The flames of artillery fire lit up the sky before dawn.
The red dragon was suspended in the air, overlooking the bloody battlefield below, and fell into deep thought.
"A sneak attack using despicable means?"
Only she knew that the commander-in-chief was really a dark magician.
o
o
Meanwhile, in Mineral Town.
The peaceful village with simple folk customs in the past has disappeared. In its place are scorched earth, collapsed walls and charred corpses.
"Dead, are they all dead?" Alan knelt on the ground, his face full of tears, sobbing.
He gripped the staff tightly, his body shaking with sadness and anger.
Lisda lowered her head, her dusty blonde hair falling across her forehead, casting a shadow on her face. "How could this happen? Where's that little girl named Anna? And Mayor Brooke, Uncle Drew, are they all dead? Really... No one came to rescue them?"
She held the extinguished greatsword of holy light in her hand, her voice hoarse and full of despair.
"They are all dead. Some have been burned to ashes."
A soldier from the Glory Legion said with a straight face, "The Iron Legion did not send out troops in order to preserve its strength and guard against sneak attacks from the enemy. On that day, the Ancient City Camp was also attacked. Commander Xiao first fought with Duke Crazy Lion, and then encountered a surprise attack from Duke Blood."
He said: "In this case, of course he can't take care of the mineral town."
Another soldier said, "Yes, after all, he has to rush back to support the headquarters camp."
After saying this, the two of them looked at each other and saw that the other's eyes seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Damn it, they have never told such a lie in their entire lives!
I really don't know why Commander Xiao wanted to deceive these two heroes like this.
In fact, not only did none of the residents of the mineral town die, but they are still alive and well. If nothing unexpected happens, they have probably evacuated thirty or forty kilometers.
Lord Xiao also paid a large sum of resettlement fees for them out of his own pocket.
The charred corpses that the brave men saw were all bodies of enemy soldiers that had been carried over with great effort.
I have to say that Commander Xiao took great pains to weave a lie.
"But even if that's the case, can't we send a small team to cover their retreat?"
Allen whispered, "Are you really unwilling? Aren't those lives lives?"
The soldiers replied expressionlessly: "Soldiers' lives are also lives. If we attack rashly, we may be ambushed by the enemy, and my comrades will die in vain. Moreover, our duty is to obey orders. Without the order of the superiors, no one is qualified to act on his own."
Snap…
Lisda drew out the Holy Light Great Sword and whispered, "That's enough. Stop talking."
Alan struggled to stand up and gripped his staff tightly.
“Those in high positions don’t care about the lives of the people at the bottom, so we shouldn’t have any hope.”
Lisda whispered, "Hold a mass for the dead..."
The dead are the greatest, and the only thing they can do now is to let these dead people rest in peace.
Then they would rush to the battlefield and hold a mass for all the dead.
The power of the owl has exceeded their comprehension.
As someone who had fought with the lion, she knew very well how powerful a sixth-level peak warlock was.
However, Xiao was able to fight two enemies alone and escape unscathed.
He even injured both of the other two.
horrible…
Mr. Licinius is right.
People like this must be dealt with by the Inquisition!
At this moment, the magic communication device on her body vibrated.
Lisda was slightly startled, picked up the magic tool and injected magic power into it: "Lady Jeanna?"
A crisp sound like ice colliding was heard from the other side of the magic tool.
The owner of this voice is now the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition.
Jeanne Legris.
He is also the youngest and most gifted Grand Inquisitor in the history of the Inquisition.
"Alan, Lista, are you on the battlefield of the ancient city of Hera now?" Jeanna asked lightly.
Lisda was silent for a second. "Yes, there are some problems here. A small town was affected on the battlefield. All the people in the village were slaughtered. We are preparing to hold a mass for them."
"You two, please stay safe. By the way, help me keep an eye on that so-called owl. The Holy See has obtained some very interesting intelligence about the negotiation incident. If I am right, there is something fishy going on between Brentanya and the Kingdom of Loen."
Jeanna seemed to be hinting at something, and said seriously: “At the same time, when the priests were celebrating mass for the refugees who died in Loma City, they found that the number of dead people did not match the number of corpses.
The resentment on the corpse was also artificially extracted using an alchemical matrix. Finally, my inquisitors followed these traces and found traces of black magic rituals in a public bathroom. "
Lista was shocked, her judgment was indeed correct.
There must be a dark magic organization hidden in the city of Roma!
"Mrs. Jeanne, are you serious?"
Allen was also surprised, and looked serious: "Any other clues?"
Jeanne said calmly, "The investigation had indeed reached a deadlock, but I unexpectedly received help from the Bureau of Control. With Miss Lucimia's consent, I tortured the heretic she had captured."
She paused and said, "It has been confirmed that the heretic's black magic came from the ancient city of Hera."
At this moment, the two brave men felt cold all over.
