Five hours ago, Old World, Brittany, Duke Muzillon's territory, the Spire Palace.
About 4,000 soldiers were stationed in the Spire Palace to defend it. A large number of sentries were sent out to investigate. Laing thought that the vampires would at least send some of their men to investigate and attack the supply line.
However, ever since the Black Knights were defeated by Laing, Matthew Bard had ordered the withdrawal of all his troops. This meant that from a certain perspective, Matthew Bard had already considered the Spire Palace as a "lost territory" and had temporarily given up on reclaiming it.
Laing did not intend to take the initiative to attack either. First of all, his army was not enough. After the defense of the Spire Palace, his army of 5,000 had been reduced to 4,000. This was the result of Suria's uncle, Antelm, bringing hundreds of people to support them.
Secondly, after the previous battle, Laing's army was exhausted. They needed time to rest. In fact, after the defense of the Spire Palace, most of the soldiers and knights had to rest and train for three to five days before gradually recovering from fatigue.
Generally speaking, if an army did not collapse after losing more than 10% of its members, it would have broken free from the stage of disorganized soldiers. If an army could hold on after losing more than 30% of its members, it would definitely be considered an elite army among the humans. The danger of the Spire Palace was that the morale of the entire army was supported by Laing and Morgiana's personal prestige.
However, it was important to note that this was not the case for the dwarves. Ordinary dwarven armies could hold on after losing 50% of their members. Some elites could even hold on after losing more than 80% of their members.
The elves were slightly weaker than the dwarves. However, Laing had seen the soldiers under Tegris. He dared to say that even the high elves' militia was stronger than the regular human army. As for the Phoenix Guards, the Hous Blademaster, and the Avalon Maids, the human army could only rely on the Grail Knights and the Griffin Knights. The white wolf knights were slightly weaker because they did not have good horses. The followers of the Wolf God Yuric always liked to complain that if they had good horses, their combat strength would definitely be a level higher.
In this regard, the Brittany did indeed have an innate advantage. When the Bretons came to this side of the Grey Mountains, many pure-blood elven horses and their descendants were left behind by the high elves. The Bretons, of course, accepted the elves' legacy. The people of the Empire had a lot of opinions about this. They believed that the Bretons deserved a share of the elves' legacy. On the other hand, the Bretons resented the fact that the people of the Empire were unwilling to share the secrets of the dwarves' gift — the secret of gunpowder.
In Bellegar's words, humans were actually a race that worked hard to excavate the legacy of the elves and dwarves in the glorious era of the elves and dwarves.
From a certain point of view, this sentence was a little harsh and harsh. However, Laing thought that it did make some sense. If it were not for the elves' pioneering and civilization, humans would not have been able to develop a glorious civilization in just a few hundred years. Today, all human countries' laws, medicine, science, agriculture, and crafts were deeply influenced by the elves. In fact, this included language and customs. Humans learned and imitated the elves.
The dwarves, on the other hand, brought along the secrets of metallurgy, architecture, mining, industry, and gunpowder.
In Count Orcarson's bedroom on the top floor of the Spire Palace, Laing was chatting with his court lady, Teresa.
After conquering the Spire Palace, Laing's plan for the future was to rest and reorganize in the Spire Palace. If the vampires took the initiative to attack, they would face them head-on. If the vampires did not take the initiative to attack, he would not take the initiative to attack either. This was because he had to wait until the spring plowing was over before he could gather his army. After gathering his army, he could then attack Musilon City along the Grismori River.
Laing couldn't possibly be so confident that he would dare to attack the castle that the Brittany had spent close to three hundred years to do so, right?
Thus, Laing and the others had been resting in the Spire Palace recently. He also took the opportunity to interact with the soldiers and the dwarves. Although Belegar didn't like living in an environment where he could "see the sky", this King of the Eight Peaks Mountain was already used to roaming. According to Belegar, there was once when he and his subordinates hid in the Troll Cave in order to hide. That place was filled with a terrible stench. Belegar and his subordinates were enveloped by the stench for an entire night. The unbearable Belegar immediately recorded this incident in the Book of Hatred. After that, he personally killed that Troll.
Then why did Belegar hide in the Troll Cave? According to Belegar, he encountered a situation where he needed a "strategic shift". The stench in the Troll Cave effectively prevented the "green bastards from thinking" and "avoiding a meaningless victory".
