After receiving the letter that Egbert asked Liat to bring back in advance and listening to Liat's own report, the empire's 100,000-strong army entrenched around the forty miles outside Karsus quickly The troops were withdrawn, and they withdrew resolutely and simply!
In just less than a week, except for leaving some necessary garrison troops, most of their main forces completely withdrew to the original territory of their empire, while Emperor Barnhardt and Leon and other high-ranking imperial generals , and even returned directly to Faruzanlia, the capital of the empire.
Obviously, after learning that the floating island is indeed a threatening and powerful enemy, and that it is also the kind of terrifying foreign enemy that is ready to openly invade the entire continent of Elusaria, the empire is certainly not in the mood to deal with that kind of cowering in Kal. The rats in Sass City were fighting and wasting time, but were immediately preparing for the more difficult and terrifying war that was likely to come.
After all, compared to those enemies of Karsus that are obvious and worthless, the one that is still hanging ten thousand meters above the border of the empire, and openly declares that it wants to occupy the entire world and urges peace among all countries. The huge floating island where power is handed over is the first enemy they have to deal with now.
No one is willing to hand over their power and country 'peacefully', and the Emperor of the Empire, Barnhardt, is certainly not willing. Even if the other party is the same as the Empire, they also want to build a country without racial discrimination, class oppression, and the pain of war. The power of the slogan "Peaceful World", but that doesn't work either!
Although, their Rekarte Empire has always used similar excuses to launch wars to unify the continent. They also want to unify the entire world and build a 'peaceful world without racial discrimination, class oppression, and the pain of war.' , however, it is okay for their empire to shout out such slogans themselves and put them into practice, but now if someone else shouts them out and prepares to put them into practice, the taste will be very different.
Anyway!
The current Emperor Barnhardt, like the monarchs of those countries that were invaded and destroyed by the empire in the past, heard that such a powerful force suddenly appeared and put forward the slogan of 'higher', he felt in his heart Very unpleasant.
The city of Faruzanliya.
"..."
At this time, Barnhardt was facing away from his four trusted generals, standing silently in front of his throne, listening to the story. He had been stranded on the floating island for several days, and was not able to catch up until earlier today. Egbert, the leader of the Empire's Black Dragon Mage Legion and the Empire's intelligence chief, returned and described everything the other party saw, heard, and inquired about on the floating island and Silver Moon City.
a long time.
It wasn't until Egbert finished speaking and stopped that Barnhardt seemed to suddenly come to his senses. He slowly turned around and looked at the man with a haggard expression, which looked no worse than he had in a few days. He wants better Egbert when he sleeps well.
"Well……"
"Egbert..."
"That is to say..."
"That floating island, that Silver Moon City, they have the ability to directly deliver large-scale legions to the earth. There is no need to land the floating island on the ground first or use other landing tools?"
"Is that so?"
Originally, Barnhardt was still thinking that their empire might be able to take advantage of the enemy's opportunity to descend on the floating city and land troops, lead the four legions to suddenly launch a surprise attack and attack the floating island, and then destroy the opponent's teleporters and even the entire army. Urban.
Or, they can try to seize the enemy's landing ship, such as an ancient weapon aeroplane, and then use the troops to counter-land and attack that hateful island?
But now, after listening to Egbert's report, and knowing that the external enemies did not need to land or transport troops at all, but directly used the advanced portal technology to deliver large numbers of troops to fixed points, he directly I was a little dumbfounded.
To be honest, there are actually many magician commanders in the empire's black dragon magician army, and their strength is not weak. Egbert is very good at teleportation spells, but Barnhardt himself is also very good at it. You know, the empire itself can barely do it by teleporting some small troops on a small scale and over short distances.
However, if you want to be like that floating island, directly use the portal to deliver thousands of heavy cavalry on a large scale and then teleport them back after the battle, that kind of technology and ability, based on the current magic power of the empire, is just It's definitely an impossible task.
This alone can let him know that compared with the other side's forces that have applied large-scale portal technology to actual combat and even ordinary military operations, the Rekart Empire, which they have always been proud of, How big is the difference!
"Yes."
