For the 4,826 soldiers of the Tarlon Fortress Guards, this day in late September will be a day they will remember forever. A terrible disaster befell the Tallon Fortress. For two weeks, nearly every soldier prayed two things before crawling into bed exhausted. The first is to pray that there will be no more night raids on the city, and the second is to pray that the King of Barbarian Orcs and his army will come quickly to end all this horrific training that is like a nightmare from hell. However, the gods seemed to have closed their eyes and ears at this moment, completely ignoring the sudden increase in the number of devout believers. A sharp blast of copper horns shattered the midnight silence and resounded over Tallon Fortress. A roaring voice rolled past like muffled thunder, suppressing the din. "Guard Army's Augur Company, Orsank Company, Deborah Company, and Knights of Steel's Catless Company urgently gather! Go up to the city wall!" Deborah Company Captain woke up from his light sleep while cursing, and was still asleep after kicking him awake. The young attendant with a sweet look on his face said, "What the hell, emergency gathering for two consecutive nights!" He grabbed his sword belt and hung it on his body, while wiping his face with cold water from the copper can. "Gods be damned, what is that guy with golden eyes doing again?" It took Attendant Vera two full minutes to figure out what was going on, "Captain, you really should go find your superiors. If you protest to them, many people will support you. "Oh, of course, they will all support me." Captain Deborah curled his lips angrily, "When my head is poked on the tip of a gun, It would be nice if I could save myself from spitting Hey, hurry up and get my chainmail shirt and helmet. According to military regulations, you don¡¯t need to wear a full set of knight armor for emergency gatherings at night.¡± Ten minutes later, the gathering was completed. Captain Deborah led more than a hundred soldiers to stumble up to the city wall. They were not the last to arrive, because in addition to the Cartesian company of the Knights of the Steel Fist, there were two other guarding companies whose names were called. None of them arrived. Tomad Ann was wearing a silver-plated pilgrim's light armor. He stood at the highest point of the crenellations of the city wall with a calm face. The gryphon sword swayed slightly at his waist. His sky-blue cloak was full of wind. Looking from a distance. , like huge wings spread out behind his shoulders. A small alchemical hourglass was held high in his right hand, and only a handful of fine sand shimmering with golden light remained. Half a minute later, the fine sand flowed cleanly. The captain of the Augur company rushed up to the city wall with less than half of the soldiers, standing still panting, with two bruises on his face; while no one from the Orthanc company appeared on the city wall. Tomad put down his right hand, his eyes slowly moved across the faces of these soldiers, and then said to Lord Toth, who was standing next to him like a silent statue, "Your Lordship, can I directly announce the result?" "The Marquis has agreed. It's your sole responsibility," Lord Thoth replied in a cold but firm voice. "No one has the right to question." "Very good." Tomad nodded slightly, then raised his arms to Catles and Deborah, "The company led by you two has the right to rest tonight and can be disbanded now. ¡± A sound of relaxation sounded from the queue, but it was suppressed by Tomad¡¯s next words. "There will be a small competition tomorrow morning to help you rejuvenate your muscles and bones that are stiff from sleeping tonight. Run back and forth from the second city wall to the first city wall. Fully armed. Five times. The team running at the end will run two more times. I understand. " Captain Deborah finally stopped his attendant from recklessly challenging the evil-eyed god of death in the Magic Mountain Canyon. In fact, if it hadn't been for the fact that two high-ranking knights of the Knights of the Steel Fist had challenged him on the first day of training, and both of them died under Tomad's sword, Captain Deborah would have wanted to challenge the young pilgrim. impulse. Endless back-and-forth runs, emergency gatherings at night, climbing the knotted ropes hanging from the city wall, wearing full armor to dismantle useless buildings, and then pushing the construction waste behind the gate of the first city wall with a wheelbarrow¡ª¡ª All of this is also mixed with various hand-to-hand combat competitions, hand-to-hand combat and wrestling competitions. The ultra-intense and high-load training makes the veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles find it unbearable, and the recruits who have just joined the army are completely broken. The training had not lasted for a week, and nearly a hundred people had deserted. Of course, no one could escape the joint pursuit of the Knights of the Steel Fist and the Pilgrims. After the deserters were caught, the ordinary soldiers were punished with twenty lashes in public, and the two captains were executed, with their heads stuck on the tip of the spear. , together with the heads of two traitors on the first city wall. "As for you, Captain Ogulian, answer me, why do you only have half of your men, and where did the scars on your face come from?" Tomad's tone was not particularly cold, but it made the company look a little embarrassed.The elder shivered. "Sorry, sir, my company has some objections to the emergency gathering at night. They are too tired, and their arms are so painful that they can't even pick up the sword. Sir, is this a bit too much?" With such care, you are a good person, but you are not a qualified commander." Tomad jumped off the crenellation of the city wall and walked to the captain of the Augulian, "Well, I think it may be more suitable to command the medical soldiers. You have such a soft heart. Captain Augulian, from now on, your company will be handed over to someone who can manage it. You go to the medical team and report to Lord Deliber." Captain Augulian's face was originally a little pale. , now turned into an angry livid, "You, you can't do this to me!" He roared loudly at Tomad, "You don't have the power to deprive me of my position!" "Then who does? Dragon Is there any Marquis Xun?" Tomad smiled and whispered to him, "Listen to me, your company needs a stronger and more powerful commander to control it. When the barbarian army begins to attack the city, it will be trapped in the bed in the middle of the night. It is normal to drag them out. If someone tries to mutiny, according to military regulations, the company captain will have his head cut off, and all the soldiers who participated in the mutiny will be classified as death squads. Do you understand what this means? " The anger on Captain Gulian's face quickly faded, and he stammered in reply, "This, this can't be true. They know that military law is strict and they dare not disobey it, but nowhaven't the barbarian orcs not appeared yet?" "Wait until they appear. It's too late!" Tomad suddenly raised his voice so that everyone on the wall could hear his voice, "I hope you know where your limits are, because I don't want to have the team behind me in the middle of a fierce battle. Suddenly collapse! Compared with the elites like the Knights of Steel, what is the difference between you? That is the spirit. How does the hard but brittle pig iron compare with you? Or take a whip and get out of the fortress, with the shame of being a deserter forever left on your face. Choose for yourself!" The captain of the Augu Company lowered his head in frustration, and the soldiers around him all turned pale. , but no one was in a hurry to leave. "As for the last company, and the Orthanc company captain, Lord Toth, can you accompany me?" Lord Toth nodded slowly, "Of course. We need to call a team. "Military judge?" "That's not necessary." Tomad shrugged and tapped the hilt of the sword at his waist. "To deal with a despicable person who only dares to hide behind others and make comments, you and I have two swords." It¡¯s already too much.¡±