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Regarding the Holy See's plan, Hudson was completely willing to take the bait. The ghost ship is indeed very powerful, but it is also a piece of fat in the eyes of many people.

There are many treasures on the continent of Aslant to assist cultivation, but treasures that may help people understand the laws are rare.

If there were no restrictions on the scope of use, I am afraid that strong men from all over the continent would swarm here, and even staying in the foggy sea may not be safe.

At present, no one has ventured deep into the foggy sea. That is because the dark powerhouses who came in the early stage are all natives of the Alpha Kingdom.

They are all in the same circle, and with a little inquiry, you can know the dangers of the foggy sea.

Treasures are truly valuable, but lives are even more valuable.

When outsiders come, the situation will be different. It's not surprising to get the opposite result when you go to inquire about information.

They will kill each one, and if they have the opportunity to cleanse their competitors without leaving a trace, local snakes will not show mercy.

The net was laid, and Hudson continued his training career. From the initial physical training to individual combat training, it has now entered the final stage - the military formation.

Unlike the training of private armies in the past, which could only be commanded by Hudson himself, the kingdom's standing army could number more than 200,000.

If we gather people together, it is estimated that the area of ​​the training ground will not be smaller than that of the royal capital. Even if you shout at the top of your lungs, 99% of the soldiers will not be able to hear you.

It became inevitable to allocate training tasks to noble officers. It's just a little different from the previous training. The military formation training is much more complicated.

Even though Hudson gave the order and explained it very clearly, few people could understand it.

As a last resort, Hudson had no choice but to return to his old job, visiting as a military academy instructor for a while, and first gathering the officers for training.

Seeing the gloomy faces of the noble officers, waving their spears in their hands like soldiers on the training ground, the dignitaries of the royal capital who were watching couldn't bear to look at them.

Theoretically speaking, one can learn by observing training, but in order to deepen everyone's impression, Marshal Hudson specifically stipulated that officers must participate in the training in person.

Forget it about aristocratic demeanor! When it comes to the training ground, no matter how high your status is, the nobles are just soldiers. As a kingdom at war, the Alpha Kingdom never raises delicate people.

The overall quality of the officers was pretty good. After eliminating a few laggards, the remaining officers all showed strong learning abilities.

It doesn’t matter if you are unhappy, learn how to get rid of it as soon as possible. If you can't learn it, you have to keep training on the court. It's a trivial matter to be embarrassed.

If you perform too poorly and fail to keep up with the training progress, you risk being kicked out.

It's not easy to get to where you are now, and no one wants to be demoted because of "lack of ability."

The higher the senior officer, the greater the pressure. Their current status does not allow them to be labeled as "incompetent".

The harsh training standards put a lot of hardship on the officers, but the nobles who gathered around to watch the stolen troops were very excited.

Finally learned something real!

There is also a military formation in the kingdom's army, but it is limited to lining up in a row to attack. Once the two armies are at war, the free battle mode will soon begin.

The situation on the training ground is obviously different. It looks like an ordinary square formation, but in fact it contains small military formations inside.

When merged together, they can form a large square formation to fight; after being split, they can also be turned into countless small military formations to fight individually.

As the flags continued to wave, the formation also changed regularly, like giant dragons, constantly wandering around the field.

Everyone knows the military and knows very well the significance of this kind of cooperation in war.

Everyone has heard of these unpredictable military formations, and even sent people to steal divisions.

It's a pity that I don't know where the flaw was. I ended up learning a four-dimensional pattern, and its power can't be compared with the genuine military formation on the training ground.

…

"Hudson, you are so willing to give up! You have taken out these things that can be passed down through the ages. Aren't you afraid that everyone will learn from them?"

Earl Oran asked with concern.

Although this knowledge is not his, everything Hudson possesses will eventually be left to his grandson.

When he thought about his grandson's unique inheritance being shared by everyone, Count Oran couldn't help but feel a twinge of pain.

"Ha ha……

Your Excellency, the formations on the training ground are unpredictable and powerful, but in fact they cannot be replicated on a large scale.

The quality of ordinary soldiers is far inferior to these officers. It would be good if they can learn to form formations. It's almost impossible to expect them to be flexible like this.

Including the family's private army that I have trained for many years, they are also slightly inferior in the use of formations.

This complex formation is not prepared for soldiers at all. Now let everyone do the drill, mainly to let them feel the power of the military formation.

Whose private army's overall quality is comparable to that of these officers? If the results were stolen, I will admit it. "

Hudson laughed.

You should also consider the situation when stealing lessons. If you blindly follow the trend without considering the actual situation, you will only bring humiliation to yourself.

When the officers have learned enough and go back to train ordinary soldiers, they will find that the most suitable ones are the best.

