Earl Hall's luxurious villa in Queensback, Backlund.
After returning to the real world from the tarot session, Audrey stared blankly at the flowers in the garden.
During the tarot reading just now, the Hermit's analysis of the current international situation once again surprised Audrey.
Lunburg is simply unable to withstand the invasion of the Kingdom of Feneport on its own. If bad news comes from its allies, the morale of the entire Rune will surely plummet.
Furthermore, if Feneport gains an advantage on the Remnantburg battlefield, he is very likely to attack other smaller countries, or even launch a direct attack on western Loen. After all, there are deep-seated conflicts between the two countries.
Just as she was thinking about this, Audrey suddenly stopped, recalling a crucial piece of information: Odis had no concerns about this at all.
Audrey knew very well that Odis had invested a lot in Remnburg, and he would never sit idly by and watch Remnburg be defeated. The fact that he still had no worries at the moment could only mean that he had made some preparations!
Thinking of this, a smile gradually crept onto Audrey's face: Odis even planned to repay the reward for intelligence sharing by making us fight, which was clearly a preparation for war with Fennepot!
With that thought, Audrey felt relieved.
Embassy in Rehnburg.
Odis returned to the real world, first completing a deal with "The Sun" Derrick for extraordinary weapons and materials, and then he began packing his personal belongings.
He plans to return to Vote State tonight to take charge of the overall situation.
Based on current intelligence, Fenerbah's army has two main attack directions: one is the southern defensive line built by Remenberg on the plain, and the other is the Krich Pass in the west.
Odis doesn't intend to deal with the southern defense line issue at the moment, but the Krish Pass is in the Vote region, so don't expect the Central Army in Remnburg to provide support there.
Therefore, Fenneport's attack in this direction requires Odis to deal with it.
Feneport's attack in this direction was primarily aimed at the forces of Odis entrenched there. According to intelligence obtained by Bazel, Feneport's military did not initially intend to attack western Remburg.
Because of the poor transportation here, even if the Krish Pass is captured, the road to Azshara will be rugged and difficult to travel, and logistical support will become extremely difficult if the attack is to continue.
But it was different when Odis's power was entrenched there. First of all, Odis caused them great trouble at sea. Although they were determined to deal with it at first, after two Sequence 5s died, they realized that the cost of dealing with Odis was too high, and the peace talks could not be carried out, so they just kept dragging it out.
Furthermore, after recently purchasing semi-automatic rifles from Odis, they gained a deeper understanding of Odis's power and realized that "Dawnbreaker" possessed many advanced technologies.
Moreover, they had received intelligence that Odis had already built two arsenals in the Votai region, and it would be ideal if they could acquire those arsenals.
Even if they can't acquire those armories, they can still deal a heavy blow to the fledgling "Dawnbreaker".
Because they considered this to be an extraordinary organization with some extraordinary weapons, they mobilized a great deal of extraordinary forces, as well as 30,000 Fenerbah soldiers. They even brought in three demigods from the capital city of Fenerbah to participate in the operation. Meanwhile, on the southern front, the 100,000-strong Fenerbah army was commanded by only four demigods.
One of them was a general, the military commander-in-chief, and the other three were members of the royal family, always ready to deal with the demigods of Remnburg.
Comparatively speaking, their military leadership has already shown considerable interest in Wotai State.
Thinking of this, Odis smiled. If they knew that the "Sword of Dawn" already had two angels, they would probably just walk around it.
However, Odis did not intend to reveal his high-level strength so quickly, and he did not even intend to use angel-level power in this battle.
Odis planned to deliberately reveal the news of Bernadette's ascension to angelhood during his power grab, using this information to "establish a kingdom."
While in the Kingdom of Werun, if you proactively reveal that you actually have an angel-level subordinate, then no matter how large Lunburg's territory is, how strong its military is, or how much economic strength it has, it will be able to obtain the international status of "the fifth strongest country".
Thinking of this, Odis smiled: seizing power is indeed easier in times of chaos.
