"Are you really not going to eat?" Nidis sat on the chair with a relaxed expression, with the dinner given by her officer just now in front of her. She was holding a grilled fish in her hand and said with a slight smile, "Do you have the habit of watching people eat?"
Rody just frowned and did not answer.
It's been two full days. Nidis, the guy who came secretly, hid in Roddy's room without showing up. Roddy strictly ordered that no one should come in without his permission. Three meals a day are delivered.
I don’t know what kind of mentality Roddy had because he didn’t want others to know about Nidis’ existence.
Nidis picked up the cup gracefully, drank the last drop of milk in the cup, then leaned back comfortably and said with a smile: "Okay, I've finished eating."
Rody glanced at the other party coldly, walked over and swept away the remaining food like a whirlwind, and then said calmly: "Okay, you go back to sleep!"
Nidis sighed: "Don't you know how to be polite at all? Why are you always so cold and inhumane?"
Roddy's eyes finally rested on Nidis and said calmly: "Then tell me about the dwarves."
Nidis smiled slyly: "I told you, unless you promise me, you will take me ashore with you when you reach your destination! Otherwise, rest and I will tell you something!"
Rody frowned and his face darkened: "You have already guessed that we are going to fight, and you still want to follow us? I tell you, stay on the boat when the time comes! Don't even want to go anywhere!"
Nidis said angrily: "Do you think I will be obedient?"
Rody shrugged his shoulders: "You are disobedient. I will knock you out then."
The two stared at each other for a long time, refusing to give in at all. Finally, Nidis chuckled and whispered: "Okay. I won't argue with you anymore. Well... I want to take a bath! Get me some water!"
"What do you want?" Rody seemed startled.
"Take a shower!" Nidis said confidently: "I've been here for two days without taking a shower! Don't you ever take a shower?!"
Roddy actually smiled this time, but it was just a wry smile: "Taking a shower... you really want to trouble me... Don't you know this is above the sea? Every drop of fresh water on the boat is precious! And We are on a march this time. It would be nice to have hot meals to eat during the march..."
Nidis glanced at Roddy: "With your status, you can live in such a big room. Eat such good food, how can you not have water for bathing?"
The two stared at each other again for a long time, and Rody finally sighed: "Okay, I'll make arrangements for you."
He turned to go out. Nidis stopped him again: "Wait!"
Rody said impatiently: "What's wrong?"
"And there are clothes!" Nidis' face seemed to be a little blushing: "I have been wearing these clothes for two or three days."
Rody was speechless, then slammed the door and left.
It seemed that the king really liked Roddy, and everyone on the ship complied with any of his requests. After a while, several officers carried several buckets of hot water into Roddy's room. It's just that clothes don't seem to be easy to get. There are no women's clothes on the ship, and Rody doesn't dare to ask them for women's clothes. Just sent a set of ordinary military uniforms.
A steaming bucket was placed in the outside room. After the officers walked out, Nidis came out from the inner door.
The room was filled with steam, and Nidis seemed a little shy: "You... what are you still doing here? Get out!"
Rody smiled bitterly and said: "I'm going out? I just asked them for hot water to take a bath, how can I get out now?" He said calmly: "You wash here. I'll just go inside and avoid it."
"No!" Nidis' face turned red even more. She pushed Roddy out and shouted, "You are not allowed here!"
Rody was helpless. With Nidis's strength, she couldn't push him. But the girl wanted to take a bath, so she couldn't force him to stay.
After exiting the cabin door, Rody sighed and looked around to see no one near the door. He sighed. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the king.
The king's face became even paler, and even his breath seemed a bit weak. The guards a few doors away let Roddy in. Rody said in a deep voice: "According to our itinerary, we should arrive tomorrow, right? We should be able to see land before dawn tomorrow."
After waiting for a while and seeing no response from the king, Rody frowned and said, "Is it time for the anxious officer to issue an order now?"
The king's eyes showed some depth, and he whispered: "It's not the time yet."
Rody pondered for a while and whispered: "According to what I have seen about the distribution of the dwarf troops along the coast, there will be a valley fifteen miles deep inland from the landing site we selected in advance. Through that valley is They are a medium-sized town. There are about 15,000 troops stationed there. I guess they will have a small group of rangers patrolling the town. After landing, my idea is to lead a group of cavalry in a quick assault. Take that town as a stronghold as quickly as possible, and get some supplies there at the same time... "
Rody was speaking his thoughts carefully, but when he looked at the king, he squinted his eyes and didn't seem to be listening carefully.
"Your Majesty, did you listen to what I said?" Rody felt a little weird.
The king stood up, looked at an hourglass next to him, and suddenly smiled mysteriously: "Okay, we will talk about these things later. After three hours, I will order the fleet to stay for a while, and then summon the officers on each battleship to come here. Come together and let us know what you think later.”
Rody was startled, and felt that the king's attitude was really weird. He couldn't help but said: "Let's talk about it later?" He tried hard to suppress a trace of anger, and said in a deep voice: "If you want the battle to go smoothly, it's best for us to do it now. The plan for the march is finalized!”
The king seemed to be thinking. He kept looking at the hourglass next to him. After a full quarter of an hour, the king finally said: "Rody, have you seen the spirit fox?"
Rody frowned.
The king continued to smile and said: "The spirit fox is a beast with extremely precious fur. It is small, beautiful, but also very cunning. In the aristocratic circles of Roland Continent, many noble ladies like to keep this animal as a pet. Come and raise.”
