Chapter 541 Shadowfang Fortress

"Why did you pinch my face again?"

"Ah, sorry, sorry. It just happened."

"It's okay, but my mother said before that when I inherit the position of high priest, I can't laugh all day long. The high priest represents the majesty of the royal family. In front of outsiders, you must be stable and calm enough to convince people."

"Well, I also think Aunt Nan is right! From now on, we will talk about our own things. When there are outsiders, you are the high priest of Nan; in private, we will still be the same as before, okay?"

"Oh."

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The clown's occupational disease has come back. He always can't bear to see his audience unhappy.

Not to mention his life-long friends.

Ji Xun doesn't want to see Nan Jing trapped in the mood of depression caused by the death of his relatives.

The clown can always make people happy with funny performances and some jokes.

The girl with a bun head is also the most supportive audience. It seems that she has become cheerful all of a sudden, and her face is smiling again.

But in fact, Ji Xun knows that Nan Jing has changed.

From the moment she accepted the inheritance, she grew up to be a true Southern High Priest.

Just like a friend in childhood, playing games together was the happiest thing in the world; but after growing up, the same game can no longer bring the same joy as in childhood.

This is even more true for the extraordinary.

As the understanding of the world improves, human emotions are less likely to affect reason.

Happiness is hard to obtain, but sadness is more profound.

And Miss Wanzitou is still willing to play the previous games with Ji Xun because they are good friends.

In addition, both of them can find that familiar joy in it.

Without trains, Warcraft is still the best means of transportation for long-distance travel.

On this day, in the northeastern region of the Central Continent.

Several giant pterosaurs with a wingspan of 100 meters swooped down and landed in a huge temporary camp with flapping wings.

When the flying dragon stopped, the mercenaries came down from the wooden tower on the dragon's back, and the bare-chested slaves on the ground also used simple wooden tower cranes to carry down a large amount of supplies.

Along with the mercenaries, there were three inconspicuous newly registered mercenaries.

They were the disguised Ji Xun, Chu Jiu and Nan Jing.

They came from the imperial mausoleum in Rune Highlands because the Alliance Army encountered some trouble.

They were going to the East Wilderness, so they came to take a look.

Now there are nobles from the South Continent everywhere in the Central Continent to open up wasteland, and the advantage is that transportation is much more convenient.

Many dangerous regional roads have been opened up, and almost all territories can be transported by flying dragons.

Otherwise, even if they were ninth-level, they would not dare to fly around in the ruins of Taren without exploring them.

The three of them just got the identity of mercenaries and hitched a ride.

After several twists and turns, it took ten days to travel a distance that would have taken several months before.

They arrived at the place marked as "Shadow Fang Fortress" on the map of the Taren period.

There is a large area of ​​ancient war relics here.

Three thousand years ago, the places where the Taren Empire could build cities were basically places with rich resources and suitable for large-scale human settlement.

These ruins not only have a large number of ready-made basic urban facilities, but also a large number of mineral deposits, treasures and different-dimensional spaces nearby.

The nobles from the southern continent who want to establish new territories give priority to these ruins cities.

There is a high-quality iron ore vein near the Shadow Fang Fortress.

The lord currently occupying the fortress is the independent duke of the southern continent, Grand Duke Simon.

Coincidentally, when Ji Xun was in the Royal Academy before, this Duke Simon was the mortal enemy of the Landon Principality where his clone served.

Now that the southern continent has become one, these independent dukes have no constraints and have all come to the central continent to open up wasteland.

The fortress has taken shape, the broken walls have been rebuilt, and stone houses have been built on the ruins.

The city is a prosperous and lively scene with a large number of people.

However, there are almost no ordinary residents in the city. Most of them are noble legions and mercenaries responsible for opening up territories, as well as slaves and craftsmen responsible for urban construction.

The Feilong Post Station is noisy.

"The mercenaries of the newly arrived Double-tailed Scorpion Group, hurry up and report to the military camp to get paid. Praise Duke Simon's generosity. Now you guys can get paid before working."

"Oh damn slaves, be careful when carrying them. Those are materials for building the magic tower. Don't damage them!"

"Centurion, arrange for someone to get the magic cannon on the city wall!"

