The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

Perhaps hearing the shouts of the elven 'farmers', a squad of soldiers rushed over.

Upon seeing the soldiers, the elven 'farmers' immediately cried out, "Help!! Someone is experimenting on prisoners of war here!! We have important intelligence!! Don't let him kill us!!

Seeing the soldiers approaching quickly, the Wolfbone Master Hunter snorted and said, "Boring," before letting his follower take the unfortunate elf, who had turned into a vine monster, and the tree elf priest away.

The departure of the Wolfbone Master Hunter brought a sigh of relief to the elves in the prison. However, as he was about to leave, he suddenly turned back and glanced at them, sending a chill down their spines and dispelling any further attempts at trickery. Unlike Miral Sachi, the Wolfbone Master Hunter didn't care what they said. In his eyes, they were nothing more than lab rats; disobedience was simply a matter of killing them, no need for further words. Therefore, they obediently revealed all the information they knew, lest the Wolfbone Master Hunter return and play this game with them again.

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Shortly after leaving the prison area, Lu Ming put away the wolf bone mask, and two of his guards took the elf, whom he had tormented to the brink of madness with nature magic, and burned him. Then, he returned to the noble district with the priestess Rukana, who had come to witness the event, and arrived at the place where the grand dukes were currently residing.

As soon as they entered the room, Miral rushed over and hugged Lu Ming.

Seeing Miral's happy smile after his stigma was cleared, Lu Ming couldn't help but kiss Miral on the cheek, which caused many nobles in the room to cough dramatically, pretending to be careful.

At this moment, Winsland walked over, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "You were a bit too harsh on those elven deserters, weren't you? Even we people are terrified when we see magical devices!"

"I don't think I hit too hard. Besides, what evidence do you have that I hit too hard?"

"Then look at the two Grand Dukes and Priestess Rukana! They're still in shock from what you've done!!"

Hearing what Winsland said, Lu Ming couldn't help but glance at Grand Duke Rael and Grand Duke Ferram, as well as Pastor Rukana who had gone to the prison with him. He found that the two dukes were trembling with fear, and Pastor Rukana was even more terrified, her eyes glazed over!

"Alright, I might have made my move. But how can I deal with these seasoned soldiers without being ruthless?" Faced with the facts, Lu Ming could only admit that he had taken revenge on Miral because his elven companions had recanted their testimonies, and he had dealt a heavy blow to those elven deserters!

Seeing that Lu Ming had admitted it, Winsland didn't want to ruin everyone's friendship because of those elven deserters, so he stopped talking about it.

Seeing that Winslant remained silent, Lu Ming immediately understood and stopped talking about the matter. He went directly into the room, sat down in his seat, and waited for the interrogators to bring over the new statements from the elven deserters before starting the meeting.

During this time, with Winslant's reassurance, the dukes and Rukana gradually calmed down and were no longer afraid. However, after regaining her senses, Rukana suddenly threw herself into Winslant's arms and burst into tears, which surprised everyone.

I never expected that this tree spirit priest, who usually looks like a weathered adult, would have this side to him.

However, Rukana didn't cry for long; she stopped crying before the interrogators brought her statement. She was only still sobbing slightly...

After waiting for about an hour, the interrogators brought over the statements of the elven deserters.

As Grand Dukes, Rael and Ferram were the first to see this testimony. They were also the first to learn the extent of the infighting within the upper echelons of the Aifa Empire!

"The tree elves of the Mandragora tribe have become a favorite of the Elven Queen. Those elven deserters only chose to flee from the unfortunate elven general's army after learning that they were planning to use slander to persuade the Elven Queen to replace her most loyal general with one of their own. Furthermore, they received information that the Mandragora tribe has a powerful ally who can help them defeat or repel Eldridge's Dark forces!" After handing the confession to Winsland, Lu Ming, Hemfis, and the others, Grand Duke Feram spoke to the others.

Then, Grand Duke Rael added, "And this ally is none other than Duna Shanzo, who once deceived my father!"

