The mage arrives

Killing captives and then dissecting such things, if placed on the earth, would definitely be accused of being cold-blooded, cruel, inhuman, and a crime that violated a series of war conventions.

But this is in the world of Telos.Wars between camps of different races and beliefs have always been so cruel.So for Gordon's order, Chuck didn't think there was anything strange. He stabbed the orc captive to death with a clean sword, and then drained the blood from the body and placed it on the wooden platform.

After three sickening hours of dissection work, Gordon finally found what he was looking for.

On the inside of the orc's brain skull, there is a sarcoma the size of a kumquat, which keeps beating like a living thing.

He had also found this kind of thing in the brain of the Poison Mist Flying Dragon before.

Although the hybrid creatures mixed with the blood of the abyss demon will greatly improve their combat effectiveness, but due to the influence of the chaotic energy in their bodies, these hybrid creatures are almost irrational, and it is impossible for them to obey orders like ordinary soldiers. control.

When the two sides fought on the first night, Gordon once captured a poisonous fog dragon.In the head of the hybrid beast, he also found what was found in the head of the orc warrior today.

Compared with the same kind, the Poison Mist Flying Dragon has a more violent personality and lower intelligence. The reason why they can efficiently and obediently attack the defenders of Gaoyan City from the air is precisely because someone controls their actions.

Gordon was sure that the device to control the poisonous fog dragon and this kind of berserk orc was installed in the floating fortress.these creatures.In addition to the floating fortress, the Sansheng Baptist Church has another powerful force in this war.It is also one of the bargaining chips to check and balance the orc warlord Uglu.

The violent orcs launched a feint attack on Gaoyan City tonight.It is very likely that the operation was carried out to cooperate with Hettington and the demon lord Azulu to assassinate the Grand Duke, so as to attract the attention of the guards of High Rock City.

"So, how many of these violent orcs are there?"

It was as if a bolt of lightning flashed across Gordon's mind, and his thoughts suddenly became clear.He felt as if he had grasped a key point.

He dropped the orc body that had been dissected into pieces, and left the dungeon filled with bloody smell and various strange smells.After some cleaning.Gordon took Chuck and the five to the data room where various information was stored.

"You help me to collect all kinds of intelligence data since the last orc invasion, including the total population of tundra orcs, the number of tribal annexation wars that occur every year, and the sex ratio of orcs, birth rate and death rate of orc babies, etc. , find them all for me!"

See Patriarch Freeman's energetic look.As retainers, Chuck and others dare not neglect.Take action immediately.After all, they are middle and low-level officers of Ferreton. Because they have to understand military orders and maps, they are somewhat educated. , at any rate can help.

I spent a day burying my head in a pile of various statistics and intelligence stories.Gordon finally got the answer he wanted.

When he started the war, he learned that the orc army actually had [-] people.I have doubts in my heart: How can such a large-scale army be supported by the harsh natural environment of the barren tundra?

Although the tundra orcs have always been all soldiers, except for the old, young, sick and disabled women in the tribe, as well as special personnel such as craftsmen, shamans, and witch doctors who master key technologies and cannot afford to lose, other men must go to the battlefield, but the barren tundra The carrying capacity of the warlord Ugru actually gathered an army of [-] people, and there is also an army of the ultimate biological weapon such as the demon one-eyed, which is absolutely abnormal.

You must know that in the local war where the empire lost the newly developed territory outside the Great Wall of Anduin a few years ago, the tundra orcs came out in full force, but they only gathered an army of more than 2 people.And after that, several tribal annexation wars were carried out. Ugru Iron Claw unified the entire tundra and won the title of warlord. The time to recuperate is not too long.

The tundra orcs are quite different from their relatives, the hill orcs, who live in the south.The hill orcs have been fully integrated into the civilized society for thousands of years.They accepted concepts such as "family", "spouse", and "country", and lived in countries such as Freyton, and they were not fundamentally different from human citizens.

But the tundra orcs are still insulated from the word "civilization".Their society is a tribal structure with no concept of family, and women are the common property of the entire tribe, no different from reproductive machines.It is precisely because of this social structure that the fertility rate of the tundra orc group is astonishing. Since an adult female tundra orc can bear children after sexual maturity, half of her life is spent in pregnancy and childbirth.

Unless she died of dystocia or was too old to conceive.

Regardless of the tragic fate of these female orcs, at least such a social structure can indeed increase the population rapidly.Fortunately, due to poor sanitary conditions and harsh natural environment, the infant mortality rate of tundra orcs has been high, coupled with insufficient food production, and factors such as reproductive isolation of orcs from humans, elves, and dwarves have limited population growth , So the orc army that the Freytons faced today was only 20, not 30 or even [-].

