As time passed, the fortress gradually returned to its former calm, the local legions withdrew to rest, and the War Angel Legion and the Wizard Fleet also left after this to support the defensive fortresses that were still struggling in the whirlpool of war. This was also expected by Rhodes. At the same time, it is also the reason why he chose to annihilate the enemy legion at one time, if he sets up a position to fight a long battle with Collund, then if there is any situation, the battle angel legion and the magic guide fleet are very likely to be transferred, and at that time the enemy has not finished cleaning up, but his own combat effectiveness has decreased, which is unacceptable to anyone. That's why Rhodes chose to use this method to lure the Collund army into dispatch, striving to annihilate the other party in one fell swoop. In this way, at least on this front, he can enjoy a period of leisure and peace. Even if the Battle Angel Legion and other help are transferred, he is not afraid, and because of this, although the number of troops in the fortress has been reduced a lot, Rhodes is not worried that those undead creatures will make a comeback for a while. As he had analyzed Marlene, this was not a life-and-death war between the Night Nation and the Light Nation, and one of them had to be wiped out. Once the Night Nation realizes that the input is not proportional to the output, they will make a new choice. In the game, the Night Nation is so powerful, not only because of their own strength, but also because they can "recruit" the dead from the battlefield. Whenever a victory is achieved, all the corpses on the battlefield will become a supplement to the undead army, and it is this terrifying force that snowballs exponentially that is the most critical existence. But now, due to the prior preparation and resistance of the Duchy of Moon, the snowball of the undead army cannot roll at all, and if they can't roll, they lack the lowest, but most numerous, and most important cannon fodder troops. Once there are not enough cannon fodder troops to "take from the people", then it means that the undead army will have to draw its own manpower, so that the losses suffered will cause nerve-wracking blows and injuries to the undead army. So they enter a cycle that is extremely unfavorable to them.

Now the actions of the Night Kingdom seem to be proving that Rod's inference is becoming a reality step by step, they have begun to shrink their forces and defense lines like never before, and it seems that after two consecutive attacks have not been able to get enough returns, the Night Kingdom has also begun to have a certain degree of entanglement and problems within the current war, at this time Rhodes is not worried that the Four Demons will make a move. The reason why he was worried that the Four Demons would appear before was that at that time, the Night Nation was planning to attack, although the Four Demons would know that the war would increase the strength of the low-level families below. However, this is the "basic national policy" of the dark dragons, and even if they are dissatisfied, they can only wholeheartedly ensure the smooth progress of the battle. But now, the front line has shown an unexpected stalemate, and most of those lower-class families have not been able to gain benefits but have been in trouble, like Colund's return this time, I am afraid that at least one charge of ineffective command is indispensable. And his own elite troops were wiped out in this war, and with the passage of time, I am afraid that this situation will also appear on other fronts. And in this way, the four demon generals will instead calm down and watch the fire from the sidelines. After all, this "basic national policy" was passed by the dark dragon himself. Moreover, the beneficiary and applicable people are the middle and lower aristocratic families, so in turn, the losses are naturally borne by them. Since this war is not about the survival of the country, and now that the war is in a stalemate, the four demon generals don't mind watching quietly from behind, letting Moon help him eliminate some potential threats and annoying maggots.

According to Rod's prediction, since the Night Nation has begun to gradually shrink, it is very likely that the next war will develop in two directions——— or the Night Nation will shrink its forces. Then gather the strength and give up those twists and turns. After making sufficient preparations, the battle officially began on the Continent of Light. Either that, after Moon has eliminated enough of the Night Nation's "cake sharers" to empty the crowded seats again, the Night Nation will be forced to abandon the rest of the operation, negotiate peace with the Continent of Light, and then make a truce.

Either way, at least for the next year, Rhodes and the Fort of Atonement should be able to take a break of at least three months or so. This is very important for Rhodes. Because the previous battle with Collund had reduced the number of soldiers he had already had in his hands, which forced Rhodes to recruit a large number of mercenaries from the guild to join his army after the battle. Originally, according to Rhodes' prediction, these people would have to observe in the Starlight Guild for a while before deciding whether they were eligible to join his army. However, after the battle of the undead legion. Since these mercenaries can stay until the bottom of the line, their strength and loyalty to themselves are naturally unquestionable, so it is not a problem to collect them.

