It took some time for Tiko to tell Yang Yu the story of a man who was cursed with a strong curse, who went through untold hardships, was recognized by the saint, and finally had the curse lifted and was reborn.
In that story, the tool used by the saint was the [Holy Light Catalyst Stone] which was said to come from heaven.
Afterwards, Tiko told Yang Yu many stories about people being manipulated, including drug manipulation, mental manipulation, brainwashing control, and other horrifying stories.
Due to the long time, the authenticity of many stories cannot be verified, and Ti Ke only let Yang Yu use it as an insignificant reference.
In Tico's story, most people were able to break free from control because they had strong minds or because their minds were severely frustrated, but there were also people who used drugs, rituals and other methods to break free from control.
Regarding the matter of succubus, Yang Yu asked Tiko to investigate it alone, mainly to investigate the methods of removing the enchantment and the methods of preventing being enchanted.
Tiko investigated very carefully and even went to the reporter Ke Keai, who had once caused them trouble, to confirm it personally.
Charm is also a very special kind of magic, not everyone can use it.
What can be confirmed is that those who can use charm are basically women.
An interesting point is that a large proportion of the offspring born to people who can use charm are girls.
The most terrifying thing about charm magic is that the person being charmed has no idea that he or she is being charmed. Starting from this point, Tiko taught Yang Yu some preventive measures.
Yang Yu diligently took out a small notebook and wrote down everything Tiko said.
The conversation started in the evening and lasted until midnight, when Tiko barely managed to tell half of what he had found out.
When it was time to work, Tiko said hello to Yang Yu and went to help his master organize the bookshelf.
For the remaining half, Tiko plans to finish talking to Yang Yu when he wakes up tomorrow morning.
Just as Yang Yu was collecting intelligence from Tiko, the war situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for the Rose Empire.
In the military conference hall of the Rose Empire, General Wayuan Jason was holding a battle status report with a frown on his face.
Not only him, most of the generals present also had frowns on their faces, worried about the war on the front lines. They hadn't slept well for several days, and were afraid that as soon as they closed their eyes, they would hear news that the orc army had captured a city.
"The situation is worse than I imagined. I never thought the orcs could burst out with such power."
"They rejected our request to exchange prisoners.
We lost a lot of well-trained soldiers this winter. If we don't get those soldiers back, we will have to replace them with untrained recruits.
Poorly trained recruits can easily cause problems, which will widen the gap in defense and cause incalculable casualties.
When we recruited soldiers, we made many promises to them, but if we cannot fulfill them one by one,
"What's the point of making promises now? Those orc cubs obviously want to kill us. Facing such a danger, we should use everything we can. I suggest that the whole country start compulsory conscription and fight to the death."
"Calm down for a moment. Forcible conscription and sending soldiers who are unfamiliar with combat to the battlefield may only boost the enemy's morale. The orcs now seem to be very different from those we have dealt with in the past."
"Hmm. Centaurs, Chiroptera, Swamp Frogmen, Half-Crocodile, Tail Spear.
Special demihuman units emerged one after another, making full use of their respective advantages and achieving remarkable results in fighting in various terrains.
The way the orcs were commanded was completely different from before, it was like a completely different army.
What is even more terrifying is their high morale.
In contrast, our morale plummeted. The influence of the colorful-haired masked man had not completely disappeared, especially among the soldiers who had seen those images.
If he goes to the battlefield like that, he will probably surrender in no time. He is not a fighting force at all."
"That damned man with colorful hair and mask, is there still no news about him? If we catch him, we will tear him into pieces. If it weren't for him, we would have achieved our goal long ago!"
"Right now, there is no news about him. A group of imposters pretending to be them were caught on the border, and he was ready to buy time before the news spread. We have no idea where he is going."
"That guy is quite dangerous. His performance during the negotiations shows that all this was premeditated. Maybe he is in our country, collecting information for the orcs."
"Since they are subhuman, they should be easy to find. We can try to set up a dragnet."
"It's useless. From the report last winter, we can see some clues. The colorful-haired masked man should look like a human. No, maybe he is a human himself.
He always comes up with some strange things. It is estimated that he also has mastered some relics from somewhere. We don’t know what kind of knowledge and power he got from the relics.
Maybe he is the only one who knows the location of the ruins.
He is so smart that he may have left a way out for himself. It is impossible that he deliberately exposed the things in the ruins without any meaning. "
"Really? It's not surprising that he can use the equipment we developed. Do you want to capture him alive?"
There was a lot of chatter in the conference room. The original discussion was about how to solve the current problem of the orc attack, but the topic turned to capturing the colorful-haired and masked man, as if the war could not be fought unless the colorful-haired and masked man was brought to justice.
Luo Hui, the emperor of the Rose Empire, looked at all this with a frown.
The positions of the Rose Empire and the Wansheng Kingdom were completely reversed. After the negotiations broke down that day, the Rose Empire only received some insignificant "compensation" from the dragon.
Some compensations are the same whether they are there or not. For example, Wansheng State is completely banned from using attacks that can burn down cities.
Now they have switched to passive defense. There are mostly civilians in the city, and the man with colorful hair and mask has disappeared. No one will attack the city with that kind of attack.
When the Colorful Hair Mask was escaping, it did not kill anyone, but just knocked them to the ground. Even though the Rose Empire was shameless, it did not gain any more benefits from the Dragon or Wansheng Kingdom, let alone want to completely stop the war.
Luo Hui let out a long sigh, and the generals in the conference hall immediately stopped arguing and looked at the emperor of this country.
Luo Hui looked at the silent head of the intelligence department and said:
"How is it? Lord Ryuusi, have you learned why the other side suddenly launched a war?"
Liuqi narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, as if she found it difficult to speak.
Emperor Luo Hui sensed something and asked, "Is there anything you can't say?"
Liu Qi said, "No, because what I am going to say next is very special. So, I hope to talk to Your Majesty alone later."
"It doesn't matter, I'll just tell everyone here."
Hearing His Majesty's order, Liu Qi hesitated a little, but still followed His Majesty's will and told him the information he had investigated:
"Your Majesty, although it is hard to believe, the orcs already know our true purpose."
(End of this chapter)