Chapter five hundred and eighty sixth appease and move
Harbor City
News of the Sea Clan's retreat after their defeat has spread with the return of the Harbor City garrison.
This was originally something worth celebrating, and the city should also be filled with joy. After all, the Sea Clan's hatred for this city made them destroy the city, and no one in the city would be able to survive.
But at this time, the atmosphere in the city was a little weird. Although the Sea Tribe had retreated and humans had won a great victory, the residents of the city did not relax their vigilance. They still looked at the army outside the city with some fear. The company responsible for the expansion of the city
The civilian workers on the project were a little absent-minded, working cautiously under the supervision of the supervisors, and most of their energy was used to pay attention to the legion of bones and walking corpses not far away.
After the undead army cleared the battlefield on the beach, under the instruction of Richard, the undead army also came to the vicinity of Harbor City along with the Harbor City garrison. Although they did not enter the city, they actually appeared at the harbor.
Under the eyes of human beings.
The white and ferocious skeletons appeared around the city where he lived. No human being could sit still. Even if they were fighting on the beach, knowing that these skeletons were soldiers of the friendly Harbor City Guard Corps, they were still a little nervous when facing the undead army.
disturbed.
"Sir Richard, the people are still a little afraid. This will affect the expansion progress of the outer city. Why not let these skeleton soldiers leave Harbor City first?"
"Hey hey hey..."
Now, the residents of Harbor City are obviously afraid of the large number of skeleton soldiers outside. All aspects of the city's operation have been affected by this sentiment, especially the expansion of the outer city. As the lord of Harbor City, Paul feels...
The deepest.
Most of the fishermen who usually dared to go out to sea in the wind and waves were hiding in the harbor city and did not go out.
Compared to others, Paul's acceptance rate is relatively high. No matter how scary these skeleton soldiers are, they are all Lord Richard's men, a group of warriors who are not afraid of death. Keeping the skeleton soldiers away for the time being is entirely out of the city.
management perspective.
But as soon as he said these words, Sandro, who was shrouded in black robes on the other side, immediately let out a hoarse laugh, and the meaning of ridicule was very obvious.
"you…"
Paul, who was ridiculed by Sandro, was naturally dissatisfied. Although he was not a system hero, he was appointed as the city lord of Harbor City by Richard. He had managed Harbor City for such a long time, and his abilities were definitely among the best among humans in this world. Plus,
With his current peak level of cultivation as a great knight, he would be a rare talent anywhere. Of course, he was also somewhat arrogant. Faced with Sandru's ridicule, he immediately glared at him.
Paul didn't know what a legendary figure Sandro was. In his eyes, the other party was just the same as himself, just a subordinate of Lord Richard, and there was no distinction between high and low.
"Are the humans here so fragile? Even a few skeleton soldiers are so scared."
It's normal for Sandro to have such thoughts. After all, undead legions are very common in Erathia. Even an ordinary farmer wouldn't be afraid when encountering skeleton soldiers. He would pick up a dung fork and dare to attack them. They are so weak outside.
Skeleton soldiers, those farmers on Erathia might be able to defeat two of them.
"The humans here? Everyone in the entire kingdom will be scared when they see them for the first time."
Sandro opened his blind eyes a little and looked at Paul with a dangerous look. If he hadn't been controlled by Richard, Sandro would have been ready to make him into a death knight with his character.
"Okay, needless to say, the undead army will be stationed outside the city for now, and in a few days they will bring a few groups of skeleton soldiers into the city for a stroll."
Seeing that Sandru started to talk nonsense again, Richard immediately stopped the dispute between the two.
"Sir, are you still letting these skeletons enter the city?"
Upon hearing that Richard wanted to let the skeleton soldiers enter the city, Paul didn't care about arguing with Sandro and immediately wanted to persuade Richard again.
The skeleton soldiers have caused panic outside the city. If they really enter the city, they will cause a commotion in the city.
But before Paul could say anything, Richard waved his hand to stop him.
"Just let the garrison maintain order. Just let the undead army stay for a while and spend the first few days so that everyone can get used to it."
People in Harbor City are now afraid of the Undead Army, partly because these guys are really scary looking, and partly because of the fear of the unknown. Humans in Erathia continent have no fear of the Undead Army. A large part of the reason is that they have already
Get used to the existence of cemeteries.
Richard now wants to let the people of Harbor City get used to the existence of the undead army. In just a few days, the people of Harbor City will find that these undead soldiers are harmless to them. There is nothing to be afraid of except being ugly.
