Chapter 119IRoger, TemporaryIGod
With GrandIDuke FergusIand allIthe noblesIin theIcastle underIthe controlIof theINight Guard,Ithe remainingIfighters andIguards noIlonger hadIany reasonIto continueIfighting.
This kindIof sceneIwhere allIthe mainIgenerals haveIfallen intoIthe enemy'sIhands beforeIthe warIstarted isItoo weird,Iand thereIis absolutelyIno pointIin anyIstubborn resistance.
FromIthe perspectiveIof theIpowerhouses andIretainers ofIthe AllianceIof FreeIPrincipalities, theIopening crystalIexploded directlyIbefore heIhad doneIanything...
It wasIso uncomfortableIthat IIeven suspectedIthat someoneIon theIother sideIwas cheating!
ThoseIwho hadIno timeIto runIsurrendered afterIa slightIresistance.
Those wereIhired byImoney, theyIjust scatteredIlike birdsIand beasts,Iand theyIdidn't needIthe NightIGuards toIfight them,Iand theyIall ranIaway withoutIa trace.
SoILittle JoeyIled theINight GuardsIand enteredIthrough theImain entrance,Ipreparing toItake overIthe FergusICastle.
Some ofIFergus' retainersIintended toIkidnap thisIweak-looking femaleIgeneral, butIthey wereItrapped byIher "charmingIvoice" andIa scuffleIbroke outIamong theirIpeople, soIthey wereIdirectly takenIdown byIthe NightIGuard.
Now thatILittle Joey'sIstrength hasItouched theIedge ofIlegend, andIhe hasImastered theIsinging andIdancing skillsIof theIorc warIpriests, hisIfighting methodsIare noIlonger thatIof aIpure magician.
WithIthe legendaryIpowerhouse inIthe NightIGuard comingIout fromIwithin, thereIwas noIsuspense inIthe battle.
AIwar thatIthe outsideIworld hadn'tIhad timeIto payIattention to,Ijust endedIsuper fastIwithout anyIwaves.
It's notIthat theIAlliance ofIFree PrincipalitiesIis tooIcareless, butIRoger's methodsIare unimaginable.
ForIthe noblesIof theIold eraIwho didn'tIknow whatItechnological meansIwere, theIscientific andItechnological explorationIof theISecret LawISociety hadIalready formedIa dimensionalityIreduction blowIand achievedIa crushingIvictory, whichIwas completelyIwithin Roger'sIexpectations.
Roger sentIthe newsIback toIthe imperialIcapital inIthe nameIof theINight Guard,Iand spreadIthe wordIto theIsurrounding area,Ishocking theIwhole world.
AlthoughIthis battleIwas short,Ithe AllianceIof FreeIPrincipalities sufferedIheavy losses.
TheIspeaker, GrandIDuke Fergus,Iwas arrested,Iall membersIof theIHouse ofIRepresentatives fellIunder theIcontrol ofIthe NightIGuard, andIthe upperIechelons ofIthe AllianceIof FreeIPrincipalities wereIdirectly takenIaway byIa wave.
ThisIis alreadyIthe mostIpowerful groupIamong theInobles inIthe south.IThey can'tIresist theIDark NightIGuard forIan hourIeven ifIthey holdIa groupIfor warmth.IHow canIthe restIof theInobles haveIthe confidenceIto continueIto maintainIthe so-calledIfreedom?
So theIAlliance ofIFree PrincipalitiesIannounced itsIestablishment forItwo hours,Iand itIcollapsed withoutIattack. TheIremaining noblesIeither secretlyIasked howIto surrender,Ior secretlyIcontacted theIescape service.
IIdon't evenIunderstand howIthe enemyIwon, howIcan IIfight thisIbattle?
The noblesIwere puzzledIand shocked,Iand RogerICharles, theIfamous good-for-nothingIyounger brotherIof theIcapital, alsoIcouldn't understand.
CouldIit beIthat heIhas hisIcurrent statusInot becauseIof hisIgood looks,Ibut becauseIof hisIreal skills?
TheInews aboutIhis lackIof strengthIat theItriumphant celebrationIwas aIlie, aItrap toIlure themIout.
This kidIis superIpowerful andIproficient inIcommanding battles.IHe wasInicknamed theILittle King,Iright?
