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Chapter 144
Chapter 144: Returning to Starfall City
Beneath the blue sky, the twin-headed dragon banner unique to the demon race’s army rose outside Starfall City.
General Colin, with his dark-brown skin, returned to an old battlefield and frowned as he gazed at the towering mountains in the distance. Last time, he had played every card in his hand and even used a great power to formulate a meticulous attack plan, ultimately succeeding in breaking through Starfall City’s gate.
In the end, before he could even establish a foothold, the Northern Army had driven him back out.
Yet only a little more than half a year had passed, and outside Starfall City, a semicircular outer wall had suddenly appeared…
W èb ǹо v ӗl̀ Ë n̆u̇m̂a
There was even intelligence saying that not only outside the city, but also within Starfall City itself, large-scale fortress construction was being carried out simultaneously.
He did not know what method the humans had used, but now, when they built city defenses, they were both fast and effective. Previously, when the demon race received news that the humans were repairing their defenses, they could still send small groups of cavalry to harass them.
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As for now… by the time their troops rushed over, the enemy would have already finished the project.
The more one studied military affairs, the more one valued fleeting opportunities in battle.
When the old Duke of the Northern Territory died in battle, Colin believed it was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. As long as their troops were given time to rest and reorganize, the following year they would surely flatten the Northern Territory and realize their grand ambition of unifying the world.
In the end, the newly appointed Duke Oswald had completely exceeded their expectations.
Е̊ num å
What was this supposed to be? Some fierce man descended from the heavens? A terrifying warrior who had personally slain dozens of demons in his very first battle?
Should he not have been a second-generation wastrel whose strength did not match his ambition?
The intelligence that followed was more shocking with every report: time reversal, calamities and curses, and Oswald, who had stood amid towering waves and forcibly raised the Northern Territory’s overall strength by an entire level.
Colin slowly withdrew his gaze and straightened the banner that had been blown crooked by the wind. He could not forget the Demon King’s face when he learned of the existence of time reversal, a face colder than solid ice.
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At that time, the atmosphere throughout the entire meeting hall had been terrifyingly silent.
Logically speaking, they should have been delighted. After all, the humans’ curse had luckily come true during their generation of the demon race. Whether the human kingdom could even hold out until the curse ended was hard to say.
Èn ùm̈à
But into that peerless stroke of luck, an Oswald had been forcefully inserted.
A heretic. An unquestionable heretic. A heretic who could still run and jump after being tormented by the goddess!
With the policies Oswald had implemented, as long as they could operate steadily for one or two generations, the entire world would undergo earth-shaking changes.
As a loyal demon, Colin had once believed that compared to the bloodline inheritance of other races and nations, the demon race’s selection by ability was fairer.
The strong were strong, and the weak were weak. No one had anything to say about it.
That was until Duke Oswald distributed land equally to every person; until those literate young people were recruited into the most mysterious tax department; until the soldiers of the Northern Army received incomparably generous spoils of war.
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If the demon race focused on the individual, then Oswald leaned toward overall development.
Regardless of strength or weakness, everyone was first placed on the same starting line. Those with ability, those who changed, would naturally stand out.
Colin had repeatedly read every piece of military intelligence that could be gathered about the Northern Territory during this period.
He keenly noticed one name: Federico Three-Whips.
This person had a certain degree of fame. Originally, he was only a lazy man who stole chickens and pilfered dogs, yet he was the only soldier whom Oswald had personally brought to the military camp, and in the battles afterward, he had performed exceptionally well.
If Colin was not mistaken, Federico Three-Whips had definitely left a deep impression on Oswald in the previous life. Perhaps in the near future, he would become a representative figure of the Northern Army.
Ẅ е̄ b̂ n о̆ vе̊ ĺ Ĕ n ǔma
Yet even when facing such a confirmed talent, Oswald still had not chosen to give him special treatment, keep him by his side, and cultivate him carefully. Instead, he had kicked him straight into the army and made him start from the very bottom as an ordinary soldier.
Thinking again of his own experience, where he had been taken directly to the military academy as soon as his talent was tested, Colin had a premonition that Federico Three-Whips might become an opponent who could not be underestimated in the future.
