48: Departure
"The Father is the embodiment of the gods, the father of the steppe. All who obey Him will be sheltered, and those who disobey Him will be thundered and wrath from heaven......"
Deep in the steppe, in the main camp of the steppe tribe, a woman and two children are singing the traditional songs of the La Buse tribe.
The children were babbling and singing, when a frog eagle flew from the east and landed in the tent in the center of the camp.
The women and children then sang, "The birds of heaven are the eyes and ears of the Father, who show us the way home."
"Asuka, Asuka, take us back to our hometown......"
In the melodious singing, in the tent of the battle, Su Yi read the letterhead sent by the cant-headed eagle, and then presented it to a strong man sitting on the chairman's seat.
The strong man is more than two meters tall, which is already quite a burly physique for a Lebuse man.
His long hair fell back like a lion's mane, and the hair on the back of his hands and chest was thicker than that of ordinary people, making him look quite rugged and bold.
He is the Heavenly Father of the generation of the La Buse clan, an eighth-order knight who led the entire clan to provoke war against Peak City.
"Father." Su Yi lowered his head and said, "There is new information from the city, the knights are preparing to leave in two days, gathering most of their forces to attack the stronghold of Occult Moon Village and Linfeng Hills, how should we deal with it?" ”
Heavenly Father glanced at the letterhead, threw the piece of paper in his hand at the fire in front of him, and asked, "What do you think?" ”
Su Yi is his second son, and he is also his smartest son, and he trusts him the most.
"The City Lord's Mansion has already started to guard against our intelligence network, we don't know how many teams of men and horses they will send to fight, whether it will be five, seven, or more?"
Su Yi looked at the fire burning in the tent and curled the corners of his mouth slightly, "However, none of this matters, if they want to ensure their way back, then give it to them."
"We won't give them a chance to fight a protracted war, we will break through Linfeng City before midwinter and fulfill our long-cherished wish to recover the grassland.
"And there is a surprise, father, the white raven also participated in the battle meeting, and seems to be going to follow the knights to the east to support.
"It's a pity that we couldn't get rid of her last time, but it's not a big problem, and she won't come back this time to get in the way of our plans.
"As soon as the large army of the Knights is gone, we will gather our forces on the Western Front and launch a final decisive battle, and we will march all the way to the city of Ringpeak, and assist our compatriots inside to destroy the city walls and occupy the city.
"By then, the victory is decided. Hum...... No matter how high the birds in the sky fly, once they lose their foothold, they will not be able to escape the day they fall, right? ”
"Good." Heavenly Father bowed his head, "When the decisive battle comes, I will personally lead the team to permanently erase the name of Linfeng City on the grassland." ”
"My father will go out in person, and my brother will be very happy."
"Hmm...... Speaking of the fact that I hadn't seen him for more than ten years since I came from that parting, I really don't know what he had become now, I think he must have become a strong Lebuse warrior. ”
"Yes, he is the most powerful and loyal warrior worthy of our ancestors."
……
In the two days before departure, Nolan lived completely in the laboratory, intensively creating the mental pathways needed for mental manipulation.
Should it be said that it is a magical alchemy mechanism that took a lot of knowledge points to obtain, its crafting materials are not only rare, but also quite difficult to make.
Some of the production steps were only heard by chance even by Luo Zhen, who claimed to have traveled to the empire when he was young and well-informed, but did not really understand them.
For example, to make the spiritual power induction structure in the spiritual pathway, you need to use something called "soul gel", which is a magical alchemy material that condenses the spiritual power of nothingness into a physical substance.
The main way to obtain the Soul Gel is to separate it from the Phantom Kraken's skull using an alchemy technique called "Soul Stripping".
"Soul Stripping" is extremely complex and profound, even if someone in the Roland Empire knows this technique, it must be regarded as a unique skill of their own family and power, and it will never be passed on.
It's the same as the secret technique of the Luo Zhen family, "puppet manipulation".
By asking questions to the Book of Omniscience, he not only knew the recipe and production process of the spiritual pathway, but also fully mastered the production techniques in it.
Therefore, in the entire Linfeng City, only he had the ability to create a spiritual pathway.
Now after collecting all the alchemy materials from the City Lord's Mansion, it is up to him to personally handle the work and make every effort to make the spiritual pathway.
And Luo Zhen and the refugee alchemist Lu Di who was rescued by him are making another piece of alchemy equipment for the next battle.
Two days later.
In the midst of these intensive preparations, the day of the battle came as scheduled.
Evelyn arrives at Noren's Alchemy Workshop early in the morning, and in order to properly coordinate the forces of the Knights and the White Raven, she convinces Ryan that she will be on the spot to direct the battle.
Yuna was practicing her sword in the courtyard when she saw Evelyn arrive, stopped her training and nodded at her.
"Where's Nolan?" Evelyn said hello and walked over to ask.
"I was in the lab last night and didn't come out." Yuna pointed to the lab, "He does this occasionally, and when he is interested in research, he even sleeps in it. ”
"I didn't expect him to be so serious."
