Within a week, the intelligence gathered by the First Army not only confirmed that the Red Mist had appeared to the north of the Kingdom of Everwinter but also provided Roland with a glimpse of the status of the evacuation campaign .
As Edith had predicted, the demons invaded the Kingdom of Everwinter before the Red Mist had completely spread out . They had largely shortened the process of growing a Birth Tower and had started attacking human beings from all directions . The immigration unit of the First Army had already fought the demons . Apparently, the demons had been waiting for this moment for a long time .
According to the report from Iron Axe, the result of the battle was not very optimistic . During the retreat, several units were raided, and the retreat thus turned into a flight . Soldiers were scattered by the frightened refugees . The casualties had mounted up to over 300, which was almost the same as the casualties during the night raid in Taquila . The refugees suffered a even greater loss .
The demons had apparently caught everyone offguard .
The dispersion of the advanced troops of the First Army did expediate the immigration campaign, but it also weakened their fighting capacity at the same time .
Fortunately, Roland had promised the army that no punishment would be inflicted on deserters if the desertion was for the purpose of survival . Therefore, no soldiers had turned into bandits . All of them gradually retreated to the Kingdom of Wolfheart and got in contact with the garrison there .
If those soldiers fled, the army in the north of the Kingdom of Everwinter might be flattened .
Those soldiers who had returned to the army would provide additional support to the local troops as well as important information to the commander .
For example, many units reported that they encountered a type of new Monstrous Beast not seen on the manual .
A unit that had successfully retreated to the Northernmost Port in the Kingdom of Everwinter mentioned that the demon put a new type of Spidery Monstrous Beast into use, which was even harder to deal with than the two well-known Spider demons . Neither mortars nor anti-demon grenades could effectively impale them . Only the 152-caliber Longsong Cannon could cause them damage .
As for the other Monstrous Beasts, Roland currently only obtained a description of their physical appearance . Their abilities remained unknown .
The Monstrous Beasts had apparently upgraded from the war .
The executives thus held several meetings after receiving the intelligence . The ministers had reached an agreement that they should stop the demons from advancing as soon as possible to earn more time for the immigration plan .
The officials had evidently benefited a lot from the rapid increase in the population of Neverwinter as more people joined in the production .
Roland thought so too . Yet unfortunately, this was the fastest he could do . He wanted to send thousands of people to the Kingdom of Wolfheart at once, but first of all, he needed to have enough ammunition .
Therefore, although Roland had already issued the command, it still took a long time for the army to assemble . This was different from the expedition to Taquila . During the expedition to Taquila, the army had advanced along the railway, where they had relied on the Blackriver and Leaf to sustain the logistics . Now, they lacked transportation facilities, so the General Staff had to find an alternative solution .
Roland also noticed another thing in the report .
He noticed that the successful escape of the unit should be attributed to the support of the shallow water gunboats . Meanwhile, the "Roland" arrived in a timely fashion because Zooey and Carol had abandoned the magic core that they treasured the most . This made Roland realize that the ancient witches could possibly use the relic of the underground civilization well in this war .
He thus contacted the three Senior Witches from Taquila directly .
Through the light screen, Pasha, Alethea and Celine's giant bodies covered in tentacles appeared on the wall .
Roland quickly shared his idea .
"You mean . . . that we should use the Instrument of Divine Retribution as a power converter?" Celine asked .
"Not only the Instrument of Divine Retribution but also all the magic cores," Roland said with a nod .
In theory, the magic cores could simulate all kinds of witch power, provided that the ancient witches adjusted the structure of their cyclones . There were four magic cores retrieved from the underground civilization in total, the largest of which was the most special one . Its cyclone was very complicated . According to the deciphered records, it was also the secret weapon that the underground civilization had put great hope in . Because of this, the ancient witches called it the Instrument of the Divine Retribution .
However, only the Chosen One could activate the the Instrument of Divine Retribution, but Roland did not possess magic power . So, for a very long time, this secret weapon had been sitting in the underground hall quietly .
If they could transform the cores into various magic power, it would be much more helpful than letting them just sit here .
The only problem was that the magic cores could not be replicated . Once they lost one, they lost it forever . That was the reason for the rift between the Taquila witches and the Starfall City . Many Union members had even lost their lives for it .
At the early stage of the coalition of the Taquila witches and the First Army, Roland had promised that he would not force the witches to hand over the magic cores . Even though the Taquila witches had now pledged alliance to him, Roland still wanted to first obtain their permission .
Alethea said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, you could do anything with it if you were in the Third Border City . However, I'm worried that you would damage it if you transfer it out of the cave . "
Roland felt very hopeful, as even Alethea, the most stubborn one, demonstrated a sign of approval . He said quickly, "I'll certainly take caution and handle it with reasonable care . No intruders should be able to destroy it, but I'm afraid that wear and tear as a result of multiple uses will be inevitable . However, it's better than storing it away . "
Alethea looked toward Celine and said, "How long will it take to transform the Instrument of Divine Retribution into a magic device and restore it?"
"I think . . . it'll probably take 10 years," Celine estimated . "The cyclone is too complicated . If there's wear and tear, then we'll probably never be able to restore it . However, I agree with His Majesty . . . "
"But…"
"Then the magic core can, at least, contribute to the war against the demons," Pasha rejoined . "Now, we don't need to look for the Chosen One anymore . "
Alethea lapsed into a long silence before she said, "Alright . Since you all agree, then I have no issues with that either . "
For a split second, Roland saw Celine tap her main tentacle . She said, "See? I persuaded them . "
Obviously, she was only talking to Roland .
Before Roland could respond, Pasha continued, "You should take the witches in the Quest Society more often to the Dream World, Your Majesty . "
Without a doubt, Pasha was bribing him .
Roland was amused .
"So," Celine said as she put up a straight face, although the original carrier did not actually display emotions anyway . "What kind of power do you want the Instrument of Divine Retribution to transform into?"
Roland had known the answer a long time ago . He replied, "Mystery Moon's magnetic force . I don't think it'll be too complicated, right?"
Celine said with a smile, "Leave it to me, Your Majesty . "
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