Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 199: Precise Calculation of Military Strength

Although they had guessed it in their hearts, it had not been confirmed after all, so the guess was just guesswork.

"Magic Crystal Mine, we are here for the Magic Crystal Mine."

Heather said it without hesitation.

As a selfish drow elf, betrayal is no pressure for them, it is as easy as eating and drinking.

As long as she can survive, she will not hesitate to contribute even her body, not to mention revealing any information.

Of course, there were other reasons why she betrayed her companions so quickly.

"Because the magic crystal mine is related to whether we can return to the ground."

At this point, Heather shut up, apparently this was the limit of what she could say.

Levi did not believe one family's advice, but looked at the other three drow elves, who also nodded in agreement.

"Then all of this can be connected." The Lord knocked on the table: "For some reason, only a small number of drow can come to the ground, and your mission to return to the ground is to find magic crystal ore that can bring all of your drow back to the ground... No..."

As Levi spoke, he observed the expressions of the drow elves: "... To be precise, it should be about opening the passage. The magic crystal mine is related to whether you can open a passage back to the ground! You just happened to hear the news that there is a magic crystal mine here, and then you brought people here to rob it without stopping, right?"

"My lord, your wisdom is not much worse than your strength that is like an insurmountable peak." Heather nodded.

She cannot actively say certain information mixed with certain words, but she can acknowledge what others say without any worries.

There was no sophisticated strategic arrangement in this war; it was just a simple plunder.

"You are very honest, and honesty is a valuable trait." Levi drew out his sword, and before Heather could react, the sword flashed and cut the hemp ropes that bound her hands and feet.

Heather was frightened by the sword blade brushing against her skin and broke out in a cold sweat. She was about to open her mouth to curse, but before it was too late, she realized that she was in a bad situation and she held it back.
But there was a hint of resentment in his eyes when he looked at the lord.

"Levi?" Florina looked over.

Letting go of a spellcaster like this is definitely not something a qualified superior would do.

"If they don't want to become those huge rocks during the day, they'd better not cast spells in front of me."

Levi waved his hand.

After so many contacts with these priests, Levi discovered that these spellcasters were completely different from the magicians who could cast forbidden spells instantly as he had imagined.

Casting a spell has a long pre-casting time that is so long that he can kill the opponent hundreds of times. Especially the more powerful the spell, the longer the pre-casting time.

Levi is no longer the little jerk who knew nothing about magic. After removing the filter, these spellcasters are just like that.

Once he gets close to you, he's no harder to kill than those goblins and ogres.

"Just be sensible." Florina nodded and said nothing more.

The strength of the Lord of Highcliff Castle is obvious to all, and there is really no need for him to worry about these drow priests casting spells in front of him.

"By the way." As the night grew deeper, Levi felt a little sleepy and prepared to go back to sleep after asking the last question.

"Among the drow you brought this time, are there any other spellcasters besides the four of you and the dead ones?"

Although all the opponent's spellcasting groups were wiped out during the day, it cannot be ruled out that the opponent still has other spellcasters who have not yet appeared on the field.

"Well... there is also a male priest named Leon." Heather said after thinking for a while.

To be honest, they looked down upon this male priest named Leon. If they hadn't asked specifically, they really wouldn't have been able to remember him.

"Then why didn't he attack the wall with you?"

"He took the initiative to stay in Shadow Forest with his men." Heather said as a matter of course.

"Stay in Shadow Forest?" Levi realized something was wrong.

No wonder he didn't meet anyone left behind when he passed through the Shadow Forest. This drow priest named Leon definitely knew how to hide his magic like Maisha and hid the team he led.

But why not stop them?

"Oh no! His real target is Fujiro behind us!" Levi was horrified, his face suddenly darkened, he slammed the table and looked at Heather: "Why didn't you say it earlier?!"

Heather blinked her eyes and looked innocent: "You came here through the Shadow Forest safely, we thought you had dealt with them all."

"Damn it, no wonder I haven't seen any bonfires or smoke rising from the outskirts of Shadow Forest until now." Levi looked unhappy.

