"As you command, Your Majesty the Human Race, this is what happened."
Nall took a deep breath slowly, trying to calm himself down, and then began to describe.
Just three hours ago, Gnar was supposed to be an accompanying general, following Dana and Davis to inspect the Forestside Fortress, an important town on the northern border of Dragonborn.
After arriving at the fortress, Nal and several other generals inspected and consolidated the city defense under Dana's orders, while Dana and Davis went to our scout strongholds around the fortress to learn about the latest situation.
"According to the scheduled plan, Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Zhan Yi should have returned to the fortress two hours ago at the latest. As a result, General Mo and others waited until two and a quarter hours, but still did not see Her Majesty the Queen and His Highness the Prince. Figure.”
Nar's dragon face was full of anxiety and urgency, and continued: "Seeing that the time had passed, the general and others realized that the situation was strange, and immediately used magic communication to communicate, but they could not contact Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince at all. Your Highness.”
"At this point, the general and others are sure that something must have happened to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Prince, because they have a strong sense of time and this has never happened before."
"Then, the general and others immediately led the elite troops of the fortress to search along the road, and went to all the surrounding spy strongholds to verify the situation, but the results were chilling."
Nal's voice became more and more frustrated, and he added: "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Prince, and the personal guards seemed to have evaporated out of thin air. There was no trace at all on the road they passed, and there was not even a trace of a battle."
After hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
Different from the strong human race, the dragon-born strong ones are more accustomed to flying and moving, and it is indeed difficult to leave obvious traces on the path, let alone footprints.
In addition, there is another thing that is extremely concerning, and that is the end of Gnar's last sentence.
"Unexpectedly, there is not even a trace... The Dragonborn Queen and Prince Zhanyi are both sixth-level powerhouses, and if I remember correctly, most of the members of the Dragonborn Guards have also reached the fifth level, and there are even sixth-level ones. Strong, the most important thing is that the members of the Guards are well-trained, and they will definitely send a signal as soon as possible if they encounter something strange.”
Fanny's fair face was full of solemnity, and she frowned and said: "This undoubtedly means that if they encounter a strong enemy, the opponent's strength is obviously overwhelming, and they have made careful arrangements, so that they have no chance at all." Any time to react.”
"In other words, is this an elaborate trap?"
Shuerte's old wood-carved face was full of contemplation, and he thought thoughtfully: "The only one who can do this is the opposite force. It cannot be the work of rampaging monsters or a group of monsters."
"Elder Shuert is right, but is there another possibility?"
Bruno gently stroked the thick hair on the cow's face and expressed his thoughts: "Just like our previous Tauren fleet, Prince Zhanyi and the others may have unknowingly entered a kind of barrier area. ?”
"Although this is theoretically possible, in reality it can be completely ruled out."
Nal nodded to Bruno and introduced: "The general does not know, but the forest edge fortress mentioned just now was actually inherited by us from the ancient dragonborn fortress before the blank era."
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"Among them, although most of the ancient arrays are no longer usable, there is only one ancient array that can still operate normally, and that is the space fluctuation detection array."
"Although we cannot copy this extremely exquisite ancient magic array, we have thoroughly mastered it through three thousand years of experience in using it. The detection range of the array completely covers all secret agent bases and the paths of Her Majesty the Queen and others. , and even covers a considerable part of the opposite land. ”
"For more than a thousand years, even the cinephile market, a place blessed by gods, has appeared near the fortress many times, and it has been able to detect it perfectly, which proves its powerful function and extremely high sensitivity."
Nal sighed softly and concluded: "This means that whether it is a teleportation spell or the appearance of the entrance to the barrier area, it will be easily sensed by the magic array. However, at the time of the incident, the magic array was not Any reaction.”
"Is the possibility of accidentally entering the barrier area zero?"
Chris pondered for a moment and then asked: "General Narr, when Her Majesty the Dragonborn Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Zhan Yi disappeared, even if there were no traces left, it should be possible to deduce based on the feedback from the spy base. Can you tell us the approximate time and path of your disappearance?”
"Back to the leader of the Wood Elf Clan, this is exactly what the general is going to say next."
