Looking at Ariel's clear starry eyes filled with worry, Lei Xiao smiled faintly and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I'm already dealing with the next crisis."
"Just like what you said when you were crowned just now, the sleeping lion king has awakened. The lion king's sharp teeth are still there, and the sharp claws are not broken. They will only become sharper in the tempering of blood and fire."
However, despite what he said, Lei Xiao understood clearly in his heart.
The powerful enemy we face this time is by no means comparable to any previous opponent.
After all, even the three major Cold Flame giants we faced in Kel's Castle only represented half of the Cold Flame Kingdom's combat power, but they had already put themselves on the edge of life and death several times.
Once the other side takes action this time, it will definitely use all the strength of the country to launch a merciless war to destroy the country. The purpose is to completely destroy us in our infancy.
Moreover, the strength of each opponent is comparable to our current one, or even stronger.
In other words, even if an opponent attacks from one direction, I will face more than twice the strong pressure of Kelburg. This is an unprecedented life and death challenge.
What if opponents from two directions, or even three directions, attack at the same time? The degree of danger will increase exponentially.
"Thinking about it this way, the previous thrilling battle at Kelburg, which almost cost me my life several times, is nothing compared to the ensuing battle to destroy the country."
Thinking of this, although his heart was extremely solemn, Lei Xiao still showed a calm face and told Ariel all about his next plan.
As the Holy Lion Prince of the Cold Flame Queen, as the Protector of the Cold Flame Kingdom, as Ariel's lord, and as Ariel's man, Lei Xiao will naturally not show any worries or worries.
"As expected of the lord."
After listening to Lei Xiao's description, Ariel's clear starry eyes suddenly showed a sense of security. She nodded heavily and said: "During the time of the ancestral hero king, there were as many as a dozen members of the Zhuyue clan.
With a scale of tens of thousands, after hundreds of years of development in the Cold Flame Kingdom, the population has become even more prosperous."
"Because of this, the half-elves of the Zhuyue Clan were strong enough to be called the four most powerful families in the Cold Flame Kingdom at that time, along with the Phytolacca, Lancaster, and Yorkman clans."
"It is precisely because of this that the Zhuyue clan was envied and coveted by other nobles. In addition, several successive kings at that time listened to the slander and became jealous, so that they were eventually expelled from the Cold Flame Kingdom."
Having said this, Ariel lowered her eyebrows and sighed softly.
You must know that the half-elves' archery skills are the best among human nations, and their agility and potential in their blood are far better than ordinary human soldiers. They are indeed an extremely powerful force.
The most important thing is that the half-elves sacrificed their lives for the Kingdom of Lengyan. In every war, the Kingdom of Lengyan was at the forefront. Until a period of relative peace, the royal family at that time undoubtedly made a clear move.
The matter of killing the donkey.
Ariel had carefully read through the history of that time. In the former fiefdom of the Zhuyue Clan, the half-elves not only had no problem with the local human race civilian Qiu, but also farmed and trained together. They also left all their wealth when they left, and even
None of the weapons and equipment issued by the kingdom were taken away.
After subsequent investigation, it was found that the money, food and materials accumulated by the half-elves had been kept at a minimum level, and everything else was turned over to the royal family, without any trace of ulterior motives.
"They just want a place to live, but they are still being kicked out without mercy."
Ariel shook her head helplessly and sighed again.
Originally, in Ariel's ideal, she was prepared to welcome the return of the half-elves in a peaceful and prosperous era, but now, she can only rely on their strength again.
"Yes, it was indeed the royal family at that time that was sloppy."
Lei Xiao froze his eyebrows, then smiled again and said: "I believe that as long as we show sincerity and sincerity, they will be willing to fight side by side with us again."
Lei Xiao clearly understood that the key point in contacting the Zhuyue clan lay in Mia.
Since his appearance is very similar to that of Wangyou, the leader of the Zhuyue Clan back then, he must not be an ordinary person.
And judging from the fact that Mia became a mercenary and did almost anything for money, I am afraid that the Zhuyue clan must have encountered some difficulties, and this is the breakthrough point for negotiating with them.
