The Collection of The End

——Marvel, 2015——

Epiclothea.

Sherlock walked with Mycroft and Donna on the street to the pub.

"That old lady didn't give any substantial help at all. She still had to attack the city by herself, and I had to give her a back and shoulder rub." Donna complained.

"Listen to her, she will call some 'heroes' to help you after you raise the flag and stand on your own feet?" Mycroft thought: "It seems that only one-seventh of the dragon flag is not of much use. Is it really necessary?" How about collecting seven certificates of tyrants? But in that case..."

"In that case, this game is over," Donna tilted her head: "Hogwarts takes all the top seven and advances directly, and the next 14 will take their seats."

"That's true, but additional hero partners are also great," Sherlock nodded: "So I'm thinking about how to occupy a city with minimal losses."

Having relatives is a special mechanism of this game. In addition to being able to summon real people, it seems to also directly give people knowledge about the planet after they are summoned. This prevents relatives from not knowing anything when they first arrive and being unable to be a help. It even became a situation of resistance.

Unlike himself who focuses on management and logistics, Mycroft prefers strength and endurance, and is good at charging into battle. Donna's attributes are more inclined to the charm system, such as persuasion and trading. It is with her help that we can successfully communicate with the former Talk to the old lady.

Originally, he did not have the idea of ​​​​raising his flag so soon and planned to develop for a while, and then enter the next stage after Bailey, troops and levels were fully prepared, but White Star's "update patch" interrupted his plan.

One of them is "When the king recruits volunteers, he will increase the treatment according to the strength of the other party." This is originally very reasonable. After all, his more than a thousand people are comparable to the small legions that the East China Sea Empire occasionally passes by. The king His Majesty's empty talk about wanting to recruit him as a vassal was a bit too contemptuous. But after the "update", the messengers began to recruit with the conditions of one or two cities and two or three castles, some of which were cities with excellent geographical locations. It made Sherlock hesitate for a while.

But it still doesn't work.

The East China Sea Empire is not engaged in war at this time, and naturally there are no cities or castles that can be occupied. All the bargaining chips used for recruitment come from other lords. In other words, if Shylock really agrees, the king will use his influence to force Certain lords' lands were confiscated and given to Shylock.

Of course, it doesn't matter to the king. While his assets have not changed, he has also recruited powerful vassals and his troops, making steady profits. However, they are not so friendly to the lords who have been deprived of their territory. They dare not say anything to the king. , can only target Shylock, a possible vested interest.

Theoretically speaking, you won't be attacked if you don't have a camp, but who knows when White Star will update something. It's not a good idea to be in an environment full of malicious people. I just happened to find the proof of dominance while exploring a certain hideout. I came to find this "veteran from the former dynasty" according to the mission instructions, and judging from her feedback... the situation was not bad.

"Have you thought of it, Sherlock? Should I call you Stephen?" Donna rode her pony in circles around Sherlock: "The name sounds a bit silly."

"I……"

Ao Guang of the East China Sea Empire declared war on the Cyrodiil Empire with the support of the Noble Council. 】

"……I got it."

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Epiclothea, which the Strange family had just left, was surrounded by nearly 2,000 people from three large legions of the East China Sea Empire.

Due to the dangerous terrain, the "siege camps" could only be stacked at the entrance to the climb, which looked more like a mountaineering camp. Over this mountaineering camp, there were no less than twenty kinds of flags of the East China Sea Empire families flying.

"Very smart." Mycroft and Sherlock stood on a high slope in the distance, observing the East China Sea Empire's formation from a distance: "Because the terrain is not good, there are almost no cavalry. They are all Imperial legion infantry and long-range bows who are good at attacking fortifications." Crossbowmen, you know, even engineering tools need to be controlled by people, and archers are required to show up when they rain down arrows from a high position. Therefore, it was confirmed before the battle started that it was a cruel war of attrition. I really don’t know why they wanted to attack this place. The main city of the previous dynasty—it couldn’t be because of you, right?”

"Are you kidding? When the city is besieged, troops that have nothing to do with both sides will be forcibly sent out of the city..." Sherlock thought about the content of the newly updated patch and became less confident.

Compared with those changes written in plain text, they are usually accompanied by some "unlisted modifications". Although there are other troops led by recruited companions, it is a huge loss for hundreds of people to fall here.

"Should we withdraw first? Or should we wait until they finish fighting and then pick up Instiana?" Mycroft suggested: "They shouldn't embarrass an old lady practicing medicine."

"Wait until they finish fighting... Is this..." Sherlock thought for a moment, then suddenly turned and left: "Let's go and buy food in the surrounding villages and cities."

"Ah? Why?" Although Mycroft was confused, he still followed and left.

"There are about twenty families here, and it is impossible for any of them to lose their troops here," Sherlock explained as he walked: "So the siege plan finally chosen by the legion commander must be to manufacture a large number of trebuchets or trebuchets. , smashing all the defensive siege equipment on the city wall, smashing gaps in the city gates or walls, and finally allowing the shooters to suppress them from a distance, and the infantry to charge into the city with shields."

"Oh...what does that have to do with us going shopping?" Mycroft asked.

"This tactic is stable enough and the losses are small. The biggest problem is that it is a waste of time," Sherlock replied: "When the city is finally broken, the food of the besieging troops must have been exhausted. They will plunder the remains after the city is broken. Take all the food in town.”

"Understood, take advantage of the fact that there is only money in the city and there is no food to eat, transport food in and earn the difference." Mycroft nodded.

"No, you don't understand," Sherlock shook his head: "With unchanged traffic and a war, the city's 'security' and 'loyalty' will drop rapidly, and when it falls below the critical point, there will be a 'risk of rebellion'. Finally, The result was that a non-existent family appeared out of thin air, attacked the garrison placed here by the occupying power, occupied the city and openly declared war on the occupying power.”

"Uh...then?"

"In addition to their special status, the rebels are essentially the same as other normal lords. They recruit soldiers and purchase food. However, there is no food in the city at this time, and then we..."

"Sell him food?"

“Give the food away for free.”

"……ah?"

"Remember what I said? All the actions of these lords tend to satisfy themselves." Sherlock looked back at the besieged city: "Originally, the unknown rebel would be in the occupied city. The residents have gained recognition through sharing the joys and sorrows, and if you are lucky, it is possible to become the overlord of one party, but for now, he is just a stepping stone for our 'rebels of rebels'."

"Summary?" Mycroft was a little dizzy.

Sherlock sighed: "There will be a rebellion after Epiclothea is occupied. If we attack the rebels and occupy it, it will not count as actively declaring war on the East China Sea Empire or the Cyrodiil Empire, and we will get at least two months of buffering." Period, this is just..."

"Yes yes yes, simple reasoning, my brother."