Full-Time Psychic Martial Artist

"Looks like you've figured out the trick to getting along with little Nelly," Seina said with a smile as she looked at Lorne from across the table.

Lorne nodded slightly: "Yes, hopefully this trick won't be used by someone with ill intentions."

"Then you must help us protect her," Saina said solemnly.

"Of course." Lorne nodded seriously.

Just kidding, this little idiot is a genuine chosen one of God. He's only seventeen and already at level 20. His potential is limitless. How could I possibly give him away so easily?

"I have to go to the command center for my shift. What about you? What are your plans for the future?" Saina asked.

"I want to show Nelly around the fortress and the surrounding terrain to prepare for the battles to come," Lorne said, revealing a plan he had already devised.

"A wise choice." Saina nodded approvingly. "Go ahead, be careful, and blow the whistle if anything happens."

"Actually, the goddess just gave me an ability that's even more useful than the whistle," Lorne said after connecting Seina to the mind network.

Seina paused for a second, then her face lit up with joy: "You've received the blessing of the Goddess of Darkness?"

Lorne immediately deduced the underlying information from that sentence:

Nelly also gave Seina the Shadow Guard mark and communicated with her telepathically through the Shadow Guard mark, so Seina mistook the telepathic communication with the Mind Network for the Shadow Guard's telepathic communication.

Lorne now has reason to suspect that anyone who has fed Nelly has been given the Shadow Guard mark.

"I don't think I've ever given you the Shadow Guard mark," Lorne said with a smile.

Saina was slightly taken aback, then realized that she had made a silly mistake.

"I'm sorry, I just really want you to become a true professional." Saina gave a wry smile. "You know, we're facing a huge crisis."

“I completely understand.” Lorne nodded, then changed the subject, saying, “From another perspective, you, like Ms. Kovina, also need a good rest.”

"Yes, I know, my mind is starting to sluggish. I'll go rest after Kovina wakes up. You and Nelly need to rest too."

"certainly."

"So what exactly is the new ability the goddess gave you?" Seina's eyes sparkled with curiosity.

Lorne directly sent the instructions on how to use the Mind Network to Seina and Nelly, but concealed the fact that he had the highest level of access and could see all private messages.

"What a convenient ability." Seina smiled after figuring out how to use the MindNet, then secretly sent a private message to Nelly: "Little Nelly, can you hear me?"

"Yes." Nelly immediately replied via private message on the HeartNet.

"What do you think of Brother Lorne?" Saina asked again.

This topic immediately caught Lorne's attention, and he pretended to be completely unaware, waiting for Nelly's answer.

Without much thought, Neri said, "My brother is weak. Neri will protect him."

Lorne: ? ? ?

"Pfft~" Saina couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What's wrong?" Lorne asked Saina, pretending not to know anything.

Saina was even more flustered and quickly waved her hand, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something funny."

After saying that, she sent a private message to Nelly: "Whatever you do, don't let Lorne know you think he's weak."

"Why?" Nelly asked, puzzled.

Saina smiled and said, "If you do that, I'll cook you something delicious."

"Okay!" Nelly immediately agreed.

[Sena used food as a lure on Nelly, and it worked wonders.]

Lorne was speechless for a moment.

Why would eavesdropping lead to a death sentence?

…………

The Elven race possesses a meditation-like sleep method that achieves the same effect as eight hours of human sleep in just four hours.

When Kovina and Saloville awoke from their deep sleep, Lorne had thoroughly familiarized himself with the interior and exterior of Northwood Fortress and memorized it.

In the command room, while examining Salowell, Seina said:

"While magical healing can quickly heal wounds and restore life, the body recovered in this way is as fragile as a newborn. Unless you have a very strong constitution, it will take several days of rest and recuperation to truly return to your original strength."

"Sena, you're overreacting. This little injury is nothing," Saloville said to Sena.

Saina shook her head: "No, this is no small injury. You almost died. If it weren't for Lorne being there by your side and knowing healing magic, you would have already gone to see the goddess. You need more rest."

Saloville looked anxious: "But we don't have time. We need to get the elves moving quickly. Monteridge alone won't be enough. I just need to turn into an owl. Mother Iria will take good care of my real body."

Upon hearing this, Saina looked at Kovina with a troubled expression.

Kovina pondered for a few seconds and said, "Let him go. Although Monteridge has animal companions to help him, he can't outrun a flying druid."

"Alright, but you have to promise not to push yourself. If you encounter orcs, fly away immediately and don't fight them." Seina looked at Salowell seriously.

Salovey felt as if he had been granted a pardon and immediately swore a loud oath: "I swear in the name of the goddess Iria that I will protect myself!"

Seina stepped aside from Salowell, who immediately unleashed a cloud of magical smoke. The smoke quickly dissipated, and an owl spread its wings and flew out of the window, leaving only an empty chair.

After a while, Lorne and Nelly walked into the command room.

"I saw Saloville fly out of the window," Lorne said.

Kovina nodded: "Yes, he went to inform the elves to move."

"May the goddess bless the elves," said Seina.

"May the goddess bless the elves," Kovina and Lorne said in unison.

"Alright, leave this to me, you guys go and get some rest," Kovina said.

"I have a few more things to say. I took a look around while you rested," Lorne said, walking to the sand table and pointing to an area outside the north wall of the fortress.

"We should cut down all these cedars. This will make it easier for us to look out and defend. Otherwise, our arrows will be blocked, making it easier for the orcs to reach the city walls."

In fact, there was a treeless buffer zone outside the fortress, but that buffer zone did not reach the maximum range of the bows and crossbows, only about 80%.

This defensive fortification, which failed to maximize its advantages, made Lorne, who suffered from a congenital phobia of insufficient firepower, uneasy.

Kovina and Seina both frowned at Lorne's suggestion, looking troubled.

Lorne immediately added, "I know this goes against elven tradition, but if the fortress falls, the orcs will cut down the entire forest, use the wood to make more weapons, and continue their southward invasion. At that point, we will have lost much more than just this small patch of wood."

After Lorne finished speaking, he said no more. He believed that this wise commander would understand.

Sure enough, Kovina nodded after only a few seconds of thought: "Okay, I'll send someone to take care of it right away."

"I'm afraid you'll have to be there in person to supervise," Lorne cautioned. "You know, this is a difficult task for any elf."

"Yes, I understand." Kovina nodded firmly.

"May the goddess bless the elves." Lorne rarely offered such a charlatan's suggestion, just to make the upright paladin feel better.

"May the goddess bless the elves," Kovina replied solemnly, a fighting spirit gleaming in her eyes.

You have completed the campaign event [Strategic Vision], gaining 50 x 10 experience points. (600/1000)

"Alright, little Lorne and little Nelly should rest now. Come with me, I'll arrange your dorm rooms," said Saina.

"Let them sleep in my room," Kovina said. "Little Nelly is used to sleeping there, and suddenly changing places will make her uneasy. I'll be sleeping in the command room for a while, so it's just sitting there empty anyway."

"OK."

……

In Kovina's dormitory, Lorne frowned slightly as he looked at the simple, unadorned single bed placed against the corner of the room.

Is there only one bed?

"One bed is enough. You can sleep on top, and Nelly can sleep on the bottom," Seina said.

Lorne: ? ? ?

Is that correct?

…………

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