The army of undead began to retreat until the coalition forces were exhausted. During the three days of chasing the army of undead, everyone worked hard to kill the undead. But in the end, people will always get tired, while the undead can run tirelessly. In the end, when they saw the remaining nearly one million skeletons leaving, everyone, including the Mokast heavy cavalry, could no longer move and collapsed on the way of pursuit. As for the magicians of the Mokast Empire, except for a few super magicians who could still float in the air, the rest of the magicians had stopped chasing a day ago because they had exhausted their magic power.
In the final pursuit, if the necromancers had not continuously set up countless bone walls on the flat road to block the advance of the flywheel chariots, the undead army that could escape the battle now would not have been able to make a difference. But now, the commanders of the two countries' coalition forces had to drag their tired and stiff bodies and continuously order the emergency evacuation and relocation of personnel in places where the undead might pass by, in order to prevent the number of the undead army from expanding again.
At this time, I, who originally had poor physical strength and average magic skills, was even more exhausted. After finding a big tree on the side of the road, I drove away the soldiers who arrived first and sat down under the shade of the tree. Then, I took out a lot of water magic scrolls from the magic space and released the water ball spell directly above my head. . . Then, the feeling was just one word - cool!
"Sir... Sir Shen... Uh! Sir, why are you so embarrassed?" Suddenly seeing that my face was not very good, this magician who I had met once in the Yan Palace immediately changed the topic and tone; "Sir, Her Majesty the Queen is waiting for you one kilometer behind, I hope you can go to see her immediately..."
"Ah~~ One kilometer? I... " I almost screamed out immediately after hearing his words. If it was just when I was being chased by those skeletons, maybe running an extra kilometer wouldn't be a big problem, but now I'm sitting down and my legs have begun to relax. If I were asked to stand up and walk again with these numb and painful legs, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to walk even 100 meters.
But perhaps magicians know their own weaknesses best. The court magician waved his hand and summoned several strong soldiers, who brought a backrest chair from nowhere, and added two bars underneath, turning it into a chair, and sent me directly over. I was so sweaty that I couldn't even find a magician who could teleport over a short distance. You can imagine how much magic power those magicians consumed.
Soon after, I arrived at the place where Queen Yann was staying. As soon as I approached there, I saw a group of officers from the Mokast Empire coming out of the exit, led by Parker, the commander of the Mokast Empire.
From Parker's dark face, I knew he must have hit a wall with Queen Yaen. Otherwise, with his current status, there shouldn't be any problems that he can't solve.
While I was paying attention to him, Parker also noticed my arrival. After he glanced at me, I immediately knew the reason for his anger. From his rolling eyes and the angry expression that disappeared immediately after he saw me, I knew that the thing that made him angry was definitely related to me.
Although I demonstrated relatively good command capabilities in this battle, I think that in Parker's eyes, what he values is definitely not my command ability. This can be seen from the fact that he has been opposing me everywhere since I gained the command of the first round of attacks. He does not accept my ability in war command at all.
Then apart from these, the only things left are the combat equipment I designed and manufactured. Among them, the magic cannon and the flywheel chariot, I think they are definitely what he expected.
But these two things, especially the magic cannon, I think unless Queen Yann is crazy, she will never hand over these perverted weapons to the Mokast Empire. After all, the magic cannon has a power similar to magic, and has the super characteristic of twice the attack distance of a magician. If the Mokast Empire masters this technology and has the ability to make and produce magic cannons, then the long-range magic attack that Yann Ten Thousand Kingdoms is proud of will become a most useless ability.
After thinking through all that, I walked straight into Queen Yaen's camp. I already had a rough idea of what might happen. But even if it was the worst outcome I imagined, I thought that with my abilities and the appropriate psychological offensive, I would definitely be able to turn the danger into safety.
"Mr. Shen, you have worked so hard these past three days. Now that the war has come to an end, after discussing with several ministers, we have decided to transfer you back to the capital temporarily. What do you think?" As soon as I entered the room, Queen Yaen asked me this question, which was not surprising, without waiting for me to greet her.
"Your Majesty, although I really want to follow your advice, judging from the current situation, I'd better stay on the front line. Otherwise, not to mention that the damaged flywheel chariots cannot be effectively repaired... And the most troublesome thing is that if I leave, I'm afraid that without a middleman to coordinate, there will be supply connection problems for my Shen family's reserve military aid materials. If there is a problem in the middle, I'm afraid it will affect the war in the front... However, if Your Majesty insists on doing so, of course I will go to the capital immediately without hesitation."
After hearing what Queen Yaen said, I knew that my previous guess was correct, and the demands of the Mocaster Empire might be even greater than I imagined, and it is even possible that I am included in the demands.
Although I don't really like staying on the front line and fighting those skeletons, I am afraid that something uncontrollable will happen in this undead war. Of course, my main worry is that I am afraid of being completely imprisoned by the Kingdom of Yann. If I really become a caged bird of the Kingdom of Yann, it would be really miserable.
"This..." After hearing my explanation, Queen Yan hesitated immediately. Although this battle seemed to have been very successful, the total loss of the coalition forces did not exceed 1,000 people, and the more than 3 million undead army, more than 2 million skeleton army were defeated. In the end, it is estimated that less than a million people were able to escape.
