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"Bring it here." Simon frowned slightly when he heard this.

The griffon knight immediately handed over the letter.

He opened the envelope and found an unopened letter covered in wax.

"Handwritten by Marquis Val?" Simon looked at the logo on the paint and thought to himself.

He first read the information from the Eight-clawed Spider, and immediately knew that the war situation on the Marquis' side was not going well, and he was very anxious.

Although the Northern Cold Fortress has not been lost, the orc warg cavalry often bypasses the fortress and invades the interior.

Orcs don't have such a serious supply problem. They can eat carrion wherever they go, and their mobility is unparalleled.

Simon thought for a while, then opened the Marquis's handwritten letter and read it again.

"Your Excellency, the Guardian of the West Side, the Earl of the Courage Land, and the Governor of the King's West Side Territory...

More than 100,000 orcs invaded the border, and I have been leading a fierce battle for more than a month... We have suffered serious losses in food, grass, weapons, and soldiers, and we are in urgent need of support..."

Overall, it is a letter asking for help, and the words are very polite and respectful.

These days are really different from the past. The Marquis knows how to flatter others.

Judging from the information from the Octopus Spider, Marquis Val is indeed under a lot of pressure.

The intelligence officers over there estimated that the Marquis's ministries had lost a total of about 30,000 troops.

There are elites and auxiliary soldiers among them, and the spiders can't make a detailed calculation.

"It's so tough. His total before was probably less than 80,000..." Simon was thinking in his mind.

After thinking about it for a while, I felt that I still needed some support, and there would be no benefit in letting the orcs in.

Now Marquis Val is still blocking the entrance, and most of the orcs are blocked from the mountain pass.

After Simon made up his mind, he immediately took out a pen and paper from the storage column and wrote a transfer order.

After a while, it was finished.

"Send it out and let the Minister of State act accordingly."

"Yes!" The griffin knight entered the big tent, took the order book, tied it to the raven's leg and issued it.

In this transfer order, Simon asked Honorary Viscount Deldy to lead the Sword Legion to support Marquis Val.

He also asked the barons and nobles of the Three Mountains to send troops to form a legion with Saumir as the commander, and go to support them together, which happened to be the counterpart of the factions.

Put together in this way, there are almost 10,000 troops, which is not shabby.

After that, there were no urgent matters. Simon was a little bored and went to bed early.

Nothing happened all night.

Early the next morning, there was a sudden commotion outside the tent. Simon was woken up, got up from the mattress, and decided to go out and take a look.

I saw the soldiers escorting a sturdy goat man without arms.

"Good day, Earl!

We caught a goat man.

It was found in the mountain col in the early morning. It was hiding, maybe it was an enemy scout. "A griffon knight took a few steps forward and reported.

When Simon heard this, he looked at the goat man again and felt that he was quite strong, not like a big-headed soldier, so he said softly: "Call the translator over and ask what's going on."

"Yes! Sir!" The griffin knight responded.

Not long after, the translator trotted over and saluted Simon respectfully: "Greetings to the Earl!"

Simon nodded slightly towards him and said softly: "Ask what the goat man's purpose is."

"Yes! Please wait a moment, sir." The translator responded respectfully and immediately started communicating with the goat man.

After a while, he reported: "It claimed to be the leader of the goat people and came here to negotiate peace.

It is willing to offer two ancestral treasures to beg for your forgiveness, and the Goatman clan also wants to become your vassal. "

"An ancestral treasure? What is it?" Simon asked doubtfully.

The translator immediately went to inquire for a while, and then replied: "The Shield of Mortilas and an unknown magic book.

Sounds like two magic items.

It also said that if you do not agree to negotiate for peace and must kill everyone, all the treasures will be destroyed. "

Simon heard the words, thought for a while, nodded and said: "Tell it that I can accept the goatman's allegiance.

The territory assigned to them is the area northeast of the Baiyangqiu Group.

Among the goatmen, I will confer three barons. From now on, I will pay taxes on time and I will no longer rob passing pedestrians and convoys. "

This area covers an area of ​​more than 500 square kilometers, but it is all rugged and hilly. Apart from goatmen, I am afraid that no race can live comfortably here.

In addition, they also show a certain level of civilization and intelligence, and can at least communicate normally.

The main reason is that it is not easy to eradicate them. It requires a lot of time and patience. Simon does not have the time to spend three to five years with the Goat Man.

As for granting three barons among them, it is to allow for internal struggle.

When the time comes, switch their respective territories so that they are fat and thin. As time goes by, they will be designated to fight.

The translator told these words to the goatman leader, and he immediately became happy, saluted and shouted: "Thank you for your mercy and tolerance, the goatman tribe will be loyal to you.

Please wait a moment while we present the two ancestral items. "

The translator translated the meaning of this sentence basically accurately.

Simon nodded upon hearing this, expressed satisfaction, and said, "We will set the deadline at noon, and we will not wait until the deadline."

"Yes! Please don't worry, leader!" After understanding the meaning, the goatman leader once again performed a strange etiquette and left.

About two hours later, the goatman leader led more than a hundred tribesmen to arrive again.

"Merciful leader, we have brought the things, please take a look."

After saying that, he handed over an ancient green copper shield and a book with black background and gold patterns.

Simon's eyes first stared at the shield, then glanced at the black book, and then moved back again.

Because the shield was emitting a faint golden light, it must be not an ordinary thing.

At this time, the senior wizard Deli and others had already arrived on the griffin and were standing beside Simon.

Seeing this, she immediately stepped forward and cast the spell of detecting poisons, and verified them one by one, and there was no problem.

"My Lord Earl, this shield is very worn and ordinary.

But this black book contains a good magic power, which is definitely stronger than the Book of Illusions." Deli said with some joy.

"Huh? This shield is glowing, I'm afraid it's not an ordinary thing." Simon said in surprise.

Hearing this, Deli looked at the shield again and said in confusion: "Master, it looks very shabby to me, without any light."

Simon frowned slightly when he heard this, stood up and walked over to take the shield in his hand and carefully examined it, and soon his expression was shocked.

"Fuck! I seem to feel the power of God! Anyway, it's not the power of magic..."

Simon was a little confused, but this shield must be extraordinary, it should be a treasure beyond magic.

And ordinary people seem to be unable to find its specialness.

"Put this shield over there, I want to try it." Simon thought for a while and ordered.

"Yes!" Immediately, several soldiers took the shield 20 meters away and leaned it against a large bluestone.

Simon pulled out the sword of fire hanging on his waist like flowing water, and slashed it with a swish.

I saw a long dragon of flames shooting away, but the next moment it was all immersed in the shield, without causing a ripple, and without any momentum.

"Huh!? There is a little trick!" Simon grinned.