The Dean Has Arrived

Yanfei Fortress, which was once captured by the orcs, was the first and last fortress for humans to protect the eastern plains.

After the main force of the orcs was slaughtered, all the surviving orcs retreated back to the northern hills. Naturally, this nearly half-destroyed fortress was snatched back by humans.

The Yanfei Fortress is divided into three floors, and was named after the founder of the Yanfei Fortress, the first general stationed in the Yanfei Fortress, and later the founding emperor of the Ji'an Empire, Anthony Marigian. Counting from the outside to the inside, They are 'Antony's Gate', 'Antony's Shield' and 'Antony's Sigh'.

Although Yanfei Fortress is the only barrier for human beings, in fact, because the upper echelons of modern humans have gradually become decadent and obscurant due to their comfortable life, even though there is an agreement from the ancestors to jointly guard this place, in fact, except for some thorny motley crews, Other countries will basically not send any decent troops to help garrison, especially now that the danger from the orcs has almost been eliminated.

The only good thing is that the Ji'an Empire needs to guard the gate to the eastern plains, and the country's territory is not large. It is even as large as some of the principalities of the most powerful empire, the Horngorat Empire. Most countries They don’t want to get into such trouble because of such a big place, so there are almost no external worries in the east of the Ji’an Empire. The hard life near the northern hills and the year-round battles with the orcs have also led to the unusual unity of this country. You need to know about Ji’an. Almost every generation of the empire's royal family has princes who died in battle at Yanfei Fortress. This kind of life and death situation with the soldiers is almost impossible to happen in other empires. Even if the princes of most empires die, they usually do not die from terminal diseases. He died in the dirty palace struggle.

It is precisely because of this that the royal family of the Ji'an Empire is generally supported by the people.

Due to the lack of troops, the Ji'an Empire's garrison at Yanfei Fortress is naturally unable to compare with the empire's heyday.

Only behind the 'Anthony's Sigh' are the elite troops of the Ji'an Empire. The current fourth prince of the Ji'an Empire, Fao Marigian, leads an elite guard of more than 2,500 people stationed here.

Behind the 'Antony's Shield' are miscellaneous troops sent by various countries. Although they are generally disobedient, under the threat of life from the spears of the strongest army of the Ji'an Empire behind them, they can only stay there obediently.

However, they are still lucky. The most unlucky ones are the mercenaries, slaves or other random stragglers who want to make achievements in the outermost layer of Rock Gate Fortress, behind the 'Antony Gate'.

Together, these three levels of soldiers are the famous 'border guards' in the eastern plains.

Regardless of other things, in terms of equipment alone, there is a big gap between these stragglers and the soldiers of the Ji'an Empire. The soldiers of the Ji'an Empire all have a simple breastplate made of all steel, and the cage hands and shoulder armor are also made of full materials. Wearing a red and blue uniform made of Minnie fabric, the full-covering helmet on the head not only has excellent protective performance, but is also decorated with the long tail feathers of a peacock, looking majestic and energetic; conversely, behind the Antonine Gate Some of them just wore ordinary linen clothes, and some even just dug three holes in flour bags and put a set of clothes on themselves. Everyone looked dirty...

Not to mention weapons.

Every soldier in the Ji'an Empire has a long sword made of fine steel, a short sword for protection, a spear, and even a throwing knife in his boots that can be used as a dagger. Some soldiers of special ranks are equipped with special equipment, such as a large iron shield as high as a person, a war hammer that is almost a thick mace, a locking claw that can climb walls and hook people, etc.

The stragglers mostly hold sticks tied with stones, or other similar 'weapons'. At first glance, it looks like they are still in the Stone Age... Occasionally one or two hold daggers, and they will Being envied by others for a while, only those wandering mercenaries who are determined to make achievements will use better weapons.

To put it bluntly, the people behind Anthony's Gate are almost all cannon fodder.

But not everyone behind the Antonine Gate looks like this, and there are still some exceptions occasionally.

For example, Joania.

He used to be a knight's squire, but later the knight accidentally fell off his horse during a jealous battle between the lords, and was trampled to a pulp by a group of mud legs. The knight's family thought it was an act of evil. The attendant Joania failed to protect the knight and wanted to let him be buried with him.

Fortunately, the lord of that place was quite kind. After learning about this, he let Joania serve as a member who was sent to the Ji'an Empire to be cannon fodder. He did not have to do it because of the dignity of the knight (even the knight's attendants were proud of this). He was killed by a group of helpless women and children, and his reputation was ruined after his death.

It is precisely because of this that Joania is one of the few people behind the Anthony Gate who has a complete set of equipment that is no less than that of the soldiers of the Ji'an Empire.

Although he has not been on the battlefield many times, as an experienced person, even if he has only been on the battlefield once, he is far stronger than 90% of the cannon fodder. What is more worthy of the respect of those cannon fodders is that Joania was the last time the orcs broke through. One of the few survivors behind Yankai Fortress!

