Chapter Twenty-Three: The Holy Maiden of God

Ten years after the War of the Gods, most of humanity still has not figured out how the two major war forces that have risen rapidly in the War of the Gods divide their professions.

Prior to the War of the Gods, most of the wars were fought between swords and shields, and the kingdoms vigorously developed knights, infantry regiments, archers, dragon knights, magicians, and priests in small-scale wars or, more accurately, mercenary expeditions.

Legend has it that thousands of years ago, the powerful magician or by virtue of the ancient sayings handed down from ancient times or by virtue of the possession of the gods he believed in, thus releasing terrible magical powers, according to legend, the most powerful holy magician at that time had the power of the lower gods, and even there were magicians killing gods and sealing gods. However, legends are legends after all, and judging from the complete imperial records of the Frost Calendar, no magician has broken through the limits of the Magister, let alone obtained the power of the legend.

After the first year of the magic calendar, the Magicians' Guild gathered quite a lot of great magicians to explore the secrets of the sudden increase in magic jīng spirits, and increased the power of new magic research, sorting out a large number of notes of ancient magicians, in the hope of regaining the legendary power.

Throughout the Great War of the Gods and Gods, all the magicians, priests, and even warriors were divided into three factions according to the general outline.

The true god faction that believes in the seven main gods is mainly based on the fascist continent, the neutral faction that persistently pursues zìyóu without believing in any main god based on the Eminole continent, and the demon god faction that believes in the dark forces.

Take a priest as an example, if the priest believes in the true God, then his whole body and mind are sheltered under the light of the true God, and at any time, he can use the magic of God with the help of the power of God to become a holy bishop who attracts the attention of all people; the same is an example, if the priest believes in the demon god, the demon god panics and says that the creator God is dead, and there is no true God in the world, so anyone can make himself a god, as long as there are enough believers, the priest who is a god can gather the minds of the believers to release a huge magic, and even bring the dead back to life; the same is still a priest, if he respects both, but still willing to travel a long distance on the path of cultivation, then he can obtain the recognition of the magic jīng spirit through the ancient superior language handed down from ancient times, and become a transcendent powerhouse.

From the very first day this theory was formed, Amy's magic teacher, Regar, was recognized as the representative of neutral magicians due to his knowledge of the ancient superior language and even the terrifying ancient magic of "Time and Space Storm".

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"General Nuo, it's been 30 days since you led a jīng 10,000-strong team to land, why are you still waiting for us here?

"Xiao Ke, you are not allowed to insult such a cute animal as a cow, don't you know that the cow is the most sacred symbol in some religions? Even if it is a cow, it can walk 100 kilometers in 30 days, and it will not be still standing still?"

"Yemoda Dragon, misunderstood, I said that it is not the kind of cow that mooses, as a human born in the fascist continent, I have learned to respect religion since I was a child - I am talking about the kind of cow that crawls all over the ground with a house on its back......"

Hearing the two people's "jīng Cai" counterpart, Dahaino, Merlin, Norton, and the accompanying officers all frowned. Those who dare to speak in front of the saints will not be others - meanness is almost synonymous with the iron-blooded power of the fascist continent.

As Merlin, Norton and other orcs are quite disgusted with the dragon knight Yemoda and the phantom beast knight Xiao Ke, this is not only because the general fascist natives prefer taciturn friends, but more importantly, they really don't like to actively expose the rift between races to other races.

As the leading general in the continental army, Dahaino has countless remarkable achievements in his 20-year military career, and a large part of them has been obtained in the fascist continental army. For the original aborigines of the fascists, there is no lack of bloody lessons in these achievements.

At that time, the original natives of the fascist continent treated humans from distant continents who escaped capture or were forced to flee the famine, and most of the natives still remembered that human mercenary groups were invading their homeland in groups, so they often used force to attack foreign races regardless of good and evil.