But this 1 million is definitely a variable. Before we have the ability to encircle and annihilate those necromancers, no one dares to say whether the undead army will suddenly become 3 million again, or even more.
Seeing me standing there without saying a word, Queen Yan's mind was spinning rapidly. In the end, she still couldn't make up her mind, and began to communicate in a low voice with several old magicians around her.
"Mr. Shen, I approve your request now. After all, this is true. But in order to ensure your safety, I have decided to send a group of palace guards to protect you. In addition, the kingdom will grant you the title of third-class earl and give you a mansion in the royal capital. After expelling those orcs, we will choose to form a powerful army with a large number of magic cannons and magician troops. At that time, you will be appointed as the commander of this army... What do you think?" After a contest, Queen Yan smiled and made a promise that shocked me. Third-class earl... A mansion in the royal capital... A powerful army commander... Although these things are just promises now, I know that based on my understanding of Queen Yan in the past two years, her words are absolutely golden words, and there is no possibility of any regret.
While I was shocked by Queen Yaen's generosity, I was in great pain. It wasn't about whether I should accept this, but about where I should place my loyalty. Where should I focus my service? Kasente? Sak? Shalo? Kasdek Empire? Or the Kingdom of Yaen and her King
If the former, they can be said to have saved my life and given me a stage to show myself, while the latter, directly gave me an opportunity to step onto the front line of power.
Don't think that I have already been promoted to a noble in the Kastark Empire... the title of Baron, and have also obtained the position of a division commander. However, everyone knows that in the Kastark Empire, a promoted noble is as worthless as a dog. And there are at least 200 division commanders in the entire empire, including those local divisions...
But it’s different for the legion commanders, especially those powerful legions, who are the real controllers of the entire country’s armed forces. For example, when the Flame Legion went to the Senke Federation to assist the Eastern Territory in the battle, as soon as they arrived at the battlefield, Carsent, the legion commander of the Empire’s regular main legion, lost his command and became an ordinary general assisting Sack. And there are only five people like Sack in the entire Kastek Empire...
Thinking about everything I have done for the Kasedek Empire, and the experiences I encountered afterwards, I now slowly feel the extreme injustice. I almost wiped out the Senke Federation's troops without any damage, and forced the defenders of Huangshi City into a desperate situation, but in the end, apart from gaining a false reputation, I actually didn't get much benefit. I was sent away with a magic staff and a small amount of gold coins.
Although Thacker was really good to me, his purpose in treating me like this was almost 100% for my intelligence and powerful weapons and equipment. In fact, the giant catapults, repeating crossbows, bed crossbows and other equipment I equipped them with were much more valuable than what they gave me.
Although I have given the Kingdom of Yan a lot of benefits, those were all my actions for a purpose. Apart from the fact that this battle was for the safety of the entire continent and myself, I did not really bring much benefit to the Kingdom of Yan. Those weapons and equipment were also exchanged by them with a large amount of magic crystal ore and various materials. . . . . .
I was really surprised by the gift from the Kingdom of Yan today. If I were in the Kastek Empire, I would only have a chance to become a third-class earl and the commander of a powerful army after Sack and his men removed the military and finance ministers. This is absolutely impossible in the current situation of a three-way confrontation.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be moved. Although the Kingdom of Yann cannot compare with the Kasidek Empire in terms of comprehensive national strength, the Kingdom of Yann has one advantage, that is, it is truly a monarchy. As long as I can gain the trust of the Queen in front of me, can't I build an invincible army? Magic cannons, instant crossbows, sniper crossbows, continuous crossbows, longbows, plus a large number of magician troops, I think even if the opponent has a million troops, they can't easily capture a powerful army that I have deliberately built.
As for the Mocaster Empire, let alone, with the Holy Warrior weapons that I control, destroying all the main forces of the entire Mocaster Empire is probably not just a dream, but a great possibility.
"Your Majesty, thank you very much for your reward. I am willing to do my best for the prosperity and stability of the kingdom..." In the end, interests overcame that thin friendship, and my heart began to lean towards the Kingdom of Yan.
But at this moment, I began to think about how to deal with my troops from the Kastark Empire and the resistance forces of Andriel. Based on what I know, they are the ones I should worry about now. Destroy them? Or appease them? Or deceive them? All of this is up to me to deal with...
"Captain Shen, please don't bow! From now on, you are the backbone of the kingdom. You must work harder to gain greater fame in the kingdom. I firmly believe that I will never make a mistake..." Queen Yan was very satisfied with my reaction. Facing my half-squatting bow, she actually stood up and gently helped me. If I hadn't come from the Earth in the information age, I would have been overwhelmed by her action. It seems that although this woman behaves very ordinary, she is very upright in the way of kingship, and there is nothing to criticize.
After some encouragement and praise, Queen Yaen also veiled the message that I should keep my distance from the high officials of the Mokast Empire. It seems that because of me, the alliance between the two countries is no longer so solid. But I hope that both sides will not take any radical actions when resisting the invasion of the orcs, otherwise I will get into big trouble. The orcs rushing in will definitely not care about my identity and ability. . . . . . (To be continued)