The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

Xu Lai did not make the decision on his own. He asked someone to invite the Crimson Archbishop Durr, who was currently in charge of the temple.

Xu Lai wanted Durr to come out to support the priest.

The priests recruited by Xu Lai himself only had some simple sacred spells and were far less omnipotent and powerful than the priests in the temple.

However, the holy city is still under reconstruction, and the new great temple in Qingfeng City is also under construction.

The priests of the temple are also responsible for repairing the terrain and rebuilding the faith. Even if one priest is divided into eight, it may not be enough.

Not long after Dur sat down, he gave the same firm and affirmative answer as Xu Lai.

"I'll try to coordinate. There are many pastors in the south who want to come here. I'll take this opportunity to communicate with them.

I can't guarantee anything else, but when we send out the troops, I will provide you with at least 500 priests, including at least half bishops and archbishops."

Ordinary priests and priest apprentices do not know many spells, their equipment is not very good, and their mana is very limited.

If we send them to the battlefield, it is hard to say whether they will help or cause trouble.

But considering the reality, the temple really cannot gather too many senior priests.

Besides, if low-level priests are not allowed to gain experience, they will have no chance to grow into high-level priests.

Xu Lai didn't know how confident Dur was, but those priests in the south, especially the high-ranking temple officials that Xu Lai knew.

He thought that he could still find a way to fight for it.

Among the several Crimson Bishops, Wright has already broken with him. If Xu Lai does not get involved himself, he may have a greater hope of winning over.

Kemel and Neil both died in the Battle of Lionheart.

The only people Xu Lai knew were Archangel Girard and Knight Commander Morrison.

In addition to Xu Lai himself, Dur, Lina and others also have many old and close friends in the temple.

If all of them are mobilized, we will definitely be able to convince many priests, bishops, and even archbishops to come to the Eagle Kingdom.

"How long can the elf last?" Xu Lai asked.

The Qingfeng Corps' vacation has not yet ended, and it will take time to gather the priests.

The only forces Xu Lai can mobilize now are the Knight Wind Legion and the new legion that Eric is reorganizing.

The female ranger looked up and said, “That damn necromancer turned all of our brothers and sisters into undead.

They even broke into the elves’ ancestral land..."

After a pause, the female ranger continued, "In short, the current situation is not optimistic. The strength of the undead is dozens of times that of ours.

All of the Emerald Forest's defenses are placed around the World Tree at the deepest point.

I can’t say for sure how long it will take for the undead to capture the World Tree. If we’re lucky, we can hold out for two or three years.

However, due to the death of a large number of animals and plants in the Green Forest, the condition of the World Tree is also very bad.

If something goes wrong with the World Tree again, we may not last more than three months."

The ranger's expression was extremely sad, and coupled with his beautiful face, it was particularly poignant.

Xu Lai pondered for a moment and said, "How long will it take to get to the Emerald Forest from here?"

The female ranger said, "We came here by teleportation. If it were a large-scale military operation, it would take at least ten to fifteen days, judging by my ranger troops."

Although Rangers do not have mounts, they are a famous type of fast soldier.

What's more, elves have a speed bonus in forest terrain.

When we arrived at the human territory, although there was no speed bonus, the roads were all stone slabs, making it easier to walk.

If it takes 10-15 days for a ranger, then the Qingfeng Legion, which is mainly composed of infantry, may take a month just to reach the Emerald Forest.

There is no way. The elves and humans are two different territories, and in between there are a large number of areas occupied by the undead.

Fortunately, the elves had left behind a city signpost of the Fortress City in the Stone City.

Otherwise, these rangers wouldn’t even have time to ask for help.

If the Qingfeng Legion is not deployed and the Knight Legion is used, the human travel speed can be increased several times.

The problem is that in a forest environment, it is extremely inconvenient for the knights to move, and their speed is much slower than that of the infantry.

Overall, the Knight's Wind is not much faster than the Breeze Legion, and is at most about the same as the Rangers.

If we add priests, it will be even more of a burden, not as good as the Qingfeng Legion.

Without a priest, a pure cavalry team, even if it is composed entirely of Holy Light Knights, will not be able to compete with the undead in terms of consumption.

