Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 33 The Damaged Windmill

Langlit Castle received news that the kingdom's army would be moving from the Shilin Plain into the hilly region.

This greatly encouraged the towns throughout the marquisate, strengthening their resolve to defend their homeland.

Upon hearing this news, Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Kingdom's army didn't cause any trouble and instead faced Isildur head-on on the battlefield, their chances of winning were quite good.

At this point, we should clench our fists and deliver a powerful blow to the fortress to stop Isildur's harassment. If we are distracted by defending resource areas, no matter how many troops Elton has, we simply cannot hold them off.

"Any news about the centaurs and silver pegasi?"

Forrest frequently interacted with merchants, and his intelligence was usually quite accurate.

"I heard that a vanguard of dwarves has arrived at the border of the Dry Grass Snowfield and is building fortifications. Perhaps they are waiting for the main force to follow. There has been no movement for the time being."

Although the road through the withered grass and snowfield is rugged, it is the closest to the capital. If Isidore decides to go straight from here, he can attack the capital of Elton at the fastest speed.

"That shouldn't be the case. The enemy has been pursuing a policy of harassment with vanguard forces. Although the dwarves are quite powerful, they lack agility. Could it be that they really intend to set up camp and wait for a direct confrontation?"

This is not impossible. Regardless of the tactics employed, this great battle is inevitable. The Isidore Empire also wants to settle the score in one battle. As long as they defeat the kingdom's army, the vast land will be completely opened to the outside world.

Due to insufficient information, Su Mu could not guess any further, but he felt something was strange.

"What about the centaur legion? Has anyone seen them?"

"I heard they have returned to the hilly area and there has been no news of them for the time being."

Although centaurs are only a Tier 1 unit, their high speed and mobility often make them the spearhead of a bulwark raid, and their movements indicate the bulwark's next plan.

As Su Mu was pondering this, Ou Ling walked in and provided another piece of information.

"The town of Serri has been hit by a beast tide, and the townspeople have fled to Whitestone City."

This small town seems to have a windmill base that was unwilling to relocate easily, but eventually it could not withstand the attacks of wild wolves and was forced to move away.

But the wolves are controlled by someone behind the scenes. Could it be that the vanguard of the Isidore army is targeting Langlitburg?
"Let's go and inspect the town of Serri."

"I'll also take the raw gems to add some new spells to the spellbook."

This time, Su Mu brought both heroes along. Wandering scholars can sometimes be a hindrance, but sometimes they can be a great gift. Both Olling and Forrest haven't learned magic yet, so having them is better than having none.

I ordered 100 Earthbows and brought along the newly trained archers. There might be Isildur behind the wolves, so I have to be careful.

After traveling for about half a day, we finally arrived at the town of Serri.

The whole town was quiet, with abandoned wooden carts and tools everywhere, but no trace of wolves was found.

Families were hurrying along the road, heading out of town.

"Has the town of Serri been attacked? Where are your mayor and guards?"

"The mayor and his guard were wiped out at the windmill base. I heard they encountered countless wild beasts. Run for your lives!"

Seeing the townspeople in a panic, Forrest stepped forward to calm them down and gave him some gold, asking him to lead the way to the windmill base.

At first, the townspeople were somewhat reluctant, but when they heard that they were troops from Kuraki Town, and with the addition of real money, they gave them directions.

The windmill wasn't too far from Seli Town, and Su Mu and his group arrived quickly.

However, all that could be seen were mangled bodies and bones, with gnawed arms hanging from wheels, red blood flowing in the irrigation ditch, and the entire base reeking of a nauseating stench of blood.

"I'm late!"

As they got closer, they discovered several wolves devouring the body of a peasant woman. Her limbs had been bitten off, and a wolf cub was sucking blood from her throat; she was clearly not going to survive.

"brute!"

Forrest roared, raised his longsword, and charged forward, beheading the pack of wolves.

The eyes of the Earth Bows turned crimson as they searched around the windmills for live wolves, shooting stone arrows to finish off the beasts.

