Murphy contacted Count André and briefed him on the matter, and the Earl of White Mountain immediately stated that he would personally escort Hogg to the city of Batasin, where he would complete his meeting with Lady Shane.

The main reason why the efficiency is so high is that the "scope of influence" of this matter is a bit large.

Involving the warning of the King of Biting Bones and an evil god who is about to be born, it will even directly affect the process of the Black Plague and the safety of the continent.

This is definitely not something that the Governor of Translancia or the Grand Duke of Thorns can decide alone, and while Hogg is taken to the Crimson Keep by Adele's vampires, Murphy also takes out the Blood Hedron from the psionic bag that directly contacts Lord Pa Ying.

There had been a pact between the two that anything less threatening than the Undead Legion in Sico City would not disturb the Lord's daily life, but the events triggered by one of Hogg's dreams clearly went far beyond that.

The Blood Crystal was quickly connected.

The projection of Lord Pa Ying's psionic energy appeared in front of Murphy's eyes again, this time the Lord simply did not pretend, and his projection was sitting in his studio, holding a paintbrush to create a work of art.

The hedron hovered beside the Lord.

He didn't look back, and asked in a calm tone:

"Give me some time, let me finish this stroke, and then you can talk about the bad things you found, lest it affect my good inspiration for today."

"Of course, my lord."

Murphy said in a humble tone:

"I suggest you paint the whole picture, because I don't think you'll be in the mood for a long time after hearing about it."

"Huh?"

This response caused the Lord to stop in surprise.

Although he didn't have much communication with Murphy, Lord Pa Ying believed that the Governor of Transencia was not a man of many words, so he put down his paintbrush and got up to take off his gloves with a frown.

He picked up a cup of tea and said:

"Tell me, what's going on."

Murphy shrugged his shoulders and looked at the newly raised piece of art on the canvas with some regret.

He told the story again, and when he heard the words "Lord of Biting Bone", "Lord of the Hunt", and "Fallen of the Evil God", Lord Pa Ying's face became visibly serious to the naked eye, until after Murphy finished saying his plan, the Lord fell into a long period of thought.

Like a handsome vampire statue,

It wasn't until a few minutes later that he sighed, put down his teacup, and said:

"Can you be sure this 'Hogg' is credible?"

"I'm not sure, my lord, it's just an attempt I made to solve the problem of the gnolls in Transancia, and Hogg has been doing quite well so far. But I don't impose any mandatory covenant on it, so I can't give you a 100% affirmation of its loyalty and steadfastness. ”

Murphy said very calmly:

"But I believe Hogg knows very well at this stage who to cooperate with to avoid falling into a desperate situation, especially since the Lord of the Biting Bone confirms that the Fallen Evil God is about to be born, as long as it is unwilling to surrender to the subspace and become a monster, it has no second way."

"You can't bet it all on the mind of a jackal!"

Lord Pa Ying said in a deep voice:

"It can't be sure that it will be able to stand firm, and it's even harder to convince others to put in the effort for it, and there must be a mandatory contract between you and Hogg to make sure that it will be determined to the end in this matter.

I'll make this spell for you in the near future, and I'll send Paliano to Transencia to get involved.

You're right, Murphy.

This is indeed an opportunity to completely solve the hidden danger of the Black Plague, a unique opportunity, a chance to solve the opposition between the gnolls and the civilization camp from the root.

I'm going to entrust it to you and Tracey.

I need both of you to take up the duties of the civilized camp in this stormy time!

But there's one thing I want to tell you, about the flesh and the tablet of civilization in its hands

The Barren Mountain defense line has not detected any Gnoll invasion recently, the Third Lord has sealed it off, and Heather has been aided by the Brass Dwarves, and several Earth Priests monitor the situation around Barren Mountain for her.

I can tell you unequivocally that the flesh tearing did not return to the Dark Mountains, otherwise it would be impossible for the movement reproduced with the civilized slate not to be noticed by the eyeliner of the Blood Alliance Knights everywhere.

Therefore, the gnolls and their civilized slate should still be on the line from the filthy swamp to the barren mountains, and I suggest you look for them in the Bafont Canyon between the two places, a haunted place that hides a lot of secrets.

It's also a dangerous place, and you can ask Tracey, I remember going to that place when she was younger. ”

"Huh? This is surprising. ”

Murphy's eyes narrowed when he heard the news, he didn't think that Lord Pa Ying would be confused about this kind of thing, that is, something must have happened after the meat was escaped.

