"The snow is getting heavier and heavier. It seems that the supply team will be delayed again."
Eliza looked at the heavy snow outside the window, but she could only helplessly shake her head.
This is not the first time that the weather has interfered with things. From the beginning I was anxious, to the subsequent attempts to contact everyone but still unable to do anything, to the current helplessness and numbness in anticipation, it can be regarded as a helpless habit.
After all, it is not just any one party facing this bad weather. Since both parties have stopped, there is nothing to be nervous about.
It must be said that the orcs' early attack came at a very delicate time, and the occasional heavy snowfall made the war fall into a rather embarrassing situation.
How to fight a decisive battle? How to fight while skating and shivering from the cold? Now just preparing and distributing winter supplies are major tasks. No matter how powerful the army is, they must learn to be in awe before the power of nature.
"Damn it, it'll be fine in half a month in the morning. Maybe we can just wait until next spring."
I'm afraid every orc would think so when they shrank from the cold. At this time in previous years, they would have been sleeping around the campfire at their winter place.
This is like procrastination. Everything was originally planned, but after preparations were made, many factors affected it, and it ended up being postponed to the most inopportune time.
"What? Traffic jam? It's okay, there are still two hours. Huh? Taking the wrong road? It's okay, there is still one hour! The airport expressway is being repaired? It's okay, probably, well, there is still half an hour, we won't be late.
Haha, we finally arrived, so I said it’s okay. What! You need to go through airport inspection? At least half an hour? Hey, stop joking! Don’t leave the plane!"
Well, that's pretty much the feeling above. It's just an analogy, definitely not someone's personal experience...
Well, back to the topic, to be honest, this is undoubtedly a conspiracy between someone and a certain demon lord. Originally, according to the expected strategy of the orcs, they would never have encountered this trouble.
But at this time, Eliza was not overjoyed that her trick had succeeded. After all, as time went on, the war was getting more and more intense, and the burden on her was really too heavy.
Yes, she lied. It was possible that everything was fine during the war, and neither the orcs nor the elves were easy to deal with. Although the situation was generally as she described, the real pressure was much greater. The coalition suffered many casualties every day, but
Only by saying this can Roland be able to do his own thing with peace of mind.
"It'll be okay as long as I look after the house. Didn't Roland teach me everything? At least, even that silly girl Annie can be the underground overlord. How can I still not be able to do it alone?"
In a sense, Eliza has always had an inexplicable sense of competition with Anne. Even though her absolute strength now far exceeds that of Anne, she still hopes to prove to that person that she is the best leader.
But obviously, some things cannot be taught. The chaotic battlefield situation in front of us is much more difficult to deal with than the underground where most of the hostile forces have been cleared.
"The Orcs' Aerial Knights have come to challenge again. This time it's the two Thunder Eagles and the Dragon Knight. San Antonio wants Lord Dimel to fight, but Lord Dimel has obviously not changed from last time.
Recovering from injury.”
"San Antonio has its own sky knight? Don't they have a group of griffon knights? There is also a legendary griffin knight holding the battle, why don't you go yourself?"
"...They said that Elson was sick. It was very ugly, and they asked us to use our record to prove our worth."
Hearing this, Eliza just pushed up her glasses expressionlessly, but it was unclear what she was thinking in her heart.
"...The legendary gryphon knight will get sick? I should have crushed those bastards to death! 'Flash Red Rider' Elson? Okay, I remember you. I will wait patiently for your discussion
On the day you enter the River Styx, maybe I will send you down personally!"
In a sense, even within the human world, a super empire is synonymous with domineering. In their eyes, being willing to support the seven northern countries is a great gift. How can a super power accept the command of a small country and the command of the coalition forces?
Of course I have to leave it to him.
Under the premise that the dominant Principality of Kasomi was only a vassal state of San Antonio, from the moment the reinforcements arrived, the command of the coalition forces was handed over to these proud San Antonio people.
At this time, it was obvious that the people of San Antonio were very dissatisfied with Donglan, who was making war money, especially since the reinforcements they sent were the fewest among the six northern countries.
But even San Antonio had to face up to the quality of the Donglan Sky Cavalry, which was at the lowest gold level. So, in the name of the commander of the coalition forces, they asked Dong Lan's Sky Cavalry to go into battle.
At the very beginning, Donglan's Aurora Knight and Bone Dragon Knight did win consecutive battles in duels, and Donglan, who had been weak for many years, became famous together.
But the orcs have no plans to fight in a one-on-one battle in the future. If it is a comparison of numbers, Donglan's new generation of aerial knights is not yet mature, and the number of undead aerial knights is too small. They are also performing other combat tasks, and even Dimel is also on the opponent's side.
