High-ranking military meetings, held in a room with a charcoal fire.

The furnishings in the room are simple, with a round table in the middle, surrounded by a few chairs, and on the wall behind the main seat, a military map of the northern frontier hangs. If there is anything special, it is that there is also a portrait of His Majesty the Emperor of the Plantagenet Empire hanging on the wall.

There were five people seated in the room. The Earl of Denton, the commander of the first phalanx who had an unpleasant quarrel with Bai Xiaowen, was here.

Prince Nicholas sat on the main seat, and the Earl of Denton sat on his right hand, showing a special status.

The waiter led Bai Xiaowen and sat down in the position facing Nicholas.

"Welcome, Lady Cecilia, Baron Dior," Prince Nicholas nodded, "Allow me to introduce ...... first"

Bai Xiaowen stood up, and every time Prince Nicholas introduced a person's name, he glanced over and nodded slightly.

Of the four people sitting next to Prince Nicholas, three were introduced, in addition to Earl Denton, the commander of the first infantry phalanx, there was also a chief of staff and a magic advisor, all of whom were Nicholas's henchmen.

The remaining person who is not qualified to be introduced by the prince is an ordinary template clerk, although he is also a confidant of the prince, but his status is not high.

When the Earl of Denton was introduced, the tall and sturdy Earl changed his cold attitude at the ball, walked over with a smile and patted Bai Xiaowen on the shoulder.

"Baron Dior, I apologize for my remarks at the ball. Admittedly, what you said was right. ”

Bai Xiaowen blinked, revealing a blank look.

"Hahahaha......" Earl Denton laughed, "Dior, do you think that Prince Nicholas and I are a bunch of fools who can't see reality?"

Bai Xiaowen hurriedly shook his head: "Don't dare." ”

"This war is indeed a serious situation," Earl Denton put away his smile and said solemnly, "However, those of us at the decision-making level can understand in our hearts, if the trouble is known all over the city, it will shake the morale of the army, and those nobles in the northern frontier may run out in advance, and even the residents of Black Rock City will have to flee." ”

After a pause, Earl Denton continued: "Most of the nobles who participated in the ball did not know the strength of the enemy, but there were also a small number of people who knew it in their hearts, but they did not stand up to expose it for the sake of military morale, but showed optimism with the flow. ”

The implication of Earl Denton's words was that it was only a stunned young man like Bai Xiaowen who took the initiative to stand up and expose the facts at the risk of offending people.

"I was reckless. I beg your Royal Highness the Prince, Your Excellency the Earl, to forgive me for my recklessness. Bai Xiaowen said.

Nicholas waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, when I was your age, I also said what came to mind, and I didn't think about it so much." ”

In fact, Bai Xiaowen guessed that Nicholas had the idea of stabilizing the army, otherwise he would not have held a dance party in such a tense period. However, he still chose to express his dissenting opinion, and to put it bluntly, it was for two words: brush his face.

Today, most of the nobles were disdainful of Bai Xiaowen's minority remarks, and when the remnant power was really ushered in and the Black Rock Fortress felt the pressure, they would think of Bai Xiaowen's wisdom.

As for Prince Nicholas's mind, Bai Xiaowen's minority speech will not lose points, but on the contrary, it can create an impression of high IQ and low emotional intelligence. While showing his military talent and foresight, he also showed certain communication defects - such talents have always been the favorite of those Ming monarchs and heroes, and the benefits are difficult to describe.

The door opened, and the waiter led in a lanky old man dressed in a red clergyman's robe. Everyone stood up to greet them, even Prince Nicholas.

"Let us welcome Archbishop Arlo with the most sincere applause. Without the large forbidden spell he cast, it would be difficult to say whether we would have won or lost this battle. Prince Nicholas took the lead in applauding, and there was sparse applause in the small conference room.

Archbishop Arlo's face was a little pale. He nodded slightly and greeted those present: "This is the glory of God, I am just a humble supplicant. Moreover, this is also inseparable from the help of all colleagues of the Holy Light Priesthood. ”

From Cecilia's mouth, Bai Xiaowen had already heard about the battle on the frontal battlefield, and the forbidden spell-level magic "Creation Light" cast by Archbishop Arlo became the winner and loser of the battle. However, judging from his weakened state after performing the divine spell, Archbishop Arlo probably did not have the energy to perform it a second time.

"Alright, now that all the people from the military council have arrived, let's talk freely. According to the report of the reconnaissance cavalry, the remnants of the criminal domain coalition army was dispatched this time, and even the old, weak, women and children were forced to go to the battle, and the children, who were not as tall as wheels, also joined the ranks of the logistics army......"

Prince Nicholas said, "In terms of numbers, the Remnant Alliance is no less than our Human Coalition, and as for combat effectiveness...... I believe that all of you here have a certain understanding. ”

A gasp sounded.

Earl Denton cursed: "These barbarians, without the slightest morality and morality, even force children to join the army. ”

Bai Xiaowen shook his head secretly, it was a matter of life and death, fighting for the survival space of the race, and the Crime Domain Alliance Force must be pouring the strength of the whole clan. If you win, you will be able to drive south and occupy a large area of fertile land on the Kane continent. And if you lose, the best result is to be driven back to the Desert of the Sin Realm.

Bai Xiaowen had already understood that the Sin Domain Desert was even more desolate and cold than the most barren territory in Northern Xinjiang, and it was not suitable for human existence at all. Even the hard-hitting remnant subspecies is estimated to have a low survival rate.

Therefore, the attitude of the remnant coalition army towards this war is to be desperate, unlike the Plantagenet Empire, which has not attracted enough attention, and only has a legion stationed in the northern Xinjiang, with a scale of several thousand people.

As for the arrival of Prince Nicholas and Archbishop Arlo, it was just an accident, when he was investigating the necromantic plague in northern Xinjiang, he found the precursor of the remnants' attack, and despite the dissuasion of his subordinate Earl of Denton and others, he stayed in the Black Rock Fortress and sent people back to the imperial capital to ask for help.

Bai Xiaowen's second main quest requires ten days to hold, according to Bai Xiaowen's estimate, it should be the time when the reinforcements sent by the empire arrive at the Black Rock Fortress.

After denouncing the immoral behavior of the Sinful Coalition, the conversation still returned to how to confront it.

"Dior, your speech at the ball represents your sober awareness of the strength of the Coalition of the Remnants. I wonder if you've devised some strategies for resistance?" asked Prince Nicholas.