"Of the sixteen cities bordering the periphery, seven have fallen into the hands of the rebels."

"At present, the two rebel cities in Qingyuan are about to evacuate when there is news, and the remnants of the Eighth Rebel Army are gathering outward, and they are not sure of the movement, but they are approaching Fengshi City in the direction."

"Another ......"

Sitting in his seat, Goodern listened quietly to the current situation around him.

The rebels' offensive also exceeded his expectations, and even the 16th Army Corps, which was currently stationed in the western part of the northern border, was absorbing part of the personnel of the 8th Army Corps, with a total strength of 350,000 troops, and was losing ground in the face of the rebels of the 8th Army Corps.

This incredible battle is not only happening here for him, but on all the battlefields of the North or the Northern Desert, the Imperial army is all in passivity.

And in the most critical Broken Vein Fortress and Northern Desert Sand Castle, the areas where the orcs are blocked in these two places have also encountered the siege of the rebels, and there are orcs in front and rebels in the back, and they have been completely surrounded.

In such a dire situation, the Imperial Army has been doing its best to save and resist, but with little effect.

Even if they can play an advantage, without the support of reinforcements, they can only be unwilling to retreat and avoid the rebels.

"Where are the positions of the three combat battalions at the moment?"

"It has arrived near Jinbei City, and there is no attack at present, but according to the situation reported from the front, it is said that the number of people defending the city on the other side is not large, and the main force seems to have withdrawn."

Goodern only nodded slightly when he heard the news, and did not order anything to interfere.

At present, the front-line operations themselves have given the other side a goal, and the specific implementation process is all controlled and confirmed by themselves.

Now he wants to focus on the overall situation on the battlefield, not on the details.

However, now that he understands the situation, Goodern is still a little worried.

Even if the rebels in his Qingyuan territory are completely withdrawn, then one day they will fight back.

If the rebels are not eliminated now, it will be a huge hidden danger for him.

At the same time, the orcs across the mountain, this gang leader is not a fuel-efficient lamp, once the two passes are opened, there will be no restrictions on them entering the territory of the empire.

At that time, the main battlefield of the two countries will have to be placed on the northern border, which is not good news for the empire.

Although they have the advantage of fighting at home, they are destroying their territory, and if the orcs are ruthless in fighting guerrillas in the north, this can directly pull the empire into the quagmire of attrition, and the national strength will be greatly reduced.

This obvious disadvantage is something that even Goodern can see, let alone his daddy Olex.

Although he didn't understand why the Imperial Army was defeated so quickly, Gooden vaguely felt that it was probably fueled by his father.

Otherwise, with the true strength of the Imperial Army, it would not be too easy to clean up these rebels, but now that they have been defeated so absurdly, even Goodern has a feeling of unreality.

And Goodern's instinct was also correct, and at the same time, in the imperial capital, Olek was also looking at the information collected from all over the country.

The news collected and confirmed one by one made him feel a little pressure, and the wartime release of people in the north and the northern desert was what he advocated, so as to see how many rebels were still lurking in the bombing, and how much the rebels' strength and appetite could swallow.

However, this result made him a little frightened, more than half of the local officials and city lords in the northern and northern deserts were instigated or coerced to join the rebels, and various evidence can also show that many regional cities that have not yet fallen have shown signs of preparing supplies for the rebels.

Such a great amount of energy makes him a little frightened, after more than 30 years in power, he may not have as deep control over the empire as the previous emperors, but he will not be hollowed out like this.

And in addition to the two territories of the north and the northern desert, there are also many traces of suspected rebels in the east and south of the country.

This situation made him feel more pressured at the moment, once the rebels really completed their independent rebellion in these two places, then the Fenggu Plain, where he was located, would be attacked from all sides.

Moreover, the battle situation with the orcs will completely deteriorate to an irreversible situation.

But now that more than half of the main forces of the imperial army are in the north, it is impossible to stabilize Dongsen and southern Xinjiang first by withdrawing troops.

All kinds of circumstances make the pressure on Olek very heavy, but for him, this time is also a time to show his ability.

After thinking for a moment, Olek set his sights on Qingyuan's territory.

A large area of territory given to Gooden has been officially renamed Qingyuan Xiling, named after the word Qingyuan.

The security and situation of Qingyuanling, he also probably knew that for this place that is still a safe area, Oleke had some plans in his heart.

Putting millions of troops here to die would inevitably cause irreversible military losses to the Empire.

If necessary, he can directly abandon the Broken Vein Fortress and temporarily abandon the northern border to defend the connecting defense points of the two areas.

As the emperor of a country, Olek was already rapidly constructing the possibility of such a plan in his mind at this time.

Abandoning the North and allowing the Orcs to invade would undoubtedly exacerbate the situation of the war, but it would be impossible for millions of troops to die here.

In order to be able to ensure the stability of the empire, it is not impossible to make a small sacrifice.

