When the steam locomotive arrived at the Red Sand Fortress Railway Station, the sky had already darkened.

Even so, Irving still called Knight Commander Hughes Benjer, Templar Knights Leader Al Thorfinn, Joint Investigation Team Captain Elena Helen and others over to hold an impromptu meeting.

After listening to everyone's reports, Owen gave instructions to the soldiers of Red Sand Fortress not to relax and to strengthen their training. New weapons and equipment will be gradually transported by railway, and they must be fully prepared to deal with possible major crises.

Also, the third joint investigation this summer will be carried out as planned and will not be postponed.

After a night's rest, Owen took the armored vehicle transported in advance by railway the next day and led a force that had stayed at Red Sand Fortress to set off for Longya Ridge.

At the same time, the Fagarland Alliance and the important port city of Moni Bay.

A fleet consisting of more than ten warships slowly sailed from the east, carrying a large number of soldiers, and the royal flag of the Star Flame Kingdom was hung on the mast.

These are the reinforcements sent by the Kingdom of Star Flame. They will form a coalition with the Fajialan Alliance, using the northern fortress of Vallon as their base camp, to attack the Popon Empire together.

The elven country Venora Council, its capital is Rivensome.

Nearly five thousand elven soldiers gathered in the square. They were all wearing wallets and carrying weapons (mainly bows and arrows), waiting for their queen to appear.

After a while, Elf Queen Igabella appeared on the terrace in front of the square, mobilizing the Elf soldiers before the war.

The queen is dressed in a white and green dress, has beautiful blond hair, fair skin, tall figure, and a pair of conspicuous pointed ears, making her very charming and beautiful.

Although she looks young on the outside, she is actually hundreds of years old.

At the end of the speech, Igabela shouted loudly: "The brave warriors of Venola Forest, the Popon Empire has invaded the land that originally belonged to us, and we must personally take back our homeland!"

"Take back your home!"

"Take back your home!"

Inspired by this, the elven soldiers raised their weapons and shouted in unison.

On the other side, the Popon Empire has received a joint declaration of war, and it is indeed difficult to deal with four countries at the same time.

However, Emperor Nicholas was not panicked at all. According to the strength of these four countries, he deployed armies of different sizes in three places on the east, south and north sides of the empire to prepare for the battle.

These three armies are commanded by the three heroic knights of the empire.

Due to the failure of the Blood-devouring Knight Dill in his attack on Longya Ridge last year, the Dawn Kingdom was regarded as a key defense target. Therefore, the largest army deployed in the eastern metropolis Einbeck reached 40,000 people.

The person leading this huge army was not Dill, but another of the Three Heroes of the Empire, Bard Pnir, who had the title of "Thunderlight".

Because Dil had already failed once, the emperor had no reason to continue to let him lead the army to fight against the Kingdom of Dawn.

Therefore, Dill was sent to the northern city of Gutils to command an army of eight thousand men to resist the elven army of the Council of Venora.

The last of the Three Heroes of the Empire is Rock Russ, who holds the title of "Ice Peak".

He led an army of 20,000 people and prepared to fight against the coalition forces composed of the Fajialan Alliance and the Kingdom of Starfire in the south of the empire.

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Popon Empire, the eastern city of Einbeck, the military camp outside the city, and the central big tent.

Bader Punier, the Thunder Knight sitting at the table, wrote a letter and put it in an envelope. He raised his head and called softly: "Here comes someone."

Hearing this, a soldier outside quickly opened the door curtain and entered the tent.

"Lord Punil, what are your orders?"

"Give this letter of challenge to our army envoy and ask him to deliver it to the army commander at Longya Ridge." Bud handed the letter he had just written to the soldier, "As soon as possible."

"yes!"

After receiving the letter, the soldier immediately turned around and exited the tent.

Not long after they left, an old man in a magician's robe forced his way into the tent regardless of the soldiers outside.

"Thunder Knight Bad Pnir, I finally found you."

"Isn't this Lord Paruda Enzes, the chief magician of the empire?"

Seeing the white-haired old man, Bud was also surprised, and then he waved to the two soldiers who didn't stop him.

"You guys, please step back."

"yes."

The two soldiers then exited the tent and continued to wait outside.

"The soldier was rude just now."

Then, Bud stood up from his seat and asked: "Lord Enzes, when did you come to Einbeck?"

"I just arrived, so I came directly to find you." Paluda replied.

Being so anxious, Bard thought that the other party was here to convey His Majesty the Emperor's new instructions, and quickly asked: "Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor has a new order?"

"That's not true."

Paluda shook his head and said: "I obtained permission from His Majesty the Emperor to lead a force of 'Wind Control' magicians that I personally formed and trained to support you."

"'Wind Control' Troop?!"

Bud thought for a moment, and soon showed an expression of enlightenment.

"Could it be..."

"That's right!"

Speaking of the "Wind Control" troops, Paluda couldn't help but raise his chin and said very proudly: "They are magician troops that can fly and cast large-scale magic in the air. They have both destructive power and maneuverability. They are definitely the ace of an empire.

force!"

Under the leadership of Paluda, the Popon Empire successfully synthesized a true flying magic stone that allows the user to fly in the air.

He then came up with the idea of ​​forming a "wind-controlling" magician force and took practical action.

"This upcoming war will be a good opportunity for the 'Wind Control' troops to make their debut and show off their skills."

Turning to look at Bard, Paruda strongly demanded: "So, Bard, you must let the 'Wind Control' troops go into battle, and I will personally lead them to kill the enemy on the battlefield."

"It's what I asked for, Lord Enzes." Bard happily agreed, "With the support of the 'Wind Control' troops, victory in this war can almost be said to be within reach."

After a pause, he asked again: "It's just that I can't figure it out. Why do you so eagerly hope that the 'Wind Control' troops will be deployed on the battlefield? Are you planning to fight in person?"

As the chief magician, Paluda already has a high status in the empire, and because he is so old, many things do not require him to do it himself.

But Paluda insisted on leading the "Wind Control" troops into battle in person, which was too positive.

"Humph! It's not that guy Cachido Bannon!"

Paluda threw down his sleeves angrily and complained dissatisfiedly: "His Majesty the Emperor has paid too much attention to Kachido's experiments recently. His crooked ways are absolutely unacceptable. In order to make His Majesty the Emperor change his mind, I must personally
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