It was not Roland's whim to let the Ministry of Agriculture feed rubber worms. As an important industry comparable to oil, it is naturally better to master it by himself. If he wasn't worried about the potential threat of these bugs, he didn't want to set up the feedlot in the third frontier city.
As for the claim of the fallen lord, it was the result of discussions with Barov, Edith, and the others. Compared with the witch empire that ruled mankind, the idea of a female lord and the destruction of a city-state was more acceptable. Now the people who know the truth about the Battle of Divine Will and Taquila are limited to the top of the city hall and some of the backbone of the First Army. This is very unfavorable for publicizing the upcoming war, but it is easy to cause panic if you tell it all, so it will be revealed a little bit after modification. , to give everyone some psychological buffer space, which is a good compromise.
In order to ensure the stability of the united front, he even wanted to bury the dark history of the Witch Empire forever. If human beings can win the battle of divine will, when archaeologists rediscover this lost record, people should no longer be entangled in this special period in history.
After throwing the Elk Knight in the wormhole and letting him do his own research, Roland was invited by Pasha to the center of the underground hall.
"They are back, Your Majesty."
"Who?" Facing this endless sentence, Roland couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
Pasha didn't answer, but raised her tentacles and pointed to the deep passage on the side of the hall, pretending to be mysterious.
He turned his head to look, and saw a faint white shadow shaking in the dark passage. After a while, two huge swallowing worms emerged from the cave, twisted their bodies to come to him, and opened their mouths. A bloody mouth full of hooks.
"Your Majesty, do you remember us?"
One of them made a cheerful sound.
Roland was slightly startled, "Jasmine... and Laila?"
Of course, he wouldn't forget the names of the two so quickly, and the scene when they parted that day was still fresh in his memory. After frankly saying that he has no regrets, he boarded the cement boat to Daxueshan. From their voices, I can still feel the unchanging determination.
"Yes, you do remember!"
"Be polite!" The other squeezed his partner with his tail, "Even if the body is different, don't forget that we are Taquila..."
"Worm?" Jasmine said deliberately.
"Witch!" Lyra cried.
"They also just arrived in Neverwinter City, because they really want to see you before going to sleep, so I had to let them wait by the side of the main hall first, hoping not to disturb you." Pasha lowered her beard, "Taquila thanks again. your help."
"No, I've been waiting for the good news that the transformation was successful," Roland waved his hand dismissively, "Just... why do you want to sleep?"
"Because the consumption of worm carriers is too high, Your Majesty." Laila said sternly, "The usual excavation and transportation work can be done by Fran alone, and there is no need to maintain three carriers at the same time. Before coming here, even Fran could have to be dormant all the time.”
Before the transformation, she and Jasmine had a more lively temperament, but now she felt a lot more mature, as if the moment her soul was transferred, she had truly grown up.
After getting along with Phyllis and others for a long time, Roland realized that not every Taquila witch has spent such a long time. At the beginning, they lacked both the carrier and the body of the God's Punishment Warrior. They either chose to merge with Eleanor, one of the three seats, or transferred to the soul container and entered a long sleep without consciousness.
It can be said that there are only a handful of witches who have experienced hundreds of years. When Starfall City establishes a church and provides them with bodies, it will be a later thing... Phyllis has changed her body twice and remains in a sober state. The time is only about one hundred and fifty years, and the initial period of dazed and overwhelmed adaptation has to be removed, and this is already regarded as the "elderly" among the survivors.
Jasmine and Laila were the youngest group. Apart from the time they were familiar with manipulating their bodies, they were usually in a state of deep sleep. The difference between their actual age and their mental age was not far away. With such a transformation, Roland had to sigh with emotion. .
And the most rare thing is that after they became worm-devouring worms, they still maintained the momentum of human beings, and this alone surpassed many people.
Now it seems that the Federation can become a powerful force to unify the continent, not for no reason other than ability, they still have a lot to praise.
"The three worm carriers are not too many. If the Desperate Mountains are to be used as a defensive barrier," Roland looked at Pasha, "let them all wake up. The new project will start soon, and there are many in Neverwinter. The place needs to be remodeled. Don't worry about the food, the city hall will provide it."
"Really?" Jasmine said excitedly.
No one likes to sleep forever, especially for the Taquila witches who have slept too long.
"As long as you don't eat meat all the time." He spread his hands, "According to Fran's way of eating, it's just about a hundred people's food."
"Since you have a plan, then they will be handed over to you." Pasha seemed to have expected him to say this, and replied with a smile.
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After seeing Jasmine and Laila, Roland's mood was inexplicably relieved. He returned to the castle, and the First Army also sent new news.
The blasting operation of the snow-capped mountain was very successful. The channel through which the dark river poured into the sea has been completely collapsed. The rising water surface is expected to continue to flow westward after engulfing the remains. Except for a Musketeer battalion who continued to stay in the snow-capped mountains and watched the diversion of the water, the rest of the soldiers would return to Neverwinter in the next few days.
This was not beyond his expectations. When the Taquila witch scoured the underground ruins and obtained the Devouring Worm, the exploration came to an end.
In this way, the entire Western Region will have no worries for the time being.
But when he opened the other letter, he couldn't help but let out a small murmur.
This letter came from the North, but it was not delivered by a flying messenger. It was sent by the garrison force to send someone from Duke Kant, so the content was very detailed, with as many as four pages. The letter described in detail what happened in the holy city of Hermes and the news of the collapse of the Tower of Babel. The troop commander, Eagle Face, thought this was an excellent opportunity to attack. Considering the thick walls and giant trebuchets around the holy city, he hoped that His Majesty could dispatch one or two artillery squads to reinforce the Northland, and was willing to take it for His Majesty. First victory since spring.
After reading it, Roland still couldn't believe it. The church built by the Federation of Starfall City collapsed like this
Is this a lure message released by the opponent, or is it true
After all, the church still has a certain number of God's Punishment Army, and dragging the First Army into the quagmire of street fighting can be considered a last resort. He originally planned to let God's Punishment Witch participate in this battle, which could just make up for the lack of close-range firepower of the First Army; at the same time, the new weapon mortar would also be put into use, further compressing the enemy's hiding space. It was supposed to unify the whole country, but in reality it was only the church that cared about.
However, there are signs of disintegration in the Holy City
Just when he was about to call relevant personnel to discuss it, there was a tap on the floor-to-ceiling window behind him.
Looking back, Nightingale had pulled the bird directly into the house through the glass.
He took off the secret letter from the blank-faced messenger's feet, spread it out and flattened it, Roland just glanced at it and couldn't help but stand up.
"How dare he?"
Only one sentence was written on the note.
"The Lord of Dawn, Ampe, planned to disrupt the eastern border of Graycastle. The situation in the holy city was unstable, and Otto Losi has been imprisoned."
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