The seventh army's complete silence made Lu Yu happy but also a little disappointed.
Happily, he finally had time to learn the Korai language with peace of mind and continue to practice magic with Lulutis.
Disappointed that the Seventh Army did not advance as expected. If the opponent continued to divide their forces and failed, then by gathering the power of many surrounding races and cooperating with the unexpected surprise attack of the Iris Demon Fox, the Seventh Army might be able to be completely annihilated.
In this state where the enemy could not move and I could not move, Lu Yu's stable and calm learning environment could not be maintained for long.
The bad news on the central battlefield made the morale of the southern tribes, which had finally been boosted by a great victory, become low.
The two main forces, the giants and the demon fox, tried their best but could not stop the Seler army. The central battlefield was retreating steadily. All the important places with steep terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack fell into the hands of the Seler people.
The dangerously defensible coalition forces have been forced into the territory of the Demon Fox.
Little Ke Luer, who is usually very lively, seemed very lackluster when teaching Lu Yu - the main force of the Iris Demon Fox was almost completely lost in the central battlefield.
They were waiting for the assistance of the elven coalition forces on the western front, but the elves' counterattack was only in their imagination, and every time the information given to them was "transferring".
The dragons on the eastern front are too far away to help.
Of course, Lu Yu suspected that even if he could help, these guys who had basically done little since the beginning of the war would shirk.
If Huo Gu were here, faced with such an irritating situation and looking at these shameful little dragons, he would probably eat a few first to cheer up the others.
Lu Yu felt that it was necessary to comfort little Keluer.
"The autumn harvest is already halfway through, and they have not launched a large-scale offensive. Maybe it is because the front is too long and the rear supplies cannot catch up. With winter approaching, maybe Seler will not launch an attack for the time being."
Xiao Keluer, who trusted Lu Yu's judgment, felt much better after hearing this, but her people were being surrounded, which still made her frown.
Unknowingly, the cold wind gradually began to rise, and a chilling feeling swept through every corner of Mostana.
Throughout the autumn harvest season, no major offensives were launched on all fronts in Seler.
Considering that winter marches place great pressure on the quality of soldiers and the management and transportation of materials and logistics, Blue Water, Yueying, and the besieged Iris all believe that winter will be a rare rest period for the war.
After sorting out the information sent by a group of outstanding messengers from Iris and comparing it with some information given by other races, Lu Yu suddenly became worried.
"Blue Water is going to be in big trouble?"
Hearing Lu Yu's words, Ye Shui was stunned for a while.
Lu Yu didn't show off. He dragged Ye Shui to the room where he was sorting out the messengers from various tribes in the south of Mostana. He pointed at the map and started to explain to Ye Shui.
The Iris Demon Fox was trapped in a heavy siege. It was confirmed that at least four armies were operating around their territory, blocking the support lines of the elves on the west and the dragons on the east.
Although the elves on the Western Front have been pulling the line, the messenger is still working secretly and provides a message to Blue Water, who has just won a great victory.
One of the two legions that attacked the elves the most has suddenly disappeared.
The literal meaning disappeared, and the messenger could not find any trace of their activities. It was as if they had been wiped out from the Western Front battlefield overnight.
At the same time, the Seventh Army, which had been deep behind enemy lines, had been continuously replenished after the key roads in the central battlefield were opened. The Iris Demon Fox noticed that the number of their temporary camps increased.
A large amount of supplies were mobilized from the four armies surrounding Iris Demon Fox, and all were transferred to the Seventh Army.
Ye Shui said: "The Seventh Army was defeated by us before, and it is a lone army. It consumes supplies very quickly, so it is normal to get supplies after joining other main forces."
"Indeed, but do you know what the legion numbered six that disappeared on the Elven Western Front battlefield is best at?"
"What is it?"
"Siege the city."
Ye Shui's eyes suddenly widened.
"According to the description from the messenger from the elves, the elven coalition initially built a large number of traps and fortresses near some large base areas. They planned to rely on the advantages of the city walls to continuously cause trouble for Selel, delaying the offensive while consuming their supplies.
"
"However, after being aware of their intentions, the Sixth Army was mobilized to the Western Front. They are very good at attacking cities and eliminating traps. Although there are no particularly powerful magicians in the army, they rely on 'craftsmen' to forcibly defeat the elven coalition.
