He immediately looked forward to the next purple star. But until the meditation was over, I didn't see the purple star again. In fact, it is very clear in the dark blue fantasy that this kind of purple star is very rare, and it lasts for a short time each time, and most people see it, but they can't catch it. And Richard was able to calculate its trajectory, which means that one can be caught if there is. The speed at which the mana is raised is unmatched!

Given time, it is not impossible to catch up with Su Helen.

Richard was just full of ambition, and suddenly remembered that the legendary mage magic mathematics who often wandered between planes would only be stronger than him, not weaker than him, if she saw the third-order purple starlight, how could she not catch it?

Richard sighed, slightly depressed. If this continues, I don't know when I will be able to catch up with the legendary mage. But on second thought, Richard smiled again. There are thousands of Norland mages, and there are a few who can compete with Su Helen.

Another day passed. After eight days of rest in Cracked Rock Canyon, Richard finally summoned all the nobles for another military meeting.

However, at the meeting, I don't know who discussed the topic of the proportion of troops, so the nobles quarreled again.

Richard finally raised his hands and quieted everyone before he said, "Everyone, it seems that the proportion of troops increased is a very sensitive issue. That's okay! You'll have plenty of time to discuss. Because we have suffered too many losses in the Cracked Rock Canyon, I have decided to return to the Blue Water Oasis first, and after meeting the new troops, I will re-execute the longitudinal line plan!"

The nobles were a little surprised, but no one objected to Richard's decision.

And Richard's gaze swept over the Blood Flag Valley and several other places, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. If Sarenwell were to make a move, these were the most likely places to ambush.

While transporting supplies, the Golden Radiant Battle Banner has also been collecting intelligence from surrounding human countries in accordance with Richard's requirements. The officials of the Iron Triangle Empire didn't seem to be paying attention to the small movement here, but the prince began to gather his private army on the eastern front of the empire and transfer troops to the south. The goal is on the horizon.

It was unusual that Richard had been in Crackstone Canyon for eight days and had found no trace of Sarenwell. And the later Sarenwell appears, the more fierce the attack will be. Richard didn't think the opponent who had nearly cornered himself with a wolf pack fighter would let go of such an obvious opportunity. Most likely he was hiding somewhere, setting a trap, just waiting for himself to hit his head.

However, relying solely on the caravan intelligence network was obviously not feasible, and the detection range and range of flying bats were also limited, and Richard was currently quite clueless about where Sarenwell's main force might hide. However, since he can't find an enemy, it's better not to play the way he intended. The move to turn around and return to the Blue Water Oasis was definitely not what Sarenwell expected. Since the enemy can't find his whereabouts when he doesn't move, let him move.

Richard finally decided.

Arrange the follow-up defense, and the army will be deployed. After a hundred kilometers of travel, the enemies in the middle were cleared, so the army only walked for more than two days and returned to the Blue Water Oasis.

Richard was going to wait here for the arrival of the Duke of Blue Wolf and complete the sacrificial ceremony first. This was able to tie the duke firmly to his chariot.

And in the Valley of the Blood Banner, Sir Arr, who has the title of the Iron Wall of the Empire, waited for seven whole days, and did not see Richard's army of the Western Expedition appear in front of the valley. He was lightly armed at the beginning, and he rushed to the Blood Banner Valley in time to set up defenses. In order to bring more equipment, even part of the rations were abandoned.

The day before Sir Al arrived in the Valley of the Blood Banner, news came that Richard had defeated the orcs in the Cracked Rock Valley. Then Richard began to camp and recuperate. According to Arr's prediction, Richard's army would appear in front of the valley in two or three days at most. In order to prevent Richard from discovering his tracks, Al even collected the scout cavalry.

But he waited seven days! No amount of rest would have taken so long. The Blood Flag Valley is only more than fifty kilometers away from the Cracked Stone Canyon, and the army can reach it in a day.

While Al was restless, Sarenwell became equally anxious.

When the information came, he didn't expect Richard to really dare to fight the orcs in the Cracked Rock Canyon. What was there, apart from water and a small piece of land where food could be grown, and underground caverns where mushrooms could be collected, were only the stench of orcs and dung. For such a place where a piece of hair does not grow, Richard would actually fight with tens of thousands of orcs! Is his head broken?

Cracked Rock Canyon is the traditional territory of the orcs, and there are so many forces that humans come and go in the bloodstained land, why doesn't anyone have the idea of fighting Crackstone Canyon? It's not because the gains outweigh the losses!

Adult orcs are all good warriors. Tens of thousands of orcs, with the strength in his hands now, Sherowell is not willing to gnaw this hard bone.

