Chapter 824: Taking Overlook City
The seven pigeons said goodbye to Escher and left, going straight to Fafnir.
When he was approaching the room, the Naga guard who led the way leaned close to Qi Ge's ear and whispered:
"After you left, Fafner stayed in the room and didn't come out, nor did he let us enter the room."
Qi Ge nodded imperceptibly and remained silent.
After two notifications, Qi Ge entered Fafner's room alone.
As soon as he entered, he saw Fafnir staring at the screen in mid-air with a frown on his face.
"Xingfeng, you're back. How's it going? Did you find anything?"
Qi Ge shook his head.
"I'm ashamed to say that I didn't find any problems. But just because I didn't find any problems doesn't mean that the Grand Chancellor has no problems. We still have to remain skeptical of the Grand Chancellor."
Fafnir shook his head and sighed:
"Oh, I knew it. I can't blame you.
We were on such a tight guard, but we didn't find anything wrong with him. It's normal that you can't find anything out."
"Your Majesty, what about you? Did you gain anything from the divine monitoring?"
"No. After you left, Escher has been reviewing the reports from the front lines, and there doesn't seem to be any problem."
Qi Ge nodded pretentiously and changed the subject:
"Forget it. A traitor is a traitor after all. He can only act in the dark. Be patient and he will reveal his true colors sooner or later.
Right now, we still have to find a way to resolve the rebellion as quickly as possible so that we can free up our forces.
Your Majesty Fafnir, what is ?
Fafnir's face turned dark and he threw a notebook to Qi Ge.
“It makes me upset just talking about this.
Those greedy guys on the front line should all be beheaded.
They... well, you can see for yourself."
Qi Ge opened the notebook in confusion.
[On November 3rd of the Thunder Calendar, the flag bearer under the commander of the Eastern 7th Army, Mage Saberon, slipped out of the Lenghua Forest and sold 306 magic crystals and 2,600 pieces of military equipment.]
[On November 3rd of the Thunder Calendar, the commander of the Eastern 4th Army, Lai Yide, secretly communicated with the rebels.]
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"This... is actually happening?!"
Qi Ge was indeed a little shocked.
He had long known that Bracada's military discipline was somewhat lax, but it shouldn't have been corrupted to this extent.
Openly trading with the rebels without any disguise is extremely audacious.
Fafnir sighed and said:
“This has something to do with the national conditions of Bracada.
Most of our Bracada troops have to be supported by local lords themselves.
Except for the central army led by Escher and I, the other troops strictly belong to the lord's private property.
It is not easy to train an army. Recruiting and training them cost a lot of money.
Although each type of soldier will awaken the method of fighting from their blood when they reach adulthood and advance, things that affect combat, such as mind, courage, combat skills, etc., need to be cultivated through training and combat.
To create a truly powerful force, one often needs to be separated from production and focus on training, which means spending money, lots and lots of money.
The strength of a lord's troops is often proportional to the lord's wealth.
If the lord is rich and has money to support soldiers, his troops will be strong. If the lord is poor and has no money to support soldiers, his troops will be weak.
You also know the recent situation in our Bracada. Those lords are complaining about their poverty.
In order to save expenses, some lords disbanded all standing troops and only relied on the heroic spirit troops.
There are even some lords who are so poor that they cannot even recruit all the Heroic Soldiers produced by the city every week, and can only sell the Heroic Soldiers quota to Yasha God's Chosen to earn some gold coins.
In order to suppress the rebellion, they were ordered to send troops and sold many of their assets. It is no exaggeration to say that they sold off everything they had.
But this war was to quell a rebellion, not an invasion, so they could not seize the captured cities, let alone grant them fiefdoms.
For them, this battle is a losing business, so of course they will try to hide if they can, avoid casualties if they can, and make some money if they can.
There are 15 legions in the East Route, 10 of which have done business with the rebels. The remaining 5 are not because they don’t want to, but because the rebels have no money.”
Qi Ge's face turned black:
"They are so bold, aren't they afraid of punishment from Thunder City?"
“Of course they’re not afraid.
The commanders of these 15 legions are the lords of 15 cities in the east, and each of them is a pseudo-legend.
Kill them all and there will be no one left to manage the eastern part of Bracada.
If the law does not punish everyone, they will all be innocent if they have committed a crime."
