Chapter 261: Trouble, Trouble
"Don't you really want to eat?" Niceh sat down in her chair with a relaxed expression, with the dinner that her officers had just delivered in front of her. She was carrying a grilled fish in her hand and said with a shallow smile: "Do you have the habit of watching people eat?"
Roddy just frowned and didn't answer.
It's been two whole days. Edith, the guy who secretly followed, hid in Roddy's room and didn't show up. Roddy strictly ordered that no one should come in without his permission. Three meals a day are brought in.
I don't know what kind of psychology it is, Roddy doesn't want others to know about Nice's existence.
Nices gracefully picked up the cup, drank the last drop of milk in the cup, and then leaned back comfortably, giggling, "Okay, I'm done." ”
Luo Di glanced at the other party coldly, walked over and swept away the rest of the food like a whirlwind, and then said lightly: "Okay, you go back to sleep!"
Nidis sighed, "Don't you know any politeness, why are you always so cold and impersonal?" ”
Roddy's gaze finally stayed on Nice's body, and said lightly, "Then you tell me about the dwarf clan." ”
Nidis smiled slyly, "I said, unless you promise me to take me ashore at your destination!"
Luo Di frowned, and his face sank: "You have already guessed that we are going to war, and we are going to follow? I tell you, when the time comes, I will stay on the ship honestly! Don't think about going anywhere!"
Nidis exclaimed, "Do you think I'll be obedient?"
Roddy shrugged: "You're disobedient. I'll knock you out when the time comes. ”
The two stared at each other for a long time, refusing to give in to each other. Finally, Nitice chuckled and whispered, "Alright." I won't fight with you. Well...... I'm going to take a shower! Get me water!"
"What do you want?" said Roddy, who seemed startled.
"Take a bath!" said Nice, "I've been here for two days and haven't taken a shower!
Roddy really smiled this time, but it was a wry smile: "Take a bath...... You're really thinking about me...... Don't you know that this is above the sea, and every drop of fresh water on the ship is precious! And we're on the march. It would be nice to have a hot meal on the march......"
Nidis glanced sideways at Roddy: "With your status, you can live in such a big room." Can you eat such good food without bathing water?"
The two stared at each other again for a long time, and Luo Di finally sighed: "Okay, I'll arrange it for you." ”
He turned around and was about to go out. Nidith stopped him again, "Wait!"
Roddy said impatiently, "What's wrong again?"
"And the clothes!" Nice's face seemed to blush, "I've been wearing this dress for two or three days." ”
Roddy was speechless, then slammed the door hard.
It seems that the king really took a fancy to Roddy, and all the people on board complied with any request he had. After a while, several officers carried several buckets of hot water into Roddy's room. It's just that the clothes don't seem to be easy to get, there are no women's clothes on the ship, and Roddy doesn't dare to ask them for women's clothes. Just sent a set of ordinary military uniforms.
A steaming bucket was placed in the room outside. It was only when the officers walked out that Nitis came out through the door inside.
The room was filled with steam, and Nitis seemed a little shy: "You...... What are you still doing here? Get out of here!"
Luo Di smiled bitterly: "I went out? I just asked them for hot water to take a bath, now how can I go out?" he said lightly: "You wash here." I'll just go inside and avoid it. ”
"No!" Nice's face flushed, and she pushed Roddy out with all her might, shouting, "You are not allowed to be here!"
Roddy was helpless, with Nice's strength he couldn't push him at all, but other girls wanted to take a bath, and it was always difficult for him to force him to stay.
Out of the hatch, Roddy sighed and looked left and right to see that no one was near the door. He sighed. After thinking about it, it was decided to go to the king.
The king's face turned even paler, and even his breath was a little weak. A few guards outside the door let Roddy in. Roddy said in a deep voice: "Follow our itinerary." I think it's tomorrow, right? I should be able to see six places before dawn tomorrow. ”
After waiting for a while, seeing that the king did not react, Luo Di frowned and said, "Is it time to give orders to the officers in a hurry?"
The king's eyes were a little deep, and he whispered, "It's not time yet. ”
Luo Di pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "According to the distribution of the dwarven armies along the coast that I have seen, there will be a valley fifteen miles deep within the 6 inner 6 of the location we have selected in advance, and through that valley is a medium-sized town of theirs. There were about fifteen thousand troops stationed there. I suspect they'll have small bands of rangers patrolling around town. After ascending 6, my idea was that I would personally lead a team of horsemen to take that town as a stronghold as quickly as possible, and at the same time I could get some supplies there......"
Roddy was carefully speaking his thoughts, but looking at the king squinted his eyes, and did not seem to be listening carefully.
"Your Majesty, did you listen to me?" Rody felt a little strange.
The king stood up, looked at an hourglass placed next to him, and suddenly smiled mysteriously: "Okay, we'll talk about these things later, and in three hours I'll order the fleet to stay for a while, and then gather the officers of the various warships here, and talk about what you think later." ”
Roddy was stunned, only to feel that the king's attitude was really a little strange, and couldn't help but say, "When will we talk about it?" He tried to suppress a trace of anger and said in a deep voice: "If you want the battle to go well." It's best if we have a plan for the invasion now!"
The king seemed to be thinking, and he kept looking at the hourglass next to him, and after a full quarter of an hour, the king finally spoke: "Roddy, have you ever seen the spirit fox?"
Roddy frowned.