Constantly suffering losses.”
"Now this army has disappeared, but the Seventh Army suddenly received a large amount of supplies, and the number of soldiers increased sharply... I'm sorry, I am timid and like to think wildly, so I made a bold guess..."
"This winter, the Seventh Army will be dispatched, and the target is Blue Water."
Ye Shui subconsciously retorted: "The winter in the south of Mostana is extremely cold and humid. Such weather is not a problem for us mushroom people, but it is unbearable for the Seler people from the northern zone. How dare their commander take such a risk?"
,Aren’t you afraid of being blamed by Emperor Selel after failure?”
There is indeed nothing wrong with Ye Shui's thinking. If Lu Yu were the emperor and Serier was advancing so well on all fronts and someone was losing troops, and he still lost to a mortal enemy, then he would definitely not be happy.
Even during wartime, it was inconvenient for the emperor to punish the defeated commander, but some "mentions" were inevitable.
The Seventh Army was under pressure from the rear and must not dare to continue taking risks. This is a very common inference.
Regarding this issue, Lu Yu has already made a guess, but he still needs some information to support it. He believes that the messenger of the Iris Demon Fox and the elven coalition, which seems to be far more reliable than the Dragon Clan, will give him an answer.
According to the estimated time, the messenger would arrive in the evening, so Lu Yu naturally asked Ye Shui to stay for dinner.
When it comes to what to eat in Blue Water after the weather turns cold, the answer Lu Yu can give is hot pot.
Otherwise, there are too many edible mushrooms in Blue Water.
Mushrooms were made into a soup base, and some sliced monster meat was added to it. I sat down at the table on a plate, looked at the steaming pot, and happily took a sip of soup and a bite of meat. What about Serel, what about war, all of it.
Be forgotten in this moment.
Lu Yu has been eating like this for a while. After all, it is too much trouble for Luer to eat different delicacies all day long. In hot pot, as long as the ingredients, soup base, and ingredients are changed to a certain extent, it will be different.
Effect.
Lulutis is not a fan of hot pot because every time she eats hot pot, she can only wait for Lu Yu to feed her.
Using chopsticks with tentacles is too painful, but if you use tentacles to stick into a hot pot to grab meat and eat it, you will only be knocked back by Lu Yu with chopsticks.
Every time Sigrid and Little Kelue happily fished for meat, Lulutis could only watch Lu Yu swallowing his saliva. At this moment, she understood the mist demon's pain.
"It is said that everything can be bought with money in Collet. When we get there, I will definitely find a way for you."
The picture of Lulutis and the mist demon hugging each other is very strange. A black mist full of tentacles hugs a white mist, rubbing each other... the picture is so beautiful.
It was Ye Shui's first time to eat hot pot. A group of people gathered around a big pot, and the food was eaten up not long after the ingredients were put down. It was a very novel experience.
More than once, she saw Sigrid taking pieces of meat away from little Kelu'er, who was not good at using chopsticks. She also saw Lu Yu's strange eating pattern of one bite for himself and one bite for the summoned creature...
"I didn't expect that someone would treat their summons like this..." Ye Shui clicked his tongue in surprise.
Little Ke Lu'er ate the freshly cooked green vegetables and sighed: "This is your Blue Water. We in Iris can no longer eat green vegetables during this season. We are all eating meat and dried meat."
In response to this kind of compliment, Ye Shui smiled and said, "This is all the work of the Mother Goddess."
An elf has become his own mother goddess, so he must be able to teach how to cultivate plants and crops.
It's hard for Lu Yu to imagine what it would be like to go an entire winter without a bite of fresh green vegetables, but in this world, this is normal.
What magic can do is to overdraft the fertility of the land and allow crops to grow quickly, which needs to be repaid later.
According to Lulutis's description, not only are the ripened crops very unpalatable and taste like wax, but the land where these crops were born will turn into fine, granular slag.
At that time, Lu Yu also proposed composting from the perspective of a time traveler, trying to show off, but Lulutis' words slapped him in the face.
Composting, a technique known to farmers in Solon, cannot solve the problem of land brittleness at all, and it is not knowledge that no one knows. Lulutis was curious about why Lu Yu thought that experienced farmers did not know about composting.
Lu Yu blushed with shame.
