On the third night of Anne's return to the Voodoo Lands and her departure from the house, Gregory, the mystical sorcerer, and his wife, Amoline, the shadow witch, finally walked out of their respective laboratories at nightfall, as they were busy researching artifacts.

They have received unexpected inspiration from the artifacts of the two rule products brought back by their precious daughter Anne, and at the same time, they have been extremely helpful in their respective magical paths!

Subsequently, knowing that they could not study thoroughly in a short period of time, the couple invariably ended their intense experiments that lasted almost two days and two nights, and they returned to their home after feeling a little tired.

"That's right! My dear, what about our little Anne? I've just walked around the house, and I can't seem to see her. ”

Gregory asked his wife, Amoline, as he rubbed the Loki scepter he had transformed into a short cane.

At this time, it's almost dinner time. In normal times, even if little Anne runs out to play crazy and wild, it's almost time to come back, right? Due to the inconsistent passage of time between different planes, they have the impression that every night, Ancole comes back to eat on time!

In addition, little Anne just gave herself a scepter that she likes very much the day before yesterday, and it is still necessary for him to show a little more care now, no matter how he says it, it is also his daughter!

Therefore, after Gregory could not see his daughter at home, he was a little surprised, so he hurriedly asked his wife.

"Oh......"

"I've heard the maid say just now: that little girl, it seems that last night, she should have been angry with us, and then they were angry, and they saw her open a portal, and then ran out again?"

Amorien seemed to be thinking about something more important, and seemed a little absent-minded.

"I guess, it's supposed to be her baby pimple space gem, and I don't know what other world to run to play, right? Don't worry, she'll be back by herself when she's had enough. ”

Knowing her daughter Mo Ruomu, Amorien is actually not very worried about her daughter Anne, she never thinks that little Anne will be in any danger or suffer anything.

"So......?"

"That, Amoline...... Are we really a little bit of a snub on Annie? ”

Gregory was still a little worried, after all, the two of them only had a precious daughter like Annie!

"Although, in our opinion, she was just going out for an afternoon before? However, according to her own words, she has been out there for many worlds, and it took at least a year or two to find her way home...... But yesterday, we seemed to her off again...... Could something be wrong with this?! ”

Gregory remembered that the night before, after he got this artifact scepter, he ran impatiently to the laboratory, and studied it for two days before he came out, and his wife Amorien seemed to be the same as himself?

Thinking about it this way, it seems that they are really a little too much for their daughter Anne, who finally came home......

"Don't worry, that little girl is very ambitious, shrewd and cunning, she is angry for this little thing for two days at most! And, didn't you feel it the night before? That girl's strength is probably much stronger than the two of us combined......"

His daughter Anne is different from ordinary people, this fact, Amorien has seen since Anne was two years old!

Until now, she still remembers the scene at that time!

She still remembers it very clearly: when Anne was two years old, the girl who was not afraid of death dared to sneak outside to play in the dangerous wilderness alone, which made them easy to find! Then, when sneaking back, he even grabbed a ferocious and violent shadow bear as a toy?

At that time, I almost didn't scare Amorien half to death!

Like that powerful and evil shadow creature, Amoline, as a shadow witch, certainly knows it very well! Even if it's her own match, she has to be careful to avoid getting hurt! But what about the bear? In Little Annie's little hands, she was as honest as a kitten, and she was pitifully pulled by a white and tender little hand around her neck, and she didn't even dare to come out?!

It was from that time that Amorien no longer had too much worry about the safety of little Anne, so she let the other party play and play wild near the Voodoo Land, as long as the girl did not run too far, she never interfered and let her toss in the Voodoo Land.

And in the next few years, it did confirm her thoughts: her baby daughter Little Annie, here in the land of voodoo, is completely like an earth overlord, a strong and lawless existence!

Even the old dragon, who they were somewhat afraid of, failed to survive under the prying eyes of the little witch for more than a year, and then was so inexplicably burned alive by her daughter!

At that time, her little Anne was just three years old......

"That's ...... reasonable."

