Croft gave Anrui a deep look, didn't say any more nonsense, slowly stood up, turned his head and walked to the door.

The war between the two countries will begin at this moment.

Anrui watched Croft leave, and then walked out himself. The two leaders left the chamber with their men and went their separate ways. An Rui led the people to the dock, got on the boat, sailed away from the dock, and headed out for the vast sea. Croft left the seashore with his cavalry and hurried to the place where the imperial city was.

Since Anrui gave Croft three days, he would never do it in these three days, and only after three days would he lead the fleet to land and fight. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, he did not plan to increase his troops for the time being, and with the ten boats he brought, it was enough to defeat this country!

……

The Ancient Land of the White Bear, a vast wilderness near the sea, Croft rode the snow-capped mountain bear and led the cavalry team to run wildly.

Croft's face sank like water, and his eyes were cloudy, like a cold wind. His mind was full of thoughts about the war with the Nova Empire, and his mind was racing like the wheels of a galloping carriage. But no matter how you think about it, his odds are too small.

As for the national strength of the Nova Empire, Croft sent someone to conduct a very in-depth investigation, and he knew that this country was full of powerful people, many magic weapons, and a large number of soldiers. Although the Nova Empire is only a newly rising country, and it has been established for less than a year, its national strength has already surpassed that of an old country like the White Bear Ancient Kingdom. I have to admit that this is really an incredible miracle.

It is this miracle that poses a great threat to the White Bear Ancient Kingdom.

Want to defeat the Nova Empire. It was very difficult, but Croft was not willing to surrender lightly, and he would rather die in battle than give up the country to others. Turn yourself into a coward who will be ridiculed by future generations.

There is always something in the world that is more important than life.

"Hurry up!" Croft's heart was in turmoil, and he swung the reins heavily, and the snow-capped mountain bear under his crotch roared and sped up a few points.

Time passed, and the sun went from east to west, setting on the horizon. stained the earth red. Croft and his party ran to a city and stopped there.

The matter is urgent, and Croft has to discuss the matter of fighting against the Nova Empire with the ministers of the country. He hoped that the ministers would provide some practical and effective solutions, especially in addition to surrender. He took people into the city lord's mansion, found a clean room, and activated the mirage stone. A fantasy was created.

Croft's ideas formed the image of himself himself. Entered the illusion.

But any country with a little national strength will be equipped with a complete set of mirage stones for meetings in special periods. The mirage stone can see the image of the other party, which is equivalent to a more advanced sound transmission stone.

The ministers who received the king's summons had already entered the illusion in advance, and these people were civil and military officials, coming from all over the country. Seeing Croft appear, they collectively knelt on the ground and saluted. This is a necessary etiquette for meeting the king in the ancient country of the white bear.

"Alright, let's all get up." Croft waved his hand.

The thirty-two officials around all stood up. According to the rank of the official, they are lined up on both sides, and each of them has a stern expression, and even has a feeling of sadness.

Croft first briefly talked about the results of the negotiations, and then asked these people to express their opinions, and admonished: "Kill those who surrender!" You'd better not mention anything to me about surrendering! ”

He had gagged the officials beforehand, lest they would provoke him by proposing such methods. He's been angry enough today.

Officials, you look at me, I look at you, look at each other.

After a few seconds, one of the dwarven officials coughed lightly twice, and said, "Is that An Rui thinking about beating us because we want to use poison to harm him, if that's the case, we can admit our mistakes to him, find someone to kill the dead ghost, and find a way to eliminate the anger in his heart......"

"No!" Croft interrupted the officer, "We've only met once, but I'm sure he doesn't care about it, and even if we apologize to him, he won't quit." The look in his eyes ...... Full of greed for the White Bear Ancient Kingdom. ”

"Alright then......" The dwarven officer who gave Tiyì shut up.

Then more officials gave the mention of yì, of which the majority were passively defensive, such as gathering superior forces in the imperial city and fighting to the death with the Nova Empire. There are also people who mention fighting guerrilla warfare, avoiding confrontation with the main forces of the Nova Empire, and giving up the defense of various cities and capturing the Nova Empire at will. The White Bear Ancient Kingdom is very large, and the tactics of choosing to delay can take a long time with the Nova Empire.

There were reasons for all of these mentions, but none of them were what Croft wanted to hear, and his brow gradually furrowed.

When the dwarven king couldn't listen anymore, he snapped and said, "Don't you have a way to defeat the Nova Empire?" ”

This question stopped everyone. It's the equivalent of asking a group of monkeys if there's a way to defeat a lion.

