Chapter 279 Unpredictable
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In the Eagle City reception room, Nancy was sitting on a chair, holding a handkerchief with both hands, her brows furrowed slightly.
At this moment, the door opened, Jenny came into the room and stood by the door, and then Gul'dan walked in.
Nancy stood up and saw Guldan's dejected look. Her expression became a little complicated. She took a deep breath and said, "Sit down."
Guldan looked at his sister and sat down on the chair in a muffled voice. , lowered his head, held his fingers together, staring at his palm in a daze.
"Did you see the news?" Nancy asked.
"Yeah." Gul'dan nodded.
After saying this, the atmosphere fell silent for a while.
"I'm sorry, Shaq is a very sweet kid..." Nancy tried to raise the topic again, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she realized that it was inappropriate.
Shaq is Gul'dan's child, and mentioning it at this time is undoubtedly adding salt to the wound.
But Nancy couldn't find anything else in common. Apart from their blood relationship, the two of them had almost no interactions.
On the day Gul'dan arrived, not only he but also Nancy collapsed. Now that the relationship between the two parties has returned to rationality, it is inevitable to be a little awkward in the same room.
Knowing that she had said something wrong, Nancy began to explain: "I didn't mean that, it was just..."
"I know, Nancy, I know." Gul'dan waved his hand: "Although it may be inappropriate, for the Fox family to face this ending, 60% of the responsibility lies with my father and 40% with me, and it has nothing to do with you. "
Falling into the mud from the clouds, Gul'dan thought a lot after the pain. Many things that he couldn't understand, couldn't see, or deliberately didn't see before were shoved in front of him.
He has now guessed who was behind the family's downfall, and also knows why the family suffered this misfortune. Looking back, many things can be avoided.
Remorse fills his heart. If he could go back in time, he would definitely prevent many of Montreal's decisions.
But regret is useless, he must face the future.
Gul'dan suddenly said: "This is Eagle City."
"That's right, so you can stay here safely."
"No, that's not what I meant. But, does Raven know that you asked me to come over? "
"Ah? Of course, I have discussed it with him."
Gul'dan felt relieved. tone.
He knew how much trouble his identity would bring. If Nancy met him without permission, Raven would inevitably be jealous and disgusted.
He no longer has a future, and he doesn’t want to drag down his only relative.
"Now that you know I'm coming." Gul'dan rubbed his hands and asked, "What does Raven mean?"
"He said that he respects your decision." Nancy said.
In the past, Gul'dan might not be able to taste the taste, or he might be able to detect it, but he would definitely be furious.
It's a threat, a warning.
If he made a decision that Raven was satisfied with, of course he would respect it, but if he couldn't...
But now, Gul'dan was even a little grateful to Raven, because it meant that Raven He was given a choice, and he didn't have many choices.
"The destruction of the family is a foregone conclusion." Gul'dan took a deep breath and used all his strength to finish speaking calmly: "So, next, I plan to stay in Raven's territory and change my appearance. , live with a new identity."
"There are always people who covet the heads of Fox family members, but no one cares about a border farmer."
"There will no longer be a 'Gul'dan' in the world."
Nancy was a little surprised. She didn't expect that someone as arrogant as Gul'dan would choose this kind of future: "You can Instead of farming, I can ask Raven to give you a knighthood, or become a businessman. People?"
"Thank you, sister." A smile appeared on Gul'dan's pale face, and he stood up and walked out: "But... no need."
Look. Looking at Gul'dan's back, Nancy opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Gul'dan paused at the door: "Take care of yourself."
"Of course, Raven has always been very nice to me." Nancy said.
"Really? Then I'll be relieved." Gul'dan smiled and waved his hand and left the door.
At the same time.
In Annuo's witch academy, Raven was walking side by side with her.
The spring is warm, the sun shines slantingly on the ground, the mottled tree shadows sway with the breeze, and the shadows sway on the flat grass.
Raven's perspective quietly tilted to Annuo's face.
Oddly enough, Annuo's appearance was obviously so otherworldly, but when recalling it, it was difficult for Raven to remember her face. Only when they saw her again would the amazing feeling come over her again.
Aware of Raven's gaze, Annuo smiled slightly: "Baron Raven, if you don't look at the road in front of you, you can easily fall."
"What's the point? After all, I and I You go together." Raven retracted. Eyes: "Even if you fall, I can help you stand up."
"Some roads can only be walked by yourself." An Nuo shook his head and said: "I can only give you some advice, but I can't Be your crutch.”
Raven shrugged: "Okay, then please ask the distinguished divine blood witch Ms. Annuo to give me some guidance?"
