Heavenly Star.
It was still early in the morning. At a sentry post at the border of the unicorn territory, a faint white smoke floated up from the chimney. The door of the sentry post opened, and two soldiers, who were not even neatly dressed in armor, yawned as they walked out and arrived at the sentry post beside the sentry post. The sentry post was located on a narrow path, with a pile of stones on each side. On the left was a unicorn flag, and on the other side was a smooth tree trunk that served as an obstacle.
Through this narrow path, one would reach the hinterland of the unicorn territory. However, this place was remote, and it was the most leisurely of the many sentry posts. Occasionally, caravans would pass by in a year. Normally, the soldiers lived a boring life of eating and sleeping and eating.
Today was no exception.
A yawning soldier walked to the side of the road, sleepily untied his pants and urinated into the grass. Just as he finished urinating, a gust of mountain wind blew from the front of the passageway, carrying a rhythmic sound. The soldier thought he had misheard, so he picked his ears and walked back to the sentry post.
On the road, another companion was sitting beside the pile of stones with his gun in his arms, still dozing off. The soldier cursed to himself and kicked him, "Brat, be careful not to let Captain Dun Er see you. At that time, both of us will have to be punished. Don't implicate me, bastard! "
"Don't worry, Captain is still sleeping. Will he get up if the sun doesn't shine on his butt? "
"But don't forget that Hughes likes to snitch the most. If he sees it, it's no different from Captain Dun seeing it with his own eyes."
The soldier sitting on the ground patted his butt and stood up, cursing, "I've long since disliked that brat. I have to find a chance to fix him."
"Come on, we still have to stay in this godforsaken place for half a year before it's time to hand over. When I get back, I want to sleep on a woman's stomach every day. "
"You? I'm afraid you'll die a few times. "
"Are you courting death? Say that to me."
The two soldiers laughed and joked with each other. One of them accidentally looked ahead of the passageway and the smile on his face gradually froze. "Look, what's that?"
His companion looked over. The morning mist on the passageway had yet to disperse, and it was hazy and unclear. But in the fog, an irregular shadow had appeared at some point. As the sun gradually rose, the morning fog gradually receded. Suddenly, a tall horse emerged from the fog. The flowing mist reluctantly swept past the dark red color of the warhorse and the solemn style of the harness. The horse was also dark red in color and had sharp spikes protruding from many places.
The Knight, who was wrapped in heavy armor, had a pair of sharp eyes that pierced into the eyes of the two soldiers on the road like swords.
His heart skipped a beat.
When they saw more and more Knight coming out of the morning mist, the two soldiers finally reacted. The man on the left opened his mouth and shouted, "Enemy attack!"
Suddenly, the sound turned into an abrupt trembling sound. It turned out that an arrow had been nailed into his neck. The sharp, triangular arrowhead protruded from the back of his neck. While the tail of the arrowhead was still trembling, a 'xiu' sound was heard in the air.
Looking at his colleague slowly kneeling down, his head drooped to his chest. Only then did the rest of the soldiers scream and run back. Very quickly, another arrow took his life. The commotion at the sentry post finally alarmed the soldiers. The captain, who had just gotten out of bed and had yet to put on his armor, rushed out with a longsword in his hand and more than ten soldiers. However, when he saw the dense mass of cavalry, the captain, who was only at the tenth level, couldn't help but feel his eyes darken.
The battle quickly began and ended. The whole process took less than ten minutes, and the sentry post was knocked down. The Knight in dark red heavy armor dismounted one after another. They threw the corpses of the dead soldiers into the sentry post and set them on fire. More people cleared the roadblocks. After the fifty Knight busied themselves for a while, the sound of horse hooves soon sounded in front of the passageway. Another army of nearly five hundred men was coming down the passageway. In the middle of this army was a gorgeous carriage.
Suddenly, a head rose from the carriage window. His delicate face was filled with resentment, "Hey, unicorn territory, I'm back."
