Lord of the Oasis - Chapter 130
Chapter 130: The Crisis Hidden In the Undercurrent
The system dialog box popped up on his retina.
[ Ding… Side quest released]
[ Side quest: The undercurrent comes ]
[ Reward: 10,000 denars ]
[ Introduction: When you choose to develop, an undercurrent will come. In the face of this new challenge, will you and your estate be able to withstand the attack of the undercurrent like a reef? Be careful, be careful, be careful! ]
Kant narrowed his eyes slightly.
Kant swept his gaze across the introduction that was both moving and grinding.
“Undercurrent?”, he muttered softly.
Even in the system’s introduction, there were three “Be careful” words that were used to mark the importance of this side quest. It made Kant’s heart feel as if it was being gripped by an invisible force. He could not help but squinted his eyes, “Is it that… serious?”
Yes, it was very serious.
Kant understood in his heart. Otherwise, the system would never have given such a notification.
He muttered to himself for a while.
Kant looked towards the north, deep in thought. “Where is it?”
North of the Nahrin Desert, in the direction of the Mannheim Coast, the location of the Kingdom of Grey Mane had been known for a long time. Those high-level Jackalan form the expedition army were starting to march towards the Oasis Lookout.
At this moment, the system suddenly gave out a side quest.
The purpose was to remind Kant..
They’re here!
If it wasn’t for the expedition army of the Kingdom of Gray Mane, those high-level Jackalan who had their own civilization, Kant would never believed that the system would give such a serious reminder and release a side quest with such a warning. At the same time, the reward of the side quest was directly raised to high price of 10,000 denars.
In the third week of this month, the enemy was finally going to appear in front of Kant.
He stepped forward.
Kant quickly returned to the council hall and waved to the guard at the door. “Go and find Knight Firentis. Inform him that there is an emergency waiting to be dealt with.”
“Understood!”, the guard saluted and quickly turned to leave.
He sat on his chair.
Soon, Firentis pushed the door open and quickly entered with a solemn expression. “Lord Kant, you were looking for me?”
“Yes.”, Kant nodded.
His expression was equally solemn. He extended his hand and said to Firentis, “Sit down and talk. It seems that we are really about to face a new test. I think we should be prepared for everything.”
“The Kingdom of Gray Mane?”, Firentis narrowed his eyes and guessed the truth of the matter.
“That’s right.”
Kant nodded and tapped his fingers on the table with a very serious expression, “That’s them.”
Firentis frowned.
His heart beat faster.
But there was no panic or fear on his face. They had deduced the possibility of the attack from the expedition army of the Kingdom of Grey Mane more than once. Taking a deep breath, Firentis said in a deep voice, “I’ll go prepare.”
“There’s no need for that for now.”, Kant shook his head and frowned. “They haven’t arrived yet.”
“There’s still time?”, Firentis asked with a frown.
“That’s right,”, Kant replied.
The system’s introduction had already given an obscure expression.
The undercurrent was about to come.
The word “about to” obviously meant that it had not happened yet. Combining that with this sentence, Kant could easily guess the system’s hint that there was still some time before this danger reached here.
Perhaps for a long time.
Perhaps for an instant.
Firentis’s expression was serious as he said slowly, “We must not let down our guard.”
“Yes, we must not let down our guard.”, Kant nodded and ordered in a deep voice, “After the meeting is over, you will arrange for all the soldiers to be on standby. Cancel all their vacations and raise the alert level to the highest level.”
“Understood.”, Firentis nodded.
However, Kant didn’t finished his words. After a pause, he continued to arrange, “Get all the desert bandits to spread out and conduct reconnaissance. The range is three kilometers from the Oasis Lookout. Recon to the north direction.”
“Yes.”, Firentis continued to nod.
These were the arrangements during the time of war. Kant had to make the decision himself.
It was also the arrangement to succeed the plan.
“Fateh, go and make the arrangements.”
Kant waved at Firentis. He looked at the Swadian noble in front of him and said in a grave tone, “Tell your soldiers that the crisis is right in front of them. Stay alert.”
“I understand.”, Fateh nodded and left in hurry.
He could handled it very well.
Kant believed in Fateh’s ability, but he still had some worries before the battle.
It wasn’t fear.
It was just a slight fluctuation in his heart towards the arrival of the war.
The development of the “Drondheim” fortress had already reached a certain critical point. Although there were still many buildings that had yet to be built, it didn’t have much of an impact on the current situation.
The soldiers that could join the battle and city defense fortifications that were able to resist the enemies.
They had everything that they needed.
What they really lacked was perhaps the experience gained in a real battle with the enemy.
“A storm is coming.”, Kant took a deep breath.
