Pelada Empire, Red Scale Lake.
Joan's warning was like a blow to the head, catching George off guard.
In fact, George's previous conclusion that the Holy Lady lost power and fainted because she spent too much magic power in summoning two emperor-class battleships was not entirely accurate.
The exhaustion of magic power is part of the reason, and part of the reason is that there is a huge magic circle hidden at the bottom of the Red Scale Lake. This magic circle is like a central system, managing the souls of countless undead and releasing power. Prevents any psychic magic from probing the bottom of the water.
Thanks to the spell of summoning ships, Joan of Arc was the first to notice the abnormality among all people. However, the work of summoning battleships was very complicated and time-consuming, and a battle could break out at any time, so Joan of Arc chose to prioritize the summoning work at hand, and when When the two battleships were about to be summoned, Joan of Arc turned on dual-tasking, distractedly released the spiritual detection spell, and then touched a corner of the magic circle's defense mechanism.
At first, the power of this magic circle was limited to signal interference that ordinary people could not detect. However, Joan of Arc was also stubborn. After discovering the abnormality, she increased the output of her mental power to investigate deeply. The result was like a thrown stone hitting a spring. , the deeper she probed, the stronger the damage rebound from the magic circle became.
And when Joan of Arc took the trouble to explore the edge of the truth, the next second, the damage rebound of the magic circle also reached its peak, directly shocking Joan of Arc and fainted.
"No wonder, when I was around the Red Scale Lake, I felt that my telepathic talent was limited."
When George learned Joan's explanation, he finally realized what important things he had missed when he first came to the Red Scale Lake!
However, now is not the time to lament the past. According to Joan of Arc’s investigation and Pope Martin’s previous declaration of war in the council chamber, there is no doubt that the summoner and controller of the undead army at the bottom of the lake is the Pope!
Now that the Pope has openly become an enemy of the whole plane, the secrets of the Undead Legion will inevitably surface next. The two main ships of George are currently directly above the Undead Legion, which means that, His own troops were forced to become the first line of defense against the undead army on the entire continent!
How to deal with the undead army? !
Or, how to escape from this land of right and wrong?
Bet on the possibility that the Pope will not activate the Undead Legion in a short time, or that the Undead Legion will not attack George's battleship for the sake of being in the death camp?
Impossible. It is absolutely not advisable to cover one's ears and wait for death. The Pope has openly declared war, and there must be big moves in the next two days. What's more, Joan of Arc has triggered the alarm of the river bottom defense array in advance. Every minute and second wasted will bring the Reaper Merchant Group closer to the battle with the Undead Legion. step.
Simply blow up the Red Scale Lake?
The firepower of the two ships was clearly insufficient. As a large inland lake, the Red Scale Lake is large enough for two Emperor-class battleships to swim and bathe in the lake. With such an area, the artillery of the two battleships cannot perform carpet bombing. All the ammunition added up can at most blow away the carpet. A corner.
Take the inland waterway?
Even more impossible, the water channel around the Red Scale Lake is too narrow, and large ships will surely run aground if they force their way into the river.
All personnel evacuated, leaving two battleships?
This method is still not advisable, not to mention that the red dwarf masters will definitely cry, make trouble, and hang themselves. There are too many secrets on the two battleships, and George is not willing to let these secrets fall into the hands of others!
The only option left was to take the Saint to the nearby coast and teleport the two battleships back. However, most of George's men, including Sirna, the great demon lady who could rely on the laws of space and had superior maneuverability, , are strongly repelled by the strong light element in Joan of Arc, and now there are only a few candidates who can escort her to the nearby coast...
In the flash of lightning, George's brain was running wildly. Unintentionally, the huge eyes buried deep in the sea of his consciousness, floating alone in the wilderness, quietly opened and resonated with George's mental power at the same frequency -
After experiencing countless life and death considerations, at this moment, George's ability to see the future, which had never been improved, finally accumulated and completed a transformation.
George could clearly feel that countless timelines, like high-speed trains starting from the passenger transportation center, were constantly spreading out at forks, and their end points were not the same, good or bad, happy or sad.
This promotion means that George no longer needs to blindly make multi-pole choices on something that seems to be an important decision, so as to achieve the purpose of changing the outcome. By overlooking the direction of the entire destiny flow, George can clearly perceive Every detail changes the ending, thus accurately selecting the result that George hopes to achieve.
