On the eve of departure, Xu Lai held the pregnant Elena with one arm and Su Ya who had spent more than half a month on vacation in Lion Heart City with the other.
"Sorry, I promised to accompany you well, but this time I have to break the promise again.
I have to run this trip myself, I owe the elf a big favor.
And if I don’t go, it’s hard to say how much Qingfeng Legion will come back.
I have put so much effort into this legion, and I cannot just watch them be devoured by the undead. ”
Xu Lai owes the elves more than just favors from the world.
Every time humans ask for help, elves come to help.
It didn't matter before, Xu Lai was just an ordinary hero and couldn't decide anything, and the elves didn't come here specifically to help him.
But now that he is a king, he cannot just limit himself to the interests of his small family.
Su Ya sighed: "I'm fine. I'm very satisfied to be able to stay with you for so long this time.
I just feel sorry for Sister Elena. Once you leave, there is a high probability that you will not see the child being born. ”
Xu Lai hugged Elena gently and said: "If possible, I really want to stay with you.
It doesn't matter whether I can see the child or not. The important thing is that I don't want you to be in danger.
During this period, you must take good care of yourself and move back to Qingfeng City with Su Ya.
If anything happens, remember to inform me and I will find a way to get back. ”
As the priest and archbishop of the temple, Elena supports Xu Lai even more than Xu Lai himself in supporting the elves.
"Don't worry, husband, I will take good care of myself and the baby. I will go back to Qingfeng City with my sister tomorrow."
Xu Lai nodded and said: "I originally wanted Yu Lan and Giselle to go back to accompany you.
But it won’t work if no one is in charge of Lion Heart City. I plan to let Yu Lan take charge of Lion Heart City.
Giselle is an elf, and an elf who has never seen the World Tree or lived in the elf area.
Although she didn't say anything this time, I couldn't force her to stay. ”
"That's right. Let me put it bluntly. In this war between the elves and the undead, I think the elves are most likely to be defeated.
At that time, if anything goes wrong with World Tree, it will not only have a major impact on the whole world, but will also be a lifelong regret for Giselle and Bai Yang. ”
Xu Lai nodded and said: "This time, Bishop Duer may personally lead the team, and I don't need to follow the priest.
I'll ask Anna to go back with you later and let her take care of you. ”
Elena smiled bitterly and said: "My good husband, don't forget, I am also an archbishop, what can happen to me.
On your side, Anna is an archbishop after all, a group therapy practitioner, who knows how many lives can be saved.
If you keep her by my side, it will make me feel uneasy, which is not good for me or the baby. ”
"That's right, that girl Giselle is so carefree.
It's okay if you ask her to warm the bed, but don't expect her to take care of others.
How can you have no one to take care of you? Anna is very attentive and it is just right to stay by your side. ”
The two sang in harmony, and Xu Lai had no choice but to keep Anna by his side.
Speaking of which, he married someone, but he really didn't treat him well.
Xu Lai didn't have much to bring with him to the expedition to the elven hinterland. Su Ya would prepare things for him when he returned to Qingfeng City.
The only thing he needs to prepare in large quantities are props and potions that can quickly restore mana.
Needless to say, for potions, you must use the largest bottle. After all, this thing cannot be drunk as water.
In addition, equipment with a brilliant aura and props to speed up mana recovery must also be carried.
In comparison, Leina needed to prepare far more things than Xu Lai, and it was also much more troublesome.
The rangers wanted to help, but they were outsiders and could only do so much.
Reina needs to select officers first, and then these officers go to select people.
Because Xu Lai said something more, in line with the principle of letting the soldiers volunteer as much as possible, Reina and a group of officers from the Qingfeng Legion worked all night.
They had no rest during the day and had to prepare supplies, especially ammunition for the shooters.
The elves' own ammunition reserves are all supported by Xu Lai. It is a no brainer to expect them to provide ammunition.
The bishops are also very busy, busy contacting their former friends.
The people in the city are also very busy, but their busyness is destined to be fruitless.
The planned large-scale ceremony can only be postponed for a while.