He had long been mentally prepared for the arrival of the expedition army of the Kingdom of Grey Mane. After all, Asage, the noble Jackalan, who had been captured, and the high-level Jackalan warriors who had been discovered and annihilated last week had proved this. The force of the Mannheim coast began to extend to this place more and more, and starting to reach out and probe.
And the time for the final attack was also not far away.
…..
“Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong…”
A hurried bell sounded.
The rush and clear sound of the bronze bell echoed inside and outside the Oasis Lookout.
Agricultural area.
The peasants and peasant women who were originally busy turned their heads to look in the direction of the fortress in shock when they heard the bell. Their eyes were still somewhat blank, clearly not understanding what had happened.
But in the blink of an eye, the meaning of the bell had already appeared in their minds.
Cold sweat instantly appeared on their skulls. They threw down the tasks in their hands and ran towards the direction of the fortress gate.
Their running speed was very fast.
It wasn’t just them.
There were also the Swadian footmen who were originally patrolling in the agricultural area and the pastoral area.
These level 3 troop class were the main force that formed the patrol team. Basically, the current oasis lookout was relying on their patrols to maintain stability and ensure the safety of the civilians.
But now, they were running, carrying the armor on their bodies.
They were panting as they ran, and they couldn’t even maintain their formation.
They rushed into the fortress through the two city gates. At the same time, they saw their comrades were holding longbows and crossbows, they were guarding behind the shooting windows in the attic of the city wall. Their eyes were bright as they looked into the distance. Clearly, they were very serious.
Their hearts skipped a beat.
War was coming.
Peasants and peasant women gathered in front of the bell tower, waiting silently.
On the street next to them were all the troops that Oasis Lookout currently had, including Mamluke, the Sawadian heavy cavalries, the Swadian footmen, the desert bandits, and even Manid, who was still inspecting the sugar workshop.
This was the bell of the emergency assembly bell.
It only sounded urgently when there was an emergency order.
It was completely different from the usual bell sound.
Just like the Lord was urging them.
In the bell tower, Knight Firentis walked out with a solemn expression. He swept his gaze across the troops that were all on standby except for the archers. In the sheath by his waist, the awe-inspiring knight’s pulled out his sword .
“Lord Kant’s subjects and soldiers.”
Firentis took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “The war is about to begin.”
This was an emergency gathering.
It was natural for this knight who was good at military affairs to announce the state of war.
Kant had given him the task.
Firentis did not hesitated. This was his area of expertise.
He gave orders after another.
All the soldiers were mobilized. The entire fortress was put into the highest alert mode. Any slight movement would attract the attention of everyone. War was the priority.
The civilians also received the order.
All the valuable things were moved into the fortress, and all the livestock were separately listed out in the city wall.
Including the 5-arches chee greass beach on the west side of the small lake, the peasant and peasant women were also required to harvest it in the shortest time possible and store it as fodder.
As for the date palm tree that had already bloomed and would bear fruit in less than a month.
They could only hoped that the Jackalan would came slower.
Although the stone walls of the current “Drondheim” fortress had been built, they could not completely cover the entire area. In fact, even if it was built into a luxurious castle, the walls would not be built over a single date palm jungle. This was not cost efficient and was unrealistic.
The best way was to cut down and burn the surrounding trees.
It was to prevent the enemy from building siege weapons.
For Kant, if the Jackalan expedition army was really coming, he would not hesitated to order them to cut down all the date palm tree and not leave a single one behind.
He did not expect that the high-level Jackalan did not have siege technology.
They had already established the Kingdom of Grey Mane.
They had their own civilization.
How could these high-level Jackalan not have the skills to make siege weapons?
Moreover, they came here.
Their goal was to conquer the human kingdom and plunder the wealth of the humans. How could they not have siege weapons, or even craftsmen who knew how to make siege weapons?
So much good wood.
Even if they could not build siege weapons, just by using the tree trunks as stairs. It was enough to climb up the seven-meter-high city walls and attic, allowing the Jackalan used the stairs as stepping stone for them to invade the fortress and conquer the Oasis Lookout!
Desert bandits rode their horses and rushed out of the city gates.
Three people in a group, spread out and began to scout towards the north.
The dark clouds of war shrouded the Nahrin Desert.
Meanwhile at the natural salt mine, 300 Jackalan pirates had escaped the devil’s zone and trekked over. They weakly looked at the torn tents on the ground around them, as well as the white bones full of teeth marks that were strewn all over the place.
According to the plan.
There should be a high-level Jackalan team in charge of supporting them in this salt mine.
They looked at the bones fiercely.
Their faces were extremely ferocious.
The white bones with teeth marks were obviously caused by chewing. From the bones, one could tell that it was the leg bones of the Jackalan. The teeth marks on them were also caused by the fangs of the Jackalan.
They were furious.
The low-level Jackalan tribe of the Nahrin Desert was indeed a barbaric tribe.
These Jackalan pirates had already made the judgement in their hearts.
