It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Hundreds of years ago, when this woman was still an ignorant girl, Lid could easily deceive her trust with a few words, and he didn't even need to promise various benefits. But now it is different from the past. The spiritual warrior lord has undergone a transformation in long-term experience. When she has a weapon in her hand, she will habitually trust herself instead of others.

After a long time, Lingwu Lord replied:

"When we were in the Undersea Temple, you said that I would never be able to solve the current problems of Yongtian Kingdom." Lid nodded:

"I think so now. Of course, I must admit that you have a better chance of governing this country in an orderly manner than the rebels. It's just that the difficulties faced by mankind today cannot be solved by conventional means. You are the most powerful lord I have ever seen in the entire Yongtian Kingdom, but I still feel it is not enough."

This time, Lord Lingwu did not rebuke Lid for the disrespect in his words.

She looked at Lid and suddenly said something inexplicable: "Are you pitying the world?"

Lid remained silent, and the Lingwu Lord continued:

At first, I thought that you had worked hard in Yunyang to achieve what you have today. But if that were the case, I should be able to see your limit. I have seen many geniuses in the world, but you are the most special one. "

Although there was praise in her words, there was no smile on Lingwu Lord's face. As expected, she changed the subject and continued:

"But I believe that no one in the world is born with knowledge. In particular, your knowledge, behavior, and thinking logic are incompatible with this world. I am not interested in your past. I only have this question."

Lid put his hands on the table, staring at the paper on the Lingwu Lord's table, and fell into thought. After a moment, he raised his head and said to the Lingwu Lord:

"I have no pity for this world, nor for you." Lord Lingwu shook his head.

"You have, Lid. You put yourself at a higher place than me, looking down on the world and me. If you were really like what you said, you wouldn't be sitting in front of me now."

The Lingwu Lord rarely said a few more words: "What does this world mean to you?"

Lid opened his mouth, exhaled, and said with a smile:

"I don't know. Many people fear death because they still have a craving for the good things in the world, but I got everything at the beginning, and then I calmly accepted the arrival of death. As a result, I opened my eyes and suddenly came to a new world, all around me were unfamiliar things. I didn't feel happy.

I didn’t feel sad, I just felt like I didn’t belong here.”

Lidd paused and continued:

"At first, I didn't think too much about it. I just felt that there was no reason to live another life, and there seemed to be no reason to end my life right after reincarnation. And then walking in the world, it is inevitable to form a relationship with all kinds of people. I don't pity this world, nor do I want to save the people. I just want the people around me to live well."

Lingwu Lord asked:

"Even if you can't tell them about the past?" Reed nodded.

Lord Lingwu suddenly revealed a faint smile under his veil.

Her eyes were not smiling, and the smile on her lips was only fleeting, so Reed did not see it. However, it did not prevent Reed from continuing to talk to her:

"Let's talk about it, Zhaozhao. The direct bloodline of the Ji family has basically died out, and the old capital has been trampled into ruins by the dragons. We have conquered the Huaiwang territory that cut off your retreat. The Huaiwang Lord and the Huaiwang Prince can be sent directly to Lingwu at any time for your disposal. There should be no need for us to fight."

Lingwu Lord said to Lid:

"Call out the ghost that is parasitic on you."

Lid did not object, but raised his hand, and the little ghost holding the sign immediately appeared, yawning and saying:

"It's rare that I want to have a good sleep. What happened? Um... Why are you here? I'm telling you, stop looking at me like that. I'm not afraid of you now. The guy next to me, see? He's already at the tenth level. If you want to embarrass me, you have to get past him first. [u(* `一)冲]

Lid asked the Lingwu Lord:

"what you up to?"

Lingwu Lord replied:

"You said that the Yongtian Kingdom can no longer withstand a major war, and I agree with you. If Lingwu goes south now and fights a decisive battle with you in the Central Plains, it will only make the situation more complicated. So, let this ghost create another illusion, and we will play a game there again."