Nal held the tea cup tightly and responded: "According to the feedback from the spy base, Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Prince completed their mission on time and disappeared on their way back to the fortress. The time was two hours ago. We also locked the specific details. path and conducted a comprehensive survey of the surrounding area, but still found nothing.”
"In other words, did the Dragonborn Queen, Prince Zhanyi and others disappear between a quarter of two hours ago and a quarter of two hours? No, since the possibility of space has been ruled out, it is more accurate to say, They must have been attacked.”
Han Ershu gently rubbed his rough chin and said thoughtfully: "To be able to do all this quietly within half an hour is indeed an extremely meticulous operation and requires extremely high strength. , and the most likely mastermind is the Rainforest Fortress Alliance opposite.”
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
The Rainforest Fortress Alliance mentioned by Hanershu is one of the two alliances that border our territory and are sending more troops to our side. It is mainly connected to the territory of Dragonborn and Flower Fairy.
The forest edge fortress where the incident occurred is our fortress located on the border between the other party and us. In other words, the Rainforest Fortress Alliance does have the biggest suspicion.
"Your Excellency, the Troll Chief, is right. This is also our point of view."
Gnar nodded heavily, and a trace of anger began to appear on the dragon's face: "Around the path where Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Prince disappeared, we only found a large number of fresh footprints of centaurs!"
"Centaur? As a member of the Rainforest Fortress Alliance, the Centaur's own strength is already very good, enough to compete with the flower fairy. Coupled with the cooperation of other strong men of the Rainforest Fortress Alliance, it is really easy to do all this. ”
Fanny still frowned, and then said: "But Lord Hanershu has just concluded that this is an extremely careful operation. If the attackers are really the Forest Fortress Alliance, how could they leave such obvious ”
"This is indeed a bit unreasonable."
Broy tilted his chin and frowned as well: "Is it possible that the Deserted Sand Alliance is the real attacker? The reason why they left such obvious footprints is actually to frame the Rainforest Fortress Alliance?"< br>
Lei Xiao was still listening carefully to everyone's words and was not in a hurry to express his opinion.
The Desert Alliance mentioned by Broy is, like the Rainforest Fortress Alliance, another alliance force close to us. It is mainly bordered by the trolls and tauren. It is also the last force of the two alliances to increase their troops. .
"This possibility cannot be ignored and is more in line with the current situation."
Shuert's old face showed a hint of approval, and he echoed: "I also agree that the attacker is the Desert Alliance."
"But having said that, whether it is the Forest Fortress Alliance or the Desert Alliance, why do they attack the Dragonborn Queen and Prince Zhanyi?"
Bruno obviously hasn't fully understood the current situation, and the cow's face is full of confusion.
"The answer is actually very simple, that is to provoke disputes between us and one of the parties."
Lei Xiao finally spoke slowly and responded: "As long as we have a full-scale war with one of the forces, the other force will naturally benefit from it. This is the basis of Broy's deduction just now."
"His Majesty the Human Race is right. For more than a thousand years, the Forest Fortress Alliance and the Deserted Sand Alliance have been in a state of incompatibility, with frequent disputes between them."
Hanershu nodded heavily and agreed: "So, the answer is self-evident."
"I understand completely. In this way, the reason why General Nar and the Troll Chief thought that the Forest Fortress Alliance was the attacker is because the footprints were most likely left intentionally by the Forest Fortress Alliance in order to use reverse engineering. Thinking, and then let us focus our suspicion on the Desert Alliance!”
Bruno nodded with enlightenment and suddenly realized: "It seems that both the Forest Fortress Alliance and the Desert Alliance do have corresponding motives!"
"Then who is the real mastermind?"
Ariel obviously understood the current situation completely, and frowned.
"We don't know the answer yet."
Lei Xiao took over the conversation and first looked at the anxious Nal and other dragonborn generals and said: "Since the other party's target is not Dana, Davis and others themselves, and there are no traces or corpses of the battle, then They should not have any accidents, this is the only thing we can confirm at the moment.”
