Blue Sword

After leaving the Bull Mercenary Group's camp, Ask teleported back to Hearthfire Island and called all the girls out.

"...Anyway, that's probably it."

He calmly told everyone the situation.

Girls:………………

Although the head of the group has acted arbitrarily not once or twice, but is it really okay for you to calmly decide everything and then "notify" us calmly? Why can't we be informed in advance before decisions are made?

Despite all the slander, everyone quickly accepted the fact that they had "joined the Bull Mercenary Group" and began to plan the next steps.

"Starting from the city of Valencia, the destination is the Badajoz jungle. There are about three route plans." Eleanor was worthy of having written a plan. She quickly drew a map on the ground with her long sword and explained to everyone, "The first route is to go north."

“From here, head northwest and trek on the winding mountain road between the Cuenca Mountains and the Iberian Mountains, then turn west and take the northern foothills of the Central Mountains, and finally enter the Badajoz jungle from the north.”

"The advantage of this route is that it perfectly avoids the southern plateau occupied by the undead army and passes through the border of Aragon and Castile. Therefore, the risk factor can be considered to be almost non-existent."

"But the problem is that the time will be stretched out for a long time." Sheila keenly noticed the length of the route. "In order to bypass the La Mancha Plateau in the south, we can only walk in a large circle along the mountains on the edge of the plateau. It is expected that The walking distance is over 800 kilometers.”

"And considering that they are all mountainous, it may be more troublesome." Medea added.

"Yes." Eleanor said calmly, "So this can only be regarded as a 'last resort'."

"The next best option?" Medea and Sheila were stunned. This was the first time they heard this term. "In other words, there is still the so-called 'best option'?"

"Yes, let me talk about the second option first." Eleanor said, "From the southern foothills of the Penivetico Mountains, along the coastline into the flat Andalucia region, through the territory of Seville, and then Enter the Badajoz jungle from the south.”

"This is also a detour, but the distance is a little smaller." Sheila said.

"Although we avoid the La Mancha Plateau occupied by the main force of the undead from the south, the probability of encountering the undead patrol after entering the Andalusian plains is also very high." Medea thought and said, "And Seville But in a city with a large population, it is impossible for the undead army not to station heavy troops here, and there may even be demigods."

"We don't have to pass near the city of Seville." Eleanor said, "We can pass through the southwest of the city, near the mouth of the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir River. The locals call it ' Doniana' is a huge swamp with dense water network, which is very suitable for us to hide our traces."

"You said this is the second option." Sheila said keenly, "Is there a third option?"

"Yes, this route is the 'middle strategy'." Eleanor nodded and said, the long sword in her hand was heavier in the center of the map, "I also have the 'best strategy', which is to go directly through La Mancha, which is occupied by the main force of the undead. Plateau, travel secretly in the Morena Mountains, and finally enter the Badajoz jungle directly from the east!”

"This, this is too risky." Silla hesitated. Although the so-called best strategy on the map is to walk in a straight line, the shortest distance, but to cross the plateau where the undead army is entrenched, it seems like an unreliable idea to go deep behind enemy lines and die.

"Actually, after careful consideration, it's not impossible." Medea has a soft spot for this kind of adventure. "Actually, we can hide in Hearth Island, and then leave only one person outside, walking along Guadalquivir The river flows downstream, leaving no trace at all and the probability of being discovered is very low."

"The Guadalquivir River is the largest river in Andalusia." Sheila immediately objected, "It is impossible for the undead army to have no defenses on this river, and maybe it is transporting troops on this river at this time!"

"Do you support taking the safest northern route?" Medea asked, crossing her arms. "The total length of the northern route is four times as long as this route!"

"At least there won't be so many variables." Sheila shrugged and said, "And don't forget, we are fighting in the Iberian Peninsula where we are completely unfamiliar with the terrain! Compared with the longer time, the unstable battlefield factors He is our biggest enemy."

The two girls started chattering and arguing, while the other girls were confused by the words "Cuenca", "La Mancha", "Guadal", "Kivil"...all kinds of strange place names that confused them. He looked confused and had no idea where he was.

"Asker, what do you think?" Eleanor suddenly interrupted their discussion, "Which route is more suitable?"

"The best strategy is too radical, the worst strategy is too conservative." Asker said simply, "I suggest choosing the middle strategy, taking the southern coastline, then passing through the swamp and then heading north."

"A compromise? It's indeed the leader's style..." Sheila and Medea thought for a while and did not raise any objections. The other girls didn't understand it at all, so they wouldn't object.

"Understood." Eleanor nodded and took out another document. "This is the plan for taking the south route. Take a look."

Asker:? ? ?

"So you already knew that I would choose the south route?" Ask asked strangely, "No, I didn't tell you that I took this mission?"

"Because the demigods Mi'er knows are there, we will go to the Badajoz Jungle sooner or later." Eleanor said frankly. "As for the route, I think you should choose the south route based on your personality, but in fact, I put the three A plan has been prepared for each plan.”

"How much do you like making plans..." Asker complained, taking the document.

The other girls were amazed and leaned over to take a look.

Sheila and Medea looked at each other, each reading the surprise in the other's eyes. Eleanor...when did this girl start using her brain? Hadn't she always been impulsive and irritable in the past?

Sheila was only a little surprised and surprised, but Medea was instinctively wary of Eleanor's change.

Because if you put aside the factor of "being on the same team", her and Eleanor's personalities are actually mutually exclusive, to some extent even more so than the differences between her and Nora.

At least Nora's meek and gentle character would not take the initiative to conflict with her, and Eleanor... Medea suddenly had a subtle premonition that the knight might become her biggest enemy in the future.

Of course, she doesn't have Mi'er's ability to peer into the future, so she won't be too superstitious about her intuition, but this does not prevent her from adjusting her subsequent strategy in advance.

After giving Eleanor a subtle look, Medea moved closer behind Asker and studied the plan with everyone.

At the same time, in a secret room in the Bull Mercenary Group's station, a certain Gypsy witch was taking her hand away from the crystal ball.

She rolled up her robe sleeves, stood up, bowed slightly towards the figure behind the curtain, and said tiredly:

"Your Highness, the people of Cangqing Sword plan to take the southern route, enter the Andalucia region along the coastline, then pass through the Doniana Swamp, and then go north to the Badajoz Forest."

"Their results?" A deep male voice came from behind the curtain.

"I saw half-elves swarming out. Under the leadership of a demigod, they started to attack the undead with the Cangqing Sword." The witch hesitated for a while and said in a hoarse voice, "I...I also saw you The chess piece you placed in the dense forest was effortlessly pulled out by the Cangqing Sword."

"Oh." There was no emotion or anger in the voice behind the curtain. After a long silence, he said, "When can you use your prophecy ability next time?"

"One week later." The witch lowered her head, "After the moon rises and sets seven times."

"Okay, go down." The male voice behind the curtain said.

The witch bowed tremblingly, picked up her crystal ball from the carpet, and then quickly left the secret room with small steps.

She is an extraordinary person who majors in the laws of prophecy. She can glimpse fragments of things that are about to happen in the future, and she can also promote the transformation and realization of prophecies through weird spells and rituals.

In fact, this ability to peer into the future does not have a week-long cool-down period. She can see it anytime she wants to, and the cost is only the consumption of spirituality. In front of the big man behind the curtain, she cunningly chooses lied to avoid being asked to make a second prophecy.

Because, just when she was peeking into the future, she had an inexplicable feeling that she was being watched.

It's like a hunter staring at his prey and suddenly finding himself the prey.