Warhammer Fantasy: I Have Total War System

The two stone beasts leaped into the air, jumping five or six meters high. When they landed on the compass cart, Li Lin's eyes widened in surprise.

The jade lion is emerald green with a hint of white, while the ink lion is jet black like iron; both are the same size and enormous.

Excluding its tail, it is over five meters long and two meters tall at the shoulder, resembling a large SUV.

The moment it landed, its thick jade feet slammed into the sand with a dull thud, and it weighed at least twice as much as a regular car.

If that claw were to land on a person...

"Hey! What are you doing!"

Two massive, three-ton constructs, like two large cats that hadn't seen their master in a long time, rubbed against Li Lin's body, making clear buzzing sounds from their throats, as if two jade beads were rolling inside.

They moved very lightly, but their sheer size made Li Lin sway unsteadily.

He reached out and stroked the heads of the two large stone cats, both amused and exasperated, while checking their attributes in the troop inventory.

【Jade Lion】【Level Lv1 (0/500)】

[Health Points: 5800] [Morale: 65] [Loyalty: Absolute Loyalty]

[Attributes: Armor 90, Movement Speed ​​75, Attack 60, Defense 40, Melee Weapon Power 275 (Armor Penetration), 145 (Unbreakable), Charge 40]

[Resistance: 15% ranged resistance]

[Skills: Jade Lion's Breath, Jade Canal]

【Characteristics: Martial Arts Peace and Yang, Induces Fear, Terrain Adaptation, Construct, Mastery of Spirit and Wind, Dexterity】

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【Ink Lion】【Level Lv1 (0/500)】

[Health Points: 5800] [Morale: 65] [Loyalty: Absolute Loyalty]

[Attributes: Armor 90, Movement Speed ​​75, Attack 40, Defense 60, Melee Weapon Power 275 (Armor Penetration), 145 (Unbreakable), Charge 40]

[Resistance: 15% ranged resistance, 50% spell resistance]

[Skills: Arrow Repelling Technique, Guardian Shield]

【Characteristics: Martial Arts Tranquility - Yin, Induces Fear, Terrain Adaptation, Construct, Agility】

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【Martial Arts Tranquility - Yang: When there are Yin-type troops nearby, morale, attack, and defense +4. This can be increased based on the lord's Tranquility Transformation level, up to a maximum of double.】

[Martial Arts Tranquility - Yin: When there are Yang-type troops nearby, morale +4, movement speed +4%, and ranged reload speed +12%. This can be increased based on the lord's Tranquility Transformation level, up to a maximum of double.]

[Jade Lion's Breath: The jade lion breathes magical flames in a fan-shaped area in front of it.] [Jade Canal: The magical winds near the jade lion will continuously regenerate.]

[Reflect Arrow Technique: The Ink Lion can use Yin-type magic to reflect projectiles from ranged units within a 400-meter radius back to the enemy.] [Guardian Shield: The Ink Lion suppresses magic within a 55-meter radius and grants friendly units 20% magic resistance.]

[Induce Fear: This unit's mere presence can severely damage enemy morale and is immune to the enemy's 'Induce Fear' trait.]

[Terrain Adaptability: This unit will not suffer attribute penalties due to terrain, regardless of the environment in which it fights.]

[Construct: This unit is absolutely loyal, but will begin to disintegrate once its morale is depleted]

[Agility: This unit possesses a level of agility that is completely different from its size, allowing it to hide or move stealthily, just like units of smaller or medium size.]

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They truly live up to their reputation as the Three Lions of China, with solid attributes and formidable skills.

Yu Yong is not weak, but in this world where demons and monsters roam and magic clashes, infantry is ultimately a weak unit.

The Aurora faction only underwent a qualitative change after the emergence of the Three Lions.

If only we could have another flying monster—the Haotian Lion—to gather all three lions together, that would be wonderful.

Just as Li Lin was about to interact further with the two darlings, he noticed that more than a dozen civil officials around him had all knelt down on the ground, trembling like leaves.

Two of them were completely unaware that the account books in their hands had been swept away by the sandstorm.

Several of the Imperial Guards performed slightly better, but they all showed expressions of surprise.

What are they doing?

It's just a jade lion and a black lion, is that so strange?

In the game, while two lions aren't exactly common minions, they're certainly not rare either.

Basically, all military and merchant caravans would bring a few of them.

Why are these indigenous people from Sinian looking like they've seen a ghost?

Am I playing Aurora?

"Get up, all of you," Li Lin coughed and waved his hand.

No one dared to make a move.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the two lions.

"Stand up and speak!"

Still, no one dared to make a move.

It seems he was truly terrified.

Li Lin paused for a moment, patted the heads of the two stone lions, and pointed to the compass cart.

