Arcane Lord

Just when Sha Duo had fully entered the state and started to continue the advanced plan brought from the main plane, the town of Jilan in the south was already in panic.

First, rumors of the orc trend came from unknown sources, and then as expected, villagers in the south discovered the animals escaping from the forest, and then, King Nese's order also came.

Now even the dullest people understand that something big is going on. In the past, the tide of orcs came either from the east or the west, and the Netheril River that flows from south to north into the Narrow Sea is the best line of defense against the orcs. .

During the war, civilians would choose to temporarily hide to the other side based on the direction in which the orcs came. However, the orcs would eventually retreat after being hurt by the beating and looting.

This is how the Nese people survive.

And now the tide of orcs is coming from the south. If we don't want the farmland, villages and towns in the north to be harmed, it's best to intercept the orcs here in Jilan Town.

Of course, it is impossible to completely intercept them. Although the orcs are irritable, they are not without wisdom. If they are blocked, they can avoid this place and launch an attack from the east. However, in that case, the situation will be ruined.

Especially now is not the time of normal orc tide, the food in the fields has not been harvested yet! Once the damage is serious, there is no telling how many people will starve to death this winter.

Jilan Town was on the front line of the orc tide, and the villages and towns behind them had to send their own forces to the front line, whether out of alliance friendship, King Nese's order, or to reduce their own losses.

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On the sentry tower, Lord Cooper withdrew his gaze from the soldiers from all over the north, and turned his gaze to the villages in the south. The orc tide was now a foregone conclusion. No matter what the final result was, Kilan Town would always be the frontline. The one with the biggest loss!

When he thought of this, Lord Cooper's face became a little gloomy, but then he thought about it, the old guy should be the most nervous now!

"Don't you always regard Kilan Town as your property? Now it's your turn to help!"

Thinking of this, Lord Cooper suddenly felt a little relaxed. For a moment, he thought of Rohr who disappeared some time ago. After getting off the guard tower, he asked his attendant to call Captain Gauss, who was responsible for searching for Rohr.

He knew that even after the news of the orc tide came out, Gauss did not give up searching for Rolle. He ventured several times into the southern forest where Rolle might have gone when he flew away to check.

Maybe it's time for a clue.

After a while, Gauss, who was still training, was brought to Lord Cooper by his attendants. After saluting, he asked: "Lord, are you looking for me?"

"Yes. Have you found Rohr?" Cooper asked.

"Sir!" Gauss thought that the lord was asking for guilt, so he immediately knelt down. "My subordinates searched the forest for traces of campfires and animal handling. They asked the nearby villagers that they had not entered the forest recently, and the orcs The food would not be handled so delicately, and my subordinates judged that it should be the traces left by Rohr, but recently——"

Gauss did not continue what he said later, but Lord Cooper understood. Due to the recent influx of orcs, Priest Valisi ordered the soldiers to stop searching and prepare for war with all their strength.

"You were also present when Rohr was tortured. Did you see anything unusual about Shapni?" Cooper asked again.

Although the mithril coin was found in Shapni's hands, Cooper didn't think Shapni was qualified or had the channels to obtain such a treasure! The most likely thing was of course that he got it from Rohr, and he just wanted to know how Shapni got it.

And Rohr, that sudden change made him very puzzled. Why would a person who usually didn't see anything special suddenly master powerful magic?

Is it a new method developed by those rebels? Or did Rohr get some powerful elf secret treasure?

Mithril is only available to elves, so Cooper is more inclined to the latter possibility!

Clearly feeling the lord's probing gaze on him, Gauss did not dare to move. He just followed the lord's question and replied: "Sir, Shapni seemed to have picked up something from the ground in the end. I was under the execution platform at that time. , didn’t see it clearly.”

What did you pick up from the ground? Cooper thought thoughtfully, maybe that was the prelude to Rohr's explosion, using Mithril coins to temporarily attract the attention of executioner Shapuni, and then activate the elf secret treasure hidden by him.

That must be the case!

For a time, Cooper imagined countless images of elven secret treasures, and greed gradually came to his mind. However, there was no news about Rohr at the moment. He only knew that he had left traces in the southern forest. How could he be found?

Looking at Gauss who was still kneeling on the ground, Cooper frowned and said casually: "I know about this. It has nothing to do with you here. Get out!"

"Yes, sir!"

After Gauss left, Cooper did not find anyone else to ask. Instead, he leaned on his seat and thought about various possibilities about Roll. Thinking of the orc tide, he felt that Roll might appear. If he could see Roll again, Maybe all actions can be taken.

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On the other side, the old guy in Cooper's mouth, Priest Valisi, has been too busy for several days and has not slept well. The soldiers in the territory need him to arrange tasks, and the soldiers coming from the northern villages and towns to support him also need to be properly arranged.

In addition, he had to appease the people and carry out King Nese's order. It was not the order calling on everyone to resist the orcs, but some secret things sent privately to him.

His body was declining, and with his busy schedule these days, Priest Valisi was in a very bad mental state, but he was not willing to let Lord Cooper come over to share the burden.

This is where his authority lies, and he cannot let it go easily!

He just hopes that he can get a method to maintain energy from King Nese. If he can get a long life, that would be even better!

Here he had just dealt with a conflict between foreign soldiers and local soldiers. He returned to the study and lay down on the desk to rest for a while. Suddenly there was a noise outside. Wallisi sat up straight, frowning, full of thoughts. anger.

"Go and ask, what happened outside?"

"Yes, Lord Priest!" A servant outside the door responded and then left.

After a while, the servant hurried back, looking panicked: "Sir, sir, it's a traitor. The traitor is here!"

Seeing the servants beside him so flustered, Wallisi slapped the desk and angrily shouted: "Aren't you just a rebel? Why are you panicking! Go and invite Lord Cooper over!"

In fact, Wallisi was also a little panicked, because he knew that there were not just one or two rebels. Now, under the call of King Nese, they all came to Jilan Town to fight against the orcs. If one of them is not good, he will be the one who suffers. Got it!

At this moment, all his fatigue disappeared, and his eyes shone brightly, thinking about how to arrange these people and implement King Nese's secret order.