The smell of beef soup wafted over the town, and it was afternoon before we knew it. Since there was no fighting and the troops were in the rest stage, the meal started relatively early in the afternoon. While inspecting the troops, Fried discussed with the little demon mage.
Next actions.
The little demon mage Donovan said: "The original plan to capture Midgard was to use this place as a transfer station for our eastward strategy and to undertake some supply tasks. However, after the natural disaster, huge meteorites fell on the four sides of the north.
More than 100 kilometers of desert, this disaster has currently interrupted our logistics route with the west coast, and also caused great damage to Midgart. Now the effects of the disaster are still spreading, earthquakes, frosts and plagues will follow one after another, Midgar
I’m afraid Te may no longer be able to fulfill the previous strategic positioning.”
Fried nodded and listened quietly to her words.
Donovan continued: "But the strategic fulcrum of the desert transfer station must not be lost, otherwise our logistics front will be stretched too long and become very fragile. The situation of the army's eastern expedition will become a thread.
Kite, the higher the kite flies, the easier it is for the string holding the kite to break."
Fried nodded again: "I completely agree with what you said, and this is exactly what I am worried about. I have been thinking about this issue recently. If I want Midgard to maintain its status as the fulcrum of the Eastern Expedition, only
Expand the scale of the war here. The Rhine Kingdom and the Storm Kingdom are very hostile to our royal power army. The envoys I sent before were killed by them. These two regimes must be resolved. But in this way, the expansion here
The war conflicts with my previous plan. What I am more worried about is that the war situation will continue to expand here and eventually evolve into an out-of-control war. In addition, the scale of the disaster in the north needs to be assessed. If the logistics line along the edge of the desert in the north cannot be smoothed, it will
We can only open up new logistics channels. If we send logistics supplies here by opening the city teleportation method, firstly, the cost will be huge, secondly, the feasibility will be too low, and the risks and construction time period are not within my acceptable range.
Within. The only feasible strategy is to start from the Hill Country Capitolis. I haven’t heard your report on the specific situation of your Hill Country group this time.”
Donovan said: "This is exactly what I want to say. This time I went to visit the Hill Country with Abzi. The Lord of the Hill Country welcomed us very warmly, and the signing process of the agreement went very smoothly. The specific situation
Is such that……"
Fried was quite surprised when he heard what she said: "Oh? Isn't it possible that the hill country is not wary of the rise of the royal power army on the west coast?"
Donovan said: "That's not true. But from what I understand, the hill countries are very confident about their natural geographical advantages and are not very worried about enemies invading from the north. They have princes and nobles at home, and
The local officials had some doubts about the sudden appearance of the Royal Quan Army, but they did not insist on becoming our enemies. Moreover, the time when the marshal sent us to visit was very timely. The signing of the agreement relieved a lot of worries among the officials of the Hill Country.
It is speculated that they have shown a very friendly attitude towards the Tijie peace agreement and hope that Abzi can stay there for a long time. Of course, some officials are still worried about our sudden appearance."
Fried thought: "It's normal to have worries. The friendly attitude of the Lord of the Hill Country is a bit beyond my expectation. Donovan, do you think they would be willing if our supplies transited through the Hill Country?
Released?"
"It depends on how you talk about it, but I think it's not impossible." Donovan said: "The conversations at several banquets made me understand that they were far more wary of the storm defense than the northern west coast. In the longer term,
In the history of , most of the territory of the Hill Country was once part of the Storm Country. The Hill Country rose up with the decline of the Storm Country. They were afraid that the Storm Country would one day attack the Hill Country when it became stronger again.
They are very wary of the country's counterattack. However, their internal political environment is very complicated. Some senior military and political officials, including members of the royal family, maintain a very close relationship with the Storm Country. As for how powerful this group of people is, I don't know.
It’s clear, but according to my estimation, the power of this group of people is not small.”
Fried was keenly aware of the meaning in Donovan's words: "You mean that the Lord of the Hill Nation intends to use external forces to suppress the power of domestic officials who are pro-Storm Nation?"
Donovan said: "Because I haven't been here long, I'm not sure if this is the case. But the friendly attitude of the Lord of the Hill Country really surprised me. Without knowing much about us, he released
Such goodwill makes me have to make more associations. Now the demon thief Abzi is visiting there and collecting information. But is this what he is good at? I think we should send more professional personnel to visit the hill.
country."
"Well, I will reply to Chuangshi Island immediately and let the people on the island handle this matter."
Donovan Huer worriedly asked: "Is there no news yet from the deputy marshal?"
Freed looked at the scorched earth ruins nearby and shook his head: "I have been searching for Berwick's whereabouts these days, and there is still no news. I am most worried that he will fall into the hands of the enemy."
While he was talking, Faradin came hurriedly from the street.
Donovan knew that there must be something important to come in such a hurry, so he asked the marshal: "What's the matter?"
Faradin reported: "Marshal, the deputy marshal's guardian holy flame golden dragon was discovered in the mountain stream forty miles to the west!"
