Alexon's words made Lu Xi also fall into a short groan, and after a while, he bowed his head slightly and said, "So, Kyle Mencius is the person you have been waiting for for a hundred years and finally waiting?" ”

This is actually not too strange. The son-in-law party born in an ordinary middle-class family has now become the pillar of force of these century-old wealthy families, and it would be strange if they had no talent or luck. Just look at other people's resumes, before they were born, this is also a proper protagonist template.

"Principal Mencius is a great man. Throwing out his political stance, we still admire his ability, strength and conduct. Major General Pascal said. She also studied at the Dugubao Military Academy back then, and since she called the other party "principal", she was very expressive.

However, Lu Xi will not suspect that this mature old boss has any second thoughts. The army under his own command, including the Fourth Legion, which can be called the "Lu Family Army" like an arm, and there are also many Dugubao military academy students who graduated from the Mencius era, and they are basically highly evaluated.

"Before the advent of this new era, there are always outstanding people who stand on the opposite side of the general trend of history. Without such people, history would be boring. Lu Xi smiled and asked, "However, the scale of Meg's fortress in the clouds back then was less than one percent of what it is now, Alexon, do you want to tell me that Marshal Mencius has completely mastered the ancient lord's battle flag, and its ability is more than a hundred times that of Meg Lorraine?" ”

The biggest traitor in the history of the Federation was not just a conspirator, a politician, or a cultist, but also one of the strongest spellcasters in the Confederacy at the time, and even in the world. The reason why there is still a "one" is because he has never challenged Lu Xi's old master, Master Timist Webb, as for several archmages registered in the alliance at that time, he has beaten them all over again.

“…… Kyle Mencius would never have been so strong. Of course, he may have been recognized by the Ancient Lord's Battle Banner. As far as I know, it doesn't take absolute power to truly harness this artifact. Hedos said.

The artifact has a spirit, and it is not a secret here that these big people are present. It's just that once the artifact has a spirit, it also has all kinds of tempers. But who knows what kind of temperament the ancient lord's battle banner is? Maybe Kyle Mencius is particularly pleasing to the eye?

That's right, my little Kitty is a weak little animal, can't I imagine that the ancient lord's battle banner is controlled by the arrogant carnivorous uncle? Lu Xi thought.

However, even if it were, it would not have such an effect. The power of the battle flag is a calling element, and I don't know that it has the effect of gathering negative energy, and of course it is impossible to form such a scale. ”

As soon as these words came out, except for the two heads of the family who should be insiders, everyone present was also shocked. Most of them are Federation people, and even if they are not spellcasters, they understand what the so-called "negative energy" means.

The unity of the magic of holy light, life, and nature, which cannot be divided by elemental attributes, can be called positive energy, and the opposite is negative energy. Shadows, darkness, and even the abyssal magic of demons can be considered the application of negative energy; And the most famous, and certainly the most notorious, is the necromancy that has been in conflict with the Learned Alliance for thousands of years.

"I'm familiar with the disgusting smell, and I've walked through it a few times...... Hey, I really didn't expect that those traitors could even repair the dark canopy left by Kazan, what a group of talents! ”

If it was just a shock just now, it is already a shock now. Many people were even so shocked that they stood up directly.

"Don't put on a pretense of this, Elichar isn't going to become a nation of the dead. Although the gate valve traitors are all national thieves who should hang street lamps for their whole family, at least they don't dare to commit public anger, if they really activate large-scale undead magic here, they will not face our 40,000 people, but the Dragon Knights, and the holy war of the nations called by the Great Holy Church. Many of you present are also spellcasters with excellent perception, and you don't seem to feel anything. ”

So, you're actually boasting about your strong perception in disguise? We know, we know.

"As far as I know, the Dark Sky Curtain is a secret treasure that Kazan spent a hundred years refining to refine, in addition to being able to gather negative energy to the maximum extent to form a vast undead mortal enemy, it is a huge magic circle that can unfold a large area of magic interference and perception shielding. Kazan and his disciples and grandchildren have survived on the Henas Peninsula for so many years. So...... Master Alexon, Master Hedos, the rebels use the latter function, right? ”

Even if they want to use the former function, they have to have the ability and guts. The two nodded with a wry smile, and Alexon added: "Actually, well, after Henas was recovered by our army, Halda Dandillane consciously sent people to collect a large number of research materials and various treasures left behind by Kazan and the meeting of the dead. This of course includes necromancy...... and the dark canopy that was destroyed at the time. ”

"Not only necromancy, but also evil shadow magic, sacrificial ritual magic, dark magic, etc., all the spell casting methods used by negative energy, those who are considered by the public to have been completely eliminated by the evil outer path magic, are registered with the Academic Alliance, which is not surprising at all. These things are also available in the library of the Rainbow Rose. Lu Xi said very calmly: "And now it can be determined that many children of the rebels are studying these foreign methods, including necromancy, of course." In this case, it is normal to leave a few lichs as guinea pigs. Is that so? ”

Although Lu Xi didn't speak in the direction of Alexson and Hedos, his tone was more like a joke, but the two gate valve family masters were sweating profusely for a while.