After reviewing the recent plans, Odis approached Adonis and asked him to stay in Backlund to oversee the embassy's work, while leaving Second Officer Rupert to assist him.
After making some preparations, Odis returned to Wotai and announced to the public that he would begin working in the governor's office.
By this time, many people in Wotai City had learned that the Feneport army had recently gathered at the Krish Pass, which made them uneasy. However, after hearing that "Governor Gar" had returned, their hearts were finally at ease.
It's hard to say in other states, but in Wotai, Odis is quite prestigious.
The first thing Odis did upon returning to her office was to summon Roxanne, who had previously been the director of the state government's business office.
This was one of the three clerks that Odis had recruited when he came to Wotai to take up his post.
The identities of the three clerks were quite complicated at the time. One was an agent of Fenneport, and the other was a member of the "Rose School." They all died in the assassination attempt on Odis.
Only Roxanne survived and followed Odis to the Vote region. Later, Odis learned that Roxanne was actually sent by the Church of the Earth Mother.
The Church of the Mother Goddess hoped to obtain a special material from the province of Vote, and Odis agreed:
At the same time, in accordance with Roxanne's wishes, she was allowed to stay and work.
Odis only instructed Mandy not to give Roxanne a too central position, but to give her a normal promotion.
Odis kept her there without being too wary of her, all so that he could make contact with the Church of the Earth Mother at this time.
When Roxanne, who had a rather delicate appearance, arrived at Odis's office, Odis first inquired about her current work situation. After chatting for a few minutes, she said, "I hope to contact the Church of the Earth Mother and negotiate with them."
The relationship with the Kingdom of Fenneport is easy to handle, since they can only be enemies, so we just need to fight them with all our might.
However, one must be careful in dealing with the Church of Mother Earth, since the church is believed to have a true God.
Fortunately, according to the information Odis had gathered, neither the Church of Knowledge nor the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess was very proactive in responding to this battle.
The former did not want to help Adam, while the latter, on the surface, was still observing, but in reality, had no intention of getting involved in the war on a large scale.
Therefore, it would be best to talk to the Church of Mother Earth before starting a war.
Roxanne smiled and said, "I thought you could hold out for a while, but I didn't expect you to have to negotiate so soon?"
Odis laughed and said, "Don't misunderstand me. I just want to obtain a part of the territory of the Kingdom of Feneport, so I need to negotiate with the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess first."
Roxanne was stunned for a few seconds before saying, "This—this is indeed beyond my expectations, but given the current situation, the Church is unlikely to take our negotiations very seriously."
At this point, Wotai State has no advantage for anyone.
Even though Odis had some prestige on the seas, in people's eyes it was at most a slightly stronger pirate crew. Even with the support of the "Lord of Mysteries," it was at most an extraordinary organization, and it couldn't compare to an official extraordinary organization with a strong foundation like the Feneport royal family.
This is the opinion of some people who know the general situation of Wotai State. Most politicians and extraordinary individuals in the Northern Continent have no idea what Wotai State is like, or even that there is such a state in western Lunburg.
"I know," Odis said, "but I think they will take it seriously soon."
Roxanne nodded: "I will convey your willingness to negotiate."
After seeing Roxanne off, Odis received a letter from Rupert, the second mate in Backlund. The letter said that Odis had just left when he received orders from Azshara to urgently recall him to the country.
Odis was stunned. Was the southern defense line about to collapse?
The war has only been going on for a few hours!
Odis had no choice but to bring his plans forward, writing letters to Bazel and Celt respectively, asking them to start building momentum.
Just a few months ago, the king, out of fear of Odis Gar, the former governor of Wotai State, transferred him to the Kingdom of Rune.
The war is escalating, and Lenburg is struggling to hold on, which is why they are considering bringing Gar back.
As a result, Odis Gard no longer wanted to pay attention to those fools giving orders, so he did not accept the king's appointment and returned to Vaudae to be with his people.
Odis knew very well that King Conrad I of Lenburg had recalled him simply because he hoped Odis could contribute to the upcoming Battle of Azshara.
