Roddy was sitting on the transport ship at 40 to 50 kilometers per hour, feeling the wind blowing his hair. He looked around the city, which was changing with each passing day, and felt very relieved.
This was his foundation, his home. It would also be the absolute core of the Kingdom of Karen for years to come!
"Brother Roddy, what are you thinking about?"
Naify's voice came from above. Roddy answered with a smile, "I'm suddenly thinking, if I lay the track of the transport ship between Elson and Hollier City, what do you think?"
"Of course! In that case, wouldn't we be able to find Big Sister Sally much faster than now?"
Naify said casually, but Roddy felt several cold eyes sweeping over him. But when he looked around, he found that the people on the ship were chatting, as if no one had heard what he said just now.
Fortunately, Naify's next words helped him out, "Do you need a lot of people to build the track?"
"Yes, but I already have a choice. These guys are much more suitable for hard labor than humans."
Roddy looked at the military camp he had just passed. The captured orcs were not human nobles, and no one would want to ransom them. So how could Roddy let go of these high-quality labor?
"How is the battle in Efta now?"
Roddy asked Camilla, who had been standing beside him. Camilla was like a well-trained secretary, and answered without hesitation, "The orc troops near Elson City have been basically wiped out. As for the ones who escaped … I did not carry out air attacks."
"Oh? The main floating-space tower's range is not enough? "
"No, it's because if we continue to fight like this, our energy reserves will be in danger …"
Camilla's answer made Roddy raise his eyebrows, but then he thought it was understandable. Although he had brought back a lot of "essence of water", Elson City was constantly opening new buildings, unlocking new skills, and launching a full-load floating-space tower to carry out carpet bombing on the orcs. If he had not accumulated "crystal" reserves for half a year in advance, he was afraid that this battle would have completely caused him to go back to the time before liberation.
"Aiya, the energy problem …"
Roddy sighed in distress. He then noticed that Naifei's little hand was gently rubbing his eyebrows. "Brother Roddy, don't frown so much!"
"Okay, okay. We'll talk about it when we get back."
He was in a good mood. Even if there was a problem … at least it wasn't an imminent war, right?
*****
"Lord Overseer … you're awake."
Early in the morning, in a simple camp in the forest outside of Elsen City, Duda opened his eyes in confusion and slowly sat up.
His collarbone had been broken when he fell from the wolf's back and hit a tree. It was burning with pain. There were many wounds on Duda's body because of the impact of the "Arcane Bullets", but the orcs with high endurance did not care about such pain. For Duda, he had been living in similar pain for his entire life. If it weren't for the countless scars from battle, he wouldn't have reached the level of a military overseer.
Duda rubbed his temples with his fan-like big hands. Memories of the time before he fainted gradually appeared in his mind, and a panicked expression appeared on his face. He turned his head to look and finally found the remaining eight guards around him.
After some conversation, Duda also learned of the complete defeat of the army. A huge sense of loss made him sit on the ground. Even the changes in his body and the great increase in strength could not make his mood better. Duda felt his mind was a mess. He didn't even realize that his thinking speed was much slower than before. He couldn't even decide whether to retreat or not.
What should I do?
Should I choose to escape from here?
Here … what is this place?
Wait …
Who … who am I?
Suddenly, Duda was horrified to find that he seemed to have lost something in his mind. He looked around blankly and found that he couldn't call out the names of the guards around him. He couldn't even remember his own name!
The unknown brought fear. He hurriedly got up, picked up the battle-axe hanging on the side of the wolf, and looked around vigilantly at the guards who were looking at him in confusion. The thoughts in his mind seemed to have become messy fragments. He looked around in panic, and sweat dripped down his forehead. But just when Duda thought he was about to completely forget everything, his eyes suddenly met a pair of cold eyes in the grass not far away.
Duda's body suddenly trembled, and then the expression on his face gradually calmed down.
All the information and memories in his mind seemed to be filled back in a very short time. Not only was it complete and detailed, but it was also more organized. Duda felt that he had never thought so clearly before. As an orc, although Duda was a little smarter than those who didn't know a word, there was still a huge gap between him and a genius like Sauron. But now, he found that not only did he straighten out the cause and effect of the entire Orc invasion, but he also clearly analyzed the specific reasons for each battle's failure in his mind.
In other words, he felt that his IQ was off the charts.
And as he continued to think according to the information he currently had, he immediately realized his current situation and the way out for the orcs.
This feeling of broadening his mind made Duda take a deep breath. He reached out to wipe the sweat that had just seeped out of his forehead, and ordered, "I'll give you all morning. Go to the forest and gather all the soldiers that can be gathered. If you encounter the enemy, run. Do not linger in battle."
"Yes, warlord."
The remaining eight Wolf Riders quickly went to search for the remaining survivors. Duda, on the other hand, made sure that no one was around. He walked up to the snake that was staring at him. He carefully picked it up from the ground and put it into the pocket on the side of his Mount Wolf.
His expression was very respectful, like a believer facing a god.
At noon, the remnants of the orcs were gathered back one after another. In the end, the eight wolf riders found a total of more than 300 people. This was also because the forest was large and there were not many human troops chasing after them. After most of the orcs who could not escape in time and were injured were captured, the separated orcs survived the first night and were lucky enough to be gathered again.
At this time, Duda quickly analyzed the situation. Now his orders were very orderly. Regardless of whether the soldiers that were found were his former subordinates or not, he could call out more than 90% of them by name. This alone made many orcs want to follow him.
"Dahl, Muller, you two scout the way. I need to confirm the situation of the rear position."
"Kule, take a group of people and horses. Gather all the wargs and follow the team."
"Kasler, take 30 people to watch the flank. Be alert at all times."
The team began to move. Under the orderly orders, the orcs found that the team of more than 300 people was not in a state of chaos like before. At this time, Elsen City no longer carried out fixed-point bombing and alert, so they did not encounter any pursuers along the way.
When they successfully returned to the original rear position, Duda saw the horrible scene after the central floating space tower's bombardment. Lacor's body was beyond recognition. He also confirmed his identity by looking at his almost melted weapon.
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