Graycastle, Neverwinter. novel .
Within a week, the information sent back by the First Army not only confirmed the news that the red mist had appeared north of Yongdong, but also gave Roland a general understanding of the evacuation situation.
Sure enough, just as Edith predicted, the devils did not wait for the red fog to spread completely before they invaded Eternal Winter. They took advantage of the shortened supply line to attack humans from multiple directions, and handed over to the migration troops of the First Army. Obviously, they have been waiting for this moment for a long time.
The statistics obtained from Iron Axe showed that the results of the fight were not optimistic. In the process of evacuating with refugees, several detachments were overwhelmed by the sudden attack, the retreat turned into a rout, and the soldiers were scattered by the panicked people. The number of casualties determined so far has exceeded 300, which is almost equivalent to the casualties of the night raid during the expedition to Taquila, and the number of displaced people is even more than 10,000, which can be described as heavy losses.
The swift action of the enemy obviously caught everyone off guard.
Breaking up the First Army's advance force to move the population is more efficient, but it also reduces its combat capability.
Fortunately, Roland instilled in the army very early on the idea of preserving as much energy as possible, and that non-human failures should not be punished. Wolfheart Kingdom, reconnected with the garrison.
Otherwise, according to the situation in the past that once the command system is defeated, it will never be recruited again, and the army in the north of Everwinter will probably be wiped out.
These fleeing soldiers can not only quickly form new combat power, but also bring extremely important information to the headquarters.
For example, there are reports of multiple teams that they found abnormal beasts that were not recorded in the manual during the battle.
A team that successfully evacuated from the Everwinter Extreme North Port mentioned that the devil invested a new spider-shaped monster when attacking, and its defensive ability was greatly increased compared to the previous two. Mortars and anti-devil grenades were It is difficult to paralyze its movements, and only the 152mm fortress gun can deal effective damage.
The other types of abnormal beasts are only described in appearance, and their specific abilities are not yet known.
War is undoubtedly accelerating the maturation of this monstrous beast.
With the support of intelligence, several high-level meetings were held in succession, and all ministers agreed to dispatch a large army to block the enemy as soon as possible, so as to buy time for the transfer of the populations of the two countries.
After all, the rapid growth of Neverwinter's population and more and more labor force have allowed officials to taste the sweetness in addition to the police department and the security bureau.
Roland thought so too. Unfortunately, the capacity of Greycastle had reached its limit. He wanted to send tens of thousands of people to Wolfheart in one go.
Therefore, although the dispatch order has been issued, the gathering of large troops is also a long process, which is different from the expedition of Taquila, which has followed the railway line from the very beginning, and the Heihe trains and leaves provide supplies wherever they go. Now Before the new transport equipment is rolled out, the General Staff can only think of other methods.
Another point in the report caught his attention.
The previous detachment that successfully evacuated was able to escape without the support of the shallow water heavy gunship; the reason why the Roland was able to arrive in time was because Zoe and Carol temporarily abandoned the magic power they regarded as priceless for the sake of ordinary people. core. This change in concept made Roland realize that the ancient witch may be able to make the relics of the underground civilization play a greater role.
He went directly to the three high-ranking witches in Taquila.
Through the light curtain, the tentacled bodies of Pasha, Ersha, and Celine appeared on the wall of the office.
Roland succinctly stated his thoughts.
You mean... use the scourge instrument as a kind of power converter? Celine was the first to speak.
"Not only the scourge instrument, but all the magic cores." Roland nodded.
As long as the core cyclone structure is adjusted, theoretically it can imitate the abilities of most witches. There are four Taquila, a lost civilization excavated from the ruins. The largest one is the most special. Its core cyclone is from one It was extremely complicated from the beginning. According to the deciphered records, it was also a secret weapon that the underground civilization had high hopes for. The ancient witches named it God's Wrath.
However, the so-called Chosen One was needed to activate the scourge instrument, and the only seemingly qualified Roland had no magic power, so it had been placed in the underground hall for nothing.
If the core can be changed to other more useful abilities, it is obviously better than continuing to eat ashes.
The only problem is that the magic core cannot be re-engraved, and the loss of one is only one less. For the surviving ancient witches, they are the direct cause of the split between Taquila and Starfall City, and many members of the Federation paid their lives for them. The meaning is self-evident.
As early as the beginning of the alliance, Roland had promised not to force the other party to hand over the magic core. Even now that the Taquila witch had sworn allegiance to him, he still planned to use the method of negotiation to obtain the unanimous consent of the other party.
Erxia hesitated a bit and said, if it's in the third frontier city, your Majesty can use it whatever you want... but it can be transported outside the cave, what if it is damaged
Even El Xia, who was usually the toughest, didn't veto it, which made Roland feel interesting, and he hit the railroad while it was hot, "Strict protection and supervision are inevitable measures, and the damage of outsiders can basically be prevented, but it is caused by the increase in the number of uses. The wear and tear cannot be avoided, but it’s better than having it empty and useless now.”
El Xia looked at Celine, how long would it take to convert the scourge instrument into other instruments
I think… maybe decades. Celine made an estimation. After all, its core cyclone is too complicated. If it is added to the wear and tear, it is very likely that it will never be able to return to the form of scourge. But I still agree with His Majesty's statement
But…
That way, the magic core can at least contribute to defeating the devil, and Pasha also agreed, ... Now we no longer need to look for the Chosen One.
El Xia was silent for a while, well, since you all agreed, let's do it.
For a moment, Roland seemed to see Celine give him a single point of the main mustache, how? Is my persuasion effective
Obviously this is a "secret chat".
He hadn't thought about what he wanted to return, but the other party's next sentence had already been passed. Next time, let the witches from the quest party enter the dream world, ah Your Majesty.
Emotions are a bribe.
Roland didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a while.
So, Celine pretended to be nonchalant and switched back to her normal tone of voice. Although their expressions and demeanor changes are difficult to see on the original carrier, what kind of abilities do you plan to transform the divine scourge instrument into
He was well prepared for this question, "Mystery Moon's magnetic endowment shouldn't be too complicated, right?"
Celine smiled, "Leave it to me, Your Majesty."