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Section 23 Testing

"What kind of essence?"

"The essence is the balance of strength and quantity, and the balance between each other. Master, let me ask you, what is the main strength of the Baku tribe now, or what is the core strength of the Baku tribe?"

“...... Magic stones?"

"Yes, the magic stone can merge armies, but the hired armies are unreliable. So the main troops you buy with magic stones are not soldiers, but war beasts. It only takes one or two soldiers to drive a large group of war beasts into battle. The Maud clan must be sorry to sell you so many war beasts now, but the problem is that it's too late for them to regret it now. Of course, there are other things besides war beasts, but those are much less secondary than war beasts. ”

"Can you say it clearly? Ashruphat couldn't help it. Carrie seemed very accustomed to beating around the bush and tapping on the side, but refused to explain.

"Let's put it this way, they want the Baku tribe to fight with the Saiji tribe, and through this war, they will consume a large number of war beasts accumulated by the Baku tribe. Only then can they rest assured. Because if the Baku clan is not based on military strength, it will be difficult to coerce the small and medium-sized clans to form a new force through the method of longevity potion. Of course, you won't be able to buy a lot of war beasts in the future, and it's impossible for the Maude clan to fatten up the power of the Baku clan anymore. ”

"So you deliberately provoked the Saiji?"

"It's not intentional, it's just going with the flow. Presumably, they must have given some false promises, plus some lies, which gave the Saiji clan some extra confidence. Anyway, in the current situation, you have to use the Baku tribe as the main force and defeat the Saiji tribe. Otherwise, there is such an example of rebellion, and soon a second or third small clan will follow suit. Your plan to mobilize the entire nezumi army is in vain. In short, this battle must be fought. Now, your mobilization order has just been issued, and all clans are preparing for war, and at this time, only the Baku clan can take the lead in this crusade. ”

Carrie is telling the truth. Because in this case, it is obviously unlikely that other clans will be forced to attack the Saiji. This is the price that Ashrufat must pay in order to attack Karak-Grom, and he must dispel the suspicions of the other nezumi leaders in order to command the army unfettered in future wars.

The pace of Ashrufat's march was not very fast. One of the reasons for this is the addition of troops along the way. All the clans along the way, including the Saiji neighbors, had heard the details of the crusade. However, in the world of the rat people, it is inconceivable to send charcoal in the snow, and it is the norm to fall into the well. These clans sent troops to follow behind the crusaders. Nominally, they are a conspiracy, but in reality they intend to be like vultures, reaping enough benefits from the corpses of the losers.

"Lord...... The host ...... "In the gap where the army stopped to rest, Shaka reported a new situation to Ashrufat. "The patriarch of the Danian clan...... Want...... I want to see you. ”

Eshuruphat was actually tired of meeting with these nezumi leaders. Every nezumi leader tried to play some tricks when they met, but their conspiracy and knowledge were too far behind Carrie's, and they were easily resolved by Carrie without exception.

But the problem is that he has to go again. He can't find a "clone" to impersonate himself like many rat people. This is mainly because the appearance given to him by the rat god is so outstanding. Ashrufat's current appearance is that of a nezumi, a nezumi with fiery red fur all over his body, and his body is much taller than the average nezumi. This was of course disguised using the transformation ability of the Red Blood armor, but Carrie said that the Rat God "gave him plenty of data", so he didn't need to need a fixed amount of time to recover every day like when he was the Boss of the Blood Banner.

"How many troops did the patriarch bring?" Ashrufat asked simply. If there are too few troops to join, then he doesn't plan to see him at all. Shaka came up with a number, and Ashrufat immediately decided not to waste his time. However, he was a little surprised to find that Shaka did not leave.

"Anything else?"

"Your scout is back......" Shaka seemed daunted by this. "Scout ...... of the Essien Clan"

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"So they concentrated all their forces to form a defensive line?"

"Yes, my lord, that's it. Landa bowed her head deferentially. He had seen many leaders of the nezumen, but none of them were as full of strength as Aerufat. There was a heterogeneous power in the voice of the fiery red-furred nezumi that could even make the black-clad assassin feel fearful.

"What about their troops?" asked the Abyss Lord.

Randa immediately reported the answer that had been taken out of the captive's mouth.

"Well done, Masha dares to disobey the will of the Rat God, and we must give him the most severe punishment!" said Ashrufat. "Your mission is over. ”

"It's over?" The black-clad assassin found himself a little confused for the first time. The Esin clan sent him to work for Ashrufa, but that was the end of his mission?