"When I have time, I will contact Mia."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, snapped his fingers lightly and said.
"Lord, please give orders to your subordinates if necessary."
Ariel nodded heavily and then continued: "The Lord's second method is also an extremely clever idea."
"As far as I know, under the shadow of the three major neutral organizations, many small and medium-sized neutral organizations are living in the cracks."
"Most of these small and medium-sized neutral organizations were founded by declining nobles who were not favored by various countries or by the orphans of the destroyed country. After hundreds of years, or even thousands of years of development, they have long distanced themselves from the original country.
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"Although the strength of a single force is relatively limited, if it can be recruited to a certain number, it can indeed lead to qualitative changes, giving us a considerable improvement!"
"After all, among these small and medium-sized forces, there are also many fourth-level and even fifth-level hidden powerhouses and ancient heritage hidden among them. They must not be ignored at will."
When Ariel said this, she nodded to Lei Xiao and said: "My subordinates will list all the small and medium-sized neutral organizations registered in the royal family as soon as possible, and sort them according to information such as the size of the power and the location of the headquarters, so as to facilitate
The lord will conduct the screening!"
"Then I'll leave it all to you."
Lei Xiao touched the head of the new Cold Flame Queen again, and immediately asked: "Ariel, do you have any other good ideas?"
"Back to Lord Lord, I do have two other ideas."
I saw Ariel straightening up and sitting upright in front of Lei Xiao. She smiled and said, "The first is the Phantom Clan Temple underneath the Shanglu Family Master's Castle in Lion Heart City."
"In the previous Battle of Kelburg, the other party helped us once. Maybe this time they can provide us with some useful suggestions or help."
After hearing what Ariel said, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and said in deep thought: "It makes sense. I have seen the majestic Phantom Clan city in a fantasy world. Maybe we can really get it from each other."
Some defensive inspiration."
"After all, here we have four illusion masters, Xiao Huan, Erza, Xiao Ya and Mia."
Lei Xiao clearly understood that the Cold Flame Kingdom extended in all directions, and the areas that needed to be defended were too scattered.
From this, even if the fortress in one direction is stabilized, it will provide a certain degree of certainty for victory.
Or even if it only blocks the army in one direction for a period of time, it will win extremely valuable fighter opportunities for us.
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao continued: "Furthermore, the Phantom Tribe has helped us a lot before, so we should go back to say thank you."
"The Lord is right, he is a trustworthy friend."
Ariel's starry eyes sparkled, and she continued: "As for the second idea, it is the mercenary guild."
"Mercenary Guild?"
Lei Xiao pondered and nodded, thoughtfully: "In the previous war, with the efforts of Randall and Donna, we did hire a lot of mercenaries, exceeding the size of 5 legions. Although
It does not exert its combat power on the frontal battlefield, but its auxiliary role in defending the mountain fortress and stabilizing the rear cannot be ignored."
"However, the mercenary guild is, after all, a neutral organization throughout all human nations. If it involves national war, it will never be used by us."
Regarding the mercenaries, Lei Xiao has actually communicated with Randall, who is the senior mercenary leader of Lengyan.
The answer I got was that no matter how generous the offer was, the mercenary guild had never participated in a war between one country and another.
This is their bottom line as a neutral organization, and it is also the basis for their credibility to gain a foothold and be respected among the human nations.
But there is one exception, that is, the Mercenary Guild allows domestic mercenaries to fight to protect their homeland.
Therefore, in the process of recruiting new soldiers from various places, Lei Xiao is also recruiting mercenaries from the Cold Flame Kingdom on a large scale. At present, it has probably reached the size of 10 legions.
However, these mercenaries are scattered throughout Lengyan. At best, they can only be used as a force to stabilize the rear. It is also difficult to play a role in the frontal battlefield.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's eyes lit up, as if he realized something, and he suddenly said to Ariel: "I understand, since we will hire domestic mercenaries to stabilize the cities in the rear, we will send more soldiers to
On the front line, the other side will definitely do the same, so as to send out the entire nation's troops to the maximum extent possible."
