Chapter 400: move mountains
There are not many legendary powerhouses in the Western Continent, and the "teacher" of the Elanz family is one of them.
Ernst Lopez, "the sage who outlines the earth", is known as a scholar and is also a powerful magician. There are two of his most famous magics, one is the "Looking at the Earth", which can use the leylines to carry out large-scale detection; the other is the "Mountain Movement", which can move the hills, just like in mythology.
The castle of the Elanz family was originally built on the flat ground. One hundred and sixty years ago, when he stepped into the legendary realm, he cast a spell to turn the flat ground into a hill, and turned a plain-looking building on the flat ground. The castle has become a precipitous fortress standing on the mountain peak.
At that time, he also invited many famous magicians to watch the ceremony. The whole magic ceremony lasted for five days, that is, in these short five days, there was a new hill called "Lopez Hill" out of thin air. Ailanz Castle stands on this hill.
At that time, he was still a novice in the ranks of legends.
Now that he has stepped into the legendary realm for nearly two hundred years, his strength must be much stronger than that at that time. If he took action personally, the Norma line of defense built on the mountains would be meaningless in front of him.
The key to Norma's line of defense lies in the peaks beneath his feet, but if all the peaks are removed by this legendary mage, what's the point of the line of defense?
Listening to Count Spinola's words, probably the sage intends to do it once and for all, move several peaks in the Norma Mountains, and directly make a wide road out, so that the once natural danger will forever become history. To this end, the Duke of Alanz specially invited three legendary powerhouses to serve as his bodyguards to ensure that his ceremony could be completed safely and safely.
...Actually, Duke Alanz really thinks too much. How can Duke Norma have the courage to plot against a legendary powerhouse!
He just wanted to stall for time.
But now it seems that the delay will not be delayed for long.
"What should I do?" Duke Norma asked blankly.
"Withdraw! Withdraw now! The sooner the better!" said the Marquis of Trensu in a low voice, "While withdrawing, delay as much time as possible, even a little longer!"
He was afraid that Duke Norma would not understand, and hurriedly explained: "This battle is over. When the sage Lopez starts, even if only one mountain is moved, the morale of the entire army will completely collapse. The strong man who moves the mountain will be the enemy, no matter whether it is a threat or an inducement at that time, it will be of no avail. Even... I suspect that at that time, many people will surrender directly. "
Duke Norma turned pale and nodded.
"So we have to move as many resources as possible before that, whether it's money, materials, or people... In short, move as much as possible!"
"I'm leaving... I'm afraid I won't be able to come back..." Duke Norma said forcefully and breathlessly.
"There is no way to do that. There is always a time when doing business will lose money, but as long as you don't lose all of your money, it's possible to make a comeback in a different place and in a different business." The Marquis of Telunsu advised, "What we need to do now is to hurry up. Time, even an extra hour or two, is good!"
Duke Norma hesitated for a while, and finally nodded with difficulty.
So from this night, another great migration in the Norma region kicked off.
This time the big migration was completely different from the last time. It was both hasty and fearful, as if something was chasing behind it. It was almost impossible to see any regulations in the haste, and it was a mess like a group of lost dogs.
The great migration of the Norma family was naturally hidden from everyone, and someone soon came to inquire about it. In this regard, Duke Norma really couldn't think of a good answer. He could only say that he was not optimistic about the outcome of this battle, and planned to transfer his property first and fight this battle lightly.
But... the transfer of property is not like this! Like last time, it is normal to move slowly in a planned and orderly manner. Like now, where is the transfer of property, it is simply an escape!
Everyone is not a fool, and naturally they will not be swayed by such words, and soon someone will contact the Thracians in private. The Thracians did not hide it, and told them directly that no matter whether Duke Norma was willing to duel or not, after a few days, the great sage of Lopez would cast his famous legendary spell under the protection of the three legendary powerhouses. The peaks in the Norma area that obstructed traffic were moved away one by one, opening up a wide road in this natural danger, turning the moat into a thoroughfare.
After hearing this, many people were stunned, and even dislocated their jaws.
After regaining consciousness, they hurriedly retreated. Naturally, there were many more people who transferred assets as if they were running away. However, some people chose to stay after consideration.
What they mean is unknown.
To put it a few days ago, in the face of this group of two or five boys who have changed their minds, Duke Norma will definitely use the thunder method to hit hard. But now he has no confidence at all, let alone a blow, even a word or two of cruelty can't be said.
The Marquis of Trensou also does not recommend that he attack these nobles who are obviously about to surrender-now for the Norma family, the most important thing is to transfer assets, and there is no time and energy to waste on cleaning up traitors!
But no matter how much time is spent, no matter how day and night are linked, in just five days, there will not be many assets that can be transferred.
Five days later, the Great Sage Lopez began to cast spells.
He set up an altar near a mountain in the northernmost part of the Norma line and performed a magical ritual. Three legendary powerhouses and thousands of Thracian elites guarded the Dharma for him.
The magic ceremony was held for a day and a night. When the sun rose the next morning, the earth shook with the rumbling sound of thunder, and the mountain with the fortress and the city wall on it moved to the side as if it had long feet, and the distance was far away. The other peaks of the mountain were tightly attached to each other, leaving a wide valley.
Afterwards, the great sage Lopez said that he would take a day off and hold a ceremony the next day to move the next mountain.
On this day, there were more than 100 nobles in the Norma region who surrendered to the Thracian military camp.
When the great sage Lopez moved the third mountain, turmoil broke out within the Norma family, and many branch tribes abandoned the family owner who should have followed unconditionally and ran to surrender to the Thracians.
When the fifth mountain was also removed, the entire gold coin defense line almost completely collapsed - the fortress was still there, the city wall was still there, but the mountain changed its position. Now, in the gold coin defense line, there are already more ones that can run on horseback. Open avenue.
A month later, Duke Norma came to Molai in a hurry. This time, the resources he could bring with him were less than one-fifth of the last time.
Now, let alone a duke, his net worth is far inferior to that of the marquis.