Chapter 791, on the Way Home

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"Ryan, when do you plan to withdraw your troops and return to China?" The opinion of the three guards in the bad land is relatively mature, so Francois did not object too much. The old man reserved his opinion, but emphasized that Ryan should do what he can: " This great expedition has been going on for a long time, more than a year."

"We can set off in a week or two." Ryan sat on the main seat, and the King of Knights nodded slowly: "Let the army rest for a while."

"Everyone is tired, but everyone hopes to start rewarding as soon as possible." Francois touched his goatee, and the old man said with some emotion: "I really didn't expect it, Ryan, you did it, you did it ten times Do what generations of knight-kings have not done, conquer the Badlands, bring war to the greenskins, bring riches back to Britannia."

"There will be no shortage of rewards, but we always have to give the dwarves enough time to count the wealth." Ryan smiled and nodded again and again. This battle has established Ryan's absolute prestige and earned enough money. The king's mood is indeed true. very good.

There is no need to procrastinate any longer, prepare to return to China early!

In the next few days, Ryan, Veronica, and Olika lived happily together, waiting for Bellega's notification, and the knightly army also began to pack their things and prepare to return.

Imperial Calendar 2512, late December.

After more than a year of great expedition, the Britannian knight army regrouped in Eight Peaks Mountain. Except for Durant and his less than 300 soldiers who stayed and lived in Hegu Town, the rest The army regrouped and began the return journey.

In the heavy snow, the remaining 12,000 people of the Knights Army lined up on the eight peaks mountain plateau, facing all the dwarves of the Anglund clan.

Everyone is here.

After more than 3,000 years, the ancestral horn of Bafeng Mountain sounded again on the Bafeng Mountain plateau.

"Deng~Dong~Deng Dong~Deng Dong~~~"

"Dengdong~Dengdong~Dengdongdong~"

Last night, a grand banquet was held in the ancestral hall of Bafeng Mountain, singing praises and singing heartily. The epic story of Bellega-Iron Hammer and Ryan Malcador working together to recover Bafeng Mountain is destined to become the legend of the old world. legend.

And now, it's time to part.

Belegar and his clan will devote themselves to the great revival of Mount Eight Peaks,

The news of their recovery of Mount Eight Peaks has spread throughout the Old World. Now, many dwarves of the Angrund clan and some dwarves who have immigrated to the empire have packed their bags under Belgar's call and are ready to return to Mount Eight Peaks. To build a great cause of rejuvenation, and Ryan is also preparing to return to Brittany after receiving such a huge gift of wealth.

The army of knights escorted an astonishing amount of wealth and 5,000 sets of dwarven precision-worked vibration gold rune plate armor, as well as 20 boxes of rare treasures, countless ancient books and many lost technologies.

The dwarf army lined up in several rows and assembled in front of the Titan's Gate. Now it is the genuine King of Eight Peaks, Belegar-Iron Hammer personally sent Ryan and others to the gate of the Titan's Gate. The Knight King and the Dwarf King held hands tightly. Bellega looked at Ryan with a half-smile, and opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

"Brother Bellegar." Ryan also smiled: "It's time to say goodbye. Here, I have something to say to you."

"Speak." Bellegar nodded slightly, and he and his dwarf guards were covered with snow.

"If you and your people have the opportunity to come to Britannia and my castle in the future, remember, Suria's afternoon tea will start at four o'clock." Ryan raised the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Don't worry, Enough beer."

"Hahahahaha~" There were bursts of laughter from the dwarf guards.

At the same time, there were some sobs. The Angland clan took root in Britannia for nearly ten years, and finally relied on the knights to realize the dream of recovering the Eight Peaks Mountain. The Battle of Nell Abbey, the Battle of the Plague in Hemgard, the Rebellion of Matthew Bard, and the Battle of Restoring Mousillon all involved the participation of dwarves.

In the Great Expedition of Bafeng Mountain, from the beginning of the battle of Giant Tower, to the battle of Arsenal Fort, the surprise attack on Iron Rock, the Great Battle of Valaya's Gate, the decisive battle of Titan's Gate and the final battle of Bafeng Mountain, the dwarves Forged a deep friendship with the knights, and now that they are parting, many dwarves are very sad.

"We will remember your names, Ryan Machado, Callard de Gallamente, Fedmonde de Boldero, François de Winfort, and Vero Ms. Nika-Bernadotte, and... Ms. Olika, we will all remember your name, trust the dwarves." Hot tears dripped from the corners of Bellega's eyes, and he stretched out his hand to hold Ryan's hand tightly: "Also, we will remember those soldiers who sacrificed their lives to restore Bafeng Mountain, we will all remember."

"Yeah, it's time to leave." Ryan sighed softly, he stretched out his other hand and patted Bellegar's iron gauntlet lightly, and was about to turn around, but suddenly remembered something: "Yes, Brother Bellegar, I have one last thing to tell you."

"Next time, don't dig so deep." Ryan said this with a smile.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

In the laughter of the dwarves, the expedition of Bafeng Mountain officially came to an end, and the army embarked on the return journey.

Bellega also said that when things are almost done on Bafeng Mountain, he will send a team of "mustaches" to Britannia to find Ryan, and they will go to Marienburg to find trouble with those business princes, and the empire The dwarves will respond too, and the dwarves of the mountain kingdom will all put pressure on Marienburg together.