Because of this, with a direct stroke of his pen, Rod collected two-thirds of the mercenaries in the guild, nearly six hundred people, into his own private soldiers. Less than a hundred mercenaries remained. However, Rhodes naturally did not favor one over the other, and he basically promoted the remaining mercenaries to their positions, so that they were promoted to mercenary squad leaders, squadron leaders, or captains. Lead the new mercenaries to continue serving the guild. This also made those mercenaries who were a little angry because of their defeat immediately give up their inner dissatisfaction and began to serve the guild wholeheartedly. And the matter of recruiting mercenaries to join the guild was naturally left to Shana.

However, the private soldiers in Rod's hands naturally could not rely only on mercenaries, so he collected the mercenaries of the guild on the one hand, and on the other hand, he raised Lydia's order to collect some soldiers from Parfield, of course, the quality of these militias themselves is far from the mercenaries, but for Rod, it is not difficult to get the quantity up first, and then improve the quality.

At this time, a letter quietly came to Rod's desk.

"It's a lot of fun."

After reading the contents of the letter, Rod snorted coldly, not hiding his disdain in the slightest. He casually threw the letter paper on the table, and the entire study was silent, and the cold and thick killing intent was filling the entire study, almost forming a sense of oppression like a substance.

There was only one reason why Rhodes was so angry, and just now, he received a letter from Lydia, in which the Grand Duke told him that the Council of Light had sent a team of investigators to Moon, and that was to his fortress in the Land of Atonement. Ostensibly, the mission was in the name of observing Rhodes and the Fort of Atonement as they fought off the undead legions, and learning from them. But in fact, their purpose was to find evidence of Rhodes and the likely private collusion between the Duchy of Moon and the Land of Night.

Seeing this, Rhodes almost became angry, the Council of Light really didn't give up, he was caught up in internal and external disputes, and he didn't forget to pour dirty water on himself and Moon, it seems that this country really has to be destroyed, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to live in peace in this life on this continent.

What is interesting to Rhodes is that this information is not that Lydia has investigated through her own intelligence network, but that Lilian has written to tell her. Rod could only feel inexplicable about this, and he didn't know what to say at all.

Rhodes didn't know what to do, and the relationship between Lillian and the Council of Light became more and more awkward after a tantrum earlier, but the Council of Light gave up on the proposal to summon Rhodes and Lydia to Casablanca for review. However, they bypassed Lillian and used the Council of Light's authority to pass a resolution on another project, the Investigative Mission. This is where the Council of Light is cunning, and since Lydia is nominally Lilian's subordinate, she must be summoned with Lilian's permission. Conversely, if such a name is created for the benefit of the Nation of Light itself, then the Council of Light can make its own decision without Lilian's approval. And they also found good reasons, Rhodes and the fortress of the Land of Atonement repelled the attacks of the undead legion twice in a row, which shows that they have a good way to deal with the undead. Isn't that exactly what the current Nation of Light needs? Therefore, sending an investigation team to study and experience something in depth is also crucial to protecting the lives and property of the people of the Continent of Light.

These words made Lilian's eyes widen in anger, and of course she knew what was hidden behind the words of the Council of Light, but she couldn't refute them with any powerful words. So in this situation, she had to write a letter, telling Lydia everything the Council of Light had done, not only about the investigation team, but also about the grievances and dissatisfaction she had suffered during this time, including confiding in Lydia and writing several thick pieces of letterhead——— which would have been known by the Council of Light, she would definitely think that she was a foreign country.

Or is it an enemy country?

"Hmph."

Rhodes turned his head and looked out the window, and according to Lydia in the letter, the team had entered Moon and was heading towards his place of atonement. It seems that this time the Council of Light is really planning to roll up its sleeves and do a big job, so let's have fun with them myself——— I hope they don't regret it.

Thinking of this, Rod's eyes turned cold, and a cold smile flashed inside. (To be continued......)