On the northeastern border of Kevenras, the mighty and majestic Fort of Crimory is built on the hill. Konstantin stood on the wall more than ten meters high and looked down, the surface of the ten-meter-wide moat was slightly rippling, and beyond the moat was an endless loess plain. The fierce wind swept across the barren loess plain, waving layers of yellow sand, covering the sky and the sun.

Erica, who was standing behind Arroyo Constantine, took out a handkerchief and wiped her face, only to see that the white handkerchief was suddenly dyed earthy yellow.

"What the hell is this place?" said Erica angrily, burning a fire in her hand and burning the handkerchief to ashes.

"Battlefield, not a tourist attraction. Konstantin patted Erica on the shoulder and said, "Go back and get some rest, don't be late for the evening combat meeting." If it is fast, it will be the day after tomorrow, and if it is slow, it will be a week...... A fierce battle is coming. ”

"Oh?" said Erica, nodding in understanding.

Konstantin looked back at the yellow barren land again, then turned and walked down the wall. Beneath the city walls was a clearing paved with blue bricks and stones, and the floor was dirty and messy, covered with jet-black water stains and garbage.

As the night approached, and it was time to rest, the garrison of the frontier was scattered in the open space, or sat alone in the corner to wipe their weapons, or gathered in groups of three or two to chat, or lit a bonfire in front of the tent to keep warm and boil water.

Across the clearing was a dilapidated residential area with low and dilapidated eaves, poor lighting, and a strange smell in the dark rooms. As a result of the war, most of the local population has been dismissed, and the vacant houses have been requisitioned by the military headquarters as temporary barracks. Occasionally, you can see some local residents coming in and out, which have been specially selected by the military department to help the army guide the way and transport goods.

Further on, you will reach the foot of Mount Climerie, where the headquarters of the Border Guards are located. The headquarters is a two-story villa building with a large area of land, with two heavily armed soldiers standing at the door, and two teams of soldiers patrolling back and forth on the periphery.

The sun went down in the west, burying his face deep in the mountains, and the sky darkened instantly, except for the clouds in the west, which still exuded the most brilliant colors of the day. The queue of shifts came to the door of the headquarters with neat steps, and the captains of both sides met for the handover procedures.

Konstantin beckoned to them, then walked briskly into the basement teleportation room at headquarters. The underground teleportation room is a secret teleportation point on the third basement floor of the military headquarters of Fort Climeley, which is mainly used to pick up and drop off important people or important material items, and is also used for secret communication. The Constantines entered the Climeray Fortress through the underground teleportation chamber.

Konstantin hurried to the teleportation station, he wanted to meet an important person. His words and deeds are all related to Kevin Russ's future.

The underground teleportation room is located seven meters underground, the room is large but dark and damp, and the thick metal door is carved with this ornate rune, which is not a useless decoration but a powerful offensive defensive magic array.

Two high-ranking swordsmen in full armor stood in the doorway. They bowed to Konstantin and respectfully opened the door for him. The gloomy teleportation room had already arrived with a number of people, and they were all solemn and surrounded by the teleportation array in the middle of the room.

"Good afternoon, Master Arroyo Constantine!" one of them, a middle-aged man dressed in a neat military uniform, wearing a round wide-brimmed hat and a mustache, stepped forward to greet Constantine and shake his hand.

"Good afternoon, General Michel Lamander. ”

"Master Constantine was able to convince the head of the Wizards' Guild to personally lead a team to support us. General Michelle said happily, "With the support of the elite of the Wizards' Guild, victory is just around the corner." ”

"Hahaha!" Konstantin laughed, but everyone present could see that his smile was a wry smile. Everyone understood that it was a battle with almost zero chance of winning, and that what sustained them was the desire for freedom.

Suddenly, the teleportation array lit up with a dazzling light, and everyone was dressed and lined up. The light flickered for a long time, and several figures appeared on the teleportation array. Finally, the light dimmed, and Kane Laurent, the leader of the Wizards' Guild, appeared on the teleportation array with ten battle mages. Many of them Konstantin knew each other well, and they were very strong.