“The priests sent out by Bishop Dur can go directly there via the teleportation array.

I have a pretty good relationship with the Nagas in the deep sea, and can get enough energy stones at a low cost.

I can still sustain the cost of teleporting a group of 500 or priests back and forth.

But these few hundred priests are just a drop in the bucket and are not of much help to the overall situation."

The elves now cannot be dealt with by a few hundred priests. They need a large number of soldiers and a hero who can completely suppress the undead.

Otherwise, if Sandro continues to fight to support the war, the undead will increase in number, while the elves and humans will decrease in number.

When the undead form the horrific Undead Scourge, at least one camp of humans and elves will be wiped out.

"I will lead the Qingfeng Army to set off first. If we travel day and night, we should be able to reach the Emerald Forest in about ten days.

When the time comes, please ask Bishop Durr to take the teleportation array and join us."

Reina hastily offered her thoughts.

"But one-third of the Qingfeng Corps is still on vacation."

“Leave them all to Eric, and use this third as the backbone of the new legion.

I will draw another 3 archers from the Royal Archery Regiment, and that should be enough."

Lena's answer was a little nervous. After all, the Qingfeng Legion was Xu Lai's team.

She was appointed as the commander of the Qingfeng Legion because she was trusted by Xu Lai.

However, the cost of this legion, from recruiting to paying for settling-in money, equipping each person with equipment, logistical supplies, and then to advancement, is probably going to cost tens of millions of gold coins.

She didn't want Xu Lai to think that she was planning to take over his Qingfeng Legion.

But the way she behaves now, everyone would feel this way.

Xu Lai was still thinking, but the atmosphere in the room became increasingly solemn.

Before Xu Lai could think it over, Reina lifted her robe, knelt down in front of Xu Lai again and said:
"My Lord, I know I shouldn't make such an unreasonable request.

You released me from the cage, and I have nothing to repay you with.

Now I have to take risks with the legion you built, and I feel really guilty about it.

But I really have no other choice. I can ignore the elves and the barriers, but the World Tree is the mother of all elves.

I cannot allow the undead to defile and destroy the World Tree, please help us."

For the elves, the World Tree is the existence that nurtures their lives. Compared to the mother who gave birth to them, it just cannot speak.

For the elves, it is okay to betray the country, the faction, or even the race, but the only thing they will not betray is the World Tree. Not to mention Reina, a native elf, even Giselle, Bai Yang and the others would never watch the World Tree being destroyed.

Xu Lai quickly helped Reina up and said, “I’ve already told you that I will do my best to help.

Of course the Qingfeng Corps will go. What I am considering is the issue of time.

Even if you can march quickly and reach the Emerald Forest within ten days, can you definitely make it in time for the battle at the front?

At this moment, every missed battle will lead to a bigger gap in strength between the enemy and us.

Let me ask you again, after ten days of forced march, how much physical strength did the soldiers have left? How could they fight?

If you really rush to the battlefield after ten days of forced march, you are not going to fight, but to lead people to die.

Finally, if you want to arrive in ten days, you certainly can’t bring any logistics troops with you. How much food can you carry?
Too much food and a heavy load will affect your speed of marching.

There is less food. What if they fail to arrive in time, or the elves' rendezvous point has been occupied by the undead? Should we let them all starve to death?"

Xu Lai's questions left all the elves present speechless.

The female ranger also sighed and said, "I was too optimistic. I only considered the ranger's marching speed before, and did not consider the supply situation."

As a general, the female ranger certainly considered the issue of supplies.

The only difference is that elves are different from humans. As long as they stay in the forest, they will never lack food.

The ranger troops almost never left the forest, so she automatically ignored them.

Facing Reina's silence, Xu Lai pondered and said:

Don't worry, I promised to help you and I will never break my promise.

And just now, I have also thought about it. If I want to get to the battlefield quickly, I must rely on the power of magic.

Master De'e of the tower once released a dimensional door for me, allowing me to cross a distance of hundreds of kilometers and reach the grassland directly.

I can also use the spell of Dimensional Gate, but I am not specialized in Air magic, so I am afraid I cannot achieve the same effect as Master De'e.