If Fujiro was blocked, it would mean that Sikai at the front would have to face the attack of the Wilderness Alliance alone.

The total number of troops under his command, including the Penta warriors, was only about 1,100.

More than a thousand elves almost failed to defend the city, not to mention Sikai, who only had a thousand people, and they were fighting a field battle.

Due to the heavy snow in front, the view was blocked, so even with a telescope, Levi could not observe the situation behind the Wilderness Alliance, and thought that Sikai had already held on.

Fujiro also arrived with a large army to support him, forming a two-pronged strategic arrangement.

Now it seems that there is a question mark behind this matter.

Perhaps the reality was different from what they had guessed. Maybe Fujiro had quickly dealt with the male drow priest who had attacked them and successfully reunited with Sikai.

But they didn't dare to gamble. If the team led by Sikai was wiped out first by the Wilderness Alliance, it would cause a series of chain reactions.

Being attacked from both sides will also result in the opponent's support being blocked, and they will be alone and helpless.

Levi and Florina looked at each other and could see seriousness on each other's faces.

"Levi..."

"Flina..."

"Forget it, you speak first." Levi put the feather pen on the table.

"We don't have the capital to bet that Fujiro has already joined up with Sikai. Even if we think of the worst case scenario, if we have been fighting since daytime until now, it is still a question whether Sikai can hold on." Fulina's face was not looking good.
"Although the Wilderness Alliance is large in numbers, Sikai and his men are not weak either. In addition to the warrior Penta, there is also the veteran spellcaster Fukin. They should have no problem holding on until now." Levi seemed to be giving Florina confidence, but he was also comforting himself.

Before Florina could reply, he continued to speak quickly: "Florina, you stay here to prevent them from attacking the city at night. I will leave my people to assist you, and I will take people to rescue Sikai."

"How many people are you going to bring?" asked Florina.

After all, too many people will slow down the marching speed and make it difficult to cover up their whereabouts, while too few people will have little effect on the battle situation.

Levi smiled mysteriously and looked at Heather who looked like she had nothing to do with the matter. "Just take her!" "Huh?" x3
Three exclamations sounded at the same time.

"Levi, I really hope that I heard it wrongly. It's not what you said about bringing people. It means bringing one person, and a drow priest who was just captured!" Florina rubbed her eyebrows, looking helpless.

Ashe Whisperwind next to him finally spoke up: "Sir Levi, let alone how much you can do, you can't risk your life alone."

"At this time, every bit of manpower is very precious."

She looked worried and thought that the baron might be crazy.

She admitted that the handsome human in front of her was the strongest person she had ever seen in her life, but this was far from enough for him to stand alone against the other person.

Although Heather didn't say anything, her eyes clearly showed that she agreed with the other two.

She had no intention of pretending to surrender and then waiting for an opportunity to return to the Wilderness Alliance.

So she was extremely resistant to Levi's decision to take her to support alone.

"First, Florina, you heard correctly. I did decide to take only this drow with me."

"Secondly, the number of troops has been carefully calculated. We can only bring one person at most. No more than one person is allowed."

Seeing his serious look, Ashe had to believe that it was indeed a carefully calculated move, so precise that it could only take one person...

"In an emergency, we have to take the necessary measures. This matter is settled." Li Wei set the tone for the matter directly.

Seeing the stubborn man in front of her who couldn't be persuaded even by eight bulls, Florina once again realized how difficult it was to persuade the Lord of High Cliff Castle. She could only agree helplessly and handed a ring to the Lord.

With the addition of the warriors from High Cliff Castle, the city walls were defended again and the tribe was not destroyed. The elves entertained these allies who came from afar with the best food, and the atmosphere in the tent was as lively as a festival.

"They eat really well," Mir and Zat sat side by side, spreading butter on the exquisite bread with a table knife. After thinking for a while, they added a third steak. After taking a bite, they said vaguely, "The elves' obsession with perfection is indeed recognized by everyone."

"Not bad." Zat was even more exaggerated. In front of him was a bear paw that was bigger than a dinner plate and was covered with a whole bottle of honey.