"So, as long as we hire as many mercenaries as possible from other countries in advance and only allow them to operate on their land, the other party that cannot hire mercenaries will naturally have to leave more soldiers to defend their hometown in case something unexpected happens.
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After Lei Xiao finished speaking, Ariel smiled and nodded: "Yes, Lord, although this move has a relatively limited effect, it is also a way to reduce the opponent's overall strength!"
"As expected of my princess, this reminds me."
Lei Xiao once again touched Ariel's head affectionately, and immediately contacted Randall and the heads of the wealthy families, telling them to take action as soon as possible.
With Lei Xiao's current cash flow, it would be easy to hire hundreds of thousands of mercenaries.
As for the specific employment method, it is very simple.
All it takes is for the mercenary guilds in major cities in other countries to issue relatively simple hunting or gathering tasks with extremely generous rewards. This is enough to make the mercenaries flock to the mountains or forests to search frantically.
When the other party wants to hire, there will naturally be a shortage of mercenaries. After all, both parties will sign an employment contract before accepting the task, and there is no way to hire them again.
"As one of the legendary mercenaries closest to the fifth-level powerhouse, Randall's network resources are naturally spread all over the human countries, and the intelligence networks of the three giants in each country are extremely complete. The two cooperate with each other, and it is very easy to
The task can be released soon."
"Most of the Phytolacca Trade Fair has branches in major cities in other countries. It is completely easy to come up with funds to meet the preliminary work needs. I only need to replenish the funds to Lin."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao gave Lin some special instructions.
After completing all of this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
As for going to the Phantom Clan Temple, you only need to stop by when upgrading the Phytolacca Family Treasure House.
"Lord, my subordinate will soon bring the crown and the holy sword to change the authority of all the magic restrictions in the royal treasure house. At that time, the lord can access everything in it at will."
Ariel's starry eyes lit up, and she nodded to Lei Xiao again: "As for the two wealthy family heads, Isaac and Colson, they were teleported back to their respective fiefdoms just now by Sister Jiang Li, and they will soon be here.
The treasure house will be sorted out."
"Very good, then let's split up."
Lei Xiao smiled slightly, stood up immediately and said, "I'll go to Mia first and try to communicate with the Zhuyue Clan."
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, and first handed over the command authority of the two fifth-level alchemy puppets to Ariel in case something unexpected happened.
Soon, even under the moved gaze of the other party, he left the queen's exclusive lounge.
"Mia has just attended the coronation ceremony. I have asked Erza and Xiaoya to take her to rest. The location is at the other end of the corridor."
Lei Xiao thought as he walked along the quaint castle corridor.
This is the exclusive area of the royal family, so no other nobles come to disturb him. Only the royal servants and guards who pass by occasionally respectfully caress their chests and salute Lei Xiao, expressing their loyalty and respect.
In the blink of an eye, Lei Xiao opened the door to another lounge.
As soon as he entered the door, Lei Xiao immediately heard the girl Chaoyan's beaming voice.
I saw her standing in the center of the lounge, holding a large piece of cream cake that she had taken a few bites of in one hand, and gesturing back and forth with the other hand: "That fifth-level alchemy puppet is scary, I almost cut it off."
Half of my eyebrows were cut off!"
Sitting in front of her were none other than Erza, Xiaoya and Mia. They were outside the city at the time, and they really didn't know the fighting situation in the city, so they were listening in rapt attention.
"Why is it that girls like you are everywhere? You are already a fourth-level veteran, and you are also a noble earl of the kingdom. Can you have some aristocratic stability, even a little bit?"
Lei Xiao casually gave Chaoyan a chestnut, and then the thrilling story session ended.
"I've met the lord!"
Seeing Lei Xiao's figure, including the aggrieved Chao Yan, the four people in the room immediately bowed and saluted. Even Mia quickly lowered her head, looking extremely respectful.
For her, everything that happened in the past few days, including the Battle of Lionheart City, the Battle of Kelburg, the entry into the royal capital, the triumphal ceremony, and the coronation ceremony just now, was like a dream, and she was flattered, and it was still
Commission paid in full!
She was just an erratic mercenary before, where did she receive such top-notch treatment? ()