Then, I heard Lu Xi say again: "Someone once asked me, why don't you make the traitor's collusion with the undead public to the world, and this is actually the reason." As a spellcaster, how could he be interested in the application of magic in other realms? Moreover, there is a difference between collusion and exploitation. In the eyes of many people, it is not clear that the sworn enemy of the year can be used as a dog or a manifestation of martial virtue. Anyway, the group of national thieves sitting on the ruins of the Azure Palace have already gone bankrupt, so I don't need to do anything more. The evidence I got from that mini-boss was useful, but it wasn't used now. Until we have completely rubbed the heads of the rebels on the turf, everything is empty talk. ”

Lu Xi didn't observe the reaction of the people below who would be affected by these words, and continued: "So, in the final analysis, we must break through this huge cloud fortress now. Oh, condense the thundercloud storm that summoned the lord's battle flag, and then spread it continuously through the power of the dark canopy, which can be regarded as a combination of gods and demons. Those who can come up with this trick are really talents, and those who can preside over such a large-scale magic circle are also talents. Nanoka, Fett! ”

Only then did some of those present realize that the two junior sisters of Your Excellency Headquarters (although they claimed to be senior sisters) were not present. However, their status is mercenary, and it is normal not to be there.

Then, I saw only a flash of "BIU", and the two "monsters of Colorful Rose Island" suddenly appeared in the conference room. They were heavily armed, and their faces seemed a little tired, but they were full of emotion, as if they had just fought a hard, but ultimately victorious battle.

Is this the legendary Dimension Gate? I've heard it's pretty high-end magic! The great sage of Laxis on the Isle of Colorful Roses is indeed all monsters!

Someone thought so, so they couldn't help but cast a solemn gaze at Sesilu, who was standing behind Lu Xi, which made the latter suddenly fidget.

"How?" Lu Xi said to the two dusty "Rose Island Monsters".

"Well, there is indeed a considerable degree of negative energy in that cloud, but it is quite dispersed in such a large cloud wall, and the dark canopy is Kazan's treasure after all, no matter how much it repairs and purifies the adjustment, it is inevitable. But on the whole, it is still within the range that the officers and men of the whole army can bear, even if ordinary people stay for a few days, it will be a serious illness at most. Fett pondered for a moment and then said, "It's just that a lot of negative energy has already overflowed from the range of the fortress in the clouds and is spreading everywhere...... I'm not sure if the citizens of Elichar will be affected, there are still a lot of frail elderly and children there. ”

Lu Xi bowed slightly, noncommittal.

Only then did everyone know that Lu Xi had already sent someone to investigate the inside of that thundercloud. Indeed, there is no one in the whole army who is more suitable for this task than the two of them, first of all, they are strong enough not to be harmed by traps, and secondly, their knowledge level and perception are high enough to be thoroughly explored.

"It's not the thin negative energy that's really tricky, it's the thunderstorm inside the cloud wall and the extremely chaotic elemental agitation. Ordinary soldiers can't defend against lightning at all, and as for magic, even our spellcasting efficiency is still affected to a certain extent...... Even if it is a battle mage with considerable strength, it is almost impossible to condense the elements to complete the normal spell casting. ”

"In that case, it will be difficult for the magically powered Tisru Core to function properly, right?" Lu Xi said with a smile.

"Exactly. Once this fortress in the clouds is built, it will completely abolish our fleet advantage. Nanoka said helplessly.

No one asked why they didn't go around the top of the cloud wall. You know, after all, things like floating boats are made of wood, and there is a ceiling after all. The Central Orso Sky Zone is originally the highest altitude in the Federation, which is basically the same as the ceiling of the floating ship. Otherwise, why do you think the founding fathers of the Federation would triumphantly say, "We are only a stone's throw away from the gods in heaven?" ”

Of course, there are no islands at higher altitudes in the Federation, but it is not the floating boats that travel to and from the Federation, but more extraordinary means. For example, or flying skills, portals, or powerful mounts, mounts, mounts, or whatever......

Yes, not to mention sacred things like real dragons and phoenixes, even thunderbirds and bipedal wyverns can fly higher than floating ships. Even a winged man who can only be a vassal second-class citizen can only be trained strong enough to withstand the increasingly violent air currents and cold, and of course he can fly higher.

"Heh, that's a pretty precise calculation. But...... This kind of calculation should only be aimed at our ordinary warships, right? Lu Xi said.

"Yes, both the Seven Aurora and the White Ship have enough hull strength to withstand a higher ceiling, and they should be able to bypass the Cloud Fortress from above the zenith. At the extreme, if the moonlight coating is turned on to the extreme, the Aurora can even force a breakthrough from the front. However, only the Aurora can do it. Fitt said.

But how many soldiers can an Aurora, even if it is combined with a white ship?

