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Frederica did not ask why the mysterious magician was looking for her and others, because he was already here.
A figure rushed out from the clouds and quickly landed in front of the two men.
Looking at the man who had landed on the ground, the elf elder's friendly attitude towards Frederica had long since faded, replaced by a cold look: "I'll only give you time for one sentence."
"I am Brando." He bowed first, showing respect for the Saint, and then said, "The Kingdom of Lagu begs you to return to the Forest of Spirits."
"Lagu?" The elder elf narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Do you think you can stop the elves?"
"The Lagu Kingdom is naturally unable to fight against the entire elf race, but it can still destroy an elf army with only one Saint-level elf at a sufficient cost."
The elf elder looked at Brando calmly, his wizard robe moving without wind.
"Wait a minute, teacher." Frederica stopped the elf elder who was about to get angry.
She suspected that Brando's purpose was not what she thought.
Ragu is Lake's mortal enemy, and Frederica, who has traveled between the two countries, knows this very well.
Therefore, Lagu had the motive to stop himself from rescuing Lake.
But the problem is...
Frederica was confused because she never said she was going to rescue Lake.
In fact, judging from the surface situation alone, after the god gave the oracle, the elf army immediately set out in a menacing manner. No matter how you look at it, they were trying to show their loyalty to the god and destroy Lake.
Unless... Lagu somewhere knows the relationship between him and Zhang Mu.
Frederica hesitated for a moment and chose to test first: "To ensure that we are defeated, Lagu must send out at least three Saints.
As far as I know, your country only has three Saints in total. If you send all of them out... aren't you worried about being ambushed by Lake?"
All kingdoms and empires on the Thor continent will ensure that there is at least one top professional in the capital, otherwise there is a risk of being robbed at any time.
Even if the two countries have no old grudges, neighboring countries may take action out of greed for territory, not to mention that Lagu and Lake are mortal enemies.
Lake is now besieged by neighboring countries and seems unable to attack, but that is only an appearance.
If Lake, who is already on the verge of death, learns that all the saints of Lagu have left the country, he will probably decisively abandon the domestic defense and send all the saints to attack Lagu, striving to take his enemies away before he dies.
Brando bowed again and said to Frederica, the elf princess: "Lagu has his own considerations. No matter what, please do not underestimate Lagu's determination."
The elf elder wondered in his heart, what was wrong with Lagu?
Now that all the saints have come out, aren't you afraid that when you return you will find that the royal family has been eradicated?
Frederica figured out something and asked, "How is Lake's battle going?"
Brando said frankly: "The coalition forces besieging Lake were defeated, and all the saints left.
As for Lake's losses... I think it's zero."
In his opinion, all the Saint-level members survived, not even one was seriously injured, so it could be anything other than zero loss.
The internal strife of Lake had killed several Saints, including the King, and severely damaged their strength. Although their princess had inherited the power of ice and snow, it would take a long time for her potential to be realized into power.
Given Lake's current overall situation, it is reasonable that it will suffer a series of setbacks, eventually losing all its territory and the royal family will flee.
But now the result is completely opposite, the only variable that caused this is...
Frederica's beautiful eyes lit up: "It's Zhang Mu, right?"
Brando was not surprised that she knew this name, as everyone in the Thor continent knew it.
He nodded gently: "I can only say that it is worthy of being worshipped by the gods... Two honorable elves, perhaps you think I am exaggerating, but please believe me,
If you insist on going to war with Lake, your final outcome will not be any better than that of the coalition forces."
After hearing this, the elf elder also understood what was going on.
So Lagu is trying to help Lake defeat the "powerful enemy" of the elves?
But aren’t you mortal enemies?
He wanted to ask, but was stopped by Frederica's eyes.
Brando glanced over and didn't know what the two were planning. Frederica didn't explain, but asked inexplicably: "I heard... Zhang Mu and Lake's princess who inherited ice and snow are... lovers?"
Brando looked a little confused. Why was this Elf Prince... interested in other people's privacy?
Are these things important?
He actually wanted to answer, but this question touched on his blind spot in knowledge, and he thought it would not be a good idea to fool him. After careful consideration, he slowly said: "It is said that when the gods descended in Lake King's capital, Zhang Mu and Princess Avril walked out of the magic tower hand in hand.
As for the specific relationship between the two, er, I'm sorry I can't be sure."
Avril...a nice name.
Frederica smiled slightly and turned to walk towards the river where the warriors were resting: "Teacher, let's go home."
Brando was confused. Why did he suddenly... Never mind. Since his goal had been achieved, he didn't need to worry about anything else.
After all, I am facing a saint-level being who can crush me to death with just one finger. I have already achieved my wish, so I shouldn't say any more.
He had originally prepared to die, so now that he doesn't have to die, it's naturally great.
