Wizard From Afar

Loren sits quietly at the map table, his fingers crossed on the edge, and he studies the current situation while pondering.

The choice of the Silverhelm Mountain dwarves is not unexpected, but it is indeed a surprise-the dwarves of the Yunling Kingdom are loyal to a Duke of Byrne, not to mention the successive dukes, even the successive Knights. No one has ever done it.

These dwarves must also have their own abacus and interest considerations, but Loren doesn't care; it is already a solid business to get the allegiance of the entire Silverhelm Mountain and a strong reinforcement.

As for how much dwarf allegiance and army can be obtained... it doesn't really matter.

If the number is not large, then your goal of bluffing can be considered as achieved;

If there is really an army, you can also use the fake and the real to pull up a "Silver Helmet Mountain Legion". "Deterred Ma Dajun, the half-man who surrounded Boye's main force.

At the same time, it lost the core of the upper organization and a large number of young men who can fight. Even if there are dwarves left behind, they can't pose any threat to them. Don't worry about getting enemies back and forth in the battle against the Centaur.

This is also one of the main reasons why Loren would agree to the dwarf Mikhailo... No matter how frustrated, there are still tens of thousands of dwarves living on Silverhelm Mountain after all; once they really get down Determined to retaliate against the Byrne barracks, the trouble caused is absolutely unimaginable.

At this moment, Loren suddenly understood why those "historical figures" in the previous life would rather be dragged down and endure allies of harbor ulterior motives.

Even if their battle strength is negative, it can at least guarantee that you can concentrate on dealing with the enemy in front of you, instead of being interrupted by the plan again and again, or even falling into the tragic situation of multi-line siege.

"Do you really believe him?"

A calm voice came from his side.

"It has nothing to do with whether I believe it or not."

The black hair wizard shook his head, without even looking at the silhouette of the visitor, his eyes staying on the map: "We need The dwarves of Silverhelm Mountain are on our side. Isn’t this what we said a long time ago, Eckert?"

"Yes, but I think they must have other reasons, absolutely not Just like that dwarf Mikhailo said." Castle of Fury is count frowned, and even so, he still maintains respect:

"Duke, I have absolute confidence in you. There have been The dwarves are loyal to King Knight, and even the dwarves Knight who have served the king for several generations, but...the entire Silverhelm Mountain has tens of thousands of dwarves, this is too..."

"Don't be so nervous, Eckert." Loren waved his hand and couldn't help but laugh out: "I know how many catties I have." ......

With these golden thighs and the protagonist's halo for a long time, I will not have had such a miserable life in the past few years. I was called by others and almost died a few times.

Others get the experience Divine Item gift package after completing the mission, only oneself is one after another, endless conspiracy traps, evil-hearted Evil God plus a time bomb that will explode at any time.

Comfortable and leisurely, full of pleasant adventures, joyful and beautiful daily life like online games...Loren has been completely desperate during the two years of wandering with Old Knight Leonardo Torino.

Shaking his head to shake off the madness, Loren reorganized his thoughts.

"The dwarves of Silverhelm Mountain have lost their fortress and cannot afford the casualties of reclaiming the fortress. In this case, what will happen to them once they are surrendered by the Supreme King of the dwarves?"

"It's hard to tell, but..." Eckert eyebrows raised, hesitating: "At least it's not to help them regain the fortress, and then give it back to them-the Supreme King will never give up such a good thing. Opportunity to strengthen Yun Peak’s strength and control over the various fortresses in the kingdom."

"So no matter what the outcome is, they will become prisoners of the Supreme King." Loren shrugged: "At this time , Even loyal to a Duke of Byrne has become a good choice."

Count of Fury Castle frowned slightly.

"Maybe they are really lucky, maybe just to rely on Byrne, so that the Supreme King cannot dismember them and use us to tide over the current difficulties." Loren sighed and lifted slowly. Look up:

"No matter what kind, they must stand on our side in the next battle to ensure that the independence of the Silverhelm Mountain dwarves is not violated."

"This is why I trust them-not words and promises, but real benefits; I can offer conditions that others cannot or are unwilling to give, then they must silently bear the need to pay The price."

