What did you do with the dice?

Phoenix: "You look very tired, go to sleep."

Rusalka wanted to make it up to her: "I'm not actually tired."

Phoenix certainly didn't believe it. From her perspective, Rusalka fell asleep as soon as she walked to the road. Combining this with Nicia's theory, she speculated that perhaps she had suffered mental damage during her previous confrontation with Theresa. "It's okay, get more rest."

Wow, if she dragged me to plow the fields, I would definitely resist and ask for Gillette's steamed bean curd; but she is so considerate and caring now, I would feel embarrassed to close my eyes and take a long rest.

Sani Tieta: (Caused by the union of man and sword.)

But asking Rusalka to be honest is harder than asking him to die. According to him, isn't this going against the cat's will? No, we are law-abiding citizens and don't do things that put the law at risk.

Late in the evening, Rusalka played these lame legal jokes that only an outsider would play. Sanitieta almost spit out water. He didn't know whether to laugh at him or scold him directly.

But Rusalka also has her own ways.

"Phoenix, you haven't been standing outside for too long, have you?"

In the darkness, a pair of golden eyes suddenly lit up.

"Forget it, forget it. I was thinking I'd be free tonight. I get it, I get it. Just assume I'm tired. After all, I'm a considerate husband."

The quilt flew up and the white cat pressed down Yu Yu.

It has been proven that sharp words are better than sharp knives, gentle words are better than medicine, and Rusalka’s words are better than forced confrontation.

Phoenix didn't say anything, but the bright eyes contained an easy-to-understand meaning: never stop until death.

Even someone as strong as Rusalka was quietly frightened.

"Wait a moment, let me announce the rules before the game starts. Give me eight hours, um!"

Night and day rotate rapidly.

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"Fuck, fuck, fuck! The damn long break is finally over. Where are the enemies?"

Rusalka put on her clothes, picked up her weapon, and rushed into the command room in a hurry. She saw Sanita sitting at the command table, fiddling with the war chess game with the defense map of Alice City spread out on the table.

There were peanut and sunflower seed shells scattered everywhere, as well as many empty tea cups. Phoenix was sitting at the table eating snacks. It seemed that a military meeting had already been held in the morning.

To be honest, this made Rusalka quite sad. Although I knew that I was of little use in the tactical arrangement meeting, my self-esteem was a little hurt by the fact that you were able to complete the meeting smoothly without me in such a fair and open manner.

"Don't worry, you're such a jerk. I've already ordered the army to prepare for a step-by-step advance, but other armies have already begun attacking the city. The reason we're still in the deployment phase is because our legion commander is so crucial. If he sleeps until noon, the entire army will have to wait until noon."

Rusalka glanced at the culprit Phoenix beside her, who immediately turned his head away and pretended to be innocent.

"You are a bunch of people without subjective initiative. Can't you install wheels under my bed and transport me to the front line so that I can start driving as soon as I get up? By the way, I suddenly have an idea. Even in the eternal plane, I still want to carry forward Chinese culture. You can put me in a coffin, put a yellow talisman on my head, and then have four Taoists carry the coffin. When I open the lid at the right time for a long rest, I will jump up and rush directly to the enemy. Phoenix will surround me with some black mist, and with my iron body and invulnerability..."

"Stop, stop, stop! Stop the nonsense. The first mixed regiment of heavy armored infantry and engineers is ready for battle outside and is under your command. Ride the horse you summoned earlier and head for the south wall."

Sanita whistled, and then he saw Rusalka's white horse trotting over and snorting in a very human way to report.

Rusalka was overwhelmed with emotion upon seeing his old friend after such a long separation. He stepped forward to pet the steed that was so fitting for a paladin. The first thing he said was an auspicious phrase: "Ah, why aren't you dead yet?"

After estimating the difference in combat power and intelligence between the two sides, the white horse lowered its front hooves and chose humility and obedience.

Sanita understood Rusalka's meaning: "The mount you summoned won't disappear with a long rest or circle recovery. As long as its health doesn't return to zero, it will always exist."

Rusalka: "Damn, what a loss! I've never played it before. I want to exchange it for another mount. I want that spider that can climb walls. It's so cool."

