The knights and soldiers left, the mercenaries did, the caravans did the same, and the whole city of Myr suddenly seemed empty - except for the guards who still patrolled the walls.

In order to hide his eyes, Siegel asked the farmer to put on the clothes of a soldier and still stand on the city wall every day—no matter how good the elves in the distance were, they could not remember the faces of all the people standing guard, so they naturally could not see the clues. He also arranged for people to light a fire and cook every day, so that the line from Zebra Mountain to Mier City would not be reduced. As for the city, Siegel cast a persistent illusion, creating crowds of activity in pergolas and courtyards in order to deceive the sight of the falcons in the sky.

The brown avenue starts from the east gate of the castle and leads to the fields of the Ghost Swamp. The oats are ripe there, and the farmers are constantly transporting the harvest back in carts. Although bread made from oats was not as delicious as that made from wheat, it was widely praised because it was the first grain harvest since the war.

The daily traffic of wagons attracted the attention of the elves, providing cover for Heim's troops and smuggling south. The elves always go out of their way to inspect the wagons, but they can only find oats, kale, turnips, and cabbage, and occasionally mushrooms and pears. No weapons, no armor, no repeating plasma bolts that the elves had always wanted to find.

I don't know how long I can hide all these secrets, but I hope it can be forever. Siegel knew that when the elves finally understood, Leah would raise her sword and lead the elven army along the brown avenue. The heavy footsteps of the old trees of war will trample through the new path, their arms will be like rushing carts, the Rangers' bows and arrows will loom over the city, the druids will transform into bears, cheetahs, and eagles, or use vines to climb the walls, and mages will rain down fireballs.

Remember the heroic posture of Master Leah pulling the bow and shooting arrows, I wonder if he will use "quick annihilation" and "no mercy" on me? Siegel clenched his defensive staff, hoping that this new equipment would be able to withstand the elves' special magic weapons.

Hopefully everything goes well, whether it's Waterdeep or Myr. Siegel was prepared for the worst. If he attacks while in the north, he is allowed to surrender when he is unable to resist. Janet can use the Teleportation Headgear to hide in secret passages and take refuge in the starting outpost. Modesti will guard the Energy Focusing Lens, and after unlocking the shield, she will destroy the entrance to the secret passage and block the elven alliance.

on the city walls. An archer was unbuttoning his pants and peeing out of the shadows in the corner next to the tower. He was a leatherman, and his usual job was to tann furs and repair leather armor, and today it was his turn to pretend to be a soldier. It seems that he is holding back a lot, and it may be that he is not clear about the room settings in the arrow tower and does not know the location of the toilet, so he will have such a move.

There were no elves shooting arrows, maybe they didn't notice it, maybe they didn't care, but today was the cobbler's lucky day anyway. From time to time, the elves would shoot some headless feathered arrows. Proclaim your power in this way - I am outside your city, and you are within reach of my arrows. This headless arrow hits the body, and it will hurt for a while, but it will not really hurt. In this way, however, no scarecrow could be used to deceive them, and more cobblers, blacksmiths, and farmers could be drawn.

Siegel walked between the walls with his staff, one tower of arrows from tower to another. The inhabitants will see him, and the elves will see him. He planned to appear three times over a ten-day period. Then use the teleportation spell to travel north.

This time, it is impossible to settle the battle in one day, and it may not even be possible to decide the winner this year. For the safety of Heim Collar. He could only delay the war with the elves as much as possible, and make all kinds of illusions. However, he has no bottom in his own heart, so he can only do his best to seek good results.

Food, ordnance, population, weather, terrain, morale, as a lord. There's a lot to think about. Siegel sometimes admired Kerry for how comfortable it was to lead his soldiers in a charge as simply as he did. But since he was instilled with all kinds of war-related knowledge by the Ph.D. Faranis, he thought a lot and felt constrained.

The Heim Leader did not have a seasoned veteran, and all the knights and generals had only style and no experience. Elves live extremely long. The most important thing is probably experience, and this battle is not easy to fight.

He worked hard to prepare, especially scrolls, runestones, and other magical items. The wand of the fireball is the thing he carries the most, and in addition to his own use, it can also be given to the warlocks in the mercenary group to bombard the enemy.

On the battlefield, the most dangerous enemies for mages are stealthy assassins and sudden cold arrows. The former is basically unable to escape the detection of psionic vision, and the latter can be resisted by spell shields. However, to be on the safe side, Siegel made himself a cloak that could be used to project his figure out and disrupt the enemy's view.

This was the first war in the true sense of the word, a contest of thousands of troops. He didn't know what role he was supposed to play as a mage lord. He searched through the historical sources to find out what the mage lords before him had done, so that he could have a reference. After all, the one who had shaken the entire Starry Kingdom was not curbed until the Temple of Dawn personally participated in the war.

However, there are only a few sentences about him in the pile of old papers, and he briefly describes his life and lists important events. But all the circumstances of the battle are blank, and there is not a single word of the record. This does not conform to the rules of historical records, and only shows that the Mage Guild deliberately concealed the truth of that time.

