What did you do with the dice?

When restoring, the magic will consume as much energy as possible to restore the recorded state to the extent of "not overwriting new items that have occupied the recorded space". You can also set the restoration priority and execution order in advance when casting the spell. If the restoration is completed, the remaining magic power will be provided to the restored magic rune for recharging.

Note: The recorder should pay special attention to the location of the recorded object. Try to keep the heavy object on the "flat ground" and still to avoid the risk of falling objects during the restoration.

Special Note: If the stored magic power is supersaturated and overflows after restoration, it may cause magic power explosion. Therefore, it is safer to activate the magic at least 10 years after recording it.

Under the influence of magic, most of Alice's city fortifications returned to the post-Demon War period.

The inky black outer city wall became extremely smooth again, and the newly added 3-degree chamfer made it even more difficult to climb. Ferocious dragon-hunting crossbows were arranged between the battlements, with sharp arrows aimed outside the city. The fire enchantment runes on the crossbow frame were clearly visible, and the venom filling tank on the crossbow was no longer blocked by dust and mud.

The top of the Mage Tower gleamed with the brilliance of the [Eye of True Vision] gemstone, and the huge moonstone on top was like a theater's stage light, scanning the area outside the city back and forth, illuminating it brightly and providing guidance for the calibration of the magic cannon's shooting targets.

Because of magic, many strange buildings appeared in the open space of the city. Some were completely incomprehensible blacksmith shops, and there were also some automated production lines. It was a pity that except Rusalka, no one could understand the principles behind them.

But the most tangible and exciting thing was the sudden appearance of several huge silos in the open space of the military camp square. When they were opened, they were found to be filled with dried meat and food.

Sanita controls his pet to patrol the camp. Since Sanita always contracts small animals, the soldiers of Rusalka's army usually have to catch cockroaches and ask if they are pets before beating them, for fear of being beaten by him.

Now, Sani Tieta was controlling a sparrow, and a very strange scene appeared: a group of logistics officers were holding food from the granary and giving it to the bird for inspection one by one, as if they were paying tribute.

The little birds spoke human language and were identified and classified one by one.

"I don't know the species of monster meat. It should be supplies prepared for the extraordinary warriors."

"It's actually the Ancient Elf Biscuits. One bite can fill you up for the whole day. What a great thing."

"This looks like a magic cauldron. Uh, just leave it there. I won't be using it for now."

"Kerosene is very difficult to extinguish with water once it burns. It can be considered edible oil, but it's better for killing enemies. I think it's half and half."

"Drinking the gushing spring water will not only quench your thirst, but it will also help you recover from injuries and restore your magic power. You don't have to give it all to me. I don't need it all. Give it to the wounded soldiers. It will help them recover faster."

"Oh, be careful! Don't get any on the ground! This isn't edible, it's a Scarlet Lasher seed. Don't let it touch the soil, or it will grow rapidly within a minute and turn into a small patch of blood-sucking thorny plants. This is for defending the city, so spread it out on the city walls. However, this plant will wither quickly in the sun, so it's best to wait until sunset before using it."

"Fireproof cloth and holy water, a large amount of water magic crystals, and these high-temperature resistant forging materials. I think these are materials used specifically to fight demons. We won't need them, but the holy water can be used as drinking water."

The sudden appearance of a large amount of supplies that were very useful in various aspects immediately solved the supply problem during the long battle in the besieged city.

Of course, such magic itself is a miracle, which completely reversed the morale that was originally low due to the deep-seated fear of the stereotype of the El Empire.

Rusalka summoned all officers above the rank of battalion commander in the army and gave them orders.

"The 7th Regiment will coordinate with the 1st, 10th, 11th, and 13th Regiments to defend the city walls. The 8th and 9th Regiments will be responsible for filling the gaps. The 117th Ordnance Battalion will proceed to the southwest mage tower to control the magic cannons. Fire according to instructions and conserve mana. Don't forget to support the western wall. I will use flags as signals. Red flags will strike the western wall, and blue flags will strike the southern wall."

"The logistics battalion will transport the barracks' supplies and other supplies to the inner city. We must make full preparations for the army's retreat to the inner city."

