Arcane Journey

Chapter 139 Purple Dragon Legion and War Mage
The sun is shining and there is a breeze from time to time.

Brian led a group of subordinates on the street leading to the city gate.

The scouts scattered outside the town reported to him that there was a large army, holding high the Zilong flag, walking towards Mokou Town.

This made him immediately realize that the purpose of this group of people coming here must be to support him.

"Don't tell me, you don't even know who the leader of the battle mage and the commander of the purple dragon knight who came here are." Brian said to the half-elven bard Erend Feng who had transformed from an ancient silver dragon beside him. Waterfall said.

"I really don't know." Ellend said with a depressed face, recalling his fear of being dominated by a cat.

"Oh, if I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have asked you to deliver the letter for me. Apart from helping me deliver the letter to Arabe City, you have done nothing. Not even the attitude of the Grand Duchess Raul towards Mokou Town Clearly, it made me worry about it for so long."

After Brian complained, he glanced at him and instantly guessed what happened to the other party, then smiled and said: "I see, you must have been played by a cat."

Brian is very familiar with the cat Tarling who likes to call himself "Meow Immortal" in the Mage Tower.

In the past, he was almost suspicious of life by the other party's prank.

"I knew you didn't remind me in advance." Elend said angrily, "It's a shame that I'm so dedicated to helping you."

"When I'm free, I'll teach you how to deal with that cat, so that you can get back in the game next time." Brian replied casually, and then said a little more seriously:
"Also, recently, you helped me keep a close eye on the people in the City of Shadows. I don't want to wait for their troops to move under my city wall before reacting and defending."

"Leave it to me, the great lord of Mokou Town." Elend agreed with all his heart.

Just as the two of them were chatting with each other, when they were about to reach the city gate, a rumbling sound of horseshoes came from far and near.

Brian stopped immediately, waiting for the army to arrive.

At the same time, he began to wonder what kind of person the Grand Duke of Araby City would send to help him defend Mokou Town.

Soon, the army came in through the city gate.

Brian also got his wish to meet the leaders of the Purple Dragon Legion and Battle Mage.

The Purple Dragon Legion is the most famous army in the Kingdom of Cormyr. It is famous for its strict discipline, superb martial arts and absolute loyalty. It is even considered to be one of the most powerful armies in the kingdoms. Known for acts of heroism.

Their composition ranges from young nobles who join as officers and knights of the purple dragon, to civilians who join as soldiers.

As Brian expected, this group of tall and burly purple dragon cavalry were all wearing field plate armor and steel helmets. Become a purple dragon flying with flapping wings.

When there is no battle, an officer-level knight usually wears a battle robe with a purple dragon logo in addition to heavy armor.

Members of higher ranks are also allowed to wear their family crest on their uniform or shield.

Brian glanced at them roughly, and based on their attire, he judged that among the purple dragon cavalry of about 500, there was a colonel whose strength had reached the exemplary level, 10 captains whose strength had reached the third rank, and 40 ranks at the 10th rank. For the lieutenants around level 5 and the rest of the soldiers, their career levels were at least around level [-].

As knights and warriors in the army, they crushed adventurers and ordinary soldiers of the same level, both in terms of coordination and their own equipment.

Although this army is called the 'Purple Dragon Legion', in fact, only soldiers with a rank of lieutenant or above have the advanced profession of Purple Dragon Knight.

The other soldiers, strictly speaking, are called Zilong Guards.

In the event of a battle, these purple dragon guards will form a tacitly coordinated battle formation under the leadership of the purple dragon knight, and launch a charge or defense.

"Purple Dragon Knight Oberth Gold Feather?" Seeing the knight walking at the front get off his horse and take off his steel mask, Brian instantly recognized his identity.

He had the size of a lion's head, and a mop of blond hair had been blown by a sandstorm around his hard, serious face.

"It turned out to be him." A look of satisfaction flashed in Brian's eyes, recalling some game information.

DR1238, Year of the Lord of War.

Under the leadership of the Cormyr aristocratic Golden Feather family, the city of Araby rebelled and declared independence from the Kingdom of Cormyr.

The following year, Crown Prince Yasan launched a campaign to retake the city of Araby and led Cormyr's army against a large number of mercenaries hired by the rebels.

Although the battle was victorious, the crown prince Asan paid his young life. The defeated Golden Feather family was deprived of their titles and land by the king, and the few surviving family members were exiled.

It was from here that the Raul family officially became the rulers of Araby City, and it has been standing to this day.