Reed looked at the little ghost, as if asking her if such a thing could be done.

The little ghost puffed up his chest proudly and replied:

"After you reached the tenth level, your mana recovery speed has increased a lot. There haven't been any battles that require you to participate recently, so I certainly won't waste so much mana. If you need it, I can create a fake Eternal Kingdom. Although it is far from being as sophisticated, it is still fine for playing games.

[Ba(日·)9]"

Lid said to the Lingwu Lord:

"If I win, will you put aside your past hatred and stand on my side?" Lingwu Lord replied:

"You have no joke."

Lid said to the little ghost: "Let's start."

Lingwu Lord was not worried that Lid would use the little ghost to hurt her, because it was meaningless. If the entire Yongtian Kingdom wanted to be peacefully unified, Lingwu Lord was necessary. Once Lingwu Lord died, it would be fine if the murderer could not be found. It was estimated that the territory would be in turmoil for a while because of the struggle for power. But now if Lid dared to touch Yu Qingzhao, the entire Lingwu would fight Yunyang to the death.

The worst outcome is that another cold-blooded and ruthless war criminal is born on this land.

Lid sank into the illusion of the little ghost. When he opened his eyes, he was already sitting in the position of Lord Yunyang again.

Beside him were He Yue and Fang Shisan, who bowed their heads and obeyed orders.

There was a map hanging in front of him, on which the sphere of influence controlled by Yunyang was marked.

"Mobilize troops and start the war."

Because it was an illusion, Lid's words were very brief, with only a few words of command. He would fight that woman here to see who would win.

30. Game with Lingwu

The world is a chessboard. Li De had heard this sentence a long time ago.

However, chess is ultimately a means of entertainment. The world is not a chessboard, and every move will lead to immeasurable consequences. Yu Longzhong's prediction of the world situation sounds romantic, but the strategy he came up with in Longzhong also went in a different direction in the subsequent unpredictable world.

War cannot be repeated, and the consequences of war are not something that ordinary people can bear. Therefore, Lid and the Lingwu Lord adopted this compromise plan - the little ghost will create a virtual war game based on reality, and they will compete in the virtual Yongtian Kingdom.

But Reed didn't expect that this game would drag on so long.

The initial plans of both sides were similar, both dispatched their most elite troops to test each other. If there was a clear gap in strength, there would be no need to continue fighting. But the problem was that the combat effectiveness of the Lingwu armored soldiers was much higher than Lid had imagined. Even though the number of their iron cavalry had declined, the overall strength of the army was still very strong.

Let's not talk about how sophisticated Lingwu's weapons and equipment are. Maybe their iron smelting technology is not as good as Yunyang's, but their forging technology is definitely the world's leading. Yunyang's soldiers can only have a slight advantage in weapons and equipment when their weapons are enchanted, but this advantage is not enough for them to directly disperse Lingwu's army in one encounter.

Once the battle dragged on, the Lingwu army's advantage was revealed. The number of troops on both sides was similar, but Yunyang only had its own troops that maintained a very high combat effectiveness, and the troops recruited from Zhaochen and Tiancheng were still a level behind. Lingwu's infantry had fought against the giants and grew up in despair, and their resilience was far beyond the reach of ordinary armies.

The infantry fought each other with wins and losses, and Yunyang's cavalry was suppressed by Lingwu's cavalry. Lide planned to use firearms to overtake, but found that the Lingwu lord had already arranged a countermeasure in advance-

She improved the compressed magic cannon that Lid had given her!

When Lid gave her the design drawings and principle description, he was particularly careful and designed that type of compressed magic cannon to be used exclusively for city defense. But he didn't expect that the woman would figure it out on her own. She quietly developed a field version and used the deep forging background of Lingwu Territory to achieve mass production.