Rusalka picked up his baton and scanned the map. "10th, 11th Regiments, you marked 1 on the map! (Searching for a few seconds) 4! (Searching for a few more seconds) And 6!"

He paused and confirmed again that he had clicked correctly.

"Yes! Set up a line of chevaux de frise and tripwires along these three streets, and build bunkers."

"49th Battalion, go into the city and find the various material stores, merchants in the market, and places like guilds. Ask them for financial support. Tell them to put the money on the Pearl Tear Territory's account first, and settle the bill after the battle. By the way, if there are any mercenary groups in the city, hire them all at market price."

Someone raised their hand and asked, "Well, what if they're unwilling or raise the price? Do we just do it or report it to you?"

"Then tell them to pay a protection fee twice the hiring price, at least half first. Then take this money and the IOU and have the quartermaster use it to advance part of the money for the supplies."

A quartermaster suggested, "My Lord, according to the Kingdom's emergency wartime regulations, we don't need to go through such a complicated transaction process. If those people refuse to give, they are traitors. Can't we just arrest them directly?"

Indeed, Rusalka shared his heroic vision. We're racing against time, and if those unruly people refuse to donate supplies, are they planning to keep them for the enemy? Faced with such utterly selfish individuals, why not just rob them?

Sanita: (Idiot!)

Rusalka: "Fools! This desperate behavior will only make the people in the city think that we have no confidence in defeating our opponents! We are not just borrowing a few dollars on credit. We are telling them that we are confident that we can return to the Pearl Tear Territory. We are borrowing our future on credit."

"Only if you show that you believe the El Empire is vulnerable, and if you enter into debts and trade with us with the conviction of victory, and maintain the original social order, will those wavering factions in the rear realize that we are reliable and the city is safe. Only then will they give up the idea of ​​escaping and begin to fully invest in us."

As for after the war, if the eldest prince comes to power, Sanita will immediately turn this money into national debt.

As for things like national debt, you can put it off until it is paid off eventually. When your grandson grows up, he can come to Earth with this IOU and ask us to pay him back.

The surrounding officers nodded in sudden realization. The quartermaster bowed his head and said to Rusalka, "I'm sorry, I was inconsiderate. I appreciate your advice. You are truly worthy of being called Lord. Your wisdom is on par with that of the Grand Mage Sanita."

"Haha, that's only natural. How do you think I became a lord? Of course, it was by reading more, learning more, and making more progress!"

Rusalka made a self-deprecating remark without changing his expression, causing Sanitieta to boo him in contempt in the private chat channel.

"Also, inject all the poison in the armory into the crossbows. The 13th Regiment's crossbowmen shouldn't operate the wall crossbows. Let the infantry from the 10th and 11th Regiments fire them. I think anyone with a brain and a hand should be able to do this. The Skaven's formation is so dense, you can shoot them with your eyes closed. The 13th Regiment's crossbowmen should be equipped with hand crossbows and long and short bows, because the enemy may launch a surprise attack from the harpy troops. If the crossbows can't hit the air, we can only rely on mages and longbows to block the air."

"The sentries in the watchtowers don't need to participate in the attack, nor do they need to remain on top of the towers all the time. They should remain as silent and safe as possible, and periodically report the enemy's troop movements and changes in composition. After all, the Aiel Empire certainly has long-range strike capabilities, and without protective shields, the watchtowers are also very conspicuous targets."

"Don't hold back when dealing with the ratmen in the first few waves. Use a saturation attack and don't worry about the consumption of supplies. Especially in the initial defensive battles, you need to boost their confidence the most. Only by achieving a crushing victory from all sides can you make those new recruits completely get rid of their fear of the Aiel Empire."

An officer raised his hand and asked, "My Lord, if the Aiel Empire sends the wolf cavalry up the wall ahead of time, should we defend the walls to the death, or should we retreat early like Mingyue City and let the magic cannons sweep the area to preserve our manpower?"

Rusalka: "Before I blow the retreat horn, you are forbidden to retreat. Anyone who retreats will die. But I swear to you all, I will be the first to engage the enemy and the last to leave the city. Do you have any questions?"