Wounded in a wheel battle.
"Are there other Aurora Knights? Are there any who can take on the challenge?"
Even in the Lan Kingdom in its heyday, there were only a hundred Aurora Knights above the weakest gold level. At this point in time, due to some reasons, only fifteen of the more than fifty Aurora Knights in the Knights of the Dead are in the North.
And most of them are not in Red Maple City.
"The two Aurora Knights are still injured, and three of them are still intact. The others are on reconnaissance missions. Her Highness Renee applied to fight, but she was scolded by Lord Dimel."
Obviously, even if the three Aurora Knights were of legendary rank, they would not be enough to deal with the two opposing regiments of nearly a hundred aerial knights. Although the Aurora Knights were sufficient to handle aerial combat, the sky was by no means the most suitable battlefield for them.
Hearing this, Eliza fell into silence. She hesitated whether to lift the seal, crush the dragon knight to death, and then trample those proud San Antonio people to death. But then the clone would inevitably collapse and the will would return to the abyss.
ending.
"If Roland were here..."
In a sense, this is the first time that Eliza has shouldered a national responsibility alone. No wonder she is so hesitant. Even though she knows that this assumption is meaningless, she still instinctively considers this possibility.
"...Ms. Eliza, in fact His Highness Roland once left a letter."
After hesitating for a long time, the attendant finally spoke. It seemed that the situation had reached the expected predicament.
You could contact her directly, but you actually left a letter? Eliza was stunned when she heard this. Then, she could only shake her head unwillingly.
"Have you been seen through by this guy again?"
Yes, Roland knew Eliza's temper from the beginning, so he naturally made preparations before leaving. In order to take care of her self-esteem, it was obvious that he would not bring it out until such a critical moment.
[...Since you have read this letter, then the situation is probably not good. Let me guess, what worries you but does not tell me is probably an internal worry within the coalition forces. This
There are too many external factors in this war. The positions of both the enemy and ourselves are unstable. Who will betray whom?
It’s not surprising, keep strength first. As for other countries? It doesn’t matter if they offend them all. As long as you cross the line, even your allies will be beaten. Just stay in the abyss and learn how the old demons treat their allies.
, you are more familiar with their style of doing things than I am.】
Roland seems unreliable, but in fact he is extremely cunning and calculating. He trusts no one and does not trust anyone deeply. From the beginning, he has made various plans and back-ups.
In Roland's eyes, even if San Antonio doesn't come, it would be difficult for Dong Lan, who has a small number of personnel, to gain command of the coalition forces. Once he loses command, or even cannot speak in the headquarters, he may
All very difficult.
This has nothing to do with personal ability and will. In this kind of temporary coalition, it is an iron rule that whoever has the biggest fists can speak effectively. And once the commander-in-chief falls into the hands of another country, it is inevitable that you will be used as cannon fodder.
This is not because Roland thinks too badly of others, but he is just trying to judge others by himself.
He firmly believed that if he took command, he would 100% let soldiers from other countries serve as cannon fodder and retain his main force, and the facts also proved this speculation.
But since there were not many people on the surface, the losses of the Lan Kingdom were actually the least these days. The worst losses were caused by the Rodnan Kingdom and the Ansuolo Empire. In the intermittent skirmishes, their infantry regiments and
The knights were dragged to the rear and charged many times. At this time, the battle losses had exceeded 30%, and there were no small complaints.
This is also the derivation of political factors on the battlefield. These two countries are the four southern countries (the four southern countries) among the seven northern countries. While Sluwell among the four southern countries is already in danger, the Principality of Kasomi is
On the premise that the three northern countries are not very obedient to their own vassal countries, it is obvious who should be used as cannon fodder.
The most unlucky one should be the Rodnan Kingdom. They are obviously politically northern, but because the royal family members are all southern aristocrats, due to many entanglements, they were strangled to death by the great southern country San Antonio.
Among the three northern kingdoms, except Donglan, the other two kingdoms, the Suya Kingdom, a highland country with barbarian ancestry, and the Kingdom of Fengqi, which is almost as old as the Lan Kingdom, directly ignored the blind command of the San Antonio people.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said directly, but put aside those appearances and cover-ups and look directly at the results. Direct interactions between countries are often so bloody and direct.
In fact, with Eliza's ability, she couldn't see these twists and turns. It was just because the responsibility of guarding Roland's place was too heavy, which made her worry too much, so she couldn't make a decisive decision. Now that she has Roland's autographed letter
Once she was loosened, she would naturally not hesitate anymore.
