Chapter two hundred and nineteen first meeting, joining, different ideas
"Let me introduce to you, this is the middle-level mage, Your Excellency." Seeing White's alert gaze, Clausewitz immediately explained: "For some special reasons, from now on, Mr. Henry
He 'voluntarily' joined Olympus and will eventually return to the north with us."
"Intermediate goblin mage? Join us?" White looked at Henry, who was still quite dull in spirit, and was surprised.
"Mr. Henry, this is the deputy squadron leader of the Olympus Squadron, and is also a follower of Lord Moriarty, the middle-level warrior 'White' Lord." Ignoring White's doubts, the old werewolf then introduced to the goblin mage.
road.
"Salute to you, Mr. White." Unlike White's "fuss", Henry has entered his role and saluted the other party with a natural expression, and his expression no longer showed the reluctance he had just now.
Seeing the goblin wizard's "cognitive" behavior, Clausewitz also smiled with satisfaction.
"Salute to you, Your Excellency Henry." Although he was still full of doubts, White did not want to be rude to a magician of the same level, and immediately returned the greeting with a cup of his chest.
"Okay, I'll be polite and let's talk in detail after we get back. White, has the factory been cleaned?" At this moment, Moriarty's voice came from one side.
"Yes, Your Excellency, everything is ready, just waiting for your order."
White immediately turned his head to look at the cabin and saw Moriarty slowly walking out of it. But behind him, there was also a "rough"-looking bearded uncle. When he saw other people's eyes on him, the uncle took the initiative to be kind.
He greeted with his eyes.
"that is?!"
Different from White's hesitation, when the elf mage saw Gregory behind Moriarty, he was so shocked that he almost jumped up.
God knows, when he left the cabin just now, Moriarty was the only one left in the dungeon. But now, two people walked out!
Is this the rhythm of a great transformation into a living being?
What a joke! Henry is also a fifth-level mage after all, so he can naturally tell what is a trick and what is magic.
Then, there is only one answer left. Even if the goblin mage couldn't believe it, his reason still told him objectively: in just ten minutes, the human mage miraculously decrypted the magic lamp spell.
The alchemical life form sealed inside was successfully summoned.
Oh my God! That is the legendary alchemical life!
According to the records handed down secretly, some alchemical lifeforms were directly endowed by the Grand Arcanist with profound magical knowledge and powerful strength that is not weaker than the top high-level mage. If the "bearded uncle" in front of me is like this, then
As its new owner, Moriarty has achieved great success in one step.
And when he thought of this, as the "original owner" of the oil lamp, Henry's tangled mood became turbulent again after he calmed down.
"This Mr. Gregory will join Olympus as my personal 'special staff'." Coming to the three of them, Moriarty announced straight to the point.
"Welcome to join you, Mr. Gregory." As the deputy squadron leader, White responded immediately.
"Thank you very much." The alchemical lifeform chuckled, and then directly said to the goblin mage next to him: "Sir Henry, can I talk to you?"
"Do you know me!?" He looked at Gregory in shock. After being stunned for a moment, the goblin mage couldn't help but look at Moriarty.
"We are all 'old acquaintances'. Mr. Gregory must want to express his gratitude to Sir Henry for your continued care." Looking back at the goblin mage, Moriarty said seriously.
It seems that not only Moriarty, but also the alchemy life form itself is not willing for Henry to leak the secret of the magic lamp. Otherwise, once other high-level wizards or even the Grand Arcanist know and snatch it away, Gregory will not be able to
He would definitely meet a new master who was as "enlightened" as Moriarty. That's why he was eager to have a good communication with Henry first.
As for how to completely defeat the goblin mage, Gregory certainly has his own way.
"That's it...okay..."
Under Gregory's "eager pull", Henry had to be pulled aside to a secluded place to communicate with the other party alone.
"White, gather everyone and light the fire. In five minutes, we will set off back to Kentucky Bay." Seeing Gregory and the goblin mage walking away, Moriarty immediately ordered.
"Your Excellency, there is one more thing I need to inform you about."
However, before White could agree, Clausewitz suddenly intervened.
"Oh? What is it?"
"They are goblin refugees." The old werewolf pointed to a group of people in the distance, devouring dry food and looking at the "goblin prisoners" who were about to come here: "They asked to follow us to evacuate Duoyun Town. No matter what
It doesn't matter whether they are fleeing to the north or somewhere else, they are all willing to follow and just want a chance to survive."
"That's it." Moriarty nodded.
