Chapter 117: Desperate Line of Defense, the Church of the Other God
Lajos Assad's first target was only a few lords who were a hundred miles away from Tono's territory. As Thor thought, when Lajos Assad arrived with a large caravan, the pioneering lords were panicked at first.
After all, such a force was enough to easily destroy them.
Even though Lajos quickly explained that it was just a trade, the lords were cautious.
It was not until the trade was truly completed and they saw Lajos Assad leave that the lords could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
And after a sigh of relief, the items obtained from the trade made their eyes light up.
He had never thought that he could get these items at home.
At this moment, many lords even looked forward to Lajos Assad's next visit.
In this case.
In less than ten days, Lajos Assad opened up the trade routes of the surrounding pioneering lords. The next step was to stabilize it, and this trade route could be completely perfected.
When the news came back.
Whether it was Thor, Tono, or Babrus, they all looked happy.
"It seems that this descendant of Assad is really amazing!"
Tono couldn't help but sigh, and looked at Thor with some admiration.
The talents under Thor made him jealous.
Not only did he have a knight like Ryan who had strong strength and strong talent, but he was also able to win over Lajos, who was a descendant of the Assad family.
If he had only thought that Thor's future was limitless before, then at this moment he was sure.
"Yes, this one will probably open up the entire surrounding trade route in a short time."
Babrus also nodded with admiration.
"Brother, Mr. Babrus, then you two will take care of the things here next."
"I should also return to the territory!"
Thor smiled and said.
The trade route has been opened, and the next step is just a matter of construction. He no longer needs to stay here all the time.
Naturally, he is ready to return.
There are still many things that need to be dealt with in the Eagle Territory.
"So soon?"
Tono was a little surprised.
"Yes, there are still many things to do in the territory this time, and I haven't had time to inform my father about my canonization as a baron."
"Prepare to stay calm for a while and go back."
Thor explained with a smile.
"Is that so!"
"It's time to go back!"
"I wanted to go back, but now it seems that I can't get away, so I can only wait for next time!"
"By the way, if you want to go back, it's best to wait for the second batch of support from the kingdom to see if the northern province can be stabilized."
Tono nodded, and then seemed to think of something and added another sentence.
"The second batch of support from the kingdom?"
Thor was a little confused.
"Yes, I don't know what happened. The kingdom's power seems to have been affected. It should have arrived a few days ago, but it should be here soon. It will be in a few days at most."
"Let's see the situation then."
"If it can't be stabilized, don't return for the time being. Otherwise, if the territory suffers any losses, it will be serious."
Tonno nodded and gave a serious reminder.
"Okay!"
"I understand!"
Thor nodded.
There was no objection to this. He was originally planning to leave after the situation stabilized.
There was no problem waiting for the kingdom's support information this time.
"Okay, as long as you understand!"
"Be careful!"
Tonno spoke, but did not continue to keep him.
As a lord, the most important thing is the territory.
It is naturally impossible for him to force Thor to stay.
If something happens in the Eagle Territory, it will be a big joke.
Then the three said goodbye.
Before leaving, Tono was going to give Thor a few official knights, but Thor refused. His brother had spent more than ten years to accumulate such a little power, and he didn't intend to take it away.
But he refused, and Tono finally gave Thor a hundred reserve knights.
Babrus gave him an exquisite knight sword.
Thor was going to refuse this, but at Tono's request, he had to accept it.
Compared with the time when he came, there were more people when he went back.
Even if he arranged some people in Lajos's caravan, with the addition of a hundred reserve knights, the number naturally exceeded the previous number.
And I don't know if it was an illusion.
The way back seemed to be much safer.
He didn't even encounter the orc tribe.
When Thor returned to the territory.
The northern part of the Northern Province.
In front of the huge pass.
The battle is still spreading.
The second batch of support from the kingdom was delayed. The entire pass, knights, nobles, even Duke Karenina and Marquis Lehman, all felt heavy in their hearts.
They were even prepared for the collapse of the northern defense line.
However, more than ten days passed, and although the northern defense line was still being attacked by the orc tribe, the more ferocious orc attack that was expected did not come, but seemed to be maintained at a relatively stable stage.
Although there were many orc tribes, they did not seem to be enough to completely destroy the defense line of the Tulip Kingdom.
Of course, although it was not capable of completely destroying the Tulip Kingdom, the war became more intense.
Even in one day, the magic crystal cannon could destroy more than ten of them.
The huge energy completely flattened the ground in front of the pass.
At the same time, a large number of orcs and even knights were buried at this pass.
"Duke Karenina, how long will it take for the kingdom's support!"
"I'm afraid even so, we can't hold on for long!"
Marquis Lehman's right arm had long disappeared at this moment, his face was even paler, and he looked at Duke Karenina next to him with a hoarse voice.
The kingdom agreed to provide support within a month.
It has been a month and a half since it arrived, but the support has not arrived yet.
"Soon!"
"Three days at most!"
"The kingdom's support force was attacked by the alien church in Frost Moon Province and was restrained, but it has been defeated and will come soon!"
Duke Karenina's face was also pale, and his words were very direct.
He knew very well that the defense line was in danger at the moment.
He must give confidence to Marquis Leiman and the nobles, otherwise the entire defense line may collapse completely.
"Damn the alien church!"
