But my assistant told me that you have enough supplies to last us for two years. McGonagall-Tano said in a bad tone, "Do you want to see this report in my hand?"

"Your Excellency Tano," Smuerk kept smiling, "I'm talking about the reserves inside Suk City, and outside Suk City... For example, the northern part of Napros City, the southern part of Won, and the western part of Tyre Town all have a large amount of supplies stored, but our Chamber of Commerce has no right to intervene in these places. ”

"Then tell me, who are the owners of these materials?"

"You should know better than I do. Sim-Erke replied tepidly.

"Those supplies don't solve our fundamental problems. Dempto-Bob interrupted the argument between the two, "The war supplies we need, such as pig iron and purple gold ore..."

"Let's not talk about it yet. Penny Reagan stopped McGonagall Tano's endless questioning, "What we have to do now is to gather all the forces of Suk City to resist this invasion of the Kingdom of Cruria. As she spoke, she looked at Bulletin Rocks, "Have the mages and paladins in the city replied to our solicitation orders?"

"Only a small number of people responded positively, and most of the other groups remained silent. Locks replied tactfully.

"To remain silent at such times is to reject us... Ahem, ahem," Penny coughed suddenly, "tell them... Ahem, ahem..."She was obviously trying her best to control and didn't want to lose her temper at this time, but her body's instinct couldn't stop it at all. For a moment, the entire council hall was filled with her violent coughing, and when she stopped coughing, her face turned horribly pale.

"Tell those mages and paladins that this is a time of war, and that under the laws of the Confederation, the city council and the consul's office have the right to recruit all citizens of the Confederation under emergency ordinances. Penny pushed away the glass of water that the squire handed her, "Tell them... It's not a consultation, it's an order. ”

"You can do it yourself. Just as Locks was about to take the order, Penny turned to the Secretary for Defense, Karene Sibo, and said, "I give you carte blanche and I don't care about the outcome... All I had to do was see them kick up the walls. ”

"Yes, Chief. Karene Sibo took the order with a blank face.

When Woz Pedro heard this, his eyelids kept jumping uncontrollably, and he subconsciously moved two steps to a nearby place where the lights couldn't cover it.

"Actually, I don't think we need to be so nervous, the fortifications of Suke City are very well-established, and the Kingdom of Kruria now has less than 40,000 troops outside the city, which is as small as the candle flame in this room and the vast sun's rays to the city. The president of the court, Philip Nato, spoke slowly, "Their army can barely cover even a tenth of the outtown..."

'Shit logic!' was the assessment of all the councillors after listening to Fipnato's typical theoretical opinions.

"Master Fipnato, you may have forgotten that the elves took control of the city a few years ago with less than a thousand ranger troops. "The president of the workers' union, Priel Zano, did not remain as silent as the others.

"The people of the imperial period were ignorant, and our citizens, led by the Commander-in-Chief, were freed from ignorance, and they were well aware of the wickedness and brutality of Pedy Reagan, and we could rely on their strength to defend the city, which was also their own. "The language of Fipinato is full of justice.

"If it really depends on the citizens to defend the city, the city will really be doomed. McGonault tipped through the papers and casually expressed his opinion.

"I agree that if we push the citizens up the walls, we might as well just quit and go home. ”

Fipnato wanted to say something more, but when he heard the barrage of objections, he chose to remain silent and made an expression of I'll just say it.

"Try to expand the size of the militia and recruit veterans of the imperial period, as well as nobles and mercenaries. "Temple-Bob offers his opinion.

"That's what I just meant!" Fipnato replied immediately.

"How's the situation in Tyre?" Penny didn't intend to continue the conversation, or that she had already planned for herself, but didn't want to discuss it in the council.

"The kingdom's armies are already attacking our perimeter defenses day and night, and our garrison around the town of Tyre is retreating as planned, and is expected to be in ten days... The official battle of the city will begin. Karene Sibo answered the question cautiously.

"I've carefully read your battle plan for the Battle of Tyre. Penny and Karen Cibo looked at each other, "I think... Maybe... It is possible to transfer one of the legions that Tyre has in reserve back to Sook City. ”

"Chief, the defeat of the Ronice Canyon Fortress is due to our miscalculation of the strength of the kingdom's army. Karen-Sibo met Penny's gaze and said, "We can't rule out that the Kingdom army outside Tyre Town is also armed with a large number of artillery. ”

Penny was visibly upset to hear this, but she wasn't addressing Karene Cibo, "How did that damn weapon come about?" she cursed in a deep voice.

"The most effective way to prevent an artillery attack is to strengthen the magic shield defenses of the walls, or to distance yourself and use more mobile troops to attack the artillery first. Karen-Sibo flipped through a report, "According to intelligence, although the artillery of the Kingdom of Kruria is equipped with rollers, it moves slower than the heavy infantry..."

"I don't want to listen to this nonsense, if we can confront the kingdom army head-on, we still need to huddle in the city?" Penny interrupted Karen-Sibo.

'If we don't try to fight back, we'll only lose in the end!' Karene Sibo was tempted to say what she had been holding back for a long time.

"Recruit more mages to go to Tyre in exchange for the Reserve Legion in Tyre. Penny shifted her gaze to the other members of the council, "This will stabilize the magical shield of the walls of Tyre and increase the garrison of Suker. She said and looked at Karene Sibo again, "Perhaps, we can also organize a counterattack war, isn't that what you've always wanted?"

Karene Sibo was silent on the issue, and the other MPs did not comment on the issue.

The silence of the councillors annoyed Penny, and she said as if in a fit of rage, "Since you do not object, I shall assume that you agree...", and then she commanded the clerk in the hall in front of all the councillors, "make an order what I have just said, and I will issue it now." ”

The letter of order was completed in full view of the crowd and stamped with the seal of the city council.

