In the face of war, even a lavish dinner party can hardly whet the appetite - except for the orc hum. Seeing the food on his plate getting colder, Siegel summoned the fire elemental to reheat it for everyone.

"Janet, you have something to do too. Siegel suddenly turned to her and said, "In addition to taking care of Isaac, you are to be in charge of the internal affairs of the entire Heim Territory. What about the three clerks recommended by Fezak? ”

"If you are only responsible for materials and deployment, this matter is not difficult, and it does not involve too much energy. Janet said, "Don't talk about me, the clerks can get this done, so do you have anything else to arrange for me?"

Siegel shook his head and reminded her, "I expect a lot of refugees soon, and Heim needs to be prepared." It is impossible for us to accept all of them alone, so if necessary, contact the other lords of the south to keep abreast of the progress of the war. ”

Janet then understood the burden on her body and nodded solemnly.

"As for my mission, I'll tell you about it too. Siegel's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and after a long breath, he said, "I will go to the passage of the city wall mountain range first, try to open it as soon as possible, and then arrange negotiations with the barbarians on the other side of the mountain range, and strive to find a strategic space for the Heim Territory." At the same time, I will study the weaknesses of the War Ancient Tree, hoping that ordinary soldiers can have enough combat ability when facing the Ancient Tree. If the elven mage appeared, the Heim Territory would be destroyed, and everyone must retreat from the secret passage at that time, which is a death order. However, I will find a way to get the elven mages to set their sights on the Knox Guild to avoid the possibility of the destruction of the Heim Realm. ”

"There's a lot of other details. I've got an idea. But it needs to be implemented gradually. Siegel set his eyes on Janet. Grabbing her hand, he said, "I'm sorry, now I can't devote all my energy to researching treatment, you must control your emotions to avoid further deterioration." But don't worry, I'll fix it. ”

Janet patted his hand and showed a warm smile: "Don't worry, I'll pay attention." ”

Then. Siegel raised his glass and said to everyone present, "I don't want to lie to everyone that we have a chance to win. But while Heim was in the middle, he was far from desperate, and I had already found a glimmer of hope. As lord of the Heim Lord, I vow to protect the people of the realm, just as a captain protects the crew in the storm. Even in the face of raging storms, I will let this ship into a safe harbor. You are my knights and my brothers and friends, both by oath and by ideal. Go forward with me!"

Seeing that everyone had drunk the wine in their hands happily, Siegel picked up the dinner knife. Pumpkin Pie was inserted and the dinner officially began. Despite his poor appetite, Dan Siegel ate what was in front of him little by little. It has to be said that the cooks still work very hard, but their lords do not have food in their minds, only worries about the future situation.

Except for Hum, the others rarely spoke, so dinner ended quickly. Holding Janet's hand, Siegel took a slow walk through the walls of Myr and enjoyed the last of his leisure. They met a listless guard, and when they saw the lord and his wife, they quickly stood upright, and almost fell off their helmets. Siegel patted him on the shoulder and gave him a word of encouragement to stop being nervous.

"You're an unlucky lord. Janet covered her mouth and chuckled, trying to amuse Siegel: "The nobles of the Star Kingdom may not encounter a decent war in their lifetime, and you will encounter it three times in just a few years. ”

Siegel shook his head, feeling helpless himself: "I originally obtained the territory so that I would have enough funds to support my research on magic. Of course, I also want the people of the territory to have a good life, but that's only one of the reasons, that's all. You also know that I have no experience in the day-to-day management of the territory, and I don't even ask what the people plant, eat, or wear. I didn't contribute much to the realm other than digging up the gold mines, and I brought him war. ”

"The war was not brought by you, and you won beautifully both times. Janet rested her head on Siegel's chest, and the two snuggled up in the tower. "The war did take its toll, but the population of the territory had increased considerably. Not only orcs and dwarves, but also the human population itself has increased dramatically. In addition to many immigrants, many children have been born recently, and they all feel that their lives have changed for the better, they can afford to raise children, and they have a sense of security. Do you think they want a lord who is familiar with planting and breeding? No, they want someone who can hold up in times of crisis and bring victory, and you did a good job. ”

"Thank you for comforting me. Siegel kissed Janet lightly, then said, "I can't survive without your comfort." ”

"I understand. Janet responded, "I know how you feel. ”

As the lord of the Heim Domain, tens of thousands of people in the territory are paying attention to him, and this pressure is like substance, and it is heavy in Siegel's heart. He was a good sailor, a qualified warrior, a gifted magician, and a lucky lord, but he was only twenty years old. Although he spent his days learning Sir Bill's ways, trying to look more mature, and using the mystery of magic to enhance his own momentum, he was only a young man himself.

Anxiety, sorrow, and fear, these emotions are hidden by his efforts, and when it is difficult to suppress, he even needs to become an undead state to get through. It was only when he faced Janet that he could relax and express these emotions.

