"Iluli, we have gone through many hardships and dangers to lead our families to escape and dream of returning to our hometown. But in the end, we became pirates, and then the Kraken appeared, and we were forced to return to the country that brought us so many painful memories. We're just getting through a good life - are we going to run away?"

Her eyes were full of helplessness, and her tone was full of exhaustion. Before Iluri took responsibility, all the burdens were on her, she had experienced so much and had borne too much. But every time she is in a desperate situation, she is full of fighting spirit and self-confidence in front of her relatives, but who knows that her real heart is actually full of hesitation and fear?

Strong, Rena has always been inspiring herself. Protecting her loved ones has become the whole of her life.

But this time, even she was desperate. She can't be like Iruli, who hastily took her family and embarked on a road full of unknown dangers.

She couldn't do it - the enemy was just too strong.

"Uh~~" Iluri was stunned and scratched her head: "Shouldn't we run away?Such a powerful evil, it is likely to be the evil god mentioned by Hadiris, what can we do?Our god...... He must be great, wise, and powerful. But how can we figure out His intentions? Perhaps, He will guide us when we run away?"

"Where are we going to flee?" Reyna smiled wryly and shook her head, "The Broken Rock Islands, the Duchy of Vendône, or the war-torn Kurminsk?

"I don't know ...... either," said Iluri, who had no clue about the specifics, "I don't know anything about maps." Not...... It's too dangerous to stay here anyway. ”

"If evil spreads, will the world be in peace?"

Rena thinks about things more deeply and in the long term, the sea monster crisis seems to only threaten the Duchy of Vendôme, but it only comes from the information they have so far. Who can guarantee that other places are also suffering from serious crises.

Even more terrifying is the way the sea monster spreads, not just hatching in the ocean, but also the transformation of plagues and curses. The entire Vendôme work, the number of people is at least 100,000, and once it falls, the power of the sea monster will skyrocket, forming an army of sea monsters that no one can contend with.

At that time, Kurminsk, the Everlasting Forest, or any other place will probably not be able to escape.

That's an evil god!

"Only God knows about this kind of thing......" Iluri understood that what Rena said was the truth, and her mood also fell, and she sighed and sat down next to Rena.

"I just want to protect everyone. ”

"Well, I understand. Rena smiled softly, "Iluri, I'm happiest that you've finally grown up. ”

"I've grown up!Hmph~~ It's you who used to come to look down on me. ”

"Well, I was wrong. ”

"It was meant to be!"

Rena scratched her upturned little nose, and leaned on her tightly, and the exile life that depended on each other had long connected their hearts, not sisters, better than sisters.

"Iluri, let's get ahead with our plans. ”

"Huh?"

"Buddy program!" Rena nodded slightly, "If they were really our partners, we wouldn't be able to walk away like this." Moreover, the risk of escaping is not necessarily less than staying here. At the very least, there is a mage guild here, and they will not sit still. ”

Iruli thought seriously for a while before nodding, "Okay, listen to you this time." ”

......

Three days later, the Three Dharma Councils of the Free Thinking Mage Association finally made a strategic plan. All the mage regiments defending the beach retreated to Arabe City, divided into two main mage regiments, stationed in two strategic locations in Arabe, the junction of the Central and Noble Districts, and the Fertile Harbor.

The Knights are also under the call of the nobles, under the unified command of a noble duke of high morality, with the main task of cleaning up the remnants of sea monsters in other cities and avoiding internal disintegration.

In a sense, the Tri-French Council completely abandoned the strategy of beach defense, and instead relied on the strong walls of the city itself, gathering its main forces to hold the strategic route.

This is an extremely conservative strategy, showing a serious lack of confidence in the impending threat of the Mage's Guild.

Moreover, along the entire beach defense line, fishing villages and settlements are basically in a state of collapse, and a large number of refugees have poured into the city to seek refuge. Abandon the beach defenses, concentrate all your forces in the city, and let the knights clear the hidden dangers lurking in the city, otherwise once the plague breaks out in the city, the large number of refugees will directly turn into enemies.

So, there is nothing wrong with this strategy.

After all, there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides.

The clean-up operation of the Black Stone Collar, under the leadership of Linda, Xia Qiya and other witches with super combat power, used strong breeding armor and spider demons to fight deep into the jungle to exterminate the remnants of the orcs.

Alice and Veronica are fully committed to industrial manufacturing. Veronica is in charge of precise mapping, Alice is in charge of precision manufacturing, and the two sides work together tacitly, like industrial twins.

