Although Mingdu's voice was somewhat loud, it lacked any hint of anger. The City Lord of Jinling City only detected the doubt in his tone. However, instead of offering an explanation, the City Lord of Jinling City asked a question in return.
"If you don't give it to him, what are you going to do?"
Mingdu had clearly given this matter considerable thought, and without hiding anything from the city lord of Jinling, he blurted it all out.
"We can mobilize troops from the other three fortresses to reinforce Qiongfeng Pass. If we can hold out at Zhongfeng Pass for five days, most of the adventurers in this region will reach level 20. Then, when we issue a legion recruitment order, a large number of adventurers will naturally join the defense team. They can be resurrected, which is a much greater advantage than us."
The city lord of Jinling turned around and looked at Mingdu, asking a question.
"But have you thought about the consequences of doing this?"
Mingdu was momentarily speechless. How could he not have considered such consequences?
The Legion Recruitment Order is a command that can only be issued to players by the Legion Leader at a cost of 500,000 gold coins. Once this order is issued, all players in the Eastern Kingdom, regardless of their location or activity, will be directly teleported to Qiongfeng Pass. At the same time, a protective shield will appear over Qiongfeng Pass for 48 hours.
For 48 hours, players are protected by a shield and will not die, allowing them to safely fight monsters and level up.
After 48 hours, the protective shield will disappear. Players will then directly confront the besieging monsters until one side is wiped out.
If the players successfully defend the city, all players will receive various rewards based on the number of monsters they kill.
However, if you are facing an endless army of skeletons, how can you possibly defend the city?
The final result was that the defense of the city failed, the central pass fell, and the level of all players in the Eastern Kingdom decreased by 10. Players with a level of 11 or lower were all reduced to level 1.
Then, the skeleton army will advance unimpeded, all the way to Jinling City, until it conquers the entire Eastern Kingdom.
Looking at Mingdu who remained silent, the city lord of Jinling City spoke without any politeness.
"After you activate the Legion Recruitment Order, you can run away with all the energy crystals, right?"
After waiting for a while without seeing Mingdu offer any rebuttal, the city lord of Jinling sighed softly.
"I'm sorry, I was a bit harsh."
"It's alright, I was the one who hid it from you first."
"Mingdu" refers to his relationship with Prince Yi. The city lord of Jinling sighed again.
"Anyway, we're in the same boat now, so let's just let this matter drop."
"I understand what you mean. You want to save as many energy crystals as possible so that we can find a better way out with Prince Yi."
"However, my ambitions lie elsewhere."
The city lord of Jinling walked to the edge of the sky dock, holding onto the wooden railing with one hand, looking at the leisurely white clouds in the distance, and the entire city of Jinling below the clouds.
"I just want to protect my Nanjing City."
"But you know perfectly well that Jinling City cannot be defended. You are just using your future wealth and glory to delay the demise of Jinling City."
The guardian Mingdu finally showed a change in emotion.
The city lord of Jinling was still gazing at the distant white clouds.
"What if I told you that Nanjing could be defended?"
"Not only can we defend Jinling City, but we can also conquer the entire northern ice plains. Do you believe me?"
Mingdu stared blankly at the city lord of Jinling, not understanding what nonsense he was spouting. After a long while, Mingdu finally sighed.
"What can I say about you? Sometimes you're very pragmatic, but other times you're too idealistic."
"To defend Jinling City, it would probably be impossible to empty the entire energy crystal mine and fill it with the lives of all the people in the Eastern Kingdom."
"Besides...you know what Prince Yi wants. To hollow out the energy crystal mines to guard Jinling City? Do you think he'll agree to that? And afterward, will he let us go?"
The city lord of Jinling turned his head and waved his hand to explain.
"No, no, no, what I mean is that the current troop strength is sufficient to defend Jinling City."
"The current energy crystals are already sufficient."
“You can give that crystal mine to Prince Yi, or even the entire Eastern Kingdom to him.”
The city lord of Jinling looked at Mingdu and said, word by word.
"All I want is the northern ice plains!"
Mingdu could tell he wasn't joking.
"Do you perhaps have another trump card up your sleeve?"
The city lord of Jinling simply smiled and looked at him.
"Could it be... could it be?"
The city lord of Jinling City smiled and nodded.
"You think so highly of him? Do you really believe he can hold Zhongfeng Pass?"
The city lord of Jinling nodded and then added his comments.
"I think he can take back the front pass."
Mingdu felt that the city lord of Jinling City was talking nonsense again.
"Reclaim the Forefront Pass? Have you seen the skeleton army at Forefront Pass? Stopping them from advancing even one step is a victory; you think you can repel them? Reclaim the Forefront Pass? The Forefront Pass has already been destroyed! What Forefront Pass is left? Reclaiming the Forefront Pass? What's the difference between that and advancing?"
Mingdu stared at the city lord of Jinling City in disbelief.
"Do you really think that a level 13 player, leading the existing 40,000 remnants of the defeated army at Qiongfeng Pass, can fight against the entire Skeleton Legion?"
The city lord of Jinling turned his head again and looked at the white clouds in the northern sky, as if his gaze could penetrate the clouds and see the Qiongfeng Pass directly north of Jinling City, the northern ice plains further north, and the Jubei City on the northern ice plains.
"It wasn't him and 40,000 soldiers, it was just him alone."
The city lord of Jinling City spoke with certainty, as if he could see into the future.
"I believe that he alone can take back the Qianfeng Pass."
Seeing the incredulous look on Mingdu's face, the city lord of Jinling City said cheerfully.
"Arguing is just a waste of breath, why don't we take a gamble?"
How do you want to bet?
"Let's bet on him alone that he can take the fortified pass. What do you say?"
"No need for help from other soldiers?"
"Yes, we don't need the help of other soldiers. They should focus on defense. We don't need their help in capturing the front pass."
“If that’s the case, I’m willing to take the bet. But we need to set a time limit, right? If he still hasn’t managed to take the fortified pass in five days, I’ll have Commander Nok activate the legion’s recruitment order.”
Mingdu imitated the city lord of Jinling City, spreading his hands to both sides.
"I can't just let my soldiers keep dying at the Central Pass, can I?"
"Alright, let's bet on him taking the Qianfeng Pass by himself within five days."
Mingdu looked at the confident demeanor of the city lord of Jinling and was genuinely curious about where his confidence came from.
"Alright, I'll bet he can't take back Qianfeng Pass. Anyway, whether I lose to you or win, I'll be happy."
"What about your bet?"
"If you win, the positions of leader of both the Temple Order and the Inner Temple Order will be returned to you. What about yours?"
"Jinling City".
"What would I need your Jinling City for? You know perfectly well that I dislike the mundane tasks of daily management, so find another one!"
"That's all!"
He watched as the city lord of Jinling City spread his hands in a shameless manner.
Mingdu's eyelids twitched several times. After pondering for a while, Mingdu smiled and leaned closer to whisper.
"How about we switch to your family's heirloom Summoner Spellbook?"
The city lord of Jinling City drew his newly acquired golden broadsword.
"You old bastard, if you dare to covet that skill book again, believe me, I'll stab you with a knife!"
Mingdu quickly took several steps back, shaking his hands like a rattle drum.
"No, no, no... I was just kidding... I was just kidding! Let's not talk about it anymore, I'll never mention it again!"
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