The new generation of officers had burning respect in their eyes, while the older generation of officers were proud that they had chosen the right lord.

"Also, this is the battle mobilization draft. I've had the civilian officials in various places copy it, one for each of you. You will read it later and mobilize your soldiers. If you can't understand the text, have the staff read it to you and write it down."

"Then everyone else can go. Captain Sarolt of the First Regiment will stay here for a while. Please call the elven mage Alice and several other army envoys over here for me. I need to send them to negotiate with the Southwest Mage Tower and the nobles in the city."

Everyone nodded, saluted Rusalka, and then left one after another.

Rusalka breathed a sigh of relief: (Is it finally almost over?)

Sanita: (No, this is just the beginning. You don't think a war of this scale would require this kind of strategy, do you? Then what's the difference between our tactics and the El Empire's all-in cannon fodder tactics? How can our remaining forces possibly defeat the enemy head-on? We have to use our brains to win. Every section of the wall must be constantly monitored, and all supplies must be meticulously calculated for consumption rate and strike efficiency. After each battle, we must summarize the situation by region, analyzing the enemy's attack patterns and countermeasures.)

Rusalka: (Ahhh—I'm going crazy. I'd rather jump off the city wall and charge directly into the Aiel Empire's army to kill them all than have to hold meetings and assign tasks. Brother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have teased you before. I really only need to focus on killing the enemies, and you really have too many things to consider.)

Sanita: (Are you sincere or are you just kidding?)

Rusalka: (Sincerely, more sincere than Ding Zhen.)

Sani Iron Tower: (Sincerely, it's useless. The main course tastes better after a long wait. The same is true for war. Be patient. I will take over the subsequent defense work after my long rest. Then you can worry about nothing and just enjoy the battle.)

Looking at the messengers who were hurriedly arriving on horseback at the door, Rusalka sighed, knowing that she would assign them tasks one by one. I hope so.

Chapter 309: Prison Iron Wall Alice Royal City (2)

Alice arrived late after Sarolt had already assigned the task of connecting to the Golden Blade.

She had actually arrived a long time ago and had been squatting at the door invisibly. She secretly saw everyone leave and came in at the right time.

"Lord Pearl Tear, what do you want from me? I told you at the time that I'm a powerful elven wizard who can do anything~"

As soon as she entered the room, she began to sway in front of Rusalka, speaking in a smug tone with her little head held high.

If Rusalka and Sanita hadn't kept the private chat channel open, he would have really suspected that Alijie had secretly taken down her good brother. Otherwise, how could she be so happy that she didn't even know which leg to move first when walking?

Rusalka: (What did you do to her? How did the elf, who used to twitch intermittently, suddenly go completely crazy? Is it because Phoenix hasn't been beaten in a long time that she's ready to make trouble? How dare she talk to me like that? Did she buy her long ears wholesale?)

Rusalka has gradually learned the elves' jokes and is putting them into practice. It is now in the trial run stage, striving to create perfect elf jokes as soon as possible.

And this must be something to look forward to in the future, because Phoenix has been whipping him with his tail more and more frequently recently, which perfectly reflects the trend that his orc joke skills are constantly diving towards hell.

For example, the following sentence:

(If she keeps being so unrestrained, I'm going to cut off her ears and feed them to Phoenix, because what you eat is what you nourish, haha.)

(I really feel that the God of Light would bless you because of Rewi Alley. He must be blind. I am sure that one day you will make fun of Rewi Alley and he will probably faint from anger when he hears it.)

(That's not true. I'm already having Phoenix treated by the Patriarch next door. After the treatment, her head will be symmetrical again. Of course, I mean +1 symmetry, not -1. After all, I don't need to offer sacrifices to the Supreme of Arcane. My only concern is whether the new one will be the same one that was previously offered to the God of Light.)

(Come again?!)

(Don't worry, if you don't listen to some jokes now, you won't have the chance to hear them later.)

Sanita was speechless: (While it’s still hot? Can’t people just choose not to eat it?)