Even if the Star Kingdom royal family or the Moon God Temple would have information, it wouldn't be of much help now. The more you know, the more you don't know.

On the thirteenth day, Siegel kissed his wife goodbye and went to the underground library of the Federation first, where he performed his teleportation spell and went to the city wall mountain range, at the foot of the Black Blood Castle.

The rune array in the Walled Mountains was still in operation, preventing Siegel from teleporting directly to the Black Blood Castle, so he could only use the Phantom Pony to go up. The castle is still deserted, and even the orcs scattered in the mountains have stayed away. If nothing else, just because of the black ash on the hill east of the castle, which could not be blown by the wind.

The shadow left behind by the burning of the wraith.

The Wraith is also the shadow of the dead, the two are just differences in personality, and everything else is the same. They can all be turned into Flame Soul Crystals, which can be used as carriers to provide energy to the outside world. In the Wraith state. This kind of energy is the secret of their extremely high possession success rate, and if burned, it can also cause great damage to the magic array.

This is how the Forbidden Rune Array was breached.

Siegel arrived at the "graveyard" of the resentful spirits, and was far away from a terrible chill. The power of the elements becomes disordered around the graveyard, and the negative energy is far greater than the positive energy, making people feel tired, sleepy, and dizzy. On the other hand, the forbidden rune array of the city wall mountain range is repairing itself. Heavy energy from the earth kept pouring in, trying to "evaporate" the layer of black matter on the surface.

The Phantom Pony chirps uneasily, not wanting to move in the direction of the Wraith Graveyard. It is a magically constructed creature that is very sensitive to the elemental environment. Siegel reassured it, then jumped off his horse and walked over on his own.

The ground was littered with signs of corrosion, like a strong acid rain, leaving large and small caves on the rocks and mud. The nearby vegetation is all dead, leaving only a decaying gray shell from the leaves to the rhizomes. A pinch turns into powder.

As I got closer, the tiredness of my body became more pronounced, as if I hadn't rested for days and nights. Siegel, who prides himself on being in good physical condition, is still affected by this extent. Hopefully, the orcs will be weakened as well, so that the fight will be much easier.

This black substance is connected to each other, like viscous grease. Neither the Magic Hand nor the Teleporter can change its shape. Siegel walked up cautiously, and the soles of his feet felt soft and sticky, and they were not as slippery as he imagined. It doesn't have an effect on walking or running.

He then began to climb the mountain in the Wraith Graveyard, and kept an eye out for the changes in the Forbidden Rune Array. This huge rune array spread across the entire city wall mountain range. The blueprints are the dwarves' top secret. The westbound dwarves somehow knew part of it, but they didn't mention a word to Siegel.

They were just mavericks and never traitors to the dwarves.

The effect of the rune array is magical, the closer you get to the top of the mountain, the greater the resistance you receive. However, this resistance does not come from elemental power, and does not turn into effects such as fireballs, lightning, or ice. But it can lead to all sorts of events. Falling rocks for some reason, chasms hidden underfoot, sudden avalanches, air turbulence without warning. Sometimes, strange creatures will appear, and after driving away the climbers, they will mysteriously disappear and hide somewhere.

Siegel was very suspicious that this was not an ordinary rune, but more like the effect of some kind of divine power formation: the distortion of reality with will. According to the mages, it is the effect that can only be achieved by the art of prayer - the thought and the deed. If the dwarves did use runes to implement the spell on a large scale. That's pretty impressive.

Runes are a relatively easy language of magic to get started with, and are a gift from the Dwarven Patronus to his children. Because of his identity as a brave man, Siegel can also use it, so he did everything possible to learn. At present, it seems that the dwarven rune master still has a lot of reservations about him, and hides a lot of advanced rune knowledge.

Knowledge is never free, and Siegel understands it in his heart. When Mora's Top reopens, he'll go back to school.

After two days of sleepless climbing, Siegel finally reached the top of the mountain. Looking north, the vast expanse of land is covered in greenery, and a few dark shadows formed by the fauna can be seen slowly moving. There is a rain cloud to the northwest, forming a dim yellow rain area, and the rest of the place is still bright and warm in the sun.

There were shaky shadows on the horizon, like the foundations of a mirage in the desert. Siegel pulled out his binoculars and tried to look as far as he could. He saw an army in motion, made of green, tawny, and reflective metallics, slowly but surely coming towards the walled mountains.

It would take at least fifteen days to reach the foot of the mountain at the speed of the march, but the possibility of a rapid march by the orcs cannot be ruled out. They arrived earlier than Siegel had estimated, and it seemed that it was too late to build a new wall, and they had to use simple fortifications to block the attack.

Putting down the binoculars, Siegel suddenly laughed, feeling extremely relaxed both physically and mentally. When the war really came, his worries, hesitations, and confusion disappeared without a trace. "I knew!" he shouted, clenching his fists hard.

He turned his head and shook his head in the direction of Waterdeep, "Knox Guild, I did expect that. You're going to be done this time. (To be continued.) )