Your war hammer is too fake

"Indeed. Were you a detective or a policeman before you traveled through time?"

"Neither. I'm just an ordinary office worker. Well, tell me, what's going on here?"

Chapter 17: Differences (Part 1)

The cause of the whole incident is not complicated.

According to Bing Ruolan herself, she came to this world fifty years ago. Unlike An Jiyue, she did not encounter any strange simulators of crossing into another world, nor did she encounter classic plots such as car accidents or accidentally spilling drinks before crossing. She went to bed as usual, and when she opened her eyes again, she found that she had turned into a newborn female dragon baby, born with an older sister and two younger sisters.

As a time traveler, Bing Ruolan was both lucky and unlucky. Unfortunately, she traveled to a place other than Warhammer, a place that is generally considered unsuitable for time travel; fortunately, she was reincarnated into the Zhendan Dynasty, and into a family of dragons with a long history. Compared with her predecessors who were thrown into the Warcraft Forest at the beginning, she at least did not need to play wilderness survival games, watch wild beasts baring their teeth, and did not have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. She was born with a strong background and connections.

As they were dragonborn quadruplets, which had never appeared in history, Bing Ruolan and her three sisters attracted special attention from the Heavenly Court as soon as they were born. Not only did the provincial governors, the Heavenly Court Prime Minister, and Yulong Yuanbo personally visit them when they were one month old, but even the two who had long since stopped caring about worldly affairs sent people to send them gifts.

In the Bing family's ancestral home in Weijing, Bing Ruolan spent a carefree childhood - at least outsiders thought she should be carefree. Only Bing Ruolan herself knew what kind of mental pressure she was under after she figured out which world this was.

Maybe she was lucky enough to travel to the Chaos Storm timeline. The Chaos invasion launched by Archaon the Everchosen was a big deal but little damage, and the damage caused to the Order camp was not as great as that caused by some legendary greenskin warlords. But Bing Ruolan didn't dare to gamble. Although she considered herself just a Cloud Hammer, she had read many first-hand translations of the Translation Court and knew some real Hammer masters. She knew very well that if this world was the End of Time timeline, what a desperate future awaited mortals.

Bing Ruolan didn't have a system or any other cheat codes, and unlike An Jiyue, she couldn't download a character card in the simulator before crossing. All she could do was study hard and hold herself to the most stringent standards. Martial arts, magic, and military tactics, the Bing family was the leading dragon family in the Zhendan Dynasty. No matter what Bing Ruolan wanted to learn, they could find the best teachers to teach her. Training equipment, nutritional intake, pills, and soups, everything was the best.

About ten years ago, Bing Ruolan, who was 40 years old at the time, finally got a chance to go out. She immediately went to Weijingxi City and managed to find a few Old World merchants who were selling goods there. From the latter, she finally learned the exact time point: 2492 Imperial Calendar, ten years before Emperor Ka ascended the throne, and 27 years before Archaon was crowned as the Eternal Chosen.

Everything is still in time, she thought. Knowing that she had to hurry up, Bing Ruolan volunteered to serve under the governor of Weibei Province, Nangao Zongji, and "Biaolong" Miaoying. Only by making great contributions and gaining higher reputation and status can she have the opportunity to influence the central decision-making of the Zhendan Dynasty. And if she wants to make great achievements in the shortest time, is there a more suitable place than Changyuan?

Bing Ruolan began her military career like this. Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she didn't understand what the word "chaos" really meant until she faced the surging tide of darkness. Fortunately, she finally took on this burden, and the future of the world's destruction was enough to defeat any hesitation or hesitation.

Bing Ruolan's service in the Wei Bei Tian Army made her a qualified soldier and an excellent commander. She soon showed her talent in commanding the army and was appreciated by Miao Ying. Bing Ruolan originally thought that she would just follow the routine and rise to a high position by relying on her military merits, thus influencing the decision-making of the Zhendan Dynasty...