Evelyn's face was different, "No wonder she became an official alchemist at such a young age...... I said, was the flying gear you used when you became a white raven really designed and manufactured by him? ”
"Yes." Yuna nodded, "He was the one who made the Valkyrie gear, and he was the one who taught me how to fight in the air...... He's the real raven. ”
For a moment, there was a hint of longing on her face, and Evelyn's heart jumped, thinking to herself child, wouldn't you be moved?
Come to think of it, Nolan is good-looking, has some talent, and saved her life, and the two have been together for a while.
No matter how good Yuna's cultivation talent is, she is still just an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl, and her emotional experience is blank, so it is natural that she is excited, right?
And when she looked more closely, Yuna's face seemed to be the same as when she was usually calm.
Did she hide her expression immediately, or was the moment of longing she had just revealed just an illusion?
Shaking her head vigorously, Evelyn found that her old mistakes had returned.
Because her eldest brother Ivan will inherit the family business, she was raised by her parents since she was a child, and she was able to grow up freely in a relaxed and relaxed atmosphere.
Therefore, she is more accustomed to looking at things from a sensual and romantic perspective than rational thinking.
Of course, this is not a problem for a young lady, and it can even be said that this is what is cute about her.
But now she is no longer the eldest lady, but the acting city lord of Linfeng City, the captain of the 621 independent combat team, and the commander of the Eastern Front rapid offensive battle!
With so much responsibility and so much expectation, I have to be a little more mature......
Stop thinking about these inconsequential things, and focus all your mind on the right thing!
"You get ready to go, I'll call Noren up."
She strode towards the lab, "He's too, he still stays up late knowing that he's going to leave this morning, even if it's too hard!" ”
Pushing open the door to the lab, she was surprised to see that Nolan had woken up.
It's better to say that he didn't sleep at all, and the fresh smell similar to mint in the laboratory was refreshing, but it was also pungent to smell after a long time.
Nolan was tinkering with a strange alchemy prop, and when he saw her push the door, he frowned at her and reminded her, "No one is allowed to enter the laboratory." ”
"I didn't come in." Evelyn stood in the doorway with her hands folded on her chest, "I'm just reminding you, you still have ten minutes to wash your face and eat, we're about to leave." ”
"I'm not in this fight."
After Nolan finished speaking, he corrected, "To be precise, I won't go to the front line with you this time. I'm working on updating the Valkyrie gear, which is the highest priority I'm going to do right now.
"I'll ask my lieutenant to accompany Yuna into battle, and the White Raven will take care of his own affairs, and you don't have to worry about anything else."
The assistant he was talking about was naturally Mr. Luo Zhen, the uncle of the model worker.
Originally, he wanted to send Aisha too, after all, Aisha had always helped Yuna put on and maintain her equipment.
However, Luo Zhen rejected the proposal on the grounds of the danger of the front, believing that it would be enough for him to bring two workshop servants to take care of the white raven.
Since it was his daughter's request, Nolan agreed to it - he said so, but he looked like a bastard with no feelings.
After all, Ai Xia is also her childhood sweetheart...... No, it's a cheap sister now.
He is weak and weak, and he has no combat ability, so he is indeed not suitable for following the Knights on a rapid march.
"You're not coming?" Evelyn was surprised, "I don't care, you're willing to give me the command of the White Raven?" ”
"Think beautifully." Nolan grinned, "I have my own means of communication with her, even if I'm in the city, I can know what happened in your battle."
"If there is a case, I will let Yuna inform you in time, and you can put a hundred hearts."
"Okay." Evelyn didn't argue with him this time, and turned around and said, "My carriage is waiting for you outside, call them over when you're ready." ”
When Evelyn left, Nolan walked out of the lab.
In the courtyard, Yuna changed into a white dress and was already ready with Luo Zhen and several servants.
"Is the new gear in there?" Nolan looked at the two iron boxes beside Luo Zhen.
"Of course, I am much more reliable than young people, and I don't make such low-level mistakes." Luo Zhen said proudly.
In the past few days, he has often worked overtime to make equipment, and the dark circles on his face have been very deep.
But I still enjoy it, and it seems that he is very satisfied with the results of his recent efforts.
The very birth of these novel inventions is the best stimulant for an alchemist.
"It's a bit of a rush, and it's too late for you to test fly the new Valkyrie backpack."
Nolan yawned, "But with your level of handling, it shouldn't be too much of a problem to harness it." ”
"Hmm." Yuna nodded.
Last night, when the new equipment was just finished, Nolan showed her the new equipment and explained to her how to operate it in general, and she already knew it.
"Well, then, I wish you all a nice trip."
Nolan waved his hand and staggered towards the bedroom, "I'll catch up on my sleep first, Yuna, and we'll get back in touch later." ”
"Okay." The bedroom door closed, and Yuna withdrew her gaze and whispered.
"I'm leaving."