"And no matter how much we have to pay, as long as we can make an army of dwarves of Silverhelm Mountain appear on the battlefield against the centaur, it will be successful...only to hold every trace Only when we have the chance to win, can we have hope of winning."

Ackert nodded, his lips pressed tightly.

Of course he knows these.

The joint decision of the dwarves of Silverhelm Mountain was a joint decision between himself and the duke, and it was only hope that the duke would treat this matter rationally.

The key to this war lies with the Centaur.

According to the trusted Poye cavalry, the centaur besieged them on the grassland for four days and four nights. All deserters, reinforcements, and supply teams carrying heavy loads were killed by them. Not left.

Eckert came to a conclusion-the centaur besieged the main force of Boye, but the main energy was to prevent them from escaping, as well as external reinforcements.

Why?

The centaur invaded the Great Green Sea, and their first goal should be to completely eliminate the active forces in the Great Green Sea; it is understandable to encircle the spot to fight aid, besieged but not attacked... This is very puzzling.

Don’t they understand that as long as this main force is eliminated, the remaining army will not have any influence on their invasion and occupation of the Great Green Sea? Even if the empire wants to intervene, it is definitely not something that can be done immediately.

Walking around for help? Of course not... the premise of fighting around a point is that the enemy must be saved. They can wipe out Boe's essence with their hands. Do they still need to place the hunting target on other corners?

No, of course they know it, otherwise they would not choose to fight the Varna referendum-then what is the reason for the delay in destroying the Boi and not attacking?

Unless...they have other purposes.

The silent Eckert looked sideways and glanced at the black hair wizard who was facing the map in contemplation.

Loren Torino, who fainted in the Silverhelm Mountain Fortress four days ago, has basically recovered now, and even with the exception of his pale complexion, he has never been seriously injured and unconscious.

Loren Torino, his own duke...Does he know?

Or he already knew it, but for some reason he refused to tell others-just like the battle of Silverhelm Mountain, it was not just as simple as it seemed.

Just when he hesitated to ask, a beautiful silhouette passed in front of him, and the wind was blowing step by step.

"Clang——!"

White light flashed, the sharp saber nailed to the map table; Loren subconsciously raised his head, looked towards the person behind the knife.

Salika Jonah.

The girl who put the braid behind her head hugged her shoulders, her expression was unprecedentedly cold, even to the point where she and Thousand Tent City were indifferent.

"Well, that...I want to stop her..."

The little wizard follow closely from behind with an agitated expression, feeling helpless as if to admit who was wrong Gestures; the black hair wizard laughed at her and gestured quietly to indicate that it didn't matter, Ai Yin was relaxed.

"When will we leave?"

The Poye girl asked in a simple and clear manner.

"It is expected to be early tomorrow morning." Loren frowned, looking at Sarika hesitatingly: "This is just the plan of Byrne's army. I have not asked you anything, let alone issued any orders. "

"But...in the battle of Silverhelm Mountain, your army suffered the most serious losses, especially the more than half of the casualties of the Silver Armored Cavalry, which has seriously affected the battle strength, so..."

This is also one of the reasons why Loren avoided Sarika. In the process of taking over Loren’s command of the battle, she took the lead almost every time. The hussars under her command also took over the most critical task of lure the enemy and endured the most. The casualties ensure that Ackert’s tunnel offensive can proceed smoothly.

reasonable in every circumstance, Loren didn't feel that he was qualified to ask her to do anything... With only two or three thousand remaining soldiers, it was impossible to play a big role in the next battle.

"Clang——!"

Another sharp sound attracted the attention of everyone in the camp.

The sharp dagger was nailed to the map not far from Loren's hands.

The girl with gnashing teeth stared at the eyes of the black hair wizard, her sturdy body lay halfway on the map table; she endured her angry expression, like a wild wolf who was starving.

"When will we leave?"

This is not like speaking from the throat, but like a bite from between the teeth.

"You won't go with us." Loren opened the mouth and said faintly, without even looking at the dagger: "The enemy's strength is five times ours and there is surplus, so just rushing forward is equivalent to Sending to death."

