Chapter 181: Prelude to the Rebellion
Roman and Joss digested the results of the battle, and Lan Dao was not idle, he took advantage of his identity to actively contact the Academy Alliance and invite a fierce offensive to the Holy Spirit Temple.
Roman came to the front line, the wizard was fighting desperately, the witchcraft bombardment was overwhelming, he asked Lan Dao in surprise: "This intensity... You're really here! ”
Lan Dao smiled: "True and false, false and real, it may not be true in the future, but it must be now, otherwise how can you deceive the high-level." ”
Roman nodded: "I see, what do you need me to do?" ”
Lan Dao said in a calm tone: "I have heard about your deeds in the legion, under your tutelage, the legion will not retreat, and it is suitable to supervise the battle on the front line." ”
Roman frowned, and said with some displeasure: "Anyone can do this kind of thing!" Can't you? ”
Lan Dao shook his head: "You are famous, and you command and supervise the battle, which can show the fierceness of the battle, and I am responsible for reporting to the above and exaggerating the intensity of the battle!" ”
Lan Dao's words were reasonable, Roman couldn't refute them, so he had to agree, and then Lan Dao said, "You also have a second-level companion, can I command her?" ”
Roman shook his head and said, "No, you can tell me if you have a request, and I will make the decision for her!" ”
Lan Dao smiled: "Then forget it, the defense line will be handed over to you!" ”
Looking at the back of Lan Dao's departure, Roman was thoughtful, and after a moment, he withdrew his gaze and focused on the battlefield.
Joss left the ambush and came to Roman's side, surprised, "This is an all-out attack, right?" How did Lan Dao get the Academy Alliance to be aroused? ”
Roman said: "A high-level spy like Lan Dao is dormant in a confidential position, precious and abnormal, no matter what, it must be saved, and it is normal to launch a sheep attack for him!" ”
"Besides, the academy might want to try their luck and try to see if they can take down the Holy Spirit Temple... Hehehe. ”
Qiao Si muttered: "You say, why doesn't Lan Dao run away, obviously the Holy Spirit Hall has already suspected him, and he is still staying in this Longtan Tiger's Den." ”
Roman said calmly: "How much you give, how much you get, if Lan Dao wants to restore the wizard's combat power, he must make enough contributions to the alliance, and staying here and being in a high position can he play an important role." ”
"Now once he defects, the king immediately seals his combat power, making him no different from mortals, so everyone will run away, but Lan Dao will not."
Roman then unleashed the Burning Horizon, killing several wizards who had broken through the line, stabilizing the line of defense.
Then he teleported to another location, using a enhanced fireball technique to force back a wave of sneak attacks.
Thanks to Lan Dao's intelligence, the Academy Alliance can always find the weak point of the defense line, concentrate superior forces to launch an attack, and make the defense line look crumbling.
Roman and Joss act as firefighters, struggling to put out fires and maintain the front.
Roman knew that his performance would be recorded and sent to the city-state's higher-ups, so he had to behave badly.
After extinguishing the fire a few times, Roman and Joss ushered in a second-level wizard opponent, and the two sides had a tacit understanding to fight, regardless of victory or defeat.
Roman and Joss were pinned down, the defense line was suddenly breached, and the Holy Spirit Temple had to shrink the defense line and retreat to the second defense area, with the help of the witch array there, it was able to contain the attack.
Seeing that the situation was about the same, Lan Dao reported the situation to the top of the Free City-State, and he said in front of the communicator:
"Report to the hall lord and the king, the enemy launched a fierce attack on our defense line, and our side fought bloodily and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, but we had no choice but to lack combat strength and were forced to retreat to the second line of defense and continue to resist!"
"So I asked for reinforcements from the upper peak, and I urgently need a large number of first-level wizard combat power!"
The communicator sneered a few times, and replied: "Reinforcements will arrive soon, but not first-level wizards, but many second-level wizards, and they will definitely be able to hold it then!" ”
Lan Dao glanced at Roman not far away, who nodded at him and continued, "I don't think you should increase the combat power of second-level wizards, they won't be able to do anything!" ”
"Why?" The voice in the communicator was a little joking, as if it was looking at what you Lan Dao had to say!
Under Roman's encouraging gaze, Lan Dao plucked up his courage and said:
"The gap between me and the enemy is not in the second-level combat power, but in the excessive attrition of the first-level wizards, and the fourth legion was completely wiped out some time ago, resulting in a shortage of first-level wizards!"
"At present, the second-level combat strength of the two sides is evenly matched, if we increase our troops, the enemy will do the same, there is no improvement in the battle situation, and in terms of first-level wizards, we are still at a disadvantage!"