(You've already pooped, wouldn't it be a waste if you don't eat it? At worst, you can just forward it to your mage friends after you finish eating it. The same goes for Hell Jokes. If everyone in the world has their merits deducted, then it's equivalent to no merit being deducted. But the smile spreads around the world as word of mouth spreads the joke. It's a pity that Phoenix can only receive half of the joy because she's missing an ear, haha.)

(I can’t stand it anymore. If this continues, I’m afraid I won’t be able to help but enforce justice for Phoenix.)

Sanita brought the interminable topic back to the topic: (Back to Alijie, she must have guessed or heard that you wanted her to lead those elves. Isn't this an opportunity to show off and make herself seem very useful?)

To be honest, Rusalka really wanted to say to Alijie, who was walking with the wind, had no special summons in the entire deck, and was "floating in the wind" all over, "It's okay, I was just kidding."

But there was no way, I had to endure it due to the situation.

"I will temporarily appoint you as the captain of the recruited elven mages and druids. If Shana wakes up, you will be the captain of the sharpshooters."

"Great! Alizee will live up to her mission and lead the Ranger Squad until her death, serving Her Majesty the Queen and the goddess Elune with all her loyalty!"

Rusalka just looked at Alice quietly:...

Alice stuck out her tongue. "Sorry, I've rehearsed this canonization scene so many times in my head, so I got so excited that I blurted it out... How about I change it? Let's pretend we're loyal to Her Majesty the Queen and the Goddess Elune, but secretly serve Teacher Sanitita and the Supreme God of Arcane. Don't worry, I've read many books like this, and I won't let anyone know."

Rusalka: (I think, at the very least, it will affect the IQ of future generations, and at the worst, it will overturn Darwin's theory of evolution. I'm afraid that this tree of evolution will suddenly fall back to its trunk as it grows.)

Sani Tower: (Then why don’t you reopen it first?)

Rusalka: (You actually protected her! Brother, you have changed.)

Sunny Iron Tower has always been obedient and knows how to play the supporting role: (I haven't changed. After you restart, it will be her turn. It can be considered as doing good deeds and accumulating virtue for the world, making a contribution.)

Unexpectedly, Rusalka didn't complain at all: (That's more like it.)

Sanita was speechless for a moment: (It’s unbelievable.)

But Rusalka and Sanitta agreed that they couldn't believe her acting, and they felt it was pointless. Were all those elves blind and didn't know you were the one who cast that fireball? You're clearly a traitor, aren't you? What's the point of acting?

Rusalka: "Forget it, these are not important. Huafalin is dead, and they have temporarily agreed to cooperate with me. I think you can bring those elves to our cafeteria for a meal, exchange feelings, explain the rules of the Pearl Tear Territory to them, and complete the elaborate process of gathering them before Sanita wakes up, so that he will look at you with new eyes. Can you do it?"

When Alice heard this, her eyes immediately lit up with a firm sense of mission. She placed both hands in front of her ears, pointed the backs of her hands at Rusalka, and made an elf salute: "I promise to complete the mission!"

"go Go."

Rusalka: (Pre-war mobilization for the elves is too troublesome. In my experience, once they're filled with 97-octane gasoline, they'll start driving themselves. They also have a very low regard for death. As long as their leader survives, their morale remains high. Honestly, they feel much more useful than human soldiers. That's odd. I said I wanted a Ranger Squad before, and it was literally given to me just by clicking? Now I want the whole world. When will I get it?)

Sanita: (Will this work? I don't think all elves are like Alizee and Shanna. They were the kind of outliers in the elf world back then.)

Rusalka: (I'm not sure, but I see those two elves haven't complained about the army food lately, and all three meals are pretty much on time, so it must be good. At worst, I can ask Phoenix to cook for them once, and then they'll have to pay a hefty tribute if they want to eat again. Her cooking is bound to be delicious, and losing an ear won't affect her cooking skills anyway.)

Sani Tower: (TD.)

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Since the kitchen staff didn't know much about these new elves, and since there was plenty of food and it was brought by Alice, they prepared a special meal for them according to Alice and Sana's standards.

