"Although you don't know how to use martial arts, you are more determined and more commander-in-chief than me."
Zhao Lingrui explained further.
Immediately, she stretched out her hands and grabbed her hair, "...my mind is really in a mess right now."
"Princess, don't worry about these,"
Jiang Yueling stepped forward and softly comforted him.
Princess Zhao Lingrui suddenly raised her head and asked tentatively——
"Why don't we go to the Head of the Star Palace to have a fortune telling? Let's see if Yan Bei can keep it."
When Jiang Yueling heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
"Princess, the question of Yanbeicheng is not whether it can be defended, but... we can only defend it."
"...Furthermore, the Star Palace Chief went to the south some time ago and has not come back yet. Please don't place your hopes on these illusory things."
Zhao Lingrui was frightened by Jiang Yueling's sudden seriousness.
"No matter what, Yan Beicheng must be defended." Jiang Yueling said firmly.
Zhao Lingrui was distracted for a moment.
After a long time, she murmured and admitted——
"Yan Wulu once said that you, Yue Ling, are a woman who is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. I didn't believe it at the time."
"...Now it seems that I, the 'fake overlord', am not as good as you."
Jiang Yueling was also stunned by Zhao Lingrui's sudden praise again.
She was a little at a loss.
Zhao Lingrui, on the other hand, directly passed over this and continued to ask——
"Yue Ling, the city has been mobilized, what else should we do?"
"The most urgent task is to get in touch with Brother Wulu."
"Then, let the flying pigeon pass the message, so that the king can be notified as quickly as possible."
"No!"
Jiang Yueling interrupted urgently.
"If I remember correctly, at the beginning of the war, Brother Wulu said that carrier pigeons should not be used to communicate."
"Why?"
"I don't know either. But I believe Brother Wulu is right. Send someone to go quickly."
…
The demon army's attack on the city begins.
Although they arrived in a hurry, the demon army obviously prepared some simple siege equipment such as ladders and arrow towers.
Song Zhong, the general who defended the city, commanded the garrison to counterattack.
Jiang Yueling even wore light armor and climbed onto the tower in person.
The reason why she insists on defending the city naturally has her own reasons.
In addition to the vital importance of Yanbeicheng, there is another point, which is Yanbeicheng's unparalleled city defense mechanism.
Jiang Yueling is the governor-general of the palace, and he can tell at a glance just how powerful Yanbeicheng's defense mechanism is.
Yanbeicheng is a government city.
It is the highest combination of mechanism art and fortification art.
…
Countless demons rushed over.
There are even giant demons that hit the city gates and walls with great force.
Under the command of Song Zhong, the defenders drew their bows and arrows and fired thousands of arrows.
In an instant, the sky was filled with arrows.
The people on the government city who helped defend the city kept dropping rolling stones and hot oil to transport weapons and equipment.
Princess Zhao Lingrui even wore armor herself, climbed onto the city tower, held a sword to fight against the enemy, and fought with the soldiers and civilians defending the city.
The morale of the military and civilians was temporarily high.
I saw that dense crowds of demons had climbed all over the city wall.
Jiang Yueling and Song Zhong came to a command center respectively.
The switch is pressed.
A huge sword and ax ejected from the Yanbei city wall, connected with the iron rope, and instantly wiped out the ladders and demons on the city wall.
On the top of the huge arrow tower, a machine-shaped crossbow appeared, shooting out sharp arrows like javelins, piercing through countless demons.
The struggle between mechanism and flesh and blood.
…
The demon army's offensive continued intermittently for several waves.
It feels like it's just a trial.
The general offensive will be launched soon.
But even so, as time goes by.
The bloody and ruthless war, the inadequacy of the elite defenders, and the ferocity and cruelty of the demons all filled the walls of Yanbei with an atmosphere of despair...
During the break between the demonic army's siege and the city.
On the tower.
Princess Zhao Lingrui was temporarily distracted and was scratched by a stray arrow.
Jiang Yueling took him down and bandaged it briefly.
"In the Yanbei Palace, there is actually a secret passage that can lead directly to the outside of the city."
Zhao Lingrui said.
At the same time, she waved her hands slightly, rejecting the white cloth for medicine brought by Jiang Yueling.
"My injuries are not important. Now, Yue Ling, you have seen that the demon army is far crazier than we imagined. Yan Beicheng cannot hold it for long."
"...Take the children and let's escape through the secret passage."
