the only savior

Chapter 960 Pre-War Meeting
The white ring looked very old, with a dull appearance, and it seemed that it had gone through a long period of baptism.

However, compared to the appearance when I just bought it, the current ring has changed a little, at least not as broken as it was at the beginning.

It's not that Zhang Xiaoman repaired it, but the stone sent by Fox.

In the villa provided by the mercenary union, when Fox visited Zhang Xiaoman for the first time, he brought a holy magic stone as a gift.

This is a very precious ore, even if you can't find a few pieces on the real continent.

According to legend, this kind of stone can be used to forge artifacts, just like the two storm battle axes used by the dwarf king Johad, which are weapons called artifacts in this world.

It's just a pity that the strength of the Holy Demon Stone is too high, and the way to smelt it has long since disappeared in the long river of history.

Therefore, even if there is such a piece of top-level casting material, it is impossible to really use it.

To put it bluntly, the Holy Demon Stone is a material that is of high value but has no practical use, it can only be seen but not used.

Of course, this is not absolute.

Because just relying on its history and its own hard characteristics, and even its gorgeous appearance, the value of this stone has been sold at a very high price by the auction house.

But Zhang Xiaoman felt a bit of power similar to those two rings from it.

And what didn't disappoint him was that the white ring actually absorbed the power in the Holy Demon Stone, thus recovering some of it.

I thought that these people had never seen the ring, but what I didn't expect was that McAvey suddenly widened his eyes, pointed at the ring and said:

"This, this is... the ring of the great knight lord Duke Paladin!?"

Everyone turned their attention to the holy magister again, and they were also surprised that he could tell the origin of the ring.

"The Ring of Light! This is the ring worn by the Duke of Paladin! I heard that it was lost after his death, but I didn't expect to see it here!"

McAvey said slightly excitedly.

"I saw this ring when I was a child, and it was the only one I saw when I was in close contact with Duke Paladin..."

Hearing what he said, everyone remembered that this holy magister was a long-lived person who had lived for more than 300 years.

Moreover, he was born in the holy city of Rost, and it is not unbelievable to have seen the great knight lord with his own eyes.

However, compared to the arrogance of the other people on the ring itself, what Zhang Xiaoman wants to know is why McAvey, who is also a human being, can live to be more than 300 years old.

There are not a few long-lived races in this world, but they are basically determined by their own genes.

The human race's lifespan is similar to that of the humans on the water blue planet, or even a little shorter.

But among them is a heterogeneous one like McAvey.

If it wasn't for the bloodline of some elves or other races, the secrets contained in it would be really exciting.

Although Zhang Xiaoman has mastered quite a few ways of cultivating immortals, in order to pursue the speed of cultivation, he did not follow the steps to cultivate immortals, but worked with Ye Cang to create a new method of cultivation.

Although the progress of comprehension is fast, but the foundation is insufficient, and there seems to be no way to prolong life.

If Zhang Xiaoman can get the secret of longevity from McAvey, then he feels that his trip here is worthwhile.

At this time, everyone in the temple was thinking about the secret of the ring, but in the end they didn't have any effective clues. They only knew that it should be a kind of artifact handed down from ancient times.

The reason why those people of the orc clan have such powerful power is also caused by wearing the ring. To put it bluntly, they still rely on external force.

"In my opinion, Urbis should have discovered a certain number of rings, which made him determined to attack us directly."

McAvey sighed.

At least judging from the current strength displayed by the orcs, the number of that ring is definitely more than one.

He felt that the legendary shaman behind who came to save people should also have used the boost of the ring to reach the ninth level.

"Hey, don't care what he is doing so much! Now we also have a ring here, and he can improve his strength by leaps and bounds even if he wears the ring at the eighth level, so let's wear the ring too, can't we easily destroy Urby? Sina kid!"

The dwarf king Yohad patted the table and said.

"Ji Xing, the ring is yours. When the time comes, I will cooperate with you and kill Urbis together! I wonder if those orc cubs still dare to continue to be arrogant!"

The dwarf showed his usual fiery style.

"Tch, I don't know who was beaten to death by one of his subordinates just now..."

Arcatus mocked softly, and immediately lit the explosive barrel.

"Cowardly shapeshifter! What are you talking about! If he wasn't equipped with that ring, I could crush him to death with one hand, believe it or not!"

"Ha ha……"

"Ah! I'm so pissed off! Shapeshifter! Come out if you have the guts! I want to fight you one-on-one! Let you see what the power of a dwarf is!"

"Ha ha……"

"..."

The meeting had just started for a while, when Yohad and Arcatus, who were at odds with each other, started to quarrel, and the temple was filled with the hoarse voice of the dwarf king.

"enough!"

McAvoy slapped the table.

"What time is it now! Still arguing here! Arcatus, you can't stop messing with him! You too, Yohad, let Urbis know that we are arguing here. That's not a joke!"

The holy magister's words still carry a lot of weight. Although Yohad and Arcatus refused to accept the other, they finally stopped after a few quarrels.

"Our current situation is very bad. A new ninth level has appeared on the side of the orcs, and the number is still unknown. This will be a very big trouble for us."

After seeing the silence of the scene, McAvey said:
"And what everyone needs to know is that our real threat has never been Urbis, but those guys from the sky. If we can't even deal with an orc, then how will we resist the coming of the true god? ?”

"Everyone must have seen the battle yesterday. Now that the Orcs have joined the Rock Demons, they will gain a huge advantage in the next siege battle."