Luna takes the newly awakened Monica and plunges into the development of agriculture, and Monica's first skill, Blazing Stare, has become a powerful auxiliary to Blackstone Agriculture 2.0 - a greenhouse with a heating system.

Elena is also busy renovating and taking care of the Blackstone Firm.

Leah is in charge of the overall situation.

As for Qin Song, his eyes were also set farther away - Alabe.

As a commercial city, Arabe is surrounded by the sea and has natural defense advantages, bordering the Kingdom of Tia in the east and the Kurminsk Empire in the south, with an extremely developed economy, dozens of shipping routes connecting other regions, and under decades of operation, it is mature and smooth. 400

Taking control of the city of Arabbe is equivalent to owning a cornucopia, and it is also the fulcrum of the infiltration of Vendon's work.

No matter what, Qin Song would not allow Alabe to fall.

In fact, many days ago, Qin Song had been observing the situation in Arabe City, and had also seen the hopes that Eliuri and Rena had for him.

However, he kept holding back and did not appear.

Mainly because he has not yet fully resolved this crisis, whether it is the planned ironclad battleship or the secret weapon Pippi Shrimp Legion, they have been preparing for the battle intensely.

In addition to this, there is one more consideration.

That is, in order to completely control Arabe City, what is needed is not only to suppress it by force, but also to grasp the true strength of the Mage Association.

The icing on the cake is that others will just say thank you.

When you send charcoal in the snow, others will be grateful from the bottom of their hearts.

The more critical the situation in the city of Arabe, the more shocking the day he turned the tide, and the easier it was to gain people's hearts and support.

Conversely, the higher the return, the higher the risk.

The evil gods in the ocean are obviously starting to exert their strength, and the later they are stopped, the more difficult it will be to deal with them.

Therefore, when to play and achieve the ultimate goal, you need to grasp a degree in the middle.

Fertile Harbor, Mage District.

Three towering mage towers, standing halfway up the hill, at the foot of which are an architecturally beautiful domed building, with the flag of the Mage Guild fluttering in the wind.

This is the headquarters of the main group of mages stationed in Fertile Harbor, and Galia, Hadiris, Iruli, and Esreina have been assigned here because of their proximity to the battle.

The neat and bright room is covered with a wool carpet made of fine work, gilded candles and lamps are hung on the walls, and the tables and chairs are exquisitely furnished, and even the cups and other household utensils are all made of silver.

Life is good, but the atmosphere here is unprecedentedly tense. As the ruling class of Arabe, almost every mage understands the enormous pressure they are about to face.

This group of otaku can no longer hide in the study with peace of mind, holding a tome, enjoying delicious pastries and tea, and passing the time.

Now, every mage must take action and step up their magical research and contact in the hope of having a little more hope.

"Is it delicious? Hardilys? This is the only double cream bread I asked my sisters to make. ”

But in Hadilys's room, the atmosphere was a little different. Yiluli, who lives next door, maintains her heartless attitude to life, and is still happy every day, eating, drinking, and sleeping.

Hadiris, who was sitting at her desk reading a book, was obviously uncomfortable with Illuri's enthusiasm, but in the end it was the aroma of the cream that attracted her.

"You're welcome, Rena and Galia are on duty today. When they left, they told me to take good care of you. ”

"Uh...... Me, I can take care of myself. Hadilis replied quietly.

"The opportunity to eat double-layered brioche bread is not something that happens every day. Come, you're welcome, it's delicious. Iruri couldn't help but shove the bread into her hand.

Hadilith did not continue to refuse, but took it carefully, and was reserved for a while, before tearing off a piece in small bites and chewing it slowly.

Iruli picked up the book she had just read and flipped through two pages at random: "The Broken Chapter of Trivar, what is this about?"

"Something about antiquity. ”

"Oh. Who is this Tlivar?"

"A traveler, a magician traveler. ”

"Ancient things, it must be interesting, right?"

"Well, there are many legends about the ancient gods. ”

"For example?"

"The god of bloated flesh, the name is unknown. There is also the god of the origin of bugs, and the sleeping god of Kurminsk. But this is only an incomplete break in context. ”

Illuri had a little bit of a gossip, and since she and Rena decided to continue with the partnership program, they had been getting close to Hadilis, consciously or unconsciously. And Hadilith obviously enjoyed the feeling of being with them, and the ice in her heart was gradually melting.

Iluri closed the book and asked curiously, "Are you looking for clues to the ancient gods?"

"No, most of these are evil gods...... Except for the god of brilliant gems. Hadilith replied in a whisper.

"Huh, are they all evil gods?" Iruri was a little surprised, and quickly picked up the spell again, and looked through it carefully, looking for traces of the god in her dream.