Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 166: The Lord's Acting Skills
The originally gloomy wilderness finally had a sunny day, the dark clouds were parted, and the starry sky was bright.

Under the moonlight, Maisha smiled:
"Sir, the bolero is actually very simple. I will teach you. With your intelligence, you will surely be able to learn it."

She said she wasn't sure what state she was in. It could be that she was just acting rashly, or it could be that she was suffering from the blows she had suffered in the church for a long time.

After experiencing the feeling of freedom at this moment, she wanted to release her nature.

But overall, it feels really good.

Now that things have come to this, if I refuse, it would seem that I am incompetent.

The lord straightened his clothes, walked over and took hold of Maisha's warm little hand.

Maisha rarely showed a bit of shyness, but she also held the lord's hand with her backhand.

"Maisha, thank you for your guidance." The lord showed an impeccable and handsome smile.

Just as the two were about to perform a duet, something strange happened!

Suddenly, a humming sound was heard in the sky, like the sound of a large object breaking through the air.

"Lie down!"

The lord, who was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, was startled and subconsciously threw Maisha to the ground in front of him.

call out!
A huge rock brushed past the two men's heads and smashed backwards with great force. There was a deafening sound and a group of tents were knocked down.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The barbarian on guard at Gaoya Fort roared at the top of his lungs.

"Sir, what happened?"

Maisha looked at Levi's face so close to her and asked in shock.

Levi pulled her up from the ground and looked at the open space behind him where a trench had been plowed, his face terribly gloomy.

They had undoubtedly suffered from the blows of the trebuchets.

Fortunately, this huge rock, which was half the size of a person, flew right past the gap between the crowd and only smashed down a few tents on the ground. An unlucky goatman auxiliary soldier was pinned down by the last bit of its force and was wailing in pain.

In fact, with his current physical condition, it is hard to say what would happen if he was hit by a boulder, but he would subconsciously avoid it as long as he saw it.

"I've really seen the dead. When did a bunch of wilderness natives manage to get a high-end product like a catapult?!"

Besides being angry, the Lord also looked incredulous.

The lord simply didn't believe that a group of wilderness natives who couldn't even get enough food and could only rely on goblins or kobolds as rations could build a catapult by themselves.

This thing looks simple, but in fact its structure is very complicated. The weight ratio alone is a difficult problem for a layman.

"Damn it, I was scared to death."

Zat climbed out of the snow cursing and quickly spat out a mouthful of snow and mud.

As soon as it saw the huge rock fall to the ground, it rolled over and rushed to the side, eating up all the mud.

Just like poking a hornet's nest, as the stone fell, a humming sound continued to be heard in the sky.

Countless huge rocks smashed down, startling the people who were sleeping. Accompanied by endless screams, countless people died in their sleep.

Fortunately, the camp of Gaoyabao is located in a logistical position, and people with a little military knowledge, unless it is for the purpose of sneak attack on logistics, generally will not attack these locations where only cooks and auxiliary soldiers are stationed.

So a large number of stones fell on the main force of the Legion of Thorns.

This stone was obviously thrown by a crooked person.

But that's not right. You say its accuracy is poor, but it just happened to hit the lord in the face.

"Maisha, war is coming."

Levi patted Maisha on the shoulder, smiled, and said a few words of comfort, "Don't think too much, they are just a bunch of wilderness bastards, they will be weak after these two attacks, you and Master Fu Jin should find a place to hide first."

After turning around, the Lord's face darkened and he yelled at the top of his voice, "All soldiers of High Cliff Castle, hurry up and dress. I want to see you standing here within two hundred pulse beats!"

"Panda, you guys should go find Fujiro right away."

"It would be such a shame if he were to die at the hands of these bastards."

Then Levi looked at the group of panda people who had serious faces.

That being said, Levi wasn't really worried.

Both Sikai and Fujiro have high-level fighting spirit cultivation, so it is not difficult for them to deal with the stones.

What's more, the Lord doesn't believe at all that these two guys don't have a few magical equipment to save their lives.