"In terms of individual strength, Duna Shandra is no match for Eldridge. But Dorangreg is several times stronger than the Church of the Deep. Without Sulyvahn's Papal Knights and some Silver Knights who betrayed Gwyndolin, the Church of the Deep's priests, some undead, and so-called believers gathered in the Aifa Empire are simply not strong enough to fight against the powerful Kingdom of Dorangreg." Looking at the contents of the confession, Lu Ming frowned and said to everyone.

“But if Eldridge intervenes personally, things will be different, right?” Hemfies asked Lu Ming after hearing his words.

"Yes!" Lu Ming nodded slightly, then said, "The Lord of Cinder is a powerful being, I'm sure everyone knows that. But if you compare me or Lothric to Eldridge, you're being foolish. I'm just a member of the Farron Undead Legion, and the entire Farron Undead Legion are the Lord of Cinder's Watchers of the Abyss. I alone am not a complete Lord of Cinder. As for Lothric, he's even more of a candidate. Although the Cinderfire within him is blazing, his strength is just so-so."

"But Eldridge is a true salary king?"

“That’s right!” Although it was somewhat of a blow to his own morale, Lu Ming had to nod. However, he immediately added, “Aldrich’s strength is only average among the Lords of Cinder. His true form is just a lump of mud that has been turned into many people, so his combat power can only be described as average. However, he can transform a part of himself into the powerful beings he devours, just like the Moon Goddess, Shadow, and Sun Gwyndolin.”

At this moment, Winsland spoke up, "I was also involved in Count Hemfis's affair, so I had the privilege of witnessing a portion of the power of the Deep Saint Eldridge. He fought Lu Ming to a standstill with just a phantom constructed from a wisp of his soul. Keep in mind that Lu Ming had Aggron's help back then, yet he was still injured by the phantom. This gives you an idea of ​​how strong Eldridge would be in his prime!"

“However, I think Viscount Lu Ming still has a way to deal with him. Right?”

"Personally, I might still be no match for Eldridge. However, just because I can't beat him alone doesn't mean a group of us can't! You know, whether he's a Lord of Cinder or an ancient dragon, a barrage of lightning bolts will teach him a lesson about death!"

Chapter 57 - Madness

Since General Strylisa was deprived of command of the army by the Queen's envoy, the nobles of the capital of the Aifa Empire have received only reports of victories from the front lines, a stark contrast to the frequent bad news during Strylisa's command. Suddenly, almost all the high-ranking elven nobles felt that appointing Strylisa as the commander-in-chief of that powerful guard was a mistake.

But the elven monarch, the Empress of the Aifa Empire, thought differently.

She knew Strycoris's abilities and that Strycoris wouldn't lie to her, so the messages Strycoris sent back were absolutely true. As for how much truth could be found in the messages sent back by the elf who had taken away Strycoris's command, that was something she needed to think about deeply.

However, she did not regret it. As a tyrant and a warmonger, she desperately craved war, while Strylisa kept urging her to temporarily halt the war, allow the people to relax a bit, and let the nation recover its strength—something she, as a monarch, could not tolerate! Therefore, she preferred the tree spirits of the Mandala tribe who, like her, craved war.

She knew what those green-haired fools who were constantly trying to seduce her were thinking, but she gladly accepted their seduction because she wanted war.

"Agomelas, what is the situation at the front?" The Elf Queen asked the tree elf priest standing below the steps, sitting on her lone throne.

"Your Majesty, we are currently in a superior position in the battle against the Dark Rebels. In less than a month, our army will surely be able to wipe out these rebels!" The tree elf priest Agomelas, who had come to attend a meeting held by the Elven Queen along with other elven ministers, immediately replied upon hearing the Elven Queen's aloof and arrogant question.

Although the Elven Queen was currently a puppet of her Mandala tribe, Agomelas knew that this Elven Queen was no ordinary person. Long before the Elven Queen ascended the throne, she had already schemed and eliminated all her rivals. Agomelas simply refused to believe that such a ruthless character wouldn't be hiding a trump card against their tribe!

