Ember Skywalker

Chapter 230 The war situation worsens! (Fourth update)

Soon, all the important people gathered in the conference hall.

After not seeing each other for several months, these people have become much stronger.

Among them, Lanster is the strongest, almost approaching the heavenly level.

Everyone was also relieved by Raven's return.

They have been under a lot of pressure recently.

"I heard from Angel that you have already advanced to the Heavenly Level?" Monroe asked.

Raven smiled, "It was a fluke."

“Fuck, I’m so pissed off.

A genius like me didn't make the cut, how come you got ahead of me?"

"Monroe, how can you compete with me?" Hesa ​​rolled his eyes. "You can't even beat me."

"Bullshit! Who said I can't beat you? Believe it or not, I'll beat you to death!"

"Then do you dare to try it?"

"Go, now, immediately!"

Sean said with a headache: "Okay, both of you be quiet, I have something to say to Raven."

The two of them then sat down angrily.

After organizing his thoughts, Sean said in a deep voice:

“Raven, after you left, many more refugees came to Lentini.

Thanks to Huey's efforts, they have all been well accommodated, and now everything in the city is in good order."

The uncle was very satisfied with Huey and praised him specially, and then said:

“Xinni has run Hex City very well and can now complement Lentini.

At present, the two cities have entered a stage of healthy development.

During this period, the foreigners we were most worried about never came again.

It can be said that everything is fine at the moment, except..."

"Just what?"

“The fighting situation on the front has worsened again.

Pompey suddenly launched a large-scale attack in the northwest, and the Duke of Winniston had to send back most of the soldiers. Now Grand Duke Lennon was unable to hold on alone and had to shrink the front line.

In this way, the main battlefield is not far from us and may spread here at any time."

Raven was shocked. "How far is the nearest battle line from us?"

“It’s very close, it’s Weina City.

Half a month ago, there were already troops stationed there, and there were troops everywhere.

A few days ago, Lady Celine ordered several nearby lords to prepare for war. Once the alien race attacks Weina City, we will provide support.

If you don’t come back, I don’t know what to do.”

Raven's heart sank.

He didn't expect the situation to be so serious. Vina City was only half a day away from Lentini. It could be said that war was imminent.

"How many soldiers are currently stationed in Weiner?"

"About three thousand people."

“Three thousand people!

In other words, if we break through there, we will be facing thousands of aliens?"

"good."

The strategic position of a city and the size of its enemy can be roughly inferred from its garrison.

Now it seems that Weina City should not be the main attack direction of the alien race, but it is definitely an important place.

"How many guards does Lentini have now?"

“There were more than fifty of them before you left, and seventy if you count the patrol.

But the situation has been getting worse recently, so we recruited another fifty people."

Raven shook his head: "One hundred and twenty people, that's too few."

"Yes, there are too few. Once the Weina City ahead is breached, we will be the first to bear the brunt and there will be no chance of survival."

"Yes, we must act quickly and prepare for the worst-case scenario."

"But did it work?"

Monroe smiled bitterly.

“What can we change with such a small territory?

The Saint Alliance is a behemoth comparable to a country, and the best solution is to evacuate."

“I don’t agree with evacuation.

Dante is already surrounded by war, where can we retreat to?

Besides, what will happen to the people here if we leave?"

Sean said in a deep voice.

"Don't forget, lord, if you retreat without a fight, you will be guilty of losing territory. The Grand Duke will chop off our heads first."

"I'm just talking." Monroe spread his hands.

"Don't mention evacuation anymore. We have everything here. I will never leave."

Raven said without question.

"Uncle, how many gold coins do we have left to use?"

Sean stopped talking and looked at him eagerly.

"I see..." Raven smiled bitterly. "In fact, Lentini is basically able to maintain a balance between income and expenditure, but she is a little tight. If there is a big expense, it will not work."

"Uncle, I plan to hire a hundred high-level mercenaries. Please prepare their camp and weapons."

"One hundred!" Everyone was shocked.

Even the wise beastman, who was usually insensitive to gold coins, felt that something was wrong. He counted on his fingers and said:

"Boss, I know you're anxious, but... this will cost a lot of money, right?"

Raven smiled, "Don't worry, I have enough here."

"No, you have to spend money sparingly, there are so many places to spend money.

Food costs money, weapons cost money, relief costs money..."

Hesa counted the numbers on her radish-thick fingers, and he was surprisingly clear and serious about it.

"Boss, you have to save money anyway!"

Raven was shocked and asked Sean:

"Uncle, have you been lazy lately?"

"Well... during the time you were away, Hesa ​​did a lot for me. I found that wise orcs are actually very good at managing the household."

Everyone at the table was nodding.

Hesa raised his nose even more proudly and looked at Raven complacently.

Damn, let the intelligent orcs manage the human city?

Raven covers his face

After a long time, he finally accepted the fact and stretched out a finger.

"Boss, what are you doing?" Hesaqi asked.

"One finger represents 100,000 gold coins, which is how much I have now."

He spread out five fingers.

"Shit, you robbed the palace?"

Lanster was surprised and asked.

"It's a long story. Master Monet gave it to me. I earned it by working as his assistant."

"Can you earn so much as an assistant?" Sophie looked at Raven suspiciously, "You don't recognize him as your father, do you?"

"Go aside!"

Raven didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

“So, we are not short of money, and we must turn money into strength as soon as possible.

These 100 people are just the first batch. I will recruit the second batch after all of them are absorbed."

Sean is a little worried:

“But the arrival of so many people at once will upset the balance of power in the city.

They are no better than us, so how can we ensure their loyalty?

What if these people disobey orders or even escape in the middle of a battle..."

"I will sign a battlefield contract with them."

"This is a good idea, but the contract scroll will cost a lot of money."

Sophie said distressedly.

She also became more and more aware of saving.

"Of course, I will give them generous rewards, but they must sign a contract."

Raven said without question.

“In addition, we will recruit a group of soldiers from the refugees.

Guy, Yellin, you guys should train them out as soon as possible.

Although these people are not as powerful as mercenaries, their loyalty is definitely not a problem, and the cost will be much lower."

“Okay, I’ll recruit three hundred of them.

Including the current guards and the one hundred newly recruited mercenaries, we will have a team of five hundred people.

Although it is still weak, it is capable of fighting. "

Raven shook his head and said, "Uncle, no one knows better than you how terrifying those alien races are. This is not enough."

Sean sighed: "This is beyond my imagination."

"We actually still have air cavalry." Lanster said.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"How is the Air Cavalry progressing now?" Raven asked.

“A fortnight ago, a man who called himself Bunyan came to us.

He brought a letter of introduction from Miss Onivia, saying he was here to help us train the air cavalry.

I arranged for him to teach everyone skills, and he is indeed a very talented person."

"Great, I didn't expect Onivia to be so quick."

"Don't be happy too soon, our combat capability is still only on paper.

Because the Silver Eagle has just reached adulthood, and you have not returned from Isaac City, the distribution of the mount has been uncertain.

So currently, except for An Qi, no one else has been to the sky yet."

Raven was startled.

He had been wondering why the batch of air cavalry equipment he had bought was not equipped on the Silver Eagles?
It turned out to be the case.

"How many silver eagles do we have in total?"

(End of this chapter)