I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 512: Green Wind City

"no way."

Gerard shook his head. He still had a headache looking at the map of Eli Hills in front of him.

What Archer said at the meeting just now was indeed true, but he slightly exaggerated the extent of the current shortage of supplies in the military camp.

As the minister in charge of the logistics of the Gordon Kingdom’s army, Archer has the most say in this regard. The other generals have no way to verify whether what he said is true.

So, Gerard instructed Archer to do this, but Archer was a little worried that this would cause panic or even chaos among the entire army, and that the enemy would lose their composure before they took the bait.

"You know the current situation of the kingdom. Although there is still some strength left, it can no longer provide us with greater assistance."

Gerard frowned slightly, his eyes fixed on the documents in front of him.

"To be honest, if possible, I would rather go to the battlefield and fight like before, but..."

Gerard shook his head slightly. As the commander of this army, he knew that his idea was unlikely.

Unless one is a legendary powerhouse, even a gold-level professional will find it difficult to influence the outcome of the war between kingdoms.

Even though he was considered a strong man among the gold-level professionals, his strength was far less significant than his role in strengthening the faith of the soldiers by sitting in the center.

"Now I understand why my father asked me to stop attacking the Kingdom of Carlo."

"I really can't hold on any longer."

Jellal shook his head bitterly. Most people in the kingdom believed that he was the biggest contributor to all previous victories, but at that time he didn't have to think about anything else and only had to focus on defeating the enemy.

It was not until he was arranged by the king to come to the Eli Hill that he truly realized that in addition to winning on the battlefield, there were many more things he needed to worry about, such as winning the war and governing the country.

Thinking about his father's teachings, which he had never taken to heart, Gerard now felt how difficult it was to rule a country.

I don’t know how my father managed to carry all this over the years with his frail body.

As the youngest child of King Gordon, Gerard is no longer a young man, but he has always been devoted to practicing with his teacher. It was only after the war started that he really started to deal with these affairs.

The king loved him, and his brothers knew the abilities of their younger brother and never competed with him for anything, not even the throne of the Kingdom of Gordon.

This also made Jellal's life smooth sailing before, until he faced the invasion of the Archibald Kingdom and the Paro Federation in the Eli Hills, and then he really felt the difficulties.

"Your Highness, you have done your best."

Akiel looked at the tired-looking Jellal and sighed.

During the more than half a year of fierce fighting in the Eli Hills, Achir witnessed with his own eyes how Gerard, a commander who was originally full of vigor and vitality, gradually matured and his prestige in everyone's hearts became higher and higher.

Even though this was a deliberate plan, it was a bit risky, but it was a last resort.

His Royal Highness the Prince has tried his best to find a solution to the current dilemma, and Archer also believes that the situation of the Archibald Kingdom and the Palo Federation is not much better. The only thing left is to see who can hold on longer.

"Do you think there really is a traitor?"

After a moment of silence, Jellal asked Akiel.

"I don't know, and I haven't found any clues."

Aqir shook his head and then said:
"But this time, the Archibald Kingdom and the Palo Federation attacked our rear, and it was obvious that they had received accurate intelligence, otherwise our losses would not have been so severe."

"Ah~"

Gerard sighed. Although he didn't want to believe it, what Archer, the minister of the kingdom, said was right.

The possibility is quite high!
In short, this level of intelligence might have been leaked by someone present here just now.

It was precisely because of this that he had acted out that scene with Archer just now.

On the one hand, he wanted to try to catch the possible "traitor". After all, if there really was a traitor, the important news that the Gordon Kingdom was about to retreat would definitely be informed to the Archibald Kingdom and the Palo Federation.

On the other hand, by passing on such false information, he also wanted to try to see if he could lure the enemy into a trap set in advance. Not seeking to win the war directly, but at least to break the current deadlock of the Gordon Kingdom's army.

".After you go back, tell Angus secretly and let him know about this plan."

Gerard thought about it and said to Archie.

"I understand, Your Highness."