Then she learned a piece of news that shocked her: an earth wolf Khan named Keshuzhan sent an envoy to visit and request reconciliation with the Dragon God Empire, and that both sides stop fighting and turn swords into plowshares.

This was not the first time Bing Ruolan had heard of this name. In fact, she had heard of the great name of this Wolf Khan before. This Khan came from an unknown small tribe, and defeated and annexed several nomadic tribes of the hobgoblins in a very short period of time. His army was invincible on the eastern prairie, and all opponents who dared to stand in its way, whether they were other Wolf Khans, human tribes that believed in chaos, dragon demons, or ogres, were defeated.

It took only about four years for Koshuzan to conquer all the hobgoblin tribes on the eastern steppes. Except for the hobgoblin slaves enslaved by the Chaos Dwarves, it is said that every living hobgoblin in the world submits to this powerful Wolf Khan. According to the news obtained by Bing Ruolan, Koshuzan even crossed the Mountains of Sorrow and led his army into the Zar Plains, turning a large area of ​​Chaos Dwarf territory into a wasteland, and even besieged Zar-Naggrond for a time.

This brutal siege lasted a whole year. If not for the sudden rebellion of several Hun vassal tribes conquered by Koshuzan, which led to the massive looting and destruction of Koshuzan's rear, Koshuzan would have been just one step away from capturing the Chaos Dwarfs' capital.

"Wait," An Jiyue said, "Please get to the point, thank you."

"The point is..."

It was after this failed battle that Shuzhan, while suppressing the rebellion in the rear, sent a team of envoys to Nangao. The Wolf Khan's envoys were not hobgoblins, after all, greenskins were even less suitable for diplomacy than lizardmen. His envoy was a human, an imperial merchant from Marienburg.

It was after seeing the special envoy with her own eyes that Bing Ruolan began to doubt the origin of Ke Shuzhan. After sending people to take turns to feed the special envoy a lot of wine, Bing Ruolan successfully extracted a lot of information from the latter.

This included but was not limited to the invasion of Kislev by Koshuzhan through the mountain passes, the capture of many civilians, and the attack as far as the outskirts of Erengrad. Wolf Khan taught his new slaves how to obey with whips and strong liquor, and then sent these captured Kislevites to open up wasteland and plant crops on the eastern steppes, build towns, and establish a series of handicraft workshops.

——Unlike in the game, in the game, the outside of Changyuan is a continuous chaotic wasteland, but in the real world, the situation in the Eastern Prairie is more complicated. At least, in the relatively southern part of the prairie, you can still find some land that can grow crops.

The reason why Keshuzhan went to such great lengths to cross the precipitous Mountains of Sorrow and attack the Chaos Dwarves, who had no grudges against him, was actually to target the latter's craftsmen, especially the blacksmiths. For some reason, the Wolf Khan chose to show goodwill to Zhendan, so the only places where he could obtain technical slaves were Kislev and the Chaos Dwarves.

Needless to say, the people of Kislev cannot even be self-sufficient in muskets. There are only a few artillery companies in the entire kingdom. What do they want? The three main cities of the kingdom, Kislev, Erengrad, and Parag, can indeed recruit enough craftsmen, but attacking these big cities will inevitably attract reinforcements from the Empire, Dwarves, and even High Elves. However, Shuzhan is obviously not ready to face these three pillars of the old world order so soon.

However, ordinary towns and villages were limited by their productivity, so there were not only few craftsmen, but their skills were not comparable to those of their counterparts in big cities. Finally, Ke Shuzhan set his sights on the Chaos Dwarves, who had no friends, were small in size, but had particularly good skills.

Its plan would have almost succeeded if not for a sudden rebellion in the rear.

"I see. I understand why Ke Shuzhan came to attack Yongheng Peak. This is probably not just because of you, but also has something to do with those Chaos Dwarves," An Jiyue said thoughtfully. "The Chaos Dwarves are just as vindictive as their Order cousins. The only thing that can make them let go of the hatred of being beaten up a few years ago and almost losing their capital seems to be revenge on their Order cousins."