"Weilon, you are reading that book again."

Joania wiped her sword with a not too clean linen cloth and said to the boy not far away.

Velen was the child he picked up after the previous battle at Yankai Fortress.

According to Velen, he was also one of the cannon fodder behind Anthony's Gate. He had just entered the industry not long before the orc invasion. Unexpectedly, he was seriously injured due to the orc invasion not long after joining the industry.

Fortunately, Qiongnia picked him up, otherwise such an orphan would usually only die after suffering such a serious injury.

It is worth mentioning that Joania himself did not have much savings, so after picking up Velen, he did not have the money to hire a priest or doctor for Velen. He once thought that Velen would not survive and die like that, but he did not expect it. Velen is still alive.

The book that Wei Lun read was a notebook with a black cover and no title. It was written in two different handwritings, one of which was Wei Lun's own handwriting, but the other was unknown.

Joania once studied writing with his knight master for a period of time. Unfortunately, because Joania has no talent in that area, the short period of study did not allow him to master much writing. Up to now, he can only read and write some comparisons. Simple words, and the words in that notebook were beyond his knowledge, almost to the point where he couldn't understand a single word...

"Uncle Jonja...I'm just waiting..." Velen gave Jonja a stiff smile.

Joania was very pleased: although this smile was still ugly, it was much improved compared to the dead face at the beginning, as if there was no hope in life.

"Waiting for words to appear out of thin air in this book?" Joania sighed: "Don't be ridiculous, Velen, how is this possible? It's better for you to be more realistic."

This is not the first time he has said this to Velen, but every time Velen seems a little stubborn at such times.

Jonja had also read that notebook, and almost every page was filled with words.

Only the last page is still empty, white and bright, without a word written on it.

Joania had seen Velen want to write on it several times, but he hesitated for a long time but didn't write anything.

"If you tell me, this book may be a creation of the devil, and you may have been confused by this thing!" Joania said naggingly: "Next time I have a chance, I will definitely take you to the church to exorcise evil spirits... …”

Regarding Joania's chattering, Velen did not show any impatience and closed the notebook. Instead, he showed some nostalgia.

Once upon a time, his parents also nagged him like this... It's a pity...

Thinking of this, his originally calm mind had some fluctuations, and then he was hit by an unbearable sense of emptiness, as if his heart had been hollowed out by something.

"Hey, Velen, are you okay?" Seeing that Velen's face turned pale and he looked as if he was going to faint at any moment, Joania couldn't help but asked anxiously.

Although the relationship has not really been established, Joania, who is already over middle age, has long regarded Velen as her nephew and loves him, and Velen also respects Joania. Although they have not been together for a long time, there has been a long-standing relationship between the two. With a tacit understanding, maybe this is what the so-called rapport feels like.

"It's okay, Uncle Jonja, I'm just a little dizzy as usual." Velen calmed down and replied.

Ever since the end of the last orc invasion war, I had suffered from this weird illness, and I didn't know what was going on.

He glanced at the notebook. Ever since he joined the border guard, he had written everything in detail in the notebook at first. The other party would sometimes respond, and even occasionally taught him some simple magic. It was these magic that he relied on. , Velen could survive the last time the orcs breached the Rock Gate Fortress.

But as time passed, the answers from the other party became shorter and shorter, and the intervals between answers became longer and longer. This made Velen even worried that the other party had forgotten him.

But this is normal. After all, the opponent is now a great magician known to all mankind, and I am just an insignificant little shrimp that the opponent encountered during training. He even tried to hurt the opponent with the artifact left by his predecessors. It would not be wrong if he would be forgotten by the opponent. unacceptable……

If I could have been more sensible and mature back then, if I could have become his student, maybe everything would be different today, right?

Occasionally, Velen would think so.

"Stop thinking so wildly, Velen, go and rest first."

Jonya stroked Velen's hair and said softly.

"But I'm on night shift today..." Velen replied softly.

"It's okay, just let the others take a break." Joania patted the long sword that had been inserted back into her waist, as if the other party would use the sword to make him agree if he didn't agree: "Besides, now The power of the orcs has also become weak due to the power of Lord Sylvie Edric, and there is no room left to invade here. Even if you are a little lazy, no one will find out, I guarantee it!"

“Then I’ll trouble Uncle Jonya.”

Wei Lun originally wanted to show off his strength, but the weird feeling of emptiness made him a little dizzy and even unsteady on his feet, so naturally he couldn't keep vigil.

Rather than working hard there, it would be better to take a break with someone else.

It was night, and Velen suddenly opened his eyes.

It was still dark outside the tent, but because he was already full of sleep, Velen didn't feel sleepy now.

"Go to the toilet..."

