Chapter 449

Dylan Lauberdeer was more efficient than he could talk.

In less than half a day, even before it got dark, he had already opened the gate of Stormfury Castle, welcoming the Dragonborn army into the castle.

Stormfury Castle was built on a huge cliff by the sea, with extremely high terrain, surrounded by the sea on three sides, and only a narrow road outside the west gate could enter the castle. Its walls are more than 30 meters high, and they are all made of huge stones. The walls are curved, and it is almost impossible to climb. You can vaguely see lines of runes, flowing with faint elemental energy.

The sky above the castle is very gloomy, and the storm lingers all year round. The howling wind blowing from the sea seems to be telling the ancient and vicissitudes of the castle.

This is the largest castle Rennes has ever seen, ten times larger than his own Glamorgan Castle.

Stormfury is as much a castle as it is a city.

The territory of the Robertil family is the most barren among the seven principalities. Most of the area is hilly and the population is the least. There are more than 50,000 permanent residents in Stormfury Castle, which is already the largest city in the Principality of Robertil.

Stormrage has never fallen in history.

Ren observed the storm rune magic circle arranged on the city wall. This magic circle is very ingenious. It can be activated by borrowing the power of high-density wind elements in special windy weather. The magic circle usually does not need too much maintenance.

If there are enough people running the storm circle, it will not be easy to break through it.

Moreover, this magic circle is not like the water curtain shield of Castle Run, it has the ability to attack, and the power of the wind spells released is no less than that of the eight-ring spells, whether it is attacking the enemies in the air or attacking the only city surrounded Enemies outside the door can cause great damage.

But as the old saying goes, the strongest fortresses are always taken from within.

At sunset, the dragonborn army marched into Stormfury.

Dylan Lauberdil stood at the gate of the inner city of Windwrath Castle and shouted loudly: "Welcome to the Queen's Majesty to Windwrath Castle!"

"Qing Dilan, you've done a good job." Emily smiled, looking very satisfied.

"Serving Her Majesty the Queen is the greatest honor in my life." Dylan bowed again humbly, revealing the giant ax on his back.

The blade of this epic Stormslayer is dripping with blood.

Behind him stood a group of nobles, many of whom hadn't recovered from the panic, but dared not have any intention of resisting. Those who dared to stand up and oppose have been hacked to death, and the bodies of those people are lying on the roadside of the castle.

Along the way, everyone has already understood the ruthless methods of the new Duke of Lauberdeer.

First of all, the 1,000 people he asked for, half of them were the private army led by the surviving vassal lord, including the Earl Lukuya who surrendered first, they all became captives, and they had to cooperate in order to survive; The elite transcendents from the Fischer Principality, they can monitor the behavior of the captives, and if the captives turn against each other, they still have a chance to take down the castle.

It can be seen from the selection of candidates that Dylan is a person who is rough and fine, and is by no means as reckless as he appears on the surface.

He returned to Windfury Castle with more than a thousand extraordinary people at the fastest speed.

The Transcendents pretended to be retreating soldiers who were defeated and fled to deceive the city gate, and immediately launched a big cleansing after entering the castle. Under the command of Dylan, all those who placed Mark or raised objections, All were executed swiftly.

The army left behind in Stormfury Castle was not many, only a few hundred, and their strength was relatively weak, so they had almost no power to fight back under the sudden attack.

Not only did Dylan take down Stormfury Castle smoothly, but at the same time cleared out dissidents in an open and honest manner.

Even if Emily leaves with the army now, he can firmly control Stormfury and become the de facto ruler of the Duchy of Lauberdil.

Ren took a deep look at Dylan Lauberdeer.

This person is not simple, and he must be on his guard.

That night, the Dragonborn army spent the night in Stormfury Castle, and a simple welcome dinner was held in the Hall of the Storm in the inner castle, with only a few nobles and lords attending; A mourning ceremony was held for the soldiers who died yesterday.

In front of tens of thousands of residents of Stormrage, Dylan first expressed his regret and regret for the dead, and even shed a few tears.