Once the war begins, each additional demigod increases the chances of victory; it's no exaggeration to say it's equivalent to gaining tens of thousands of reinforcements.
Odis had anticipated this and had long prepared to create momentum.
In fact, at present, politicians, nobles and ordinary people in Remnburg do not value Odis much, since he has never appeared in the center of Remnburg's political arena.
However, thanks to Adonis's previous help, many people still remember this "iron-blooded governor" who took only a few months to retake Vaudé State without any assistance.
Therefore, Odis now needs to create momentum for himself and establish himself as a military and political genius who has been forgotten.
Furthermore, what follows is a dramatic reversal of fortune in dire straits, a story that everyone loves to hear, instantly enhancing their sense of identification and empathy with Odysseus.
It was evening.
Outside the city of Wotai, in a deserted place, a bronze gate covered with mysterious patterns opened, and a man of Southern Continent descent walked out. He was none other than Ludwell, the "Hell General" inhabiting the "Red Angel" evil spirit.
He looked at the city of Wotai before him, opened his mouth and uttered Medici's words: "The people of this city still have the confidence to fight."
A cut appeared on his left cheek, but Soren said, "This city is impossible to defend. Whether there are city walls or not is secondary. Look at the industrial area on one side of the city. It will consume a lot of the garrison, and it is easy for the enemy to cut the garrison into two unconnected parts."
At this moment, the flesh on his right cheek was also torn open, and Einhorn said, "Perhaps this is the stupidest decision we've ever made."
Medici retorted, "Don't you believe in the prophecy of the 'wise man'?"
Soren said, "Say that prophecy again."
"The flames of conspiracy will send the chariot to the furnace for reforging. Only by following the light of knowledge and seizing the opportunity of the changing eras can one have a chance to become immortal." Medici repeated the prophecy, then added, "'The Sage' also said that I would become a member of the 'Ten Pillars.'"
At the time, Medici, as the "King of Angels," didn't take it too seriously. He felt that becoming one of the "Ten Pillars" was a "lateral move" or even a "demotion," since there was no King of Angels among the "Ten Pillars."
Later, Medici perished and became an evil spirit, only then did he seriously recall this prophecy and have been trying to interpret it ever since.
The three consciousnesses of the "Red Angel" evil spirit fell silent. First, the prediction that "the fire of conspiracy will send the chariot into the furnace to be reforged" has already come true.
It was Medici who lured Soren and Einhorn to Backlund with his flawless scheme.
And by killing them, they gained their characteristics.
But this did not make Medici a god; it was more like sending him into a furnace, where he was "recast" into the three evil spirits that were mixed together.
Moreover, given the prestige of the "Sage" during the Fourth Age, even if there are no fulfillments to date,
They would not doubt the prophecy of the "wise man".
At this time, they were primarily trying to interpret who the "glory of knowledge" represented, and the "timing of the epochal transition."
When does that refer to?
They had also speculated whether the "glory of knowledge" represented a "hidden sage" or a "god of steam and machinery."
From the second century onwards, the phrase "the radiance of knowledge" was used to describe "wise men," so we did not consider "the god of knowledge and wisdom."
When Medici met Odis, he thought that the "radiance of knowledge" should represent the "Lord of Mysteries".
Although it is unclear what state this deity is in, or what connection he has with the "sage," Medici believes that when one has no direction for the future, it is best to follow one's spiritual path.
Odis's appearance bears some resemblance to the "Sage," perhaps it was fate.
So we had never heard of the armed forces in Vientiane before, but we still came here and made some preparations for it.
However, they do not see any chance of victory in Wotai Prefecture. On the defense line of Krish Pass, they have seen "extraordinary puppets" with extremely strong individual combat capabilities, but such power is simply no match for demigods.
At this moment, Soren, through the bloody gash on his left cheek, said, "Perhaps we should go and have another chat with that arrogant brat."
Medici thought for a moment and said, "Now that we're here, we can't just go back like this."
