"Haha, Ryan, and Alando, we can fight side by side again." General Jonas, who was sitting around the campfire, waved his arms excitedly and shouted loudly. Originally, Jonas and the others were getting General Orlando. He was already very happy to hear the news that he had come to the Three Northern Fortresses in person. When the Royal Knights of Orlando arrived this afternoon, Jonas was surprised to find that not only Orlando, the commander known as the Empire's God of War, but also Two legendary mages, Victor and Ryan, also came here. How could this not surprise them
"Yes, yes." Colin and Thomas also agreed. The person who was qualified to sit here was at least a legion commander. However, considering that the relationship between these two people and Ryan was different, Jonah Si also specially brought them with him,
"Yes, time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, it has been 4 years." Ryan also said with emotion, those dozens of days and nights in the Thunder God Fortress 4 years ago, and that sudden night , definitely unforgettable for Ryan. If Orlando hadn't invited Ryan this time, I'm afraid Ryan himself would have taken the initiative to invite the fight.
"Indeed, when I think back to that scene, I feel like I'm dreaming." Jonas said with some regret: "It seemed like overnight, the empire suddenly faced a great crisis. Fortunately, under the leadership of General Orlando, We finally got through it. After defeating the orcs, Ryan, we will go to the south to bring back that damn Senat. Well, I heard that you were in a sheep with that guy... "
"It's Giethoorn." Allendo, who was sitting next to Ryan, said with a smile: "It's a pity that our strength was too weak at the time..." Allendo said this and shrugged.
"Well, let's not talk about these disappointing things. Let's talk about how we dealt with these green-skinned bastards in Thor Fortress." General Jonas immediately changed the topic, and then he told Ryan and Allendo about what they had done in Thor Fortress. The heroic performances were described one by one. Everyone here already knew the outcome of the Battle of Thunder God Fortress, but now the vivid descriptions by the parties involved still aroused their emotions.
When Jonas said that a traitor assassinated General Keenst, and General Clark also died in the melee, many impatient people had already cursed. By the time Jonas talked about Lane's defeat, he had temporarily gathered together. The 3,000-man army that had been pursued by the orcs with 3,000 men finally bought enough time for more people to evacuate. Warm applause rang out eagerly. After all, everyone knew that in that situation, the troops who were ordered to cut off the rear were It often means paying the price of life, but Ryan not only completed the task perfectly, but also successfully evacuated with many people. This is an amazing achievement.
Sharik, the commander of the First Army, waited until Jonas told the whole story, then stood up and came to Ryan. He said to Ryan in a tone that was still full of meaning: "What a pity, Ryan, if you are a soldier, just relying on this military exploit is enough to become a soldier." An ordinary soldier was promoted to captain of a thousand men.”
Without waiting for Ryan to say a few words of humility, Colin said in a nonchalant tone: "I say Sharik, if Boss Ryan was willing to join the army, he would be the commander of the legion by now. Hehe, even if your brother is the commander of the first legion, you can still You can kill tens of thousands of enemies in one battle, or you can kill tens of thousands of orcs alone."
Jonas glared at Colin fiercely before he could finish his words. There were some minor conflicts between Sharik's first legion and his third legion in private. Normally, he would have made some sarcastic remarks about Sharik. But now that we are facing a powerful enemy, if we still say this in front of General Orlando, it will give others the impression of being arrogant and disregarding the overall situation.
As soon as Colin said the words, he felt a little regretful in his heart. He was used to bickering with the people of the First Legion, but he suddenly said it smoothly. He was about to think of a few more words to change the words when he heard Ryan slowly Xu Xu said: "Actually, if I have a choice, I would rather not kill anyone, and we will finally defend the Thunder God Fortress, so that the mainland will not have what happened later, and many comrades will not leave us."
"Yes, that's it." Thomas said quickly: "In fact, Colin also meant this. If a figure like Boss Ryan is allowed to serve as the commander of the legion, I'm afraid it will restrict his performance. Isn't that what the fortress is like? When Boss Ryan really played his role, General Clark asked him to form his own team and then do what he thought was right. When he followed those mercenaries to keep vigil, Boss Ryan was completely It’s just a decoration.”
