War preparations in the Gwana Empire are in full swing, and no matter how much they do, it will not make people feel at ease.
Even though humans have not experienced a war with demons for a long time. But since the discovery of the opening of the Abyss Gate more than a year ago and the gathering of demons and orcs into an army, the performance of this evil coalition has been enough to make people worried.
The future of myself and Lost Land.
On the imperial front, the nominal commander-in-chief is of course the emperor, and no one dares to question this. But the actual commander-in-chief is the old Duke Kawei who led the organization of the entire defense line in Risa - Ricardo Kawei.
He knows better than anyone else the terror of the coming demon army. As the old saying goes, the more people know, the deeper their fear of the unknown becomes.
Ricardo Kavi is an extraordinary person, but he is not a brave man. A true brave man is a person who can break through all difficulties and obstacles with a fearless spirit. An extraordinary person is just a person who has evolved from the original life form to the next stage.
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Precisely because he is no longer primitive, the old Grand Duke can better understand how terrifying existence those higher-level lives are to humans. Not to mention those imaginary things, he once hunted a demon when he was young.
It was an act of justice, accomplished at a heavy price. A demon summoned by a villain and crossed the border massacred an entire town. The young Ricardo, who was in the process of being an adventurer at the time, gathered many companions and launched a crusade.
This devil.
The crusade was successful, but at the cost of many lives. It was this costly success that made young Ricardo determined to go home and return to the young master he had known since childhood.
The man he is today is no longer the impulsive and ignorant young man he was in the past. Thinking of his past fight to the death with a demon, he experienced a feeling of despair.
This time he faced an entire army. The feeling of being pressed down by a nightmare deepened with every breath.
Perhaps only after truly proving with one's own hands that one can defeat the opponent easily can one escape from such a nightmare. Otherwise, the old man would feel like he would succumb to this kind of pressure.
...Are you afraid of death because you are old? Although extraordinary people have transcended from the original life, no one can say whether their life span has been improved or by how much.
It is possible to be alive and kicking one moment and fall into eternal sleep the next. This uncertainty is the reason that forces some extraordinary people to take the wrong path.
Normally, Ricardo Kawi can control his negative emotions very well. Without a strong heart, he would not be able to achieve what he has achieved today. But the invasion of demons is beyond what the old man can do with a normal heart.
The upper limit of treatment is reached.
Thinking of your relatives, your family, the vassals and subjects you are loyal to, and the emperor you are loyal to. These all bring heavy pressure, almost making people breathless.
Although he is known as the undefeated god of war in the empire, there has been no war in this lost land for more than two hundred years. The empire has launched most of its conquests against the monsters on one side, or organized crusade against king-level monsters.
Ricardo Carvey was able to obtain the ultimate victory with minimal losses, which is why he is highly regarded.
But even defeating a king-level monster can be regarded as a small war. The lack of experience of not having fought a real war made the undefeated god of war in the empire feel a little flustered.
However, no matter how shaken he was in his heart, the old man's outward appearance was still calm, as if he was sure of victory.
He understands very well that if he loses confidence as a leader, how can he lead everyone to the final victory. So no matter how guilty he is, he must behave completely differently.
In terms of actual layout, the old man chose a conservative strategy. Everything was focused on defense, regardless of offense.
Looking at the mercury-dropping offensive of the demon and orc alliance, no one could fault the old Grand Duke's conservative strategy. If the demon alliance was not blocked, there would be no counterattack. This was a very simple truth.
Even the most radical group of young people, with the failure of the Southern Front in front of them, would not dare to fight back lightly and push the front out. If they were to be surrounded again and the same strategy failed twice, let alone what outsiders would say.
They and the young people themselves cannot accept it.
Since he chose a conservative strategy, of course the old man could not let go of any help. Now he was eager to pile all the cards he could play on the battlefield to block the demons' attack.
Therefore, a certain seemingly leisurely magician became one of the targets for attracting young men. Moreover, he was ranked quite high on the list in the old man's mind.
Of course, Lin had no reason to refuse this old man who took special care of him. Moreover, the other party emphasized very considerately that he would not use him as cannon fodder and be pushed to the front line.
For an invitation letter that was mildly worded and showed great righteousness, Lin could be said to have face and dignity, so he had no reason not to go and die... so he had no choice but to go.
Although he took over the defense of several small countries outside the northern border of the empire, the old Grand Duke still sat in the Risa Territory and did not directly rush to the front line.
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Relying on the help of the forum, some orders can be issued and intelligence can be transmitted back without spending the time of the messenger. This saves the old man from the pain of running around, and is also very helpful for him to control the entire line of defense.