Laing understood.
Belegar didn't have it easy either. He lost every battle, but he kept fighting.
He was chatting with Teresa about a problem related to the knowledge of the high elves.
Today, the sorceress was wearing an Estalia navy blue overlapping dress. Coupled with her long black hair, butterfly-patterned glasses, and slender almond-shaped eyes, she had a serene temperament. Teresa was wearing a white fox fur vest. Under the skirt was a pair of long legs wrapped in flesh-colored thick pantyhose. She was complaining to Laing about the problems she encountered. "After I got the original elven book, I realized how many things we have lost in the past two thousand years of inheritance!"
He had known Teresa for more than a decade. Now, the sorceress was fully mature and independent. In fact, both Teresa and Veronica were independent women who did not need the support of men. They could handle their own affairs. Veronica, for example, became self-sufficient after she built the wizard tower with Laing's help. Laing did not ask about the wizard tower anymore.
Teresa's ability in this aspect was slightly inferior to Veronica. Compared to Veronica, the sorceress did not know how to "take advantage of the situation". Or rather, she was more unwilling to use her identity as Laing's minister to handle things like Veronica.
Laing admired Teresa for this. Apparently, the sorceress wanted to build her own branch from scratch. As an ice sorceress, she had sacrificed a lot to come to Brittany.
The sorceress put a thick book on the table. "This is the original 'Book of Gellan'."
Teresa then took out an old book of the same thickness and put it on the table. "This is our 'Book of Gellan'. I've compared the two books, and it turns out that more than 80% of the contents of the two books are different."
Laing took the book and flipped through it. He could not help but smile bitterly.
The origin of medicine in the Empire and the countries of the old world was generally believed to be the work of the high elf scholar and medical master Gellan. A few years before Charlemagne established the Empire, the illiterate people of the Empire decided to inherit the many works left by the elves. One of them was the most comprehensive medical book of the time, the Book of Gellan, which recorded the most comprehensive medicinal herbs of the time — the 'Book of Gellan'. It was the most commonly cited material in medical diagnosis.
But now, two thousand years had passed, and all the original manuscripts of the book had been lost. No one knew the content of the first edition and whether the countless people who copied it understood the original author's intention. Most of the contents of the 'Book of Gellan' passed down by the humans had been extensively edited. Now, the 'Book of Gellan' in the hands of the humans was unrecognizable. But the humans still regarded it as a medical theory, and it was not allowed to be questioned.
"According to Gellan's theory, we should treat it this way."
— 'Undeniable' in the medical world
Relying on the relationship between Laing and Tegris, Teresa got the original copy of the 'Book of Gellan' from the White Tower of Hesse in the Kingdom of the High Elves. At the same time, Tegris also sent a large number of medical and magical research results of the high elves over the past two thousand years. The sorceress wanted to relearn the knowledge in this field and correct many of the problems.
"That's good. This will be a great contribution to the history of medicine." Laing nodded and smiled. "I'll talk to the Church of the Goddess of Mercy and have them cooperate with you … Lady Aurora should have brought the copy back to the Garland Council?"
"Yes, Mother promised that she would not use the high elves' things for profit. But these precious books will greatly help the council to build their own medical system." Teresa said a little embarrassedly. "I forgot to tell you, I …"
"It's okay." Laing shook his head and took the sorceress' hand. "Since it's Tegris' share, you and Veronica naturally have the right to deal with it. I can't care about everything, big or small. Teresa, I hope you can be like Aurora."
Unexpectedly, after Laing said that, Teresa raised her eyebrows. "Are you saying that I'm not as good as Mother? Or that compared to me, you admire Mother more? "
"I didn't mean that. Please don't misunderstand." Laing laughed and quickly said, "What I mean is that I'm optimistic about your future, my dear Teresa."
"Hmph …" The sorceress snorted softly and skipped the matter. She thought for a moment and quietly held Laing's hand. "Are you free tonight? I've made a lot of interesting discoveries in the 'Book of Gellan'. Can you come over and listen to me? "
"Laing has to discuss military matters with me tonight. I'm afraid he can't go to your place, Madam Teresa." Before Laing could reply, the sound of high heels hitting the wooden floor came from afar. Morgiana, the witch of the Lake Goddess, appeared. Morgiana was wearing a soft and hazy ivory dress with slits. The dress was antique and classical. When she was alone with Laing, Morgiana's temperament would become more quiet and elegant. Her green eyes first stared at the hand of Laing and Teresa, and then at the sorceress' outfit.
