Chapter 23: The Defeated Carthage
"Your Majesty!" the knight, whose armor was covered with sword scars and blood, fell in front of the throne, and anxiously said to the immature king who had just ascended the throne, covering the wound on his waist, "Caesar's army is about to storm the castle!
"I am the king! If the king is captured, then I should also stay in the captured capital!" Although he was very young, the king did not mean to run away, but rebuked the knights for their incompetence and said: "There are only 150,000 people, why can't they resist the enemy's attack! We have 30,000 soldiers, as long as each of us kills five enemies, we can defend the royal capital!"
At this time, a blonde girl wearing half-body armor walked in from outside. Looking at the knight who was really kneeling in front of the king, and the new king who was sitting on the throne, the indifferent and indifferent frowned and said, "Why haven't you cleaned up yet? Didn't I say that I was leaving the royal capital?"
The armor on the girl's body was unusually clean and tidy, if it weren't for the sword in the girl's hand, which had cut countless gaps, and the blood flowing along the long sword, no one would have thought that the girl had come down from the wall full of enemies and killed a large number of enemies.
"I will not leave!" the king cried out loudly: "Even if I die, I will not leave the royal capital even half a step! I am the king of Carthage! I will not give up the people of the royal capital!"
"Then cut off your feet!" the maiden stepped forward and took the king by the collar and tore him off his throne. Stepping on the struggling king with his foot, he raised the long sword in his hand and said expressionlessly: "Now you choose, I will cut off your feet and take you away." Or will you come with me yourself?"
"I'm the king! you can't do that to me! I'm not a child anymore, sister!" Tears flowed from the king's eyes, and at the age of twelve, he did not have the steadiness of an adult. And he also knew that if he really answered no, the cold and abnormal sister in front of him would really cut off his feet.
"Answer me, your choice. The girl trampled on her brother and said, "I don't have time to spend with you, and the warriors on the city wall are delaying the enemy with their lives in order to buy you time to leave." ”
"I ...... I...... I. The immature king choked up and said, obviously facing a real threat, but he was still not as brave as he imagined: "I'll go." ”
The girl who had received the reply lifted her brother up, carried it on her shoulders, and walked towards the secret passage under the castle. Thirty minutes later, I glanced at the Maro flag fluttering on the castle in the distance. The maiden took two attendants, carrying the weeping king, and departed in the direction of Elam.
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Mo Yan, who returned to Thunder Cliff from the dungeon, regretted leaving the underground so early. Because of the advent of summer in the Hill Continent, the temperature of the place where Mo Yan lives now is so high that it can almost steam steamed buns! But Mo Yan had to stay in this cement villa that had just been built, because in addition to the original cave in the Thunder Cliff that had been used as a warehouse, there was only a resting cave where monsters stayed, and because of the existence of many monsters, it was even hotter than Mo Yan's villa.
"Isn't there any magic to cool down?" Mo Yan asked as he looked at Lilith and Vivian, who didn't sweat at all, even in summer.
"Hell is hotter than here. Lilith, who had even played in the lava, looked at Mo Yan, who was a little irritated because of the heat, and said with a snicker: "Do you think that in that kind of climate, someone would invent the magic of refrigeration? ”
"It would be nice if I could find some saltpeter. Mo Yan sighed helplessly and said, "This will not only get some ice, but also lower the temperature of the room." ”
"That's a strange approach. Vivien sat at the table, looking at the papers in her hand and said with a smile, "Master, you always make something weird." ”
After returning to the Thunder Cliff Society, Mo Yan, who fell into a state of idleness, began to design all kinds of machinery. For example, wind-powered blowers for steelmaking, and textile machines that can use water power. And these are not difficult for Mo Yan, who has obtained several degrees at MIT, and some devices can design things with the same effect even if they don't know how to do it.
And some small parts, such as pulley blocks, have been used on the construction site. It not only saves the labor of the goblins, but also speeds up the process of the project. The cement wall was also laid, and the foundation began to slowly increase in height. Emily, apparently, saw the benefits of these little things.
After reporting to Cabinda, the village of Cabinda immediately sent someone to buy it. And Mo Yan, who didn't care much about these little things, began to sell these bits and pieces of items after offering a price that was not a cheat, but it was not cheap, and in fact, these things that could be imitated after buying them back could only pit the Salt people once.
For these Salts, Mo Yan felt that this was a simple race. Although the surname is warlike and worships the god of war. But in fact, except for a few brains that are easy to use, the others are very good to fool. This can be seen from Mo Yan's capture of Aruba and his quick demise of him, as well as his brainwashing of fifty Salt warriors.
And this nation pays a lot of attention to honor and oath. Once they swore in the name of the god of war, basically there would not be much change. Even if Mo Yan defeated the Hammer Legion and showed great combat effectiveness, Cabinda only sent people to monitor it, and did not do anything to tear up the treaty.
Even, Mo Yan learned from Emily about the vote that took place in the council city. If at that time, Cabinda did not side with Mo Yan and downplayed his threat. Maybe it will really make Santa Fe City flicker a crusade army and come to crusade against Mo Yan again. If something like that really happened, Mo Yan felt that he would not be able to resist the attack of the entire Elan.
This kind of national quality is what Mo Yan needs, and for the subordinates around him who may betray him, the more simple Salt people can balance the strength around Mo Yan now. Although at the beginning, Mo Yan just made a peace strategy because it was more pleasing to the eyes of human beings.
"Now the surrounding villages are trading iron ore and finished iron with us. Lilith looked at the report in her hand and said, "Now it is necessary to gather some cave goblins in the field who are skilled in mining caves to expand production." ”
"Leave this to Levola and them. Mo Yan thought for a moment and said: "The training of the Monster Legion is almost about to enter the next stage, and it should be very easy to gather some goblins when training in the wild." ”
"Mo Yan. At this time, Aruba walked into the room with Emily, which was classified as an office by Mo Yan, and said, "I have something to inform you." ”
"It can't be that another legion is coming to crusade against me, right?" Mo Yan looked at Aruba in shining armor and said jokingly, "It seems that every time you come to tell me, it's bad news." ”
"Hehe, I'm not a mourning bird. However, this time is not bad news, but it is not good news. Aruba smiled and said, "Not long after Emily and I returned from the city, Carthage, a country in the Central Plains close to Elam, was attacked by the Maro Empire.
The latest news I received in the city was that Maro had cut the whole of Carthage in two and besieged the royal capital in the north. If the Maro Empire had gone well, the royal capital would have been captured by now. The village chief asked me to warn you to beware of the rout of the rout that had fled to Elam. ”
"Generally speaking, how many people will there be?" Mo Yan asked after listening to Aruba's words, "If the number of people is not large, it should not be a big problem." ”
"The whole of Carthage was cut off, and the rout of the north could only flee to the south through Elam. Aruba estimated and said, "There will probably be tens of thousands of people, but it shouldn't be all together." After all, it is a rout, and there will not be too many people in the army. And those Central Plains people are very weak in combat effectiveness, although it is a trouble in terms of numbers, but as long as you pay attention to it, there is no problem. ”
"Lilith. Mo Yan thought for a moment, and said to Lilith who was recording: "Inform the commander of the Refra regiment who is out for training, let them pay attention to these routs, and if the number of people is right, they can use these people to practice." ”
"Okay, master. Lilith nodded and said, "I will send the werewolf team sent to Thunder Bluff on standby to inform Captain Refora." ”
"Is there a war between Carthage and Maro?" Mo Yan, who had finished arranging, muttered to himself, "Maybe it's an opportunity." ”
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