Chapter 255 Damn Brand!
After explaining all kinds of things, I briefly chatted with the seniors for a while.
Brand said goodbye to him, left the library, and went to the market in the imperial capital to order a batch of accessories that were convenient for drawing rune arrays.
After that, he returned to the academy and went to the Magisters' Association station to look for Andy.
When Brand met Andy under the guidance of members of the Mages Association.
He was sitting in the exclusive seat of the leader of the Mages Association, flipping through a booklet that looked like a document.
From time to time, he would write and draw on it with a pen, and he would have a cup of steaming hot coffee at hand.
Seeing such a scene, Brand guessed that Andy was probably dealing with the affairs documents of the Mages Association.
It is understandable that a large organization like the Mages Association has many affairs.
On Andy's side, he saw Brand walking into the office.
He naturally closed the "document" in his hand, revealing the cover with the words "Statistics on Contribution Value of Members of the Mages Association".
Seeing the words on the cover clearly, Brand felt a sense of admiration in his heart!
The library actually has similar affairs, but he has left them to Senior Melcher.
As the founder of the "Secret Organization", Senior Melcher is able to do a very good job in calculating and allocating the contribution of members of the organization.
At the same time, this is actually something he is not good at.
——From this point of view, as the leader of the organization, he is not as good as Andy!
When Brand secretly admired Andy.
Andy also smiled and asked about Brand's purpose:
"Why is our library owner free to come to my place?"
while being so curious. After asking, he skillfully made Brand a cup of hot coffee.
Brand did not refuse.
——I haven’t gone to Celine’s class today, and I only slept a little bit last night.
——Without "potion" charging, his current condition is not very good.
After taking a few sips of coffee, Brand asked about the situation on the northern border of the empire.
The Claude family is in the Northland, and Andy naturally knows the situation there very well.
Seeing that Brand was curious about this matter, he immediately told Brand about it.
“We are now facing a confrontation with the orc army on the border, and occasionally there are local and sporadic battles in the wilderness.
However, with our respective military fortresses at our backs, it is very easy to retreat or support. Easy, so the scale of these battles is not large.
Both sides are relatively restrained.
We have not yet completed preparations for the war, and the orcs are also doing their best to strengthen the defense facilities of various military fortresses and transport supplies. ”
At this time, Brand was a little confused and said:
"The current strength of the orcs should be better than ours, why didn't they attack us?"
Andy explained:
“The military fortress we built on the border is not a vegetarian. Even if the orcs take advantage of their strength and attack us, they will not be able to take advantage in a short period of time.
In addition, Judging from the movements of the orcs, they should be waiting for us to take the initiative to attack
They rely on various military fortresses to fight defensive battles with us. "
Hearing what Andy said, Brand raised his eyebrows slightly and said curiously:
"Are they trying to delay time? "
Andy nodded and said:
"That should be it!
The tide of the Endless Sea will certainly bring convenience to our northern expedition, but if the tide recedes we will not have touched the Endless Sea.
Then the subsequent battle will become more difficult.
Because every moment, the coastline is moving north.
The orcs can build new fortifications on the newly exposed land.
As we march north, the front will become longer and longer!
When the empire's resources are exhausted, the pioneering war will be considered a failure.
The Empire's plans will be pushed back decades.
Wait for the orcs in the north to take advantage of the magic tide.
The next development war may be even more difficult. "Hearing what Andy said, Brand nodded in understanding.
——The sooner the empire advances the northern front to the Endless Sea, then the northern troops can be transferred to other places.
——With fewer front lines, they will be able to deal with it more calmly!
Brand concluded in the end:
“So for us, the faster we fight, the better. It is best to have a decisive battle and decide the outcome in one battle.
< br>But for the orcs, the longer the time is, the better. When the tide recedes and the space opens up, it will become more and more difficult for us to reach the endless sea."
Andy nodded and said: "This is the situation now."
At this point, he leaned closer and whispered:
"I heard a few elders say before, press Let’s simply calculate the strength of our empire.
If we haven’t touched the Endless Sea for a year and a half, the war will be declared a failure.
On the contrary, we will be considered a victory.”
"A year and a half?"
Brand's expression became serious.
According to past development wars, the duration was usually about three years.
Not only has the war been shortened this time and the orcs have increased their troops, the other side also wants to delay the war.
This sounds extremely difficult!
After talking about the situation in the North, Andy asked Brand with some curiosity:
"By the way, the Pioneering War is still a year away. Why do you think you care about the situation in the North?"
Hearing this, Brand also put aside the matter of pioneering the war, and explained with a smile:
"In the following holidays, Mr. Holland will take me and Yersin I want to go to the northern border and see the battlefield, so I came to ask about the situation there."
Listening to Brand talking about the holiday arrangements, Andy responded:
"Finn and I will also go there during the holidays, but we mostly just go shopping and get to know our peers from other allied families.
There shouldn't be many opportunities to fight against the orcs, after all, our current strength is low."< br>
Speaking of the issue of strength, Brand pointed to the booklet "Statistics of Contribution Values of Mage Association Members" in front of Andy and said:
"I think, Andy, you should still Consider dividing the affairs at hand and leaving more time for study and practice.
You see, Shalan has caught up with me and become a senior mage apprentice, but you are still an intermediate mage apprentice. "
When Brand suddenly pointed out, "You should spend more time studying and practicing," Andy suddenly felt sad.
——One day is only so long, what else can he do! ?
At this moment, he really wanted to tell Brand the truth that the booklet in front of him was actually a study material.
Of course, Andy just thinks about it this way.
On the surface, he still looked helpless and said:
"There's no way, I don't have anyone who is capable now. I had Gaius as my secretary before, but he was kidnapped by Finn.
If I don't handle these things now, the mage will No one can handle it."
Brand said with some regret:
"But in this way, you will be farther and farther away from me, and there will be a pioneering war later. The stronger the better, right?”
Hearing this, Andy shook his head sadly and said:
"The mages have brought me a lot of benefits, and they have also recruited some mages to the family.
As the heir of the Claude family, I always have to make choices!"
Hear Brand's heartfelt admiration for Andy's "bitter choice" once again arose in his heart!
With great regret, Brand stopped disturbing Andy and said goodbye.
Wait for Brand to leave.
Andy quickly comforted himself and said:
"That's right! It's because I need to deal with various 'tedious' matters of the Mages Association that I couldn't catch up with Brand!
They are all mages. It will drag me down..."
At the end, I recalled the short time spent on sipping a cup of coffee every day dealing with the affairs of the Mages Association.
Powerlessness and grief and anger suddenly surged into Andy's heart!
He banged the table and said angrily:
"Damn Brand!!"
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