Chapter 378 Chapter 345 Chen's decision

It turned out that after the torrent of monsters receded, the head of the Rostock army immediately recruited a group of death squads, and risked their lives into the frozen forest to inquire about news.At that time, the hundred elite soldiers who were conscripted entered the forest with the determination to die, and when General Rostock saw them off, his order was "Go as far as you can!". Everyone knows that if one does not have the strength of a magician and warrior above the intermediate level, then entering the Frozen Forest is purely a risky act of suicide.The frozen forest is full of monsters, day and night, beware of those bloodthirsty guys in the dark.Fortunately, this team of death squads entered the forest all the way to the north, and along the way, let alone a monster, they couldn't even see a shadow!Those magical beasts seemed to disappear overnight after retreating into the forest, or they hid underground! !

Along the way, it was so safe that these soldiers, who thought they were here to die, almost regarded this adventurous journey as a tourist! It was so peaceful!Along the way, only one soldier accidentally sprained his foot, other than that, they encountered no danger at all.Soon, they actually came to Dayuan Lake, which is called "the terminal of adventurers"! Every idiot knows that Great Round Lake cannot be crossed.However, because of General Rostock's order of "go as far as you can go", coupled with the surprisingly calm a few days ago, these soldiers simply resolutely continued to go northward around Dayuan Lake!

Soon, after a few days, they reached the northern end of the frozen forest! ! When they got to the north end, these soldiers almost thought they were dreaming! ! For thousands of years, countless powerful knights, warriors, and magicians have nowhere to go, and the "dangerous zone" that countless powerful experts cannot pass through, but let ordinary soldiers like me complete it so easily! ! ! And... still zero casualties! ! ! To the north of the forest is a flat ice field, stretching as far as the eye can see.At this time, the leading officer of these soldiers made a decision: "Continue to go north!"

However, for the sake of prudence, the officer made a wise order: divide half of the people to stay where they are, and the other half to continue north. As a result, this order saved the lives of fifty soldiers and prevented them from being wiped out. Right under the eyelids of the remaining fifty soldiers, the other fifty soldiers had just stepped onto the ice field and hadn't gone out of sight... about a few hundred meters away.The originally calm sky suddenly appeared a huge storm and vortex! !The strong wind blew the soldiers on the ice field tottering! At this time, if Du Wei was there, he would definitely tell them: don't make any resistance, turn back immediately!

It's a pity that these soldiers who stepped into the ice field made the worst choice: when they took out one, a low-level magic scroll was presented by a magician consultant in the legion. A little magic of nature. But, it was this magic that killed them! The first moment this small magic scroll was released, it immediately triggered a soft light, blocking the surrounding wind.But before these soldiers cheered, the next moment... In the next moment, under the eyelids of the remaining soldiers standing on the edge of the forest, the storm in the sky suddenly became ten times more violent as if triggered by this little magic light! !A huge vortex, sandwiched by countless wind blades visible to the naked eye, roared down like a meat grinder, and that little defensive magic was instantly destroyed!And the fifty soldiers inside were almost at the same time of breathing—the fifty soldiers were all cut into pieces by countless wind blades! ! !

Right under everyone's noses, the whirlwind whizzed down, followed by a cloud of blood, and after looking at it again, there were only broken corpses left on the ground! This scene is too scary.It took a long time for the rest of the people to recover.The officer leading the team had some knowledge, and immediately recognized it: "There must be a powerful magic circle here." In this case, they didn't dare to send people forward to die, so they could only retreat all the way back. Who would have thought that in the Frozen Forest, there was no danger all the way back and forth, but when they walked out of the Frozen Forest, they suddenly lost half of the people.

Soon, the 50 surviving soldiers reported their experience to the regiment commander, General Rostock, and General Rostock immediately wrote an emergency military report and passed it on to the imperial capital.Because of the raging monsters before, the military department has sent people to the north at the fastest speed. In the base camp of the Northern Storm Legion, a special magic circle has been set up. Using this magic circle can make the military situation as fast as possible. Pass it directly to the imperial capital.It has to be said that this is also the result of the military's support from a lot of magical power since the establishment of the Imperial Academy of Magic.

