Lord Ostia, start by capturing the Dark Elf Knight alive

Fortunately, it was not without gain. Odis probably knew what he had paid to persuade those people mentioned by Amber. Well, it was not completely free, and there was one more place to relieve his anger in the future.

After putting on his clothes, Odis left Amber's territory in a depressed mood. The fox maids around him looked at him with strange eyes. This was a whole day of trouble. Should I say that he is worthy of being the lord? They were so weak in the knees after hearing this.

When Odis's eyes swept over, the maids' cheeks flushed and their eyes were filled with a picture as if spring had arrived and foxes were about to start breeding.

I glanced at the time and it was already past five in the afternoon. This day was almost wasted. Well, it wasn't a complete waste because at least we got some very good foreign aid.

Although the enemy will arrive in three days, the duration will be very long. Monsters have no other specialties, just special ability to reproduce, such as orcs and goblins, sinking demons and other low-level monsters, there are too many to count, and when they rush over, it is called overwhelming.

The human wave tactic emphasizes a sudden advance, and the fear is that morale collapses and large-scale routs occur. However, Odis is very clear that this situation may have occurred in the past. But now with the blessing of the Black Queen, these monsters will not escape unless they feel something more terrifying than the Black Queen.

At any time, enemies with millions or even tens of millions of pigs rushing forward and full morale are not so easy to deal with.

Odis had to choose a better battlefield and not let the monsters fully exert their advantages. His soldiers were all elite, and he couldn't even afford to exchange one hundred monsters for one of his soldiers.

Instead of going out, Odis came to the meeting room of the City Lord's Mansion, where there was the largest and most complete magic sand table on the continent. Odis made decisions here to defeat his opponents one after another.

Instructing Rem, who had already returned to the City Lord's Mansion, to guard the door and not let anyone disturb him, Odis turned on the huge sand table projection, and instantly the mountains, grasses, rivers and hills of the north appeared in front of Odis.

He waved his hand, and crimson magic power poured in, and the picture gradually grew larger.

Unlike the bird's-eye view used in Mengde's new book, when Odis used sand table projection, a virtual projection similar to the cyberpunk style appeared, except that the technological part was replaced with magic.

This thing took Odis a lot of effort and materials to make. He hired Astrid Flamel and a legendary wizard friend of hers, and Odis worked on it for nearly a year before it was completely formed.

The difficulty lies mainly in the need to perfectly replicate the mountain and river landscapes. Fortunately, Odysseus only worked on the northern part. If he had to work on the entire continent, it would probably take at least five legendary wizards and more than five years of time.

Reaching out and searching on the virtual image was as simple as fast-forwarding a video or turning the pages of a comic book. But on the virtual image, the image that truly reproduced the mountains and rivers of the north was constantly enlarging, shrinking, moving forward and backward.

At this moment, Odis's eyes were as sharp as two swords, constantly scanning the mountains, rivers.

The North is a typical cold plain, without any mountains like the Seven Shields Alliance that can serve as a natural fortress. So it is more suitable for cavalry, and this is why Odis has three knights under his command.

However, it is very difficult to use strategies in this kind of terrain. This is why ancient China had various strategies, while the West generally prepared for hedging.

The endless plains on the other side of the Mediterranean make most strategies useless.

Whether it is an ambush, a detour, or an attack on the food route, in this magical world, it is actually not very realistic. The Mage's Eye, in the hands of a high-level mage, can observe a range of dozens of miles, and even insert an eye to observe for ten days or half a month.

As for supplies such as food, legendary masters can actually use things like domains to transport them, but most legendary masters just don't have the time.

The simplest way is that a legendary wizard uses storage equipment and his own domain, and relies on fixed-point teleportation to deliver enough food for Odis's army of more than 100,000 to eat for half a year in just a few tens of seconds.

Moreover, the monsters have no food, so they will eat the corpses of their own people. Of course, except for a very small number of species, most monsters are unwilling to eat the corpses of their own kind, so they choose to exchange.

In human terms, this behavior is called cannibalism.

Facing such an opponent, Odis had to find a position that was suitable for a cavalry charge but not suitable for a charge from millions of monsters on the opposite side. To be honest, it was a bit difficult.

After searching for more than half an hour, Odis chose the location he wanted. It was one of the rare small hills in the north, and it happened to be in the middle of two hills, with a flat road of about one kilometer.

This place, if used well, is a good terrain.

The only difficulty is how to lure the enemy over. Moreover, the enemy has too many people, and the duration of the battle must be controlled well, otherwise it is easy to be surrounded.

The specific details still require Odis to deduce carefully.

By the time Odis walked out of the conference room, it was already past one in the middle of the night. If he hadn't relieved his mental fatigue with Amber, Odis would probably have just fallen to the ground.

High-intensity military exercises are extremely energy-consuming and mentally taxing for anyone.

Chapter 114: Your subordinates' subordinates are not your subordinates

In the North, in Shivaash Territory, outside Liyue City, military camp.

When Odis found Wolfe, he was studying the next possible battle with his two brothers on the map. When the mercenaries found Odis coming, they all looked at him eagerly.

