No matter which world it is, official violent organizations such as the police and the army are always late. This is not purely a plot requirement. It just takes a lot of time from receiving intelligence, calling the police, understanding the situation, and mobilizing forces.
A sound organization, sophisticated training, and advanced equipment can shorten this emergency time, but it is impossible to completely eliminate it. It can be said that the time to arrive at the scene also directly reflects the overall strength of the organization.
For the residents of Starwood City, it is at least a good thing that the Kingdom's reinforcements that have been waiting for many days have finally arrived. At least it means that the town is safe, but when they see the reinforcements, no matter how good-tempered people are, they are full of enthusiasm. anger.
After all, at this time, half a month has passed since the end of a war, and the reinforcements are long overdue. The reinforcements are still fighting a battle on the road, and the battle damage is still more than 50%. When the reinforcements arrive, they are still tired. And injuries, the ranks are full of stretchers and wounded soldiers, not so much reinforcements as victims waiting for rescue, which is really unacceptable.
"Get out, are you here to rescue or kill each other?"
"... The Marquis of Stanley is much stronger than you. We are protected by 'Bloodspear' Shaliman, and what did your lord do! He colluded with the undead and murdered the prince of the royal family! Put everyone in danger middle."
The alternative way of welcoming the residents of Starwood City made the leader of the team, Count De Baron, furious, and even privately considered hanging a few mercenaries and civilians who uttered wild words.
"Those filthy pariahs, if it wasn't for rescuing you, we wouldn't have been ambushed by that group of traitors, yet you still dare to yell at me."
The case of the murder of the little prince is still in front of us, and it is also a big trouble if it is not handled well. De Baron has considered whether to vent it on the grounds of chasing the murderer. Anyway, according to the usual practice, there will be many more incidents of royal family murders in the past. Burial.
But unfortunately, not this time...
Above the city wall, it is not just the human defenders. The dwarf elves who patrol back and forth have taken over everything. The huge magical flowers and ancient war trees occupy the entire extension of the city wall. The wood spirits have already controlled the city.
If only the wood spirits on the periphery were nothing, the fleet of warships in the sky gave people an invisible pressure. If there was any luck, the ancient tree covering the sky in the middle of the town had already explained everything.
"The Sky Tree in the Forest of Dreams? What are they going to do..."
Tongtianmu is the extension of the mother tree of the wood spirit family. Only when a town belonging to the wood spirit is built, will such a precious tree be planted. The wood spirits can get the support of the dream forest through this, regenerate the wood spirit, and many more Magical uses unknown to foreigners.
And as the reputation of the wood spirit family is getting louder and louder, the Tongtian Tree, which has achieved huge results in the battle against the undead, is not only regarded as a powerful weapon of war, but the area where the Tongtian Tree is located is directly regarded as a wood. The sphere of influence of the spirit.
The wood spirits are not too far from the Duchy of Sara, and De Baron certainly knows what this giant tree that covers the sky represents.
It was still a shabby town in front of him. It was already an out-and-out fortress city, or a fortress built by other countries and tribes.
"Invasion? This is a naked military invasion!"
If he was a pure soldier, he should draw his sword to protect his family and the country now, but he who can be trusted by the royal family to handle such a big thing is not so much a soldier as a statesman.
"What are they for? Is the rumor about that treasure true?"
But even with a lot of thoughts and speculations, he couldn't do anything. At most, he could only report his guesses to the Grand Duke, but the royal family behind him... mostly couldn't do anything.
This is the tragedy of a small country, especially a small country in a civil war and a small country in a world war. When the original order is shattered by war, the rule of the jungle is so obvious and cruel.
If the Mu Ling family really wants to bite down a territory here, what can they do other than condemn them in the civil war? Is it possible to use the royal army in the civil war to fight against the Mu Ling family that is strong enough to rival the Undead Emperor
"... You are overthinking it, we have no interest in such a dilapidated city, and our peace-loving ethnic group will not take the initiative to invade. We have established an outpost here, and there are actually other reasons... "
The sudden voice interrupted De Baron's thoughts, but this calming psychological feeling did not reassure him, instead he was frightened by being seen through.
Appearing in front of him was a short black-haired wood spirit. The young figure was very similar to the elf in his childhood. De Baron had seen such a young elf slave at the banquet of the great nobles of his country. The price of this dilapidated town.
But the wood spirit in front of him looked extremely weak, and he seemed to be able to subdue him easily, but he didn't dare to do any shady actions. After all, the average combat power of the wood spirit clan was far higher than that of humans and ordinary elves, which seemed young and small. Girl, definitely not inferior to a silver-level warrior.
And Mu Ling's gentle smile suddenly turned sinister, and the mixed contempt and angry killing intent swept away.
"Are you also a despicable slaveholder? Or, what are you going to do to me?"
Not knowing how the dark thoughts in his heart could be seen through the wood spirit in front of him, De Baron was really frightened and quickly denied it.
"No, no, thank you for your support, I'm just thinking about how to report to the Grand Duke..."
In the chaos, the black-haired Wood Spirit also completed his main task, and explained his behavior of building a fortress, saying that the Wood Spirit family did not intend to invade, but the situation was a bit special.
"There is a gate leading to the lower plane in the ruins. A large number of demons are pouring out. The gate of the plane is out of control... Damn, that does not mean that this place will be captured by demons sooner or later."