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There will be many times when the undead army will be used in the future. You can't always let the undead army hide from your own troops and cities.
Paul also understood what Richard meant, and without further persuasion, he immediately saluted and accepted the order.
"As ordered, Lord Richard, the garrison will definitely be able to maintain order in Harbor City."
"Well, we will send some additional scouts to investigate to the north. If we find that the Sea Clan has landed from other places, we will report immediately."
Naturally, the Sea Clan's clam farm is not just a small area like Harbor City, but a huge island, a piece of land that is enough to seal off a dozen small nobles. However, the beach where the Sea Clan launched the attack before is not far from the harbor.
It's just the closest landing point in the city.
Although the Sea Tribe does not need to rely on small boats to land like humans, it is impossible for large armies to climb cliffs. The Sea Tribe's feet with fleshy wings are not suitable for walking on steep terrain. Except for a small group of elites, a large army must
You still have to look for suitable landing spots like beaches.
"Sir, are you saying that the Hai Clan will continue to attack? They have lost so many people in the past few days."
"Hundreds of thousands of casualties are nothing to the Sea Clan. If the Sea Clan wants to take down Harbor City with just a few people, they are looking down on us too much."
Although the Hai Clan attacking on the beach were huge, they were actually just a group of cannon fodder. There were not many spellcasters and bloodline warriors, and the elites of the Royal Court of the Sea Clan did not appear. Obviously, the main force of the Sea Clan did not come from here.
Beach attack.
Not only did he arrange for Paul to send out scouts, but Richard himself also sent out the gryphon knights who had just arrived in Harbor City to search the island of Bengchang for traces of the Sea Clan's army.
"Also, you can't relax on the beach. After all, it is the closest landing place to Harbor City. The sea people will definitely not give up."
"Yes, sir!"
"Hey, I have left several thousand skeleton soldiers and some zombies patrolling the beach day and night. If the sea tribe attacks from the beach again, we will be warned immediately."
"Well, we can't take it lightly."
The reason why Richard is so sure that the Hai Clan will attack again is not only because the Hai Clan army that attacked before lacks high-end combat power, but also an important reason is that the system's mission has not been completed, so of course the war is not over yet.
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Soon, Paul and several Harbor City officials left to carry out Richard's orders.
They have many things to do. Not only do they have to prepare for the skeleton soldiers to enter the city, but they also have to prepare for the subsequent city defense, receive reinforcements that are constantly coming from the teleportation array, and the expansion projects outside cannot be stopped.
With just one word, Richard could command his subordinates like oxen and horses.
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North of Bengchang
A bay dozens of miles away from Harbor City.
It is covered by cliffs on three sides, and the location is very hidden. Although humans have built a city in the core area of Bengchang of the Sea Tribe and hammered a nail, the scope of exploration has never gone beyond the twenty miles around the harbor city. The entire Bengchang has no influence.
The understanding of the terrain is very poor, but the Sea Clan knows every stone and tree on the clam field. Finding a hidden and convenient landing place is really an easy task for the Sea Clan.
At this time, I stood on the rock wall and looked down. The entire bay was filled with densely packed sea tribes. It was roughly estimated that there were more than 300,000 of them.
Moreover, these sea tribes are not only numerous in number, but also very different in composition from the sea tribes that launched the attack on the beach near Harbor City before.
There are almost no weak lower-level sea warriors among them. They are all strong patrol guards, many of whom are wearing full-metal weapons. Even more powerful bloodline warriors can be seen in the team.
Such an army of 300,000 people can easily slaughter millions of lower-level sea warriors.
There is no doubt that the Hai Clan army at the landing point here is the real main elite.
Not only were there a large number of elites from the sea tribe in the team, but even the King of the Sea himself stood on the land.
"King, it's too dangerous on the shore. Let your subordinates take command. Just wait for my good news."
A Sea Clan general wearing a custom-made dwarf armor stood beside Neptune, persuading Neptune not to go ashore to join the battle in person. After all, the sea is the Sea Clan's home ground. When fighting humans in the sea, the Sea Clan can calmly evacuate even if they fail.
But things are different when they go ashore. Going ashore means that the sea tribe gives up their home field advantage and fights humans on land. If they lose, they can't just leave.
However, facing the persuasion of his general, the sea king holding the trident shook his head.
"With the intensity of our troop dispatch this time, there is no possibility of defeat. If the army is defeated, I, the Sea King, may not be able to secure my position even if I stay in the sea."
