Old Joseph hesitated slightly, then said, "Since we are already the staunchest allies, of course there is no need to keep it a secret. This staff headquarters has not been established for a long time, but it is going to make you laugh. ”

Several guests, led by Joseph Sr., entered the busy hall. Most of the people in the hall just glanced at the people who came in, and went about their work on their own, without any intention of saluting or interrupting their work.

A guest casually stood in front of a workbench and watched the young man in his early twenties at work.

The young man's workbench was the most ordinary, and he himself seemed to have just learned it, for most of his operations had to be thought about for a while, and there was occasional hesitation when he put pen to paper. At this moment, a local topographical map was spread out in front of him, which already indicated several possible routes of march, as well as the size of the troops, and the corresponding information of the enemy. From the workbench, it can be seen that the young man's task was to calculate the type and quantity of supplies needed for one of the marching routes. Very specific and detailed tasks, which are the most basic part of military planning.

The guest walked over to a nearby workbench, where sat a slightly older soldier with the same topographical map in front of him, but with three routes to be calculated.

In this way, a battle plan is broken down into the smallest parts, and a staff officer completes all the details, and then reassembles them into a complete battle plan that can be executed immediately by the experienced senior generals, for the commander-in-chief to choose. And when a genius commander has a whimsical plan, its feasibility will also be deduced and tested with the strictest degree here.

The guests were thoughtful.

Such a system cannot replace talented generals, but it can minimize the opportunities for ordinary generals to make mistakes and maximize the efficiency of resource utilization. And the key to this system is actually the internal mechanism process, as well as enough talents to reach the qualified line. Geniuses may be hard to come by, but qualified people only need effective training and enough experience.

At least for now, it seems that the Joseph family's staff headquarters is in good order, which would make any of the Joseph generals very difficult, at least you don't expect him to make any stupid low-level mistakes. With the guarantee of this plane war staff headquarters, it is not a problem for the Joseph family to at least continue to gain a foothold in Faust. And when their generals gradually adapted to the staff system, the whole of the Joseph family's army would leap to a new level.

And the man who conceived and created this staff headquarters was undoubtedly a true genius.

One of the guests suddenly sighed, revealing an old voice, and said slowly: "I heard that this staff headquarters was conceived and established by Raymond, right? ”

Old Joseph's face instantly darkened, and he only sighed heavily, saying, "Ever since Raymond knew that his life might be very short, he has been working on establishing and perfecting this staff headquarters, and his ideal is to leave a foundation for the family to continue to exist and prosper after leaving. ”

Another guest asked, "Is there no other way?, with the solid relationship we have now, if there is a need for sacrifices, I can be the Lord to lend the Joseph family two intermediate sacrifices for the time being." ”

Old Joseph shook his head, his face became even more gloomy, and said, "What Raymond needs is a very special kind of divine grace, and the probability of appearing is extremely low. We have calculated based on past history that the probability of such a charism appearing is no more than 1%. It's not that I don't want to save Raymond, but the cost is so great that we simply can't afford it, and there's little hope of realizing it. Moreover, in the early stage, we had several battles with Gordon, and we suffered heavy losses, which had already seriously hurt the foundation of the family. So much so that the battle situation in several core planes has been affected. Therefore, even if I am willing to borrow sacrifices and gamble on that little hope, in terms of the credibility of the nobles, I will not be able to repay it in a short time. ”

Several guests sighed. But a middle-aged woman asked, "Will something like the fruit of the tree of life have an effect?"

"It should ...... There will be. Old Joseph replied with great difficulty.

"Then why ......" The middle-aged woman was just halfway through when someone next to her carefully reminded: "Nefaryan..."

The middle-aged woman immediately realized and apologized again and again.

Old Joseph had already recovered at this time, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's normal that you can't compete with Nefarian." I didn't expect a Tree of Life fruit to appear at the royal auction, let alone Nefarian to suddenly appear and snatch it. ”

Everyone was silent.

Nefarian came from the Osa family of the Holy Tree Dynasty, a family with the obsidian dragon as its family emblem and one of the seven great families in the Holy Tree Dynasty, which surpassed the Joseph family in terms of heritage, strength and wealth. Nefarian is the strongest of the younger generation of the Osa family, and his strength is close to legend, and he came to Faust in person, naturally he is determined to obtain the fruit of the Tree of Life.