Marquis Leiman could not help cursing, with flames spreading in his eyes.
In just one and a half months, his Eagle Knights lost more than half of their troops, and even his right arm was lost in the previous battle.
It is not known how much gold coins will be spent to recover.
Although the kingdom will certainly have corresponding compensation at that time, he will also be able to obtain a lot of merits.
But the problem is that they have to be able to stop it.
If they can't stop it, there will be no merits to be obtained.
Even a lot of merits are needed as a deduction.
The kingdom's merit system does not care about the reason, but only the result.
"Hold on for a while!"
"As long as we can stop it, this time is enough to get a lot of merits!"
Duke Karenina spoke, encouraging everyone's hearts.
"My Lord Duke, can we recruit soldiers in the northern province? If we continue like this, once the kingdom can't support us, we will definitely not be able to stop it."
A count couldn't help but speak.
"Yes, Lord Duke, there are still many noble lords in the Northern Province. If their forces can be drawn, it should be enough to support it for a while."
Then another earl also spoke.
But just as their words fell.
Marquis Leiman's voice rang again.
"Duke Karenina, this is not possible!"
"There are quite a few orc tribes rushing into the Northern Province at this moment. If the forces of the Northern Province are drawn into the defense line, I am afraid that the entire Northern Province will be completely overwhelmed by the orc tribes. At that time, the development of the kingdom in the past 20 years will be completely nullified."
Marquis Leiman's voice was anxious.
Just kidding.
Drawing forces from the Northern Province.
If it is drawn again at this moment, the entire Northern Province will really become a mess.
This is his territory.
Although he has various dissatisfactions, he does not want the Northern Province to be completely abolished.
After all, apart from other things, the gold coins in the Northern Province alone are enough to provide him with at least 100,000 coins every year.
Originally, Duke Karenina was a little moved when he heard the voices of several earls. In his understanding, the strength of the Northern Province was not weak, and it gathered a lot of nobles. Once they could be transferred, they could not only stabilize the current situation, but also suppress the impact of the orcs.
But this part of the throbbing, when Leiman's anxious voice sounded, he couldn't help but give up this idea.
It was indeed as Marquis Leiman said.
At this time, he would transfer forces to the defense line.
It almost means giving up the entire Northern Province.
This is just a defense line, not a place to block the orc tribe.
In other places, the orc tribe can still pass.
It's just that the number and level are much less.
At present, even he can hardly count how many orc tribes there are in the entire Northern Province.
Such a large orc tribe has not yet completely destroyed the Northern Province, because there are still a large number of nobles carrying out clearing, strangling, and guarding.
This is the main force to maintain the entire Northern Province.
This force cannot be used at will.
"Indeed, this won't work!"
"Please hold on a little longer, the kingdom's support will definitely arrive as scheduled this time!"
Duke Karenina took a deep breath and spoke to everyone again.
Listening to Duke Karenina's words, several earls opened their mouths, but in the end, they didn't say anything.
They were also very clear about the whole situation.
Their family also had descendants in the northern province as pioneering lords, and they would not do this unless it was absolutely necessary.
But they were too worried.
The kingdom's support, which was originally expected to arrive in a month, has not arrived for a month and a half.
No one can guarantee that the kingdom's support will really arrive in the next three days.
Although it was blocked by the alien god church before.
But the problem is that if the alien god church can block it once, can't it block it twice?
Such a loss will happen again this time.
If the kingdom's support is ten days later, they will definitely not be able to withstand the current defense line.
When the defense line collapses, the Northland Province will naturally collapse as well. It is better to mobilize forces in advance.
At most, we can clean up the mess when the time comes.
Even if the losses would be extremely heavy, it would still be better than the worst outcome.
But at this moment, Duke Karenina made her promise again, and they couldn't say anything for a while.
But this morale is obviously not high.
Karenina could only sigh at this. Under the current situation, if the Kingdom's support did not arrive, it would be meaningless to say too much.
Only the arrival of the kingdom's support can completely reassure everyone.
Others cannot be changed at all.
There was helplessness in Karenina's eyes.
And right now.
"Your Majesty the Duke!"
"Sir, the orcs are attacking again!"
An Earth Knight quickly ran over, his voice sounding tired and anxious.
His words instantly caused the expressions of the figures present to change.
At this moment, they had just rested for less than half an hour, and the orc attack came again.
"Walk!"
Duke Karenina spoke, and the next moment his figure soared into the sky.
The nobles around them looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and followed closely behind.
This time it was another big impact.
There were even five third-level tribes that attacked, including a fourth-level orc tribe, which contained more than two fourth-level orcs.
Karenina faced two fourth-level orcs alone.
Other nobles and knights also responded to the other third-order orcs, as well as those orcs who rushed to the defense line in large numbers.
The magic crystal cannon also released terrifying energy at one time.
Fighting continues to break out.
Powerful life force and energy are intertwined.
The sky was torn apart.
The earth is breaking.
Until three hours later.
Night gradually fell.
This time the orc attack was defeated again.
It's just that the damage this time is also not small.
One Earth Knight even fell.
In such a terrifying battlefield, and in a war that lasted for several months, the Earth Knight could not guarantee his absolute safety.
Over the past few months, many earth knights have fallen.
It can be expected that if support does not arrive in the future, more people will die.