After standing up and slowly walking out of the tent, Velen subconsciously felt a sense of disobedience.

He raised his head and glanced around, but found nothing wrong. The torch on the watchtower on the city wall was burning brightly. Two soldiers on night duty were also standing on it meticulously. The patrol team did not relax, even when they saw themselves coming out to go to the toilet. He was released after cross-examination.

The next moment, Velen suddenly realized where the sense of disobedience he felt came from.

He raised his head suddenly and looked at the watchtower on the city wall again.

The two soldiers above were still standing upright, as if they were scanning the dark world outside closely.

If this scene were placed behind Antony's Sigh, it might be normal for the elite soldiers of the Ji'an Empire, but this is the Antony's Gate! The soldiers here are cannon fodder who don't even have complete military knowledge!

Almost most of the cannon fodders live a life of muddle-headedness, thinking of hanging out until the end of their service years and getting some money or land to live comfortably.

And how could someone who was just getting by be so standard and motionless on the watchtower, checking what was going on outside?

It happened that the leader of the inspection team at this time was Jonja, so Velen hurried to his side and whispered to him what he had noticed.

After hearing this, Jonja immediately understood that something was wrong.

"You two, go take a look at the watchtower!" So he waved his hand and said to the two soldiers on patrol.

The two soldiers didn't hear what Velen said, but just carried out the order without knowing why, and ran to the watchtower together.

After a while, they came back.

But seeing their looks, Velen frowned again.

Although that strange disease made Velen's body worse than before, it seemed to give Velen powerful observation and perception abilities.

Almost subconsciously, he felt that something was wrong with the two returning soldiers.

Although there seemed to be no change at first glance, Velen always felt that their movements seemed like something was moving wearing the leather jackets of the two soldiers, full of a strange sense of dissonance.

So Velen quietly moved to the side and came around to the place behind the two of them.

"No, don't let them get close!"

The next moment, Velen understood why he found something wrong. There was something like a mushroom growing on the back of the necks of the two people.

Almost at the moment he issued the warning, the two soldiers suddenly opened their mouths and spit out shit-yellow smoke.

If you look carefully, you will find that the smoke is actually composed of many tiny goose-yellow particles.

Joania, who had been prepared for a long time, slapped the two men away with a sword, and then casually dragged the soldiers around him out of the range of the yellow mist.

"The Flame Star formation adds additional Flame Stars to die and explode!"

As soon as Velen raised his hand, a series of fireballs the size of Buddha beads flew out and exploded on the two people.

But it was too late. Lesions had already occurred on the two people. Their bodies turned brown at a visible speed, and branches-like things grew out all over their bodies, and began to become horny. Finally, their entire bodies were covered with a layer of keratin. With a thick layer of cuticle, it looks like it has grown into a tree man, and it is not very afraid of flames. In terms of appearance, it has become extremely scary.

Then, a cough came from the city wall.

Yellow smoke began to fall from the sky.

"Quickly retreat, everyone, please retreat to Antony's Shield! Remember to wake up those idiots who are still sleeping on the way!"

Joania immediately understood that the place could no longer be defended, and made a decisive decision and shouted loudly.

The ability of the yellow smoke to spread the strange symptoms of tree-human transformation was quite amazing, and before long, several people were infected.

Fortunately, Velen and Joania are both fine.

In fact, if it weren't for the half-assed magician Velen, the cannon fodder's losses would have been much greater than they were now.

"What the hell is going on with this horse riding!" Joania also took the lead in blocking the front line, trying not to be infected by the symptoms while resisting the attack of the tree-human soldiers.

He struck a treant soldier who was about to attack Velen with one sword. Although he failed to cut the opponent, the force of the sword had already sent the opponent flying.

"This is not a normal situation. I'm afraid something happened to the orcs..."

Velen took the opportunity to take a breath and replied with sweat dripping from his forehead.

"Let me ask you one thing...Velen, do you think Antony's Shield can be defended against an attack by this kind of devil?"

Even though Jonya was in his prime, this kind of continuous fighting put great pressure on his physical strength, and he couldn't help but ask Velen.

"If you are prepared, you can probably hold it for three days, right?"

Velen looked at the growing number of enemies around him. Every fallen soldier created a new enemy.

"Tsk, how can you be prepared to face such a ghost!" Joania took a sip on the ground, and then broke out with Velen: "There is no other way, let's retreat!"

Wei Lun was also a little frustrated: "Can't we do anything..."

"It's a pity, my child." Joania also sighed: "It seems that human beings have finally been able to live a slightly peaceful life, but it will soon be broken again..."

"...!"

Hearing what he said, Wei Lun's eyes suddenly lit up. He took out the notebook and a graphite pen he carried with him, turned to the last blank page, and started writing quickly.

To the great Dean, Sylvie Edric. I think we are in trouble, a big trouble that is very dangerous for all mankind... (To be continued.)