Chapter 1053 War Mobilization

The female knight turned on her horse and praised the hobgoblin warlord: "To become an excellent commander, you not only need to be able to fight, but also to govern. You have lived up to the general's expectations. You have done a good job here. "

The other party appeared here hiding his identity, obviously wanting to see the most realistic transaction scene.

Livestock trading is the pillar industry of Blood Gorge City. From here, you can see the big picture from a small perspective and get a glimpse of the development of the entire Blood Gorge City. For example, how is their animal husbandry going? Are fiscal revenues healthy? Whether the transaction is normal and so on.

"All of this is thanks to the General's gift and Madam's tireless teachings." The hobgoblin warlord replied sincerely.

"Very good." The female knight nodded with satisfaction, "Let's go to the inner city."

"Ma'am, please." The hobgoblin warlord said respectfully.

Even though he was more than twice as tall as the other person, he looked and behaved like a subordinate or a student.

Surrounded by these hobgoblin giant knights, they rumbled and disappeared into the bloody canyon passage leading to the inner city of Blood Gorge City.

It wasn't until their figures disappeared completely that the businessmen breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they know that as long as they abide by the laws here, their personal safety will be guaranteed, but the size difference is still very oppressive.

Humans are not like halflings, who have long been accustomed to living in a world where everything is more than twice the size.

"Isn't he General Xueclaw, the lord of Blood Gorge City?"

"That's him. I've had the pleasure of meeting him a few times."

"What is the background of this female knight? She actually asked General Bloodclaw to personally lead a team to greet her?"

"If I'm not wrong, she should be Lady Catherine, the chosen one of the Goddess of Strategy. Her dress is the best symbol. Only she can make General Bloodclaw mobilize troops like this.

It is said that these Bloodclaw hobgoblins use the military laws of the goddess of strategy to govern the city, which makes them completely different from ordinary hobgoblins. "

"If she is Ms. Catherine, the general they are talking about should be General Gavin, the founder of the Road of Conquerors and the true founder of Blood Gap City."

"General Catherine's appearance in Blood Gorge City, does it mean that a war will break out here?"

"It's not impossible. I heard that all the towns along the Conqueror's Road, and all the cities and territories of General Gavin, have issued orders to suppress bandits and declare war on those monsters. As one of them, Blood Gap City must also Being involved, especially in the Giant Plains, where there are a large number of monster tribes, is ultimately an unsafe factor.”

"This is great news for us businessmen. We hope that all the monsters along the way will die. We praise the goddess of strategy and General Gavin, and hope that their plan will be a great success."

"Praise the goddess of strategy! Praise General Gavin!"

"If a war breaks out, won't this trading market also be affected? In a short period of time, we will no longer have large-scale livestock transactions?"

"That's really true."

"Then what are you waiting for? Auction, continue the auction."

This episode not only caused a lot of discussion among businessmen, but also ignited the livestock auction in the trading market again.

Those who can do business outside these days are all people with extremely keen sense of smell. They can smell the unusual smell directly from the identity of the other party.

War and trade are closely related, and will cause large increases and decreases in many commodities.

If a war really breaks out in Blood Gorge City, then the specialties here will undoubtedly enter a state of skyrocketing, which will be an excellent opportunity for them.

The subsequent auction prices of very large livestock generally increased by at least 30%.

This incident was completely within Catherine's expectation. Ms. Strategist's priesthood covers not only war, but also commerce.

Unlike the bustling outer city, even for regular visitors on the Conqueror's Road, the inner city of Blood Gorge City is a rather mysterious place, and no outsiders are allowed to enter here.

Catherine used the twilight to look at this city that had just been established less than two years ago. It looked like a towering military camp built on the mountain.

The rough and simple stone houses are arranged like rows of silent sentinels.

On both sides of the street, arrow tower posts are arranged in an orderly manner, their shadows are stretched by the setting sun, like witnesses of history, silently recording the solemnity and majesty of this city.