Ouling touched the body to check its temperature and concluded, "The attack has been going on for some time now; there are probably no survivors inside the windmill!"

Forrest gasped for breath: "Those bastards of Isildur, too cowardly to come themselves, send wild beasts to raid the civilians, and they call themselves the children of nature, bah!" Looking at the hell on earth before him, any human would naturally be filled with rage.

"That's how war is. There's no warmth or kindness, only life and death. If Isildur's army gets in, Kuraki's fate won't be any better."

We slaughtered the centaurs so badly last time, they will definitely retaliate if they get the chance.

Su Mu never harbored any illusions; he had to rapidly develop his power to withstand future crises.

"Search and see if there are any other clues."

As the search deepened, a large number of gunners and wolf corpses were discovered. It was clear that the town of Serry had organized a resistance, but was worn down by the wolf pack's tactics and became dinner.

"Serri Town was not weak, with at least a hundred spearmen, but there were too many wolves, and they were still defeated."

Deep in the puddles, they found Mayor Seri, whose head had been cut off, leaving only a headless body.

Forrest went up to examine it and frowned, saying, "This isn't how wolves behave; they don't collect heads."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell into silence.

If there truly is a hero like Isildur, then the town's strength would indeed be insufficient to resist.

"Sir, we've discovered a pit! There's a group of cave miners inside!"

Cave Miner (Neutral Tier 1): Attack 0, Defense 0, Damage 0-0, Health 1, Speed ​​1, Small Size.

Element: Water.

Assessment: These are naturally occurring miners who assist in mining with very few resources, but their efficiency is somewhat low.

The cave miners have no eyes, diamond-shaped heads covered in a sticky green skin, and their hands are joined together like webs. They are a race that originated in certain resource-rich areas.

Generally speaking, even if a spiritually rich resource area lacks pioneers, these natives will come to mine and produce resources, but their efficiency is not as good as that of the people of various factions.

Sumu took the entire windmill base into view.

[Windmill (Damaged, Unattended): Produces 1-2 units of resources (excluding gold and wood) per week.]

Now that all the experienced windmill workers in Serli Town are dead, it's really hard to find a suitable manager for the time being. In addition, the threat of the wolves has not been eliminated, and Su Mu doesn't dare to send workers over, as that would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths.

So he had no choice but to send the cave miners back and let them grow wild.

These creatures have sour, foul-smelling, and poisonous flesh that even wolves wouldn't want to eat. Even if they are killed, they will grow back from the mine, which is truly a wonder of the hero world.

The miners were released back into the water cave, cheering with joy, and were then presented with a gift.

[Gem +2. The miners have worked hard to earn this much resource for you. Please check back next week.]

Gazing at the gems shimmering in the sunlight, Su Mu felt a heavy heart. If it weren't for these precious resources, the people of Seli Town might have already left.

Isn't Kuraki Town the same?

But without resources, living under someone else's roof would probably be even worse.

Looking at this group of peculiar miners, Forrest suddenly asked, "I've heard that even the lowest-ranking miners can evolve into advanced miners, greatly increasing resource production. Is that true?"

Su Mu glanced at Forrest: "There must be, otherwise how would those wild monsters obtain resources? This is also an application of magic and spells, but the evolution of this aspect will probably have to be studied by you."

This is not just Su Mu's empty talk; Forrest has a talent for resource and production magic, and may indeed be able to comprehend related skills.

The Earth Bow collected the spearmen's corpses and buried them in the pit, preventing these human soldiers from being used by evil.

After all, they were neighbors in the same area, and it was inevitable that they would feel a sense of loss and sorrow. Some even sang a requiem, hoping that the deceased could rest in peace.

Just as Su Mu was about to leave, the town resident who had led the way stammered out some news.

"Sir, there is another building in the northeast of the town, which was only recently discovered."

"But it's very close to Wolf Mountain, so you have to be careful!"

(End of this chapter)