Ever since Year 2522 of the Empire, Eight Peaks Mountain had been besieged by the Skaven Ratmen.
An army of over a hundred thousand Skaven Ratmen led by Lord Gnoll of the Moss Clan had surrounded Eight Peaks Mountain and engaged in a protracted tug-of-war.
At this time, the entire dwarven world, with the exception of Eternity Peak, was basically surrounded by Skaven Ratmen or Green Dwarfs. Supreme King Solgreen tried to order the weaker dwarven kingdoms to abandon their cities and head to Eternity Peak to fend off the enemy, but the dwarves were always so stubborn. Almost all the dwarven kings refused. Even Callak Zorn, which only had a few hundred dwarves left, refused to give up their home.
Of course, the King of Eight Peaks Mountain, Belegar Ironhammer, who had over twenty thousand people and eight thousand soldiers, firmly believed that he did not need the help of that conservative Solgreen. Belegar said that no matter what happened, he would never give up Eight Peaks Mountain.
And so, the siege of Eight Peaks Mountain began. Belegar's opponent was his old enemy, Lord Gnoll of the Headhunter Quake. This lord of the Moss Clan was Quake's adoptive father, but he was also Belegar's enemy. On one hand, Gnoll promoted and groomed Quake, and on the other hand, he repeatedly sent assassins to assassinate Quake. The conflict between the two sides continued until Quake died at the hands of the white dwarves.
The siege lasted for a long time. Belega used his intelligence and strength, as well as the help from his ancestors, to fight against Gnoll. The two sides fought back and forth in the dozens of strongholds around Eight Peak Mountain. Belega was extremely good at dealing with the Skaven Ratmen. He was always able to see through the Skaven Ratmen's schemes and strategies.
On the other hand, the Gnodor clan had the support of the four great clans, as well as an overwhelming military advantage. The Morse clan was different from the other Skaven ratmen clans. For some reason, the Morse clan was extremely united and showed unparalleled loyalty to their ruler. Their internal strife was always kept to a small extent (for the Skaven ratmen).
Even if a large number of members of other clans joined, they would soon hear the newcomers praising Gnoll and the elders. This kind of loyalty was not necessarily caused by the most obscene witchcraft or undiscovered drugs. It could be caused by something else.
Unlike the conservative and oppressive Skaven families, the Morse clan was more than willing to promote their slave rats to become clan rats or even storm rats. Not only was Gnodor willing to promote clan rats and storm rats from his own clan, he was even willing to search for useful talents from other defeated or annexed clans and promote them to become leaders of smaller clans.
After the defeat of the Eight Peak Mountain, the Moss Clan's power suffered a huge blow. However, this also allowed this newly risen clan to avoid the suppression and purging of the four great clans. At least six smaller clans were secretly swallowed up by the Moss Clan and turned into ashes.
These victories allowed the Morse family's wealth and prestige to reach unprecedented heights. Defeating other clans allowed them to expand their army, not to mention the new manpower they gained, as well as proudly flying the family flag in the enemy's stronghold in the Underground Empire.
More importantly, the Moss Clan received the support of the Gray Prophet.
It could be said that Belegar had met his match. The Moss Clan's military technology was not fixed. They could use slave rats in the sea to train their own assassins. The most valuable asset was the family's ability to create poisons. It must be known that the Moss Clan was very famous in the Underground Empire.
Even if Belegar personally took action, the Moss Clan's tactics were still difficult to predict. Their greatest advantage was their ability to quickly adapt to the enemy's tactics and counterattack. Unlike other great clans, they did not rely on any kind of military technology or weapons. Thus, they could react appropriately to any situation.
After a series of battles, by the year 2524 of the Empire, the situation at the Eight Peak Mountain had become a little troublesome. The outer strongholds were lost one after another, and Belegar was forced to retreat into the Titan's Gate. The 20000 Brittany soldiers of the three Badlands Guard also retreated into the Eight Peak Mountain.
However, Gnodor found that they had met a tough nut to crack. Within a year, the Skaven Ratmen launched no less than ten large-scale attacks and hundreds of probing attacks. None of them were successful. The human army of the three Badlands Guard and the dwarves of the Eight Peak Mountain were once again united as if they had been more than a decade ago. They neutralized every attack of Gnodor's.
Gnodor had hoped that the dwarves of the Eight Peak Mountain would run out of food and ammunition after a long period of siege. Unfortunately, the food supply of the Eight Peak Mountain was endless. Apart from the food supply from Ironpeak Fortress and Eternity Peak, the basin inside the Eight Peak Mountain could also be used for farming and grazing.
This lasted until the battle of the Steel Pillar Hall.