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Ji Xun and the other two mixed in the crowd and followed the temporarily recruited mercenary group to the military camp.

Duke Simon's mansion almost used the power of the entire family to open up wasteland and build a new city. It is said that there are eighth-level dragon masters in the city.

After observing it, the defense force in the city is very strong.

The independent duke who can stand on the southern continent for hundreds of years should not be underestimated.

Not to mention the endless mercenaries, the number of noble knights wearing sophisticated armor in the military camp exceeds 100,000.

As Ji Xun walked, he introduced to Chujiu and Nanjing beside him: "This flag points to Grand Duke Simon, a descendant of the green dragon, who is good at poison. It is known that the Duke's Mansion has at least three eighth-level strongmen and has hired two large mercenary groups. And behind the Simon family is said to be a ninth-level pure-blooded green dragon, but it has not appeared for hundreds of years. It should still be sleeping in a cave in the southern continent."

The team in this city alone is enough to easily destroy the East Wasteland a few years ago.

It is also a fatal threat to the current Alliance Army.

What others don't know is that the headquarters of the Alliance Army is a hundred miles north of this fortress.

The three of them walked and talked, and other people on the street were also whispering.

Most of these are mercenaries who have just been recruited from the South Continent. They are full of expectations for this old continent "full of gold".

"Haha, the newly developed territory really has many opportunities. I received a hundred gold coins as soon as I arrived. By the way, Captain, what is our mission? Is it to open up the ruins?"

"I heard that it is to fight the natives of the East Wasteland. There is a guerrilla team here. If the lord wants to establish a territory, he must wipe them out."

"The natives of the East Wasteland? Is it the small country that is said to be the strongest at only level six?"

"Don't underestimate those natives. This battle is not as easy as you think. I heard that those guys in the East Wasteland are now mechanical legions, and all kinds of magic machines are very powerful. Especially the kind of combat power comparable to level seven The card master's 'God Hunter Armor' also appeared, and it has destroyed several medium-sized mercenary groups before."

"What are you afraid of! I'm just afraid that those armors won't come. If they really dare to show up, the top card masters of the Duke's Mansion have been waiting for a long time."

"Yes. You didn't go to the prisoner camp to see that those 'mechanics' are just a bunch of first- and second-level guys. They are as soft as women in the tavern. Without those mechanical armors, we can scare those guys to death with just the dragon's might."

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The East Wasteland has been cut off from the Old Continent since the bombing of the Gold Nugget Wharf.

Later, there was a blockade by the Iris Legion of the Red Dragon Royal Family.

So most people in the South Continent are very out of date with information.

They don't even know that the strength of the East Wasteland Orlan Royal Court is not only not weak now.

It even has the strength to counterattack the Old Continent.

Ji Xun and the other two also followed the team to receive the money.

They were not in a hurry to leave.

Spending a little time to investigate the military intelligence here will make it easier for the Alliance Army to make arrangements in the future.

Most of the city is a military camp, with all kinds of fancy mercenary flags fluttering in the wind.

There are not only Ji Xun's "new recruits" in the city, but also a large number of veterans.

A few hours later, Ji Xun figured out the basic situation of the Shadow Fang Fortress.

In a shanty, Ji Xun and the other two sat on the ground, eating dry food and chatting.

"Now it seems that even if the Alliance Army is sure, they dare not eat the Duke Simon and his men."

"Yes, once eaten, it will definitely attract stronger enemies. Maybe it will also attract the ninth-level green dragon behind the Duke Simon's mansion to cause trouble. The current hunting god armor can't stop the dragon breath of the eighth-level dragon, let alone the ninth-level."

"It's troublesome to drag it on like this. There is a rich ore vein of magic green copper and magic meteorite black iron over there, and the Alliance Army will not give up. If we really continue to open up the north, sooner or later both sides will have a fierce collision."

"Yes. It's really troublesome."

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The three of them have a general understanding of what happened.

The old continent is big enough. There were not many nobles from the southern continent before, and the speed of land reclamation was not fast. The alliance army could develop quietly and quietly as long as they avoided it.

But now it is different. A large number of nobles have poured in to open up the land, and the space for the alliance army to survive is getting smaller and smaller.

Some scarce resource areas cannot be abandoned, and conflicts are inevitable.

