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The king patted Elizabeth on the shoulder and said, "Well done! Let's go!"
Chapter 78 Taking Half of Watergate Town
When the king had finished speaking, he grabbed Elizabeth and pulled her down into the cabin.
The horses in the cabin had been saddled and harnessed in advance according to the king's instructions. The king patted the saddle of one of the horses, motioning Elizabeth to mount the horse, and he ran to the side door of the cabin.
Normally when the Star Chaser docked, it would simply open the side door and place a wooden plank on the pier. Now that Wang had opened the side door, the sparkling water was directly outside.
After opening the door, the king returned to the horse Elizabeth was riding and patted the princess on the waist: "Forward! Sit in front of the saddle."
Elizabeth reluctantly gave up the most comfortable position in the middle of the saddle, and the wizard climbed onto the horse and rode behind her.
He took the reins from Elizabeth and gently kicked the horse's belly with his leg. The horse started gracefully and ran towards the side door with ease, stopping hesitantly in front of the door.
The king whipped the horse and hit it on the butt.
So the horse leaped into the river. The water was shallow, and the horse reached the shore after a few steps.
As they entered the water, Gao Cuike also jumped directly from the deck. The water he fell into was deeper than the two men and their horse.
Flint was struggling to climb up the side of the boat, shouting as he climbed: "Don't leave me behind, wait for me!"
When he finally climbed up, he looked at the water below and the wooden stakes used to tie the boat, and immediately hesitated: "Oh, Carlisle Newman, if I go down, I will definitely turn from a dwarf in the mountains into a dwarf under the water, and my head will not be able to show above the water. Gao, help me!"
Gao Trick didn't hear it at all. He roared, and the violent power bestowed by the barbarian tradition made his body emit a faint red light. He rushed onto the beach with rage, and the axe he swung directly chopped off a guard's helmet, and the axe blade penetrated deeply into the enemy's forehead.
Flint watched this scene and cursed. At this moment, his holy symbol suddenly came loose from his clothes and fell into the water.
The dwarf priest watched all this in shock. This could be a divine revelation, indicating that his god was directing him to go into the water. Of course, it could also be a pure accident.
Flint sighed, "Well, I'm the priest of Cailin, and Cailin is also the god of luck. He would find an underwater dwarf very interesting! Carlis Newman!"
The dwarf leaped over the side of the ship, making the biggest splash of the day in the water.
Then he was surprised to find that if he stood, his scalp could barely be above the water! He raised his head, let his mouth out of the water, took a deep breath, and then dived into the water to feel the ground. He touched the holy emblem without much effort.
The dwarf cursed in his heart with great disrespect: Kailin, you damn drunkard!
However, he knew that Karin would not care about these things. Instead, the insults would make Him laugh happily.
Flint raised his mouth above water again and tried to move forward.
But the river bottom was not entirely made of stones, there was also silt. Once Flint stepped into the mud, his head would be submerged in the water and his mouth would be choked by a large mouthful of water.
And just like that the dwarf finally stumbled and got his head completely out of the water.
He saw the bear that Xiaobai had transformed into was grabbing an object that might be a wizard and flapping it left and right.
The horses carrying the team's two spellcasters were standing on a large rock on the shore, and the glow sticks in the mages' hands were emitting dazzling light.
The enemy archers' accuracy was greatly reduced because of the backlight.
Elizabeth took out a crossbow from somewhere and started shooting arrows continuously.
Gao Chuk, the biggest one, had already rushed to the door of the tax office and broke it down with a group of sailors.
Flint watched all this while walking out of the shallow water, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and standing on the beach. He took off the shield from behind and held it in his hand, tightly gripping the war hammer: "Now it's my turn to show off! Kill! Kill!"
On the barbarian's side, he joined everyone in smashing the door. After smashing for a long time, the four-corner iron-clad door did not move at all. Instead, many sailors were killed and injured by arrows shot from the second floor.
Gotrick himself was hit by an arrow, but the archer didn't fully draw the bow in a hurry, and the arrow only slightly missed Gotrick's shoulder. This made him doubly angry!
He roared and looked around, and saw the millstone not far away.
The barbarian rushed over, cut the donkey's reins with one axe, set the animal free, then put the axe on his waist and picked up the millstone with both hands.
"Get out of the way!" he shouted, holding the millstone high and rushing towards the door of the tax office.
When the sailors turned around and saw such a huge figure rushing towards them, they decisively and tacitly made way!
Gao Chuk suddenly braked when he was about to touch the gate, and at the same time, he threw the millstone with both hands naturally as if it were a throwing weapon.
The door broke with a loud bang, and the bolt as thick as a bowl broke directly, spraying wood chips at the guards who were pushing the door from behind.
Many people were stunned by this scene and temporarily forgot their duty as gatekeepers. So the first sailor crawled through the hole in the door and stabbed the defenders with a knife.
Then Gao Cuik came up, grabbed both sides of the broken and deformed door with his hands, and with a roar, he pulled off the bolts that were still attached, and the two doors burst open.
The sailors cheered and rushed into the tax office, hacking and killing people, asking as they went along: "Where is the gold? Where is the gold we paid taxes for?"
At this time, Wang drove his horse to find the captain of the Star Chaser who had finished fighting, and shouted an order: "Gather the sailors of the Star Chaser, push a few sampans into the water, and go back to the ship to transport the horses down."
Captain: "Do you want to prepare some dry food?"
"No need. I finished preparing the spells this morning and put the dry food and meat for the next few days into the dimensional bag. Grab the horses and set off immediately while the chaos is going on. You guys stay and guard the boat!"
Captain: “Yes, sir!”
At this time, a sparrow flew to the king and suddenly turned into a wolf girl: "I completed the task!"