Great things are to be expected!
Qi Ge was delighted in her heart, but on the surface she sighed helplessly:
"So decayed, Bracada, probably sick."
Fafnir shook his head, patted Qi Ge's shoulder, and explained seriously:
"Xingfeng, I will lead the troops to intercept the rebels tomorrow, and Escher will also leave.
Lookout City will be handed over to your reserve troops.
Lookout City is well-guarded and has thick walls. As long as we defend it carefully, there will be no problems.
If the rebels attack, just remember, do not leave the city to engage in battle no matter what, and they will not be able to take us down.
Once my troops come back to reinforce and surround them, we can annihilate them all, and no one will be able to escape.
Of course, it is unlikely that the rebels would bypass the front line, and even if they did, they would be courting death.
Just don't let your guard down. Remember, our enemy is not outside the city, but inside. Be careful of traitors."
Qi Ge nodded solemnly:
"I will keep in mind what the general said."
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After leaving Fafner's room, Qi Ge had been looking for an opportunity to meet Escher alone, but he had never found one.
Escher didn't seem to be in a hurry to meet Qi Ge, and left Lookout City the next day.
This made Qi Ge a little confused, and he couldn't guess whether he and Escher had reached an alliance.
But the Seven Pigeons soon forgot about Escher for the time being.
Because, after the main force of Bracada left Lookout City, this most important fortress city in the east fell into the hands of the Seven Pigeons.
This is really great news for Qige.
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Lookout City is famous for its numerous watchtowers, each of which is more than 20 meters high, circular in shape, with a radius of about 10 meters.
Because the Lookout City is built on a high mountain, it would be very cold to stay on the top of the lookout tower.
Therefore, those who serve as lookouts are all snow elves with maximum cold resistance.
The home of these snow fairies - the Snow Fairy Bell Tower, is built inside the watchtower, close to the platform on the top of the watchtower. Therefore, they eat and live here and never have to leave. Apart from sleeping, they work, and the pressure is extremely high.
In the center of the watchtower, there is a huge pulley hanging with a rope hanging from it. The rope leads all the way to the bottom of the watchtower and is connected to a small cage similar to a frameless elevator.
The food that the fairies need on a daily basis will be placed in this cage.
Then the iron man guarding the watchtower would pull the rope and send the food up.
At this time, Qi Ge was standing in the cage and took the "physical elevator" to the top of a watchtower.
Accompanying the seven pigeons were two goblins.
The snow fairies on the top of the watchtower did not know Qi Ge, but that did not prevent them from judging from Qi Ge's noble status from his clothes.
According to the experience of these goblins, nothing good will happen if any non-goblin hero or soldier comes to the watchtower.
So, the moment they saw the seven pigeons, they stood up tremblingly and shouted loudly:
“Sir, we have been keeping an eye on the surroundings and have never slacked off.
We have not detected any enemy within our surveillance area."
Qi Ge smiled slightly, waved at the fairies, and said:
"Relax, guys. I'm not here to cause trouble or push you.
I just came to introduce two partners to you."
Qi Ge gently pushed the two fairies behind him. They immediately stood in front of Qi Ge and said to the snow fairies:
“We are here on the orders of Lord Xingfeng to stay and express our condolences.
For some time to come, we will be stationed here, living and eating with you, and helping you solve your problems.
If you have any difficulties in your daily duties or life, you can tell us and we will do our best to help you solve them. "
"this……"
The snow goblins looked at each other, at a loss.
Long-term experience made them subconsciously think that this might be the handsome wizard's new way of torturing the goblins.
This made them all a little scared and they dared not speak.
Qi Ge smiled slightly, and did not force them, but said softly:
"I'm leaving first, Elias, Cambre, I'll leave this place to you."
"Don't worry, Lord!"
“We promise to complete the mission!”
The two goblins responded excitedly, their eyes bright and their spirits high.
Qi Ge looked outside the watchtower.
The mountains in the distance are stacked one after another, and white clouds cover the tops of the snow-capped peaks, as white as the milk cap on the top of a drink.
If you want to see further, you must climb to a higher level.
At such a height, the field of vision is also quite large.
He could even vaguely see the fleet of airships of the anti-rebellion army which had set out five hours ago.