The king continued to laugh and said, "The spirit fox is a beast with extremely precious fur, very small in size, very beautiful, but also very cunning. In the aristocratic circles of Roland the Great 6, many noble ladies like to keep this animal as a pet. ”
Roddy sank. He knew that the king must have said this with a purpose, so he simply sat down and listened quietly to what the other party had to say.
"Unfortunately, this animal has a very strange nature. Adult spirit foxes can never be tamed! Even if they catch adult spirit foxes, they will struggle until they die, so if you want to tame spirit foxes and become a pet, you can only catch young spirit foxes!"
The king's words were neither hasty nor slow. Said slowly: "But this kind of spirit fox has another special feature, there will only be two small juvenile spirit foxes in a spirit fox's nest at most, and if the hunter directly touches the fox nest and wants to capture them, the adult spirit fox will immediately bite the little spirit fox to death! I would rather die than let them be caught! This is a strange creature." ”
"And this spirit fox is very cunning and smart. Rarely leave their nests. The king was smiling, "But fortunately, they still have to hunt!" When an experienced hunter finds a fox den, he often puts a hare around to lure the adult spirit fox out. And then...... Hehe......"
Roddy's heart suddenly sank, and his face changed slightly: "What do you mean by this?"
The king put away his smile and whispered, "The dwarves have always been suspicious and cunning, do you really think that we can fool them according to our plan? We can't fail, so we have to find a way to close these holes......"
The king raised a few fingers, and said lightly, intentionally or unintentionally: "First, we have mobilized troops on such a large scale, even if it is a secret operation that has been exhausted. However, with such a large-scale mobilization of troops, it is inevitable that the news will still leak out! Second, our internal situation may not be a piece of steel! If others do not say it, the position of the Right Prime Minister has always been very delicate...... Surely you can't fail to see this with your cleverness, can you? With your right-hand status, can our troop movements conceal his eyes and ears?"
The king sighed and continued, "If we fight the dwarves, the temple will naturally not sit idly by. If the right phase really fell to the temple...... Hmph" his tone gradually became gloomy: "Then the temple doesn't have to come forward on its own, only a little way to reveal the news to the dwarves...... Our sneak attack will become an open attack! Then there will be no advantage at all!"
Instead, Luo Di calmed down and said slowly, "Go on." ”
"So ......," said the king, "so it will certainly not work according to our original plan, so we will have to work around." If...... If the dwarves are spirit foxes and their country is spirit fox den, then in order to be able to touch the spirit fox nest, they must first ...... their army Well, it should be said that the adult spirit fox lured it out......"
"So in fact, our current fleet is just a hare, a decoy!" Roddy said coldly: "Our fleet is not going to attack, it is just to lure the opponent's fleet over, right?"
The king did not refute, and said calmly: "Yes, even the prime minister thinks that our fleet is a real offensive force! We can't take this risk! Do you remember the last fleet of our fleet to be shipped to Guangming Da 6 a few days ago......
Roddy said coldly, "That fleet is the real offensive force, right? We are here to support pretending, and then attract the dwarven sea fleet over, and then the fleet that comes out in front can be successfully boarded!" His gaze was as sharp as a blade, and he stared straight at the king's face.
As if sensing Roddy's anger, the king sighed, then he coughed lightly a few times and said in a deep voice: "According to the intelligence, it seems that the fleet of the dwarves has really received our news and seems to have sensed our original plan. Their navy did not follow the previous fleet all the way, but had already returned home on the day we left...... If the right minister is really from the temple side and really revealed the news, then if I guessed correctly, the naval fleet of the dwarves is not far from us now!"
"Hahahaha......" Roddy burst out with a wild laugh, his laughter was filled with anger, and he suddenly stood up: "Good means! Sure enough, good means! In order to attract the dwarven navy, you actually sent so many warships? and so many soldiers...... Well, no!" Roddy raised his head, glared at the king, and said coldly: "Since it is a decoy, then there is no need for so many soldiers! If I guess correctly, there are not many troops on the ships of the fleet we brought this time, right?"
"Yes. The king confessed simply: "One hundred and fifty warships, with less than 20,000 soldiers on board." ”
Seeing that Roddy was not surprised, the king sighed, "I know you must be angry right now, but as an experienced army commander, I'm sure you can understand why we did this." Your Majesty also said that I believe Your Excellency will be able to understand our approach. ”
"What are you talking about?" Your Majesty ......" the muscles in the corners of Roddy's eyes jumped suddenly.
The king sighed, and suddenly a white light appeared on his body, and under that light, the muscles of his face gradually changed, and his body seemed to be wrapped in that light, and his appearance changed in an instant!
"You're ......" Roddy gritted his teeth, "You're the leader of the Magic Guild, Master Sith!
The Sith's old face showed a little apology: "I'm sorry, in order to convince others that this fleet is a real offensive force, I have to pretend to be a king and board with you! ”
Roddy sneered, "Very good, very good!" He stared at the Sith and said hatefully, "Then why involve me again, since our fleet is bait anyway, then why do you have to involve me in this plan?"
Sith's face became serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Because we really need you." In fact, we can't do without you in this operation. ”
His expression suddenly became very strange: "Roddy, do you really think. Does the Kingdom of Sauron care very much about the Dwarves' ironwood resources?Yes, after conquering the territory of the Dwarves, maybe we can really master this precious resource and command the many kingdoms on Roland the Great 6 from now on. But is this reason alone enough for us to risk this war?"
Roddy's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Seth in the palace the other day and night.