Lu Xi smiled silently: "Mr. Alexon, before we arrived, Kyle Mencius was already stationed behind the island chain ahead, that is, the fortress in the clouds, right?" ”

"That's right, that's right, preliminary observation, there should be more than 70,000 people."

"It's about the same as I estimate, and that's all they can muster, except for the forces necessary to keep Elichar stable. Hehe...... It's a pity that my former headmaster, Mr. Headmaster, had too many constraints after all, otherwise he would have opened up all the power in the city. ”

Major General Pascal smiled bitterly.

Nanoka stepped forward, picked up a pencil, and began to annotate and explain on the map: "At present, the strength of the rebels is distributed like this. The 14,000 men of the 1st Army were stationed on Fujishima Island, and the 15,000 men of the 2nd Army were on White Maple Island, a hundred meters away from it, and they were on the front line of confrontation with us. ”

As she marked, she planted the small flag that had been prepared on it. For this girl, who wanted to be a Navy and studied at the Maritime Academy, this kind of basic map work was naturally handy. In addition, with the memory of a legendary spellcaster like her, of course, she can also distinguish his name by the other party's banner.

"Then there are Blue Dragon Island and South Bird Island, which are located exactly at the two salients on the two enemy flanks. The former had 8,000 men, and the latter 6,000 men, mainly mercenaries and noble private soldiers. Nanoka marked the numbers at the north and south ends of the island chain, and the pencil in her hand continued to move westward, pointing at the largest island.

"This is the largest Dongmen Island in terms of area, and as the name suggests, the east gate of the Orso Tian District. The home of Marshal Kyle Mencius was set up here, with more than twenty-five thousand men. It is supposed to be mainly mercenaries and private soldiers, but it should contain a considerable number of elite troops. If nothing else, the circle of the fortress in the clouds should also be located here. Dongmen Island and the first line of Fuji Island and Baifeng Island are connected by the Talong Bridge, which can be sent to support at any time, and similarly, if the battle situation is unfavorable, they can also destroy the bridge at any time. ”

"Well, once we let the Aurora and the Orocello take the plunge, and after exhausting ourselves to break through the fortress in the clouds, we will immediately fall into the encirclement of the 70,000-strong army." Major General Pascal frowned.

"It is not advisable to let light soldiers raid and destroy the circle. Your Excellency, Marshal Mencius is not a fool, he is also an archmage with a brilliant artifact in his hand, and the tactics he used in Octalia before cannot be executed here. Colonel Grimmar said solemnly to Lu Xi.

The implication is that you are a (strength) Great Magister, and you are also a Grand Magister, so don't keep thinking about breaking the army with one hundred thousand. If you accidentally get dragged down, be careful of being surrounded by enemies.

Sadly, when he heard the battle of Octalia behind him, he was really scared into a cold sweat.

"Actually, doing so seems to mobilize the power of heaven and earth, but it is also the death struggle of Marshal Mentius after he has nothing to do......" The red thunder light suddenly said faintly.

Those present were all smart people, and they quickly understood what he meant.

Yes, the fortress in the clouds looks very scary, and ordinary people can be considered bold if they are not frightened by the fact that they are not frightened by the fact that they are hundreds of meters high and hundreds of miles wide, as if they were gathered by thunder and lightning and storms. But so what? If we can't get in, can you get out? Isn't it essentially a shrunken move that doesn't dare to face the battle?

We are strong and united here, your army is demoralized, and the millions of citizens of Elichar are like an active volcano, ready to erupt at any moment.

It may seem that we only have more than 40,000 troops in our hands who cannot advance, but in fact we have received the support of the whole country and the whole world, and we can receive a steady stream of reinforcements and supplies from all over the country. And you are just a bunch of trapped beasts in the dead ground.

What's the matter, isn't the spectacle-level lonely city made of super-large magic a lonely city?

What's more, the consumption of super-large magic is not idle. Even if you have a brilliant artifact in your hand, even if there are many people who can replace it, how long can you last it?

"Your Excellency, we can completely stand still here, for three or five days at most, and wait for the enemy to kill himself!" Hedos stood up and said with a straight face, thinking to himself that I had finally made a constructive suggestion, although everyone present should have thought of it, but the first to bring it up is victory!

Lu Xi didn't seem to hear it, closed his eyes tightly and muttered for a moment, then suddenly stood up and pointed his finger at the map: "Order, all the Sky Rose Legions, here, Tianqiao Island landing!" ”

The audience was silent. Sesilyu walked over expressionlessly, and quietly tapped the map on the table, and finally let Lu Xi's finger point on the "Tianqiao Island" in his mouth.

This is actually the outermost island in the Orso Sky District, and the reason why it is called a sky bridge is that its shape is long, and it looks like a bridge. Now half of it is outside, and the other half is directly through the fortress in the clouds, and the western edge of the island is facing the Fuji Island and White Maple Island where the First and Second Legions are deployed, and the closest distance to the second island is only ten meters away, and it is also connected by a bridge.

That's not the point, though.

It turns out that His Excellency the Commander is really blind! Everyone thinks.

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