This was Zhang Xiaoman's first direct contact with the world's peak power.
What I have to say is that compared to Fox, who is at the eighth level, the two strong men at the ninth level give people a completely different feeling.
The energy in their bodies is countless times greater than that of the former. The difference between the two is like a battery and a generator. The energy in the bodies of ninth-level powerhouses seems to be endless, and there is a tendency to become one with nature.
Zhang Xiaoman felt quite strange. The energy limit of these two people was very high, almost catching up with those fifth-level alien species.
Unfortunately, their energy belongs to low-level elemental power, not dark spiritual power, so in terms of actual combat ability, these two are not necessarily Zhang Xiaoman's opponents.
"Sorry, I'm a little late studying the spell."
"No, your Excellency came on time, please take a seat."
Romelle pointed to the empty seat next to him.
Zhang Xiaoman was not polite and walked over and sat down. Only after he sat down did the meeting officially begin.
First is the discussion about this war.
"Your Majesty, an urgent report came back from the front line today. The orc army is gathering on the edge of Kuhan City and is about to launch a general attack. Our scouts have already detected their priest group. The intensity of this attack may be the highest in history. Kuhan’s situation is very critical, please hurry up and provide reinforcements!”
"Priest group!? How big is it!?"
"At least more than five hundred people, Your Majesty!"
"Damn it! Can't we send out the Griffin Knights to annihilate them first?"
"No, Your Majesty. The opponent is protected by the main force of wind cavalry, so there is no chance at all. And even if our Griffin Knights face those priests head-on, they probably don't have much chance of winning..."
The first question at the beginning of the meeting put everyone in a dilemma, which can also be seen as to what the current situation is.
Zhang Xiaoman has been staying in his room these days and hasn't paid much attention to the situation outside. It was only then that he realized the critical situation of the war.
"Your Majesty, our envoys have reported back that the Rock Demon Clan has established an alliance with the Orc Clan, and I believe they will be able to send troops to the battlefield soon! The Rock Demon Clan are all proficient in escape spells, move very quickly, and are good at bypassing and making surprise attacks. They may arrive on the battlefield in three days at the latest!”
"Your Majesty! The price of food around Kuhan City has soared to thirteen times the normal price! The price of food in our rear has also risen sharply, twice as high as before. If this continues, it will take less than a month for the front line to be completely destroyed. collapsed!"
"Your Majesty! I received news from the Lord of Moleban City. They have been disturbed by a large number of mercenaries recently. Not only have the villages around the city been looted, but there are even teams openly robbing grain trucks! What these people have done Because they are simply more abominable than the beasts of the beast tribe, I beg your Majesty to order those murderers to be severely punished!"
"..."
For a time, several ministers in charge of various royal affairs in the imperial court stood up one after another and reported the problems they encountered one by one.
Romell's face became darker as he heard this, and his whole body began to exude an aura of irritability and anger.
This is the first time he has faced a war since he took the throne, and it is also the first time the entire Kingdom of Adren has faced a war of this scale in the past thirty years.
After facing a series of urgent reports, Romell, who was still very passionate at first, calmed down from the passionate fantasy state at the beginning and was brought back to the cruel reality.
The power of the orcs is too huge. They occupy almost the entire grassland of the northern continent. Even the power of the Kingdom of Adren cannot compete.
Fortunately, although the orcs are coming fiercely, the humans are finally waiting for their support.
"Don't worry about the Rock Demon Tribe. We have already formed an alliance with the Elf Tribe. With the Elf Tribe's control over nature, we are definitely the Rock Demon Clan's nemesis!"
Romell said and glanced at Regina. Seeing the latter nodding slightly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"As for the issue of food, I have ordered the treasury to allocate money and food to give priority to the cities on the front line. Anyone who dares to take this opportunity to hoard food must bear the thunderous wrath from the kingdom!"
"Also, I will immediately investigate the mercenary intrusion. There are still two of the Seven Guardians of the Mercenary Union in the city. I will summon him today and personally ask what is going on!"
"..."
Romell began to deal with the issues reported by the ministers one by one. However, due to time constraints, he could not take care of all the issues, so he could only pick a few urgent ones to deal with first.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the magic guild's mage group to fight against the orc priests."
McCarvey stood up and said.
Everyone focused their attention on him.
"Teacher, do you want to take action personally? But the Beastman King..."
"Don't worry, Queen Regina and I are both here. Yohad and the Archdruid are also on the way. Plus Mr. Pole Star, this time the five of us Holy Orders will take action together. Urbis If that guy dares to come, we will make sure he never comes back!"
McAlevey said confidently.
When everyone in the audience heard this lineup, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
If the five saints unite to deal with the Beast King, even if the opponent is also a strong saint, they may not be able to escape.
As soon as they thought of this, everyone started to get excited.
That was a ninth-level strongman. There was almost no one on this continent who could kill a ninth-level strongman. The most recent one was the great knight lord Paladin who fell into the sky fire three hundred years ago.
Although the orcs are very powerful, they have five ninth-level ones on their side. Coupled with the assistance of the elves and dwarves, victory in this war seems to be just around the corner.
Now they only need to hold on for enough time on the front line to resist the orcs' attack, and then when reinforcements arrive, everyone can launch a counterattack.
The discussion about the war situation did not last too long. The main purpose of this meeting was still the meeting between the three saints.
The irrelevant people were quickly invited out, and there were only four people on the seats left in the room.
"Romel, what I'm going to tell you next may be a little beyond your expectations, but the situation now is different from before. There are some things I feel it is necessary to let you know."
McCarvey looked at his students seriously.
