Chapter XII: Detention
"Blessed by an unknown force, the host's ability has been partially improved, and the number of jù is being collected. ”
"I knew our Delia must be amazing!Look, Andre was scared stupid!" Ed quipped with a laugh.
Delia didn't pay attention to the inappropriateness in Ed's words, and happily explained to Andre, who was standing aside: "This is a god-given ability, every time I pray to the gods, I will naturally get some ways to use magic in my heart, but this is the first time I have used it on someone else, do you feel that there is anything wrong?"
"No, I feel good, I've never had a good time. I'm afraid this is the legendary magic that only the upper echelons of the church can do, I occasionally mentioned it when I was in Ovaré, and it is said that it can only be performed by the sect leader level or above, Deria, you really gave us a surprise!" Andre quickly recovered after being shocked, he originally thought that there was only one kind of power in the world that could make him stronger, and the magic cast in front of him made him understand that maybe he could obtain power through other methods.
"Don't talk so much, let's hurry, I really want to try this kind of magic technique, how much effect can the divine radiance have!" Ed said a little anxiously, he had only seen the effect of spiritual energy blessing on the knight before, it was an all-round improvement, I don't know how the magic compares, try to test it to get more numbers from the engraving.
Andrei was reminded, "Then let's go into the forest, the light from this magic can replace the moonlight in the dense woods, and also avoid the Ingirs who travel at night, it will not be good if it is discovered." ”
"Well, it's worthy of Brother Andre, it's really thoughtful. Delia nodded.
The three of them continued to rush forward under the guidance of Delia, the effect of the magic is still very significant even if the girl is not skilled in using it, not only is it less expensive to travel in the forest at night than during the day, but the magic lasts for a long time, until midnight when the three of them decided to rest, they have pulled a lot of distance from the Ingier troops behind, and it is expected that they should be able to reach Amera Fort at noon tomorrow.
After a night of silence, after washing and dining in the morning, Di Liya once again performed her magic skills, and the three of them arrived at their destination at noon without any danger.
Fort Amera is made entirely of large rocks, with multiple recessed faces on the walls, and any attempt by an enemy to climb the wall will be hit from multiple directions, a bit like the bastion in Ed's mind, with a trench and an iron gate in front of it.
As far as Amera Fort itself is concerned, it has a defense level beyond the specifications, and it is absolutely impossible for ordinary soldiers to capture this kind of fortress-level defense, and in the face of the attack of the psionic knights, using the terrain, as long as there are half of the knights of the besieging side in the fort, it seems that Amera Fort, as an important part of protecting the rear defense of Ovare, has received enough attention from the Roland Kingdom, and it has spent a lot of strength to repair it.
After looking at the castle from afar, Andre and the three of them lifted the blessing of the divine arts and came to the door to explain their intentions.
Since they had not received any news of the presence of an enemy in the vicinity, the garrison in the fort did not treat them badly.
It was up to Andre to do this kind of thing, he cleverly revealed the identity of the old knight Bandy, lied that he was delivering a letter for the old knight, and took out a flag with the coat of arms of the old Bandy family on it, and Ed realized that André had returned to the burning village council that night to pick up this item.
The guard on duty took up the token, and did not dare to be careless, because if something related to the knight was not good, the head would fall to the ground, so he instructed his companions to strengthen their vigilance, and he went to report to the commander as soon as he slipped away.
After a while, only to hear a loud bang, the side door next to it opened, and an officer in armor strode out.
"You are the messenger of the old fellow, he is not a powerful man in his own territory, do you need our help in anything?"
Andre was not flustered, "I am the son of the chief of Remi Village under the rule of Lord Bandy, and this time I have brought news about the movements of the Ingir people, which is confidential and must be reported to the highest governor in the fort. ”
When the officer heard that the military situation was at stake, he looked at the three of them with a suspicious look, and Ed felt a wave of spiritual energy fluctuate, sending out a tidal wave of spiritual energy from the officer in front of him, and instantly swept over them.
After confirming that the three of them had no psychic power, the officer let down his guard, and it was impossible for ordinary spies to do any damage even if they entered the interior.
"Come with me. ”
Ed was obviously not the only one who sensed the detection of psionic energy, in front of Andre looked back at the two of them, Delia gently raised her staff, signaling that it was okay, the power of psionic energy did not break the magical energy contained in the girl's body, and the three followed each other into the castle.
Many of the soldiers had just had lunch at this time, and were leaning against the stone wall in twos and twos basking in the sun and bragging, and Delia had no hood, and her pretty appearance caused a whistle, and the officer leading the way did not care, but just kicked the butts of some of the most unlucky people blowing on the side of the road.
All the way to the main building, climbing the stairs, Eddard and the others could see the open ground around them through the windows on the wall, and the lookouts could easily spot the men and horses approaching here in the distance, and it seemed that the Ingirs could only act at night if they wanted to sneak attack.