Especially Maya, who had stayed in the military camp these days, had a burning look in her eyes, as if she wanted to swallow Odis.

But today Odis was different from the past. He didn't have that gentle smile on his face, but instead looked terribly serious. In fact, they had all seen Odis in this state before. He was the Lord of the North on the battlefield, not the Lord that everyone was familiar with.

No one dared to say hello, and no one even dared to appear within three meters of Odis in this state. Everyone knew that Odis would really kill people when he was like this.

"Three-star Cavalry Captain Wolfe, greetings to the Lord."

Before Odysseus could enter, Wolfe had heard Odysseus' footsteps and came out to greet him. In his tent, there were only him and his two brothers, Hicks and Keen.

When Wolfe saw Odis's expression, he knew what was going on. He immediately knelt on one knee and performed the military salute to Odis. Hicks and Keane were also very familiar with this scene and also knelt on one knee to salute.

"Brother Wolfe, let's go in and talk!"

Odis did not say much, but took Wolfe and the other two into the central army tent. Compared with Odis's study, the sand table here was a real sand table, and the map hanging on the wall was much more sloppy.

However, Odis is the commander and Wolfe is the general. It is Odis who makes the decisions and Wolfe only needs to consider how to execute them, so there is no need for such a detailed sand table map.

"Hicks, have you returned from your exploration? Do other adventurers have any useful information?"

Hicks was a thief close to becoming a legend. His shadow energy had reached its peak and he could become a legend at any time. Odis's eyes fell on him at this moment, and he naturally saw Hicks' current attributes.

"Name: Hicks."

"Position: Three-star second lieutenant of Shivaash, one of the vice-captains of the Black Beast Mercenary Group."

“Profession: Wanderer Level 19/Assassin Level 8/Mercenary Level 20. (This is a master who is about to become a legend)”

"Alignment: Chaotic Neutral."

"Loyalty: 90 [Fake] (Your subordinate's subordinate is not your subordinate. He is loyal to Wolfe, not you)."

"Talents: Shadow, Short Weapons, Swiftness, All-out Attack, and Death."

"Shadow: A natural shadow manipulator. The shadow system training speed is increased by 50%. When using shadow to hide the body, the duration is increased by additional agility."

"Short Weapon: Better at using daggers or short swords in combat. If a short weapon hits, the damage will be increased by 20%. (Short weapon and light armor can also take your life)"

"Excitement: When you are in an excited state, your agility will receive a small bonus based on your mood."

"Attack together: When you attack the enemy with a companion whose intimacy is greater than 50, you will enter the attack together state, increasing everyone's hit rate by 50 and concentration by . (Brothers united, their strength is invincible)"

"Death by Service: You are loyal to your elder brother until death. (I, Yu Jin, am willing to go through fire and water for the Cao family for generations)"

The main class, Rogue, is already level 19. It seems that Hicks is indeed close to the threshold of becoming a legend. I don't know where Wolfe found these two brothers. Not only are they loyal, but they are also very capable. This is outrageous.

I always feel that those founding emperors were surrounded by big men. The county official next to Liu Bang was Xiao He, and the brother who killed the dog was Fan Kuai. The fellow villagers around Zhu Yuanzhang were also very powerful, such as Tang He, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, etc. This is really outrageous.

Thinking about himself, Odis could only smile bitterly in his heart. Apart from the thirteen sets of armor he got from Tongzi, he really had nothing. At that time, it was basically the same as the beginning of the game, with a few more big pieces at most.

As the top wanderer in the entire continent, Hicks was sent out by Odis to collect intelligence the day before yesterday. Now that he is back, he should have some clues.

Hicks and Wolfe looked at each other, and Wolfe nodded. Hicks then stepped forward and said, "My Lord, after I received your order the day before yesterday, I immediately set out with dozens of friends to gather intelligence."

"After catching a few tongues, we found that this time the monsters were gathering towards the original location of Khanduras. In addition to the common monsters, there were also elite monsters such as Cyclops, large ogres, troll headhunters, and goblin priests."

"I led everyone to follow the route the monsters were taking and found their gathering place." After saying this, Hicks walked to the front of the map, pointed to a location, and said to Odis, "My lord, this is it."

"These monsters are all gathered here at the moment, but they are not restless."

"In the center of these monsters, there is a castle. I didn't dare to get close, but I could feel the aura of nearly ten legends inside."

"But the friends who were with me were discovered, and I couldn't save them, so I had to come back alone."

When Hicks said this, he was still a little frightened. It was obvious that he didn't want to go in and investigate, but he was scared. He was not a legendary wanderer. If he was really discovered by the legend inside, he would not run away.

It is a great fortune that I can get it back now.

"Are your friends from the Black Beast Legion?"

"Oh, no."

"How can you bring your own brothers with you on such a dangerous mission?"

"???"

Odis wanted to ask, could these friends of yours be one of the three legendary artifacts? Really just friends, crowbar plus old seal, the main feature of friends is a consumable item, right?

“Do you need to give a pension?”

"Oh, no need. They don't have wives or children. If you feel bad about it, you can give it to me!"

