"Last year, when we marched north, only half of the 70,000 troops survived the northern expedition."
Lord Lingwu spoke calmly, as if announcing a completely unrelated matter.
"The year before last, less than one third survived."
The people standing under the high platform were completely silent. What Lord Lingwu said was just some cold numbers, but these numbers were closely related to their lives. Based on last year's level, it means that only half of the lives that are still alive standing here will remain after this war is over. The person who is still standing next to him is uncertain about his future life and death, even whether he can come back alive is a question that no one can answer.
At that moment, the chill in my heart was colder than the surrounding air.
"So I can tell you responsibly that there are only two kinds of people among you now. One is those who are sure that they will survive, and the other is the abandoned children sent by various families. I know that you have important burdens. Let’s take a look at what my Lingwu looks like now. It’s ok, since the time you came in, I have never hidden any strength from you.”
Lord Lingwu's veil covered half of his face, only revealing his beautiful eyes.
Lide quietly looked to the two sides, and found that everyone was listening very seriously, and those familiar faces were now also listening to Lord Lingwu's announcement with their heads up. Many people have already begun to breathe hard. It is very difficult to admit that you are a sacrificial child, but it is easy to realize it. Especially those who didn't bring many masters, they quickly figured out their position in the territory.
"But you have to be ordered to bring back the news you have seen. This time we are going to attack the Jinyao giant, one of the seven commanders of the giant clan. The prime minister will explain the specific situation to you in detail. What I can tell you is Last year, we killed the copper giant who was the last of the seven commanders, and half of the soldiers died. This year, we will kill the third of the seven commanders. You should also have expectations in your own mind about the difficulty."
Little Slime poked his head out of Lid's arms secretly, and Lid took the opportunity to lower his head and ask in a low voice:
"Is the Jinyao giant mentioned by Lord Lingwu powerful?"
Little Slime replied in a voice that only Ridd could hear:
"It's not a question of whether it's powerful or not. It's the kind of existence that you can't deal with... I'm not surprised that the copper giant was killed, but Jin Yao is a bit different. According to legend, it is all red gold, invulnerable, Water and fire are invincible, if you have your national defense formation suppressing you, maybe you can still fight with it, it is absolutely impossible if you are outside, Serge. This time it is a bad luck, I just hope you don’t get separated Go to the frontal crusade against the Jinyao giant, and let this king live, begging for trouble..."
Lord Lingwu raised three fingers and said:
"According to our scout report, there are currently three roads leading to the location of the Jinyao giant. Therefore, our team will also be divided into three groups. The specific grouping will be determined mainly by drawing lots, and some adjustments will be made according to the balance of strength. There will be teams with a low survival rate, but there is no absolute balance, and you have to fight for your own lives."
Lord Lingwu's red sleeves were blown up by the wind, and Lide suddenly remembered that Heyue had told him last year that the red copper giant was cut to death by the Lord Lingwu alone. The copper giant also belongs to the category of intermediate giants, which means that it has reached at least the tenth level of the realm, but it seems that the Lingwu lord has not yet reached that position, and it can be killed. It feels completely unimaginable.
Lord Lingwu left after speaking, and no one dared to question what she said.
But after Lord Lingwu left, everyone was blown up.
This matter is being discussed everywhere, and all kinds of information are flying all over the sky. Lied didn't panic too much, and asked Alaya and Shiloh if they were hungry, and if they were hungry, he made breakfast for the two of them. Alaya shook her head, and kept her gaze fixed on Garbold standing on the high platform. Alaya woke up when his sword energy just exploded, and saw the scene where his sword energy caused a long wind to pierce the sky , the sword energy on Alaya's body also became surging, as if resonating.
Later, the prime minister of Lingwu sent someone to explain the goal and plan of this trip to the north. I don't know if it was because he didn't bring enough people or for some other reason. The prime minister of Lingwu could only come over to chat with Li De in person.
"You are Li De, the lord of Yuxi City, I have admired you for a long time."
After entering the tent, only Li De and his party were left, the prime minister of Lingwu showed a generous smile, took off his thick cotton cap, and stretched out his hand to Li De:
"My name is Yuzuo, Prime Minister of Lingwu."
Lide stretched out his hand and shook him, also smiled, and said:
"You also reported my door, what else can I say?"
Mizusa smiled and said:
"Sorry, I'm sorry, but your name is very popular in our Lingwu senior management. I'm afraid there are not many people who don't know it. After all, you are the first person who has been on the list of hidden guards in so many years and is still alive. You can also learn from our Lingwu. The talented assassin who inherited the position of Grand Commander has been poached away. The iron wall defense line is also your handwriting, which makes us old guys feel ashamed."
To be praised by Prime Minister Lingwu, who ranked first on the list of famous ministers, is supposed to be a glorious thing.
However, the expression on Lide's face did not change, and he calmly changed the topic to the right track:
"It's just a fluke. Let's talk about heading north this time. The Jinyao giant is so powerful. It stands to reason that we shouldn't leave the country-protecting formation and run outside to fight it. Is there any reason?"
Misa replied:
"Because two different voices have begun to appear within the giant race. There are differences of opinion among the seven commanders in charge of foreign wars. One side advocates abandoning the southward invasion and bypassing the Eternal Heaven Kingdom to attack other races. Eternal Heaven launched an attack. Ever since I, Lingwu, guarded the north, the giants have never taken too much advantage from us. This should be the reason why the Lord Peace faction appeared. Lingwu died every year in defense of the giants. There are a lot of people, but as long as we still have blood to shed, they won't be able to step into the Kingdom of Eternal Heaven."
Speaking of this, Li De has already roughly understood. He experienced similar things when he was in Yuxi City.
Originally, Gobrang was in charge of the demons on the west side of Yuxi City. It was considered a neutral faction and had never launched any large-scale wars against humans, so Felita guarded the city by herself. But the Lirenji who was replaced later was an out-and-out main combat faction, which once made the senior officials of Yuxi City feel a little tricky.
"Golden Yao giant has to touch humans?"
Li De asked, Yu Zuo nodded and said:
"And because it ranks third among the seven commanders of the giant clan, it has a very important say. According to reliable sources, it is already preparing for an unprecedented southward invasion. It will be too late to think about counterattacking after he is ready. .We need to take the initiative to make a northern expedition when the giants are not so active in winter, and kill them before the giant army is assembled..."