As a descendant of a fish that slipped through the net, after joining the Purple Dragon Legion as a Tom paladin, Obert Golden Feather has been working hard to wash away the family's stains and restore the family's glory.

As far as Brian knew, the purple dragon knight had indeed fulfilled his wish and became the Earl of the Golden Feather stationed in Tiffanyton.

Regrettably, in the year of the scars of the magic web, that is, the second year after their players entered the game, in the conspiracy of the goddess of night Shar against the goddess of magic Mystra, the high-ranking priestess of Shar completed a huge ceremony, Tore a crack in the magic net, and successfully summoned a cross-dimensional shadow crack over the city of Tivanton.

Countless creatures from the shadow plane poured into the material world, completely destroying the city, and the Earl of the Golden Feather, Albert, also died in this battle.

Then, Brian turned his gaze to a Battle Mage leader who was walking over.

The Battlemage Legion is a group of battle mages and warlocks.

They were trained at the War Academy in the capital city of Suzar.

Fighting on behalf of the kingdom of Cormyr and its crown, they are one of the most respected, if not feared, spellcasting organizations in all realms, held in high esteem by both commoners and royalty of the Forest Kingdom.

Battlemages are also experts in the basics of spellcasting as part of their military training, honing their abilities with weapons even more than other arcane spellcasters.

They often combine the two skills in battle, wielding unique combat spells such as Lightning Ripple, and the more devastating Victory Storm.

In fact, among the many new spells created in the 15th century, battle mages accounted for more than half, which gave them a certain advantage in the battle with the shadow mages of Shade City.

Due to their extreme specialization, battlemages are very good at applying metamagic modifiers to the spells they cast.

Some veteran battlemages go so far as to gain a deep understanding of individual spells, enabling them to cast them as an innate ability.

Bryan's battle mage profession is like an assembly line profession for their players, and it belongs to a relatively balanced existence in all aspects.

In the real world, real battle mages are different.

They don't have a player's template and system, and all abilities and spells are obtained through learning, so there are various extremes of evocation and conjuration, as well as a few other schools of thought.

For centuries, the Battlemages of Cormyr have served the Kingdom as advisors, enforcers, and powerful arcane warriors, integral to the success of the Cormyr government and the Royal Army.

Brian noticed that there were 16 battle mages in chain armor and purple cloaks, including their leader.

From the silver thread marks on their cloaks, it can be seen that there is one battle mage whose strength has reached the fourth-level model, five battle mages whose strength is above level 5, and the remaining 10 are all between level 10 and level 5. The second-order extraordinary within.

In fact, in the Zhanzheng Academy, only the battle mages whose strength has reached the second-level extraordinary are qualified to graduate and join the army.

Seeing these 16 battle mages, Brian was very satisfied, and finally allowed his territory to have a spellcaster troop that is good at large-scale wars.

After all, spellcasters seldom join the army. They earn more than the army by doing whatever they want, and live a more comfortable life than the army.

Wanting to afford the remuneration and military pay for hiring spellcasters can definitely drag down a prosperous town.

Therefore, most kingdoms will establish spellcaster organizations, train them from an early age, let them serve the royal family and assist the army in fighting.

Brian looked at the leader of the Battle Mage who came forward.

This is a thin young man from the outside.

His skin was pale, his chin was pointed and thin, his deep-set eye sockets were filled with melancholy, his black hair was in neat strands, and his long fingers were reminiscent of eerie dead branches.

Seeing the battle mage walking towards him, Brian even had the illusion that the other party would be blown away by the wind at any moment.

Fortunately, he knew the real identity of the other party, so he naturally knew what kind of soul was hidden under this weak appearance.

War shaper Marek, he also has a resounding nickname; Tyrannosaurus!
Most warlike people survive on the battlefield by relying on swords and shields or talented minions.

Warshapers find these options too limited, and instead use evolved weapons and armor to deal with the threats they encounter.

They can transform for a period of time, and use huge claws, armor-like skin, or some other powerful ability to shock the enemy, and charge violently on the battlefield. This is the advanced class: War Shapers.

To become a war shaper, you first need to have the ability to transform. Many of them are shapeshifters such as shapeshifters or lycanthropes, wizards and warlocks who know shapeshifting, and druids who have mastered natural transformation can also become war shapeshifters. shapeshifter.

Most warshapers possess class traits such as Lightningshape and Multishape, which allow them to change their appearance in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, from the outside, they are not conspicuous among allies, and are often the most easily overlooked by enemies.

