There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 835 - 702: Why So Serious
Chapter 835: Chapter 702: Why So Serious
“Cerys Character Card”:
As the ultimate abode of the Evil Spirit and a witch who controls blood and night, you should possess powerful enchanting abilities. When transformed into Cerys, you can employ the “Fantasy Dream” ability to drag the target’s consciousness into an abyssal dream, where you decide what they encounter.
Special Skill “Rose Sonata”:
Anyone who hears this song will succumb to it. When using the Cerys Character Card, this skill can be activated to hypnotize targets who hear the melody.
This is the solution proposed by Xu Shuo.
Subverting the Messenger may not be a necessary step, but if he can be used to buy time or even confuse the view from the Royal Capital.
Then it would undoubtedly be beneficial for them.
All in all.
Just as sending this Messenger is a risk-free move for the Royal Capital.
So is subverting him for them.
Oh, but actually it’s not.
After all, the opposing side receives false information.
On their side, they also expend a Character Card.
This mutual damage offsets each other, making it seem like a no harm, no foul situation.
But Xu Shuo still quietly noted this transaction.
…
Ten minutes later.
Xu Shuo walked out of the tent.
But the young man’s mood seemed rather displeased, as if he was secretly plotting something, almost ready to burst forth.
The Duke of Silver looked at him: “Did it not succeed?”
“No, it succeeded.”
Xu Shuo said: “We will march normally, the group will think most of the Silver Shield Army is still stationed in the Far North Mountain Range, but in fact, a thousand-man squad quietly left and after several days of tracking, they entered the Irracks City State through the Andas Mountains.”
After hearing this, the Duke of Silver pondered for a moment.
The Irracks City State is also on the edge of the Eastern Continent.
Very close to the Andas Mountains.
More importantly, the Governor of the Irracks City State has already formed an alliance with the Holy Court.
After the lord system was abolished, the continental city-states were governed by Governors appointed by the Royal Capital.
The former lords ruling the territories only have rights to use the land and apart from the Duke of Silver from The North, few dukes hold actual political power anymore.
The current Governor of the Irracks City State, comes from a family that has been local counts for generations, and was subverted by the Church of Light with the interests of a private army.
Thus, the Silver Shield Army can enter the Eastern Continent through the shelter of Irracks City State from the Andas Mountains, driving straight towards the Royal Capital.
But the above setup.
Is not the true deployment.
The original plan of the Silver Shield Army, was to traverse eastward along the Andas Mountains and then directly penetrate into the hinterland of the Eastern Continent, approaching the Royal Capital from Rheine City!
The Duke of Rheine is the uncle of Her Highness Princess Teresa of the Varo Royal Family, the nineteenth in line!
This is the real purpose of the Silver Shield Army’s expedition!
However, if the legion enters the Eastern Continent from Irracks City State, it would take only about five to six days.
But heading to Rheine City State.
The time would at least double.
But time is also relative.
After all, there is some distance between the Irracks City State and the Royal Capital, and during the time of war, even a forced march would require two days and a night, which would greatly deplete the soldiers’ stamina.
This can be said to be the worst strategy.
“Do you think the Royal Capital will believe we chose the worst strategy?” asked the Duke of Silver doubtfully.
“Whether they believe it or not is their concern, we have nothing to lose anyway, and they also need to deploy troops to defend Suwalte,” said Xu Shuo leisurely.
Marching from Irracks City State, the best area to attack the Royal Capital is Suwalte Fort, which is easy to attack but hard to defend.
In the inner lands of the continent, besides mountainous and riverine regions.
Most areas are actually easy to attack but hard to defend.
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And by the time the Messenger passes the message to the Royal Capital and the Royal Capital makes countermeasures, that regiment would have certainly left the Andas Mountains already.
By then, the Imperial Army will not be able to reach near Irracks City State in time for prevention.
If the route of that rapid march is also uncertain.
After much consideration, the only option left is to retreat and fortify Suwalte Fort in advance, which is most suitable for a surprise attack on the Royal Capital.
Duke of Silver sighed, “We dispatch a thousand troops to Irracks City State to distract the enemy’s attention, and the enemy will probably deploy an equivalent force to defend. Isn’t this just a deadlock?”
Xu Shuo smiled, “We’re not just competing in terms of strength but in surprise attacks. Besides, five hundred is enough, why so serious?”
Duke of Silver: “…”
Why so serious.
Sounds so nonchalant.
Duke of Silver pondered their current deployment.
It was reported up north that an additional three thousand troops were sent to the Far North Mountain Range, but in reality, a hundred thousand troops were already hidden among the myriad valleys, with only three thousand left to guard the expansive Far North Mountain Range.
The messenger reported that a thousand troops are launching a surprise attack.
But in reality, only five hundred were deployed.
This discrepancy in numbers is truly ridiculous.
It’s uncertain what the enemy will imagine, but the imagined number should not exceed the reported number by too much.
After all, not everyone is like this guy—why so serious.
Duke of Silver guessed if it wasn’t to deceive more of the Imperial Army troops, this guy would probably just prefer sending a group about the size of a Knight Order to make an appearance.
“By the way, during this period, magical beasts from the Far North Mountain Range have been disturbing the encampment once or twice daily.”
Xu Shuo stroked his chin and said, “It’s a pity that there are no real magical beasts here.”
Duke of Silver looked at him, “Otherwise, you’d want them to charge directly into Silver City-State?”
Xu Shuo spread his hands, “Wouldn’t that make it more realistic?”
“That would be overdoing it.”
“Alright then.”
Unless the warriors suffer heavy casualties, the Silver Shield Legion would never allow magical beasts to charge into Silver City-State.
Counting the number of times Silver City-State has been attacked by magical beasts, it only happened centuries ago, and nowadays, most of the younger generations have never seen magical beasts invading those icy plains.
The two briefly discussed the subsequent deployment.
Following that, Duke of Silver dispatched five hundred troops to set out immediately, aiming to appear near Irracks City State within seven days.
He then arranged for several commanders to lead parts of the Silver Shield Legion to leave the Far North Mountain Range from different locations, trying to avoid using the same route.
Over a thousand years, Silver City-State has developed a population of several hundred thousand, but regrettably, the qualified Silver Shield soldiers are still few.
Tens of thousands of miles of the Empire’s territory, a million-strong army.
This hundred thousand troops might not be able to withstand them.
Only a surprise attack can work.
It has to be a surprise attack.
“Rest assured, the collision of large armies is just a superficial tactic, we all know the real outcome will be decided among us here,” Xu Shuo said with a smile.
“By then, if everyone dies, the army wins,” Duke of Silver also suddenly laughed.
“If you really want to do it this way, it would be feasible.”
“…Forget it.”
Duke of Silver just whimsically thought for a moment.
Directly take down five people from the opponent!
But he only thought about it; he has not yet seriously considered this crazy idea, as it seems just as difficult as a hundred thousand against a million.
Unless they find an opportunity to defeat them one by one.
But unfortunately, they are still unclear about who exactly the other players are.
Then, Duke of Silver suddenly said, “Can I go see that messenger?”
Xu Shuo glanced at him, “Sure.”
Hearing this, Duke of Silver walked straight towards that tent.
He really had wanted to go check it out for a long time.
He had even secretly investigated it before.
Unfortunately, the tent was specifically shielded by spiritual power, so he wasn’t able to find out anything, and thus is unclear about what method the person used.
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