(Commuter pass plus update!) Happy New Year ~Asking for a commuter pass~)

"The gnolls have retreated?"

On the third day of the evacuation operation in Shadow Valley, when Murphy gave his young players a daily task of patrolling the battlefield happily on the battlefield in the Bafrent Canyon position, the high-altitude search from Refnor brought him unexpected news.

Under the high-altitude vision of the blood-eating vulture, nourished by power, Murphy could clearly see that the gnolls on the outskirts of the Bafengte Canyon position had made a large-scale orderly retreat, and their retreat was not chaotic, and they were speeding in the direction of the Shadow Valley in the standard clan style along the way they came.

One by one, the gnolls lined up in front and back to cover the retreat, and at this rate, at most half a day, the number of gnolls remaining outside the position would be reduced to a point where it would not be enough to continue the attack.

This was a great thing for the Nord position, which had just taken in the retreating troops from the Shadow Valley, and meant that the soldiers on the position would have enough time to rest, but for the commanders, this new move was even more strange.

Murphy didn't make a public announcement, but only sent messengers from the Blood Vulture Clan to convey the news to the other commanders, and he himself quickly found the "Command Three Generals" under his command to discuss the situation.

It's a pity that the five pairs of wheels and the staff officers under his command carried out a "decisive charge" yesterday that is very in line with the player's identity, resulting in them still being in the three-day network abstinence period and unable to go online, so the only people who came were Lao Qin and Qing Dynasty veterans.

"Maybe Uhgeson wants to do a strategic retrenchment?"

The Qing Dynasty veterans who were summoned guessed and said:

"They have just taken over the valley, but we destroyed most of the facilities and blew up the main entrance to the tunnel before we evacuated, and the jackals must first familiarize themselves with the terrain if they want to reactivate the tunnel, their base camp has been burned and the situation in the rear is chaotic due to the attacks everywhere, and if Xu Gesen wants to break through the Bafont Canyon and the filthy swamp in one fell swoop, he will have to carry out a necessary reorganization of the current army.

Not to mention the problem of food routes.

General Maxim retreated with our elite and our warriors to Fort Courage, where they still held the initiative in the Black Flame Pass.

I think maybe the Gnoll Overseer wants to take advantage of the opportunity to reclaim the grain routes, or maybe it's trying to get rid of Fort Courage in one fell swoop.

If it were me, I would definitely do it!

They've just won a victory, and instead of rushing, it's better to seize the time we have to push out of the Barren Hills area to stabilize the rear.

Just like boxing, you always have to withdraw your fingers to make a fist. ”

"Makes sense."

Murphy nodded, and then looked at Lao Qin, who was frowning beside him, who noticed Murphy's gaze, but he didn't speak immediately, but pondered for a moment before saying:

"Whugson sent this vanguard out when it entered the Barren Mountain region, and then did not summon them back, even in the worst case, indicating that the Grand Overseer's original intention was to fight on two fronts.

Now that it had taken the important place of the Shadow Valley, and the first line of the two-front battle had already won, how could it suddenly withdraw the fist it had already fought at this time?

I supported the Nord's defenses in this position during your battle in the Valley of the Shadows, and I must tell you, my lord, that despite the confidence of the commander of the Winter Wolf Legion, I am well aware of the ins and outs of his army.

They suffered more than half of the casualties in the battle against the Haas Overseers of the Bloodscar Clan, which was already more than the casualty limit for most Cold Weapon Age troops, and although the discipline of the Winter Wolf Legion could ensure that the battle sequence would not collapse due to losses, it did not change the personal mood of the soldiers.

I've seen crumbling soldiers frantically rushing out of their trenches and being killed by gnolls, and I've seen weak-willed junior officers sneak away at night.

Colonel Duke had laid out the gallows to punish the deserters, which proved that their situation had been tense to the extreme. ”

Lao Qin paused, glanced at Murphy, who was listening carefully, and said:

"I can see the problem, and it's impossible for the Haas Overseers on the other side not to see it.

I must warn you, my lord, that this Haas Overseer is very difficult! He is a battle-hardened and very commanding general, who is not obsessed with occupying positions but is more inclined to kill and injure our living forces.

This makes every attack it personally commands extremely bloody.

It's attacking the minds and morale of the Northerners in this way, and it turns out it does.

Such a commander must be well aware that at the moment the North is only one breath left, and the best way to fight at this time is to continue to pressure tactics, rather than retreat to leave the enemy with precious respite.