"I will immediately send an elite army to the front line of Barren Mountain and Bafengte Canyon, Lord, I will personally lead the team."

Murphy promised:

"We will recover the Gnoll's Civilization Slate as soon as possible, and help Hogg complete his certification in the Land of Creation in the Swamp Forbidden Zone, so that he can become the Gernoll's spokesperson for civilization."

"Well, I'll be ready for your next steps in the Dark Mountains."

Lord Pa Ying also promised:

"As long as you can bring the true 'Virtuous Wolf Hogg' to the Dark Mountains, I will prepare a strong enough 'God Slayer Team' for it, the newly born gods do have a way to restrain them, and the Blood Alliance Knights have not dealt with similar creatures before.

So you don't have to worry about strength.

But I would like to remind you that the assembly of the Black Scourge's army in the Dark Mountains has been completed.

They may soon begin to advance to the periphery, and the defenders of the Brass Fortress have now entered the Fort, with the Supreme Lord of the Brass Dwarves and the Ranger General of the Forest Elves personally arriving at the Fortress to oversee the battle.

The situation here is on the verge of eruption, but you are not feeling the pressure on that side yet.

Therefore, if you are sure to place the front against the Black Plague in the Barren Mountains, then you will have to assemble behind our positions for the next month.

I can promise you that the Blood Alliance Knights in the Barren Mountain Position will not leave their positions until they are all killed, but I want you to be mentally prepared.

If you want to fight them on their turf, the sacrifices and tragic sacrifices you will have to pay will be far greater than you can imagine. ”

"I'm mentally prepared, Lord."

Murphy said in a firm tone:

"So, let's meet again at the Barren Mountain position."

"Hmm."

The Lord nodded, and neatly cut off the communication of the hedrons, and in his studio, the handsome man played with the hedron in his hand and looked back at the painting that had just opened behind him.

He sighed.

Sure enough, as Murphy said, after hearing about this, the Lord was in no mood to continue creating.

At this time, he Rao had experienced thousands of ups and downs, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart, why did things in Transencia always be so bad?

But soon, the Lord pondered another question.

Why the Land of Creation, hidden in the Forbidden Area of the Swamp, was discovered by Murphy, and from the description of the young vampire governor, he seems to have fully understood the operation and function of the Land of Creation.

That's the land of creation!

It's not an ordinary place, even Lord Pa Ying himself has to be fully prepared before entering it, either Murphy has a big heart, or this little guy may have some secrets that he hasn't discovered yet.

Rubbing his brows, he strolled out of the studio, his mind flashing images that he had forgotten, completely incomprehensible and out of chronological order, frozen in the purple streamer that flew in the sky, as if the whole world was about to be burned into it.

"Eden. Life Greenhouse Alpha Project."

Lord Pa Ying pondered over the words that would jump into his mind at midnight but couldn't understand their meaning, he knew that the information must be important, but he couldn't understand why he chose to forget.

He did write more than the other Grand Dukes, but the broken memories made it impossible for him to form a clear thread in them.

So, what really happened when he staggered out of the Dark Mountains with the other vampire archdukes?

Yes.

It's a damn mystery.

It seems that if I have time in the Black Plague, I will have to go to that swamp forbidden place.

——

"Salute to you, Governor Murphy! Your visit to our Maginot Line makes our work shine here! ”

On the busy construction site outside the filthy swamp, the happy stick flapped its bloody wings and rose into the air, and at a glance he saw Master Murphy overlooking the entire Maginot Line.

As the commander of the defense line, Brother Bang immediately stepped forward to lick Lord Murphy, and at the same time proudly took the main NPC to "tour" his defense line.

Here's the advantage of being able to fly, you don't need Murphy to walk back and forth on the defensive line, and you can see the whole line from a high vantage point.

Rather than being built around filthy swamps like the Great Wall, this defensive line was designed and built entirely by young players, but rather intermittently, and it is difficult to even judge it as a whole line of defense when viewed from above.

At least to Murphy, a layman, there seemed to be only a few lonely fortresses stuck between the swamp and the dark barony.

He did, however, see some ways, such as the preset artillery positions on the high ground between several fort groups, which would allow a large number of laborers to build roads to carry artillery near those high grounds.

It's like nails are being driven into the ground, and connecting these scattered dots is exactly a line of defense around the swamp.