"Yes," Bing Ruolan nodded. "I heard that Ke Shuzhan originally planned to attack the isolated small fortress of Iron Peak, but his new friends strongly disagreed. The Chaos Dwarves believed that with their artillery and the massive cannon fodder under Ke Shuzhan, they would be able to capture the heart of the Mountain Kingdom."

"Then how did you become estranged from the other party?" An Jiuyue asked curiously.

"I made a wrong decision," Bing Ruolan said with a wry smile. "After confirming through various clues that the other party should also be a 'fellow countryman', I struggled for a long time and finally decided to write a letter to Ke Shuzhan. In order to save the world, I am willing to unite anyone except Chaos, Rat and Big Bone, even the greenskins."

"Let me guess. You two were on friendly terms at the beginning," An Jiyue raised her hand and motioned for Bing Ruolan to speak first, "but in the end, your respective positions forced you to go your separate ways."

The beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes once again showed that half-smile expression: "But Shuzhan wants Ersun's power. It wants to become a god, right?"

"...Are you really not the Chosen One of Tzeentch?"

"I don't want to work somewhere with such a bad corporate culture."

The author says:

Author's Note: Answering Readers' Questions:

I know the problems of time travelers, so don't worry. I am a veteran after all.

In addition, regarding the issue of troop recruitment, the protagonist's war codex is not online yet...

Chapter 18: Differences (Part 2)

At the beginning, Bing Ruolan and Ke Shuzhan had a very good relationship.

After Bing Ruolan took the initiative to write a letter to Ke Shuzhan, and hinted in the letter that she was also a special time traveler, the contact between the two sides soon became warm. Under Bing Ruolan's matchmaking, although the Zhendan Dynasty was still full of suspicion and vigilance towards Ke Shuzhan, a weirdo among the green-skinned warlords, the Heavenly Court finally relaxed on the border market issue that Ke Shuzhan cared about the most.

Miaoying ordered a special market to be set up outside the Viper Gate Pass for bilateral trade with Keshuzhan. Of course, it was impossible to sell steel and finished weapons, and the grain was limited to selling some old grains at the bottom of the warehouse, the kind that would rot if not eaten, and the shipment volume was strictly limited. But other than that, all kinds of daily necessities were basically available, at least Keshuzhan could finally eat soy sauce and pickled mustard tubers...

This was a good start. At least the military pressure on Weibei Province had been significantly reduced. Weibei Province and Keshuzhan's tribe even carried out several military cooperations and jointly eliminated several overly active Kurgan tribes. Just when Bing Ruolan and Keshuzhan thought that this fragile peace would be stabilized with the passage of time and the deepening of cooperation, a piece of news from the old world suddenly shattered everyone's fantasy.

"But Shuzhan should have traveled through time the year I took office in Nan Gao. Anyway, it itself couldn't figure out the exact date when it traveled through time," Bing Ruolan said, "It took it four years to unify all the hobgoblin tribes on the eastern prairie, and then it fought the siege of Zar-Nagrond for a whole year. In the following years, we held border markets twice a year on average, and the rest of the time, both it and I were fighting, dealing with all kinds of messy enemies."

It was not until Kislev had endured the cold winter for almost two years that the distant East belatedly learned what had happened in the old world. Bing Ruolan and Ke Shuzhan received the news at almost the same time. The two time travelers who had read the "script" immediately realized what was hidden behind Kislev's abnormal climate.

The bear god Ursun, the protector of Kislev, has disappeared. He was captured by a mastermind, most likely Tzeentch, and trapped in the soul forge deep in the warp. Without his power to break the ice and snow and drive away the cold winter, the land of the Kingdom of Kislev will always be shrouded in severe winter, which is undoubtedly a disaster for mortals. Of course, whether it is Bing Ruolan, a Zhendan, or Ke Shuzhan, a hobgoblin, they don’t really care about the life or death of the Kislevites. For the two traversers who have completely integrated into this world, what is really worth caring about is what benefits they can each get from this matter?