Gregory thought about it, and felt that what his wife said was right, according to Little Annie's strength and temperament, there was really no need to worry too much about her safety or accidentally suffer or something.

That little girl, she naturally has her own set of methods for distinguishing between good and evil and dealing with the world, and she is usually ghostly, and she really doesn't need to worry about them anymore.

"By the way, Amoline, how effective is the time gem you took the day before yesterday? Does it do anything? ”

He had studied the scepter in his hand and the mind gem on the head.

In Gregory's opinion, the material of this scepter is good, but the enchantment is very ordinary, just a magic immunity shield? I just don't know why the maker of this wand would make such an inexplicable magic circle?

Compared to this dispensable enchantment, he cared more about this gem of the regular product set in the head of the staff! After research, he discovered: it works wonders for controlling living beings!

Not only can it easily enter other people's minds, but it can also interfere with other people's minds, and at the same time, all dreams, thoughts, and ideas can enter the user's brain? Moreover, it can also enhance the user's mental power, increase psychic ability, and even directly forcibly control enemies!

This effect is really very useful for their warlocks! This kind of spiritual artifact, after falling into the hands of him, a mystic warlock, can definitely exert a function far beyond the artifact itself!

"Of course it works!"

"Moreover, the time gem is very useful! I usually hurt that crazy girl, and I finally know how to go outside to find some rare things to come back and honor my mother! ”

Hearing her husband talk about the Time Stone, Amorin was shocked, and her expression, which had been a little sluggish due to continuous experiments, immediately became energetic.

"Gregory, can I tell you......"

After looking around, and no one seemed to be eavesdropping, Amorien also carefully used a magical barrier to block sound, and then cautiously leaned over and whispered:

"This gem of time, it can really interfere with time directly! Or is it as little Anne said...... Use the power of xenomorph time to wrap around your body, so as to keep the passage of time relatively still! And in this way, we can achieve the purpose of keeping people young forever...... Even, can you directly reach the level of eternal life?! ”

The more she talked, the more excited she became, and Amoline's face even flushed a little.

Women, who doesn't want to stay young forever? You must know that the current Amorin is only in her early thirties, and it is the most dazzling time in a woman's life!

She felt that the gem of time was just right now, so that she could keep her eternal beauty in this time, and then, it seems, she could enjoy the immortality of life by the way? Of course, there is plenty of time to slowly study the infinite meaning of magic?

"Oh? That's a good thing! You must put it away carefully, don't take it out casually, and don't let outsiders look at it! ”

Of course, the mystic warlock Gregory will not be unaware of the truth of his innocence and guilt!

Therefore, he also glanced around with a solemn expression, and then whispered over to his wife.

If this kind of treasure that can easily achieve immortality is leaked, I'm afraid that the creatures of the entire Valoran world and even those gods will flock to the Voodoo Land, right?

He didn't think that the two of them and the small force of the gray order would be able to resist the prying eyes of those countless powers or national forces!

"Don't worry, I'll save it!"

Amoline, who had already roughly studied the function of the Time Gem, nodded after a charming smile.

She wasn't really worried about the Time Gem being snatched away, you know, this thing still has the function of time regression and time standstill or replay, as long as she is not besieged by enemies with too many different strengths, she has enough confidence to maneuver or calmly escape, for this, she is never worried.

"That...... We really don't have to worry about Annie's girl? ”

After nodding his head in the same way, Gregory brought up his precious daughter, Little Annie.

In his opinion, what the couple did seemed to be really a bit excessive? Let's see, the little girl has been away for many years, and she finally came back once, and brought back precious treasures to them, but what happened? Under the cold shoulders of the husband and wife, they actually ran away from each other alive?

Thinking about this matter, it really makes him feel a little embarrassed, they are parents or something, it seems that they are really a little incompetent?

"Gregory! You'd better mind yourself first! ”

Amorien straightened her face in an instant, and glared at her husband angrily.

"Little Annie's crazy girl is not only wild, but also very weird! It's nowhere near as delicate as you seem! You must not be deceived by her cute and stupid appearance! ”

Amorien pursed her lips disdainfully, what kind of character is little Anne, who has been trained by herself since she was a child, doesn't she know that she is a mother?

