Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 89 Cologne's Gift and Commission
"Lance Bill? I didn't expect a spy to sneak into the army. Damn, I wonder how much information he passed to the Celtic people."

Luo Jia slammed his hands on the table, his uniform wrinkled from the intense movement. He paced back and forth anxiously, shook his head and said, "No, I have to inform the general. We must check the army!"

Nemesis raised his glasses on the tip of his nose and wanted to laugh when he saw the panicked human. What could he use to check? If necessary, the wizards of Sel could seduce a large number of soldiers to serve them. Enchantment spells were no joke.

He put away the spellbook in his hand, walked to the map covered with information on the army's deployment, studied it for a while, and placed his hand on the front line: "They are coming soon. That Sel Mage has sensed me."

Nemesis's eyes seemed to be looking through the map at the operator on the other side: "If we don't want to lose Degen City, we have to speed up our actions."

As if in response to what he said, a soldier rushed in and said to Luo Jia anxiously: "Sir, the front line has been lost. The general sent a secret letter asking us to complete the fortress within three days."

Nemesis turned and walked out of the Military Intelligence Department. He decided to help these workers speed up the construction.

Lance Bill's memory was read out by Nemesis before his death. The Cel wizard who contacted him had only met him once. After the Bill family was destroyed, the Cel wizard summoned him.

On the chest of the red robe was an embroidered pattern of a mysterious eye; that was the attire of Archon Cel.

This means that a wizard of at least level 12 is leading Cesk's army.

This was an obvious thing. In fact, the level of this Sel mage was so low that it made him feel strange. Even though all of Sel's main forces were now resisting the attack from the Witch Country Leatherman, a chief-level combat force should still be able to be spared.

unless
Nemesis suddenly had a bad feeling. Was the sorcerer hiding in the Kingdom of Imbutu really only level 12?
Would the chief of spellcasting of the Red Wizards' Coven be so careless about a conspiracy of this level as summoning ancient demons?
He stretched out his hand, chanted a spell softly, and a white light flickered in his hand.

"Nie Rong may appear in the Inbutu, inform General Cologne to pay attention to the demon seal."

The information was sent out by the magic of prophecy. Although Nemesis did not think that the chief of the spell department, Nie Rong, would come to Degen City, in fact, he thought that the Balor Flame Demon under the royal capital was more in line with Nie Rong's goal. However, he did not forget that there was a high-level demon under the ground of almost every city in Inbutu. If he were Nie Rong, he would probably send his men to cause unrest in other places first, and then take the opportunity to achieve his own goals.

After completing the message, Nemesis flew to the construction site of the fortress. The workers were working hard to carry huge stones from the canyon. After that, they would need to spend a lot of time carving the stones into regular shapes before they could build them into walls.

And this is the most time-consuming.

Nemesis stood in the sky, pointed at a place and began to chant a spell. A bright yellow light lingered on his fingertips, then turned into rays and hit a stone wall. Dozens of meters of stone immediately turned into gray-brown mud and flowed to the ground like liquid.

That is the effect of the fifth-ring transformation spell [Turn Fossil into Mud].

Then, he pointed at the mud again and chanted a completely opposite spell. Under the wizard's will, the mud turned into huge rectangular blocks and then quickly solidified into hard stone.

This is the effect of [Turning Mud into Stone].

Nemesis kept casting spells, even using super magic - the means of expansion. Almost all of his five-ring and six-ring spells were used up, digging a hole in the wall on one side of the canyon that was several thousand meters long and nearly a hundred meters deep.

These stones were turned into neat blocks by the power of magic and placed before the already stunned workers. Their poor imagination was completely unable to understand what powerful force it was that could carve nature into shape according to one's will.

Afterwards, Nemesis picked out some strong workers and blessed them with [Strength of Bull] and [Toughness of Bear]. Under the effect of the spell, the construction speed of the fortress increased by several levels.

Over the next few days, he would participate in the construction process like this.

Soon, three days passed, and a total of 8,000 garrison troops in Degen City arrived at the completed [Earth Spur Fortress], but Nemesis did not see General Cologne.

"General Cologne has gone to the city of Goebenland. Your Excellency, Reverend Father, this is the letter General Cologne gave you." In the office, one of the general's bodyguards handed Nemesis a letter.

Nemesis frowned, took the letter, and scanned it from top to bottom.

"Sir Nemesis, there may be a problem with the seal of Goebenland. The royal family hopes that you can help the army to defend the fortress until I return."

Then, the guard took out a thick book with countless gold edges inlaid on it, and a faint magical aura emanated from it.

"This is the magic book that the general personally retrieved for you. It contains almost all the five-ring spells collected by the royal family. The general also promised that when the war is over, the royal family will give you a more generous reward."

