Heroes of the Invincible Knight

The eastern plateau, Monaia, the capital of the orc king

The atmosphere of war is getting more and more intense. A large number of orc troops are gathering towards the king's capital. The entire orc king has turned into a huge barracks. Almost all the orcs know that the kingdom is about to launch a final decisive battle against humans.

In a side hall of the orc palace, the atmosphere was different from the restlessness in the capital due to the upcoming war.

The hall was filled with smoke, and an old orc wearing a pig's head mask was jumping around a bonfire, muttering something all the time, and several waiters around him also wearing weird masks stood silently, except for the old orc and the brazier in the middle Except for the occasional murmur of burning, there was no other sound, and the whole scene looked weird and mysterious.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the flames in the brazier exploded violently. The flames that were only burning normally rose seven or eight meters high and burned directly to the roof. Fortunately, the palace was mainly built of stone materials, and the flames would not destroy the house. ignite.

It's just that the orc king Haldane, who had been standing outside the house, finally changed his face when he saw this scene.

Originally, the orc king Haldane didn't really believe in this set. The actual role of the orc shaman in the era of low magic tide is almost the same as that of the human court mage. The difference between mages is that orc shamans also have some faith in them.

Even if the great shaman can no longer release spells and perform psychic rituals unique to orcs, he is respected in the orc kingdom. At least Haldane has always given shaman face out of respect for tradition and ancestors. The shamans in the world have not become rice bugs in the eyes of everyone like the court mages of the Golden Dragon Kingdom.

However, generally Haldane would not take the initiative to find the great shaman except for some important ceremonies. After the shaman lost his mana, he was still reduced to a half mascot in the orc kingdom.

Only this time, for the first time, Haldane found the Great Shaman on a very ordinary day.

Because he needs to confirm, a piece of information Adrilo revealed to him, the magic power is recovering.

At this time, the deflagration of the brazier completely attracted Haldane's attention, and then something even more bizarre happened. As the brazier appeared strange, the big shaman suddenly fell to the ground, and his whole body began to twitch.

The originally calm waiters around all showed panic expressions, but the great shaman confessed to everyone before the ceremony that they should not touch him casually, and now everyone stopped in place and was a little at a loss.

"Master Shaman!"

"Well…"

The shaman seemed to be curled up on the spot in great pain, with some indescribable whimpers coming out of his mouth.

However, Haldane found that some strange changes had taken place in this great shaman. The shriveled body of the other party slowly swelled up, not the kind of bulging like blowing up a balloon, but starting from the muscles of the limbs, which were originally skinny. The big Saman slowly turned into an orc warrior who looked as strong as Haldane.

"this…"

Haldane stood on the spot, watching the gradually changing great shaman without making any movements, until the whimpering of the great shaman stopped at some point, his curled up body stretched out, and then slowly got up.

When the other party got up, Haldane was surprised to find that the big shaman wearing a pig's head mask was a whole head taller than before, and his back became straight and no longer stooped. If he hadn't witnessed the whole process with his own eyes, Haldane Dan would never believe that the big shaman standing upright now was the same person as the crooked and emaciated guy just now.

No, maybe it's not the same person.

"This is where?"

An unfamiliar voice came from the mouth of the big shaman in front of him. Different from the hoarse voice of the big shaman, this voice was full of air, and it didn't feel at all inconsistent with the current body.

"who are you?"

The waiters around were already numb with fright at this moment. As the shaman's assistants, they did not know how many times they had done this ritual of communicating with the spirits of the ancestors. No matter how mysterious it seemed to others, in their eyes it was After such a thing, it is enough to bluff ordinary orcs. Even the king of orcs generally doesn't believe in this stuff. They think that they just cooperate with the big shaman to perform a show and it's over.

But today's situation was completely beyond their expectations. The changes that took place in the Great Shaman were something they had never seen before.

Only Haldane, who had some guesses about the strange situation at this time, communicated with the other party first.

"Who am I? I am the orc emperor Gero."