"Let's just say that our sky knight is also sick. Well, he has a cold and a fever of 40 degrees. How can he rise to the sky to fight? What? Undead can't have a fever? Then let's talk about diarrhea. Well, yes, I just made it clear that I will not give them anything.
Face. If they are unhappy, then ask them how Elson got sick first. If it still doesn’t make sense, let Dimel go meet the griffin knight to see if he is cured."
And when Eliza made up her mind not to compromise and give the other party a straight face, she felt a little more relaxed.
And just when she was about to pour herself a cup of black tea and take a rest before dealing with those annoying business matters, a reckless figure barged in.
"Oops, the latest news. The Ansuolo Empire suddenly switched sides and attacked our army's center camp. Our army was defeated!"
"puff."
The Seven Far North Kingdoms suddenly became the Six Far North Kingdoms. No matter how well-educated Eliza was, she still spit out that sip of black tea. Only then did she truly understand what Roland meant.
"In every jihad, when various countries and major forces regroup, the positions of both the enemy and ourselves are unstable. It is not surprising who betrays us. We should also prioritize preserving our strength."
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In the hangar of the Aurora, dozens of engineers are busy, but the young team of Cohen and Timiret have inexplicably become the leaders of the research team.
"Why doesn't His Highness let us put them into battlefield testing? If it can have a theoretical effect, our situation should be much better, and it can also look good to those Yankees."
"Mortal wisdom."
Ever since he came into contact with His Highness Roland, Timiret fell in love with those pretentious lines.
Now, whenever someone asks him what he doesn't understand, he will definitely put down his glasses (flat light). Then the conversation starts with "stupid humans", "mortal knowledge", "monkeys are smarter than you".
Let’s not talk about whether he seems to be very knowledgeable or not. It makes people want to criticize him, but it is the real deal.
Well, many people in the League of Gentlemen have already done it, but apparently little Timmy has forgotten it again.
"...Does this have any potential meaning? We are not gods, so we are mortals. You haven't told me why you didn't join the battlefield."
Well, in the face of the serious-faced Cohen. Faced with many times of taking off, even Timirette, who has always been adventurous, also restrained himself a little.
"My stupid brother..."
It seems that, in a certain sense, this convergence is really limited.
"I'm older than you. Also, you and I are not related by blood."
Cohen is obviously more accepting of death. With this kind of character, after receiving Roland's order, Timiret obediently worked overtime every day. Finally, Timiret couldn't bear it anymore.
"You have a wooden head, no sense of humor and no sails of an artist. Are you really a mage? You have the same virtue as those knight-like "roubang" men!"
"I'm not a mage to begin with. Do I really look like a knight? That's great! Haha, I'm not as good as you say."
Okay, now it’s time for the much-loved little Timmy to jump into a rage. But even if he is given two arms, he will never be able to beat Cohen. In a sense, Cohen, who is obviously very young but stubborn and old-fashioned, is simply mentioning
The natural enemy of rice.
"Okay, let me tell you the truth. What your Highness means is that the group of guys below are not reliable at all. These are our back-ups and cannot be used until the critical moment."
“When is the moment of truth?”
"That's a lot, but it won't be used until critical moments. As long as the superiors think it must be used, the green light above the hangar will turn to red."
"Green light? I didn't see it. Am I really color blind?"
"Isn't it right above your head? That red light is... wait, it's a red light! The war has begun!"
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The Siro Swamp, the Katian Desert, and the Baikal Plateau were all once restricted areas for the living, and were even the territory of the Siro Empire.
But at this time, it has become a battlefield, where countless undead are fighting each other. The invisible black god of death is roaring on the battlefield, and the ground is full of the smell of bones and carrion. The undead on both sides of the enemy and ourselves are using actual combat to exchange their knowledge of the art of death.
understand.
The civil war in Siro has been going on for several months. At this point, both sides have suffered heavy losses, and the war has come to an end.
At this critical moment, more than thirty sky knights suddenly arrived here. They were wearing black cloaks and could not see their figures clearly, but judging from the transparent white shadow mounts and the terrifying power of death that filled their bodies, it was obvious that they
They are all very high-level death knights.
But just as he landed, a figure was already waiting there.
"It's finally here. It's been a hard journey, but unfortunately there's no time to rest."
"Oh, do we need to rest, little Reinhardt, according to His Highness's instructions, we are here. Our plan can begin. Of course, it is right to finish it."
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The once giant city of Antun has suffered the greatest catastrophe in history. Not only has it lost most of its city walls, but what is even more dangerous is that its master has lost the support of the people.