So the evil spirit "Red Angel" entered the "Underworld" again, guided by spirituality, to find Odysseus.
They discovered that a higher-level force was protecting Odis, completely unaware of the other party's location.
The evil spirit "Red Angel" had no choice but to go to Odis's office, where she looked at the "Southern Kingdoms" hanging on the wall.
Map, wait.
After having dinner, Odis took a stroll around the Clichy Pass.
Currently, Afra, the demigod of the Stiano family, and Longzel, leading most of Odis's extraordinary power, are here, ready to fight the enemy at any time.
Of the 5,000 "extraordinary puppets," 4,000 were also transferred here. Because the data processing center has not yet been built, the current command mode is still based on officers plus "extraordinary puppets."
There are approximately 30 "extraordinary puppets," each accompanied by a professionally trained human officer.
Some of these officers were hired, while others were trained by Odis himself. Their quality varied, which should affect the combat effectiveness of the "Extraordinary Puppet".
With the "Red Angel" evil spirit not yet in place, Odis could only reluctantly act as military commander, while gathering other extraordinary beings to prepare for a proactive attack.
After making his rounds, Odis returned to his lodgings in Voteia to rest.
But as soon as he returned to his room, his spirit was suddenly stirred, and he looked in the direction of his office.
The next second, he appeared in the office by "teleporting" and saw the "Red Angel" evil spirit looking at the "Southern and Central Countries" map hanging on his wall.
The evil spirit, the "Red Angel," laughed, "Your ambition seems to be growing increasingly impatient; it appears your immediate goal is to unify the 'Southern and Central Kingdoms.'"
Odis laughed and said, "Is it that obvious?"
Then he said, "How about I show you around?"
"I've already seen it," the "Red Angel" evil spirit said quite objectively. "Your 'toys' do have some fighting power, but don't count on those officers."
"That's exactly what I'm worried about," Odis said frankly. "They have a considerable advantage in small-scale conflicts, but it's hard to say how effective they are in combat when the enemy is on the front lines and there are many mid-rank extraordinary individuals."
A Sequence 5 level Extraordinary can carry out a rapid raid, focusing on eliminating those "portable spirit wave cannons".
Therefore, when the enemy has a large number of extraordinary beings, the "extraordinary puppets'" advantage in large-scale weapons of mass destruction will be lost.
Odis said, "So I'm going to take the initiative tomorrow."
"Hahaha!" Medici seemed to have heard the funniest joke: "Do you believe that before the battle even begins, you can't command those thousands of toys?"
"If the command system is incompetent, then don't go out and get yourself killed."
Odis took a deep breath, feeling that both Medici's smile and his expression were incredibly irritating.
Fortunately, he knew very well that the person in front of him was probably the most knowledgeable person in commanding war, so he wasn't angry and politely asked, "Then what should we do?"
"It's not 'we'," the "Red Angel" evil spirit corrected. "With your meager strength on the front lines, we don't even know if you can last until tomorrow morning. I don't want to be associated with you."
Odis smiled and said, "Two more Sequence 5s and four Sequence 6s will be sent to provide support tomorrow morning."
Moreover, there are two demigods that can be mobilized.
The Stiano family has now moved to Wotai State, and their patriarch, Dick, has also arrived in the city and is ready to be deployed at any time.
In addition, Raymond, the deputy leader of "Elemental Dawn," can be recruited to join the battle at any time.
Medici gave Odis a deep look: "You're so young, yet you know when to be arrogant and when to be patient."
He paused for a moment and said, "The extraordinary power is enough, but if we arrive tomorrow morning, we should prepare for a defensive battle in Wotai City."
Odis was taken aback: "You mean, Feneport's army will launch an attack tonight?"
At first, he thought that the defensive line could hold out for at least ten days, but after receiving a telegram from Conrad I, he realized that the southern defensive line could only hold out for a few days. He never expected that it wouldn't even hold out tonight!
The evil spirit "Red Angel" laughed: "How did those brainless bastards in Lunburg come up with the idea of building a long defensive line, such a brilliant way to commit suicide?"