"Esun knows the whereabouts of our ancestor Shenzhu," Bing Ruolan clenched the hilt of her sword, her knuckles turning white from excessive force, "As long as he can be rescued, he will definitely not refuse this secret as a thank you."

"So your secret alliance with Ke Shuzhan broke down," An Jiyue crossed her arms and leaned back against the cold stone wall. "You finally realized that you and the so-called 'kind' opposite you are not the same kind at all."

As time travelers, Bing Ruolan and Ke Shuzhan both know where the future of this world is headed. Under the terrifying threat of world destruction, both parties who know the "script" are sincerely willing to cooperate to fight against chaos. However, in reality, both sides have their own plans, and the contradictions in their positions cannot be covered up by a common enemy alone.

As a descendant of the Dragon Princess Shenzhu, Bing Ruolan naturally tends to rescue the Bear God in exchange for information about Shenzhu from the Bear God - this Dragon Princess, who is in charge of Mingguang and governs hope, went to the distant Norse Peninsula for some reason a long time ago, and eventually disappeared. Her whereabouts are still unknown.

But Shuzhan had a completely different plan. It believed that no matter how powerful a mortal was, he was ultimately just a chess piece in the hands of the gods. Only by becoming a god could one jump out of the chessboard and truly control his own destiny.

The two soon began to argue fiercely in their correspondence. The friendly relationship quickly broke down, and the two sides stopped arguing because they both realized that words were meaningless in this matter. After writing a letter to each other that was almost an ultimatum, the two sides terminated all contact and secret cooperation.

But Shuzhan began to prepare for the expedition to the Old World. After weighing the pros and cons, it chose to repair its relationship with the Chaos Dwarves - as long as it could take revenge on its Order cousins ​​in the Mountain Kingdom, these bad guys would forgive its previous actions!

It was similar for Bing Ruolan. The only difference was that after the falling out with Ke Shuzhan, the bilateral trade originally promoted by Bing Ruolan could no longer be carried out. For this reason, Miaoying announced that as a punishment for Bing Ruolan's "mistrust of the barbarians" and thus damaging the reputation of the Celestial Empire, all of Bing Ruolan's assignments in the Weibei Tianjun would be dismissed.

Xiugenqing calmly accepted the punishment. She knew Miaoying was actually protecting her. After all, the reason why Zhendan agreed to open a border market with the notorious earth elves was that she, Xiugenqing, who came from a noble family, had strongly guaranteed it.

"So what level are you now?" An Jiuyue's focus was a little strange.

"Before I set off, Lord Yulong gave me the honorary title of Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Rites, which is the sixth rank." Bing Ruolan replied.

After confirming through other channels that Kislev did have abnormal weather, Bing Ruolan also began to prepare to leave for the Old World. It was unrealistic to bring a whole army with her. The people of Zhendan were not nomadic tribes like the hobgoblins, and they did not have the ability to send a large army thousands of miles away by land - the logistics were simply impossible to supply!

Therefore, Bing Ruolan's plan was to lead a small but capable diplomatic mission, pretending to be a trade caravan, to Kislev. As the Dragon God Empire's plenipotentiary envoy, she would meet with the current ruler of Kislev, the Patriarch of the Great Orthodox Church, the "Red Tsar" Boris Bokaha, and try to persuade the latter to send troops to the Arctic Chaos Wasteland to rescue the Bear God Ersun.

In order to cooperate with this plan, the Zhendan Dynasty will first contact the high elves, purchase a batch of food from the high elves, and let the high elves send a ship to transport this life-saving food to Erengrad.

