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Carter Larson is getting more and more anxious. At night, he fell asleep with the poison and the myelin, and when the cold weapon was pressed to his cheek, he would suddenly wake up in a dream of blood and fire, and then walk up to the walls and towers, and wait silently for the dawn with the night watchman.

Archmage Rose, on the other hand, seems to have completely given up his identity as a god servant and became a member of the Maipu clan. He took off his mage robe and put on the black coarse cloth robe of the Maipu tribe, and the skull totem on his spine became deeper and deeper. He performed the morning hymn with the Maipu people, stood at the city gate with them, and looked after the children and the elderly.

"May the eternal Principle of the Source give us strength. "Bassoon-Wanda didn't communicate much with his lost grandson. But perhaps their similar bloodlines have created their similar personalities. Needless to say, thinking and acting are on the same trajectory.

There is no more leisure than a warlock who plans everything. Still dressed in spotless gray robes, he liked to sit alone on the watchtower and watch the magnificent Eye of the Sun circle for a morning, or an afternoon.

Odin would occasionally receive a carrier pigeon, then write a reply, leaving the pigeon to hide in the air and fly towards the Deep Valley, the Imperial Capital, and the Imperial Seminary.

Then, he would tell the young lord some good news to cheer him up.

"Have faith in your people, now you are a leader, not a son hiding under your father's wing. In addition to revenge, you have to think about what to do to win their trust, and these words should not be told to you by me. "Odin pulls out Larson, who is in a nightmare.

Late one night, Odin received an urgent report from the city of the Deepvalley that the princes of the valley had captured a commander of the right wing of the Imperial army, and that the Imperial army had replenished its baggage at Selburg, the only vassal territory under the control of the Silver Eagle after going deep into the Iron Mountain, and was leading ten large siege engines near the city of Paliva.

In the early hours of the next morning, scouts reported that the camp of the Imperial Army had been found ten miles away.

After a month of waiting, the Imperial army finally arrived in the city.

Odin stood on the conning tower and gathered the young lord Carter, the apostate elder Bassoon, the archmage Rose, and the head of the mage regiment, Rudolph, to unfold a yellowed scroll of paper.

"The Imperial Iron Horsemen will reach the city walls early tomorrow morning, and this is a map of the city of Paliva - both above ground and underground. ”

Odin pointed to the center and said in a cold voice, "Although we are very well prepared, both the traitor and the Duke of Deep Valley have greatly reduced the cohesion of the Imperial Army for us. But we still need to calmly look at the reality: all our combat strength combined, only a thousand. ”

"We have to face an army that is eight times our size, well-equipped and well-trained. "He understands that everyone is waiting for this moment.

"Before going to war, the most important thing is to know the situation between us and the enemy. The opponent had 3,000 cavalry, 4,000 infantry, 1,000 crossbowmen, 10 siege vehicles, and 210 elites of the Sanctuary. ”

"Now because of the early interference, the Imperial Legion has lost about 800 to 1,000 soldiers, and in addition, the right wing commander, Viscount Cato, has been captured by the Earl of Landauburg, so the right flank of the Imperial Army is the focus of our assault. ”

Odin made the situation clear: "My strategy is for the Deepvalley Mages to confront the Sanctuary so that they cannot interfere with the civilian soldiers in casting spells. ”

"The civilian army does everything in its power to protect itself and attacks the Imperial army from a distance. The summoners of the Rebels, because it takes time to cast spells and cannot recover their physical strength in a short period of time, can only wait for the Imperial army to approach the city wall before releasing the Time Demon to attack at close range, which can also prevent the Sanctuary Army from causing attrition to the Time Demon. ”

"In addition to obstructing the Sacred Territory Army, the mage regiment is also tasked with clearing out the enemy forces that have broken through and destroying siege vehicles. We must defend the gates, for if the enemy storms Paliva, there will be no resistance to the ragged soft-armored civilians, the unprotected mages, and the apostate weakened by the spell. ”

Carter's fist landed on the table and said in a hoarse voice, "Paliva will win." ”

The rest followed suit, and the sound of fists clashing with wooden blocks was neat and impassioned: "Paliva will win." ”

"So, Lord Larson, please explain the geography of the neighborhood and our assault strategy. Odin gave up his position and asked Carter to explain the map.

Carter pointed to the center of the map: "Here, this is the city-state of Paliwa, on high ground, surrounded by low-lying plains. The Imperial army will march from the west and will reach the city gates - we have no extra troops to harass"

"However, we were able to take advantage of the high ground and prioritize longbowmen and charging cavalry to prevent the enemy from storming the gates. This was the only flat passage into Paliva, and they had to choose this place to concentrate on the siege. I will lead the soldiers to stop the main force of the Imperial Army. ”

Then he pointed to the right side of the city of Paliva, drew a long line to the walls of the Poppies Square, and then followed the walls to an undulating hill, and from the foot of the hills, drew three branches.

"Here, there is an underground passage dug by the sages, which is not only our last guarantee, but also the hope of our assault. If the battle goes well, I hope to send a vanguard team to go from the ground and go around to the flanks of the enemy forces to ambush the elite of the enemy. ”

Carter clenched his fists tightly, his fingers turned white, his nails dug into the flesh, and he trembled slightly. It was his first battle, both for revenge and for the honor of his family, and now he had the lives of thousands of people in the city of Paliva. For the first time, he felt so much responsibility.

"What if...... If the war is lost, this is our ...... Everyone, the only way to escape. Everyone, flee to the foothills, where Paliva's former vassals Todd and Slow are in possession. I have made a deal with them that they will accept the defeated deserters. ”

Then, Carter raised his blood-red eyes and said in a deep voice, "I hope we can all survive this battle." ”

As the words fell, Bassoon-Wanda knelt down on one knee: "The traitor is willing to follow the king of poisonous scorpions to the death." ”

Rose, on the other hand, wrapped his arms tightly around his nephew's shoulders and remained silent.

Rudolph put aside his pride and bowed to Carter and Odin in silence: "I would like to believe that this city-state, and the people here, will be victorious." Because there's freedom and power here that I've never seen before. ”

The gray-robed warlock walked to the spire of the continuing tower and looked into the distance, where he saw a dense crowd of figures, his eyes as bright as obsidian: "Here they are." (To be continued.) )