Letting the Ministry of Agriculture raise rubber insects is not a whim for Roland, as an important industry on a par with oil, it is naturally better to control it by itself. If it weren't for the potential threat of these bugs, he wouldn't want to set up a feedlot in a third frontier city.

As for the Fallen Lord, it is the result of discussions with Barov, Ithis and others - the idea of a female lord and a ruined city-state is more acceptable than the witch empire that rules over humanity. Now the people who know the truth about the Battle of the Divine Will and Taqira are limited to the high-level of the city hall, as well as some of the backbones of the First Army, which is very unfavorable for the propaganda of the upcoming war, but it is easy to cause panic when it is revealed, so it is a good compromise to reveal it a little bit after modification to give everyone some psychological buffer space.

In order to ensure the stability of the united front, he even wants to bury the black history of the Witch Empire forever. If humanity can win the battle of the divine will, by the time archaeologists rediscover this lost record, people will no longer be bothered by this special period in history.

After leaving the Elk Knight in a wormhole and letting him study it on his own, Roland was invited by Pasha to the center of the underground hall.

"They're back, Your Majesty. 」

"Who?" Roland couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in the face of this headless and tailless sentence.

Pasha didn't answer, but raised her tentacles, pretending to point mysteriously to the deep passage on the side of the main hall.

He looked over his head and saw a faint white shadow swaying in the dark passageway, and in a few moments, two huge devouring worms emerged from the cave, twisted their bodies and came to him, opening their bloody mouths full of hooked teeth.

"Your Majesty, do you remember us?"

One of them made a cheerful sound.

Roland was slightly stunned, "Jasmine...... And Leila?"

Of course, he would not forget the names of the two so quickly, and the scene of parting that day was still fresh in his memory. After calmly saying that he had no regrets, he boarded a cement boat bound for Daisetsuzan Mountain. Now from their tones, you can still feel the unchanging determination.

"Yes, you do!"

"Be polite!" the other squeezed his partner with his tail, "Even if the body is different, don't forget that we are Tachira's ......"

"Worms?" Jasmine said deliberately.

"Witch!" Lyra shouted.

"They also just arrived in Neverwinter, and because they really wanted to see you before they hibernated, I had to ask them to wait on the side of the main hall first, hoping not to disturb you. Pasha lowered her beard, "Tachira thanks you again for your help. 」

"No, I've been waiting for the good news of the successful transformation," Roland waved his hand disappreciatively, "It's just ...... Why hibernation?"

"Because the consumption of worm vectors is too great, Your Majesty. Leila said, "The usual excavation and transportation work can be done by one person, and there is no need to maintain the existence of three carriers at the same time. Before coming here, even Fran had to be dormant all the time. ”

Obviously, before the transformation, she had a more lively temperament like Jasmine, but now she feels much more mature, as if the moment of soul transfer also made her really grow.

After spending a long time with Phyllis and the others, Roland realized that not every Tachira witch had spent such a long time. At first, they lacked both a carrier and a Divine Punishment Warrior body, and either chose to merge with Eleanor, one of the three seats, or transfer to the soul vessel and enter a consciousnessless sleep.

It can be said that there are only a handful of witches who have gone through hundreds of years completely, and by the time the church is established in Falling Star City to provide them with a shell, it will be a matter of later...... Phyllis had changed her body twice, and she had only remained awake for about a hundred and fifty years, and she had to get rid of the initial period of dazed and overwhelmed adaptation, and she was already considered the "elder" among the remnants.

Jasmine and Leila are the youngest of them, aside from the time they are familiar with manipulating their bodies, they are usually basically asleep, and the difference between their actual age and mental age is not far away.

And the most rare thing is that after they become devouring worms, they still maintain the same momentum as when they were humans, which alone surpasses many people.

Now it seems that it is not for nothing that the Federation can become a powerful force to dominate the continent - in addition to their ability, they have many commendable things.

"Three worm carriers aren't a lot, if you want to make the Desperate Mountains a defensive barrier," Roland looked at Pasha, "let them all wake up, new projects will start soon, and there are many parts of Neverwinter that need to be rebuilt." Don't worry about the food, the town hall will do its best. ”

"Really?" Jasmine excited.

No one likes to sleep forever, especially for the Tachira witches – they've slept for too long.

"As long as it's not a meat meal. He spread his hands, "According to Fran's way of eating, it is just the amount of food for a hundred or so people." ”

"Since you have a plan, they'll be up to you. Pasha seemed to have expected him to say that, and replied with a smile.

......

After meeting Jasmine and Leila, Roland's mood was inexplicably much lighter, and he returned to the castle, and the First Army also sent new news.

The blasting operation in the snow-capped mountains has been successful, and the passage of the dark river into the sea has been completely blown up, and the rising water is expected to continue to flow westward after engulfing the ruins. With the exception of a musket battalion that remained on the snowy mountains and watched the diversion of the water, the rest of the soldiers would return to Neverwinter in the next few days.

This was not unexpected, as the quest came to an end when the Witch of Tachira had scavenged the underground ruins and retrieved the Devouring Worm.

In this way, the entire western border will have no worries for the time being.

But when he opened another letter, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

The letter came from the Northlands, but it was not delivered by flying courier, but by the garrison at the behalf, sent by Duke Kant, so it was very detailed, four pages long. The letter describes in detail the events that took place in the holy city of Hermes and the news of the collapse of the Tower of Babel. The commander of the troops, Hawkface, thought that this was an excellent opportunity for an attack, and considering that the holy city was surrounded by thick walls and huge trebuchets, he hoped that His Majesty would send one or two artillery squads to reinforce the Northland, and was willing to win the first victory for His Majesty after the beginning of spring.

After reading it, Roland still couldn't believe that the church built by the Federation of Falling Star Cities collapsed like this?

Is this a luring message from the opponent, or is it true?

After all, the Church still has a certain number of Divine Punishment Army, and dragging the First Army into the quagmire of street fighting is the last way to struggle. He had planned to involve the Witch of Divine Punishment in this battle, just in time to make up for the lack of close-range firepower of the First Army, and at the same time, new weapons and mortars would be used, further reducing the enemy's hiding space - it can be said that although Roland set the goal of the campaign to unify the country, he really only cared about the Church.

But there are signs of disintegration within the Holy City?

Just as he was about to summon the relevant personnel over to discuss, there was a tapping sound from the floor-to-ceiling window behind him.

Turning around, the nightingale had already pulled the bird directly into the house through the glass.

Picking the secret letter from the bewildered messenger's feet and spreading it out, Roland couldn't help but stand up after just one glance.

"How dare he?"

There was only one sentence written on the note.

"The Lord of the Dawn, Ampe, has been imprisoned for his plan to disrupt the eastern border of Grey Keep, the situation in the Holy City is unstable. 」