"Grand Wizard El, it's been so hard for us to walk on the ground. Isn't it harder for an airship in the sky to move forward? A deputy commander said.

"Don't worry, if there's really a big problem with the airship, they'll definitely contact us. Since we haven't received any news yet, I think they must have a solution, so we don't have to worry. Al looked at the fog ahead of him, without any expression.

The last time she left the Monster Mountains and returned to the Imperial Capital, the strange fog wasn't as wide as it was now. Now, less than a month later, it's really puzzling that it's spread to such an extent.

The most important point is that there is no water source such as a lake nearby. Where does this thick moisture come from?

The top brass of the imperial army also discussed this issue for a long time, but in the end no clear conclusions were reached.

As Al pondered, she heard the roar of a dragon overhead, but it was said that more than 300 black iron dragons had arrived in the Empire.

As she set out, she feared that the dragon's roar would affect the horses of the Imperial cavalry, causing chaos and making the people laugh. So Aier specifically told the dragoons to set off later.

By this time, the dragoon army had already flown from behind to the top of the army.

Because the armor on his body was heavy, and the young and strong dragon knight was sitting there, the black iron dragon's flight trajectory was relatively low, far less than that of the airship.

In addition, due to the relatively large carrying capacity, wurm black iron requires a lot of physical strength. Therefore, every 30 kilometers, the dragoon needs to stop and rest to give the wurm below it a good rest.

Therefore, even if the dragoons flew fast, they had a much longer rest time than the imperial army on the ground, so the speed of movement on both sides was almost the same.

After the last long break, the Black Iron Wurms were clearly in good shape and rushed into the fog.

For these monsters, identifying the direction in the fog is very simple, not as difficult as airships and armies.

On the airship, Alexander heard the roar of a dragon. He immediately leaned over the side of the boat and looked down. However, he found that the fog was thick and there was a large white landscape below, and nothing could be seen.

Ace looked to the side and said, "Do you like dragoons so much?" ”

Alexander sighed: "Although my family is really rich, I have never been able to train such powerful dragoons as your New Delhi Empire. What a pity! ”

"Phew!" Ace couldn't help but laugh, "Man, it seems that everything in the Yama Empire is decided by your family. Do you know how much effort our New Delhi Empire has put into training more than 300 dragon knights? ”

Alexander pursed his lips and said nothing.

With the help of Romans' wine, Alexander clearly felt much warmer. After solving the problem with the airship, all the helmsmen and guides, Marcus, returned to the engine room. Now only Ace, Alexander, and the old helmsman are at the helm in the distance.

"Ace, I'm hiding it from you, will you blame me? If you knew who I was in the future, would you refuse to treat me as a friend? Alexander's face was extremely serious.

Ace looked down and thought, "I don't think so. I don't have a lot of friends. Aside from Fat and Arak, you're the only friend of my age. ”

Alexander retorted: "No, and Kling! ”

Ace shook his head and said, "Clint is not my friend, he is my brother, more like a relative. Just like me and my teacher, although it is ostensibly a teacher-student relationship, after being together for a long time, we will find that we are like relatives. ”

Alexander looked bleak: "Oh, I really envy you for having such a lovely brother." I'm different, I've been alone since I was a kid, and I don't even have a partner. ”

Ace was surprised. "Haven't you had friends since you were a child?" This surprised him. Although Ace didn't have any good friends before coming to the Imperial Capital, he still had some playmates, such as the son of a groom in Nagumo City. When he was younger, the two of them always played together. But after Ace began to learn the basics of magic, he had little time to play with him.

"Alas, I am my father's only son, and I have no siblings. From the time I was a child, he confined me to the king's ......" Alexander quickly changed his words. "He locked me up in the house, saying it was for my safety. So this time I managed to sneak out and I wanted to have some fun outside. Because after I go back this time, I may never come out again. ”

"Is it that serious?" Ace clearly didn't believe it.

But Alexander's sad expression was not fake.

"Ace, you should cherish the friendship we have built over the past few years. If I get caught this time, I don't know when we'll meet again! Alexander leaned against the side of the boat, his eyes filled with helplessness and sadness.

"Catch it back? Isn't that an exaggeration? Ace stared blankly at the noble but greedy companion beside him.

Alexander just stared at the fog and didn't speak.

Naturally, they would not have known that the Imperial Palace of the Yama Empire had fallen into chaos.

"A pile of garbage! What's the use of you! Even the children can't stand it! ”

In the grand hall, a middle-aged man with a crown on his head sits on a throne and shouts at the guards and servants below.