As time passed, the Eight Peak Mountain, as the passive side, could not maintain a perfect defense for a long time. Gnodor found an opening in an underground mine and used hundreds of dimensional bombs to blow up the tunnel below the Steel Pillar Hall. The battle began. Belegar Ironhammer led his personal guards of the Oath of Angran and the Varyag Guards of the Badlands Marshal Lucian and the Red Guards of Gnodor's personal guards in the Steel Pillar Hall and engaged in the craziest and most dangerous battle.
It was also in that battle that a longsword covered in rust plagues and dimensional stone powder completely ended Lucian's ten-year-long campaign in the Wretched Lands. The marshal fell in the hall of the Steel Pillars, unable to utter a single word before he died.
The death of the marshal almost caused the three guards of the Badlands to collapse, but it greatly boosted the morale of the dwarves. Belegar swore that he would never let the same failure happen again. The King of the Eight Peak Mountain once again entered the Spirit of Vengeance mode and was strengthened by the spirits of his ancestors.
The three Dwarven Rune Colossuses — the Dangerous Wanderer, the Lava Hammer, and the Hoppy Ranger — were activated one after another. Gnodor's three Abominations of the Pit were no match and could only retreat.
The Skaven Ratmen had been forced to retreat, and the three guards of the Badlands had also been reduced from the original 20000 men to 8000 men. They were already half-dead. The border baron, Durant, had taken over the position of commander and was temporarily in charge of the remaining soldiers.
After the defeat of the Steel Pillar Hall, Gnodor of the Morse clan knew that things were not going to go well. The Skaven Ratmen finally retreated and the siege of the Eight Peak Mountain was successfully lifted.
However, during the retreat, Gnodor suddenly turned around and attacked the Iron Peak Castle. The Iron Peak Castle was caught off guard and was defeated by Gnodor. King Cazador died in the battle and the Iron Peak Castle suffered heavy losses. In the end, Rune Master Thorek Ironbrow led King Cazador's nephew, Cazador, and a few thousand dwarves of the Iron Peak Castle to break out of the siege. Belegar led his troops to help them retreat into the Eight Peak Mountain.
Laing frowned as he looked at Belegar's long letter written in dwarven language. He could feel Belegar's agitation when he wrote this letter. The King of the Eight Peak Mountain and the Knight King were friends who had gone through life and death together. Therefore, Belegar did not hide anything and directly told his brother Laing that he was deeply saddened by the death of Marshal Lucian and that there was no way for him to send Lucian's ashes back to Brittany.
At the same time, Belegar also pointed out that the prince's territory at the border had been destroyed by the Skaven Ratmen. Although the Skaven Ratmen had retreated, it was impossible for the Eight Peak Mountain to support the Empire through the Black Fire Pass. The Butcher King and the Rapids Pass were surrounded by the Ratmen. A large number of Skaven Ratmen and Green Dwarfs had also appeared near the Eternity Peak. He planned to spend some time to reorganize his troops and break the siege of the Sea Gate Pass first.
"Lucian is also dead? He was an excellent young man. Although his strength was slightly lacking … he was loyal and brave, and his basic military knowledge was solid. " Morgiana expressed her regret about Lucian's death. The Lake Goddess seemed to want to express something. She thought for a while and said, "I remember that he had descendants."
"Lucian had three sons, Louis, Pierre, and Charles. He had a daughter named Charlotte." Laing sighed. The Sun King squeezed the letter tightly. "Louis was with him and died in the battle with him. I remember that Pierre was studying at the University of Nur. He studied the analysis and anatomy of Ogres and Green Dwarfs. Then only Charles is left. Morgiana, send someone to the Winford Duchy and bring him to Muxilon in my name. Let him inherit his father's title. "
"Okay." Morgiana nodded. The Lake Goddess then asked the second question. "What about Durant? Is he going to control the three guards of the Evil Land? "
"The three guards of the Evil Land still have more than eight thousand people. We have no other choice." Laing thought for a while and shook his head. "Let's do it for now. Durant won't be able to do anything under Belega. He knows his own limits."
"I understand." Morgiana stood up and prepared to arrange things.
Before leaving, the Lake Goddess glanced at Katarina who was sitting at the desk next to her. Her attention was focused on Laing and herself. Morgiana was instantly enraged. She walked up to Laing, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed him.
“？” At first, Ryan felt a little strange, but he quickly reacted. Since Morgianna took the initiative, he didn't mind taking the initiative. Just like that, the two of them had a French kiss that lasted for two minutes. They kissed until Morgianna's body began to soften and her body slid down. Yuan Shen then patted Morgianna's butt to indicate that it was about time.
"Hmph!" Morgiana was a little sober after being patted by Laing. Her face was red as she snorted. The Lake Goddess thought that if Katarina wasn't here, she would be enjoying the aftertaste with Laing. However, this was not bad. Morgiana deliberately glanced at Tsar who had a sour expression and slowly walked up to her. "Since you've become Laing's secretary, you have to focus on your duties. Otherwise, Laing can tolerate it, but I can't!"