Coming to a room at the top of the tower, two heavily armed soldiers were in high spirits guarding here, wearing green ribbons, symbolizing the identity of the knight's own soldiers, and seeing the arrival of the officer, the guard opened the door very respectfully.
It looked like the commander's office, with a large wooden table scattered with a few pieces of paperwork, and behind the desk facing the door was a velvet bench, which seemed to be very enjoyable, and two bookshelves full of books were placed against the wall.
The officer leading the way unceremoniously walked over to the bench and sat down, "Now you can report in detail on the so-called enemy situation." ”
As she spoke, she took off her helmet and had short red hair, only to find out that it was a female officer.
"As far as I know, the Supreme Commander of Ameraburg should be the Grand Knight of Mura, I don't know who you are, I don't know who you are?" Andrei had spent some time in Ovare, and in recent years he had done some things for Lord Bandy, and he knew a little about many high-level matters in the vicinity.
"Lord Mura has been ordered to support the front, you just need to know that now this is my decision, and you can call me Lord Charlotte. The red-haired woman was half-lying and said casually.
Andre looked at the two of them, things were a little unexpected, but for now, they had to go step by step, the three of them slaughtered the Ingier people in the village, and prepared to attack the checkpoint day and night.
"You see that the number of enemies is about a thousand, and how many flags are there in the ranks?" Charlotte asked, leaning forward, the information they brought didn't sound like a fake, but it still needed to ask for some details.
"There is only one big flag, and I see about three of the other small flags, the night is too dark, and the specific pattern on the flag is not clear, but the number of people is almost around a thousand, Ameraburg should be able to block it if it is prepared, as long as you send someone to seek support immediately." André had already exchanged the news with Ed, but he was interrupted before he could finish his sentence.
"You don't need to say this, you have already brought the information, but just in case, I'm afraid I can't let you leave for the time being, and when the enemy appears, you can leave on your own if you want, and now when I am away, please stay here quietly, and don't try to go out, my guards will not let you go without my orders." ”
After saying that, the female officer strode out of the room, said a few words to the soldiers outside the door, and then stepped on the stone steps and left.
Andre shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and Delia comforted him and said: "You have done a good job, if the Ingirs call, we will not escape alone, God will guide us to victory!"
After a little waiting, the guards at the gate dutifully guarded them, and as long as the people inside did not try to leave them, they would not come in.
Ed walked to the window and looked down for a moment, "Something is wrong, I don't see any signs of soldiers gathering, those lazy guys are still hanging out in the square and bragging, don't they know that there will be an enemy attack tonight?"
"What, how could it be?" the other two walked over and looked down.
There was indeed no sign of the soldiers being gathered, and I don't know how the Lord Charlotte had prepared, and the three of them watched worriedly for a while, but could not do anything.
Ed quickly lost interest, he walked to the bookshelf and picked up a copy and flipped it over, thanks to the engraved blessing, most of the words could not stop him, at least there was no problem in reading.
Most of the shelves are myths and fables, only a few military-related books, and Ed's one-glance and ten-line tong guò engraving absorbs the knowledge in it, and it can be seen that due to the extraordinary combat power of the psionic knights, this world basically does not pay attention to the tactics and strategies of ordinary soldiers, and what really determines the direction of a war often lies in the knight competition between the two sides.
The book mentions many times that the Knights of Sword and Glory once owned by the Roland Kingdom, also known as the Knights of Iris, a phalanx of thousands of psionic energy can kill a dragon with a single charge, in addition, according to the book, they have not only slain dragons, fought evil gods, but also won several battles with knights, including the Royal Knights of Ingill.
"If that's true, where is this invincible order of knights now? Has it been destroyed?" Closing the book, Ed suddenly realized that the sun had gradually set, and the window was shining orange light.
Andrei was sitting in a chair flipping through a map, Ed walked to the window, and Delia looked back at him and smiled: "I didn't know you liked to read so much, and it was an afternoon when you read it." ”
After saying that, she turned her head, pointed to the sunset on the horizon and said to Ed:
"Look, what a beautiful view! I rarely see it in the mountains, the peaks disappear when the sun sets, and the mountains are the best barrier against the cruelty and murder of the world. ”
Ed didn't know how to answer her, so he turned the subject to business, "Is there still no movement down there?"
"Well, but I've analyzed it with Andre, and there are only three possibilities for Charlotte to stay still," Delia blinked, pausing to talk.
"Uh, one, she doesn't believe us, it's unlikely. Two, she's an Ingil spy, but it's unlikely that she didn't put us in the dungeon. Ed only thought of two possibilities for a while, so he had to spread his hands and admit that he had lost, waiting for Delia to solve the puzzle for him.