Sanita shook his head: "I'm afraid not, because it's bound."

Rusalka pointed at the horse and said bluntly, "What if it dies and I summon a new one?"

The warhorse showed a tragic and desolate look. It only regretted that it was not born in the world view of Tresen Academy, otherwise it would definitely let Rusalka taste the power of the (East China Sea) Emperor.

Sanita repeated, "I'm afraid not, because it's bound."

pity.

But since it's bound, it won't die and can always be resurrected as its original form? And it only requires a second ring and ten minutes to resummon, which is too cheap.

The man looked at the horse, and the horse looked at the man.

There is humanity in the eyes of a horse, but there is no humanity in the eyes of a human.

"How about you bind it as a familiar? Not only will it have guaranteed health and strength, but you can also send it around at will. The enemy will never guess that the warhorse under my crotch is actually a being that can spit fireballs. When it dies, I can summon it back again. Maybe you won't even have to bind it again. This will truly be a lifetime labor contract. Congratulations, little pony, you'll soon be part of our Pearl Tear Territory system."

If the horse could speak, it would definitely be cursing very dirty at this moment.

Sanitta was stunned for a moment, then reached out and used the Magic Pet Contract on the warhorse that had no way to disobey the order.

"How about it?"

"It's too big. No."

Rusalka stroked the horse's head, shook her head and sighed, "Alas, there's nothing I can do. You're very talented, but three generations of your ancestors have criminal records, so you can't take the civil service exam."

The good white warhorse turned red and looked radiant.

----

Delai Luca sighed and shook his glass. "Godspeed, Supreme Arcane, we've already wasted the entire morning and afternoon. Not to mention the other two sides, even the Pearl Tears army to the south has cleared the traps in the city blocks and reached the square in front of the inner city wall. How long will it take us to take the inner city wall?"

Chief of Staff Bloom was stunned for a moment, then said helplessly, "We gave up the gradual reconnaissance and blockade. It took the huge sacrifice of several generals, even a mage and a fanatic, to exchange for the fastest arrival of the army. Currently, the resistance of the inner city wall is very stubborn. It is inhabited by the kingdom's elite guards. The battle width is much smaller than the outer wall. In addition, several high priests and the great knights of the four princes are scattered around. The density of extraordinary people completely overwhelms us. Even if we don't consider casualties, it is conservatively estimated that it will take several days to take the wall."

"Why is it taking so long!"

Of course, that was intentional. Ever since he realized the airborne leader had no military knowledge, he'd already made two plans. How could he allow his troops to risk such high casualties climbing the wall for a mere matter of military merit and reputation? With the inner city's defenses vulnerable on all sides, the natural choice was to drag things out and wait for the other two sides to crack one of the eggshells first.

"Don't worry, Commander. Judging by their defensive strength and resolve, even the other clans are facing the same situation as us, let alone Lord Pearl Tear. He only has a few tens of thousands of men. Excluding those outside the city tending to the weapons, there are fewer than 20,000 of them inside. How could such a force possibly reach the city walls?"

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Rusalka was indeed facing a serious shortage of troops as he said, so Sanita's initial strategic arrangement was to let Rusalka lead the army to rush forward to interfere with the opponent's vision, and then he would use [Earthquake] to blow a gap in the city wall, as a tribute to the Seven Sins Agents of the year.

But surprisingly, the number of defenders at the South Gate was not large. With the arrival of Rusalka's army, the gate was slowly raised and opened.

This scene was too weird. It was completely different from what the cavalry on the east, west and north sides had reported: "The sound of killing was deafening, blood flowed like a river, and the defenders fought to the death." Rusalka immediately raised his hand and ordered the army behind him to stop. Even before he gave the order, some cavalry had reined in their horses.

He had originally planned to send the eldest prince to give a persuasive speech before the other side resisted, but the speech hasn't been given yet, and it seems that he has already succeeded in persuading the other side to surrender?

Well, even if the eldest prince goes to argue a few more times, the other party can't close the door and open it again.

Rusalka: (Playing the empty city plan? Oh, when I was reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel, I thought Zhuge Liang was too arrogant. If I were Sima Yi, I would definitely lead my army directly into the attack. In the face of absolute power, strategies are nothing but paper tigers.)

