Mage Veigar

Chapter 528: High-minded but low-handed
The butler left the reception room.

However, Vega felt uneasy when he saw Okasos's face turn slightly pale.

Okasos is the most important part of the entire battle plan. The reason why the Empire is now very wary of the Dynasty is partly because of Vega himself, but strictly speaking, it is the combination of him and Okasos Saint Laurent that is feared.

A command genius plus a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex.

If this combination loses any one party, the hope of winning the war will decrease exponentially. This is why the Free Alliance is willing to form an alliance with the Dynasty and recognize the Dynasty's role as the main force in this war.

Therefore, Vega was a little worried.

He was worried that Okasos would suddenly no longer want to stand together with him against foreign enemies. If that happened, there would be no one to hold back the main force of the empire's eastern front. This main force would then form a living support force, which could directly or indirectly change the course of the war.

But it turned out that Okasos had no intention of going back on his word.

But the next piece of information Okasos said made Vega's face turn pale.

"I just received news that the 80 main forces of the empire have returned home unscathed."

"Are you kidding, sir?"

Vega asked with a hopeful mentality. After all, the United Kingdom could not defeat the Empire's 800,000-strong army with its capabilities, but it was more than enough to contain this force.

Because that’s 80 people.

As the number of people increases, the marching speed will decrease.

Under the kingdom's obstruction, withdrawing 800,000 troops is far from being accomplished in ten days or half a month. The most ideal speed would take more than half a year. If the kingdom spends a huge amount of money, the empire will have almost no chance of withdrawing its troops.

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back.

The empire had never originally thought of the need to withdraw its troops, so once it was stuck in the quagmire of war, it would be quite difficult to withdraw without permission, unless you were willing to take drastic measures.

"How can we joke about military and national affairs?"

Okasos confirmed his words: "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness will receive this message when he returns to the City Lord's Mansion later."

"Kingdom! Kingdom! What a united kingdom!"

Vega gnashed his teeth and said, "You are missing the point, you are missing the point! How can the think tank of the United Kingdom be so short-sighted? Do you want to use these 800,000 people to further weaken the Free Alliance? Or do you want to become a member of the main war country and share the pie of the Empire together?"

"Ah!"

Vega said to himself in an extremely sarcastic tone, "I thought the Empire was already arrogant and conceited enough, but I didn't expect that the United Kingdom is even more arrogant and conceited than the Empire! Do you really think that even if the Empire's 800,000 soldiers return to defend, the combined strength of the four countries can still win?"

"Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?"

Vega said angrily, disregarding his image: "What right does a country that was almost destroyed by the Empire have to underestimate the Empire's strength? These 800,000 main forces will surely become the trump card that overturns the war situation."

"Your Highness, are you exaggerating?"

Although Okasos understood that the withdrawal of the empire's eighty troops would have some impact on the war situation, this time the strength of the four countries was gathered. Even if the empire had an additional eight hundred thousand people, it could only survive for a while longer.

"Your Excellency is also looking down on the Empire?"

Vega opened his mouth. He originally thought that only the Kingdom was arrogant. He never expected that even Okasos thought that the four countries could win the battle by uniting. What on earth was the reason for such mysterious self-confidence?

If Veigar wasn't quite confident in his own judgment.

If it were someone with a weak will, he would probably have started to doubt whether he was the one who was wrong. Could it be that this was the so-called "everyone is drunk but I am the only one sober"? Or is it that everyone else is normal and he is the only one suffering from delusional mental illness, and he is just worrying too much?
“Your Highness, don’t worry too much.” Okasos seemed to be answering Vega’s inner thoughts and said confidently: “I can be the main force in this battle. As long as Your Highness can ensure that the Empire is contained and prevented from entering the territory of the Dynasty from the north, then I will open a road from the east of the Empire and take down the Immortal City.”

Should I laugh?

Or should I cry?

Or is it a matter of laughing and crying?

Vega no longer knew what expression to put on.

One was a country that was struggling to survive after being ravaged by the empire. Because it felt that the four countries had a sure victory in the war against the empire, it secretly released 800,000 troops of the empire out of greed, attempting to become the main force in the war and divide the empire while weakening the strength of the alliance and the dynasty.

The other one thought he was invincible and could fight against ten thousand people alone.

Therefore, he arrogantly believed that as long as Vega could hold the Empire back and prevent the Empire from destroying the dynasty while he was away fighting, he could let go and easily defeat the Empire.

Since ancient times, arrogant soldiers will always be defeated.

In Vega's imagination, it was understandable for the Free Alliance to underestimate the Empire. After all, they were on the same level. But as a loser, to underestimate a winner... No, the word "looking down" should be used here!

Who gave them the courage?
Even Vega himself did not dare to underestimate the Empire from beginning to end. He even thought that if these 800,000 main forces were allowed to return for defense, the situation of the war would be directly reversed.

It's not just Vega.

This time, the Freedom Alliance dispatched a full one million main forces!

One million is not a small number for any country. Using a hundred to launch an expedition would consume enough war resources to drain years or even decades of wealth. This shows how much the Free Alliance values ​​the Empire as its rival.

Or.

Is this what they call height determines knowledge?

Vega is familiar with the 5,000-year history of wars, and as a former general of the Empire, he would never simply think that the Empire is nothing but pride. Moreover, the Alliance, as an existence on the same level as the Empire, also attaches great importance to the Empire.

Only, and only, the Kingdom and Okasos...

No, maybe there should be another Principality of Baya added here. They don’t think that the return of 800,000 imperial troops can change the situation of the war, and they have been looking down on the empire from a condescending attitude from the very beginning.

"It turns out that the empire's arrogance and sense of superiority are not without reason."

Veigar couldn't help but sigh: "If I fight with this group of people for hundreds or thousands of years, I'm afraid I will also develop a sense of superiority, but the premise is that my intelligence is not lowered to the same level as this group of people."

After making such a joke, Vega said goodbye to Okasos.

Summer insects can't talk about ice.

Vega did not explain much to Okasos. If you explain it to him clearly at this time, he might not think it makes sense. He might even think that you underestimated his strength and sneer at you.

For this kind of person, it's very simple.

That is to spoil him, do everything you can to spoil him, and then let him be slapped hard in the face by the cold reality.

While thinking maliciously, Vega returned to the City Lord's Mansion to make long-term plans.

Originally, after persuading Okasos today, he could return to the palace to have a good rest, and even improve his favorability with Xia. Unfortunately, this incident happened and all his plans were ruined.

(End of this chapter)