Duke Bodwin still remembered the last time he met with Lady Wenna, the leader of the gray elves was in high spirits. It was after the Alliance's trans-continental route was officially launched. Wenna represented the Mossy Forest to discuss the trans-continental trade quota with the Empire. At that time, she represented the world's most shrewd merchant community and held the direction of the rise of an ancient kingdom in the new era. She was confident and full of fighting spirit. Although she was petite, she was brimming with an aura that no one dared to ignore during the negotiation.
But today, she looked particularly haggard and tired. As one of the five kings of Augoray, she had not had a good rest for a long time. Even Bodwin could not help but worry about her health.
"You may need to take a good rest first," Duke Bodwin, who personally led the army to support Wenna, could not help but say. "Our reconnaissance troops have not yet returned, and the main force is still assembling. You can take a rest now."
"I have rested, but it's hard to fall asleep," Wenna waved her hand, her voice a little hoarse. "The gray elves are a sensitive race. They are prone to this under pressure. But we are actually very resistant. You don't have to worry about my health."
As she spoke, she walked to Bai Dewen's side and struggled to climb onto a chair beside the tactical table. She looked at the map of the forest projected by the magic crystal and said casually, "I've brought the troops of Windsong City, including the orc mercenaries and gray elf hunters under me. Our soldiers may be lacking in combat strength, but if you want to move in the mountains in the central and southern part of Augoray, you still need the help of the locals. "
"Oh, we need help in this regard," Bodwin immediately said. "The situation in the south of the mountains is still unclear. We have set up a high-power call station on the mountain at the intersection, but we still can't contact the relay station in Helm City. We have sent out reconnaissance troops, but now the ground and air reconnaissance have just begun. There is no effective information back yet."
Wenna nodded gently. She had already understood the wonderful 'holographic sand table' of the Cecil people. The sand table showed an overview of the terrain from the moss forest to the southern region of Augulay. But except for the mountain pass where the main force was located, which had bright colors and shapes, all the terrain in the southern region was in a grayish-white state. This meant that there was a map of these areas, but the real-time situation was completely unknown.
"Our current location is here." The gray elf leader pointed to the "intersection plain" marked with green triangular tents on the map, and then pointed to a stretch of open road in the south. "This is the 'ancient trade road' I mentioned before. Since hundreds of years ago, this has been the main traffic route between the mossy forest and the central mountains for the gray elves and the merchants of various races in Augoray. In the past two years, with the prosperity of new businesses, we gray elves have launched a renovation and widening project on the ancient trade road. You should have noticed that there is a very straight and wide new road extending south from here. That is the unfinished 'tribal road' …
"This road extends to Clint 'Mountain Road, and further south is the old mountain road that has not been repaired. Your chariots can't go in, but ordinary infantry and your light tractor cannons can go in. Wycliffe, one of the 'Five Kings', should be stationed at the eastern line of defense in this area. At least, that was the case before the communication was cut off.
"There is another branch on Clint 'Mountain Road that extends southeast. This road leads to Red Jade City, the main city of the orcs, and the largest city in the central region other than Helm City. To the east of Red Jade City is the 'holy land' of the orcs, the Red Jade Forest. Beyond the Red Jade Forest is the most important defensive zone of the Augoray tribal kingdom towards the wasteland. It is composed of several lines of defense, such as Wolf Ridge Mountain – Echo Valley, Dark Stone Road – Wind Erosion Valley, and Mountain Barrier. It is composed of natural mountain ridges and mountain paths, as well as a large number of tunnels and caves. The main border between Augoray and Gondor wasteland is the easternmost part of this defensive zone. The ones guarding there are Big Cat and her companions … "
"Big Cat?" Duke Bodwin was stunned and asked subconsciously.
"Ah, sorry, I'm a little confused." Wenna immediately slapped her forehead as if she had just realized that the person in front of her was Duke Bodwin Franklin. "I'm talking about one of the 'Five Kings', the chief of the orcs, Lady Camilla. Big Cat is her nickname. It's what I call her in private. Please don't mind."