Next to the guards and slaves, there were five or six men in mage robes. They were even more nervous and did not dare to make any sound.

"And you! How dare you take the prince out of the palace! Do you want to die? Guards, drag them down and hang them! ”

After the middle-aged man shouted angrily, a dozen guards in armor walked into the hall. Without saying a word, they dragged five or six intermediate magicians away.

The magicians immediately begged for mercy. They were also forced by the prince at that time. How could they possibly know that so much was going on.

At this time, a distinguished man in the hall took a step: "Your Majesty, I'd better go to the New Delhi Empire." I will definitely bring the prince back in five days. ”

After that, the man pointed to five or six magicians and said, "As for them, Your Majesty, please don't kill them for the time being." I'll punish them when I bring the princes back. ”

The wind is blowing, the snow is flying. It's the coldest time of winter. Even those animals that don't need to hibernate don't come out of their nests to forage for food in such climates because it's too cold.

In the vast wasteland, a man in a robe and hood walked forward with a cane.

His steps were obviously not fast, but he was already 50 meters away with each step. Fortunately, it was snowing and there were no pedestrians on the wasteland. If anyone saw all this, he would probably be stunned.

It only took him half a day to set off from the Yama Empire, but he had already reached the middle of the New Delhi Empire. That's too fast.

This movement speed even surpasses that of the Wind Archmage's Wind Walker.

Among the wind magic, there is a top-level flying magic called "wind walking". It is said that with this magic, you can fly thousands of miles in a day.

But compared to this person, it's as slow as a snail.

In the blink of an eye, this mysterious man from the Yama Empire disappeared into the vast wilderness.

......

On a winter afternoon, it was still cold in the imperial capital. This goose feather snow came suddenly, too violently. The ground was soon covered with a thick layer of snow.

The extremely fat finance minister of the imperial capital was lying by the fire, a greasy chicken leg in his hand and chewing cheese in his mouth.

Over the past two years, the King of New Delhi's health has deteriorated, and many matters have been entrusted to him and the Archbishop of Holy Light.

However, the Holy Light Archbishop has always disliked these complicated administrative matters, so the Minister of Finance dutifully took over all affairs.

His Majesty the King and the Archbishop are said to share the same concerns. In fact, it is a person who monopolizes power and eliminates dissent in court. In order to gain a foothold in the court chapel, many officials flattered the Minister of Finance, and private bribery never stopped.

The fat man eats the chicken legs, sucks his fingers, and throws the bones behind him. A servant hurried forward to pick up the bones and walked out of the room.

The fat man's name was Dio Joseph, and he was now a popular figure in the royal palace.

Dio picked up a golden eagle beside him and giggled happily while admiring it carefully.

It was a gift that a minister had just given. He said to come and see him, but it was actually for gifts. Of course, nothing to do, either treachery or theft. There are only ten days left until the official publicity of the year. Those who want to make further progress in the royal office will naturally do everything possible to please the finance minister who finally decided to promote him.

Saul? It was just a piece of chess in his hand. He has been in the palace for many years. Whose back is clean? This fat man has a firm grip on the handles of a lot of people. Those who were unwilling to bow to him had been kicked into the corner by him for years without a sound at all.

His Majesty the King had given up, and the Archbishop spent many years in the Cathedral of the Holy Light, studying the mysteries of magic. Who does he complain about?

Just when the Minister of Finance in power was secretly proud, a subtle voice sounded outside the door: "Master, the city guard is here." ”

"Castle guards? What does that old man want from me? "Dior is clearly impatient.

"I don't know, but looking at the way he looks, he seems worried." The beautiful maid continued.

Dio walked up to the young maid and squeezed her cocked ass hard, then laughed angrily: "Beauty, I'll come back to deal with you after I'm done with my business!" ”

The maid said shyly, "Sir, you are too bad. With that, she covered her face with her hands and ran away pretending to be ashamed.

Looking at his constantly trembling and writhing hips, Dio swallowed his saliva, then reluctantly withdrew his eyes and walked towards the hall.

Not so long ago he got this beautiful servant from a priest. In the past, every time he went to the priest's house, the fat man would stare at the beautiful lady from time to time.

The minister was so perceptive, he naturally saw something. It didn't take long for him to send the beauty to Dior's residence.

However, there is a tigress in the house. The senior finance minister is not afraid of anyone. I'm afraid of a tigress that will go crazy.

