Chapter 398 Dark Clouds over the City

If any members of the Black Sun Society came here, they would probably be pissed to death by the sight in front of them.

The extent of the transformation of this underground space by these infiltrators from outside St. Steele's land can be said to be extremely exaggerated.

This is not only a hidden conference room and work station, but also has a series of different functions such as temporary dormitories, weapons warehouses, intelligence processing centers, etc. In the room that is responsible for the warehouse function, many things are now stacked. Weapons and equipment "deducted" from the Sharp-Beaked Owl Camp and the Black Sun Society.

When Shuge walked into the middle hall, many figures were gathering here. Two mages from the Plateau Council, Walter, who were extremely familiar with the army, were standing in front of several wooden boxes filled with various weapons. Reporting in progress.

Seeing Shuge arriving, their words paused for a moment, but Shuge immediately raised his hand and signaled the two of them to continue. He slowly came to the wooden boxes and took a look inside.

The weapons and equipment of these Saint Steele armies are very rich. Among them, Shuge can not only find the new rotating rifles that Saint Steele obtained from Walter before the last round of war, but also see the A crude self-defense weapon transformed from an old-fashioned crystal gun by sawing it into pieces.

Although the type and quantity of ordnance stored here are far from those in the Ernst Manor exhibition hall, these "active equipment" in St. Steele's army are enough to reveal an important fact, that is, St. Steele's The military system is in a "somewhat bad state of disarray."

In this regard, the extremely experienced Walter mages explained this way: "Before the outbreak of the war, the St. Steele people once placed a large order with our workshop, the main content of which was for... New revolvers issued to ordinary soldiers and officers...but at present, the distribution status of this new type of weapon in their army is very poor."

"There are several possibilities for this."

"First, during the transportation and distribution of equipment, there was a certain classic situation that everyone was 'well aware of'. A considerable number of weapons and supplies were resold by some 'flexible and smart people', but considering that the Holy Spirit Based on the performance of Steele's army during the war, we believe that the possibility of such a thing happening is low, and even if it does, it is destined to be only a very small number."

"The second is the spontaneous reselling behavior of the soldiers... This kind of situation is not uncommon in St. Steele. After all, the treatment of these northern soldiers is not comparable to ours. Crystalized bullets are used for hunting, robbery, and private fighting. Situations often occur, and bullets and even weapons are sold directly to civilians in exchange for other supplies. "

"Third, the St. Steele army mobilized and expanded too quickly, and they simply did not prepare the weapons and supplies to match the number of personnel. Therefore, we only now have the opportunity to see so many that should only stay in museums and exhibition halls. 'Old stuff' in there."

The Master of the Council said: "Now we can basically conclude that this situation is mainly caused by the second and third points. We have talked with the miners and refugees several times, and many of them have passed through various methods. Various methods were used to buy some firearms from the fleeing soldiers, especially those pistols that were easy to carry, hide and transport... And those soldiers who escaped from the army would also intentionally or unintentionally carry these on themselves that might cause trouble. things to be eliminated as soon as possible.”

"As for the expansion of Saint Steele's army, we won't say much here... After all, everyone should be able to clearly see the expansion of Saint Steele's army."

After hearing these words, Shuge nodded slightly. He raised his hand and knocked lightly on the wooden box in front of him twice, and asked: "Can we further analyze the Saint Steele army through these weapon samples?" situation? Our people should be in great need of this information."

The mage on the side nodded: "This is not a difficult task, but the weapons we have now are basically taken from the equipment provided by Saint Steele to the reserve teams. We have no way to analyze the real weapons. The situation of the troops deployed on the forward defense line."

"Well, I will help you think of a solution here. First, sort out the content you just mentioned... The battle will start soon, and the intelligence of the reserve team is equally important."

Xiuge nodded and gave his own judgment.

Immediately afterwards, he turned to Wei Lin who was standing aside and motioned to her to summon the rest of the people who were busy. Soon, the spies and secret agents who had been in other rooms and were presiding over various tasks left his room one after another. He went to work and joined the meeting. Although it was a bit hasty, everyone noticed a hint of nervousness in Shuge's serious expression.

"Comrades, I'm sorry to interrupt everyone's work suddenly."

Xiuge took a step across and stepped onto a slightly raised platform. It was a simple podium that the mages used magic to create when they were leveling the ground here. Standing on this platform, Xiuge could easily See everyone's demeanor and expression.

He said: "I just finished my meeting with the members of the Black Sun Society and brought back some bad news. The Black Sun Society is planning an attack against us, and the targets may include Merlin Lehe, Several corps including the Plains Kingdoms and the Dawn Society, as well as the camps and strongholds we established after crossing the Isa River."

Upon hearing these words, a slight commotion immediately spread among the crowd.

The people present were all real elites. They had firm will, clear thinking, and extremely strong psychological endurance. Therefore, they did not feel panicked by the news brought by Xiuge. Instead, they were a little puzzled.

According to the information currently available, the combat effectiveness of Saint Steele's army is very worrying.

The main body of St. Steele's army that had successfully crossed the Isar River and even rushed into the plains was still officers and soldiers loyal to the royal family and the Kingdom of Saint Steele. These people had a very, very negative attitude towards the Black Sun Society. Even if the Black Sun Society now uses the name of the Saint Steele Royal Family, there is no way to really mobilize them.

To this end, the Black Sun Society did not hesitate to use various means such as magic rituals and violent suppression to maintain control of the army. However, this series of measures also caused the army's morale and combat effectiveness to continue to decline, and management became chaotic.