For example, the rich mines in the north of the fortress produce magic green copper and magic meteorite black iron, which are necessary for refining top-level mechanical armor.

If you want to have a chance in the future, you can't give up.

So there is a dilemma now.

Even if the alliance army can really pull out this fortress, it will be useless.

In addition to exposing strength and attracting covetousness, it can't solve any problems at all.

There is nothing wrong with Katarina's tactics, just giving the enemy the illusion that "I can wipe out these natives" and dragging it on.

But the staff of Duke Simon's Mansion also vaguely discovered the problem.

Since there is resistance, there must be factors worth resisting.

Therefore, in the task of recruiting mercenaries, the "major exploration" reward is specially marked.

It is estimated that the senior officials of Duke Simon's Mansion also guessed that there might be treasures nearby.

Ji Xun and the other two were also chatting and analyzing the situation.

Not to mention the ninth level, even the eighth level pure-blooded dragon is coming, which is a big trouble.

Although the three are strong enough, if they don't kill the snake, trouble will continue.

They didn't think of a better solution.

While chatting, suddenly, the temporary legion commander with a beard shouted: "The 19th Legion of the Double-tailed Scorpion, prepare to move camp and set off!"

Now the Duke's Mansion has a clear price tag, and the "Eastern Wilderness Natives" are all walking war merits. Killing one is money.

Mercenaries are here to make money, and there is no point in taking an extra day off.

Anyway, the enemy is not too strong.

When these guys heard the order, they excitedly picked up their weapons and prepared to set off.

Ji Xun and the other two originally wanted to leave after dinner, but now the team is going out, so they just follow them.

The Shadow Fang Fortress has been occupied by Duke Simon's people for less than a month, and the land reclamation is in full swing.

Except for the southeast direction which has been explored almost completely, there are large areas of unknown areas in other directions.

Moreover, the underground world is not flat, but as complicated as an ant nest.

There are a large number of mountain mines near the fortress. Even if tens of thousands of people are thrown into it, there will be no waves at all, and the progress of land reclamation is not fast.

This is also the most important reason why the Duke Simon's Mansion recruited a large number of mercenaries.

Nearly a thousand mercenaries marched in the mountains and soon disappeared into the darkness.

The mercenaries were all card masters above the second level, and they marched very fast, covering more than ten kilometers in an hour.

They encountered several monsters on the road and killed them casually.

Not long after.

In a valley, there was a fork in the road.

The team began to repair.

The "Double-tailed Scorpion Group", a second-rate mercenary group, was a temporary team with lax military discipline and no military accomplishment.

They looked down on the "Eastern Wilderness Natives" from the bottom of their hearts.

So they didn't even set up sentries far away.

Everyone sat lazily and casually.

The exploration direction they were assigned this time was the east, and the headquarters of the Alliance Army was in the north.

Ji Xun originally thought that he would not meet anyone from the Alliance Army, so he wanted to leave quietly at this fork in the road.

But he didn't expect that the three of them were attacked before they left the team.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang"

Without any warning.

Dozens of rockets fell into the camp, and magic fragments flew everywhere, exploding brilliant flames.

The mercenaries were thrown into chaos in an instant.

"Attack the camp! Attack the camp!"

"Damn it! Sentinel, are you a dead man? You only found out after the enemy came?"

"Stop complaining, brothers, follow me! Killing a native will earn you 1,000 gold coins, and killing an officer will earn you 100,000 gold coins."

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The group of mercenaries had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter. They rushed into the darkness where the artillery was fired in groups of three or five without any rules.

Only Ji Xun and his two companions did not move.

They found a position where they would not be injured by mistake as much as possible, and waited for the result.

Although Ji Xun did not see it, he could hear the mechanical "clang" and "clang" friction sound, and knew that it was the movement of the Hunting God Armor.

The Hunting God Armor is currently the top equipment of the Alliance Army.

One unit can kill the sixth level, and three units can kill the seventh level.

In other words, the people coming are the main force of the Alliance Army, not some lightly armed team that is harassing.

The two sides immediately exchanged fire.

The battle was also very fierce.

"Bang", "Bang", "Bang".

The sound of bombs exploding intensively rang out, and various colors of magic-breaking flames flickered, illuminating the entire valley.