Once, Dio sneaked on his tigress to the favorite place of the men of the imperial capital. He had a lot of fun there. In the end, although he bathed, changed his clothes, and tried his best to hide his smell, he was eventually discovered by the tigress. Then he was beaten so hard that he had several blood stains on his face, and he did not dare to go out for several days.

Therefore, even if a beautiful woman comes to his door, he can only treat her as a servant and dare not approach her. He only dared her to do some simple summoning work. Of course, it is not known if there is some clandestine activity.

Originally, the city guards were not under his control. But now, with the exception of the border defenses, most of the Imperial armies are concentrated there in the Warcraft Mountains. Therefore, at this time, there were no high-ranking generals in the city, and the city defense could only be temporarily taken care of by the person in charge of the imperial capital.

When he came to the hall, he saw that the castle guard had been standing in the doorway, not sitting down.

Dio was relieved to learn that his seat in the hall had just been covered with an expensive set of animal skins. He didn't want his seat to be defiled by the smelly castle guards.

Dior frowned, pinched his nose, and said, "What's wrong?" Do you have to come here at this time? ”

The castle guard said anxiously: "There is a magician outside the imperial capital, who said that he is from the Yama Empire and asked to see the archbishop. ”

"Archbishop? Is that what he can see if he wants? Get rid of him! Dio sneered, then prepared to turn and leave.

You know, there are many magicians who come to the emperor every day to see the archbishop. They all wanted to learn the magic of the Holy Light from the Archbishop, but both were rejected by the Archbishop. In Dior's view, today is still just a magician from a small neighboring country.

The castle guard quickly shouted to Dio, "Sir, we also want to drive him away, but we can't. He also destroyed more than a dozen windbreakers. ”

"What!" Joberry shouted angrily, "Destroy the Wind Breaker on the wall? How was it destroyed? ”

The city guard saw that Dio was very angry and felt a little uneasy: "With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen wind-breaking crossbows were shattered into countless pieces. ”

"Huh?" Dio shouted, "Let's go take me to see it!" ”

This time, the fat man was very worried. The Wind Breaker was one of the symbols of the military prowess of the New Delhi Empire. The cost of each one is very expensive.

A dozen were destroyed at once? That person has such a great ability? Dior couldn't help but bleed at the thought of the high cost.

Soon, Dio followed the castle guard to the gate. It's just that the walls of the imperial capital are too high, and it is difficult for Dio to climb them. He couldn't help but secretly reprimanded the craftsmen and designers of the time for why the walls of the imperial capital were designed so high.

When reaching the edge of the city walls, Dio looked down to see a tall man in a robe. At this time, he looked at the two magnificent statues in front of the city gate without changing his face.

Dio saw that there was only one person on the other side, and dozens of strong guards were standing next to him. He was a little nervous, but now he immediately relaxed.

Dio raised his voice and shouted in a low voice, "Who are you?" Why destroy the dragon crossbow of our New Delhi Empire? Did you know that you would be executed by our Empire? ”

The person below did not look up, but raised his right hand. He saw Dio's body, which weighed more than two hundred kilograms, float gently and then quickly fall under the wall.

Suddenly, Dior didn't react at first. At this moment, he was falling into the air outside the city, screaming in fright, like a pig.

He never thought that the other party would cast magic without warning. After all, it was the capital of the New Delhi Empire. Who would dare to do something here? Even though the Imperial army has moved to the Warcraft Mountains, there is still an Archbishop of the Holy Light here.

And the guards next to him did not respond in time. They could only watch as the finance minister fell to the ground from a wall dozens of meters high.

Just when Dio thought he was going to die a tragic death in the city today, he suddenly felt that his fallen body had suddenly stopped. He hung in the air. Looking down, he saw that there were still more than two meters to go.

Just when he thought he had narrowly escaped death, the mysterious magician decided to play a little longer, and his weightlessness shattered his thoughts once more.

There was a loud bang, and the ground was full of smoke and dust. The Minister of Finance, who weighed more than 200 pounds, lay on the ground and cried. Although he was saved, he fell from a height of two meters. Even with a snow pad, he was injured.

The mysterious magician standing nearby said, "Even if His Majesty the King sees me, he will call me sir." Who are you? When I come to your New Delhi, don't the royal people or the old earl welcome me? ”

If anyone dares to call Archbishop Miles Robert by his name directly, they either have a brain problem, or they really have strength and courage.

Dio struggled to get to his feet while crying. At this time, he no longer had the arrogance and arrogance he had just had, and he felt very embarrassed.

