After discussing the business, Xu Lai asked Tahan and Arvid to rest.
The battle will continue during the day tomorrow. Xu Lai spent most of the day on the boat. After getting off the boat, he led his troops to participate in the battle personally. Even he felt a little uncomfortable.
Xu Lai said so. There was nothing else to report, and everyone voluntarily resigned.
Only Arvid still stayed in the big tent.
"Mr. Arvid, is there anything else?"
Xu Lai was quite polite to him, let alone the Valentine family's ability to manage the territory.
At least he has great shipbuilding skills, and he is very proficient in waterway management, port construction and so on.
The so-called courteous corporal does not respect capable people. How can people really be willing to help you?
As for forcing others to join in the first place, firstly, Xu Lai really didn’t have the time to waste time, and secondly, Arvid was determined that Xu Lai was taking advantage of the situation.
Xu Lai did have this intention. He couldn't even refute it, so he might as well force others to join him first and then talk about it later.
"I have nothing to do, and I shouldn't disturb your rest.
But there are some things I didn't say, and I really feel bad about it.
I had misunderstandings about you and your behavior at the beginning, Including the shipyard and dock where Hell was discovered, I never reported it to you.
Here, I must admit my fault to you, and I want to apologize to you for my previous blindness."
Xu Lai was stunned, but he didn’t expect that Arvid would actually apologize to him when he stayed.
Touching his head, Xu Lai smiled bitterly and said: "There is no need to apologize. In our place, there is an old saying that it takes time to see a person's heart.
No matter what Mr. thought of me at the beginning, we will get along with each other in the future. There is still a long time, so there is no need to rush to conclusions.
Maybe what you see today is not my true appearance.
I just hope that in the future, my husband will see something bad about me. On the other hand, you can also be brave enough to correct me as you did when you rejected me, and give me a chance to correct myself.”
This time, Arvid didn’t say anything more, and after looking at Xu Lai seriously for a while, Bow deeply to the end.
A night of silence.
At night in another world, there are no entertainment activities, such as singing and dancing performances, and it is not suitable to appear in a military camp.
What's more, Xu Lai is now accompanied by Yu Lan and Elwe.
One is soft and affectionate, the other is resolute and doting, two completely different styles that Xu Lai could not explore enough in his life.
After a night's rest, Xu Lai got up early.
Although he was early enough, in the military camp, pots had already been buried for cooking, and nearly two-thirds of the soldiers had already had breakfast.
After Xu Lai got up, Roland, the captain of the personal guard, brought him a pot of fresh mutton soup and a large bowl of snow-white steamed buns.
The secretaries brought by Yu Lan brought Xu Lai toiletries.
Even in the military camp, Xu Lai could enjoy a beautiful morning without using his hands.
It’s just that he doesn’t have this habit, and he doesn’t want to develop such a habit.
His food has always been the same as that of the soldiers, but he has a bigger appetite and better ingredients.
Take that bowl of mutton soup as an example. Most of what an ordinary soldier has in his bowl is soup, and the other half is meat. The other half is also fatter and thinner.
Xu Lai actually preferred to drink soup, but what was served to him was naturally more meat and less soup, and there was not a trace of fat in sight.
Xu Lai couldn't say anything more, because his food was already the same as that of ordinary soldiers.
Although it may not be fished out of the same pot, at least it is mutton soup with steamed buns, which does not exceed the standard.
As they were enjoying the mutton soup, Tahan, Brandi, Charles, Yin Lumi, Clint and others came over one after another to say hello.
Xu Lai was also helpless. He didn't like socializing, but he didn't want to hurt the closeness of these generals.
"Sit down, sit down, have you eaten?
Roland, go bring another pot of soup and a basket of steamed buns. Those who haven't eaten, let them eat here."
After giving brief instructions, Xu Lai did not waste this precious early morning and gave another instruction:
"Later, when the soldiers are full, Brandy, you will set off first. Arvid will send some guides this morning.
You follow these guides and attack the city first, and strive to capture the Brilliant City in the morning. Take it down.
After taking down Glory City, the first thing to do is to immediately stop the sacrifice and transformation of hell.
I have informed Bishop Duer that he will organize one. The priest group comes over.
