Hell, the Temple of Notis.

When Artevans returned to the Prison, he found Kaina and told her all that had happened.

『…… That's probably the case, considering that even with the addition of those creatures in the laboratory, the combat power may still be insufficient, so I hope you can contribute to the attack on Phothes."

Based on the information that Artevans has so far, coupled with his estimation of the strength of the three powerhouses in Phocherth City, he thinks that relying only on himself and Lil, at most with Evausa and some modified creatures, the combat power may not be enough.

So, Artevans decided to let Kaina join the fight.

"What information does you know now?" Kaina didn't reply directly to Atfans, but asked first.

"There are several specific pieces of information, the first is that Foxes City has launched a request for help; The second is that the city of Phothess is very large, but the forces are fairly evenly distributed and sufficient; The third is the ability of two of the three strong men in the city of Phochers, which I already have a general understanding; Fourthly, the human powerhouse named Gerst has already arrived in Foxes City, and it is estimated that he will join the battle at that time."

Atfans gave Kaina some information about the city of Phocze.

Kaina pondered as she listened to Artevans' explanation, "In other words, even if the soldiers in Phothesz City are removed, there will be at least four strong people to pay attention to, not counting some strong people who may come to support......

After a moment, Kaina raised her head and asked, "What is the specific strength of those strong men, have you detected it?"

"That human named Gerst, he can be on par with me when I haven't opened the spell awakening. Then, the three mighty men of Phothes, all from the same family, and they were also the rulers of that city-state, and their names were Thorin, Biante, and Gofidor, which I learned from a human named Lyrea.

"Although Lyrea is the strongest in the western part of the Southern Continent, that girl named Gofidor has the strength to kill Lyrea in seconds, and that girl's ability is probably to create invisible objects with her mind, as well as to fight with thin lines, and her eyes may also have special abilities. However, as for the other effects of her thin lines, and what kind of abilities her eyes have, it is not known for the time being.

"The other two...... The man named Payant possessed the ability to sneak through the shadows, and the scythe in his hand was presumably made from shadows. He was fast and had at least one blow to cut off the strength of Rusa's clone. As for the woman named Suorin, at least in the information detected so far, there is no record of her strength, only that she is known as the Sword Emperor and is the strongest human in the Southern Continent."

After a moment of recollection, Artevans told Kaina all the information about the three members of the Knightle family that Lyrea and Arubha's doppelganger had detected in less than half a day, plus a little speculation of his own.

It only took less than half a day to learn this information, and the efficiency can be said to be quite high. If it weren't for Gofedor who cleverly discovered that something was wrong with Lyrea earlier, I am afraid that within two days, all the situation in Phothestown would have been known by Artfans.

After listening to Artfans' description, Kaina nodded, "Understood, tell me the plan before you attack, and I'll do my best to help you."

Without waiting for Artevans to respond, Kaina left.

After Kaina was gone, Aruba leaned over to Artevans and whispered, "Lord Artevans, there's one thing I've already taken care of, and it will probably make you feel less stressed."

"What is it?" Hearing Rusha say this, Artevans' interest was piqued, and he turned his head to look at Rusha and asked.

With a wave of her arm, Rusha turned her arm back into the form of a black shadow, transforming it into a simple map of the Southern Continent in front of Artfans.

"The city of Phorcher is nearly the size of the central part of the Southern Continent, like a strong barrier in front of the east. However, there are still four small city-states in the central part that have not been annexed by the city of Phothes, and two of them are just south of the city of Phothes, leaving a gap in this 'barrier'.

"While my doppelganger can't directly enter the city of Phoches, I can enter the two city-states to the south as I please. So, I took advantage of it and had my doppelganger go around the city of Phochers and reach the eastern part of the Southern Continent."

At this point, Arusha didn't continue, she felt that what she had just said was enough for Artevans to know what she had done.

Artevans pondered for a moment, then glanced at Rusa and smiled with satisfaction, "You've really grown a lot......

"That's what you wanted me to be able to do a hundred years ago, but I didn't really realize the need to work hard to be your advisor until after Lord Sheola died, and I'm sorry for that." Rusa was very modest and bowed respectfully towards Artevans.

