"We discovered that as long as the sun was strong enough, these skeletons would fall into a state of laziness."

"When the Qianfeng Pass was about to collapse, we prepared a large amount of kerosene."

"Who knew that using it would have been better than not using it at all. The skeletons standing in the flames not only didn't lose health, but their movement speed, attack speed, and attack power were also greatly increased, as if they had been injected with adrenaline."

"Don't they have any weaknesses?"

Nock took a longbow from a guard beside him. With two swift movements, he fired two arrows. Jiang Hao saw a skeleton standing slightly higher on the city wall in the distance; its two thigh bones were instantly severed by the arrows. At the same time, its health was instantly depleted, its skeleton scattered on the ground, and it died instantly.

Jiang Hao suddenly realized and asked excitedly.

"Oh, if we just break both their legs, can we kill them instantly?"

Nock handed the bow and arrows back to his guard.

"Uh... sorry, my attack power was too high, I killed it instantly. Sorry."

Do I need you to apologize?

I only need to say "excuse me" once, do I need to repeat it?

Jiang Hao recognized the "Versailles" in Nock's voice, but pretended not to hear it.

I just watched him quietly without saying anything, waiting for him to continue.

"What I mean is, breaking their legs will greatly weaken their fighting ability. If they can't stand up in time, they will be trampled to death by their swarming companions."

Jiang Hao cursed inwardly.

I thought to myself, "You make it sound so easy. Who on the battlefield can shoot off a skeleton's leg as easily as you do?"

Damn it, he still managed to get to Versailles!

"Um, if I can push the battle line outside Qianfeng Pass, are you confident that we can rebuild Qianfeng Pass there?"

Seeing Nock's "Are you kidding me?" expression, Jiang Hao emphasized it again.

"Never mind the rest, I'm just saying if. If I can push the front line out, how quickly could you rebuild the forward pass?"

Nock then began to seriously consider Jiang Hao's question.

"Once you push the battle line out, all the soldiers at the central pass will no longer need to defend it. Only a small portion of the necessary defensive forces will be needed, while the majority of the troops can participate in the reconstruction of the pass. With 80% of the manpower and resources, it will take about 5 days to rebuild the front pass."

"Five days?"

Jiang Hao was somewhat troubled. How many dungeons would he miss in five days, and how much equipment would he miss selling? He had already wasted nearly three days trying to break the Godslayer Curse.

I wonder what level the player has reached now?

If this delay continues for another 5 days, someone else might be at a higher level than him.

"Five days is a bit too long. Is there any way to speed it up?"

“If we had the soldiers at the Central Pass ready now, we could definitely get there faster. But as the legion commander, holding the Central Pass is my top priority right now. So I can’t help you with that.”

After a brief pause, Nock continued.

"Another way is to increase manpower. But you've seen the attitudes of Beixiong Fortress and Wuwei Fortress. They can't send another soldier. Although Zhenyuan Fortress has many soldiers and generals, they have to guard against the jackals, so they probably can't spare any more manpower. As for Jinling City, I'm not too sure, but I guess they've sent a certain number of people."

"The only solution now is to recruit adventurers."

Nock said somewhat awkwardly.

"only......"

"However, if the situation at the Center Pass becomes critical, I will need to use gold coins to issue a legion recruitment order. Therefore, I cannot offer you much assistance until the situation becomes clearer."

Jiang Hao understood Nok's concerns.

"If I push the battle lines out, could you use gold coins to recruit adventurers to help you rebuild the Fort Pass?"

Nock began to seriously examine Jiang Hao and carefully consider his words.

However, no matter what, he could not believe that Jiang Hao alone could push the battle line beyond the front pass.

So, the two of them are just talking nonsense right now.

But for some reason, he still took it somewhat seriously.

He slowly approached Jiang Hao and whispered in Jiang Hao's ear.

"With the current troop strength at Qiongfeng Pass, Zhongfeng Pass can only hold out for a maximum of 3 days."

Jiang Hao's eyes widened.

"If you can push the front line out within three days, I'm willing to use those gold coins to help you recruit players and rebuild the Fort Pass. If you can't push it out after three days, I'll have to issue a legion recruitment order."

Jiang Hao did not expect that even with city defense cannons, city defense crossbows, tens of thousands of silver-level energy crystals, and 50,000 newly arrived soldiers of the Zhenyuan Legion, the Central Pass could only be held for 3 days.

So now the question is...

If we can only hold out for 3 days, why bother rebuilding the Qianfeng Pass?

Jiang Hao gave a wry smile.

"I don't think it's necessary. Spending so much effort rebuilding the pass, only to hold it for three days, what's the point of rebuilding it at all!"

Unexpectedly, Nock said in a very serious tone.

"That's precisely why reconstruction is necessary."

Jiang Hao looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"The walls of the Central Pass are only 12 meters high, which is exactly the maximum jumping height of the Skeleton Army. The reason why defending the city is so costly is because the walls of the Central Pass are too low."

"If the walls of the rebuilt Qianfeng Pass can be raised by 2 meters, the cost of resources and manpower will decrease by 30%. If the walls can be raised by 5 meters, the cost of resources and manpower required to defend the city will be reduced by 60%. If the walls of the Qianfeng Pass can be raised to 22 meters in one go, then the Qianfeng Pass will be impregnable."

Jiang Hao then understood why, despite holding a strategic position, the losses were still so great.

This is the situation regarding relationships!

Jiang Hao finally realized the gravity of the current situation. He sighed and said solemnly.

"All the resources of Jinling City have been sent here. I think there may not be any further support."

"So... if you want to rebuild Fort Peak Pass, this may be your last chance."

"I need to make some preparations before advancing the battle lines. I will let you know when that happens."

After saying this, Jiang Hao left Nok, leaving him alone by the city wall in deep thought.

Looking at the skeletons huddled together at the foot of the city wall, Jiang Hao had an idea and summoned the inspirational little skeleton.

Upon seeing the little skeleton again, Jiang Hao's eyelids twitched several times.

The little skeleton looked even more battered. Before, it only had two relatively large wounds: one on its right arm and one on its head. But now, on its left arm, there was a cut nearly half the thickness of the arm bone, and on its right thigh bone, there were several holes, looking as if it had been bitten by some ferocious beast. The bones around the holes had cracked in several large fissures due to the immense pressure.

Anyone with a brain knows that the little skeleton must have been bullied.

Could there be other creatures in the summoning space?

Jiang Hao found this whole thing very strange.

Now was not the time to explore the summoning space. After ordering the little skeleton to move closer to him, Jiang Hao cast a detection spell on a skeleton monster under the city wall.