Dior struggled to endure the pain and asked, "Dear sir, you said you were from the Yama Empire. I don't know what kind of aristocrat you are? ”

Although Dio is polite on the surface, he still looks down on the mysterious magician in front of him. In his opinion, the Mandala continent is now the territory of the New Delhi Empire. For a small country like the Yama Empire, New Delhi doesn't care at all.

The man said calmly, "Go and tell the Count that Oort Liège of the Yama Empire is here, and let him come out to meet him." There is no imperial etiquette here at all, and it is still called the first great power on the continent of Mandala? This is ridiculous! ”

When Dioton heard the words "royal courtesy," he regretted his contempt. This is not something that ordinary people can say casually. Obviously, the identity of the mysterious magician in front of him is not simple.

Although Dior's expression was painful, he finally squeezed out a gentle smile: "Please wait, sir. I will send someone to invite the archbishop. He realized that the current situation was completely out of his control, so he could only invite the legendary Archbishop of the Holy Light to come.

Just then, a kind voice came from above: "No need, I've arrived." ”

Dio looked up and saw an old man in white standing on a wall in the snow.

He held a golden scepter in his hand and was white all over. In addition, this heavy snow made him look unusually elegant, like a god of light.

Ault snorted coldly: "You came fast enough!" ”

The earl smiled and said, "You made such a big fuss at the gate of the imperial city this time, how dare I not come out to greet you?" Otherwise, you're going to tear down the entire Imperial City. ”

"Hmph, standing so tall, still as arrogant as before!" Oort's attitude still does not improve.

Archbishop Miles smiled and slowly walked down the door towards Aort. He hugged him without saying a word.

In this scene, Dio, who was next to him, was stunned, not to mention that the archbishop barely opened the door, and the two doors did not move. Such a warm embrace is completely unimaginable.

It seems that the archbishop and the mysterious magician of the Yama Empire are really old friends and have a good relationship. Otherwise, how could they do that?

"Oh, my former comrade-in-arms, you haven't come to see me in years. I was disappointed. Archbishop Myers said with a smile.

Aort's attitude at this time obviously improved a lot: "If I don't come, can't you go to our Yama Empire to have a look?" Do you think our Yama Empire is too small and too far away? ”

The Count quickly waved his hand and said, "Ah, that's not the case. ”

Dio was completely shocked, and the count said, "This is Oult-Liège of the Yama Empire." He is a great mage of the wind system. He was only a thin line away from a divine magician. More than ten years ago, he fought on behalf of the Yama Empire in the Battle of the Dragon Slayer, and achieved outstanding achievements. He is now the high priest of the kingdom of Yama. We should have received him with royal courtesy, but he was not treated with courtesy. "Now that we're all in the way, we should avoid those complicated etiquettes. I guess Ault, you wouldn't mind, would you? ”

As he spoke, Miles looked at Aort with a smile.

Ault grunted and acquiesced.

Soon the Count brought Oult into the Imperial City, where Dio was still in a state of shock and unable to recover.

Over the years, thanks to his personal relationship and friendship with the Robert family, he gradually rose through the ranks to become Minister of Finance. It can be said that he has achieved the status of less than two people and more than 10,000 people. These two people, one is His Majesty the King, and the other is naturally the Archbishop of the Holy Light.

However, in recent years, they have all been indifferent to government affairs. Dior naturally became the temporary spokesman for the Royal Court in New Delhi. Of course, this is only scratching the surface. In fact, Robert's family often sent people to his residence to keep an eye on him.

Naturally, Dior did not dare to ignore it, and did everything one by one. But he was not afraid of anyone except the Robert family and His Majesty the King. As a result, he became more and more unscrupulous.

In retrospect, he really didn't deserve a mention in front of the archbishop.

Thinking of this, Dio sighed and walked back to the imperial capital.

Soon, hundreds of eagles flew out of the capital. With small beacons strapped to their feet, they flew to the main territories and military camps of the empire in New Delhi.

......

After entering the fog, Ace and the others finally broke out of the dense fog in the early morning of the third day and came to the periphery of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, and their vision broadened.

At this time, the dragoons had already arrived first.

The magicians on the airship all came to the deck and looked at the endless mountains in the distance, and let out a wave of consternation.

This was the first time the students had seen the Warcraft Mountains. Of course, they were very surprised. It is clear that they do not have a sense of urgency to face this war.

"Look, what's that!" Someone asked, pointing to the center of the Warcraft Mountain Range.

Ace looked in the direction the man was pointing, but saw a transparent light mask in the core of the Monster Mountain Range, completely covering the entire central area.