Olek's plan was quickly decided, but it would take a lot of work to carry it out......

……

The wartime was chaotic and time was rushing.

All of a sudden, it was the middle of January.

The task of reunification of Qingyuan Xiling was completed on the 10th of January.

The rebels who had been entrenched in the territory did not fight head-on with the Qingyuan army, so they all withdrew from here and went to attack other cities.

So far, within the eleven cities and sixteen territories, they are temporarily controlled by Goodern.

At the same time, the construction of the railway is also being laid at a rapid rate of nearly three kilometers per day, connecting the various cities, towns and resource points in the territory similar to mining areas.

And there are four railway teams built at this speed, laying connections from Qingyuan Town in different directions.

The advantage of numbers and the convenience of magic equipment make the laying work so easy and fast, and if you can push 500 meters a day according to normal laying, it is already a very strong number.

At the same time, today is the fifteenth, which is also the day when the first batch of personnel selected by the empire arrive.

Although the northern territory is currently in a war-torn environment, the situation in Qingyuan Xiling is still concerned by the whole empire.

After all, as a newly rising earl, Goodern's combat power has been boasted to the sky, and clearing out the rebels in the territory is also a recognition of strength.

The people who come here still have confidence in the safety of this place.

The first group of people did not include magic students, but there were thirty magic teachers and two hundred people from various disciplines who were preparing to participate in the graduate school.

Of this part, 100 people joined the Academy of Magic, and the remaining 100 people joined the Academy of Science and Technology to do scientific research.

For this group of new people, Gooden is still very happy, although they belong to the banner of the Empire, but if they stay here for a long time, sooner or later they will be converted into his own people.

With the addition of this group of professionals, the progress of many magical scientific research can be greatly accelerated.

However, on the other hand, the people who joined the Institute of Science and Technology did not study the theory of knowledge and could only start from scratch, and could not provide effective help to the Institute in a short period of time.

Goodborn had already anticipated this, so the first group of people to come also had a plan to learn and mentor the next group.

This group of aid workers of the Empire, after Goodern's brief attention, did not continue to understand.

After all, the staff below had already made preparations for the reception, and he didn't need to worry too much.

At this moment, he is more related to the training ground outside the backyard of the manor.

Erin Ka has been at the peak of the middle level for a long time, and the people in Qingyuan Town who can beat Erin can also be counted with two hands.

Although it is only the level of the mid-level peak, Erin can exert the strength of the high-level peak, in this case, the master will not be able to do the sparring effect when he comes to crush.

But when the high-level came, he couldn't beat it, so if he wanted to break through in the limit, he could only let Hogzis, the first-generation legion leader of the dignified empire, sparring him.

As a knight in the sky, although he has the word knight, the moves of the two are completely different, but even so, Hogtz still has a little experience with the guidance of this basic profession.

In addition, Erin is also a genius that His Majesty once took the initiative to woo, and Hogs is still quite happy about the matter of sparring guidance.

However, as the sparring with Erin continued to improve, the strength she displayed also refreshed Hogtz's understanding of genius again.

Where is this genius?

This is clearly the Tianjiao who surpasses the genius, right?!

Obviously, the explosion of strength and physical strength is only at the level of the peak of the middle level, but it is strong enough to fight against people of the high level without falling behind.

Hogziz suppressed his own power at the peak of the high rank, and in the face of Irene's continuous attack, he was still a little reluctant.

But after all, the extraordinary foundation is here, and it is difficult for Erin to defeat him.

But at least it's not like a master-level sparring partner, who can't control his power and knocks Erin out of the ring in a few rounds.

Hogzi was also deliberately helping and controlling the pace of the battle, allowing Erin to squeeze every strength and muscle of herself as much as possible to adapt.

If you want to step into a higher level, it is difficult to achieve good results by simple penance, and only by joining a proper battle can you ensure the balance and improvement of force.

However, for Erin, the real actual combat was only once when he was besieging Qingyuan Town, and although that time was indeed a good kill, just one battle was far from enough.

For example, after Erin's desire to break through was proposed, she had been sparring with Hogtz for seven days.

With seven days of continuous extreme fighting, for Erin, her strength has become more refined, and it is time to break through.

However, Erin is not satisfied with just such an ordinary battle, what she needs is an exhausting fight so that she can not forget that tenacity.

Of course, there is definitely no chance of a real fight, but in the face of Hogz, Erin can not worry about hurting the other party and go all out.

With a continuous stream of moves, such heavy blows that open and close, and dexterous body movements, Erin has taken her strengths to the extreme.

But even so, in the face of Hogz's flawless defense and attack, Erin is still very passive and powerless.

But the more this happens, the more Irene is determined to become stronger, her goal is to become stronger, stronger, and stronger, so that she can truly protect the young master.

After a hundred moves, although Erin still lost to Hogziz, she has successfully stepped into the high-level knight at this moment.

Powerful qi washed and baptized her body, strengthening every bone and strength.