"So we need a large number of first-level combat power to make up for the disadvantage, not a few second-level combat power, otherwise the Blessed Land Theater is in danger of falling!"
The other end of the communicator fell silent, and Lan Dao's last sentence made him have to pay attention, there are still a lot of resources to be developed in the blessed land, and the blessed land war zone cannot be lost!
For this reason, the other end of the communicator decided: "Well, while increasing the second-level combat power, a large number of first-level combat power will be added!" ”
However, Lan Dao still shook his head and refused: "If this is the case, it will still lead to the fall of the war zone, my suggestion is to only send first-level wizard combat power, not second-level wizards!" ”
The other end of the communicator was anxious, and scolded: "Lan Dao, what are your intentions in resisting the investigation team so much!" I think I should ask the king to freeze your ring spirit and bring it back to the headquarters to investigate! ”
Lan Dao said coldly: "Please, I told you the consequences, it is wartime now, if you rashly remove me and cause disorder in command, the consequences are unpredictable!" ”
"It's the same for the additional second-level wizards, I've already reported the consequences, if something really happens, hehe... It's up to you to do it yourself! ”
Lan Dao's words are almost equal to a threat, the command confusion is just an excuse, and the lack of security must be true to the enemy, if you don't want this to happen, don't send an investigation team.
"You ......" The other end of the communicator couldn't speak, so he had to throw down a sentence: "Wait for the news!" ”
At the end of the call, Lan Dao was surprised by Roman: "You really expected it!" So the investigation team wouldn't come, would it? ”
Roman shook his head: "It's impossible not to come, it should reduce the scale, and even send people you are familiar with to lower your vigilance, we will wait for the result before making a decision." ”
Lan Dao nodded: "I understand, I will inform the academy to slow down the offensive, in case of an accident, and then step up the offensive, as a last resort, I will sell the defense area!" ”
He was asking Roman for his opinion, of course Roman had no opinion, and it had nothing to do with him how the defense area was, so he agreed: "You can operate these things, but I want a piece of the final warehouse!" ”
The results soon came from the headquarters, and as Roman expected, the investigation team was canceled, and only one person was dispatched, Gilbert, the Lord of the Holy Spirit Temple.
Lan Dao called Roman and Joss to report the situation, and then said:
"Gilbert himself is the Lord of the Holy Spirit Temple and my teacher, and we have a good relationship, but he is absolutely loyal to the king and cannot be wooed."
Joss worried: "The high-level is mixing sand, so will he tear his face with us and clean us up first?" ”
Roman wants to retreat: "No, don't say that he can't beat us, he must first prevent the fall of the war zone, as long as the foreign enemy is still there, Gilbert will not dare to do anything to us!" ”
"So there's nothing to be afraid of, it's nothing more than a routine inquiry, clean up the evidence these days, don't show your feet, and then prepare for the last step!"
Lan Dao nodded with a fixed face: "Then according to the plan agreed before, collude with the academy wizards, occupy the defense area, and then loot the treasure house!" ”
"After that, each has a life and a death..."
Roman nodded: "Then the Academy Alliance negotiation will be handed over to Lan Dao you!" ”
Lan Dao replied: "Okay, the front line will be handed over to you and Josie, do a little bit like it, don't be found out by Gilbert!" ”
Roman promised, "No problem, Gilbert can't find out!" ”
A few days later, when Gilbert arrives in the blessed land, and Randolph asks Roman to greet him, Joss asks in a whisper, "The House wizard won't drop the chain, will he?" ”
Roman smiled confidently and said, "I didn't expect them, if we go well, the Academy, Gilbert, Rando... It's just prey in a trap, waiting for the final lore! ”
Then he changed his words: "But you still can't take it lightly, the fusion witch array must be ready, once you fail, run away at any time, as long as there is a way out, don't be afraid if the sky falls!" ”
Joss nodded solemnly: "The witch array has been transferred here, I check it every day to make sure it is in the best condition and ready to use!" ”
Roman smiled with satisfaction, and then, together with Randolph, went to meet Gilbert.
Gilbert didn't come alone, he was followed by a large number of Ringwraithing Knights, all of whom had first-level wizard combat power judging by their aura.
It is worth mentioning that none of them have a wizard, and it is clear that the upper echelons are extremely distrustful of wizards.
