustomed to killing and dying, will maximize the opponent's determination to die before each battle, so as to make the harvested soul stronger. He will personally go into battle in every battle, and the strong will also take turns to appear, except for Xiusi, who does not contribute to the work, the rest of the strong are invincible. Even if they are powerhouses in the Sacred Realm, the kills they can cause on the battlefield are actually very limited. But every time as long as the Delaware army organizes a defensive formation, Rogge and the strong will directly rush in from the front, whether it is a spear phalanx that is conducive to defense, or a triangle formation and a cross formation used to charge and kill, it will be chaotic when the two strong men go back and forth. The real harvest was carried out by hundreds of murderous hoplites and light infantry who followed them.
It wasn't until this evening, standing under the city of Delaware-Yenking Tiffany, that Rogge was temporarily freed from the carnage and blood, and was able to enjoy the city as famous as Richelieu in peace.
Tiffany had a population of 300,000, but thousands of civilians fled into the empire because they were driven by the Scarlet Banner of Rogue. Wallace estimated that there were now 800,000 men in Tiffany, but there were fewer than 30,000 regular defenders, as a result of Delaware's abandonment of the defenses of several small cities on the periphery.
Even if there are many strong people, this battle is not easy to fight. Wallace frowned, drawing a conclusion in his mind.
He and Rogge stand under Tiffany's city, but Wallace is studying Tiffany's defenses, and Rogge is just admiring Tiffany's beauty.
Tiffany at sunset is not just a bustling Yanjing, she looks more like a work of art that coexists with delicacy and grandeur. Richelieu is known as the city of water and islands, while Tiffany is known for the unique atmosphere exuded by the outer city. Her outer wall is not as square as other city defenses, but has been built into a section of arcs, nearly 30 meters high, except for the bottom two arcs, the upper three layers will be like the wingtips of the swift stretching, poking out a series of light and agile platforms.
At the four corners of Tiffany, there is an arc-shaped spire that slopes outward, and the spire of nearly a meter above the spire seems to be made entirely of crystal, one bright and one dark, flashing with indigo, dark red, and bright yellow light respectively. The final spire is made of pure black crystal, as if it were about to devour all light. The base of each minaret is carved with three hunched giants, who carry a massive curved minaret on their backs full of strength and beauty.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, Tiffany is like a magnificent jewel, each curved surface reflecting a different brilliance.
Although I have heard all kinds of rumors about Tiffany before, no matter how gorgeous the rhetoric is, it cannot fully reveal Tiffany's charm.
"Lord Rogge, we need to rest for two days so we can build siege engines. Also, the Delaware Imperial House has refused to surrender, should we raise the Scarlet Twin Flags?"
"How many people have you killed?" Rogge asked.
Wallace silently calculated in his heart and said, "It should be between 850,000 and 900,000." ”
Rogge snorted and said, "Only one out of ten Delahuas was killed, which is not too much." Scarlet Twin Flags...... There is no need to raise this battle, so as not to stir up the hearts of the people of the city to fight to the death. 800,000 desperate people are by no means so easy to deal with. Wallace, what if we can't take Tiffany?"
Wallace was stunned for a moment, and replied, "With the supply situation of our army, if we can't capture Tiffany, maybe only a few thousand people will be able to return to the empire." Originally, the population of Tiffany suddenly increased several times, and as long as we controlled the water source into the city, it would not take a month for the city to be destroyed. But now, the supply of our army is only enough to support seven days, and it is not to our advantage to delay it. ”
"It's such a beautiful city, I can't bear to let her get too much blood!" Rogge suddenly smiled and sighed: "800,000 people! It will take a lot of time to kill!"
Wallace was stunned and asked, "But, isn't this battle not raising the blood-colored double flag?"
Rogge replied lightly: "Raising the flag will inevitably slaughter the city, but not raising the flag does not mean that the city will not be slaughtered." Prepare for the siege, we may pay a lot of money in this battle, but we will only be the victors. For the Goddess is with us. ”
Late at night, there was silence in the barracks of the Imperial army, except for the neat and heavy footsteps of the silent patrol soldiers echoing in the night sky.
In a separate tent, Mei was wiping her weapons in the lamplight. In front of her, more than twenty sharp blades of various kinds were lined up, the shortest of them was only six centimeters, and the longest was only twenty centimeters. And the blade whip was also opened, and lay flat on the ground.
In a separate tent, Mei was wiping her weapons in the lamplight. In front of her, more than twenty sharp blades of various kinds were lined up, the shortest of them was only six centimeters, and the longest was only twenty centimeters. And the blade whip was also opened, and lay flat on the ground.
A piece of green crystal on the handle of the whip suddenly lit up. Mei took the blade whip, put her hand over the handle, whispered a mantra, and pulled it with both hands.
There was a soft click, and the handle of the blade whip was suddenly elongated. A carefully polished turquoise natural crystal of about ten centimeters was pulled out of the handle of the whip.
The natural crystal had a hint of vitality at this moment, and an extremely light text emerged from the surface of the crystal. Mei looked at it for a while, and the tip of her eyebrows showed a look of joy and worry.
She sighed softly and ran her hand over the crystal surface, erasing the words from it.
The natural crystal regained its dullness and slowly retracted into the handle of the whip.
Mei stood up, quickly took off her clothes, and in a blink of an eye, her long and seductive body was completely exposed to the cold air, the smooth and delicate female body was like a white jade sculpture, the slightly brown blonde hair flashed with a satin-like luster, and the soft waist was gathered into a thrilling slender arc, trembling and supporting the plump **, and the peak was a little red like a budding bud.
Rose took out a piece of black silk, shook her wrist, and the black silk suddenly opened, as if it had vitality, and flew around Rose for a few weeks, and then with a soft snap, the black silk tightly wrapped Rose's body and turned into a black tights.
She tapped her toes lightly on the ground, and two of the short blades that had been placed on the ground jumped up and landed in the palms of her left and right hands. The short blade suddenly softened, like two thin metal snakes, and slowly swam from her palm into the black that almost dissolved with the rose skin.
Mei's figure gradually faded, and if you look closely at a close distance, you can only see a rough outline of her. She crept out of the tent and blended into the night.
A moment later, in a small forest a few miles away from the Emperor's [***] camp, Mei's figure slowly appeared. She walked silently and slowly through the woods.
In a clearing in the forest, a tall figure stood, seemingly waiting for her.
(To be continued)