Chapter 401 400. One Heart and One Mind (4K)
Lin Jun was holding a jar of honey and walking slowly in front of the formation.
The person following him most closely was not the adjutant, but two half-vampires who were always hunched over, watching the slightest changes in his facial expression without blinking.
One of them was "Loyal Minister No. 1" who had luckily saved his life from Vera Liss that day.
According to his crying complaint afterwards, the crazy woman simply thought his hand shape and another companion's face were "good-looking" and "took" them away without any hesitation.
Lin Jun was kindhearted and gave him a bottle of precious regeneration potion without hesitation, which helped him recover.
As for the other person, he was the loyal minister number two selected by Lin Junxin.
At this time, Lin Jun looked around, and after all, Zhongchen No. 1 was more perceptive. He decisively lay on the ground and let Lin Jun sit on him comfortably.
Seeing this, Loyal Minister No. 2 was immediately heartbroken and deeply reflected on why he was one step slower and failed to seize this opportunity to show his loyalty.
This is also why Lin Jun must find two people. Competition must be introduced into the service industry. Only with competition can there be progress. Monopoly will only lead to a decline in service quality.
On the battlefield, the armies of both sides had already been on high alert, and the murderous aura had almost condensed into substance, waiting only for Sigismund's order to start the bloody battle.
However, Sigismund, the supreme commander, just sat in front of the battle, using his fingers to dip the amber-colored sticky honey from the honey pot again and again, and slowly put it into his mouth.
His overly nonchalant demeanor seemed to be constantly escalating the intensity of the battle. This invisible pressure made many human soldiers on the walls of the High Castle Fortress sweat on their foreheads and almost unable to breathe.
However, for Eleanor and Valeris, who had been working with him for some time, they had other thoughts in mind.
They knew that Sigismund was probably "sick" again.
Ever since the last siege of Alama, Sigimund failed to deliver for the sake of honey at the critical moment. Considering his current size, the two men easily noticed Sigimund's current problem.
There is no doubt that Sigismund was probably struck by some vicious curse, or paid a heavy price for obtaining some powerful power!
He must consume large amounts of sugar regularly, otherwise he will become weak, or even... his life may be in danger!
The latter is even more likely!
After all, the feud between Sigismund and Alama was obvious to all. Apart from his own life, what could be more important than killing Alama with his own hands?
It can't be said that this dignified border duke is so foolish as to be so greedy for that little bit of sweetness that he doesn't even want the merit that is within his reach!
Eleanor was secretly delighted that Sigimund had such a fatal weakness.
Although she was also angry because Sigimund let Alama escape, Alama was now trapped in a jar, and the sturdy high fortress could not hold out for much longer. Sooner or later, the credit would be hers.
In contrast, the open and covert struggles between her and Sigismund would obviously continue for countless years.
From this perspective, being able to grasp an opponent's fatal weakness without any effort is undoubtedly a great thing.
On the other side, Valeris's thoughts were much more direct. She licked her lips, her purple eyes flashing with excitement and danger, and whispered softly, "The way he licks the honey... is so cute! I want to kill him right now!"
And the center of the entire battlefield was in Sigismund's mind.
"Stop eating! Order the attack quickly! If we delay any longer, the sun will rise!" Sigimund's voice was almost a roar.
"What are you yelling about?" Lin Jun's consciousness responded nonchalantly, "After all, this is your Sigismund's war. Why should I bother helping you command it?"
"This is your body now, too!"
"I don't care," Lin Jun smacked his lips. "As long as I have honey to eat, I'm satisfied. As for power and strength, I think what I have now is enough."
"Then let me do it, I'll make it up to you later!"
"Nine out, thirteen back, interest compounded, calculated daily."
Sigimund fell silent.
Even though they have the advantage now, the High Castle Fortress is not made of paper. It will take at least a week to half a month to completely break it down.
If you really calculate the interest based on the principle of "nine out and thirteen back", it would be no different from directly selling your body to the other party.
Time passed little by little, and the battlefield became eerily quiet.
