The greater the ability, the greater the harm. This is a basic point of Ladislaus.

Although he realized that going to the Sistine Chapel again would be extremely dangerous, Ladislaus still could not imagine that he had such great power or harm, and that he was actually linked to the stability of this plane.

So much so that the strongest man in this plane must deal with himself so carefully.

He just continued his life as usual: robbing money, food and women.

Although the plot was to obtain a cardinal's cassock, it had to be obtained on the ground.

In order to reach the destination as early as possible, Ladislaus led his troops and set off in the early morning.

Borrowed a thousand soldiers from old Colonna, five hundred civilians, and three hundred "sword-wielding" mercenaries to attack Rong-Feng who dared not pay his share of the "law-seeking and religious-protection" tax.

Reinhardt Knight.

Although Ladislaus really wanted to bring his newly formed "Archbishop's Guard" with him, considering that they were worse than the militia, in order to avoid damaging the bargaining chip in front of Kessell-Vitting, he still entrusted Old Cologne

Let's train them well.

Like Ladislaus, Captain Kessell-Vitting was also in a good mood. Although the old Colonna did not let the "Guardian" warrior come with him on the grounds that "Baron Galliani was the backbone of the army", Ladislaus

Dislaus himself is a very powerful 11th-level warlock, and coupled with the two strong players of Sirica Boss and Old John, it should be enough to solve the problem.

It can even be said that this is the best configuration. If Baron Galliani comes, it will be very difficult to divide the spoils. Although by then, if the baron who has no territory asks for this castle, Ladislaus

Definitely can't refuse.

Anna didn't come either. The Xibo family also has its own goals to rob. Anna, who can transform into a razor boar, is now the core force of the Xibo family. Otherwise, with their hundreds of mobs, they would not be able to do anything to protect the family.

local armed forces.

Kessell-Vitting, who thought he could reach this rather strong castle as a base, introduced the Reinhardt knight to Ladislaus on the road. Like Kessell-Viting, he was also a fourteenth-level warrior.

They had already fought once, and according to the mercenary captain, it was "hard to tell the winner." Ladislaus naturally took this as a polite way of saying that the other side had the upper hand.

According to Kessell-Vitting, there were not many defenders on the other side's castle, no more than a hundred professional soldiers at most. Among the villagers who fled into the castle, there were almost the same number of mature men who could provide some help in the battle, but

The castle was well built, so the "Half Sword" mercenary group was unable to take advantage of its numerical advantage and could only rely on its elite squad to fight head-on.

Although Kessell-Vieting was born into a noble family and had experienced hundreds of battles, he was still not qualified for the professional work of castle design. He just kept talking about a strong fortress that was very difficult to attack. What were its specific features?

I can't tell you the advantages.

However, Ladislaus, who had been fully taught by the great man of his time, Admiral Andre Doria, arrived at his destination after a morning's march. With just one glance, he could see that the designer of this castle had "

The "Way of Defense" has already begun to be glimpsed. In time, it may even be possible to enter the palace and become a master of castle design.

The castle is located on a hill, and there is only a very narrow and steep passage on the plain leading to the castle.

Although the hillock is not high, it is very steep. The steepness is just right, and the combination with the wall base is so perfect. It is so beneficial to the defenders that it is almost unbelievable.

And whether it was an illusion or not, Ladislaus felt that this hillock emitted a burst of beautiful brilliance in the sunlight, like a huge gem.

The castle is in the shape of a rhombus. The tall building in the middle of the castle is the commanding height of the surrounding area. Everything for miles around is unobstructed. There is a sharp corner on each of the four vertices of the castle, which protrudes from the cliff to form a ninety-degree angle with the mountain.

An agile rogue cannot cope with even a child's attack when climbing over this ceiling. It seems that any plan to bypass the path and climb up from other directions for a sneak attack is unlikely to succeed.

Moreover, that passage is also very beneficial to the defenders. It always maintains a straight and sloped environment, as far as the eye can see, and there is no place where attackers can avoid the castle's bows and arrows.

There is a trench in front of the city gate. Although there is no water, a little bit of cold light is reflected in it, indicating that there must be fatal danger below.

Plus a retractable suspension bridge.

No wonder the elite "hand-and-half-sword" mercenaries can't do anything against this fortress.

But after looking at it for a while, Ladislaus didn't show any worry. Instead, he burst into laughter.

"Your Excellency, Archbishop, have you thought of any clever plan to deal with this castle?" Kessell-Vitting laughed in amusement, and asked the right "flattering" question.

"With such a masterpiece, what clever plan can I have? I laugh because such a masterpiece must be destroyed by me. With only genius but no structure, I will use my strength to conquer this fortress today. This is only five meters high.

What's the use of building a good castle on a hill? The whole army was ordered to have lunch immediately. All the civilians were divided into two shifts and kept piling earth. Before sunset, either the earth was piled to five meters, or the corpses were piled to five meters.

I want to see Mrs. Reinhardt in the Lord's bedroom tonight."

The mission "Storming Reinhardt Castle" is about to begin.

When Ladislaus gave the order, declaring his evil and greedy intentions, the Reinhardts on the high floor of the castle were observing the enemy who was ten times more than the defenders.

Seeing the commander from last time being respectful to another person this time, he must be a more dangerous and powerful enemy, and his methodical actions are no longer as rough as the mercenaries last time.

Mrs. Reinhardt said anxiously to her husband: "Rong, let's clean up the treasury and borrow some from the merchants who fled into the castle. We should be able to collect the one thousand thalers they requested."

Looking at his petite wife in his arms and stroking her long golden hair, Knight Reinhardt sighed softly: "It's useless, Crocia, when the cruel mercenary leader first made the request yesterday,

Maybe we can still settle the matter, but today they have deployed much more force than last time, and they will never accept such conditions."

"It's all my fault. I had to build such a castle, exempt the victims from taxes, and spend all the inventory my father had worked hard to accumulate for decades. I'm sorry, Rong." Mrs. Reinhardt buried her head.

Jin shed tears of remorse in her husband's arms. She had already seen some of the peasants packing soil with cloth bags after eating. This castle might make her family invincible in a small-scale knightly conflict, but

Facing the overwhelming force of forcible cracking, it is still powerless. After all, this is just a knight's territory, and its territory and wealth are too limited.

If there were more resources, Crocia, a disciple of Gulamba, the god of the earth element, would definitely be able to build a better fortress.

It's a pity that talent does not match the structure. Sometimes it is worse than incompetence. It may be better to just be exploited.

"What are you talking about? It was my final decision to exempt the tenants who had no income due to floods last year from paying taxes. It was also my final decision to build this fortress. I am a husband and a knight. The final power has always been mine, and the responsibility has always been mine."

Also, please don’t blame yourself. What’s more, building this castle is your dream since childhood and your promise to the Lord of the Earth. I was just a wandering wanderer, but you gave me love.

You gave me a home, and as long as I am still alive, I will not let them hurt you at all." Such a man who protects his family and country, Knight Reinhard's face reflected the slightest brilliance in the midday sun.

In order to protect his home and wife, the brave knight must fight to the end. He will never be afraid, let alone give up.
Chapter completed!