And from what we know about Hygeson, the Chosen Overseer is also very talented in the art of war, and I believe that this order to retreat was not issued by him.

maybe

Is there something wrong with the Jackals' internal command system? ”

"Do you think that's likely?"

Murphy asked, Lao Qin narrowed his eyes, nodded and said:

"I think it's very likely!

According to the disclosures of those of us who have chosen the Jackal civilization in our tavern, there are also contradictions between the various classes within the Jackal society.

For example, the Bloodscar Clan has always respected the priesthood, while the Biting Bone Clan has more respect for the highly decorated warriors, and Haas is the Overseer of the Bloodscar Clan, which is not at the top of the power structure, so it is possible to be interfered with by some priests who like to point fingers.

But I have no evidence of this.

And the big question is, if the Haas Overseers are forced to retreat, what does that mean the Gnolls are going to do? Are they going to launch yet another astral rift, destroying our positions here in the same way that they are trying to destroy the Valley of the Shadows? ”

"They probably won't do that."

The Qing Dynasty veteran shook his head and said:

"The last time the astral rift in the Shadow Valley caused a wolf plague, it turns out that the astral wolves not only hate us, but also are unkind to the gnolls, and if there is another large-scale wolf plague, the gnolls will also suffer terrible losses."

"But we're going to be on guard!"

Lao Qin said in a deep voice:

"Nothing like this can happen again! We were able to escape the Valley of the Shadows because luck was on our side, and that day Brother Meow's patrol happened to discover the Jackal's plot.

But we can't rely on luck in everything, my lord, I've heard that the goatman astrologer is very knowledgeable about astral tears, and maybe we should also commission him to devise a technique to defend against astral tears.

The gnolls are clearly learning our tactics, these barbarians really know how to conduct war, it's an eternal game of spear and shield, and we have to be one step ahead. ”

"That makes sense, then let's ask Master Pol to come to the position."

Murphy took Lao Qin's advice, saying:

"Invite it to reinforce the dimensional boundaries around the position, and I'll have Triss and Verantor help out."

The two staff officers nodded immediately.

After they left, Murphy also contacted his old darling Tracey, and before he could speak, he heard Tracey say:

"That cement seal didn't go online today, she wouldn't have been late in the past."

"So what?"

Murphy's eyes jumped and he asked:

"What do you mean?"

"Her 'time' has come, probably in two or three days."

Tris Says:

"Her situation is very special, this time it is a permanent transfer of consciousness to Transnesia, and I feel that this process may be noticed by the shadows of subspace, after all, this consciousness is attached to the coordinates and breath of another world.

So if you can, you'll need to take a trip back to the Crimson Keep and find time in the Lunar Chamber to personally preside over her otherworldly summons. ”

"Well, I'll rush back, but there's something here that needs your help."

Murphy told Tracy about the situation on the battlefield and the retreat of the gnolls, and the Scarlet Witch immediately understood and promised to rush to the position as soon as possible, this promise made Murphy feel at ease, if Triss came then there would be two golds here, plus the goat Pol's understanding and countermeasures of the astral tear, even if the gnolls wanted to take risks, they could also win the opportunity to fight back.

Doesn't seem to be a problem anymore.

The lord hung up on the quantum communication, and after going through it in his mind and finding no obvious problems, he planned to continue patrolling the position and check on the attitude and impressions of the new players towards his main NPC.

This is the most important core factor of the "NPC playing method" that he summarized, and he must always ensure that he has a positive and perfect image in the hearts of players, so as to shape the player's "sense of belonging" to him as a main NPC.

Well, to summarize it vulgarly, it's probably similar to seizing every opportunity you can to pretend to be forceful.

Of course, if you can reward players at the same time as pretending, then most young players will be willing to shout his name at some point to be loyal to him.

It's a pity that Murphy really doesn't have much money to squander now, otherwise he wouldn't have to work so hard to "set up a person".

Just as Shuai Murphy mingled with his honest and reliable little players, he was further down in a deep tunnel not far from the position.

A bunch of bloodthirsty mad kobolds were digging a tunnel in a life-burning way, and they didn't need to dig it perfectly, anyway, the only request from the gnoll owner was to get as close to the damned Nord positions as possible.

Behind this group of frantically digging kobolds, old Manson, who was guarded by three teams of hunters and six blood-scarred priests, was following with a bone cane and the dimensional treasure diamond.

It looked at the kobolds who were working hard in front of him with a very critical and dissatisfied gaze, and the old Manson thought that kobolds were perfect for being used as servant armies and cannon fodder, but after seeing the new life of the nezumi created by His Excellency the "Scholar" in the twilight, he was suddenly full of resentment in various senses towards the loyal kobolds.

