This lich needs more money

This sudden sneak attack ended quickly.

Although it seemed huge, the casualties of the Lane men were not heavy. After a head count, the number of dead was only twelve, and even fewer were injured.

The main reason is that it was discovered early and the opponent retreated very decisively.

Obviously, the other party's purpose was pure harassment. These desert people did not just leave. Instead, they hid in some unknown way and made a sneak attack in about half an hour.

After all, the desert is the opponent's territory, and the Lane people have no advantage here at all.

During the meeting, Silver Moon Knight rubbed his eyebrows.

The headache has been torturing his nerves. As an old man with one foot in the coffin, he should not have been so tired.

Ever since the first attack on Manna City failed, things have become uncontrollable.

But now that the matter was over, the Silver Moon Knight could only continue to cheer up and discuss the next plan with the generals.

It was impossible for the desert people to give them time to rest. It was better to attack again before they were completely exhausted. Regardless of failure or success, it would be the last battle for Manna City.

Allen stood aside. He was just a servant now and was not qualified to express any opinions.

But when I heard the generals talking about how to retaliate, whether it was a sneak attack or poisoning, or other methods, although these sounded like venting their anger, and they came from the mouth of the Black Knight.

But Allen still felt a little strange. For the first time, he felt that the Lane people in front of him were strange.

Allen thought of the boy who was killed by the deserters in a sneak attack when cleaning up the battlefield. When his brother came to claim the body, he still had a smile on his face, as if he thought his brother deserved to die.

Originally, Allen felt that for the sake of family honor and victory in the war, killing a coward who was afraid of war was just an extreme act, but there was nothing wrong with his principles.

And the Silver Moon Knight's words circulated in his mind.

When war can be used as an excuse to override doctrine, can imperial power also do so?

In an instant, Allen thought of ten thousand excuses.

In order to maintain the rule of Lane, did the Lane royal family do anything that violated the doctrine? Use the interests of the majority of people or the overall situation as an excuse, and then as long as you deceive yourself and others that you have no choice, all evil can be covered up.

Allen felt that his life was confused. He prayed to the gods to solve his confusion, but the Lord of the Dawn did not respond.

At this time, Allen still didn't know that in the near future he would witness the arrival of the Lord of the Morning with his own eyes, and then he would become the youngest legend in the empire, and then witness the death of his teacher.

At the same moment, Amber was looking at her results with pride.

He transformed the defensive magic circle of Manna City, and no one stopped the process, even with the support of Hoffman.

It was only after seeing Amberxiu perform a spell with his own eyes that Hoffman believed the bizarre theory that the golem had awakened its self-awareness. None of the golems can cast magic, and none of the most expensive products sold in Alchemy City has the ability to cast spells.

They can use magic power furnaces to provide power and can launch miniature magic cannonballs, but these are magic arrays set in advance and can only operate according to the settings.

But Amberxiu cast a bunch of spells in front of Hoffman, and his spellcasting level was more powerful than any legendary mage that Hoffman had ever seen. There is no way there is such a powerful demon puppet in this world. If Alchemy City had such technology, it would have unified the entire continent long ago.

A golem that has awakened its self-awareness, is also a dragon knight, and has excellent spell-casting abilities. Hoffman feels that this is the will of the gods, allowing him to encounter salvation at the most difficult time in his life.

So when Amberxiu said he wanted to repair the defensive magic circle, Hoffman fully supported it.

Then Hoffman saw a group of mages who maintained the magic circle being scolded by Amber Xiu, but these mages who usually had their eyes high above their heads couldn't refute a word, like a group of mage apprentices, they could only Lower your head and admit your mistake.

Then Amber Xiu commanded this group of magicians who were accustomed to cheating and cheating to start transforming the entire defensive magic circle.

It is impossible to completely repair it in just a few hours. The city defense magic circle is designed to deal with the legendary attack. It is high-cost, high-precision, and very complicated to maintain. It is even more difficult to repair it after it is damaged.

Even if Amberxiu moved the Golden Throne out, he couldn't repair it in a short time, so he re-established his own magic circle on top of the original magic circle.

Only borrow the energy source of the original magic circle to achieve the results Amber Xiu wants.

After a few hours of busy work, Amber Xiu activated this new magic circle. After a hazy change of light and shadow, it seemed like nothing happened.

Hoffman didn't know why, but after leaving Manna City under Amber Xiu's instructions, he understood the effect of this magic circle.

The huge city of Manna actually disappeared.

Where the city originally stood there was only a piece of yellow sand, which reflected a golden color under the dusk sunlight. It looked no different from other sand dunes. Even Hoffman, a dwarf who grew up in the desert, could see it. No flaws at all.

