Elizabeth shook her head, "No, in fact what you see now is all the people under my command who can fight." ”

Wang frowned: "Aren't you Miss Duke?" You're also a princess in the lingua franca, can't you command the duke's combat troops? Langdon should have two hundred knights, counting their servants should have about a thousand hard-armed standing troops, and if you count the garrisons and militias in various towns, you should have about fifteen thousand troops.

"This is a big battle that takes a certain amount of time to eliminate with the magic of the Nine Rings, and you, as a princess, can't you mobilize any of them?"

Elizabeth looked at the mage apprentice speechlessly: "You just said it yourself, for the casters of the Nine Rings, this rabble of fifteen thousand can only play a role in delaying time.

"From the history of previous wars, we can learn that at least sixty percent of the victory or defeat of a war lies in the result of a duel of high-end combat power. The cornerstone of the Landon Lords is the knights and their minions. ”

King: "Yes, what about your knights, Your Highness Princess?" ”

Elizabeth was a little embarrassed: "I ...... Not yet. ”

The cat man sitting in the distance shouted, "She didn't even look at any of them." ”

"She mean, you're not satisfied with the abilities of all the knights?" Wang asked.

Elizabeth bit her lip.

Catman: "She doesn't like it. ”

Wang looked confused: "What do you mean?" Shouldn't it be used if you are competent and loyal? ”

The tavern owner played a round: "The eldest lady is more demanding, now introduce the members of the team to His Excellency the mage?" ”

"Okay." Elizabeth stepped down from the donkey and turned her gaze to the Drow Elf, "This is our wanderer, and Marika, the most experienced member of the squad. ”

The drow elf Marika smiled: "I'm experienced in every sense of the word, little mage~"

Wang: "Well, Drow's hometown is far from Landon, and you've been adventuring here for a long time. ”

Drow didn't know why he laughed.

Elizabeth's expression was a little inexplicable, and she turned to the next one: "Cat-man marksman Michasara......"

"I was about to say just now," the king said, holding up a hand, "and the marksman means...... She's a magic shooter? ”

"No, if you have to divide it, she's a ranger who likes to use bows and arrows, and knows a bit about the skills of a wanderer. The division of professions on the cat people's side is different from ours. ”

Wang: "I know they don't subdivide wanderers and rangers, so it's likely that a cat-man archer is also good at drawing dual swords. ”

Drow: "This is also knowledge from books?" ”

"Not all, part of it is the teacher's statement."

The tavernkeeper interjected, "His teacher is the protagonist of Richard's Dawn, and he has been working with the cat-people tribe for a while. ”

"What?" Drow Elf looked shocked, "Isn't that the poetry of the Bard?" Shouldn't it all be made up? ”

The tavern owner spreads his hands out.

Elizabeth continued: "Mark, a master with a sword. Gotrek, the barbarian of the Moose Tribe, is particularly adept at giant axes. ”

Wang: "Is it my delusion?" You seem to be a little perfunctory when you introduce them? ”

Mark shrugged: "Because we are just mediocre, we can neither cast magical spells, nor can we unknowingly touch the money bags on other people's waists." ”

The king immediately lowered his head and examined the bag of spellcasting materials around his waist.

Mark: "Master Mage, we'll try to delay until you're done casting your spells. ”

Gortrek nodded.

The king also saw that the barbarians were either not good at lingua franca, or they simply did not like to speak.

Elizabeth: "Finally. ”

She put her hand on her incomparably prominent "secondary sex characteristics": "It's me, Elizabeth Langdon." ”

Wang frowned: "Do you want to go on an adventure together?" Shouldn't you stay in a luxurious mansion and wait for us to come back and report the results? ”

Elizabeth's eyes sharpened, and it was clear that she was angry.

"I'm a warlock!" She raised her voice slightly, "My bedroom has been 'haunted' since I was very young, and my father's mage came to check on me and discovered my warlock bloodline. Then my father spent a lot of money to hire a master warlock from Nice to teach me. ”

Wang: "Understood, so how many rings of spells can you cast?" ”

"Second Ring."

"It's one ring less than the three rings~ Sorry, this is a saliva song that one of my teacher's apprentices often likes to sing. Although this song is used to mock the junior brother who is worse than my own spell-casting ability, I don't mean to despise your spell-casting ability when I sing it at this time. ”

Elizabeth: "I know. Warlocks are inferior to mages in mastering spell variety. ”

Wang: "You are so beautiful, you must be outstanding as a warlock." ”

It's a common sense that the more beautiful a warlock, the more powerful, both men and women.

