Imperial Crown

The story started 8 days ago.

Before that, although he could not get too close to Raven because he had two flying monsters, Earl Duduo could always confirm Raven's marching direction and speed.

But 8 days ago, when Raven's troops left the Iron Birch Region and officially entered the Bolan Region, things changed.

The flying monsters sent out were driven away by Raven's Wind King and could not get close; the ground scouts did not respond at all.

The news reported from various places was also mixed with true and false.

Raven's troops appeared in a small town today, and they could appear in another village 40 miles away tomorrow. On the third day, he suddenly turned back, as if the whole army could teleport.

Therefore, Earl Duduo only knew that Raven was marching in the southwest of the Bolan Region, but there was no clear judgment on where he was.

However, what really worried Duduo was not this, but the pressure from the cabinet and the Grand Duke.

Since a month ago, the cabinet has been sending people to urge him to fight Raven in the field.

After all, the Bolan Gold Mine cannot afford to lose anything, and Duduo has already transferred back the three magicians stationed there from the Bolan Gold Mine under the pretext of "preparing for war".

Although Duduo bribed the officials who came to deliver the message with money, he could not influence the attitude of the cabinet and the Grand Duke, and the words were getting more and more severe.

Duduo also knew that his inaction had already approached the bottom line of the Grand Duke and the cabinet.

But he had to wait.

At this moment, the door was opened.

Only Quilly would do such rude behavior.

As Duduo judged, Quilly came to Duduo and saluted casually:

"My Lord Earl, one good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear?"

Duduo's mouth twitched.

Is it time to play such tricks now?

Why don't you cover my eyes and let me guess who you are!

He suppressed his anger and said lightly: "Good news."

"Oh, a typical optimist." Quilly made a frivolous judgment, his fingers brushing across the earrings: "The good news is that what you want is ready."

Duduo raised his eyebrows, still overflowing with anger: "The bad news is that this thing can't be used for the time being?"

"No, no, no, you underestimate me too much." Quilly shook his finger: "The bad news is that when I was building that thing, I accidentally had an accident, causing a small number of casualties."

"In view of the upcoming war..."

"So, you may have to miss the funeral of your three extraordinary people and 21 soldiers."

Duduo's eyes locked onto Quilly, his lips kept twitching.

Every extraordinary person is a rare property, which means a lot of gold coins, time and even hard work.

Among them, there is even the fiancé chosen by Duduo for his daughter.

Now it is consumed by Quilly so lightly.

Now he finally knows why Quilly is wanted by the Mage Guild.

Holding the dice tightly in his palm, Du Duo's lips twitched and smiled:

"Haha, it is their honor to sacrifice themselves for Master Quilly."

"I am very curious now, will this thing really work?"

"You will be grateful for your calmness at this moment, Lord Earl." Quilly turned and walked out:

"When the war begins, Raven will know how powerless he will be in front of my creation!"

Staring at Quilly until he disappeared, Du Duo restrained his emotions, took a deep breath, and then said loudly: "Pass my order, make final preparations tonight, and set off tomorrow morning!"

His eyes fell on the map again.

Du Duo didn't know where Raven was exactly, but a team of 40,000 people would not disappear out of thin air.

Whether he wanted to attack Bolan City or go to Bolan Gold Mine, Raven had only one way to choose-

Misty Wilderness.

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Misty Wilderness, also known as "Man-Eating Trade Road".

In ancient times, there was a giant lake next to this place. Every morning, thick fog like clouds would rise, and monsters would appear frequently, hence the name.

Now, the lake has dried up and turned into farmland, and monsters are hard to find, so this wilderness is somewhat unworthy of its name.

After more than 10 days of marching, Earl Duduo led the army to the misty wilderness.

As far as the eye can see, there are endless plains and farmland, with only scattered hills in the distance.

Sitting upright on his horse, Duduo can clearly see a camp blocking the road on the horizon, and a black square flag flying above the camp.

