The mage arrives

There has been constant communication between Clearwater City and the attacking troops in the dungeon.After Gordon successfully opened the portal, Grand Duke Antaello quickly learned about the mission carried out by Gordon and his party.However, since there is no condition for real-time communication, the two parties can only agree to communicate every hour.

I hope that next time, there will be good news from the front to completely destroy the Sansheng Baptist Church stronghold and prevent the other party from activating the magic circle...

All the nobles in the study hope so.

However, apart from the special forces attacking the dungeon, there are other things that need to be considered by Grand Duke Antaello.

The outposts on the tundra lost contact one after another, which is definitely a warning sign.If the leader of the tundra orcs was a smart person, he would definitely choose to launch the long-planned attack three days before and after the Dragon God's Blessing Day.Because of Fererton's military regulations, the three days before and after the Dragon God's Blessing Day, plus the day of the festival, a total of seven days are the days when the garrison troops in various places take turns to have holidays.

During these few days every year, half of the soldiers and officers in the garrison all over the country will go home to reunite with their relatives.Because the position of the Great Wall of Anduin is too important to relax, coupled with accurate information, the tundra orcs will invade on a large scale, so Grand Duke Antaello specially ordered that the rotation number of the Great Wall garrison be controlled at one quarter.

This is already the limit.Because even the lord of the scepter can't ask the soldiers who have been stationed for a year of boring and high-intensity to not even rest on one of the most important festivals.If this is done, it will greatly affect the morale of the army.

"Earl Exxon, how is your army?" The Scepter Lord looked at a middle-aged man wearing a golden breastplate.

This soldier with a face as sharp as a knife and an axe, and sharp eyes is the commander of the Winter Claw Legion, the standing army of the Empire stationed in the Far Frost Province.

In Freyton's power system, local military power belongs to the local nobles.And the standing army sent by the central royal family.In terms of military strength alone, the army that local lords can assemble is often more than three times the standing army, but local noble leaders—such as Grand Duke Rob Antello, want to mobilize those nobles, large and small, and send troops from their respective territories. Troops, and then coming together, take a long time.The power of a plate of loose sand is always inferior to a fist clenched all the time.

This is a measure taken by the Freyton royal family to consolidate imperial power and check and balance local forces.Consolidate imperial power in deterring places.This measure is very effective.But there is no perfect policy.When emergency responses are needed to deal with crises, such a military system appears extremely slow and lagging behind.

In the rout that lost the entire land outside the Great Wall a few years ago, its flaws were already exposed.At that time, when the orcs invaded, Grand Duke Antaello issued a mobilization order in time.But before the nobles from all over the place could finish their assembly, they were defeated one by one by the whirlwind orc army.

After learning the lesson.Emperor Freidon also made some remedial measures.He issued the Freyton's Special Order for the Establishment of the Army.Allowing the Far Frost Province in the north and the Thunder Rock Province in the east, these two regions directly facing the threat of the tundra orcs and the Black Dragon Emperor's military affairs, the local nobles can keep one-tenth of the taxes handed over to the central royal family, To form your own standing army.

Now after several years of development, the Redstone Legion stationed in Gaoyan City, Far Frost Province.This local legion built by nobles such as Rob Antello has already begun to take shape.

However, the Winter Claw Legion is still the number one combat force in the entire Northland.Therefore, Grand Duke Antaello must pay attention to the opinions of the legion commander Earl Exon.

Earl Exxon, who was dressed in armor and was out of tune with the atmosphere of the study, heard the Grand Duke's question.He replied: "The main force of the legion is stationed at the fortress of Princess Marlene, and is in the highest state of combat readiness. Moreover, Durlington has led the cavalry to form a mobile unit and set off, and it will arrive at the Great Wall of Anduin within half a day."

When he said Dallington's name, Earl Exxon took a cautious look at Grand Duke Antaello.His most powerful subordinate seemed to be involved in the political struggle that affected the entire Northland some time ago.I heard that he had something to do with that Earl Thompson, and Earl Exxon even sent someone to inquire about the news.

Although all the news about Derlington now seems to be just rumors, and the nobles of the Grand Duke Andelo have not attacked the Eisenstein family, but Earl Exxon is still worried that he will be in front of the strongest in Farfrost Province. Mentioning Derington's name would offend the other party.

This seemingly unnecessary worry was because Earl Exon was very optimistic about Derlington, and he also liked Derrington's talent very much, and even regarded him as the best candidate for the next head of the Winter Claw Legion.

When Grand Duke Rob Antello heard the name Dellington, he did not show any worrying reaction to Earl Exxon: "Very good. The cavalry unit of the Winter Claw Legion is very elite, and the young man from the Eisenstein family is also very good." Excellent, with them here, I can rest assured."