"I never saw any large transportation vehicles on that floating island from beginning to end. On the contrary, there were several legion-level teleportation bases."
"even……"
"They also have a huge super portal that can directly connect to their 'Azeroth world' that spans stars and planes!"
"Some of them like to call it the 'Dark Portal'?"
Although Egbert didn't know what crossing planes and the 'Dark Portal' meant, he could understand crossing the stars. After all, according to legend, the demons in their world were summoned from the red moon in the sky. to the world.
It is difficult for those demons to reach the continent of Elsalia from the nearby red moon, but those races of Azeroth who do not know where the planet is can directly carry out large-scale interstellar teleportation and build The power and sophistication of the magical technology of that terrifying giant interstellar portal can be seen clearly.
Anyway, in those few days, Egbert's heart grew colder and colder as he watched, especially when the other party didn't mind that he, the black mage, was going to study, watch, and inquire. His behavior made him feel more and more frightened and shocking!
"!!"
"Portal!"
"Can it be destroyed?"
"for example……"
"Take advantage of the opportunity they have to invite us to attend the conference, send some capable magisters to get involved, and then take the opportunity to destroy it?"
Barnhardt suddenly seemed to have grasped some important points, and hurriedly walked down the steps of the throne with great interest, came to Egbert, and asked eagerly and somewhat taking it for granted.
"His Majesty……"
Opening his mouth, Egbert didn't want to offend the Emperor in front of him who didn't seem to know much about magic. However, since he couldn't lie about this kind of thing and didn't dare to lie, he still had to add it honestly. road:
"A portal of that level can be said to be permanent and unlikely to be destroyed."
"It can only be shut down."
In fact, there are some things that Egbert did not dare to say, that is:
A portal of that level cannot be shaken by mortal power, let alone a few magisters.
And if it is really forcibly destroyed by brute force, then the chaotic and terrifying space turbulence and the tearing force of energy will definitely tear their world into pieces in an instant, and even if the portal is It’s useless even at a height of 10,000 meters!
If nothing else, the power contained in a portal of that magnitude, according to Egbert's rough estimate, would definitely create a truly terrifying black hole!
That level is at least countless times more terrifying than the so-called 'black hole magic' created by black magisters like them, and it is not something that mortal wisdom can easily imagine.
What makes Egbert even more desperate is that since the other party can skillfully make that kind of permanent portal in a short time and run it very well, and even teleport at least hundreds of thousands of warriors of all races, then It further illustrates what level of power and civilization the other party has reached, and the queen named 'Azshara' always likes to call their envoys 'mortals', so it's definitely not true. For any reason.
"Close?"
"snort!"
"What's the use of closing it? They can open it again!"
Barnhardt let out an annoyed breath, then turned around and walked back to his throne hatefully.
He didn't know the terrible things that Egbert was thinking, nor did he know that Egbert had concealed a lot of things that would make them even more desperate. He just felt a little annoyed and unhappy that he couldn't destroy that kind of portal. .
"That is to say..."
"Since they have the ability to accurately deliver troops at fixed points, when we come back, the defensive troops secretly placed on the ground around the floating island will not play any role?"
"am I right?"
After sitting back on the throne in frustration, Barnhardt continued to ask in a muffled voice.
"Yes!"
"Your Majesty, if they are willing, they can even send tens of thousands of troops directly to the square outside our castle."
"The magisters of our Black Dragon Legion can only defend and interfere with the space in the palace, preventing them from easily opening the transmission channel here. As for the outside, they are somewhat powerless."
In order to make Emperor Barnhardt and Leon and Vargas next to him clearly realize the gap between the enemy and ourselves, Egbert could only assume this vividly and sighed.
The reason why he sighed was because that was not all a hypothesis, but that the other party did indeed have that kind of ability, and he had seen it with his own eyes, so there was absolutely no way it was fake!
"..."
Barnhardt suddenly stopped talking.
Obviously, he also knew that if that kind of enemy could really teleport thousands or even tens of thousands of heavy cavalry outside his throne castle at any time, what would it mean to him, the emperor, and the empire they had worked so hard to build for so many years? What are you wearing?
"..."
"..."
