Chapter 547: Reinforcements beyond expectations
"How is it possible that the Lord is here?!"
Hotch's mouth was so wide open that an egg could fit inside.
Hughes was very conscious of being a lord and he seldom put himself in danger. Castel's soldiers did not need him to go to the battlefield in person to boost morale, and they might even be dragged down by protecting him.
Therefore, for the expedition to the north, Hughes always took care of the logistics in the rear and trusted the soldiers with matters on the front line.
Even when a rebellion of the Mother Goddess Church broke out in Blood Harbor, he only took a quick look from a distance and did not actually go to the front line in person.
And today, he actually took a train to the North, thousands of miles away from Castel, and even brought all the banshees with him. Why is the North so important? Hodge's heart was pounding, and he had a vague feeling that something big was about to happen.
"That's Count Hughes, the Lord of Castel?" Gwen looked at the young man not far away curiously. "He is so young. Is he really as great as people say?"
This was the first time Gwen had seen Zeus. She had always been in the North and had never left. She thought she would only see this legendary lord after the war, but she didn't expect to see him today.
Hotch glanced at her, snorted, and said nothing.
Gwen knew that these expeditionary forces were all loyal fans of Zeus. To be honest, after seeing the bastion, she also had more expectations for this lord.
After all, the expeditionary force will eventually stay in Castel, which will be their home. Zeus will be her lord in the future, but he is now.
Not far away.
Alexei and Hughes whispered a few words to each other. Hughes smiled and nodded, but his eyes looked around. When he saw Gwen, his eyes lit up obviously, and then he walked over quickly.
He knew me? That was impossible. They had never met before, but the way Hughes looked just now was obviously like he recognized something.
"Big Gwen? Nice to meet you at last. I'm Hughes Corsica Simmons Stuart. Nice to meet you."
What does Big Gwen mean? It sounds like there is also a Little Gwen. This title is not offensive, but it makes Gwen feel a little confused.
After saying this, Hughes stretched out his hand. Gwen was confused for a moment, then realized that he might want to shake hands. She subconsciously stretched out her gauntleted right hand, only to find that he stretched out his left hand.
Gwen's face was filled with embarrassment, and she quickly changed her left hand to shake his.
For some reason, Gwen felt that Hughes seemed to pause.
"I'm Gwen, it's an honor to meet you, er, Lord." Gwen stuttered as she greeted him. "By the way, please don't call me Big Gwen."
"Okay, big. I mean, Gwen."
After Hughes shook hands with Gwen, he shook hands with Hodge and others one by one, and then walked towards the barracks with Alexi while whispering something.
The banshees on the platform also scattered away. They seemed to have no need to communicate and were as silent as steel.
"Is it an illusion? Why do I always feel like those banshees are secretly watching me?" Gwen muttered softly.
"Nini wrote something again." Hodge answered casually, "I don't know why, but it must be Nini's fault."
Gwen nodded in confusion. These Castel people always gave her a strange feeling.
The feeling haunted her until she left.
"Maybe it was too sudden. I didn't expect to see the Lord like this. Well, he only has two legs, no tail, and no extra hands. He is just an ordinary mortal."
In her subconscious, the Lord of Castel should be more extraordinary, with curved horns, a huge body, extra limbs, or even two heads. In any case, he should not be so ordinary.
He was an ordinary human being who created such a miracle with his mortal body. This was even more difficult to accept than if he were a god.
Gwen clenched her left hand into a fist, still feeling a little bit unbelievable as she felt the warmth from the handshake she had just had.
Warm?
Gwen suddenly noticed that, perhaps because she had found it troublesome before, she only wore gauntlets on her right hand.
Alexei walked with Hughes in the newly built fortress.
"My Lord, why did you come here in person?"
A flash of worry crossed Alexei's face. It was his own decision to fight against the white fog. He had planned to prepare the train in advance so that he could leave directly by train in case he really couldn't resist it. Unexpectedly, Zeus came over after receiving the intelligence, which disrupted his plans.
And Zeus also brought all the banshees.
You have to know that Zeus had always strictly controlled the number of banshees on the front line. Nini was finding all kinds of names just to get more banshees to the front line.
But this time, almost all the banshees came out in full force. Although Alexei did not count them one by one, he could roughly estimate the number.
There must be over a hundred banshees in the military camp now.
"Of course, it's to help you stop the White Scourge. Without me here, the Banshees can't fight normally. Now they can exert their strongest combat power."
Alexei opened his mouth, but swallowed what he wanted to say.
Zeus was telling the truth. The one hundred banshees who came to support greatly enhanced the expeditionary force's combat effectiveness.
The ability to fight head-on is secondary. Every banshee is the perfect commander. Relying on mental links, they can communicate with other banshees in real time. If there are conflicts, they can resolve disputes instantly through their innate abilities. Coupled with their own powerful combat power, it seems that banshees were born for the battlefield.
"As for the danger, there is no need to worry too much about them. You were planning to rely on the bastion to resist, and evacuate from the train if you can't hold it off, right?"
"Yes." Alexei nodded. The railway led directly to the bastion, which was very convenient for retreat. He planned to empty the carriages in advance, and if he could not stop the enemy, he would take all the expeditionary forces on board.
"Then the banshees won't hold you back. Although they don't run very fast on land, they hardly get tired, so there's no problem with long-distance evacuation." Xius chuckled. "What's the situation here now? Are there enough supplies?"
"Supplies are completely fine. The weapons and other supplies stored here are prepared for occupying the northern border. They are enough to handle a battle. As for the situation."
The two men walked to the temporary command room in the fortress. Several technical priests were busy at the huge wooden table in the middle. Hughes looked down and saw that it was a very detailed sand table.
"The White Disaster is now less than a hundred kilometers away from us, and is still chasing us. It is expected to reach the designated battlefield within half a day."
(End of this chapter)
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