Traveling through the game world

It has to be said that the Dark Elves are quite cunning. Why, you ask? At this moment, Barn, leading Lian Yang and the millions of Delos Imperial troops, had already hidden themselves deep in the shadows.

However, the clever dark elves did not choose to contact Barn directly. Instead, they sent an envoy to the Delos Empire's palace using a teleportation potion to find Lian Yang and the others through the Delos Empire's emperor.

You know what, even though the emperor of the Delos Empire was planning to use up more resources against the dwarves and dark elves, your nominal ally, the dark elves, had already sent an envoy to you, and Heinrich III of the Delos Empire really couldn't refuse.

He decisively contacted Barn and the others through his personal messenger and handed the information over to the Dark Elf's envoy. He also stated that he was not bound by military orders while in the field and that the Dark Elf envoy would need to communicate with Barn himself.

The threat of annihilation from the dwarves shattered the pride of the dark elves, making them realize that they were not as noble and powerful as they thought. Especially now that they needed the help of the Delos Empire, after respectfully thanking Heinrich III, the dark elf envoy quickly headed towards Barn's camp, following the coordinates given to him by Heinrich III.

Meanwhile, Barn, who had just received an inquiry from Emperor Heinrich III of the Delos Empire, asked Lian Yang, "How are your preparations going? That dark elf will be arriving soon."

Nodding, Lian Yang said, "Don't worry, but I didn't expect the envoy to be so important this time."

Nodding, sure enough, a moment later, the messenger's voice came from the gate of the military camp: "The Dark Elf messenger Minette requests an audience with Sword Saint Barn."

Minette is a pivotal figure among the Dark Elves, responsible for teaching and initiating the professional skills of all novice adventurers in the Dark Elf race. He is usually very aloof and speaks very directly, so he holds a high position, but his fame is not very high.

Moreover, she was proficient in almost all Dark Elf class skills and had always chosen to remain neutral in the power struggle between the Dark Elf Grand Elder and the Dark Elf Queen.

So, although Lian Yang was somewhat surprised that she was chosen as the special envoy to urge the Barn troops to increase their numbers, it was also somewhat expected.

After all, as long as the Dark Elves are not destroyed, the struggle for power will not end. Instead, the credit will be awarded to whoever's people successfully expedited the reinforcements. With the two sides unable to reach an agreement, Minette, who has no affiliation with any faction, is undoubtedly the better choice.

Upon meeting, Minette anxiously said to Barn, "Honorable Sword Saint Barn, I implore you to immediately send troops to relieve Dark City. The evil dwarves have invaded our city, and countless innocent people are suffering."

Upon hearing Minette's words, Barn became anxious and shouted, "How could this happen! Those damned dwarves, how dare they attack civilians! Don't worry, although we've only just arrived, we'll set off to support Dark City right now!"

"Thank you for your support, Lord Barn!" Minette said gratefully, but in his heart he thought, "Are you kidding me? That camp wasn't set up in a day, and although the surrounding hidden trenches are new and newly dug, they're definitely not just now, as Barn says, are they?"

Of course, Minette was just thinking about it. In reality, everyone involved in politics is smart, and no one is stupid. All the high-ranking Dark Elves knew about the Delos Empire's plans, but they were powerless to do anything about it.

Sure enough, Barn, feigning anxiety, led Minnet to the highest point of the camp and shouted loudly, "Brothers! Although I know I'm very sorry, our allies, the Dark Elves, are being ravaged by the evil dwarves and need our immediate support!"

No sooner had Barn finished speaking than a corps commander-level officer said, "Commander, we have only just arrived here after a long journey, and the brothers are already very tired!"

Without a doubt, this must be a stooge that Lian Yang had arranged beforehand. What long journey? The Delos Empire troops, who had been stationed there long ago, had been eating and drinking well these past few days. The commander's words were clearly an excuse.

Before Barn could say anything, Minette said with a sorrowful expression, "Although I am very sorry to have made your warriors suffer so much, please help us! There are still a large number of civilians in Dark City being ravaged by the evil dwarves, including dark elves and humans! Please help us!"

At the same time, Lian Yang, who was serving as the Chief of the General Staff, also said with a selfless expression, "Nonsense! What does it matter if we are a little tired! There are still millions of people in Dark City suffering! Now, assemble the troops immediately!"

"Yes! I will assemble the troops as soon as possible!" Without saying another word, the corps commander immediately turned around and went to assemble the troops. Of course, what Minette couldn't see was that the corps commander, with his back to Minette, had an uncontrollable smile on his face, but it was hard to notice because he was running.

