Chapter 140: You Need Me
"You're going to participate too?" It was Angus who spoke. Bethel, titually, Carlil's fiancΓ©. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
When everyone was eating, the atmosphere was quite harmonious, except for the servants in the castle of Andris's family, there were only a few others, Kaliel brought back the Qing Ceremony and the Red Lotus, Angus took the old ghost, and naturally sat down at a table to eat together, in private, everyone was still very casual.
Thanks to this kind of casual blessing, Red Lotus, a little heartless guy, eats more openly, after a group of people eat for a while, Red Lotus can't sit still, and the people on both sides of the conversation, and soon the atmosphere is stirred up again, compared with the dullness at the beginning, it makes Carlil much more comfortable, and even the food feels delicious, and everyone has a sense of happiness, as if they are not facing any crisis.
But in Angus's eyes, this feeling is inexplicably a little more like the Last Supper.
I wish it was a delusion.
Angus hasn't enjoyed enough of his current life, how can he give up the leisurely days after that.
Probably everyone has some common worries, this meal is more casual, and the amount of food for several people seems to be much less than usual, and there is a bit of a taste of uneasy sleep in it, but think about the night if you want to have a supper immediately, no one said anything, after the five flavors of the dish, one by one gradually slowed down the movements in their hands, until the last red lotus patted her full stomach with satisfaction, and everyone left the restaurant, except for Kaliel's mother Gahia, Everyone, including Kiyori, went to Moulton's bedroom.
As for Gahia, Morton has always felt that these are not things that his wife should meddle in, just send his wife to take care of the affairs of the family, these things of fighting and killing...... Seriously, it was best that Carlil couldn't get her involved, and there was no reason why Morton would want to see his daughter's hands stained with blood.
Well, although in fact, this worry is not necessary, because there are probably more people who have been killed by Natalia directly or indirectly than Morton.
Although most of the guys that Natalia dealt with were miscellaneous fish, and Moulton killed many opponents who were princely generals.
These are small things, but hope is hope, and everyone knows very clearly that there is no possibility for Carlil to get out of this maelstrom.
Conversely, it may enter the center of the maelstrom someday in the future.
When he pushed the door and walked into his study, Morton secretly glanced sideways at his lovely daughter, who had fox ears on top of her head. And with this feeling, Morton began to feel more and more that it was a very, very failure to involve his daughter, which was enough to make him feel deeply guilty.
"In short, from the news we got not long ago, our situation is probably like this"
Morton coughed, adjusted himself to a state of concentration, and gestured across the large map spread out on the table.
The Sunderland Siege didn't have too many troops, and their king was distracted by the fact that he was fighting with many parties, which greatly dispersed Sunderland's forces, but it didn't cause Sunderland's army any trouble at all - at best, it was advancing a little slowly.
And that's what Moulton feared.
"Obviously, the king of Sunderland can't be a fool, and the fact that they can win with such a dispersed force shows that they are prepared to be a powerful force far superior to their opponents."
Morton gestured with his hand to illustrate Sunderland's offensive line while using the opportunity to reorganize all the news in his mind.
"Of course, I know, I know, they now have a lot of equipment that is far superior to their opponents." Carlil didn't listen to Moulton's explanation of the army's route, but abruptly heard only one sentence that far surpassed her opponent's position, which made her pull her mind back from her distracted state.
"Hmm...... You said you had a way"
Morton paused, groaned, and asked his daughter with his hands on his chest.
Truth be told, even though Carlil showed so much to believe in him, Morton still couldn't have enough confidence in Carlil's bag in this regard, even though she said that she inherited Natalia. The same goes for Weta's alchemical memories.
Let one person engage in an arms race against one country? What are you kidding internationally......
"Of course, I can solve most of the armed ...... Well...... Technical, but I'll have to get a little bit of their gear before I can make the most effective design. β
Kahlil replied confidently, she would not fail to see the suspicion in her father's demeanor, this suspicion was normal, anyway, in the end, as long as she did what she said, she got herself some design of Sunderland and an alchemy room, and this little doubt could quickly disappear.
If only Raymond had known that he had brought technology to Sunderland. Rodney himself was Carlil's apprentice, and he didn't know how Morton would feel.
"Okay, you can wait here, and in a month I'll arrange for someone to make all the preparations you want, and then it's up to you."
Morton stroked his neat beard with one hand and said to Carlil, who was the most reliable and trustworthy person around him anyway, and that she had to work hard anyway.
"Waiting here? No, no, Dad," said Carlil, who walked around the table and walked over to Moulton's side, "Waiting here for news from you is not what I should do, and favoring relatives at such times is not the best option." β
Kahlil wagged her tail and said, of course she meant the power and ability she carried, there would be more powerful magicians in the world than her, but there would not be a few alchemists who could surpass her level, and there would not be a second person who would unite the Assassin Alliance and the Church of Light at the same time.
