Mage Veigar

Chapter 419 Estrangement
Seeing is believing, hearing is not.

Although Vega did not question the scout's intention to deceive him, it was inevitable that the scout would be deceived by the enemy's appearance and obtain wrong information, because some commanders would deliberately leak some information to enemy spies.

This is also commonly known as a counter-espionage tactic.

Therefore, even though the intelligence showed that Aiden seemed to be completely useless, Vega instinctively suspected that this was a means for the other party to show weakness to the enemy. If he underestimated the enemy because of this, he would probably die without a burial place.

From oneself to others.

Vega himself has done this kind of thing, so wouldn't others do the same thing?
In order to verify the authenticity of these things, Vega decided to meet this Aiden in person. If all this information was false, he would naturally be extremely wary of this Aiden. If all this was true...

The corners of Vega's mouth curved slightly.

Therefore, on the second day, Veigar announced to the public that he had retreated to advance, and then borrowed magic props for disguise from the Shadow Mage Team.

Use magic items.

Veigar has changed his appearance so that he now looks like a dwarf businessman in his 40s.

Dressed in this outfit, he sneaked into the Stone City alone, then found the intelligence base, from which he learned the current location of the enemy commander Aiden.

Rejected the Shadow Mage's guard.

Vega walked alone towards where Aiden was currently, an underground casino.

As soon as he stepped into the underground casino, Vega saw Lieutenant General Aiden Gary, who stood out from the crowd.

Lieutenant General Aiden Gary's spherical body weighing more than 300 pounds was like a morning star in the dark night. It was hard for Vega not to notice him. Moreover, he was shouting and yelling under the protection of a group of soldiers, as if he was the central figure of the entire casino.

“445, big!”

"Hahaha."

Aiden excitedly shoved the chips into his arms, then gulped down a glass of wine, squeezed the woman's breasts hard, and spit out saliva, "Come on, come on, bet big this time, and bet it all on me."

Vega did not rush to contact Aiden.

After he walked into the casino, he sat in a corner and carefully observed Aiden's every move.

This observation lasted for three consecutive days. During these three days, Vega followed Aiden around and got to know some of Aiden's daily life.

To Vega's surprise.

This Aiden was even worse than what the intelligence said. He didn't look like a commander at all. As the commander-in-chief of an army of more than 20, he didn't return to the barracks for three days in a row and didn't ask about military affairs. Vega couldn't imagine it.

"Before you came, I thought you were playing dumb."

"It wasn't until I saw it with my own eyes that I understood...you're not pretending to be stupid, you're really stupid."

Vega has determined that Aiden is not a talented general who plays a lot of roles, but a complete fool. He even doubts whether this lieutenant general has really commanded a war?
Anyway, this is good news.

After understanding Aiden's basic situation, Vega is ready to actually get in touch with Aiden and truly understand his inner world, which is crucial for the upcoming war.

Want to win a war.

Therefore, it is crucial to understand the character of the enemy commander, because through the character of the enemy commander, it will be possible to predict the enemy's movements in advance and take corresponding countermeasures.

But also at this time.

A colonel who suddenly appeared in the brothel lobby stopped Vega in his tracks.

This colonel was none other than Colonel Orlando Darri, the staff officer assigned by Ferreira Gary to command the battle situation here.

"What are you doing here."

Aiden's face was a little ugly, and he didn't give Orlando a good look. "I have something important to report."

Orlando winked at the guards, who shouted "military business" and drove everyone out of the hall.

Although Vega wanted to stay, the warnings of several Word Mages and Elemental Mages forced him to give up.

Following the crowd, Vega walked out of the door of the brothel hall.

When he was about to walk out the door, he could faintly hear Aiden's roar.

"I've given you the command, what else do you want me to do?"

"Pay attention to your image? Is there something wrong with my image?"

"Uncle doesn't give you the right to interfere in my life, so don't be shameless."

"..."

Even though it was just a few words, Vega was glad that his three days of tracking were not in vain.

All along, Vega had preconceived that the command was naturally in the hands of the commander-in-chief, and based on the commander's personality, Vega even figured out how to lure the enemy out of the city.

But now it seems that it’s a good thing that I didn’t do that.

The command of this army is obviously not in the hands of this commander, but is commanded by the colonel. This commander is probably just like a nobleman who comes to gain military merit.

Then things will be difficult.

Judging from the colonel's behavior of ordering the guards to disperse all the guests, he is obviously a cautious officer. For this kind of commander who is mainly cautious and defensive, there is a high probability that he will adopt the same fighting method of holding his ground as Theon did.

This man must die.

Vega's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He realized that if he didn't kill this staff officer, the difficulty of this war would more than double.

But would killing this staff officer really be useful?

Vega frowned, not daring to make a direct assertion, because if one staff officer was killed, it was very likely that another staff officer would take his place. In this way, since he did not know the command style of the new staff officer, he would be put in a more passive position.

Things have once again reached a dead end.

However, as a general who has experienced many battles, Vega has a keen sense of war.

At this moment, Vega came up with a plan.

He alienated the relationship between the staff officer and the "nobleman", let Lieutenant General Aiden kill the staff officer himself, and helped Aiden gain command of the entire army.

What great things will Lieutenant General Aiden do now that he has command?

Vega's eyes flashed with interest.

He might even order the entire army to start a war against him.

Of course, it’s too early to think about this.

The biggest problem now is how to establish a good relationship with Aiden, so that this lieutenant general will tell him everything he knows and obey his orders.

This kind of thing may be quite difficult for other people, but it is very easy to build a good relationship with someone like Aiden. The specific implementation method is very simple, it is nothing more than four words: cater to his preferences.

What does Aiden like?
In addition to the obvious eating, drinking, playing, fun, money, sex..., Vega saw through Aiden Gary's desire for power through those few short sentences.

(End of this chapter)