At this time, on the side of the throne hall, the two legion commanders Leon and Vargas, who had been listening silently, finally couldn't help but look at each other in horror.
They know that Egbert never lies!
Moreover, the other party doesn't like to exaggerate things. On the contrary, that guy often likes to delete and delete things and then pick out some less important ones to comfort them?
But now, the other party has a gloomy face from beginning to end, his expression is gloomy without a trace of a smile, his words are also very rigorous, and his tone is unusually low, which is enough to explain something.
"you……"
"?!"
When the atmosphere at the scene became a little dull, Imelda, one of the four generals who followed Emperor Barnhardt, commanded the Ice Dragon Legion, and was also the only female general, suddenly opened her mouth to say something.
However, when she looked at Egbert, who was thinking about something, and exchanged a look with him, she finally had to choose to shut up.
As a mage, even though she was once ridiculed by Egbert for not being good at studying, she still heard more information and knew that Egbert had been avoiding the important and did not explain everything clearly. However, since The other party didn't want to say anything and signaled her not to say anything, so she had no choice but to shut up for the time being.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Just like that, everyone at the top of the empire suddenly stopped talking. They were all digesting the terrible news that Egbert brought back.
As a result, the throne room became eerily quiet, with only the tiny crackling sounds of the white candles occasionally exploding.
"..."
"snort!"
"Egbert, you said..."
First, he sat on the throne and thought and was silent for a while. Suddenly, Emperor Barnhardt spoke again, and asked Egbert directly by name.
"Do they really have a million troops?"
"The matter is true?"
You know, the empire is now heavily militarized, but the four elite corps are only about 100,000. If all the defenders from all over the place are mobilized together without distinguishing between the good and the bad, the old and the weak, they can only collect 300,000. This is already the ultimate, and so many troops cannot stay together for too long, otherwise there will be big logistical problems.
Therefore, Barnhardt thought about it again and again, but still didn't want to believe the fact that that 'little' floating island could casually bring out a million-strong army.
"His Majesty."
"An army of one million is only the number that the orc tribe is willing to send out."
"This does not include the merchant elves, naga, high elves, dwarves, dwarfs, fire elements, trolls, tauren, etc. in the Azeroth Empire as well as the troops that various human kingdoms are willing to dispatch."
"so……"
"An army of one million is probably just the minimum?"
Although he really didn't want to make others undermine his prestige, the fact was that Egbert still had to tell more information bit by bit that he had found out during his extra few days of stay.
"!!"
Bang! !
After hearing this, Emperor Barnhardt was a little stunned, and felt that he could no longer take any chances against such an enemy. Even if he could defend himself, Emperor Barnhardt finally became angry, and he patted the armrest of the throne and stood up.
"Since this won't work, that won't work either, so just don't think about it!"
"Three days later!"
"I will go to that floating island with your four army commanders!"
"I want to see with my own eyes whether they are really as powerful as you say?!"
Then, chagrined, Barnhardt quickly made up his mind.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Leon, Imelda and Vargas did not try to persuade him, but turned around silently and looked at them. His Majesty the Emperor strode towards the side door behind the throne in anger.
"..."
Egbert didn't mean to persuade him, because he really didn't have any solution.
Now, the situation in their empire and the entire continent of Elsalia is: facing an open threat that is coming or has already arrived, they cannot defeat it now, let alone defend it. Therefore, in addition to risking their lives and accepting the invitation to go to that Apart from the floating island, there is really no better way.
"Vargas..."
"How about you stop going then?"
"Your family still needs you, and you also happen to stay in the empire to guard it?"
At this time, when the four imperial army commanders present were about to leave the meeting, Imelda suddenly turned around and persuaded Vargas, the tall and strong commander of the Flame Dragon Corps.
"Hahaha!"
However, Vargas threw his head back and laughed.
"Imelda, I appreciate your kindness."
"If the situation is really as bad as Egbert said, then what difference does it make if I stay or not?"
"Stop talking!"
"That's it. I have to go back and see little Amelia. You don't know, she peed on my face just yesterday, but she made me so angry."
With that said, Vargas waved his hands, pretending to be unhappy, and walked quickly towards the door of the throne hall, quickly disappearing into the night.
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