Regina glanced at him and made no attempt to stop him.
Zhang Xiaoman didn't say much, looking like he was just waiting to see what would happen.
In fact, he has not said a word since the previous meeting until now, and he is more like a bystander.
His understanding of the situation in this world is still very limited, and war is not what he is good at.
Anyway, if he needs to help when the time comes, as a member of the Binding Breakers, it's not like he can't help.
Seeing that neither of his companions objected, McAvey immediately told Romell some things about Advent. Gu Zhen
After hearing these truths, Romell fell into a sluggish state. The huge impact on his worldview prevented him from coming back to his senses for a while.
Fortunately, as the emperor of a kingdom, although Romel still lacks experience, his character is better than most people after all. After being stunned for a moment, Romell suddenly came back to his senses.
"Teacher, do you mean that your real target this time is not the beasts, but the god in the sky...?"
McCarvey nodded and said:
"Yes, the reason why I gathered all the holy orders is to jointly resist the attack of that god. It's just that because of Urbis, many of our previous plans have been cancelled. Now we have to To fight them, I’m afraid I’ll have to fight tooth and nail.”
"Then...Teacher, please tell me this. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Romell asked.
McCarvey shook his head and said:
"Romel, your father knows about this, but he just had an accident last year...and your current strength is still too low. Facing the attack of the gods, no matter how many people you have, it will be useless. "
"You are the king of mankind. I am telling you this, partly because Urbis's betrayal caught us off guard. We need your assistance to help us eliminate the threat of the orcs as soon as possible."
"On the other hand, on the day of Advent, the fire from heaven will reappear in the world. I don't know how it will appear, but your father has arranged everything in advance. When the time comes, you only need to follow his preparations. Just do it and leave the rest to us.”
McAlevey said a lot. Although the words were more euphemistic, the core meaning was still "you can't help."
In fact, what he said was not wrong. In the face of gods, no matter how many ordinary people there are, it will not help.
Although Romell is the emperor of Adren, his strength is there and he cannot participate in a battle of this level.
"There are only twelve days left before the Advent Festival. We must seize the time to act. We will be there first on the orc battlefield. I have a plan. As long as a few of us saints gather together, maybe we can It can lead the sky fire to the grassland of the orcs, and then it will also help us eliminate the orc army in large numbers."
McAlevey said.
Regina nodded.
"Yes, but the premise is that we must defeat Urbis first, otherwise he will not let us pass."
"It shouldn't be difficult to defeat him. We have five saints here. Elkulus and Silna will arrive soon. By then, the seven saints of the Bound Breaker will gather together. I believe there is no power in this world yet. Can stop us."
"No, Lecentra, you are too optimistic. Before coming here, Acatus told me a piece of news. The Orcs may not be fighting alone. They seem to be connected with the Black Dragon Clan that has disappeared for a long time. If this If the news is true, then the battle may be more difficult than we expected..."
McVeigh was shocked.
"Black Dragon Tribe? Haven't they fallen into the abyss long ago? Sirna has never heard of them again. When did they appear again? When did this news come about?"
Regina said helplessly:
"I just found out that Akatus is responsible for the intelligence work of the species. His words should be very credible."
"Damn it!"
McCarvey slammed the table, showing a rare expression of irritation.
Zhang Xiaoman groped his chin. It seemed that this time the battle was more difficult than imagined.
Just when a few people were worried, he looked at Romell sitting in the first place and spoke for the first time:
"Your Majesty Miller, there is one thing I may need your help with regarding this Advent Festival."
None of those people expected that Ji Xing, who had been silent all this time, would suddenly say this, and they all cast doubtful eyes on him.
"Your Excellency Ji Xing? I'm honored. I wonder what you need me to do?"
Zhang Xiaoman tapped his finger in the air, and a small piece of paper filled with words flew lightly into the other person's hand.
"This is……?"
Romell picked up the note and looked at it, a strange look gradually appeared on his face.
"These are some of the spellcasting materials I need. If His Majesty Miller can help me find them, then I should be able to bring a little surprise to the people of the Orcs."
"surprise……"
Romell's eyes twitched.
He didn't know whether the orcs were surprised or not, but now he felt that he was frightened.
Look at this note. What's on it?
200 activated branches, 2000 units of standard magic powder per bulin, 4000 flame flowers, 50 magic cow hides, 300 elven traces...
In addition to this, there are more than twenty other precious materials on the note, each of which is an expensive high-end alchemy material.
Such a large amount of supplies, even for him, the king of Adren, is a huge amount of wealth.
"Lord Jixing...you mean...do you want me to help you find all these materials?"
Romel repeated again with some uncertainty.
Zhang Xiaoman nodded seriously.
"Yes, I have an alchemy skill that needs these things as assistance. If possible, please ask Your Majesty Miller to help collect them, and then just hand them over to my assistant Yifei, and she will pass them on to me on my behalf."
He thought for a while and added:
"By the way, Your Majesty, it is better to prepare as soon as possible. After all, it takes time to make potions. It is best to prepare them three days before the advent of God's Day, so that I have enough time to prepare."
When Romell heard this, he was dumbfounded.
Prepare as soon as possible? Do you still need to reserve three days? Putting aside whether I can find these things, you really treat these precious materials as cabbage!
I'm still preparing, I'm preparing you big-headed ghost!
Romell cursed in his heart, but he did not dare to say such words.
Seeing this, McCarvey on the side couldn't help but curiously took the note and looked at it. The expression on his face was the same as the emperor's at the beginning.
"Pole Star...the things you want...may be a little hard to find..."
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