Obviously, the sorceress had specially dressed up to meet Laing! Morgiana, of course, knew that Teresa did not like to wear skirts or stockings. She would only wear them when she was with Laing.
"Oh? Your Highness Morgiana, you've been 'discussing' military matters with Laing for a week, haven't you? " The sorceress sneered, "Every time I come to see Laing, you have to discuss military matters with him. It's been a week, and you still haven't come to a conclusion?"
"The situation of war is always changing." Morgiana sat directly next to Laing. The witch of the Lake Goddess said coldly, "I have to constantly analyze the situation with Laing. This is not your area of expertise, is it, Madam Teresa? And didn't I ask Laing to spend the night at your place the night before yesterday? "
"This is not the allocation of time we agreed on!" The sorceress was not happy.
"We're in the middle of a war. There is no allocation of time to speak of. Everything is for the sake of victory! To reclaim Mu Xilong, to fight for the Lady! " Morgiana also tit for tat. The witch of the Lake Goddess pointed out that it was a time of war, and it was not according to the allocation of time agreed on at the turkey banquet.
Laing wanted to say something, but the two women glared at him together, indicating that it was none of his business.
In this regard, the sorceress could not argue with the witch of the Lake Goddess. The two women discussed in private for a while. After discussing the conditions, Teresa got up and left.
Seeing the sorceress leave, Morgiana immediately went into Laing's arms. She sat on Laing's lap, a pair of beautiful feet wrapped in white stockings swaying back and forth. Her face was flushed. "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll cook for you. "
"Anything is fine." Laing smiled and put his arm around Morgiana's waist to make her sit more comfortably. After conquering the Spire Palace, Morgiana arranged for herself and Laing to stay in a room at the top of the castle. On the surface, they lived in separate rooms. During the day, it was fine, but at night, she would stick to Laing and never let go. She would only fall asleep when he had paid enough.
As the first Divine Chosen of the Lake Goddess, Morgiana's stamina was naturally very good. If it were not for Laing's excellent stamina and amazing energy, he might not have been able to handle her. Even so, Laing was happy and in pain.
A harem was not something that could be casually opened.
Morgiana and Laing kissed for a while on the chair. There was a knock on the door. Laing gently motioned Morgiana to get up. "It's Juan. The things are here. I'll go out for a while."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Morgiana knew about this. Blushing, she lowered her skirt from her waist and smoothed out the creases in her stockings on her beautiful legs. She turned and went inside.
The door opened, and Juan's young face appeared. "Sir Laing, the transport team's car is here!"
"Okay, let's go take a look."
The two walked down the tower together. Outside the window, the golden sunset covered the streets of the Spire Palace. Under the beautiful light of dusk, the streets of the Spire Palace were dyed golden.
In the distance, there seemed to be a melodious singing. It was the voice of praising the Lake Goddess.
Laing and Juan walked along the broken streets of the Spire Palace. The new transport team had delivered a hundred muskets. Laing was ready to take a look.
Juan was fully armed, wearing a full set of Scorching Sun Knight armor. He looked at the setting sun and the dusk and suddenly spoke.
"It feels so quiet. There's no vampire army nearby. It's so different from Magritte."
"Yeah, they probably transferred all of Mu Xilong's combat power to Richard Castle," Laing replied casually.
"But that's not important anymore!" Juan said excitedly.
"You're in such a good mood!" Laing complained. The young man in front of him seemed to be full of energy.
"Of course! Mu Xilong is about to be saved. Everyone is working hard for it! "Juan replied happily." So I have to work harder too! "
"Ah, yes." Laing lowered his head and thought.
He had been planning to attack Mu Xilong for many years. Now, as soon as the spring plowing was over, he would gather an army and completely eradicate this cancer that had harmed the Knight King for nearly three hundred years.
Juan was right. All my efforts have not been in vain. Now, the whole of Brittany has been revitalized by my efforts.
It will be the same in the future. As long as we don't stop, the road will continue to extend …
Laing was still thinking. At this time, the transport team rushed out of the depths of the forest at an extremely fast speed. Then, there was a shrill sound of brakes.
"Huh?!"
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