It’s no wonder that the Sea King has such mysterious confidence. During the first war, the Sea Tribe actually didn’t use all its strength. That’s why Richard was asked to build the Harbor City and drive nails into the clam field.
One is because the system built the city too fast, and the city was built overnight, giving the Sea Clan no chance to react.
Secondly, at that time, Neptune was still competing for power with the high priest, and admitting the failure of the war initiated by the high priest would, for Neptune, undermine the prestige of the high priest.
Thirdly, Richard has grasped the weak point of the clam field. If Richard ordered the dragon to destroy the clam field, the loss would be like the pain of losing a limb to the Sea Clan.
However, the situation is different now. The Sea King has stabilized his position, and there is no high priest to check and balance him. And Harbor City, under Richard's instructions, keeps stepping on the bottom line of the Sea Clan. The Sea Clan is going to fight hard this time.
If this clam farm is no longer needed, the number of new sea races will drop drastically in a few years, and the Harbor City will have to be uprooted and humans will be expelled from the South China Sea.
The Sea Tribe general wanted to persuade him again, but the Sea King continued:
"General Kingsley, I know your loyalty, but this time there are more than a thousand priests from the priest's palace accompanying the army. You can't suppress those high-ranking priests."
The general who had been persuading the Sea King to stay in the sea glanced at the group of priests and fell silent. In the crowded bay, the hundreds of priests occupied a large area and were separated from the patrol guards. They were obviously disdainful.
Yu went to huddle with these big and powerful warriors.
Although they didn't say it, these priests still showed their arrogance in all aspects. If the sea king was not here, he might not be able to suppress these priests after landing.
The advantage of spell casters is still too strong, especially for spell casters like the Sea Priest who rely on blood inheritance. Although the upper limit is not high, it comes very quickly. Soon after the magic power is revived, a powerful group is quickly formed.
Among them, the strength of the high-ranking priests is comparable to that of earth-level masters, but it cannot be suppressed by a few sea generals with the strength of knights.
Even if the high priest is dead, they only obey the orders of the Sea King. To ordinary bloodline warriors, they are still arrogant spellcasters.
The general of the sea tribe said no more, and the king of the sea watched silently as the army continued to land.
Three hundred thousand patrol guards, including 50,000 in heavy armor, thousands of bloodline warriors and hundreds of priests who can cast spells, and millions or more ordinary warriors who can serve as cannon fodder. This is the confidence for the Sea King to come ashore.
Even if the human dragon appears again, Neptune is confident that the opponent will never come back.
It's a pity that the huge information gap makes Neptune somewhat blindly confident. The orcs can also learn about the latest situation of mankind through the spies of the Rising Sun Cult. The Sea Clan is really just a black eye, and the nobles who trade with the Sea Clan are also
Basically, they won’t reveal too much information to the Hai Clan.
Neptune had no idea that he was facing more than a dozen giant dragons, a considerable number of giants, and a terrifying army of undead. He also didn’t know that a teleportation array had been built in Harbor City so that human armies could continuously reach the place directly.
on the island.
According to Neptune's estimate, humans can mobilize at most hundreds of thousands of warriors, a giant dragon, and a hydra. Taking into account some strange and powerful creatures that have appeared recently, he still has a chance of victory.
"Accelerate the action. Gini's side should have already started. I'm afraid Gini alone won't be able to take that city. We need to support it as soon as possible."
"Hehe, in order to fight for a position in the royal court this time, Gini united five or six tribes, and there are thousands of patrol guards. Maybe they will knock down the human city before we arrive.
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"Ha ha ha ha…"
The atmosphere among the Hai Tribe generals here is actually relatively relaxed.
Although the generals were worried that it would not be safe for Neptune to land ashore, most of them just took the opportunity to show their loyalty.
The power mobilized by the Sea Tribe this time is completely beyond the limit. No Sea Tribe general has ever worried about failure, only about how to win more beautifully.
It is best to take down the human city and capture all the humans inside as a threat to prevent the opponent from jumping over the wall and destroying the clam farm.
There was also the worry that another force pretending to attack would attack too hard and take all the credit before they did.
Although Neptune is not as big as his subordinates, he is equally confident in his heart, watching his generals urging the soldiers to take action.
Soon, the entire hidden bay could no longer hold so many patrol guards and ordinary sea warriors. The front army began to leave the bay in an orderly manner and spread out on the plains of Benchang.
Just in time, a group of gryphon knights roared past in the sky...