Forty-three miles to the west, there is a large mountain stream formed by floods. The water in the mountain stream is not large, but the water is gurgling, but there is a mountain wall that has been burned into scorched earth. Fried came with his bodyguard and two teams of guards.
, the sky was already dark at this time, and the dust haze in the atmosphere was so heavy that no light from the stars and the moon could be seen. Several people lit torches and raised copper lamps, and saw dim golden light and electric current flashing in the mountain stream.
The scorching heat wave blew up from the bottom of the stream, bringing a bit of warmth to people in this near-zero cold night.
There was a heavy breathing sound below, which could be heard as the breathing of a giant dragon. With the perception ability of the dragon clan, the Holy Flame Golden Dragon would not have missed their arrival, but there was no reaction from below.
An officer said: "When we found it during the day, we saw that it was seriously injured and was lying in the river water below, soaking, as if it could not move. We did not dare to approach it and immediately went back to report it."
Someone was curious and asked: "Why does it stay here? Why doesn't it go back to the camp or stay in a more comfortable place? It should be able to find the camp. It's cold and damp here..."
Donovan said: "I heard that before death comes, dragons will find a place where no one can find them and die alone. It is said that it is because of the pride in their hearts that they do not want others to see their faces before death.
Weak and powerless. The Holy Flame Golden Dragon will stay here, it should have the strength to find a better place."
"You mean it's going to die?!"
Everyone has heard many legends about giant dragons, but they have never witnessed the death process of a giant dragon. Not to mention them, not many people have witnessed it with their own eyes since ancient times.
Fried asked with concern: "Didn't you find the deputy marshal?"
The scout cavalry said: "When the few of us stayed here to guard here, we patrolled several times in a three-kilometer radius, but we didn't see the deputy marshal."
"What about the dragon?" Fried knew that if Beric was still alive, it would be impossible for him to stay here with his guardian. But if he died in the battle, or was seriously injured and died after being brought here by the golden dragon, it would be very difficult.
It's possible that he could still stay with Jin Long.
The scout cavalry said: "We didn't find the deputy marshal, so we didn't dare to get too close. As soon as we got close to the dragon, it would growl at us. I think it was warning us."
The flames on the torch were suppressed by the strong cold wind and he could not lift his head. Fried said to everyone: "I'll go down and take a look. You guys wait for me above. It's best to stay away, just in case."
After everyone retreated, Fried climbed up the cliff with a copper lamp and climbed down cautiously. The reason why he did not jump directly was because he was afraid of arousing the anger of the dragon, especially the injured dragon. Their emotions
More difficult to control.
As soon as he got down, the wind got stronger. Fried jumped several times on the cliff and soon saw the huge dragon body reflected on the edge of the chandelier. Logically speaking, at such a close distance, unless it was the body of a giant dragon,
Master, otherwise even if the Holy Flame Golden Dragon knew Fried, he would not allow others to enter so close to it easily, but now it still has no intention of being defensive at all. Fried frowned, it seems that the Holy Flame Golden Dragon
He was really seriously injured and was on the verge of death. He had no power to defend himself at all.
The dragon let out a low roar, warning those who tried to get close to it not to get closer, but the voice was too weak, so weak that it had long lost its former majesty. Its golden scales had become dim, no longer as shiny as before, and occasionally
The yellow electric current beating on its scales proves that it is not dead yet, but this weak electric current is just like the last pulsation of its gradually disappearing life.
Freed jumped on it and searched under the wings and claws of the Holy Flame Golden Dragon, but found no trace related to Beric. Beric was not here. The behavior of the Holy Flame Golden Dragon towards Freed
It is very angry and helpless. I am afraid it has never experienced such a helpless time, and let an outsider do such an offensive thing to it.
Freed sighed and jumped onto the dragon again. He saw large and small lacerations, burns, and bruises on the golden dragon's body. One of its wings was also broken. The hard and heavy golden scales had peeled off to an unknown extent.
, it looked pitted and mottled, and some wounds were as deep as the bone, and you could even see the beating internal organs in the chest. The cold river water was blocked by its body and flowed past it, taking away a lot of its energy.
Blood, if it doesn't last long, it will become a dragon corpse in the deep stream of the river valley.
Fried walked from the dragon's shoulder to the dragon's head. The light array that shook the contract with his palm hit the dragon's forehead. The dragon became even more angry. It raised its neck and let out a real roar. Then the dragon's head
A powerful life contract mark appeared on it, which bounced Freed's contract formation away.
Fried stopped, feeling slightly reassured that Deputy Marshal Berwick was still alive, and the Holy Flame Golden Dragon was no longer an ownerless dragon. He jumped out of the river and asked the officer: "Is there anyone in the army who can?"
A veterinarian who treats dragons?”
Everyone was silent, obviously unaware. Faradin said: "This needs to be asked."
Fried said: "Whether there is or not, call a few doctors over when we get back to see if they can cure the Holy Flame Golden Dragon. Beric should still be alive, but the situation is not optimistic. He may have been captured by the enemy."
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