"There are no monsters in the frozen forest...the north is an ice field...and there is a huge natural magic circle that cannot pass through..." Prince Chen thought carefully for a while after receiving this military information. It can be said that it was this military sentiment that laid the last nail in Prince Chen's determination! Because, during the Pope's visit before, in the conversation with him, the Pope once said about the huge natural magic circle in the north of the frozen forest. "This is the great goddess who gave us the last barrier of humanity..." These were the words of the Pope at the time.

And now judging from the military situation of the Storm Legion, this is obviously true! Then, the Pope is not lying... Disaster is indeed coming. boom! ! Prince Chen slammed his fist on the table, and then, the young monarch, with a gloomy face, a ball of flames burst out from his fingertips, and quickly burned this urgent military letter to ashes. ... That afternoon, the important ministers of the imperial capital who had been expressing surprise at the sudden meeting between the pope and the regent suddenly received a summons from the palace at the same time when they had just had afternoon tea. The court envoys brought the regent According to His Royal Highness's order, immediately go to the palace to discuss matters.

When the old Prime Minister Robeschell, the Minister of Finance Munes, and the outgoing Chief of the Public Security Bureau Camisiro, and the Earl of Villa, etc... More than a dozen dignitaries who held great power in the empire came to the palace. To their surprise, this meeting was not a secret meeting gathered in the study of His Highness the Prince Regent or in a small hall as in the past. The court attendant who was in charge of welcoming them led the way and brought these important ministers to the "Holy Thorn Flower Splendor" hall in the palace. This hall is the largest hall in the entire palace, and it is also the place with the longest history. More than 960 years ago, it was in this hall that the founding emperor declared the Roland Empire to his elite generals. Two hundred years ago, when the Augustinian dynasty rejuvenated, the emperor's enthronement ceremony was also held here. The Northwest War decades ago, and the first Nanyang expedition later, were also publicly announced by Augustine VI here. issued a "war order".

It can be said that this is a place of great significance to the Roland Empire... "It seems that something big has happened." All the important ministers, when they were brought to this place, had such a thought in their hearts at the same time. When they walked into the main hall, they saw the golden armored warriors standing on both sides of the main hall, and then saw the regent king sitting high on it, with extremely gloomy faces, which further confirmed the guess in their hearts. Sure enough, after the dozen or so most core figures of the empire sat down, Prince Chen, the regent of the empire, spoke: "Inviting everyone here today is to announce my decision." The regent stood up, his eyes were cold and heavy, and he slowly swept across the audience: "Prime Minister of the Empire, Acting Minister of Military Affairs, Robeschell. " The old prime minister hurried up a few steps immediately, and bowed slightly. "Issuing the Order of the Thorn Flower Emperor!" Prince Chen's voice was deep and slow, echoing word by word in the hall: "...to expand the army by 200,000, and order the Prime Minister Robeschell to act as the Minister of Military Affairs according to the standard of the main battle army of the Empire." , Camisiro, the head of the Imperial Police Department, was granted the title of baron, and was promoted to the rank of third-class general of the empire. The Minister of Finance, Munes, was in charge of the finances. The four major theaters of the empire were called up for reserve service at the same time. One year... no, half a year! Half a year Within, I want to see a new main battle army of the Empire!" Robeschell shook his body, looked at the face of the regent, originally wanted to say something, but closed his mouth abruptly—what's going on?Didn't you just make a decision on the northern affairs a few days ago, and just mobilize the southern troops?Why did you suddenly decide to expand the army? God, this is a whole main battle army! ! The Minister of Finance trembled, his old face was wrinkled into a ball, and suddenly he gritted his teeth fiercely, stepped forward, and said loudly: "Your Highness, I object!!" The regent glanced at Old Munes with gloomy eyes: "Reason?" "No money." The Chancellor of the Exchequer bit the bullet and looked into the eyes of the Regent. Today, the old guy felt that His Highness's aura was extraordinarily majestic. "Humph." Prince Chen sneered: "Munez, here's an order... Starting today, the eight provinces in the south, except the two provinces hit by snow, and... four provinces in the southeast, four provinces in the north, and three provinces in the northwest... taxes ...all doubled!!"