Aqir was not surprised and said with a slight bow.

If there is anyone in this army that Prince Gerard trusts the most, it is only Angus and Archer.

Although Archer had always been at odds with Angus, he had never doubted his loyalty.

As a close confidant of the old king, Angus has always led the kingdom's most elite legion. Prince Gerard once often asked Angus for advice.

I didn't tell him before because I was worried that this guy would reveal the truth. Now that the situation has come to this, I will definitely not keep it secret from him anymore.

After all, Prince Gerard needs to stay in the center and cannot go into battle personally, so most of the things still need to be done by the legion commander.

"Let's do this for now. You will have to make the rest of the preparations, Aqir."

Gerard nodded slightly and continued to look through the documents in front of him.

When he saw the report from the Lord of Cuifeng City about the traces of the evil god's followers found in the city, his temples couldn't help but throb.

Really, why are these damn guys here again?
Green Wind City,
At the intersection of winding hills and plains, when the first ray of sunlight in the morning penetrates the clouds and softly shines on Cuifeng City, the densely packed city buildings seem to be awakened, sparkling with emerald colors.

This is not the effect of any special magic, but comes from a special kind of stone produced in Green Wind City. This is the material that Green Wind City residents like to use to build roofs, and it is also the origin of Green Wind City's name.

As a commercial city located on the edge of the Eli Hills, Green Wind City is naturally much larger than ordinary cities. However, because Green Wind City is not a border city, it does not have strong city walls and castles.

So when facing the invasion of the Archibald Kingdom and the Paro Federation, Prince Gerard did not choose to set up his base in Green Wind City, but chose the Eli Hills not far away.

Even so, the battlefield where the two sides fought was not far from Cuifeng City. Cuifeng City, which was originally prosperous and bustling with constant traffic of caravans, was now much more desolate.

But at the same time, because the war is approaching, there are more mercenary teams dressed in different costumes.

In order to win the war, Prince Gerard not only recruited extraordinary professionals to join the Gordon Kingdom's army, but also arranged for people to issue many war commissions and tasks to the mercenary guild in the name of the Gordon Kingdom, and the rewards were extremely generous.

Naturally, the mercenaries who were attracted came to Green Wind City.

"Is this Cuifeng City?" Heimaluo stood at the city gate and kept gesticulating towards this magnificent city.

He was taking pictures with the built-in camera in the game "Revelation".

+1 for the new map!

Blair, who was standing by, was not surprised. He was no longer surprised by some of Heimalo's strange behaviors.

On the way through the Eli Hills to Green Wind City, many of the black man's behaviors were quite strange, but he had gotten used to it.

For example, if the child is sleeping very soundly, no matter how you call him, he won’t wake up, even beating him is useless, and he suddenly wakes up without knowing why;
For example, when seeing a monster, they would rush towards it excitedly, not caring whether they would get hurt;

Moreover, in response to Blair's questions, Heimalou always acted as if it was a matter of course, which sometimes made Blair wonder if he was abnormal.

After being carefully checked by the city guards and having a gold coin extorted from them in the name of city gate tax, Blair and Heimalou were able to enter the city smoothly.

When Heimalo first learned that he had to pay a gold coin to get a small wooden badge representing his identity to enter the city, and that it was only valid for seven days, he was quite resistant.

Although he had just made a huge profit from Blair, such a waste was extremely shameful for the cost-conscious Heimalo.

But when he saw those red-named guards with silver-level strength severely beating a traveling merchant in front of him, and taking the man away and locking him up like a dead dog, Heimalo became scared in his heart.

He was not afraid of death, but his rebirth point was in the Paro Federation, just like Benboerba and the others. If he died here, it would be a waste of so much time on the journey.

After entering the city, Blair said to Heimalou:

"Then we'll separate here. Thank you for your help along the way."

"it's okay no problem."

"You can find me if you need anything!"

Heimalou nodded indifferently. The previous task had been completed and Blair had given him the reward.

