Twenty kilometers downstream of the Black Feather Bridge, they opened a hole hundreds of meters long in a weak point on the north bank - destruction has always been countless times easier than construction, especially after it turned into an above-ground river due to flooding. .
A large amount of river water floods unbridled along this direction. They still have more than 20 kilometers to go before they officially flow into the frozen land. This is the relatively densely populated Lingyu Valley.
Without the constraints of the river, the river will flow wherever the terrain is low until it finds the final exit.
There are collapsed houses and flooded farmland everywhere. Countless people are trapped on the fragmented highlands or trees, crying in anger and despair, blaming the gods for their ruthlessness and injustice. They don't know, What led to their current situation was not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster.
The above is the real projection taken from high altitude by Regina, who returned to the valley early.
She was not just playing it for Gavin, but also for the villagers of Weizemei New Village who had gathered together. Everyone had unbearable expressions on their faces, especially the prisoner-of-war mercenaries, because most of them were from Feather Valley, Cultivated Valley and Scar Valley, among which Feather Valley and Scar Valley are the most common, which is directly related to their personal interests.
"Natural disasters are certainly terrible, but what is more terrible than natural disasters are man-made disasters. For their own selfish interests, those businessmen in Sambia did not care about the lives of the people in Lingyu Valley and Cuanggu. They released large-scale floods here to save their own embankments and pursue We can let go of the responsibility, but rescue is imminent.
Although many of us are outsiders, the people of this land extended a helping hand to us during our most difficult times, accepted us, allowed us to take root in this land, and built our new home, now they are in trouble, we cannot sit back and ignore it, we must extend a helping hand to them. Gavin took the opportunity and shouted to the people below.
"The Lord is right. Since we have chosen to take root in the valley, we should abide by the rules agreed here. When people in other valleys are in danger, we must lend a helping hand."
"Only those cold-blooded and evil businessmen can do this kind of thing. We absolutely cannot sit idly by and ignore it. Lord, tell me, what do we need to do? We completely obey the arrangement of the Lord!"
"Your lord is kind. We were blinded by profit before, so we accepted the employment of those profit-seeking, cold-blooded and evil Sambian businessmen. Please also ask your lord to beg our families. We are willing to go to the disaster relief in person. We swear we will never run away halfway, if we break our oath, we will abandon both humans and gods."
"I am proficient in water. Lord, please send me. I am willing to make an oath."
"I'm from Lingyu Valley. My home is near the breach. I'm very familiar with the situation there. Bringing me with you will be of great help in disaster relief."
There is no need for guidance at all. The opinions of the villagers in Weizemei New Village are one-sided. They cannot sit idly by and ignore the situation when they are able to provide help.
"Very good, you didn't disappoint me." Gavin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Craig is following orders."
"My subordinate is here." Craigie walked quickly to Gavin and knelt on one knee.
"I now appoint you as the general of the Vizeme escort fleet. All the existing fifteen longships will be transferred to your command. Immediately organize manpower to fully staff all the longships, and then immediately rush to the flood scene for emergency rescue. Everything is based on people. From now on, there is no need to distinguish immigrants or prisoners of war mercenaries. Everything is rescue first. Anyone who disobeys the order will be dealt with according to military law. I grant you the privilege of killing first and then reporting later during the disaster relief period." Gavin directly took the opportunity to kill. The formation of his own river fleet is an opportunity to completely digest those prisoner-of-war mercenaries. I believe that taking this opportunity, many prisoners of war will be directly transformed into his own subjects.
The more ruthless and profit-seeking Sambia's businessmen are, and the tighter they oppress the people in the valley, the more beneficial it is for him.
"As ordered." Craigie said enthusiastically.
Leading an army alone has always been his dream, but under his father's dazzling halo, he will always be like a fledgling that has not grown up. His name is not the first thing that comes to everyone's mind when they see him. , but the son of Copperfield. He has always wanted to prove himself. One day, his father can be proud of him.
He feels that the past six months have been the fastest growing in his life. Not only has the young man in front of him given him more rights and trust, but most importantly, he has separated himself from his father Copperfield and given him I have enough experience and room for growth.
Although the long ship is not as good as the three-masted sailing ship, and the inland river is not as good as the sea, it is at least a good start, isn't it?
Gavin couldn't help but asked with concern: "It's raining heavily now, the water in the Asaba River has surged, and many areas have become very fast and complicated. Is there no problem for you to sail on it?"
Traveling on the water was purely out of desperation. The continuous rain had already turned all the commercial roads in the valley into mud. If we wanted to struggle across the land, we would not be able to do it within two or three days. We would arrive by then. , not to save people, but to collect their bodies.
"Lord, don't worry, when the storm on the sea rises, both wind, rain and water will be far above this. Especially not long ago, I just led the team to run here several times, and I have already reported the situation of the entire river. After touching one, I can make sure that I can bring them in and out safely." Craigie said with great confidence, "I am willing to issue a military order. If there is a shipwreck due to a command error, the lord can take my hand. Brain.”