"I borrowed the mirage phenomenon in the desert to enhance the effect of the illusion. To outsiders, Manna City is not here, but over there, about three kilometers away from Manna City."

Ambrose took Hoffman to the location of the projection, and a lifelike city appeared in front of him.

If you don't walk into it, you won't be able to see any difference just by looking at it with your eyes.

"It's amazing. I've never seen such a large illusion projection!" Hoffman said in surprise.

Amberxiu is also very proud. He was originally unable to perform such a large-scale illusion, but after mastering the "Lila's True Illusion" spell, his understanding of illusions can be described as leaps and bounds.

By borrowing the natural environment of the desert and adding the magic energy reserves of Manna City, this incredible and huge illusion can be completed.

After finishing his admiration, Hoffman said to Amber Xiu: "Your Excellency, you want to arrange the battlefield in this illusion city? But when the Lane people start to attack the city, they will see through it soon."

It seems really useless. If you just shoot an arrow at the false Manna City, you will find something is wrong. The Lane people are not fools and cannot be deceived.

Amberxiu said: "The person who wants to deceive is not the Ryan people, but the old guy of the Silver Moon Knight. In the next battle, he will definitely strike out with another sword, and none of us can stop it. So, we must use this The city came to trick him with a sword."

All of Amber Xiu's plans are centered around consuming the Silver Moon Knight's physical strength. As long as this old guy can't attack anymore, Manna City will definitely be able to defend it.

This false Manna City was on their way. Although it was a few kilometers away from the original location, the desert terrain made it difficult to judge the distance. Amber Xiu wanted to take a gamble and bet that this group of Lane people would see Manna City. I ignored the gap of a few kilometers.

It's a pity that Amber Xiu's Dice of Destiny was sealed by the goddess of fate. Otherwise, Amber Xiu could make this possibility become a certain future, but now he can only try his luck.

This is what a scumbag is like. In the past, he ignored the goddess of fate, but at the critical moment, he was eager for the other party to pay for the dowry.

Hoffman understood what Amberxiu meant and said by analogy: "If this is the case, it cannot be a completely empty city. We must deploy enough troops to at least make the city look difficult to attack, so that we can force Silver Moon Knight strikes out with a sword, otherwise, their plan will be discovered immediately."

Amberxiu didn't understand the military details, so it was natural for him to let Hoffman, a knowledgeable person, do it.

Soon, Manna City sent a dwarf iron guard to build fortifications outside the city.

This was for real. It turned the front of the fake city into a complicated position, which even an outsider would find difficult to defend and difficult to attack.

With the buffer of this position, the chance of deceiving the Lane people is even greater.

And by the time this was done, the sky had already darkened. Without the sunshine, the desert returned to its original ordinary appearance, as if a layer of filter had been applied, making it quite plain.

The lights of Manna City also gradually lit up, standing out in this darkness.

No need for divination, Amber Xiu was sure that Ryan would attack again tonight. They had bypassed the front line and raided Manna City, and they only had one day.

Once time is delayed, their army will be surrounded by dwarf legions from all directions.

No matter how powerful the Silver Moon Knight is, it is impossible for him to leave with these ten thousand people on his back, and he will definitely suffer heavy losses.

So, tonight is their last chance.

If they succeed, they will successfully occupy Manna City and seize the throat of the dwarf kingdom. If they fail, they will have to retreat immediately and escape the encirclement as quickly as possible.

Amberxiu was lying on a sand dune outside the city, looking at the ridiculously big moon in the sky. He suddenly thought of Catherine and wondered where she had been for most of the day.

Just as he was thinking this, Amberxiu sensed someone approaching.

When I got up, I saw that it was Catherine I just thought of.

The elf girl was bathed in the moonlight. Even though she was wearing bloated clothes, she still looked sacred and noble. She was indeed the chosen one loved by the elves and gods. Amberxiu sometimes thought that if Catherine could say a few words in front of the two armies, maybe the two sides could negotiate directly.

Catherine came to Amberxiu and sat next to him naturally.

"How did you find me?" Amberxiu asked.

Catherine pointed to the sky. There was a giant eagle hovering in the night sky, but it was flying too high and could not be spotted without careful observation.

"Ranger is really convenient." Amber Xiu said with emotion.

Catherine smiled and said: "You are also a ranger. If you didn't get the power I shared, how would you play this dragon knight?"

"It makes sense, but what are you asking me for now? Didn't you decide not to participate in the war? When the war starts, as long as you are seen by the Lane people, it will be a political issue."

Ambrose's question made Catherine silent for a moment, and her next answer shocked Ambrose.

Catherine looked at Amberxiu and said very seriously: "I really shouldn't participate in this war, but I suddenly feel that the gods want me to help you?"