Lingwu didn't have oil resources, nor could it make weapons like incendiary bombs, but the power of the compressed magic cannon was already very great. At this time, the gap between the two armies was further widened: Yunyang's army had always used artillery shells to bomb others, and had never been bombarded, so it was inevitable that they were a little panicked when they suddenly encountered such a situation; but Lingwu's army had expected Yunyang's firearms, and not only did they not panic, but their morale soared when Yunyang was bombed.

Afterwards, Yunyang used magic to bombard, but did not gain much advantage. Although Lingwu did not select people with magical talent like Yunyang, the Lord of Lingwu was also very aware of the importance of magicians in the past few hundred years. She recruited many magicians, and these magicians would help her select magic talents throughout the territory.

When Yunyang first had a large number of magicians chant a large-scale magic in unison, all the spectators were shocked, and only Lingwu secretly copied this method to himself. Therefore, when Lid saw two large-scale magics colliding for the first time on the battlefield, he had nothing to say except "WTF".

Perhaps the Lingwu Lord did not have the knowledge that Lid brought from another world, but after hundreds of years of wear and tear, she did not become obsolete, nor did she become self-willed, but still maintained a keen sense of smell and a clear mind.

Lid didn't show much, but the Lingwu lord was able to quickly understand the truth, imitate and innovate, and then use it to arm his own army. The front battlefield fell into a stalemate, and the situation was vaguely unfavorable to Yunyang. Neither side could win quickly, but neither side was defeated. However, Lid still had enough confidence in himself. While he was deploying defenses, he contacted the royal family's Honglian to send troops to attack Lingwu's homeland. Because Lid saw that the Lingwu lord had placed too many troops on the front line, he planned to disrupt Lingwu first.

As a result, Honglian sent someone to tell Lid that Lord Lingwu had already prepared for this.

She built a thick defense line on the border, and it was difficult for ordinary troops to break in. According to Honglian's intelligence, the defense line was not something that humans could build. Not only was it built quickly, but it was also tall and strong. Lid immediately realized that the giant infrastructure group in Lingwu's hands was larger than his, so he stopped thinking about this surprise attack.

Both parties gradually put in all the cards they have.

Lingwu sent out secret guards to assassinate various officials in Yunyang, and Lide was unable to defend himself. There were too many people to protect, scattered in various places, and not many people could fight against the commander of the secret guards. Especially after the Ten Kings of Hell showed up, they could kill anyone they wanted, and even Bai Ye, who was at the tenth level, could only be responsible for protecting the safety of key officials like He Yue.

This is a dimensionality reduction attack. Yunyang's Anbu organization has made great progress in gathering intelligence, and can even suppress Lingwu in intelligence warfare, but it is still far behind the Hidden Guards in assassination. The training of the Hidden Guards can be seen from Xi Luo. Lid has no interest in sticking needles in the back of children's heads to wipe out their emotions, but it is undeniable that the killers trained by this method are really fierce.

Lid was unhappy. He first asked Skadi to cast a few large-scale magic spells, and then he also rushed to the battlefield. Yunyang was indeed at a disadvantage in the assassination ability of the Anbu organization, but Yunyang still had the advantage in the number of top masters. The Lingwu Lord could only suffer a loss in silence in this matter - who made Garberd die in Chaobeixing?

Although the Lingwu Lord is no different from the tenth level, Lid still has the advantage in individual combat.

The entire battlefield became extremely chaotic. Lingwu's offensive was very fierce, and the battle line kept moving backwards. Lide had to draw the elite of the rebels to support them. But the price was that the Lingwu lord sent people to easily persuade the remaining members of the rebels. Most of the rebels joined the rebellion for wealth and honor. Huangyan was willing to share the world with Lide, but others might not be willing. So the remaining members of the rebels attacked Yunhai in a big way, because in their eyes, Yunhai was the richest place in the world.

Grab the sea of ​​clouds and become a local tycoon! This is the most practical thing.

At this time, Lid was faced with the question of whether to save Yunhai.

If we rescue them, we will have to split our forces again. If we don’t rescue them, Yunhai will most likely fall to Lingwu.