"Oh, I see. I've heard of the brave chief," Bodwin said, nodding. "So, what's next? What else? "
"I don't know how long Camilla and her mountain warriors can hold this line of defense. But if Red Jade City is still there, then this place can be a fulcrum," Wenna continued. "We can rebuild the defense system here and then push east …"
"… From here to the west, you can reach the Peak of the Ancestors. The Fairy Queen, Stella, and her army of golems have been guarding the Sacred Mountain for generations. At the same time, it is also the home of the Eldar. The Sacred Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Helm City is on the west side of the Sacred Mountain. Even if Camilla's defense line has collapsed, the monsters can't attack Helm City at this time … "
Wenna's expression was solemn. She told Duke Bodwin all the information she knew and speculated in the past two days. Duke Bodwin listened with an unusually serious expression, not missing a single word. When the gray elf leader in front of him finished speaking, he said thoughtfully, "It sounds like the terrain on the east side of Augoray is very suitable for defense …"
"Yes, it's a natural barrier. Even the mutants would die of exhaustion if they tried to climb the mountains. We have gradually gotten used to the 'protection from the mountains' over the past hundreds of years. No one would have thought that one day when there would be a big hole in the Great Wall and the monsters would come out on an amazing scale." Wenna sighed and shook her head. "A splash may not break the ditch on the beach, but a huge wave will not care how many ditches there are along the way. Not to mention that there is someone behind the wave now …"
The gray elf lady's tone was filled with self-mockery and annoyance that were hard to hide. She was having complicated thoughts in her mind, but it was difficult for her to tell others about it. What she was annoyed about was not only the decline brought about by the peace that the Augulay tribal kingdom had enjoyed in the past hundreds of years.
When Cecil rose rapidly in the north of the continent, when the two human empires underwent earth-shaking changes under the competition and pressure of the new era, when elves, Dragons, and even dragons appeared on the stage of the continent, Augoray in the mountains was as slow as ever. But it was not that the gray elves did not realize it. Even the humans and fairies of Augoray did not realize it. Wenna and the other 'kings' had begun to import technology, began to buy advanced equipment from the Northern Empire, began to learn the modern military structure and tactics, joined the alliance, and joined the continental shipping route and the continental transnational business circle …
But all this still could not stop the natural disaster that broke out in just a few days after the Great Wall was extinguished. The purchased advanced equipment was not fully used in the border defense line, and the hired foreign experts could not save the Orc army in the eastern mountains. The limited advanced and prosperous development in Helm City and several tribal main cities could not change the overall situation of the tribal kingdom. Now that the domestic communication system was paralyzed, the tribal kingdom could not do anything. Eighty percent of the spare parts of the magic net system were imported, and the domestic production could not be done.
Buying could not buy national defense and people's livelihood. Unfortunately, the price of this principle was too heavy.
"Madam Wenna?" Duke Baldwin's voice suddenly came from the side, waking Wenna Baizhi from her trance. "Are you okay? Are you not feeling well? "
"I … No, I'm fine. I'm just a little absent-minded." Wenna quickly came to her senses. She casually cast a mind-clearing spell on herself and refocused her eyes on Baldwin Franklin. "Sorry, what were you talking about?"
"About the current communication environment in Augoray." Baldwin glanced at Wenna before he continued. He raised his finger and pointed to the magic net terminal on the edge of the tactical table. "Now we have confirmed that a large area south of the moss forest is in a state of 'communication pollution.' The powerful energy released by the Great Wall is still bouncing and fluctuating between the mountains. Although there are signs of decline, it will take some time for this interference to disappear completely. But our technicians have just found that the interference is stronger closer to the surface. As the altitude increases, the interference also weakens … "
"In view of this, we plan to temporarily set up a set of aerial relay system and try to set up a series of floating communication stations in the sky to see if this can restore the communication in the Augori region. But first, we need your permission, at least your permission … because later on, we will let this system get closer to your Sacred Mountain."
