aircannonsinc Chapter 240: Mond's New Situation
Chapter 240: Mond's New Situation
Mond, Free Federation Headquarters, inside the manor conference hall.
Carlo and Di Casse sat on the sides with serious expressions. The main seat in the center was empty. It was obvious that this seat was reserved for someone.
The many senior executives present did not have any idea about that location, because that was the place where the leader gathered all of them and allowed many companions with the same ideas to gather here.
The current meeting was only to discuss the new situation and some major events in Mond in recent months, as well as the arrangements for the various city-states and towns that the Free Federation had recently taken over.
At this moment, Norli, the leader of the maid group, spoke softly:
“Currently, the Free Federation controls a total of 17 cities, six towns, and 57 villages. Among them, there are 16 cities with church buildings, three towns, and 32 villages.
From the division of labor and materials in the construction to the unified specifications of the staff, the implementation of the plan of the manor owner is going very smoothly. The strength of the gods we believe in is also gradually increasing, and the scope of the storm originally created by the lonely king is gradually dissipating due to our power. "
Holding the report in her hand, Norli explained it frame by frame and sentence by sentence. The senior executives at the table in the conference room were also listening carefully, absorbing information from it, and thinking about how to implement the next policy according to their own positions.
While listening to Norli's report on the development of various regions in recent months, Dicas found out some questions that No. 1 Ye Li had raised before, and then looked at the senior executives present and said:
"As Norli said just now, although my power is gradually decreasing and my strength is weakening, the storm that surrounded the entire Mondstadt has disappeared. What we will eventually face is the invasion of a cold wind that is more persistent than the strong wind."
"Captain Dicas, we shouldn't worry about the cold wind. After all, we have the protection of the gods. The thin barrier that blocks everything from the cold wind is not fake."
Faced with some new senior executives who didn't know what would happen in the future, Dicas simply stated a point that someone had once mentioned.
"You are right. We don't have to worry about the cold wind. But those places where the gods have not yet set foot, those places that are in the same area as us but are not protected, may face a crisis that is more dangerous than my brutal rule."
Facing the point made by Dicas, the new senior executive who had just joined the Free Federation was stunned. His clever little brain immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, and he could not help but say with awe:
"Mr. Ducas, I'm sorry. I was blinded by the power of God just now and didn't think about the seriousness of this aspect."
"You don't need to apologize for this. You just joined our Free Federation. It's normal for some things to be overlooked and not taken into consideration. I once asked such a stupid question, and was severely refuted by the owner of the manor."
Dicas smiled bitterly, a look of reminiscence flashed across his fiery red eyes, and then he said with a serious expression:
"Okay, we'll talk about development later. Now we should discuss the war."
As soon as Dicas finished speaking, everyone present suddenly became serious, and a depressing atmosphere enveloped the surroundings. After a moment of calm, Carlo took out a comprehensive analysis of the intelligence that the maid group had collected from various places in Mondstadt in recent days and said:
"According to the information from the Intelligence Department, the army that the solitary king has assembled has begun recruiting soldiers in the areas it is involved in. If our expectations go as expected, they will launch a city war to raid various forces in about two months."
"In that case, the border towns and villages within our territory will have to be relocated. This is a huge project."
At this moment, the expression of a city lord stationed on the border became gloomy. Although relocating the position was an effective method, leaving his hometown was not a good thing for the environment he was in.
"After all, no matter how fragmented the sphere of influence to which I belong belongs, it is still one of the strongest forces in our area. We cannot underestimate any of his actions."
"I understand, Mr. Ducasse, I will start preparing it."
Faced with Dicas's serious expression, the high-ranking city lord on the border could only smile bitterly and nod. This helpless choice was the best way for them.
After all, the war had already affected their homes. Even if there were young men full of vigor and vitality who wanted to join the Knights Templar, they could only fight and retreat in the face of the king's huge force.
Although Di Cass once led the Knights to defeat an army of the lonely king, that was just one of the armies commanded by the lonely king and was far from elite.
After half a day of discussion and planning, Dicas also divided the personnel arrangements and deployments for each war zone based on the drawn Mond map, while the maid corps responsible for intelligence gathering and special armed forces simply retreated behind the scenes to carry out other tasks.
……
In Mond, somewhere south of the future Star-Picking Cliff, in front of a huge wreckage wrapped in wind and snow, No. 1 Ye Li was holding a mask in his hand, looking forward from the position where a transparent silk thread connected to the mask was connected.
Looking at the stone building covered with snow, No. 1 Ye Li waved his hand to create a gust of wind to blow away the snow. The mark of wind element that appeared on the back of his hand proved that the contract between him and a certain North Wind Wolf King had been reached.
"It's still surprising every time I see it. Your control over elemental forces is even more exaggerated than mine. Just blowing a wisp of wind can cause such an exaggerated increase. I almost suspect that you are the illegitimate child of a demon god. But that human body is not fake. It's really weird."
The mark on the back of No. 1 Ye Li's hand emitted the voice of a North Wind Wolf, and the flashing sounded like someone speaking.
"Okay, stop teasing me. You just want to learn a method of controlling elemental power from me. To become a member of the demon god, why don't you figure out a suitable one yourself?"
"I just couldn't find a suitable target to fight. Besides, that guy Gu Wang was hiding in the storm, not giving me a chance to hit him."
The North Wind Wolf King made a helpless excuse. After all, the quality and quantity of the demons in Mondstadt were there. Compared with the Hundred Schools of Thought and the War of Ten Thousand Gods in Liyue next door, they were just a small fight. They were nothing compared to the main battlefield of the Demon War.
Besides, this is just an ordinary and fragile place. Coupled with the cruel and cold environment, few demons would care about it.
For the floor-level demons who have become accustomed to a safe and warm environment, they would rather go to the Dark Sea than come here.
However, there are pros as well as cons. The fact that no demon god is interested in this place proves that it is still relatively safe. The main theme of war did not break out here, and the seven positions of rulers that were being competed for were left vacant.
No. 1 Ye Li ignored the wolf king's explanation and just took the mask and placed it near the needle of a giant clock building. He used the power of the wind element to rotate the stone pointer. A magical force was activated under No. 1 Ye Li's normal operation as skillfully as eating and drinking.
"Fortunately, the memory of the jade pendant world is synchronized, otherwise I would have to put in some effort to control this power so easily."
No. 1 Ye Li quietly felt this familiar yet unfamiliar power, and couldn't help but think with emotion in his heart.