Elizabeth took the flattery with a smirk and replied casually, "Thank you." I'm really good at magic missiles. ”

Wang: "Yes, in the future, the lightly armored and unarmored enemies will be handed over to you. ”

Elizabeth frowned, staring suspiciously at the mage apprentice.

Wang stared at her expression for a few seconds before he suddenly realized, "Oh, this is burying me just now?" I'll be careful not to be your enemy. ”

Elizabeth looked helpless: "Your reaction has made me fall behind." ”

"I didn't mean to."

"I know."

"That's good." Wang nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, Michasara's joy began to bloom.

Elizabeth glared at the cat man: "Don't laugh! Now that we're done with the acquaintance, let's go back to the disappearance of cats and dogs. The only thing that looks like a clue right now is the goblin tribe that was exterminated last week. Why are you raising your hand again? ”

Wang: "We don't have a priest or a paladin yet. ”

Elizabeth asked helplessly, "Must there be a priest or a paladin?" ”

"With this development, it's time to go underground to investigate the ruins of the goblin tribe, isn't it? There are likely to be undead spirits in the sewers, and we may need the clergy to banish them. I don't have the magic to deal with hordes of undead so efficiently. ”

The king paused, and then added: "What's more, the goblin tribe was exterminated last week, it is a tribe with goblin war mages, there must be casualties on the human side, plus dead goblins...... It is likely that there will be naturally occurring undead. ”

Marika nodded: "The Thieves Guild does have a newly released commission to exterminate the sewer undead. It should be the tail of last week's big move. ”

Elizabeth looked at the ceiling, and the helplessness on her face was palpable.

Wang: "You look like a little girl who has been planning a trip for a long time, but it rains and can't go out. ”

For a moment, the entire tavern fell silent.

The cat man was laughing, and the swordsman was desperately stepping on the cat man's feet to keep her in check.

The Drow re-examined the mage apprentice with an appreciative gaze.

The tavernkeeper coughed, breaking the awkward silence.

Elizabeth propped her forehead: "Thank you for the precise description." I did look forward to my first squad adventure for a long time. Wait a minute, why did you come up with this description? Haven't you been nestled in the tower all the time? You probably haven't been to the outing, and you don't know any little girls. ”

Maybe the princess herself didn't realize that her counterattack was actually revenge for Wang's words just now.

Anyway, the king didn't see this, and the mage continued to say in a steady tone, "The first point, indeed. But I've read books about people going green. The second point is that there is actually a girl my age in the tower. But ......"

He hesitated, looking back and forth at one of the physical traits of the Drow Elf and the Human Warlock Girl.

Drow asked with interest, "What's wrong with her?" ”

"She doesn't have such prominent secondary sex characteristics, and I'm now starting to suspect that she might not be a girl."

The tavern was quiet again.

After a moment, Elizabeth asked, uncertainly, "Is this a joke?" Should I laugh? ”

"No, it's a statement."

Mark raised his glass: "Actually, this mage brother is very much in line with my imagination of a mage, a complete nerd!" Let's toast to the nerds! ”

The barbarian, who had always been silent, held up his glass, which was a circle larger than the average wine glass: "Cheers! ”

The drow elves ignored the human warriors, but stared at the king and said, "You character...... Could it be a prophetic mage? ”

"Yes. You didn't listen to me just now......"

"No wonder. Just now you were able to perceive my threat, not because of experience, but because of the crisis perception given by the school. What I hate most is a hard-to-sneak spellcaster like you. ”

The king hesitated for a second before saying, "Thank you?" Should I say thank you? ”

Elizabeth tapped the table with her slender fingers: "Back to our mission." I agree, we really should find a pastor. ”

Wang: "Paladins can do the same. ”

"No, I don't want those dull cans, let's get a priest."

Wang: "That's fine. But I have another question. ”

Elizabeth: "Just ask. I'm used to you asking questions. ”

"Are you going to take this team to investigate the incident from the beginning?"