Although the two of them did snub her a little before, she believed that in three or two days, that girl would be able to completely forget about their husband and wife under the wild crazy play!

"Didn't you hear those things she said the night before at dinner? She is now the supreme head of the great power of the Universe Federation that rules over hundreds of billions of people, where do you need to worry about her, the little leader of the gray order who is in charge of a few thousand people?! ”

As soon as she thought of this, Amorien felt that little Anne must have a lot of good things in her secret!

We'll see, when she comes back next time, she'll have to go through a good trial and see if she can pull out something better out of her ridiculously large half-dimensional space pocket?

Whether it's food, clothing, use or any other treasure, as a mother, she has her own responsibility and must take care of her daughter!

"Okay...... Maybe you're right......"

After thinking about it, Gregory also felt that now their daughter Little Annie really didn't need him to care anymore?

A cosmic power with hundreds of billions of people notifies countless planets, which is terrifying to think about......

If this was true, he really didn't even dare to imagine it!

He also didn't understand how their daughter Anne managed to get into the position of supreme head in such a huge and terrifying country. Thinking about the entire Valoran world they are in now, even if all the intelligent beings are added together, it doesn't seem to be enough for 100 million, right?

"Then that's what happened to Anne...... That's right! Amoline, what are we going to eat tonight? ”

Tut! Thinking about it like this, his little Annie really doesn't need him to worry about it anymore!

But in fact, after their daughter was three years old, as a father, in addition to the necessary knowledge and teaching, he didn't care about his daughter at all at other times, right? More often than not, it's his wife Amorien who is disciplining?

And now it seems that his wife's way of teaching her daughter is still quite successful? Anyway, now their daughter is much stronger than the two of them.

……

In fact, Amorim guessed correctly, when the Hasta couple in the Valoran world were talking about their well-behaved, smart, mischievous and lovely daughter little Anne, Anne herself had already forgotten about the two of them......

And now, here in this other dimension of Middle-earth, the well-behaved little daughter of their family, riding majestically on the back of that little mare foal, leading them to victory after a great victory, leaving the town of Stad, which had only been occupied for a day, and turning directly to the southeast, intending to take advantage of the victory and pursue the town of Metris in the depths of the Dortena Mountains in one fell swoop!

"That...... Dear Lady Anne, can't you really think about it for a few days before setting off in Ystad? ”

Groyin, riding a hill goat, sighed and muttered a little dissatisfaction after listlessly glancing at the spirited little witch in front of her, and then looking up at the temporary centurion of Renas who was riding a tall horse beside her.

"The town of Ystad has just been occupied, and it has not yet settled down, so why do you have to continue south in such a hurry?"

The town of Ystad was not bought by coaxing like Bray Leader, so it was a reasonable choice for Groin to keep a good guard in the stone fort for ten days and a half, and after everything was straightened out and the rebels were suppressed, it would be a reasonable choice to march south.

Besides, it's January 13, 3019 in Middle-earth, and it's the coldest time of the year!

Although they are now located in the former Arno Homeland region, they are also near the equator and subtropics of the planet Middle-earth, and there is little snow all year round. However, marching with the north wind blowing in this cold weather still made Groyin feel uncomfortable for a while.

"As I say, we can actually do it in Stad, or just go back to Bray Town to recuperate for a while...... While Bray Town will definitely send someone to take it over in time, isn't it a little too risky for you to leave only a hundred of Bray Town's militia stationed at you? ”

In his opinion, it is completely possible to repair a little in the town of Stad for a few days, and when he has completely mastered the new territory, it is not too late to go south?

When the time comes, the weather will be warmer, and it will be more beneficial for them to attack, right?

"No! I'm going to have to take down Metras before it gets warmer, and then continue south to take down Sabad and Tabad! By then, the new army in our rear will also be almost trained! ”

"Then, we can continue south, go directly to that Isengard, beat that Saruman hard, and then forcibly occupy his mage tower!"