"I have to go out for something. You will follow Mil's command during this time." The lord lifted the curtain and walked in, followed by four drow priests.

The Fed warrior and the orc warrior stood up with a "bang", causing an earthquake and overturning a pile of chairs and benches.

"sit."

Before the elves could react, the warriors of Highcliff Castle began to eat and drink happily again.

"There are honey bear paws? You, Zat, you didn't even inform me, you want to keep them all for yourself, right?!"

Looking at the lord who snatched the plate and chewed it in big mouthfuls, Zat opened his mouth with a look of grievance, and finally had no choice but to choose to get another one.

However, it got the reply that its bear paw was gone, which was like a bolt from the blue. It returned to its seat in despair, eating green onions with soybean paste, looking at the lord with a mouth full of oil and a face full of resentment.

In no time, Li Weiquan had swallowed a huge bear paw. He wiped his mouth and gave instructions for the final matters.

"Miel, send someone to keep an eye on these three drow priests and remember to keep their mouths shut. You will be in charge of commanding the entire team while I'm away, and Zat will assist you."

"Yes, sir." Mir nodded.

Although he really wanted to know where his brother-in-law was going, he didn't ask any more questions.

"Boss, aren't you taking me with you?" Zat looked at him eagerly.

"You fool, stay here and guard the city for a few days." Li Wei waved his hand, stood up and prepared to leave, and suddenly remembered something and said:

"By the way, remember to use a handkerchief to stuff your mouth, don't use smelly socks, it's shabby."

These words touched the faces of the three remaining drow priests.

It's better to kill them than to stuff their mouths with smelly socks.

Due to the location of the gap, the elven warriors used trees and weeds, and finally consolidated it with water, successfully repairing a wall of ice with strong defensive power.

In addition, it took a lot of time to open the heavy city gate, and considering that only two people were leaving the city, the lord finally took the rappelling package and was lowered down the city wall by a hemp rope.

"Sir, are we really going like this?"

Heather blinked as she looked at the handsome young man next to her who was wearing a long sword at his waist, fine leather armor, and exquisite deerskin hunting boots.

Until now, she still couldn't believe that this human was actually planning to go to help alone.

Then she thought of something and suddenly leaned forward with a playful look on her face: "Sir, you are not going to elope with me, are you?"

Her tone was so charming that people couldn't help but let their imagination run wild.

Snapped!
"Don't come so close suddenly and scare me, sir." Levi gave him a slap in the face without any mercy.

But I can't help but sigh in my heart that the knight novels are true to me, and every one of the female drow elves is very pretty.

It is said that these female drow would also keep male favorites for their own amusement.

The more handsome the appearance, the more they like him. It's like a role reversal, and these female drow have become hooligans who flirt with others.

The mistress with the highest status would even keep hundreds of male favorites at one time. It is true that there are only cows that die of exhaustion, but no fields that are plowed to death.

Heather covered her burning right cheek with a look of resentment.

As a female drow priestess, her status in the drow society was considered middle class. When the male drow met her, they did not dare to look at her straight in the eye. They were as humble as a dog she raised.

This was the first time she was beaten by a man, and it was on her face, which she was extremely proud of. It was impossible for her to say that she didn't feel any hatred at all.

The lord didn't care what she thought at all. She was just a prisoner and would be a member of the High Cliff Castle's spellcasting slave group in the future. As long as she could be used by him, it would be enough.

He doesn't care whether the forced melon is sweet or not, what he eats is his.

Without any intention of being gentle with her, the lord roughly grabbed her slender hand, aimed in a direction, took a step and started sprinting at full speed.

Swish!
He was moving so fast that people could only see a shadow and the snow behind him, and... a human figure in his hand flying in the wind like a kite.

Ashe finally understood what Levi had said before about the precise calculation of military strength, and stared in amazement at the figure that was rapidly leaving under the city wall.

"Well... he's always been like this... out of the ordinary." Florina's tone was hollow, trying to explain something.

(End of this chapter)