"and who are you?"

"Gro?"

Hearing this name, the orcs around were taken aback. It wasn't that they didn't know the name, but that it was too loud.

Gero is a well-known strongman in the history of orcs. Some even say that Gero is the strongest orc. Under his leadership, the orc clan reached its peak. He is also the only orc king who claims to be the emperor among the orc kings of all dynasties. .

However, although the orcs reached their peak under his leadership, they almost perished in his hands.

Because almost at the same time, Aragorn was born, and the arrogant Gro chose to fight Aragorn single-handedly in the face of Aragorn's challenge. As a result, he was defeated and beheaded by Aragorn in full view, which directly caused the orcs to fight in a battle. Important defeat.

However, his failure this time does not affect his status among the orcs, and he is still a hero worshiped by the orcs.

It's just that now everything is just what the other party claims. Haldane is watching the great shaman who now claims to be Gero, and he is also judging the authenticity of the other party's identity in his heart.

"No, this body is not mine, I'm dead."

Before Haldane could explain anything, the other party seemed to react by himself.

"Is it a psychic ceremony? I didn't expect that I would also become the spirit of the ancestors who was summoned."

"hehe."

As the orc king five hundred years ago, Gero knew something about the psychic ritual of the great shaman. At that time, the magic power had not been completely exhausted, and the orc shaman and human mages could occasionally cast a small spell or two. , Gero knew more about these things than Haldane, and after glancing around, he quickly realized his state.

"Are you the Beast King of this generation?"

The "big shaman" suddenly looked at Haldane in front of him and asked.

Haldane, who was stared at by the opponent, suddenly felt a huge pressure, and his body seemed to be a little heavier, but Haldane, who had been the king for a long time, still straightened his waist and looked at the opponent:

"Beastman King Haldane Lane, pay tribute to His Majesty Gero."

"The strength is a bit weak, but the momentum is good. It is indeed my Ryan family."

"Okay, no more gossip, time is limited, tell me where the enemy is, act now."

The great shaman looked ready to go into battle at any time, but where could he find his enemies in the orc king's capital.

"Your Majesty Gero, there are no enemies for the time being."

"No enemies? What kind of psychic ritual do you use without enemies? Do you know how much a psychic consumes?"

"This, to be honest, no great shaman has succeeded in the psychic ceremony since you, and this is the first time it has been successful in five hundred years."

Afterwards, Haldane told Gero about the situation of the past five hundred years, and the other party fell silent after hearing this.

"So it's been so long..."

"You said that the magic power has recovered?"

"I wasn't sure about it before, but seeing you appear, I think the so-called envoy didn't lie to me."

"Accepting his joint request, we must immediately launch an attack on humans, and there must be no delay."

"However, I think the other party may also have good intentions."

"That's a matter for the future. Now we have to defeat humans first. After the magic power recovers, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us. Humans' magical talent is second only to elves. Don't give humans more time."

"I understand, Your Majesty Gro."

"Well, I'm leaving first. Remember next time, you must call the ancestors again during the battle. I can feel that this body may not be able to last a few rituals."

Obviously, even in the case of recovery of magic power, the side effects of using this ritual are huge, and it is difficult for the spirit of the ancestors who communicate with the shaman to exert its full combat power, but this one is more or less able to compete with the peak Allah. The characters that Gong fought against, judging by the aura that could calm Haldane with a blink of an eye, should still have some strength, but the upper limit of their strength is limited by the body of the shaman.

After Gero finished speaking, the great shaman in front of Haldane suddenly fell to the ground convulsed again, and the muscles that had bulged just now shrank visibly with the naked eye.

The pig-head mask also rolled to the side after the big shaman fell to the ground, revealing the old wrinkled face of the big shaman.

Perhaps it was because the Great Shaman's body was too weak, or Gero's spiritual strength was too strong. After Gero left, the Great Shaman fell to the ground and fell into a coma, which made Haldane nervous and stepped forward. Probing each other's breath.