You have the nerve to talk about me? Katarine's face had already darkened. Who was it that was fooling around with the champion of the god she believed in on Sunday in the chapel behind closed doors? You have the nerve to talk about me?
Seeing Katarina's disdainful look, Morgiana felt a little guilty. However, the Lake Goddess immediately scolded herself for being guilty. My relationship with Laing was encouraged and approved by the Lady herself. Why would you, a latecomer and annoying Ice Witch, object?
You'd better take your Russian soldiers and get out of here!
I'm now completely in the shape of Laing! The Lake Goddess couldn't help but feel proud of herself. She gave Katarina a warning look, opened the door, and floated out.
About a minute after Morgiana pushed the door open, Katarina said faintly, "Has she always been so arrogant?"
"Her? She's always been far more arrogant than this, but she's different to me … She's the Lake Goddess Witch, the spokesperson of the Lady in the mortal world! " Laing was lying behind a document. The Sun King was now dealing with the reconstruction of the regular army of the Principality of Kacason. He looked at the report of the new Duke Leofric and said casually, "This is Brittany. The Lake Goddess Witch has the authority to depose the Knight King. You'd better maintain a good relationship with her."
"So, you're afraid of her?" Katarina thought to herself. What was this all about?
"Afraid? A little. " Laing's face turned a little green when he thought of Morgiana's clinginess. It was indeed unbearable to take a three-hour bath, and Morgiana was still clinging to him. When he returned to the bedroom, it took Laing another two hours to make her fall asleep.
"Heh, as the Sun King and a demigod, you really can't do it." Katarina didn't know why, but she got angry when she thought of Morgiana's smugness. She couldn't help but mock, "Then you're really not as good as my father, Red Tsar. He was the High Priest of Essun back then."
Laing flipped the document to the training report of Juan's "Estalian Militia". The Sun King calculated and checked the consumption of resources in his mind while multitasking, "So your father was killed by a group of Chaos barbarians at the Linsk River, and as long as I appear at the frontline, they will only think of running away?"
Katarina was instantly enraged. She scolded, "Hey, what are you talking about? What right do you have to talk about my father? He died for his country, and died honorably. What about you? Five out of the ten marshals you conferred back then were gone, right? And you're hiding in the palace? Is there such a Knight King? "
"Yeah, five out of ten marshals are gone." Ryan nodded with a mocking smile. The Knight King then flipped to Beria's "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Muxilon's Industrial System and Worker Protection System in the New Era". He quickly wrote down his reply with a quill in his hand. At the same time, he smiled and said, "Then why don't we count how many marshals and generals your father left behind for you are left? Why are you still sitting here in one piece? "
"You!" Katarin was so angry that she stomped her long legs that were wrapped in dark gold glossy silk stockings. The dark blue knee-high leather boots made a "dong!" sound on the carpet. The female Tsar was so angry that she gritted her teeth and stood up, wanting to argue with Ryan.
But when she saw that Laing had also stood up and was looking at her with a malicious gaze, Tsar's anger immediately plummeted. She couldn't help but take a step back. "You, you, you … Don't come over. What do you want? I'm warning you, you can't do it here. No matter what, I'm … "
"…" Laing glanced at Katarina from the corner of his eyes and ignored her words. He then looked at the door.
The Goddess of the Lake who was holding the Holy Grail pushed the door open. Accompanied by a dazzling glow, the Goddess appeared in Knight King's office.
"Laing, I'm back!" Lilith said sweetly. The Goddess was obviously in a good mood. "I also brought you two good news. Do you want to hear it?"
"What good news?" Laing smiled. Lilith was the best at lying, so he reserved his attitude.
"The Nur is defended. Your son is very capable! Also, I've brought Alissanda. The ugly daughter-in-law is here to meet her in-laws! "The Goddess of the Lake was in high spirits. She reached out and pinched Laing's face and rubbed it. Then she noticed that Katarina was also in the room. The Goddess's smile froze for less than 0.2 seconds, then she returned to her original noble and flawless appearance." Anyway, come and meet her. "
Tsar felt that her eyes were about to fall to the ground.
This was the Goddess? This was the Goddess of the Lake?
If one didn't know better, they would have thought that the two were husband and wife!
？？？
How many secrets did Laing have?
"Do you want to come and see?" Laing glanced at Katarina.
"Let's go! I'm not afraid of you! "Katarina couldn't hold back her curiosity and pride. She decided to go and see.
Ten minutes later, Sun Wang Laing, Queen Suria, Lilith, and Pale Queen Olica sat in the oval courtyard reception room of the palace. The little Queen Alissanda, who was wearing an exquisite and cute Gothic Lolita maid dress, white translucent Jacquard lace stockings, and black leather shoes, gently knelt in front of Laing and Suria.
"Greetings, Father and Mother."
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