Transclude the souls sacrificed in hell and restore the land transformed by hell to its original state.”
After drinking a large bowl of soup, Xu Lai said to Tahan and Roland:
"Tahan, please stop following the army. You and Charles will each lead a team of knights.
One goes from east to west, and the other goes from west to east. For the time being, I will clean up the demons in the territory of Brilliant City.
If you encounter refugees who are hiding, please return to their homes, otherwise. Residents near Glory City, let them go to live in Glory City first.
Roland, don't follow me. Arvid only had time to transport siege equipment yesterday, and today he will take the rest of the Knights of Chivalry. Ship it over.
You are responsible for going to the shore to receive it. After receiving it, you and Jianyuan are the same as Tahan and others.
One from south to north, the other from north to south, plow the land for me, don't let a devil escape. "
As soon as Xu Lai finished speaking, Roland advised: "Your Majesty, I am your bodyguard, and I want to stay. "
Xu Lai waved his hand and said: "I discovered it yesterday. There is an abandoned farm nearby.
I will take the logistics workers to sort out this farm.
After all, this is still the territory of hell, and you don’t have many troops. I need to coordinate and provide you with attribute bonuses. You can’t go anywhere.
You are a cavalry general. If you don’t go to work, why are you following me?
Or do you think Elvie is not as powerful as you and can't protect me? "
Roland didn't dare to look at Elvie, and whispered: "Of course I can't be the archangel's opponent.
But when it comes to protectors, with the Knights of Holy Light, I am confident that I can defeat the Archangel. ”
Elvi, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but stare at Roland.
Roland was so frightened that he almost broke out in cold sweat. After being promoted to a general by order of general orders, Elvi even killed Moriel who had transformed into a dragon.
But Xu Lai knew that Roland was just worried about him. After all, he had sent out all the troops around him.
Except for the civilian husbands organized by Arvid and some mage ladies that Yu Lan found from the magic guild, only the angels were still there.
In order to prevent Xu Lai from aesthetic fatigue, Yu Lan also did not want to have contact with men, so she found Xu very beautiful ladies.
However, these young ladies are beautiful, but their class is not high.
Fortunately, after all, I have a mage talent and my intelligence is still good. And just because his level is not high, he also works as a waiter in the magic guild, so it is just right for him to stay here in Xu.
"Okay, okay, you are leaving a hundred Holy Light Knights with me, and I will lead them myself. This must be okay."
Leave One hundred Holy Light Knights, if taken to an extreme, can unleash invincibility for one hundred minutes.
If there is a real threat, one hundred minutes, no matter where they are, is enough time to come back and rescue them.
Thinking of this, Roland finally nodded and said: "Follow the order."
Xu Lai shook his head helplessly, giving an order himself, but he had to listen to his subordinates.
“Okay, let’s get here first and take action immediately after eating.
Destroy the altar a minute earlier and prevent the terrain from changing earlier. After Bishop Duer and the others arrive, It will save a lot of time and energy.”
Xu Lai urged again.
Transforming terrain is not something that ordinary people can possess. At least no one in the entire empire knows how to do this.
Let alone the imperial camp, no one has the ability to pull together strongholds, swamps, dungeons, etc.
Creating the world is the right of gods alone.
Among the 9 major camps, only Hell with the Great Demon of the Abyss and World Tree, known as the Kingdom of God on earth, have the ability to change the terrain.
However, the World Tree cannot move, and it can only change the land that its roots can touch.
Unlike the hell camp, it can ignore the terrain, change any place into hell, and transform any place far away from the abyss.
Although the body of the Great Demon of the Abyss cannot descend directly, the clone possessing part of the power of the Abyss can reluctantly descend.
Krigan himself does not have the ability to directly change the terrain, but he can use the method of sacrifice to use the flesh and blood channel formed by sacrificing life to bring down part of the power of the abyss.
Undoubtedly, when hell changes the terrain of the empire, it will naturally use the lives of the empire’s humans.
Speaking of which, human beings are the highest-level sacrifices among various sacrificial rituals.
Even if it is a wild altar, among the same levels, sacrificing humans is the one that gains the most experience.
To stop the erosion of the main material world by the power of the abyss, all abyss passages must be closed.
