Alien Knights

Muxi Town, February 19, 1171 in the religious calendar. (After the end of the second combat meeting, another two months passed)

"How is it? Are you able to adapt to the 'keel' now?"

Todd held a pen and paper, observed the horse in front of him, wrote something from time to time, and asked the knight on the horse.

Huggins, who was sitting on horseback, moved his arms and twisted his waist. The parasitic hooks pierced the spine on his back brought him a faint pain. He squinted his eyes and said slowly: "At the beginning two weeks ago, I couldn't even move my fingers. It's much better now."

Todd pointed at the back with his finger: "What about the 'Hive'? How does it work now?"

Huggins closed his mouth, and the "keel" parasite on his back suddenly made a sound similar to a rattlesnake. Several subordinates who were ten meters away from him shouted at him: "My lord, this is a good idea!"

Todd asked curiously, "What did you 'say'?"

Huggins shrugged: "I just told them that I still have a frozen leg of lamb at home, and everyone can roast it together at noon."

Todd laughed, patted the horse's neck, and finally asked, "How are these alien horses doing?"

Huggins lovingly stroked the horse's mane, causing the latter to snort comfortably. He said happily, "They run with all their strength, like a bolt of lightning; no matter what kind of wounds they get, they can't affect their combat. I really can't think of anything in this world that can stop their charge!"

Todd tapped the paper in his hand with a pencil, thinking to himself, "Speed", "Regeneration", "Pain Resistance" and "Metal Skin", in order to transform your 13 war horses into "Successors", I have used more than half of the potion stock.

Huggins stopped what he was doing and looked in the direction of the hill.

Todd followed his line of sight, and the knight Alfonso was waving his great sword, still practicing day and night.

"He still won't put on the 'keel'?"

Huggins sighed: "I've talked to him several times, and he still can't accept the tragedy in his heart."

Todd withdrew his gaze, looked at the parasite limbs all over the man's body, and said helplessly: "We can't help him, he can only rely on himself to get out of the nightmare of the past... As for you, lead your subordinates to get used to the "keel" and the alien war horse. The time left for us is getting less and less."

Leaving the intensively trained "Successor" team, Todd met Cumberland who was in a hurry on the road. Seeing him, the old knight was overjoyed: "Chief, I just happened to go to find you, Yinhuan City has made an action."

When Todd heard this, he quickly asked for details.

Cumberland sorted out the information obtained in the past few days: In the military camp of Silver Ring City, logistics officers have begun to allocate consumables according to the troops; some private soldiers of the nobles left the manor and began to gather outside the city; the government affairs hall has held several meetings in succession in the past few days. All signs indicate that the Kingdom is likely to launch an offensive against Muxi Town in the near future.

After Cumberland finished speaking, he began to comfort Todd: "Don't worry, even if the Kingdom's army starts to set off today, it is estimated that it will take seven days to reach Muxi Town. Our troops can intercept this army as long as they set up an ambush closer to the town."

Todd asked again: "Is that fake military order ready?"

Cumberland nodded: "It's really a perfect forgery. All the seals on it are exquisite and unimaginably delicate. They are exactly the same as in my impression."

Hearing the old knight's admiration, Todd was a little strange. Even though Queen Mary was good at painting and had contact with royal objects, she memorized all the seal styles and was able to draw them exactly. This is incredible.

But right now is not the time to think about these, Todd asked Cumberland a few more questions, said goodbye and returned to his small experimental building.

Pushing open the door, Rachel and Karin stood in the back room, debugging and operating the "Volcanic Environment Simulation Culture Bottle".

Compared to the cold outside, the room was as warm as spring. Todd took off his coat, put it on the back of the chair, and walked behind the two nuns: "How is the situation?"

Rachel didn't look back: "The No. 1 and No. 3 culture bottles are broken again. I asked old Aiden to repair them. The "Sutherland Potion" produced in the past few days is enough for one person. I plan to select another person from the heterogeneous species to inoculate. That's right! Also, the "Regeneration" and "Pain Resistance" in the cold storage have been used up. I have notified these two types of heterogeneous species to come here as soon as possible."

Todd nodded, signaling that he understood.

Karin raised her little face covered in soot: "Todd, why can't my sister Rachel's and my abilities be given to others?"

The person who was asked was stunned.

Todd touched the bridge of his nose. Regarding Rachel's "mind power", Karin's "attachment" and Adelina's "beast language", he tried several times to perform power transplantation, but all of them failed. He didn't know the specific reason, and he could only vaguely guess that it should be related to human genes or something smaller.

He wiped Karin's face with a wet cloth from the laboratory, and replied helplessly, "Maybe it's because you are special."

Rachel looked away from the culture bottle, picked up a record book from the table, and said to Todd: "From two months ago to today, we have cultivated a total of twenty-seven "successors", including four of the elemental attack type, two of the "flame breath" type, and two of the "sonic shock" type. ;The ten aliens of the underwater attack department are equipped with "Regeneration", "Underwater Breathing", "Hands and Feet Webbing" and "Speed".

After Rachel finished reading, she put down the record book in her hand, suddenly thought of something, and complained to Todd: "Let me tell you, it was too wasteful to use the "Sutherland Potion" on 13 horses. If all those potions were used to cultivate "Successors", maybe we already have a supernatural company now."

Todd smiled and shook his head: "Hagins' cavalry squad is the most important part of defeating the Silver Ring Alliance. If you give them more strength, you will be more likely to win. As for Muxi Town, we are more familiar with the enemy than the enemy, and it is more beneficial for us to adopt street fighting. What's more, I still have that thing..."

