Black Dragon Code

It's Ollie the Dirty Eagle's turn tonight at Sergeant Fico's Expeditionary Force camp, which sits on the edge of a mysterious sprawling oasis where the jungle seems to have popped up overnight, though the veteran likes to come every half hour A glass of wine, but very serious about the duties assigned to him-he has not had a drink since nightfall, and it is now almost dawn.

He patted his large-caliber musket. He liked this weapon. After all, it was an "imported product" from the Northland. It was amazingly powerful and accurate. It could kill a maned bear with just one shot. This is a symbol of honor, and it is a luxury for those young recruits to even touch it.

Ollie sighed softly, soon his duties will be over, and then he will be able to open a bottle of cherry wine that he has kept privately, drink a couple of sips and have a good night's sleep.

There was a rustling sound from the bushes, and the expressions on the veteran's face disappeared instantly, and then he jumped up at a speed that most people could not match. In the no man's land of Kohor, they may be attacked by various strange creatures, Velociraptors, marvels, evil races, and nasty things that look like big flowers or dryads.

A soldier staggered forward, all messy and tattered, with a tree-hugging white bear embroidered on his badge on his chest. He gave Ollie a look in embarrassment, and then fell down. Ollie didn't even have time to catch the other's body .

"Nose!" Ollie called out to his companions loudly: "We are in trouble!"

A few seconds later, all the guards on duty arrived, and an old soldier began to bandage the wound of this heroic scout, but Ollie realized sadly that the young man was obviously not getting better, and Sergeant Tilly's camp was not qualified to assist the priest When Ollie leaned over to him, the scout eagerly reached out and grabbed Ollie's arm.

"Short...dwarf." The scout said hoarsely, "Attack...the border camp, head east...I'm not a deserter."

His eyes were open, his body was weak and stiff and he fell to the ground, his brown hair was stained with blood.

"You are not a deserter, you sent the news, well done, warrior." Oli patted him on the shoulder clumsily: "Now, take a good rest."

"He was cut with an ax in the back." The veteran who bandaged the scout's wound said, "It's so cruel, with so much blood, it's hard to imagine how this Vaegir came here."

"The dwarves have come again," Ollie said. "May the glory of Alshara be with us."

A minute later, two ravens were released from the Feko Expeditionary Camp. At the same time, as a precaution, Black, who was the fastest and most physically strong among them, ran towards the North Castle at the fastest speed with his strong long legs. , praying to the gods to catch up in time.

Others are also packing their bags and preparing to go to the camps notified everywhere.

...

From late at night until dawn, the dwarves have been marching eastward. They have avoided the frontline command post of Vaegia far away. Except for actively attacking the three outpost camps on the way they must pass, they have not encountered any resistance so far. While crossing the sprawling oasis, they discovered the ruins of a camp.

The campfire has been extinguished, but the charcoal is still warm and not even stained with much ash. The dwarves can't tell who was stationed here before, because in the no-man's land of Kehor, there are often rebels and robbers. They will also set up camp, until they find some broken crossbow bolts in the camp, and then they can judge that this is an outpost of an army.

Are their actions still unknown, McNee wondered?

As time passed, the chasm appeared to their left,

The winding road led them into the gently rolling hills. It seemed that they were lucky. After crossing the hills, their military goal - the North Castle was in front of them.

McNee took a look at the sky. The long night was approaching and the dawn was approaching, so he ordered to stop: "Rest for a while, we will stop here for a while, brothers of the clan, calm down, and pray to your gods, so that We prepare our hearts for the battle, our souls for the possible death."

After a long night's march, even the most powerful dwarves will be tired, and they need to collect a moment or two before attacking the end of the run.

...

General Duncan Avery, the knight commander of the expeditionary army, woke up before dawn as usual. He quickly got up, splashed water on his face and rinsed his mouth, then got dressed and began to trim his beard and mustache. Where he cared about his appearance, Duncan saw in the mirror that he had accumulated a lot of bruises under his eyes.

In the past few weeks, the expeditionary force has been unfavorable and forced to abandon the land of Minn and return to the Cohort theater, while the Federal Army is reintegrating the remnants of the defeated generals. Some small-scale wars have broken out at the junction of Minn and Cohol , there is news that the opponent is talking nonsense, saying something like "the end of the invaders is coming", "everyone will die here".

"It seems that the victory of the dwarves has regained their confidence." Duncan thought, ate a sausage with strong tea for breakfast, and then walked towards the usual inspection route.

Although it was still early in the day, Xinguan still keenly spotted him and saluted him with fists, so Duncan nodded, and the two climbed up to the watchtower together. Dawn had come, and the jungle and valleys were dyed pink and crimson by the morning light. , The clouds in the sky are also painted in Phnom Penh.

"Today will be fine weather," the signal officer said.

"I hope so," said Duncan. "Did anything unusual happen last night?"

"I didn't see any signals or ravens." Xinguan said, "Last night was very quiet, and everyone slept soundly. In the middle of the night, a patrolman was caught drinking at night and sent to the trial office." .”

"The night is very long. Drink some wine to refresh yourself. I often do this too. The court should punish him to sweep the stables." Duncan smiled, and then his eyes narrowed suddenly: "Is that a raven?"

Xinguan followed his gaze, his face became serious: "That's right."

Although ravens are quite obedient messengers, I am afraid that no one would like them now, because during times of war, these little black guys usually carried bad news, and when they appeared, it meant that some trouble had already occurred.

The letter officer blew his whistle, stretched out his hand to attract the raven, took off the parchment, and handed it to Duncan Avery without opening it.

"Bad news." Duncan said while watching. "The scouts reported that McNee Thunderblade led the dwarves to attack Vaegir's border camp. They are coming east. I have reason to suspect that the northern castle is their next target."

After finishing speaking, he handed the parchment to the letter officer, and when the other party inspected it carefully, he said: "Ta Shangmu is eager to regain the lost ground, and wants to use the power of the Thunder Blade clan to further bruise the opponent. I should do the same, after all, we occupy With the advantage, if there is enough time, the expeditionary force will find a way to deal with that dwarf sooner or later."

"What should we do?" Xinguan raised his head.

"Send a letter to inform the commanders of the expeditionary army." Duncan said, while quickly leaving the watchtower, he ordered the guards waiting under the tower: "The northern castle has entered a state of war, let the soldiers prepare for battle, and release all the scouts. In addition, send a team of elite fighters to guard the square, and make sure to maintain the smooth flow of the teleportation array, we will give those little guys a hard time here."

In order to ensure victory, many preparations need to be carried out in an orderly manner. The northern castle quickly woke up under the dawn, and the soldiers were busy checking the city defenses to ensure that every artillery and ballista were in good condition. Running back and forth between the mage towers, the light emitted by them formed a curtain of elements.