Traveling to another world, inheriting a mess at the beginning

The day after he recaptured the mine and met with his supporters, Aarons received very bad news.

"Master, please listen to this broadcast."

"... Is there something urgent?"

Aarons was called to the activity room by Karin and Xia Ye early in the morning and was still a little sleepy, but the voice from the radio woke him up all of a sudden.

[——Now repeating, this is the Fourth Frontier Defense Corps of the Marquis of Moti Empire, we now have an emergency to notify all residents in the Marquisate. ]

[The reconnaissance team confirmed that an unknown incident occurred in the Cadia Collins Mountains a few days ago, and the monsters living there are moving uncontrollably on a large scale. ]

[According to predictions, a large wave of beasts will invade the Marquisate from the west within three days. The Fourth Legion will devote all its forces to deal with the beast tide, but we cannot ensure that all the monsters can be kept outside the border. Please move to the cities and villages close to the border immediately for shelter - repeat now...】

This sudden bad news shocked Aarons so much that he froze in his place -

Because Moti City is the city closest to the mountain border in the entire Marquisate, if the beast tide really comes, this place will definitely become the primary target of the monsters.

"Damn it! I haven't had a peaceful life for two days!"

"Master, what should we do now?"

"You two should contact the city office and the Kulan Mercenary Group immediately! Ask them to come to my house to see me within an hour! Hurry up!"

Completely different from the usual situation, Aarons was really a little anxious this time.

Monsters are not humans, words cannot stop their invasion, and the monster tide driven by fear is even more synonymous with disaster.

Aarons had seen a record in a book at home - 20 years ago, Cardia and Collins gathered an army of about 50,000 near the mountains, hoping to capture Moti City in one fell swoop.

But their large-scale action caused panic among the monsters. After the crazy monsters rushed down the mountains, they completely dispersed their army in just one day.

The Empire also paid a huge price to stop the further invasion of the monsters.

"Why would this happen..."

Even if the Empire has made a plan based on past experience, the Fourth Army is still unable to completely stop these monsters - and Moti City is too close to the mountains, and there is no time to build fortifications that can stop monsters.

"Damn it! Such a short time is not enough for refuge!"

Although there is a barrier guarding outside the Marquis's Mansion, there is no such convenient defense device in other places in the city.

There are more than 100,000 people in the entire city and the surrounding villages and towns. Even if so many people start to move now, it is impossible for them all to leave within three days.

"What should I do, what should I do..."

Faced with this threat that was close to a natural disaster, the weak Aarons did feel a strong fear. But as the only heir to the Marquis's family, he couldn't just abandon everything and run away.

If he chose to run away, he wouldn't have to think about retaining the territory.

...

Fortunately, Director Chen of the City Office and Kulan arrived at the Marquis's Mansion in just 30 minutes.

"Master, we already know the situation. The civil servants of the city government are discussing countermeasures... but there is no result yet."

"If we want to fight a defensive battle, our mercenary group can provide combat personnel. But do you have a magician who can build fortifications within a day?"

"The chances of winning a defensive battle are not high. I have contacted the Fourth Legion. Their main forces must first guard the key areas that are most likely to be impacted. If Moti City wants to fight a defensive battle, it may take at least eight hours to wait for reinforcements."

Although eight hours in this world is only four hundred minutes, it is impossible to resist the attack of hundreds of monsters with only dozens of mercenaries and some city guards.

"But it is impossible to let so many people take refuge, right? This city is not protected by a barrier. If the monsters really rush in, tens of thousands of people will die!"

"...You two calm down first, let me ask a few questions first."

Although his heart was indeed filled with abnormal panic, Aarons somehow remained stable. He calmly interrupted the argument between the two, then took out a map of the Marquisate and spread it out on the long table in the activity room.

"Director Chen, tell me first, how many people with level 3 or above combat effectiveness can the City Office command now?"

"About thirty people, including two level 4 fighters and one level 4 magician."

"Captain Kulan, how many combatants do you have?"

"A total of twoTwelve people, sixteen at level three, five at level four, and one at level five. There is no magician above level three. "

——This combat power is not enough.

Although the destructive power of fighting spirit is stronger than magic, a warrior can usually only deal with one magic beast at a time. When facing a beast tide that may have nearly a thousand magic beasts, the combat efficiency of the warrior is not as high as that of the magician.

"Do we have a magic array that uses psychic energy? I mean offensive or defensive weapons."

"There are two fixed artillery arrays left over from the war, which can release fire and earth mixed magic with a power equivalent to level four."

"Then does the Conil Village closest to the west have a psychic pipeline that can provide stable energy?"

——Conil Village is the outermost village on the west side of the urban circle. If a beast tide attacks, this village will definitely be the first to be attacked.

"If it is to support the artillery array, there is no problem."

"Very good, now listen to me. We don't have enough time to get hundreds of thousands of people in the city to safe refuge. Even if the residents can escape from the east, that place is still a plain, and the monsters are likely to catch up with them. "

——Looking at the map in front of him, Aarons's mood became calmer.

He felt that all the blood in his body seemed to flow to his brain at a high speed, which accelerated his thinking and took away the unnecessary fear.

"So we must stop all the monsters outside this village until the Fourth Legion comes to support us."

"But with this number of people..."

"There are many free men above level three in the city. Director Chen, you will use the authority of the city office to recruit hunters in the city and tell them that everyone can get a gold coin bonus as long as they participate in the battle, and the monster materials harvested after the battle can also be distributed. "

Although most people who reach level three in this world will not have much practical experience in their lifetime, the power of anyone is valuable at this time.

"Let me think... In this terrain, it is enough to build a 300-meter-long defense line to the west of the village. The routes of the monsters beyond the defense range should deviate from the city circle, and even if a few escape the net, there will be no serious problems. "

"If those monsters move in large numbers because of panic, then they will not insist on moving in a straight line. I agree with this plan."

After getting Kuran's affirmation, Aarons immediately took out a pen and drew a line on the map-

"We have to find some earth-attributed magicians immediately and build a drainage belt here as soon as possible to guide the movement route of the beasts. "