"Can it really be done?" Wenna listened to the bold plan of Grand Governor Cecil. Her eyes slowly widened. "Set up a communication network in the air — and in such a short time? Ah, I know about your dragon riders, but dragon riders seem to be … "
"Not dragon riders." Baldwin laughed. "It's something else. They can float in the air for a long time as a sky stronghold, and they can also land as a ground fortress when the situation calls for it. They also have a permanent floating hub in the sky …"
Duke Baldwin described the "aerial battle group" with the Dawn of Earthly Dawn as the core and a large number of Gorgonian battle platforms as the wingmen. But for Wenna, who had never seen the real thing, it was like she was listening to a fairy tale. "… Huh?"
Baldwin thought for a moment, thinking about how to explain the problem to Wenna. But soon he did not need to explain anymore.
Above the holographic sand table projected by the tactical table, a specially marked golden shadow suddenly appeared on the edge of the map, and a low, strange hum, like the whimper of a giant beast in the night sky, came into the command post. The hum came from the sky, and Wenna Baizhi's ears perked up almost instantly.
Vaguely, she sensed a huge presence, a magic system that was hard to ignore. The huge magic circulation that was as huge as a city stimulated her sharp senses as a mage. She suddenly widened her eyes and looked at Duke Bodwin who was sitting beside her. But the latter just smiled at her in a friendly manner. "Ah, it's here. Madam Wenna, just in time. Let me show you the main force supporting Augori this time, the empire's most powerful aerial fortress."
Wenna got up in confusion, climbed down from the chair, and followed Duke Baldwin with her short legs. They left the command post and came to the open space in the camp. The cold wind under the winter night blew from afar, and it made Wenna's mind clearer. The next second, she followed her senses and looked in the distant northeast direction.
A glimmering city slowly flew in the direction of the moss forest in the night sky.
It was as huge as a mountain, but it was obviously not a 'mountain' that floated in the sky. It had a roughly hexagonal outline, and below its steel body were dozens of huge, neatly arranged glowing rings. The protruding structure used to support the anti-gravity engine was arranged along the central axis of the bottom, releasing a dim light in the night sky. Around the floating 'steel continent' were countless ferocious giant cannons, neatly arranged projectiles, and tiny objects that looked like birds that were attached to the behemoth's body hung below the supporting structure on both sides of the floating 'steel continent'.
Wenna's eyes widened in the night sky, and it took her a while to realize that the tiny objects hanging on the edge of the 'steel continent' were actually dragon riders.
Wenna's jaw dropped. The behemoth was still approaching. She could not see the upper structure of the behemoth from the ground, but she could still see some tall towers and walls on the surface of the behemoth. The light moved around the behemoth's body, illuminating its steel body and the buildings on its back, as well as the jungle and plains below. A low humming sound came from the behemoth's body.
The behemoth was so awe-inspiring and had such a strong presence in the night sky that it almost completely attracted Wenna's attention. It took her a long time to realize something else.
The behemoth was not flying alone in the sky. There were dozens of smaller anti-gravity platforms floating in the night sky beside it, but they were still dozens of times larger than the dragon riders.
Different things were placed on each platform. There were steel modular buildings, strange weapon systems, towering communication towers, and huge factories and military depots.
On this cold winter night, the gray elf leader was shocked.
At the same time, in the central and eastern defense zone of Augoray, pungent smoke and the nauseating smell of decay once again spread among the mountains.
War drums were beating, thunder and fire were raging on the land, and the mountains were about to fall into a sea of fire. The filthy monsters had made a comeback.
The mutants that had retreated for a while were reorganized and reorganized under the command of the commanders behind them. Before the morning sun shone on the mountains of Augoray again, these enemies of civilization from the wasteland launched the largest attack since the outbreak of the war.
The battle reports from various battlefronts made the commanders behind these monsters realize where the biggest breakthrough point of the wasteland defense line was. They were concentrating their huge forces on the western front, and the ancient mountains and forests of Augoray were already the most delicious meal in their eyes.
(End of Chapter)
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