Chapter 1088: A Sudden Deterioration of the Situation
"You're saying that both Hohenheim's army and our squad have been attacked?"
As soon as Sivi, who stayed up all night to deal with the war, woke up in the morning and got a not-so-good news from Fett: "What the hell is going on?" ”
"The army on the Mage Guild's side has suffered losses that can be called heavy losses, and our side is a little better because of the composition of the squad......"
The ghost girl Fett paused slightly at this point, and then explained, "But according to the prediction model established by the Three Sages, if we continue to let students operate outside, I am afraid that the casualty rate will also increase. ”
After saying that, she also projected a briefing to Sivi.
Sivi didn't say much, and read the briefing carefully.
Perhaps considering the cost of the war, Hohenheim sent out all low-ranking magicians, and in order to ensure that they had enough combat effectiveness, they basically acted collectively in units of five to twenty people, but after being attacked, none of them seemed to be able to escape, and there were almost no survivors.
On the contrary, on the side of Edric, because the students themselves lack sufficient combat effectiveness, in order to ensure that they have sufficient combat effectiveness in the face of the enemy, each student is equipped with several or even dozens of golems according to their own abilities, and acts in groups of five, that is, the number of action units of a single group is close to or even more than fifty, plus a variety of life-saving magic guides sold in the system store, and as a result, after being attacked by unknown people like Hohenheim's side, the students used the golems as cannon fodder, Greatly increases your chances of survival.
Instead, there were more survivors on Edric's side.
But that's just it, in the first half month of the war alone, Adric Academy has lost more than a dozen students who have formed enough combat effectiveness through study. For Edric, each of these two-year students, who had been through many battlefields, was a valuable asset.
It was precisely because of this that after sensing that the situation seemed to be out of control through the mouths of the surviving students, Fit would directly sort out the information he had just obtained and submit it to Sivi.
"What do you say about Hohenheim now?"
After reading the briefing, Sivi casually deleted it, and then asked the ghost girl.
"The extremists think it's our side...... The main thing is that you are making small moves, deliberately cutting off communications and slaughtering Hohenheim's army. Because of the propaganda of the extremists, the direction of public opinion in Hohenheim has changed, and many high-ranking mages have petitioned the Mage Council, hoping to have a real decisive battle with us, instead of a small fight like before. ”
"Sister Yu, if I really want to do it, I don't need to do this kind of thing at all."
Sivi muttered unhappily.
"Unfortunately, they don't think so."
"Foolishness is not the exoneration of the foolish." Sivi went to the floor-to-ceiling window of the room and looked out through the one-way transparent glass: "If those guys really want to fight, then I can only slightly modify the plan and erase Hohenheim from the map." ”
Although this kind of behavior that is close to an extermination war is not what Sivi wants to do, an inexplicable sense of crisis is constantly eroding his heart, making him a little restless.
That's the effect of the Mage Alert, and as one of the few 'Foresight' abilities that Sivi has, the Mage Alert has had almost no false positives.
But here's the thing: even the three ancestors of Ozarchi, who were able to destroy the world, didn't make him sleep so hard.
For this reason, even if revising one's own plan may lead to a further deterioration of the political situation in the Eastern Plains, it is better than two sides holding each other and getting into a quagmire - from the history of the earth, we know that this accumulated hatred and resentment cannot be erased by time, and the only result of a stalemate is to further deepen the hatred of both sides for each other, and finally it cannot be eradicated like a maggot on the tarsal bone.
Rather than something like that happens in the end, it is better to do it yourself and integrate the Eastern Plains in a reformed way by force, although there will definitely be pains due to reform, but after all, long pain is better than short pain.
"Thankfully...... I mean, thankfully for them, old Mr. Sharman is not stirred up by the rising war fanaticism, he has done nothing and seems to be waiting for your explanation. ”
Ghost Girl continued.
"Should I say that it is worthy of the old gentleman......" Sivi sighed.
He could imagine how much pressure the old man was under for not moving, and at the same time admired how easily the old man could find the best response in such a messy situation.
That's right, the best.
Whether it is a move to prepare for war in accordance with the will of the people, or an open and honest statement that it does not want to trigger a war, it is not easy to do so in the current situation.
The former is easily coerced by public opinion, and even if the superior is not ready for real war, he will have to fire the first shot; The latter is easy to provoke contradictions between management and lower levels, and is more likely to be used by people with intentions.
Either way, the end up is bound to get worse.
On the contrary, it is best to stand still and do nothing.
Although there will certainly be people who point out the passive and slacking behavior of the Mage Council, but in the absence of any decision from the Mage Council as an authority, all the guys who want to lead the rhythm can't easily cause waves - after all, once they continue to fan the flames, they will be suspected of overstepping, and in the case that the authority has not been shaken, the general trend is still on the side of the Mage Council, and the association can do whatever it wants to pinch and round those guys......
"Since the old gentleman has given us a step, let's go down the slope. Anyway, let's find a greeting gift first...... "Xiwei thought for a moment, and finally gave up the idea of unifying by force: "Can you find out where the sneak attacker is?" ”
"It's a pity that even if the second school district is launched into the sky as a relay point to expand the scope of detection, the current academy's reconnaissance capability is still not strong enough to that extent." The ghost girl shook her head: "But if it's a 'general area', I can still circle it." ”
"Really?"
"There is a certain pattern in the other party's attack, but because there are too few survivors, a lot of detailed data cannot be collected, so only the other party's route can be determined for the time being, and then bring in the estimated time of the victims......" Fit projected a map, there was a circle on the map, and by comparing it with the size of a small town under the circle, it was indeed a considerable area: "The other party will probably appear in this area from 2 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon today." ”
"That's enough." Sivi grinned, "Just let me meet that guy who made a mess of a mage war on his own!" ”