"The mission here is over. Ashrufat added. "Go and rest, and when this is over, go to the ground and ask me about the greenskins. ”

Landa said yes almost without hesitation. He'd already lost too many of his men in this reconnaissance, making it almost impossible for him to do anything in future battles if Ashrufat had planned for him to do something.

"Carrie, do we have to dispel the suspicions of the Abyss Lords?" Ashrufat asked in his mind after the black-clad assassin left.

"If you want to get the maximum freedom to command your troops in the future, then this is the price that has to be made. In her mind, Carrie replied in the affirmative. "Those rats want you to lose most of the beasts in this war...... Actually, master, this aspect is as they like, and those shoddy things are of no special value. If you really want to, I can devise a better and more efficient way to create war beasts that is guaranteed to be an eye-opener for the Maude Clan. How can their low-grade genetic engineering be compared to the knowledge I have. By the way, there's something that can be done in passing. Carrie said suddenly.

"What's the matter?"

"Do you remember the promise that the Rat God gave us?"

"Promise?" Ishruphat remembers very well that the original agreement with the rat god was to use Ashrufat to leave the "rift of time and space" and help him wake up Carrie, who had fallen into a deep sleep. In exchange, Ashrufat must help the Nezumi capture Karak-Grom.

"That's right, the Rat God said to give us a gift, a gift that has been infused with his strength. Carrie said.

What the "gift" that the Abyss Lord God was talking about was actually the Abyss Magic Stone that was the symbol of the Abyss Lord's identity. There are a total of thirteen of these abyss magic stones, which are made by the Rat God himself and represent the will of the Rat God. Only the nezumi who touch the magic stone and do not die can be qualified to become the Abyss Lord and become a member of the supreme ruler of the nezumi society. Other than that, though, it doesn't seem to be heard of any other purpose for these special magic stones.

"That's it, master, we can take this opportunity to test its effects. Carrie said. "I've been reading it all this time. ”

"What ...... the results?"

"It's too complicated in terms of principle. Master, you don't have a standard education and don't even master the basics, it's hard to explain it to you. But I can say that it serves two purposes. I guess both seem to be valuable on the battlefield. ”

"What kind of effect?"

"The first one, it seems that you can summon a strange creature with it...... A magical subcreature created in a special way...... In this worldly realm, it should be possible to call it a 'demon'. Second, you can create a massive illusion with its power...... Well, I think the effect should be similar to the illusion of a rat god in the sky. But it shouldn't have any other effect than visuals. Both types of power are limited, and I estimate that after you use them once, it should take several days for the Abyss Magic Stone to slowly recover. Actually, I'm interested in the first one. ”

"A demon...... Ashruphat had heard of demons. Demon is an umbrella term for both mythological ethereal ideas and a strange and intelligent creature that actually exists.

Of course, there are no demons in the Anthropocene. Because from top to bottom, all humans agree that demons are twisted evil creatures. However, in the wild lands of the north, there are indeed demons.

For humans, the general perception is that demons were created by evil gods. For it has been clearly documented that some humans who serve evil gods are able to drive demons to serve them. Of course, since demons are objective beings, although they also possess powerful evil powers, they are not indestructible. Weapons and magic can still inflict damage on demons and even defeat their physical existence. The real problem is – at least in the lore – that there are some demons that are immortal. After being killed and shattered in one place, these demons will soon appear in another place, and their appearance will not be different, even the wounds will disappear. However, the demons remember the last death, and even try to get revenge on the warrior who gave them the last blow.

Of course, Ashruphat had never seen a demon, so he was only skeptical of this legend and listened to it. Carrie has never mentioned this in the past. In fact, Ashruphat himself did not think that he would have a chance to encounter a demon.

"It seems to be made possible by a specific spatial link...... However, in terms of details, it is impossible to understand it by relying on such an abyss magic stone alone. There are so many possibilities. Carrie continued. "Anyway, now that this thing is in our hands, we can test how powerful this demon really is. ”

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The Saiji clan had already set up a defensive position near the lair.

The leaders of this clan had undoubtedly heard of the growing army of Ashrufat. Although the Saiji clan is the most powerful and populous of the many clans in the vicinity, in this case, they do not have the determination to take the initiative to fight the victory. They used a more common method of warfare - building fortifications and relying on a favorable defensive system for defensive operations. This is also a very practical idea in the rat society - as long as it is a coalition of multiple clans, when attacking a strong position, it will definitely quarrel due to selfish nature, which will reduce the combat effectiveness or even directly disintegrate.

But this time, things seem to be different.