…

On the Holy Mountain, the strange operation of the Alpha Kingdom suddenly forced the Holy See to the wall.

Originally, they were only planning to use force to demonstrate to get the Alpha people to make concessions on the Kingdom of Light issue. Unexpectedly, they just started pretending to be confused.

The Holy See said it was going to crack down on pirates, and the Alphas replied: The pirates are too abominable and they must all be killed.

The Holy See said that they would go north to encircle and suppress the ghost ship. The Alpha people replied: The ghost ship is in the foggy sea. It is very foggy on the way, so be careful.

Having said all that, if he didn't go, wouldn't it look like the Holy See was cowardly.

But if military action is taken, there will be a bunch of new troubles to solve. Although the Holy See's naval fleet is powerful, it also has great maritime interests to protect.

Except for a few heretics, most countries are paying tithes to the Holy See. The main reason is due to their strength.

Especially for those small coastal countries that paid nearly full taxes, the deterrence of their naval fleets played a key role.

In addition to frightening various countries, the Holy See's interests at sea also require the protection of its own fleet.

Once the main fleet leaves, the competitors will not let go of this opportunity to cause chaos. Although they won't hit the door directly, it is still possible for remote-controlled pirates to attack their fleet.

These small tricks were based on the fact that the strength of the Holy See's main fleet was not damaged. If this trip suffers heavy losses, there will be more troubles in the future.

"What do you think of Alpha's reaction?"

Pius VII asked slightly hesitantly.

His intuition told him that it would definitely not be smooth sailing for the fleet heading north at this moment. But he was too excited and said all the words in the scene. As a pope, it is not easy for him to slap himself in the face!

"Your Majesty, the Alpha people are so rampant. They clearly believe that I dare not take action during the mainland war, so they have no fear.

If we stop now, not only will the disappearance of the treasure hunting team become an unsolved case, but the prestige that our Holy See has accumulated on the mainland over the years will also be destroyed!

Since they chose to pretend to be stupid, we simply let them go and sent a fleet to investigate the disappearance of the treasure hunting team on the pretext of going north to encircle and suppress the ghost ship.

After you find the evidence, you can argue with the Alpha people and see how long they can keep talking! "

Blake said murderously.

Blake has always been a hardliner when it comes to the Alpha Kingdom, his old enemy who has made him vomit blood.

It's a pity that this old enemy is not weak in its own strength and has not exposed any fatal flaws. The international situation has not left them a chance to retaliate, so it has been delayed until now.

Investigating the disappearance of the treasure hunting team is just an excuse for the inside. Anyone with a little bit of political savvy knows that since two major incidents involving the loss of artifacts were involved, the case of the missing treasure hunting team must be handled in a low-key manner.

Anyway, we already know that there is the shadow of Alpha Man behind it. We can just look for opportunities to retaliate later. There is no need to ignite this political thunder.

This wave of force and intimidation is essentially a platform for the second generation. We are all parents, and no one wants a white-haired person to give away a blond person.

"Blake, you are still as reckless as ever. The Alphas let us go north, who knows what the conspiracy is behind them?

Don't forget that the ghost ship can be found in one of the ten most dangerous places in the mainland - the Sea of ​​Mist. If you want to investigate the disappearance of the treasure hunting team, you need to go deep into the legendary Poison Dragon Island.

The Alphas are local snakes and know the situation in the foggy sea very well. If a trap is arranged inside, waiting for us to jump in, if we don't notice it for a moment, we will suffer a big loss! "

After listening to Gu Lei's analysis, everyone's faces turned ugly. Based on past experience, going to the Alpha people's sphere of influence and confronting them will usually not lead to good results.

The Vatican also has a copy of the information on the foggy sea area, but the recorded content is very thin.

Sea of ​​Mist: The fog is heavy and it is easy to get lost.

Poison Dragon Island: Poisonous insects are infested and extremely dangerous.

Then there is no more. In a sea shrouded in fog all year round, plus an island filled with poisonous insects, who has nothing to do but study every day?

The Holy See's financial and human resources are also limited, and it is impossible to explore every corner of the world. The foggy sea area with little value will naturally not become the focus of the Holy See.

"So what if there is a conspiracy. When things have reached this point, is it possible that we can still retreat and announce to the outside world that we have no time and will not go to encircle and suppress the ghost ship?"

Blake said disdainfully.

It's not a big deal to save face, but there are still a bunch of second-generation people trapped in the Kingdom of Light. If we retreat now, who knows how many will come back in the end?

Something similar has happened once before on the prairie. In the tragedies of the Omega Principality and the Shillong Principality, the Kingdom of Light played the most disgraceful role.