The artillery fire was followed by close combat.

In the darkness, a group of tall mechanical armors holding various magic equipment also fought with the group of dragon mercenaries.

A group of beast-like dragons faced the steel torrent, and the battle was fierce for a while.

Most of the mercenaries had never seen mechanical armor before, and they were not afraid at all.

After this charge, they could not look back.

"What a big change!"

Ji Xun was also amazed when he saw it.

The southern continent is a completely primitive magic world. Now seeing this familiar steam machine appear, he inexplicably felt a sense of intimacy in his heart.

In addition, it was the first time he saw a mechanical army organized by the city army.

In the field of vision, at least 300 heavy-duty mechanical armors appeared.

Among them, there were more than ten hunting god armors.

The number was still one.

The equipment equipped with these mechanical armors also made Ji Xun's eyes light up.

[Flame Demon Type III Mechanical Light Sword], [Steam Battering Hammer], [Bakley Magical Light Blade Military Version 2.0], [Thor Impact Cannon], [Pterosaur Steam Powered Glider], [Invisible Force Field Current Device], [Climate Bomb], [Ares Mechanical Shield].

The reason why Ji Xun could recognize them was because he had seen the drawings of these mechanical equipment.

Before, the three of them also obtained a large number of mechanical drawings in "Thousands of Armies Besieged the City", and later gave them to Song Can's "New World Mechanical City", among which were these peak mechanical equipment from the Talen period.

Now it seems that they have been mass-produced.

One piece of mechanical equipment with different functions, combined with tacit tactics and well-trained mechanics

The mercenaries were defeated in an instant.

The biggest advantage of mechanical armor is that steel has an absolute advantage over the flesh.

As long as the defense of the mecha cannot be broken, it will be a one-sided battle.

The configuration of the mechanical legion in front of us can already surround and kill the seventh-level Dragon Legion, and of course it is no problem to deal with a second-rate mercenary group.

Ji Xun and the other two did not plan to go out to help, so they just watched.

In a blink of an eye, the mercenary group was dispersed, most of them died, and a few escaped.

Sporadic battles continued, but the result had been decided.

There was only a position on the battlefield, no right or wrong.

Ji Xun did not look at the corpses on the ground, his expression was calm.

He looked at the mechanical warriors who stopped in the middle of the battlefield and seemed to be searching for something, and called Nan Jing and Chu Jiu, saying, "Let's go, we're going out too."

The three of them went out,

The mechanics instantly captured the three of them, and hundreds of artillery pointed at them in unison.

But at the first moment, a woman in white military uniform and blonde hair came out.

She looked at Ji Xun and the other two and smiled, "Long time no see."

The person who came was none other than the commander-in-chief of the Alliance Army, Katarina.

Ji Xun looked at the blonde girl in front of him and smiled, "Long time no see."

Katarina walked out of several hunting god armors that were guarding her, and directly ignored Ji Xun, who was already very familiar with her.

Then she greeted Chujiu and Nanjing, "Your Majesty Chujiu, Priest Nan. Welcome."

The language was very official.

Chujiu and Nanjing also nodded to each other and responded politely, "Miss Carter."

Although they were not very familiar with each other, they actually knew each other.

Ji Xun didn't like this kind of courtesy, and asked curiously, "Miss Carter, how did you know we were here?"

Although we contacted each other before coming, he didn't say he would arrive today.

It was even more coincidental that we met in the wild.

Katarina tossed the ancient gold coin in her hand, and said with a smile: "The divination told me that a distinguished guest will come today. It just so happens that the Allied Forces have a plan to lure the enemy, so I came with them."

Ji Xun recognized this [Fate Gold Coin], which was given by Old Man Xu.

But so mysterious?

He didn't believe it, and asked again: "Really?"

Katrina chuckled: "Half true and half false."

As she said, she explained directly: "The Allied Forces have spies in the fortress and know the exploration plan there today. It just felt that you were about to come, so I came to see you. I didn't expect to run into you."

Ji Xun suddenly realized it after listening to this.

This place is not far from the Shadow Fang Fortress, and a battle has just happened. It is not a place to stay for a long time.

Katrina didn't say much, and said: "Let's go, let's change a place to talk."