Two days had passed since the battle under the fortress, and the wind and snow from the north had once again blown across the land. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe reeds that fell from the clouds covered the entire sky. In the 'whirring' wind, they were like a string of beaded curtains, blocking everyone's view.

The snow on the mountain was blown down by the wind, as if it was about to completely bury the hut in the col. The roaring air flow outside the door hung frozen ice crystals on the window from time to time, like coarse sand thrown by a giant, smashing the back glass of the window with a 'snap' sound.

In this case, even if the Kingdom of Lucia sent air units, it would not be able to complete the reconnaissance mission normally. And players won't be able to go out and about in this damn hell weather. I can only be a cat in the house looking at the falling snow outside the window and bragging and farting. However, as soon as he thought of the impact of this weather on the enemy, the original depression in the house was immediately swept away.

Claudia said even more excitedly at this time: "Ahaha! Those Lucians were probably going to jump to their feet in anger this time. As long as this snow is falling for a few more days, no matter what battle plan they originally formulated, it will be nullified! ”

"Plan changes, that's a certainty. But it's not necessarily because I'm so angry. As long as it is an officer with a normal mind, when making a plan for the winter campaign, he will take the wind and snow into account. There should be a lot of margin in this regard, and it is not so easy to be overwhelmed by this reason. Seeing Claudia's gloating look, Barrett couldn't help but want to hit her.

Hearing this, Claudia turned her head and glared at Barrett fiercely: "Captain, you are really, can't you make me happy?" ”

"If you want to be happy, you can find another way! If someone in the team misjudges the situation because of what you said, that's a problem. Barrett, half-leaning on the bed, reached out to his mouth and yawned twice as he said this.

At this time, Rielie also put down the book in her hand, she gently pinned the slightly messy hair over her ears, and then generally touched the fluff on her head with her hand and said, "Listen to Barrett, I think about it." Many classes can use spells to change the weather conditions in the area! Although the time and area of each mage's influence is limited, I think it will be possible to open up enough window time for those Lucian troops during the critical period. ”

"Manipulate the weather to change the weather to create a window of time?" After a few words, Barrett touched his chin and fell silent, and only after a while did he raise his head again: "This is premised on having enough spellcasters, otherwise the area of influence is too small to open up a long enough marching route." As for the duration, there is no need to worry, the duration of that spell is already miserable. If it's cast by a druid, it has a chance to become an all-weather spell. ”

Weather Manipulation is a seven-ring spell common to Priests, Druids, Warlocks, and Mages that allows the user to change the local weather - provided that the weather matches the local climate and season. Although it is not possible to replace the cold winter with the spring season, it is still possible to disperse the wind and snow and let the sun clear (warm). This can be of considerable use to the march and to save the poor in the snowstorm.

However, with such a powerful effect, even the use of the Seven Rings is still not small. The first is the long cast time of 10 minutes, and the constant adjustments after that are limited, which makes it unusable as a convenient battlefield spell. At the same time, the 2-mile radius centered on the caster, while extremely useful in some situations, becomes difficult to use to restore farming.

Each time it lasts between 4 and 48 hours, it's more than enough for the campaign (even more than enough considering the doubling effect when used by druids). Of course, if you want to open up a path in this blizzard, you have to connect spells one by one - who made this thing's area of influence circular!

"According to you, Barrett, it's entirely possible that those Lucia will attack the Cruze Kingdom while we're hiding from the blizzard!" Thinking of this, Claudia immediately got up from the bed, "Isn't our previous efforts in vain?" ”

"How can it be said in vain?" Barrett shook his head slightly, then rolled over and lay down on the bed again: "The larger the scale of the war, the more it is a competition for resources. And our previous harassment of the Lucians has consumed a considerable amount of their resources. Not only does this cost them time to replenish, but it also has an impact on the overall reserves. While the impact on the latter may be a drop in the bucket, many times the outcome of a war is often changed by such small differences. ”

"Alright! In this kind of thing, you know that we laymen can't say anything about you. It's not like you're left to your fate. Claudia knew it was her own problem, but in the end, she was a dead duck. Then there was a flurry of laughs in the room, and it was clear that the rest of the players were really taking it as a good show.

However, just as the players were in the winter, the Lucia Fortress, which had just experienced a fiasco, was quite busy - under the command of the junior officers, those sturdy men were training in the queue. Some of them were in the walkways at the top of the city walls, some in the cloisters of the city, and some in the small squares of the fortress. The Lucia soldiers had to train hard, and if they were not careful, the officers who were not in a good mood would be whipped at them.

Those Lucia soldiers who were preparing for the war were not like Barrett and the others, who could walk away when they were done. What's even more troublesome is that the battle the day before yesterday not only caused heavy losses to the two forces of the Royal Janissaries and the Champion Rider. At the same time, the military hearts of those local troops were pressed to the ground and rubbed repeatedly.

Those rangers who used to be good now lack trust in each other, and there is a serious fear of the enemy. This, coupled with the proximity of the plan of action, made it imperative to dismantle and regroup. So the commanders here sent a letter to the royal capital to plead guilty, and at the same time began the reshaping of the troops.