These guys' digging abilities are so poor compared to the rat people.

And their fertility is far less than that of the nezumi, they still have superfluous feelings, although they are ignorant but also know fear, which is also a big minus compared to the nezumi who have no emotions at all.

The most important thing is that kobolds are probably the worst in the world in terms of learning ability, but rat people have a strong ability to learn and imitate.

"Perhaps, after defeating Transancia, we can completely abandon the kobolds."

Old Manson thought:

"Twilight has shown us the nezumi as a sign that they are happy to give us control, but those guys are pursuing a rather dangerous future, and perhaps the gnolls shouldn't be so receptive to their ill-intentioned 'kindness'.

Not.

Thinking about it this way, maybe the clumsy kobold is not useless.

At least these guys are loyal to the gnolls.

Think about it from another angle, if Dusk can shape a new life like the nezumi, then they must also have the ability to strengthen the wisdom of the kobolds, maybe as a requirement? Isn't it the perfect bargaining chip to have something in the filthy swamp that scholars want to get?

Well!

So it was decided. ”

"High priest, the kobolds stopped, thinking that they had already dug into the spot, or that they were too close to the position to dig any further, after all, there were silver dwarf priests on the position. These kobolds are afraid of the dwarves to death. ”

A bloodscar priest whispered a distracted Manson, who looked up to see that the kobolds were exhausted and paralyzed, and they had done their work.

The end of the tunnel was widened into a circular space.

"That's it."

Manson nodded, gesturing to the hunter next to him.

The guys immediately stepped forward and grabbed the tired kobolds and killed them quickly, filling them with blood and making the scene instantly evil.

These hand-picked kobolds are not just workers, they are also "spell-casting materials" in their own right.

Of course, this blood is not used to summon subspace power, the chaos thing is not so cheap, it is impossible to attract the chaos of subspace through the blood of some inferior life, this blood is only used to activate the dimensional treasure diamond in Manson's hand.

This was what the "scholar's servant" had specifically told.

This new gadget is more sensitive to the stimulation of blood, and through a set of not simple "unsealing" methods, the power of the dimensional treasure diamond can be released from the carrier of matter.

"Let's start the ritual now."

Manson let go of the diamond.

The irregular gray-black crystals quickly floated above its claws, and through the spells of the Bloodscar Priests, the surrounding blood breath was channeled, causing it to infuse the seemingly stable crystal.

Just a few minutes after the ceremony began, the dimensional treasure diamond responded.

Ripples emanated from that thing, as if some intangible, which had been stable, had been disrupted, causing all the gnolls, including Manson, to feel that the "spatial concept" around them was rapidly weakened and dissolved.

The boundaries of the world were weakened, allowing the breath of the subspace to waft through, and the Lord of the Hunt was sleeping in the subspace, so the moment this passage was opened, Manson immediately felt that his god really existed in his consciousness.

For sincere believers, there is nothing more pleasing than this "bathing in the light of God."

Old Manson almost cried with happiness.

But in the next moment, it heard the vague voice of the Lord of the Hunt:

"It's a trap run!"

“？？？”

Manson didn't react for a moment, but the speed at which the crystal disintegrated advanced rapidly at this moment.

It was as if the invisible chains had "locked" Manson and the surrounding gnolls in place, and in the screams of the gnolls and hunters, the power of Manson's transcendent golden rule began to be disintegrated and infused.

At this moment, old Manson reacted.

Well, it turns out that today's "spell casting materials" are not just those poor kobolds.

It is also one of the "materials".

That's right.

Which time does the opening of the subspace rift not come at a great cost? Why could Twilight casually pull out a strange crystal that could summon the power of subspace at no cost?

Ah, I was eager to win, and I was trapped.

——

"Ugh! Wait a minute! ”

The handsome Murphy, who was arguing with the little players, jumped his eyelids, and before he could react, a sharp headache suddenly surged up to the corner of his forehead, and even made the handsome mainline NPC let out a cry of pain.

This startled the little players around them who were licking the NPC frantically, and they thought that they were licking too hard and causing the NPC to lack oxygen, so they immediately stepped forward to support their lord.

But then they heard Murphy say in a hoarse voice:

"My perception of subspace power was triggered. In this dark hour we are calculated! Someone in the vicinity is calling for the power of the subspace! Look for! Somewhere underground, find it! ”

(End of chapter)