The Imperial Empire, the head of the six kingdoms, is the source of the heavenly monarchy.

The imperial capital, the capital of the imperial empire, was the source of power.

The Royal Noble Academy, the famous family that all the princes and nobles of the imperial capital and even the six kingdoms must go through, can be regarded as the source of the source of power.

When the morning light of the imperial capital illuminated the bell tower of the Royal Noble Academy, a pitch-black fast horse rushed into the door of the dormitory: "His Royal Highness Karl, Ice Wolf Castle is urgent." ”

The eldest son of the Ice Wolf King from the Ice and Snow Empire, Prince Karl, already has some ominous premonitions at this moment. He trembled and opened the letterhead, and after just one glance, he felt as if his heart had stopped suddenly, and his mind went blank.

"Yo, my dear friend. You seem to be a little out of sorts? ”

A mild-mannered blonde nobleman walked up and patted Karl on the shoulder, "Look at you, today isn't a good day to drink." ”

"Alan?" Carl looked up at this friend from a foreign country, a feeling of loneliness and helplessness suddenly overwhelmed him, and tears were already rolling in his eyes, "No, today is the day you have to drink. ”

Although the two walked side by side, Alan still felt the sad aura of the young prince: "That letter...... Is it a tragedy? ”

Anger welled up in Karl's heart, and anger burned in his eyes, "My mother...... Killed by demons......"

Alan's eyes widened, "Unbelievable......"

Carl looked at him in pain, "My brother, killed by the Red Pavilion. ”

At that moment, Karl's inner world had been completely destroyed, and all that remained of his life was endless pain, as if he had been swallowed up by the dark void.

Alan expressed his condolences sadly: "It seems that today is not only a day to drink, but also a day to get drunk. ”

Karl shoved the letter into his pocket, and a resolute force surged in his chest, "I am the prince of Ice Wolf Castle, and I don't want to waste my time by anesthetizing myself with alcohol. ”

"yes, so what do you want to do?" Alan asked.

"I want revenge." Karl's blood was already boiling, and he wanted to return to Ice Wolf Castle in an instant to slash his enemies, "I will make those beasts who murdered my family pay the price, and let them know what is called the means of Ice Wolf Castle!" ”

But Alan still led him towards the tavern, "What revenge?" Your glory, your lineage, or your honorable surname? ”

Karl was speechless for a while, and could only follow Alan silently.

"You mentioned that your father was bewitched by witches, and the country was infested by bandits. They have more power than you, and they have more power than you. And now you ......" Allen's cold words cut through Carl's self-esteem like a sharp blade," ...... Nothing but anger. ”

Carl snorted, "You're right, but what you're saying is really unpleasant. ”

Alan said: "Many times, you can only choose one that sounds good or easy to use. ”

Karl sighed lightly: "That's right, then tell me: now that I'm a person who only has revenge in my head, what should I do now?" ”

The two walked out of the school, walked around the streets of the imperial capital a few times, and went around the dark alleys of the imperial capital.

Allen's gaze swept over the cramped signs, and he whispered, "My dear friend can still ask such a question in the midst of grief, which shows that His Royal Highness the Venerable Prince has at least some sanity, so that he has a better chance of winning." ”

He stopped and pointed to a door, "This tavern is good. ”

Carl looked at the few weapons discarded at the door of the tavern, and suddenly understood Alan's intention: he was not here to drink, but to find those wandering warriors. But he still hesitated in front of the tavern, "Allen, we need some experienced warriors, strong men who can dare to face the demons and bandits......"

Alan seemed to guess his thoughts: "I don't think you trust these travelers who drink and have fun all day, but at least they won't let you go back alone to take revenge." ”

Karl nodded slightly, "Yes, if you go back, you will definitely die." Recruiting some private soldiers is indeed a very necessary foundation. ”

Alan added, "Don't forget that you have one more condition to take advantage of: you have a distinguished status. I think that the eldest prince of Ice Wolf Castle will go home with hundreds of private soldiers to protect him, and there is no problem with reason. ”

Carl's eyes lit up, "You're really a talent, but it's a pity you're not a woman, otherwise I would really want to marry you back home." ”

Alan laughed, "Is there a custom in Ice Wolf Castle that doesn't welcome men?" ”

Karl said: "Of course not, how can they not welcome my good brother." ”

The two knocked on the tavern door with gold coins.

It was a nondescript tavern, small but run-down, and the air was filled with the stench of alcohol, tobacco, and the smell of not bathing for a long time. People drank and bragged here, their faces were red and their ears were red, and the noise seemed to deafen Karl's ears.

It's a world away from the bars in the academy, and if it weren't for the private recruits, Carl probably wouldn't have come in for the rest of his life. As far as the eye can see, there seem to be some goalless homeless people all around, who have no lofty goals and ideals, just want to drink today and get drunk tomorrow, and do their best for the sake of daily drinking money.

