After the Titan Gate battle, the expeditionary army stopped at the stream outpost to rest. Ryan originally wanted to wait for Gotrek and Felix to return, but later the scouts reported that the two went directly towards Dragon Cliff Castle.
They went on a killing spree inside Dragon Cliff Castle. After killing many greenskins, they looted the entire fortress and disappeared without a trace.
"Gotrek and Felix will not be bound by the army." In this regard, the white dwarf said: "What they yearn for is freedom and a glorious death... Although this is a bit stupid, we must respect it.
Gotrek's choice, and so are his blood-sworn companions."
As for how Francois hired this legendary duo, Francois smiled and shook his head: "I didn't hire them."
"Who hired it?" Ryan asked curiously.
"It's Marienburg." Francois touched his goatee and said with a smile: "It was hired by a big merchant from Marienburg. He paid all the remuneration, and also gave an extra toll and sent a express.
The ship sent Gotrek and Felix to Haimen Pass."
"Malenburg merchant?!" Ryan was surprised: "Is it Schulz?"
"No, it's Viscount Casanova from the League of Gentlemen. Haven't you met him before?" Francois looked at Ryan strangely, and his father-in-law shrugged: "I thought you were friends."
"I just knew him..." Ryan already understood at this time: "Okay, I understand. I really didn't expect Casanova to have such terrifying energy."
For an ordinary businessman, it would be great to know Gotrek and Felix, but Casanova was able to find them and spend money to invite them. This shows how much power this Marienburg businessman has behind him.
Huge network of contacts.
It seems that this is more than just a covert gesture, Ryan rubbed his chin and thought.
Things are getting more and more interesting.
After a few short words, the memorial service of Holy Grail Knight Antelm was held in the stream outpost. The slain Holy Grail Knight held a sword in both hands and lay flat on the sarcophagus. Knight King Ryan personally read the eulogy, and everyone observed a moment of silence.
, and then watched the body of the Holy Grail Knight gradually turn to ashes in the flames. His soul would not rest in peace, but would go to the divine kingdom of the Lake Fairy and continue to fight for the goddess.
As for the position of Earl Cuilleu, he will be succeeded by his eldest son, but currently this eldest son is not in the expeditionary army, so this matter has been put on hold until the expeditionary army returns to Britannia.
"Too many people have died." When the memorial service was over, Lane said to Callard: "How do people face this kind of hatred?"
"To die on the battlefield and to be shrouded in horse leather is the fate of a knight." Kalad's expression was a little sad: "As long as we defend the kingdom and eliminate evil, we will always have to pay a price. The price may be high, but we have no complaints.
Regret, the lady used the Holy Grail to inspire us, and we will die for it."
Ryan smiled after hearing this, and then shook his head helplessly.
This is why Britannia has been able to sustain itself for thousands of years. Because of the huge external pressure, the knights and nobles had to always maintain an enterprising spirit and martial virtue to prevent the country from being destroyed. At the same time, they also knew how to make certain concessions to the serfs, and
The serfs also knew that they could not deal with the Chaos Frenzy and the Greenskin Frenzy without the Lord Knight, and they were willing to make certain concessions so that the two sides could reach a dynamic balance.
This is why it is clear that many serfs often go hungry and few rebel. They are often willing to endure. This is why when Ryan carried out reforms and asked the knights and nobles to give up part of their profits so that the serfs could at least have food and clothing, the enlightened part of the knights and nobles also
Choose to accept, no noise.
After all, no matter whether they are Chaos or Greenskins, they don't want to take prisoners. The goal is just to destroy everything. This is not a matter of changing a ruler, but a matter of subjugating the country and annihilating the species.
Perhaps, this is called tolerating each other for the sake of the country. Ryan smiled to himself. If it were placed in the world of his previous life and there was no pressure from external enemies, the knight nobles would be perfect villains.
But in this dark world, this method protects the survival of the Knight Kingdom to the greatest extent.
It's also ironic enough.
So are the serfs really too poor to survive? In fact, not necessarily. Lane traveled everywhere before becoming king. The vast majority of serfs have received enough benefits after Lane's reform. Many serfs who work have money to go to work after get off work. bar
Spending a few copper coins to drink a glass of beer and make a skewer, even a farming serf's annual income is about 3-5 gold crowns (excluding tax). In this case, they can save for 5-10 years.