There are four Magisters, five Magisters, and one is Laurent's daughter, Sonny Laurent, a good friend of Erica's.

With a sound of "swish", all the officers under the leadership of General Michel neatly saluted President Laurent and his party, and then Michel stepped forward to shake hands with Laurent and said, "I have been waiting for you for a long time, Your Excellency Laurent." ”

"It has been a great honor for me to work with the finest General Michelle...... the two men inevitably exchanged politeness, and then went to the reception room surrounded by everyone. The receptionists arranged room and board for the excellent magicians to wash their dust. Konstantin secretly found Kane Laurent and took him to his dormitory, closed the door and set up a soundproof barrier, and then looked at Laurent with both eyes...... Strip off your coat...... And then...... (Reader D: Hey, author, what do you want to write about?...... This...... This is...... ）

Then Konstantin said, "It's a little hot in the room." ”

"Is there anything you have brought me mysteriously?" asked Laurent, puzzled.

"Remember a piece of teleportation array fragment I gave you a few years ago?"

"The fragment of the teleportation array?" Laurent frowned and thought for a moment, "Oh! you mean the fragment that the dragons gave you?"

"Yes, so much time has passed, and there is no news?"

"Message...... There really is no useful news. Again, the archers could be elves, and the direction of escape might be Byzantium. It's a headless case, and a few years have passed without any progress. Laurent frowned and asked, "And this is the military headquarters of the fortress, why do we have to hide and hide from people when we discuss things?"

"The Western Alliance is approaching, and if there is no turnaround, the rout of Kevin Las is only a matter of time; the Eastern Alliance is strong, and the politicians in the country are divided into several factions, some are the main battle, some are the main surrender, and many politicians even have the intention of courting the Byzantine-dominated Eastern Alliance. Konstantin's tone began to get excited, "Now we seem to be trapped on an isolated island, not only helpless, but also have to deal with the crisis from within. Laurent, be careful, don't trust anyone in the military. ”

Arroyo Constantine...... What about your opinion?"

"If you can not fight, you can not fight as much as possible, and you have to fight as a last resort. Konstantin shook his head and said, "Reinforcements from the Orc Kingdom of Caliget are already on the way, and if they can, they may be able to cut off the land supply lines of the Western Alliance." Uskohei also joined our Triple Alliance, allowing them to send out their water armies and attack from the water, cutting off the water supply lines of the Western Alliance. In this way, their logistics were cut off first, and they were forced to withdraw from the army, and then they should consider peace talks. I'll be making this point at tonight's battle meeting, and I hope you Wizards' Guild will support me. ”

"Konstantin, are you still wishful thinking about a truce?"

"War...... I've ...... I don't want to lose anyone anymore......" Konstantin turned his back as he spoke, and his tone changed slightly.

Laurent sighed, got up and went out and said, "The strategic thinking is good, I will fully support it! It's just that it's really hard to want a truce." ”

At Konstantin's house, Renon stuffed large bags of food and water into the space ring. He was going on a long journey, alone to the Phantom Palace to find out the whereabouts of Frost Tears.

Although he had explored the Phantom Palace with the Wind Demon Mercenary Band, this time he was destined to go alone, as he was looking for the unknown realm that had been designated as a forbidden area by the Holy See.

The kind Mopra stood at the door to see Rinon off, "Although I don't know where you're going, I can feel that you're going to a very dangerous place. ”

"Aha It can be a long journey, and it's unclear exactly when you'll be back. ”

"You are the master, and I cannot object to your decision. Mopra squinted at the dim sky in the distance and said, "But I hope you'll think about it." ”

"I've thought about it. ”

"Good luck and be careful. Mopra nodded at him.

"Thank you, thank you, I will. See Grandpa Mopra again!"

"See you again!"

After a brief goodbye, Rainon embarks on a lonely journey to the Phantom Palace alone.