Although the whole plan involved very few people from Zhendan, and even the men brought by Bing Ruolan were the private army of the Bing family, the expenditure on material and financial resources was not less at all. In order to get the approval of her plan from the bosses above, Bing Ruolan had to reveal a lot of things to Miaoying and Yuanbo. Except for the fact that she was a time traveler, she basically revealed all the information related to the operation to save Xiongxiong.

Since Bing Ruolan was only sending out a delegation, while Ke Shuzhan needed to mobilize a large army, Bing Ruolan set out first. However, Xiuyan Qing was not actually too far ahead in terms of progress, as Wolf Khan mobilized his army much faster than she had imagined. Bing Ruolan had just led the delegation to Zhuguan Town when Ke Shuzhan's vanguard had already crossed the Ruins River and once again stepped into the Zar Plain.

After fierce internal debate, the Chaos Dwarves finally agreed to form an alliance with Koshuzan, even though it was this hateful guy who almost destroyed their country a few years ago. The two sides signed a covenant under the city of Zar-Naggrond, and then joined forces to sweep westward. When the coalition army approached Silverspear Mountain, the Skaven Clan Grinning, who was entrenched there, decided to join the alliance and fight the dwarves together after assessing the situation.

With the addition of new allies, Ke Shuzhan, whose army was further expanded, originally planned to attack Iron Peak Fort first. However, at this time, all the large and small greenskin tribes in the World's Edge Mountains had basically heard about the arrival of a large group of hobgoblins from the east. As traitors of the greenskins, a race with many subspecies, the appearance of the hobgoblins immediately attracted waves of greenskins who came to seek revenge. Ke Shuzhan, who was annoyed by the endless attacks, had to modify his action plan and led his army to change the route to Black Rock Fort, preparing to use one or two main battles to resolve the harassment of the greenskin tribes.

According to the information Bing Ruolan got from the dwarves, Ke Shuzhan's army and its allies first fought a fierce battle with the swarming greenskin army in Death Pass and defeated these temporary rabble. Then, Ke Shuzhan took advantage of the situation to capture Black Rock Castle and drove the remaining greenskins to the north, which directly led to a sharp deterioration in the security situation on the Silver Road in recent months... Although it was not much better before.

After dealing with the greenskins, Ke Shuzhan was ready to continue with the original plan and go south to attack Iron Peak. However, the Chaos Dwarves refused to give up. These bad guys were determined to attack Eternal Peak and remained unmoved no matter what Ke Shuzhan said. At about this time, they encountered many unexpected enemies along the way, so Bing Ruolan, who was forced to take a detour, finally brought her delegation to the vicinity of Eternal Peak.

Then she and her delegation were trapped in this dwarf fortress.

……

PS: The general background of the entire battle has been explained... Next it's time for the Warhammer-style chaos.

Chapter 19: Decision

An Jiyue had only been lying down to rest for less than three hours before she was woken up again.

"Little Moon, it's time to work!" Oakley Phillipson's voice is always so loud. When this voice suddenly appears in your ear, it is like a thunderclap bursting out of the clear sky, startling you.

"Hmm..." An Jiyue rubbed her eyes and struggled to lift the blanket. "Have you seen the High King?" As she spoke, An Jiyue glanced at a dialog box that only she could see.

[There are still 617 hours until the War Codex goes online. 】

"His Majesty Thorgrim already knows our purpose," Oakley said, holding a helmet under his left armpit and a roll of waxed parchment in his right hand. "He asked us to send grandma to Eternal Peak as soon as possible."

"I guess there should be other orders." An Jiyue said as she put on her chain mail. Because she had guessed that she would not have much time to rest, she only took off her armor and various sundries when she lay down to rest, and the sheepskin coat sewn by Dagna was still wrapped around her. "How is the battle going? Did another enemy sneak in from underground?"

"His Majesty Thorgrim has sent more people to strengthen the defenses, and no more rats have sneaked in for the time being," the dwarf chief stretched out his hand and opened the door. "I was specially allowed to attend an internal meeting of the Council of Elders of Eternal Peak. During the meeting, His Majesty Thorgrim proposed a rather... bold plan, and successfully convinced the members of the Council of Elders."

