Barov was called up by a servant from a dream. .
During the period when the red moon was in the world, he not only arranged for people in the executive hall to stand guard all night, but also in the mansion. Once any emergency occurred without a response plan, he asked his subordinates to notify him as soon as possible.
Although Edith was transferred from the Executive Office, her influence on His Majesty remained undiminished. Now, even his subordinate departments tend to ask the General Staff for their opinions when formulating plans. In the face of such a talented opponent, he did not dare to relax his requirements for a moment.
But that's not the whole reason for his diligence.
In fact, the old manager even enjoys the feeling of being busy. Being busy also means power, which shows that the operation of Neverwinter is inseparable from his existence. At the same time, if he does it well, he can accumulate His Majesty's trust and double happiness. It really made him feel a little bored.
Barov rolled out of the bed and asked while changing his clothes, "Tell me, what happened?"
"My lord, it is the order of His Majesty the King. He asks you to convene all the ministers immediately and go to the castle conference hall to discuss important matters."
"Now?" Barov looked out of the window in surprise, no doubt it was late at night.
"Yes, the person on the phone didn't say much. Do you want to send someone to the castle first to ask..."
"No need," the old manager quickly made a judgment, and it was unlikely to be a misinformation if he could reach his mansion from the Executive Office. Since the telephone has not yet been popularized, only his residence is equipped with this thing, and the others must be notified verbally, "Call everyone in the house, and call the heads of all departments in batches. I'm the only one who misses one!"
If it was the fourth prince in the past, he would still hesitate, but now His Majesty Roland is an impeccable monarch. If he decides to hold a meeting in the early morning, then there must be something extremely important.
"Yes... yes, my lord," the servant replied quickly, "then are you going to the castle alone?"
"No, I will go with the Pearl of the North." Barov replied, "Edith Kant will be notified by me personally."
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"Your Majesty, everyone is almost here." Nightingale put a coat on Roland, "Do you need me to make you a cup of strong tea?"
"Excuse me," he nodded. "I called you over not long after I slept..."
"It's nothing," Nightingale laughed. "Besides, I'm in good spirits. The previous yawns were actually faked."
"Uh... pretending?"
"No, no," she said suddenly, as if something happened, and quickly changed her tone, "I mean, although I yawned a few times, it was only because my eyes were a little dry, not sleepy. By the way, you don't Are you going to call Anna together?"
"Let her get a good night's sleep," Roland shook his head. "I don't need her to worry about this kind of thing for the time being, and... she's pretty tired these days."
In order to make the Rubik's Cube engine quickly become a reliable new-generation power source, Anna spent almost all day in the North Slope laboratory, and the mass production of biplanes was imminent, so the pressure could be imagined.
"It's the same for you." Nightingale handed the strong tea to him, "The time you entered the dream world wasn't considered a break at all, right?"
"Don't worry, I'm quite talented at staying up late..." Roland smiled. Irregular work and rest was just commonplace in his era. This level of tiredness was far from the limit, as long as Pay attention to make up for sleep in time after the event. "Besides, if you don't explain things, you won't be able to fall asleep even if you lie in bed."
He drank the slightly bitter tea and let out a long breath, "Let's go."
…
When Lightning explained his investigation experience in the past month in detail, the conference hall was dumbfounded, and everyone no longer looked sleepy, but became extremely solemn.
Agatha looked at Roland with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, we..."
"It's not Taquila's fault," Roland reassured. "Whether it's a large increase in the number of high-level demons or spider demons, it shows that the enemy is completely different from four hundred years ago. Obviously, it is not only us humans who are making progress. That's it."
There is no point in blaming Taquila for the wrong information. After all, the other party has no ability to predict. In a sense, their understanding of the Devil's side in the Third Battle of Divine Will is almost the same as that of Neverwinter.
"Although the expedition team can't confirm the information of 'the red fog has appeared' for the time being, but if it really crosses the peak of desperation, I can't think about it for a week, and there will be new news from the front line. The problem now is, assuming the enemy really With the ability to immediately activate the obelisk, how should we deal with it? Before discussing the answer, I would like to determine how far a fully mature obelisk can extend the red fog?"
Agatha hesitated for a moment before she said, "Since the discovery of the alien demons entrenched at the bottom of the mine, the Federation has realized that the essence of the obelisk is probably a giant magic stone. The magic stone is transformed from Chaos Beast, so the obelisk can be regarded as a part of the original pillar of ore. Although it has the characteristics of growth, the limit after maturity is still related to the scale of the ore vein. It’s just…”
Roland saw her hesitation, "It doesn't matter, it's better to have clues than no clues. Moreover, there is no static situation in the war. If the result deviates from the actual situation, it can be adjusted at that time."
"You're right..." The Ice Witch nodded, her expression a little more natural. "Based on the experience accumulated by the Federation and the location of the mines detected by lightning, a divine stone mine of the same size as Taquila was transformed into an obelisk. , the red fog can almost spread here.”
An ice crystal condensed on her fingertip and pointed to the corner of the large map on the table.
"This is... the front line of Grand Duke Island?" Edith thought thoughtfully.
"Yes, if the location of the Great Rift Valley is moved to Taquila, this boundary line is almost equivalent to the Extremis Mountains." Agatha explained, "Of course, this is not something that can be achieved in an instant, Red It takes time for the fog to spread, and it only takes a few days to cover the surrounding area of about 100 kilometers, but it will slow down as you go out, and it will take several months to cover the 100 kilometers before the limit."
Looking at it now, it was a blessing to capture the ruins of Taquila ahead of time, Roland couldn't help thinking to himself. Not to mention that being ridden on the face by the red fog will make the Desperate Mountains look like nothing, and the four kingdoms will not be able to defend. Even if it is a little later, for example, if the track is only laid within ten kilometers of the ruins, the offensive of the First Army will be caused by the sky. was greatly hindered by the red fog. In particular, fog is a deadly threat to witches. Fighting in such an environment, the army is equivalent to being blindfolded. Even if it has an advantage in range, it is difficult to exert it.
"It seems that we have to race against time." He looked at Edith, "Does the General Staff have any plans for this?"
"Of course, Your Majesty," Beidi Pearl could be regarded as the brightest person in the conference hall, after all, she was the first to guess the devil's intentions, "although the enemy's movements are faster than we expected, but from From a strategic point of view, erecting the obelisk on the spine of the mainland can be said to be a helpless move. Although it is concealed enough, it is not conducive to attacking, which gives us a chance to restore the disadvantage. First of all, it is the consensus of all the staff of the General Staff Department. That is, if the enemy really appears from the direction of the Kingdom of Eternal Winter, our last line of defense must not be Graycastle, but here."
She clicked on the map.
That is the Cage Mountain of the Kingdom of Dawn.