Sanita: (Why not now?)

Rusalka: (Because he was so deliberate. He had a lot of troops at his disposal, but he deliberately opened the door. I think he must be scheming!)

Sanitieta really wanted to say that Sima Yi had the same idea as you back then, but he admitted what Rushaka said, that the current enemy military strength is very different from that of the Three Kingdoms, so there is no need to use the empty city plan to disgust people.

All they need to do is close the gates and lock themselves in. It would be hard to defeat them with just the army—we couldn't just resort to a bloody battle like the two sides in the northwest, could we? They were a wealthy family, and the Pearl Tear Territory couldn't afford to be frugal. If Sanita were to take command, he'd make the same decision as Bloom: slack off.

This is actually a very simple prisoner's dilemma, and the prisoner's dilemma is like this: if you cannot ensure that the other companies will attack with all their strength, then the final result will definitely be that all four companies will give up. This is why a joint siege by multiple companies is often not as efficient as a single company.

So, faced with this situation, Rusalka did something that Sima Yi did not do back then.

That is the most precious ability of human beings - communication.

"Upstairs, why did you open the door for me!"

Sanitta wanted to laugh at Rusalka's clownish behavior, but he never expected the fat man dressed as the high priest upstairs to actually speak and reply, "The lord agent wishes to see you in person, so he asked us to open the gate and welcome you in."

No, what is going on?

Sanitta thought that he had seen many ridiculous wars in his life. Each war was more outrageous than the last. Arriving in Hendalia City was the peak. Anyway, the enemy could summon an army of demons in your city out of thin air. This kind of war was really illogical. He felt that nothing could be more outrageous.

Well, today he saw it. What does it mean that the other three sides are on high alert, but Rusalka is the only one who gets a break? Is the agent also a fangirl of Rusalka?

Speaking of the little fan girl, Ai Li has not woken up yet. Rusalka said that she would destroy this breakfast. The cultural desert used the wrong word and was severely whipped by Phoenix with her tail as a whip.

Rusalka: (I defended A against three of them, but you couldn't even defend B for a second.)

Sanita: (Shut up!)

Seeing that the other party was a communicative unit, Rusalka started to "talk" a lot: "Aren't you afraid that my army will come in and beat you to pieces!"

His words were somewhat low in emotional intelligence, causing the defenders on the city wall to split into two factions. Sinidi's guards looked embarrassed, while the cultists burst into laughter.

"The agent said that you were afraid of an ambush in the city, so you would definitely go to the meeting alone."

His logic sounded very strange, as if he was sure that Rusalka liked to step into traps with her face.

Rusalka must be unconvinced. Even though you guessed it right, if you say I will do it, where will my face be? (Brother, can I do it?)

Sanita: (It's okay, go ahead. If you find any danger, I'll order an attack, then castle and switch positions with you, and then I'll teleport out myself.)

Rusalka: (So there's no danger and no ambush?)

Sani Tieta: (How dare they open the gate and pretend to be cool without an ambush? Shouldn't we immediately order an attack on the city and let them capture it?)

"Heh." Rusalka was unwilling to admit that the other party had guessed correctly. Relying on her perfect condition and the fact that she could communicate with Sanita in private chat at any time, she rode her horse and went out alone to explore the way at Sanita's suggestion. But she still had to say stubbornly in her heart: (If he guesses wrong, I will bring my horse with me!)

The horse that cannot resist: Daddy, I will follow you in the next life.

Although they were cultists, they were surprisingly honest. Not only did they not sneak attack him, they even specially arranged two cultists to ride horses on the left and right of the city gate. When Rusalka came in, they made a "please" gesture, indicating that he should follow.

They didn't even close the door, as if they were sure that Sanita would not order the entire army to attack when Rusalka entered the city.

Rusalka thought it made sense, but after he walked through the door, he had another question: (Wait, that's not right, aren't you going to attack the city anyway? Then why do you want me to go in and step on the trap across the way?)

Sanita: (You mentioned this question last time. According to your logic, is it necessary to open the card with intelligence 5?)

