Roddy and Dasco in the manor didn't know what Akasha was doing outside, and the two were sitting around the fire, thinking about how to answer each other's questions. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"The Karen Kingdom has long been prepared for battle, and we have gathered more than 50,000 troops, and there are more than eighteen fortresses on the border. What about Augustine? Can he prepare tens of thousands of people to spend with us?"

Roddy talked with a self-confidence that Dasco never had, and Dasco was actually very envious of this: the other party could be proud of fighting with the glory of the country, but what about himself? Because he did not have the slightest identification with the Tasman aristocracy, let alone looked down on human beings as "lambs", Dasco was really a "lonely man" without any support.

But he obviously didn't know that there was no "national glory" behind Roddy, and the Karen Kingdom would not endorse his actions. He had Elson City, which he had knocked down with one punch and a kick, and Evta, who was resisting the orc onslaught—if he knew this, Dasco would never have asked for help in such a low voice as he did now.

But the advantage of "information asymmetry" has long been played by Luo Di. In terms of acting skills, Roddy feels that he can take a little golden man.

"In the big picture of the war, I can't measure the gap between your and the Tasman's forces, but now their legions have begun to attack, and my men are defending at the front, but the situation is not optimistic. ”

Dasco glorified his strength a little bit on this, "the situation is not optimistic" sounds better than "can't be defeated at all", and in order not to let Roddy look down on himself, he added: "Augustine's power in Tasman is not monolithic, we have now made contact with the elders of the council, and some of them will provide us with some information and resources." ”

Roddy pouted secretly, thinking that the guy who pulled his hind legs was really everywhere. In the kingdom of Karen, Charles II Mirno and his ilk did just that, and it was not at all surprising that Rasiman was in a similar situation.

But these words at the political negotiating table cannot be trusted. Luo Di knew that he had the initiative, so he didn't look impressed, but continued to say with disdain: "Our Cullen's army is already on the way to Tasman, and my team of 100 people is just a pathfinder light horse. His Majesty Charles II has been planning this battle for a long time, and if he doesn't teach that old bone a lesson, he really thinks we are easy to bully?"

He pointed to the two dragon lance knight captains standing guard at the entrance of the conference hall: "In the Karen Kingdom, knights like them are not ranked, and any three counts can bring two or three thousand knights to set foot here, so in principle, we don't need to cooperate with you." ”

How can he achieve his goal after grasping the initiative in negotiations? It is nothing more than the words "coercion and inducement", and Roddy has already demonstrated his force through the battle just now, so no matter how much he brags now, Dasco will believe it if he doesn't believe it.

Dasco, who nods frequently, is not stupid, what does it mean to "no need to cooperate in principle"? That is, he has left a way for himself!

"Baron Roddy's team is strong, and we 'Awakened' are ashamed of ourselves, but Augustine is now your common enemy, and my more than 50,000 humans are still on the front line of resistance, and if we coordinate the battle, it must be helpful to both sides. ”

"Do you have any humans under your command?

Roddy said this completely pretended, in fact, Nata had been scouting outside the castle where Kurka was in the past few days, and he even knew how many soldiers there were in the city.

Naturally, Dasco boasted about his control over the Lamb: "Their leader, Kurca, is a puppet I have set up, and he is at my disposal. ”

Speaking of which, our main forces don't want to be delayed here for too long, after all, the logistical line is too heavy. Roddy glanced at Dasco, "So we want to face Augustine's main army as soon as possible and have a decisive battle." ”

When Dasco heard this, he immediately became excited in his heart: don't care if these humans can win or not, hurry up and consume the undead brought by Augustine... In this way, the "awakened" can have more room to survive.

But he didn't dare to show the excitement in his heart, Dasco had to try to control his expression, and continued to ask: "At present, Augustine's main army is about to come into contact with my subordinates, and the number may exceed 20,000... That may not sound like a lot, but what you might not know is that the Tasman had assembled only 50,000 troops. ”

"I understand this, killing 20,000 people is enough for us to make Augustine reconsider his attitude towards the kingdom of Karen. ”

Luo Di had a confident look of "come and slaughter as much as you want": "Your Excellency Dasco, I am very willing to cooperate with you, and if this battle can achieve expectations, the Cullen Kingdom can consider providing you with a suitable identity." ”

"Identity, what do you mean..."

"You also know that it is unrealistic to want to eradicate Augustine's forces in one go, and we took the initiative this time just to teach Augustine a lesson. But there's going to be something left behind when the lesson is over, right? An even more powerful group of 'Awakened'?"

Dasco swallowed, realizing that this might be a huge turning point in his future position - it would have been easy for the council to destroy the "Awakened" without the resources of a large state. And with the support of the Karen Kingdom, it is definitely "anything is possible"!