"Princess, let's go. I already have the will to die."
Jiang Yueling said, while stubbornly bandaging Zhao Lingrui's wounds simply, "... Yueling is willing to buy you more time to escape."
"You... are too strong and easy to break."
Zhao Lingrui didn't finish her words and stopped talking.
Indeed, if a member of the royal family can stay behind now, it will indeed boost the morale of Yanbei's military and civilians and ensure a greater chance of survival for themselves and their children.
While the two were silent, a voice suddenly came out——
"It seems that I'm not too late."
It's a female voice.
Jiang Yueling and Zhao Lingrui looked for the sound and saw a figure dressed in a strange blue color gradually appearing.
Wrapped in the blue robe, there is an unreal and illusive feeling, strange and bizarre.
Jiang Yueling immediately pulled out his protective sword and protected the injured Zhao Lingrui behind him.
"Who are you?" Jiang Yueling asked cautiously.
The blue figure was not affected by it at all and slowly stepped forward.
"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. I'm here to hand over something to you on behalf of Yan Wulu."
"thing?"
"That's it."
While speaking, the blue figure took out the Yan Family Quan Ring and handed it to the two people in front of him.
Jiang Yueling and Zhao Lingrui had also seen such a gemstone ring on Yan Wulu's finger.
They couldn't help but become more curious——
"You and the king, right?"
"Collaborator."
The blue figure said. Seeing that the two of them looked a little confused, he added an explanation: "...You can also think of them as old friends and close friends."
"What is this?" Zhao Lingrui asked, pointing to the ring.
"A trump card."
"Ace? Is this a ring?"
"Of course it's not this ring, it's just the key to the treasure."
Zhao Lingrui and Jiang Yueling were both a little confused.
The blue figure was a little helpless and said bluntly——
"Although this is not within the scope of my mission, I can still tell you."
"...Take this power ring and go to [Loyal Soul Pavilion], where there will be a way to help you defend Yanbei City."
Zhao Lingrui and Jiang Yueling were doubtful.
But perhaps because they had a glimmer of hope amid despair, they decided to go to [Loyal Soul Pavilion].
The two of them turned around and prepared to leave.
"Do you need me to go with you?" the blue figure suddenly said.
Jiang Yueling couldn't speak directly, so she looked at Zhao Lingrui.
Zhao Lingrui thought for a moment and then said in a very grand and decent manner——
"Since your Excellency is an old friend and confidant of the King, then please come along."
They rode war horses and quickly arrived at the [Loyal Soul Pavilion] near the mountain behind the palace.
The blue figure accompanied them here.
This is a huge stone and metal tower building.
Inside the building are the memorial tablets of countless soldiers who died in Zhenbei, with their names, achievements, and experiences engraved on them.
The gem ring, as soon as it entered the pavilion, flashed with extremely directional scarlet light...
Follow the light guidance of the Ring of Power.
They opened a mechanism and came to a hidden secret door.
Jiang Yueling placed the ring in her hand close to a dent mark on the secret door.
at that moment,
The bright red gems flashed like blood, and spiritual power surged out like a river, filling the entire wall in an instant.
The sound of machine gears turning sounded inside the wall.
The secret door in front of me suddenly opened.
Inside the secret door is a deep corridor with no end in sight.
When Zhao Lingrui slightly stretched his head and tried to explore, the torches on both sides lit up with a "whoosh" sound, illuminating the deep corridor as if it were daytime.
There are complex reliefs in dark colors on the corridor walls, which are beautiful and profound.
Zhao Lingrui was frightened for a moment.
Jiang Yueling was the first to react.
"Let's go."
She patted Zhao Lingrui's shoulder slightly to comfort him, and then took the lead to step into this unknown land.
The air rushed into it, and this place seemed to have been sealed in dust for an unknown amount of time.
The deeper you go.
The more I realized how amazing it was in this deep corridor.
The furnishings here are different from those in [Zhonghun Pavilion].
It's like a "cursed place" and doesn't look like a human creation.
Too cold and too gorgeous.
At the end of the corridor, there is a huge secret door made of black black iron, which is covered with dense magic circle runes.
I can vaguely feel that behind this iron gate, there is a corner of ancient history hidden.
Suddenly, the runes on the black iron door changed.
A dark golden dragon head appeared out of thin air. It was so huge that it occupied the entire stone wall.
People are like ants in front of this dragon head, looking insignificant.