If Allen were here, he would recognize Lance, who had been expelled by him from Unicorn Castle, and who was also Earl Rackett's nephew. A general rode to the side of the carriage and said, "Lord Lance, we can reach Lake Portilli in at most half a day's journey. However, we have too many people. I'm afraid we won't be able to hide the news. The unicorns will soon discover us. Next, it will most likely be a tough battle. "
"A tough battle?" Lance screamed exaggeratedly, "Dear General Hillo, you are the count's number one general." It was because of the unicorns' disrespect to me that the count sent you to conquer them to show these bumpkins what a real army and warrior was. Now, the unicorn's army was no longer as magnificent as it was in the past, and even Barre had died in battle. I really can't figure it out. You, along with our elite Blood Wolf Knight and hundreds of Blue Wolf infantry. Facing an army that has no experts and is not as large as before, we still have to fight a tough battle? "
The general known as Hillo said awkwardly, "If it was just the Unicorn Legion, then it wouldn't be a problem. But now, the unicorn leader and the baron are allies. Once they meet a team, they will definitely help each other. I've also studied the baron's war case, and I have to say, he's a strong opponent. Whether it's the number of experts in the army or the quality of the army, they're not inferior to our Blood Wolf Knight and Blue Wolf infantry. "
Lance stretched out his little finger and dug his ear, "I don't know anything about war anyway. I only know that the count's request is for me to take charge of the unicorn territory. And you are the guarantee that all obstacles will be swept away. So I'll leave it to you, General Hillo, to decide what to do. "
After saying that, he got back into the carriage. A hot woman was sleeping in her arms. Lance swallowed his saliva when he saw her long white legs sticking out of the quilt. He directly got into the quilt, and then a woman's moan sounded in the carriage. Then, the moan grew louder and louder. Hillo shook his head and rode away. He looked ahead. The morning light was just right, but the general's heart was far from bright.
On that day, the unicorn territory was invaded by Earl Rackett's army. The Unicorn Legion and the Count's army faced each other in the fertile fields east of Lake Portilli. The young Viscount Ante quickly sent a letter to Dawn Castle for help. The message for help was responded that evening. Baron Allen's army would leave tomorrow and enter the battlefield at the latest in two days. Ante was relieved to receive this news. Although the Unicorn Legion was not as good as before, it was not a problem to defend for two days.
Night fell, and Dawn Castle was lit up everywhere. In the City Lord's Mansion, Edward put down Ante's letter for help and looked at the faces in the study. "What do you think?"
After finishing his trip to Ark Harbor, he brought Roger back to Dawn Castle. Vera and Father Miro remained in Ark Harbor to preach. Young Earl Gills had become another Christian, but in Father Miro's words, the Earl did not join Christianity out of firm faith, but for another purpose. As for what his purpose was, it wasn't hard to guess. When Edward was about to leave, he planned to let Vera accompany him.
However, the girl refused. Her reason was to use Gills' identity to increase the influence of the Church and allow the Church to quickly sprout in the new soil. For their safety, Edward left William and the ten Inch Fire Warriors behind. Before the Crusaders of the Church arrived at Ark Harbor, they were responsible for protecting Vera and the priest.
The Church's expansion in Ark Harbor was going smoothly. In the past few days, news had already spread that Gills was going to build a church for them, which made Edward feel a little relieved. As for Allen's viscount promotion, it had already entered the review process. Recently, members of the Ark Harbor Supervisory Council frequently traveled between the two places. Edward received them all the way and gave them many benefits, both openly and secretly.
He believed that the promotion document would be officially issued soon. At that time, Allen would be a viscount of the empire.
As for the management and development of the territory, Edward found that the Oriental man named Dragon was indeed unique. Allen also briefly mentioned the origins of the dragon, and Edward knew that he was a businessman. Therefore, in terms of business management, the dragon seemed to be good at it. Edward simply asked him and Roger to work together to speed up the business operations in the territory. At the same time, as the weapons workshop at the border was about to be resettled in Dawn Castle, Edward had to remind them to devote some of their energy to the production and sale of weapons.
No matter what era or planet. Firearms were always linked to huge profits. In particular, Dawn Castle and Sunset City themselves had several raw materials for equipment. This solved the problem of raw materials to a large extent, saving the cost of middlemen and the time to purchase raw materials.
According to Edward's idea, Dawn Castle had already designated an area for planned expansion, and the expanded part would be an industrial base. Many industrial buildings, including weapons factories, material refineries, equipment processing plants, and so on, would be built here. This industrial base would directly create thousands of jobs for the territory, solving the problem of a large portion of the people's jobs.
This area had already entered the basic construction stage, and it was believed that after Allen returned, this base would be put into use. But at this moment, Edward received a request for help from the unicorn leader. Edward paid enough attention to this seemingly ally, but in reality, it was a subordinate's request for help, and quickly returned the message of sending troops. But before that, he wanted to hear the opinions of the people in the study. After all, he had just arrived and did not have a deep understanding of this territory, its allies, and enemies. In addition, listening to the voices of his subordinates was also a virtue that a manager should have.
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