Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 166 Hurry up and hire a professional

When Xia Houyan and his party descended from Longgu Peak, there were already gloomy clouds floating in the sky of the wasteland;
But the swaying snow that everyone was expecting didn't arrive until nightfall, and when the lord got up and walked out of the big tent the next day, the yellow land of Phoenix Terrace was already covered with plain white.

Since it was very late last night to discuss the "Bandit Allied Forces", the officials of Xiahou didn't get up early, and the leaders of Phoenix Terrace have basically got up and worked:

In order to celebrate the successful dragon hunting and the great harvest in the elf treasure house, a bonfire has been lit in the center of the camp. The crimson flames burned by the fuel of the vine tree, suspended in the air, and kept spinning The suckling pig was crackling.

The one who controlled the roast pig with magic power was none other than the lord's junior sister Lena Leslie in the Master Academy.

Due to the unstable temperature, which may affect the quality of the fired bricks, this fire magician no longer has to go to work at the Griffin Kiln today.

It is worth mentioning that another magician in the territory is not idle either——

Master Laurie's apprentice, Wilson, has given full play to his advantages as a wind magician and is stirring the wind to clear the Phoenix Terrace:

However, the boy's control ability is obviously not enough. A considerable part of the snow was not blown out of the platform, but circled in the air and then came back. As a result, Master Donald who was busy planning the construction was fed. Mouth full of snowflakes, let the master spitting snow water, jumping and cursing.

On the south side of the camp, the Frost Maple Ridge Warehouse, which had just been built a few days ago, was also covered in silver.

Due to the success in the Yueshen Village and the "Southern Pride" raids, the storage affairs of the territory were finally put on the agenda by several high-level officials more than ten days ago;
Thanks to Master Donald's hard work and dedication, the warehouse was declared completed on the day of the dragon hunting operation. Coincidentally, it directly received the elf materials transported back by the team from Dragon Bone Peak.

Since the firing of bricks requires a series of processes such as dredging, molding, and water removal, Lina, who has just taken over the Griffin Kiln Factory, is inexperienced. These days, the production capacity of Fenghuangtai Brick and Tile Industry is quite limited;

In order to save resources, Master Donald specially designed a mixed structure with three floors underground and one floor above ground for the territorial warehouse:
The main part of the warehouse is excavated directly from the surface of the platform, and then covered with a layer of "brick hat" to prevent rain and wind, which can be called an excellent combination of design sense and affordability.

Now, in this warehouse, which is patrolled by militiamen every day, there are rare treasures that are enough to make many imperial nobles blush:
Most of what was exploited from Yueshen Village were just routine supplies, and the standard equipment presented by the whole family of "Pride of the Southern Territory" was good, but not particularly attractive;

But the batch of ancient elf supplies obtained from the Dragon Bone Peak is already so precious that when the lord sleeps, he is thinking about the fear of theft;
Not to mention, there is also a time and space beacon in the purgatory world, which is as dangerous as an atomic bomb, and it is tightly locked at the bottom of the warehouse.

So, just like all ordinary people, after earning a lot of money, the senior executives of Shuangfengling quickly began to think about how to spend the money.

In addition to putting the priceless elf treasures in the warehouse for nothing, it is easy to grow worms and maggots, and the night is full of dreams. Xia Houyan is more concerned about whether he can replenish the military strength of Shuangfengling before the "Bandit Allied Forces" launch the spring offensive. full.

——Since the opponent has issued the gauntlet in a very civilized manner in advance, if the Igor family, who got rich overnight, didn't take this opportunity to make a wave of military purchases in response, it would be too disrespectful to the opponent, wouldn't it?
Moreover, Messi's temporary resignation also made Xia Houyan more aware of the importance of supplementing combat power:
People's hearts are like this. I didn't feel much when I ran around with my head on my belt in the infected area, but after I really experienced the feeling of having high-end power sitting in command, I suddenly lost it. The heart of the lord was suddenly filled with naked words of a huge mortgage. General, deeply empty insecurities.

However, the extremely chaotic political situation in the southern wilderness also prevented the lord from throwing a large number of aquamarine crystals into the market rashly.

He decided to find a consultant who was very familiar with the Land of Soul Breaking first.

……

The next day, Karen Leperg arrived at Frost Maple Ridge in a hurry.

Alice Comstock rode behind the female village head of the Luna Village: as soon as the Dragon Bone Peak was reached, the lord had already sent his guard captain Qingqi to the Luna Village to find Karen and come back as a staff officer——

——When it comes to the understanding of the wilderness and the means of dealing with bandits, besides the wraith Messi, I am afraid that this human-devil hybrid commander-in-chief is the best at it.