Fortunately, the Eastern Empire didn't dare to move. The Southern Empire wanted to retaliate, but its movement was so slow that it was a headache.
Especially Earl Jasmine, she was not from the south to begin with, but after marrying in the south, she was riding on her husband's head.
However, with her status as a princess and the most elite infantry regiment and archer regiment at her disposal, the southern nobles gave her face.
Now that the empire has been destroyed and the capital has been robbed, the identity of the princess is no longer worth mentioning.
The army he relied on was also defeated and captured by Xu Lai. Count Jasmine's current situation in the Southern Empire was not very good.
Even if she was finally ready to send troops to retaliate, Xu Lai had already informed the Coast Guard Commander Rhine and Arvid.
They will organize naval fleets to intercept along the river.
Only after passing the naval defense line could the Southern Empire be qualified for landing operations.
In addition to leaving Eric and the new legion to guard Lion Heart City, Xu Lai also left behind the most mobile cavalry unit.
Before setting off, Xu Lai did not hold a ceremony, but left Eric a count document stamped with the king's seal.
There is no noble assembly in the Eagle Kingdom, and all rights belong to King Xu Lai.
Therefore, the count's document, which he stamped, has legal effect regardless of whether there is a ceremony or not.
This also means that even if Xu Lai has left, Eric has become a great nobleman with specialization.
However, the control of all recruitment of soldiers in the city is in the hands of Yu Lan. Yu Lan will also manage the military affairs of Lion Heart City as the princess, with Jian Yuan assisting.
Jilong and Eric will be mainly responsible for the government and military affairs of Lionheart City, while Tahan will be responsible for military affairs outside Lionheart City.
After a day and night of preparation, the army was finally assembled in the evening of the next day.
The female ranger Trishley thoughtfully wanted Xu Lai and the human warriors to rest for another night.
Xu Lai waved his hand and said: "The military situation is like a fire. Let's rest on the road."
After that, he took out the magic book and released the flying thaumaturgy.
Under the influence of flying magic, all the troops selected by Xu Lai flew, including his knights.
And under the control of Xu Lai's magic, the entire army did not need to make any movements at all, and they automatically flew forward without even moving their legs. Everyone is like a wandering ghost, letting the breeze brought by the flying magic blow them far away.
No unnecessary movements are required, even gravity has been ignored, all you need to do is relax your whole body.
In this state, as long as the soldiers get through the panic at the beginning of the flight, they can relax and rest soon.
However, this state is the most dangerous. In the air, there is no point of stress at all, and predators in the air may kill them at any time.
For this reason, Xu Lai also prepared guards, more than 90,000 royal griffins, Xu Lai brought out 40,000, one on the left and one on the right to protect the army in the sky.
Xu Lai and ranger Cuisili were sitting on the back of Holy Dragon Xiaolan. They felt very solid under their feet, but they couldn't relax at all.
The number of troops he carried this time exceeded 150,000, and it was Xu Lai who sent the royal griffons to Elvi.
Otherwise, the nearly 200,000 troops would not be able to bring them down even with Xu Lai's terrifying spirit.
But even so, Xu Lai's spirit was still in a highly tense state.
In addition, he had never been to the elf territory at all and had no idea of the direction, so he could only find a familiar female elf to lead the way.
Rena used the excuse that she hadn't responded for many years to give this good job to Trishley.
Of course, Trisly is even less likely to refuse. Even one more minute of detours may determine the outcome of the war.
There was no hesitation at the moment, and she took the initiative to let Xu Lai hold her curvy body tightly.
It's a pity that Xu Lai's spirit was too tense and he didn't realize this beauty at all.
If he didn't control it well, hundreds of thousands of people would fall. The loss would be unimaginable.
This is all Xu Lai's pet peeve, so he must not be careless.
But Xu Lai couldn't keep his nerves tense all the time. Even if his magic power was enough to support him, his spirit couldn't bear it.
His one-time flying thaumaturgy can last about three hours. After that, he has to rest for at least an hour or two.
This period of time also allowed Xu Lai to have a detailed understanding of the current battlefield situation.
