Chapter 2268: Letters and masks

The news of the fall of Bell Mountain City reached the King's Office in Hindmore on the same day. Zarborg was surprised by this, and hurriedly called several important bureaucrats and military generals such as the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minister of Defense, and asked why it was unbreakable. The world's first fortress will be broken one day.
Everyone present was trained to be speechless, and Zarborg took a sip of tea before calming down quietly.
The Minister of Defense said: "According to the information received, it was because the enemy used some kind of mysterious war weapon, so that all our officers and soldiers lost their magical combat ability in an instant. In addition, Bell Mountain City suffered from a large-scale plague. Combat strength and morale have been greatly reduced, so..."
"You don't need to tell me about these dukes." Zarborg interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "I'm asking you now what to do and what can be done to make up for it."
"That's right, Your Majesty." The Minister of Defense replied: "At present, we have a joint disaster relief army on the way to the mountain city. They are now in the area of ​​Hame City, 400 kilometers away from the mountain city, and there are 50,000 people. We still have Soldiers can be drawn from various provinces to form a new army, some border guards..." He said a lot.
After listening to Zarborg, he said: "What you said can't solve the fundamental problem. What if Fried goes south again? Who else in the army can serve as the commander to go to the front line, and what if the enemy uses mysterious weapons again? Are we going to lose land one by one?"
The new Prime Minister Jimmy Carter said: "I have a few suitable people to serve as commanders. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will tell you each one in a while. The mysterious weapons of the enemy are a headache, and we still don't know them. What magic was used to do it. But, Your Majesty, don't forget that we also have mysterious and deadly weapons, enough to bring doom to the front line of judgment!"
Zarborg was refreshed: "I forgot about this. Do you want to use this forbidden magic in the Bell Mountain City area?"
Jimmy Carter, a middle-aged man in a black blue-brimmed coat and a top hat: "As far as I can tell, Freed won't go south so quickly, his troops are too deep, too long, it's time to rest Our people in Hame City can be deployed on the spot and make further arrangements when the follow-up soldiers and commanders arrive. If the enemy launches a southward attack during this period, we will use Doomsday to judge Fried's intentions. Reed will definitely think of this, so he will hide in the city and will not move for a while. Now we have to find out whether the damage to the city guard of Bell Mountain is serious. If it is serious enough to lose its main protection, we can take the initiative to attack the enemy and use Doomsday will destroy them together."
Zarborg nodded again and again, thinking about it: "I heard that the Doomsday Judgment will achieve its maximum power, and finally a great wizard of the eighth rank or above should be the leader, and it is best to major in and minor in fire and earth. Two departments. There should be such people in our country, right?"
Prime Minister Carter said: "Don't worry about this, the vice-chairman of the Magic Union, Queen Spark is the best candidate. If she is not there, the Great Sorcerer Sherkov, the tutor of the Department of Magical Architecture of the Royal Academy is also a suitable candidate. He is now Vacationing in the Eastern Provinces, His Majesty can urgently call him back at any time. The Empire has been generous in training these people to use this great magic when necessary."
Zarborg nodded again, and his nervous body relaxed: "Very good, this kind of inheritance is very wise and necessary. If necessary, the sacred artifact of the country can also be used. But I don't think it's that much. planting time."
Everyone agreed and said: "The small Outland army led by Fried can easily be solved by the empire."
Zarborg waved his hand and said: "Don't be careless. Ms. Memphella reminded me before that the army made a lot of preparations but Fried won the victory, all because the enemy was underestimated. I don't want any accidents this time, and I will do my best. Destroy the enemy, and don't let the two disaster-stricken lands no longer..."
A hurried knock on the door interrupted Zarborg's conversation, and the inner servant called in, only to see the minister rushing in in a hurry and put a few pages of letters on the table.
Prime Minister Jimmy Carter asked: "What is this?"
The minister pushed away the letter and said, "This is a copy from the Magic Union, which is the declaration of war from the King of Creation to the Holy Garden. These two were sent by the front line of Bell Mountain City via inter-city transmission expeditedly. A declaration of war and a letter of persuasion read by Reed himself."
The crowd heard an uproar.
"Persuade to surrender! How dare Fried speak madly and make such a joke. He was just a small sixth-order warrior before, and he said such words out of heart?"
A few years ago, Fried was commanded in the northern battle. Due to the national chaos at the time and many other reasons, many forces in St. Vikya were in a wait-and-see state, and they did not act. It is also because Fried is familiar with the situation in the north and has a strong commanding ability.
Zarborg did not open the letter, but he opened it up and handed it over to the king for viewing. After the king read it, several ministers read it again.
"Hmph, he actually gave an ultimatum to surrender within a time limit. It makes no sense. I, Saint Vikya, can take his head off with a single kick and kick him away!" Even the dignified officials of the Empire could not bear it.
"Prime Minister, didn't you say that there is a candidate for commander-in-chief? Hurry up and negotiate, the empire will stop this traitor at all costs!"
Zarborg was about to ask Jimmy Carter to name his commander, when his chief guard, a man nicknamed "Bloodthirsty Demon" came quietly and said a few words in his ear.
Zarborg was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand: "You guys go down temporarily and go to the star-shaped conference room to discuss the details."
The ministers were quite surprised, not knowing what was more important than the battle situation on the northern front.
After everyone left, Zarborg opened the soundproof barrier and asked, "A letter from the organization?"
"Yes."
"Read it."
The bloodthirsty demon whispered: "It's a magical secret letter written by God Throne."
Zarborg's pupils shuddered, the throne had not acted in person for a long time, and all the instructions were passed on by the throne, and this time I actually wrote a secret letter in person! He looked at the papermaking in the hands of the bloodthirsty demon. There was a beautiful magic pattern on it. He held the papermaking in his hand and said, "Keep here and don't let anyone in. I'll go to the meditation room."
In the meditation room with walls on three sides and no windows, Zarborg spread the paper in his palm and injected magic power. The magic pattern on the paper lit up, followed by a fire, and the flying dust scattered in the air. , forming candles in an orderly arrangement, while a light mask fell from the ashes.
Zarborg took the mask in his hand, hesitated for a moment and put it on his face, only to feel a shock in his head, and there was a magical light in his eyes, and then he looked at the candlelight in the air and turned into words.
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