The sun is high

Because of Salem City, the presence of Black Forest Town and Black Forest Castle in this area is not too high.

Although the town and the nearby fortress have a very rich history, the number of residents here has been very limited in the past years.

Hunting, farming, becoming a militia member of the Kingdom of Deland, and after being retired from the army, accepting employment from surrounding mines as bodyguards and thugs - this is the epitome of life for the residents of Black Forest Town.

The fortress located on the hill near the town had been allocated to the Legal Committee a long time ago.

Merlin Lehe's mages built this small fortress into a Legal Committee stronghold, and undertook the important task of acquiring specific magic alchemy materials from the hunters in Black Forest Town.

After the Incident in Salem City, the armies of the Kingdom of Deland and surrounding principalities began to mobilize frequently. The coming and going of motorcades and people made this humble town suddenly become crowded. In order to accommodate more people, Temporary residents, the mayor had to hire a lot of residents as workers to open up a temporary residential area for the kingdom around the town. In just half a month, this area evolved into a A new "market".

Because the war broke out in winter, the large-scale army began to bear additional pressure. Whether it was the construction of the camp or the supply of materials, local residents needed help, and this gave the residents of Black Forest Town a lot of benefits. With little extra income, now that the Kingdom of Delan has entered a state of large-scale mobilization, even some unpopular alchemy materials that residents usually put in warehouses waiting to go moldy can now be easily sold.

The alchemy doctors and craftsmen in the army can always make these things play their role.

Some warehouses with better conditions were directly leased by the Delan army to better preserve important ammunition and supplies.

It's snowing today, there are thick clouds in the sky, and there is almost no sunlight, so it gets dark very early.

Compared with those Delan soldiers who arrived on the frontal battlefield and had even engaged in several rounds of battles with Votel's army, the Black Forest Infantry Regiment stationed here was lucky. They had already heard about the tragic situation on the front line.

They felt both angry and frightened after hearing that Votel's army was using a new and terrifying weapon to ruthlessly kill their compatriots.

This situation is extremely common among the army of the Kingdom of Deland.

Faced with this sudden war, many of them were not ready. In fact, before the changes in Salem City, few people in the Kingdom of Deland thought that the war would break out, even in Votel's Harbin. After Prince Vader was killed, the Delan people still believed that the plateau residents would choose to resolve conflicts and problems at the negotiation table.

After all, Merlin Lehe has always been partial to the Kingdom of Delan. This is not only because the residents of the Goddess Plains revere magic more, but also because this fertile plain has everything that spellcasters need.

In the mouths of quite a few of the native people of the Goddess Plain, there is a subtle self-proclaimed name - "the one favored by magic."

This title not only refers to the many rich resources on the Goddess Plain due to the blessing of the goddess Mel, but also implies that Merlinle and the Legal Committee will always favor the Kingdom of Delan.

And their thinking didn't finally change until the appearance of "Silver Hell".

Fortunately, the recent changes in the situation are very beneficial to the plain countries. The Isa River defense line in the north has finally gained a firm foothold, while the two fronts near Salem City and Black Forest Town have entered a strange state of confrontation. In this Under the circumstances, those soldiers who were confused and fearful about their future breathed a sigh of relief.

In their minds, a confrontation under the protection of a bunker is always easier than going directly to the battlefield and being harvested by the enemy with bullets.

For the current members of the Black Forest Infantry Regiment, they only need to stay in this town, do a good job of defense here, and wait for the next order. Although the conditions are difficult and they are frightened every day, at least they are not You need to face the fierce and savage Walter Mad Dog.

It's dinner time again. In the tradition of the Kingdom of Deland, dinner is always the most important and sumptuous. Therefore, for the soldiers who are waiting on the defense line along the river despite the cold wind, this moment is the most anticipated.

A young soldier asked loudly to his companions walking from the direction of the town: "Goddess Mel, what shall we eat today?"

"Eat fish!"

"Why is it a fish again?"

The young soldier was a little miserable. He was transferred from the army of the Heihe Principality. People born in the Heihe Principality could be said to have been eating fish since childhood. It was normal to eat river fish to the west and sea fish to the east.

He originally thought he would be able to change his taste after coming here. Unexpectedly, due to the outbreak of the war and the arrival of winter, food choices became scarce again. In this case, fish from nearby rivers and lakes , instead it has become an important food choice.

However, although he seemed a little unhappy, there was not much resistance in his heart - the cold water fish here taste very good. It is said that they are close relatives of some kind of magic fish, and they have some magic power in their bodies, so they smell fishy. It's very light and the meat is firm. With some local spices from Black Forest Town, it can be regarded as a delicacy.

"At least I'm luckier than those who are eating dry food on the front line."

This is what the young soldier is thinking right now.

The uniforms of Delan's army tend to be dark blue, which is the most low-key and hidden color among the colors favored by the plains residents. Now, he saw two figures wearing blue coats behind his comrades. As a cart was wheeling everyone's dinner, he could already smell the fish soup on the wind.

As dinner approached, the soldiers on the defense line gradually relaxed. They took out their lunch boxes and tableware, and leaned against the bunkers and fortifications. The mage on the defense line loved to be clean, so he specially made a Make a ball of water and wash your hands and face.

Soon, the aroma of food wafted over the river bank.

The mage from the Legal Committee yawned, and then followed the officer's call and walked towards a nearby bunker.

These bunkers were directly shaped by mages using magic. They were attached with many magical rituals and were very strong and durable. However, now, these bunkers have also become temporary restaurants and shelters for officers and mages. The mages of the Legal Committee and the soldiers were keeping vigil outside in the open air. This was obviously impossible.