He then began to berate his elder brother Mark, calling him a usurper, betraying Congastro's real rulers, the Drogonburg family, and all the crimes of the past decades, and blaming the war on Mark.

If it weren't for Mark's betrayal and usurpation of the throne, how could the Dragonborn attack Stormrage?

Mark hasn't returned to Stormrage for decades, and he no longer considers himself a part of the Duchy of Lauberdil!

If Mark hadn't brought all the giant deer warriors to the capital, causing the strength of Stormfury to drop drastically, how could those brothers have died?

Dylan is very eloquent and very inspiring.

At the beginning, the residents didn't quite believe his words. As Dylan said more and more excited, gradually, people responded loudly, cursing the king whom he hadn't seen for decades. There was a lot of noise, and the swearing was endless.

Under this momentum, Dylan announced the expulsion of Mark from the Lauberdil family, which also received the support of the residents.

Finally, he grandly introduced Emily.

A dragon descendant, the legendary noble dragon descendant appeared in front of people, together with three majestic dragons, the residents of Stormfury were terrified and full of extreme curiosity at the same time.

Emily also showed her kindness moderately.

Ordinary people are always easy to be moved by some very ordinary behaviors of superiors. A kind smile, a simple response, or even a look in the eyes will be infinitely magnified, making people feel inexplicably close and feel connected to each other. There is honor.

If the superior has power beyond ordinary people, then the effect will be even better.

Compared with King Mark who wears the title of Duke of Lauberdil but has not been back for decades, a noble dragon descendant who can be seen standing in front of his eyes, and the beautiful Queen, it is obvious who people will support.

In just a quarter of an hour, Emilys convinced the people of Stormrage.

The people cheered loudly for the return of the Dragonborn.

Mark was a thing of the past in Stormrage.

Ryan looked on coldly, and had to say that Dylan Lauberdill surprised himself again. It was obvious that some people in the crowd were "entrusted" by him, taking advantage of people's herd mentality, and tricking the people of Stormrage into applause.

He looked at Valogen and Ding Laji beside him.

Both of them are used to hiding behind the scenes, so they didn't follow Emily on the stage. Their expressions were a bit complicated, and there was a bit of vigilance amidst joy.

He was delighted because he had successfully captured Stormfury, conquered the Duchy of Lauberdil, and gained the support of the people.

Be vigilant against Dylan Lauberdeer, I am afraid that this person is not easy to control.

"Are you afraid that he has a problem?" Ren asked.

"Yes." Ding Laji nodded, "He has mastered the Duchy of Lauberdil through the hands of His Majesty, and he will not be able to avoid ruling the Duchy in the future. He is also a legendary high-ranking giant deer warrior, and his position is unstable now. , he will not have a different heart, maybe in the future."

Valogen was also worried.

Ren laughed twice, "If he is really so powerful, why is he still suppressed by Mark? You know, Mark hasn't returned to Stormrage for decades, and he hasn't been able to stand up."

"Uh..." Ding Laji couldn't answer for a while, but Valogen was thoughtful.

"All strategies must be based on strength." Ren explained: "Dylan can control Stormfury now because he has the support of His Majesty and the Dragonborn army. His personal strength is good, but those who really support him There are not many people, at least those vassals and lords did not completely obey him."

Ding Laji's eyes lit up, "I understand."

"Don't give him the opportunity and space to develop his power." Varogen added: "Without money, without people, he can't train many Julu warriors. He can't do much by himself."

Ren nodded approvingly, "I don't need to say more about how to operate, it's nothing more than territory and ransom."

There are fourteen vassals and lords in the Robertil family. Eight of them died in yesterday's battle, and only six are left. According to the aristocratic succession system of the Congatero Kingdom, a new lord is selected from the dead lord's family, but it needs to be conferred by the king, that is, the canonization of the Duke of Lauberdil.

At present, Dylan is not the Duke of Lauberdil, so naturally he cannot be a new lord.

Emily can use this to negotiate terms, take the opportunity to deprive the ownership of several territories, merge them into the territories of the Drogonburg family, and weaken the strength of the Principality of Lauberdil.

In addition, the more than 4,000 extraordinary people who survived yesterday, including the six living lords, are still captives. According to the usual practice, they must pay a ransom before they can go back.

