Alien Knights

The convoy driving in the forest finally stopped in front of a simple sentry post after being guided by the battle group patrol.

Alfonso jumped out of the carriage and shouted loudly to the people in the carriage: "Come out, pass this sentry post. There is a dense forest in front of you. You can only pass through it on foot or on horseback."

The appearance of Carroll and Aldernan made the surrounding atmosphere stagnate.

Nearly a hundred barbarian soldiers in the sentry saw the orc as strong as a hill and the fierce and terrifying werewolf, and unconsciously picked up the weapons in their hands, formed a semicircle battle formation, and surrounded them cautiously.

However, Barbara, who appeared next, completely reversed the tense atmosphere of the scene.

Barbara, who was wearing a wine red long dress, had a light blue light flowing on the surface of her skin. Her exquisite and beautiful facial features, melon-shaped face, and slightly trembling pointed ears made the barbarian warriors open their eyes and mouths, and slowly lowered their weapons.

Paying attention to the eyes of the crowd looking at Barbara, Aldernan poked Carroll with his elbow, and said helplessly: "Did you see it? No matter where you go, beauty is the best passport."

Carroll shrugged: "If you want to blame yourself for being ugly, just say so, no one will blame you."

Aldernan rolled his eyes in disbelief.

The leader of the chapter patrol, walking into the crowd at the sentry post, said something loudly.

Soon, the barbarian warriors spread out to both sides, making way for these guests.

Walking on the simple dirt road, and covering her ears with a sun visor, Barbara looked back at the barbarians who had re-entered the alert state, and whispered: "These people look very nervous, as if they are waiting for you at any time. Get ready for a war."

Aldernan used the corner of his eye to look at the dense forests on both sides of the road, where one or two vigorous figures flashed from time to time. He gestured for everyone to get closer.

The leader of the patrol team who was at the forefront led the team forward for about half an hour.

The road under your feet is getting wider and wider, and there are more and more pedestrians on the road.

Different from the previous sentry posts, the passers-by were no longer just warriors. Blacksmiths, merchants, farmers, apprentices... People of different ages and occupations, looking at this group of strange guests, whispered endlessly.

Following the patrol captain and walking through the crowd, Aldernan looked at the huge city ahead and took a breath: "Froststone City is finally here."

Randall glanced at the werewolf, smiled, and said nothing.

Carroll looked at the wooden city wall that stretched for several kilometers in the distance, and the constant guards on the wall, and whispered: "This city is bigger than I thought."

Walking into the city gate, everyone was startled by the prosperity in front of them.

Looking around, there are row upon row of small stone buildings everywhere, such as sawmills, blacksmith shops, mineral processing plants, taverns, markets, longhouses and other buildings.

In the small square in the center of the city, hundreds of soldiers of the battle group were kneeling under the huge sculpture of the black dragon, listening to the shaman's prayers quietly.

The patrol captain didn't stop, he just saluted the preaching shaman, and then led the team hurriedly across the square, along the road in the city, to the other side of the city.

Facing the knights in black armor, the soldiers and people in the city cast awe-inspiring gazes; but facing the werewolves and orcs behind them, these people had no scruples at all, and crowded forward to stop and watch.

As Carroll walked, he used his hands to part the crowd of people watching him, and shouted helplessly, "Why are there so many people in the city? Don't they have to work?"

Seeing more and more people crowding up, Aldernan shouted loudly: "We have to hurry up, I saw someone coming over there again! My God! There are thousands of people!"

Randall, who was protecting Barbara, followed closely behind Alfonso, using the guard knights on horses as cover, and rushed out without any risk.

The patrol captain led this peculiar team all the way north, and it took nearly an hour to pass through the entire city wall and leave from the north gate.

Looking at the city gate getting farther and farther behind him, Aldernan said to himself with a confused face: "Why are we leaving? Isn't the city just now Froststone City?"

Randall turned back and explained: "Froststone City has four sub-cities built in the southeast, northwest, respectively. The walled city we just passed is the smallest of the four sub-cities."

Aldernan was taken aback: "Sub-city? You mean, what we saw just now was a sub-city?"

Barbara was also taken aback by Randall's words: "That branch city just now is the smallest one?! Are you sure?! There are so many people on the street!"

"That's right. The purpose of doing this is, on the one hand, to facilitate the defense of Froststone City, and on the other hand, to reduce the population pressure brought by the city." Randall shrugged and continued: "The southern part of the city The main task is to be responsible for the mining of timber, ore and other resources, and because it is close to the Luoxing Mountains and Muxi City, the city defense is relatively simple, with the least number of troops stationed and the least permanent population."

"The northern part of the city is mainly to deal with the invasion of the two hostile countries in the north, so the city defense is the most complete and the troops stationed are the most."

"East Branch City is located in a hilly area with a higher terrain and better sunlight. It is a specialty of Froststone City - the planting base of tobacco, and it is also a holy place for shamans to meditate, take office and practice penance."

"The west branch city is located near the coastline. It is the military and trade port of Froststone City, as well as the freight and storage center. It is the largest, most populous, and most prosperous place among the four branch cities."

Aldernan was fascinated by what he heard, and asked, "The four sub-cities are so far away from each other. What if the enemy bypasses the most heavily defended sub-city and attacks the weakest place first?"

Hearing these words, Alfonso, who was riding on the horse, looked back at the werewolf, and then turned his head back.

Just as Randall was about to speak, there was a loud cry in the sky.

His eyes lit up, and he raised his hand to point to the sky: "Look! As long as they are there, no enemy can hide!"

Aldenan, Carol, and Barbara looked in the direction of Randall's finger. Under the dazzling sunlight, a griffin exuding golden brilliance, carrying a long gun, a bow and arrow on his back, head A woman wearing a feather crown soars in the air, overlooking the earth.

Watching the heroic Valkyrie gallop through the air, Barbara's eyes sparkled, as if there were stars twinkling in it: "It's so beautiful! If I had a pen and paper at hand, I swear I could Write the best hymn ever!"

Ardenan sighed slightly: "I never thought that I could see the legendary Valkyrie with my own eyes in my lifetime."

Carroll, who was not good at words, heard Aldernan's exclamation, opened his eyes, clenched his fists uncontrollably, and nodded heavily.

Watching the Valkyrie fly farther and farther and finally disappear into the sky, Randall waved his hand and said to the people beside him, "Cross the hill ahead, and you can see Froststone City."

Under Randall's reminder, everyone hurriedly stepped up, stepped on the uphill stone steps with difficulty, and climbed up the hillside in front of them.

A gust of wind blew across the high hill, blowing away the tall grass poles on the hillside, which were as tall as a person, and also blowing away the heavy shelter in front of everyone's eyes.

Under the setting sun, a huge city lay quietly on the ground. The densely packed buildings and streets were arranged tightly together, spreading from the foot of the mountain in all directions, with no end in sight.

Even if you are a few kilometers away, you can see colorful lights connecting into countless long dragons, illuminating the whole city brightly; smoke rising from the chimneys of thousands of households, embellishing the whole land like a dreamland.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the towering temple in the center of the city. The eight huge stone pillars carved with black dragons, under the sunlight, were so golden and so beautiful. From a distance, it seems that the whole city is built on the clouds, and the sky and the earth have become its foil.

Standing on the hillside, Randall uttered a joyful shout to the distant city, then turned his head, and said to the three people around him who were already intoxicated by the beautiful scenery: "Everyone, welcome to Froststone City!"