Chapter 42 The Mantis Catching the Cicada
If possible, Lei Lei thinks it is best to live in a convenience store, or next door to the convenience store. This way, the high concentration of spiritual energy can be used to the maximum extent, and it can also be more effective. It is easy to find out the details of Li Chengqi.
When this idea came to his mind, Lei Lei immediately thought of Xue Wenshu, who had been getting close to her a few days ago.
She followed the guidance of the soul-seeking board, but she was unfamiliar with the place and found it difficult to find the way. I heard from a friend at the cram school that Xue Wenshu lived nearby, so I just used some tricks to let Xue Wenshu lead the way.
She completely regarded him as a tool, so naturally she didn't even pay attention to remember his name.
Lei Lei remembered what Li Chengqi said when he left the convenience store. He seemed to have misunderstood that she was familiar with Xue Wenshu.
So, should we take advantage of that mortal?
As soon as this idea came up, Lei Lei quickly shook her head to dismiss it.
The master has said that you are not allowed to interfere too deeply with mortals. If you think it is convenient to control mortals with magic, you will not be spared in the future.
What's more, Li Chengqi's background is unclear and his cultivation level cannot be determined.
If it is really that kind of unreal Daxiu, your behavior of testing him will be regarded as an ignorant child at best, and it will not be annoying if it is not too excessive. But interfering with the mortals around him is likely to really anger him.
After weighing the pros and cons, Lei Lei decided to continue observing for the time being. The room she was renting now was only across a road in the community from the convenience store. The distance was already very close. The aura concentration was far higher than other places. She should be satisfied.
Thinking of this, Lei Lei unpacked the newly purchased daily necessities.
She went to the convenience store not only to interview Li Chengqi, but also because she had just moved in and there were no toiletries.
Lei Lei didn't worry for long. After all, she still had a lot of homework to do, so that was all for now.
But what Lei Lei didn't know was that someone was secretly observing in the building diagonally opposite her.
It seems that the open window is covered with a towel because the weather is too hot. This is a common sight, but no one knows that there is a gun barrel pointed at Lei Lei hidden under the towel.
A precision rifle was placed in front of the window, and a man was also hiding in the darkness under the window. He took his eyes away from the scope and picked up the telescope.
Like a pervert, he saw Lei Lei returning to the living room from the balcony, and then looked at Li Chengqi who disappeared from the kitchen window.
He breathed a long sigh of relief, leaned against the low wall under the window sill, and quietly pressed the communicator switch on his ear.
"Groundhog reported that in 2023, the secondary target was observed to perform spell interference on the primary target. The primary target was not aware of it. Then the secondary target returned to the room and took no further action for the time being."
He repeated the report again and added at the end:
"The groundhog believes that it is difficult to continue to complete the mission with the current equipment alone and requests reinforcements."
There was a tingling noise from the earphones, and then someone said: "Received, reinforcements are on the way. They will arrive in ten minutes. Please continue the surveillance mission."
"The prairie dogs understand."
Then the man picked up the telescope again and carefully observed the movements between the convenience store and the residential building...
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Year 648 of the Demon King's Calendar.
April 12th, evening.
South of the Spine of the World Mountains.
The cooking fires flickered like stars, the rising smoke covered the sky, and countless people were busy in the huge military camp.
These people are preparing to attack Sailing City, an important city on the northern coast of the Demon Kingdom of Avarus. This will be a long battle.
Although the capital of the Avarus Demon Kingdom has been destroyed, the four-nation coalition did not push it all the way. There are still a large number of resistance forces in the Avarus Demon Kingdom.
If you want to completely eliminate and occupy this kingdom, it will never be accomplished by conquering the capital. It is expected that the war may last 5 to 10 years.
If you want to end the war as soon as possible, you must pull out the important strongholds held by lords and generals from various places. After that, the remaining stragglers will not be afraid and will not be able to cause any trouble.
"Report!"
In front of the main tent of the Chinese army, the voice of the messenger interrupted the staff officers inside who were studying tactics.
"Come in"
The old general sitting in the main seat waved, and the ordering soldier quickly went in with his head held high and his chest in the most energetic state.
"The soldiers guarding the gate of the camp captured a man who claimed to be the envoy of the Count of Leon. We found the noble coat of arms and a letter on his purse."
The general signaled the messenger to put down his things and leave, and then the staff officer handed the letter and money bag to the general. It is separated by one floor because an enemy once pretended to be a messenger and assassinated the coach, so the standard procedure is to pass it on by the staff.
The old general looked at the coat of arms on the money bag. He was unfamiliar with it.
Although they are not the same country, there will still be some exchanges between nobles.
The veteran generals all knew the coats of arms of the great nobles in the Demon Kingdom of Avarus, but they had no impression of the coat of arms on the money bag.
Logically speaking, an earl should be at the level of a lord after all. The heraldry of such a noble should not be unfamiliar to him.
"Count Leon... I seem to have heard of this place."
Turning around to look at the map, in the upper left corner of the map, there was a small area that just happened to be written 'County of Leon'.
"Confirm with an advisor who is good at heraldry."
Asking the staff to check whether the coat of arms was genuine, the old general picked up the envelope and tore it open.
After a few glances, he lost interest and threw the letter on the table.
"General, what does the letter say?"
"Another noble trying to surrender and keep his territory. The only interesting thing is that he said Princess Viola was in Leon's territory and wanted to use it as a bargaining chip."
When the staff heard this, they burst into laughter.
"Does he think that he is the only one who knows that the princess is in Leon?"
"It's hard to say whether such an ignorant country noble actually thought it was important information."
"The nobles of the Kingdom of Avarus have been at peace for too long."
The staff members were laughing, and the general didn't stop them.
A big war is about to begin, and it is impossible for him alone to command it properly. Many details must be helped by these staff members.
They have been working for several days, so it is not a bad idea to let them smile and relax for a while.
From this perspective, Earl Leon is somewhat useful.
After the staff had laughed enough, the general said:
"Inform the friendly forces of the news about Princess Viola at Count Leon's place. That is not the area we should be responsible for."
The Demon Kingdom of Avarus has been in a state of separate warfare since its capital was breached and its king and prince died in battle.
Although the effective force should not be underestimated, no one came forward to unify. The lords and generals from various places were fighting randomly, and there was no unified strategy at all.
For the four-nation coalition, Princess Viola's head is very important. After all, if she stands out as a royal family, the scattered lords will regroup.
The general had long guessed that the princess was hiding in Leon territory, and other generals of the coalition also knew that. They thought that since the princess was hiding in a remote territory, it was fine to let her stay there, as long as she did not come out to cause trouble, it would be a matter of life or death. It doesn't matter.
However, the army of one country in the coalition was assigned the task of annihilating the Avarus royal family when assigned before the war.
The reason why they did not rush into Leon Territory was mainly because the canyon road into the territory was destroyed, and they did not want to fulfill it on the grounds that they were not sure of the princess's location.
Note, they are pretending not to know.
Everyone knows that catching the princess is a dirty job that has to be done. If you have this time, you might as well take the opportunity to plunder the land of the Demon Kingdom of Avarus.
Therefore, the general thought it would be good to stimulate them with Count Leon's letter.
After all, it is not the army of one country. It is still very pleasant to see other countries suffer.
The general turned and looked at the map. Since the canyon road is no longer possible, if he wants to capture the princess...
His eyes glanced at the large wavy lines on the left edge of the map.
That represents the ocean.
(End of chapter)