For a moment, the area within a few meters of me fell into silence again. The survivors, including Yiya, no longer had the joy of obtaining the fertile fields and fine houses, and fell into deep thought. After all, if humans could not resist the invasion of the orcs, then the fields and houses they had just been allocated would be gone in a flash.
However, there were still some unexpected situations. As my guesses were gradually conveyed to the ears of other survivors, those survivors who had been enduring a difficult life, after a period of worry, collectively burst into a strong will to fight, almost making the magicians of the Kingdom of Yan present shiver.
After two days of marching, I finally arrived outside the palace that Queen Jaen had temporarily set up to get timely war reports and dispatch troops from all over the country. To my surprise, Princess Mariette came out to greet me.
"Mr. Shen, I couldn't believe you were coming back. Didn't they say the frontline was still in danger? Did you run into any trouble? But I only heard that you were always invincible!"
"Well, I suffered a not-so-small defeat this time, and six thousand of the kingdom's elite magicians died at the hands of the enemy. This was all due to my poor intelligence collection before the war. You see, I'm in trouble and I have to come back to explain to Your Majesty." I took a step back carefully to avoid Princess Mariette's rapid forward momentum to avoid a collision with the little girl.
"Oh, this matter! I thought it was nothing! But I heard that in the subsequent battle, you lured and killed more than 100,000 orcs under the wall of the Orcs Canyon. For this matter, his majesty and the ministers praised you highly! Come, I will take you to see his majesty..." The princess did not take what I said seriously at all. The death of 6,000 magicians did not make her sad or touched at all, as if the death of these magicians was just the death of a stranger's pet.
I quickly gave instructions to the officers below, asking them to take the large troops to the military camp for settlement, and at the same time told Yiya and the guards to wait for me outside the palace.
With a nervous heart, I walked into Queen Yan's temporary palace. Along the way, I had no intention of listening to what Marit said while holding my hand. It was only after I walked into the palace and saw the expressions on Queen Yan and many ministers' faces when they looked at me that my heart calmed down a little.
But soon, my mind immediately changed from worry to calm, then from calm to astonishment, and then to extreme anxiety. What the hell is this? Queen Yaen actually said that asking me to come back to report was just a cover, the main reason was just to appease the complaints of the Mokast Empire, and the second reason was to reward me and let me recuperate for a few days so that I can fight against the beasts for a long time.
"Your Majesty, didn't the front tell you how critical the situation in the Valley of the Demise is? If we are even a little bit lax or careless, the entire defense line will collapse again? In the current situation, if the orcs seize the opportunity and do not hesitate to suffer casualties, they can trample the fortress in the Valley of the Demise under their feet in just one day!"
Listening to the comfort and praise from the high-level officials of the Kingdom of Yan, I didn't feel excited at all. I sat down on the ground without any restraint and threw the magic wand in my hand to my side.
"How could this happen? The news from the front said that the fortress you proposed to build is extremely strong and has super offensive power. In the previous battle, not only did it rely on the city wall to launch an almost annihilating attack on the wolf cavalry of the beast tribe, but it also ambushed the main force of the beast tribe. Although it is said that the ambush did not have any great effect and hundreds of magic cannons were lost, it successfully hit the arrogance of the beast tribe. Is there something wrong with this?" Seeing my performance, Princess Mariette actually asked someone to bring me a chair and helped me sit on it. At the same time, Queen Yan also recounted the news she had received in surprise.
"Your Majesty, in fact, my first ambush on the orcs was a complete failure. At that time, I ambushed the orcs directly without doing too much investigation, and the result was that I killed 6,000 elite magicians of the kingdom. But it was also that time that we discovered that the orcs actually had magic crystal cannons, and the number was not small. Therefore, in the series of actions that followed, I did not go for the orcs' troops, but for those magic crystal cannons..."
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"Magic crystal cannon? How could the beastmen possess magic crystal cannon? What is going on?" Queen Yan and the ministers present all jumped up with looks of panic.
"Yes, they were magic crystal cannons, and there were definitely quite a few of them. According to my subsequent investigation, the troops of the Mocaster Empire completely collapsed when they fled the Canglang defense line, and they didn't destroy a single magic crystal cannon at that time. And when I used the magic cannon to attack the center of the beast tribe in the Relict Canyon, my purpose was not to destroy the enemy, but to take advantage of the battle between us and the wolf cavalry under the city wall to attract the enemy, and then let the ambush troops concentrate on destroying the magic crystal cannons brought by the enemy..."
"Oh God! Humanity is in trouble this time... Thousands of years ago, we relied on the assistance of the Western Continent to barely expel those damned criminals from the human territory. But now, we have completely offended the Kastek Empire. Not only do we have no way to get their assistance, but even more than 1/3 of our own troops are stranded on their land...Oh God! Punish those sinners who lied about military intelligence! Their actions will cause the entire human race to become extinct..." After hearing what I said, a wizard who looked like a clergyman sitting below the Queen was already praying excitedly. At the same time, his words made the people present even more worried.
"Although I was just a businessman, I know that we can never achieve any results by discussing here alone. The only way now is to immediately send Commander Shen to the Orphan Canyon to hold the fort. Then we must put the peace talks with the Kastark Empire on the agenda as soon as possible to transfer the troops stranded in the Western Continent back as soon as possible. In addition, we must also ask the Emperor of the Mocaster Empire to issue an emergency conscription order to recruit a larger army in the shortest possible time to resist the attack of the orcs." At this time, the only minister named Shu who had black hair and black eyes like me stood up and a series of suggestions flowed out of his mouth.
"Yes, this is the best way. Your Majesty, please give the order..."
"Lord Shu, that's a good idea. This way we can avoid being attacked from two sides..."
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Listening to such a string of flattering words, my head felt dizzy. Sure enough, no matter where you are, there are still a lot of people who flatter you! Although these suggestions are not bad, don’t they know that it is probably too late? If...
Just when I wanted to close my ears and ignore the ugly words of those ministers, the emergency announcement at the door made everyone in the hall pale.
"Report... Your Majesty, an urgent battle report has come from the front line. The Valley of the Descendants has been attacked by orc troops, and the defenders in the valley have all lost..." (To be continued)