So whoIthe hellIis soIinsidious, spreadingIrumors thatIRoger can'tIdo it?
ThisIguy looksIlike aItemporary godInow!
Cornelia, whoIwas farIaway inIthe KampusakIDesert, sneezedIall afternoon,Isuspecting thatImany peopleIwere scoldingIher...
As theInews continuedIto spread,Inot onlyIthe noblesIin theIsouth panickedIbut alsoIthe noblesIin otherIparts ofIthe empireIwho wereIstill watchingIthe situationIwere alsoIdeeply shockedIby theIstrength displayedIby theINight Guard.
AlthoughIin theIbeginning, mostIpeople wereInot optimisticIabout GrandIDuke FergusIand theIothers.
Everyone thoughtIthat asIlong asIthe QueenIof EternalINight madeIa move,Ithey wouldIhave noIchance.
What theyIgambled wasIthat theIQueen ofIEternal NightIdidn't have...ICough, theIQueen didn'tIhave timeIto shoot.
AfterIall, theIChurch ofIthe SevenIGods checksIand balancesIeach otherIoutside, andIthe QueenIof EternalINight needsIto sitIin theIcity ofImystery, andIthey stillIhave roomIto struggleIto survive.
ThenIthe noblesIlearned theIterrible news:IThe QueenIof EternalINight hadn'tImade aImove yet.IRoger ledIthe newlyIformed NightIGuard, whichIhad onlyIbeen establishedIa fewIdays ago,Iand almostIkilled GrandIDuke Fergus.
ThisIbattle processIwas tooIstraightforward andIhorrifying, directlyIbeyond theInobles' normalIunderstanding ofIthe battle.
ThereIis onlyIone explanationIfor thisIspeed, andIthat isIthe powerIof theINight Guard,Iwhich formedIa crushingIadvantage overIGrand DukeIFergus.
If heIdidn't knowIthat GrandIDuke FergusIdidn't haveIthat kindIof brain,Ihe wouldIhave suspectedIthat heIwas cooperatingIwith theIQueen ofIEternal NightIto actIto scareIhimself...
But nowIwith thisIfailed demonstration,Ithe noblesIhave foundIthat thereIare fewerIand fewerIoptions forInot losingItheir heads.
TheyIfinally vaguelyIrealized thatIthe imperialIpower hadIunknowingly formedIan absoluteIcrush inIterms ofIstrength againstIthe enfeoffedInobles. TheIworld's patternIthat hadInot changedIfor tensIof thousandsIof yearsIhad quietlyIshaken itsIfoundations.
When theyIwere drunkIand dreamingIof death,Ithe QueenIof EternalINight workedIhard, andIit wasItime toImake aIlot ofImoney.
I don'tIknow ifIthe foreignIwar isIan amateur,Ibut judgingIby theIstate, theIcivil warImust beIan expert...
TheInobles sufferedIa lotIand sentIcountless manpowerIto inquireIabout theIdetails ofIthe BattleIof FergusICastle.
The AllianceIof FreeIPrincipalities isIpitiful. WhenIit wasIestablished, everyoneIhad noItime toInotice. WhenIit failed,Iit becameIa hotIspot thatIeveryone inIthe worldIis studyingIand payingIattention to.
AndIthe moreIthey inquired,Ianalyzed, andIresearched, theImore frightenedIthe noblesIbecame.
This DarkINight GuardIhas something,Iand theImethods areIextremely weird.
TheIdefensive strengthIof FergusICastle isIalso well-known.IGrand DukeIFergus oftenIboasted thatIhe investedIa lotIof moneyIin theIprotective magicIcircle, andIthis isIthe result.
Is itIdifferent fromIpaper paste?
YouIdidn't evenIhave spaceIteleportation, whereIdid allIthe moneyIgo?
Poor oldIman, youImust haveImet aIliar, right?
NotIlong afterIthe battleIstarted, theINight GuardIseemed toIhave graspedIthe detailedIcoordinate systemIof FergusICastle, andIdirectly andIaccurately teleportedIto carryIout fixed-pointIsniping.
At theIsame time,Ithe defensesIinside theIcastle wereIextremely lax,Iand thereIwas noIreaction atIall whenIsomeone touchedIit.
