Chapter 211 Old-fashioned tunnels
The bells of warning echoed in Minas Ihir, and the sound of horses' hooves wandered along the roads with the shouts of tax officials. Under the organization of their respective village elders, each village and town formed a lightly armed team to avoid danger, carrying torches and advancing towards Fuzang Town. They were all told not to carry anything larger than their backpacks, so the entrance to the cave was very narrow, and if you had priority entry, you could not bring your goods in.
These precautions were all told to Eddie by Feige, who then told her tax collectors to keep them in mind, and then passed them on layer by layer. The strange blood-colored meteors that fell from the sky, and the angelic warriors who fell from the sky, made everyone in Minas Ithil realize the seriousness of the situation. "Assign villages and towns to each of your officials, and if there is anyone who does not come or does not meet the requirements, they will be held accountable afterwards. Feige confessed to Eddie in a very serious manner, and Eddie conveyed this attitude as well. "At this time, only strict orders and a ruthless attitude can leave no regrets. β
Of course, Feige also told Eddie: "Give these officials more bounties, but this can't be me said, you have to tell them secretly." Well, you understand good police...... I mean, you have to have both white and red faces, and you have to work together to get things done. β
"Good policeman" or something Eddie didn't understand, but she probably understood the white face and red face. Under the triple pressure/motivation of money, strict orders and timely accountability, Minas Ihir's administrative system is functioning efficiently, so that there can be a long line of torches on the road that is moving smoothly at high speed.
Before the dragon reached Fuzang Town, Feiqi had already arrived first. He was very relieved to see that the Tibetan female tribe had taken the initiative to open the original cave without him at all. Most of the town has already moved in, and the priestess Liz is waiting for Feige at the entrance to the cave. "I knew it wouldn't be good for you to come back. Liz squinted, and there was a smile in her twelve pupils: "Children of prophecy always come with prophecies, but most of the prophecies are disasters. Feige, do you think I'm right?"
"Meteor showers aren't really my problem, and the angels aren't my call, but you're right about one thing: I do know something, but more than I do. I must ask you to let the inhabitants of Minas Ihir enter the cave for safety. β
"There was nothing wrong with that. As a race of goddesses, it is incumbent upon us to do so. But you also have to know that the caves are ready-made, but the food is not, and we can't afford to supply it after a long time. β
"I'll figure this out, let people in first, and then I can take care of the potato dough, right? β
"Now, it's not without purpose to give you a sigh of relief. I haven't seen a meteor fall, but I haven't seen an angel descend on Minas Ihir, so what should I do about my defenses?
"Lord Didrite has already taken the elven troops to fight the enemy, my advice. It's best to have the fight and hazards take place outside of Minas Ihir. β
"Originally, I would have thought that you were going to fight the enemy, and the lord was left to defend - but now it's actually better. Fei Qi, the Tibetan female tribe also has combat effectiveness, but the number is too small, and it is best not to go to the battlefield. You have more means, can you think of a way?"
"That's what I'm here to do. Fei Qi pointed to the magic school and said to Liz: "There are still a lot of spell materials in the warehouse, I need the help of the Tibetan women, and you also need to participate, I am going to set up an illusion magic array, and this area will be directly shrouded in spells, so that the enemy will not find out." This magic circle can be strengthened in the future and become a permanent protective circle. β
"Illusion? Good idea, we'll cooperate with you. I'll arrange for the evacuees to be accepted first, and then I'll work with you to make this magic array. How many people are coming?"
"Eddie says that the whole of Minas Ihir now has a population of fourteen thousand people - and that's with the town of Fuzang. Didrite took all the mobile troops, about 600 elves, but we can't rule out that the villages in other territories around Fuzang Town may come back for refuge. If you build an illusion array, then it's best not to leave anyone on the ground, you have to accept it. β
"The plug can be plugged open, but the environment won't be too good, so I need to ask them to prepare some runes to purify the air, and prepare more water. Don't worry, the students at the school of magic will help, they're all nice kids - and adults. Liz blinked, then straightened her back and took on the gesture of a race ruler: "Feiqi, if there is nothing else in the general direction, I will start to act." β
"Yes, small problems are solved in action. Feige nodded.
