Chapter 100: A Familiar Scene p1
In order to confuse the enemy, Kailson secretly left the conspicuous mobile palace with the Holy Son the day before.
At noon, he and the Holy Son had already entered the capital of Malaga.
Justin, Paul, and the others were only ten hours ahead of him, and at this time, both sides were discussing their next plan in the council hall.
“Boom!”
The magic cannons continuously bombarded the capital, and everyone could feel the earth tremble.
However, this violent bombardment came and went quickly, stopping after only half an hour.
After confirming that the magic shield was still functioning normally, the king, who was sitting on the side, let out a long sigh of relief.
“Fortunately, fortunately, if their bombardment lasted all day, I estimate that all our magic crystals would have to be put in. Just the amount we put in during this period of time is almost 50,000 to 60,000 gold coins.”
The thought of the consumption of magic crystals made him unable to breathe.
This was all money, all the money he had saved behind the back of the Temple of the Heavenly God.
However, he didn’t know that he was in pain, but Kailun was in even more pain.
After all, in Kailun’s opinion, the money of the Kingdom of Malaga was his money, and consuming the inventory of the Kingdom of Malaga was consuming his little treasury.
Kailson, who was sitting in the first seat, looked at the obese middle-aged king and said, “Don’t worry about the current losses, everything you lose will be taken back from the Kingdom of Xiya. But I am very doubtful about your work attitude. First of all, as a king, what do you mean by only gathering 40,000 troops?”
“This can’t be blamed on me. You don’t know, anyone with a little bit of strength has joined the Temple of the Heavenly God to dedicate themselves. Only some people with average ability have joined the kingdom’s army. But I didn’t expect that Justin, with the strength of the whole country, not only didn’t win, but also lost more than 100,000 people. This is simply a great shame.”
The obese king said sarcastically.
In fact, he was also a member of the Temple of the Heavenly God, but unlike Justin, he was a non-staff member, and his status was lower than Justin’s.
Now that he had found an opportunity to attack Justin, he naturally wouldn’t be soft-hearted.
“Ah, this…”
Justin, who was sitting opposite the king, was stunned. He quickly stood up and patted the table: “Can this be blamed on me? Who knew why Kailun had so many magic cannons! Fifty! A full fifty! Do you know how much damage these magic cannonballs can cause when they land in the middle of an army? You haven’t been on the battlefield, you don’t understand at all!”
In order to reduce his own responsibility, Justin naturally exaggerated the power of the magic cannons and Kailun. Only in this way could his failure seem more reasonable.
If the Holy Son wasn’t here, he could still shift the blame to the Saint.
But since the Holy Son was sitting here, he couldn’t shift the blame to the Saint, otherwise he would be beaten.
In terms of strength, the Holy Son, who was also at the seventh rank, was much stronger than him.
“Harry, come and judge, why did we lose in the first place?” Saying that, Justin pulled Harry, who was sitting next to him, up.
The more people there were to share the blame, the better, otherwise his position as the archbishop in blue would not be guaranteed.
Harry secretly stepped on Justin’s foot under the table and said, “This matter really can’t be blamed on Justin, he has already done his best. If it weren’t for the sudden appearance of the magic cannons, we would have won this war with an absolute advantage.”
He didn’t mention a word about being surrounded by cavalry.
The former could still be excused, but the latter was really his own mistake.
Paul, who was sitting in a remote corner, secretly glanced at Kailson and quickly lowered his head. The other party gave him a huge sense of oppression. Now he couldn’t even look directly at Kailson.
“You are all damned. Not only did you abandon the Saint and flee, but now you are all shirking responsibility. Especially you, Justin, you refused my order, so where are the followers you gathered? You said it was 50,000 people before, why is half of them still not here after the war has started?”
Holy Son Joseph almost pointed at Justin’s nose and cursed.
Three days had passed. If he hadn’t been able to receive magic messages from the Saint from time to time, he would have even suspected that the Saint had been turned into someone else’s shape.
Although he could still accept the Saint, there was always a knot in his heart.
“This…” Justin was speechless.
The remaining 50,000 followers did only come halfway. The people under him were used to being lazy. After hearing that the 150,000 troops on the front line had been completely wiped out, many people directly ran away and left the Kingdom of Malaga.
They chose freedom over being cannon fodder.
After all, the contracts they signed with Justin all hinted at freedom. Their only loss was that they wouldn’t be able to make any progress for a few years.
“Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. What you should consider is how to make amends for your crimes.”
