Master of Thermodynamics

Two days later, Renault and a group of more than 10 people rode horses and, under the leadership of a local guide, appeared on a winding muddy trail under the mist and rain.

The goal of their trip was the "Nassau Wetlands" on the northern border of the Thousand Lakes Kingdom.

This is one of the important reasons why Renault has set the "second stop of ocean trade at Copernicus", because the city is not far from the Nassau Wetlands.

After arriving in the Nassau Wetlands, Renault intends to personally go out to inquire about the situation near the Nassau River and the situation of the Black Orcs on the opposite side, and assess the strength of the humans and the Black Orcs.

At this time, Renault and Igos rode side by side, listening attentively to his account of the situation on the northern border.

This Iggos was a local guide that Renault entrusted the Trafat manager of the Royce Chamber of Commerce to look for. Iggos was a mercenary who had been in the northern part of the kingdom for many years and was very familiar with the situation on the northern border.

"...The'Thunder Meteor Pass' at the westernmost part of the kingdom is not only the main gateway to the northwest of the Thousand Lake Kingdom, but also an important passage into the White Antelope Kingdom on the Gaspar Plateau..."

"If the Black Orcs take control of the Leiyu Mountain Pass, they can enter and leave the two kingdoms at any time. Therefore, the Leiyu Mountain Pass must be a place where the Black Orcs must conquer. The White Antelope Kingdom has formed an alliance with the Thousand Lake Kingdom to jointly defend Leiyu Mountain Pass. Meteorite Pass..."

"...In the middle of the Nassau Wetlands, there are several relatively narrow sections, mainly guarded by the 70,000 royal army led by Prince El Fallon, and there are also 40,000 private armies of nobles..."

"There are only two more dangerous areas in the eastern part of the wetland, which are less than 500 meters wide, and the surrounding terrain is dangerous. It is unlikely that the black orcs will list this as the main attack direction..."

"The regiment stationed in the east is a private army of more than 60,000 nobles transferred from all over the kingdom. Their commander is the Duke of Castro, known as the "Thunder Eagle." Over the past few months, the Duke of Castro has been Training soldiers, trying to integrate this miscellaneous army..."

Renault nodded slightly. Judging from the information revealed by Iggos, the Thousand Lake Kingdom had already mobilized most of its troops to the north, and the rear was almost a vacuum.

To some extent, this is a desperate move. If the black orcs break through the wetlands of Nassau, they can easily push them all the way to the southernmost point of the kingdom, drinking the blue waters of the horse star.

"His Majesty the King originally planned to build fortresses in various narrow sections of the wetland starting this year, but he did not expect the Mushan Kingdom to collapse so quickly, so the fortress construction work had to be advanced. Now the fortress has not been completed..."

"I heard that for the funding of the fortress, the king and the Senate had several fierce quarrels..."

Renault couldn't help but shook his head. These greedy nobles were so reluctant to pay for the important matter of life and death, they were short-sighted to the extreme.

What made him sigh even more was that the human army had completely lost the courage to confront the army of black orcs.

In the "Battle of the White Helmet Mountain" that shocked the human world more than 30 years ago, the human army was completely wiped out in a duel with the black orcs. Since then, the human army has never fought a large-scale field battle. Almost all rely on cities and fortresses to defend themselves.

"Mr. Igos, according to your understanding, how long do you think the Thousand Lake Kingdom can last in the face of the attack of the black **** army?" Renault asked suddenly.

Igos was silent for a while, sighed, and said in a heavy voice:

"Your Excellency Renault, I think that after almost two years, this land will no longer belong to human beings..."

Renault touched his chin when he heard the words, and made a secret decision in his heart.

Perhaps, it is time to tilt most of the resources in the territory to the navy.

Well, let the Rune Research Institute make every effort to develop the magic gas cannon, speed up the "dumpling", and make the giant ship cannon as soon as possible.

Once the Thousand Lake Kingdom falls, the White Antelope Kingdom on the Gaspar Plateau will completely become an isolated island. It is only a matter of time before the Black Orcs will develop their navy and prepare to attack the southern Xinghai Continent.