Minas Ihir's affairs were proceeding in an orderly manner, and the elven lord Didrite had already left the territory border with his subordinates and was heading along the road towards Saddle Forest. In fact, Minas Ihir and Saddle Forest do not border, and there is also a territory called the Ashala Land in the middle. The administrator here is a very conservative priest, and to put it mildly, he is not even as good as a landowner in the Principality of Aria. Build small castles, have enough food to eat, and all that's left is to study the canons and worship the goddess. Deal with the affairs of the surrounding territories with "do it, do it well", but never really get involved. Although the road from Minas Ihir to the Lighthouse Territory passes through this territory, it does not connect to its castle.
Didwright once commented that it was "a place with absolutely no future", a statement that drew Feige's applause. Didwlett always said that she didn't like being a lord and wasn't fit to be a lord, but Feige thought that was not true. He understands that when there is a gap between reality and ideals, it will cause some complaints, but a person's ability will not be diminished by complaining. The Elven Lord glanced at the burning flames of the "little castle" as he passed through this "territory with absolutely no future", and then at the muddy road that left the paved road and stretched towards the small castle. Relying on her ability to judge the situation as a lord, she did not have the slightest intention of turning or staying, but decided to continue riding her horse towards the saddle forest leader.
Soon, she came across a group of fleeing residents on the main road, and she was about to stop. "Saddle Forest City is in flames, the battle has been going on, and we have no ability to fight, so we fled along the road towards Minas Ihir, which has no fire. "The people of the Model Lords know that there is a female Elven Lord, so it's easy to identify Didlet. "My lord, can you allow us to hide for a while?"
"Yes. Follow the road to Fuzo Town, where my chief advisor is, listen to his arrangement. Didlitra stopped the refugees who were about to leave: "What does the enemy who attacked Saddle Grove look like, do you see?"
"No, we don't live near the castle, we don't see the battlefield, so we're sorry we can't help you, my lord. The men shook their heads and said they didn't know, so Didrite let them go. I hope that after approaching Anlin Castle, I will be able to obtain information about the enemy, and it is better to be prepared than not to be prepared.
It was also Feige's usual style to be as prepared as possible, and the illusion circle was what he had to prepare. The playground of the school of witchcraft and wizardry has a large flat open space, which is suitable for setting up illusion circles. Since this circle is temporary, it can be saved in many ways, the effect is the first, the construction speed is the second, and it is enough to meet these two points. The students of the magic school also came to help, and although they couldn't understand Feige's magic spells yet, they were up to the task of drawing magic runes.
"Controlling emotions and ensuring that mana is output smoothly is a basic quality requirement for a magician. "Feige is busy with the most difficult core circle, and at the same time, he can still spare his energy to direct the students. "Don't worry, the runes can be drawn larger, but they must be correct. Don't think about whether you can make a mistake, but about the characteristics of the rune itself. β
"Ah......h His runes were not only wrong but also large, and a lot of rune ink was wasted. Rune ink is very expensive, twenty-five gold coins per pound, and this is still the price after Minas Ihir has its own rune ink alchemy room. He felt sorry for the money, and he was ashamed of his mistakes, although he bit his lip tightly and didn't make a sound, but the tears began to fall one by one.
"Dig up that piece of soil with a shovel, refill it, and draw another one next to it. Feiqi didn't raise his head, but said to him, "Hurry up, take action." Know that it is always the actions of the present that determine the future, not the mistakes of the past. β
The boy wiped his tears vigorously and, in order to save time, began to dig with both hands without waiting for a shovel. At this moment, a hand grabbed his arm tightly and pulled him up.
"School ...... Principal ......"
"Take care of yourself, especially your hands, and rely on them in the future whether you use magic matrices or draw runes. And the most important thing is that you know what it is?" Feiqi glared, snorted vigorously, and said with a hideous look: "I'm very busy right now, and I don't have time to study a set of spell casting methods for drawing runes with my feet and magic matrices with my legs. Obediently go find a shovel, isn't there one on the edge of the bunker? Run! Hurry up!"
The boy ran, jumping over the other runes on the ground, taking a shovel from the edge of the bunker, and back in a hurdle position. He shoveled the dirt on the ground hard, and Feiqi watched from the side and said, "Just remove the surface and leave no spell runes, not too deep." Yes, it's a good habit to put them together. Look, it's just a little shallow pit. Now I'm going to test you. β
Feige pointed to the left and right, and then said, "This rune you drew should connect these two directions. After the original area cannot be used, where can I change it to minimize the error?"
