On the Seven Towers

"I understand." Duke Weber said, "Chairman Xiao, I understand the determination of everyone sitting here. If this is the case, then I will feel honored to join you."

"Are you also willing to take this path? Even if you don't hesitate to fight the gods?" Xiao Chen asked.

"Yes, I am willing. And not only me, but our entire family will join in this battle and stand on your side." Duke Weber looked at Franco and Gram. Both of them were still in shock, but when they saw their father's gaze, they each nodded hesitantly.

Duke Weber added: "Chairman Xiao, to be honest, I feel a little excited and a lot of pressure right now. Gods are not a topic that can be easily discussed by people like us, let alone fighting against them. .

However, after listening to what Saint Liu Yisheng said, we feel that our previous idea was to put all the initiative in the hands of the other party. Once the gods want to deprive us of our power, we have no choice but to accept it. This is not the path humans should take. The world is what it is because of our ability to harness magic. If one day we lose the power to use magic, then our empire and our civilization will collapse. It is better to fight to the death than to live in such a world. "

"This is a consensus that all strong human beings should have." Xiao Chen said, "Slowly you will understand more things. I will temporarily arrange consultant positions in the army for the three of you, so that you can play your part. Use your own strength to participate in the next war. At the same time, the Intelligence Department will also take back your family members from the empire according to your requirements. After all wars are over, we will have a unified resettlement process. Those who joined our side during the war were placed in various cities.”

"Chairman Xiao Chen, don't worry about these things now. I have a strategic suggestion to make." Duke Weber said, asking Franco to take out a map from the storage ring, "Today the empire failed. Suddenly, the news of Emperor Alfred’s death in this valley has not yet reached the empire, so this is an opportunity for us.”

Duke Weber spread the map on the ground, found the location of the canyon stronghold, then pointed to a certain location to the north and said: "Twelve or thirteen kilometers north from here is the Holy Sword City, an important town in the south of the empire. This is a very ancient It is a very strong fortress. In history, when the southern country controlled Heimuguan, the northern country relied on Holy Sword City to prevent the enemy from going north to attack the hinterland of the country. Vice versa, if the southern country controlled this city, that would be the case. A new 'Black Wood Pass'. If we build a defense with Holy Sword City as the core, we can protect a large area of ​​land including this canyon. If we want to attack, there is a large plain to the north of Holy Sword City. As long as we have enough troops, we can capture the fiefdoms of several nobles around us at any time.”

"This is indeed a strategic point." Wang Jiyuan agreed, "To be honest, our most radical plan before was to break through the southern camp first and then seize the Holy Sword City in the offensive and defensive battle with the empire. In this way, the empire would have ten One-third of the territory has been cut off by us. Holy Sword City will also become the bridgehead for our next attack. "But what do you mean?"

"Launch an attack and capture this city this morning." Weber said.

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At around six o'clock in the morning, Duke Weber and his two sons, surrounded by a group of soldiers, arrived outside Holy Sword City. Judging from their appearance, they were just a group of broken soldiers. Most of them had incomplete armor and tattered clothes. Franco and Gram came here directly with their troops without even wiping the blood off their bodies. However, among this group of shabby and haggard people, there was a group of people wearing robes. Although their robes were somewhat tattered, they did not have the dejected air of defeated soldiers.

Xiao Chen slightly pulled up the hood on his head and looked at the city. This was a fortress with tall walls. Although the height of the city wall was less than half that of Heimuguan, it was much higher than the average city. Around him were several mages such as Luo Ling, Liu Yisheng, Lorenzo and Glade, as well as warriors such as Mollet and Evelin.

Although this team is small in number, its strength is amazing.

The atmosphere in Holy Sword City does not seem to be too tense now. The city gate below is open. It is when the surrounding farmers bring their vegetables to the city for sale, and some transport teams from the rear arrive at the city gate.

Weber came to Xiao Chen and said: "It is said that thousands of years ago, the empire in the north of the mainland was far less powerful than the empire in the south, but there was a sword master from the north stationed in this city, preventing the southerners from moving forward. His sword The Qi penetrated the heaven and earth, and could kill an army with one blow. It took a full hundred years to block the progress of the Southern Empire. During these hundred years, the emperors of the Northern Empire carefully governed the country, and finally finally succeeded. The sword master was defeated by the saint from the south in the last decisive battle. However, by this time, the north had accumulated an army that could overwhelm the south, and finally captured Heimuguan as the sword master. Revenge was taken.

The sword master's body was destroyed in the battle, leaving only the holy sword that had been with him for hundreds of years. So the emperor buried the holy sword in this city. Later they called this city the holy sword. city. "

Xiao Chen said: "It's a good story."

"It seems that Duan didn't take Gandas to escape here, otherwise the people in this city should have been prepared. This is the better situation we expected." Duke Weber said.

Luo Ling said: "But this is the nearest city with a teleportation array."

Weber said: "Maybe Duan thought it was not safe here, so he bypassed this city. After all, his griffin bloodline is good at flying, and it should be possible to fly directly to several cities in the east."

Xiao Chen asked: "What kind of person is the lord of this city, Viscount Anderson?"

"He is just a dandy who went to the front line to gild himself. Although he inherited the holy bloodline of the Hydra, his strength is only high-level. Because there is a large camp in front, the Holy Sword City is just a transit point for supplies. There is no master in this city.

Although Anderson himself is good at calculating accounts, he has no experience in fighting. People like him should be easy to control."

"In that case, let's get started." Xiao Chen said.