"It's not necessary." Gavin waved his hand and said, "I will arrange for you a few mage assistants and staff officer Olira. The six of you will fully assist General Craigie in this search and rescue mission."
The six female mages following Gavin bowed and obeyed.
Although there are a large number of kobold warlocks in the new village, these orthodox human mages are more likely to win the trust of the victims, whether in terms of adaptability or origin.
"Thank you, Lord." Craigie couldn't hide the joy on his face. He certainly knew how much help the spell caster could provide.
"Perform the mission. When you are ready, you don't need to report to me anymore. Set off for the rescue immediately." Gavin ordered.
"Lord, we are also willing to provide a small amount of help, and please allow our fleet to go together." Avery, the halfling village chief of Anbao Ship Village, came out to ask for orders.
"Can your houseboats withstand such strong river water?" Gavin asked. The Anbao Boat Village above Yewen Pond used chains to string together a large number of houseboats to jointly resist the strong winds and waves.
"As long as the boat is moving, there will be no problem, especially when following a big boat. Compared with these long boats, our boat has shallow water, which gives us an advantage when entering flooded areas for rescue." Avery is obviously not pure. Hot-blooded, but carefully considered.
"Then let's go together, but before rescuing others, you must first ensure your own safety." Gavin warned.
"Don't worry, our halflings have always had a little better luck than others." Avery said with a smile.
"I hope your goddess will protect you as always." Gavin sincerely wished.
Halflings are indeed shrouded in a mysterious kind of luck. This kind of luck often does not happen in a happy life, but in desperate situations and disasters, it leaves them with a glimmer of hope, and after luck, they are waiting for them. It is often a new round of despair and disaster, which is jokingly called the halfling's luck.
Optimists and pessimists have completely different understandings of this matter.
Optimistic people take things at face value, and halflings are lucky enough to save the day.
For pessimistic people, this represents the coming of danger and disaster. This is not the luck of the halfling, but the misfortune of the halfling.
Obviously, Avery is an optimistic person, as are most halflings.
"Thank you, Lord, for your blessing." After thanking Avery, he hurried away, apparently to allocate ships and manpower.
"Luna." Gavin continued to mobilize his troops, "Run to the Rose Tower as quickly as possible and ask for help from Ion Druid. Let him help control the weather and suppress the weather in the disaster area to facilitate rescue. "
"As you command." After Ma Niang responded, she jumped into the air, transformed into a half-moon pony, and headed straight for the Rose Tower.
"Chester, you lead the Erde mapping team to mark and map out all the submerged areas around the Yevin Pond and the middle and lower reaches of the Asaba River." Gavin prepared for the future management of the Asaba River.
Their Asaba River Management Foundation has been established a long time ago, but it has not been put into actual operation. The reason is to wait for the rainy season to arrive, when the water here reaches its peak, and to make effective assessments before starting preparations to prevent wasted efforts.
Judging from the current situation, Gavin and the others were right to be cautious. Without personal experience, it is difficult to imagine that the usually smooth valley has such a violent side, and that the water level here can change to this extent.
"Yes." Chester readily agreed.
Among the captured mercenaries, there was a third-rate painter who was hired to be the painting teacher of this group of Ode. With their innate talents, they became masters of topographic maps, and Chester was among them. The best, and this ability only makes sense if it is fully utilized.
After Gavin had arranged everything, Regina stepped forward and invited: "The assistance we can provide is limited after all. The most important thing is for the people of Lingyu Valley and Genggu to save themselves. I am going to go to Lingyu Valley and Genggu immediately. Valley, contact the local rich and elders, mobilize as many people as possible to save themselves, and at the same time expose the conspiracy of the Sambian merchants to them. Lord, do you want to come with us? I believe they will be grateful for everything you have done for their valley."
Regina's intention is very obvious, she wants to use this incident to let Gavin improve his relationship with the current ruling class of Feather Valley and Geng Valley and expand his influence here.
Strictly speaking, she is not Gavin's subordinate. On the contrary, she is the princess of Battle Valley. She has more say than Gavin in many matters in Battle Valley.
But since Midsummer Night, the two have always maintained a very ambiguous relationship.
To say that they are friends, they are one level closer than this. They respond to Gavin's every call, and are even very active, caring more about their own affairs than their own.
They were said to be lovers, but there was a layer of window paper between them, which they could barely pierce through.
Gavin had never had a serious and detailed discussion with Regina about his strategic layout in the Valley and Battle Valley, because he didn't know how to open his mouth, and because after it developed to a certain level, the first person he replaced was hers. Lord Ilmet, the human adoptive father.
What's more interesting is that as smart as Regina, she has already seen Gavin's ambition. Not only did she not alienate him, but she got closer to him. She had a feeling of actively pushing him to this position. To be more precise, not Simply pushing Gavin to the position of Lord of the Battle Valley, and even pushing him to other valleys, seems to want him to inherit the legacy of the Cloak King Anka and become the king of the entire valley.