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, Naer and others nodded in agreement, and the anxiety and urgency on Zhang Long's face was obviously relieved a lot.
"But no matter what, we must find Dana and Davis as soon as possible, and make the masterminds behind the scenes pay a price they can't afford."
Lei Xiao's eyes were as bright as fire and he spoke again.
In fact, Lei Xiao clearly understood in his heart that the missing strong men on our side this time were not only Dana and Davis, but also a squadron-sized personal guard. Even if the attackers would leave the leader Dana and others alive, Those Guards soldiers are probably in danger as well.
And the words he just said to Nall and others were more of a kind of comfort.
In addition, there is one thing that I am extremely concerned about.
That is the reason why the Rainforest Fortress Alliance and the Desert Alliance increased their troops at the same time. Even if one of the two intends to provoke a dispute between us and the other side, they will never increase their troops at the same time. There must be one of them. There is another reason.
Perhaps only by finding this answer can we find the real mastermind behind the scenes.
"Your Majesty the Human Race, what should we do next?"
There was still a trace of eagerness on Nall's dragon face, and he asked again.
"Since someone attacked our people and tried to play with us, we will naturally not act like before and must show our attitude."
Without any hesitation, Lei Xiao stood up from his seat and ordered: "All the armies gathered immediately, and under the transportation of Ice Stone City, they went to the major border areas to stand ready, ready to deal with possible wars at any time. Once the mastermind behind the scenes was confirmed, they There will be corpses everywhere.”
Having said that, Lei Xiao changed the subject again and added: "However, we cannot fall into the trap set by the other party. Before we find out the mastermind behind the scenes, we do not need to take the initiative to enter the other party's territory, but if there is an invading enemy trying to covet it, In our territory, there is no need to hold back and beat them to death, so that they will never come back.”
"As you command, Your Majesty the Human Race!"
Everyone touched their chests and saluted, saying in unison.
Seeing everyone's eagerness to fight, Lei Xiao took out the sandbox and began to make detailed arrangements.
Needless to say, the dragonborn, flower goblins, trolls and tauren who are already on the border can just assemble at their respective border fortresses. The dwarves, wood elves and treants at the back are also stationed in the front fortresses, while the human army is It is on standby in Ice Stone City as a mobile force.
At present, although the fourth-level legions of the human army are still in the process of promotion, after all, the third-level soldiers still need a process to enter the fourth-level threshold, but the third-level legions have successfully reached 50, and the overall strength is not inferior to any of our forces. Fang's foreign forces.
After arranging everything, Shuert was seen stroking his chest and saluting again, and asked: "Your Majesty the human race, how should we find the mastermind behind the scenes?"
After Shuert finished speaking, everyone else looked puzzled and focused their gazes.
You must know that the alliance of the two forces on the opposite side has been fighting for many years and has extremely complete defense measures. It is undoubtedly extremely difficult for us to enter the other side's territory to investigate, let alone see the core figures of the other side. , after all, the opponent's defense methods can't even defeat those hostile second-rate forces.
Among the people, even Fanny, Hanershu, Bruno and others who were connected to the other side's realm looked helpless.
Even they have little interaction with these two alliance forces. To be more precise, the far more powerful opponents don't bother to communicate at all.
"It's very simple. Just negotiate with the people involved in the Rainforest Fortress Alliance and the Deserted Sand Alliance face to face. As long as both parties are gathered together at the same time, it may be easy to find the loopholes of the mastermind behind the scenes."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and responded calmly: "No matter what happens, we can crush the conspiracy of the mastermind behind the scenes."
"But Lord, the other party has no close relationship with us. The senior officials will not come forward easily, otherwise they will not directly choose to increase troops. Moreover, the other party is in a state of incompatibility. Even if they agree to meet with us, It is absolutely impossible for us to bring the two together.”
Ariel couldn't help but have a trace of doubt on her fair face, and asked: "How can we do this?"
Hearing this, everyone else also looked confused. It was indeed impossible to do this.
"The mountain man has his own clever plan." Looking at the confused looks of everyone, Lei Xiao smiled mysteriously with a calm face. (End of chapter)