This is the knowledge of the basics of drawing rune circles, not only for magicians, but also for priests, alchemists, and other spellcasters. The boy looked closely, then lowered his head and stared at the ground for a moment, then pointed to a piece of ground and said, "It's best here." In addition, the runes can also be rotated slightly, so that when connecting to each other, they can save distance and consumption. β
"That's right, let's get started. Feiqi patted him on the shoulder, then returned to his original position under the pull of the Qi elemental rope, and continued to draw the core of the circle. The boy also crouched down, remembering the lesson in his head instead of always taking it to heart, and correcting and making amends when he was wrong.
Feige never asked his students not to make mistakes, and he had considered all possible mistakes when he called them to help. He left a lot of redundancy and gaps in the circle, and even if the students all drew wrong, he had a way to remedy it. Of course, there is no need to announce this to the students.
Two hours later, after checking it twice, Feige announced that the magic circle had been drawn, and the playground erupted in celebratory cheers. "Do you want to activate the magic circle together?" Feiqi's proposal was, of course, unanimously agreed, but he then asked, "Before activating it, let me ask you, what kind of illusion is most suitable for our current situation?"
Everyone discussed it with a lot of mouth, and finally felt that it was still a quiet village, and the illusion of various escape footprints and chaotic car marks was the most suitable for hiding. Fitch then asked the students to focus on imagining the scene and activating the circle together, filling in the details and removing the blemishes. And when this illusion enveloped the hidden town, the hidden girls who were organizing the people to "go down to the tunnel" to hide could not find the location of the cave entrance.
"The illusion has been successful, you can go down with the team. Fei Qi controlled the magic array, and while continuing to strengthen the illusion, he also avoided the vicinity of the cave entrance, so as not to disturb the normal work of the other side. "Let's go down and find a place to hide, and then talk about what we've learned today. Go, go, go. β
With illusion, everyone is more assured of the safety of Fuzang Town, but Feige knows that illusion alone will not work. What is the safety of runes that can be destroyed with a shovel? If the enemy comes in and tramples on the circle while wandering, then what's the point of them busy for half a day? So, on the basis of illusion, there must also be a protective type of magic circle. Feige remained on the ground and saw the drawing circle with stitches.
After four hours, there were no more people coming from the road, and the vast majority of the inhabitants of Minas Ihir had entered the cave, with a few people at most coming. "Put out the torches, drive the cattle away, and leave no one on the surface. Feige said to Liz, "I'll activate the circle when you go in, and then I'll just look at the hole." β
The cave was already filled with people, and the news of the activation of the illusion protection magic array made everyone feel more at ease. Regardless of whether the lord can win or not outside, everyone's primary concern is the safety of their families, which is understandable. It's the same for Feige, although his soul is Yan Rui, Andrew is still like a brother.
He waited at the entrance to the cave so that he could manipulate the illusion circle so that the refugees who had just arrived could find the entrance. Fei Qi estimated that after waiting for another half an hour at most, the illusion array would remain open and could no longer be turned off for newcomers. Only when the illusion array is stabilized can it reduce the escape of spell fluctuations, and it can also enhance the effect of protective spells. At that time, he can also go to the three-barrel circle and use teleportation to support the front line.
The remaining officials of Minas Ihir were concentrated near the entrance of the cave, and Eddie followed suit. "Everything has been arranged, and the preliminary inventory of supplies has been completed. The Tibetan women have the custom of storing supplies, so the food in the cave can last for a week. Drinking water is a problem, and there is a severe water shortage for up to four days. β
"It can be solved. Fei Qi said to the crowd, "You can definitely leave in four days." β
"Why do you say that?" Eddie and Liz were concerned about the issue, especially the latter, who really didn't want the bamboo rats to be eaten by the hidden women during the operation. "Feiqi, did you know anything about your sudden return?"
"To put it simply, there is a world that wants to invade the Yongli Continent, and the Creator has played a major role in itβI suspect he may be jealous that our goddess has managed this world better than him. Feige looked at Liz and sighed, "Okay, it's the second world that has killed it, which is the world where the Eight Eyes are located." It doesn't look like it's completely destroyed, but wants to invade here......"
Feige was selective in explaining the whole thing, and this was because he had deep concerns. If the truth were to be told that the Creator was directing this battle with the aim of destroying everything, the news would bring despair to many people. If the Creator is jealous and wants to fight the Goddess of Truth and Thunder through war, it will inspire people to hate the same enemy and the determination to fight.