But the information that Trishley and the others can provide is extremely limited.
The only thing they could tell Xu Lai was that there were very many undead.
There are so many rangers like them that they can encounter a lot of undead no matter where they go.
In addition, regarding the specific number of undead, who are the heroes in the cemetery, where are they stationed, and where are their bases for mass-producing undead.
Trishley and the others wouldn't be able to answer it at all, but there wasn't much useful information anyway.
In fact, we can't blame them. We can only blame them on the excessive number of undead, which greatly compressed the space for the elves to move.
Xu Lai hoped for a quick battle, but the prerequisite for a quick battle was to be able to find the main force of the undead and defeat them in one fell swoop.
Xu Lai is still very confident in the quality of his troops.
But if a quick victory cannot be achieved, let’s not talk about whether the Southern Empire will take any action.
Just dragging it out would be very detrimental to Xu Lai.
The undead do not consume anything, but humans and elves are different. They must consume energy to live in the world.
The living space of the elves is constantly being compressed. There is neither a stable rear for production nor enough space to produce a population.
Once you are dragged along with the undead, you will end up being dragged to death.
When the undead first stepped out of the cursed land, they were not very powerful, otherwise the elves would not have the time to support humans.
But as time goes by, there are more and more undead. No matter how many times the elves defeat the undead, they are always losing money.
Over time, the elves were compressed into the Emerald Forest by the undead, and had to rely on the World Tree for defense.
Trisili also knew that her answer would not satisfy Xu Lai.
"Your Majesty, although I don't know the specific distribution of the undead, the druids in my clan must know it very well.
At the entrance of the Emerald Forest is the Shenmu Castle, an important city of our elves, where a great druid is stationed. ”
Xu Lai nodded and said: "Then we will go to Shenmu Castle, but how do you conclude that the druids will know it?"
Trishley smiled and said: "This is the advantage of playing at home. Every flower and grass in the forest is our eyes and ears.
Although we can't communicate with these plants, druids are nature's darlings, they can. ”
This can be considered a blessing among misfortunes. The elves fight at home and can find helpers everywhere.
After setting the goal, Xu Lai flew overnight. With the help of his speed, during his third rest, he had entered the elves' former territory.
Although Xu Lai had never been here before, he could imagine that the barrier cities should be surrounded by greenery.
Just like Stone Castle, it's just inhabited by elves. It's not even an elf city, but it's already full of greenery.
But all he saw now was the dilapidated city and withered vines.
From here on, flying thaumaturgy can no longer be used. It's not that Xu Lai has run out of mana, but that there are signs of large-scale undead activity here.
Ground troops flying in the air have no combat effectiveness at all.
The griffons escorting them on both sides could only ensure that flying creatures in the wild were driven away.
For the undead, any living object is the object of their hatred.
Forget about ordinary undead, they can't hurt air units even if they are angry to death.
However, Xu Lai was nearby and not only found signs of the activities of the necromancers, but also saw several bone dragons from a distance.
Fortunately, it's not too far from the destination, Shenmu Castle.
However, if Xu came to such a large team, he saw others, and others must have seen them.
If it were rangers like Trisly and others, it would be extremely easy to hide their bodies and pass by the undead.
However, a 200,000-strong army, a vast and vast area, trying to cross the battlefield quietly and rush to the elven territory is simply a fantasy.
The undead, in particular, are extremely sensitive to smells, and the most sensitive thing is human anger.
After landing, Xu Lai voluntarily abdicated and handed over the position of legion commander to Reina.
He was tired when he arrived and wanted to take a good rest.
Secondly, he can only be regarded as a driver, responsible for transporting troops.
It can even be said that his mission has been completed and he can retreat at any time.
However, the Qingfeng Legion is his treasure. He has been here since he came, and there is no way he can go back so easily.
If nothing else, even the undead would not agree.
If no one cares about these bone sticks, out of hatred for the living, they will attack the living regardless of whether they will die or not.
Now that these bone sticks have not swarmed up, it can only mean that there is definitely an undead hero leading behind these bone sticks. (End of chapter)