"We need reinforcements and bravado, so that after the siege of Boye’s main force, they have little mobile power to be further dispersed."

" "Salika's face was cold, and she caught the point at once.

"Not only the Thousand Tent City, but also all the guerrillas on the road, you must gather them together."

Loren looked into her eyes, the wolves The eyes that looked like never blinked: "The Byrne army will detour to the east, the dwarves of Silverhelm Mountain will go from the south to the north, and you are the west... Only by creating a sense of'being surrounded' by the enemy can you catch them. Weak spot."

"We have a chance to save 100,000 Boys."

The voice fell, and the air was quiet for a second.

"Thousand Tent City...I know."

With a frown, Sarika pulled out two sharp blades, turned and left:

"Give it to me Now, don’t worry!"

Ackert frowned and looked at the girl’s leaving back; after hesitating for a moment, he bowed slightly and saluted Loren: "The Duke...Then I will leave temporarily. Now."

Two people almost walked out of the camp one after the other.

It wasn't until they walked away that Loren's tight face eased slightly and he let out a sigh of relief.

Forget it.

"Loren...you promised her?"

The little wizard asked as if tentatively.

"She's going to eat me, can you still disagree?" Without rolling his eyes, Loren flattened his mouth and glanced at Ai Yin, who was still nervous: "You told her ?"

The negotiation with the dwarves, the plan of the army is not a secret, but also not everyone knows the information; it must be someone who "informed" Sarika, otherwise this carefree woman is impossible Reacted so quickly.

Refer to the two one after the other, the answer is already in sight.

"I...eavesdropped on the conversation between you and Act Count." With his hands behind his back, Ain bit his lower lip, feeling aggrieved: "at first is just being You are a big liar, but then I heard that you are leaving Boye, so..."

"So you think I might abandon Boye and leave with Byrne's army, right? "Slightly paused, Loren somewhat didn't know whether to cry or laugh: "I'm so bad in your heart so thoroughly?"

"You were a bastard...big liar!"

lightly snorted, the little wizard's face was unusually stubborn: "But... even if you are willing to help her, the Knights and nobles of Byrne may not be willing."

Looking at her serious expression , The black hair wizard understands.

Ayin’s real worry is that Byrne’s nobles will put pressure on themselves—if everyone is unanimously opposed, he will be impossible to force them to stay; therefore, he can only “force” himself and agree to it first. Salika, for the sake of face, the Byrne nobles have no chance to object.

This is what the little wizard thinks...it's ok.

"Her relatives passed away, Duke Laszlo Varna may have also passed away...Loren, except you, she has no one to rely on." Ai Yin's eyes dimmed, her expression Some decline:

"And I...I can't do anything, I can only help her in this way-I know we may not be friends with her, but... I am real I want to help her, really."

"I'm not you, Loren; I'm not the arrogant Isaac, I, I may be really useless, no matter what I do, I can only drag you down. I'm sorry..."

"no! Nothing to be sorry; Ai Yin, you...you are just so excited!" Loren reached out and stopped the little wizard who was still blaming himself, righteously. Looking at her:

"Ayin, I have apologized to you many times, every time you think I'm lying to you but in fact...that's true."

" We walked this way... well, in my words, I have met a lot of people since I passed through." Loren sighed, looking at the little wizard's slightly sluggish pupils:

" There are bandits who don’t care for the treasure;

There are elders who endure and sacrifice for obsession;

There are conspirators who cunning black-belly;

Yes A fanatic with a firm belief;

A ruler with a long-term vision;

The scholar whose ideals are above everything else, and the priest whose belief is above everything;

arrogant Extraordinary natural talents; people who are sincere and punishing evil and promoting good;"

"I deal with all of them cautiously. I use cunning, hypocrisy, or sincere Communicate with them; guess what..." Loren murmured:

"The friendliness of all of them has premises, limits, and prerequisites."

"You didn't."

Pressing the little wizard's head, his soft and silky hair makes his palms very enjoyable.

"Ayn Rand...you are my heart."