Rody calmed down. He knew that the king must have meant these words, so he simply sat down and listened quietly to what the other party said.
"Unfortunately, the nature of this animal is extremely strange. An adult spirit fox cannot be tamed! Even if an adult spirit fox is captured, they will continue to struggle until death. Therefore, to tame a spirit fox and become a pet, just Only young foxes can be captured!”
The king's words were unhurried and unhurried. He slowly said: "But there is another special thing about this kind of spirit fox. There can only be at most two young spirit foxes in a spirit fox's den, and if a hunter directly touches the fox's den and wants to capture them, the adult fox will The spirit foxes will bite the little spirit foxes to death immediately! They would rather die than let them be captured! This is a strange creature."
"And this kind of spirit fox is very cunning and smart. It rarely leaves its den." The king smiled: "But fortunately, they still have to hunt! When experienced hunters find the fox's den, they often put a hare on it. Around, lure the adult spirit fox out and then...hehe..."
Rody's heart suddenly sank, and his expression changed slightly: "What do you mean by this?"
The king put away his smile and whispered: "The dwarves have always been suspicious and cunning. Do you really think we can deceive them according to our plan? Although this plan seems feasible, there are still loopholes in it! This time we only It can succeed. It cannot fail, so we must find ways to make up for these loopholes..."
The king raised a few fingers and said calmly, intentionally or unintentionally: "First, even if we mobilize the army on such a large scale, we have tried our best to keep it secret. But with such a large-scale army mobilization, news will inevitably leak out! Second, we The interior of the earth may not be just a piece of steel! Unless others tell you, the position of the Right Prime Minister has always been very subtle... You must be smart enough to see this, right? Through his eyes and ears?"
The king sighed and continued: "When we fight against the dwarves, the temple will naturally not sit idly by. If the Prime Minister really turns to the temple... hum." His tone gradually became gloomy: "Then the temple does not need to step forward on its own. , as long as we find a way to reveal this news to the dwarves... our sneak attack will become an open attack! Then there will be no advantage at all!"
Instead, Rody calmed down and said slowly: "Continue talking."
"So..." the king smiled and said: "So our original plan will definitely not work, so we have to make some changes. If... if the dwarves are spirit foxes and their country is the spirit fox nest, then in order to be able to touch To find the spirit fox's lair, they must first lure their army...well, it should be said that the adult spirit fox is lured out..."
"So in fact, our current fleet is just a hare, a bait!" Rody said coldly: "Our fleet does not intend to attack? It just lures the opponent's fleet over? Right?"
The king did not refute and said calmly: "Yes! Even the right minister thinks that our fleet is a real offensive force! We can't take this risk! Do you remember that a few days before our fleet set off, the last one Let’s ship a fleet to Guangming Continent…”
Rody said coldly: "That fleet is the real offensive force, right? We are here to support the pretense, and then attract the dwarf sea fleet over, and then the fleet that set off in front can land smoothly. Come on!" His eyes were filled with anger, as sharp as a blade, staring straight at the king's face.
As if feeling Rody's anger, the king sighed, then he coughed a few times and said in a deep voice: "According to the intelligence, the dwarf fleet seems to have really gotten our news, and seems to have noticed that we have plan. Their navy did not track and monitor the last batch of fleets, but had already returned on the day we set off... If the right minister was really from the temple and really revealed the news, then if I didn't If you guessed wrong, the dwarf navy fleet is not far from us now!"
"Hahahaha..." Rody suddenly laughed wildly. His laughter was filled with anger, and he stood up suddenly: "What a good method! It's really a good method! In order to attract the dwarf navy, you actually sent so many warriors." Ship? There are so many soldiers... Well, no!" Rody raised his head, glared at the king, and said coldly: "Since it is a bait, we don't need so many soldiers! There aren’t many troops on board the fleets we led, right?”
"Yes." The king admitted simply: "There are one hundred and fifty warships, and the total number of soldiers on board is less than 20,000."
Seeing that there was no surprise on Roddy's face, the king sighed: "I know you must be very angry now, but as an experienced military commander, I believe you can actually understand the reason why we do this. Right. Your Majesty also said, I believe you will understand what we are doing."
"What did you say? Your Majesty..." The muscles at the corners of Rody's eyes twitched suddenly.
The king sighed, and a white light suddenly appeared on his body. Under the light, his facial muscles gradually changed, and his body seemed to be wrapped by the light. In an instant, his body The appearance has changed!
"You are..." Rody gritted his teeth and said, "You are the leader of the Magic Association, the Sith Master! I have seen you!"
There was a hint of apology on Sith's old face: "I'm sorry, in order to make others believe that this fleet is a real offensive force, I have to pretend to be a king and board the ship with you! So I had to use the 'transformation' technique to change Be like a king."
Rody sneered: "Very good, very good!" He stared at Sith and said bitterly: "Then why involve me again? Since our fleet is a decoy anyway, why do you need me to participate in this plan? "
Sith's face became serious and he said solemnly: "Because we really need you. In fact, we cannot do without you in this operation."
His expression suddenly became very strange: "Rody, do you really think that the Kingdom of Sauron cares about the ironwood resources of the dwarfs? Yes, after conquering the dwarfs' territory, maybe we can really take control of this precious resource. Resources, from now on command the many kingdoms on the Roland continent. But is this reason enough for us to risk launching this war? "
Rody's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Seth in the palace a few nights before departure.