In his eyes, Blair is no longer of any value. He said this just to be polite. What if he can get tasks from Blair in the future?
After the two separated, Blair walked towards the Green Wind City Market.

He had been to Cuifeng City during his previous travels, so he naturally knew the location of the market.

He brought a lot of things with him, which were all in short supply in the Gordon Kingdom right now, so there was no need to worry about selling them.

However, due to the special nature of the storage ring, he planned to inquire about the price first, find a place to settle down and then slowly sell it in batches.

This is the only way to gain the greatest benefit without arousing suspicion from others.

The most dangerous time has passed, so Blair naturally doesn't mind a little more time.

“I hope I’ll be luckier later!”

Blair shook his head and walked towards the east of the city.

On the other hand, Heimalou has so many things to consider.

First, he spent half a day touring Green Wind City, and then unlocked some special achievements of Green Wind City according to the guide on the player forum, and then he headed towards the direction of the Mercenary Guild.

Heimalo is one of the players who loves scenery. No matter where he goes, he has to check in first before doing anything else.

"The production company of this "Divine Revelation" game must be very powerful. I have visited so many cities but have not seen any similar places."

"Do they have to make a set of three-dimensional models for each city? That would be too much work, right?"

Heimalo said with emotion in his heart that this was also the reason why he liked the game "Shenqi".

He had never experienced such an exaggerated game world before. It was like traveling in another world.

Soon, Heimalo followed the map and arrived at the Mercenary Guild in Cuifeng City, and pushed the door open and walked in.

Unlike the deserted streets outside, the mercenary guild was bustling with activity.

The hall of the Mercenary Guild was bustling with people. Under the dim light, countless figures were swaying, and the air was filled with a strong smell of solemnity and blood, which was a unique sign of the approaching war.

What caught the eye were rows of rough wooden tables. On the tables were crude wooden wine glasses filled with light yellow beer. Pure white foam flowed along the walls of the glasses onto the table. Wooden plates were filled with sliced ​​dark red ham and dark yellow cheese. It was simple, but it was the best wine pairing for mercenaries.

The mercenaries sat together and drank beer in big gulps. The beer flowed down the corners of their mouths and wet the damaged leather armor on their chests that had not yet been repaired. Their voices were rough and powerful as they talked loudly about their performance in completing the commissioned tasks. With exaggerated gestures, they constantly emphasized the thrilling battles they had experienced.

In the corner of the hall, the firelight illuminated the face of the mercenary, who was boasting about his bravery with a smug smile.

One of them stood up suddenly and slapped the armor on his chest, making a "bang bang" sound. His voice was excited and high-pitched:
"This time we received a commission, and I killed ten of Archibald's soldiers. It was such a thrilling battle!"

When the people around heard this, someone smiled and said:

"Adair, your team only brought back ten left ears in total. I'm afraid you are taking all the credit for yourself."

Faced with other people's doubts, Adair's already drunken face turned even redder and he kept explaining something.

"What belongs to our team is mine."

"My contribution is the greatest!"

"What do you guys know?"

The mercenaries around laughed and cheered, and the atmosphere was extremely happy for a while.

Amidst the noise, there were also some mercenaries sitting quietly by the side. Their eyes were deep and determined, and they exuded the real smell of blood. They kept talking about something with their heads down.

Heimalo ignored the mercenaries who were obviously drunk. He glanced around and saw a group of people wearing "unique" clothes gathered on one side of the tavern, so he quickly went over.

"Hey, brother!"

Heimalo patted the man with a Mohawk in front of him and said with a smile:

"I just arrived. Are there any interesting missions in Green Wind City recently?"

Mohawk turned around and looked at Heimalou, who was dressed in black and had a dark face, with a hint of understanding in his eyes.

"Hehe, to be honest, brother, of course there is one!"

Mohawk waved his hand, and a task prompt appeared in front of Heimalo.
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[Golden Rank Mission: Recruitment Commission of the White Dove Mercenary Group!]
(End of this chapter)