As for the problem of forums that are full of loopholes, in addition to having a set of verification and certification measures, the old man has consciously gathered talents with flexible brains and learned the programming language created by a certain magician very early on.
And these people have indeed created applications that are far more confidential than sieve-like forums. At least they have built a set of private forums for use within the family, isolating communication from public forums, and the level of confidentiality is even lower than that of sieve-like forums.
It's much better.
The old Grand Duke even 'strongly' suggested that his son should come up with the title of a powerful earl and numerous rewards to attract these talented people to work for him. The principle that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward is also reflected in Mi Di.
Young Kawei Gong was quite dissatisfied at first, but today he is only happy. Without the help of these convenient applications, they might have to put in ten or twenty times the effort in organizing the defense line against the devil.
can do the same thing.
The old Grand Duke was not afraid to stand on the front line. There were countless moments in his life when he stood at the front of the team, leading soldiers loyal to his family and the empire to charge.
It's just that the war hasn't started yet, and the war called "preparation" is in the rear. Before the old Grand Duke commands the soldiers to go to the battlefield to fight the devil, he must first lead the troops with businessmen from various places and officials from all over the empire.
Deal with the noble lords who came to support.
There are also those adventurers and mercenaries who come voluntarily, which defense line they want to join and who they will be assigned to command. These also have their own complicated evaluation operations.
And these tasks are not suitable to be moved to the front line. So the old man stayed behind and fought hard with the pen head. At most, he occasionally drove his custom-made car made of pure magic materials to patrol the defense lines.
at.
Lin came directly to the rear base camp to see this old man who originally thought he would be tortured by countless documents until he became inhuman.
But the situation at hand... how should I put it? The old nobles are worthy of being old nobles. They have many secretaries, deacons and other assistants to share the complicated affairs. As the leader, he can easily choose to keep himself busy, or
free.
In short, what someone sees is a group of young guys pretending to be walking gracefully, but in fact everyone is so busy that they are so busy. There is no shouting, but there are constant whispers.
The old man was sitting upright, holding an expensive and exquisite porcelain cup, sipping the exquisite scented tea produced by the elf. The aroma was so overflowing that even the magician who had just entered the door was dizzy.
What is in front of the old man is a large sand table. The Fengdi Mountain Range lies across the center, dividing the sand table into two halves. However, the mountains are not scaled down completely according to their actual height. Instead, they are roughly shaped according to their mountain shape, mainly showing
There are several passable passes.
On both sides of the mountain model, there are known locations of armies, defensive fortresses, and magic towers.
It can be seen from the north side of the mountain that the human army has not occupied much territory, and every place is in danger. The worst places have even been surrounded.
If it weren't for the forum's ability to transmit information regardless of distance, people might not know that there is an organized military presence in the siege. But even if they knew, what could they do? No one would have the ability to rescue them.
Maybe, but that magician can't be moved by vague compassion or human justice. Such an attitude does not mean that he is a villain. That guy is just a nerd who is used to withdrawing from himself and watching.
It’s just a society in which we live.
On the sand table, the south side of the mountain is surrounded by several passes, forming an overlapping defense system. In particular, several magic towers are the focus of protection.
Because the blocking battle on the north side of the mountain proved that the magic tower, as an important fortress protecting the civilized world, is difficult for even demons to defeat. Magician associations in various places also began to mobilize to actively strengthen the defense of magic towers close to the abyss invasion battlefield.
Although the old man looked leisurely and out of tune with the surrounding scenes, in fact his heart was not that peaceful. At least when a certain magician appeared, the old man did not greet people with his hearty voice like a bell like in the past.
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However, someone who was recently busy formulating the plan for the Twin Towers of the Gate did not notice this anomaly. He just came to the old man in a familiar manner as before, picked up the teapot, and poured a small sip of tea without tea leaves into the empty cup.
Elf flower tea.
Such an action made the old man notice the existence of the magician.
Lin is wearing a black Xuanwu robe, which is his standard external appearance. Defense-oriented equipment can better protect his life. Even though there are not many people in this era who can threaten his life, someone still habitually
Be on guard.
"Here you go. Sit down." The old man looked the same as before, greeting a certain magician.
The people who can move in this war room are all the old prince's cronies. They are equally familiar with this magician, so no one is on guard against 'strangers' or waiting on 'distinguished guests'.
This is a time of war when all the rules of the nobility are simplified. This is the request of the old Grand Duke.
Seeing the old man come to his senses, Lin nodded and said, "Good day." Glancing at the sand table, Lin casually said, "The battle situation looks very bad."