Lin Jun had already slowly and methodically finished nearly half of the golden honey in the jar before Sigimund finally spoke again.
He spoke in a tone none of his men had ever heard, a tone almost gentle and friendly. "I understand," he muttered, "you're blaming me for sending your dog... your men into danger. I was inconsiderate. But didn't you also exact revenge when you ambushed Alama? You and I are now one. If we continue to retaliate, we'll both suffer, and the outsider will benefit!"
That makes sense, Lin Jun couldn't help but nodded.
Sigimund took the opportunity to suggest, "How about this? You state a condition. What do you want in exchange for helping me? It won't take up too much of your time. Just give me a few simple attack commands. The rest of the time, you can enjoy your honey in peace. How about that?"
"Nine..."
"Except this!" Sigimund interrupted almost gritting his teeth, trying his best to suppress his boiling anger.
Fortunately, my roommate finally stopped clinging to that terrible loan shark.
"You're right. We should really stick together. It's wrong to undermine each other."
Sigismund wanted to yell, "You've been the only one sabotaging me from the beginning to the end!", but after finally waiting for the other party to soften his attitude, he naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to refute him. Instead, he unconsciously conveyed a "hmm" sound of deep agreement.
"So, I think I deserve half of your credit. Doesn't your Majesty have a 'Book of Miracles' about the abyss? When the rewards are distributed after the war, why don't you show it to me in exchange?"
"That's really... half..."
This book was the bait he used to lure the evil wizard Malgas into his quest.
Of course, this is not a blank check.
If the original plan had gone well, he would indeed ask His Majesty for this book as a reward.
At that time, if the dream ritual succeeded and he used it to deal a heavy blow to Alama, the credit for capturing the High Castle Fortress would be his alone, and asking for a book would naturally be nothing.
But now... there are three dukes fighting side by side on the field!
It's easy to tell that even if he succeeds in taking the High Castle Fortress, the rest of his material rewards and territorial distribution will inevitably be greatly reduced after he obtains the "Book of Miracles".
But...between two evils, choose the lesser of two evils. This is much better than being punished by His Majesty because your inner roommate messed up the battle!
…
Lin Jun waved his hand and called his adjutant.
"Inform Valeris to have her trolls charge the left position, with the rest of the troops following closely behind. Ideally, they should destroy the underground magic transmission nodes... Have Eleanor lead her men to attack the magic tower on the far right. It's already somewhat damaged, so it should be effective... You lead the Blood Knights and divide them into three hundred-man squadrons. Spread out in a skirmish line and attack the main gate. Prepare a strong attack, but retreat upon contact..."
What "simple orders"? After repeating Sigimund's arrangements in one breath, Lin Jun felt his mouth dry.
Looking at the adjutant who took the order and left, he curled his lips: "With such a large military force, wouldn't it be better to just use F2A... What a gimmick..."
Regarding this war, Lin Jun certainly does not want the demons to win just like that. It is foreseeable that the dominant demons will cause great obstacles to his fungal blanket cause.
But to be honest, he can't help humans much.
He only controls half of Sigismund. It's okay if he makes some small moves, but if he betrays him too obviously, Sigismund himself will choose to fight to the death with him without the need for the imperial high-level officials to settle accounts.
Lin Jun has no intention of sacrificing himself for the benefit of mankind.
I just hope that Fan Puji’s father can be more supportive. Lin Jun is willing to give them the greatest support on the spiritual level!
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Jingu Castle, a small city located in the middle of the western part of the kingdom, has a garrison of two thousand men.
Although it was close to the front line where Duke Brunus was, fortunately, the war never reached here.
During the standoff, Jingu City, like other places around it, became a transit station for temporarily accommodating the wounded and transporting military supplies.
If we have to say what is different from other surrounding city fortresses, among the two thousand garrisons here, there are five hundred Puji divisions and five hundred orc troops, and human soldiers only account for half of the number.
The various orc tribes, as nominal members of the United Kingdom, have always lived in the more difficult to develop southeastern jungle area.
