Chapter 59: The Interlude of the Battle
Oruziro placed Primla's blood into a delicate-looking, but strange-shaped device. He muttered a few spells that didn't look like humans could utter, and gestured like a cult ritual before he managed to get the instrument to turn.
The Grand Magus took the colorful patterns given by the instrument, and finally came to a conclusion: Primra is 100% human, and hundreds of times the ancestors have not been mixed with non-human blood.
"That's weird, if it's 100% human, where does the strong anti-demon ability and strange power come from?" Oruzeiro is very strange.
Oruciro had once hit the idea of the mysterious jade forehead ornament of Primla, but seeing the precious appearance of the girl, he finally gave up on this plan. Anyway, Primra is a good girl, Primra is a human, and with these two realizations, Orucello is finally relieved.
All in all, the Green Light Incident that defeated the Lich eventually failed to unlock its secrets, and could only sink into the sea.
In short, the spring of 531 in the federal calendar passed like this, and Lu Xi, who did not report to any government department, his happy house life continued.
Lu Xi also called his other two subordinates, and the four of them conducted combat cooperation training together every day. Think about it carefully: among the four people, Lu Xi is a magician, Primra is responsible for physical output, Boole is a powerful MT, and Grant is an archer, so there is a healing priest. However, the priests who believe in the Holy Light also enjoy great prestige and status in the terrestrial countries, so there is no reason to come to Lu Xi to serve as a servant.
So, every day, he played mock battles, or helped the teacher do practical work, and then went to the library for a while, and occasionally took Lim to the capital of Moore County for a walk, while Lu Xi was living the above comfortable and leisurely life, the large-scale military operations of the Eastern Army of the Federation against the Namoa Mountains were also continuing.
No matter which piece of news is full of good news, just looking at the number of achievements on it, it seems that the Eastern Legion has plowed the entire mountain range that stretches for thousands of kilometers several times, and the Black Flag Wing people are afraid that even the children and grandchildren of less than three times as many have become the military exploits of the Federation. As a result, the whole society began to sink into a pathological sense of war fanaticism.
I keep hearing about how many winged people have been wiped out today, and how many stockades and caves will be captured tomorrow. All the newspapers were also full of articles such as "The Heroic Sixth Division of the Iron Army", "Wind and Thunder! Detachment 109", "General Gary, the Good Son of the Alliance and the Country", "The End of Crime, the Last of the Bloody Hands" and other reportage that people can't read just by looking at the title. The content seems to be impassioned, but the words are pretentious, and the deeds are false and uninteresting, as if the news reports of third-rate novels and dramas are endless. In this regard, Orucello made the following sarcasm: "It's just to take down a few earthen kilns that others don't want, and really think that you have laid down the Palace of Eternal Night?" ”
The so-called media will only report what the government wants to report, and the people will be fooled in this way. However, as the Grand Magister, the Honorary Councilor of the Federation, and the lord of the Isle of Colorful Roses, Orucello has his own intelligence channels, and he also knows through these channels, and Lu Xi knows that even if the Eastern Legion has absolute power, the battle situation is not optimistic.
On the way of the main force of the Eastern Legion, the bandit groups of the Black Flag Wingers often dispersed in a hurry. The strategic intention of the corps to seek a "decisive battle with the enemy's main force" formulated at the beginning of the campaign was completely unattainable. On the other hand, the Black Flag Wingers, scattered in all corners of the mountains and caves, with their superior geographical knowledge of the enemy, constantly attacked the supply lines of the Eastern Legion, attacking their small military stations, patrols, and reconnaissance teams. …,
Even though the Eastern Legion achieved great results with its elite soldiers and exquisite command on the spot, it was unable to deal a fatal blow to the enemy; As the situation became more uncertain, the army became more and more exhausted. The situation now is getting closer to the previous federal military operations against Namoa: vigorously sending troops, fighting exhausted, and retreating in disgrace. Such a draconian military operation does not have much practical meaning other than wasting taxpayers' money and placing a greater burden on the bleak federal treasury.
"Lord Russell said in parliament that unscrupulous military action could lead to the collapse of the economic system of the entire federal society. It's better for us to stock up on some goods now, and we can also take the opportunity to make a fortune in the country. Doesn't it mean that our family has been running a bit of a fiscal deficit lately? Lu Xi said to Oruzeiro.
"Take advantage of the idea to dispel this thought. That kid Russell was a thoughtful man, and the fact that he could make a big deal in parliament showed that he was fully prepared. Even in the worst-case scenario, he must have thought of a way to control the situation. ”
"Oh, is that so?"
"Then let me ask you, the battle situation of the Eastern Legion is obviously a little difficult now. Gary had already asked the military department for more troops several times, why did Russell suppress all these letters? ”
"Why is this?"
"What if Russell agrees to reinforcements?"
"With the 40,000 people of the Eastern Legion, you can beat millions of Black Flag Wingers, if you add one or two legions...... Well, the conquest of Namoa is inevitable, and maybe you can hit the Great Wasteland and Heras in one go, and directly liberate the whole of Gabeth. From then on, the brilliance of the six-pointed star will never fall. ”
"It's a win, what if you lose?"
"Lost...... No, now such a small number of troops can be in a complete offensive against the enemy, and if you continue to increase your troops, the situation should only get better and better, right? ”
"In the first few operations of the Federation against Namoa, the troops dispatched were more than 100,000, and the one who commanded the troops was not a famous general in the world, what was the final result?"
"Hmm......"
"Do you know how much food it costs to maintain an army of 10,000 people outside the country for a long time and engage in high-intensity combat? Fighting a war is not a matter of the more troops, the greater the advantage, with the current financial situation of the Federation, if you want to maintain more troops to fight, that is the real disaster. The reason why Rassell did not send reinforcements was because he knew that once the opening was opened, it could never be closed; But if it is only the actions of the Eastern Corps, then the war can be defined at least in a small-scale local war, and the whole situation is not yet out of the control of Russell. ”
In other words, Lord Russell understood: this war cannot be won at all? Then why didn't he stop the actions of the Eastern Legion? ”
"Hundreds of border posts and military posts have been attacked. Hundreds of soldiers, including those who took the unified exam, were killed in battle, which was equivalent to a slap in the face of the Federation and the Union. If the necessary response is not made, the great prestige that the ancestors of the Alliance of Learning have laid for the magicians and the Nadia Federation will be wiped out, and the six-pointed star banner will fall to the ground and be trampled by 10,000 people. At that time, not to mention the winged people, orcs and undead, even those ambitious human empires on the ground would treat the sky country as a delicious and delicious meal, right? At that time, I don't need to say what the state of the Federation will be, right? ”
"In other words, for the sake of a scaring face, even if you lose your lining, you have to face your scalp."
"This is the helplessness of the national government."
"The government, no matter what it does, has to make a lot of complaints, and it is really the most unpromising institution in the world." Lu Xi thought of Sesilu, who had already entered the government agency, and couldn't help but pray for the capable and bright girl. I hope that the next time I see her, it won't be an old woman who is not old and decrepit. Thinking of this, he added: "If I go to that kind of place, maybe I will die before you." ”
"You must live, and I am ready to rely on you to support my old age." Orucello looked at the disciple who was pouting, but said such a sentence meaningfully.
Hearing something in the teacher's words, Lu Xi couldn't help but shudder: "If you always have something to say, just say it, don't make me so uncomfortable." ”