The Invincible Overlord of Heroes

Before Xu Lai opened his mouth, Elena, who was called by Xu Lai, grabbed Xu Lai's sleeve first.

Elena was none other than the local native who was the most trusted by Xu Lai.

What Xu Lai was going to do next was related to the entire grassland. Apart from Yu Lan, Elvie, Roland and others were not good people to discuss with.

After the New Year, Jilong should have returned to the team quickly and helped Xu Lai lead a group of logistics personnel to support him.

But as Xu Lai's territory grew, there were dozens of city lords, financial officers, legion commanders, deputy legion commanders and the like who reported directly to him.

Not to mention municipal reports, financial reports, personnel reports, etc. at all levels.

Some of these things were not important, but Xu Lai had to know them, and some were very important and had to be approved immediately.

With so many reports, Xu Lai would be exhausted just by reading the documents, and he could not do anything else.

Therefore, Xu Lai had reached the point where he had to have a full-time secretary, and one was not enough.

After the underground world was pacified, the threat to Mingyue City was not that great, and there was no need to imprison Yu Lan there.

Xu Lai planned to hand over Mingyue City to Dier as a whole and let him be the city lord, not just responsible for military defense.

Xu Lai did not have to worry about Dier's loyalty, but only about his ability.

After all, even if Dier had some experience, it was all experience in combat and military organization. Although the underground population was not large, and most of them were criminals and their families, they could be managed militaristically.

But from Mingyue City to Dakhol, this large area of ​​territory had been planned for Xu Lai.

The underground cities destroyed along the way were enough for Mingyue City to upgrade to a large castle-level city.

After the construction of the city wall of Qingfeng City, Xu Lai had gradually transported some farmers to Mingyue City in the opposite direction to mine the gold mine first.

Judging from the current situation, it would be a long way to go to fully open up underground resources by relying only on the monthly increase in farmers.

So Xu Lai thought of prisoners of war again.

After breaking through the castle this time, Xu Lai was not in a hurry to recruit prisoners, hoping to send all those impure soldiers underground after screening.

Therefore, Mingyue City will not only recruit farmers, but also have more and more people in the future.

After thinking for a while, Xu Lai simply mentioned it to Bello, asking him to serve as the deputy city lord to assist Dier.

Bello has been the grassland king for so many years, and his management ability is beyond doubt. With his assistance to Dier, he will definitely be able to manage several underground cities properly and achieve Xu Lai's goal as soon as possible.

Considering the increasing number of secretarial work in the future, plus so many prisoners, Xu Lai cannot personally screen them one by one.

He asked Jilong to select some qualified secretaries in Martel City and Qingfeng City, and then bring the logistics team over.

Xu Lai plans to set up a special secretariat, and the secretary-general is naturally Yu Lan, whom he has been thinking about for a long time.

Jilong still serves as an adjutant, equivalent to a full-time assistant, and is mainly responsible for military assistance.

The secretariat is responsible for everything, big or small, and they have to participate in everything. They are equivalent to Xu Lai's clones. Of course, except Yu Lan, the other secretaries have no decision-making power.

Now the secretariat has just been established, and the personnel have not been recruited yet. Those present are unable to discuss major matters, so Xu Lai invited Elena to come.

Hancock is smart enough, but unfortunately he has not been able to gain Xu Lai's trust, so he cannot appear here.

It was also because he saw Elena's presence that Aini dared to gamble.

Ordinary oaths, no matter in whose name they are sworn, are just idealism.

But in this magical world, swearing in the name of the true God is not just idealism, there must be material cause and effect.

Especially Xu Lai is the god of war. If he swears in his name and then breaks the oath, no matter how much the god of war favors Xu Lai, he will definitely punish Xu Lai.

Even if Xu Lai is right, the punishment will not be light. Even if the power of the God of War cannot reach the material world, at least he will not be favored by God anymore.

If only two people swore in a secret room, even if Xu Lai broke his oath, whether he would be punished or not would depend on the mood and consideration of the God of War.

But once there is a third witness, especially when there is a temple priest present, the authority of God cannot be challenged, and Xu Lai will inevitably be severely punished.

