On the surface of the Dark Regions, in order to resist the invasion of the dark elves favored by the spider goddess, at the initiative of the Mage Council of Paradium City, an alliance was formed with six other dungeons. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Among them, the city of Paladium, with a population of more than 5,000 inhabitants and nearly 20,000 slaves of all kinds, naturally became the head of the Seven Cities Alliance, claiming to have the city guards of its predecessors, but under the rule of the Council of Mages, it could mobilize 3,000 or even 4,000 regular troops at any time.

This level of war mobilization ability is close to the level of all the soldiers, no worse than the Dark Elf City, coupled with the Mage Council that holds real power, the Lord's House composed of almost all masters, and the twelve mage towers with their own characteristics, Paradium City, a large dungeon that has never been breached in nearly thirty years, has become a benchmark and even a banner.

"However, the prosperity and strength of the city of Palladium was based entirely on the covert exploitation of the economies of the allies, the captivity of a large number of slaves for all kinds of heavy work, and the non-production of all the inhabitants. ”

At this time, Aurelia, the Windrunner who stayed in Palladium City, performed the work of a "spy" almost perfectly, and continuously reported the information collected to Lu Bin.

At the same time, Lu Bin led the summoned creatures and dwarf warriors to repel two groups of enemies one after another, and I don't know what happened, but the other party didn't react, and it was quiet and a little scary.

Lu Bin knew that this was the calm before the storm, and under the turbulent situation, he didn't know how many dangerous undercurrents were surging and surging, colliding into a terrible trap like a whirlpool.

"We can't follow the rhythm of the other side, and only by holding the initiative in our hands can we advance and retreat freely. ”

Lu Bin slammed his fist on the map on the table, and all the participants in the marching tent nodded their heads, even the dwarven warriors who stayed nearby and took time to rest and recover their strength, they couldn't help but look back frequently.

"Elder, how is the screening of slave laborers outside Palladium?"

Harding Brass reached out and wiped a handful on his forehead, and the cold sweat that oozed from his hand was squeezed in his hand and dripped between his fingers.

"Your Excellency Rez, I'm very sorry, but a large part of the slave laborers in the fields that we rescued after the war are goblins, and my people only account for 10% of them, about twenty or so. ”

Lu Bin pondered for a moment: "Are those goblins willing to go with us?"

Harding Brass shook his head: "There are some of them, but they are very small, and they are not worth mentioning. They were very uneasy about being exempted from slavery, and because of the weapons of the warriors, they just endured in silence without any resistance. ”

Lu Bin remembered something and sighed softly: "No resistance is the worst! Some people realize their slave status, and fight against the slave owner for it, and there is still a chance to save it." Unaware of his slave status, he was not ashamed but appreciated the life of a slave, and was grateful to the slaver owners who occasionally showed kindness, and they were completely hopeless. ”

"Leave these burdens in the way, and we need to go lightly. I must remind you of the information coming from the secret channels of the spies that have been planted in the city of Paradium beforehand, and that the ruling Council of Mages is planning something. Before they fight back with all their might, let's avoid the limelight for the time being and head to another dungeon to rescue more of our fellow dwarves. ”

Oric Tyrese has no problem with this, and it is a shame that he can't fight the Mage Councillors, but things have different priorities, and for now it's best to listen to his friend "Rez", after all, he has never made a mistake.

The dwarven elder, at the instigation of the clansmen, originally wanted to say something, but Lu Bin just glanced sideways at him, and the cannon of Halding Copperbeard was completely dumbfounded without exerting its might.

"The next target is the city of Svernebry, founded by underground gnomes. According to the information gathered by the spies, after the Dark Elves captured the city of Bretton Rock, they retreated to the pointed stone caverns near the city of Palladium, and made full use of the complex and varied terrain to successfully establish the city of Svernebri, which is still standing today. ”

"Like the dwarves, they like to mine underground treasures, they are proficient in mechanics and engineering, and they are also good illusionists and mages, and in the Seven Cities Alliance, where the surface of the dark region dominates, the underground gnomes are one of the few who have mastered the production and design of siege equipment and the construction of city defense projects. ”

"Even so, there are a number of dwarven slaves in the porous, beehive-like city of Svenebry, and we must get rid of them as soon as possible. It's best to take advantage of the fact that the news hasn't leaked out now, and we must be fast enough to strike a blow before the underground gnomes can react. ”

It was only then that the dwarves realized the good intentions of Lord Rez, and even Elder Halding Copperbeard obediently kept his mouth shut, and he finally found that he could not keep up with the train of thought of the "Legendary Mage" at all, and the gap between the two was too great.

Later, the meeting ended, everyone left the "marching tent" under Lu Bin's order, and stayed in the vicinity of the more than 200 goblin slaves who were "guarded" by four dwarf warriors.

Lu Bin waited until everyone left the "marching tent", and immediately used the Book of Brigade Mages to retrieve it, and looked around at the goblin slaves who were evasive, both angry at their incompetence and lamenting their misfortune.

"Hardin Copperbeard, lead twenty warriors, and drive all the goblin slaves who don't want to go with us in the direction of Palladium City, and make sure that the people in the dungeon have something to do. You'll make a detour with us later, understand?"

The dwarven elder nodded in response, and then beckoned the familiar warriors to do things, Lu Bin looked at the more than two hundred goblin slaves, who were driven away by the dwarven warriors who were only less than one-tenth of the number, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

After a few moments, he cleaned up his mood and let Oric Tyrese lead the way, while he led the summoned creatures, most of which were undead, and was responsible for cleaning up the traces by the way.

At the same time, the members of the Mage Council, who were blaming each other, were still bargaining over who was responsible for sending troops to teach the "newcomers" of unknown origin, and suddenly learned that a large number of goblin slaves who had been captured and used for agricultural production had been abandoned by the other party and driven to the city of Palladium.

The Speaker looked like he was not talking, and he tapped the hammer to warn his colleagues to turn their attention away from the unworthy goblin slaves and to the newcomers who quietly left the city of Paladium.

This week's Executive, Cicero Aurus, quickly discovered the secret and immediately explained to his colleagues: "Most of the slaves were released, but unfortunately a small number of the dwarves were forcibly left behind. And from the direction of their departure, it can be inferred that the unfathomable newcomers are heading towards the city of Svernebri, founded by our ally, the underground gnomes. ”

The Eye of Palladianum, the prophet Seville, remained silent throughout, did not quarrel with his colleagues for a small profit, and heard the judgment of the Administrator Cicero Aurus, although he did not approve of it, he was willing to trust it.

"Our friend must be reminded as soon as possible that the other party's purpose is likely to be to collect dwarven slaves, and although I have not yet figured out the key point of this, I do not deny that they must have other purposes. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, with the permission and approval of the Speaker, she used her crystal ball to convey the news to the "old friends" of Svernebry that someone was preparing to invade and take away the dwarven slaves.

The mage councillors in the room immediately changed the subject, trying to put a price tag on the news sent by Seville and get the hard-nosed underground gnome allies to pay for it.

The Palladium Eye didn't bother with her fellow Mage Councillors, and she couldn't believe that these philistines were respected "masters".

"The agenda in the past few years was still very formal, but it didn't take long for them to become like this!"