He conquered Blackwood City, and the casualties and time spent were much better than what Palan had expected, but he was still not half happy.
Rather than saying that Heimu City was brought down by him, it is better to say that he gave up on purpose.
Ekla's forces, as well as the Church of the Damned behind him, obviously didn't want to fight with his Sixth Legion here.
Under such circumstances, what if they captured Blackwood City? Ekla was not caught, so he must have been taken away alive; the Church of the Cursed must have other plots, but now Palan doesn't even know what the Church of the Cursed is going to do, let alone foil their plot.
At the cost of a thousand people, he laid down a Blackwood City with little strategic value...
Palan reassured himself that it was still useful. At the very least, it can be announced to the outside world that the rebellion in Fir Collar has been quelled, and it is even cheeky to advertise that Ekla has been killed. Of course, it is up to the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs whether to declare this to the outside world. Weigh the pros and cons.
As for how to deal with the affairs of Ekla and the Church of the Damned, it depends on the strength of their own intelligence organization. After all, if the army wants to act, it must have the support of intelligence, and it is impossible to mess around like a blind man touching an elephant.
Thinking of the intelligence organization, Palan thought of one thing and invited him: Blackwood City has been captured, why haven't I seen Firmino
Just as he was thinking, a petite female drow approached him.
This is Firmino's subordinate, an agent from the Black Hand Academy.
"Hello, General Palan, the tribulation leader asked me to wait for you here. I am Xiacao."
The so-called tribulation was none other than Firmino. Those who come out of the Black Hand Academy usually have a code name on their heads.
"Hello." After greeting casually, Palan continued to ask, "Where's your leader?"
"The tribulation leader tracked down some clues yesterday morning, and has already personally followed up. Most of the black-handed spies in the fir collar have taken action. Only my team has just finished its mission and is currently on standby. Accept your deployment. We can be under your direct leadership to provide reported support to your army."
"Damn it..." Paran had a headache.
The female drow spy in front of her is indeed a good helper. Among other things, these spies were far more reliable than his best scouts in terms of inquiring about news.
But this is just icing on the cake. What Palan needs most now is not some powerful scouts, but genuine intelligence.
He wanted to know, where did Ikela go? What the hell is the damn church doing
Unable to figure this out, there was always a breathless sense of uneasiness in his heart.
Of course, in the absence of definite information for the time being, Palan couldn't take any action. What's more, at the moment, he is not without trouble.
On the one hand, after the war just ended, he still needed to deal with the bad situation of Firland; on the other hand, the coalition forces of Pudry and the Kingdom of Victoria coming from the southwest were also a headache.
He didn't want to fight a battle with the Holy Alliance in Firland at all. This battle was meaningless no matter whether he won or lost.
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When Palan took down Blackwood City and was busy calming the hearts of the people in the city, tracking down the rebels who followed Ekla, and cleaning up the mess, Firmino was watching a big show.
Fifteen thousand troops bearing the banner of the Holy Alliance are about to fall into a terrifying trap.
Here's the thing.
Before the main force of Palan arrived at the base of Blackwood City, Firmino, who was lurking in the city, sensed something strange. He investigated and found that Ekla and the Archmage Death Eye, whom he had been monitoring, had disappeared from Blackwood City at some point.
He didn't have time to convey this news to Palan, so he hurriedly followed the clues, leaving only a few men behind.
This clue, once followed, followed for a day.
He found a very vicious trap in the southwest of Fir Territory, near the border.
The Church of the Damned slaughtered at least 2,000 people in the vicinity. They used the living souls and corpses to form a huge curse circle on the spot.
Firmino is not a mage, but to act as a secret agent, he must at least have a certain knowledge of magic.
He couldn't recognize what the effect of this curse circle was, but from the fluctuation of power, the size of the circle, and the fact that the entire circle required thirty mid-to-high-level spellcasters, plus a sixteenth-level archmage to preside over it... The combination of these circumstances allowed him to roughly judge that the range of effect of this magic circle should be very large.
At the beginning, he felt that this might be prepared for Palan's army. However, after calculating the location, he found that the magic circle set up by the Church of the Curse seemed... It seemed to be on the only way for the army of the Holy Alliance to enter the fir collar.
Firmino was a little confused-they were going directly to the rhythm of the Holy Alliance. But the question, why
It stands to reason that it should be the most beneficial thing for Ekla and the Church of the Damned to let the army of the Holy Alliance run to fight with Palan's army
Thinking of this, Firmino turned his mind and considered another thing. The traces of the transformation of the demons left by the Church of the Curse in Blackwood City, as well as those killed demons, are also evidence in themselves. Let the army of the Holy Alliance pass by and confront the Sixth Army. Maybe they won't fight, and the two armies may cooperate to wipe out the Church of the Damned at the same time.
But... Firmino still couldn't figure it out, he still felt that there was something wrong with this matter.
He couldn't make up his mind on what to do with this information.
He first notified Palan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of this news, and he was waiting for further instructions from above.
And when the Holy Alliance was only half a day away from stepping into the hidden magic circle trap, he finally received an instruction from the upper echelons of the kingdom - to warn the Holy Alliance's army.
Is there still time? Firmino deeply doubts this.
He didn't know what the upper echelon of the kingdom thought about this matter, but all he had to do was follow orders.
So, he sent two of his subordinates to the army of the Holy Alliance in the name of messengers from the Kingdom of Schindler, and informed the past about the magic circle trap that cursed the church.
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I worked overtime too late yesterday, went home and lay down on the bed to rest for a while before getting up to write, but... I was woken up by the alarm clock that went to work early in the morning.
what can I do? I am also very desperate!
Wait for another chapter...