Silence, or silence.

Just as Croft was about to despair, a tall, lanky man walked up from the corner. He is an elven man, his skin is gray, he is very thin, he wears a robe, and he is the magic affairs officer of the White Bear Ancient Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, there is a huge disparity in strength between our two countries, and it is impossible to achieve victory by ordinary methods, only those special, even not very upright methods, can achieve victory." The elven wizard made a hoarse voice, and as he spoke, he touched some magical marks on his face, which were red, like irregular wounds, very strange.

"In the underground alchemy workshop of the Imperial City, the water of calamity is still being refined, what do you think I can't do? If there's a way, say it! Croft shouted.

Poisoning is probably the most inferior method in the world, and as long as he can achieve victory, Croft has indeed reached the point of unscrupulous means.

"Your Majesty, I know some forbidden techniques that hurt heaven and reason, and the power is very huge, if you are willing to let me use it, I am seventy percent sure of killing An Rui and the people he brought." The elven wizard said hoarsely.

Croft's eyes lit up suddenly, seventy percent sure was really an uplifting word, and he hurriedly urged the elven wizard to continue.

"Among the people Anrui brought, the one I care about the most is the wizard named Quasimodo, he is a space wizard, and he is very difficult to deal with. With him by Anrui's side, it is too difficult and too difficult to kill Anrui. So, the focus on dealing with this gang should be on Quasimodo. The only thing in the world that can deal with space-based magic is time-based magic, or space-based magic itself. I don't know anything about time magic, but I know a little bit about space magic. I know of a spatial magic forbidden technique, and with this forbidden technique, I may be able to kill Quasimodo. If you're lucky, maybe even Anrui can get rid of it as well. If these people are dead, the Nova Empire will surely collapse, and when the time comes, we will not only be able to protect ourselves, but we will even be able to counterattack and annex the Nova Empire. The elven wizard's voice gradually increased, and his eyes lit up slightly.

"Tell me about the access control technique, I'm interested!" Croft was thrilled.

"This technique is called the 'Devil's Painting', and when used, it can seal a person into the painting. I have here a 'painting of the devil' that you have seen before, king. The elven wizard snapped his fingers and projected a painting from reality into the illusion, then grabbed it in his hand and showed it to everyone.

The painting is very small, and it depicts a vivid cat, which is very realistic, and every hair is clearly visible. It is not accurate to say that this is a painting, no painter can paint such a realistic painting, which is beyond the scope of painting.

Croft recognized the painting at a glance and nodded, "I saw this painting when I was a guest at your house before, and I was very impressed. When I asked you how you made this picture, you just smiled and refused to tell me the truth. ”

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being secretive at the time, this painting is made of forbidden arts, and I really don't want to reveal it to the public. The cat in this painting is actually alive, and I sealed it alive with forbidden arts, and forcibly turned it into a painting! "The painting in the hands of the elven wizard seems to still have life, and the vivid cat gives people a creepy feeling.

"Interesting magic, go on." Croft's interest intensified, and his mind crossed the wonderful scene of Anrui turning into a painting.

"陛xià...... Actually, it's not interesting. The elven wizard began to explain further, "Space is actually divided into many types, and the space we are in is made up of three lines, which are length, width and height. This kind of space is a three-dimensional space. There is also a kind of space that is more low-level, this kind of space is not three-dimensional, but flat, which is equivalent to a flat painting. By using magic to compress people and objects in three-dimensional space, people and objects can be enclosed from three-dimensional space into flat space. In this way, people and objects become a painting. I don't know if or how the painted cat is still alive, but I guess it must be very uncomfortable. If the painting were burned, the cat would be completely dead. ”

"To be honest, I don't understand what you just meant, what three-dimensional space, flat space, all terrible." Croft held out his thick finger and pointed to the painting, "But I like your painting very much." Tell me what it takes to turn Anrui's gang into a painting. ”

"Your Majesty, the devil's painting itself is a forbidden technique, and the magic required to cast this forbidden technique is very huge, at my level, it's okay to seal a kitten and a puppy, but it's not okay to seal more things. Anrui has now led people to the sea, and I plan to seal all the surface of the sea where he is into a flat space. The mana required to cast such a large-scale forbidden spell is amazing, and I need another forbidden technique to maintain such a huge mana demand......"

"Alright, alright, don't go around in circles with me, just say what you need."

The elven wizard saw the king's impatience, swallowed all the theoretical things, and said crisply, "I need the lives of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine living people." (To be continued......)