Working Prophet

Before seeing that video, many people did not take the dragon seriously, and even suspected that it was just a slightly larger lizard, which scared the new head of the Arias family.

Women are always less courageous and can easily make a fuss out of a molehill.

But after watching the video, anyone who is not blind can realize how powerful the black dragon in the swamp is. But because of this, the representatives of the major families have become more and more hesitant.

Defeating that terrifying monster obviously requires a high price, whether it's money or manpower, and since the dragon didn't appear in their territory, most people didn't want to pay for the Arias family's disaster.

It's no wonder why some people advised Ilea not to disturb the monster in the swamp.

David's words certainly make sense. The nobles in the Western Region know that since the black dragon with the ability to fly can threaten the Arias family, it can also threaten them.

But there are some things that everyone knows very well, but it is not convenient for them to say them.

——Before that dragon harmed Black Rock City or the Bobo family's forest farm, it must have destroyed the green field first.

In other words, even if David's worries come true, with the Arias family at the forefront, they can buy enough time for other families to complete the gathering of troops.

Compared to recruiting a large army in advance and placing it on the territory of the Arias family, this approach is undoubtedly more economical, and it will not lead to an empty territory due to the removal of too many elites.

Therefore, except for the Batory family, which has always been a die-hard ally of the Arias family, and has clearly expressed support, the remaining family representatives are still not very enthusiastic about sending troops to slay the dragon.

They did not object anymore, because doing so would not be very good in terms of reputation, and it would not give David, the future Lord of the West, face.

Therefore, most people agreed after David's words, which made Miss Rabbit full of joy, thinking that reinforcements could be expected.

However, after that, these people began to look for various reasons, such as postponing the date of the army's assembly, because their wives gave birth, there was an outbreak of disease in the territory, or there were bandits nearby and they needed to be suppressed first, etc., and then they still held the position of commander-in-chief. They couldn't stop arguing and fell into the same tug of war as before.

Another month and a half passed in the blink of an eye, and except for Ferdinand who arrived in the green field with a team of 300 people, Ilea never saw a single sign of reinforcements.

The head of the Arias family stood on the city wall every day, looking forward to it, but his expectations were disappointed time and time again, and finally he received bad news.

"What did you just say? Say it again?!" The girl suspected that there was something wrong with her ears.

"This time the coalition will be led by Hells, the second son of Marquis Cullen." The messenger repeated the news he had learned.

"Why, why is it Hells? Where's Lord David? Hasn't he always supported sending troops?" When Miss Rabbit blurted out these words, she actually already knew the answer.

David is the next successor of the Figuerola family. Even if he himself is willing to participate in this dragon-slaying battle, it is almost impossible for the Figuerra family to allow him to risk his life.

And the commander of the coalition forces needs a person with weight. That person must be from the Figuerola family, and it is best to have pure blood. Only in this way can he command the troops of other families.

After all this calculation, there really is no one more suitable than Hulls.

But the problem is that Hells was probably the mastermind behind the murder of Ilea's father, and he himself had an inexplicable connection with the dragon in the swamp.

If such a person becomes the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, the next battle may not be fought at all.

The girl's first reaction after receiving the news was to rush to Yanxue City immediately and beg David to change the commander-in-chief. However, when her mind calmed down again, she realized that even if she rushed there, it would have little impact on the outcome.

At this stage, most of her suspicions about Hells are just speculations, and there is not enough evidence at hand to prove that Hells is indeed related to the black dragon.

Moreover, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces was selected jointly by all the major families, and it was not something that David could just change. Even if it can be replaced, I don't know how long it will take for the next commander-in-chief to be selected.

Ilea can now see that the other families have made it clear that they intend to postpone the dragon slaying indefinitely, and they don't know how long they want to delay it. However, there is not much time left for the Arias family. .

Winter is about to begin, and the dragon may leave the swamp at any time due to lack of food.

The girl could only summon her vassals again to discuss countermeasures with Ferdinand of the Bathory family, and this time Li Yu was also present.

Miss Rabbit looked around at everyone in the hall, and then asked her guardian knight, "Alfred, how many people do we have on hand now?"

"During this period, I have been expanding the army according to your request, and stepping up the recruitment and training of soldiers. Now the Arias family has a total of 326 soldiers, but most of them are newcomers. They have eliminated the necessary guards of the castle. , there are about 260 people who can be mobilized."

The old knight paused, and then continued, "As for the militia, since it is past the busy season of farming, if they are all mobilized, the number should exceed 1,500."

Afterwards, several knights with fiefdoms from the Arias family also got up and introduced the situation on their side. Together, their troops could probably gather another 2,000 people, and of course most of them were militiamen.

Including the thousand lizardmen from Shuangxiu Cult and the 300 people brought by Ferdinand, together, the number was approaching the 5,000 mark.

And this is almost the limit of the troops that Ilea can mobilize. It sounds quite bluffing, but there are no outsiders in Teacup Castle, and everyone knows how this number was derived.

Soon, because of his merits in finding the dragon, Juan, who had just been named a knight recently, said, spraying cold water on everyone first, "It should be difficult for militiamen with only simple training to be of any use against that dragon. .”

Since Jude is nominally dead, Juan is now the only person left who has fought the dragon and survived, and his words are still very convincing.

"That dragon has a strong sense of oppression. Ordinary people don't have the courage to face it. To be honest, I was very scared when I first saw it. Even the hand holding the sword was shaking." Juan Recalling the previous nightmare, he still looked frightened.

"If the militiamen are deployed in the battle, their psychological endurance will probably collapse soon. And once the militiamen begin to flee on a large scale, it will cause other people to be psychologically shaken, and the consequences will be disastrous."

There was something I wasn't satisfied with before, so I slightly revised the previous chapters, but the plot has not changed, so people who have read it don't need to go back and read it again~