Odis thought to himself: If some of the central officials in Remnantburg heard this satire, it would probably break their defenses completely.
Medici paused for a moment and then said, "If I were Fenneport's commander, I would immediately launch an attack on the other battlefield after one battlefield had been successful."
"In this way, extraordinary individuals on both battlefields can borrow and support each other."
Odis then said, "I will bring the extraordinary support for tomorrow to the front lines."
The evil spirit, "Red Angel," said, "Also, hand over military command to me."
Odis beamed with delight: "Of course, even I will follow your orders!"
Medici scrutinized Odis, his gaze finally settling on the belt holding the "Gus Staff": "Don't send those two demigods. It's not time to reveal our full strength yet."
It's clear that Odis was qualified to use the "Staff of Gus," which means he was quite capable in combat.
Odis nodded: "Okay."
So he immediately used his ability to "reproduce" people to go to places like Azshara and Backlund to pick them up.
The "Red Angel" evil spirit watched Odis depart on the Vermilion Bird, a bloody gash appearing on his right cheek. Einhorn said, "No matter how terrible his army's command system is, this kid still has a lot of potential."
Medici chuckled: "Much better than you two idiots were when you were young."
After Odis brought Bazel and the others to the position at the Clichy Pass, he led all the officers to greet them.
The "Red Angel" evil spirit.
He introduced the officer to the officer, saying, "This is a military expert I invited. Everyone must obey his command, including me."
Everyone was stunned. Just over an hour ago, "Governor Gar" was preparing to personally command the battle. Where did this military expert come from?
The "Red Angel" demon didn't stand on ceremony with Odis and went straight to the map: "What are you still doing at the door? Waiting to receive enemy cannon fire? Get in!"
Several officers immediately showed anger, but before they could lash out, Odis swept his cold gaze over them, and the officers dared not say anything.
"This is our first collaboration." Medici glanced at the commanders and continued, "In the battle to come, every one of you will hear my orders very clearly. Just know that anyone who disobeys my orders will be burned alive immediately."
"Alright, meeting adjourned."
The officers were stunned. One of them asked, "Tactics? What kind of tactics should we use?"
"Tactics?" The "Red Angel" evil spirit looked at the other party as if he were a fool: "Those soldiers are not afraid of death, do not know pain, and have such strong individual combat capabilities. What tactics do 4,000 people need to fight 30,000 people?"
"If you can't win this kind of battle, don't come back. You might as well commit suicide."
Everyone was stunned, feeling completely unable to follow the commander's train of thought.
Then the "Red Angel" evil spirit quickly reorganized all the current forces, gathered the "Portable Spirit Wave Cannons" together and set up two long-range artillery positions, and gathered all the "Extraordinary Machine Guns" together and set up four artillery positions.
In addition, the extraordinary powers were reorganized. The demigod Afra was in a separate group, Sequence 5 and Sequence 6 were in groups of two, and each Sequence 7 was accompanied by two to three lower-sequence extraordinary individuals.
After the artillery positions were completed, the evil spirit "Red Angel" issued the order: "Greet the enemy, fire a salvo, and bombard the enemy camp!"
The two long-range artillery positions were positioned just wide enough to bombard the enemy camp.
At this time, the camp of Feneport's army opposite Odis and others was divided into three parts.
The foremost camp contained a large number of extraordinary beings, including three demigods, one of whom was a "Chaos Hunter".
The "Chaos Hunter" was named Atkins Castile, a very thin man in his fifties with gray hair.
After the evil spirit "Red Angel" gave the order to fire, Atkins immediately came out of his large tent and saw more than a dozen points of light heading towards him. He could clearly sense that these points of light were very dangerous, so he raised his hand and said: "Exile!"
The point of light was then "exiled" into the void, and the other extraordinary beings were also disturbed and gathered here.
Suddenly, they sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere around them, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what it was.
