Invade the white dove

The White Pigeon Castle in Odong is the tallest building in the city. The largest arched main hall is surrounded by more than ten small buildings of various sizes, overlooking the bustling Erdu.

From the City Hall to the White Pigeon Castle, there is a shortcut that almost no one knows——

The arched stone corridor connecting the side hall also leads to the back kitchen.And between the side hall and the kitchen, there is a gap that can only be drilled sideways. Julius stepped on the muddy ground with his leather boots, and walked left and right according to memory for a long time, and finally saw a half door. Human tall wooden door.

Outside the door is a very narrow green brick road, which has been extending obliquely to the east.

Sotiria casually blocked Yulis's head, holding up an invisible umbrella for him.

Julius looked back at him.

"You will get sick in the rain, unless you want me to hold you and feed you those bitter and thick concoctions one mouthful at a time."

Recalling the medicines that Kyle ordered the doctor to prescribe when he first came to Stanley's Lion Castle in order to restore his body quickly, Julis shivered subconsciously.

"City Hall was rebuilt when I was a child. My father ordered someone to leave a path for me at that time." He changed the subject.

"You must have run around here a lot when you were young."

Julis squinted his eyes, as if lost in memory: "Before I was eight years old, I was quite obedient. As long as my father stared at me, I didn't dare to say any more nonsense about wanting to go out and see. But then..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly frowned, "I can't remember what happened later, but after that, my father only allowed me to move around on the second floor of the tower. I was so angry that I went out of the bedroom window Climbing out, this path was specially built by my father to coax me."

He has always been a child who does not let his father worry.He always uses the excuse that he is still young to wantonly ask for his father's favor, and he always promises that when he grows up, he will share his father's worries.

"Have you forgotten everything before the age of eight?" Sotiria asked him.

Yulis nodded: "I heard that I was seriously ill and had a high fever for days. It seemed to be some kind of strange disease contracted in the basement. I only remember that my father hugged me, refused to eat or drink, and my eyes were red... I shouldn't angry with my father."

Sotiria ticked his pinky.

"My father said, I haven't forgotten anything important," Ulis said. "I remember my father, my mother, and everyone around me. I haven't lost anything."

Sotiria smiled at him: "That's right. Even if it's magic, it won't make you forget love."

On the next road, the two of them didn't speak any more, only the dark red cloak rubbed against the stone wall behind them, making a rustling sound.

Until the ruins of White Pigeon Castle appeared within the field of vision of the two of them, drenched by water vapor, it was gray like a bubble.Ulis exhaled, and squeezed out from the exit sideways.

Even though Odong has been occupied for three months, the wind and rain blowing from the sea still haven't been able to completely wash away the blood and rancidity here.

Julis looked at the blood stains mottled into black on the white powder wall, and walked straight to the collapsed tower without stopping.

He passed the muddy fountain in front of the main hall, raised his legs and stepped over the fallen old tree in front of the gate of the main hall, stepped on the falling stone bricks of the minaret, and finally passed the unrecognizable stables, holding the remnants of the garden. Yuan, standing in front of the tall tower stretching across the ground.

The six-story dome tower, starting from the second floor, seemed to be broken by a huge force, and the top hit the city wall, forming a huge gap.

The wind and waves of the sea poured in through the gap and splashed on Julis's face, making him feel suffocated for a moment.

"My lord, the slaves found the bones on the back of the tower. Only about ten bones were dug up, and some people shouted to strike."

Three thousand cavalry camped in the ruins of White Pigeon Castle. Seeing Julis at this moment, Sean hurried to report.

Ulis followed Sean, step by step among the rocks, towards the back of the tower.

There used to be a small garden, and his father had built him a small stable with a white mare called Doris.

But now, the roses in the garden were gone, and the stables had long been razed to the ground, and the ground showed a dark red color mixed with blood in the heavy rain.

The huge pothole opened its mouth wide, and Feng Xiaoshi made a sharp cry, like the roar of countless souls.

And in the bottomless muddy water, countless pale and mutilated skeletons were either half buried in the soil or floating on the water surface, staring at him, the intruder, with their eyes wide open.

"Take these..."

Julius wanted to speak, but found that his voice was dry and unpleasant, like a crow rattling on the branches in the early morning.He cleared his throat and looked at Sean who was waiting for orders, "Dig out all these bones and count the number. The old King Fino claims to believe in the God of God, but those guys in the holy court are clearly opposed to human sacrifice. I I really want to know how the spokespersons of the gods in the Tier Icefield will react after they learn about this scandal."

Julius opened the corner of his mouth mockingly.

But after finding that Sean was also giggling, he immediately lowered his face and scolded: "Start immediately!"

With an order, the soldiers who had just changed out of their wet clothes had to start working in the rain again.

Ulis watched them from his makeshift tent.Sotilia was by his side, but the knight who used to like to make wisecracks seemed to have his mouth sewn shut at the moment.

The raindrops hitting the ground, the shovel digging up the soil, and the leather boots crushing the dry bones became the only sounds in this world.

The soldiers dug out and pieced together the dead bones that had long been out of shape, repeating boring and single movements like this, but no one dared to complain.Julis finally stood up when the sun sank into the bottom of the sea and he had to light a torch.

Under the flames, his figure twisted and elongated towards the rear, like the teeth and claws of a deformed devil.

"There are plenty of drinks for you in the town hall: wild boar, baked apples, egg tarts bigger than a plate, and beer hidden in the cellar. Now, as the lord of Odong, I invite you to change your wet clothes , take a hot bath, and dine with me."

Now, satisfied smiles appeared on the faces of the disgruntled soldiers.

Even under the strict military discipline, they could not boo and shout "Long live the lord", but Julius could see the initial recognition of himself from their eyes.

His first goal—to establish prestige—has been preliminarily achieved.

Although these soldiers brought from the Garman Empire could not really be his help, Julis at least hoped that they would not immediately turn against each other when they faced danger.

My father often said that when a qualified monarch rules his country, he should neither be too kind nor let his subjects live in fear.With the combination of kindness and power, and the combination of hardness and softness, the throne is firmly seated.

For the next three days, Julis played the role of a warlord, watching the soldiers pull out the bones one by one from the mud.

When he counted 3 corpses, the continuous torrential rain finally showed signs of stopping.

"No more!" A sigh of relief came from among the soldiers.Sean hurried over to check, and after a while, he rushed to Julis with a smile on his face.

"My lord, all the bones have been dug out! They are all here."

Julis blinked slowly, and it took a long time to recover the focus, and looked at the position of Sean's finger without saying a word.

He had already ordered someone to clean up the rocks everywhere in White Pigeon Castle.

Under the rule of the former governor, the ruins of the castle could not be neatly organized for three months. On the third day after Julius arrived in Odong, the ruins were finally no longer messy and had nowhere to stay.

Except for the [-] skeletons neatly arranged in front of the collapsed main hall.