They first deceived their allies to evacuate to their own territory, then detained some of the other party's monarchs, and forced the evacuated troops to serve as cannon fodder on the battlefield. This was a precedent set by them.

Dare to act so boldly, naturally it is determined by the living environment. They were used to being in charge of the Holy See, and none of them cared about the principality's monarch at all.

It doesn't matter to detain people temporarily. When the Holy See was glorious, it sent the king directly to the barbecue grill.

Having grown up learning these great achievements since childhood, he has long been accustomed to the supremacy of divine authority, and his behavior is inevitably a little out of line.

It cannot be said that they are stupid. At least militarily, these actions are desirable. Relying on cannon fodder from neighboring countries has greatly reduced the losses of the Kingdom of Light.

Unfortunately, they were not very lucky and met a neighbor with the same tricks, who wanted to copy their actions.

“Let the First Fleet, Second Fleet, and Fourth Fleet go north, leaving the Third Fleet to guard home.

This operation must be clean and tidy. Our main goal is to figure out the missing case of the treasure hunting team, and the second is to ensure the smooth flow of routes.

All the eighth-level experts from the dark system accompanied the army. If you encounter a ghost ship, just take care of it.

If it is true as the rumors say, there are three eighth-level ghost ships wandering in the foggy sea, maybe we can add a strong man from the sanctuary. "

Typical political discourse, smart people will know that investigating the disappearance of the treasure hunting team is a cover. The account has long been recorded in the Alpha Kingdom, and there is no need to reverse the case for the enemy.

On the contrary, the secondary tasks that follow, whether it is ensuring the smooth flow of routes or destroying ghost ships to seize the opportunity of the sanctuary, are more important than the final case of the disappearance of the treasure hunting team.

Even though there are a large number of experts in the treasure hunting team, they are one of the core forces of the Holy See, but that is only while they are alive.

Dead people have no value. It is enough to find the murderer and wait for the opportunity to avenge them. It is completely meaningless to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to find out how he died.

…

"The elements are changing. The enemy is releasing forbidden spells. The magicians quickly intervene to interrupt!"

Marshal Borg, who noticed something was wrong, hurriedly ordered.

In fact, the magicians in the city had long realized that something was wrong, but they were suppressed by the enemy.

Even if everyone worked together to disrupt the elemental sea, there was still no way to interrupt the enemy's forbidden spell.

When this happens, there is only one explanation for the magicians outside the city who release the forbidden spell. They are far more powerful than them. Even if there is a small chaos in the elemental sea, it will not affect their release of the forbidden spell.

"Marshal's situation is not good. The magicians outside the city are too powerful. We can't interrupt the enemy's spellcasting. It's possible that the elves have joined the war!

Although the city defense magic circle can weaken the enemy's magic attack, it cannot block the forbidden spell. Order our people to withdraw to the next line of defense. There is no need to make meaningless sacrifices! "

The white-haired old man said solemnly.

After fighting with the ancient army for such a long time, they have roughly figured out the opponent's strength.

Generally speaking, although the Northern Continent Allied Forces are at a disadvantage, they are capable of killing each other.

Now the enemy's magical power suddenly increased sharply. Either new ancient survivors joined the war, or the elves on the water provided support to them.

No matter which situation it is, the defense line in front of us is on the verge of collapse. Even if the defenders endured the losses and gritted their teeth and persevered, they could not withstand the continuous magic spells.

"Master Jesse, what kind of forbidden spell is the enemy casting? How long does it take for it to fall?"

As soon as Marshal Borg finished speaking, the old man's expression changed drastically again, and he said in a panic:

"There is another forbidden curse brewing, the elves must be joining the war!

Dare to release two forbidden spells at such a close distance at the same time without fear of interference with each other. At least a dozen great magisters of the same department must join forces to control them.

marshal……"

"Send the order, the whole army retreats to the next line of defense!"

Before Master Jesse could finish speaking, Marshal Borg hurriedly ordered.

One forbidden curse is very fatal, and another forbidden curse is obviously not going to let people live.

Compared with these, what is more important is the participation of the elves in the war. After all, the Warhammer Kingdom has already lost many lines of defense, and there is no harm in losing one more.

If you can hold it, hold it; if you can't, then retreat. Those with a bad mentality had already gone to see the Lord of the Morning during the last round of the orc invasion war.

Thanks to the opponent's forbidden spell, the army retreated very smoothly. The coalition of ancient survivors originally wanted to pursue it, but once the forbidden spell was activated, it could not be stopped, otherwise it would backfire on its own magicians.

At this moment, troops are sent to pursue the enemy. The forbidden curse that attacks the enemy is likely to fall on their own troops. They have no choice but to watch the northern continent's human coalition forces leave.