Interlude: Joseph's Conspiracy (Season 3)
That afternoon, the four of them got together to discuss the situation in the Green Forest Plane.
There is only one elven tribe left around the base city, and it has been crippled. Reilly learns from the Tree of Life that the Children of the Forest are the patrons of the World Tree in the Sea of Forests, and that they are born to communicate with the World Tree and use its powers. The World Tree is the final form of the Tree of Life, it is the god of the Green Forest Elves, and the Children of the Forest are equivalent to the Sons of God.
Each Child of the Forest has their own special abilities, and the Forest is their home turf. The Son of the Forest, who fought with Reilly before, was originally just an ordinary nineteenth-level warrior, but in the forest environment, he stimulated the power given to him by the World Tree, and it became so terrifying that even a senior Sanctuary like Scheer was killed in an instant.
After some discussion, the four of them agreed that the Green Forest Elves would not provoke again in the near future, and the third tree of life had probably moved into the depths of the forest.
So, Reilly returned to Farrow again.
Since the elimination of the Orca Slave Hunt, the situation in the Bloodstained Lands has stabilized a lot. Seeing that there was no battle to fight, Rayleigh went into the laboratory, studying the construction and studying the books in the Star Library, and before he knew it, four months had passed.
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On this day, several mysterious guests came to the floating island of the Joseph family, and they were introduced to a special war room.
Two large sand tables were placed in the room, one of which marked a seemingly ordinary noble domain, and the other simulated an unknown plane. Several huge arrowheads were coming from all directions, merging into the noble realm.
A young man stands in front of the sand table and adjusts the arrows on the sand table from time to time. After repeating it a few times, his constricted brow finally relaxed, revealing a satisfied expression. Then, he pulled out a thick stack of lists and double-checked the data on them. The list lists batches of formed armies and corresponding war equipment, each of which is densely marked behind.
There was a sound of footsteps in the hallway, and Duke Joseph came over with a few guests.
At this moment, two samurai appeared out of nowhere and stopped in front of the group. Their weapons were unsheathed, pointing diagonally at the ground, their burly bodies almost completely blocking the passage.
Duke Joseph took out a token, inserted it into the mechanism on the wall, and pressed his hand on a piece of sparkling jade. After a few moments, the light from the jade bi turned a soft yellow, and the two warriors vanished into a cloud of green smoke.
Duke Joseph led the guests on their way to a hall of more than 1,000 square meters, where nearly 100 people were busy. Magical maps are mapped on the walls around them, showing the situation in several planes.
Each of the four corners of the hall has a high platform, on which sit several old generals with murderous faces, each with more than one imaging device on their desks, which can adjust the display as needed.
The hall was divided into four sections, each with semi-separate workshops, where young men in military uniforms threw themselves into front of their workbenches, trying to fiddle with the map. Many of the crafting tables have imaging devices that project miniature magic maps. This type of workbench is half the size of the normal one, and the person sitting on it is more experienced.
At this moment, one of the guests suddenly stopped and asked, "Is this the famous Plane War Staff of the Joseph family, can you give us a tour?"
Duke Joseph hesitated for a moment and said, "Since we are already the staunchest ally, of course there is no need to keep it a secret. This staff has not been established for a long time, and it is time to make you laugh. ”
Led by Duke Joseph, people went into the busy hall in turn and visited the staff of the Joseph family.
If Reilly can see the scene here, he will find that the staff system of the Joseph family is very similar to that of the countries of the earth, which is to divide the battle plan into countless small links, and then a staff officer will refine it, and then summarize it into a complete battle plan in the hands of experienced senior generals for the commander to choose.
