City of Sin: On the 13th and 4th crisis

On the third evening after leaving Bran village, Richard arrived at the castle of Fontaine Baron, and saw this Baron designated by Direwolf Duke to supply himself.

Baron ’s castle was built on a small island in Windermere ’s Great Lakes, and was connected to the shore by an empty avenue.

The island was not formed naturally. It was gradually filled from the lake by the Baron family from generation to generation. It has cost countless human and financial resources. It has been built over a hundred years before it reaches its current scale.

The outermost circle is still a typical castle building, with a sturdy round tower, and the top of the building is a turret and an observation deck. The buildings on the inner floors can be completely described by works of art. The vaults of various shapes, the columns passing through the two or three floors, and the terraces extending in all directions are all gorgeous and exquisite.

Looking out from the main building, you can also enjoy the lake and water, as well as the distant mountains and forests. This castle has an ancient name, which mainly means the dusk on the lake. Over time, it is simply referred to as Twilight Castle.

When I first saw the castle, how should the instinct reaction of Richard go in. With his unprofessional vision, he can find three or four effective ways of attacking, showing the weak defense of the castle.

The most powerful defense is the one that is only 20 meters long, crosses the lake from the land, and leads to the castle gate. Although this road can accommodate eight Heavy Cavalry side by side charges, after all, it still limits the number and speed of attackers. Next, Richard discovered that this is a very beautiful and charming castle. From the beginning of construction, it was not used for war.

Before the visit, Richard heard that Fontaine Baron is an outstanding swordsman. The Baron inherited from family history Sword Technique currently has the fighting power of Level 14 and is a well-deserved Sword Technique master. Baron is both a painter and Bard, and he loves painting and poetry far more than Sword Technique.

Different from other Direwolf Duke vassals, Fontaine Baron is a person with a very mild temperament and rarely expands abroad. The standing army in the territory is about 800 people, including 100 elite knights. It seems that the military strength of Baron is very weak, but the people who underestimate him have suffered a lot. Fontaine is a highly versatile person, and is also resourceful in leading the battle. He has defeated several of his family's rivals, thus expanding his territory to more than 500 square kilometers. This in Faro Plane, has surpassed the general Viscount.

Barony is fertile and rich in grain. At the same time, coal, iron, copper and other minerals are very rich. Although there are no rare rare minerals, iron and copper are the most commonly used raw materials for weapons and equipment of Faro Plane. Fontaine Baron has established a large number of military workshops to produce a series of standard weapons ranging from swords to full body plate armor. For this reason, the average level of Baron's military equipment can be said to be the highest among Direwolf Duke's vassals. It is also one of the largest weapons and equipment production sites for Sequoia Kingdom.

Richard stationed most of his Warrior in the barracks of Baron outside the castle, and then took only a dozen followers into Twilight Castle to meet Fontaine Baron.

Baron is about forty years old. It is a young and charming age. After meeting him, he was sincerely surprised by the youth of Richard, and at the dinner, he was convinced by the rich and profound magical knowledge of Richard. Baron has three sons and seven daughters, several of which little brat like magic very much, so Baron asked them to come out and let Richard know, and evaluate their future magic talents.

So during the tea break time after dinner, Richard used a few Detection Spell and found that several little brats are quite talented for magic, and the achievement of Level 10 is not a big problem in the future. So he congratulated Baron on this. It can be seen that Fontaine is heartfelt rejoicing.

Wait for Baron to arrange accommodation for Richard and his entourage, it was already late at night. Richard and Baron chatted and tasted tea casually, so they learned a lot about the history and secrets of Sequoia Kingdom.

The reason why the Fontaine Baron, which is out of tune with the Direwolf Duke style, joined the Duke camp was still three generations ago. At that time, the old Baron vowed to loyalty to the Duke at that time, and now has more than 70 years of history.

The domestic situation of Sequoia Kingdom is also extremely complicated. The royal family is nominally the co-owner of all Sequoia Aristocrat, but the actual influence on military affairs in the aristocracy is very limited. However, from another perspective, in an era when Great Noble has almost unlimited autonomy, chaos is inevitable.

And there is also the participation of the Gods church. Three churches of True God formally established temple in Sequoia Kingdom and have Great Noble as a supporter. And more churches are still struggling to penetrate.

However, the church of Gods was resisted by a group of Ancestral Worship nobles led by Direwolf Duke. Because if citizen is all transferred to believe in Gods, then the souls of their ancestors will not be nourished and will slowly weaken. This is almost a devastating blow to the Ancestral Worship family. As the Direwolf Duke reaches the Level 16, at least half of the strength is closely related to the strength of the ancestral soul.

On the other hand, when enough faith and worship are obtained, those ancestor souls may ignite Divine Fire and set foot on the divine position. Or during a certain Shaman period, the soul of the ancestors resonated with the souls of potential descendants and descendants, so that the power can be directly poured into the offspring, so that its power can be greatly improved, so as to have the opportunity to impact Saint Realm or even the legendary realm.

Therefore, there is a conflict of fundamental interests between Ancestral Worship and Gods. The struggle between the two sides is extremely fierce, and any means will be adopted, except that there is no open declaration of war.

It was only in the face of an incident such as the Foreign Plane intruder that endangered the safety of the entire Plane that the two parties could join forces in a short time, and they would immediately relapse into a deadly battle afterwards. However, from the fiasco of the Iron Triangle Empire and Sequoia Kingdom temporary coalition, it can be seen that even the joint operation under the Da Yi name is extremely unreliable.

Fontaine Baron is an elegant and charismatic person who chats for a night and makes Richard an eye-opener. At the same time, Richard also left a good impression on him, especially the calm and calm attitude of Richard, which will only appear on the Plane Top Level giants.

It was late at night and Richard returned to the room to rest. Early the next morning, the messenger of Baron will set off, head to the Direwolf Duke city, notify the Duke of the arrival of Richard, and then wait for an echo.

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