What I think is that sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood, and we can prepare logistical supplies as soon as possible.

I will try to ask Master Deai to come and help us open a door no matter what."

“It can’t be helped, your Majesty King Xulai.

The sisters who went to the tower for help came back and said that the mages in the tower had already gone their separate ways and had long since abandoned their original agreement.

They will not provide us with any more assistance.”

Xu Lai hasn't cared about the situation in the tower for a long time. His focus during this period has been on Lionheart City.

He only knew that the Tower was the only place that still had many large hell cities.

Many demons in the Western Empire would use the castle gate to teleport directly to the tower before the city was captured.

Reina had previously led the Qingfeng Legion to sweep through several demon cities, and at least half of them were deserted.

Although this greatly improved Xu Lai's efficiency in recovering the Western Empire, it also brought greater pressure to the tower.

The Tower's Council of Twelve was originally an extremely loose alliance.

They were able to gain a foothold only by occupying the unique geographical advantage.

But at the same time, the tower’s geographical advantage is also the demon’s geographical advantage.

The demons occupied several high mountains including the Aswan Snow Mountain. The famous Aswan Snow Mountain was even transformed into the Aswan Furnace.

Now the advantage of the mountains is in the hands of the demons, and there is also a furnace where magma can flow.

For the tower, it would be good enough if it could keep its existing territory, let alone drive away the demons.

Without the help of the tower magician, Xu Lai's ability alone would not be able to save much distance by opening a door to another dimension.

There was no way. Master De'e not only had greater mental power than Xu Lai, he also possessed ultimate air magic and expertise in space spells.

In addition, Master De'e also has a full set of air and space spell enhancement equipment.

Even so, he was unable to send Xu Lai's troops directly back to Qingfeng City, and they had to continue traveling for a while.

But neither Xu Lai, Lena, nor Tahan had control of the elves' city.

In other words, the gate of time and space is also impassable.

The gate to another dimension and the gate to time and space are of little use. If you want to get there quickly, you can only fly there.

Xu Lai does not yet possess a magical weapon like the Blazing Sky Wings, but he has mastered the magical art of flying.

Without the ultimate air magic, Xu Lai's flying magic was not very fast, and he could not save mana.

But his mental power is high enough, and even except for great magicians like De'e, few mages can compare with him in mental power.

If his mental strength is high enough, it means he can fly long enough.

One of the great advantages of flying is that it does not require detours and can ignore terrain, thus greatly saving distance.

Besides, his so-called slow speed was only compared with the flying magic of the ultimate air magic.

Compared with the normal infantry marching speed, he is still much faster.

The most important thing is that logistics skills are of no help to flying, but Xu Lai's natural speed makes it useful even for flying.

This super-speed effect gave Xu Lai the equivalent of intermediate-level air magic.

In addition, if you use the magic of flight, all weight will be offset by magic.

Not only can soldiers carry more supplies, but they will not consume any physical energy in doing so.

Even if there are any problems on the front line, they can join the battle as soon as they arrive.

The only problem was that with Xu Lai's mana and mana recovery speed, he would probably suffer a lot if he wanted to get to the battlefield quickly.

The Great Magician's Book has been integrated into Xu Lai's magic book, and his magic book cannot be traded to others.

Even if he gave the magic book to Lena, it would not work. The hero can use the magic book to cast spells quickly, and the magic book is also bound to the hero.

“That’s it, everyone go back and prepare, especially Reina, go back and select the soldiers.

This time, after all, we are fighting in a foreign land, and we must ensure our combat effectiveness and adapt to forest warfare as a prerequisite.

The soldiers' wishes are the first consideration.

Also, tell them that I will double their salaries while they fight the Undead, and give them priority in being promoted to officers."

With a snap, Reina saluted solemnly.

Xu Lai knew that as long as he could return victorious this time, this general would not be able to escape from his control.

Moreover, given the lifespan of elves, this female general will be there to protect the Xu family for the next three to four hundred years.

After Reina left, several elf rangers also stood up.

The leading female ranger said to Xu Lai: "Your Majesty, my name is Cui Sili.

From today on, you will always be the elves' friend and the elves' most distinguished guest." (End of this chapter)