Anne won't waste her precious time in this little world of Middle-earth! Even if she herself already had almost infinite time!

You know, in the last interstellar world, in that month or two, she was able to take almost half of the Kpru Star Zone?

Although it has something to do with the usual methods of cheating and the convenient folding transportation technology, it also fully shows how efficient she is when she does things seriously!

Moreover, Anne didn't understand, before, when they were attacking and defending in the town of Stad, they didn't have any big battles, right? That is, a few rounds of platoon guns and a shot! Why is it that now, such an old dwarf is clamoring to rest? Are the dwarves as lazy as he is?

"What! You're going to Sabbad and Tabad in the headwaters of the Swan River? ”

Groin screamed, and quickly drove the hill goat under his crotch, so that he quickly caught up with the little witch in front of him, and there were some things that he had to ask clearly.

"Did you know that south of the Swan River valley is the territory of those evil and bloodthirsty barbarians, the Denglanders? They're allies of the white-robed wizard Saruman, and they're all savage lunatics! If you have to take down the swans and the watershed, they'll come north to attack you! ”

For those Denglanders, Groyin knows better!

As early as the time of the Arno Kingdom, their uncivilized savages often fought wars with the Dendans or Normenors, and they did not go south to harass the northwest frontier of the then powerful Gondor Kingdom!

Those uncivilized guys who still maintain the bloodthirsty customs of Ru Mao are by no means a group of characters that can be easily dealt with!

As early as the beginning of the Third Age, when Isengar was still defending the fortress of the Kingdom of Gondor, its main function was to defend against the invasion of the barbarian Denlanders and the Orcs of the Misty Mountains in the north!

It wasn't until the time of Sirian, the regent of Gondor, who ceded Karanahon to Iosiod and established the Rohan Kingdom, that the importance of the geographical location of the fortress of Isengh gradually tended to be dispensable. And in the end, it will fall into the hands of Saruman!

Of course, that's another story, so I won't go into more detail here.

Anyway, Groyin only knows that the Denglanders who have now become one with Issinger are definitely not easy to deal with! Especially before they have formed a numerical superiority in musketeers, it is better not to provoke those barbarians south of the Swan River too early!

"Bearded, you're so weird! We're here to fight the villains of Mordor, huh? Isn't it a swan river that you have to go to sooner or later? ”

"If you're scared, you can go back yourself! Anyway, Renus used to be a ranger, and she knows the terrain to the southeast, so I don't need you to lead me anymore. ”

Anne doesn't like this old dwarf who criticizes herself all day long and always likes to complain!

She didn't quite understand why he followed him with a dead face, instead of hurrying back to Bray Town to make more muskets and cannons for the Alicia Kingdom.

"Alright, alright...... You have the final say! Wherever you say we're going, we'll go! ”

After muttering a few words, Groin stopped talking nonsense, and began to honestly follow the group of a hundred musketeers, a gun carriage, a hundred breeze, and the two groups of nearly one hundred and twenty Dendan's warriors and plate infantry who had been recruited from the town of Stad, and thus marched slowly towards the town of Metris in the south, along a path that was not too muddy, and carried the cold north wind, among the mountains and forests of Dortana.

"Hurry up! Renas, let them all speed up! By noon tomorrow, we must be outside the city of Metris! ”

Anne was already impatient with this kind of slow march!

In contrast, she still thinks that the battleships of the interstellar era are more fun, she only needs to sit in the comfortable bridge, no matter where she wants to go, as long as she biu, she can quickly reach the place she wants to go, which is better than teleportation spells!

As Anne and her sisters marched south again, in the small castle of the former mayor and lord of Bray, Orfina was busy with all sorts of military and political affairs.

Now, both in the recruitment and training of new recruits, everything is going relatively smoothly.

Under the temptation of high salaries and other high salaries, the soldiers' enthusiasm for training is very high! Therefore, now in addition to the newly formed ordinary close defense gun shield soldier 'Silver White Moon Season' of more than 300 people, they have also reorganized 600 people, a total of six teams of musketeers!

