Mage Veigar

Chapter 461 Unexpected
The wind is cold and howling.

The City of Black Gold has been covered in a layer of white snow.

Dozens of kilometers away from the City of Black Gold is Vega’s large camp.

The two sides had been confronting each other for more than three days. Vega, who had arrived in a hurry, did not choose to attack immediately because he had not thought of a way to capture the Black Gold City. If he attacked by force, he could not guarantee a 100% chance of winning.

As for the Black Gold City, there is no need to mention it.

Eskar knew that he was weak and was prepared to fight a serious battle to defend the city. Of course, he could not lead the army to attack actively. Moreover, the weather was cold now, and the longer the time dragged on, the better it would be for them.

As the commander-in-chief.

Eskar knows how to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and use his advantages to achieve victory.

In addition, Eskar has always been cautious and very confident. Once he decides on a strategic direction, he will definitely proceed at his own pace. It is difficult for ordinary officers to influence his will.

Vega was once Eskar's subordinate.

Therefore, he was quite familiar with Eskar's character. He understood that Eskar was not the kind of commander who was easily swayed by other people's opinions. This could be seen from the last time Eskar ignored other people's opinions and chose to believe in him unconditionally.

But it was precisely because of this understanding that Vega frowned.

Eskar has the most cautious attitude and a confident and even somewhat arrogant combat mindset, which is very similar to Vega himself in a sense. Perhaps this is why Eskar has always had a good impression of Vega and even regards him as his direct descendant. There is an idiom called "birds of a feather flock together".

"It's really not a solution to drag it on like this."

Vega had been walking around the sandbox for the entire morning, but hadn't made any progress.

At this moment, Vega felt as if he was shrouded in a fog. Even though he had been with Eskar for such a long time and had a complete understanding of his basic personality, he just couldn't find the enemy's flaws.

Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win every battle. This iron rule seems to have lost its effect.

But in fact, this kind of thing is not without reason.

As the saying goes, a doctor cannot heal himself. Other aspects may be very different, but in the command of the battle, Eskar's cautious mentality and tactical confidence are exactly the same as Vega's. Strictly speaking, they are like a reflection in a mirror.

It is easy to defeat others, but it is quite difficult to defeat yourself.

After all, most people can only see their own strengths but cannot fully see their own weaknesses, so when Veigar encounters an opponent whose tactical command style is very similar to his own, he seems to be at a loss.

What about throwing a brick to attract jade, what about making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, what about crossing the sky and the sea... Vega believes that these tricks and schemes will be useless in front of a cautious and confident person like Eskar.

Because they only trust their own judgment.

Their tactical thinking is so confident that it is almost arrogance, so they will never doubt whether their plans are feasible. Even if the whole world says they are wrong, they will still insist on their own way.

Vega is like this.

The same is true for Eskar.

Therefore, when Eskar decided that they could win the war by defending the city, no matter how Vega tempted them, it would be impossible to change their will, unless Eskar himself intended to change his tactics, but this possibility was very small.

From oneself to others.

Vega himself rarely does anything that denies himself, let alone Eskar?

Da da da--

Vega continued to circle around the sand table, and another hour passed. Silis, who was standing quietly by the side, saw that Vega was frowning, and she could no longer bear it. She stepped forward and said, "Is there anything I can help you with? If you have any worries, you can tell me and I can help you."

"Just some trivia."

Vega glanced at Qi Lisi, then smiled and said, "If you are hungry, you can ask the guards to bring some food. You don't need to prepare my portion. I don't have much appetite in the afternoon."

There was a flash of disappointment in Silis's eyes.

Although Vega disguised himself very well, after a year of training, Silis, who was very good at observing people's words and expressions, keenly discovered the perfunctory meaning in Vega's smile. She was tactful and did not say anything, but ordered the guards to bring two meals.

"Vega, let's have lunch first."

Silis brought the food to the table and motioned for Vega to eat first.

However, this action of Silis happened to interrupt the inspiration that Vega had just found, which almost made Vega go berserk. Fortunately, Vega was not the kind of person who could not suppress his emotions. He suppressed the irritability in his heart and said to Silis, "Thank you."

No anger, no complaints.

The first reason was that Silis had good intentions, and if he got angry it would definitely discourage her. The second reason was that the matter was done, and getting angry and complaining at this time would only backfire and would not change the reality.

So after saying this, he started to eat.

"Sorry……"

Silisi also realized that she had good intentions but ended up doing something bad, so she said sorry carefully. Upon hearing this, Vega smiled sincerely at Silisi and accepted her apology.

But Vega did not have a peaceful meal.

Vega and Celis had just finished eating halfway when three uninvited guests broke into Vega's office without even saying hello. If this happened to ordinary soldiers and officers, it would be a challenge to the authority of a commander.

Those who disregard authority should be put to death immediately.

But Vega didn't dare to do so at this moment, because the person standing at the door was none other than——

Shia Saint Laurent.

The nominally supreme queen of the dynasty took off the hood of her black cloak, revealing a stunningly beautiful face. She then stood at the door in a coquettish manner, followed by two guards.

"Xi, Xiya... Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Vega opened his mouth wide with an expression of disbelief in his eyes. According to Vega's plan, Xia had to stay in Saint Laurent as a mascot to stabilize the situation in the entire country, so that he could rest assured to fight on the West Coast for so long.

If Xia is missing.

Then the situation on the entire East Coast will change immediately, and some noble officials with ulterior motives may even use this as an excuse to destabilize the court, because without the orthodox banner of Xia, Yiluo will not be able to use justice to control the overall situation.

At this moment, Vega thought of many possibilities.

One possibility is that something happened on the East Coast, so Xia had to flee Saint Laurent and come to the West Coast to seek his protection. But this is almost impossible. His iron-clad layout on the East Coast and his perfect and impeccable plan, how could there be any loopholes?

Same with Eskar.

Vega is very confident about his plan, and he firmly believes that his plan will never go wrong.

Therefore, Vega turned his gaze towards Shia, eagerly waiting for her answer.

(End of this chapter)