Annuo asked: "For example?"
< br>Raiwen was just chatting along the topic, but after hearing this sentence, his mind became active.
Anno's divination had left a very deep impression on him.
After careful consideration, Raven asked: "Anno, who do you think will win in this war between the Empire and Insa?"
Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region. The trend of the war will inevitably affect the entire empire, and thus the Nord province, which is a part of it.
Anno said: "If everything can be predicted, how can there be war in the world?"
"I hate answering questions with questions." Raven sighed, but I also know what Annuo means.
If the outcome of the war could be clearly predicted, wouldn't it be great if we asked two prophets to sit together and divide the winners and losers according to the divination results?
Hearing Raven's complaint, Anno smiled: "But I would like to know, as a noble, Baron Raven, what do you think the direction of this war will be?"
Raven frowned and said seriously: "I am just a noble living in a corner of the empire. I don't even know the situation on the front line. How can I possibly see the trend of the war?"
Having said this, Raven began Think carefully.
The map of Middles continent that I had seen before came to mind again.
This war took place in the northeastern part of the empire on the border with Insa, and there was also the unknown variable of the Feton city-states.
Its origin lies in the magic crystal mine in Majik City. If the empire chooses to defend and wait for Insa to attack, and both sides are prepared, then the empire will have the possibility of winning given the geographical advantage. Just bigger.
But the problem is that the empire chose to take the initiative to attack, which makes it difficult to say.
Troop strength, logistics, the commander's judgment on the battlefield, and even the local terrain, climate and weather will have an unpredictable impact on the outcome of the war.
Thinking of this, Raven shook his head gently to clear away too many thoughts from his mind.
As he said before, he knows nothing about the situation on the front line. He only knows that the empire is commanded by Duke Ferdinand. He doesn’t even know who the opponent’s coach is. If he wants to judge the direction, he can only judge from Start with the big side.
"Is this question difficult?" Annuo asked suddenly. "There are indeed some." Raven was aroused to be competitive: "But now I gradually think about it clearly."
Anno was a little curious: "Oh? Then what conclusion did you draw?"
"The Empire will win." Raven began to analyze in an orderly manner: "The Empire occupies The most fertile land on the mainland, Middle Earth, has much more financial resources, manpower, and logistical supply capabilities than Insa, and the war depends on financial resources."
"Not to mention. , Markik City is still in the hands of the empire, and its output can be exchanged for the help of the Mages Guild. Although the Mages Guild will never directly participate in the war, various materials, including big killers like magic crystal cannons, can be supplied in a steady stream. Continuously provide it to the empire."
Annuo asked, "What do you think, Insa will only fail?"
"If nothing else happens, yes." Raven said.
“However, it does not mean that this war will be smooth sailing.”
“Although I don’t know much about Insa, I know that they have been fighting the dwarf kingdom in the northeast of the mainland. , this is a very effective means of training troops; on the other hand, the empire has not had a major war in these years."
"So in the early days of the war, the empire. The national army, extraordinary commanders, and commanders will inevitably suffer some losses due to their lack of war experience. However, our strong national strength is our advantage. Once we survive the most difficult period, we will continue to replenish our troops and gradually develop experienced troops. Get back all the losses you suffered before."
"That's why I say, the empire will win."
After hearing this, Annuo showed a playful smile and nodded slowly.
Leaven was a little surprised: "Is there something wrong with my judgment?"
"No, no, it's a very logical judgment." Annuo chuckled and said, "But you have to know, Many times, the world may not operate according to logic."
A trace of doubt came to Raven's mind. Could it be that Annuo had divined the result or learned some information that he didn't know?
"Will the Empire lose?" Raven asked.
Annuo did not answer directly, but stroked her hair: "The goddess of fate is always very hateful. She will occasionally lift the corner of her skirt to show a glimpse of the scenery under her skirt. Just when you think you can see clearly, she will Run away naughtily."
Before Raven could ask, Annuo said, "The magic field is here. I hate the smell here, so I won't stay with you any longer."
As he said, Already swaying back to the academy.
Leaven shook his head and sighed. Annuo's words were just like her. She was looking at flowers in a fog, but it was hard to see clearly.
Focusing his attention on the plant in front of him, the dense green smoke-like plant in front of him was the first-order magic plant, the twin snake-faced fruit.
Now after a throwback to their ancestors, these calf-high magic plants are closer to their namesake. The rhizome is like a snake's body and the branches are like a snake's neck.
The snakehead fruit is as green as an orange, while the snakehead fruit is as pink as a cherry.
Seven months have passed since the last harvest, and this batch is about to mature.