Well...... While it was a little unconvincing to blow out these brags when she had just been knocked down by a potion of exorcism and the Church of Light was still nowhere to be seen, it was a huge waste to keep Carlil at home, too huge for anyone to accept intellectually.
But who made Karil his daughter.
"I know, but I don't want you to do that." Morton said that his concern for his daughter still surpassed his rationality in judging the overall situation, and he showed his meaning confidently.
This kind of appearance that allows sensuality to prevail...... It's too rare for Moulton.
"But you have to do this, leave me at home? How can I crack their alchemy as quickly as possible, how can I contact the Assassin Alliance and the Church of Light as quickly as possible, and how can I coordinate their forces most effectively? Dad, this doesn't look like your personality. β
Kahlil shook her head with a sigh, she actually wanted to be lazy, but she really couldn't steal in big things, if she didn't do it herself, she would definitely be worried about sleeping twenty-four hours a day.
"But that's not what you're supposed to do as a girl."
Morton still couldn't let his daughter do this kind of birth-and-death thing.
"But now you have to value my power more than who I am."
Carlil said very clearly, she knew very clearly, Morton knew very well, but she just didn't want to do it.
"No, you're waiting at home!"
Angus interrupted Moulton's words, inserted himself between the two conversations, and said to Carlil in an unquestioning tone.
"I'm sorry, I can't." Karil calmly met Angus's gaze: "I don't want to get involved in these troublesome and dangerous things, but in comparison, I can't tolerate the possibility that I will lose my family and friends, yes, I am a lazy person, but my laziness is based on my willingness to do my best for the future leisure." β
Both of them pressed their cheeks together without giving in, their eyes glaring angrily, and they couldn't find the slightest waver in each other's eyes.
"Admit it, you need my help now, not hiding me in a place where I can only be safed for the time being." Kahlil chuckled, and the smile in Angus's eyes suddenly smacked of mocking his weakness.
And what angered Angus the most was that he couldn't even find a reason to refute the ridicule.
"Okay" he slapped the table and asked aloud, "then tell me, I now allow you to do anything, what can you do?" β
What to do? It's not easy to do, this kind of thing can be known by just looking at the map - who makes the offensive line die in the few places that she is most familiar with.
"Come, I'll ask you," Karil asked, handing to a marker on the map, "this is the Ice Goddess Fortress, right?" β
"Yes," Moordu reflex replied.
"The Ice Goddess Fortress is the only way to pass through the snowy mountains, and the troops of Sunderland are assembled on the border of the Duchy of St. Margaery next door, and it is impossible for them to raise troops to attack us around the snowy mountains, so they will definitely attack according to this only route, right?" Kahlil gestured her finger along a red line on the map.
"Yes" Morton nodded, none of that was the point.
"Well, I think you've seen it too, this route will pass near Icefield City, which happens to be the only place where you can camp on that stretch of the road, don't you want to do something?"
Karil smiled slyly.
"Ambush? In that harsh environment, even if the attack is successful, we will lose a large number of troops, killing 10,000 enemies and losing 8,000 ourselves. Angus sneered.
It was indeed not a suitable place for an ambush, and Scaloa's forces were very limited in comparison, and they did not have the capital to gamble.
"No!" Kahlil smiled confidently, she raised her head high, and asked loudly, "Red Lotus!" β
"In!" Honglian was very cooperative and replied loudly.
"I need the League of Assassins to mobilize a small team of professional Assassins who can operate in the snowy mountains, we don't have to reach Hobbs, we can meet on the way, and we can get ready for me at the earliest," Carlil continued.
"Call up the Alliance now, and be at the nearest Assassin Stronghold before dark tomorrow," Red Lotus replied without hesitation.
Kahlil nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good......"
"Their men can hold off an ambush from your regular army in Icefields, but," Carlil continued, curling the corners of her mouth slightly, "I don't think they can withstand a sneak attack by an alchemist and a group of professional assassins, at least, a ...... to their mage troops."
She has countless medicines that can work beyond her imagination in that environment.
"And we don't even have to deal with it directly, so there's almost no loss...... Do you understand......? So, what do you guys think. Karil asked.
If they can take out their mage troops, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the opponent's offensive power, and this is a great relief for the Ice Goddess Fortress, which has urgently mobilized troops to defend it.
Kahlil really doesn't believe it, a sensible father can not be moved by this kind of gift.
Angus was unable to say anything to refute in the end, and he knew very well how much the pressure on the frontal battlefield would be relieved if the sneak attack was successful.
Morton was silent, too, wavering in front of different reasons, private emotions that rarely disturbed his vision, making it difficult for him to make up his mind.
Finally, after a long period of thought, Morton finally smiled at Carlil and replied, "I want to...... Actually, your mother doesn't have to stand here at all, and in the meantime, she has probably already started packing for you. (To be continued.) )