I knocked on the thick integral wall with satisfaction, and asked the generals around me with a smile: "How is it? Is my castle strong enough? The fire barrier blocks the heat dissipation, uses a lot of wood for baking, and uses fire magicians to heat it appropriately. In less than half a day, I think it's pretty good to have such a stronghold..."
"Your Excellency is truly amazing. I don't think there is another person on this continent who dares to say that he can build such a terrifying war fortress in such a short time. This is truly a miracle!"
"Yes, we have tested it with the senior warriors of the survivors. Although these walls are not as strong as those made of huge stones, with the advantage of being built as a whole, I think they can definitely keep the undead troops out of the city in a short period of time. This is really a miracle, an absolute miracle..."
Listening to the endless praises from the magicians, I couldn't help but feel a little flattered. But it's no wonder, there have been no bricks in their world so far, otherwise, I'm afraid it wouldn't be my turn to show off my prowess here.
After several magicians continuously used large-scale low-power tornado magic to cover the castle, the temperature dropped in a short time. Although the thick walls still emitted residual heat from time to time, the temperature at this time was acceptable to the magicians.
So, as the sun was setting, I ordered all the surviving soldiers, with the help of those magicians, to stuff all the supplies moved from the Canglang Line into the castle.
However, at this time, the Canglang defense line was in chaos. After all the survivors were withdrawn, the officers in the defense line finally couldn't sit still because the survivors hadn't returned to the Canglang defense line for a long time.
Although 10,000 survivors were only a tiny part of the fighting power of the millions of troops in the Canglang Line, the survivors were known for their bravery and ferocity, and therefore, a large number of them were the best candidates for low-level frontline officers in the Mocast Empire. How could they not be shocked when tens of thousands of low-level officers were eliminated all at once
Therefore, before nightfall, the commanders of those troops, after roughly figuring out the cause of the incident, immediately reported the news to William. After some analysis and verification, William immediately prepared to come to my Earth City.
"William, where are you going?" When William was fully armed and ready to lead his troops to attack and punish the enemy, Bout, who had heard the news, hurriedly stopped him.
"Sir, I think you should know the news. I will go and get the people back. Otherwise, wouldn't it be an easy opportunity for those Yanns?" William suddenly heard the voice of Marshal Bout. He pulled his mount that was about to charge forward, and while answering Bout's words, he controlled the horse to turn around on the spot.
"No need to go. Do you think you can get the people back from that guy surnamed Shen? After all, the relationship between our country and those survivors soldiers is not very good. If they had no choice, I don't think we could keep any of them. If that guy surnamed Shen promises them considerable benefits now, it is only a matter of time before those survivors soldiers betray us. And do you think you can convince that guy surnamed Shen to hand over all the survivors soldiers obediently?" With a slight wave of his hand, Bout frowned to stop William, then turned around and prepared to leave.
"No, this guy is just a legion commander, what's so great about him? I don't believe that he dares not hand over the people to me when I lead hundreds of thousands of soldiers there..." William was so angry that he was like a child and refused to give up.
"Asshole, what do you want to do? Bring a large army to coerce? You're crazy... Do you know what the consequences will be? The continent is already chaotic enough, and you still think the world is too peaceful?" After hearing William's angry words, Bout became furious. If this led to irreversible consequences, then not to mention that Bout was just a marshal, even if he was a first-class duke and a royal relative, the guy who made a living by his neck would definitely be in danger.
"But, that guy surnamed Shen is nothing! He was killed by us this morning..."
"Shut up. This morning we took advantage of the situation and could make fun of each other as much as we wanted without taking any responsibility. But if there was a direct conflict, especially at a sensitive time like now, don't you think your life is not long enough? And to be honest, that Shen was able to climb to such a high position, and the senior magicians under him were so obedient. It's conceivable that Shen is definitely not a simple person. From now on, remember, no matter what time it is, you are not allowed to provoke Shen, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless..."
Bout was deeply saddened by the ignorance of his subordinate. If it weren't for William's strong martial arts and his loyalty to him, why would he keep him as his trusted subordinate? But now, Bout has begun to regret his earlier decision. . . . . .
Finally, after urging William to disperse his troops and making corresponding arrangements, Bout hurried to his base, where several spies and intelligence agents were waiting for him.
"Sir, four messages have just arrived, one of which is from the imperial capital about the Kastark Empire. Take a look..." As soon as he returned to the residence, the magician who had been watching the rise of the Earth City with Bout came up immediately.
"Talk about them one by one... Well, let's talk about the ones related to us first."
"Sir, the first piece of news comes from the Undead Army. According to the spies' reports, the Undead Army, which numbered about 1 million, sent some troops to harass us in advance. They also cleared almost all the villages and tribes of the survivors within the Canglang Line of Defense, bringing their main force to almost 4 million. If our predictions are correct, then the Undead will definitely fight a decisive battle with us and the magician troops from the Kingdom of Yan tonight.
In addition, according to the report of the spy you specially dispatched to investigate the castle built by the Kingdom of Yan behind us. The wall of the castle is about 20 meters high and 500 meters in diameter. The inner tower is cylindrical and upward, divided into 8 floors, and a certain number of magician troops can be deployed on each floor. But because it was during the day and because they were friendly troops, the spy did not dare to get too close to the castle, so he could not know the specific situation inside the castle, and even the thickness of the castle wall was unknown. However, the spy also found an extremely puzzling situation, that is, he observed the magicians and survivors of the Kingdom of Yan attacking the wall and found that the castle did not seem to be built of clay, but seemed to be built of a whole piece of stone, which was very hard. Did they use magic to bless it? This is indeed very puzzling.
