Chapter 1248 The Use of the Core

Graycastle, Neverwinter City.

Within a week, the intelligence sent back by the First Army one after another not only confirmed the news that the red mist appeared north of Eternal Winter, but also gave Roland a general understanding of the evacuation situation.

Sure enough, just as Edith predicted, the devils did not wait for the red mist to spread completely before invading Eternal Winter. They took advantage of the shortened supply lines to attack humans from multiple directions and fought with the relocation troops of the First Army. It was obvious that they had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

According to the statistics obtained from Iron Ax, the result of the battle was not optimistic. During the evacuation process with the refugees, several detachments were defeated by sudden attacks. The retreat turned into a rout, and the soldiers were dispersed by the panicked people. The number of casualties confirmed so far has exceeded 300, which is almost equivalent to the casualties in the night attack during the expedition to Taqila. The number of displaced people has exceeded 10,000, which can be said to be a heavy loss.

The enemy's swift action clearly caught everyone off guard.

Although it is more efficient to break up the advance troops of the First Army into pieces to transfer the population, it also reduces its combat capability.

Fortunately among the misfortunes, Roland had long instilled in the army the concept of preserving its vitality as much as possible, and that grassroots officers and soldiers should not be punished for non-artificial failures. The defeated soldiers finally did not change careers to become soldiers and bandits, but retreated one after another. Wolf Heart Kingdom has regained contact with the garrison.

Otherwise, according to the situation in the past, once the command system is defeated, it will never be recruited again, and the army in the northern part of Everwinter will probably be completely wiped out.

Not only can these escaped soldiers quickly form new combat capabilities, but they can also bring extremely important intelligence to the headquarters.

For example, several teams reported that they discovered abnormal beasts during battles that were not recorded in the manual.

A team that successfully evacuated from the Extreme North Port of Everwinter mentioned that the Devil invested a new spider-shaped monster in the attack, and its defensive capabilities were greatly increased compared to the previous two. Mortars and anti-Devil grenades were both used. It is difficult to paralyze its actions, and only the 152mm fortress cannon can cause effective damage.

The other types of monstrous beasts only have descriptions of their appearance, and their specific abilities are not yet known.

The war is undoubtedly accelerating the maturity of this monster and devil.

With the support of intelligence, several high-level meetings were held in succession, and all ministers agreed to dispatch large armies as soon as possible to stop the enemy forces and buy time to transfer the populations of the two countries.

After all, the rapid growth of Neverwinter's population and the growing labor force have given officials a taste of the sweetness - in addition to the police department and the Security Bureau.

Roland thought so too, but it was a pity that Graycastle's transportation capacity had reached its limit. He wanted to send tens of thousands of people to Wolf Heart in one go, but it would be in vain if the ammunition and equipment could not keep up.

Therefore, even though the dispatch order has been issued, the assembly of large troops is also a long process. This is different from the expedition to Taquila. The latter followed the railway line from the beginning, and Black River trains and leaves provided supplies wherever they went. Now Before the new transportation equipment is rolled out, the General Staff Headquarters can only think of other methods.

There was something else in the report that caught his attention.

The previous team that successfully evacuated was able to escape intact due to the support of the shallow-water heavy gunboat; and the reason why the Roland was able to arrive in time was because Zoe and Carol temporarily gave up the magic power they regarded as a priceless treasure for ordinary people. core. This change in concept made Roland realize that the ancient witch might be able to make the relics of the underground civilization play a greater role.

He directly approached the three high-level witches in Taquila.

Through the light curtain, the tentacled bodies of Pasha, Elsha and Celine appeared on the wall of the office.

Roland stated his thoughts succinctly.

"You mean... to use the Divine Punishment Instrument as an ability converter?" Celine was the first to say.

"Not just the instruments of divine punishment, but all the magic cores." Roland nodded.

As long as the core cyclone structure is adjusted, it can theoretically imitate the abilities of most witches. There are four Taqila creations of this lost civilization excavated from the ruins, and the largest one is the most special - its core cyclone It was extremely complex from the beginning. According to the deciphered records, it is also a secret weapon that the underground civilization has high hopes for. The ancient witches named it Divine Punishment.

However, activating the Divine Punishment Instrument requires the so-called Chosen One, and Roland, the only one who seems qualified, does not have magic power, so it has been placed in the underground hall and has done nothing.

If the core can be changed to other more useful abilities, it is obviously better than continuing to sit and eat dust.

The only problem is that the magic core cannot be reproduced. If one is lost, one will be lost. For the surviving ancient witches, they are the direct cause of the split between Taquila and Falling Star City. Many members of the Federation have paid their lives for them. The meaning is self-evident.

As early as the beginning of the alliance, Roland promised not to force the other party to hand over the magic core. Even now that the Taquila witch has sworn allegiance to him, he still plans to obtain the other party's unanimous consent through discussion.

Elxia hesitated and said, "If it's in the Third Border City, Your Majesty, you can use it however you want... but you can transport it outside the cave. What if it gets damaged?"

Even the toughest Elfia didn't even veto it, which made Roland immediately feel that something was wrong. He hit the track while it was hot, "Strict protection and supervision are inevitable measures. Damage by outsiders can basically be prevented, but the increase in use has caused The loss is unavoidable, but it is better than sitting empty and useless now.”

Elxa looked at Celine, "After converting the Divine Punishment Instrument into other instruments, how long will it take to convert it back again?"

"I think... about a few decades." Celine made an estimate. "After all, its core cyclone is too complicated. If the loss is added, it may never be able to return to the form of scourge. But I still agree. Your Majesty’s statement——”

"But……"

"That way the magic core can at least contribute to defeating the devil," Pasha echoed, "...Now we no longer need to look for the chosen one."

Elxia was silent for a long time, "Okay, since you all agree, let's do it."

For a moment, Roland seemed to see Celine tapping her beard to him alone, "How is it? My persuasion is effective, right?"

Obviously this is a "secret chat".

Before he could think of what to say in reply, the other party's next words had already been transmitted to him, "Next time, let more witches from the Secret Society enter the dream world, Your Majesty."

Feelings are still a kind of bribe.

Roland couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.

"So," Celine pretended to be nonchalant and switched back to her normal tone - although the changes in their expressions and demeanor are difficult to see on the original carrier, "What kind of abilities do you plan to transform the scourge instrument into?"

He had already prepared for this question, "Mystery Moon's magnetism shouldn't be too complicated, right?"

Celine smiled and said, "Leave it to me, Your Majesty."