Brando did not leave immediately. He stood there and watched the elven army marching away along the way they came, until they completely disappeared from his sight before setting off for home.
On the elf army side, the elder and Frederica rode side by side in the front.
"Your Highness, you...really don't have to go?"
"It's enough to know that he's still alive." Frederica pulled the reins and looked at the beautiful scenery ahead. "I believe that if he really can't hold on, he will escape."
The elf elder was silent for a moment, then said, "When you return, you must... at least meet him once to show your..."
Frederica turned her head to look at him and asked with a smile: "Teacher, he never promised me anything.
As for my feelings and stuff...that's my own business and has nothing to do with him.
Um...hahaha, although the target is him."
The elf elder sighed and said, "You are already an adult and have your own choices. I am just reminding you that if you miss this opportunity, you may never see each other again.
That guy... doesn't even know how much the girl who loves him has done for him."
"Teacher." Frederica's tone was slightly dissatisfied.
"What's wrong?"
"Don't call him a guy!"
"Okay, okay, Zhang Mu, Mr. Zhang Mu, is that okay?"
"Ah."
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Lake King's Capital.
royal palace.
"What? Back the way we came?!"
Zhang Mu pushed aside the pile of documents on the table that was taller than him, and looked at Domit who had hurried to the palace in astonishment: "Why?"
"Why... I don't know either." Domit looked innocent.
Zhang Mu’s scalp was almost broken by scratching.
After the coalition forces retreated, he had been busy dealing with matters such as building factories. In the midst of his busy schedule, he did not forget the elven army that had come from afar, and asked Domit to send out several griffin knights to search for their location.
As soon as he was sure, Zhang Mu would set off immediately and drop several nuclear bombs on the heads of the elf army.
Now that the location has been found, there is no need to throw the nuclear bomb.
"It's really strange." Zhang Mu picked up the porcelain cup and looked up, "The supplies consumed by an elite army going to Lake, even the elves can't say that it's easy to bear, right?
We're almost there, but you suddenly turn around and go home to have fun?"
"Not having to deal with a strong enemy is a good thing anyway." Domit didn't dwell on the reason.
"It's a good thing... No, it feels a little strange." Zhang Mu stood up suddenly, "I'll take over the elf army, and you go to Kedun City to lead the project.
By the way, we must hurry up and recruit soldiers.”
"Yes!" Once the factory is completed and operational, it will be time to counterattack the Allied countries. Domit knew the importance of this and immediately set off for the city of Kton.
After he went out, turned left and disappeared, Zhang Mu told the maid to tell Avril that he had to go out for something, then left the palace and flew towards the elf army.
"Construction on the 17th has begun. I plan to return to Blue Star in the afternoon to complete the assessment in Russia. Hmm... I'll see what the elves are up to, and then I'll come back."
After muttering to himself, Zhang Mu sped up.
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As the site of Lake's first batch of schools and the first industrialized city, the city of Cotton shoulders heavy responsibilities and is also where the attention of Lake's top management is focused.
For the sake of convenience, conscription of farmers was also tried here.
The mayor of Kedun City was selected and appointed by Zhang Mu himself, so there is no need to say much about his working ability.
As soon as the document was issued, the city lord, who was busy settling the citizens who had moved from other places, immediately cleared out the furnishings in the meeting hall and replaced them with rows of neatly arranged benches. He then sent his personal guards to nearby villages to promote the idea of "getting eggs by attending meetings."
Of course, eggs are just a description. It is not known whether there are chickens on the continent of Sol, but Lake has never seen poultry such as chickens, so the notice says "a bag of wheat."
During the war, no one generally targeted farmers, and farmers in nearby villages were basically not affected by the war, and all of them stayed in the village.
But a lot of their farmland was trampled by the passing army, and they were worrying about where to find food for the second half of the year. At this time, a soldier with a notice walked into the village and said, "You can get wheat by going to the meeting at the Council Hall in Kedun." How could they refuse?
They actually didn't understand what a "meeting" meant. The soldiers told them it was just listening to people talk.
What’s so difficult about this? Just go ahead!
The farmers spread the news and rushed to the city of Kedun with their families.
The wheat was distributed based on the number of people, one bag per person. The village chief decided to bring all the elderly people in the village who were unable to walk over there on carts.
With the addition of multiple factors, the publicity effect is surprisingly good.
Although the village was some distance away from the city of Kedun, farmers from the village began to come into the city one after another that afternoon after the news spread.
They had no food stored at home, so they could only pick some wild grass along the way to fill their stomachs. When they hurriedly arrived at the city of Kedun, they were all pale and their thighs were trembling. They sat down against a wall and could not stand up again.
It was not until the city lord sent someone to inform them that free bread was being distributed outside the meeting hall that they regained strength, climbed up, and supported each other to get the bread.
As time passed slowly but unstoppably, more and more farmers moved to the city.