For the fascist West Coast of the destitute human tribes, Dahaino and the 300 strong tribesmen he led are indeed life-saving benefactors, from Dahaino to the fascist continent, three rì four battles, all defeated more than 2000 wolf and centaur soldiers who came to intrude, after successive victories, Dahaino as the leader of the human tribes on the west coast and the fascist military department signed the famous "West Coast Treaty". Since this treaty, all races on the west coast of the fascist continent have finally fully accepted humanity -- among all the fascist races, the greatest rule is: "Do not be enemies of the strong." ”

The dragon knight Yemoda and the phantom beast knight Xiao Ke were 14 years after Dahaino arrived on the fascist continent, and the whole clan migrated to the fascist continent from another island country, it is said that Yemoda described that this island country is located on the periphery of the sacred desert empire, and the people were originally a branch of the sacred desert people, the island country broke away from the Eminole continent hundreds of years ago, and the geographical environment has also changed from the original temperate desert to the humid temperate woodland. Later, the entire island country changed dramatically, and human beings could no longer live, so they had to migrate to the fascist continent.

In stark contrast to the obscure arrival of the Dahaino on the Fascist Continent, the Yemodas arrived on the Fascist Continent under the escort of the Golden Dragon - it can be said that this race has been shrouded in mystery since the day it appeared. Later, to the surprise of the fascist natives, the fascist gods repeatedly chose the maiden of this mysterious human race as their messengers.

With a series of mysterious events, most orcs have become accustomed to staying away from this race.

Yemoda and Xiao Ke are the best of the descendants of this race, and what the orcs can't understand is why they have a natural hostility towards Dahaino? No matter what this human elder does, these two young men will always look carefully for loopholes in it, pointing fingers at Sang and scolding Huai. Fortunately, as the main person in charge of the army of the other continent and the messenger of the gods, he has high respect for Dahaino.

"Honorable Holy Maiden, Dahaino and the headquarters of the Western Expeditionary Corps are waiting for you. As he had done every time, Dahaino ignored the jīng cai's dialogues and led the officers in a chest-hugging salute.

"Your Excellency, you have worked hard. Before leaving, the marshal of the expeditionary force command asked me to greet you on his behalf, and he heard that you were wounded, and he was very anxious, and if it were not for the busy military affairs, he would definitely come in person. Under the veil, his lips opened lightly, and a soft voice sounded: "Your Excellency the Marshal and the main person in charge of the command believe that the Western Expeditionary Corps has successfully completed its mission and successfully opened up a second battlefield for the Expeditionary Divine Army, so they specially entrust me to announce: All the officers and men of the Western Expeditionary Army will each be awarded a brave badge." ”

It was impossible to see that this weak woman had finally unleashed a small amplification magic without everyone noticing, and the soft voice resounded throughout the beach. When the busy orcs of the Western Expeditionary Corps heard the news of the commendation, they excitedly put down their work, and the cheers spread like waves over the entire 3-kilometer bay.

"Thank you, Holy Maiden, for cheering up the soldiers. Dahaino nodded slightly in thanks.

All the regimental leaders of the Western Expeditionary Army were grateful to the Holy Maiden for not intervening in the dispute between the clan and Dahaino, and even more so for her deliberate skill in raising morale. The same words, uttered from the mouth of a saint, had a completely different effect on the fascist soldiers.

For the soldiers of the fascist continent, the true god has absolute authority over them - in the fascist continent more than 100 years ago, barrenness, barbarism, vendettas, and hunger filled every corner of the continent, regardless of race, every year when the rainy season comes, at least 10% of the tribesmen will be killed by hunger and disease, and the heavy rain that does not stop for a day for three consecutive months fills all the ravines and ravines on the continent. More than 60% of the land of the fascist continent was covered with swamps, and the heavy rain infinitely expanded the tables of swamp crocodiles, piranhas, and bloodsuckers.

More than 90% of every bloody war is for a piece of high ground in the hope that there will be a land to escape for your life in the next rainy season.

It was the true god who changed all this, starting from the day the true god descended on the fascist continent, the rainy season of each year was forced to compress into 15 days by the water god of the seven true gods with the infinite mana of creation, and the true god constantly chose a girl about 16 years old to be his messenger among the inhabitants of the fascist continent, and they taught the fascist inhabitants the ability to cultivate, irrigate, strike iron, build roads, and open mines through the holy woman, and taught them all kinds of knowledge, including magic that they could never imagine. If there were no gods, the fascist inhabitants would certainly have been slaves to the harsh natural environment until now. In the fascist dictionary, although there are no four words of thanksgiving, the meaning of these four words is deeply imprinted in the minds of simple and simple residents.