The air was filled with an aura of iron blood, as if every stone slab was engraved with an oath of unyielding.

The central square of the city is a huge military parade ground. In the center stands a stone sculpture nearly forty meters high. He is wearing heroic armor. He is holding a unique super-giant war hammer with a cold expression and no anger. Powerful, exuding a rich divine luster.

Behind the statue is a huge military camp, inside which is a hobgoblin army, fully equipped and ready to take military action at any time.

Naturally, this statue cannot be someone else's.

It is the statue of General Gavin Nott, the pioneer of the Conqueror's Road, the founder of Blood Gap City, the God of the Future Road, and the co-lord of the Bloodclaw Hobgoblin.

The hobgoblin army is the road guard, used to respond to surrounding road prayers and carry out road rescue.

On the road statue, there will be magical light flashing from time to time, and then the corresponding hobgoblin soldiers will disappear.

Someone had obviously sent out a prayer, and the road idol responded automatically.

Those earth elves who responded not only had no complaints, but were excited and eager to try.

Not only because it meant there was a war to fight, but also because there was extra money to be made.

This kind of road rescue was not free, but was clearly marked with a price, and there would be a corresponding expedition subsidy for each expedition.

In Blood Gorge City, the road guards were an absolute lucrative job, not fixed, but rotating.

Originally, Gavin wanted to treat this kind of road rescue as a free benefit.

However, after repeated research and discussion, he finally adopted a charging model.

The reason is very simple. The quality of those passers-by and merchants is uneven. Once it is free, they will call for rescue for any trivial matter, and some will even call the police falsely.

The divine power on the road statue is limited, and there is a daily limit on the number of uses. It also costs money to maintain the road guards.

As for the cost of faith that Gavin believes, in the eyes of those merchants, it is completely worthless.

The charging standard is the threshold, which screens out most of the non-urgent situations.

It can not only ensure that the power of the road is used in the most appropriate place to help the most urgent people, but also maintain the normal operation of the road guards, so that they will not become a burden on the city's finances, and be in a virtuous circle.

And this is a model.

In the future, Gavin's road statue and the corresponding road guard construction standards will be able to operate normally even if they are separated from the town, and they will even rely on this road statue to build a roadside town or even a city.

If it is separated from the city and operates independently, the road guards will not be a simple road guard, but a monastery or Gavin's Paladin Order.

The surrounding buildings all adopt a straight line and angle design without any superfluous decoration, showing a strict discipline.

The street lamps with eternal flames are like straight warriors, neatly arranged on both sides of the road. Their light is cold, without a trace of temperature.

When night falls, the city lights light up at the same time, turning this place into a city that never sleeps.

The hobgoblins along the way were all in a hurry, with a fast pace, a bit like jogging. Everyone's face was serious, they held their heads high, looked straight ahead, and silently revealed their pride.

In such a city, life seemed to have become a military operation. Everyone was acting according to the established rules, and every action was precisely calculated. Even the dust in the air seemed to be inspired by the solemn atmosphere and dared not drift away easily.

Even the words and deeds of the hobgoblins, women and children, were all military style.

The only uncontrollable thing here was probably the crying of the hobgoblin babies. There were quite a few of them, and they were connected together. They were concentrated in the innermost part of the Blood Gorge City, which was the safest area.

Catherine couldn't help but sigh in her heart when she saw this scene.

The hobgoblins are indeed born soldiers, and this has been completely integrated into their lives and bones.

Even her strategic battle fortress could not do this, and it must be relaxed.

After inspecting Blood Gorge City, Catherine took the initiative to say: "I believe you have received the general's order. How do you plan to take action?"

General Blood Claw replied respectfully: "Whatever plan the lady has, just give instructions. We in Blood Gorge City will unconditionally obey the lady's dispatch."

The command system of Gavin's territory has been highly integrated with the church organization of Lady Strategy.