Lide had no choice but to dispatch troops to cooperate with Yunhai to quickly suppress the rebellion. As he expected, Wanze Territory was indeed watching and no one could find any fault with it, because they were always fighting the demons, so they had no time to care about the conflict between Yunyang and Lingwu. As for how much of this "no time to care" was true or false,

I'm afraid only Wanze Lord Xihua himself knows

道了

Anyway, no matter who wins, they will not lose. When Lingwu Lord comes to power, he will definitely treat Wanze Territory with the same attitude. The Lingwu Lord who has the upper hand has shown a strong hand, and his every move is as steady as a mountain, but Lid is not panicked at all. He just needs to maintain this disadvantageous situation, and time is still on his side.

31. Fight till the last man

Lingwu's offensive seemed fierce at first glance, but Lingwu territory had a problem known to everyone: food shortage.

In the past, when Lingwu was trying to intimidate Yongtian Kingdom, it could openly buy large quantities of food from various territories. But now that it has come to this, Lide will not allow even a grain of food to flow into Lingwu territory. Therefore, in the middle of the war, Lingwu faced an extremely serious food shortage problem.

It can only be said that the luck is not good. The northern region currently controlled by Lingwu was just plundered by the dragon clan not long ago and is also impoverished. The southern region controlled by Yunyang was less affected by the disaster and still has manpower. In addition, the food produced in cooperation with the demon clan is not a problem for it to consume Lingwu.

Of course, the problem of food shortage is known to the world, and Lord Lingwu certainly cannot be unprepared.

Her method was very direct and efficient, which was to mobilize additional troops.

A large number of soldiers were recruited in Lingwu Territory and quickly assembled into a huge army. This army lacked formal war training, but was determined to fight to the death for the future of Lingwu Territory. Lingwu directly ordered this army to attack the royal family and snatch food from them. In terms of mobilizing troops, no one was more powerful than Lingwu Territory. Even Yunyang, whose hastily assembled army was far behind Lingwu Territory.

Because everyone there is a soldier!

When the royal family was attacked, Li De did not allocate too many troops to rescue them. He asked Honglian to use the tactic of delaying to keep this part of Lingwu's manpower on the royal battlefield. The specific method was to defend it first, retreat if they couldn't hold it, and hand over the food when necessary, without any worries at all.

Because in Lid's eyes, it is not food that determines the outcome of the war-

It's steel!

When exchanging the lost crown, Lingwu Lord Lion asked for Yunyang's steelmaking method, but was rejected by Yunyang's envoy. In exchange, Yunyang provided her with a large batch of steel. Lid guessed that this was the reason why she could mass-produce a large number of shells. The shells of the compressed magic cannon need to be made of fine steel to wrap the unstable pure magic without exploding. But Lingwu has no means of making steel by itself, and these things will be consumed sooner or later.

This could last for a long time, because the Lingwu Lord did not need to keep using the compressed magic cannon to hold the line, and Lid also needed to maintain the situation every day to prevent it from collapsing. The two sides dragged on like this for the entire winter, during which Lid slept less than four hours a day on average, because the situation on the front line could change significantly every minute and every second.

In winter, Lide and Lingwu Lord had a new game. The two sides fought in the central area of ​​Yongtian Kingdom. The climate here is different from Yunyang and Lingwu. For the soldiers of Yunyang, although it is not as humid as in the south, the temperature has definitely dropped a lot. Many people even saw snow for the first time and were very uncomfortable. The army of Lingwu was much better. After all, they had been dealing with wind and snow all year round. When they arrived in a warm place, their combat effectiveness was even stronger. The pressure on Yunyang was also doubled.

This has been a tough winter, but things will be different when spring comes.

Lid counted the number of times Lingwu Lord used the compressed magic cannon to infer how much stock she had left. Because only Yunyang's own steel met the standard, Lid only needed to calculate how much steel he sold to roughly know how many shells Lingwu Lord had.