The dark golden dragon head breathed out a white heat wave, causing Jiang Yueling and Zhao Lingrui's long hair to fly, and their cloaks to fly, as if they were about to be blown backwards.
Immediately, Longshou asked in a low and powerful voice——
"The visitor is a descendant of the Yan family?!"
Speak people's words.
Zhao Lingrui was so shocked by this sudden change that her beautiful eyes opened slightly, and she was stunned in place, unable to speak for a long time.
The blue figure who had been guiding the two of them before was also silent at this moment.
Jiang Yueling was also shocked and frightened by the dark golden dragon head that appeared out of thin air, but she also knew that if she didn't answer for a long time at this moment, the consequences would be unpredictable.
She thought, since it was her brother Wu Lu who asked them to come together, then although the dragon head in front of us is scary, it will definitely not harm us as long as we respond normally.
Jiang Yueling mustered up her courage and said firmly -
"Jiang Yueling, the younger generation, is the side wife of Yan Wulu, the seventeenth generation head of the Yan family. Zhao Lingrui, the wife of Yan Wulu, the head of the family, that girl... is an old friend and confidant of the head of the family, Yan Wulu."
"...We are here on the orders of the family master."
She said, following the guidance of the Quan Ring, she stretched out her hand, and the scarlet gemstone on the Yan Family Quan Ring shone brightly.
The dark gold dragon head glanced at the power ring, and then at the three people in front of him.
It can detect people's breath, and it can also detect people's lies.
Although I have curiosity and doubts about the figure in blue, I also know that there is something inside that if not for the Yan family, they would never be able to grasp it.
The dark gold dragon head did not speak again and disappeared into thin air.
As the dragon head disappeared, Quan Ring flew to the center of the black iron door.
The magic circle runes changed again.
After a sound of machine gears, the whole ground seemed to be shaking, and the huge iron door slowly opened...
A strong air current surged out from inside the door.
Jiang Yueling and Zhao Lingrui's long black hair was blown by the wind, and the scales on their bodies made a sound.
The sound of the wind is like a galloping war horse, like a heroic soul shouting, or like a dead army being revived.
The pupils of Jiang Yueling and Zhao Lingrui were illuminated by the cold light.
Under this [Loyal Soul Pavilion], behind the black black iron gate, is a huge underground palace space.
Pieces of pale marble tiles are paved and inlaid.
A pure white stone pillar with runes carved on its roots stands vertically.
The rune stone pillars glow faintly, as if supporting this space hidden here.
They walked unconsciously and followed the stairs to the main hall of the underground palace.
In front of them, in this huge underground palace space, there was a terrifying army.
That is a unique army in the world.
It seems like an army that could only be created by the greatest and most insane mechanic.
The neat array, silently revealing the terrifying evil aura.
The combination of heavy metal armor and pale skeletons formed a terrifying army that only existed in nightmares.
The armor of the five-armored demon puppet beside Yan Wulu is already the most terrifying and exaggerated in the world.
But compared with the armor of the skeleton army in front of them, they are as different as the hounds in the world and the ferocious beasts in hell.
Each skeleton armor is extremely tall, like a giant.
Jiang Yueling and Zhao Lingrui could only look up at these skeleton armors.
It is obviously the most terrifying scene.
But Jiang Yueling and Zhao Lingrui didn't feel afraid at all at this time.
Jiang Yueling and Zhao Lingrui neither understood, nor could they have imagined that there would be such a terrifying army sleeping under the [Loyal Soul Pavilion] tower.
They couldn't help but look at the figure in blue, trying to get some information from him.
The figure in blue didn't say a word at first.
After feeling the two eyes focusing on itself, it seemed to smile bitterly.
"If I had known this, I should have asked Yan Wulu for more destiny points."
The blue figure whispered to himself.
Then, it spoke to Jiang Yueling and Zhao Lingrui——
"This is an army."
"...Created by the first batch of Mechanics in the Savage Era, and also the strongest group of Mechanics. At that time, there was not even the term 'Mechanic'."
"In the wilderness era, there were thousands of races, and the human race was just one of many small races."
"In order to survive, the leaders of the human race throughout the generations have tried their best."
"...There are those who have taken refuge in the evil gods and demons and become slaves of the lower class; there are also those who have 'allied' with powerful races such as the giants to become cannon fodder on the battlefield; there are even those who voluntarily become food reserves for the ogres in captivity."
"...But no matter what, the weak races have no dignity."