Therefore, in the fascist continent, the most authoritative are the true gods and holy women, followed by the monks of the fascist seminaries, and then the fascist military headquarters and the heads of the kings of the tribes. This time, gathering the strength of the whole continent to attack another continent thousands of miles away is God's instructions.

Like the fascist Continental War Department and tribal leaders, every fascist resident and soldier knows very well that among the three known continents, the fascist continent is probably the most barren and uninhabitable, while the Eminole continent is the richest, and the gap between the two continents needs to be described by the distance between heaven and earth, so after seeing God's revelation, especially God even sent 50 winged angels to join the fascist continent army, and even said that they would participate in the war when necessary, and the order of the war was almost unconditionally implemented。

In the largest council chamber of the Western Expeditionary Army, Dahaino briefed the Holy Maiden and the 20,000 chiefs, 16 thousand chiefs, and the three holy bishops who had just set foot on the shore.

Although most of the people had already learned more or less about the war before coming, under the lecture of Dahaino and the addition of Merlin and Norton, especially seeing Dahaino and Norton seriously wounded, and hearing that the first-class main force of the fascist expeditionary force, the thousand-man commander of the thousand-man team, Du Qilie, together with the three hundred bear-man warriors, turned into minced meat, all the thousand-man commanders bowed their heads and were silent. Even the most irascible Bearman Captain of the Thousand Men is unusually quiet.

"Oh......" The holy woman's voice was extremely calm, and she was not surprised at all, and slowly took over the topic: "In the small mercenary group, there are several powerful people who are not born in the world, and it doesn't seem very strange to have such an ending. Listening to His Excellency Dahaino's words, the small mercenary group has fully created the time of day, and has taken advantage of the interspersed expansion of geographical advantages, and has eaten our lone troops one by one. In a mercenary group of more than 500 people, there can be one Holy Dragon Knight, one Bone Dragon Knight, two Phantom Beast Knights, and an Imperial Magister, not to mention that above them there is also a regimental leader known for his 'Golden Brain' and the heir to the throne of the Mountain Dwarf King named after Amy in terms of soldiers, each of them can replace at least one thousand people. In this case, the opponent was forced to flee under the strong pressure of the Western Expeditionary Army, and I think that the proportion of their casualties this time will definitely be higher than ours, so this does not affect the outcome of the victory of the Western Expeditionary Army. ”

Hearing the praise of the holy woman, warmth filled the whole body of all the generals of the former Western Expeditionary Army in an instant, and the eyes of several young people were immediately filled with mist, and their arrogant heads hung deeply.

Norton, the silent orc, suddenly interjected: "Your Excellency seems to have a special understanding of the small mercenary group, and quite a few of the parts you just mentioned are not seen in the information. A hint of doubt drifted through her tawny eyes.

Well, as God's spokesman, you will inevitably know more. Although God did not possess the body, this did not affect the authority of the holy woman's cold answer.

“...... It's rudeness on the part of the lower officials. Merlin tugged at Norton's clothes, and Norton was silent for a moment before bowing his head to the saint and apologizing.

"Your Excellency, as one of the best thousand-man commanders of the expeditionary force, and as the next highest-voiced recommender of 10,000 people, it is better to put your smart brain in a useful place. Cold words spat out from the mouth of the holy woman: "General Dahaino, when I landed, God had already given me a revelation, and it seemed that there was a main force of the Amy Empire coming towards us. ”

"Yes, Holy Maiden. For the ability of the saint Maiden to be an unpredictable prophet, Dahaino is no longer surprised: "According to the scout's report, the enemy's total main force is 25,000 people, and the local xìng armed forces are 6,000~8,000 people. The total number of troops in our army is about 23,000 at present, and in terms of the number of soldiers alone, our army is at a disadvantage, but in terms of actual combat power, the Western Expeditionary Army still has an advantage over the enemy's main force, the Fire Lion Legion, even if we add the opponent's local xìng armament, we may have a 50% chance of victory. And our staff has more ideas. ”