"Yes, what you said, Colin and Thomas, are both correct. Sharik, you are good at commanding operations, while Ryan has his own uniqueness in magic. As long as we can work closely together, this decisive battle with the orcs will The final victory must belong to us." Orlando said just right: "In addition, I also want to remind everyone that whether it is Ryan or Victor, they only serve as a deterrent force and will not directly intervene in the specific battle. , so everyone must not have the idea of underestimating the enemy. I know that such an arrangement may increase the casualties of our soldiers, but this is the only way for a strong army to reach glory. I have never experienced this kind of blood and fire. How can we grow if we are baptized.”
"My subordinates understand." The officers sitting around responded in unison.
"Why, you are still thinking about what happened just now." Victor and Ryan were walking side by side on the grassland outside the military camp. When he saw Ryan looking thoughtful, he asked with a smile: "Is it for Colin? The daredevils are worried because Orlando’s arrangement of increasing casualties is the reason.”
Ryan rubbed his nose in distress, stretched his sore neck, and then slowly answered Victor's words: "It's all a little bit, um, Victor, why are there so many disputes wherever you go, Casa Nuo is like this, and the Imperial Capital is like this... I just don’t understand, what is there to argue about? In fact, if we sit down and talk about many things calmly, we can get the results we want long ago."
"Hahahaha, you are really..." Victor smiled and shook his head. He pointed at Ryan and just wanted to say something, and laughed again. After a while, Victor stopped laughing and said He said to Ryan in a joking tone: "You think everyone is a legendary mage. In fact, this is normal. Where there are people, there will naturally be disputes. After all, everyone has different ideas, and based on their own interests, There is no way these things can be reconciled. On a larger scale, it is a struggle for survival between humans and orcs. Do you think we can take a step back? If we take a step back today, we will be in an irreversible situation tomorrow. On a smaller scale, in the past few years, With Fani's strong support, the strength of Jonas's legion exploded, which naturally caused some friction with those old legions. After all, the imperial capital's military budget is limited. If you give it to one, you won't get that."
Ryan nodded slowly. He had vaguely thought of Victor's words, but he was not as direct as Victor said. He remained silent and continued to listen to the legendary mage slowly talk: "Lyan Ah, your personality is actually not suitable for politics, because you can't be ruthless and disown your relatives at all. In fact, neither Luke, Fanny, nor Orlando can do this well, but you are the only one who can do this. The worst.”
"Haha, I'm not trying to hit you, because your personality is quite passive. You won't attack many things if others don't take the initiative. Usually, a person in power will take the initiative and keep the situation firmly within his own control. In your hands." After Victor said this, he paused for a moment and continued: "Of course you don't have to have any ideas. You must know that everyone's success cannot be copied, because it contains his own unique characteristics. Characteristics.”
"Take the fact that you took over Cassano as an example. You yourself also felt that many things were done poorly, and you probably thought that if you replaced it with Luke, he would be able to do these things perfectly and smoothly. However, Ryan Ah, do you know that if Luke and Vivian entered the Iron Fist Castle, he would have died so badly that no bones could be found. Luke is good at handling these government affairs, but he does not have the power to protect himself. In Casa In a chaotic area like Nuo, such a guy would be eliminated without any chance of taking over the power. On the contrary, although you may not be doing things perfectly, your strength ensures that you can carry out this game of power to the end. Although you are not as good as your opponents in other aspects, your strength has directly smoothed out these gaps. This is the real reason why you have become the overlord of Cassano."
"There is no fixed model for a superior person who controls power, but no matter what model it is, even the most fanatical pursuer of power cannot do everything personally. Even if you directly use legendary magic to split multiple projections and select Talents, let specialized talents handle the things they are best at, while themselves control the overall situation. This is what an overlord really wants to do. Of course, in order to ensure that the people below do not unite against themselves, it is appropriate to It is necessary to create some small frictions between people. With this kind of competition, they will be full of more motivation to do things, and they will not have more energy to focus on other aspects. As the superior, what you want What we are considering is how to guide this dispute.”
"Guide." Ryan asked back,
"That's right, just like what you did in Cassano, aren't the magicians sent by the Imperial Capital and Moon Moon City fighting endlessly for every detail of the Cassano Magic Guild? As long as their The goal is to do better, rather than deliberately raising objections just to hurt the other party, then just pretend not to see or hear.”
Ryan smiled brightly. He didn't wonder why Victor knew the news far away in Cassano, because he had long known that the Imperial Capital sent a large number of people to Iron Fist City. As long as they didn't do some conspiracy behind the scenes, Ryan didn't bother to pay attention.