Duduo was not surprised by this, as he had already known that Raven had been stationed here for 3 days.

"Pass the order down, set up camp on the spot!" Earl Duduo ordered loudly.

That afternoon, the camp was basically set up.

With 30,000 troops and 50,000 serfs, the camp area is almost like a small city.

"Sir, this is not easy to handle."

In the distance, Eric and Raven stood on the wall of the camp, frowning as they looked at Duduo's camp.

"This camp is very well organized, it is not something that can be set up by a fool who only knows how to read military books."

"And judging from the speed of construction, Earl Duduo is also very good at training his soldiers."

Raven nodded:

"After all, our opponent is a duchy, so it is normal to have some talents."

"Not to mention, if Duduo didn't have some skills, he would have been squeezed out long ago if he hadn't been able to guard the Bolan gold mine."

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Eric said: "It seems that this count is preparing to start a protracted war with us."

He guessed right, that was what Du Duo planned.

Although he had actively prepared for the decisive battle before, as the war approached, Du Duo remained completely calm.

Scouts were sent to monitor the movements of Raven's camp to avoid night attacks; at the same time, a magician was arranged to detect the food and water sources to prevent Raven from tampering with them beforehand.

Then, they began to build defenses, and two flying monsters took turns to take off to ensure that they could provide early warning before Raven's Wind King troops arrived.

Du Duo just wanted Lei Wen to take the initiative to send troops to attack his camp!

Although his camp is not as strong as the Sighing Wall, but whether it is the number of soldiers, extraordinary numbers, war preparations or intelligence preparations, it is far better than the Wanda on the Sighing Wall in the past.

And if Lei Wen can stay calm, then Du Duo will be happy to see it.

Indeed, the Principality of Eivor is only one of the six-nation alliance of the Feton city-states, but these six nations are closely interdependent and have always advanced and retreated together.

Not to mention that once the matter spreads, the alliance will definitely put enough diplomatic pressure on the Keynes Empire, and Raven will withdraw his troops sooner or later.

Even if the order to retreat does not come, this is still the territory of the Principality of Eivor.

When it comes to logistics, Lei Wen will never be his opponent; when it comes to reinforcements - Du Duo has the entire principality behind him.

Time is on Du Duo's side.

Night falls.

Quili once again found Tudor, a magician who had been staying in the carriage and claimed to be conducting "magic research" with a playful look on his face.

Du Duo's brows twitched slightly: "It won't be good news and bad news again, right?"

"I won't play the same trick twice." Kuili said with a smile: "And there is no good news this time."

Seeing that Du Duo didn't have a clear reaction, Kuili also felt a little bored and took the initiative: "Well, the fact is that the news from the Bolan Gold Mine Array is that the gold mine has been breached and occupied by Raven's troops."

Du Duo frowned slightly: "When did it happen?"

"Just five days ago." Kuili said: "It is said that there were 1,000 people attacking the mine, all of them armored elites. It seems that there was a mole in the gold mine, and the connection with the magic circle was cut off in advance."

"This news was sent by the mine supervisor desperately."

"What a good trick..." Du Duo threw the dice in his hand high and gently caught it: "No wonder Raven shielded my scouts and spread news everywhere. It turned out to be to protect this army."

"Attacking the enemy's weakest point, Raven is indeed good at using soldiers."

Having said this, Du Duo smiled coldly: "But if he thinks that I will panic and retreat hastily because of this, or take the initiative to go out to find him for a decisive battle, then he is too naive."

"As long as Raven is killed, I can get the gold mine back sooner or later."

Du Duo knew very well that the more Raven asked him to do something, the less he could do it.

Once he realizes this, conspiracy will be of no use to him.

At this moment, a knight came to report in panic:

"My Lord Earl, someone is attacking the camp!"

"Why panic?" Du Duo scolded: "How many people are there, how far are they from the camp, and what is the composition of the troops?"

The knight said: "There should be... only one."

"People are in our camp!"

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