The city lord, wearing only a bathrobe, scrambled up the city wall, bumping into the bishop of the Cathedral of Light, who was also wearing a bathrobe.

The two of them almost tumbled down the stone steps together.

Upon realizing that the other party was the city lord (bishop), they suppressed the profanities that were about to slip out.

"What's going on?! Why are the Cold Jade Knights here in the middle of the night?! Why did you provoke that fiend?!" the bishop demanded angrily.

The city lord was on the verge of tears, crying out, "I...I...I...I didn't!"

Then he said something that immediately dispelled the bishop's doubts: "Would I dare?"

bishop:"……"

The two took a deep breath at the same time, helped each other up, and climbed the city wall together.

They cautiously peeked out and looked down.

Below the city, a dark mass of mithril armor could be seen.

The two immediately turned back, and the bishop closed his eyes in despair.

The Lord of Erie City burst into tears. "My mistress, whom I just found, has only been with me a few times... she's practically brand new!"

At this critical juncture, this idiot's mind is still full of women. The 70-year-old bishop was trembling with anger. "If you don't come up with a solution soon, your half-new head will be moved!"

The city lord stammered, "I...I...I dare not. Why don't you come? You're the bishop, why don't you try to persuade them to go back?"

bishop:"……"

The bishop's wrinkled face flushed red with anger. He stomped his foot, craned his neck, and roared from his diaphragm:

"Your Excellency, Duke of Cold Emerald, it's so late~~ Look~~ What wind blew you here~ Oh ho ho ho~"

City Lord: "..."

A knight spurred his horse forward and shouted to the bishop on the city wall, "Open the city gates! The Duke wishes to use the church's teleportation portal to travel to the south."

The bishop and the city lord both breathed a sigh of relief.

We got our lives and our money back!

The bishop pulled his neck back and kicked the useless city lord, "Tell your men to open the door quickly and let these bastards pass by."

The city lord, trembling, grabbed the bishop's sleeve. "What if...what if he's lying to us? Lying to us to open the city gates, and then..."

He made a throat-slitting gesture.

The bishop remained silent.

The bishop said expressionlessly, "What you said makes a lot of sense."

The city lord nodded excitedly.

The bishop said, "Then go up there now and tell the people below that you're not opening this door."

City Lord: “…………”

Without the city lord needing to give a command, the impatient knight shouted again, "The Duke has ordered that the city gates not be opened within three minutes, and the attack on the city shall begin."

That's how domineering they are.

If you don't open it, I'll blast it open for you.

At that point, it won't just be a matter of borrowing a portal.

Can the lord of Erie open this door?

Of course, the city lord was so frightened that he wet himself and even went to the city gate to welcome Duke Cold Jade into the city.

A dark mass of knights entered the city, guarding the understated yet luxurious black and gold magic carriage in the center.

The suffocating sense of oppression forced almost everyone to involuntarily lower their heads.

Compared to the knights of the Duke of Cold Emerald, the city guards of Erie were like fishermen in armor, utterly slovenly.

But as the Duke's carriage passed by, the Lord of Erie, with a smile as bright as a sunflower, waved frantically at the carriage window.

That was really... even the cheerleaders felt sorry for them.

However, the Duke had no time to pay him any attention.

Li Aili looked out the window, the city lord who was practically pressing his round face against the car window, and turned to ask the duke who was sitting next to her with his long legs crossed.

"He looks like a fan of yours, aren't you going down to say hello?"

The Duke turned a page of his book. “I’m afraid he won’t be laughing when he sees me go down, my dear.”

Li Aili: "..."

Looking out the window at the round face, I could indeed see a few tears in the corner of its eyes.

Li Aili: "…………"

Sixteen Silver Knights first passed through the church's teleportation portal. Once they arrived safely on the other side, one of the Silver Knights teleported them back.

Next, half of the knight order was teleported over.

Next came the Duke's carriage, then the rest of the knights, and finally the 16 Silver Knights who stayed behind to cover the rear.

Only after the last Silver Knight left did the Lord of Erie, whose face was frozen with laughter, collapse to the ground.

"He's really gone! Thank you, God of Light! Thank you, God of Magic! Thank you, God of Darkness! Thank you..." He wiped the cold sweat from his face, and wept with joy as if he had been reborn.

...

The Duke's party arrived at the Golden City in the southern region.

"Is this place rich in gold?" Li Aili asked, turning her head to look at the scenery outside the window after hearing the report from the knight outside the carriage.

Magic lamps were hung on the exterior of the carriage.

As the carriage sped along the road, the light from the magic lamp allowed passengers to see the scenery on both sides.

“No.” The Duke paused, closing the book as he turned the pages. “This place… has been called this name for a thousand years.”

Li Aili: "Wow, that's a really long history. I remember the Kingdom of Clark was only founded 127 years ago."

In just 127 years, it has seen four generations of rulers.

"If all goes well, we can come back to see it again around this time next year." The Duke slowly closed the book in his hands.

Li Aili glanced at it; it was a novel called "The Revenge of Prince Thomson".

Li Aili: "..." I never expected you to read this kind of novel.

After arriving in Nanjun, the marching speed slowed down significantly.

The time the knights spent resting and feeding their horses was about half an hour longer than before.

Li Aili also had more time to appreciate the scenery of Nanjun.

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