Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 277 Waiting

As soon as the lord rushed into the temporary camp built by Gaoya Castle, the leaders of Gaoya Castle, both big and small, rushed up and walked towards the tent in a crowd.

"Boss, are you okay?" Zat shouted as soon as he saw him.

"What can happen to me?" Li Wei responded casually, "If it weren't for these people dragging me down, my lord, I would have to kill them three times before I could withdraw."

The paladins behind him all had a look of pain and frustration, and they all slumped down on random chairs as if they all had asthma. They knew better than to refute what he said.

After all, dozens of them failed to kill all the demons that were besieging them, but it was done by one person. They were too embarrassed to say anything.

"Sir, there are roughly 20,000 to 30,000 demons here. What should we do next?" Leighton said, "Although I have ordered people to build simple defensive fortifications with wooden stakes on the periphery, if they surround us, even we will have to pay a certain price."

Although it is the military advisor of Gaoya Fort, it is generally only responsible for logistics. For example, when Levi was not there just now, it quickly ordered people to build simple defensive fortifications.

The question of whether to fight or not is not decided by it.

"Don't worry. I killed their commander-like characters, and they left behind thousands of corpses. It will be difficult for them to regroup and attack us in a short period of time." Levi said as he put Fatih, who was clinging to him like an octopus, on a chair.

Mir turned his head aside and decided to pretend he saw nothing: "Brother-in-law, should we wait for the main force to come?"

"Well, there's no need to show off at this time." After a while of consumption, Levi felt hungry again. He took the apple handed to him by Sophia and started to bite it. "We are very close to the Bone Fortress here. We don't know if the other side has support behind us."

"It would be very troublesome if we got stuck in it."

In fact, with only tens of thousands of demons, Gaoya Castle could have swallowed them all by itself.

However, there will inevitably be casualties as a result. The Lord, who is used to clearing the level without taking any damage, does not want to try his best to do this low-profit thing.

"It would be best if we don't have to fight." Sophia interrupted, "We have people behind us anyway, let them take over first."

Levi took a look at the self-righteous expression of the silver dragon girl. This girl completely implemented the principle of "I'd rather die than let my friends die".

However, in today's era where honest people cheat honest people, it is difficult to point out that there is anything wrong with this.

All I can say is that people’s hearts are no longer the same as they used to be.

Even a fool has learned to betray his teammates.

"Go and have the gnoll scouts notify the main force in the rear and tell them the situation here. Have the centaurs patrol the periphery. If the enemy attempts to attack here, have the centaurs use longbows to teach these demons a lesson on kite tactics."

The demons on the opposite side all have two legs and can't catch up with the Centaurs at all. As long as the Centaurs give up close combat and use longbows, they can outrun them until they doubt the existence of demons.

Although the Centaurs follow the heavy cavalry route due to the advancement route of the troops, it does not mean that they completely abandon the bow and arrow. On the contrary, their archery proficiency will increase with each advancement, but the degree of improvement is not as high as their melee proficiency.

But even so, their archery skills can still crush the world's top rangers.

This is due to their unique body structure, which means that humans are destined to never catch up with them in this aspect, not to mention the support of the system.

"My Lord, I have already sent out scouts to the rear. The soldiers and horses, led by Gus, are patrolling the periphery." Leighton, who was studying the map, looked up and said calmly, "Feder archers are on duty on the arrow tower, and the orc warriors are ready to put on armor and fight at any time. The crossbows are also strung."

It has handled all of this in an orderly manner.

We are currently studying the Bone Fortress and the terrain nearby, trying to determine where to set up camp, where the enemy will deploy their troops, etc...

A group of leaders, both big and small, looked at Levi eagerly again.

Levi scratched his head. It was true that he handed over the work of staff officer and affairs officer to Leighton because he didn't want to waste time on these tedious matters and wanted to be a hands-off boss.

But now someone has done what should be done, and the orders that should be given have already been given.

It felt like there was absolutely no need for him to do anything, which made him seem a bit redundant.