Next to it, there is also a happy tongue blooming orchid for Lord Murphy to introduce the composition of his defensive line:

"At present, nine firepower fortifications have been built in the permanent fortifications, and we have carefully selected three areas from them to form larger and more complex permanent fortifications, all of which are the most easily breachable areas selected from repeated research from the previous four black plagues.

The Brotherhood of Masons took a more secure approach.

We connected these three points to form the main part of the Maginot Line through the combination of ground pillboxes and underground fortifications, and the three main positions were connected by the kobolds to dig a line of communication underground, perfectly blocking the best roads leading to Transnesia along the filthy swamp. ”

Brother Bang pointed to the three bunkers that had been established below him in the air, and explained to Murphy:

"We will place a large number of artillery and cascading trenches in these three positions, the shortest of which has a battlefield width of three kilometers longitudinally and five kilometers horizontal.

This width of the battlefield limits the Gnolls' numerical superiority and maximizes our advantage, and once we enter a wartime state, we will also lay a large number of mines in these key areas to delay the enemy's attack.

Outside the three positions of the key defense are very complex terrain, which simply cannot allow the gnolls to pass through on a large scale, and then the defense line will be activated to form a cooperation with several positions in the rear, and once a small group of gnolls breaks through, it is convenient to send cavalry and infantry to encircle and annihilate them.

However, the number of soldiers under your command is too small to fully defend these lines, and we estimate that we will need to draw militia if necessary. ”

"Sounds amazing, but I'm not a soldier after all."

Murphy nodded, and he asked again:

"But I noticed that your line of defense is only in the central area and has not extended to the flanks in the direction of the swamp, why is that?"

"There aren't enough people, and there's not enough time, my lord."

Happy Bar sighed and said:

"Although the Bloodpaw Clan can provide us with a lot of kobold labor, and although the Brotherhood of Stonemasons is constantly bringing the 'supporters' of the Plantagenet Kingdom into the construction of positions, it is impossible to complete a comprehensive defense of nearly two hundred kilometers from the Krimu Fortress to the Smuggler's Woodland.

It would take at least ten years to completely build an impervious wall like the Crimean Fortress, at the current pace

We don't have that much time and resources, and even if we did build a swampy wall, the population of Translansia would simply not be able to recruit enough soldiers to defend it.

Best of all, we don't have to!

The terrain of the Dark Barony is quite rugged, and this kind of terrain can be very uncomfortable on a daily basis, but it can be an advantage when it comes to war!

In the construction plan of a defensive line, man-made bunkers and fortresses are always a supplement to the natural environment, and good generals should learn to use the mountains and rivers rationally and use the power of nature for their own use.

This line may seem to you to be in shambles, but believe me, once the war does start, we have enough men at the moment to ensure that we can hold out for more than two months without support, relying on these positions, firing points, and criss-crossing trenches!

Provided, of course, that we get enough fire support. ”

"But you didn't answer my question, Major Stick."

Murphy asked again:

"You didn't answer me, what are you going to do if the gnolls break through the wings?"

"We don't need to deal with it, my lord."

Happy Stick was forced to tell the truth, and he replied with a little gloom:

"The Gnoll will crash headlong into the outer defense area of the Krimu Fortress if it breaks through to the east, and he will not allow the barbarians to swagger away unless the Winter Wolf General is insane.

If they break through to the west, they will follow the Smuggler's Woods in the direction of East Phorus and Cato.

With all due respect, my lord, Marshal Loren would definitely have placed a large army there in the event of a vicious incident that had just taken place in the town of Marlowe, and if the gnolls had crossed Lake Sultpers into the Cato region.

Okay, I'll admit they're going to stir up terror there, but what does that have to do with us?

That's the territory of the Plantagenet and the Wolf Venom Clan! ”

"You deliberately built the defense line like this! You deliberately leaked a way to the west! ”

Murphy narrowed his eyes, stared at the happy bar, and said:

"You want the gnolls to go that way."

"Yes, I want the enemy to act according to my plan."

Now that the subject has been spoken, the happy bar is no longer hidden, and he said:

"Marshal Shortman is using us to buy time for his defenses, he sees us as cannon fodder against the Gnolls, and in that case, he has to bear the bitter consequences of the breakthrough of the Cato region!

If the Pioneer Legion can send an elite force of 10,000 men into the western line, there is no way for the Gnolls to cross this line, and they will have to fight us to the death in front of the Filthy Swamp.

