Necromancer: Becoming a God from a Lord

"Sir, do you really intend to use the relationship of several private chambers of commerce to establish contact with the dwarves, elves and sea people without the Federation? Isn't this too hasty?" Reiner hesitated for a long time, but couldn't help asking.

Harvey rolled his eyes and said helplessly: "What else? The Federation is such a huge continental spellcaster organization, with complicated internal factions and intensified conflicts to the point where they are almost irreconcilable... If I want to rely on them, I might as well find another way myself."

Asdalen seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help laughing: "I thought that in your eyes, diplomatic relations are all accomplished by the deterrence of guns and cannons."

This was a strong statement before making fun of Harvey in a friendly way.

"I think there is nothing wrong with gun diplomacy." Pierce, who had just returned to the North from Jinhui City to report on his work, rarely talked back to his mentor and whispered, "Doesn't the master often talk about the metaphor of "carrot and stick"? For those weak countries and races that are self-contained, using force to deter is the most effective way."

Among these old subordinates who have been with Harvey for the longest time, only Pierce believes most in Harvey's "Open the door! Free trade!" theory of power.

Harvey laughed and said, "That must be because the other party is really within the range of our Truth Cannon, right? The East Territory, the Breath of the Hills and the South Territory Sea are all thousands of miles away from us. It is really out of reach, unless I can rub out a medium- and long-range missile and knock on the door!"

Military madman Pierce heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he asked eagerly: "Sir! What is a medium- and long-range missile? Is it a new type of long-range weapon currently being developed by military factories and laboratories?"

Harvey choked on a mouthful of water and said speechlessly: "Shut up! This thing is still in my dream."

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Signing a long-term cooperation agreement with three large chambers of commerce at the same time is a relatively complicated process. Each cooperation detail needs to be repeatedly negotiated and finalized. The three chambers of commerce will also repeatedly negotiate on the issue of profit division. The exclusive rights of different commodities and the division of trade routes all need to be fought for.

Of course, Harvey didn't have time to sit at the table and play a seesaw battle with them. He directly handed over the specific affairs to Reiner, and the people in the trade department of the administrative office cooperated. These noble officials who were good at running family businesses would do things for Harvey.

Then he turned his attention directly to sorting out the work plan for this winter.

There is no doubt that a large-scale sweep around the territory is the top priority. Harvey requires the two combat units of the Northern Army, the navy and the army, to work closely together and go straight along the main road of the Icefield River to drive the hundreds of loose evil orc tribes along the coast as far north as possible. If they insist on not leaving... they will be directly annihilated.

After clearing out this vacuum buffer zone, the East Coast Garrison Corps area that was not protected by the walls of Spark City in the past can also be completely liberated in winter. There is no need to station a large number of troops to prevent the invasion of evil orcs. Farmers will also feel at ease to return to the city and do some temporary work to supplement their family income to survive the long winter.

Harvey had already prepared sufficient job opportunities and temporary positions for this group of laborers who were entering the off-season. This year's harvest doubled compared to previous years. The food and cash crops transported back from the Dongtuo Base immediately filled up the huge storage area of ​​Xinghuo City. Harvey urgently ordered the Ministry of Construction to build a batch of warehouses and granaries to prevent these precious materials from being directly exposed to rain and snow.

With sufficient food supply, Harvey felt confident in making any plan.

He couldn't help but think of the message conveyed to him by the chief priest Garrett - if he chose to form an alliance with the church and fight against the upcoming alien enemy together, then the church would do its best to help him replace the Union's position and influence in the southern border.

And if he chose to refuse... the Pope actually asked him to send troops directly to the holy city of Goris to directly control the power center of the Glorious Church in the form of military occupation.

This really puzzled Harvey. Logically, the Holy See had been defeated several times by him, and should have known the serious imbalance of strength between the two sides. Even if they set a trap and waited for him to jump into it, were they really not afraid of letting the wolf into the house and causing the Holy City to fall directly?

Unfortunately, although the old priest was forced to stay in Spark City, the other party obviously used the excuse of keeping secrets and was unwilling to explain more... Harvey did not intend to torture him, but Duncan and Arturo both said that the Pope's secret praying had some kind of secret divine inheritance, which could easily get rid of the mental control brought by magic or alchemy potions. Once forced, they could easily end their lives anytime and anywhere. Afterwards, even if the high-level necromancer used the secret method of spiritual communication, it would be useless.

How did the church learn about the historical prophecy of alien invasion? What did they rely on to verify this ancient rumor? And... How much do they know about the mysterious and unknown demon lizardmen? Is there any intelligence that Harvey doesn't know... These questions are all invisibly prompting Harvey to try - after so many years of rapid development, with a modern army of nearly 10,000 people, he is fully confident that he can deal with all hostile targets in the entire southern continent. Even if he confronts the Union's spellcaster war group with less than 3,000 people, Harvey believes that he can achieve a frontal battlefield sweep.

At present, the defense of the base camp of Starfire City is naturally the top priority. The defense system has directly increased to nearly 4,000 people in two rounds of expansion, of which two thousand elite troops are stationed in the northern border, and the remaining two thousand are stationed in the form of rotation. In the important cities of Valen, these guards must not be easily mobilized during any period of necessary emergency.

The Northern Army, with a total of more than 6,000 people, assumes the main responsibility of long-range combat to defend the enemy from outside. As long as the strategic planning is correct and the logistics supply is kept up, the Northern Army has the ability to fight on multiple lines, and it can also be Harvest victory.

So whether to fight with the church... becomes a decision that Harvey can make at any time just by nodding.

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Pierce hurried into Harvey's office wearing a commanding commander uniform. He looked up and saw Harvey leaning over and looking at the Southern Regional Map spread on the desktop.

He also subconsciously looked on the map and suddenly found three areas on it, each of which was a red chess piece of "King's Chess".

They are the Holy City Gorries, the Earl of West Wind Leon Waters, the border fief at the junction of St. Valen and Aleide, and the ice sea exploration base thousands of miles away from the southern border.

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Harvey saw Pierce coming, and quickly waved to him, pointed to the red chess piece on the map and smiled, "Pierce, you talk about these three goals. If I plan to launch an offensive this winter... How should I choose the second one? ”

Pierce recalled the consensus reached during the private discussion with his mentor Asdaren, and pondered for a moment: "Faced with the alien demon lizard people from the extreme north, I think we should choose to defend before the other party has completely exposed their traces... To be honest, even if we have underwater ships and the frozen soil and ice sea are so vast, it is difficult to truly identify the main force that the enemy has attacked south, let alone the location of the other party’s ethnic base camp..."

Harvey nodded, and the first question he deliberately threw to Pierce was answered to satisfy him--did not underestimating the enemy.

Then he picked up the chess piece at the base of the Ice Sea and stuffed it into Pierce's hand, and said with a smile: "So what you mean is to use troops to the inward Earl of West Wind and the Principal of Aleid behind him, and to the outside world, consider taking the initiative to launch an offensive, directly Gores heads for the holy city? ”

I thought that according to Pierce's fanaticism about the war of conquest and his disgust towards the glorious church, he should have chosen to agree with Harvey's proposal without hesitation... But who knew that the other party carefully placed the pawn that Harvey handed him to him and let Harvey go. Unexpected location.

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