After watching the battle between the witch hunters and Rudolf the Furnace, Paulus left the temporary camp late at night and headed for the military camp. The military camp is located in the western suburbs of the city of Khodor Port. Only there is enough space to accommodate tens of thousands of restoration troops.
On the way, Paulus also met people who came to investigate the strange fire column. Paulus stopped them and said that he would go to explain to the count.
Even in the middle of the night, the simple street lights in the military camp were on. The quartermasters became the busiest people. They walked around and shouted anxiously to prepare for the upcoming raid.
"The Earl is not in the military camp?" Paulus got this result at the door of the Earl's tent.
Count Pallu attaches great importance to military discipline. Once the war starts, he will stay in the military camp and eat and live with the soldiers.
"My Lord Viscount, I heard that the persuasion of a level 4 alchemist to surrender has made progress. The Earl will personally fulfill his final promise."
Paulus nodded. This is indeed a big deal. A level 4 alchemist plays a very important role. If those spineless people are given a beating and some money, many alchemists will give in and compromise.
Just as he was about to wait for the earl in the rest tent on the side, he saw the earl's eldest son, Caleb, the first heir to the earl's title, coming over.
Master Caleb is already a commodore of the Royal Navy and is the heir that the earl has worked hard to train.
The physique of a naval officer is not as majestic as that of a land knight, and the light blue commodore uniform makes Caleb look more like a thoughtful staff officer.
"Long time no see, Viscount Paulus."
"Long time no see, Master Caleb."
Paulus has been lurking in the port city of Kodor for the past three years with intelligence personnel and has not returned to the Earl's Castle for a long time. Now that the port of Kodor has been successfully captured, Paulus has made a very big contribution. The intelligence work is very perfect, which proves Paulus's ability. Caleb's greetings are also increasing his feelings for Paulus.
"I don't know what Viscount Paulus wants to talk to my father about. I can tell him so that you can go and have a rest. Years of intelligence work behind enemy lines must be dangerous and hard. Now you can breathe a sigh of relief."
Paulus didn't think much about it and said directly: "During the landing battle last night, I reached a temporary cooperation agreement with a level 4 wizard. Tonight I want to report the new situation of the wizard to the count."
Caleb listened carefully on the side. He was very young. Under the stimulation of the war, he eagerly learned everything he could learn. The intelligence work in front of him made him very interested.
"I suspect that the wizard stole a high-level magic weapon from the Carolingian Alchemy Council, so he was chased to the edge of the continent by the witch hunters."
"High level? What level of magic weapon?"
"At least level 5, some kind of flame-type magic weapon."
Hearing that it was a level 5 magic weapon, Caleb's heart was instantly moved. He is only a level 4 knight now, and a level 5 magic weapon can greatly improve him. In this dangerous war, everyone lacks a sense of security.
The level 5 magic weapons in the Earl's castle were all in the hands of several major generals. Count Pallu did not take into account personal feelings in this regard. This was an important principle for maintaining combat effectiveness. It was impossible to give Caleb a level 5 magic weapon just because he was the Earl's son.
"When will the wizard leave the port city of Khodor?"
"This will be arranged by us. I promised to help him contact a ship to send him to the southern continent."
"Okay, I know, I will report this to my father. It's late, Viscount Paulus, please rest first."
"Goodbye, respected Master Caleb, it's such a pleasure to talk to you, and I look forward to meeting you next time." Paulus's attitude was very respectful. He had little contact with the first heir of the Earl, and he should really visit more in the future.
After Paulus left, Caleb thought for a while before turning back to the tent.
After two days of busy work, Rudolf finished all the Earl's magic weapons. Ursula took the magic weapons and sent them to the military camp.
Within ten days after the night attack on the port of Codor, the Royal Navy sent batches of cavalry and infantry to the shore. It is roughly estimated that there are more than 50,000 soldiers gathered here, including 3,000 cavalry.
After the assembly, the troops set out immediately, led by Count Pallu, and headed inland. As for the destination of the army, it is impossible for a marginal figure like Rudolf to know.
However, Rudolf is quite curious. When the army set out, he deliberately observed it, hoping to get some intelligence.
The cavalry rode three horses, and they should be going to raid somewhere far away. Those infantry brought a lot of defensive military supplies, sandbag bags, barbed wire, crude benzene defensive heavy artillery, etc. It seems that the infantry went to guard certain nodes to create opportunities for the cavalry to raid certain military targets.
It is said that the Constitutional Army and the Restoration Army on the front line are fighting fiercely. If the Constitutional Army is raided by a 3,000-horse cavalry in the rear, it will definitely suffer huge losses. The port of Khodor was only the first strategic goal of the Restoration Army. The more important goal was to cut off the retreat of the Constitutional Army on the front line and attack the Constitutional Army from front and back.