"Everyone should understand what kind of monsters the rock demons are. If we continue to guard the city gate, the final battle, whether we win or lose, will deal a huge blow to us."

"So, I decided to compress the battlefield forward and place the decisive battle on the North Wind Grassland, and try my best to avoid the damage caused by the sneak attack of the Rock Demons."

After he finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.

"That's right, although those things of the Rock Demon Clan have no brains, they are really good at digging into the ground. If the battlefield is placed in Kuhan City, after that battle, no matter whether they win or lose, the city will probably be destroyed." Don't want to."

Arcatus rarely agreed with McAvey's point of view.

Yohard took a sip of his wine angrily and asked:

"Can't the spells of the elves prevent them from coming? I heard that your natural spells can restrain the rock demons?"

Regina frowned, shook her head and said:
"No, although the spells of the elves can restrain them, they can't find those rock demons underground in advance, but once they show up, it only takes a moment to cause large-scale damage to the city..."

"Damn it...then we will have a decisive battle in the North Wind Grassland, can't those rock demons come directly to Kuhan City to attack?"

"Yorhard, you don't have to worry. The elves have a large natural barrier. As long as this barrier is formed, those rock demons will not be able to sneak in. But it is easy to be destroyed by the army of orcs, so we must set up the battlefield Outside the enchantment, this will prevent the enchantment from being meaninglessly consumed."

"..."

Zhang Xiaoman quietly listened to their discussion of tactics, and did not interrupt.

He is not good at fighting or anything, and he doesn't understand the military system of this world, let alone stand up and point fingers.

None of the few people present is a bigwig in this area, and there is no need for him to add to the snake.

Yohad may not look like a ninth-level battle master, but he is also the king of the dwarf kingdom, a war king who led the dwarves to overthrow the rule of the underground terror and gained freedom.

Both Regina and Arcatus are also leaders of the elves.

One is the queen of the elves, the other is the leader of the elf druid faction, and each is a war-experienced lord.

Even McAvey is an old monster who has lived for more than 300 years, and is a local aborigine. He is no more familiar with this kind of cold weapon war in the magical world than he is.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoman adhered to the principle that silence is golden and didn't say much, just quietly listening to their tactical arrangements.

In the end, several people still decided to advance the battlefield, trying to set the decisive battle at the entrance of the North Wind Grassland.

There is a relatively open plain area surrounded by several mountains, which can be used as land to set up surprise soldiers.

Anyway, the walls of Kuhan City are useless to those rock demons, so it is better to expand the battle line to the outside to avoid the damage caused by fighting in the territory.

However, the army of orcs is now suppressed outside the city only five kilometers away from Kuhan. How to push them back to the entrance of the North Wind Plain is really not easy.

Fortunately, there are five holy ranks present, which is somewhat difficult for others, but for today's Kuhan City, it may not be impossible.

"If you want to build a defense, maybe I can help a little bit, at least summon a barrier or something, I can still do it."

Zhang Xiaoman opened his mouth, he felt that there was something he could help, so there was no need to hide it.

After all, whether I am thinking about the coming of the gods or from the aspect of obtaining the secret of McAvey's longevity, I am now laying the groundwork.

Even in terms of his own race, Zhang Xiaoman had no reason to side with the orcs.

Since he chose the Binderbreaker's camp, he naturally wouldn't go out of his way, and at least he had to do something.

However, his words surprised everyone present, and Yohad was the first to ask:

"Brother Jixing, aren't you a magister of the light department? Why are you also proficient in earth magic?"

Several other people also showed puzzled looks.

Unlike ordinary elemental mages, mages of the light department usually cannot practice other types of spells because they require devout beliefs. Unexpectedly, this pole star is an exception.

Zhang Xiaoman didn't explain too much, just smiled and said:

"You misunderstood, I just happen to know some spells of the light department..."

Everyone nodded half-understood, just as the light mages don't know elemental magic, in fact they don't know much about the magic of the light department.

"Since you have the ability in this area, Jixing, you can use it properly before the battle. It is also a good thing to reduce some casualties."

McAvey agreed.

However, judging from his words and expression, it seems that he didn't take the earth magic that Zhang Xiaoman said too seriously.

It's just an earthen wall, so what if it's taller and thicker.

The "Imperial Gate" as strong as Kuhan City was easily destroyed by rock demons. In such a war, the meaning of these earthen walls is really meaningless.

"Uh... well..."

Zhang Xiaoman knew he didn't take it seriously, but after a pause, he still didn't explain in detail.

Anyway, they should understand when he uses it, it is definitely not comparable to a small "earth wall".

This pre-war meeting has almost ended here.

Several people then arranged some battle plans against the holy ranks of the orcs, and the meeting was not adjourned until the afternoon.

The army on the orc side has always been stationed five kilometers away and has not advanced, which keeps the defenders on the human side in a state of high concentration and alert.

Fortunately, this tense atmosphere did not last long. In the evening, a large support force from the rear of the human race arrived.

This time there were two large legions.

In addition, there is also an elite unit from the direction of Tarata King City, which is the Royal Griffon Knights led by King Romel himself.

The fifty cavalry that followed Zhang Xiaoman and the others were just the escort team at the front, while the last four hundred here are the real big troop.

"Lord Le Centra!"

In the temple in the city, Fox performed a mage salute to McAvey with a full face of excitement.

The person in charge of the Iron Furnace Chamber of Commerce also came with him, and he also carried the secret weapon he had prepared for a long time.

(End of this chapter)