The young soldier had heard a little bit about the meals of officers and mages. He heard his friend working in the kitchen mention that these guys usually have the same breakfast and lunch as ordinary soldiers, which can "bring them closer to each other." distance", but the dinner was very sumptuous, and the kitchen even specially prepared some desserts for them.

The bread and fish soup brought to him brought the young soldier's thoughts back to reality. He quickly took two pieces of bread from the front, and filled the lunch box with fish and hot soup. Then he soaked the bread in the fish soup. Inside, be prepared to wait until it softens a little before you start eating it. This is particularly annoying about the bread supplied by the Delan army - although they keep well, they become as hard as stone after a long time. This once happened in the military camp. A case where a fight with bread almost ended up killing someone.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he asked the companion next to him: "Hey, I heard that some people in the southern section of the river went hunting in the forest? How was it? Did they gain anything?"

"How would I know?"

The soldier in question, a local, shrugged: "Besides, even if they do gain something, it's none of our business."

"I mean, can we also find a chance to try it? Even if we just hunt two rabbits, it is better than eating fish, right?"

"It also requires the consent of the superiors...and even if you really hunt something, it is estimated that most of it will be divided up by the superiors!"

As he said that, the local soldier looked around and said: "Besides, don't blame me for not reminding you... hunting with crystal bullets is against military regulations. Although the inspection is not strict, there is a war now, so don't mess around if you don't want to be punished. Come."

The young man laughed: "I heard that plateau guys have started to use metal bullets now? Those things are much cheaper than crystal bullets, wouldn't they be perfect for hunting?"

In response, his companion was full of disdain: "Metal bullets? I don't believe it. Damn it, how can metal bullets penetrate magic protection? Maybe they were released by those plateau guys to demoralize us. What a new scam...Anyway, I won’t believe it unless our army also issues those weapons.”

Neither of them could convince the other for a while. Seeing that the bread had become soft, they all picked up forks or spoons and began to eat slowly. Everyone was tacitly extending the dinner time so that they could rest more. longer.

Today's fish soup was not processed well and was too salty. The young soldier almost lost the desire to eat. He poked the soft piece of bread with his fork and cast his eyes to the other side in boredom.

There, the distribution of food was still going on, but the person responsible for distributing dinner seemed to have a dispute with a few soldiers. It seemed that when they got there, there was only fish soup without meat, which made them feel very Suffer.

"Every fucking day we get into fights over shit like this."

The person next to him yawned and said impatiently: "There are so many opinions, so let's just use a crystal blunderbuss to destroy the other side..."

Hearing these words, the young soldier couldn't help but widen his eyes, because he really saw the figure who was responsible for serving fish soup fell down as if he had been hit by something, and his body hit the soup. On the bucket, the remaining hot soup immediately poured out and spilled all over the floor.

Everyone was in a daze, but the next moment, the soldier saw a few other people standing in a similar situation. In the dim light of the sky, he saw that a dazzling explosion suddenly exploded on the chests or heads of those people. The blood mist appeared, and then they followed suit.

"Enemy attack!"

Someone finally reacted, but before he could finish his words, he was cut off by bullets flying from the direction of the forest.

The young soldier reacted extremely quickly. He immediately dropped the dinner in his hand, slid down, and huddled directly behind the bunker made of sandbags and logs.

While dodging, he did not forget to grab his companion, who also slipped down and leaned against him.

His thinking almost stopped and his heartbeat began to accelerate. The instinct cultivated in the past training allowed the young soldier to make the correct response at this moment. After successfully avoiding a wave of bullets pouring from the direction of the forest, he immediately He raised the crystal gun in his hand, aimed at the dark forest, and pulled the trigger.

Almost at the same time, the loud noises of crystal cannons continued along the river. Although many soldiers fought back, they had no time to check the number of enemies and their own results, because the enemy's shooting frequency was really scary. Before the previous wave of bullets ended, subsequent bullets were already heading towards the defense line.

No one could hear the sound of enemy shooting - they obviously used some magic, but everyone could hear the sound of those dense bullets hitting the bunker. They were like hail falling from the sky, giving people an indescribable feeling. The terrible feeling of having nowhere to hide.

Something hit the rocks behind the bunker. It bounced back and landed next to the young soldier.

The soldier who retracted his bunker looked down and found that it was a deformed metal bullet, so he quickly touched his comrade next to him: "Look, it's made of metal!"

No one answered him.

The young man turned his head, but only saw two dull eyes and blood flowing continuously from the middle of the eyes.

Similar scenes are constantly happening on the defense line of Black Forest Town. The attackers from the forest launched a surprise attack when the defenders were most relaxed.

As the pages of the magic book dissipated, several magic light groups of varying sizes formed above the defense line beside the river bank. They slowly fell down, illuminating all the soldiers of the Black Forest Infantry Regiment who had not yet concealed themselves for the attackers. These soldiers immediately paid a heavy price for their slow response.

In lighting magic, they become the most helpless targets.

Facing the attack from the unknown enemy, the mages of the Legal Committee were not to be outdone. They used magic to shoot down the enemy's lighting group, while activating the protection ritual on the defense line, and at the same time, they splashed similar lighting magic towards the other side of the river.

Then the whole river was illuminated with light.

People saw that at the edge of the black forest on the other side of the river, many figures were approaching.

That was the sharp claws of the giant eagle on the plateau reaching out towards the goddess plain.