In the eyes of Lady Strategy's followers, Gavin is the first lord knight of the Crimson Cult.

In the eyes of the knights of Gavin's territory, Catherine is the second in command of the entire territory, second only to Gavin, and her orders have absolute weight, especially in the army.

The hobgoblin army of Blood Gorge City is no exception. They are the first new army in Gavin's territory to accept the ideological transformation of the strategy priests and arm themselves with strategies and tactics.

Catherine pondered for a moment and said, "General Bloodclaw is the first old man to follow the general. His loyalty is beyond doubt. I will tell you the real purpose of this battle.

The general has declared war on Yeenoghu, the race god of the gnolls, in the Abyss. We are cooperating with him in the material plane to fight a war of gods. Other monster tribes are just incidental. The gnolls and ghouls are our real combat targets."

Gudong!

Bloodclaw couldn't help but make a huge swallowing sound, and said in disbelief: "General, you are going to war with the king of gnolls? How is this possible? He is a race god, a demon lord, and the devil of the abyss..."

The hobgoblin warlords have heard all kinds of rumors about Gavin, and even lobbyists have come more than once.

There are the Dragon Coast Cities Alliance, the Sambia Merchant Council, and the Amn Six Councils... Anyway, all kinds of monsters and demons have emerged.

There is only one purpose, that is to let Blood Claw lead Blood Gorge City to rebel against Gavin and join their ranks.

Blood Claw gave them a simple and rough answer.

He directly chopped off the heads of all their lobbyists and hung them on the walls of Blood Gorge City.

Blood Claw believed that his greatest advantage was self-knowledge.

He was able to have today's status and strength not because of how good he was, but because he made the most correct choice and followed the right person.

It was the other party who pushed him to the current position. If it weren't for the other party, he would probably still be a chieftain of a large goblin tribe in the rock land, with thousands of combat power, even if he was successful.

The reason why the hobgoblin warlords in Blood Gorge City dared not rebel against him was not because they were afraid of him, but because of the young conqueror who could turn the tide.

If he dared to turn against him, it would probably be his head that would be hung on the wall of Blood Gorge City.

He had a near-god-like faith in Gavin's ability.

Even if there was a problem, it would only be temporary. It wouldn't be long before he would reappear in front of everyone in a shocking way.

What Blood Claw didn't expect was that Gavin actually ran to the bottomless abyss and went to war with an old demon god.

But thinking about the other party's series of great achievements, this didn't seem to be completely impossible.

After all, he was not far from becoming a god.

Blood Claw showed a strong digestion and tolerance, and soon regained control of his emotions and said, "Madam, what do we need to do to assist the general to the greatest extent?"

Catherine was very satisfied with the reaction of the hobgoblin warlord. He could grow to this level not just because of Gavin's hard push, but he himself was indeed unique.

He told his plan directly: "Killing those gnolls alone will only be of limited help to General Gavin. We must target the King of the Gnolls himself.

I heard that the gnolls on the Giant Plains have united and formed a super tribe, which believes in the King of the Gnolls and is led by a gnoll demon priest?"

"Yes." Blood Claw added: "Affected by our rise, the monster forces on the Giant Plains are also constantly annexing and uniting.

Among them, the beast demon tribe ruled by the half-beast troll Urkruna has It has gained the right to speak in the northeast and the surrounding Giant Run Mountains.

Sharoma calls herself the Queen of the Gnolls. It is said that she is the favorite concubine of the Gnoll King Yeenoghu in Faerun. She led her countless children and absorbed all the Gnolls, Hyenas and Ghouls in the Giant Plains.

Her children, I have seen with my own eyes, are indeed not normal Gnolls, but the products of the devil.

After receiving the general's order, I thought of uniting with Lady Sanoba, the Lord of Colossus City, and making her the target of war.