Although the orcs in the tundra can both breed and fight, it is obviously beyond common sense to gather an army of [-] to invade the south in just a few years since Ugru Iron Claw unified the orc tribe in the barren tundra.

Gordon analyzed various data, such as the ratio of tundra orc soldiers to the total population, war attrition, infant survival rate, etc., and finally came to a conclusion: even if all the favorable conditions were taken into account, and Ugru Iron Claw has received the favor of the beast god, and has not suffered any setbacks. Compared with the war many years ago, the number of his army now has doubled to tripled at most.

That is to say, to support the sky, the orc army facing Gaoyan City today is only about [-] to [-].

Where did the extra soldiers come from? The result is obvious.

There may be little else in the abyss.But the abyss worms are inexhaustible.The Three Holy Baptists took the newborn orcs to the abyss, and used the biological transformation technology of the demon lord Azulu to create a rapidly formed abyssal orc army.It's definitely a possibility.

"About one-third of the enemy's formation are abyssal orcs. This kind of orcs are more powerful than ordinary orcs. I'm afraid Ugru and Hettington will send them all to the battlefield when they plan to launch a general attack. We were pleasantly surprised. Others must be informed as soon as possible."

After hearing the news, Lei Nalin, the leader of the Redstone Army, knew that there were more powerful fighters in the enemy army, so naturally he would not react well.The Lord Gaoyan even put an anxious look on his face.

The Grand Duke was seriously injured and fell into a coma.The top decision-makers in the city have no leader, and now they find that the enemy's combat power is stronger than they estimated.So much bad news in the mix, no one could laugh.

But Gordon doesn't think it's all bad news.Because this kind of abyss orc is more powerful than ordinary orcs.But they also have more fatal flaws.If the control center of these abyssal orcs—that is, the floating fortress of the Three Holy Baptist Church—is destroyed, they will completely lose control and fall into chaos.Then Gaoyan City will completely take the initiative, even before the arrival of reinforcements.Just completely defeat the enemy.

For the arrangement of city defense.Gordon, a mage who has no military power, naturally can't help anything. What he can do now is to continue to implement the plan to destroy the floating fortress together with Yolande Dumic and other members of the Scepter Lord's mage group .

He has a strong premonition that this will be the key to determining the outcome of the entire war...

Three days passed quickly.

Gordon devoted himself wholeheartedly to the plan to destroy the floating fortress that was drawn up before Grand Duke Rob Antello fell into a coma.Even if he has free time, he spends it all preparing various supplies.Gordon knew a tough battle was about to begin, and he had to be fully prepared.

on the third night.Another high-level military meeting in High Rock City was held.

The reason why the meeting was chosen at this time point is because of the last meeting.The estimated repair time for the floating fortress is coming soon.Although the orc army did not carry out large-scale sieges in the past two days, they moved frequently. All kinds of crude siege equipment and military supplies were continuously transported to the barracks, and the atmosphere was chilling.This shows that the enemy is indeed preparing for a general offensive.

And some other people in the high-level, such as Earl Exon, the head of the Winter Claw Legion, are thinking about another thing.

"Tomorrow morning is the time for Warlord Shakara Longbeard to launch a rebellion. In the past two days, the orc has sent many secret envoys, begging for our help. This opportunity to defeat the orc in one fell swoop is very rare, and we should definitely not miss it!"

Without Grand Duke Rob Antello, the forces that originally worked together as one, immediately had differences.

Where there is oppression, there will be resistance.When Grand Duke Rob Antello was there, after the power struggle in the noble assembly, there were no other voices in the entire Northland, and they all expressed their obedience to the Grand Duke.Therefore, when dealing with the orc invasion, the entire region was efficient and swift.

But now, the Grand Duke is unconscious and dying, so those who suppressed their dissatisfaction forcibly because they were afraid of the Grand Duke, such as Earl Exxon, and the Knight of Durlington who was watching Gordon proudly beside him, are simply like Excited like a freed slave.

"Exon, are you still talking about this now? The Grand Duke is seriously injured and comatose, and the situation is critical. Of course, we should follow the plan we have made before, defend Gaoyan City, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive, instead of taking risks and pursuing illusory glory. Victory!" Count Renalin immediately objected to Count Exon's proposal.

"Grand Duke?" Earl Exxon sneered, "He is an excellent mage, but he knows nothing about military affairs. When he was still sitting in this conference room, he might be able to forcefully veto my proposal, but now, he Dying lying on the bed, unable to do anything. Now what my legion and I want to do, no one can stop it!" (To be continued...)