Although the orc shaman still retains a lot, the only one who still inherits the craft of communicating with the ancestral spirit ceremony is the big shaman. If the big shaman doesn't wake up, Haldane will be caught blind .

Fortunately, the big shaman just passed out because of the heavy burden on Gero's upper body.

After Haldane confirmed that the other party's life was not in danger for the time being, he felt a little relieved, and then ordered the people around him:

"Bring the big shaman back to bed to rest."

"Let the witch doctor from the palace come over and show the great shaman a while. All the medicines you need will be directly drawn from the palace's inventory. You must raise the great shaman's body."

Now that the great shaman is temporarily concerned with the coming of the spirits of the ancestors, Haldane is much more concerned than before. It was difficult for the previous shamans to receive this kind of treatment.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After finishing speaking, several waiters around went up and lifted the big shaman who had fallen to the ground, and put him back on the soft bed in the room.

Haldane paused for a moment before turning around and leaving. Seeing that the spirit of the ancestors stayed on the great shaman's body for a limited time and had huge side effects, he was also slightly relieved...

If the spirit of the ancestors who communicated can descend on the great shaman for a long time without restriction, it would not be good news for Haldane. Nor can the former king of the Ryan family...

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Northland

ducal mansion

Various miraculous features of Miracle City have been spread under Li Cha's intentional publicity. Living in Miracle City can improve the efficiency of cultivation, prolong life, delay aging, and even keep your face forever.

Originally, the peasants in the village might not be fooled by these nonsense, but at some point, the knights in the Northland really discovered that the efficiency of cultivation in Miracle City was higher, and the higher rate was obvious, so they were very happy. Actively migrate towards Miracle City.

For these knights, no matter whether the other effects are true or not, the improvement in cultivation efficiency is real, and the little nobles like the Bender family and the Nader family who took refuge in Richard simply took advantage of the fact that the housing prices in Miracle City had not yet risen. When he was young, he hurriedly bought a few more houses in Miracle City, and even sold the castle that was kept at the beginning and the nearby apprentices, completely becoming a city noble.

With these master knights taking the lead, and many wealthy businessmen also have some relationships with the knights, after the wealthy businessmen confirmed that Miracle City does have special effects, they also took the initiative to move towards Miracle City. The wealthy business class took the lead, and the civilians who initially thought the rumors about Miracle City were outrageous also wavered.

Maybe Miracle City really has such a powerful function? No wonder this is called Miracle City.

Now the qualified civilians also migrated to Miracle City. Although they could not buy houses in the inner circle like those knights and rich merchants, they also took a small house in the fringe area of ​​the city.

The population of Miracle City expanded rapidly in a short period of time.

Now the street outside the Duke's Mansion is full of people coming and going, it is not as deserted as it was in the past two months, and the population expansion has also brought a lot of income to Richard.

The land of Miracle City originally belonged to the Will family of Boulder Fort, but since the Will family was destroyed, the ownership of this land naturally belonged to the Hunter family.

After such a period of fermentation, not only the prices of the houses in Miracle City, but also the land around Miracle City have increased several times. In half a month, it brought Li Cha an income of more than 100,000 kinaals, completely making up for the above After the shortfall from the previous war against the Snow Giants, there was even money left over to start several new road projects. With the continuous influx of immigrants from Miracle City, the Hunter family's finances became more and more abundant.

Although land finance is not desirable, it is really fragrant...

However, a guest from the capital came to Miracle City today. As a liaison officer for the Eastern Expedition, he was welcomed to the Duke's mansion. By the way, he also came to urge Richard to act. It has probably passed since Rennes ordered the dispatch of envoys. It's been a week, and the timing is just right.

For the big event of the Eastern Expedition, although Li Cha is only responsible for the harassment on the North Road, he still needs to coordinate with the army, and a liaison officer is also necessary.

After confirming the other party's token and identity, the officials of Miracle City politely settled the other party down and waited for Richard's interview.

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