In addition, according to the news sent by the coalition forces in the rear, as long as we hold on for another day and a half, the coalition forces will be able to gradually clean up those scattered necromancers and rush here.
Finally, there is one more piece of news, which comes from within the empire. According to the report from the expeditionary coalition sent by the empire to the western continent, there has been no news from the Kastark Empire since the vanguard of the Kastark Empire was wiped out. However, due to the appearance of orcs and undead, our expeditionary force did not dare to provoke a war recklessly. At most, they only sent some spies to spy on the interior of the Kastark Empire. However, the final result was very strange. All the spies who infiltrated the Kastark Empire basically disappeared without a trace as soon as they entered the Kastark Empire's control area. "
"Hmph! 4 million undead, those damned things, I'm afraid the entire Canglang Line will become a dead zone in the future. I think those undead have killed all the humans between the Canglang Line and the Valley of the Descendants. But I wonder if the magicians of the Kingdom of Yan can withstand so many undead? I don't want them all to be turned into puppet magicians, that's not what I want to see.
As for the castle, don't worry about it for now. It doesn't matter whether it is made of earth or stone. As long as they can resist the undead, it's a good thing. I hope they can hold out for a day. Otherwise, if they suffer too much loss, it will be quite troublesome. . . I hope the other troops of the coalition can arrive as soon as possible.
Regarding the last piece of news... Let's ignore it, it has nothing to do with us anyway. I think this is either the Kasidek Empire preparing for a counterattack, or they really have problems internally as the Empire's troops were speculated to have. But don't worry about it, it's far away from us anyway!
Oh~~ By the way, you should pass on the information about the coalition forces and the undead forces to the magicians in the Kingdom of Yan. After all, we still need them now..."
After saying all this, Bout walked into the military tent without looking back. The magician immediately turned around and left. A few minutes later, a soldier dressed as a guard rode out of the staff mansion and rushed towards the city gate.
"Stop, who are you? Where are you going?"
"I'm a guard from the General Staff. I'm ordered by the marshal to deliver a message to the troops of the Kingdom of Yan. Please open the city gates immediately. I have the marshal's pass here..." As he said that, the soldier immediately took out a token from his arms and prepared to hand it to the officer guarding the city gate.
"What news? Why didn't the Marshal's personal guards deliver the news? Show me everything!" At this time, William, who happened to be passing by, only heard the words "deliver the news to the troops of the Kingdom of Yan". For a moment, William's suspicion immediately surfaced in his mind.
"This... yes, sir, here is it..." After a hesitation and then a threatening look from William, the guard immediately softened. Thinking that his master had not said it was particularly urgent or confidential, and the other party was the second most important figure in this line of defense, after weighing the consequences, he finally handed over the letter in his arms.
After receiving the letter, William read it, his expression changed from happy to angry, and it was impossible to judge his true mood. After turning the last page, William slowly folded the letter and handed it to the guard.
Seeing William handing over the letter, the guards of the General Staff Office were immediately delighted, thinking that they would not have to worry about failing to complete the mission this time. It seemed that the rumors about how arrogant and domineering William was and how he took human lives lightly were not accurate. So, the guards immediately stretched out their hands and respectfully prepared to take the letter from William. . . . . .
But at this moment, William suddenly took a step forward at a speed that was almost indistinguishable to the naked eye, and quickly grabbed the guard's throat with his hand. . . Then, in front of the horrified eyes of the soldiers at the city gate, he ruthlessly pierced the guard's head onto the bluestone ground inside the city gate. . . . .
He held the letter in his palm with satisfaction, and then threw the letter, which had turned into scraps of paper, away with a force. After doing all this, William looked at the team of soldiers guarding the city with a nonchalant look, causing the team of soldiers to step back several steps.
"What did you see just now? Huh?"
"..."
"Sir, we haven't seen anything... and no one has been here. The messenger has never come back since he went out..." After a moment of silence, the captain with a slightly more flexible mind stood up palely.
“Hehe…” After a few cold snorts, William slowly walked up to the city wall with a satisfied smile.
Just as several soldiers were carrying the bloody corpse out of the city gate, a huge magic circle on the highest platform of the Earth City was madly absorbing the magic elements in the magic crystals arranged around it. As the dense silver threads and magic patterns connecting the magic circle lit up one by one, I and several other magicians became more and more nervous.
"Pour magic power into the magic circle with all your strength, without any pause..." Following my order, hundreds of top magicians of the Kingdom of Yan transmitted magic power into the magic circle with all their strength. With the sound of the magic power surging, the magic circle on the entire platform quickly shone and quickly began to emit waves of heart-pounding magic power fluctuations.
Slowly, a disk inlaid with a huge magic crystal in the middle of the magic circle floated up from the center of the circle and quickly rose to a height of nearly 10 meters above the ground. Then it stopped moving and gradually began to rotate. . . . .
"Success... Sir, we succeeded... As long as those undead troops can give us a few more hours, we will definitely be able to hold on here. Just based on our magic power recovery speed, I don't think any army would like to see it..."
Slowly retracting my hands, I looked at the excited faces. It seemed that this altar of gods and demons from the land of the surviving race had indeed provided me with endless hope. My mental power had greatly expanded, surpassing the magic knowledge of modern magicians, as well as this incomparable and powerful magic circle. All of this made me feel like I was dreaming. . . . . (To be continued)