This is something Xu Lai cannot do yet, but to prevent the change of the surrounding terrain, he only needs to destroy the altar used by the demons to make sacrifices.
This kind of altar must be set up in a place with the most humans, that is, in the once most prosperous city in the surrounding area.
Matthias occupied what was originally a small county with almost a dozen cities.
Among them, the most prosperous one is naturally the Brilliant City, which is a castle-level city.
Huihuang City is not far from the Han River. There is a ferry for Huihuang City upstream. Relying on the river's transportation, Huihuang City was once the most prosperous city in this large area.
Unfortunately, after being occupied by Hell, the demons immediately closed the waterways of Brilliant City because they were afraid that the humans in the city would escape through the waterways.
Not only was the waterway closed, the previous ferry and aqueduct were also destroyed.
Otherwise, the Coast Guard led by Arvid did not need to send infantry ashore at all, and could directly send small boats along the Han River to attack the Brilliant City.
Of course, the Coast Guard at this time can still provide some necessary support.
After all, the cruiser has a very long range. Even if it does not go down to the Hanjiang River, it can still threaten the city defense of Brilliant City just on the Hanjiang River.
It was precisely because the distance was not far that Mathias was able to gather his troops to attack Xu Lai immediately.
But if Matthias could have known earlier, he would not have left Glory City even if he had to live or die.
Destroy the Altar of Glory City and the changing terrain will cease.
But it was no use even though it was terminated. Today, almost one-third of the land in the earldom has been completely transformed into lava terrain.
The other third is in the stage of change and has been penetrated by the power of the abyss. Obviously, it is not easy to grow food crops.
Two-thirds of the entire county is unusable, and the remaining one-third consists of rivers, cities, and mountains.
This is obviously not possible.
Fortunately, although humans do not have the ability to change the terrain, they do have the ability to restore it.
Human beings are also blessed by gods, and human beliefs can penetrate the main material world.
With the power of faith, the power of the God of War can expel the power of the abyss contained in the land.
However, the power of human faith, like the power of death of the undead, cannot be effective in a short time.
The undead can form a place of decay, a place of death, a place of bones, etc. by continuously piling up corpses.
However, this change requires the continuous accumulation of a large amount of death power. After a long period of transformation, it is a more natural way.
The same goes for humans. If you want to use the power of the God of War to restore the terrain, the more faith you have, the stronger the effect will be.
How can we have more faith?
Naturally, the more people pray, the more faith they have. The higher the piety of those who pray, the more faith they provide.
Generally speaking, the higher the level of a priest, the higher the piety.
Even an ordinary pastor can provide as much faith as dozens of believers and hundreds of pan-believers by praying every day.
Unbelievers provide no faith, pan-believers provide weak faith, and believers provide normal faith.
Xu Lai is just a believer in the God of War. Even though he is accompanied by the God, he does not trust the God of War from the bottom of his heart.
The New Qingfeng Legion under his command is basically composed of God of War believers, plus a few herders and pan-believers.
Fortunately, the entire empire has only one belief. As long as you are an empire member, regardless of whether you truly believe in the God of War or not, you are basically a believer in the God of War.
From this point of view, as long as the population is large enough, it shouldn't take long for a county to recover.
I am afraid that time will be too late. I heard that the once prosperous places in the Western Empire have completely transformed into lava terrain.
Not only does this make recovery more difficult, it also means that a large number of humans have been sacrificed in these places.
You must know that the population is not easy to recover. Even the most magical magic cannot give birth to human beings.
After the order was issued, the generals acted in accordance with the order, and Xu Lai also moved to a nearby farm.
Although there are no humans in the farm anymore and the land cannot be cultivated, there is not even a weed on the land.
You must know that weeds are the most tenacious. Now even weeds cannot survive, and it is obviously impossible to grow food.
However, most of the civilian husbands who followed Xu Lai had been dealing with the land all their lives.
In addition, many of them have suffered from hunger during this period, so it is hard to see good land being abandoned.
Xu Lai also ignored the farmers who were trying to open up wasteland again.
He ordered people to light the stoves in the farm, trying to use these human fireworks to call back the refugees who didn't know where they were hiding. (End of this chapter)