Part of the fruits harvested last time were turned into seeds with Petty’s help. Now there are 702 twin snake-faced fruit plants in this magic field.
1,933 snakehead fruits were picked last year, of which 400 were used for seed production.
After this batch matures, based on the yield of 3.5 per plant, Raven will have approximately 4,000 snake head fruits equivalent to the one-time Poison Cloud Technique, as well as an equal amount of snake letter fruits used for detoxification.
If everything goes well, this number will expand to about 6,600 by the end of the year.
"Well..." Raven rubbed his nose, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and covered his mouth and nose.
As the twin snake-faced fruits successfully return to their ancestors, and as the maturity period approaches, they will emit a smell that is similar to a mixture of onions and green peppers, enhanced three to five times, pungent and eye-catching, It’s no wonder Annuo doesn’t want to stay here longer.
But Raven still walked around the yard patiently, observing the growth of these magic plants. When he was sure that no one was watching, he took out the magic core and replenished them with the Eye of Truth. element once.
After doing this, it was already dark at noon, and Raven did not stay in the academy for long.
Before leaving, Raven asked Anno to take care of the magic field where the twin snake-faced fruits were planted for him.
The locust plague is coming. If they are eaten by locusts, Raven's two years of hard work will be wasted.
Riding Xiaobai, who has grown to the size of a horse, back to Eagle City, Raven and Nancy have lunch.
Nancy just took two bites of food, then put down her knife and fork and stared at Raven.
Sensing Nancy's gaze, Raven felt a little uncomfortable and wiped his lips with a silk scarf: "Is there something on my face?"
"No, no." Nancy pursed her lips. , staring into Raven's eyes: "I just want to say, about Gul'dan Thank you..."
Lei Wen was stunned for a moment, then held her soft little hand: "It's nothing, we are a family, aren't we?"
"Well? !" Nancy nodded vigorously and held Raven's hand tightly with her backhand.
After dealing with Gul'dan's matter, Nancy seemed to let go of her worries. In the next period of time, she slowly regained her previous vitality, and the social activities that had been suspended for a long time began to be organized again.
Spring passed quickly, and the cry of cicadas replaced the weaver girl and became a long-lasting melody in people's ears, making the hot summer even more unbearable.
Because from the heavy rain in March to the end of June, for four whole months, there was not even a drop of rain in the entire Nord province.
The serfs had to carry water on their shoulders to carry water to the fields.
The width of the Liujing River has been greatly reduced, the river bed is exposed, and the narrowest point is less than 5 meters.
On this day, Raven was enjoying the cool air in the study, wondering if he should organize people to build some canals, when he heard a slightly hard knock on the door.
"Come in!"
The door opened, and Hoyaz walked in, wearing leather armor. His hair stuck to his forehead, and the fuzz on his chin was clumps of sweat.
As an orphan who was personally mentored by Raven, and one of the first people to win the Wind King, Hoyaz once raised money in the orphanage with Banks and Lennon, and wrote a book for Raven. The handle is "Father's Sword".
Now as the Wind King becomes an adult, Hoyaz has officially joined the flying brigade and is responsible for monitoring possible locust movements.
Although he was extremely tired, Hoyaz still straightened his back, pressed his left hand against his thigh, and beat his chest hard with his right hand, performing an impeccable military salute:
"Father!"
"When I was patrolling Essex County, I noticed some strange movements, so I explored a little further south."
"Hampshire County has appeared. Locust swarm!"< br>
Leaven was startled: "Hampshire, are you sure?"
"Sure!" Hoyaz took off the bag from his waist and placed it in front of Raven: "I caught this with my own hands. Locusts.”
Raven opened the bag, and a strong smell of grass hit his face. The black cat Xikret, who was originally lying on the table, let out a disgusted cry and jumped onto the window sill.
“Is this a locust?” Raven’s pupils shrank slightly.
In the bag, lay the corpses of three bugs.
With its round head, eye-catching compound eyes, fat belly, short and wide wings, and its thick, jagged thighs, it undoubtedly looks like a locust.
However, every bug is the size of a fist!
It is no exaggeration to say that these three are enough to stir-fry a plate of vegetables.
Although Hampshire is also adjacent to the province of Molinier, it is separated from Molinier by a mountain range. The fact that locusts appeared there shows that the border between the province of Nord and Molinier is I'm afraid there is no pure land anymore.
“Good job, I’ll give you the first credit this time!” Raven said, but did not look at Hoyaz, but immediately contacted Denise through the Skyhawk platform.
“The scale of the locust plague exceeds expectations, return to the Eagle Territory immediately!”
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(End of this chapter)