Odis: ...Living Bodhisattvas are rare. I haven't seen many people like you. It seems that you only find one person to help you. No wonder you can still chat and laugh here when so many people have died.

"Let's talk about it later. So, that's all the information?"

"No, I caught a female vampire. My brother said to interrogate her first and then send her to you, sir."

Hicks is a man who knows how to talk, and he also knows the faults of his lord. As a man, he likes to play around a little, which is a routine operation. He also likes to play some tricks when he goes to the red-light district.

After all, mercenaries like them could easily die at any time and could be killed at any time, so enjoying themselves in time was the key.

Chapter 115: The clan leader finally decided to give birth to little foxes!

"No need for this. Leave the female vampire to your brothers for fun. Vampires have strong recovery abilities, so use them freely."

Odis's forehead was filled with black lines. How could he still have time to enjoy this? What the hell was going on with nearly ten legends? Wasn't there only two when he looked yesterday? How come there were ten today?

It’s not that Odis is afraid of these ten legends, but because of the meaning behind these ten legends.

This means that the Black Queen attaches great importance to this action, and it may even affect the subsequent direction of the war. Now is the wrong time to start a full-scale war with the Black Queen. Odis does not want his Shivaash Territory to become the first battlefield, otherwise even if he wins, it will probably be a ruin in the end.

Seeing that there was something wrong in Odis's eyes, Wolfe and Keane looked at each other and both noticed something.

"My Lord, are you worried that we won't be able to handle ten legendaries?"

Keen came over, gave Odysseus a wizard salute, and asked this question. Odysseus waved his hand, indicating that it was not because of this. It was just ten legendaries, which was not too much for the current size of the Shiva Ash Territory.

Alicia was already on her way on horseback. Together with Eleonora, the three of them plus Wolfe, the warrior, mage, priest and knight combination would have no problem taking down ten legends.

The real problem lies with the Black Queen, and only the Black Queen is the real variable.

The Black Queen's profession is a sorcerer, and her main skill is to add buffs to babies. As she is at the demigod level, she can now say that any monster in her domain is her baby.

God knows to what extent a demigod-level sorcerer can bless these monsters. The Black Queen's unconscious blessing can force people from the entire continent to form an alliance to deal with the monsters' attacks. If it is an active blessing, Odis gets a headache just thinking about it.

The base number of monsters is too large, and any slight increase would be terrifying.

The same increase of 50%, can 100,000 people be the same as 1 million people? Raising 1,000 gold-level people to legend level is not as scary as raising 1 million bronze-level people to silver-level people.

Odis is strong, but if the Black Queen really enhances all monsters to the silver level, even if he is allowed to kill without restraint, he will be exhausted to the point of vomiting blood. At most, he can only kill tens of thousands of people before he can't hold on. The consumption of magic power and internal energy is not so easy to recover.

Even if they were as powerful as gods, they would still fall in front of the endless demons in the abyss. Once the human wave tactics were used to a high quality, it would be a devastating disaster for a single strong person.

Odis felt his scalp tingling when he thought of that scene.

"Let's not worry about the legendary things for now. Is there any news about those mercenaries?"

Odis did not dwell on this matter any longer, but instead asked the mercenaries whether they had captured the Black Queen's scouts. Monsters are not completely brainless, and some are even very smart.

Currently, all the monsters in the entire continent can be regarded as the Black Queen's spies, and there are really not many things that can satisfy her.

"Yes, there are several teams of mercenaries and adventurers who sent back news that there are more goblins around the territory."

Wolfe nodded. This piece of news could be big or small. If it happened at any other time, it would be a trivial matter. But at this juncture, it was completely different.

"Increase the bounty and hunt down all monsters near the territory, regardless of race or strength, kill them all!"

Odis narrowed his eyes and issued a killing order. These monsters might be spies. If they were not killed, would they be kept for the New Year? Then he looked at Wolf and asked, "One day, Brother Wolf, I will give you one day to prepare. Set out tomorrow night with the Snow Dragon Riders and the Black Beast Cavalry Regiment, and rush to the gathering place of those monsters in the early morning!"

"This time, we must not fight too long. We should focus on testing the opponent's strength."

"After one strike, retreat immediately. You can lose, but you cannot win."

"After retreating, don't rush back. Take a detour here and wait for my order!"

As Odis pointed to a location on the map, Wolfe walked up to it and took a look. After a brief thought, he immediately knelt on one knee, clenched his left fist, and hammered his chest three times.

"promise!"

Odis nodded with satisfaction, and then began to analyze the details such as the timing of the collective attack with Wolfe.

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Northland, Shivaash Territory, Liyue City, Amber's bedroom.

Amber has woken up now, much earlier than Odis expected. After all, she is a fox, and her physique is much stronger than humans, especially in some aspects.

But now Amber had no strength to move from her fingers to the tip of her tail. Odis was too powerful.

Even though she was already asleep, he could still press her down on the bed and rub her based on instinct. If she told others about this, would she still have any dignity left? She was a member of the fox tribe. There were fox tribes.

When the maids noticed that Amber had woken up, they immediately surrounded her and asked her whether she was happy or not, and also asked if she needed their help next time.