The main fortress of Princess Marlene is a military facility built by Marlene Anduin, the eldest daughter of the founding emperor of Freyton, a great warrior with the title of "Princess General", when he was expelling the orc tribe in the north. The nearest military fortress of the Great Wall of Duin, the Winter Claw Legion is stationed here, which has a very good role in defending the defense line of the Great Wall of Anduin.Coupled with the nearby Redstone Legion stationed in Gaoyan City, it added another layer of insurance.

But in the face of such a huge shadow hanging over the head of the tundra orc army, these preparations are obviously not enough.

"Everyone, I am going to issue a mobilization order, what do you think?" The Scepter Lord said suddenly.

These words suddenly ignited the originally quiet study.The city lords of the four largest cities in the Far Frost Province, as well as several nobles with earl titles, immediately started discussing.

Almost everyone disagreed with Rob Antello's decision.

"My lord, if we want to issue a mobilization order, we have to wait until the Dragon God's Blessing Day is over. It is impossible for us to forcibly drag those soldiers who are looking forward to the Holy Communion on the Blessing Day out of the table!"

"Many nobles spent a lot of food stocks and money for the festival celebration. If we don't wait until next month's tax, we won't even be able to raise food and grass for the expedition."

"There is no clear news of the orc invasion. If the mobilization order is issued rashly, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!"

The nobles chattered and complained to each other.There is only one core idea, that is, "Now is really not the time to issue a mobilization order to gather the armies of nobles from all fiefs. If we really do this, there will be big trouble!"

Surrounded by a group of spitting, dancing, blushing nobles who hoped to persuade him, Antaello remained motionless like a mountain.He coughed lightly, and the study immediately fell silent.

This is the power of the lord of scepters.

Earl Exxon watched coldly, as if he was out of it.

He is not a local nobleman in the Far Frost Province, and his fief is in the western part of the empire, so the mobilization order issued by the Grand Duke has no effect on him.And as a professional soldier, he is not satisfied with a peaceful and comfortable life.It's just a Dragon God Blessing Day that is celebrated every year, and it's no big deal to miss it once.He is eager to fight and doesn't care about these details at all.

From the bottom of his heart, he hoped that the tundra orcs would successfully invade.In that way, it will be an opportunity to establish your own honor and regain the territory of the empire that was seized in the past.He hoped to engrave his name on the star stone wall in the Imperial Capital Square.

Earl Exxon considered his language for a while, and said, "Considering the strange situation outside the Great Wall recently, I think it is reasonable for the Grand Duke to issue a mobilization order. I support this decision."

"Hmph!" Earl Barudel looked at the commander of the Winterclaw Legion bitterly.He has the largest area of ​​cultivated land in the Far Frost Province, and also has the largest number of subjects.If the Grand Duke issued a mobilization order, his peasants would have to take up arms and go to the front line, possibly missing the spring plowing.At that time, Earl Barudel suffered a great loss.So he was very dissatisfied with Earl Exxon's speech.

"The affairs of our Far Frost Province are naturally decided by the Far Frost people. You are an outsider who doesn't understand the situation and stay out of it. It's best not to talk nonsense." Barudel said.

Earl Exxon sneered, did not speak, but put his hand on the hilt of his sword.A fierce murderous aura erupted from the whole person's body immediately.

The short, fat and pampered Earl Barudel took three steps back in shock.

The conflict between the foreign garrison directly under the imperial family and the local nobles is no longer a matter of a day or two. As the commander of the Winter Claw Legion, he knows how to deal with this kind of thing.In the face of these nobles, a slightly tough stance can solve the problem.

Because of Earl Exxon, the whole study fell into an eerie silence for a while.After a while, Count Julian, who was a good friend of the Grand Duke, finally spoke.

"My lord, whether to issue a mobilization order or not, we should wait for the results of the battle in the dungeon before making a decision. If Viscount Demond and Gordon successfully prevented the plan of the Three Holy Baptist Church, maybe we don't need to do this It's nerve-wracking."

"Okay, that's it." Rob Antello nodded.

But this wait is all night.

It was originally agreed that Clear Water City and the attacking troops of the dungeon would send news once an hour.But from the beginning of the attack in the early morning until the morning when the rising sun of the blessing day rose from the distant horizon and flooded the earth with light, the Grand Duke and the others who were waiting in the study still did not receive any news.

This is not a good omen.

Rob Antello called a servant of the water element to prepare coffee for everyone to dispel the growing drowsiness.Unexpectedly, just after the water element left, Yolande Dumic, the leader of the Grand Duke's mage group, rushed in hastily.

"My lord, it's not good! The Mage Tower detected the northwest direction of Clearwater City, which produced a huge energy fluctuation!" (To be continued...)