Chapter 56: Envoys and Agents
"Our troops are currently stationed here - on the Gazette Plateau. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Roland drew a circle on the map, the circle represents Icewind Valley, "Fort Atonement is in the southeast, thousands of miles away from Icewind Valley, and the Lucia Mountains are located in the northwest of Icewind Valley, no less than three thousand miles away from our army station, these three points just form a triangle, and they are far away from each other, and the agents sent by Yevgenia went to the Lucia Mountains to collect information and then send it back to the Fort of Atonement, and then transfer it to Icewind Valley, even if it can be teleported with the help of magic, there are many inconveniences, Not to mention that the more twists and turns in the process of information transmission, the more likely it is to encounter accidents. ”
Rudolph nodded: "You're saying we should improve the intelligence system?" ”
"To be precise, it is to turn passive intelligence collection into active and create variables." Roland further elaborated on his philosophy, "Fighting a war is inseparable from the two major guarantees of intelligence and logistics, especially when the enemy's strength exceeds ours, intelligence activities are even more important. The Dragon's Eye is not an orc tribe, they are more tightly organized, their power is larger, and the leader Mars Bloodscale Rage is a legendary dragon with a long reputation, if we directly drive the troops to the Lucia Mountains, under the pressure of the army, it will inevitably startle the snake, arouse the vigilance of the Dragon's Eye, and even cause unnecessary misunderstandings among the neutral forces, in this case, the time, place, and people are not as good as us, what do you think will be the chance of winning? ”
Rudolph listened to his son's deduction, his face became more and more serious, and asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?" ”
Roland smiled slightly, and said calmly: "You just said that you plan to rest in the garrison of Icewind Valley for three months, why don't you take this opportunity to form a special envoy group, and before the army is dispatched, go to the Lucia Mountains to explore the wind and create some movement." ”
"What kind of wind to probe, how to probe, talk about it specifically." Rudolph asks questions in his usual straight to the point.
"Quite simply, for the forces that can be won, such as the Kitlanders, we will openly deal with them as envoys, according to diplomatic etiquette, and try to draw them to our side to fight against the Dragon's Eye; There is no need for hostile forces, such as the Dragon's Eye and its lackeys, to confront them as agents, to go behind enemy lines, to sabotage their key facilities, to assassinate their key personnel, to divide and disintegrate their internal organization, and ultimately to subvert this criminal institution! Of course, this is just an ideal, in fact, it is difficult to subvert such a huge organization as the 'Dragon's Eye' with only three or five agents, but it is not difficult to create some chaos for them. ”
"Good!" Rudolph couldn't help but applaud his son's brilliant idea, but his smile was a little strange, "Roland, I completely agree with your suggestion, except for one thing - this team of agents must exclude you personally. ”
Roland shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "I don't think anyone is better suited to be in charge of this than me." ”
Rudolph didn't budge: "I don't think it's wise to send my only son, the heir to my life's work, on a dangerous mission in the mountains of Lucia. ”
The father and son did not give in to each other, and the onlookers tried to persuade but could not speak, and the atmosphere became unprecedentedly tense.
Roland stared into his father's eyes, was silent for a long time, and finally spoke: "Dear Lord Rudolph, with all due respect, if I am content to follow you and get used to your wings, then your son will become at most a clumsy imitator of yourself, and how can he stand alone or inherit your business. ”
Rudolph's body shook when he heard this, and his face became extremely complicated.
"Well said, Brother Roland!" Bloom couldn't help himself with excitement, "What you just said is exactly what I was thinking but I didn't know how to say!" ”
Roland patted the dwarf's sturdy shoulder and asked with a smile, "So Brother Bloom, are you interested in joining my special mission?" ”
"Of course!" Bloom turned around like a whirlwind and looked at his father expectantly, "Dad, can I accompany Roland to the Lucia Mountains?" ”
The old dwarf rubbed his beard in embarrassment and muttered, "Bloom, it's better for you to think about it more." ”
"I've decided!" Bloom exclaimed excitedly, "I have a hunch! Yes, I have a hunch that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and with this step, your son has the potential to become an admired hero; On the other hand, if I choose to retreat, I will achieve nothing and regret it for the rest of my life! ”
Touched by his son's passionate words, Bratu nodded vigorously and said resolutely, "Well, Bloom, I have no objection to you taking the risk, but you have to ask your mother's permission." ”
"I agree!" High Priest Valery carried the adamantite scepter, walked to his son with a smile, suddenly picked up the scepter and knocked it on his buttocks, and there was a complicated mood behind the smile: "Go if you want, my lovely stupid son, it's time for you to go out and see the world, and when you suffer a loss outside and hit a wall, you will know that the sky is high and the earth is thick." ”
Bloom rubbed his ass and muttered with some emotion: "Old woman, although you still look down on me, this time it is already your rare reasonableness." ”
Bratu sighed at Rudolph: "When the children grow up, they always have to go out and break in, so don't stop you." ”
Rudolph nodded with a heavy heart, and finally gave in to his son.
"Roland, go back and sort out your thoughts and write a written report, in addition, how many people need to be transferred and how much budget will be spent, all of them will be clearly written in the report, and they will be discussed at the headquarters meeting tomorrow, and if there is no problem, it will be done according to what you say."
"Yes!" Roland's face was overjoyed, and he gave his father a military salute, and then took his leave.
"Hey, Roland, what do I need to prepare?" Bloom rushed to follow.
Roland whistled, beckoned Lyudmila, who was playing with the eagle not far away, and said without looking back: "We are going to the mountains of Lucia this time, the road is far away, and we must ride horses, can you do it?" ”
Bloom's short stature made it a bit difficult for him to climb on horseback.
"I hate horseback riding, can I ride other animals?"
"Just keep up with the speed and run on the horse."
"No problem!" Bloom whistled, dust flew in the distance, the ground rumbled, and in the blink of an eye a wild boar weighing a ton and as huge as a hill ran up happily, grazing its two fangs on Bloom's arm affectionately.
Roland was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he asked Bloom with a stammering mouth, "Is this ...... Your pets? ”
"Well, a well-behaved, ferocious boar." Bloom patted the boar's fangs, his face full of pampering.
This thing's understanding of the word "well-behaved" was obviously deviated, and Roland resisted the desire to complain and asked him: "This pig's strength is stronger than yours, how can you accept it?" ”
The "Pupil of Fate" shows that the Ferocious Boar's Challenge Level (CR) is as high as 6, and Bloom is only a level 6 warrior, which means that 4 Bloom can join forces to defeat his pet pig, which is obviously unusual.
"Yes, I'm curious, even the druids, who are the best at dealing with animals, have a hard time taking animals that are significantly stronger than themselves as companions, how can you subdue this ferocious boar?"
Lyudmila crossed her arms over her chest and looked curiously at the pig opposite. Black Eagle stood on the giantess's shoulder, his amber eyes staring at the ferocious boar, his eyes full of wariness.
(Next week, it's still two more per day, ask for collections and recommended tickets)