"How bold exactly?" An Jiyue asked casually as she put on the boots on her legs.

"He asked the troops from other strongholds that were gathering outside the battlefield not to rush to rescue Eternal Peak," Oakley scratched the back of his head vigorously, with a very painful expression on his face. "The High King ordered that other strongholds must try to gather an army of no less than 6,000 people. Their mission is to bypass the main enemy force near Eternal Peak and capture Black Rock Castle in the south."

"...very bold indeed. His Majesty is more courageous than I thought." The beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes pondered the terrain near the Eternal Peak. "By the way, have you passed on the information I told you about the Chaos Dwarfs' artillery to the High King? I just hope that the High King has not underestimated the Chaos Dwarfs' artillery, otherwise his plan would be risking the Eternal Peak."

"Don't question a dwarf's promise, Little Moon!" The dwarf chieftain glared at An Jiyue with dissatisfaction: "Since I promised to relay your information to His Majesty Thorgrim word for word, then I will definitely do so. He believes in the authenticity of your information, but he believes more in the solid and reliable dwarf craftsmanship."

"Okay. I need to tell my fellow tribesmen about some important matters. Don't worry, it won't take much time." The fellow tribesmen he referred to were naturally Bing Ruolan and her men, "and then we'll set off immediately."

"We don't have time for that," Oakley said as he pushed An Jiyue out of the room. "If it's not a secret that can't be told to others, I think you can just try to tell them."

"Okay, then find someone to tell Bing Ruolan for me, and tell her to 'hold on firmly, and there will be a way'."

……

When returning to the town again, An Jiyue found that it had become quite lively.

A dwarven army with flags flying had arrived at this quiet valley town at some point. From a distance, An Jiyue could smell a strong aroma of wine, the aroma of greasy roasted meat, the aroma of freshly baked bread, and a pungent smell of alcohol - that was the smell of a steam tractor.

"It's the army from Rapid Pass," Oakley carefully poked his head out from the clouds, took a quick look, and then immediately retracted his head. "They should have set out when Eternal Peak was just besieged."

The clouds lowered steadily and rapidly. A group of dwarven warriors armed with crossbows and muskets immediately surrounded them, staring at the two men falling from the sky with vigilance. Oakley, with a pale face, adjusted his helmet, forcibly resisted the urge to vomit, and weakly shouted a few words at the other party. These strange warriors then put away their weapons, but still surrounded the two men.

"Damn it, look at my forehead!" The dwarf chief pulled off his helmet, pointed at his forehead and said, "Look carefully, do I have horns on my forehead? I am a dwarf! And this is my home!!"

"Please forgive my people's caution," said a strange, deep voice, "They have heard that there is a human witch active in this area. As dwarves, you know how we generally view magic and magicians."

The dwarf warriors parted to the left and right, revealing an older dwarf wearing rune-inlaid star iron armor and no helmet behind the crowd. An Jiyue noticed that behind this gray-bearded dwarf, a whole team of heavy hammer warriors were carrying their heavy star iron war hammers, silently guarding the dwarf who had spoken.

"Nice to meet you," the young alchemist said to the dwarf, "Lord of the Rapids Pass, His Majesty Balentin Stoneheart."

"Do you know me?" The old dwarf looked over curiously.

"I have heard of your deeds, Your Majesty," An Jiuyue said, "and I am the human witch you are talking about."

All the dwarves immediately looked at An Jiyue, their eyes full of undisguised suspicion and scrutiny. "It seems that Oakley and I don't need to go to the Rapid Pass," An Jiyue stood there calmly facing the subtle gazes of the dwarves at the Rapid Pass, "His Majesty the Supreme King has given Oakley and me a mission. In addition to us, there are several messengers on the way."