Penny called the meeting to a halt as soon as she signed the order in public, and all the councillors except Karene Sibo left the hall impatiently. Soon, the noisy hall became extremely quiet, making Penny's heavy breathing even more obvious, as if she was sick.

"I want to send them all to hell. Penny gritted her teeth and looked in the direction of the doorway, then suddenly turned her head to look at Woz Pedro, who was hiding in a dark corner, "You say... Is it possible that these people will unite with the kingdom army outside the city and plot a rebellion in the city?"

Woz Pedro immediately stepped out of the dark corner and met the eyes of Penny and Carren Cibo, and he quickly replied, "I don't have any information on this yet. ”

"If you had received the relevant information, the army of those traitors would have already arrived here. Penny retorted indifferently, "I don't like to wait for danger to come before making a choice...", she pointed to Woz Pedro's nose, "You come with me." ”

Penny said as she walked towards her special passage on the side of the hall, and when Karen-Sibo subconsciously wanted to follow, she turned sideways to prevent the female general from following and said, "The soldiers on the city wall need their commander, you go about your business first, I need to discuss some things alone with Lord Pedro." ”

...

In the passage leading to the Speaker's private lounge on the top floor of the city's council building, Woz Pedro cautiously followed behind the Chief, flanked by heavily armored warriors he had never seen before, and the dark corridors filled with the sound of their heavy breathing.

In such a passage, a breathless sense of depression permeates Woz-Pedro's body, and he strives to show his humility. Thankfully, the passage wasn't long, and when the door to the break room was pushed open, the bright light of the fire inside and the sun's rays outside the window made Woz-Perold confirm that he was not being taken into some secret place of execution.

The indifference on Penny's face became even more obvious and pale, and she stood at the window and looked down at the city, looking at the wolf smoke in the east, "Last night, I received a clear statement from the Orcs of the Klan Collar that they would continue to provide us with material support, and had successfully persuaded Andy Barrett not to disrupt the trade between us. ”

"The Goddess still watches over us. Woz-Pedro immediately chimed in.

"However, Shikan-Silveraxe has sent an entire regiment of orc warriors to deliver supplies this time!" Penny's calloused fingers tapped lightly on the wooden frame at the edge of the window, "Kwyn will soon fall, and by that time... Do you think Shikan-Silveraxe will continue to support us?"

"This..."

"The merchants of Napros in the south also have their own plans, and the narrow earthen wall defense line was surrendered to Mondstadt Jean in Castle Norma after only one day, and now they are at odds with Mondstadt-Jean under Napros. Penny's banging on the window edge quickened noticeably, and she struggled to gauge the anger in her heart.

"But... That would be fine, and let the merchants and the army of Fort Norma continue to be ambiguous, or at least they helped me to hold off the threat from the south. Penny said to herself, "In a sense, it's a good result, too." ”

Woz Pedro didn't interject, he waited quietly for the order. Penny began to fall silent after venting her complaints, as if she was waiting for something.

"Sorry, I seem to be late. ”

After Penny was silent for two or three minutes, a voice with obvious pleasure echoed in the ears of the two, and Todd Theo's figure slowly emerged from the dark corner of the window on the other side, "I passed by West Street and found a good barbecue restaurant, so I went in and tasted it. ”

"Show Lord Pedro the information you've gotten. Penny wasn't in the mood for a joke.

"Oh... It's an interesting piece of information, at least I think it's interesting. Todd Theo took out a stack of Zou Baba's magical photographs from his spatial belt, "The magical photographs of the letters exchanged between McGonagall Tano and the Slitter family, thanks to the fact that McGonagall Tano's hands are not very convenient, so every time he destroys a letter, he will make his most trusted servant, but his current servant is a thief he knew when he was in exile..."

Todd Theo had a mocking smile on his face, "Do you know I bought these things with most of the money?"

Woz Pedro ignored Todd Theo's teasing, and in silence stepped forward to take the photo, which was somewhat blurry and irregular. It was shot by someone who was new to magic, and the environment was very poor. That's what Woz Pedro thinks subconsciously.

"I got my hands on these photos for only five gold crowns. Todd Theo stretched out his greasy right hand, five open fingers as if to mock McGonault's ridiculousness.

"You take it back and look at it slowly. Penny pointed to the door to the lounge.

As Woz Pedro saluted and was about to leave, Penny continued: "Give you three days to deal with this matter, and if you don't take care of it after three days, I'll take care of it myself." ”

"Yes!" Woz-Pedro heard the warning in this sentence, and he retreated to the door with a respectful look on his face, and quickly exited the room.

The image of the superior that Penny had worked so hard to maintain vanished after Woz Pedro's departure, and she sat wearily on the couch near the window, half-squinting at the blue sky, her breathing becoming a little rapid.

"Do you think you're going to fail?" asked Penny softly.

"In this war, Suke City can't even fight back, you... There is no power to win. Todd Theo was not perfunctory, he answered the question very seriously, "Moreover, you should pay attention to your health issues, and you should not forget that you are also a mother of a child." ”

"Then why are you still here?" Penny's eyes slowly rolled to Todd Theo, "Shouldn't you go looking for a new master for the sake of your people?"

Todd Theo looked at Penny, with his peculiar smile on his face, but said in an unusually cold voice: "The 'Brotherhood' will not betray the oath, which is the only thing that sustains us to survive. ”

The words came out of Todd Theo's mouth with a thick sense of comic, but they were impossible to question, at least not for Penny.

"The oath... I used to think that oaths were the least reliable. Penny muttered, with endless bitterness in her self-deprecating tone.

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