"Now that things have come to this, let's eat first!" After a long time, he simply waved his hand and said viciously.

"Great!" Sophia immediately raised her hands and cheered.

If we were to ask who was the happiest about this decision, it would be her. Dragons have huge appetites, and it would be the same even if they used shapeshifting to become humans.

During this period of time, the amount she eats at each meal has been restricted, so now an extra meal is a huge profit.

"I remember there's some honey left in the kitchen. I'll go get it." After Zat left, it wanted to take the opportunity to steal some, otherwise it would definitely be snatched away by someone else later.

"I'm going too!" Sophia rolled her eyes and immediately followed.

In the blink of an eye, all the leaders of Gaoya Fort fled in panic.

"My dear Mr. Levi, do you have any wine here?" Bergdorf, who had been observing the surroundings since entering the camp, finally spoke.

"I remember that spellcasters don't like to drink. Because they are wise and powerful and they think it will pollute their spirits." Levi said this, but he still took out a bottle of wine from the inventory, easily popped off the cork, and handed it to the old man in white robe in front of him.

This was the last bottle of wine, which he had hidden away to satisfy his craving. After all, it was wishful thinking to expect to store wine under the noses of a group of big-bellied men.

Bergdorf didn't hesitate to take the drink and took a big sip. Some of the drink even got on his beard. He heaved a sigh of satisfaction and said, "This is just the outside world's opinion. In fact, most magicians even have a habit of alcoholism."

"It seems that magicians are not as untainted by the world as I imagined." Levi shook his head. In his imagination.

High-level magicians are supposed to be old scholars who stay in the magician tower all day long to study advanced magic and ignore worldly affairs.

Even the food they eat is all kinds of magical food.

"Untainted by the mundane world? Mr. Levi, you used this word well." Bergdorf smiled. The old man had a kind and gentle manner that made people feel at ease. He came close to the lord and whispered, "But as far as I know, the great mage of our Mage Tower even has an illegitimate child. How can he be called untainted by the mage world?"

This gossip is indeed shocking enough. The Archmage of the Mage Tower can be said to be the strongest spellcaster in Debe.

The strength is top-notch. After all, if you are not top-notch, you can't sit in this position.

Others may not know, but the lord is already feeling very upset. However, compared to gossip, he wants to know something more.

"Master Bergdorf, although I don't want to interrupt you, I want to say that you are plotting against the Grand Master behind his back. Is it really okay if he finds out?" Even though Bergdorf is a high-level magician, if the two of them fight, it will definitely be a 90-1 fight. The Grand Master who is high up in the Mage Tower can beat nine Bergdorfs with one hand.

"But the problem is that he is not here now. Even if we find out later, he will deny it even if we are beaten to death. What can we do?" Bergdorf blinked twice, looking very cunning.

"Ahem." The lord wanted to pretend to be a gentleman and criticize the knight for prying into other people's gossip, but he couldn't help his curiosity and asked quietly, "Who is the mother of the illegitimate child? To be admired by a great wizard obsessed with magic, she must be extremely beautiful. It's hard for ordinary people to imagine."

"He is an elf doctor. His appearance is indeed much better than that of an ordinary person, but..."

The most frightening thing about this sentence is the word "but", because everyone knows that the words following it are absolutely the most important.

If someone else dared to follow his example and keep people in suspense, the lord would have given him a beating long ago, but considering that the old man was an intellectual, the lord chose not to use force.

Bergdorf looked mischievously at the paladins who had approached him without him noticing, and these sturdy men immediately touched the back of their heads in embarrassment.

This is not the fault of these paladins. It is really that the great wizard in the Mage Tower is so famous that he can be said to be a household name in Debe. Anyone who hears gossip about him will definitely want to listen to it.

"But this elven doctor was a companion of the Archmage when he was young. The Archmage did not like her at that time."

Bergdorf took a sip of wine and spoke slowly.

"Then why are you still with her?" Fadil had sat down next to the lord without knowing when. Although there was no expression on his face, his tone was obviously full of curiosity.