"Sir, we will leave first." Panda hit his chest with his fist and made a promise, "If you need it at a critical moment, we will definitely come to help you."

After saying this, Panda quickly left with the Panta warriors.

"Mir, go and take twenty orc guards to protect Master Fukin and the others. Make sure they are safe."

Levi instructed Mir who had already put on his armor.

"Yes, sir." Mir replied, remembering his job title when working.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart, sir." Master Fu Jin bowed respectfully.

The spellcaster is different from the rumors that he has great skills but a weak body. Even though he is in his sixties or seventies, his body is still as strong as that of a young man.

But that was only compared with ordinary people. Compared with the strong and bear-like fighters present, they were as weak as a little chick.

What's more, their opponents are all famous and powerful races in the wilderness.

If they were approached, the only outcome that awaited them was to meet the goddess.

"No, any commander with a bit of common sense will prioritize protecting the spellcaster. The situation is terribly chaotic right now. You don't have to go out first. It won't be too late for you to come out after Fujiro stabilizes the situation."

Levi replied while putting on his armor with the help of two orc barbarians.

Due to time constraints, he did not slowly put on three layers of heavy armor armed to the teeth, but only put on one layer of armor.

"My Lord, you must be careful."

Maisha said worriedly.

In fact, according to rumors, this lord is invincible and has superb martial arts skills, but only when you put yourself in this place can you feel the horror of war.

If that huge rock had fallen on them just now, without the protection of the ice crystal, she and this adult would definitely have become a pool of minced meat.

Levi held his helmet and glanced at the seven priests of the Ice and Snow Church.

As the elder and the person with the highest status, Fu Jin was calm and composed, although there was some panic in the depths of his eyes.

But the other priests, who were probably in their twenties, performed very poorly.

Everyone had a look of panic on their faces and their bodies were shaking uncontrollably.

They were obviously a group of flowers in the garden, experiencing war for the first time, and they were not even as tough as Maisha, the only woman.

But Levi also understood. After all, war is a thing that kills people, and a large number of them.

The feeling of witnessing the lives you cherish falling down like wheat in large numbers is definitely not something that people who are experiencing it for the first time can bear.

"Don't worry, if these bastards don't lose a big piece of meat tonight, they won't be able to leave!" The lord said viciously. He was about to take down Maisha, but was interrupted by a group of bastards. Now the lord was very angry.

He led the neatly-lined Highcliff Castle guards toward the location of the Legion of Thorns.

There was a faint sound of fighting coming from somewhere.

As for the stoning, it has been over for a while.

Under the banner of Gaoyabao, teams of soldiers passed by, looking frightened but trying to remain calm.

Because the orc guards of Highcliff Castle were so distinctive, they could be recognized as friendly forces at first glance, so no one was foolish enough to stop them.

There were even wounded soldiers lying on the ground wailing on the road, and they were urgently rescued by military doctors.

When he arrived outside the brightly lit meeting room, the lord took a look and rolled into the mud puddle on the ground next to him, and finally rubbed the mud on his face.

Zat's eyes rolled and he quickly followed suit.

Although it doesn't know what its boss wants to do, its boss is as smart as an undead, so it would be right to learn from him.

Waving his hand to signal everyone in Gaoya Castle to stay outside, the lord thought for a moment, then kicked the wooden door angrily.

boom!
There was a loud bang.

The crudely made wooden door, which was only used to block the wind and snow, collapsed to the ground under the destruction of the lord, revealing the confused people inside.

The lord glanced around and saw Fujiro, the first one with a frown on his face.

He rushed forward angrily, grabbed his collar with lightning speed and lifted him up.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

This frightened Sikai, and he quickly stepped forward to grab the lord's wrist, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move it at all.

"Baron Levi, what do you want to do to the Legion Commander?!"

"Master Li, we can talk now. Quickly put the commander down."

"Baron Levi, don't do anything stupid!"

The officers, both big and small, present were startled and quickly stood up to persuade them. Some of them even held the hilts of their swords and shouted at them sternly.

