Section 90 Causes

Even Sag, as I said earlier, was an accident.

In terms of magical power, it's slightly better. There were four apprentices, including Tarek, who were willing to follow Ashrufat. In this way, together with Ashrufat himself, there are a total of five magicians in the whole army, even if the combat power is not particularly strong, at least it cannot be considered weak.

Speaking of which, the Chaos Legion's usual form is somewhat similar to the Greenskin. Among the greenskins, the orc bosses who can fight and slash are generals, and those shamans who can use magic are staff officers. The same is true for the Chaos Legion, where the Chaos Lords (or Chaos Champions) who can charge into battle are generals, and wizards serve as assistants and advisors to the generals. The difference between the two is that if there is no suitable Chaos Lord or Chaos Champion, wizards can also serve as generals. And among the green skins, a shaman with a squad is fine, but it is impossible to become a general commanding a large army.

"Your Excellency?" Flint owed.

"The city of Dangerous Peak is already willing to support our operation, starting tomorrow, if the soldiers want to enter the city, they can let them into the city. But don't go too many people at once, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Ashrufat said.

Flint again owes a debt and says he receives his orders.

"In this case, we have solved the problem on the base side for the time being. Tarek asked. "How's it going over in the swamp?"

"It's not good. "Ashrufat doesn't hide it. "If Astiana hadn't lied to me, this would have been an extremely difficult challenge to complete. ”

Tarek had known for a long time that Ashruphat had been guided by the gods to come here. In fact, Ashrufat's goal was not to Danger Peak from the start, but to the swamp on the side, though Tarek didn't understand why the gods would look at this almost worthless swamp. Maybe the swamp itself has no value, it's just a test. As everyone said, the gods are always testing their followers, weeding out the inferior and promoting the strong. Especially when they want to promote a believer, they often give a test for the believer to prove his worth.

"What's the difficulty?"

"First, there is a shortage of troops. Ashrufat said. When he set out from the Silent Panic Tribe, there were only 7,000 men under his command, and although the overall situation along the way was relatively peaceful, conflicts were inevitable. Of course, in every battle, Ashrufat had the last laugh. But his handling of losers is a bit out of the way chaos is normal—he spares almost all the tribes that try to attack him, and doesn't destroy a single one. Many people were skeptical, but the facts seemed to show that Ashrufat was right - after many battles along the way, his army not only did not decrease, but increased, and this was not the result of indiscriminate refill, but his forgiveness made many losers willing to join. But even so, until now, Ashrufat's army was only about 10,000 men. Astiana said that the swamp was far more inhabited than outsiders expected, at least not fewer than Dangerous Peak. ”

"So many?" Tarek was slightly taken aback. The number of troops in the dangerous peak city is conservatively estimated to be thirty or forty thousand. Although the quality of Ashrufat's troops is high, and most of the soldiers have Chaos armor, it can't offset such a large number disparity.

"And in the swamp...... It's a very troublesome place. Without the blessing of the Father of the Plague, ordinary people would hardly be able to live inside, as they could not find water suitable for drinking, let alone food. So it is impossible for any army to go deep into the swamp. The only place that can be used as a battlefield is the outer edge of the swamp, and even there is a danger. The worst thing is that if the enemy retreats in defeat, it will be difficult for us to pursue. Of course, this is not the worst, the worst thing is that the swamp is not the multi-tribe situation I expected, there is a Chaos Lord who rules here. ”

"A Chaos Lord......" Tarek understood that things had completely changed. In fact, the population of the Chaos tribe in the swamp is not a big problem, after all, Tzeentch's followers know how to divide and win over. As long as there is a split inside, the lack of its own troops is not an irreparable problem. But having a Chaos Lord means that all the Chaos tribes in the swamp are one. Divisiveness, disintegration, absorption and the like may not work.

"Not the newly rising Chaos Lord, it's an old Chaos Lord named 'Immortal Juggernaught' Jakes. It is said that he is the favorite child of the Father of the Plague, and has received the supreme blessing of the Father of the Plague, and is no longer bothered by mortal life, old age, sickness and death. Ashrufat stood up and made a circle in the tent. "I'm afraid here...... It's a lot more complicated than I expected. Ashrufat said.

"Adult ......"

"It is impossible for the Lord of Deceit not to know about this 'Immortal Lord'. In that case, why did he let me come?" said to himself in a soft voice. "Could it be that this swamp has a special significance? Wait, Astiana tried to conquer the swamp, but failed. In other words, the Lord of Deceit has a special meaning for this place, and so on, I think I understand!"