The two stood quietly on top of the tower, neither of them speaking for a long time, enjoying a rare tranquility. The wind in the night gradually became colder, but there was an air element around them to separate the cold wind, and the fire element provided the temperature, and they did not feel autumn at all.

Many people in Mir City saw this scene and sent their blessings to the lord and his wife in their hearts. Many people have calmed down from the fear of war, and seeds of hope have begun to sprout.

A few sentences at the meeting do not mean that things will develop according to expectations, and someone must make unremitting efforts and even sacrifices for victory. The next day it was dark. Siegel gently kissed his wife and son goodbye. Bring his scroll case. Came to the depths of the passage of the mountain range of the city walls.

It is a wide, low passage, and the roof of the cave sometimes touches Siegel's head. In order to avoid the rune array of the city walls, the dwarves built the passage in a zigzag way, twisting up and down like earthworms.

In order to transport the excavated sand, the dwarves built a zipline system, and several orcs were responsible for constantly pulling the ropes to transport the earth and rocks from the depths. The work does not stop day and night, so the passage is filled with the smell of dust and sweat mixed together.

Every two meters of passage is advanced. There will be a pair of dwarven runestones on the wall. These runes are specifically aimed at the rune system of the walled mountains and serve as hidden passages. At the same time, they emit a faint milky white glow, which provides illumination in the microchannels.

Since this is an unpenetrated passage, the air circulation is very poor, and as it gets farther and farther away from the hole, it gradually becomes unable to support breathing. Fortunately, Haim was guarded by elemental runes, so there was always a qi elemental that constantly blew fresh air into the depths of the passage, trying to improve the breathing environment ahead. It is with this guarantee that the passage can continue to be extended forward, and the construction period does not stop for a day.

Torches are not allowed to be lit here, also to save air. Siegel kept moving along the curved passage. Use light spirit to increase your speed. But even then, he walked a whole day to find the end of the passage.

The air here is already very cloudy. If ordinary people come, they will soon have headaches, dizziness and even suffocation. The dwarves relied on their strong bodies to hold out here, but their somewhat purple faces constantly reminded Siegel that dwarves also have limits.

"I've brought you some good stuff. Siegel took out two space bags and opened one of them. A stream of air erupted from the space bag, instantly making the surrounding aura much better. "There's some food in this bag, and there's air and food in the other bag. When you feel uncomfortable, breathe a little, at least it will be relieved. ”

"Thanks. The dwarf Locke's beard trembled. The long hours of underground labor had made them form a short and concise way of speaking, and he pointed with his finger and said, "Hold it." ”

Siegel nodded in understanding. To save the air, he used his wand to write in the air, allowing the dwarves to respond with body language. After confirming the direction of the previous excavation, Siegel took over the rune guard core that controlled the earth element, and used his newly mastered skills to improve it.

He added a portion of the runes of the Energy Focused Lens as an energy source for the Elemental Rune Guard, transforming it into an orientation device. A part of the core is aligned with the earth and rock layer in front of it, and the energy focusing lens will continuously absorb the earth elemental energy there after receiving the command. At the same time, the core uses the absorbed energy to create earth elements, and constantly excavates.

This makes the soil in front of you unusually soft, which greatly speeds up the tunneling.

It's just that it's not easy to maintain such a speed, because the person holding the core must be very careful not to use it to target the summoned earth elemental. The summon will disintegrate into the core and will take a while to reuse.

Siegel found that this did increase the maximum speed, but it didn't save manpower at all. There must be room for improvement, and it is in this environment that the mage's spells continue to improve.

Soon, he came up with the idea of the Plasma Rune System of Naekoth, which would convert all the energy into a single plasma structure, and then convert it back when needed. Naegos can convert compound elemental effects, such as ice, electricity, lava, etc., and that rune array Siegel knows the general principle, but the spell level is not enough to implement it. However, he could try to convert it to a single basic element.

The mages believed that electricity was a mixture of the elements of gas and fire, so Siegel turned the elemental energy into a plasma system, which then turned into the element of gas. Instead of digging with the earth element, he drilled with wind pressure. Since the rune elemental core absorbs the earth element, it doesn't matter if you target the giant qi element. The rock turns into dirt, then is swept by a whirlwind and flung backwards, and this advance is much faster than the earth elemental digging down by hand. The passage was soon filled with a new layer of earth, and Siegel propped up the force field wall to avoid being buried with the dwarves in the dirt.

The violently swirling wind keeps the air moving, and the passage is much better. Siegel used spells to compress the excavated soil, reducing its size and weight so that the ropeway system could withstand the additional amount of work. The dwarves worked hard to place runes on the newly dug walls, and sometimes they had to temporarily stop the qi elemental so that they would not be discovered by the walled mountains because the runes could not keep up. (To be continued......)