Chapter 163 The style of the nouveau riche
It's that big on a floating island. The castle suddenly began to be renovated again, and the already small open space was occupied by more than 400 magic horses.
But Richard's magic horses showed incomparable superiority at this time, and they were neatly arranged, one lying next to the other, neither moving nor making a sound. They don't move anything other than eating. And their digestive capacity is terrifying, and their excrement is surprisingly small. More than 400 demon horsemen lined up in a strict phalanx, like an army. Seeing these magic horses, the two knights of the Gordon era were speechless for a while.
Eventually, the two of them met Richard in the magical room. Now this small room has been transformed into Richard's bedroom, reception room, office, and room, which combines many functions in one.
"You're back, very well, we can leave tomorrow!Let me see the time......" Richard walked to the map on the wall, traced the route from Faust to the Black Rose Castle, and looked back with a big smile: "You can get to the Black Rose Castle just one day before the deadline." Asiris, I've heard that you're an expert in siege, so let me see your methods this time, although I don't think you'll be able to use them. โ
Semir and Asireus are both figures who stand alone in the plane, and basic military knowledge is there. Seeing the route and time outlined by Richard, I couldn't help but look at each other, it was almost a straight line pulled along the continental highway.
Richard's plan not only did not take into account the guards of the Black Rose Castle and the support forces of Sauron and Goliath, but also did not take into account the noble private army that passed through the territory along the way.
Asireis is not a person who dare not say anything, so he immediately said: "Lord Richard, there may be several battles along the way." โ
Richard nodded: "I know, this time it's going to be a few fights." I'm going to see what kind of level the nobles of Norland are. โ
Semir and Asiris thought of the suffocating number of constructed knights in the barracks, and said no more. At this moment, they vaguely saw Gordon's shadow in Richard.
On this day, Richard made three announcements in a row. The first was to inform all lords of the former Gordon Territory of Sir and above to report to the Floating Island and re-swear allegiance to Richard. The time limit is fifteen days, and if it is not overdue, it will be regarded as a rebellion. Richard promised that as long as he swore allegiance, he would be able to pass away from the past.
The second is to announce that the people who participated in the looting of sacrifices during the riots on the floating islands and the branch families will be held accountable. Richard had a deadline of one month to return the sacrifices, or to give an equivalent amount of compensation, otherwise it would be considered a rebellion and would be defeated. Any family that dares to accept and shelter these rebels is deemed to have declared war on Akmund.
The third is to declare the family council illegal and dissolve it within a certain period of time. When Richard arrived at the castle of the Black Rose, all members of the family council who had not left the family council were executed.
These are three extremely arrogant and domineering announcements, which aroused countless scoldings for a while. What is even more hateful is the way Richard issued the announcement, he continued to send three announcements three times in a row through the two channels of the Alliance and the Royal.
The cost of the announcement alone amounted to 1.8 million gold coins, and Richard used this typical nouveau riche way to make his voice resound in every corner of the Holy Alliance. And the people who hate Richard, or can't take out the money, and if they can, they won't burn it in such a stupid way, so their voices can't get out of their castles.
In the third bulletin, Richard also attached a map showing his march from Faust to the Black Rose Castle.
So arrogant!
On the gloomy Iron Throne, Marquis Sauron lost his temper for the first time, and an angry roar filled the entire hall! In his territory, all the troops immediately began to mobilize, and the Marquis of Sauron, who had always been calm and low-key, was ready to meet Richard with the toughest posture!
In another dark brown castle, Count Golia had just finished wrestling with his beloved Earth Dragon when he received three announcements from Richard.
The giant man, who seemed to have muscles in his head, immediately locked himself in the large study, studied countless intelligence and magic map deductions for a whole day, and then decided to mobilize the entire army of the territory in the same way.
Many of the earl's staff were actually old men of Akmund, and they did not want to see a large-scale civil war in Akmund, and at the same time, the constructed knights in the hands of Sauron and Goliath were not as good as Richard even together, so they persuaded one after another.
Count Golia only said one sentence at the time: "If this war is won by Richard's little fellow, it will be the next Gordon." โ
Those who had followed the Count for a long time immediately understood the meaning of this sentence.
Goliath was the successor to the earldom, while Gordon had only a small territory. As a young man, Gordon sold his territory to Goliath at a low price, bought himself a mount, armor, and a build, and became a free Akmund warrior and began a legendary career.