It's just that we once signed a truce agreement. Once it is torn up, , I'm afraid that it's not just about annihilating the Gnoll Queen, but it will trigger a full-scale war in the Giant Plains. "

"The armistice agreement is signed to be torn up." Catherine was prepared, "What's more, it's a group of monster tribes with no credibility.

You go to the beast demon tribe in person and tell the half-beast troll Ulkruna that we only want the Gnoll Queen, and the rest belongs to him."

Blood Claw's serious face twitched involuntarily and said: "If you do this, King Ulkruna will definitely be willing to send troops.

But doing so will make the beast demon tribe If the tribe becomes stronger, it will be much more difficult to recapture the Giant Plains in the future. "

"Do you think he still has a chance to become stronger?" Catherine laughed mysteriously, "It's not just them who are eyeing the Giant Plains, there are more terrifying existences underground, peeping at their souls."

Blood Claw's eyes burst into a fiery light involuntarily, and he hurriedly asked: "Madam, do you mean that we take the opportunity to take over the entire Giant Plains in one fell swoop?"

"It depends on the development of the situation. If there is a chance, why not?" Catherine asked back.

"I understand what I should do." Blood Claw instantly felt that his mind was much broader.

This is the realm, this is the overall view.

What he calculated was what he could only do with the city of Blood Gorge.

And Ms. Catherine mobilized all the surrounding forces from a macro level.

"There is no need for the half-orc troll to cooperate in sending troops. As long as he nods, he will not send troops to help the Gnoll Queen.

You will lead the Blood Claw army to attack the Gnoll Queen, and use the tactics you are best at. I will provide you with assistance based on your actual situation.

This kind of assistance is not just from the dog-headed people in Colossus City, there are many unexpected things for you." Catherine did not reveal her plan in full.

It's not that she doesn't trust Blood Claw, but Blood Gorge City is her first stop, and this game has not been fully completed.

Catherine is not worried about the annihilation of the Gnoll Queen. The combination of Blood Gorge City and Colossus City alone is enough to do this.

What she is thinking about is how to make this game bigger and include more extraordinary beings.

For example, the Council of Death Chiefs lurking under the Giant Running Mountains, and the divine incarnation of the Gnoll King.

The Gnoll Queen said that she was the favorite concubine of the Gnoll King, which was not necessarily an exaggeration, but it was really possible that it was true.

It's just that it's not necessarily Yeenoghu's real body, but it could be one of his divine incarnations.

The divine incarnation of a god is far more than just an energy body. The divine incarnation has all the abilities of the original body, including reproduction.

The means of reproduction of gods are far more than what mortals understand.

Sometimes, a divine thought of a god is enough to make a pure girl with devout faith pregnant and give birth to a child.

Such children are usually called pure sons of gods, and are usually considered to be given some kind of important task.

But good gods rarely do this unless they have to.

On the contrary, those devils and evil gods like to use this method to spread their evil seeds to the material plane, creating chaos and evil, and creating opportunities for their own advent.

They especially like to disguise themselves as kind gods to defile those pure girls and make them give birth to demon children. They regard this as a victory.

Some divine beings can reproduce by themselves.

Some gods are more colorful, such as Corellon, the main god of the elves, who not only has a female divine incarnation, but also a hermaphrodite.

Not to mention the demon lords and devil dukes, especially the former, who often do some incredible things.

For example, in order to avenge the succubus queen Mecanthust's rejection of his courtship, the dark lord Grazt actually transformed into the succubus queen Mecanthust and took the initiative to seduce the frost giant lord Koschechi, who was known for his ugliness.

Doing so does mean humiliating the succubus queen, but the problem is that this is not putting oneself in trouble?

After the incident was exposed, the angry lord felt humiliated and vowed to avenge the dark prince. The two sides fought for this.

Compared to this series of bizarre events, it is perfectly normal for the divine incarnation of the King of Gnolls to combine with a female Gnoll in the material plane and give birth to a Gnoll. (End of this chapter)