When Richard passed through the territory of the four nobles and rushed into the territory of Solam, Ellie's northern path had just entered the territory of the Holy Tree Dynasty, which shows the speed of Richard's actions. The speed of the march disrupted the Duke's arrangement, and the carefully prefabricated encirclement became useless before it could be used. The benefits of the full elite were manifested at this time, the strong ones were already abundant, and the high-level troops of the brood were able to recover their abilities and chase after the knights. They only need to rest for three hours a day and can continue to move for two or three days if necessary, provided they are fed.

On the edge of Solam's domain, Richard captured a small town and asked the mayor to prepare enough food for everyone to eat, and then began a short break. In the town hall, Richard gathered all his followers to discuss the next step.

Richard reached out and pointed out his current location on the magic map, then circled the location of the Temple of St. Louis, drawing a straight line between the two.

"While Soram doesn't know what we're trying to do, I'm going to go straight to the temple as fast as I can and knock it down. The priests and knights stationed in the temple are no match for us. As for the Duke of Solam, we can have a good fight with him on the way back. Do you have any other questions?" Richard said, looking at his followers.

Glancing at the map, Gonder said, "Boss, since we want to fool Solam, why don't we be realistic? We can go to Solam's lair first and scare him, and then go where we want to go, and if we don't delay for two days, maybe the effect will be better." ”

Richard thought for a moment, nodded and said, "That's it! Here, here and here, there are three formed troops stationed in Solam, about 20,000 or so. We're going to clean them up, especially this scout cavalry, and we're going to take them all. ”

Richard looked at the magic clock and said, "Let's rest for two hours, and try to get rid of them all tonight." Time is running out, go and rest. ”

"It's only two hours again!" the ogre outside the window grumbled. Two hours was only enough for him to stuff his stomach, and his wish to sleep would not come true.

"You two can sleep in turns. "Richard gave his own advice.

"Every time!" the ogre muttered, then poured his anger out on the food.

Richard smiled and shook his head, continuing to study the map, deducing the possible battle situation at high speed in his consciousness. At this moment, his consciousness suddenly seemed to be touched, and the consciousness of an elite bat disappeared. These elite bats are used for reconnaissance and are careful to hide themselves, but they are still found and killed by the other party. In just one day, Richard's elite bats lost six. A shadow crossed Richard's mind, and he knew that this war would not be as easy as Faro's.

In front of Duke Solam's castle, 10,000 of the most elite knights have been assembled. On the castle terrace, the duke, in full armor, looked down on the troops he was proud of. The knights were divided into ten teams, and the generals who led the troops in each team had a strong momentum. A hundred knights in costume formed a phalanx, and in front of the formation were two generals in hideous iron armor.

The knights were silent, and a murderous aura faintly enveloped the entire square. In Solam's eyes, there was a piece of blood floating above the knights' phalanx, and there were countless ghosts and ghosts in it. This is the murderous spirit, and it is the proof that this force has killed countless people.

The Duke's lips moved slightly, and he said in a voice that only he could hear, "I have defeated Neelem, Akmunds, and now it is your turn!"

In the past, even when facing Ellie, this force did not fight, but was deployed on a more important battlefield. And now, the Duke was ready to use it against Richard's large army of constructed knights.

The Duke raised his helmet and prepared to put it on. He will personally lead the army into battle.

At that moment, a cloud of smoke and dust suddenly surged in the distance, and a knight appeared at the end of the road, running at full speed towards the castle. A few kilometers away from the castle, he simply jumped off his tired warhorse and galloped towards the castle at a faster speed than a galloping horse, and in an instant he was in front of the duke.

This is a tall knight of rank seventeen, a capable cavalry general under the Duke, but at the moment his armor is covered in mud and blood. Solam's pupils constricted, staring at him. The knight knelt on one knee and said in a hoarse voice: "Lord Duke, Richard has suddenly changed the route of his march and attacked us by surprise! The 6th and 7th Infantry Regiments and the Light Cavalry Regiment of Lord Longma have been routed. ”

Solam took a deep breath and asked in as calm a tone as possible, "What about Longma?"

"General Lung Ma has been killed in battle. He desperately dragged Richard and told me to rush back to report the news!"

Solam took another deep breath and exhaled slowly, before asking, "Is the 7th Infantry Regiment with you, right?

"Half an hour, Lord Duke. The knight's voice trembled slightly, apparently still shaken by the fierce battle that had just passed.