Today is also the first time for the female village owner who lives in the western part of the wilderness to visit her owner's territory.

The well-organized planning of Phoenix Terrace, the orderly work carried out, and the visible optimism of the leaders made the eyes of the former bandit village owner extremely complicated, including surprise, remorse, envy, and sadness.

But after seeing the lord, she knelt down on one knee obediently to the lord, and before she lowered her head and kissed the toe of the shoe, Xia Houyan stretched out her hand and pulled her up.

"Phoenix Terrace doesn't have so many red tapes." The lord smiled and said, "You are the undead under my control, yes, but you are also the commander of the Bandit Suppression Corps personally appointed by me. I asked you to come this time because of business."

Karen stood up without a word.

Although he must be dissatisfied with the lord in his heart, this former defeated soldier is obviously getting used to his status as a slave and a subordinate.

Xia Houyan sent someone to invite Master Laurie, Mayor Joel, Clement and others into the big tent, and started a temporary meeting.

As for Katerina, she bluntly shied away when An Jie went to find her: According to the eldest lady of the Igor family, military affairs and bandit suppression are all men's business, and she doesn't understand it herself, so by The lord has the full power to call the shots.

Therefore, in the absence of Katerina, the style of the meeting suddenly became a bit aggressive.

Because the first question Clement asked at the meeting was:

"How many people are there in the bandit alliance? Is it possible to wipe them all out? How to deal with the corpses?"

The death knight didn't need to say it out loud, everyone understood what she was thinking: just wait to kill all the bandit invaders, and then let the lord pull up an army of undead.

It's just that no one present knew that the boss of Hades, who was struggling financially, had already allocated the high-level spells of the high-level official Xiahou to the limit.

"Skeleton soldiers are fine, but zombies are not." Xia Houyan replied sullenly.

Although it is not clear what the lord's statement is based on, some of the ruthless participants were obviously disappointed.

Unable to resurrect zombies means that there is no standing force. A temporary skeleton army is useful, but after all, there is a time limit and it cannot last long, which is a bit regrettable.

"We'll talk about the specific confrontation with the enemy later..." Master Laurie pressed his palms down in the air, interrupting other members of the military team who were eager to continue asking questions, "I'm more concerned about this What is the origin of the gang of bandits? Why did they come to Shuangfengling all of a sudden?"

Several pairs of piercing eyes looked at Karen Lepage at the same time.

"I remember you told me just now that the bandit special envoy mentioned that the coalition forces consisted of the Yellow Sand Fort and the Blood Demon Village?"

"There is also Blade's Edge Mountain." Mayor Joel, who was on the scene at the time, added.

Karen pursed her lips and pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said:

"From this point of view, the coalition forces should be composed of bandit camps in the eastern part of the wasteland, and I'm not very familiar with them—then their sudden attack this time should have little to do with our Luna Village's offensive to suppress bandits in the west."

It was only then that everyone in Shuangfengling remembered that they had transformed into the Luna Village of the bandit suppression corps, and seemed to be shouldering the task of suppressing bandits to appease the wilderness!

"You've been suppressing bandits recently?" Xia Houyan confirmed.

"Three villages were killed." Karen replied flatly, as if unwilling to say more.

The senior officials of Shuangfengling didn't speak, but just looked at each other meaningfully.

Sending troops to pull out the three strongholds in the cold winter, even if the opponent is definitely not too strong, this is not an extravagant deed that ordinary bandit gangs can do-it can only be said that when the lord captured the Luna stronghold, the center of the skeleton army Blossom's tactical advantage is too great, which prevents the Moon God Village, which has a demon background, from showing its full strength.

"I won't let you come to Phoenix Terrace for nothing this time, and I will give you some equipment when the time comes, and it will be treated as my lord's support to suppress the bandits!" Xia Houyan patted Karen on the shoulder.

Anyway, the elven equipment harvested in the treasure house of Dragon Bone Peak this time is really quite a lot, and the Shuangfengling militia group can use it themselves, and the lord does not mind at all to provide the extra elven equipment to the Moon God Village——

——After all, the Bandit Suppression Corps is also his legitimate subordinate of the wasteland lord, and he is engaged in the serious work of calming down the wasteland: as long as Luna Village can work for him, the lord thinks he has nothing to be stingy about.

