Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 186 The Beginning of the Third Campaign

Forward base.

The conference room was filled with department heads and their deputies.

The Sage Paro sat in the main seat, without uttering a word.

The chief of staff explained the revised operational plan for the Third Campaign to the holographic projection map.

Originally, the frontline command did not want to end this mission of conquering the heavens in the third campaign.

They wanted to have one or two more battles to hone the skills of this ragtag army that the academy's administration had hastily reorganized.

This is for external audiences.

The legion's command, coordination, and tactical skills are honed through actual combat.

Internally.

The forward command uses investigations into the actions of "hostile forces" infiltrating and paralyzing various departments in forward bases and rear camps to eliminate unqualified members, select outstanding individuals, and establish a sound internal management and self-correction mechanism.

Link Grand's arrival, whether unintentional or deliberate, accelerated both internal and external processes.

Especially in foreign countries.

The Minister and two Deputy Ministers of the Medical Department did indeed misdefine the large-scale mutation of the fairies.

This led to the misjudgment by the frontline command.

This meant that the sixth version of the Third Campaign Operational Plan formulated by the General Staff Office still focused on honing the corps' scheduling, coordination, and tactical skills.

After revisions, the seventh version, which is the operational plan that the Chief of Staff is currently presenting,

Primarily employing blitzkrieg tactics, it emphasizes the legion's high mobility and fully utilizes overwhelming firepower.

The key is to win quickly and achieve success in multiple areas.

On one hand, they launched a direct raid on the various heavily fortified strongholds of the Fairy Royal Family, eliminating the last remaining forces of the Fairy Royal Family.

Meanwhile, under the guidance of the special forces team, they completed the "decapitation" of the Fairy Royal Court.

With lightning speed, they achieved fruitful results and a complete victory in the third campaign.

Taking advantage of the situation, they coerced the nobles of several major fairy clans into agreeing to become vassals, whether they liked it or not.

Actively assist the world will of the wizarding world, and "infect" the world will of the fairy world.

This allows the fairy world to take the shape of the wizarding world while retaining enough of its original characteristics.

"In summary, the essence of this operation plan is that after the 7-person special forces team finds the location where the Fairy King is sleeping, the entire army will be mobilized to launch a blitzkrieg against the Fairy Royal Family's fortresses and a surprise attack on the Fairy Royal Court."

After the chief of staff finished explaining the specific plan, he gave a summary.

"Yes, please sit down."

Sage Paro gestured and then asked, "Everyone, what do you all think of this plan? Are there any problems? Is it feasible?"

The commander of the First Main Regiment jumped to his feet: "Report, the First Regiment requests to change its role from flanking attack on the left flank to vanguard, taking on the main frontal assault."

The commander of the Second Main Regiment, who was to be the vanguard and lead the main attack in the operational plan drafted by the staff, immediately became anxious.

He jumped to his feet and shouted, "Report! The Second Regiment is confident in completing the main attack mission and does not need irrelevant people to interfere."

The commander of the Third Main Regiment, tasked with flanking the right flank, kept his head down and remained silent.

The so-called "mixed-brand army" refers to an army with diverse origins and complex composition.

Both the commanders of the first and second regiments were fresh blood from the Storm Sea. After decades of hard work, they became level three wizards and served as the commanders of the main regiments, leading 300 level one and level two wizards. They still had the ambition to climb higher.

Naturally, he was unwilling to lag behind and longed to make new contributions.

The Sage Paro also walked this path.

His personal guard, his original loyalists, have endured wind and rain, and braved mountains of knives and seas of fire, following him to this day.

If the commanders of the first and second regiments want to succeed on this path, they must strive to be the first.

The commander of the Third Regiment came from a family that was neither too big nor too small, but rather half-blooded.

It took the combined efforts of several generations of the clan to support two main regimental commanders, and he was one of them.

How could they possibly stake their family's fortunes and work for the Sage Paro when they couldn't maximize their profits?

The fact that he didn't become passive or lazy in the war among the heavens already shows that he has a bottom line and morals.

What else do you want to expect?

The wise man Paro did not take it to heart.

He admired the rivalry between the commanders of the first and second regiments, but did not reject the complacency of the commander of the third regiment.

Everyone has their own way of living.

However, after the conquest of the fairy world ends, Sage Paro will request the academy to transfer him from the Third Main Force.

Better to have none than something of poor quality!

"The original battle plan remains unchanged: the main attack will proceed as planned, and the flanking attacks will be carried out as appropriate. On the battlefield, merit will be determined by the results. If you have the ambition and the ability, go to the battlefield and fight for it."

"Yes."

A loud drum doesn't need a heavy hammer; with just a few simple words, the Sage Paro settled the disputes between the two main regimental commanders vying for the lead in the attack.

Then, the Sage Paro looked at the head of the rear camp and asked amicably, "Can the logistics be guaranteed without any problems?"

This question was asked casually, without the slightest hint of anger.

The person in charge of the rear camp was sweating profusely and terrified when questioned.