As a refugee, and having been released by Moriarty and others, I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the label of "traitor". And once he is captured by the Yugoslav Army again, the goblin prisoners will probably be executed immediately without even a hint of resistance.
There will be no chance. Therefore, even if it is risky to escape with Moriarty and his party later, it is still better than staying in Duoyun Town and waiting to die.
"Have you checked their details?" Moriarty thought for a moment and asked.
"There are craftsmen and farmers. Most of them are young and middle-aged people." Clausewitz seemed to understand what the other party meant and explained.
"So, in terms of transportation?"
"Margaret has found several large sleds and enough sled dogs in the warehouse of the factory, which should not slow down our progress." The old werewolf said again.
"So, your suggestion is to bring the goblins with you?" Moriarty nodded and looked at the staff officer.
"Yes."
"What's the reason? So many civilians joining the evacuation operation will increase many unnecessary variables and potential dangers." Moriarty asked.
"Your Excellency, if we can successfully bring these goblin refugees back to the north, it will not only bring you a resounding reputation for kindness and considerable political capital, but it will also effectively expand the strength of Olympus and Earth Studio." For Mori.
The old werewolf answered Artie's question unhurriedly.
"I'm not against rescuing goblin refugees, but when it comes to expanding our strength, these goblins alone are really..." On the side, White didn't seem to agree with this statement.
"We don't need these goblins to fight. However, more than thirty skilled goblin craftsmen are an out-and-out asset to the alchemy studio." Clausewitz glanced at White: "As for
Other goblins can also become reliable laborers or servants. Even after we return to the north, we can use this group of goblins as a basis to recruit and guide similar 'dissidents' in the prison camp."
Obviously, the staff officer was looking at the issue of goblin refugees from a higher perspective.
In this regard, White, who was only a field commander, could not say much.
"In addition to these, you should have other considerations, right? Old Crow." After listening to the old werewolf, Moriarty nodded, but frowned and said: "After all, the above reasons are based on future strategic interests.
It is not directly related to the actual situation on the current battlefield. And this seems to be quite inconsistent with your usual staff style."
"Haha, Your Excellency, it seems that you are really my 'bosom friend'." As if he did not expect Moriarty to point out the incongruity in his statement so sharply, the old werewolf couldn't help but smile to himself: "Indeed, it's true.
There is a reason."
"Oh? What is it?"
"If something goes wrong during the retreat and we are overtaken by reinforcements from the Yugoslav Alliance, these goblins on the same journey can become our zero-hour barrier and provide the necessary 'cover' for our main force to quickly move away."
As he spoke, Clausewitz took off his round hat and wiped it gently. His tone was calm and soothing, as if he was just discussing what flavor of soup to cook tonight.
"You mean, sacrifice civilians!?"
Regarding such a "cold" idea, White almost yelled, but finally held it back.
"There's no sacrifice." Looking at the blushing White, the old werewolf said calmly: "If we are really chased by the goblin army halfway, then no matter what, it will be impossible for these fugitives to escape.
Isn’t it?”
"But they were used by us after all!"
"No, they were saved by us. If they stayed in the town, these goblins would really be dead. Even if they scattered and fled to the wilderness, they would just suffer from cold and hunger or be hunted and killed after a delay."
At this point, Clausewitz shook his head slightly: "Or you can pray to any god, hoping that we will not be attacked by the enemy. In this case, those goblins will not be killed."
"I will pray!"
In the end, unable to refute the old werewolf's "reason", White just clenched his fists and looked tense.
"Okay, I agree to take all the goblin refugees back to the north." As if he didn't want the tension between White and Clausewitz to solidify for too long, Moriarty immediately ordered: "White, immediately
Operation Ignition. Old Crow, the work of organizing and controlling the goblins is entrusted to you, and all preparations for departure must be made within five minutes."
"Yes, Your Excellency!"
Soon, carefully designed fire points everywhere were ignited one by one.
Except for the detention of factory prisoners and a reserved passage out of the town, soon the entire Duoyun Town was surrounded by blazing flames.
"Morty, let me take care of those 'green guys'. What do you think?" After having enough "fire addiction", he jumped to the entrance of the town to meet up with Moriarty, and suddenly found a large number of "newcomers" joining the gang.
, Guderian immediately said with great interest.
"Asshole, shut up!"
Unfortunately, Moriarty ignored the little move of the silver-bearded dwarf, while White on the side had already scolded him fiercely.
At the moment, Guderian did not dare to say anything more. (To be continued...)