Therefore, she could only be subservient to the Elf Queen, daring not to show the slightest disrespect, and her attempts to bewitch her could only follow the Queen's whims. Otherwise, she would face utter ruin!

Upon hearing Agomelas's reply, the Elf Queen's gaze, as cold as the northern wind, shifted to the commander of the other of her two personal guards, Grand Duke Aragosana Farintu.

"Your Majesty." As the Elf Queen's gaze fell upon him, Duke Aragosa felt a chill creep up his back. He shuddered and hurriedly bowed to the Elf Queen, awaiting her command.

"Bloodleaf is currently fighting against Eldridge's Church of the Deep, and it's time for your Fireleaf to move out as well. The land on the other side of Dragonspine Mountains has been occupied by the Miracathians; go and reclaim this land." The Elven Queen's voice was delicate yet exceptionally cold, but it sounded extremely authoritative to the Elven ministers.

Just like her icy voice, her commands terrified the elven ministers!

With internal strife still raging in the Aifa Empire, sending the last remaining army from the capital to fight would not only leave the capital vulnerable, giving bandits an opportunity to launch a surprise attack, but would also severely damage the nation's strength. Since the Elf Queen ascended the throne, the Aifa Empire has frequently fought with its old rival, the Dark Aifa Empire, and the national strength accumulated over thousands of years has been nearly exhausted.

To compensate for this loss, they chose to attack Miracaissa, intending to devour the kingdom of Miracaissa to restore their national strength and prevent any future problems. However, due to the betrayal of the Church of the Deep, a force used to assassinate the warmongering Elven Queen, Miracaissa was given the opportunity to seize territory on the other side of the Dragonspine Mountains. Even though that land was not considered important by the Aifar Empire, it was still a significant loss for them, further weakening their national power.

At this point, choosing to fight on multiple fronts means that the Aifa Empire must bear double the cost, and it won't be long before the Aifa Empire's national strength is exhausted!

This plunges the ancient empire of Aifa, which has existed for tens of thousands of years, into an abyss of no return. Ultimately, Aifa's fate will likely be to be devoured by Miracaiser and Dark Aifa, and these ministers will become subjects of a fallen kingdom, their end tragically known only to themselves!

Therefore, to avoid such a thing from happening, almost all the ministers spoke up to persuade the Elf Queen, hoping that she could give up this idea and prevent the destruction of the Aifa Empire.

However, at this time when everyone was united, some dissenting voices appeared out of nowhere, causing chaos in the situation.

When the tree elf ministers of the Mandrake tribe, who were favored and sycophantic, saw that other elf ministers were opposing the Elf Queen's decision to send Duke Alagosana to lead the army, some of them immediately jumped out and accused those elf ministers of ignoring the fact that the empire's territory had been occupied by the enemy and that they were not loyal to the Elf Queen and the Aifa Empire at all.

Furthermore, it was said that as a powerful empire, it should let people know that provoking Aifa comes at a price!

The ministers immediately erupted into a cacophony of arguments, prompting the Elf Queen to snort coldly. A small squad of strong soldiers promptly entered the palace, coldly observing the ministers and forcing them to shut their mouths.

Once the noisy ministers quieted down, the Elven Queen's gaze fell upon Agomelas once more, and she asked directly, "Agomelas, what are your thoughts on this?"

Upon hearing this, Agomelas was startled, for answering the question was wrong regardless of whether he did or not. If he agreed to the Queen's order, he could simply wait at home for wave after wave of assassins. But if he disagreed with the Queen's idea, he would be going against the interests of his tribe and would also anger the Elven Queen, causing her to question his tribe's standing.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Agomelas could only choose to stand firmly on the side of the Elf Queen, and thus she said, "Your Majesty, I think we should let Duke Aragosa lead the army to reclaim the area occupied by Miracath."

Upon hearing this, the elven ministers all turned ashen-faced.