They were not fools and they understood the hidden meaning in an instant.
"The war between the Brentanian Empire and the Kingdom of Loen is over the ruins of the ancient city of Hera!"
Lisda cried out, "And the things in the ruins are black magic!"
Jeanna replied, "I guess so. I guess both sides have already benefited from the ruins of the ancient city of Hera. At noon, I will rush to the ancient city of Hera and find a way to enter the ruins to take a look. You will be responsible for covering them. The military of Brentania is not that easy to deal with."
Lista and Alan looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes.
As expected of Lady Jeanne.
The clues and evidence were found so quickly.
This is the best chance to find out the evil black magician.
Since such a cruel ceremony was held, there must be a price to pay.
o
o
In the tent in the early morning.
This was the first time that Licinius had breakfast with his dear Majesty, and he was in a good mood.
"Hoo, hoo, Lord Licinius, what on earth is this?"
The empress held a bowl of hot white liquid, sipped it, and exhaled the hot air: "It's unexpectedly delicious. It would be even better if it were paired with this side dish called something."
She had never eaten anything so delicious before. Her beautiful face was filled with joy and she licked her red lips lightly.
Li Xini smiled and said, "Zhacai. By the way, this white thing is called tofu brain. The one you drink is sweet, and the one I drink is salty. In the past, Norn and I often fought over whether to drink sweet or salty."
Well, even though he can't beat him.
These things were all created after he awakened his memory.
Because I was not used to the food from the other world, I developed some local dishes myself.
At that time, Noren only tried it once, and then he completely turned into a greedy cat.
I didn't care about anything else and just dug into the sweet tofu pudding.
Li Xini gave her his own portion of salty tofu pudding, but she vomited immediately.
"Salty tofu pudding is heresy!"
Noren sat next to him, also holding a bowl of tofu pudding and drinking it gulp by gulp.
"It's obviously you who are terrible at eating sweets."
Licinius rolled his eyes: "I can't understand your taste."
"Really? This is the first time I've eaten such delicious food. The fried dough sticks and tea eggs just now were also very good. Lord Li Xini, hand over the recipe! I'm willing to fulfill one of your wishes!"
After the empress finished drinking the tofu pudding, she showed a satisfied expression.
Then give me grass.
Li Xini shrugged. "The recipe has been sent to the logistics department a long time ago. The curry beef, braised ribs, and spicy shredded potatoes that the soldiers have eaten these days are much richer in flavor than these breakfasts. Don't you know that?"
The empress's face suddenly froze. The names of these things sounded delicious.
She stayed in the camp these days, and when she occasionally went out for patrol, she missed meal times.
No wonder every soldier has a rosy face recently. When it is time for dinner, they rush out of the barracks like a group of refugees fleeing. I almost beat them to death.
Red Dragon lost his temper several times over this matter and tried to enforce military discipline.
However, it was completely useless. In front of the real food, no one cared about her as an advisor.
Some people even openly said, "Is Ning the commander-in-chief? If not, please leave the cafeteria!"
The red dragon was so angry that he died on the spot.
Recently, the empress thought that the soldiers were eating black bread and tasteless monster meat. Therefore, as the emperor, she also ate the same thing as her subordinates. She just gnawed on these broken things every day, and would not eat them if she couldn't finish them.
It seems that people have been eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks every day these days.
But she, the emperor, has the worst food in the entire military camp!
How outrageous!
At this moment, the empress suddenly felt abandoned by everyone. The clown turned out to be herself!
Emperor: "Soldiers! Cheer up, I am willing to suffer with you!"
Soldiers: "Who wants to suffer? I'm going to enjoy delicious food, haha!"
I'm so angry...
The empress decided that tonight she would go and experience the military rations with them in the name of sympathizing with the soldiers.
"Oh, really? That's really nice."
The empress said calmly with a straight face: "Lord Li Xini, next time something like this happens, remember to tell me as soon as possible. You have no experience in the army, so you may not know the tastes of those guys. I know very well, so I can try it first for those soldiers and give them some suggestions."
Licinius was stunned. This reason sounded familiar.
In the past, every time he developed a new dish, Noren would suggest trying it first.
They called it a poison test, and the reason was that he was an ordinary person with low tolerance, and they were afraid that he would poison himself to death.
"I was originally worried that you had no prestige in the army and would not be able to serve as a good commander."
The empress said calmly: "I didn't expect that you didn't need to mobilize before the war, nor did you need to paint a rosy picture for the soldiers. You just used the most practical things to conquer them and gain their support."
Yes…
Whether it is nutritious food.
Or seventy-two Titan cannons.
And the record of fighting one against two and repelling two top warlocks.
The identity of Xiao has become the belief of the soldiers even before he appeared in public.
There’s no way, the commander-in-chief gave too much!
Who is the Red Dragon
Really unfamiliar...