Who taught him to restore the country like this

Chapter 124 Evacuation
From his sad statement, Ian learned that the Zi Yang Kingdom's army was approaching - the enemy army brazenly invaded the border of the Lionheart Kingdom in the morning.

The enemy is numerous and we are few, and the small lords along the border of the Lionheart Kingdom are simply unable to resist.

"Young Master Ian, please come forward to take charge of the situation." The Viscount pleaded with the knights who came to ask for help.

Take charge of the overall situation?

Ian's face was gloomy.

In this situation, he can hardly protect himself, let alone take charge of the overall situation!

He waved his hand irritably, ordering the guards to expel the knight from the tent. He was the only one left in the tent, and the sound of anxious footsteps echoed back and forth in the oppressive space.

He knew very well what it meant for the Zi Yang Kingdom to invade the Lion Heart Kingdom at this time.

His repeated breach of contract had made the two companies completely lose patience with him.

The situation is now clear - the Thorn Territory has become a discarded pawn, and the Purple Sun Kingdom has become their new ally.

"These lunatics!" Ian cursed through his teeth.

He really didn't expect that the two families were so decisive and actually wanted to drag the Zi Yang Kingdom into the game.

It is easy to invite the Zi Yang Kingdom, but it may not be so easy to send the Zi Yang Kingdom away afterwards.

I am afraid that when the time comes, the snipe and the clam will fight, and the fisherman will benefit.

Didn’t those two idiots ever consider the consequences of doing this?

Can't we wait two more days?
Anger made Ian's face darker.

Now that Silver City was in decline, in two days, he would surely be able to capture Silver City and unify the Thorn Territory.

However, those guys didn't give him the time.

If the Zi Yang Kingdom were to attack the royal capital as agreed, it would inevitably pass through the Thorn Territory.

Could the other party be simply passing by?
This is obviously impossible.

He and Leo were both injured in the fight. Now is a great opportunity for the Zi Yang Kingdom to occupy the Thorn Territory. How could the other party miss it?

If he continued to attack Silver City, he would end up becoming someone else's puppet, and he might even die there.

What should I do?
Put aside your prejudices temporarily, make peace with Leo, and unite against the enemy?
Do not!
Ian immediately rejected the idea.

This was tantamount to chronic suicide. Leo's reputation in the Thorn Territory always surpassed his. Once the Ziyang people were driven away, he would be the next to be liquidated.

He would never allow this to happen.

What's more, with the Thorn Territory's current depleted military strength, even if they join forces, they may not be able to stop Zi Yang's iron hoof.

"The only option is... to leave the Thorn Territory!"

Ian suddenly stopped in his tracks, a trace of cruelty and determination flashing across his eyes.

He was unwilling to accept either handing over the Thorn Territory to Leo or having it forcibly occupied by the Zi Yang Kingdom.

Since the ending cannot be changed, before leaving, leave behind some "gifts" that will make them anxious and disgust them!
……

Silver City.

Leo was worried about Ian's continuous attacks in recent days when he suddenly heard an urgent report from the guards.

Ian is out of action!

Leo's heart tightened, and his first thought was: Have troops from Baimu City sent support?
Given the current situation in Thorn Territory, only Whitewood City can rescue Silver City.

As long as Baimu City sends a troop to harass Ian's rear, it will inevitably slow down Ian's pace of attacking Baiyin City.

These days he had been hoping that Mr. Thompson, who was highly praised by the guards of Baimu City, would do something amazing again.

Now, has Baimu City finally taken action?

Leo suppressed his excitement and ordered his scouts to closely monitor Ian's movements. If Ian turned his attack on Whitewood City, he would immediately lead his troops to its aid. By keeping Ian occupied on both fronts, he could slowly turn the tide of the battle.

However, he had no idea...

At this moment, Shiraki City is enjoying a rare tranquility.

……

Whitewood City.

"Teacher, that... the position is wrong, it needs to be a little lower, yes, right here, slowly..."

In the morning light, by the river, Tallulah leaned against a thick tree trunk, her chest heaving violently, her forehead and snow-white neck covered with sweat.

In the middle of the river, Ron rolled up his trouser legs, leaned over and stood in the cool river water, with one hand firmly pressed on the riverbed.

Following Tallulah's instructions, Ron found the correct position and constructed the last alchemical circle, injecting life energy and the magic circuit of the water magic Tidal Embrace at the same time.

hum-

The magic circle was instantly illuminated! The calm river suddenly surged, and the turbulent water seemed to be pulled by an invisible hand, quickly converging and shaping, and finally condensing into a nearly two-meter-tall humanoid puppet composed of pure water.

"Success!"

clap clap clap...

Tallulah applauded and looked at the elemental puppet Ron had transformed with amazement. "That's amazing, teacher. Thirteen primary alchemy circles and you've transformed a third-level elemental puppet. You're truly an arcane genius."

There are usually two ways to transform elemental puppets: one is to use mithril rods or special alloys as carriers, which is relatively simple.

The second method is to directly extract substances and transform them through complex alchemical arrays, which is extremely difficult.

The latter requires a deep understanding of the nature of matter.

Ron stared at the first magic circle puppet he had transformed with his own hands, but he was not satisfied.

Because mixed in it is not only life energy and water magic, but also the elemental spirits of the White Lion's Heart.

"The elemental spirit that has merged with the White Lion Heart is only at this level. It seems that the method of activating the White Lion Heart by material transformation will not work." Ron thought to himself.

The Lion's Heart has two forms, a jade form for auxiliary use, and a ferocious beast form for independent combat.

Even if it is just this small piece in his hand, if it can activate the beast form, it will be enough to burst out the combat power comparable to the top seventh-level strongman.

However, in order to activate the ferocious beast form of Lionheart, an item is needed. That item is in the inheritance place of Lionheart, which is where the royal family of the Lionheart Kingdom discovered Lionheart.

Ron knew the location of the inheritance site, but at this point, such items would have been taken away by someone else.

It was precisely because that person got that item that the three dukes rebelled. They overthrew the royal family for the sake of the Lion's Heart controlled by the royal family.

It’s useless to know who is behind this, because you can’t snatch it away.

Since this road was blocked, Ron had to find another way.

But at the moment, it seems that forcibly integrating elemental spirits into the puppet is not even as effective as directly using it to amplify the power of magic, and it consumes a huge amount of energy.

The magic power and mental energy consumed in manipulating the White Lion Heart to transform its properties are several times greater than that of ordinary puppet transformations.

This can be seen from Tallulah's condition: the girl who used to be energetic even after a whole day of high-intensity training with him, now is sweating profusely and listless after only one or two hours.

"If only I could get a relic like the one in Twilight City..."

Ron just thought about it for a moment and then killed the idea.

The competitor of this thing is the future Demon King, and he can't afford to offend him now.

"Let's stop here for today." Ron stood up and walked onto the river bank in the shallow water.

At this moment, a guard came hurriedly and reported respectfully: "Mr. Thomson, someone wants to see you."

(End of this chapter)