"Not to mention anything else in the Karen Kingdom, there are a lot of weapons, food, and armaments that can't be put down, so... If you can get those guys to get to my designated position in five days, the future 'Awakened' will definitely not be a bunch of rangers who can't even get the basics together. ”

As if he had been prepared, Roddy asked the knight next to him to bring a military map, and pointed at it with his hand.

Dasco didn't dare to slack off, and after careful identification, he immediately realized that this was the threshold that Roddy had drawn for him - if he couldn't even do this, then he was obviously not qualified for the other party's "support".

However, he is not a fool to be taken seriously by someone to draw a cake: "We will do everything we can to cooperate with you, and of course, please show enough sincerity." ”

"Did you see their battle with the undead heavy cavalry?"

Unsurprised by his request, Roddy pointed to a dragoon and asked a seemingly unrelated topic.

Dasco nodded puzzled, saying that he could see it clearly.

"The kind of charged cavalry that can kill the heavy cavalry, thirty handles, and sixty spars, is it enough?"

Dasco opened his mouth and was stunned for a few seconds, and all that flashed in front of him was the image of the fifty heavy cavalry disappearing, and then nodded without hesitation: "No problem!"

The negotiation came to an end here, Dasco got up and took the people to say goodbye, but when he walked outside the manor, he saw Yugza, who was almost cured by Akasha, and after Tarcris came up to say a few words, his face suddenly changed, and he was more sure of the strength of Roddy and the Karen Kingdom in his heart, and hurriedly left with his subordinates.

Roddy only learned of Akasha's "feat" after being reminded of Merin Sera, and he was equally stunned - the Holy Light Priest could heal the undead? This is not just a question of whether or not a spell can be cast, but also the essence of the spell.

But obviously Akasha belongs to the "self-taught" type, and in the face of the surprise of Roddy and Merinthera, she seemed a little helpless: "I really studied it myself in the laboratory..."

"I'm not going to drag you to the Inquisition. Roddy smiled and pinched Akasha's cheek, looking at her shy touch, he felt itchy, but with Yugesa half-dead tied up on the side, he also knew that he was not here for a vacation: "Since Akasha can be cured, let's ask together..."

Unshielded from the voice, Yugesa almost cried out hoarse for the next hour - the long-lived undead were more and more afraid of death, and with Akasha's repeated torture interrogation methods, Yugsa was eager to report how many sewers there were in the imperial city of "Oldmantius".

And the information he provided really benefited Roddy... Among them, the news about "catching xenomorphs" made him even more vigilant.

Yugza was able to break away from the troops and act alone because of Augustine's orders.

The confirmation of Tevelyn's location was tracked down by Augustine himself.

The combination of these two made Roddy immediately realize a problem: this group of Tevelin, who were labeled as "demon subspecies", was far more important than he thought!

"Where's Luther, go and call him!"

Roddy turned and walked to the conference hall and casually pointed at Yugesa: "Let him live, Augustine has too many means, I don't want to startle the snake." ”

This is also the lesson learned from facing Augustine several times, and Roddy is now cautious and active in every step - he has realized a very serious problem: if Augustine takes Tefrin so seriously, then he will most likely end up fighting the undead leader head-on!

And facing a strong man who has exceeded the advanced level of 60 is much more terrifying for Luo Di than facing an army of undead.

I subdued Tevlin, and I really felt like I was guilty... Thinking like this, Roddy felt that the pressure had suddenly increased a lot.

But ask yourself, are you really willing to live in fear of Augustine for the rest of your life?

Roddy, who was sitting in the armchair, exhaled slowly, and when he raised his gaze, he was already calm and resolute like never before. He looked at Elder Luther, who was a little at a loss, and asked calmly, "I want to know... How the whole group came to be what it is now. ”

"What kind of secrets are hidden behind your mutations?"

"Let everybody get back there... It's exactly where Trak Fort is. ”

Dasco, who had already ridden away, thought hard about his plans for the next five days, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he couldn't understand the decisive battle location designated by Roddy.

Fort Trak is located in the middle of the area currently controlled by the Awakened, and is the largest castle ever built by the Lamb. The foundation of the castle is a natural rock platform jutting out of the ground more than 10 meters, which happens to be at the bottom of the Tasman Ladder, which resembles the center of a basin when viewed from the terrain of nearly 100 square kilometers.

Because the rock platform protrudes from the ground, the walls of this castle are much taller than other castles, which can be described as easy to defend and difficult to attack, and at the same time, the castle is open enough that tens of thousands of people can squeeze into it without being particularly crowded. But because of this, it is a lonely city with no way back - once it is trapped here, it will either wait for the enemy to retreat, or it will have to defend to the end.

"It's on purpose... Or is it a coincidence?"

Dasco couldn't figure out why, but he knew that no matter what he thought, it was going to happen—if he didn't do it, everyone wouldn't be alive.

Whether the "Awakened" can continue to exist depends on this step!

I have something to go out tomorrow and take a day off. (To be continued.) )