In the past, Gavin was the manipulator behind the scenes, making others the king. But in the valley, someone wanted to manipulate him into becoming the king. This feeling made him a little bit amused, but he would not object. After all, Regina had a stronghold here. Since she doesn’t have the connections, it would be much easier for her to come forward for many things than for herself. Just contact the ruling class in other valleys. If she were to come forward on her own, she would probably spend a lot of energy just to meet them. .
Gavin thought about it for a moment, shook his head and said: "Thank you, Miss, for your kindness, but there are still a lot of unresolved matters with the Conqueror's Army. I can't leave for too long. This kind of one-to-one visit is really inefficient. There are Isn’t there a way to bring them together and meet together? It would be better to wait until the disaster relief is completed and preparations are made for resettling the victims and rebuilding. At that time, it will be easier to find the same interests as them.”
Those disaster victims are all potential residents. If we can use the excuse of resettlement to collect some of them, it will definitely be a profitable business. It can not only gain people but also gain reputation.
"Don't tell me that it is true. Lingyu Valley adopts democratic politics. The way they solve major issues is to hold a valley meeting. All residents of Lingyu Valley, regardless of wealth or poverty, can express their opinions and resolve disputes. This time the situation is so serious, they will definitely hold a valley meeting to discuss the matter after the disaster. At that time, it will be the perfect opportunity for Lord Sir to come forward. The conspiracy of the Sambian businessmen will be more shocking if it is exposed on that occasion." Regina Suddenly a more suitable method came to mind.
She has never lacked political acumen and has great adaptability. "Not only Lingyu Valley, this matter also involves Genggu. They are a seven-citizen assembly composed of a group of wealthy people. We can also find ways to get involved. Finally, The good thing is that we can promote the two valleys to join forces and jointly fight against the Sambian businessmen."
"Then I'll leave this matter to you." Gavin followed suit. In this matter, Regina had more say than herself.
Regina smiled and said: "You are the knight of our Battle Valley. The more influential you are outside, the brighter my face will be. What the Sambian merchants have done this time, in a short period of time, for them, It is beneficial and effectively avoids a large amount of domestic economic losses. In the long run, it is an out-and-out stupid move. This completely touches the bottom line of the people in the valley. This will make many valleys join forces to fight against them. I hope that by then , you can step forward to raise this banner."
"Me? Why not let Lord Ilmet come forward? I believe he is more influential than me." Gavin took the opportunity to ask the biggest question in his heart.
Regina shook her head helplessly and said: "If he could do it, he would have done it long ago and would not have waited until now. His character is too pure. He is not qualified to be the lord of the Battle Valley, let alone unite people's hearts. He can't deal with it. The only way for Sambian merchants to do this is to draw their swords, which is the worst strategy and tactic."
"I will consider this matter carefully." Gavin gave an ambiguous answer.
The valley has never been truly unified since its establishment. In addition to many external factors, internal factors cannot be ignored. Once done too hastily, other valleys may have the impression that their ambitions are uncontrollable, and they may unite and fight against themselves with force.
At that time, it was easy to be pushed to the path of military unification. Under internal and external troubles, they would eventually follow the old path of those military unification lords. Lord Rashan of the Scar Valley is a living example. In 1356, he used force to unify the cultivated land. Valley, Feather Valley, and even most of the Battle Valley were occupied, but they were completely defeated after a short-lived appearance. Now the Scar Valley is still occupied by those coalition troops, of which the Zhentarim and Sambia account for the absolute majority. The Kingdom of Mir has a part in it.
Gavin was preparing to implement the military strategy of building high walls, hoarding grain, and slowly becoming king in the valley, until the day he was crowned king.
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Blood horn.
The place where the dragon nest of the young red dragon Thraxata was once located. Ever since Gavin slaughtered this disaster on the east road, it had been lively for a short period of time. Many treasure hunters came here with a sense of luck. Hope to find the remaining dragon treasure.
But most of them didn't even have a chance to get close to the Blood Horn, so they left the place as quickly as possible, and brought out an disturbing news, especially news that made the people of Bow Valley uneasy. Sesiren Valley had been completely destroyed. It has turned into a valley of death, filled with a large number of undead. The most frightening thing is that it is said that a death knight haunts here.
He is most likely the Dusk Lord, the lord of Sethren Valley, who was killed by Gonggu cavalry in the name of practicing evil necromancy one hundred and twenty years ago. He is now resurrected with his people and will pay tribute to him. Bow Valley, which destroyed their homeland, launched a revenge campaign, especially the Aken family, the current ruling family of Bow Valley. He must kill every member of the Aken family.
The Blood Corner has been occupied by the Magpie Nest Dove. It has been used by the Twilight Lord as a base for revenge and transformed into a huge nest of the undead. It is shrouded in the black mist all year round. It is the unjust death of Sethren a hundred years ago. Valley people do not scatter their souls.
(End of chapter)