He was not a direct descendant of the Sage Paro, and even had deep connections with "hostile forces".

Otherwise, how could female spies similar to KGB Swallows appear in various parts of the rear camp and forward bases as easily as entering and exiting a market?

The person in charge of the rear camp turned a blind eye and let things slide.

He hadn't expected these female spies to be so ruthless this time, causing such a huge upheaval that paralyzed half of the rear camp and a third of the forward base.

At its worst, the situation was so dire that it nearly delayed the sortie of the air fortresses in the second campaign.

It's important to know that the aerial fortress is supporting the personal guard of Sage Paro.

If this incident causes unnecessary casualties to the Royal Guard, then he would be guilty of a grave offense.

At a critical moment, the head of the rear camp withstood pressure from "hostile forces" and ensured the timely deployment of the air fortress.

Afterwards, the person in charge promptly severed ties with the "hostile forces" and privately confessed everything to the Sage of Paro.

That's why he has the opportunity to sit here and continue participating in the discussion meeting on the seventh version of the third campaign's operational plan.

Wiping away imaginary sweat from his forehead, the person in charge declared emphatically, "I guarantee there won't be any problems. If anything goes wrong, I'll answer to you with my head."

"Um."

Sage Paro nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the head of logistics at the forward base, "Do you have a question?"

"have!"

The head of the logistics department stood up to answer.

"What's the problem?"

Sage Paro immediately asked seriously.

Before an army can move, supplies must be prepared; this has been true throughout history and across the world.

In the midst of wars across the heavens, logistics are of paramount importance.

The person in charge of the rear camp is responsible for the collection, distribution, and transfer of supplies.

The head of the logistics department at the forward base is responsible for the overall supply of front-line troops.

If something goes wrong at the rear camp, we can still manage to hold on using the supplies at the forward base.

If there are problems with the logistics of the forward base, it will affect the entire battle situation.

The Sage Paro could not afford to ignore it.

"We originally anticipated four to five battles, so we stockpiled too many supplies in the early stages."

If there are no further battles, the consumption of storing these supplies will exceed the cost of the supplies themselves.

Therefore, I suggest increasing the base firepower output by 2 points and using up all these supplies instead of letting them rot and waste resources.

The head of the logistics department said with an embarrassed look on his face.

The Sage Paro, the leader of the three main regiments and the leader of the personal guard, wanted to kill this guy as soon as he heard this.

The problem in a relationship isn't a lack of resources, but rather an overabundance of them.

Is this what you call a problem?

Frontline troops always feel they have too few, never too many.

No matter how much supplies are distributed, they will all be used up.

Still embarrassed?

This guy is definitely trying to show off.

Pooh!

"Then let's raise it by 2 points."

Sage Paro waved his hand and agreed to the logistics director's suggestion.

As a result, the chief of staff's face looked as if he were constipated, extremely distorted and uncomfortable.

Damn it, you're going to curry favor with the three main regiments and the personal guard regiment, no problem!

But you fucking better not step on my head to climb up the ladder!

It makes it seem like my staff wasn't meticulous enough when formulating the operational plan, and overlooked the logistics department's storage situation, right?

Gan!

The head of the guards eagerly awaited the question from the Sage Paro.

What is a royal guard?

They were the personal guards who always accompanied the Sage Paro.

The mission is to ensure the safety of Sage Paro (crossed out).

The task is to ensure that the Sage Paro is not disturbed by minor enemies while commanding the battle.

However, the commander of the guard regiment had not yet switched from the mindset of the commander of the main force regiment.

When the first battle broke out, he watched from the sidelines and found it extremely boring.

I really miss the days when I charged ahead and fought fiercely.

During the second battle, he insisted on going to the front lines.

The annoying Sage Paro threw him a sniping mission, which pleased him greatly.

In the operational plan for the third campaign, the Royal Guard was to serve as the general reserve force and would not be mobilized unless at the most critical moment.

Judging from the fighting strength displayed by the fairy world in the previous two battles.

General reserve, stay put!

Therefore, the head of the Royal Guard was hoping that the Sage Paro would assign him another task.

Unfortunately, it was all for naught and was completely ignored.

Sage Paro bypassed the commander of the personal guard and looked at another level-three wizard in the intelligence department, asking, "Is everything alright?"

The other party gave a brief response: "No problem."

Therefore, there was nothing to adjust in the seventh edition of the Third Campaign.

"action."

The Sage Paro rose and acted swiftly and decisively.

"Yes."

The heads and deputies of each department immediately stood up and responded loudly.

The group filed out of the conference room to carry out their respective battle plans.

Before long, the forward base became noisy.

The logistics department took the lead.

Vehicles were warmed up, machinery was started, and supplies were transported.

The three main regiments quickly assembled and boarded the air fortresses, which were prepared by the logistics department and loaded with "ammunition".

A roaring sound rang out.

The earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

Three aerial fortresses rose from the ground, their powerful engines shooting out blazing exhaust plumes vertically downwards, quickly ascending to high altitudes.

The aerial fortress was enormous, blotting out the sky.

The cold, hard black paint job exudes a strong sense of menace.

The powerful engine rotates from vertical to horizontal.

Three loud booms.

Like the aerial fortresses of the Avengers' Helicarrier, they hovered at high altitudes and then entered high-speed flight, heading towards their respective battlefields.

Accompanied by his personal guard, the Sage of Paro boarded a newer, more heavily armed, and more advanced aerial fortress, trailing behind at a slightly slower pace.

This aerial fortress served as the wartime command center for the Third Campaign.

Multiple functional departments, including the staff office, liaison office, and intelligence office, were all gathered in the fortress's comprehensive command hall, bustling about with activity.

In the Fairy King's Forest.

The special forces team has just made contact with three teams sent by different fairy nobles.

Surprises always come unexpectedly.

One of the teams brought two very important pieces of news.

First, it is the place where the Fairy King sleeps; second, it is the place where ordinary fairies who volunteered to participate in experiments were tested.

The only problem is that the two places are far apart.

Even if the special forces team were not afraid of being exposed and took out their vehicles to travel at top speed, it would still take more than two "hours".

The special forces team didn't have enough time.

Only Captain Otis and the fake intelligence chief Asander learned of the early launch of the Third Campaign.

According to the battle plan, the frontal assault by the 2nd Regiment and the flanking attacks by the 1st and 3rd Regiments were both considered feints in the early stages, intended to cover the actions of the special forces team.

If the special forces team's operation behind enemy lines fails, the main battlefield will then increase its offensive efforts, switching from a feint attack to a main offensive.

They were willing to cause even greater "losses" and directly plowed up the entire fairy royal family.

Well……

Less harvest means less loss.

This algorithm is flawless.

The flying fortress is much slower than the aircraft used to transport special forces teams for airdrops behind enemy lines.

Even so, time was running out for the special forces team.

No matter how you calculate it, there is only less than 2 hours of buffer time.

And less than one "hour" of action time.

Ultimately, it was the two messages that Ortis sent back to the forward base that made the difference.

The fact that the Fairy King didn't even bother to pick up his severed arm when he fled confirms the information that he fell into a deep sleep as soon as he returned to the Fairy Kingdom in an attempt to recover.

Based on the blood test results from the Fairy King's severed arm, it is speculated that the Fairy King underwent biochemical modifications and enhancements on himself before the Second Battle.

This prompted Paro-Sen, who had always been wary of the world's will regarding the fairy world, to make the decision to launch the third battle ahead of schedule.

With the favor of the wizarding world's will, the fairy world's will only have one chance to kill or expel the Sage Paro.

Given the injuries the Fairy King had sustained, the Sage Paro did not believe he could recover on his own.

The so-called slumber in order to recover is impossible to succeed unless the world's will intervenes.

Since the world's will in the fairy world has intervened, it's impossible that it only heals the fairy king's injuries.

It will definitely supplement the Fairy King's biochemical modifications and enhancements to improve the talents and abilities of fairies.

If this drags on any longer, the Wizard of Paro will most likely face a fully-fledged Level 5 Fairy King.

Even with the help of the Wizarding World's will and legions, Sage Paro was not afraid of the Level 5 Fairy King, nor did he want to make something easy more difficult.

These are the considerations of the Sage Paro.

The dilemma facing Otis was whether to raid the "Biochemical Factory" or to investigate the "Sleeping Sanctuary".

pick one of two.

Or be more ambitious and want them all.

Otis is a steady and reliable person. He became a level three wizard by taking steady and solid steps.

So, he chose to have it all!

"Go! Full speed ahead! Target: 'Biofactory'! Mission: Destroy it!"

Euthys made a decision and immediately gave the order.

The special forces team suddenly displayed a completely different demeanor than before when they were lying in wait.

The four fully armed off-road vehicles were resized back to their normal size.

Link sat in the third off-road vehicle, sandwiched between Asander and "Wildcat" Betty.

"WooHoo!"

Loken took the lead off-road vehicle by himself, let out a strange cry, and sped off.

The twins, Onx and Marco, sat in the second off-road vehicle, ready to unleash powerful firepower at any moment.

If the magical artifacts do not fail, prioritize using them.

If the magical artifact fails, switch to magic.

As always, Lord Euthys covered the rear.

The off-road convoy sped through the Fairy King's Forest, creating a tornado of fallen leaves, sand, and broken branches.

They can be as arrogant as they want.

Royal court, royal palace.

Through the mirror-like "suppressing artifact," three fairy teams of enemies can be vaguely seen.

The third prince was already furious.

Seeing such an arrogant scene again almost made me lose my temper.

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then pushed his wheelchair to a secret room that only he could enter.

Even the Fairy King has never entered this secret chamber.

The third prince stopped in front of the altar in the center of the secret chamber.

He remained silent, hesitant and indecisive.

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