This is not good news. De Baron has regretted taking the initiative to ask Ying for military merit. If the army of demons suddenly appeared in front of him, what could his half-crippled army do.
He is already considering whether to find a reason to leave, but he has no merit and has suffered heavy losses. I am afraid that going back in a daze is almost the same as dying here in battle. Maybe dying in battle will return honor points and "noble points". .
But Mu Ling, named Mu En, shook his head, and did not make the most difficult but natural request for De Baron - ask his legion to be stationed here to protect his citizens.
"Out of control refers to the fact that both the enemy and the enemy have lost control of the plane door in this area. Now the door leading to the lower plane has become a random legendary door. Every once in a while, a resident of the lower plane may be thrown up. , but it is impossible for a large army to invade, and in order to prevent these demons from harming the residents of Starwood City, and to block the possibility of demons entering other areas, we built this fortress."
This is a sufficient reason. Hearing that the demon army would not come, De Baron calmed down a bit, but he felt that there were a lot of tricks in it, but with his ability, it was impossible to distinguish the true from the false... With the strength of the Duchy of Sara, Even if you know it's fake, what can you do.
Mu En paused before continuing.
"It's too sudden. We haven't had time to report to your royal family. Please apologize to the Grand Duke on our behalf."
The words used in international diplomacy are very particular. "Information" and "apology" may seem polite, but in fact, it is enough to inform you. I don't care what you think.
"Yes, I occupied your land, sorry... What? You want me to take it back? Have you woken up? Saying 'sorry' already looks down on you."
Building a fortress in another country is so exaggerated and domineering that he is already strangling the other party's neck and asking "Are you convinced", but hearing this domineering "apology", De Baron secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this is what he is used to The way the big country reasoned, if the wood spirit in front of him really explained it carefully, he would have to carefully evaluate the true meaning behind it.
Of course, is there a mentality of "I can't take care of this big thing, leave it to the royal family to give it a headache" in this relaxation, it should be indispensable, maybe there is also "In such a big event, no one will hold me accountable. It's lucky to lose the battle." The fluke mentality.
As for the rumored treasures and relics? You can't give up, your spies and thieves will be sent out, but you don't have to think about the frontal conflict until you get further information and instructions from the upper level.
On another level, his own safety was guaranteed. It was just for the sake of Mu Ling's face. As long as he was near this fortress, it was impossible for the Marquis' rebels to continue chasing him.
He didn't know that the wood spirit in front of him couldn't read minds, but there were people on the city wall that could read minds. His little thought had already been revealed.
"Tsk tsk tsk, although it is basically the same as expected, but to send such a person to act as a battlefield commander, if not for us, this is simply sending soldiers to the undead."
I am a little helpless. Although it is good for us that Sarah officially sends such a guy, if we really expect such an army to fight against alien invaders like Heng, we might as well expect Ashe to suddenly resurrect.
"Not necessarily. Although that guy was thinking about himself the whole time, he came out of a formal military academy, and he has a little war commanding level. As for his selfishness, timidity, and fear of taking responsibility... Isn't that the case with all the nobles."
Amyra made no secret of her contempt for the aristocracy, and seemed to have forgotten that she was also born into the royal family, or, further, she had long since ignored herself as a human being.
In front of Roland, she didn't have to hide her ability to read minds, she just explained what she was thinking as usual, and she couldn't even remember when she was seen through.
She had already made psychological preparations to be distanced. After all, no matter how good the relationship between the former insiders was, in the end, she either ran away and never saw each other again, or she was worried that her secret secrets would be leaked, and she simply tried to kill someone to silence her, and Roland replied. , but it made her remember it fresh, refreshed the lower limit of her comprehension ability, and made her wonder if Roland's head was normal.
"It's such a convenient ability. Then when I communicate with you, I can speak, and I don't have to worry about unclear explanations, saving more time and energy."
Lies mean nothing to Amyra. The truth that Roland said at the time shocked Amyra more than the seamless lies. He really wasn't worried at all about being read by his mind, and even regarded it as a communication channel.
It should be said that he is lacking in heart, but it is better to be open-minded. He is obviously full of bad water, and he is obviously not a good person, but Roland is not worried about being seen through, and this kind of "trust" surprises Amyra secretly, but also makes her and Roland's relationship Chatting has become her favorite entertainment.
"This feeling of being able to be trusted and say whatever you want, probably, only when you are with him..."
And this time, Roland was still full of bad plans on how to dig a hole, but Amyra did not hesitate to become an accomplice.
"When will our real reinforcements arrive?"
"It's coming soon, if he counts the distance, if he doesn't get lost, he should be there in three days..."
"So, are we going to get ready?"
"No, his feet are very fast, but he is lucky if he can come in ten days, and the normal speed is about two months. It still requires him to insist too much on leading the way by himself and listen to advice..."
"It can be found within two months. We are half a continent apart, so it's not too stupid... Pfft, I understand."
Amyra covered her mouth and chuckled. She had seen the epic journey across the continent from Roland's instant memory. From this point of view, it was really not easy for Captain Rolo back then.
"Well, the first month made him give up and admit the reality that he couldn't find his way, and the second month made him fly back even if he reached the end of the world..."
My face is full of pain. This is a lesson made up of blood and tears. Lu Chi is not scary, nor does Lu Chi who doesn’t read maps and asks people, but Lu Chi who firmly believes that he is the world’s number one wayfinding expert is really helpless.