And Feige has another guess about the Second World. How were the guys who came to attack the Yongli Continent mobilized? Could it be "you guys rush, kill, and then destroy with the second and third worlds"? Fei Qi felt that this was unrealistic, but it was more likely to deceive them into "fighting to take a new homeland".
"I don't know the specific strategy and tactics of the other party, after all, I just walked around the house of one of their high-ranking commanders, and then fled for my life. However, there is one thing that I am very sure of, and that is that the Goddess of Truth Thunder is resolutely resistant, and has never given up in the slightest. Do you know why so many faithful people and saints are summoned to ascend to the kingdom of God? It is to strengthen the strength of resistance and protect our Yongli Continent. In addition to this continent, there is also a battlefield of divine warfare, so the goddess really sent angels to help in another battle......"
The devil has a way to manipulate souls, and the contract demon is one of them, and this knowledge remains in Feiqi's brain. He only needs to mobilize this part of his knowledge, plus some instinct, to connect the various pieces together to form a highly credible and logically consistent story. Although the story is not a fact, it has no less power than the truth when it comes to spreading and mobilizing emotions.
"You knew this when you were summoned, didn't you?" Eddie asked, "You didn't say it, couldn't you say it, why didn't you stay at the time?"
"I miss you! The main thing is that I haven't lived enough, and the Yongli Continent is also a battlefield, and I can also play a role here. β
"So......" Liz narrowed her eyes and suddenly said, "If you are allowed to go to the kingdom of God and you choose to leave, isn't that equivalent to falling from the heavenly realm?
"Lust? What Lust?" Eddie looked at Feige and Liz, and she felt that she was being hidden, and immediately felt a little unhappy.
"Uh...... This ......" Feige scratched his head, but his heart blossomed. This is a perfect explanation! The saint became a demon because he repented in the conscription of the goddess. Although the goddess also understands Feiqi's choice, the world has its own laws, and the saint who goes against the will of the goddess is equivalent to falling, that is, lust. It's just that Feiqi's situation is more unique, it is only a disagreement with the belief in the gods, not a confrontation, so there is a black and white wing...... Oops, as the saying goes, the brain hole is in the folk! Feige didn't even come up with this story in the slightest.
"It's not like this is the time, I promise I'll give you a complete answer after this while. How could I hide from Eddie, who is loyal but sometimes nervous?" Feige laughed and fooled. It is true that he needs time, but this time will be used to refine the theory of "semi-degenerate" in order to solve the problem of identity. In addition, he has to think deeply about what kind of actions the enemy will take, and how he should fight back.
Putting himself in the position of the enemy, such as putting himself in the shoes of the War Knight, Feige is also thinking for the enemy. Liz had introduced Feige to the Second World, where the creatures were more violent and brutal than the Continent of Yongli, but they were intellectually unchallenged and understood the meaning of hope and despair. As a result, Feige speculated that it was more likely that the Creator and his higher-ups would use deception to wage war. It's just that Fei Qi can't think of the use of teleporting these guys down now? Isn't it better to scatter and attack various castles and then be surrounded and annihilated than to combine troops to directly occupy a piece of land and then fight in the form of an army?
Yes, Feige doesn't think those monsters can be of much use. They can cause damage, they can cause damage, but their numbers are ...... for the entire Yongli Continent Negligible. Even if it's all the kind of thing like the Dread-Eater Giant, it's okay to engage in a surprise attack, but in the face of the priest of the church casting group or the paladin's fearless evil charge?
But it's definitely not okay to always run away, and it's definitely not okay to get beaten all the time. This wave of teleportation strikes in the second world will definitely be extinguished, but will there be a next wave, and how many waves will there be? Feige has done something to the planetarium, if the war knight continues to launch teleportation according to the calculated data of the planetarium, it will definitely become more and more biased, but this can only be used as a delay, not a guarantee. Feige prefers to burn the flames of war to the enemy's side. Isn't it just teleportation? Like no one can't!
While Feige was spinning around with all sorts of bad ideas and bad ideas, there was a tremor on the ground, and from the darkness of the night in the east, something big was coming.
"Keep quiet...... Forget it, I'll just use the Silence spell. Feige made a shushing gesture to the crowd, and then the entire hiding town became silent, as if there was no one.