Lan Dao stepped forward and said enthusiastically: "Teacher, you are finally here, things are not easy to do here, we have long been looking forward to you presiding over the overall situation!" ”
Gilbert snorted: "I think you must want me to die halfway through!" A good war zone, after you took over, it was a miasma, which made the king very angry, you know! ”
Lan Dao hurriedly licked his face and agreed: "Yes, yes, teacher, aren't you here, the situation will definitely improve!" ”
Gilbert looked at Roman and said, "Yes, they have all been promoted to the second level, where are the resources coming from, it won't be exchanged for collaborating with the enemy!" ”
Roman said coldly: "Wait for you to come up with evidence before saying this!" ”
Everyone is second-level, Roman is still a wizard, and the power belongs to himself, and he doesn't have to curry favor with his superiors like Lan Dao, so he is neither humble nor arrogant.
Gilbert said coldly: "Okay, there is backbone, there is backbone to bury the Fourth Legion, what do you have to say about this?" ”
Roman spread his hands and said, "No comment!" ”
"Humph!" Gilbert's face darkened, and he announced his decision: "Now, I suspend all your duties, accept investigation, and I will be the commander-in-chief of the war zone!" ”
The three of Roman had no objection and accepted the decision in silence.
Then on the very same day, Gilbert arraigned Roman.
Since they were all second-level wizards, they couldn't suppress Roman by absolute force, so they didn't take Roman to a special interrogation room, but found a luxurious room, made tea, and chatted like an old friend.
Gilbert asked, "Where were you on the day the warehouse was robbed?" ”
Roman pointed to a place on the map and replied, "I am in this place, commanding the legions to hunt down the Calamity." ”
Gilbert asked, "But soon after the warehouse was looted, the Fourth Legion was completely wiped out, what happened?" ”
Roman already had a draft in his heart, and he calmly replied: "One of my wizard detachments was ambushed, and in order to take revenge, I attacked a defense area, and then was ambushed in the defense area, and finally the whole army was annihilated!" ”
"Tell me more about it!"
Roman began to narrate without hurry, and recounted everything that had happened that day, during which Gilbert asked many detailed questions, and Roman answered them fluently.
Until the last question: "The Fourth Legion is completely annihilated, that is, no one can prove that you are telling the truth, right?" ”
Roman's face remained unchanged, and he said, "Who knows, maybe!" ”
Gilbert continued, "That second-level wizard named Joss, can she testify?" What is your relationship? ”
Roman nodded: "Yes, we are lovers." ”
Kilbert nodded, then said, "I have some questions for her, don't you mind?" ”
Roman shook his head: "Don't mind, we cooperate with the investigation." ”
Gilbert called Joss to interrogate again, the two had already confessed, plus the projection of the witch array exchange, the answer was naturally leaky, Gilbert asked for a long time, but could not find anything suspicious.
The main thing is that the Fourth Legion is dead, and the only people Gilbert can question are Roman and Joss, whose testimony cannot be proved to be true or false.
The wizard's observation is sharper than that of ordinary people, and as long as Roman commands the troops with a double or illusion, it is easy to detect by comparing the testimonies of multiple parties.
If there are survivors in the legion, it will be much easier to investigate, and the enemy is currently in the present, even if he can't move Roman, but knowing the truth of the matter is very helpful to sort out the current situation and divide and win over.
He didn't believe that Roman and Lan Dao were ironclad, at least dividing the two of them, and it would be half the battle.
But with the fall of the Legion, this plan came to naught, and looking at the testimony of the two men, Gilbert had to turn his attention to the Blue Road.
The warehouse guard is a second-level wizard, and two conditions must be met to successfully rob: one is the combat power of the second-level wizard to ensure that the warehouse manager is killed, and the other is the insider, deceiving the guards and avoiding the entanglement of the defensive witch array.
And in the entire war zone, there are only three second-level wizards in the entire war zone, Lan Dao, Roman, and Jos, so they are the most suspicious and subject to the most investigations.
Subsequently, Gilbert summoned the Blue Road for cross-examination, but the warehouse was not a Blue Road raid at all, and his testimony was even more leaky, and Gilbert's investigation was deadlocked.
At this time, a piece of information caught his attention: on the day of the attack, in addition to the second-level wizards, there were quite a few members of the infiltration group, if these people were still in the war zone......
Gilbert seemed to have found a new breakthrough, and immediately confessed to his subordinates to start a new round of evidence collection.
A few days later, inside Roman's room.
"Chips, scanning books, finding a way to communicate with the spirits of the world..."
"Ding! The task is established, the scan begins... Scanned... There is too little information available to answer the question..."
Roman frowned, a little discouraged, in order to get the maximum benefit, he must communicate with the spirit of the world, if he can't do it, there is no way to talk about the next steps.
He thought it was very simple, but the fourth-level combat power of the realm spirit, how could he pay attention to his small second-level combat power, if he couldn't do it, he could only give up the plan and run away directly.
Just when he was at a loss, Lan Dao came to bring bad news: "The members of the infiltration group have been arrested, and Lan Dao may be exposed..."