After a brief period of unbridled aura, Erin used her power to bring it under control.

"Congratulations."

Hogzi put away his training sword and smiled and congratulated Erin.

"Thank you, Uncle Hogths."

Erin felt the growing power in her body, her eyes filled with joy, and she did not forget to thank Hogz.

And Goodern, who was on the side, also stepped forward to check Erin's panel.

The high-tier levels have also been updated, and the Heart of Guardianship has also been reduced by one, and the remaining two times are enough for Erin to reach transcendence and gain legendary strength.

With such a powerful entry, Gooden is also very envious, and he can fight across levels by leveling up, which will give him master-level strength.

With his current innate strength, master-level strength, he can barely study space magic.

For this magical spatial element, Gooden has always wanted to study, but unfortunately his own strength is not enough, and he cannot meet the minimum research needs.

"How does it feel?"

In the face of Gooden's inquiry, Erin said happily with a smile on her face.

"I feel a lot stronger than before, if it was a young master, I think I could easily defeat it."

Hearing Erin's words, Gooden was not surprised, after all, Erin, who had broken through to the high level, had been improved by the Heart of Protection, and now her strength has reached the master level.

However, in the face of Irene's 'provocation', Gooden did not show weakness and said directly.

"Come on, try it."

Although Erin has just finished the battle now, and her physical exertion is huge, with the help and recovery of the breakthrough, her strength is not so weak, and it is not a bully.

Seeing that she was going to fight with Goodern, Erin also replaced the manganese steel greatsword in her hand with a training wooden sword to avoid unnecessary accidental injuries.

As a mage, Goodern opened up the distance between him and Erin from the beginning, and used the most basic magic impact to attack.

Mana Blast is an invisible physical attack that doesn't deal much damage even if it hits, and isn't like other elemental magic that inflicts other special effects on it.

And Erin and Goodern have not only had a few encounters, they already have a plan to deal with such a situation, using the wooden greatsword to block and dodge at the same time, and using potential energy to quickly approach.

As a physical cultivator, Erin was now several times faster than when she was still at the intermediate level, and at the intermediate level, it only took a few seconds for her to get close to Gooden.

Now that he has master-level power, he can leap to his flank and launch an attack in the blink of an eye.

As a demon and martial arts double cultivator, Gu Deen, with a staff in his left hand and a wooden sword in his right hand, couldn't help but be shocked when he saw Erin, who flickered to his side almost instantly, and quickly used the wooden sword to block.

However, Erin's strength was too strong, and even the specially reinforced wooden sword was shattered by the qi at the moment of contact.

At the same time, a magic shield also rose out of thin air to resist this attack, but Goodern was also shocked back three or five meters.

Erin's strength was stronger than he expected, and Gooden's eyes also had a desire to fight, and then sent a message to Herissa, asking her to help protect Erin.

Faced with Gooden's invitation, Herissa also agreed with great interest.

"Come, next, let's change to a no-rule battle, don't keep your hands, Herissa and Hogs will protect me."

Erin hesitated slightly for Goodern's words, but nodded in agreement, then put on her helmet and picked up her manganese steel greatsword again.

Gooden said that the two would protect themselves, but in fact, it was so that Erin could burst out with all her strength to fight, and if her own attacks could also hurt her, the other two would also protect her.

The unruly battle began the moment the two were ready, and although Goodern couldn't catch up with Erin in terms of level, the irregularity and flexibility of magic gave him an instant advantage in battle.

However, this advantage only lasted for a while, and when Erin broke through to a certain distance, she was no longer a bulky knight, but a sensitive knight like a knight at the moment.

A mountain collapse slash directly shattered Goodern's three defenses, if he hadn't reacted quickly and used the anti-impact magic to temporarily ease the offensive, otherwise he would have to end up now.

But Erin didn't stop there, all the recovered strength was poured into the weapon and legs, and with a slight force, the catapult disappeared in an instant.

And in an instant, a red light and several qi protections appeared from Gooden's body, neutralizing Irene's attack.

"You've lost."

As one of the 'referees', Herissa directly announced the result, which made Goodern a little depressed, but also happy.

The stronger Erin is, the better it will be for him, after all, who can refuse a maid who can warm up the bed at night, do housework during the day, and protect him when in danger?

Erin's successful breakthrough is naturally indispensable to celebrate, and Gooden has a recipe in his hand that can be eaten for a year without repeating it.

At the dinner party, everyone can also have a chance to feast.

Erin's breakthrough also brought a trace of 'sense of crisis' to Gooden, as she awakened first than her, and with the help of plug-ins, she could actually let the other party catch up with her, and she could also take it down for him within three moves, as Gooden, who was also competitive, also began to accelerate the path of cultivation to avoid the possibility of being caught up by Erin again.

At the same time, improving his strength as soon as possible will also give him the opportunity to help Herissa solve the problem......

……

Chapter 2, if there is no accident, the day is over for a month~

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