At Dahaino's signal, Norton stepped forward and pulled out the map of the southern part of the empire hanging on the wall: "We believe that it is necessary to effectively divide the enemy's concentrated forces, so we suggest that we send a newly formed cavalry team of 1,000 men and 5 centaurs to use their rapid mobility to quickly insert into the enemy's defense of Lionheart City, and strive to create momentum in the process of marching - for the governor of the Imperial Defense District, Lionheart City is the focus of his defense, so he must return to defend it." The ideal number is to break up the enemy's main force into 3 thousand-man teams. After we scattered the enemy's forces, we first wiped out the enemy's main force, and then attacked Lionheart with all our might. ”

Thirty years later, as the first regular war in which all three sides appeared in the Tripartite Nine-Kingdom War, the "Battle of the Bloody Lion River" was widely studied as a classic case. Later generations of military historians generally agree that the main two sides of the war: the Fire Lion Army vs the Fascist Western Expeditionary Army, are basically equal in strength. Judging from the number of soldiers, the total number of the Fire Lion Legion and the aristocratic armed forces far exceeds that of the Fascist Western Expeditionary Corps; in terms of soldiers' combat training and the combat ability of individual soldiers, the Fascist Legion surpasses the Fire Lion Legion; in terms of the command level of the generals of the two warring sides, Dahaino and Viscount Fan, who were also awarded the title of Grand Duke by Xugong, both have super-first-class command skills that surpass their peers, and they should be on a par; most military historians believe that among the generals participating in the war, the generals participating in the Fascist Legion brought together more than 30% of the super-first-class generals of the fascist front in the War of the Gods, while the first-class generals in the Fire Lion Legion at that time were only a lone Viscount Fan, originally, in this weighted score, the strength of the fascist legion should surpass that of the Fire Lion Legion, but unfortunately, the taboo of the military family "the commander is not compatible" has brought these slight advantages back to the balance point.

On the night of March 20 in the autumn of the 4th year of the magic calendar, the 1,000-man fascist cavalry team that had just landed, together with the 5 centaur bow and arrow hundred-man team left over from the attack and defense of Xilin Island, rushed along the river, trying to create a momentum of a sneak attack on Lionheart City in the Lion River defense area.

The next day, the eastern sky had just turned white, and the news of the long-distance run had reached Viscount Fan's ears. Viscount Fan immediately sent 3,000 noble troops and a squadron of light infantry to quickly return to the defense.

Then, Viscount Fan gave a strange order, and the nobles were armed to be the vanguard of the march that day.

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Unspeakable Master:

I think most readers have a favorite when they read books - they only like to read the parts related to the main character, especially some old books that they have read - and I am too. For example, when I look at Yinying, I only read the chapters related to Yang Willy and Reinhardt, and I don't even skip the popular chapters except for Han Bai, and the same is true for Datang.

When I was writing about mercenaries, I also tried to find this feeling.

Alas, it's hard.

In the last 5 chapters or so, most of the chapters are talking about characters that have nothing to do with the protagonist, and I believe that what makes everyone even more disappointed is that the upcoming "Battle of the Bloody Lion River" does not give the protagonist Amy a chance to appear at all.

Actually, I don't want to do that either.

It's a pity that this world is made up of many people, and everyone must have their own space to live, and I have to leave them the necessary space, otherwise it will be unclear when they appear later. Without the vivid supporting characters, there is no need for the protagonist to exist.

Also, in the book Mercenary, the small mercenary group is only one of the protagonists, and there are two protagonists who are hiding under the iceberg, and it is estimated that after two chapters, there will be another absolute protagonist who has been forgotten.

The real world is like this, everyone is moving forward and growing along the river of history.

Sometimes, I also thought that if in order to be more enjoyable, I wrote a unique woman every three chapters, and jumped out of a more powerful ** every five chapters OSS, and then on the basis of 20 million inhabitants, create 30 million armorers, Amy and others, three chapters to soak a mm, five chapters to kill a boss, one person to kill 100,000 troops, a small mercenary group 500 soldiers Everyone can be dying but absolutely immortal golden body, like an awl from the thickest part of the million-strong army to the end and then kill back, eight in and eight out, killing him into a river of blood.

I'm writing books, not dreaming.

People are reading, not ......

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