Even in this hostile environment, it can't stop their determination to keep their position under the ass. Of course, for those Lucia soldiers who did not participate in yesterday's battle, although the training after the reorganization was hard, the days in this snowstorm were actually quite good - in order to stabilize people's hearts, those commanders who were originally stingy were rarely open to provide food for the soldiers.

And for these big guys, as long as there is salt and meat, they don't care about the extra hard work. If you can have another drink, it will be a day to celebrate. On the other hand, this abundant food supply made the Lucia officers hate Barrett and his party.

Because of these military supplies, they could have withheld a lot of them and stuffed them into their wallets. In the eyes of most of them, it was already their own property. Now he has to keep his position as much as possible, and the training is quickly consumed. A few of these misers seemed to be completely bleeding them.

But not to mention bloodletting, even if it is to cut the flesh, they have to do it themselves - even the lowest-ranking officers know that the reason why they were able to make money happily in the past was because of the power brought by their own ass positions. If you lose all this, then the happy days of the past are really gone. On the other hand, as long as you can keep your position, no matter how much you invest now, you will have a chance to get it back in the future.

Although for the officers at the bottom, those already shocked stomachs had to vomit out, which was already painful for them. But in the eyes of the upper echelons of the fortress, this attrition was nothing more than a drizzle. In order to keep their positions, they spent more money on operating in the royal family and the military than they were eaten by the soldiers.

They kept writing letters on their desks, and the snowflakes of letters sent to the military and political center of the Kingdom of Lucia through various natural and supernatural channels. Only one of them broke one quill after another in a frustration, but he was not able to leave any handwriting on the sheepskin of his desk.

Viscount Ulyanov, who was directly responsible, did not have the heart to participate in such a huge transaction at the moment. Because he knows that the trouble he has caused is not so easy to solve with money. Unless there are bigwigs in Lucia's domestic politics or military department who are willing to help, even if they have money, they can't send it away - defeat is one thing, and forcing the mage group to centrifuge is also a major ********.

Don't look at it before, there seemed to be a lot of people in the military department who supported Viscount Ulyanov's plan for the mage regiment. But that's when things go well, and you can get help. After the current situation is reversed, those guys who were originally more or less involved are the first group of people to be left behind. And Viscount Ulyanov even had to prevent them from falling into the well at such a time when they knew the most. After all, in the army, it is about the fact that the victor is not condemned. But if you are not the winner, all kinds of troubles that were originally hidden in the shadows will appear to you in the first place.

Of course, if there is anyone who is not affected by this turmoil, it is the transcendent Knight of Elbro. In the military and political system of the Kingdom of Lucia, the official knights were often high and powerful. They have a very high honor, a generous annuity, and their own estate. However, they usually did not have the authority to lead troops into battle, which was very different from Norhan, who still followed the knightly system.

In the army, they were used more to deal with the opposing knights, rather than to participate in battles with ordinary soldiers. In a sense, these people are more of a countermeasure just in case than a powerful weapon that can destroy the enemy.

In this way, the days in the wind and snow made the two forces that had just fought each other not long ago become peaceful. Several physics professionals in the 'Wilderness Gang' have to spend a lot of time every day clearing the snow that is pushed at the entrance of the cave. Otherwise, in a day or two, the snow will completely block the exit of the cave.

And as Clematis had suggested before, every time it was time to eat, Ms. Vicari would come with a cauldron to carry the food. In this way, even though the other party carried out a lot of shelf-stable ingredients from the cave every day, which the players did not have, Claudia and the noodles still did not give a good look to those who ate with them.

From Barrett's point of view, though, this is a welcome situation. Due to their own storage space, players are carrying convenience foods from this era this time - jerky, bacon, pasta, and a small amount of pickles and nuts. Some of the vegetables that were still there have been have been consumed for a long time. At this time, the potatoes, carrots, onions and other ingredients sent by the aboriginal names can be regarded as filling the gaps of the players.

Four days later, the heavy snow that fell from the sky finally stopped, but the cold air from the depths of the ice field made even the fireballs in the sky seem to change color due to freezing, and they are empty and desolate.

Barrett, who pushed the door out, looked at the snow that was two layers thicker than before, and exhaled a white breath: "In such an environment, even if the Lucia are proficient in snow warfare, it will take a lot of extra effort to do it." At least the climate seems to be on our side. ”

"Barrett, don't be so hasty to jump to conclusions! What if in the few days we've been sheltering from the wind and snow, Lucia has already sent troops to occupy the nearby Cruze land? "I couldn't find Claudia who would refute Barrett, and at this time she was still a little reluctant to let him get her way—a woman should be careful! Sometimes it's hard to explain with logic.

Looking back at his companions in the room, Barrett smiled angrily: "After the last battle, the army in the Lucia Fortress may not be able to pull the battlefield here in a short time." You have to wait for the rear to replenish them. And the ghost weather of the past few days, even if the news delivered arrived instantly. However, the mobilization and transfer of troops is not so easy, and the greater the number of people in this regard, the greater the trouble. And if Lucia really did make any moves, the other side of the territory should have warned us through the communication gem! It can't be that there is no news at all. (To be continued.) )