But despite their noise, no one dares to leave his position.

After all, everyone has witnessed the strength of Lord Li. If they really anger him, in such a small space, their fate will not be much worse than those of the Minotaur. Therefore, they only dare to condemn him verbally.

"Sikai, if you try to stop me again, be careful that the Lord will beat you up too!"

After glaring at Sikai and fortunately withdrawing his hand, Levi looked at Fujiro with a gloomy face and said in a deep voice: "Fujiero, I need an explanation!"

Without waiting for Fujiro to answer, the lord continued his angry rebuke.

"Do you want to know what just happened?"

"A stone as big as a man and weighing nearly a thousand pounds whizzed past my head. If I hadn't reacted quickly and jumped into the mud pit on the side, you would have only seen a pile of minced meat!"

"I almost thought I was going to meet the goddess!"

"That's right. If I hadn't reacted quickly, a big rock would have hit me and I would have been smashed to pieces, right?"

Zat, who was covered in dust and dirt, echoed this with an expression of having survived a disaster.

After Zat finished speaking, Levi continued, "How could a group of wilderness natives have a catapult? This is the first time you have seen such a thing in your life."

"The equipment is incredibly sophisticated, and the purpose is obviously not to go south."

"I was wondering why Florina suddenly disappeared at this time of year and took a cavalry team with her."

"Fujiero, what on earth are you hiding from me?! What is the purpose of this wilderness coalition? Where did Furlina go?!"

"Do you know how many people I lost tonight? Do you know how I escaped from the goddess just now?" The lord asked sternly:
"If you don't give me an explanation today..."

"Don't blame us for being ungrateful!" Zat responded viciously.

Looking at Lord Li who was covered in dust in front of him, it was obvious that he had just experienced a life-and-death situation.

Fujiro just smiled bitterly.

"Sir, I didn't expect that this group of wilderness coalition forces actually had catapults."

"Before this incident, if someone had told me that these natives had catapults, I would have definitely charged him with disrupting the morale of the army!"

"but now……"

Fujiro looked at the lord's red eyes, was silent for a moment, and then said: "Sir, after tonight, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation!"

His tone was sincere and his face was serious.

"Well, that's better."

Levi snorted coldly and put him back on the ground.

Then he sat down on the chair next to him and drank the tea from the teapot on the table.

This made Fujiero smile bitterly. This lord is really... really a wonderful person.

You just escaped from the clutches of death, and you still have the mood to drink tea?
A boulder as tall as a person flew past his head.

Just thinking about this scene, Fujiro felt a chill in his heart.

Although he had great fighting spirit, he was unable to stop the stone that was totally unexpected at night.

Even if he could block the attack with the help of thorns, he would only be able to avoid death, and he would have to lie in bed for half a month afterwards.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to take their seats.

They really didn't want to become enemies with this lord unless it was absolutely necessary. It had nothing to do with anything else. It was purely a reminder from their body's instinct.

"How's it going?"

Levi inquired.

The fact that this group of officers can still hold a meeting here proves that the situation is not as dangerous as imagined.

"They launched attacks from the west and north. I have sent soldiers and Penta warriors to resist them. The situation is now gradually under control."

Fujiro said in a deep voice: "My people found out that they have deployed three catapults on a high slope 400 steps to the north, and they are still transporting stones up there."

"Since they have deployed a large number of defenders down there, we were just discussing who will lead the team to deal with this threat."

In fact, Fujiero also thought about using trebuchets to counterattack. They also had small trebuchets, but later found that the distance was a little far and the opponent occupied the high ground, so it was basically impossible to hit him, so he gave up this method.

"Large numbers? How many troops have they deployed?" asked the Lord.

"About four hundred pig-headed people."

Snapped!
The lord slammed the table.

The loud noise startled everyone.

"Fuck, you think four hundred is a lot?" Li Wei stood up and said viciously, "No need to discuss, I'll take care of these little bastards!"

(End of this chapter)