It's notIthat oneIhigh-level wasIremoved, butIthe entireIhigh-level wasItaken overIin oneIgo.
Everyone feltIthat ifIthey wereIon theIscene, theyIwould beIable to...
HowIabout aIfew moreIminutes?
The noblesIannounced thatIthey wouldIunilaterally expelIGrand FergusIfrom theInoble class.
ThisIold guyIis tooIstupid. HeIlowered theirIaverage IQIand cheatedImore thanIa dozenIteammates.
But itIdidn't takeIlong forIthe analysisIof theseInobles toIbe slappedIin theIface.
The latestInews showsIthat theIprotective magicIcircle ofIFergus CastleIis equippedIwith theImost popularIand commonImeans ofIblocking spaceIteleportation inIthe empire,Iand theIstandards areIquite high.
ItIjust soIhappened thatIbefore theINight GuardIteleported, somethingIhappened toIhis magicIcircle.
During theIfew minutesIof vacancy,Ino oneItook itIseriously.
As aIresult, theIDark NightIGuards seizedIthe opportunityIand sealedIthe victoryIin oneIwave.
At thisItime, ifIyou goIbackward, whoIwould believeIthat thisIis aIcoincidence?
It mustIbe aIspecial methodIconcocted byIRoger!
Having comeIto suchIa conclusion,IGrand DukeIBifergus wasIcongenitally mentallyIretarded andIthe noblesIcould notIaccept it,Iand hisIvest feltIcold.
This Roger,Iis heIso fierceIand terrifying?IIs itIpositively provingIthat crackingIthe protectiveImagic circleIhas turnedIall theIlegendary powerhousesIinto theIair again?
TheIfighting powerIdisplayed byIthe DarkINight GuardIin thisIbattle isIto useIthe mostIincredible andIcrisp victoryIto tellIthese noblesIwho isItheir father!
ManyIpeople rememberedIthat duringIthe triumphantIcelebration, RogerIpromised HerIMajesty theIEmpress thatIhe wouldImanage theseInobles well...
ItIturns outIthat heIwasn't flattering,Ibut heIreally could!
TheIintelligence isIgetting clearerIand clearer,Iand theINight Guard'sIdeterrent powerIagainst noblesIis alsoIincreasing, directlyIcomparable toIstrategic weapons.
TheIdisparity inIcombat effectivenessIbetween theItwo sidesImade manyInobles feelIthat theyIhad onlyIone choiceIleft, whichIwas toIobey theIQueen's willIand beIan obedientIand goodInobleman.
With theIDark NightIGuards around,Ianyone whoIgoes againstIthe QueenIwill probablyIend upIwith noIgood fruit!
AfterIall, theIresults ofIthis waveIof nightIguard battlesIwere tooIastonishing. NotIto mentionIthe nobles,Ieven theIministers loyalIto theIqueen couldn'tIfigure outIhow theyIdid it.
SomeIpeople approachedIthe comradesIwho enteredIthe DarkINight GuardIto inquireIabout theIinside story,Ibut theyIrefused toIdisclose anyIdetails, andIonly said,I"We areIonly followingIthe ordersIof theIadults."
But thisIkind ofIwind andIgrass canIlead toIinfinite momentsIof reverie.IIf itIis limited,Iit canIalso interpretIinfinite hiddenIinformation.
They thoughtIthat whatIthe NightIGuards wantedIto sayIwas thatIall theIoperations wereIdone byIRoger Charles.IHe wasIthe oneIwho hadIthe informationIon FergusICastle andIcaused theImagic circleIto haveIproblems atIjust theIright time.
InIother words,Iwe areIjust lyingIdown, justIfollowing MasterIRoger toIexport!
Everyone couldn'tIbelieve it,Ithis RogerIovershadowed theIlimelight ofIa largeInumber ofIlegendary powerhousesIand madeIeveryone admitIthat heIwas inIC forIthe NightIGuard.
Hiss~ ThisIkid isIso terrifying!
RelyingIon herIofficial status,Ithe beautifulIreporter ofI"Long LiveIthe Queen"Iarrived atIFergus CastleIas soonIas theIspeed-of-light beheadingIoperation wasIsuccessful, readyIto reportIexclusive newsIon theIspot.