However, the more you look at it from a high place, the more you can feel the impermanence of fate - the farther back the timeline of the future perspective is, the more the results will increase geometrically, just like looking for a needle in a haystack, the number will increase greatly. George's computational difficulty.
When a person comes face to face with destiny in a real sense, he can clearly feel that the power of an individual is really small and powerless in the sandbox of overall destiny!
"Just do your best."
Having made up his mind like this, George tried to get rid of all distracting thoughts and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the river formed by the line of fate. In an instant, he felt countless images from the future with various emotions rushing towards him, like a carp. While swimming upstream in the fast flowing water, gravels of various sizes hit George along the current, making him dizzy and almost fainting!
Swim forward!
Facing the endless flow of destiny, George's only obsession is constantly driving him.
It seemed like a long time passed, and it seemed like only a moment had passed. When George felt light again, he realized that he had returned to reality.
George clearly felt that he was holding something in his hand. Although there was nothing when he looked intently, he was convinced that he had fished the necessary treasure from the river of destiny.
"It's the name, and the message."
Some memories came to mind, like a chain of chains. At that moment, several names appeared out of thin air in the palm of George's hand. These names were wandering in the Pelada Empire, or had been captured, or were busy chasing prey, or were busy escaping from hunters. .
George clearly understood that every time he negotiated with these people, it meant that he had to pay a huge price or take extremely high risks, but in the current crisis, George could not afford to hesitate!
Wow!
Two clusters of vampire bats appeared in obedience to George's call, carrying George's letter for help, flapping their black wings, flying into the distance at a speed comparable to that of an eagle, and disappearing into the sky in the blink of an eye.
After watching the bat swarm disappear, George's eyes returned to the current crisis——
The awakening of the undead army.
"Your Excellency Saint, come up quickly and let's go to the seaside together. Only you can use the technique of summoning ships. Only you can save the Noah's Ark and the White Pearl!"
"No, I want to stay and defend my homeland! These undead will definitely cause harm to my people, and I want to stop them!"
"You are simply seeking death by fighting against the undead army by yourself!"
“It is our duty to do so!”
…
Oops, the saint's saint disease has struck again!
Hundreds of thousands of undead legions are stirring under the water. They are so immortal. The Pope has just made an astonishing declaration on the change of the entire plane at the plane conference. At this moment, it is difficult not to break the dead silence at the bottom of the lake. .
Joan of Arc also realized the problem and the danger was imminent. Her first thought was to protect the ordinary people of the Parada Empire.
Not only was Joan so determined, but Arthur and a group of stragglers led by him also stood up, built fortifications, and prepared their troops for the upcoming battle. The few scouts in the team were all under Arthur's orders. Next, Yiqi Juechen rushed to the surrounding cities and villages to warn them of the coming crisis.
Even if the price of exposing their civilian armed identity in this way will be to be stoned, imprisoned by the city defenders, or even hanged, behind them is their country.
Of course George didn't care about the life and death of these old, weak, sick and disabled people. He was worried about his two precious battleships. Without the help of Joan of Arc's magic, these two ships would not be able to return to the sea.
How to weigh the pros and cons of the two?
George quickly thought of a solution to this problem.
"Your Majesty the Saint, I want to make a deal with you. You help me keep my people and my ships, and my troops and I will help you in the form of mercenaries."
"but……"
"I swear on my soul that this contract will take effect when the ship is successfully summoned to the sea. Before the summons is successful, my troops will fight against the invasion of the undead army with all their strength. Please hide on the ship as well. You should You know, these brick walls and wooden spears pose no threat to the undead army at all."
"make a deal."
Alone with a mantis as a carriage, Joan of course knew she was outmatched. George's proposal was like a life-saving straw, quietly igniting a glimmer of hope in her heart.
Joan of Arc only hesitated for a moment before accepting his proposal. Then, she took George’s outstretched hand and sat behind Unicorn Nick!
"Arthur, take your men and get on my ship! Noah's Ark and White Pearl obey orders! From now on, they will enter a first-level alert state. Until they are successfully teleported to the sea, the highest level of defensive counterattacks with firepower will be allowed! "
"Reapers, you must hold on!"
George's order still echoed in the air, and the black whirlwind with Unicorn Nick's limbs raised had already passed over the river bank and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye!