The guard's words made Nemesis' eyes light up instantly. This was exactly what he lacked now. A model of a five-ring spell was worth five thousand gold coins, and the contents of this spell book could be sold for at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins!
He opened the spell book and discarded all the spells of the conjuration and divination departments. It recorded twenty-one five-ring spells of six factions, namely:

Protection: [Break the barrier] [Telepathic barrier] [Anti-curse field] [Secondary steel guard]

Energy Transformation: [Ice Cone] [Protective Palm] [Advanced Explosive Fire] [Wall of Force] [Rainbow Ray] [Northern Wind] [Ball Lightning]

Illusion: [False Vision] [Retribution Phantom] [Mirage]

Necromancer: [Badge of Pain] [Gift of Extraction] Transfiguration: [Malicious Polymorph] [Infernal Form] [Lightning Leap]

Enchantment: [Weak Mind Spell] [Immobilize Monster Spell]

Nemesis put the book away and nodded with satisfaction. His own interests were consistent with those of the Kingdom of Imbutu. Once Sel's iron hoof broke through, it would not only destroy Imbutu, but also Degen, which he ruled.

Even without this spell book, he would have chosen to take action in this war, but General Cologne's character made him feel very comfortable.

Roga also came in at this time. He heard the news of the arrival of General Cologne's personal guards.

Seeing Luo Jia coming in, the guards' eyes lit up and they stepped forward to salute: "Major General Luo Jia!"

Luo Jia nodded and asked, "Soldier, does the general have any news for me?"

The guard immediately took out a ring inlaid with a golden tiger head and handed it to Luo Jia. When the other party saw the ring, he recognized it as the ring the general wore daily. He opened his mouth in surprise and asked: "What does the general mean by giving it to me?"

The guard once again told him that General Cologne would not come, and then continued, "The general appointed you as the temporary commander-in-chief of the army to lead the army during his absence. This ring is a token of his loyalty."

"This..." Luo Jia smiled bitterly. He didn't know if he was qualified for this position.

Just as he feared, after the guards left, the news he brought caused controversy in the army. Without the leadership of General Cologne, the soldiers became negative. Although Loga had good qualifications, he lacked prestige. Only a few young and strong officers kept speaking for him.

That night, Loga let all the soldiers rest for a night, asked the workers to prepare a sumptuous dinner, and gave a speech in front of everyone in an attempt to motivate them.

But the effect is not great.

The situation on the front line was already very clear. The joint army of Sel and Cesk destroyed the kingdom's army like a rotten wood, and there were only a few survivors. During the few days of building the fortress, survivors who escaped from the front line from time to time described to them the horrific scenes on the battlefield.

Endless undead creatures, unstoppable golems, and Cesk's elite cavalry meant that the kingdom's army had almost no ability to resist.

Major General Roscoe, who was commanding the battle at the front line, destroyed two golems at the cost of his own life, but that was all.

The Earth Spur Fortress is the last obstacle between the Kingdom and Cesk. Once crossed, the city of Degen is behind it.

Nemesis stayed in the fortress. The dragon didn't like being watched, so he tried to stay alone. The crowded space in the military camp didn't give him a chance to transform back into his true form, which made him miss his graceful dragon body often.

He ignored the rumors in the army and the negative emotions of the soldiers. The battlefield was cruel, and when life and death lay before them, they had no chance to think so much.

"Come on, come on."

After reading the spell book, Nemesis blew out the candle and hid his figure in the darkness. He looked through the window silently at the moonlight outside and the darkness at the end of the canyon in the distance.

Soon he'd be free to be himself.
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At this time, thousands of miles away from the canyon, inside the camp of the Sesk army.

The military camp was unusually quiet under the moonlight. The soldiers had already fallen asleep and there was no one patrolling. But if an outsider tried to break in at this time, he would find that in the darkness where the moonlight could not reach, countless undead creatures were lurking silently.

A wizard in red sat in the magic circle. The faint candlelight provided a ray of light, vaguely revealing his smooth head covered with tattoos. He silently looked at the shadows outside the candlelight, waiting for the arrival of the distinguished guest.

Soon, a wisp of mist entangled in the shadows, and a man who looked skinny and almost like a skeleton emerged faintly in the shadows.

"Sazas Tan."

The red-robed wizard lowered his proud head and paid tribute to the illusion in the shadow.

"Your mind is in turmoil." Dark whispers rang in the ears of the red-robed wizard.

The red-robed wizard froze and whispered, "I'm afraid, Sazas Tan, I'm afraid of Nie Rong's revenge."

The man in the shadows let out a short, low laugh, as if mocking the wizard's hesitation.

"Nie Rong, Nie Rong" a faint whisper flashed by.

"He's not coming back."

(End of this chapter)