During the long siege, countless people and soldiers died without complaint. However, when the war caused a shortage of resources, the royal family not only did not open the treasury to distribute food, but instead withheld military food from the people, which had already aroused public outrage.
King Fimul Kasuo has not appeared since the beginning of the war. In addition, before the invasion of the orcs, Prince Roland is said to have warned Prince Roland. Not only did Fimul fail to listen, he also accused the other party of having unpredictable motives.
Facts have now proven His Majesty's stupidity, and the behavior of cowering in his palace has proven His cowardice, coupled with the selfishness of conserving food. This Majesty's reputation has become notorious.
In this dangerous world, the people have the obligation to support the lord, but the lord also has the obligation to protect the people. This is the most basic trust relationship between the two. And when the lord is unwilling to fulfill his most basic obligation, what can he do?
He can sit on his throne.
"Fimul is not worthy of being king!"
Someone was already shouting this slogan in the streets and alleys, but at this time, the king had just executed a concubine who persuaded him to go to the city wall to fight, and was hiding in his palace and trembling.
"You all want me to die! You all want me to die! You are all assassins sent by Roland, and you all want to steal my throne! I will not let you get your wish, I must live!"
At the same time, in a residential house in Antun, the two temporary immigrants were a little confused about what to do.
"Margaret, I want to kill such a bastard. Do we have to keep him?"
"...If you are unhappy, just punish him, but don't kill him, otherwise the city will be ruined. 'Keep Antun', huh, that guy Roland is really good at assigning tasks at will."
"Don't worry, he will get his retribution soon. My intuition has always been very accurate. It is the commonly known as Xiu... Shura Sword?"
"... Shura Field, huh, it's still a strange term invented by Roland, but it always falls on him. But it probably won't happen this time. In front of Eliza, I don't think that Renee
There is no competitiveness at all. You must have guessed wrong this time."
"Haha. Part of it is not intuitive."
The red-haired warrior shook the crumpled letter casually. It was a greeting from his hometown and the anticipation of someone's upcoming visit.
"You didn't tell Roland? Are you planning to trick him again?"
"Haha, I really forgot this time. It was definitely not intentional."
"If you forget it every time, you must be doing it on purpose."
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Few people know that the most secret passage to the underground world in the North is actually in the kingdom of elves.
At this time, an adventure group consisting of two girls was wandering among them.
"Anlia, are you sure this is the way to go? Why do I feel like I'm going the wrong way again?"
"Sister Anne, just believe me. It's absolutely true. I swear on my grandpa's name. My horseshoe is guiding me, which is the road in front of me."
"You said the same thing half a month ago, why don't you find someone to ask."
"Can you find someone to ask... Hey, that banshee sister over there, does the elves' territory go this way?"
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"You are my little little Apple. I can never love you too much. Your red face warms my heart and lights up the fire of my life, fire, fire, fire!!"
While there were many things waiting for me to deal with, I was in the snowy mountains, playing the drums and singing. The reason? Probably because of the people around me who were singing along.
"Fire fire fire fire!"
"What is fire? Can it be eaten?"
"It must be edible! Didn't you see that human being was crying when he sang? He must be greedy!"
"Okay, I want to try it too. There is only snow dregs in the snowy mountains."
There were snowmen, snow monsters and snow girls who spoke. On this festive day of the Winter Veil Festival, they held a grand entertainment event. When they heard that I was a descendant of the legendary singer King Lan from thousands of years ago, I
I was told that if there is no good performance, I will never take away an ice monster.
Yes, the legendary singer and the King of Lan relied on this to get through these icy misfortunes.
At this time, I couldn't help crying. Humans simply don't have this function. I was obviously so anxious that I almost went crazy.
"One more, one more!"
"You sing so well, little Apple! Great! Little Apple must be the lover you miss."
"Well, there are so many cubs in the altar. You can take away as many as you can sing."
I finally understand why no one in the King of Lan has ever said anything about what happened to him back then. Even if the truth of history has always deceived everyone, it is the only one who has deceived them to this extent. If it had been me back then, I would have refused to tell anyone!
I wiped away my tears. The audience was so impressive that I could only continue.
My musical abilities are extremely limited, and most of the songs that I can remember the lyrics to are the songs that were filled my brain with the magic sound back then.
"Betraying my love forced me to leave. When I finally found out the truth, I burst into tears..."
A hundred years later, there was a legend spread here. When the mountain people were lost in the snow-capped mountains during the Winter Veil Festival, if they came back, they would become crazy and silly, and then sing crazy devilish sounds that made people crazy, and listen to
Anyone who hears this song will become silly and stupid, and all they can do is sing along.
"The vast horizon is my love, and the flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling green hills..."
