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Chapter 1554 Chapter 188. Night Talk in the Strategy Room

Annan prepared for the upcoming war. On the other hand, Olmedo sent invitations to the neighbors of Liberty City, Grand Lord Franco and Archduke Girardi, to gather together to discuss the waves caused by the Empire's extermination order.

Liberty City has become one of the most powerful forces in western Middle-earth.

Of course, you can say that if there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will be king...

In the strategy room, Olmedo is discussing the situation in the north with two neighbors. The sand table in the middle uses black paint to represent the position of the imperial army.

They have nothing to hide, nor do they need to hide, but for the time being, there is no news about the movements of the rat men and the demons.

"We have two lines of defense in the north, namely the Great Wall of Montabullock Principality and the Great Wall of Gem Bay."

Actually, there are three - the Principality of Montamblelock is one of them.

"But we only have one line of defense in the forest mountains to the west, and there is no defense outside of Franco's territory."

Olmedo had been to the Franco territory. There was only a rammed earth wall six or seven meters high to their northwest. It was an insurmountable barrier for bandits, kobolds, and jackals in the wild, but for the ratmen... they only needed to stack a few layers on the other side and they would be able to rush in like a tsunami.

They were not confident that the ten-meter-high concrete wall they built for the Principality of Montamblelock could withstand the rat tide for long.

Grand Lord Franco stared at the sand table and said, "The number one enemy of the Rat-Man-Demon Alliance is the Empire. Will they disperse their strength among us?"

"The main force of the ratmen and demons will not focus on us, but given the size of the ratmen, a part of the rat tide will definitely be dispersed to our place."

Olmedo saw the disbelief of Lord Franco and Archduke Girardi, and took out the battle report sent by the Kingdom of Recanal.

Since the day before yesterday, the borders of the Kingdom of Rekanel have been frequently invaded by waves of rats, and they have been barely able to resist with the help of the Free City - the so-called resistance only prevented the ratmen from penetrating into the border and wreaking havoc.

According to them, they were just affected by the rat tide, just like the houses on the embankment during a flood. But you have to know that the Kingdom of Rekhaner, which has retreated to the west coast of the northern border, was also affected by the rat tide, so you can imagine the terrifying scale of the rat tide.

It was clear that the ratmen and demons were aware of the Empire's dynamics and reacted accordingly.

Olmedo held the teaching stick and pointed to the location of the Kingdom of Recaner on the sand table. He pointed straight down and finally stopped at the Franco Territory on the north bank of the Obilis Strait. "Unless the rat tide can go all the way to the Empire like a funnel, it will inevitably face us head-on."

"If you really don't believe it, you will know when the information about the rat people arrives."

Lord Franco remained silent, but his gloomy and solemn expression showed that he believed it.

"West?"

Grand Duke Girardi pointed to the small group of forces to the west of Gem Bay.

"They are in the Empire's sphere of influence. I don't think the Empire will sit idly by and watch its vassal being attacked by the Skaven."

"You will definitely help us, right?" Archbishop Franco was thinking about how to deal with the ratmen, while Archduke Girardi just had to hold on to Annan's thigh.

"Yes, but not enough."

Olmedo let them know the total number of soldiers and professionals in Liberty City. “No one knows how many of the Ratman and Demonic Alliance will come. They may be dispersed in the wild after being defeated by the Empire and threaten us. They may bully the weak and fear the strong, and come to attack us instead of the Empire.”

"So you must also arm yourself and recruit a large number of militiamen. We have more than 100,000 magic muskets and they are being produced continuously. They are weak against demons, but can kill ratmen with one shot."

"Is it free?" asked Lord Franco.

"I'm sorry, the magic muskets in Liberty City are not fished out of the sea, but we are willing to sell them at cost price and provide interest-free loans."

Olmedo brought the agreement between Annan and the Kingdom of Dimon over. The Franco territory has few resources, but it has population. The most important thing is that they have no forces in the north and west. Knowing that the east is the dog of the empire, and the north is their own dog...then they can only expand their territory to the west.

Olmedo seems generous, but in fact he is turning his neighbors into his buffer zone, using the Franco Territory and the Principality of Montambleroque to eliminate the endless tide of rats and prevent the war from spreading to the Gem Bay.

Lord Franco also realized this and looked unhappy: "We help you protect the Gem Bay, but we have to pay for your assistance?"

Olmedo raised his head slightly, revealing a delicate jawline: "Lord Franco, you forgot one thing... Liberty City is a floating city."

"In this critical moment, we can temporarily abandon the Gem Bay and take off to safety. No matter how powerful the ratmen and demons are, they can't chase us into the Obilis Strait."

"But rest assured, the people of Liberty City will not flee. We will stand on your walls and fight with you."

Lord Franco's complexion improved a lot.

knock --

At this time, the door of the strategic room was knocked and the men brought the ratman battle report.

After opening the secret letter, Olmedo glanced at it and walked silently to the sand table.

Then I saw that she had painted all the land outside the Great Northern Wall built by the empire, from south to north, from the Gray Mountain Range to the Snow Mountain Fortress, and from west to east, from the Kingdom of Rikanel to the Kingdom of Dimon, gray and red.

"Hey, why do you change the color of the sand table?"

When Olmedo heard Annan's voice, he took a deep breath like a drowning man emerging from the water, pointed at the gray and red that occupied two-thirds of the sand table and said, "It's not a color change, it represents the range of ratmen and demons."

"Why don't we vote?"

Olmedo, Grand Lord Franco, and Archduke Girardi all looked up at the same time, looking at the King of the Free City who had just arrived and was about to surrender.

"Sorry, I just said that casually."

They said nothing and continued to stare at Annan.

"If you want to vote, don't vote for McCain Ratman."

They then withdrew their gazes. Everyone knew that Annan and Stuen the Ratman were flirting with each other.

Lord Franco guessed that even this information was obtained by the Stuhn Ratman.

A magic stone was also sent along with the secret letter. The messenger said that the demon army was mainly gathered around the snow-capped mountains. The journey was long and it would take some time to deliver it.

Olmedo activated the Philosopher's Stone, took a few steps back, and looked up at the projected impact along with the other three people in the strategy room.

The sky was gloomy, the mountains in the distance were vast, and an endless dark grey sea was surging and rolling.

As the picture zoomed in, they saw clearly that it was not the sea, but a tide of rats on the move...

The strategy room was in complete silence. The advanced Skaven troops had not yet been seen, but judging by the waves presented on the screen alone, they had no chance of resisting.

"Why don't we vote?"

Olmedo and Lord Franco raised their heads again, and Annan replied innocently: "It's not me this time." Then they both looked at Archduke Girardi, whose face was pale.

(End of this chapter)