It's a pity that Karen obviously doesn't know how valuable the "equipment" the lord speaks of;
The female village master just thanked Xia Houyan politely, then bit her lip and muttered:
"Master, what really confuses me is...according to my impression of the bandit forces in the east, there are only a lot more conflicts between them than in the area around the Raging Waves Mountains, such as the Blade's Edge Mountain and the Blood Demon Village. Last summer before the land of souls, it seemed that there was a big fight over the goods of a caravan."

Karen looked at the lord, and frowned slightly:
"Because of emotion and reason, there is no reason for these bandits to suddenly join forces to form an alliance. What kind of 'alliance' to form is even more absurd! In the past, if outsiders tried to set foot in the land of the broken soul, the rule in the wasteland was that the volunteers from the major cottages would take action , Whoever can eat the new fat in his mouth is the most powerful—because of the new gang of robbers entering, it is not uncommon to trigger fires among local bandits, but..."

"...But why is our Shuangfengling so special that they can suddenly let go of old and new grudges and form a united front?" Xia Houyan followed Karen's meaning.

Karen nodded silently.

Everyone in Shuangfengling fell into deep thought: This group of bandits and bandits formed an alliance uncharacteristically. If there is nothing strange behind it, no one will believe it even if they say it is broken...

"Rock Creek City?" Master Laurie raised his eyebrows and asked cryptically.

"I'm not afraid it's Rock Creek City, I'm afraid it's Rose City." The lord sneered, and the words he said were indeed not surprising, "The incident of being shot by Rosario has already happened once, and I will do it again. Not surprisingly."

"Rose City can't do things for no reason..." Mayor Joel couldn't agree with this guess, "No matter what you say, Rosario is generally friendly to us and hopes to cooperate. With the strategy and intelligence of the Grand Duke , you won’t repeat the old trick stupidly, will you?”

"Based on the information we have now, everything can indeed be guesswork." Xia Houyan leaned back, pinched his brows and said, "But if we want to find out who is behind the scenes and figure out the reason behind this bandit alliance The truth, the best strategy for us in Shuangfengling is to get rid of this bandit coalition army! When I pull out their hometown, even the thousand-year-old fox with nine tails has to be honestly realized for me!"

The lord's expression full of oriental meaning made all the participants confused:
Even Master Victor Laurie, who is rich in magic knowledge, can't think of any foxes with more than one tail.

However, it has not been a day or two since the lord came up with some strange names and sayings. The military song "Who said we have no clothes, everyone can wear one" is still being sung by the militia. The lord composed it himself The song is nice, but the lyrics are really weird.

So everyone tacitly regarded him as farting.

"My thoughts are the same." Karen nodded a little cautiously, "A group of bandits who have always hated each other formed a coalition army. Although the number has doubled, their command, coordination, and logistics will be destroyed due to poor cooperation. After being delayed, the overall combat power may not be that strong; with your current strength, plus the troops from Luna Village, we will work together to defeat this hastily formed 'Allied Forces', I don't think it will be particularly difficult matter."

"The troops from the Moon God Village?" The lord was amused, "You want to send troops to help out?"

Karen's wide, bewildered eyes clearly said: What else?

The head of the female village never imagined that with Shuangfengling's current strategic reserve, it is entirely possible to kill the invading bandits even by herself——

——Not to mention anything else, there are four magicians, including a fire magician. They may not be able to please the noble regular army like Shangyanxi City, but in the wasteland, they are already the level of magic that crushes all living beings. .

What's more, with the lord's undead magic, every enemy who dies in battle may become a skeleton servant who turns against him. Regardless of the actual combat power of the skeleton soldier, it may be possible to deal with it just because of the psychological impact. Frighten this group of reckless thieves who have not received serious training into mental retardation.

"You don't need to send someone from Yueshen Village to help you fight the bandits. What if the army is empty and the bandits from the west take over your hometown? Shuangfengling can't afford you!" Xia Houyan smiled, " This time, if possible, I plan to rely entirely on the militiamen of the Phoenix Terrace to solve the problem, and use it as training; but I hope to reduce the casualties of our subjects as much as possible—for example, within nine people?"

No one in the tent knew where this precise value came from.

Karen pondered:
"Maybe it is possible. These bandit teams are all defeated in one blow. As long as there is a strong enough firepower at the beginning of the battle, it is not impossible to complete the battle, but..."

"Just what?" Xia Houyan asked.

"You have too few people." Karen replied bluntly.

"Commander Karen, your eyesight is very vicious!" Xia Houyan laughed and said, "To tell you the truth, I am planning to recruit a group of new soldiers!"

(End of this chapter)