"Your Excellency," Tarek asked cautiously, "what do you understand?"

"Conquering this swamp is the mission that the gods have given me. Ashrufat said. "It's not an easy test, it's something much more complicated. ”

He waved his hand, signaling that he wanted to be alone.

...... of the gods Although it is called an evil god in the south, it is said that an evil god is also a god. Is divine will really inscrutable or can it be speculated? Then again, every Chaos believer he met was superstitious, not as arrogant as he was, trying to speculate about God's motives.

In fact, it is not that the chaos believers are stupid, but that a person who grew up in such an environment can not be superstitious? Think about it, if a person has often seen those miracles that are incomprehensible to human beings since childhood, he will also blindly worship and follow God.

"Astiana...... It's a pity," he imagined the old Chaos Lord's face, weakened by the passage of time. "You would have had a further chance. Tzeentch gave you this opportunity...... As long as you conquer the swamp, you will be able to go further. ”

He now knew that although the realm of chaos was vast, in fact, the four evil gods each had their own core realm. Within this "core realm", there are tribes that worship a single evil god, and there are almost no tribes of mixed beliefs. Ashrufat didn't know why at first - or he hadn't thought it through. But now that I think about it, it's very problematic, because the migration of Chaos tribes is a common occurrence (for example, the Asowen tribe used to migrate all the way from the middle of the Chaos Realm to the southernmost point). From this point of view, these four regions can be understood as the private territory of the evil gods.

However, there was no solid system of king-nobility-plebeian allegiance within the four regions, as was the case with the southerners. Although the tribes in the region believe in the same god, civil wars against each other are commonplace - in this respect, no different from other Chaos realms.

It is easy to see that such a "state" is very unstable, because it is simply not able to gather strength against foreign invaders. Logically, if a Tzeentch tribe invades Slaanesh's land, it will not face the entire power of the entire nation, but only the one tribe in front of it. On the contrary, a unified country like the South does not have this problem: although the Chaos Legion actually only attacks the White Keep, it has to deal with the power of the entire country of Gruni, and sometimes the power of the other countries of the Central Seven.

If you think about it, it's strange. There must be a reason behind this obviously unstable form, but it was finally fixed.

"I see, it's the terrain. Ashruphat turned around and pulled out a map from a nearby bag. Speaking of which, Chaos may be in its tribal form, but their maps are pretty good. This is largely due to the wizards of Tzeentch. As it is known, every Tzeentch wizard was rewarded by the Lord of Trickery and given a flying magic disk - when one could fly high up in the sky to get a bird's-eye view of the earth, it became easy to draw the earth. A Tzeentch wizard could spend years mapping the entire Chaos Realm with a heart in his mind. It was such a map that Ashrufat had in his hand.

Really......

The map proves Ashrufat's speculation. The so-called "core area" was not actually designated by the gods at will, but was "circled" with special terrain. This is also the norm for human nations – and so are the countries of the South. On the frontier of two countries, there must be a key point, such as a fortress on the plain, the crossing of a large river, etc., in short, the kind of extremely favorable terrain suitable for defense. When the country is weak, holding these points can ensure the security of the country, and when the country is strong, these points can become a bridgehead for foreign expansion.

The White Castle in Gruny, for example, is a prime example. As long as the White Keep is in Gruni's hands, the Chaos Legion will not be able to pose much of a threat.

His gaze rested on the northern part of the map. There was the territory of the Derrorists, a large fortress (also clearly depicted on the map) that controlled the main road between the two mountains. Undoubtedly, this is the key to preventing outsiders from entering his core field. The southern hordes must capture this fortress in order to penetrate into the realm of terror.

His gaze returned to his place, before the swamp. There is no castle in Nurgle's domain, but this swamp is. This swamp is the best natural defense, and another immortal Chaos Lord of the swamp......

If I can control this swamp, it means ...... The realm of the Father of Plague opens its doors to others. That's why Astiana will occupy the city of Perilous Peaks, and why he will be tasked with conquering the swamps. It's a pity that he failed.

That's why I'm here. Eshurufat raised his hand and looked at the ring in his hand, Tzeentch's emblem glittering on the ring. The words of the deceitful lord seemed to still be swirling in his mind.

"Yes, the Sadist is orchestrating some plans to upset the balance. But the goal of our first step is not to be sadistic, but to be negrosmal. He's hiding now, seemingly neutral, but in fact he's planning to see others lose and then profit from it......"