Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1980 Departure
Meanwhile, the harpy's retreat was within Eredar's expectations, or to put it bluntly, it was at his behest.

Given the harpies' abilities, they are an excellent harassment force, but they also have an insurmountable weakness: a lack of decisive combat power.

With this unit, you can constantly harass and annoy the enemy, but you still can't win.

Under these circumstances, it is impossible for the Eredar to send Blacksail warships to cooperate with the Harpies in their operations.

Once the Black Sail warships appear at sea, it's tantamount to setting up a target for Wright and Hilke, who will inevitably be attacked by them immediately. Going there would be a waste of time.

But harpies are different. They are numerous and have the ability to fly, so even a martial artist at the Transcendent Realm would find it very difficult to kill them all.

And that's exactly what Eredar needs now.

Just as Hilke analyzed, he was using the harpy to wear down Wright and Hilke.

If the opponent is in bad shape, it's not impossible for me to take on two opponents at once.

This is also the only method that Eredar can think of at this stage, and it is also feasible to some extent.

During this process, the retreating harpies quickly returned to report the situation to him.

Previously, when monitoring the coastal area from a distance, the harpies dared not approach in order to avoid being discovered. They could only catch a few glimpses from afar and could only see the general outline, without any real understanding.

But in this night raid, they went straight for the enemy, and although they suffered a lot of casualties, they at least achieved their goal and also obtained a lot of updated intelligence.

Unsurprisingly, the Elven race, led by Wright, began building ships, but the ships built by the other side were somewhat incomprehensible to him.

"You mean, their ship's hull is covered with thick metal plates?"

"Yes."

The harpy leader nodded vigorously, her voice even carrying a hint of grief and indignation.

She wanted to damage the ship's hull, so she grabbed it with her claw. Good heavens, the metal plate was ridiculously hard, and her claw almost flipped over!
As Eredar listened to the harpy's report, his eyebrows furrowed so deeply they could have trapped a fly.

From Ereda's perspective, the idea of ​​covering the ship's hull with thick metal plates was completely incomprehensible.

If you do that, how heavy will the ship be? Will it even be able to float?

This made Ereda wonder if she was overthinking things.

Those elves were indeed so stupid that it made him laugh. How could they have thought of building a ship with metal plates?
Following this approach, the other side won't be able to build any ships, and as long as we stay overseas, we won't have to worry about threats from the land.

Meanwhile, the harpy leader continued her report, observing Eredar's ever-changing expression.

"You mean, there are humans in that camp?"

"Yes, some are tall and some are short, and they all carry strange weapons that constantly spew fire and make loud noises."

The harpy leader described the situation, a hint of fear unconsciously showing on her face. She was clearly frightened by the heavy firepower of the Great Zhou. At the same time, she didn't forget to present a blood-stained bullet to Eredar.

These bullets were all dug out of the wounds of her subordinates.

Looking at the blood-stained bullets, Ereda's eyebrows almost knitted together.

Clearly, they had never seen a similar weapon before.

Not long has it been since his last attack on the Elf Forest, and Wright has actually gotten involved with humans?

This situation left Ereda somewhat bewildered.

He discovered that since the last failed attack, too many things had gone beyond his expectations and control.

Even Wright, whom he thought he knew perfectly well, was now somewhat incomprehensible and unfathomable to him. This inevitably reminded Ereda of something Wright had said before…

"Is it different from before?"

Muttering to himself, Ereda fell into deep thought.

At the same time, at the coastal camp, Hilke and Wright had finished their brief discussion. Wright, who couldn't think of any other solutions for the time being, could only follow Hilke's arrangements.

During this process, internal losses were also reported very quickly.

The harpies' actions were undoubtedly purposeful; they clearly preferred to sabotage the equipment in their dock.

Although harpies have limited destructive power, that doesn't mean they won't have any impact on them.

Currently, the efficiency of shipbuilding has definitely been affected.

But there's nothing we can do but set up defenses and hold out.

At the same time, Hilke didn't forget to report the situation here.

Zhou Xu remained relatively calm upon receiving the message.

After all, he never thought the dark elves would sit idly by and wait to die.

The harpies, possessing both flight and night vision capabilities and numerous in number, are indeed a potential breakthrough point.

According to the original plan, if everything went smoothly, we would wait until the ships were built, then launch a preemptive strike to wipe out the enemy.

They have the advantage in terms of raw power, and the matter itself is not difficult.

But right now, the Dark Elves have started a war of attrition, which clearly means they don't intend to drag it out until then.

"I don't know if I'll make it in time."

Without any hesitation, Zhou Xu set off immediately, issuing orders at the same time.

"Pass down the order to arrange for an airship to wait for me in the ruling city of the Rakshasa District."

In the past two years, their internal transportation has become increasingly complete, and the main railway in the Rakshasa District has been fully laid.

Boarding at Blackmoon City Train Station takes you directly to the Rakshasa District's ruling city. After disembarking, you can transfer directly to an airship and fly directly to the Elven Port.

The rest depends on whether Hilke and Wright can prove themselves.

Of course, Yarvit is also in the new district, but she is on the border on the other side of the new district, guarding against the Orc Alliance, and is in the opposite direction from the Elven Port.

Even with trains as a mode of transportation, it would be difficult to provide support back and forth in a short period of time.

Not to mention the situation at the Elf Port, where it's not a situation where a fight will break out immediately upon arrival.

If we send Jarvit to provide emergency support, and when she arrives, the Eredars haven't attacked, will she turn around and leave, or will she stay there and wait?
If you just turn around and leave, wouldn't that be a wasted trip and a complete waste of time?
If she stays there, what if something happens at the border of the new district while she's not there?
With autumn fast approaching, the Orc Alliance's activities are becoming more frequent.

At this point in time, Zhou Xu would definitely not take the risk of letting Yarvit leave the border of the new district.

Compared to the threat that the Dark Elves pose to the Elven Forest, the Orc Alliance poses a significantly greater threat to the new area.

From the perspective of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it's not a bad thing to let the elves experience some of the harsh realities of society, to let them feel the dangers of the world, especially since these harsh realities come from within their own race.

(End of this chapter)