In other words, the battlefield between humans and the black orcs will be transferred to the vast ocean, because the black hybrids want to conquer the Xinghai continent, they must first defeat the human navy.

In this case, a navy is obviously more important to the tidal zone, and it can also play a decisive role in this unprecedented scale of human and beast naval battles.

But the question is, can a sufficiently powerful navy be built in two years?

It's choking!

Ships are the problem, and personnel are even more of the problem.

The former problem is not particularly difficult to solve. If Renault personally participates in the shipbuilding process, the construction speed of each ship can be accelerated by at least 70%, which means that it originally took 100 days, but now it only takes 30 days.

But doing so also has a sequelae, that is, it is difficult to improve the level of the territorial shipbuilding industry.

Personnel is the real big problem, and it is impossible to train a qualified navy team in just two years.

If there is a way to drag the Thousand Lake Kingdom for a few more years...

It doesn’t need a lot, just two more years.

What a pity...

Thinking of this, Renault couldn't help frowning.

At this time Igos wiped the rain and mist on his face with his hand, and said:

"However, if the rainy season is extended by 2-3 months, the kingdom may be able to have an extra year of breathing time..."

Renault immediately noticed the word "rainy season" and asked curiously:

"Mr. Igos, can you talk about the rainy season in detail?"

Igos sat down on the saddle and leaned back, and said respectfully:

"Your Excellency Renault, I think you should understand that the Kingdom of Thousand Lakes is a land with abundant rainfall. The two words'thousand lakes' illustrate this point. Without enough precipitation, it is impossible to have so many lakes in the kingdom. "

"From the first rainy month of each year to the blazing red month, it is a month of frequent rainfall. We are used to calling this time the'rainy season'."

"During the rainy season, the water level of the Nassau River will be greatly increased, and the river will overflow into the Nassau Wetlands. The same is true for the tributaries of the Nassau River. They will eventually merge into the wetlands. At this time, the range of the wetlands will expand a lot."

"In the next two months, precipitation will decrease significantly, and the Nassau Wetland will slowly recover its original area. During this time, it will be extremely difficult for the Black Orcs to climb the wetland."

"If the rainy season is extended by 2 months, it means that the time for the water level to recede will also be extended by 2 months. In other words, the black hybrids will not be able to attack before the Orioles Moon in the coming year."

"In this case, even if the black hybrids wait for the wetland to return to normal before attacking, the time window left for them is only 2 months, when the rainy season of the new year will come."

"I think, with the strength of the kingdom, persisting in the black bastard's full-scale offensive for 2 months, the problem should not be big..."

After a pause, Igos smiled bitterly and said:

"In the past, the extension of the rainy season often meant disasters. Floods broke out in many parts of the kingdom, and the grain production in various places would also be severely reduced. Unexpectedly, we would expect the rainy season to be extended one day, alas..."

Renault blinked and asked:

"Mr. Igors, is there a way to predict the length of the rainy season?"

Igors shook his head and said:

"Your Excellency Renault, many people have tried, but without exception, they have all failed. I think the length of the rainy season depends only on the will of the gods. How can mortals predict the gods?"

Renault curled his lips and looked up at the sky.

At this time, the sky was overcast with clouds and the sky was gloomy, with countless thin rains hanging between the sky and the earth, and the misty rain enveloped everything. If the distance was a little farther away, the shadows of the people could not be seen, as if night was approaching.

Just like the fate of the Thousand Lake Kingdom.

Seeing Renault's head up, Igos also looked to the sky, and then he sighed:

"Heavy rain is coming soon..."

As soon as his voice fell, there was a thunder in the sky.

"boom!"

An incomparably bright lightning split the sky like a sharp sword.

The horses in the team were suddenly panicked by the loud noise, and they turned their horses on their backs for a while, and they were in chaos. Fortunately, the riding skills of these island guards were not weak, and no one accidentally dropped their horses.

Renault didn't take much effort to control his hip mount. He sat on the saddle blankly, looking at the sky in the distance, his face suddenly showed a hint of excitement.

Because he thought of a way to extend his life to the Thousand Lake Kingdom!

Renault turned his head and shouted:

"Grum, bring the map..."