Indeed, as she said, if she had been able to take on the task of planning as she is a hundred years ago, I am afraid that everything that was back then would have to be rewritten.

However, things that have passed cannot be changed, and Aruba has been able to grow in the past hundred years to almost match the role of Sheola in the past hundred years, except for fighting, and Artevans is very relieved.

What Rusa had just said, Artevans understood. This means that Aruba has used her clone to block the support of the large city-states in the east to the city of Phoches, and the city of Vorces, which can only have the support of the small city-states in the middle, is actually no different from being isolated.

"So, what would you do next if this battle was left entirely to you?" In order to verify whether Rusha's thoughts are the same as his own at this time, Artevans asked.

"There are two plans, one is to completely cut off all support from the city of Phothes, and then concentrate on attacking the city of Phoches, and the other is to deal with the city-states in the east first, and finally attack the city of Phochers from the east and west." Rusha already had a plan in her mind, so she immediately responded, "However, the choice is in your hands, Lord Artevans, and I don't dare to make decisions for you on my own."

After hearing Rusa's words, Artevans smiled subtly.

The two plans given by Arusha are exactly the same as the plan that Artevans had in mind. However, Artevans is also struggling with how to choose.

Cutting off the support from the relatively weak east and concentrating on the strongest city of Phothes, once successful, the strongest city-state in the southern continent will be destroyed, and then it will be much easier to use the resources obtained to sweep the east. Moreover, according to Rusa's report, she has successfully cut off support from the east, which means that the large city-states in the east can be handled by Artevans' existing manpower.

The other option was to dispose of the relatively weak eastern city-states first, and eventually make the city of Phothesa truly isolated, and then annex it.

Artevans learned from Loyat that the existing city-states in the eastern part of the Southern Continent were all formed after a long period of strife, and the strength of each city-state should not be underestimated, but there is only one person who is truly noteworthy, and that is Cheman, who is known as the strongest in the east. All the other strong people, although Tyat did not say it explicitly, but according to Atfans's understanding of Rodat, Rodat did not say it, which means that Atvance can easily solve it.

If viewed in this way, it would be equally feasible to bypass the city of Phochers and attack the east first.

However, the risks are comparatively greater.

After all, Aruba can cut off support from the east to Phochers, but not necessarily the other way around. If the eastern city-states managed to delay the time and get support from Phothes, Artevans would likely be in the back of the enemy.

If this is the case, it would be better to concentrate on the siege of Phochers first.

After thinking about it for a long time, Artevans finally decided, "Let's focus on the city of Phochers first, you still don't have to join the battle, unless I need you then." But you must observe the situation of the whole battlefield at all times, and use all means to ensure that the eastern city-states cannot be supported, and to provide assistance to us in the battle at the right time.'"

"Understood!" Rusha saluted respectfully, then vanished into the hall in black.

After Rusha left, Artevans looked thoughtfully at the ceiling of the main hall and whispered to himself, "It seems that it will eventually evolve into a pure clash of strengths......

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Two days later, Fortis Castle, inside the Council Chamber.

Thorin had woken up early in the morning and sat here, waiting for the lords of the large city-states in the east, as well as the lords of the other smaller city-states in the middle.

But she had been waiting here for about three hours, and it was now close to noon, and no one came.

The more Solene thought about it, the more strange she felt, it stands to reason that the strange purple light that shattered the natural enchantment of the Southern Continent should have been seen by everyone in the entire Southern Continent, and it was impossible for the lords of those big city-states in the east not to react to it at all.

Moreover, the city of Verchester is also the most famous and powerful city-state in the southern continent today, and it should be impossible for those lords in the east to refuse the invitation sent by Sorine Gofidor.

Just as Thorin waited impatiently, Pointe walked in.

"What's wrong?" Sorin, noticing that Paante was coming, immediately asked.

Piante didn't answer, just shook his head silently.

Thoren's face turned a little ugly, and she cupped her forehead to wonder what was the reason why the lords weren't there, or couldn't be there.

After thinking for a moment, Thorin immediately stood up and walked out, as if she had thought of something.

"Where are you going?" Biante asked, puzzled.

"Godfield's Dollhouse." Thorin replied as she walked out, "I reckon we're probably isolated, I need Godfield's opinion!"

(End of chapter)