For the heretics, it didn't matter who won or lost the war between the knights and the alchemists. It was nothing more than changing someone to collect taxes. People like Rudolf were more concerned about whether a high-level God-chosen apostle like Count Pallu could go further on the battlefield and achieve promotion.
If Count Pallu was promoted, he would be a level 6 knight. A powerful earl like Count Pallu, with so many knights and cavalry under his command, could maintain the combat effectiveness of a level 7 knight for a long time on the battlefield, which was very terrifying.
After watching the army march, Rudolf returned to the cabin. These things were too far away from him. He was only a level 4 wizard and had not found an opportunity to be promoted to level 5.
Viscount Paulus also went to the front line with the army. Before leaving, Viscount Paulus and Rudolf agreed that about 20 days later, the troops would bring back more level 4 relics after the raid. As long as he made a magic weapon for the count again, he would help Rudolf contact a sea ship.
After the army set out, especially after Viscount Paulus left, Rudolf was idle again. He was bored for a long time. Ten days later, Rudolf got a fishing rod and a fish basket and learned to fish by the sea to pass the time.
Ursula was the great treasure of the Earl's Castle. She did not participate in the war, but stayed behind. But she was a little annoying and always followed Rudolf. Rudolf had to rely on Viscount Paulus to go to the southern continent, and he couldn't do anything to Ursula.
At this time, fishing by the sea, Ursula sat on the stone behind Rudolf.
"It's really hard to imagine that Rudolf the Furnace actually comes to fish every day, and fishes all day long."
Rudolf stared at the sea: "What should I be like in your imagination? Hiding in a dark basement, thinking about how to kill people every day?"
Ursula wanted to say that it was true, that was what the murderer Rudolf the Furnace should be like.
At this time, the sea was not rough, and the sun was already low. Rudolf wore a wide hat and stared at the sparkling sea, just like an ordinary fisherman.
His eyes were dull and his mind was wandering somewhere unknown.
Larry's divination results in recent days told him that something dangerous was about to happen. Khodor Port was not a place to stay for a long time, but he had no good way to leave here.
Should he go to a more distant port? That would waste too much time and would also encounter new dangers.
Ursula continued, "It's okay for Rudolf the Furnace to come fishing, but you obviously don't know how to fish, and you can't catch a single fish! I've been following you for several days, and not only can I not learn the witch language, I haven't even learned the fishing skills!"
Kicking the empty fish basket, Ursula said, "It's time to go! Let's go to the fish market to buy two fish, otherwise Sister Yvonne will know that you didn't catch anything today."
Rudolf picked up the fishing rod, mumbling and cursing the fish in the sea. Level 4 witch hunters were not as difficult to deal with as these fish.
His novice protection period was particularly short. He only successfully caught three fish on the afternoon of his first fishing trip. After that, he lost the novice benefits and hadn't caught any fish for several days. Of course, part of the reason was that Rudolf was getting more and more flustered and his mind was not on fishing.
After leaving the beach, Rudolf did not return to the cabin. It was impossible to get nothing in the air force, so he had to go to the fish market to buy two fish and pretend that he was strong and good at fishing.
In addition to a large port, the port city of Codor also has some very small fishing ports. There are fish markets next to the fishing ports, and the seafood there is the freshest. There are only 5 or 6 fish sellers in the fish market now. It is said that there were at least 100 fish sellers here before the restoration army came. There are also very few fishing boats in the fishing port. Most of the fishing boats were requisitioned by the Alchemy Council during the war. Now that the council has been driven away, the fishermen don't know how to get their fishing boats back. Maybe those fishing boats have already sunk in a shallow beach.
When Rudolf arrived at the fish market, he suddenly found that there was one more fish vendor today. With the idea of trying something new, Rudolf sat down in front of the new fish stall and lowered his head to choose a fish.
"Three copper shields for one fish."
The currencies of the different countries on the continent can be exchanged for each other. The United States of Elbe are at war, and their currencies have depreciated greatly. Rudolf has Carolingian gold shields. One Carolingian gold shield can now be exchanged for three Elbe gold shields.
"Well, the price is not high." Rudolf found the voice a little strange. When he looked up, he saw that the person speaking to him was a short child.
"Kian?" Rudolf still remembered his name.
Kian also remembered Rudolf. The last time they met, Rudolf did not have a mask or paint on his face.
Kiyan secretly said, "Mister Wizard, I can give you a small fish."
Rudolf looked at the shop owner, wondering why Kiyan had appeared at the fish shop. He remembered Kiyan saying that his parents and family had all died.