Kailson, who was sitting in the first seat, interrupted their conversation. He put down the magic scroll in his hand and said, “Judging from the current situation, the Kingdom of Xiya has only used the magic cannons for a preliminary test and has not shown any signs of a direct attack. They want to wear us down and we will wear them down. Believe me, they are more anxious than us. After all, my mobile palace is already on the way and is expected to arrive at the capital tomorrow.”
In Kailson’s plan, Kailun should launch a general attack before his mobile palace arrived, after all, the existence of an eighth-rank could completely affect the course of the war.
So this was also what he couldn’t understand. Since he knew that he was already on his way to the Kingdom of Malaga, why did Kailun still choose to attack?
He had seen a lot of information about Kailun: strategic, ruthless, greedy for money and lustful… these all described him.
Kailson couldn’t connect these words to one person, he always felt that something was strange.
Logically speaking, after getting so much information, he should be more cautious.
He should have guessed that the other party had the means to deal with an eighth-rank… Not likely!
No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible. What was an eighth-rank? It was a height that a person could only reach after decades of continuous study and research from childhood to adulthood.
Did the Kingdom of Xiya have enough inheritance and knowledge?
No, they had nothing. In this world where the upper class constantly blocked the lower class, the Kingdom of Xiya simply didn’t have the possibility of giving birth to an eighth-rank.
An eighth-rank mage not only had the skills to chant instantly, but also could release powerful magic. Even the extremely demanding teleportation magic was at their fingertips.
This was the confidence that the eighth-rank brought him. Kailson couldn’t find any possibility of losing.
“According to my estimation, the decisive battle will start tonight or tomorrow morning. At that time, you will be responsible for the defense of the capital, and I will take the Holy Son to outflank the enemy. Capture the thief first and capture the king. As long as we capture Kailun, the 100,000 troops will have to surrender obediently. After the victory, we can not only get fifty magic cannons, but also let the Kingdom of Malaga annex the Kingdom of Xiya. Don’t forget the instructions of His Holiness the Pope before his retreat, the Kingdom of Xiya is a must-have, we can’t give it to anyone else.”
Feeling a little itchy, Kailson opened the magic book again. Magic was still good. If it weren’t for the sake of seeking some benefits for his descendants, why would he bother with these trivial matters?
“That… can you take me with you when you sneak attack Kailun?” Paul, who had been silent for a long time, finally raised his hand timidly and asked.
Compared to a man, he looked more like a young girl at this moment.
The longer he spent with Harry, the more he was violated by the other party, the more Paul found himself changing.
As of now, both his body and mind could not leave Harry.
“Are you crazy? Do you know what you’re doing? You still dare to stand in front of Kailun at this point? He is a devil, aren’t you afraid that he still has a backhand?”
Harry was immediately anxious. He quickly pressed Paul’s shoulder and told him to calm down.
“No, I can’t escape anymore. If I continue to escape, I will never be able to face him. He snatched my sister, he snatched my aunt, he snatched the girl I liked the most, he used despicable means to snatch them all away from me.”
Paul shook his head painfully: “I want to see Kailun being caught with my own eyes. I don’t believe he has the means to resist an eighth-rank. I am willing to believe Master Kailson, so please let me go with you to witness this scene!”
“Good! Ambitious!”
Before Harry could agree, Kailson laughed loudly: “That’s right. A small country without even an eighth-rank has scared you all into cowering like this. What a shame! I’ll tell you, I’ll cover you today, Kailun won’t be able to touch a hair on your head.”
“Thank you, Master Kailson, for your kindness!” Paul bowed to Kailson.
“Sigh, in that case, I’ll go with you too. I just hope that Kailun doesn’t have so many schemes this time.”
When he said these words, Harry’s heart beat uneasily.
Wasn’t this like an inescapable cycle?
It was like this in the Kingdom of Xiya, it was like this when the two armies were at war, and it was like this when the decisive battle in the Kingdom of Malaga was about to happen.
Every time it looked like an absolute advantage, but every time they were played by Kailun.
Even if he told Kailson his guess, the other party wouldn’t believe him, after all, it was just his guess.
The familiar sense of déjà vu deeply touched his heart. He wanted to say something, but in the end, it turned into a helpless sigh.
He was willing to leave the choice entirely to Paul, because he saw Paul growing constantly.
If there was an accident, he would protect Paul.
To ensure safety, he would prepare several precious teleportation scrolls before setting off.
Even if there was an accident, they could still escape.
For safety reasons, the anchor point of this teleportation could not be set in the city, it was best to set it outside the city, so as to effectively prevent them from being trapped after losing.
Right, he also had to write down the subsequent plan and give it to Paul, so that he wouldn’t lose his way in case of an accident.
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