The army of knights left Eight Peaks Mountain in late December and embarked on the return journey. It took them two weeks to first reach the sad place of Valaya, and then to the edge of the Roof of the World to reach the Iron Rock.

At this time, the entire fortress of Iron Rock has been deserted for several months, and the powerful Iron Claw tribe has almost been wiped out. After Ryan led the army to inspect this place, he immediately fell in love with the unique geographical location of Iron Rock. Here Backed by mountains, water, and an entire forest, it is relatively comfortable for humans to live here. It is also a famous place for producing pig iron, and the reserves of pig iron are unfathomable. Otherwise, it would not be called Iron Rock.

And more importantly, there is a large magma lake under the Iron Rock, which is extremely rich in obsidian minerals. As long as you can occupy it, you can produce a steady stream of obsidian. This is another amazing financial income. Obsidian can be used Craft weaponry, war machines, and even the foundation stone of a stronghold.

The location of Iron Rock is an important node between Bafeng Mountain and Fort Arsenal. After careful consideration, Ryan decided to set up the third guard here.

Since then, the construction of the three guards in the evil land has been completed, namely the Arsenal Guard, the Iron Guard and the Eight Peaks Guard. Ryan intends to set up a border marquis here, but whoever stays will have to wait to return to China for discussion, but Lucien, the baron of the Spire Palace, seems to be interested. I am very interested in this position. Ryan is still weighing it. After all, this position is very important. Being stationed in a bad place, far away from the country, and often facing attacks from green skins, means that this position will enjoy great autonomy. Including financial rights and appointment rights.

Like the empire, Brittania also has the position of border nobles. The empire is called the count of the border. The emperor or the elector allows the count of the border to organize his own army to defend against possible invasions. He can conduct military operations without the permission of his superiors. A part of the tax can be kept for self-use without being handed over, and at the same time, it also has relatively independent enfeoffment rights for the lower-level lords.

However, the premise of everything is that the border earl must guard his territory and manage his territory well, otherwise the emperor can deprive him of his title of nobility at any time.

The title of Britannia is called the Marquis of the Border. The most typical one is the Marquis of Onchi who died in the Battle of the Arden Forest. He is the Marquis of the Border of Glasgow. The Marquis of Brittania, who is responsible for defending against the Beastmen in the Arden Forest, can also gather troops and build fortifications without the permission of his superiors, and initiate wars on his own initiative.

Ryan originally wanted to refer to the three guards of the evil land as "the guards of the evil land" or "the capital of the evil land" in a wicked way, but after thinking about it, he had to give up. The role of the three guards of the evil land is basically to help the dwarves If they can withstand the attacks of the Greenskins and Skaven, one day when the population of dwarves recovers and they are able to protect themselves, the three guards of the Badlands should be abolished and abolished.

Well, one day, anyway, not now and in the next few decades, Ryan thought that it would be nice to have such a place. In the next few years, the Knight Kingdom can live and work in peace and recuperate, and those master knights who are full of expeditions and battles will also have a place to go , will not start doing things because there is no place to spend energy.

After watching the Iron Rock, Ryan continued to lead the army to retreat west along the Badwater River. Here, Gerald led François' reinforcements and the remaining army of Arsenal Fort, and the Knights' Road Expeditionary Army in the evil The meeting was completed by the riverside of Shuihe.

After the Great Crusade, when the old guards with tattered burqas and weathered faces met the ranger knights sent by Gerald to patrol by the Badwater River, both sides couldn't help themselves. The soldiers of the Guards held each other tightly, the afterglow of the Great Crusade was so dazzling, the two armies that first came into contact circled around fried eggs, bread, sardines and macaroni, people sang and danced, Celebrating the victory of the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition.

This scene was depicted on the spot by the knights and nobles who were good at painting in the army, and it was called "Bad Water River Meeting". It later became a first-class national treasure of the Kingdom of Britannia and was placed in the Holy Grail Cathedral in Courona.

Afterwards, under the leadership of Ryan, François, and Callard, the army of cavaliers who joined forces sent the Goblin warlord Grabanac-Sour Stomach (born in the same batch as Kit-Sour Stomach) Goblins) and the Horde army that it wanted to plunder the expeditionary army were completely destroyed, adding another large sum of wealth to the expeditionary army.

In this way, when the time came to mid-January, the expeditionary force finally arrived at Barak-Haimen Pass.

The army broke out with a roar of victory, and now even Ryan himself couldn't help laughing. Everyone of the knights blushed, praising the wise leadership of the Knight King and the blessing of the fairy in the lake. Even the serf soldiers They all couldn't help but shed tears for the rest of their lives. The great victories and numerous meritorious deeds, under the rich capture, was a huge number of sacrifices.

But what the master knight and the serf soldiers didn't expect was that when they gradually approached Haimen Pass, they were shocked by the scene before them.

The gates of the city fortress opened slowly, accompanied by the sound of loud and clear horns, thousands of Eternal Peak "Eternal Guards" equipped with dwarf precision rune armor and holding giant hammers, several teams of Hammer Warriors, several teams of Ironbreaker Warriors and Countless dwarf armies slowly came out from inside, and the knights could clearly see the dazzling brilliance emanating from the throne of the Supreme King, which is located in the center of the dwarf army's forward line.

"High King! Thorgrim?!"

"Why, did he appear here?"