Elizabeth: "That's right. At first, I thought it was a necromancer's ghost, and I was going to take everyone to search for suspicious locations like cemeteries, but you overturned my speculation as soon as you came up. ”

Wang: "Even if you don't find the caster?" ”

"Yes. Although Bob kept urging me to have a reliable caster before I acted, I couldn't wait to get started. ”

Tavernkeeper: "The eldest lady is indeed like a child who is planning to go on a trip. ”

Wang: "I have another problem. Who is Bob? ”

Tavernkeeper: "It's me." ”

"Alright, it's okay." The king lowered his raised hand.

Elizabeth was about to speak, when the king spoke again: "I just went through the process, so you suspect that the necromancer is the work of the necromancer when there is no real evidence at all, and then prepare to lead an ill-equipped team of adventurers to search the cemeteries and crypts around the city?"

"You don't even have a spellcaster on your team who can target necromancers?"

Elizabeth rolled her eyes: "Yes, that's it. ”

Wang spread his hands: "Oh my God, just now my first impression of you was completely turned upside down. ”

Elizabeth: "What was your first impression of me?" ”

"Her Royal Highness the Princess, who has exhausted her clever skills, is planning to accumulate strength to show her skills in the upcoming succession drama."

"And now?"

"Stupid white sweet warlock who doesn't think of where it is."

Elizabeth's face flushed slightly, and she didn't know if it was because of anger or shame.

Anyway, the cat people laughed so loudly that even the warriors were muttering, "Don't be like this, it's not good." ”

The king asked another question, "Then I don't understand why such a sophisticated-looking drow elf wanderer would willingly become a subordinate of the princess?" ”

The drow elf said decisively: "Because of kindness." She took me in with nothing and let me get my revenge. Listen, mage, you may be too clever to become a princess's brain, but remember, if you dare to do anything against the princess, my blade will pierce your chest. ”

Wang nodded: "I remember." What about the others? Also for similar reasons? ”

Elizabeth interrupted the king's question: "It doesn't matter. I admit that I owe it in some ways if you are willing to share your ...... I can't thank you enough for your wisdom. ”

Wang stared at the girl's face for several seconds before nodding, "I understand." So let me tell you what I think. Starting with goblins should be one of the few actions we can take at the moment. Another action that can be taken is to scout the nodes in the city that can be used as magic hubs.

"The two actions correspond to the two paths I just said to achieve the extinction of dogs and cats: invest a lot of manpower, or use magic.

"In addition, we can investigate if there are a large number of druids in the city, and they can also control a large number of cats and dogs at the same time."

The cat-man marksman raised his right hand: "I'll take care of this." ”

The king looked at the cat man: "So...... Is there an association of nature casters in the city? ”

The cat man nodded: "Sort of." Anyway, leave it to me. In the Horde, I often interacted with the Druids of the Tribe. ”

Wang: "Then I'll leave this one to you." ”

Drow interjected, "Wait a minute, I don't remember you becoming our leader. I remember that the mages of the spell school liked to call on others. ”

Elizabeth: "He's just said he's very good at spells. ”

Wang: "Indeed. ”

Elizabeth: "And I was taught to let people who are good at do what they are good at." He's good at thinking and directing, so let him come. I just have to keep the veto. ”

The king winked at Elizabeth: "I know this, this is called imperial science!" Knowing people and being good at their jobs in exchange for the loyalty of their subordinates. ”

Elizabeth sighed: "This is far from imperial studies." Go ahead and schedule yours. ”

Wang: "Okay. While Misha goes to collect news from nature casters like the Druids, I'm going to visit places in the city that can be used as magic nodes. Some of these places may be in the more chaotic urban areas, so you need a guide to make sure I don't get picked up. ”

Drow: "I'll come." I'll draw you a map, and you'll find the locations yourself, and I'll sneak in the shadows to protect you. ”

Mark also raised his hand: "I have a bit of thin noodles in the slums, and I can show you the way." ”

King: "All right, all of you come." Finally, in order to investigate the ruins of the underground goblin tribe as soon as possible, we need to find a magic caster. ”

Elizabeth sighed, "If I really can't help it, I know a paladin." ”

Wang: "You said you don't want paladins. ”

"I mean, if you can't find it......"

"Let's find it first. And in my teacher's experience, it's better to find a dwarf priest. ”

Elizabeth frowned: "Why?" Is there any explanation for this? ”

Wang replied solemnly: "The dwarven priest will not block the view, and is a reliable front row. My teacher said that. ”

The Cat-Man Ranger laughed. As a representative of the acute sub-race, the cat people are naturally at odds with the slow-paced, rock-like stubborn dwarves.