Baron Rhine marveled at his loot, boxes of gold coins and mountains of ore that made him feel hot inside.

"I'm kind of convinced that they've really opened a treasure trove that we don't know about, and sold the legacy of the dukes. ”

He inserted his right hand into the pile of gold coins and grabbed it suddenly, feeling the pleasure of the coins flowing between his fingers.

"Look, look, to get so many gold coins and goods is not something that can be exchanged for a little Warcraft crystal nucleus. And if there is a wave of demonic beasts that can provide so many crystal nuclei to attack the northern fortress, it is impossible to resist it. ”

With a thud he closed the lid of the gold crate, inspected the various ores, and looked at the slave's teeth and condition.

Eventually, he took a deep breath of satisfaction, delighted in what he had gained.

"My lord, the messenger of the Duke of the North has arrived, do you see if it is ......?"

The previous spy flatteringly walked up to Baron Rhine to report the situation, and made a neck cutting gesture by the way.

"Ha, no, we have to show the spirit of a nobleman, you just beat him up and drive him away. ”

Baron Rhein scoffed and waved his hand to let the spies deal with the matter themselves.

He didn't think there was anything else to talk about, and the next step he had already decided to drive the army directly to the northern fortress, and then naturally there would be time to talk.

As for now, he only needs to take a short break before he can set off, and the morale of the great wealth at this time makes him feel very confident like never before.

If you can, you might be able to have dinner tomorrow in the Duke's castle.

Such a thought involuntarily crossed Baron Rhein's mind.

............

When he saw his messenger return to him with a blue nose and swollen face, Duke felt his lungs blow up.

Since he crossed over to the present, he has basically been smooth sailing, and he has not offended others.

But you can't stand others from bullying you, not only robbing your things and beating you, but even the last territory where you live.

"Go down and get some money to heal your wounds. ”

Duke first comforted his wounded men and told him to go back to heal first.

When he left, his face was so gloomy that he seemed to be dripping water.

Since others have bullied you, don't blame yourself for being too ruthless.

"Guard, go tell Lenia to gather the army and come and meet me when you're ready. He called the guards guarding the door to inform Lenia and prepare to plan his next move.

In a few moments, the chief knight, already fully armed, came in with his helmet.

"How is it so fast?"

Duke was a little surprised at Lenia's efficiency, it stands to reason that his army was not so well organized, and it was impossible to put it in order so quickly.

"I saw the messenger coming back from the gates and knew that you would inform me that I was ready to go, so I was ready to wait for your orders. ”

Hearing Lenia's answer, Duke smiled and laid a map flat on his desk.

"Then do you have any good advice about this war. ”

"I think the other party's purpose is to come directly at our northern fortress, and we can't sit still and wait for the fortress to die. Lenia placed her helmet on the table and spoke her mind.

"Why? With less than 500 men on the other side, shouldn't it be easier to defend?"

"My lord, our southern city wall is not like the mountain in the north to rely on, our soldiers are not even enough to build a defensive line, and when the other party finds a gap and rushes, it will directly become a confrontation between the two armies, and we will definitely be defeated. ”

Lenia spread her hands, and Duke could only sigh helplessly.

After this period of reorganization and expansion, the army of the Dukedom in the north is now only more than 400 people, and there are only 200 experienced veterans, and the rest are new recruits who have just enlisted, and basically have no combat effectiveness.

"So you think we need to be proactive?" Duke asked again.

"Yes. ”

Lenia agreed, gesturing her finger on the map and showing Duke as she said, "Your Excellency, there are only two roads connecting Barony Connaughton and our territory, and only this large road through Elk Valley allows large caravans or armies to pass through. ”

"So we can do something about this?" Duke had come to understand what Lenia meant, "like we ambush on both sides of the valley and wait for the opposing army to pass and then release the Rolling Stones and kill them by surprise?"

Lenia was stunned for a moment when she heard Duke's thoughts, and then she blushed and said, "Your plan is really good, my lord, I actually just wanted to play against them at the mouth of the valley when they couldn't form a formation. ”

Uh, it seems that I over-interpreted this Nizi's brain circuit?

"Do you think my plan is feasible?"

Looking at the embarrassed Lenia in front of him, Duke felt a little funny, and finally asked the question he was most concerned about.

"It's completely doable, we can have an unexpected effect and we can reduce some casualties. Lenia nodded, affirming Duke's plan.

Duke felt a little satisfied, his brain racing, and he thought of some additional ideas.

"If I bombarded the soil around the valley with magic and caused them to collapse, I could block their path and cause panic, or I could destroy some of the enemy. Duke felt that he finally had a chance to use his magic, after all, he was already a level 3 apprentice mage who was not very strong.

"Well, it does. Lenia nodded hesitantly, "But the soil in Elk Valley is relatively hard, and it may take at least level 5 or more magic to cause the soil layer to collapse, and we don't even have a level 4 mage in our territory." ”

In fact, Duke himself is already the only mage in the entire Dukedom of the North, and is the highest magic ceiling in the territory, that is, level 3.

He originally planned to exchange the corresponding magic scrolls from the system's mall, and the previous epic magic scrolls left a deep impression on him, and it was convenient.

But he didn't expect that the price of the recorded level 5 magic scroll was as high as 10,000 exchange points, and his current net worth was only a mere 1,000.

Can you take credit or recommend others?

Duke thought silently in his heart, hoping that the system would be able to open up.

[Witchcraft Seal - Earthquake.]

Effect: Communicate with ancient witches to gain power by sacrificing their own lives, and the negative effects can be transferred.

As if hearing Duke's call, a bar popping up in his mind about an alternative.

Sacrificing life?

The negative effects of this witchcraft spell seal made Duke feel that this could be called evil magic, but the fact that it could transfer the negative effects made him feel a little excited.

"You set out with the army first, prepare an ambush, and I will arrive later. ”

He took a deep breath and told Lenia to go out and prepare, already having a decision in his mind.