Carl wasn't good at communicating with these drunkards. He's not a man of words, but he doesn't know how to open the conversation in a situation like this.

Fortunately, Alan skillfully shuttled in front of the bar with a wine glass, and soon became the focus of attention in the bar. When there were some listeners around, he said loudly: "I heard that there are some people here who are good at fighting, but I have a business, I don't know if they can catch it." ”

Several strong men were immediately attracted by his words.

"It's not a good business." Eren performed a trick first and then raised, "Escorting a noble kid to the border of the Ice and Snow Empire, and dealing with some possible monsters and assassins, is not a job that can be taken casually. ”

The drinkers laughed and said, "What's so great about the monsters and assassins, a few of us have done a lot of battles, I'm afraid you can't afford to pay for this." ”

Carl didn't say a word, and threw out a bag of gold coins: "Money, I'll give double." Along the way, the wine, tube enough. ”

The drunkards' eyes lit up when they heard this!

In this way, the two traveled all over the taverns and hooligans' dens in the imperial capital, and raised eight hundred private soldiers in a week. Together, they embark on a journey to Ice Wolf Castle for revenge.

.

At the same time, Buxiao and Lydia led an army of 10,000 to retreat to the Scarlet Leaf Forest.

It seems that not long after the army stepped into the Crimson Forest, they had already seen the appearance of the city wall. Lydia and Finks looked at each other, "I remember that Bulltown doesn't seem to be so close to the desert?" ”

The defenders on the walls had seen Lydia's banner. After a while, the bell of the city was heard, and dozens of soft-headed arrows dragging colored smoke were shot into the air, drawing a colorful landscape.

The gates of the city slowly opened, the snare drums beat, and the twenty battle flags were the first to be picked out of the city. The more than 100 honor guards who followed were wearing pitch-black armor, holding dark gold shields, spears, knives, axes, and halberds in two columns in turn, full of strength and majesty.

Brass Hammer and Cruise went out of the city with a handful of golden ears of wheat in their hands to greet them: "If you don't come back, the wheat will rot in the ground!" ”

This majestic ceremony had surpassed Lydia's pomp and circumstance at that time, and she mechanically took the handful of ears of wheat and hurriedly whispered, "Uncle, ...... this city?"

"Expanded." The brass hammer replied simply and clearly.

If you don't laugh, you can't expect that the copper hammer can run this town so well, and you are speechless for a while, and you can only stick out your thumb in affirmation.

Brass Hammer smiled again and said to Finks, "Little girl, I have something special to show you. With that, Cruise brought a rare animal.

"A horse!" Finks exclaimed, "Oh my God! Such a valuable thing! How did you get it? ”

Her screams almost frightened the horse into turning its head and running, but Cruise grabbed the reins tightly: "It was sent by a knight on a journey, and we saved his wife and daughter." ”

Finks was so overjoyed that a bearded man holding the hammer offered to help him clean the blacksmith's shop for a week.

The army was led by the Bronze Hammer into the new town of Brute, which had become eight times larger than when Lydia had left.

Walking on the wide avenue, you can see the trees on both sides and the houses lined up one after another. Not far away there is also a large bazaar, which seems to be full of wandering merchants from north to south. Copper Hammer even thoughtfully designed a special truck passage for merchants' trucks to facilitate their delivery passage.

Lydia sighed: "I didn't expect this town to be built into a metropolis by you!" ”

Ahead there were cheers and applause of welcome from the aisle, and the inhabitants, dressed in bright costumes, flapping bone plates and bells, holding ears of wheat and waving colorful flags, cheered for the return of the victorious people.

The warm emotions inspired the soldiers, who felt the most sincere emotions from the people. At this moment, they forgot about the war and danger, and reveled in the warm joy.

It's just that it's obviously too unfriendly to not smile in such a scene. A withdrawn person like him prefers to stay in a dark corner rather than be exposed to so many eyes.

He subconsciously pushed Lydia forward half a step, his legs had already stepped back, his fingers had already pinched the curse mark, and the next second he was ready to turn into a black dog and escape from the scene of death.

But his plot had long been recognized by Lydia.

She reached out and grabbed the crook of her arm, "Don't try to run away this time." ”

If you don't laugh, you can only give up the original plan, after all, Lydia is a knight. It was not easy to break free from her hands.

The inhabitants cheered louder when they saw Lydia holding her unsmiling arm, and some even began to throw colorful debris into the sky.

This method of welcoming made Lydia, who was well-versed in various rituals, wonder. "This seems to be a method that is only used at weddings?" She couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

She didn't even notice that while she was pondering, her head was already on her shoulder that wasn't smiling.

The cheers were even louder.