From Richard's always style of doing things, it can be seen that he is meticulous and decisive, and he is far-sighted, never doing things that he is not sure of. What's even more terrifying is that to this day, Richard has never been heard of defeated.

No matter how Sarenwell couldn't figure it out, Richard had a big battle with the orcs of Cracked Rock Canyon, and he won it, but he also suffered heavy losses, so he stayed where he was and rested. As a result, it was a full seven days of rest!

Hidden a hundred kilometers away, Sarenwell, the border city of the Iron Triangle Empire, is in a complete dilemma. Richard camped in all directions, and the terrain was difficult, which was very unfavorable for the deployment of his army, but it was easy to escape. This kind of place is not an ideal place for a decisive battle at all. Sarenwell's original intention was to run thousands of miles, and then use the momentum of thunder to decide the winner, who would have thought that Richard would actually rest.

Within a few days, new information finally arrived, reaching both Sarenwell and Sir Al at about the same time. The moment he saw the information, Sarenwell only felt that his eyes were dark, and he didn't know what to say. Richard actually withdrew his troops!

Sarenwell's first thought was incredulous, and the second was to withdraw General Hinton immediately. Although Hinton could also fight well, Sarenwell did not think that with the thousands of men under Hinton, he would be an opponent of Richard with superior forces.

When General Hinton received an order from the Eagle to evacuate from the flint rock forest area in a hurry, his whereabouts were naturally discovered by Richard, who had just returned to the Blue Water Oasis. Once an army of several thousand people moves, it will still be difficult to hide. It's just that Hinton's march was extremely fast, so that Richard couldn't catch up. Otherwise, Richard really wanted to keep all these thousands of people.

Hinton's appearance confirmed Richard's suspicion that Sarenwell had indeed been keeping an eye on the situation in the Bloodstained Lands. Now, it's time for both sides to compete in wisdom and patience.

Richard is very patient, with a brood around, his strength grows every moment. So not sure enough, Richard was willing to play hide and seek with Sarenwell. Since the defeat of Sinclair, the prince of the Iron Triangle Empire, I heard that it has been a long time since he had made a major military achievement.

So on his first night back at the Blue Water Oasis, Richard sat leisurely on the terrace, sipping black tea alone. With the full moon in the sky, Richard gently stroked the teacup and thought leisurely: "Anyway, Sarenwell must be in a hurry than me." ”

When Sarenwell couldn't wait, Richard didn't mind letting him experience a huge surprise like Odom.

Just as Richard was thinking about the next battle, he suddenly saw a group of people walking into his outer courtyard, and there were five or six people in the ranks dressed as priests. Soon one of the attendants approached Richard and said that the priests of the goddess of the spring and the goddess of the forest wanted to see him.

Richard was a little stunned, these two goddess priests did participate in his longitudinal line war, and they were hired by the two viscount families of the Sequoia Kingdom, but in his impression, the divine power level of these people was only five or six levels, and now they are only at the same level as Xiao Siso, strictly speaking, they can't use the title of priest, they are just priests.

In terms of divine arts, they didn't impress Richard in any way, but there were quite a few of them, a dozen or so people. Because the clergy rarely participated in the private wars of the nobility, and because they were numerous, Richard remembered the titles of the gods they served. However, on the battlefield, the combined role of these ten or so low-level priests is not as good as any one of Quicksand, Io, or Clark, so Richard's understanding of them is limited to this.

But in any case, they represent the temple of the two true gods and cannot be taken lightly.

Although among many followers of powerful gods, the three goddesses of springs, forests, and hunting are privately referred to as the three waste gods.

So Richard still ordered his attendants to lead them into the parlor, and he waited a little before entering.

When Richard walked into the meeting room, there were already six clergy sitting inside, and to Richard's surprise, the highest rank among them was a goddess official he had never seen before, who looked like he was in his thirties. She was born elegant and graceful, and even if she is no longer young, she is still charming. And she is actually a tenth-level priest, no, this level can barely be called a priest.

Richard immediately walked up to her and greeted her with aristocratic etiquette: "This noble priest, I have never met you, and I don't know which true god you serve?"

The goddess officer stood up and saluted back, "Dear Lord Richard, my name is Philon, I serve the great goddess of springs, and I am currently presiding over the goddess's temple in the Sequoia Kingdom. I just arrived at the Blue Water Oasis today. ”

Richard immediately smiled more sincerely, and said, "Very welcome! In the war that has just passed, the priests of the goddess of spring water have played a very important role." Because of them, my fighters have suffered a lot fewer casualties!

Beside Philen, there were two priests of about level 10, a man and a woman, who were also people that Richard had never seen before. Moreover, the divine power aura on the two of them is different, and they should not be believers in the goddess of spring water.