"This brings me to another story. This great wizard was a disciple of a magic elf at the time. After long-term instruction, he gradually developed feelings for his teacher other than admiration."

"Oh my god, a teacher-student love affair!" The lord exclaimed and took a big bite of the apple. He would be extremely interested in anything related to teachers, sisters-in-law, etc., and even his appetite would be surprisingly good.

However, the forbidden love that was not tolerated by the world in the previous life is obviously not so rejected by the world in this world.

"Unfortunately, that elf who is also well-known in the magic world severely condemned this kind of relationship and expelled the archmage." Bergdorf shook his head, as if lamenting that this one-sided relationship would never be fulfilled.

"It seems that this great wizard doesn't love his teacher as much as I imagined. Otherwise, how could he fall in love with his companion, the elf doctor?"

Fatih placed the "Goddess Spirit Staff Technique" horizontally on his knees, took the apple handed to him by the lord, and slowly peeled the skin with a knife.

Bergdorf smiled in a normal way, but in this moment he accidentally revealed his trump card: "Because the elf doctor is the daughter of the great wizard teacher."

"I go!"

This time, the collective sound of shock almost overturned the entire tent.

No one knew when all the big and small leaders of Gaoya Fort came over. They were just country bumpkins, and it was their first time hearing such explosive news, so naturally they couldn't remain calm.

"Tsk tsk, it's just that they couldn't get their own teacher so they found a replacement who looks similar."

Sophia was like a hamster, her mouth full of food, speaking incoherently.

"It's not appropriate for children to listen to this. Go out and play with Mil." The lord slapped her on the head.

If he leads the children astray, he will be held responsible.

"What? I've read this story in a storybook a long time ago." Sophia covered her head and said resentfully.

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes turned to look over here, even Bergdorf couldn't help but glance sideways, everyone was very surprised.

"Ah? Don't you know?" Sophia was no less surprised than them.

"Thorin Baien is very famous. He came to Dragon Island back then. He looked like an ordinary old man, but his magic skills were so great that even Uncle Fiat couldn't match them."

"When he traveled to the Middle Ages, one of his companions was Uncle Fiat, so all these things were recorded by Uncle Fiat and named "Thorin's Travels to the Continent". This kind of book that records the outside world is a best-seller on Dragon Island."

"Back then? How many years does this 'back then' refer to specifically?" No matter how the lord thought about it, he never expected that Sophia had actually met the great wizard.

You know, ever since the other party was said to have entered that realm, he has been in the Mage Tower and has never taken a step out for decades.

"I can't remember, probably about thirty years or so." Sophia counted on her fingers.

In fact, dragons all have very strong memories, but she was too lazy to search in the memory palace.

After all, apart from the treasure, she didn't want to waste her energy carefully recording other things.

"..."Except for Bergdorf, everyone else touched the back of their heads in confusion.

More than 30 years ago...I guess their fathers were still young boys at that time.

……

Bergdorf couldn't help but take a second look at the girl. When he saw that she had dragon horns, he thought that she was a human with dragon veins that the noble Levi had found from somewhere.

After all, illegitimate children between dragons and various races are simply numerous in all realms, so the existence of dragon-born humans is really not something worth being surprised about.

However, even if she is a dragonborn and her life span is longer than that of ordinary people, it is impossible for her to still look like a girl after more than 30 years.

This is most likely a giant dragon that is proficient in shapeshifting!
Bergdorf was not an ignorant country bumpkin. He had lived for nearly a hundred years and had seen many things that ordinary people could hardly imagine. Therefore, he did not find this inference difficult to accept.

He asked calmly, "Little girl, I still don't know your name. Would you mind asking for it?"

"Ah? My name is Sophia Anse Redesgaard." The silver dragon girl was obviously a careless person and spoke out her short name without any precautions.

Because the dragon's full name is enough to fill a book, and the real name cannot be easily revealed, the simplified name is generally used.

But even so, it was enough for Bergdorf to guess the other party's origins. Although he did not show it on his face, his heart was already in turmoil.

"It's the offspring of that lady!"

(End of this chapter)