Another guest said, "I've heard that this Tree of Life fruit comes from the Green Forest Plane, which originally belonged to the Schumpeter family. Where there is the first one, there must be a second one. Since you can't buy it, it's better to grab it. ”

Old Joseph looked very moved, hesitated for a moment before saying, "I agree, but let's see what Raymond thinks." ”

Joseph Sr. left the staff headquarters with the obviously noble guests, and went to the war room at the end of the corridor, where Raymond had just put down the thick file in his hand.

There were several sets of comfortable sofas in the war room, and the guests each found one to sit down, and then a beautiful girl in military uniform gave red wine and fruits, and then quietly retreated through the side door.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Raymond stood on the podium in the war room, enlarged a map with a magical image, pointed to the densely arranged but very neat troop symbols, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the reorganization of all the troops has been completed, and the officers have become familiar with the new command system. Now this force is ready for battle. ”

The VIPs below were immediately amazed. They knew very well how incredible it was to break up and reorganize all the tens of thousands of troops and train them as a whole in a little more than a week. However, after visiting the staff headquarters of the Joseph family, it seems that a miracle is not impossible.

Raymond continued: "And now, let's choose the target for this battle. There are two optional targets, one is the Green Forest, which we already have from Schumpeter. The other is Faro, whose coordinates can also be obtained, but at a huge cost. I'm sure you're all well aware of the price to come in. In my personal opinion, I would be willing to choose the ......"

Raymond paused, reached out a little on the magic image, and said, "Faro!"

"Farrow?"

"Why?"

"It's possible for the Green Forest Plane to get the Tree of Life Fruit!"

There was a discussion below, Raymond raised his hand and pressed down, and the war room immediately fell silent. You must know that the people sitting below are all big people whose identities are basically the same as or have limited differences with Duke Joseph, but at the moment they are all waiting for Raymond's next speech.

"Guys, I've studied Richard's information, including some of his recent purchases. From this, I found that Richard's ascension was so fast that it was impossible to explain the difference in plane flow velocity. We know that Richard has the potential to be a Holy Constructor, and we know that Farrow is currently ten times more unhurried, and Green Forest is eight times more unhurried. But even this does not explain the rate at which Richard has amassed wealth and power. Even during Gordon's 'Three Years of Miracles', the speed of expansion of strength may not be as fast as that. This simply doesn't make sense, but it does happen, so there must be a secret behind it. And this secret, I presum, is in Faro!"

"Therefore, we must now gather the forces to destroy Miè, enter Faro, and destroy Richard's foundations in one fell swoop! As for the fruit of the tree of life, it is completely unimportant in the face of this fundamental interest. Raymond said. When he said the last few words, his tone was firm, his demeanor was calm and open-minded, and he didn't seem to be talking about a matter of life and death. Several big figures couldn't help but look away from the magical image and take a closer look at him.

Raymond continued: "According to all indications, Faro is a high-level plane that may be second only to Norland, and you all know how valuable such a plane is. This is the cornerstone of the entire empire, and in any case, it cannot be allowed to fall into Richard's hands. And the dimensional attributes of the green forest are too extreme, although the upper limit of the power that can be accommodated is also more than that of the legendary, but the value is far less than that of Faro. Of course, if there is an elven family here, the green forest is infinitely valuable. ”

Everyone laughed during the banquet, the elves had already been driven out of Norland and headed for the overseas continent.

"Finally, according to the information we have received, Faro's plane passage enhancement process is not enough, and it is basically impossible to transport a large number of troops there. In other words, even if Richard knew that we had entered Faro, he would not be able to increase his troops to Faro in a short period of time, and at most he would send some strong men with strong enough individual strength to go over. And now Richard's weakness lies in the fact that there are not enough strong people. Even if he is ten times more calm, Richard has only developed in Faro for a few years, and in a few years, no matter how much he accumulates strength, he will be very limited. And we used that thing this time, we can instantly throw the army into Faro, so this battle will be won, and Faro can already be regarded as ours!"