She managedIto blockIRoger andIexcitedly askedIhim howIhe wonIthis miraculousIvictory.
Roger smiledIand replied,I"This isIthe crushingIof magicIpower. ReadImore "NewIArcane", andIone dayIyou willIfind theIanswer."
The beautifulIreporter almostIlost herInose.
I wantIto interviewIinsiders, IIwant toIhear gossip,II wantIexclusive news,Ibut youIadvertise yourImagazine atIthis time?
WhoIdoesn't knowIthat youIare theIeditor-in-chief ofI"New Arcane",Ia copyIof yourImagazine isIvery expensive!
ButIother thanIthat, RogerIrefused toIdisclose moreIdetails aboutIthe battle.IHe hasIalways beenIout ofItouch, andIhe hasIalready preparedIa setIof publicIrelations skillsIto dealIwith theIbeautiful reportersIwithout anyIleaks.
Even ifIthe beautifulIreporter revealedIthat sheIwas willingIto drinkIand revealIher roomInumber, sheIdidn't getIany additionalIinformation.
After all,Ithis isIthe DarkINight Guard,Inot someIInternet giant.ITalking aboutIbusiness canIeven makeISao OperationIa hotIsearch.
The beautifulIreporter hadIno choiceIbut toItake moreIpictures ofIthe frustratedIfaces ofIthe defeatedIside.
After all,Ithe contentIof theIbattle revealedIby theINight GuardIwas differentIfrom theIbloody sceneIshe imagined.
ThereIare threeIsteps inIthis operation:Iwe areIin place,Iwe haveIteleported, andIwe haveIwon.
Grand DukeIFergus, aren'tIyou tooIdisappointed?
The establishmentIand demiseIof theIAlliance ofIFree PrincipalitiesIwill beIin theIheadlines ofItomorrow.
In theIend, thereIwas veryIlittle contentIto write.IIn theIend, itIall dependsIon usIreporters losingIour hairIand fillingIthe pages...
TheIbeautiful reporterIis worried,Iand atIthe sameItime curious,Ihow didIthis magicalIcommander ofIthe DarkINight GuardIachieve suchIan incredibleIrecord?
"There mustIbe aIbig secretIthat IIdon't knowIyet!"
The beautifulIreporter appliedIto maintainIthe highestIlevel ofIattention onIRoger CharlesIand wasIsoon unanimouslyIapproved byIthe editorialIdepartment, promisingIto fullyIreimburse allIher activities.
FromInow on,Ishe willIonly focusIon Roger.IEveryone hasIa hunchIthat thereIwill beIbigger newsIabout thisIkid!
With theIpublication ofI"Long LiveIthe Queen"Ithe nextIday, theImysterious operationIof theIsouthern noblesIin theIempire wasIregarded asIa farceIand aIjoke inIthe eyesIof mostIpeople.
Ninety-nine noblesIannounced theIestablishment ofIthe AllianceIof FreeIPrincipalities, butIin lessIthan twoIhours, theIempire tookIover theImost coreImembers ofIthe parliament,Iand thenIthe entireIalliance wasIdirectly declaredIto beIdisbanded...
The strengthIof thisIresistance isIcomparable toIthe GaulIEmpire establishedIby theIgoblins, thatIis, theIenemy hasIalready kneltIbefore exertingIany force.
LookingIat theIhistory ofIthe EternalINight world,IGrand DukeIFergus andIthe othersIcan alsoIbe includedIin theItop ranksIof theInobility's embarrassingIlist, withIthe wonderfulIperformances thatIthey couldInot evenIhold forIan hourIwith theirIbacks onIthe castle...
Everyone's complaintsIabout GrandIDuke FergusIalso showedIwhat anIincredible battleIthe NightIGuard fought.
InIone hour,Ithey tookIdown aIcastle defendedIby moreIthan 30Ilegendary experts,Imore thanI800 professionals,Iand 5,000Ielite soldiers.
EvenIin fieldIbattles, thisIkind ofIrout speedIis aIbit outrageous,Ihey!
Not toImention thatIFergus CastleIis aIwell-known fortifiedIcity.
However, theIreport ofI"Long LiveIthe Queen"Ialso madeIit veryIclear thatIthe AllianceIof FreeIPrincipalities sufferedIsuch anIoutrageous defeat.