Xu Lai is not afraid of losing his status as a favored person, but if the medal on his chest loses its effect, he will have to worry.

Although the God of War Honorary Medal does not add any attributes, the God of War's gaze on it can help him block the sight of other gods.

At the same time, its characteristics that cannot be divined or predicted also make it difficult for Xu Lai to fall into the calculations of underground sorcerers, stronghold shamans, necromancers and hell cultists.

It is precisely because of the protection of this medal that Xu Lai can be safe until now.

Otherwise, some of these guys in the evil camp have the ability to calculate him to death.

Even some evil witchcrafts don't need to get close to Xu Lai, as long as they get some samples from Xu Lai, they can use spells to kill him from a long distance.

But the characteristics of not being divined and predicted make it impossible for any evil wizard to lock on Xu Lai.

Even if Xu Lai doesn't understand the risks involved, Elena has to explain them to Xu Lai.

Like Yu Lan, she also doesn't think Aini has any good intentions.

And even if Aini makes the same oath as Xu Lai, it's useless.

Because Xu Lai is a god-favored person, and Aini is not, Aini can't even be considered a devout believer of the God of War, at most he is just a general believer.

General believers do not enjoy any benefits, and naturally do not have to bear any responsibilities.

Elena did not avoid Aini. This kind of thing, except for outsiders like Xu Lai, there is no one born and raised in this world who does not know.

Moreover, saying this in front of Aini can also make Aini feel at ease.

After all, Aini's purpose is not to let the oath punish Xu Lai, but to make Xu Lai consider the power of the oath.

If Xu Lai really doesn't know anything and still only regards it as an oath without any binding force, people may turn around and kill him.

At that time, even if Xu Lai is punished by God, he Aini will have nothing left.

After thinking for a while, Xu Lai swore in front of Aini:

"I swear in the name of His Majesty the God of War that if the orcs are repelled with the help of Aini, I will spare his life

If the orcs can be severely damaged with the help of Aini, I will help him and his family to restore their due honor.

If I break this oath, I am willing to bear all the divine punishments of His Majesty the God of War."

After the oath, Xu Lai said to Aini: "Do you agree with such an oath?"

Xu Lai's tone was serious. He was forced to swear in public, and he naturally felt uncomfortable.

If Aini's answer did not satisfy him, Xu Lai would definitely let Aini know how serious the consequences of angering him would be.

Aini also noticed Xu Lai's anger and knew that if he made any other requests at this time, something might happen.

"Of course I agree, of course I agree."

Wipe the non-existent cold sweat on his forehead, Aini knew that it was time for him to reveal something real.

This guy Xu Lai did not seem to be a very patient person.

Aini pondered for a long time, and after organizing his words in his heart, he began to speak:

"About a month ago, that is, after the conflict in Fort Conaston was settled.

I know that relying solely on my own strength, I can no longer get back what I lost, and I must seek external assistance.

But you also know that now there are wars in various parts of the empire, and I really can't find reinforcements, so I thought of attacking the orcs in the stronghold."

"Okay, okay, don't flatter yourself, everyone knows what the situation is, just tell me how you colluded with the orcs."

Aini was stunned for a moment, he also knew that this was a shameful thing, so he subconsciously wanted to refute himself.

However, Xu Lai didn't give him any face and directly exposed him.

"Ahem, I sent a delegation to the base, led by my mage advisor Parame.

Just this morning, we just had a long-distance magic communication.

It has been confirmed that the orcs need one to two months to prepare for the battle.

Previously, they attacked the grassland with the vanguard corps organized nearby.

But the vanguard corps was frustrated in the grassland, and you destroyed the logistics supply line.

According to the last news the orcs gave me, the ogre tribe, the half-orc tribe and the wolf cavalry tribe near Pingfeng Mountain were all hit hard.

So, if they want to attack the grassland, they must mobilize troops, food and supplies from other places.

Even so, I promised to give them enough food and supplies. They only need to carry the food and grass needed to cross their own Gobi, as well as enough meat for the Behemoth and Cyclops to eat."

"Behemoth, Cyclops? It seems that the orcs are really going to send out the whole army this time."