Rusalka was silent, as if he was stuck in his own logical dead end.

Chapter 297: Alice Magic Castle Final Battle (3)

The horse's hooves stepped over the steps and entered the corridor.

The door closed, and Pygmalion, the agent of the seven sins, dressed in a black robe, faced Rusalka who rode in.

"You're finally here, it's a little later than I thought."

Rusalka: Then you have to ask Phoenix why I arrived so late.

He looked at the leader of the Church of the Seven Sins and didn't think there was anything special about him. Overall, he didn't look like a villain boss, but rather looked like an ordinary passerby.

But this is not important. No one stipulates that the villain boss must look like an enemy of the whole world, just like the Mirror of Love has a beautiful name but is actually an artifact of the evil god.

"So, you let me in, do you want to fight me one on one?"

Pygmalion laughed, reached out his hand, and took out the key wrapped in red silk thread: "I have been planning this for thousands of years, all for this day."

Alas, it's the Riddler again.

He paced slowly and said to the bewildered Rusalka, "My first choice was Theresa, the current Great Saint of the Light Goddess. Unfortunately, she was too arrogant and believed the temptation of the end, betraying my expectations."

"I learned my lesson. My second choice was Hydra, who was favored by the End. I gave her a second life, endowed her with outstanding talents, and guided her to become a new hope. But unfortunately, she was still too indecisive. She was concerned about her sister and afraid of the future. Her actions were restricted in every way, and she was destined not to become the masterpiece I wanted to see."

Rusalka: (This plot seems a bit too pure love, why do they have to involve mutual followers?)

Sanitita: (Someone with seven blessings seems a bit too slow to understand the rules of the game played by these gods.)

"Finally, I chose you, and you didn't disappoint me."

Pygmalion slowly turned around and tapped Rusalka with his finger.

【You have received the blessing of the "Seven Sins Agents."】

Okay, now there are eight.

No, man, I thought you were just an imitating fanatic, are you really the real one?

I used a small account to take down Alice City myself. No wonder it was taken in a few days, but this is just fishing, not losing...

Rusalka, who had just been clamoring for a duel, suddenly became clear-eyed: It seems I have to sit up and fight him later.

[Blessing of the Seven Sins Agent: You gain an additional "Evil Ritual Spell Slot." This spell slot does not require concentration and has no level limit, but can only be used to arrange rituals of the Evil alignments, such as [Undead], [Blood], [Corruption], [Demon], and [Darkness]. When using this spell slot to arrange a ritual, you can conceal the aura of up to two key points of the ritual, making them undetectable by non-directional detection spells during the arrangement and establishment phases. You can also use yourself as the core of the ritual (i.e., as long as you are immortal, the ritual will always retain a minimum effect and cannot be completely destroyed).]

Sani Tieta said that this was the strongest blessing he had ever seen. This thing plus a large-scale ceremony arrangement, and then tying the core to the body of the earthly god in front of him, it is hard to imagine how much devastation this city will suffer once it is activated.

As we all know, this nesting doll-like product is the most overpowered. The ritual strengthens the entity, and the entity preserves the ritual...

Rusalka gave the precise Yu-Gi-Oh commentary terminology: Haha, Centurion, the field's defense is broken by the monster, and the monster's defense is broken by the field's defense.

This seems to have a bit of nuclear deterrence meaning. Does he want to tell Rusalka that he already has this means?

Rusalka's thoughts were relatively simple. He only regretted that he hadn't been able to cling to the clan leader's thigh, even if it meant learning a small sorcerer's ritual: (Coach, I don't want to be a good person anymore. I want to learn to be bad.)

Sanita: (Can you learn it? Maybe in your next life.)

After Pygmalion gave Rusalka his blessing, he threw the key in his hand to Rusalka. This inexplicable act of giving the settlement reward made the latter a little confused, and she didn't know whether to accept it.

Seeing the key jingling to the ground, Rusalka suddenly had a philosophical thought in her mind. All those who attacked Alice City and those who did not wanted to fight for this key. Even she and her good brother had to deal with various forces for this key, and they had to fight with Theresa, trying their best to expand their power all the way to make themselves qualified to participate in this war.