lizard lord

"There is no doubt that the situation is troublesome, and you can understand it?"

The few elves who followed him nodded with serious faces. They also knew that everything happened for a reason, and frequent border changes were definitely a problem that required vigilance.

Tang Zhao looked at the leader of the rangers: "I will try my best to negotiate with the generals after I go back, but you probably saw the situation at the banquet, I am an outsider after all, and my words don't carry much weight. You'd better be mentally prepared within the limit, and there should be changes in the near future."

He nodded approvingly: "I will inform the leaders of other Ranger regiments, at least we folk forces will be ready."

The main composition of the western elf army is mainly a ranger group with a few hundred people, with a small number of well-equipped noble guards from various families. Their task is mainly to protect the safety of the forest, where large troops cannot be deployed. A small army of a hundred people can produce very good results.

As for the southern elf kingdom, after all, they still have cities and vast plains, so they need regular troops from several legions to maintain them. As a human ranger, there is no guarantee that the leader will be able to play a big role, but it is better than nothing.
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When he returned to the city, several human messengers had been waiting near his residence for a long time. According to them, it was Julia who sent him a letter as a friend.

I don’t really believe this set of rhetoric, but it’s actually true—it’s not a letter, but a more precious projection crystal, which can record image information, and it will be destroyed directly after activation, which is more suitable for many occasions. Option to deliver information.

These envoys set up a sound-proof circle, and checked it from inside to outside. After confirming that there were no hidden dangers, Tang Zhao poured magic power into the oval-shaped crystal, and the crystal emitted blue light, which was reflected on the wall, showing a Diorama of Julia with a diadem.

"This crystal can only bear about 2 minutes of video, so let's make a long story short. After you sent me the letter, I asked me to do a good job of scouting in the chambers of commerce and spies all over the elf kingdom. It was indeed as you said, and I also discovered More questions.

What is certain is that the hobgoblins in the north are also involved in this matter. According to the information we have obtained, the beholder has indeed been hiding somewhere in the north, and has a cooperative relationship with the hobgoblins.It’s just that according to your description this time, at least that beholder was used as a consumable.”

Judging from the tone of the other party's voice, it was obvious that Oran had deployed eyeliner in the elves' territory long before this, but this time it was in a hurry, and Oran could only figure out the approximate participants.

The predators in the south, the hobgoblins, and the empire in the west of the continent, or at least some people in the empire, have not yet figured out the specific form of action. The Oran people have not noticed any changes in the number of hobgoblins on their borders, but The empire is too far away, and the predators are difficult to achieve. Now I don't know what method the other party wants to use.

"My staff suspects that the other party will use methods other than the battlefield, such as plague and small-scale raids. The elves are as arrogant as ever, but they are as confident as ever. It is really difficult to shake a well-defended city from the frontal battlefield. It is impossible to create an army of 10,000+ people out of thin air. In short, you should prepare first, I have sent five legions to the south, let your people prepare the supplies and necessary supplies first, and they will be used.”

The crystal shattered with a click, and the human messenger also knocked on the door of the room at the right time, and at the same time offered another crystal to let Tang Zhao record the video and send it out.
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After wasting some time dealing with Oran's affairs, Tang Zhao returned to the banquet scene again, and began to observe everyone coming and going with a scrutiny.

The elves are clearly divided, and only a few high-ranking elves can participate in the council. However, the banquet does not have such a high threshold. The middle and upper-level nobles or the strong with decent strength can come and get acquainted, and it has become a typical social place.

Anyway, there was nothing else to do, so he regarded the elves at the banquet as a microcosm, and used their state to reflect the state of the country.

What is more reassuring is that at least these elves and nobles have a high force value, and the guests participating are at least the fourth rank, and there are many people from the fifth rank or even the sixth rank. The latter two are not too slack. They can detect Tang Zhao's peeping, and respond awkwardly but politely.

In addition to those mages and alchemists who were very curious and wanted to use him for dissection experiments, there were also many elves who wanted to have a serious business talk with him.

It was also fortunate that he brought his assistants ahead of time, and let them handle these complicated matters, so that Tang Zhao himself could rest at the banquet with peace of mind.

Two more days passed like this, and on the second night, a group of elven cavalry in luxurious armor approached him and brought him to the parliament site again.

Now there are only a dozen elves sitting in the center of the huge meeting place, and the rest of the place is empty. Tang Zhao can clearly feel the fluctuation of magic. Obviously, the security measures and confidentiality measures have been raised several levels.

The elven noble who served as a diplomat in Oran said: "New news tonight, our coastline has been attacked by sahuagin."

No one exclaimed, but everyone frowned, as if they were thinking about something.

Another military officer went on to say: "The loss is not big or small, three warships, but I think it needs to be taken seriously, so I called you over overnight, some things should come to fruition, I am not interested in hanging out with you for a few months .”

After all, this is a port city. Most of the communication between Oran and the kingdom of elves relies on the deep-water port here. If something goes wrong, it will have a big impact on the elves and Oran.

A man in aristocratic attire asked back: "Can't the Navy settle this matter?"

The military attache unabashedly gave him a blank stare: "Parliament has been reducing the navy's funding every time. The money you gave me can build a fleet sufficient for escorting, and I have indeed done it with quality and quantity. In the past 200 years, you have not had any objection to this, but have always rejected my application for funding."

Enough escort, probably only enough escort, facing thousands of murlocs is still powerless.

Another civil official seemed to want to ease the atmosphere: "There is no way to do this. There is always pressure on other places on the border. The sea is relatively peaceful, so just"

"So something went wrong. Now my fleet can only guarantee to maintain control around the city, and there is nothing farther away."

The old man sitting in a prominent position asked: "Now let the dock start to work and give you the right to recruit merchant ships. Can this matter be resolved in the near future?"

Facing the old man, the military attache's tone softened a lot: "The time for a warship to take shape is counted by year. Those merchant ships can provide very limited functions, and they can't bear too much loss, so I mentioned this matter to the diplomat. , I need to recruit their warships from human city-states to solve the problem."