This system is not a substitute for a real general, but it can minimize the mistakes of ordinary officers and maximize the efficiency of the use of resources. The key to the staff system lies in its own mechanism, and there must be enough middle and low-ranking officers who have reached the passing line. Famous talents are rare, and qualified talents can be obtained through training. As it stands, the Joseph family's staff headquarters is so well run that each of their generals has become very difficult, at least not to make any low-level mistakes. With this dimensional war staff, the Joseph family had no problem gaining a foothold in Faust. And when most of their generals adapt to this staff system, the combat effectiveness of the Joseph family's army will rise to a new level.
However, compared to the mainstream countries on Earth, the Joseph family's Plane War Staff is still in its infancy. After all, for the staff system to exert its real strength, the timely transmission of information is more important than anything else. On Earth, where radio has long been widespread, it is not difficult to do this. The communication technology of the Norland plane is no worse than that of Earth, but the cost of magical communication is more than a hundred times higher than that of radio, and it is impossible for the wealthy families of the floating island to transmit every command with magical communication.
A short time later, Duke Joseph left the staff with several distinguished guests and came to the war room at the end of the corridor.
Raymond stood on the podium, enlarged a map with a magical image, and then pointed to the dense symbols representing the troops on it and said, "Everyone, the reorganization of all the troops has been completed, and the officers are also familiar with the new command system. Now this unit is ready to go into battle. ”
The VIPs immediately let out a burst of admiration. They all knew very well how incredible it was to break up and reorganize tens of thousands of troops in a week, and unite them into a single unit. And after visiting the staff headquarters of the Joseph family, they felt that miracles could also be created.
Raymond continued: "Now, let's determine the goal of this battle. There are currently two targets to choose from, one of which is Midorimori, whose coordinates we have already obtained from Schumpeter. The other is Faro, whose coordinates can also be obtained, but at a great cost. I'm sure you all know very well what that price is. In my personal opinion, the best goal this time is ......"
He stretched out his hand, pressed a little harder on the magic image, and said, "Faro!"
"Farrow?"
"Why?"
"The Green Forest Plane produces the fruit of the Tree of Life!"
Raymond raised his hand and pressed it down, and everyone immediately stopped talking. The people present were all on the same level as Duke Joseph, or not far from the big names, but they all waited intently for Raymond to speak.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have carefully studied Richard's information, including some of his recent purchases. I found that Richard's ascension was so fast that it was completely impossible to explain by the difference in the speed of time. We all know that Richard has the potential to be a Holy Constructor, and we also know that Farrow is now ten times more unhurried, and Green Forest is eight times more calm. But even that doesn't explain the speed at which Richard is accumulating wealth. Even during Gordon's 'Three Years of Miracles', the speed at which his strength expanded was no more than that. This phenomenon is very unreasonable, but it does happen. So, there must be a secret behind this. I think the secret is in Faro!"
Raymond waved his hand vigorously and said, "So we must now gather the destructive forces to destroy Richard's foundation in one fell swoop! This is the most important strategic goal! As for the fruit of the tree of life, compared to this fundamental goal, the fruit of the tree of life is not important."
By all indications, Farrow may be a high-level plane second only to Norland. You all know how valuable such a plane is, and it is the cornerstone of an empire. In any case, we cannot let it fall into Richard's hands. The attributes of the Green Forest Plane are too extreme, and although the upper limit of the power it can hold is also higher than that of Legendary, its value is far less than that of Faro. Of course, if there is an elven family here, the green forest is infinitely valuable. ”
Hearing him say this, everyone laughed. The elves of the Norland plane have long been driven out of the continent and headed overseas.
"Finally, according to the information we have received, the degree of reinforcement of Faro's dimensional passage is not enough, and it is basically impossible to transport a large number of troops there. In other words, even if Richard knew that we had entered Faro, he would not be able to increase his troops in a short period of time, at most send some strong men with outstanding personal strength. And now, Richard's weakness is that there are not enough strong men. Although he was ten times more unhurried, Richard had only been in Faro for a few years. In any case, the strength he has accumulated will be very limited. And we used that thing this time to throw the army into Faro. Therefore, this battle is a sure victory, and Faro can already be regarded as our possession!"