Land brittleness is a problem in the concept of magic. Its essence is that after magic intervention, the land is highly enriched with magic elements and the land becomes magic residue.
When crops are planted on the basis of these magical residues, the seeds will be directly destroyed by the magic.
Therefore, overcoming the brittle land has become an extremely sacred task in the field of magic. Some magicians believe that once the brittle land can be restored, it means that magic power is equivalent to food, and there is no need to worry about starvation.
The first successful person is not only famous in history, but his achievements are enough for the whole world to erect a monument for him.
The country he lives in will become a pure land that will not be violated during his lifetime.
After his death, all major races that benefit from his blessings will be willing to give face to his descendants.
But Lulutis felt that land brittleness was definitely not a problem that current magicians could solve.
A very simple truth is that the brittle land is like the residue left behind every time Lulutis refines medicine.
If a pile of medicinal dregs has the effect of the medicinal material itself, is it still medicinal dregs?
No known magic can turn the dregs of medicine back into medicinal materials.
Even if such magic is really born one day, the price must be staggering. Just like the summoning spell, if you want to have a powerful summoning object, you have to pay an equal price... Of course, except for Lu Yu.
Halfway through eating, the news Lu Yu had been waiting for finally came.
"It is true that some tribesmen and the remnant soldiers who retreated from the central battlefield saw people who were suspected to be messengers from the Serel Palace. They arrived at the Seventh Army not long ago."
The tired and hungry Demon Fox Messenger was taken down by the blue water guards and moved into a house that Lu Yu had arranged a long time ago. Even the meals were prepared.
Lu Yu admired these messengers who shuttled across the battlefield to deliver messages. This was the only thing he could do for this group of warriors who might die on the battlefield at any time.
The news brought by the Demon Fox messenger completely confirmed Lu Yu's guess. Facing the attention of everyone, he looked solemn. After sorting out his thoughts for a while, he spoke leisurely.
"The current emperor of Serel ascended the throne five years ago and is now twenty-seven years old. Although imperial power is respected in Serel, the influence of the nobles is still considerable. A new king has grown up inheriting the blessings of his father's generation.
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Lu Yu kept sketching and meditating, using himself as his substitute.
"The empire is strong, there are powerful generals in the clouds, and maritime trade is prosperous. These are all gifts left by our fathers, so that one day we can avenge our shame and return to Zolegos."
"However, it is impossible for soldiers who have not experienced the baptism of fire and seen blood to accomplish this goal. Therefore, battle after battle must be used to hone elites who can point the sword at Zolegos."
Lu Yu was pacing, his thoughts still wandering.
"For Selel, the entire Mostana is just a huge training ground. For Bidelis, this war is also the best occasion for him to prove himself and show off himself."
"Although he is the emperor, his confidence to fight this war comes from the legacy of his fathers. Whether it is the cultivation of strong men in the empire, the opening of trade routes, or the accumulation of resources, it is not his achievement. He is just the one responsible for wielding the sword in the end.
One person."
"He is an emperor, but he is also a human being. As a human being, he will have desires. He directly sent a palace messenger to reach the Seventh Army instead of letting the frontline commander convey it... Maybe he directly controls the Seventh Army?"
Lu Yu ignored everyone's murmurs, which made their scalps numb.
"The Seventh Army is directly commanded by Emperor Selel?" Xiao Keluer shouted, "Is he in the formation?"
Ye Shui covered her mouth, indicating to her that Lu Yu was still thinking.
Lu Yu seemed to be unable to hear Xiao Keluer's voice at all, spinning around and continuing to murmur.
"I want to prove that I directly participated and influenced the direction of the war. I want to have a sense of accomplishment in defeating Fang Qiu and defeating the enemy in chess. I want to not be talked about by others as an emperor who says, 'I can go up to me, but I can go out with A'..."
"
Lu Yu's muttering became quieter and quieter, and his speed became faster and faster. Others wanted to hear it, but they couldn't hear it clearly.
Lu Yu's pace became faster and faster, circling around a potted plant in the house, making everyone dizzy.
Finally, he sat back on the chair, his eyes blurred. After a while, he took a deep breath, picked up the cold mushroom soup in front of him and put it into his mouth.
No one dared to speak to disturb Lu Yu, they just stared at him.
"Get ready, this is a battle of survival for Blue Water."
"Our opponent is the angry Emperor Selel, Bedelis."