Then you can save the money to redeem your serf household registration.
Leeks, that's how it came about. Ryan has opened the channel for class advancement. Next, it's up to the serfs themselves.
After thinking about these things, a memorial service was held. The war was not over yet, so everything was kept simple. Ryan made some arrangements and turned back to the king's big house. This stone building had been slightly repaired by the dwarves to ensure that it would no longer leak. Veronica
And Olica lives with him.
The king changed back into his formal attire, with a white golden cup cloak behind him. After the Titan Gate battle, it began to snow heavily again. Ryan inspected the camp. Many serf soldiers huddled together to light fires to keep warm. Ryan had tried his best to arrange everything
Everyone lives in the houses, but the Xiexi Outpost is a small outpost after all, not a place dedicated to living. The number of houses is limited, so naturally some serfs and infantry can only build a shed.
On the way back, the king stopped by the camp of the Ugor Horse Archers. In this battle at the Titan Gate, the Ugor Horse Archers were a little greedy for success and rushed in, causing Skarsnik to concentrate his superior forces and fight back.
The losses were heavy and the commander-in-chief, General Ivan, was also killed. The remaining two hundred Ugor horse archers elected a new commander.
The leader of
Experience, which makes the captain look handsome and gentle (to Mrs. Keesler).
Beria joined the army after obtaining engineer qualifications. He once served as a squire under Fulgrim's general Felix Edmundovich, and later returned to Ugor to become the captain of the horse archer squad and was sent to the Ugol as a mercenary.
Coming from Brittany.
Beria fought bravely. After General Ivan was killed, he immediately blew the horn, regrouped the archers who were on the verge of defeat, and shot Skarsnik in the shoulder with a bow and arrow, thus avoiding the annihilation of the archers.
And persisted until Ryan arrived.
Well, Beria, this name is really unique. Ryan smiled meaningfully and patted the archer general in his thirties, indicating that you will succeed General Ivan. As for the military rank, Ryan
I will inform Snow Queen Katalin and at least give me a major general.
Everyone in Beria knelt down excitedly and pledged their allegiance, saying that I was the bow and arrow in the hands of His Majesty Lane. Lane accepted Beria's allegiance and gave him a new surname - Gulag.
What an honor! Beria kowtowed again. As a herdsman, the horse archers originally did not have a surname, but since His Majesty Ryan gave him a surname, it means that if Beria returns to Kislev, he can do it.
It shows openly that I am also Master Boye!
From now on, I won’t hang out with Her Majesty Katalin! It’s better to follow Her Majesty Lane’s path to get meat!
At this time, Beria was already thinking about how to betray the Tsarina Katalin to gain status.
Then Ryan looked at the independent Britannia regiment left behind by Black Heart Rep. In this war, Ryan did not arrange for the independent regiment to carry the line, but wanted to leave some capital for Durant, and Durant also
Completed his task well.
The trees have been covered with a white gauze, and the ground seems to be covered with a thick white quilt. The mountains have turned into a world of pink and jade. Stepping on the soft snow, you can hear the creaking under your feet.
There was a creaking sound, and Ryan closed his eyes, enjoying the brief tranquility.
After inspecting everything, Ryan returned to his house in the heavy snow. The fire was lit in the house. The dark elf's face was a little pale. She was sitting in front of the fire stewing delicious stews, exuding an alluring fragrance and gurgling.
The sound came, Veronica had finished bathing at this time, and the Witch of Gloria put on her best clothes.
She wore her favorite high elf silk dress, put on a white fox fur coat, and wrapped herself in a quilt. She leaned on the soft pillows and bed and drank hot coffee. She felt quite comfortable. When she saw Ryan pushing the door open and coming in, he was covered in snow.
, the Witch of Gloria hurriedly waved with a little distress: "My dear, are you tired? Come here, come here."
"I'm fine, it's you and Olika who have worked hard." Ryan walked to the edge of the bed, sat on the head of the bed, stretched out his hand from behind and hugged Olika into his arms: "Olica, how are your magic reserves?