When Lid determined that Lord Lingwu did not have enough artillery shells, he decisively led his troops to launch a counterattack.

The main reason is that Yunyang’s army has almost reached its limit. If they don’t counterattack at this time, Yunyang’s own military morale may be disrupted.

Lingwu Lord herself knew very well that the shells in her hands would be used up once they were used up, but Yunyang's various firearms could be supplied continuously. Therefore, if she failed to defeat the opponent's main force within a limited time, she would have lost half the battle. But she did not admit defeat immediately, because she could also see that Yunyang's army was also at its limit.

After all, Lingwu's army had a big advantage in morale, and the outcome of the fight was still uncertain. So Lingwu did not choose to retreat, because retreating now would really be the end! She chose to ignore the heavenly tribulation and force herself to reach the true realm of the tenth level, pushing her strength up, and leading the army to a decisive battle with Lide.

The battle was extremely brutal.

When Yunyang and Lingwu attacked other territories, they crushed their opponents like two crushers; now Yunyang and Lingwu were like two crushers colliding with each other, the tremendous force pulling every part of both sides, and the creaking sound of collapse was endless.

This is why Lid has always wanted to avoid internal friction, and the Lingwu Lord does not want to really fight a civil war.

Surrounded by foreign enemies, it was not a good thing for the two most elite armies of Yongtian Kingdom to be consumed in such a tragic way. What made Lid even more nervous was that according to the little ghost's deduction, Fang Shisan would be injured in this battle. A general named Tefelain under the command of the Lingwu Lord would risk his life to rush to Fang Shisan, and after the first sword was blocked by Xi Luo, he would strike again and stab Fang Shisan in the abdomen, although he himself was immediately knocked away by the furious Xi Luo and was directly beheaded by another guard of Fang Shisan.

At that time, Reed was fighting with the Lingwu Lord and had no time to save her.

Fortunately, even in the ghost's illusion, Fang Shisan was still not in danger of death, which meant that Teferian might not have the possibility of stabbing her from the beginning. The situation was extremely dangerous, and Lid couldn't help but feel scared when he thought about it. A general like Fang Shisan who commanded the entire army could die, not to mention how tragic the other soldiers on the front battlefield were.

Because both armies were fearless and unwilling to retreat, and they were gritting their teeth and holding their breath to make the other side die first, the battle situation was almost to the point of fighting to the death. Yunyang's artillery fire roared, but the army was obviously not as strong as Lingwu's. Lingwu had no ammunition, but they were still able to hold on to the attack.

The Lingwu Lord had one arm cut off by Lid's ability to cut through time and space, but she also opened her mouth and bit Lid's neck.

Reed didn't know how much blood he had lost. The two sides fought each other several times, and the heavy force kept rolling around.

He De couldn't tell when the battle ended. When he came to his senses, he saw a scene like hell on earth.

Broken bodies, broken weapons, broken armor... all mixed together to form this picture in front of him. The Lingwu Lord fell into his arms, his body almost cold.

She didn't surrender in the end, and died in Lid's arms. With the death of one of the parties in the game, this virtual war finally came to an end, and everything around Lid was quickly disintegrating.

The moment he returned to reality, Reid's biggest feeling was fatigue.

It wasn't physical fatigue, but it was as if his mind had been drained, and he didn't even have the ability to think. His mind was blank, and Lid felt that he might fall down on the table in front of him at any time.

His sanity was on the verge of collapse. Reed raised his head and wanted to see if the Lingwu Lord was the same as himself, but all he could see was a blur.

Lid only felt the person in front of him stand up and walk towards him. He gasped hard, and suddenly the voice of Lingwu Lord rang in his ears; but that voice was different from Lingwu Lord's usual calm and majestic voice. It was full of mania and unwillingness, as well as anger and other inexplicable emotions.

She pressed Reed's shoulder and said in a bad tone:

"Lie down, come on."

32. I favored you