"Twelve thousand people, only half an hour of resistance?!" the corners of the duke's mouth twitched. These are his regular army!

"Richard has so many constructed knights that we simply can't stop their onslaught. They ...... on their first charge It chiseled through our formation!"

Duke Solam let out a long breath, thought for a moment, and said, "So, Richard is coming for me?"

The knight replied, "Yes, my lord, you must prepare in advance, Richard is not more than a hundred kilometers from here." ”

The Duke sneered a few times, and said, "Well, I'll wait for him here! With two thousand men, do you want to take down my castle too?" Ramlon, send a few men to see what Richard is doing. ”

With that, the Duke returned to the castle with sonorous steps, quietly waiting for Richard's arrival. The knights did not settle in the castle and returned to the barracks. The Duke prepares for a decisive battle with Richard outside the castle. It would be too humiliating to have the superior forces to retreat to the castle guards, and it might scare Richard away.

The day passed tense and peaceful, and in the early morning, when the Duke was awakened by the sound of the magic bell, he found that there was no military intelligence report.

Richard has not yet appeared. All morning, the Duke spent the war room staring at the map and waiting for information from Ramlon. As time passed, the atmosphere in the war room became more and more oppressive. Richard should have arrived a long time ago, and the fact that he didn't show up now probably means that they have been deceived.

"Wait until noon!" said the Duke coldly.

At this moment, the thin Ram Lun appeared like a ghost and said, "My lord, Richard has not marched here. Judging by the traces left behind, he had already headed northwest. ”

"How did you get the news?"

Ram Lun bowed and said, "I'm very sorry, Lord Duke. The people I sent were all dead, and I went there myself once to get the exact information. ”

"Northwest ......" the Duke stared at the map, his gaze lingering on the temple of St. Louis for a moment before moving in other directions.

At this moment, Richard was about to leave the Duchy of Solam, not far from the Temple of St. Louis. The two thousand knights marched forward at a constant pace in a trotting position, and Richard, who was sitting on the back of the unicorn, was already thinking about his next move. The experience of owning a brood and touching the rules made Richard particularly interested in places like temples. The more important the temple, the more the will of God will descend. And as long as the gods have come, so much or less will leave a little divine power. In the past, Richard didn't understand what the aura of divine power was, and he only relied on vague judgments. And now that the true talent has advanced to insight, Richard has understood that the so-called divine power breath is actually the rule imprint left by the true divine power. Even if it is just a little imprint, theoretically it can analyze all the rules in the divine power of the gods.

This conflict with the Sacred Tree Dynasty in Carlando led Richard to classify the Lord of Radiance as his enemy. And with the style of the Holy Radiance Church, even if Richard wanted to compromise, the Holy Radiance Church would definitely not give up. What's more, that divine slash has clearly revealed Richard's intentions. This made Richard shocked and strongly suspicious of the weapon.

The Shrine of St. Louis is named after Saint Louis. Louis was a follower of the Lord of Radiance before he lit the divine fire, and a martyr after him. Here, he resisted the pagan siege and eventually died in battle, allowing the Lord of Radiance, who had not yet ignited the fire, to escape. As the Lord of Light ignited the divine fire and became a true god, Louis also became one of the seven Holy Spirits. Later generations of believers built the temple at the place where he died.

The Temple of the Seven Holy Spirits, as well as the Great Temple of the Holy Radiance, are the eight most important temples of the Holy Radiance Church.

At this time, a faint scream was heard in the distance. In Richard's consciousness, a crimson voice sounded: "I'm sorry, only two were killed, and two more ran away." ”

"It's okay, keep searching. Richard replied.

In the past day, more and more scouts have appeared around, and they can no longer be cleared one by one, and even the powerhouses of the Holy Domain have appeared. Richard's whereabouts could no longer be concealed, but he was marching too fast to close the siege. The hastily placed blockade in front of Richard was vulnerable to the sheer number of constructed knights. Behind Richard, tens of thousands of troops were already chasing after him, and more troops were mobilizing, building an encirclement on a larger scale, and then preparing to close the encirclement.

At this moment, Richard was less than a hundred kilometers away from the Great Temple of St. Louis. He finally deduced the battle situation and gave the final order: "Change direction, let's go to St. Louis!"

The Constructed Knights responded with a bang, instigated the Magic Knights, followed Richard's unicorn, and rolled towards the Grand Temple of St. Louis. The Darkblade Knights adjusted their direction almost at the same time, silently following, as precise as an alchemy machine.