In this case, no one with military common sense would use such an army for active attack. This behavior is tantamount to digging one's own grave.

Xiuge raised his hand slightly, interrupting the ongoing discussion. Then he pressed his palm on the magic crystal beside him and said: "The Black Sun Society naturally knows what we know. Of course they will not send Those unstable armies carry out such offensive missions...please look here, I will show you the picture I saw with my own eyes."

As the words fell, the magic power was injected into the magic crystal. As Xiuge's thinking moved, a slightly blurry magic image was displayed in front of everyone.

When the well-informed secret agents and spies saw the huge figure of Atmir Yuesi, they held their breath involuntarily. Weilin, who was standing next to Shuge, opened her eyes wide and began to express her disbelief. Look up and down and observe the bodies of these three ancient beings.

The scene about Atmir's giant eagles was repeated several times. After ensuring that everyone could see the details clearly, Shuge retracted his palm and said to everyone: "Just as we suspected a long time ago, The Black Sun Society is destined to use all available means to fight against us, and these threats from ancient times are their greatest help."

"What that woman said was correct. These monsters did appear on our borders."

The Mage Walter who explained the situation of Saint Steele's army before said in a dry voice: "More than once...our soldiers have witnessed them on the border more than once. These monsters will even chase the giant eagles on the plateau. And try to prey on them!”

A mage from the Legal Committee frowned and said: "As far as I know, our army has brought some heavy weapons across the Isa River, including the kind of long-range muskets that should have been installed on battleships... … Such weapons should be effective against threats in the sky.”

"What about the crystal cannon? If these monsters have the ability to resist magic, then maybe we should use the machine guns of the Votels, or simply rely on airships to fight against them?"

"cough!"

Shuge coughed heavily and interrupted the discussion, and then he said: "Everyone, we all know that these monsters are definitely not enemies that can be easily fought, but in the future, we may need to directly confront them. It’s not us, but our soldiers who are preparing for war, so our most important task now is to accurately deliver this important intelligence.”

He looked around and said seriously: "I can tell you clearly that our move will very likely bring a devastating blow to our stronghold in St. Steele... If not unexpected, the next For a period of time, the Black Sun Society is likely to silence all communication secrets around the city, and any attempt to transmit information to the outside world may attract their attention and attack."

Having said this, Shuge breathed a heavy sigh of relief: "Comrades, this will be a severe test that tests our patience and determination, and verifies the decisions and preparations we have made... I hope everyone here can do a good job. Be prepared and be prepared to give everything you have in the next changes and challenges.”

…

In the afternoon, Xiuge's guess had been verified.

Under a series of measures taken by the Black Sun Society, Watch City and its surrounding areas all entered a state of communication silence. In this state, the power of the Black Sun Mystery has grown extremely astonishingly, including the newly erected The secret ritual sculptures in Yanhu Mine underwent shocking changes under a series of instructions.

People saw that the black flowers on the secret sculpture began to grow as if they had been injected with infinite nutrients. They became mysterious and gorgeous, with huge black petals facing the sky, as if they were following the traces of the black sun.

In the sky above the towns and strongholds, there were many extraordinarily strong and huge Asaru giant birds. They were constantly flapping their wings, circling and soaring in the sky with chaotic trajectories without any rules.

On the ground, many "dog trainers" who had just been absorbed by the Black Sun Society began patrolling with a large number of dark dogs. Under the influence of the Black Sun Mystery, these already notorious strange beasts seemed to have also Becoming bigger and uglier, their noses seem to have become bigger, which allows them to capture the weak magic fluctuations in the air, and the rat tails they drag behind them also become thicker, looking like a Root writhing worm.

The scattered rats of the Ernst family began to be affected first. Commanders such as Bernhardt and Alexandra discovered that the spreading power of the Black Sun Mystery seemed to have begun to possess some kind of weird and dangerous " "Xenophobic" characteristics, even in the family rat group, they also have similar magical powers, but now, their activity space is constantly being squeezed.

"Damn, I feel like these guys can identify us... We must shrink our surveillance network. If we continue to maintain the previous coverage, then we will be caught soon."

"Are we at risk of exposure now?"

Faced with Shuge's question, Bernhardt gave his own opinion: "There shouldn't be any yet... I think their actions are most likely to target potential threats. They obviously know that you are in association with the Black Sun." They control the same source of power, so now they are trying to identify and divide these powers on a deeper level.”

The experienced old general reminded: "Child, be careful with that cane. You may have to use it with caution in the future, maybe it will become a burden and threat to you."

"I see."

Regarding the suggestions given by the will of the family, Xiuge followed the advice. He immediately found the Black Sun Scepter, and applied additional layers of isolation magic to the wooden shell that wrapped it, and attached additional layers to the outermost layer. A layer of illusion that hinders cognition and judgment.

Under the joint decision of everyone, a considerable number of secret agents and spies hidden in the Yanhu Mine stronghold used the mine tunnel to leave. They will carry important documents and secrets to other hidden locations as backup hiding places. An accident occurred at the Lake Mine base. They will immediately move to the hinterland of the Kingdom of St. Steele according to the original plan and re-establish the site in a safer area.

In the afternoon, a member of the Black Sun Society arrived at the mine riding the Asalu Giant Bird, and he also handed an order signed with Kezlov's name into Shuge's hands.

The order requires that Baron Ferlando lead the Sharp-Beaked Owl Battalion to Watch City immediately. Just tonight, the Atmirs will appear over Watch City. Under the witness of all the soldiers and civilians of Watch City, they will march towards the distant city. The target launches an irresistible attack.