But the Dwarven Marshal only sent an observation mission and gave us fifty thousand soldiers who were not at all useful, which already proved his attitude.

It was he who was the first to be unrighteous!

He's not a short-sighted guy.

He just had his own strategic intentions, and he was evil, a very powerful commander, who wanted more than anyone else to see the Trancian and the Jackals end up together for the benefit of the country behind him.

This loyalty is admirable, but now this form is his own choice

He, of course, can weaken us with war!

But since he did, we could fight back in the same way.

I'll admit it's vicious, sir.

But if the wolf venom vampires in the Cato region can't resist the invasion of the gnolls, then the hinterland of the Plantagenet Kingdom will be directly threatened by the Black Plague.

King Louis had apparently forgotten the madness of the Fourth Black Plague that swept across the continent.

No, he didn't forget, he just thought that the Plantagenet Kingdom was strong enough that history would not repeat itself, after all, he was a human being, he had not experienced a real black plague, he was wise but he was not aware of the consequences of such a 'world war'.

But we .

We'll 'join' the Gnoll in the slap to make the proud Sun King realize that we are not his marionettes, that Transcia has power, and that we will not be defeated so easily."

That's what I'm going to suggest to you next, my lord. ”

The happy stick looked left and right, and he lowered his voice very low, and said:

"I know you're planning to stop the Black Plague on the front lines of the Barren Mountains, but that's too risky, we're not afraid of death, but the thousands of soldiers you've worked so hard to train represent the future of Translasia, and those awesome boys shouldn't be there to be destroyed.

We can be smarter!

Hold out there for a while, then retreat on your own initiative, lure the gnolls deep into the swamp, and leave the rest to me and my Maginot Line. ”

"Do you know what you're talking about? Happy Stick Major! ”

Murphy scolded:

"You're suggesting that I take the initiative to take advantage of the Black Plague! The premise that you can execute your plan perfectly is that your defenses must be strong enough to withstand the frontal attack of the Black Plague, and they will only voluntarily split their forces on both flanks if they realize that they cannot break through head-on.

This means that your defense line will be under pressure like never before.

If you fail

If you lose, you can just walk away! Think of this as a sad failure, but all the bitter consequences have to be borne by me and my people.

No!

I can't accept this suggestion. ”

"We can!"

Happy Stick stubbornly said:

"We'll stay here until all tactical goals are accomplished! Don't forget, my lord, that we won't die, that's how I hold this line! As long as I have 3,000 immortal souls, I can stay here until I die of old age

All my suggestions are in the interest of Translasia.

You can be a good governor and survive the plague in your own way, but King Louis and the Werewolf Maiden will not be grateful to you, and Transcia will still fall victim to the struggle for supremacy between the two countries.

At the end of the day, our position dictates that we simply can't rise in a normal way.

We have to be prepared for the future, weakening the enemy is strengthening ourselves, and if we can do both at the same time, it would be perfect.

What do you say? ”

Murphy fell silent when faced with such a heart-wrenching proposal for the first time in Happy Bar.

After a few minutes of reflection, he took one last look at the line below, and said:

"Make this a backup plan, I'll try the Black Plague with my warriors in the Barren Mountains first, and there's a second thing."

Murphy looked at the happy bar and said:

"Tracey has completed the development of the 'Otherworldly Yellow Powder' under the guidance of Lumina, and the fire support you want is not impossible, but you need to find a way to increase your production capacity on your own. Stick Major, I hope you understand this reality!

If Transencia is gone, everything you've done here will be in vain. ”

He stared at the happy bar, activated the Desire Force, listened to the other person's heart, and whispered after a few seconds:

"At that time, you will have to say goodbye to your Melia forever, and if you can understand all this, then I can give you a chance to ask me. You can ask me a question, and I will answer you without reservation, Mr. Liu. ”

Brother Bang's hair fell at this moment.

He clenched his fists.

At this moment, he realized that it was absolutely impossible for him to be an NPC next to him! His lips moved under Murphy's gaze, and finally he didn't ask a question but said:

"I don't have any questions to ask, I'm happy with my life right now, I. I don't hate Melia either. ”

"Excellent! That's what I want to hear. ”

Murphy nodded and said:

"Then get ready, if you win, I can give you the source blood I know, you perfectionist doesn't need a servant."

(End of chapter)