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His thoughts drifted farther and farther. Just as Colin was dazed, a demon soldier hurried up to him and respectfully reported, “General, another messenger we sent out was shot dead.”
“Again… It seems it was not a coincidence.” Colin calculated the time, sighed softly, then turned and walked toward the tent.
For the human defenders of Starfall City to have become so resolute, they must have received Oswald’s precise orders.
If he put himself in their place, if he suddenly received a request for negotiations from the Northern Territory, he would probably suspect some conspiracy behind it as well.
En̊ um ā
In the end, before the two sides determined true victory or defeat, there was no peace between them at all.
Colin entered the tent, swept aside his cloak, and knelt on one knee before the demon seated in the place of honor.
“Reporting to Your Highness, Duke Oswald of the Northern Territory has refused negotiations with us and has already ordered that messengers approaching Starfall City be shot dead.”
“What a troublesome human.”
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On the seat of honor, the female demon with a graceful figure, revealing attire, an impressive cleavage, and pale-purple skin crossed her legs the other way.
With a somewhat careless air, she half-opened her golden vertical pupils and rested a finger against her chin. “Try appealing to his preferences. Since we came all this way, we cannot return empty-handed.”
W е b́ n̈ ov̌_е l̄ Ë n ů m̂ a
Appealing to his preferences… Colin rapidly searched his mind for intelligence related to Oswald, then fell silent. Did smoking and drinking count?
Money and women did not seem to hold any attraction for him.
He did not want money, and he did not want women either. What exactly did he want?
“General Colin, what is wrong? Still unable to come up with an idea?” the demon princess asked faintly, a few traces of impatience flashing in her eyes.
If His Majesty the Demon King had not demanded that they show the Demon Kingdom’s sincerity, she would never have come to such a remote place and shamelessly sought an audience with some human leader.
In her opinion, her royal father was simply grasping at straws in desperation. Recently, he had been constantly fixated on the matter of advancing into the Northern Territory in the previous life.
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But the reason they had been able to enter the Northern Territory back then was because the Northern Army had needed to concentrate its forces for a decisive battle with the Central Army, which was why they had actively given up the passes.
To put it unpleasantly, the Northern Army had also been using the demon race’s army, because they had been charging straight toward mutual destruction and could not have wished more for the battlefield situation to become as chaotic as possible.
Therefore, rather than thinking about intensifying the contradiction between the Northern Territory and the Central Region, it would be better to find an opportunity to dispatch top experts and kill Oswald with a single slash.
In any case, the previous life had already verified that as long as Oswald died, the human kingdom would automatically explode like a chain reaction. There would be no need for the demon race’s army to act at all.
“Replying to Your Highness, it will be very difficult for us to draw closer to Duke Oswald. Even superficial friendliness is not something we should expect.”
After serious thought, Colin proposed his plan.
W̌êb n о̊ v̈ е́ l̇ Ёn̆ u m̀ ǎ
“At present, I have two ideas. The first is to gather a large army and attack Starfall City, forcing Oswald to appear.”
Hearing this, the demon princess chuckled. “This time, I only brought six hundred personal guards with me. Where am I supposed to find you a large army?”
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“Moreover, the current Starfall City has a standing garrison of over ten thousand, all veterans who have experienced the flames of war. The intelligence also mentioned that the Northern Territory had a bumper harvest last year, and that mines now stand everywhere throughout the Northern Territory. Their logistical supplies are abundant. If we want to force Oswald to come in support, we would need at least roughly thirty thousand demon troops.”
Using the lives of thirty thousand soldiers in exchange for making the enemy commander show himself, and their purpose was still negotiation! Unless there was something wrong with her head, she would never consider such a plan.
“Your subordinate’s second idea is to do as Oswald did and purchase slaves from the Dwarven Kingdom, then transport all of them beneath the walls of Starfall City,” Colin continued, offering his proposal with utmost respect.
“If we personally deliver a gift, he must personally come to receive it, must he not? Otherwise, how would he explain himself to the dwarves he spent such a great price cultivating?”
Ẁ eb n̄ôv̄ ě l Ѐn̆ u̇ mа̄
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