As the chef cooked, he sighed enviously, "Master Sanita is truly a master wizard, having attracted so many beautiful elf girls. Even if I were envious, I'd be powerless. I'd surely die fighting in the sand tent that night. Sigh, why can't I be a wizard?"

The apprentice who was handling the materials nearby said, "Elves are beautiful, but their breasts are small, and they're all skinny. It must be because they don't produce enough milk. What if their children grow up to be skinny and have long ears? I was hoping my child would work hard to become a knight, but then all the land in front of our house would belong to my family, and no one would be able to take it away from him! With such skinny arms and legs, it's obvious that he can't fight anyone. He'll definitely be bullied by the neighbors when we fight for the land."

The chef thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. He felt relieved. "That's true. However, the bloodline of an archmage is powerful, so the child will definitely be an archmage. I heard that it's a good thing for the mage to be thinner. It's said to be more energy-efficient when casting spells. Anyway, I've never seen a mage as strong as our lord who can fight hundreds of people alone."

But what he didn't know was that although Rusalka didn't know magic, she was also a wizard, even the most prestigious wizard in all of Sinidi, certified by the gods themselves.

"That's not bad. It's said that being a wizard doesn't require farming or fighting in wars. You can earn money just by drawing runes. If you have an elf wife and give birth to a dozen children, and one of them is a wizard, you'll immediately bring honor to your family."

"Stop dreaming and start cooking."

What the two brothers didn't expect was that the eating trick worked surprisingly well. Most elves have lived in the Elf Forest since they were young. The most they can eat on weekdays is some meat when hunting. Because of the fog array, it is impossible for human merchants to trade with them, so the spices and the like are all original natural fruits, and the taste can only be said to be mediocre.

Moreover, the Elf Forest is spring-like all year round. Although the forest is rich in resources, it does not have any plant specialties that can only be produced in special climates.

The elves are used to it. Their lives have been the same for hundreds of years. They all grew up eating these things, so they don’t think there is anything strange about such days.

Moreover, they had heard since childhood that the living environment on the human side was not good, very backward, and natural environment was very poor. This was indeed the case along the way. It seemed that the animals pulling the carts in the caravans they saw along the way were not very lively, and were far less lively than those in the Elf Forest. The fruits on the trees and the plants did not taste as good as those in the Elf Forest after being cooked. The plants planted by humans in the fields could only ripen once a year due to the environment and the lack of care from druids and the like. It was really pitiful.

Not only is it difficult to find food, but there is also no good place to sleep. You can only make do with finding a big tree or a small forest to sleep in for the night. If you follow the human way, you will find a small house to shelter from the wind and rain, spread some hay on the ground to sleep, but it doesn't feel as good as a tree hole.

Their quality of life outside took a sharp turn for the worse, so they all regarded going on missions as a chore.

But now, after eating the carefully prepared dishes with strong ingredients, it seems that the life of humans has suddenly improved. Even the most tenacious elves started pointing and complaining after taking the first bite, saying things like "It doesn't taste as refreshing as XX fruit, the meat is not chewy and not fresh at all", and then gradually began to eat in silence.

"Another bowl! I want the sweet, white, round thing!"

"It's so delicious! I feel like I've wasted the past few hundred years. How depraved that mere humans can enjoy such luxurious food."

"Can you pack it up and take it back to the Elf Forest?"

"Look at how little you can do. After the fight, ask Lord Pearl Tear to give us the chef to take back with us!"

After some elves had eaten their fill, they began to ask, "Alice, aren't you planning on going home?"

Alice replied hesitantly, "It's nice here. I'll come back after I finish what I want to do, probably."

"So are you happy with your life?"

"That's quite a joy! I live in a big house in Silver City, with a soft bed and pillows. The garden outside is all mine, and I even have this incredibly warm sleeping bag I can crawl into anytime, anywhere. I eat delicious meals every day, command human armies, have humans help me decorate my room, and learn powerful new magic every day. You definitely don't understand what fire magic is."

After hearing this, some elves expressed their disdain for associating with him and looked at him with contempt.

But some simpler elves were a little envious of this life they had never heard of, and which sounded quite enjoyable: "Then what brought you to the humans to eat and drink so well? Do they also let you complete quests?"