Seeing the speaker pointing to the bundled cloth bags in the room, the woman turned pale and moved her body back: "I have heard you mention gunpowder before, but I never thought that they would be so powerful."

There was some regret in Todd's tone: "This is an improved gunpowder. If it wasn't because one of the raw materials was too scarce... Leaving this aside, Cumberland told me today that the Silver Ring Army is ready to go..."

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That night, Todd convened the third pre-battle meeting of the Mussey Knights.

At the meeting, Todd and everyone discussed and determined the strategic policy for the defense of Muxi Town, and clarified everyone's responsibilities and tasks in the war.

Generally as follows:

1. Cumberland led the cavalry and sergeant infantry, and first engaged the Silver Ring coalition to attract the attention of the enemy; Huggins led the "Successor" heavy cavalry squad to attack from the rear of the coalition, with the goal of killing or capturing the enemy general alive.

2. Todd and Alfonso are responsible for leading the militia and believers to garrison the town, adopting street fighting to slow down the pirates and barbarians, and prevent Cumberland's army from being attacked.

3. After Cumberland and Huggins defeated the Silver Ring coalition forces, they returned to Muxi Town for support.

4. In addition to the military forces mentioned above, other residents of Muxi Town will retreat to Guyan City in the south in the early morning of the next day.

From Todd's point of view, this sounds uncomplicated, but some details are up for discussion.

However, the old knight Cumberland, for the chief commander's worries, just smiled and persuaded him with a paragraph.

"A large number of uncertain factors in war stem from the fact that everything is changing. To a certain extent, implementing a plan in chaos is the essence of war. To be critical is to be the worst enemy of a good plan...』

A week later, the armies of Cumberland and Huggins set off from Muxi Town and marched towards Silver Ring City.

Before leaving, the old knight pulled the commander aside: "Yesterday, the Silver Ring coalition army set off from the city. I guess at this time, they should have seen the fake military order. If they fall into the trap and speed up their march, the original seven-day journey will be shortened to four days. That is to say, I will fight them in about three days; if they don't fall into the trap, I will take the initiative to move closer to the enemy and launch an attack after three days. No matter what the result is, I will do my best to destroy the enemy's cavalry. Commander, remember! If we haven’t come back by the fourth day, and I left a few horses in the stable, you know what to do…”

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At the same time, the silver ring troops on the march.

Marquis Roderick, the commander of the coalition army, sat on the steed, looked at the army stretching for hundreds of meters, and gave pointers in high spirits.

"It's just destroying a mouse nest built by the sea, so many troops have to be dispatched. In fact, half of my troops will be enough!"

Beside him, a group of flattering nobles followed like a shadow.

An abrupt voice broke the harmonious scene: "I hope you don't underestimate the enemy. The enemy once defeated the cavalry company of the Eastern Legion. There should be a complete cavalry establishment on hand."

Everyone looked at the source of the voice, an old man with a neat mustache, sitting tall and straight on the back of a horse, with a shiny silver crown on his armor.

"Earl Emerson, look at this army!" Roderick waved his horsewhip to the side, and said displeasedly: "We have hundreds of cavalry, as well as the regular troops of the Southern Army and the Northern Army, plus the troops supported by you. Even if all the rats come out of their holes, we have three times the number of troops! I don't understand what you have to worry about?"

The nobles agreed one after another.

Some people even speculated maliciously that Earl Emerson said such words on purpose because he was robbed of the commander's throne.

Earl Emerson sighed, took the rein of the horse and left the crowd.

Marquis Roderick glanced at the leaving figure, and complained dissatisfiedly towards the nobles around him: "I really don't understand what His Majesty the King thinks?! Regardless of everyone's objections, he insisted on this stubborn guy Emerson to participate in this battle, and even gave him the title of General Counselor! Look at his timid and cowardly appearance, no wonder people who know him nicknamed him "Old Turtle"..."

"Master Marquis! Lord Marquis! Yinhuan City has sent an emergency military order!"

Roderick looked at the letterhead in the hands of the messenger, and said suspiciously: "An urgent military order is sent at this time? We have only left for a day."

In front of everyone, the commander opened the envelope and read the contents carefully.

After a while, the Marquis was furious and cursed angrily: "This bunch of unruly pigs! Monkeys! They agreed to attack together and share the spoils equally, and how dare they lie to me!"

A familiar nobleman took the letter from the Marquis and read it in a low voice. The more he read, the more annoyed he became, and he began to curse.

The original letter stated that according to the latest information, the fleet of barbarians and pirates set off ahead of schedule and was expected to arrive in Muxi Town three days earlier than the Silver Ring Army. The Kingdom's Office of Government Affairs hopes that the Marquis will speed up his march and must arrive at Muxi Town before the fleet reaches the coast.

After knowing the whole story, the rest of the nobles also began to scold.

Someone reminded the Marquis loudly that Muxi Town is a "land of miracles". The town is full of wealth, well water can make people live longer, and the land can grow gold. If the barbarians and pirates are allowed to be one step ahead, when the kingdom's army arrives, I'm afraid they will only have to eat the dirt...

Some cautious people asked the Marquis if he would compare the military order seal. After all, he had just left the city for a day and received an emergency military order, which is really unreasonable.

As soon as Roderick heard it was reasonable, he sent someone to find the past military orders, compared the seals carefully, and finally found that all the seals were exactly the same, exactly.

In this way, no one doubts the authenticity of the military order.

Marquis Roderick, the commander of the coalition forces, then issued an order for the entire army to march quickly, requiring all troops to arrive at Muxi Town within three days.