Because the distance was too far, the airships looked like tiny dots as big as flies in his eyes.
"It's a pity that I don't have reconnaissance skills. If I had, I would be able to see even the details of the airship clearly."
Just then, a cold wind blew, causing the seven pigeons' necks to shrink.
The cold wind seemed to never go away, blowing wildly, carrying with it moisture from the clouds and ice chips from the sky, freezing Qi Ge's face so much that it hurt.
Snow fairies are not afraid of the cold, but they are afraid of the wind.
If the fairy is exposed to such strong winds for too long, its health will continue to decrease. If it does not get timely rest, it may even be blown to death by the wind.
When a strong wind came, they could only hold each other and huddle together shivering to resist the strong wind.
"Ah. Poor little guy. These wizards are really useless. If they get some magic crystals to surround the top of the watchtower, the fairies won't be blown so hard.
Without saying anything else, by dismantling and dissolving the gate of [God's Realm on Earth] and adding dozens of crystals, you can make enough magic crystal windows for all the watchtowers.
Unfortunately, no wizard would think so, and no wizard would do this.
But it doesn’t matter, I came here to change all this.”
Qi Ge said goodbye to the fairies, got on the physical elevator again, and left the watchtower.
As soon as the elevator landed, several mages came over and waited for instructions.
Qi Ge nodded to them and said:
“Like the other watchtowers, from today on, no one is allowed to climb the watchtower without my order.
I have placed my secret weapon to deal with the rebels on it, and it must not be lost. Do you understand?"
"Yes! Your Highness!"
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On the watchtower, Qi Ge had just left, and the two fairies he brought with him took out a set of white robes from their arms.
They waved the white robes lightly, and the white robes were exchanged with their clothes.
In an instant, their military type transformation was completed.
This scene stunned the surrounding snow elves.
"You, what kind of fairy army are you? Why can you change?"
Elias and Cambre each took a step forward and said proudly:
"We are the goblin vanguard."
"Come on, let's not talk about this for now, brothers, let's eat something to warm up our bodies first."
The goblin leader kept taking food out of his robe like a magic trick.
Pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin porridge, cabbage and pumpkin soup, pumpkin baked potatoes...
The delicious smell of food reached the noses of the snow fairies, tempting their appetite and completely destroying their already weak vigilance.
"Hey! No matter what kind of goblins they are, as long as they are goblins, they are our brothers.
Our brothers can’t harm us.”
"Hey, hey, hey, leave some for me."
The snow fairies rushed forward, their index fingers wagging.
Elias and Campbell looked at each other and laughed together.
The delicious food carefully prepared by the Centaur chefs from the God's Chosen City is a dimensionality reduction blow to these poor fairy fellows.
They sat among the snow goblins, surrounded like stars.
"Eat slowly, eat slowly. I have more food here after you finish. There is plenty of food. You will be full."
"Brothers, while we're at it , would you like to hear a story? A story about us fairies ourselves.
This story begins in the distant city of Germany."
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A similar scene was being played out on many watchtowers in Lookout City.
After Zhang Fuyou used the Sky Boat, he teleported many fairy pioneers from the God's Chosen City to Qi Ge without anyone noticing.
Under Qi Ge's command, they quickly dispersed in Lookout City and infiltrated into the fairy system of Lookout City like raindrops sinking into the river.
Even among the high-level goblins on the armed airship, Qi Ge had placed two goblin pioneers.
They will serve as the mouthpiece, singer and spark of the [Saint Fairy] and [Fairy Great Prophet], spreading the collective will of the fairies to this heavily guarded fortress city.
Regardless of the outcome of the rebellion war, the moment the goblins dispersed, the Seven Pigeons would be the big winners of the war.
Lookout City is not only a fortress city, but also a teleportation node for the entire eastern part of Bracada.
By taking over Lookout City, we can cut off the connection between the entire eastern part of Bracada and Thunder City.
“After we’ve dealt with the goblins, the next step is to deal with the wizards and djinn in the city.
As a fortress city with no economic foundation, Lookout City was less affected by the financial crisis.
Therefore, the mages and djinn of Lookout City still retain their loyalty to Bracada and their extremely high combat effectiveness.
That won't work.
Corruption, they must be corrupted!"
Qi Ge looked towards the military camp in the lookout city with a gloomy gaze.