To be honest, most of those who reach the rank of army commander are seasoned political veterans, but they never imagined using such naive methods to deceive their allies. However, sometimes the more naive something is, the more likely it is to deceive people.

At this point, Minette simply assumed that the soldiers of the Delos Empire didn't want to help the Dark Elves. She had no idea that Lian Yang had actually arranged for people to deliberately delay them.

Dark City must be saved, after all, it is a huge pie. If it could be taken all by itself, the Delos Empire would not want to share it with anyone. However, the main body of Dark City has not suffered serious losses. Once the dwarves are quickly wiped out, the Dark Elves, whose strength has not been greatly damaged, will definitely not be willing to share more benefits with the Delos Empire. Therefore, the longer it is delayed, the more advantageous it will be for the Delos Empire.

Sure enough, with the departure of the army commander, the entire temporary garrison of the Dark City Army was filled with various complaints. Messages such as "I'm so tired," "We just arrived," and "Let's leave later" kept coming to Minette's ears.

It must be said that although Minette had lived in Huttonmar, the capital of the Principality of Belmar, for a period of time, she did not really understand the human army and thought that the human army was just lax and undisciplined.

Only Barn, with his back to Minnet, kept twitching at the corner of his mouth. Damn it, even though my army was also temporarily mobilized, how could the discipline be so bad? You, Lian Yang, have gone too far. It's over, it's over. From now on, the reputation of Barn for being lax in managing his subordinates will spread throughout the Arad Continent.

Lian Yang, however, was secretly chuckling. This was clearly intentional on his part. In fact, Lian Yang had many ways to stall for time, but he just wanted to annoy Barn and make a simple joke.

Meanwhile, within Dark City, it was no longer just around the city gates. The evil dwarves, who had actively possessed the Black Nightmare, were gradually beginning to surround the entire Dark City from all sides, with the Dark Elf Palace as the axis, empowered by the Black Nightmare's powerful force.

Moreover, thanks to the fierce fighting of the dark elf warriors, the civilians have not suffered too many losses so far, while the dark elf warriors have suffered heavy losses.

There's no way around it; the level difference is too great. It often takes the sacrifice of four or five dark elves to kill just one dwarf. Although the number of dark elves is also four or five times that of the dwarf army, the number of people who can participate in the battle per unit of time is limited. As things stand, if the human army doesn't send reinforcements, the outcome of the war between the dark elves and the dwarves is actually a 50/50 chance.

The crazed dwarves, however, didn't care at all, because they weren't just killing the dark elf warriors; they were also taking care of any dark elves they could find.

Although occasionally some powerful adventurers will step in to deal with the dwarves, their strength is still relatively weak compared to the massive army.

The deaths of Dark Elf warriors depleted the Dark Elves' war strength, while the deaths of a large number of civilians truly depleted the Dark Elves' war potential. Everything in Dark City caused Queen Maya, the Dark Elf who was sitting high in the central palace of Dark City, great heartache.

Meanwhile, at the temporary encampment of the Dark City Army of the Delos Empire, two hundred miles away from Dark City, the bustling gathering finally came to an end.

Relieved, Minette looked at the neatly arranged Delos Imperial Army in front of him and his heart skipped a beat. He sensed something was wrong. How could such a disciplined army be gathered in such a bustling manner as before?

Barn caught a glimpse of Minette's expression out of the corner of his eye and immediately understood that she was somewhat puzzled. Ignoring her concerns, he stood on the platform, holding the script Lian Yang had given him, and began his pre-battle mobilization speech: "Heroic warriors of the Delos Empire! Greetings! I am your commander, Barn! Under the influence of the Cataclysmic Era, the Dark City, once buried deep underground, has emerged to the surface. From then on, we have gained a new group of companions on the vast continent of Arad: the Dark Elves! However, not long ago, the Dark Elves' enemies in the underworld, the Dwarves, were completely corrupted by the Black Nightmare, launching a brutal invasion against the Dark Elves! For the peace of the continent..."

Looking at Barn, who was still giving a long speech on the high platform, even Minette, who was stupid, knew what was going on. It wasn't that the warriors of the Delos Empire were being passive and lazy. Rather, Barn, as their leader, was deliberately stalling for time. The longer the time was delayed, the greater the losses to Dark City would be. A fragmented Dark Elf Kingdom was undoubtedly easier to control than a complete one, wasn't it?

You know what, at first, Barn's delivery was a bit awkward while reading the script, but as the speech continued, he actually got more and more into it, although Minette's expression became increasingly unpleasant.