The king took out a piece of meat from his dimensional bag and threw it to her.
The werewolf picked up the meat in mid-air with his mouth and began to tear it into pieces with great relish.
The wizard looked around and shouted, "We need a guide to the western plains! Who is willing to come?"
In fact, there are only sailors and mercenaries here, and the locals are all fleeing from the disaster. It is definitely impossible to find a guide at this time.
Elizabeth asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
"All's fair in war." The king laughed, "Although it may not be effective, but we don't have any bards right now, so I can only do my best to cheat and deceive people."
At this time, several sailors from the Star Chaser rode over, dismounted in front of the king, and held the reins.
The drow elf appeared from nowhere, riding a strange black horse, and holding the reins of several other horses in his right hand.
Marika: "This is a breed of horse that is adapted to mountainous terrain. It is more suitable than our horses. I suggest you switch to this kind of horse. I have already got it anyway."
The king dismounted immediately and said: "You are right. There are sailors here who can take the horses back with us."
Xiao Bai had finished eating meat, and seeing Wang was about to get on the horse again, he asked, "Aren't you going to ride me anymore? I'm also quite good at mountain running."
The king looked at the horse, then at Xiaobai: "You change!"
Xiaobai turned into a giant wolf, and his clothes also adapted to change into a saddle and reins.
The wizard climbed onto the wolf's back and immediately became a head taller than everyone else.
At this time, the dwarf came late and saw a lot of animals that were taller than him. He immediately complained: "Don't be like this! Do we have to travel on horseback?"
Marika: “You can ride a wolf.”
The dwarf said firmly, "I refuse! It is much taller than the horse!"
Gotrek came over and patted the dwarf's helmet: "I'm injured."
Flint: "Don't pat the helmet next time, long man!"
Having said this, the dwarf still cast the healing spell.
Wang: "Change horses, let's set out quickly, speed is of the essence!"
Chapter 79 Father and Son in the Valley
The "Duke" of Stoke stood on the watchtower of Lake City and laughed when he saw the fire and smoke coming from the direction of the Watergate.
"Now Princess Elizabeth will have to stay here."
His son, Little York, asked worriedly, "Won't this cut off our source of income?"
Stock: "Humph, you useless thing! The alchemical bomb can only blow up the long stones that form the bridge on the top of the water gate. As long as we mobilize the labor and use the power of the second ring of bulls, we can quickly clean it up. As long as we force Duke Langdon to agree to our request, we can immediately resume navigation!"
His son still looked worried: "The princess also has a wizard who can turn into a dragon. What if he turns into a dragon and cleans up the stones?"
"Idiot!" Stock glared at his son. "Whether it's a dragon or a bear transformed by a druid, they are not suitable for labor! They can only try to open the passage by ramming it. However, our water gate has been specially designed to be least afraid of being rammed. There have been many ignorant merchants who tried to ram through the water gate, but in the end their ships were destroyed and they died."
At this time, a messenger quickly climbed up the watchtower and reported loudly: "Your Excellency the Duke, Princess Langdon and several of her followers came ashore and robbed our mountain horses. One of the followers rode a giant wolf! They broke through our defense circle and left Watergate Town!"
Stock: "Well, very good, then seize their ship. Notify Watergate Town and prepare to board and seize the ship by force!"
The messenger looked embarrassed: "This..."
Stock said angrily, "What's wrong?"
The messenger said: "When the princess left, she shouted that you had blown up the bridge on the watergate and blocked it in order to intercept the princess. Now the sailors and mercenaries on the merchant ships trapped in front of the watergate are all furious.
"Half of Watergate Town has been occupied. The other half where the fortress is located cannot be supported because it cannot cross the river. All we can do is watch the sailors rob the tax office. A large amount of gold has been transported out!"
Stock was furious: "Damn it! That's my gold!"
The Duke's son, York Jr., said: "We should send troops to cross the river from the ferry downstream of Watergate and surround Watergate Town."
Stock glared at his son. "Idiot! Our standing army suffered heavy losses in Landon County. Should we send the city guard to besiege Watergate? These troops will lose their morale in a few days."
Little York: "That faction of standing troops, although they suffered heavy losses, the survivors are still good fighters. Ah, I understand, Dad, you are worried that Earl Ximu and his men will support my cousin!"
Just as Stock was about to scold his son, a young man in a robe walked up to the watchtower.
The Duke immediately cast an expectant look and asked, "Did you buy the scroll?"
The wizard nodded: "I bought a shared protection against acid. With the single-target protection against acid spell, it should be enough to deal with the dragon's breath."
Stoke nodded and said, "Find adventurers as soon as possible. I need a team that can fight against dragons."
The wizard looked distressed: "We are in the River Valley Territory, and the town with the most mercenaries in our entire territory is Watergate Town."
Little York interjected: "And that town is occupied by angry mercenaries and sailors. If Princess Langdon's team reaches Earl Ximu and pulls in his army, we're doomed, Dad."
Stock roared: "Will you shut up!"
Little York: "I advised you not to rush into a rebellion! I also advised you to let Princess Langdon's group go as soon as possible even if you did! You didn't listen to a word! You only thought about your duke title!"
Stock roared, "If it weren't for you, and if I hadn't won your sister's heart, would I have needed to take so much trouble?"
Little York: "I don't want to marry someone of my own race and give birth to a deformed freak!"
Stock gritted his teeth and stared at his son angrily. The father and son confronted each other for a long time, and everyone else silently moved away from them.
Little York: "The most urgent thing now is to quickly tell the Princess Team that we are willing to let them pass and send someone to clear the water gate."
Stock roared, "No! The princess may not have participated in the murder, but she is still an enemy! The Lord of the Valley will not let an enemy pass! Never!"
Little York shook his head and looked at his father with pity.