"When I learned that countless greenskins and rats were trying to invade the Eternal Peak, I immediately ordered my fortress to start mobilizing." Balentin did not say more about An Jiyue's identity as a spellcaster, but got down to business. "Come with me, witch, and Oakley. This is not the place to discuss the High King's orders."

The small town was packed with the Torrent Pass Legion. This dwarven settlement, which had a total population of no more than a thousand even in its heyday, was now forced to pack in a full two thousand dwarven warriors, as well as a dozen artillery pieces and dozens of steam tractors they brought. Every street in the town was packed with people, and luggage and other sundries were piled up everywhere.

In the open space in front of the clan hall, the dwarves of the Copper Hoe clan set up more than a dozen large pots and cooked steaming hot soup for the dwarves from Rapid Pass who had come from afar. The closer you get to the clan hall, the stronger the aroma of wine in the air becomes. It is obvious that in order to entertain the guests, the Oakley clan members opened a lot of the clan's treasured wine.

After squeezing through the crowd with some effort, Oakley led An Jiyue and Balentin to a small room behind the clan hall. It was not until they entered the room that An Jiyue realized that Dagna was also there.

Valentin first took the initiative to greet Dagna, and then asked the Hammer Warriors who had followed him to guard outside and not let anyone in without his permission. After closing the door, the King of Rapid Pass looked at Oakley and asked, "What are the orders of the High King?"

The dwarf chief then gave an explanation.

"It's a bold plan," Dagna said in a tone that made it hard to tell whether she agreed or disagreed, "but if it succeeds, we can reclaim a large area of ​​our ancestors' land."

"Too radical," Valentin shook his head. "This has nothing to do with the defensive capabilities of Eternal Peak. We shouldn't take risks with the fortress, especially Eternal Peak."

"I agree with you, Your Majesty. But the Council of Elders of Yongheng Peak has already agreed to this plan," Oakley first looked at his grandmother, then turned his gaze to An Jiyue, "Little Moon, what do you think?"

"I'm actually more concerned about another thing," the beautiful silver-haired, red-eyed Taoist priest thought to herself, "I'm not Yuan Fang. Who should command this dwarf army that is responsible for jumping to the outer line to fight? Has His Majesty the Supreme King designated a commander for this operation?"

"That's not a problem, Little Moon," Dagna answered her, "According to tradition, when a battle involves multiple kings at the same time and the High King himself is not present, we elect the oldest and most prestigious king to lead the entire legion. Everyone will swear an oath, vowing to follow his orders in battle."

"In that case, I will follow the High King's request and go to other fortresses to convey his orders," An Jiyue said, looking at Balentine. "The High King has requested an army of no less than 6,000 people. Balentine brought 2,000 troops from the Rapid Pass, so where should I find the remaining 4,000 people?"

"The army from Butcher's Castle should also be on the way," said Valentin. "They are farther away, and it will probably take four to five days for them to get here. Since Thorgrim asked us to attack Black Rock Castle, I think we should first go south to the Three Rivers, meet up with Byronos' army at the Army Castle, and then go to Iron Rock as the starting point for the attack."

"Then you can wait here for the Butcher's Fort army to arrive. I need to take Ms. Dagna to Eternal Peak immediately. There is an important matter that must be discussed face to face between Ms. Dagna and His Majesty the Supreme King," An Jiuyue said, "I will return before you set off. As for Ms. Dagna, I think it's better for her to stay at Eternal Peak for a while."

"Ah... the children are going on a long journey again," Dagna sighed, "May our ancestors bless you."

Chapter 20 Pulling People

An Jiyue found that she was already very familiar with the terrain in the surrounding area.

After a brief meeting with King Valentin Stoneheart of Torrent Pass, the girl immediately took Dagna to Eternal Peak, accompanied by a dwarf maid who had been responsible for taking care of Dagna's food and daily life in the past two centuries. After all, Dagna had basically lost the ability to take care of herself after losing her legs.