Just as they were about to hurl insults at Agomelas, he added, "I just don't know if His Majesty intends for Duke Alagosana to wage war against the Miracaesar from there. If it's the canyons of the Dragonspine Mountains, then I think it's best not to go. But if it's the Azertus Plains, then with the strength of the Fireleaf Guard, they can reclaim a considerable portion of the lost territory, if not all. Using these places as bases, the Fireleaf Guard can continue their offensive against the Miracaesar and slowly reclaim all the lost territory. This way, our troops from the Duchy of Ampu, trapped in Miracaesar, can withdraw and help Fireleaf defend against another Miracaesar counterattack."

Agomelas's words directly silenced the elven ministers' anger and rebukes, leaving them speechless and only able to frown and ponder whether what Agomelas said was truly feasible.

However, the Elven Queen was a very autocratic monarch. Before the Elven ministers had even calculated the success rate of the battle, she made her own judgment and directly ordered Duke Alagosana to lead the Fireleaf Guard to bypass the Dragonspine Mountains and launch an attack from the Plains of Azertus on the other side of the Dragonspine Mountains, which was occupied by Miracath.

Moreover, she issued a truly horrifying order.

That is, after conquering the lost territory, all the local people, whether they were Mirakaesar people, or the people of Aifa who did not have time to escape, or the tree elves and nomadic tribes who had no connection with the two countries, were all slaughtered!

Upon hearing this command, all the elves and tree elves except for the Elf Queen were startled.

However, since the Elf Queen left immediately after issuing the order, they had no way to persuade her not to do so...

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a few days later.

A knight arrived in Plasuxes with an urgent report overnight, forcibly breaking down the door of the two grand dukes who were already asleep. This forced them to gather approximately eighty percent of the city's army and nobles, and set off for the Azertus Plains before dawn. In their haste to save time and bolster their combat capabilities, the two grand dukes, having taken almost all capable nobles with them, recklessly entrusted the city of Plasuxes to Miral and Rukana, completely disregarding their ability to manage a city…

Lu Ming, who was riding on horseback with the main force, sent his personal guards to summon Ramanlas from the Terra Canyon to help her command Yugsotus.

Around noon, Ramanlas led a squad of knights to join the main force, which included Lu Ming, Winsland, Hemfies, Toures, and others.

At this time, Ramanlas had no idea what had happened on the Azetus Plains. She could only ask Lu Ming, Camias, Chimera, Torres and others about the situation while on her way.

"The Elf Queen of the Aifa Empire has gone mad. She has sent the last standing army from the Aifa capital to attack us. That army is currently circling the Dragonspine Mountains and will soon reach the Azetuth Plains. We must get there within three days to make preparations, otherwise we will have no choice but to fight them in open battle!" On the way, Lu Ming explained the current situation to Ramanlas on horseback.

However, Ramanras still didn't quite understand Lu Ming's meaning, and couldn't help but ask again, "Even if we arrive at the Azertus Plains within three days, we can't possibly build a wall to defend against the Aifa army's attack! What exactly do you mean by making preparations?"

"Do you remember why I went to the capital?" Lu Ming didn't answer Ramanlas's question, but instead asked her in return.

Upon hearing Lu Ming's question, Ramanlas immediately thought of something and exclaimed in surprise, "You mean...?"

Yes, the high command of Miracath's army plans to emulate Amani's method of summoning all the fortresses of the Fallen Giants Forest to Gaia Forest, directly summoning a fortress to block the plains of Azertus, giving Aifa's army a headache.

Since the Aifa Empire has already gone this far, why can't they go crazy too?

These were the original words of Viscount Oberic, who was in charge of guarding Stix on the Plains of Azertus, and also the thoughts of Lu Ming and the other mages from the Kingdom of Miracaiser. However, preparing this summoning magic circle required a great deal of effort and time; they had to arrive early to complete it successfully, otherwise they would be at a significant disadvantage in open-field battles against the Aifa army.

However, after learning about the thoughts of Miracath's high command, Ramanlas understood why they were in such a hurry to travel, but she had another question: what kind of fortress did Styx intend to summon to act as a roadblock in the plains of Azertuth?