"
"That's not enough, Master." The dark elf's face was flushed, and he leaned against Ryan with attachment, sniffing the faint fragrance of the master: "Supper is ready, just wait for your lady to come back."
"By the way, where's the lady?" Ryan then realized that the fairy in the lake was out.
"She went to the wood elf camp." Veronica leaned lazily on the bedside, stretched out a beautiful black stocking foot from under the quilt, and kicked Ryan gently: "By the way, Ryan,
Are you really going to ask us to go deep into the enemy's nest to deal with the headhunter Quik?"
"I..." Before Ryan could say anything, the Lake Fairy appeared directly in the room holding the Holy Grail in her hand. Seeing this, Ryan gently squeezed the black silk jade feet of the Witch of Gloria and enjoyed the silk stockings.
Smooth and delicate touch: "Honey, eat first, let's talk while eating."
Fifteen minutes later, Ryan, the Lake Fairy, Veronica and Orica sat on the ground, which was covered with animal skins on the first floor, and then on the second floor covered with soft wool carpets, surrounded by
We ate together by the stove. The Lake Fairy sat directly next to Ryan quite domineeringly. The goddess just took out a glass of wood elf fruit wine to taste and watched Ryan and the others eat.
"So, the five of you plan to go deep into the underground of Bafeng Mountain to eliminate the headhunter Quick?" After listening to Ryan's complete plan, the Lake Fairy thought thoughtfully: "Who is going?"
"I, King Belegar, Orika, Veronica and Aralos." Ryan nodded, and he said seriously: "I have thought about it carefully, this is the most suitable method, and it is also the method that is currently effective. Experience
After this war, the army needs time to rest and recuperate, and we must thoroughly
We must eliminate the headhunters Quik and Skarsnik at the end, otherwise even if they can capture the Eight Peaks Mountain, Belegar and his people will not be able to live in peace. Now after the war, the number of guards in the Eight Peaks Mountain has dropped to the minimum. The five of us will go in
There will be no problem in killing people."
Orica served Ryan stew again, and Veronica wrapped herself in a coat and blanket. After listening to Ryan's arrangement, she asked: "Then, why Quaker? Isn't Skarsnik better?"
Huh? It was injured, and the army suffered heavy losses."
"Belega understands Skarsnik. Skarsnik, which has suffered consecutive defeats, has had its backbone broken. It no longer dares to take the initiative. Its only idea at this time is to stick to it. It can't escape.
." Ryan nodded and said in a deep voice: "If you look for trouble with Skarsnik, you will definitely find nothing, but Headhunter Quik is different. Belega also understands Headhunter Quik.
Not only will this Skaven warlord not run away like other rats, but he will be very stubborn. He will definitely try to find a way to come back, and Belegar can be sure that Quick will definitely conduct a very large Skaven ritual ceremony.
... Strengthen the Supreme Lord of Disaster! Let this Skaven demon come to the mortal world for a long time! We must prevent the headhunter Quek from completing this ritual, and then kill them both!"
"That's it." The fairy in the lake nodded slowly, and her beautiful and beautiful face finally showed a satisfied expression: "Very good, go ahead and do it. Also, you must destroy that big bell!
That is the Calamity Bell, an artifact of the Skaven Horned Rat. Give me some time and I will make a few magical talismans. By then you will be able to resist the bells of the Great Horned Rat by wearing my magical talismans.
.”
"Okay!" Ryan nodded repeatedly after hearing this. The King of Knights thought that no matter what he said, the Fairy of the Lake would still fully support him.
"Take a rest for three days. After three days, I will use my teleportation technique to teleport five people directly into a collapsed earth network." Ryan made the final arrangement.
After dinner, the Fairy of the Lake fetched raw materials to make amulets on site. The Witch of Gloria went to her room to rest directly after dinner because she was already drowsy. Orika looked at Ryan expectantly.
, indicating that it's my turn, and at the same time looking at the fairy in the lake impatiently, indicating that you can get out.
"Lian, your beard has grown again." The Lake Fairy pinched Ryan's face and said, "Go and shave it clean! I'm so busy doing this for you, why don't you understand me?"
"Okay, okay."
The little beard that the king finally grew was shaved clean again.