This ransom will require the lion to open his mouth, and at least three layers of skin will be peeled off the lords!

Both the land and the loss of money, the Principality of Lauberdil has not been able to recover for decades. No matter how much Dylan thinks, he is short of money, land and people, and it is difficult to cause much threat.

It can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

Luo Wagen hesitated, "The territory is the most important foundation of the nobility, and depriving the territory is an indelible shame. Dylan may not agree."

"He can't help but not agree."

Ren snorted, "If he dares to resist, then another person will come up. There are many members of the Robert Dill family in Windfury Castle. The most indispensable thing in this world is careerists. As long as there is a chance to rise, They’re happy to sell what’s not theirs.”

"I don't believe it. The Robertil family is full of hard bones."

Both Ding Laji and Varogen looked at Ren with admiration and awe at the same time. It turned out that he was the most ruthless person.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Ren is a little strange, aren't these all routine operations? It is human nature to use power to exploit others.

"Hey...it's nothing, it's nothing..." Ding Laji began to flatter, "Your lord is very wise, your lord is wise!"

A smile appeared on Valogen's rich face.

"Sycophant." Ren said lightly, with an expression of indifference on his face, but he felt quite useful in his heart.

On the third night, Emily finally summoned the impatient Dylan Lauberdeer. In the hall of Stormfury Castle, under the gaze of Ren and the two speakers, Ding Laji and Varogen came forward to discuss with Dylan and put forward demands for territory and ransom.

As expected, Dylan refused on the spot, saying it was impossible.

He even got up angrily and wanted to leave the hall, but found that the three speakers from Wezeland were staring at him, not daring to move. Then he saw a strange yet familiar person, a young giant deer warrior, who was not in the past. conspicuous.

But this giant deer warrior is also surnamed Robert Dill.

Dylan was shocked and angry, as if a basin of ice water had been poured over his head, he dared not speak out, but finally he could only suppress his anger and sit down again.

There are only zero and no counts of surrender.

Dylan was not a particularly strong-willed person in the first place. It was because of this shortcoming that he lost to Mark in the competition for the title of duke. This time, he succumbed because of this weakness and became the most shameful patriarch in the history of the Robert Dill family. .

After some negotiations, the Principality of Lauberdil gave up five territories.

These five lords are all located in the northern part of the principality, which together account for one-third of the entire principality. In fact, the loss was far more than the territory. The north of the principality bordered the former territory of the Drogonburg family. There was a huge forest at the border, covering an area of ​​nearly 20,000 square miles.

The terrain of this forest is complex and the environment is harsh. The interior of the forest is too dangerous for ordinary people, so it has not been developed so far and is inaccessible.

When the Drogonburg dynasty was still alive, this forest was used as a hunting ground for the dragons to which the Dragonborn belonged.

That's why it's called the Dragon Forest.

The Dragon Forest is divided in two, the north belongs to House Drogonburg, and the south belongs to House Robertil. Now that the Robertil family has lost one-third of their territory in the north and no longer borders on the forest, the entire Dragon Forest belongs to the Drogonburg family.

After the land is ceded comes compensation.

The six living vassal lords and the three nobles who were about to inherit the title were all called into the hall, and after some bargaining, Ren used the eyes of the soul to secretly help Ding Laji and Varogen, and easily found out whether they said To be honest, these people's wealth was squeezed out.

The Robertil family plus the nine lords paid a total of more than 12 million gold dragons in ransom.

The money will all belong to Wizards of Wedzeland.

Emily announced this decision, and the two speakers, Kadegar and Kleos, both showed satisfied smiles. In order to express their support for her, it took two days to set up a teleportation station in Windfury Castle. Array, connect to Dragonstone Fort.

After Dylan saw the teleportation array, all his thoughts were extinguished.

The dragonborn army stayed in Stormfury Fort for five days before continuing to set off. Dylan didn't dare to disobey the order, and went north with the newly subdued extraordinary army and entered the dragon forest.

Ren has long been concerned about the Dragon Forest, because the mithril mine he needs is in the north of the forest.