This question is not only her question, but also the question in the minds of Lu Ming and the others.

Summoning magic has never been very reliable. Apart from daring yet extremely cautious mages like Lu Ming, many mages who wield summoning spells end up dying because of it. This is why Lu Ming rarely uses summoning spells—a type of unreliable magic that could instantly win Miracaesar's victory or instantly annihilate her army.

If you summon randomly, you might end up with a fortress full of monsters or other terrifying creatures. In that case, it won't just be Aifa's army that will have a headache, but Miracath's army, which summoned the fortress, will probably also be in trouble.

So the most important thing now is to get to Azertuth's original location as soon as possible, and not worry about anything else, just find out where the fortress that we are going to summon is located!

While Lu Ming and his group were leading the main force toward the Azertus Plains, Miral and Rukana, who were left behind in Plasux City, were troubled by all sorts of documents. Even with the help of Kate, an elf who had trouble speaking, they were still struggling to handle so many documents.

Looking at the various documents in front of her, Miral suddenly understood what her husband, Lu Ming, meant when he looked at her as he mounted his horse and left with the main force.

That's just blatant sympathy and pity!

Feeling like he was about to collapse, Miral slumped onto the table, weakly asking one of the female knights Lu Ming had left for him, "Did Lu Ming face these things every day before?"

The female knight thoughtfully placed a cup of hot coffee on the desk and said, "This is a small portion remaining after the Viscount disposed of ninety percent before the two Grand Dukes arrived in Plasux City. Please consider this carefully before signing and stamping it. Before he left, the Viscount said that this is a test of whether you can obtain a viscount title with a territory. If you cannot satisfy the Viscount, he will have the Grand Duke reduce your title to a mere honorary viscount. Furthermore, he will revoke your current barony."

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Miral was shocked and quickly sat up straight, beginning to review the tedious documents.

Meanwhile, Rukana and Kate, who were standing nearby, had already declared themselves dead; they were no longer capable of handling these documents...

Chapter 58 - Summoning

After a long and arduous journey, Lu Ming and his group, along with most of the others, finally arrived at the Aizetus Plains on the third day after their departure.

As soon as they entered the plain, the outline of a massive magic circle, almost the size of a city, came into view, making Lu Ming and his companions admire the mages of Stix. Although the magic circle still had many, many details that required more mages to complete, Stix's decisiveness in doing things was still admirable.

Upon seeing that Lu Ming and his entourage had arrived in time with the main force, Viscount Auberic and Count Cassie immediately ran over and bowed to the two dukes.

Grand Duke Rael and Grand Duke Feram did not neglect them, and simply told them not to be so polite.

After exchanging brief greetings, Lu Ming and Viscount Auberic went to the construction site where the magic circle was being drawn, while the others were arranged by Count Cassie to set up camp at a lake of varying sizes formed by underground water gushing out not far away.

"Magicians! Hurry up! We're pressed for time!" As Lu Ming approached the unfinished magic circle, he heard Count Faris urging several seemingly exhausted magicians.

"Viscount, have you decided which fortress to summon?" Watching the mages busily carving the massive magic circle on the ground with sharp wind magic, Lu Ming asked Viscount Oberirick with some concern.

As a great mage who could also summon magic, Lu Ming knew all too well the unreliability of summoning magic. His understanding of summoning magic, coupled with the somewhat clumsy techniques of these Styx mages before him, made Lu Ming somewhat worried. Therefore, he wanted to know what kind of fortress these people were trying to summon, so that he would have some idea in mind.

Perhaps sensing Lu Ming's unease, Viscount Oberic smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Viscount Lu Ming. We're only summoning that undead fortress in Gaia Forest here. This is something we agreed upon with the royal family and Grand Duke Hastur of Calxus."

When Lu Ming heard that Auberic and his group only wanted to take over the Dolangreg Fortress in the Gaia Forest near Miracaissa's capital, which had been summoned by Amani, he was finally able to relax.