Chapter 452 Belated Mobilization

At this time in the imperial capital, Luld in the palace finally received the information sent back by Captain Michel.

And, more than one letter.

Almost every half a day, a piece of intelligence would be urgently transmitted back to the imperial capital.

All the information currently sorted out is roughly as follows:

1. The entire western region west of the city of Faro has been confirmed to have been invaded by the demons and completely occupied.

2. The monsters are most likely transformed from the people of the Western Territory. In other words, as many monsters will be born as the number of people affected by the disaster in the Western Territory.

3. Now all the monsters in the western region seem to have been mobilized and are gradually gathering together, most likely preparing to launch an attack on the city of Faro.

The number of dead civilians is the number of monsters born. How many civilians are there in the Western Territory? Even if we calculate based on 10,000 civilians per city, there are more than 600,000!

Please note that this is calculated based on a city with 10,000 people. However, except for some remote cities in the western border, the number of people is basically over 20,000.

One million. This is the conservative result reached by the ministers.

In other words, at least one million monsters are gradually gathering together and preparing to attack Faro City!

But there is one good news, that is, Ryan's whereabouts have been found. Kyle is now on his way to pick up Ryan and should be able to arrive in Faro City soon.

At this moment in the palace, the ministers stood in a row with their heads bowed. There was absolute silence, and you could hear a pin drop.

Luld, who was sitting on the throne, was frowning. After a long silence, he asked in a deep voice, "How many soldiers do we have who can fight?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

A minister stepped forward and said, "The Royal Guard Knights, 12,000 people; the Radiant Knights, 15,000 people; the rest of the knightly orders, large and small, total 30,000 people; and the grassroots soldiers that can be mobilized, 80,000 people..."

"anything else?"

Hearing that the minister had fallen silent, Lud continued to ask.

The minister shrank his neck: "No...no more."

"One hundred and forty thousand!"

Luld slammed the armrest of the throne. "I am asked to fight against the million-strong demon army with an army of less than 140,000? Moreover, this is only the vanguard sent by the demons. Their main force has not yet emerged!"

The other ministers were somewhat ashamed when they heard this report. How could such a huge city like Hedley only have 140,000 combat-capable soldiers?

And what's the ratio of knights to grassroots soldiers? It's almost one to one.

From this we can see that in order to save money on military pay, Luard basically did not invest any money in recruiting grassroots soldiers.

It may be that there has been peace for too long, or it may be that they are too confident in their own strength.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to lose your temper."

The minister quickly advised: "The most urgent task is to quickly dispatch soldiers to defend Farrow City. Farrow City is our only support. Once Farrow City falls and the demons attack Hedley's hinterland, we will have no choice but to retreat to the imperial capital!"

Once they retreat to the imperial capital, all they can do is wait for death.

"...Yes, you are right."

Luld calmed down a little. When he thought about the fall of Faro, he felt like he was falling into an icy cave: "Kellogg!"

"exist!"

A man wearing the standard armor of the Royal Guard Knights strode forward and knelt on one knee in front of Luard.

"Quickly gather all the soldiers you can currently summon and set off for Faro City immediately!"

"As ordered!"

"And you!"

Lud immediately raised his hand and pointed at a minister.

This minister was the one who had strongly recommended that Luard send troops immediately last time, but was kicked out by Luard.

"You are responsible for all the logistics of food and supplies!"

The minister was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and bowed, "As you command!"

"Go and gather the people to help with the logistics and transportation of food and fodder!"

"Go and recruit adventurers who are willing to join the army right now!"

"Go to various colleges and recruit students and magicians!"

"You go and recruit nobles to lead their private troops to join the army!"

"..."

Finally, Luld's mind became a little clearer. He gave out one order after another, and the ministers present took orders and left one after another.

"And...and..."

Looking at the ministers present, Lud rubbed his temples, his mind working rapidly.

"Yes... yes! Vangus! Please ask Mr. Vangus to come over!"

Vangus was the old dragon who followed Kyle and his party to Hedley after defeating the Dragon Lord.

Although Vangus went to Hedley because he could no longer stay with the dragon clan, he has always enjoyed the treatment of a guest here. As long as he cooperates with the research on magic here, he will be provided with good food and drink every day.

From time to time, an old man with black hair and beard walked into the palace and immediately bowed to Luard.

Although Van Gus was treated like a great ancestor here, he knew his own worth very well and never acted too arrogantly.

This also led to the group of young girls at the Magic Academy liking to hang around this approachable old man every day.

"Fangus, go to Kalondo and transport all the knights of the Dark Knights to Faro City!"

"As ordered!"

Vangus turned and walked out of the palace, then turned into a giant black dragon and flew towards Kalondo.

All the institutions in the imperial capital began to mobilize frantically, and the ministers all knew that the demons had finally started a war with the human race again.

This battle will determine the life and death of the human race!

After arranging everything he could think of, Lud collapsed on the throne, feeling that he had suddenly aged a lot.

At this time, a guard outside the palace came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Nesaldo, the chief of the Cat Claw Tribe of the Northern Beast Tribe, personally led 3,000 elite cavalry of the Beast Tribe to the North Gate, saying that he was leading troops to help fight against the demons together!"

"it is good!"

Upon hearing the news, Liuer, who had just slumped on the throne, stood up excitedly: "Let them enter the city!"

This was truly a timely help. He was already short of manpower, and now three thousand elite beastman cavalry were sent to him all at once!

"Speaking of which, the Cat's Claw Tribe... This tribe seems somewhat familiar. Have you ever heard of it?"

"His Majesty."

A minister stepped forward and said: "Grand Duke Ryan's wife, Sajilil, seems to belong to this tribe."

Lud: "...So I am indebted to Duke Ryan?"

"Well...if Hedley falls, then it's only a matter of time before the beastmen are attacked by the demons. It's also possible that Chief Nesaldo understands the principle of the loss of the lips and the loss of the teeth..."

The minister was silent for a while, then he gathered his words and began to explain, but his explanation seemed a bit forced.

"His Majesty!"

At this time, another guard came to report: "Harold, the chief elder of the Whispering Forest Elves, led a thousand elves to the East Gate and said they wanted to fight against the demons together."

This time, Lud did not speak, but looked at his ministers silently.

A minister understood what His Majesty meant and said with sweat on his forehead: "Grand Duke Ryan's fiancée Ivy is from the Whispering Forest Elves..."

Lourdes: "..."

"Your Majesty, if one is alone, the other will be alone..."

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