The next second, a burst of fire erupted from the tent behind Atkins, and a humanoid monster with two large, scorpion-like claws appeared in the tent. But the moment it appeared, it was burned to ashes amidst screams.
As Atkins' tent also burned down, he did not intervene. Instead, he observed the sudden fire and the monster and roughly understood what had happened.
Those points of light had just been "exiled" to the spirit world, resulting in a violent explosion there, even causing unusual fluctuations in the spirit world. That's why they all felt something was wrong.
As for the monster, it intended to escape from the spirit world to the real world, but the explosion was too violent, and it still could not escape the fate of being burned to death by the flames.
Atkins said to the others, "I've heard from the Navy that Odis invented a very powerful cannon, and many people in the Department of Defense don't believe it. Those who don't believe it should be given a salvo from the enemy."
Everyone listened quietly to Duke Atkins's speech, but no one took it too seriously, because in the face of a demigod, any weapon would seem pale and powerless.
"Your Excellency," an aide rushed up at that moment, "Your Excellency, a telegram from the Eastern Front."
Atkins glanced at it and laughed, "The eastern front has broken through Rembrandt's defenses. According to plan, we will launch an attack quickly!"
"Dart, come with me to their artillery positions. Let's make sure they're not all destroyed. It would be best if we could take a few back to study them."
"McGill, mobilize the soldiers immediately and begin the attack. Be careful if you encounter any attacks from enemy extraordinary beings. If the enemy is too strong, quickly request reinforcements from the eastern front."
For some reason, he had a bad feeling.
Soon the vanguard set off. The Krish Pass was quite narrow, and large troops could not spread out at all, so the vanguard was only a brigade, but it contained many extraordinary individuals. They planned to use the extraordinary individuals as the main force to break through the enemy's defenses, and then the soldiers would follow up to occupy the positions.
After that, they will advance towards the front line in brigades, one brigade at a time.
Atkins watched as the entire camp was quickly mobilized. He and Dart also began to move, guided by their spirituality, and arrived at one of the "portable spirit wave cannon" positions.
The soldiers stood there quietly, their tactical movements perfectly executed, as if ready to fire at any moment. Only one officer sat leisurely on a rock, utterly lacking in decorum.
Atkins immediately realized that this was likely the "extraordinary puppet" mentioned in the intelligence report—in short, neither a zombie nor a puppet created through "alchemy."
After confirming that there were no extraordinary individuals around, Atkins gave Dart a wink. "Fallen Earl" Dart slowly nodded and waved his hand at the two "portable spirit wave cannons." The two "spirit wave cannons" were "squeezed" together by a tremendous force and instantly turned into a pile of scrap metal.
Seeing that the cannons were made of nothing special, he looked at the officer who had jumped up.
Dart first revealed himself, then asked with a friendly smile, "How should we fire?"
At the same time, the "Charm" ability was secretly used. The "Lawyer" pathway also has witch-like abilities. At Sequence 7, "Bribery" must be used first before it will have an effect on the target.
Once you reach Sequence 5, the "Charm" ability can be used independently.
The officer, seeing Dart's smile, felt a strong liking for him and immediately felt as if Dart were an old friend, personally demonstrating the firing procedure to Dart.
At this moment, Dart said again, "Fire at the Remnburg army's command post."
"Okay." Without saying a word, the officer immediately gave the order to adjust the firing direction.
To Dart and Atkins' surprise, the "Extraordinary Puppet" all warned the officers that this operation could accidentally injure friendly forces.
The officer shouted for them to fire, and one of the "Extraordinary Puppets" said, "This mission is deemed to pose a risk of friendly fire. Please reconfirm the order with the Commander-in-Chief or Odis Garr. We will be in 'locked-up' mode until the Commander-in-Chief or Odis Garr issues the order."
After that, the "gaze" of these dozens of "extraordinary puppets" turned red, and then they stood there motionless.
The Fallen Earl found the sight quite peculiar: "What kind of puppet is this?"
"A puppet that will not obey your orders." Odis, holding the "Gus Staff," appeared suddenly not far away with a smile.