HAIL THE KING !
Chapters 21. Empty Talk Continues
"God bless!"
"Greetings King Alexander!"
"Greetings Chambord!"
Time seemed to retreat to the end of the battle under the setting sun, with everyone in the palace cheering and shouting. Everyone understands the meaning of what they see.
This unimaginable scene had shocked everyone like before. "So the king can really communicate with the gods as in the rumors. Then it means the God of War has always blessed Chambord! ”Everyone thinks.
Suddenly, the worry and fear in everyone's mind disappeared. As everyone cheered, Angela stood there quietly. This beautiful girl stared at the man in the midst of all those who enjoyed the echoing cheers and worship. He feels very relieved. He had no idea where this feeling came from, either from the blessings of the God of War or from the changes in Alexander.
The atmosphere was spectacular, and even Emma who was harsh on Fei was affected by it, jumping and cheering in the crowd as well.
Two pots of blood water mixed with 【Minor Healing Potion】 are distributed to the hands of every wounded soldier under Brook's orders. Laughter and shocking cheers filled the palace. In just half an hour, many moaning warriors could not feel any more pain, and the lightly wounded could actually take their weapons to go back to war again.
The light and hope closest to the people of Chambord was now since four days ago. All of this was due to King Alexander, who was blessed by the God of War. Everyone stared at Fei with worship and respect.
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The enemy did not attempt to attack at night; this allowed most of the soldiers to get their precious first night's rest in the past four days.
After healing all the wounded soldiers by tricking them into drinking 【Minor Healing Potion】, Fei let some smart soldiers handle the rest of the situation. He walked around with the second commander of King's Guards Brook. They soon reached the defensive wall. The walls look great at night. Fei stood in the middle of the defensive wall and looked around.
Chambord was surrounded by mountains on the left, right and back. As if this small castle was supported by the gods, all three sides of Chambord were protected by a natural 'defense wall. The sides of the three outer-facing mountains were steep and could hardly be climbed; even a star-ranked warrior would have a hard time doing so.
What was special was that on the side facing Chambord, the mountain was much flatter and rose gradually. If climbing from the fortress of Chambord to the mountain, even small children and old people could easily reach the top of the mountain. This strange terrain made Chambord very easy to defend and difficult to surround. It looked like a work of a god.
With the mountains surrounding the castle, the only artificial structure was the defensive wall. The gate faces the Zuli moat. The wall was nearly half a mile (600 m) long, and closed the only gap left open by the mountains. The bottom of the defensive wall was 15 meters (15m) thick and the top was 12 meters (12m) thick; it was firm and massive. You can actually run four cars on it.
What is also special is that the defensive wall is not straight; it is designed to be slightly concave. This eliminated most of the blind spots and allowed each soldier to see what was going on in and under any part of the wall.
One-third of the mile (450 m) from the defensive wall is the Zuli River. It acts naturally as a castle moat. Torrents roared as the water flowed. The 1,400m wide river is often covered in fog. The river was so deep, that it was impossible for warriors to cross the river without ships or ships unless they were extremely powerful warriors and had the ability to fly. Everyone who wants to swim will be 'eaten' directly by the current.
There is a half-natural, half-artificial stone bridge connecting the two sides.
According to Brook, no one knows where the stone bridge came from. Even the oldest man in Chambord did not know who built the bridge. It has a long and very vague history.
Fei watched him closely. The stone bridge was supported by nine large natural piers.
Observing from afar, these nine docks were like an inverted mountain plugged into the water; they were truly astounding. It was impossible to artificially create those piers. They looked more like gods who had cut off a distant mountain peak and threw it into a river.
It was very convenient for the people of Chambord to travel out of the castle during the time of peace, and the thin bridge made it very difficult for the enemy to transport large siege engines near the defensive walls during wartime.
“The terrain is very profitable! No wonder Chambord was able to defend against two thousand well-trained enemies for four days with less than eight hundred soldiers! ”
After Fei's observation, he understood the terrain of Chambord. Although he was not a military genius, he was still shocked by what he saw. At the same time, he was also confused.
The wealth and manpower of the current kingdom of Chambord would never be able to carry out a construction of this magnitude, unless Chambord was once noble and powerful or this castle had a long history behind it.
Everything doesn't seem that simple. However, Fei did not remember the history about the castle. Alexander's memories and knowledge long ago did not leave Fei with much useful information.
"Brook, people called me an idiot before, right?" As if Fei suddenly remembered something, he asked Brook peacefully.
Brook's mind was left behind. He did not know how to answer the question directly from the king.
Old Alexander was an idiot who had the intelligence of a three-year-old; he could not even survive on his own. Under the incitement of his 'friends', he had harmed Chambord a lot. Even though he was the king, no one liked him. Just because of his status as king bestowed upon him by his parents, previous kings and queens, he was not abandoned by his subjects.
Even Brook himself had no respect for the old Alexander. He showed a little contempt for her. However, after witnessing Fei's battle on the defensive wall and his god-like actions saving the wounded soldiers, who would dare to treat the man blessed by the War God like an idiot?
Brook completely changed his view of the king. There was no question about it, the man in front of him deserved his loyalty and respect.
“When I was shot by an arrow yesterday morning, my head hit a rock. Maybe I am blessed by the God of War. A lot of things popped into my head and my mind became clear …… "
As if Fei was talking to himself, he spoke slowly while touching the moss in a fortress.
"You knew? The collision made me feel like I was suddenly growing up. For many things that I did not understand back then, I can understand it now completely.... Hehehe, now I know that I am truly a backward person that everyone hates, can you tell me all the terrible things I did before? ”
While listening to 'monologist' Fei, almost all the doubts and uncertainties in Brook's mind disappeared, "So yesterday's arrow coincidentally had knocked the king back to normal, there is a prophecy that Alexander is retarded. Because he is cursed by a God. ”
Fei laughed in his head as he observed Brook's expression.
Fei continued, “When I was brought back to the palace, I felt a mysterious power coursing through my body. When I woke up, I had unimaginable strength. I can learn anything quickly and I can control my strength. ”
After listening to this, the last bit of uncertainty disappeared from Brook's mind.
The terrifying power of the young king and the devastating axe technique were things that Brook and all the warriors could not wrap around their heads. But now, everything seemed as if it was the God of War's decree.
There is no other way to explain the battle that took place this afternoon and the blood that saved all the wounded soldiers.
Fei watched Brook's expression closely. When he sees the sudden realization on Brook's face, he knows that his bullshit works as planned.