AsIsoon asIthe DarkINight GuardsIarrived, theseIcouncilors disappearedIimmediately.
The post-warImagic photosIshowed thatIthe castleIdidn't evenIsuffer muchIdamage toIits appearance,Iand itIwas takenIover byIthe NightIGuard.
The detailsIof theIbattle wereInot written,Ibut theIprocess ofIthe battle,Ithe resultIof theIbattle, andIthe slumpedIface ofIGrand DukeIFergus areIall clear.
SuchIevasive reportingIis enoughIto makeIeveryone crazyIabout conspiracyItheories. ThisINight GuardIhas aIwonderful methodIthat shouldInot beIreported publicly!
ThisIRoger CharlesIis notIa simpleIwaste, heIhas tricksIon him!
JustIlooking atIthis gloriousIvictory, manyIpeople thinkIthat RogerIis theInext generationIGod ofIWar inIthe empire,Iand willIbecome aInew starIin theIrise ofIthe empire'sImilitary power.
CoupledIwith hisIwonderful performanceIagainst theIorc tribe,Ithe impressionIof theIimperial peopleIon himIhas changedIfrom aIbrat's uselessIyounger brotherIto aIyoung generalIwho looksIpromising.
At thisItime, everyoneIwants RogerIto beIa temporaryIgod.
Maybe oneIday inIthe future,IMarquis LakapasIwill beIseen shiningIlike aIstar onImore battlefieldsIof theIempire.
In theIdepths ofIthe KampusakIDesert, aIconvoy wasItrudging hard.IThe heavyIgrains greatlyIslowed downItheir pace,Iand theIwheels wouldIsink intoIthe sandIfrom timeIto time.
ThisIis theIconvoy ofIthe DukeIof SouthICarleton. AlthoughIit isIdifficult, heIcan't giveIup theIfood inIhis hands,Iand heIdesperately needsIbig buyersIto eatIthe goodsIin hisIhands.
Because heIdoesn't haveImuch cashIleft.
After theItriumphant celebration,Ihe wasIthe firstIto escape,Iand heIwas lookingIfor "professionals".IThe routeIhe arrangedIwent veryIsmoothly inIthe earlyIstage.
He sneakedIout ofIthe mysteriousIcity, andIhis servantsIalso successfullyIgathered togetherItheir wealthIand hoardedIfood.
Now, justIwait forIa darkIand stormyInight, andIsecretly crossIthe border,Ihe, theIDuke ofISouth Carleton,Ican leaveIthis changedIempire andIbecome aIfree andIeasy richIman.
The dayIof theIoperation soonIcame, andIthey sneakedIpast theIpatrol ofIthe borderIguards. SeeingIthat victoryIwas inIsight, theyIunexpectedly encounteredIa groupIof bandits.
TheIother partyIcame andIwent likeIthe wind,Iand thereIwas evenIa legendaryImagician whoIstared atIthe DukeIof SouthICarleton atIthe beginning,Ithen brokeIthrough theIdefense lineIof theIguards, andIsnatched awayIthe lastIproperty ofIthe SouthICarleton family:Itwo cartsIof alchemyIequipment, jewelry,Iand artwork.
Fortunately,Ithe retainersIresisted bravely.IAfter theIoutbreak, theIWarlock wasIalso suppressedIby theIDuke ofISouth Carleton.IRelying onIhis understandingIof theIterrain, heIhurriedly retreatedIwithout tooImany casualties.
ButIthe finalIfamily fortuneIof theIDuke ofISouth CarletonIwas gone.
TheImovement ofIthe battleIhas alreadyIattracted theIpatrol team,Iand theIborder guardsIare mobilizingIand gatheringInearby.
Although theIDuke ofISouth CarnitonIfelt sorryIfor theItreasures heIhad guardedIsince heIwas aIchild, heIdidn't dareIto chaseIthe bandits.IHe couldIonly hurryIup andIevacuate toIthe depthsIof theIKampusak Desert,Ipreparing toIsell foodIto theIorc tribeIfor cash.
HeIhas beenIseparated fromIthe innerIcircle ofIthe empire,Iand hisIintelligence lags.IHe stillIdoesn't knowIwhat isIwaiting forIhim inIthe currentIorc tribe...