Four days later, all the senior officials of the Northern Region and Hermes gathered in the camp on the outskirts of the Holy City.
The emergency assembly order had obviously aroused everyone's concern, but no one showed panic. Whether it was the General Staff or the officers of the Western Front Army, they were just guessing whether His Majesty had a new target. Such discussions did not stop until His Majesty walked into the tent with a sullen face.
"I called you here because I have something important to tell you." Roland knocked on the table. "We have to return to Neverwinter."
This brief order instantly caused a commotion among the crowd.
When he first received the secret letter, he had not made up his mind. After all, all the information mentioned in the letter was obtained through Lorgar Burnflame alone. Although it was shocking, there was no other proof. As for the cause and effect of the encounter with the demons, there was not much description in the letter. Moreover, the direction of the demon army was unknown, and changing the battle plan involved a lot of things, so he could not make up his mind for a while.
However, in the next few days, Roland received several direct letters from the Western Region. Looking at the various animal messengers, he realized that this matter was probably not trivial.
As expected, the second and third letters recorded the news of Lorgar's injury and rescue, the Talking Demon and the alarm in Neverwinter. The fourth and fifth letters were about the arrival of the witches on Sleeping Island and the internal strife. Each of them was a key event worthy of reporting. According to the order of delivery, the messengers should have arrived first, but the actual situation was completely reversed.
From this, it could be seen that with the increasing urgency of the information, the messengers responsible for delivering the messages were also more and more advanced, so that the recently sent secret letters were the first to arrive.
Combining these letters, Roland finally had a general understanding of the whole situation. And the special map of Lightning mentioned in the third secret letter also confirmed to him that Lorgar had indeed gone to the Taquila ruins and planned to hone her skills there by fighting demons and demonic beasts.
In this way, the reliability of the information was guaranteed.
At the same time, he could not help but feel a little emotional about the Wolf Girl's persistence.
Could it be that my persuasive tone when we first met was too harsh and agitated her?
Fortunately, the result was good. The Seed of Symbiosis of Nightfall successfully saved Lorgar's life, and the demons' whereabouts were known in advance. If they had waited until late autumn to return to Neverwinter, the demons would have already established a foothold in the Barbarian Land.
Based on this contribution alone, it would not be an exaggeration to award her with an outstanding contribution award. Perhaps when he returned, he should satisfy this combat fanatic's wish and arm her into a self-propelled heavy firepower unit. This would at least be much faster than honing her skills.
"This is the cause of the matter." After Roland explained the key information in the secret letter, he glanced at the people present solemnly. "Due to the change in the situation, the two-pronged attack plan can only be stopped in advance. From today onwards, all troops were to be prepared to evacuate from the Sacred City in batches. I will depart in advance and try to return to Neverwinter as soon as possible. "
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn. Although most of the people present had long heard about the demons and knew that they were the biggest enemy of the entire Graycastle and even the human race, they had never fought with the demons. They were a little confused by the sudden edict and did not know how to respond.
Roland also knew that the news was too shocking and unexpected, so he did not urge them but quietly waited for them to digest and think.
After a long while, Sir Schilt of the Adviser Department raised his hand and asked, "Your Majesty, is this... reliable?"
"Whether it is Soroya's Layer Mark or Honey's Animal Messenger, they are not things that can be easily forged," Roland said affirmatively. "Although we didn't conduct a second confirmation, considering that it is not easy to approach the demons, we can treat it as a special case."
"Then... what about the Kingdom of Dawn?" The Duke of Evernight asked the key question.
"We must save him — Graycastle will never give up on any of its allies." Roland looked at the worried Andrea. "In addition, the King of Dawn must also pay the price. Wimbledon's wrath may be late, but it will never be absent. However, this matter has nothing to do with the First Army, so I will make other arrangements after the meeting. "
Seeing that he had made up his mind, no one said anything. The next step was for him to give specific orders, the Adviser Department to formulate a plan, and the others to carry it out.
The First Army was no stranger to an emergency march. It was not a battle for the purpose of plundering, so the army could attack and retreat in an orderly manner. Even if Roland left first, there was no need to worry too much.
The transportation of materials and personnel between the new and old Holy Cities was jointly undertaken by the newly established Second Class City Hall of the Northern Region and Duke Kant. Isabella would also stay until the transportation was completed. With her and the "New Nun Committee" in charge, as well as the protection of the Northern Region garrison, the remnants of the church basically had no chance to encroach on this place. The Hermes Plateau had already become a part of Graycastle's territory.
As for this new organization named by Roland, which had been instilled with a series of words such as "the archbishop is a usurper", "the traitor broke the covenant", "the witches were framed", "the demons are the real enemy", and so on to revise the history of the church, such as "the archbishop is a usurper", "the traitor broke the covenant", "the witches were framed", and "the devil is the real enemy", it could be left to be seen in the future. His top priority was to restore the order of the Holy City so that it would not become a dead land before the Battle of Divine Will.
The above instructions had more or less been implemented before the secret letter arrived, and now it was just a matter of speeding up the process. The only thing that needed to be explained in detail was the attack on the Kingdom of Dawn.
After the meeting, Roland asked Andrea to stay.
"The main force of the First Army has to go back to defend Neverwinter, so the plan has to be slightly modified," he said directly.
"Please rest assured. With Her Highness Tilly and the Sleeping Island sisters around, Neverwinter will be safe and sound." The blonde witch was worried, but she still comforted him first. "Besides, you've tried your best. If you can't do it, don't force yourself."
"You're wrong …" Roland shook his head. "If the First Army doesn't move, this matter will only be solved faster. Do you think that if I want Appen Moya's head, his castle and the Knight can save him? Besides, I can't sit back and watch Otto Luoxi die in vain. "
"Solve it faster?" Andrea was stunned. "Do you want to —"
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