The two lions were very intelligent; they licked their paws, flicked their tails, and leaped back onto the compass cart, lying back on their original base, transforming back into still life sculptures.

"This is the protective spell of the compass cart, which can temporarily revive the stone carvings on the cart. There's nothing surprising about it."

"If you're really scared, just stay away."

Only then did the civil officials dare to stand up quietly, their faces pale, glancing furtively at the stone beast on the roof of the carriage, muttering incantations such as "May the Dragon Emperor protect us."

Li Lin became increasingly suspicious.

It seems that not only are the military strengths different from those in the game, but the background and many common-sense facts in this world also differ significantly from those in the game.

At the very least, it's best not to display these two stone lions unless it's time for war.

Putting aside his thoughts for the moment, Li Lin had everyone line up again, waiting for his summons.

He then teleported with his personal guards into the interior of the compass cart.

It's good to scare these civil officials, so they won't deceive me.

The fact that the original owner of this body was forced to death by outsiders is a hurdle that Li Lin can never get over, and he directly assumes that all these civil officials are bad people.

The long, narrow corridor of the outer hall of the Dragon Palace was now packed with people.

The women in the supply train were busy changing the bandages and distributing porridge to the wounded. The air was filled with a mixture of medicinal herbs, sweat, and blood.

Several rooms had ice-cold talismans bought by outside caravans pasted on them, used to preserve the remains of the martyrs inside.

Li Lin was as wary of outsiders as he was of his own people.

If it weren't for Xing Ganqi's small team of brave warriors fighting for him to the very end, he would have been beaten to death by Liangzi long ago.

After encouraging everyone, Li Lin led Yu Yong, his personal guard, straight to the end of the corridor, into the empty room whose door had been removed.

It was the room of Wu Tamei, the Dragon Descendant.

Li Lin ordered his guards to move all the beds and wardrobes to the quartermasters, so they could dispose of them as they saw fit and distribute them to those in need, leaving only the overly heavy armor and spears.

In a short while, the room became an empty, spacious hall with only a small table and a futon.

"Pass down the order to have the prepared civil officials approach the cart."

A moment later, he held his breath and concentrated, activating the power granted by the Dragon Ball to teleport in the steward, clerk, quartermaster, messenger adjutant, and caravan attendants who were approaching from outside.

Those who enter the Dragon Palace for the first time are invariably terrified and thrown into disarray by this Qiankun Shifting Technique.

Some people fell to the ground, some covered their mouths and dared not scream, and some turned around and rushed outside.

Li Lin sat upright in the center of the hall, looking down at these people putting on a show. After they finished, he spoke calmly, "Let's get down to business."

This frightening method must have had some effect.

The military and political matters presented to him were rarely deliberately mysterious or obviously fake.

With the [Traveler] skill, Li Lin can see the intricacies of even the most trivial lists and accounts at a glance.

In one afternoon, he finished processing fifty backlogged military and political matters, most of which were requests for instructions on reorganization, arms inspection, and defense construction.

There were also more than fifty items related to the inventory and distribution of grain and fodder. Li Lin did not trust the accounts made by outsiders at all. He prepared his own audit memorandum and would personally check them before making a decision.

He hadn't forgotten that most of the officers punished in the rearguard were in the supply corps.

This is a perfect opportunity to find a reason to cut off their heads.

As night deepens, in the desert, it is late at night once the sun sets.

Just as Li Lin finished dealing with the last official business, slumped on the table, feeling incredibly proud of himself—if Zhuge Liang had had him in charge of the rear, the Northern Expedition might have succeeded—

A quartermaster with a deeply lined face and graying temples suddenly and silently approached the compass cart.

Despite feeling dizzy and lightheaded, Li Lin teleported him in.

The man remained remarkably calm, not even blinking, and respectfully bowed to Li Lin before presenting him with important military matters.

Li Lin took a look.

Incredible.

These are all major events concerning the logistics of the entire coalition forces!

"General Li," the man said in a steady voice, "the current grain reserves, based on the army's daily consumption, are only enough to last for seven days at most."

"It's at least half a month's journey from here to Nangao, so we need to replan the distribution of military rations."

He paused, giving Li Lin time to think, and then continued:

"And then there's the marching speed. Once we cross this pass and get closer to Nanli, the allied forces will face the threat of the Nanli rebels."

"They may not launch a full-scale attack, but they will certainly send troops to harass us. We must increase our marching speed. The marching speed of the army, caravans, and civilians is different. This matter needs to be decided by you."

"Furthermore, several large caravans have been secretly hoarding food and water, which has caused dissatisfaction among many people. I believe this is not a trivial matter."

After he finished his report, he looked at Li Lin, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.