The previous time, although Behemoth and Cyclops also appeared, the overall number was not large, and they were not the main force.

This time, from what Aini said, it was obvious that the powerful legions such as the Behemoth Legion and the Cyclops Legion would be dispatched.

The existence of the Cyclops made up for the problem that the orcs had to travel long distances and could not carry long-range equipment.

And Behemoth was the king of field battles. Not to mention that Xu Lai's paladins were not as large as the Behemoth Legion, even if they were, they might not win in field battles.

Behemoth ignored the characteristics of defense, and the restraint on defensive techniques was too great. Even if Rena led the troops, the difference was not very big.

Aini quickly agreed, "This is inevitable. You may not know that in order to prepare for this attack, the orcs signed a peace agreement with the swamp camp."

Yu Lan frowned and said, "We already know these. Tell us something we don't know."

Aini said bitterly, "You even know this, so you must have guessed the orcs' movements long ago."

Yu Lan nodded and said, "Yes, we have long known that the orcs want to invade the grassland again.

And in order to deal with this orc invasion, we decided to eliminate the threats on the grassland in advance."

The so-called threats on the grassland are naturally Aini and several other nobles who have not surrendered so far.

Aini opened his mouth, but there was no reason to refute others. He was indeed a threat on the grassland.

"The orcs asked me to prepare enough food for 500,000 troops for a month.

We did not reach a consensus on this point. Although there are many animals on the grassland, it takes manpower and time to capture them.

Orcs are mostly meat-eating. Just 3,000 behemoths and 20,000 giants need to consume thousands of tons of meat at a time.

If we add thunderbirds, wolf riders and orc warriors, even if we clean up the entire grassland, it will not be enough for them to eat for half a month.

Therefore, due to the limitation of food, the orc army can only reduce the main force appropriately and increase the number of big-eared monsters as military rations.

If you just want to drive the orcs away, I suggest using the strategy of clearing the fields and moving all the towns and villages west of the Stone Castle to the back of the Stone Castle.

Moreover, in addition to food and livestock, people must also be moved away, as orcs also have a unique preference for human food.

It is best not to store too much food in the Stone Castle. Leave a few days of military rations and use city defense weapons to hold on for a few days before retreating.

The first ones who can't stand the exchange of space for time must be the orcs. "

Xu Lai knew that what Aini said made sense. Aini and the temple had done the same thing before.

It was just that compared to the past, the number of their own troops was greatly reduced, and the enemy's strength was increased several times.

At the beginning, they had the help of towers and elves, but Xu Lai had nothing.

Therefore, it is necessary to fortify the walls and clear the fields, but it is not enough to only use the Stone Castle as a boundary.

"It is necessary to fortify the walls and clear the fields, but this is far from enough. What if I want to save the Stone Castle as well?"

Aini licked his lips and said, "Then there is only one way, try every possible way to weaken the fighting power of the orcs, such as poisoning the food."

"Poisoning? Do we have such a large amount of poison? The orcs are not fools. Won't they test for toxins?"

Aini looked at Xu Lai and said, "Even if I personally sent the food and grass, they would not be at ease. They would definitely detect the poison.

However, we can poison the water source. They will definitely not doubt anything if they take the water themselves.

And even if they are discovered, they have no way to deal with it. They either have to find a way to crack the toxin or take our town before the reserve water runs out. "

Xu Lai's heart was moved, but he immediately shook his head and said: "The orcs are coming from the west, and they are heading upstream of the river.

If we poison the upstream, our own people will also be affected.

Even if we have an antidote, it is impossible for all the crops and livestock along the river to take the antidote.

This method is not good. The hidden dangers are too great. Even if we drive away the orcs, we will suffer huge losses. "

Aini thought for a while and said: "If you don't want to start with the water source, then there is only one way left."

Xu Lai hurriedly asked: "What method?"

Aini said: "This was originally a trick I wanted to use to threaten the orcs. These guys have no credibility.

The orcs will only identify toxins in food, but they generally don't identify living things.

I have two methods for you to choose from. One has a higher success rate, but it may be more cruel. "(End of this chapter)