Although the areas where all orcs live combined are smaller than any duchy in the kingdom, although the kingdom usually does not call them to discuss important decisions, and although orcs face more or less discrimination in many places in the kingdom.
But facing the threat of the empire, they are obviously an indispensable part of the kingdom, and they will naturally not be left out of the conscription!
Unlike humans, there are strict recruitment targets for their kingdom.
Tiger people are naturally strong and leopard people are agile, and both are excellent soldiers.
The only problem is that the recruited orc troops are not just tiger men and leopard men, the orcs are a very mixed group.
Rat people, fox people, bird people... many of them are quite weak.
Moreover, some groups that can be considered orcs have joined the empire, such as the pigmen.
The same is true for the recruited orc troops, which can be described as a ragtag group. They are not very useful in situations like battlefields that require unified command and discipline.
But...something is better than nothing!
As the commander of this group of orc troops, Angela wishes to have more troops under her command, even if they are of mixed quality.
She doesn't feel safe at all now!
The news that Brennus' army was defeated and the Sword Master was seriously injured or even possibly dead spread throughout the city as the fleeing soldiers poured in.
The civilians gave up their illusions, packed up their belongings, and began to flee in large numbers, hoping to hide in the safer rear.
Jingu Castle has no towering walls and no powerful magic towers.
No one thought that Jingu City could stop the demons' attack with just the moat surrounding the city without a large army.
Even Angela herself didn't think she could hold on.
However, no order was issued for the army to evacuate.
Naturally, the phenomenon of desertion occurred.
The guys who were still complaining about not being able to go to the front line to gain some merit a month ago, in just a few days, more than 30 people from the Puji Division fled, and more than 50 ordinary soldiers also fled. On the contrary, there have been no deserters in her orc troops yet.
This is not because she is better than her colleagues, but according to the laws of the kingdom, the punishment for orc soldiers to escape is more severe and will bring disaster to the entire tribe.
As for herself...if she wasn't planning to defect or deliberately wanted to harm her family, the officer had no choice but to obey orders.
Now she could only pray that the demon army would continue to advance eastward in pursuit of the remnants of Brennus and not remember these little Karami.
But this is obviously impossible.
The demon army naturally chased after the remnants of Brennus, but they would not give up on the fat meat at their fingertips.
Several demonic forces were separated and rushed towards the surrounding areas where the defense was weak.
They came for only two things: to kill and to rob!
When Angela saw the snake-man army appear in the distance, she felt despair.
It was estimated that there were also about 2,000 troops, but... the other side was obviously a front-line combat force with high morale.
But there are only some local garrisons here, and there are new deserters every day.
The result is clear at a glance!
As for the city walls... if they weren't reinforced with various special magic arrays, their greatest use would be collecting city taxes...
Obviously, as a small and unimportant city, Jingu City does not have the treatment that a fortress has.
The snake people did not seem to be in a hurry to attack the city, but instead camped far away outside the range.
Angela felt that they wanted to wait for her side to collapse naturally.
And so far, it seems to be working very well.
"Viscount Knight, how about... how about we retreat!" a commander suggested tremblingly, "We can't win. Even if we win, it will only attract more demons. They might even retaliate against us! Why not now..."
Before he could finish his words, the Viscount responded with the sword in his hand.
The head fell to the ground and rolled to Angela's feet. She swallowed hard.
Angela and several other commanders had never expected that Viscount Knight, who was usually quite easy to talk to, would actually draw his sword at such a time.
"Where can you run to? Take your family with you into slavery? Or surrender to the demons and become slaves there?" The gray-haired Viscount Knight shook the blood off his sword. "Hold on tight, for your family, for your own dignity!"
"Yes..." No one dared to directly contradict.
But that night, there were nearly a hundred more deserters, including the commander of the Puji Division.
Then, inexplicably, Angela and another colleague were promoted to commanders of a thousand men, with the Puji Division under her command...
The next day, the snake man, as expected, no longer waited and came to kill.
But... when the fight really started, the situation seemed different from what either side had expected?!
(End of this chapter)
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