"This is my uncle. Now I sell fish with my uncle."
Kiyan was very happy to see someone familiar. His mouth was smiling, but his brows were furrowed.
This expression was very contradictory, with his teeth bared and his brows furrowed. In these days of evil, he encountered a small amount of happiness, but this small happiness was not enough to smooth out his frowning face.
The first time I met Kiyan, he was still a child full of curiosity about magic. The second time I met him, he was a desperate child holding a grenade to die with Rudolph. This time, Qiyana's face actually had the patience and fortitude of an adult, which made Rudolph look at him with new eyes. All the changes had happened in less than a month.
Rudolph didn't say much. When he lowered his head to choose a fish, he saw a gun hidden under the cutting board of the fish counter. It was nothing special. In this chaotic port city, everyone carried a gun for self-defense.
"Qiyana, I'll choose two fish and leave. You don't need to see me off. It's not easy for you to catch fish."
After choosing the fish and paying, Rudolph took out a fish hook and broke its mouth.
"Mr. Magician, what are you doing?" Seeing Rudolph's behavior, Jiyan was very puzzled.
"Oh, pretending that these two fish were caught by me. Do you think I'm smart enough to think of these details?"
Qiyana scratched his head. He didn't understand why the magician had done this. Maybe it had something to do with some kind of magical magic.
"Goodbye, Kijana."
"Wait!" Kijana tugged at Rudolf's sleeve and whispered, "Mr. Magician, are you from somewhere else?"
"Yes."
"Can you help me get a grenade?"
"A grenade?" Rudolf looked at the child, a little surprised that he would ask for it. Looking closer, Kijana's eyes were full of hope, as if the grenade would work.
As for the reason, it was nothing more than that their relatives had died at the hands of the Restoration Army, and they wanted to take revenge on the Restoration Army.
"I can't have them, but I can give you some money." Rudolf quietly gave Kijana 10 golden shields, or Carolingian golden shields, which were much more valuable
than the golden shield of Elbe. The evil alchemist forced everyone to exchange their gold for paper gold shields. This damn paper money always depreciates and becomes less and less valuable.
Kiyan was very happy to receive the gold shield: "I will find a way to repay you!"
"Then you will have to live, my interest is very high."
After stroking Kiyan's head, Rudolf left the fish counter. Behind him, Kiyan excitedly told his uncle about what had just happened.
I really hope to hear the child's name again in the future, which proves that he was alive.
Rudolf and Ursula are ready to return to the cabin. A knight is waiting for Ursula far from the cabin, and he will escort Ursula back to the barracks whenever Ursula wants.
"Ursula, when will Viscount Paulus return to the port of Cordor?"
"Soon, maybe in a few days. The time of the war has not been set, and it may end early."
"How is the Restoration Army's pincer attack strategy going now?"
"The people in the Count's castle said that everything is going very smoothly."
"That's good, the war will end soon."
Ursula suddenly asked, "Mr. Rudolf, are you going to the Southern Continent to be promoted to a Level 5 Wizard?"
Rudolf had never told Ursula about this, and Ursula immediately guessed Rudolf's purpose.
Seeing Rudolf's face seemed a little uneasy, Ursula hurriedly explained, "Everyone knows that if a Wizard wants to be promoted to a Level 5 Wizard, he must go to the Southern Continent. I didn't want to spy on you."
Rudolf sighed, "This may be one of the reasons why there are so few Wizards here. If you decide to destroy the wizards, set up a lot of traps on the Southern Continent, this will be enough to prevent the emergence of 5th level wizards."
Wizards and magic weapons have brought great fear to other apostles. Many apostles have studied wizards, and countermeasures have always existed.
Pushing open the door of the cabin, Rudolf shouted, "I caught two very fat fish today! Yvonne, make some fish soup!"
"Rudolf, you are amazing, you have caught fish for several days in a row!" After taking the fish, Yvonne asked again, "Why do you always catch fish in the morning?"
Did Yvonne find that the fish was not fresh... Rudolf explained, "Because the fish in the morning are hungry all night, they are easier to catch."
This reason is perfect.
After dark, the lights were turned on in the cabin, and the four people began to enjoy Rudolf's spoils around the table until a knight rode towards the cabin.
He pushed open the door of the wooden house, wearing armor and with his broadsword out of its sheath:
"Lady Ursula! Enemy ships have appeared on the sea! The Carolingian Kingdom and the United States of Elba have formed a naval coalition! The butler has summoned the Earl's retainers and asked you to go to the Earl's flagship now!"
After Ursula hurried away, Rudolf and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment. Was this someone from their "hometown"? The ships of the Carolingian Kingdom...