With the help of the flying messengers, the order to retreat quickly spread from the Cage Mountain.
As long as Graycastle was in power, this order was carried out to the greatest extent. Half a year was enough for the nobles to understand Roland Wimbledon's way of doing things.
Even they themselves were surprised by the "power" they displayed. The seemingly impossible requirements in the past were overcome one by one when they went all out. They encountered difficult problems, thought about difficult problems, and solved difficult problems. The same group of people, under different systems, produced completely different results.
Baron Jean Bate was one of them.
Looking at the busy atmosphere in his mansion, his heart was filled with a myriad of emotions. He had thought that his family was just a small family lacking in ability and ambition. It was precisely because they did not pose a threat to the Wolf King, the Tusk, or the Redstone Gate that they allowed him to manage the Sedimentation Bay and maintain the delicate balance between the big families.
But now, his scholars and subordinates were coordinating the turnover of tens of thousands of people at the port, as well as the dispatch of thousands of ships. Although most of them were fishing boats, even the smallest ships had to dock before they could be loaded and unloaded. The former was equivalent to the total population of a large inland city, while the latter was even more than the number of merchant ships along the coast of the Kingdom of Wolfheart.
Normally, Baron would never have thought that his family had the ability to control such a big situation. If someone mentioned it, he would only think that the person was either joking or had no idea how complicated management was.
But Jean Bate realized that he had not only underestimated his own ability, but also the ability of his clansmen.
As long as they were ruthlessly pressured, coupled with the right leadership methods and regulations, it turned out that people could be squeezed out of their astonishing potential.
At first, he worked for Graycastle out of helplessness. After all, the fate of his family was in the hands of Graycastle, and he had no choice but to do it. But gradually, he found that he liked this feeling. With one order, thousands of people would work together to complete the task efficiently and accurately. It was as if this was the true meaning of power.
Compared to before, he now had a few more "superiors" above him, but the concept of holding power in his hands was clearer than before. He believed that his subordinates felt the same, which could be seen from their busy but energetic faces.
Leading ten thousand fools was not as good as leading a hundred smart people. This was probably Baron's most profound experience.
Relying on these systems that were completely different from the "aristocratic way of doing things", he could turn people who weren't so smart before into smart people. Then how much power could the truly smart people exert for him?
Jean Bate now had no doubt that Roland Wimbledon would eventually become the ruler of the four countries.
— As long as the human race could survive the Battle of Divine Will.
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Apart from the upper management who were extremely busy, the actions of the people were also very lively.
In the past, Graycastle had always kept its promises and paid its debts during the evacuation operation, so its announcement had a very high prestige. Hearing the news that the First Army offered a high reward to those who helped Graycastle move soldiers and weapons, everyone who had the ability to get a share of the reward took action.
The first to respond were the people who lived by the sea. Sailors who used to rent carriages and specialized in land transportation had all returned to their main business.
Then came the fishermen. Since the First Army's offer was based on the number of people and the weight of the goods, and the strait between Archduke Island and the mainland was not wide, many people brought out their ancestral sampans, let alone sloops. Without sails, they could still use oars. As long as they could row back and forth across the strait, they could earn several Golden Dragon coins. Everyone knew how to calculate this.
Therefore, in order to carry more people and goods at once, many multi-body sampans and tandem sampans appeared. Even if they were scrapped after one or two trips to the sea, it was still very worthwhile.
The First Army, except for the requirement that "every ship must be equipped with a shelter to block the falling snow", accepted all other tortures. For a time, the sea was filled with ships of all sizes, which looked like ants moving house from afar.
Of course, the Witch Union was not idle either.
The "Seagull" made nearly 50 round trips a day, and was the most efficient of all the transportation vehicles. Lightning and Maggie cooperated with the Air Knight to patrol the western area of Archduke Island, and together, they drove away the sporadic Devilbeasts that occasionally appeared. Molly and Hummingbird, the perfect pair, made the loading and unloading work, which was the most time-consuming, simple and easy. It could be said that without their help, it was impossible to carry out such a huge migration with only the capacity of the docks in the few port cities.
People, weapons, engineering equipment … The goods that had taken several weeks to be transported to Archduke Island were almost all moved away in just a few days. According to common sense, such a hasty evacuation would most likely result in a rout. It would be good enough if they could bring people back, and it was inevitable that more than half of the goods would be lost. But the facts showed that the way the goods were transported to Archduke Island was basically the same as the way they were transported back. Throwing away the building materials and some insignificant tools, the final loss rate of weapons, ammunition, and other goods was less than 10%. This astonishing management efficiency allowed everyone to once again understand the overall strength of Graycastle.
As the evacuation neared its end, Sylvie issued the highest level of warning to the command center!
Traces of a large number of demons appeared in the Red Mist area!
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Almost at the same time, Hackzord "saw" the Observer through the Parasitic Eye Demon. It was as if she had suddenly appeared in his mind, and his every move was crystal clear.
It was a female Awakened with long green hair. She was also a key target mentioned by Ösrook in his report. She had an extremely wide field of vision and was a great strategic threat to the demons. Only the God's Stone could stop her.
He silently memorized her appearance and then looked away.
This person stayed in the center of the heavily guarded city. Getting rid of her was a good idea, but it should not be done by him. He was the king's most important general, the king's right-hand man. If he was injured, it would be an irreparable regret for the race, so there was no reason for him to take the risk himself.
Moreover, Hackzord had a more important target.
According to the sentinels, the humans had recently been very active along the coast of the Kingdom of Wolfheart, especially Archduke Island. There seemed to be a large number of ships entering and leaving recently. It was obvious that the enemies had their eyes on this natural barrier and had no intention of giving it up.
Without a doubt, they would pay a heavy price for this mistake.
According to the intelligence obtained from the Everwinter nobles, Graycastle's army only numbered in the tens of thousands. If they could swallow up the garrison on Archduke Island in one go, it would greatly weaken the humans' strength.
He wanted to prove to the Nightmare Lord and the other senior lords that he, the Sky Lord, was also a senior lord who could lead the Western Front to victory!
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