Among them, there are four teams of male musketeers, and two teams of female 'Goddess's Wrath' musketeers, who are currently undergoing intense training work, and can be sent to the battlefield at any time if necessary!

After flipping through the report of victory that had just come back from the town of Sstad to the south, Orfina nodded slightly.

The above message has already stated: the combat of new musket weapons does not require too many combat skills! And just pull the trigger on the enemy from a distance and quickly reload the ammunition! Therefore, no matter how poor the training level of the army is, as long as the basic odds are still there, it can shoot at a distance of hundreds of yards, so that the enemy has no chance of getting close at all!

And according to the battle report that has just been sent back, Orfina still thinks that the Ranger-born Rena Centurion was still a little too risky to command when he was in Ystad Town? There was absolutely no need for her to put that group of cavalry at a distance of more than a hundred yards before she fired! Because, if those recruits make a major mistake and don't get it right, it will be a disaster?

Creating a United Kingdom of Alicia from scratch and being appointed as Queen Orfina by Anne's master still feels a lot of pressure, so in order to maintain the shelf of this kingdom, they must use one brilliant victory after another to suppress some ill-intentioned people.

Then, it is best to directly occupy the entire homeland of the former Arno Kingdom in the shortest possible time, and forcibly erect a signboard of a seemingly powerful United Kingdom of Alicia and make it an established fact!

By now, they have more and more muskets in stock, and under industrial production, at least hundreds of muskets and one or two cannons are off the production line every day from the war workshop.

And the only thing they need to worry about is that the stocks of sulfur and saltpeter are too small, which seriously limits the training intensity and gunpowder reserves of the troops! Although Orfina had looted the entire northern region with a lot of money, and the merchants who smelled of money were constantly bringing in saltpeter and sulfur and other necessities she needed, the meagre production was far from what she expected!

And it is said that the best source of sulfur and saltpeter is the area around the Doomsday Volcano in Mordor?

It's just that at the moment, there is no way for them to get these things from Mordor, which is thousands of miles away, after all, where has now been completely occupied by the forces of the evil alliance......

"Her Majesty Queen Orfina!"

"There are several envoys outside, who claim to be messengers from Annuminas and Fornost from the north! Sent by the Free Council of Illyad to make diplomatic representations with us, the United Kingdom of Alicia, would you like to meet them? ”

While Orfina was busy with all kinds of errands, a female guard dressed in a silver-white light cuirass and carrying a musket behind her went to the hall of the castle and saluted and reported to Orfina.

"Oh? Annuminas and Fornost? Calculate the time, and it's time for them to react! ”

After hearing the royal musketeer's report, a sneer flashed across Orfina's face.

"Go! Get ready to summon them in! ”

It has been more than twenty days since they took possession of the town of Bray by the United Kingdom of Alicia!

According to her thoughts, it was time for Annuminus and Fornost, who were only a few days away along the main road with Bray, to react? After all, the Free Council of Illyad, which occupies the Evantine Lake region in the north and the Jerseyton Plains, is the most populous and fertile land in Yuanarno's homeland, except for the hobbit Charles!

The combined population of the two territories of Annuminas and Fornost is at least nearly 100,000, which can be said to be equivalent to the standard of a small kingdom!

And their so-called Illyad Free Council, which seems to have its headquarters in Fornost? And they, the United Kingdom of Alicia, came directly to Bray and occupied it, occupying a dominion under their command, and in any case, the other party should always respond.

“……”

Looking at the arrogant figures who walked in outside the door, Orfina thought for a moment, and she suddenly felt that the musketeers she was now seemed to be almost trained, right?

Perhaps, too, it's time to start a big war and directly destroy that Illyad Free Council in the north? At that time, the charr and other areas will almost be decided, right?

Orfina didn't think that the hobbits who didn't have much fighting power, or the ancient mound hills and the places of Agonde in the Kadolan region, would have the courage to resist when they knew that they had defeated the Illyadian Free Council!

Although, even Orfina herself felt that this thing seemed a little too hasty and a little too aggressive, but wasn't this exactly what her master Anne expected?