However, when they suddenly grow ferocious tentacles and fangs in the fight with the enemy, you will know how terrifying a war shaper is.

This is the case with Marek, the war shaper in front of him. He looks like a young man who is too indulgent and physically weak. In fact, his special deformation ability comes from the dinosaur reptile that lives in the tropical jungle of Chult.

Huge and ferocious animals such as Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, and Aeolian Pterosaur.

Brian remembered deeply that when the war shaper in front of him reached the legendary level, he had already mastered the ability to instantly transform into a golden dragon in his prime.

If it was said that the arrival of the purple dragon knight Obert Jinyu made him feel just surprised, then the arrival of this so-called 'Tyrannosaurus' Marek directly shocked him in place.

Regarding what kind of battle mage the female archduke would send to help him, he thought of many battle mage leaders he knew in his impression, but he didn't think of the young man in front of him.

It's not that he was relatively unfamiliar with this battle mage, so he didn't think of it.

On the contrary, it was precisely because he knew the opponent's strength very well that he instinctively believed that Myrcella Lauer would never send his confidant to help him defend Mokou Town.

Fortunately, he is a person who can control his emotional changes, so he didn't lose his composure on this occasion.

At the same time, when he was looking at these two people, they were also looking at him with deep eyes.

Then, the two walked over at the same time.

Purple Dragon Knight Obert Jin Yu knelt on one knee, leaned on the sword with both hands, and lowered his head first, saying in a deep voice:
"Under the witness of the flying Zilong flag, the commander of the Zilong Legion, Obert Jinyu, solemnly swears that for Mokou Town and its interests above all else, I swear to do my best to respond to the lord of Mokou Town Any call from him, obey any order from him, and wait for any order from him."

As soon as the words fell, the five hundred purple dragoons behind Oubert got off their horses in an orderly manner, knelt down on the ground with one knee, and shouted at the same time:

"Under the witness of the flying purple dragon banner, our swords, spears and bows obey the call of the lord, please treat everyone fairly and equally, and we will always follow you."

"In the name of the Kingdom of Cormyr, the Obeschiel family, and the Royal War College, under the witness of the Purple Dragon flag, Marek, the captain of the Battle Mage, solemnly swears." Bowing slightly, he said in a low voice:
"I will be loyal to the lord of Mokou Town, and my words and deeds will be consistent, so that peace and order in Mokou Town can prevail. I will serve you unswervingly, obey your orders, protect your safety, and wait for your dispatch .”

"Whether the sun rises or the moon sets, as long as our breath is still breathing and our magic can still be cast, we will unswervingly serve the lord of Mokou Town." The 15 battle mages standing behind Marek used the same Move, bow to Brian, and say in unison:
"We dedicate our magic and hearts to you, and guarantee the existence of this realm with our own lives. Please treat everyone fairly and equally, and we will always follow you."

Seeing the scene in front of him, Brian, who has always been calm, was really shocked.

A large part of why he liked the Kingdom of Cormyr so much was because he was moved by their super-burning vows.

Because every time he heard this kind of oath, he felt his blood boil.

Oath and glory, in the Kingdom of Cormyr, many people are really using their lives to protect it, and they are still following it from generation to generation.

For a young man living in a peaceful world, this is a kind of shock and impact from the depths of the soul.

Although he has adapted to the rhythm of this world with his rebirth, when he heard it again, he couldn't help recalling the tragedy that made him feel uneasy.

Because these battle mages and purple dragon knights have all fulfilled their vows.

Even if he died in battle, he never thought of backing down.

At the same time, Brian also heard from the oath that these battle mages and purple dragon knights swore allegiance not to the Kingdom of Cormyr, but to him and his territory.

This made him realize that this was definitely at the behest of Duchess Raul.

Myrcella Lauer so confidently entrusted this power to a stranger she had never met.

The purpose is to allow him to use them with confidence, and they will always follow him wholeheartedly to protect the northern barrier of the Kingdom of Cormyr.

"May the Kingdom of Cormyr, the long night is dark, the smoke will disappear, and the day will be bright and prosperous." Brian raised his hand and said solemnly to everyone:

"May you see the nature of the world clearly, the truth surrounds you, and everything is clear at a glance. Everyone, please, I am Brian, the lord of Mokou Town, and I am very happy to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with you and fight for the Kingdom of Cormyr."

When he finished speaking, Brian knew that Cormier, the kind-hearted Purple Dragon Kingdom, had already been approved by him.

(End of this chapter)