It can be said that since the Battle of the Eternal Night Forest, Gordon has been as bright as the sun. Compared to Gordon, Elijie and Goliath are completely bleak. Because she is a young and beautiful woman, Elijah can still get quite a lot of attention, while Goliath becomes the background for Gordon.
People always like to say, "Twenty years ago Gordon's brother was an earl, but twenty years later, he is still an earl, and Gordon is ......."
It is true that Goliath is still a count, but that doesn't mean he's incompetent.
Looking at the entire Holy Alliance, there are very few people who can stand up to level 20 in personal force. At the same time, Goliath did manage the territory in an orderly manner, and his military achievements were more reflected in the private plane. There, Goliath had transformed the occupation from a county into a kingdom, and had defeated all the major powers bordering and adjoining it.
This giant man actually has a calm personality, he has received an orthodox lord education since he was a child, and he has walked extremely solidly step by step, and it is rare that he has not been wasted in personal force at the same time. If he didn't have a brother named Gordon, he would have been a hero in history.
Gordon's style is like his warhorse called "Dark Moon and Black Flame", which is as fast as a storm. He is always at war, always expanding, always creating miracles. He was full of energy, never tired or depressed, and never lost faith in the most difficult circumstances.
Gordon has also lost battles, and there are times when he was chased and killed and the wolf bรจi fled, and the most he said to the knights who followed him at that time was "It's good to lose, just don't pay the debt!"
But when the followers thought of asking for His Royal Highness Su Helen's account, they all shuddered, and their combat power suddenly soared. And looking at Gordon's appearance, it doesn't seem that he is so calm about not paying off his debts, otherwise why would he always rush to the front when counterattacking?
In fact, it is easy to borrow money from legendary mages, and not only Gordon, but even the Thirteen Knights can borrow as much as they want. If you really can't even pay the interest, the consequences are actually not so terrifying. When they borrowed money, they swore in the name of knights, and made a pact with the legendary mage that they would forgive all their debts if they ran naked around the dark blue on their fateful day.
So they would rather fight to the death than pay their debts.
The more glorious Gordon is, the more tragic it is for those destined to be the background. It seems that all of Goliath's achievements can only be used to set off the greatness of Gordon.
Finally, Gordon, who was wandering on the edge of the cliff, lost his footing, and most of his followers fell into the plane of Rockety. Then Richard returned. In the days that followed, the young boy gradually showed his amazing talent, and gradually stabilized the situation until it broke out. It's just that no one thought that once Richard broke out, it would be so shocking!
Gordon is gone, but Richard is coming.
Akmund's enemies feel the same headache, and the Akmund's inner background doesn't want to continue the tragedy of the past. This is where Goliath's determination comes from.
In the middle of summer, Richard and his legions left Faust and began an expedition to the Black Rose Castle. This so-called legion is actually only 500 people, including 150 Constructed Knights, 300 elite Darkblade Knights, as well as followers, clerics, and mages.
Five hundred iron horsemen rolled south, and according to the march route announced by Richard, they went straight to the Black Rose Castle.
Just two days after leaving Faust, a newly built camp appeared in front of Richard. A full 5,000 elite soldiers were waiting for them, clearly ill-intentioned.
Richard was also in a trance, he brought one hundred and fifty knights in costume, and there was such an eyeless guy?
By the time Richarda stopped the Holy Unicorn, the troops on the opposite side had already left the camp and were lined up, apparently a well-trained army.
"This is the domain of Count Berinov, no one is allowed to pass through it! Again, this is the domain of Count Bellinov......" The power of magic sent words of warning from afar.
Richard suddenly laughed, and said, "Belinov, it's a branch of the Mensa family, right? Five thousand people dare to put it here, it's time to teach him what it is to construct a knight! Well, who wants to gouge it?"
"I'm coming!" Gonde was always the first to jump out, and once again exhaled the battle cry heartily: "My big axe is already hungry and thirsty!" After a year of tempering, he and the ogre, the splash, etc., have all reached level seventeen, and they are only one step away from the holy realm. As for the actual combat power, it is already above the ordinary holy domain.
"The defeated will let Jean go first!" Tiramisu moved his fat body to the front of the formation.
Semir came out with a spear and said lightly, "I'd better come!"
Richard's gaze swept over the three of them, and finally pointed at Semir and said, "It's up to you!"