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Chapter 173
Chapter 173: The Arrival of the Archmage
In Southern Territory’s Bountiful Plain, even the bright, sunny weather could not dispel the dark clouds in Medivh’s heart.
The intelligence that the Northern Army would launch a secret attack on Honeywater City had somehow been leaked, and it had even spread through Bountiful City like wildfire.
Yet before he could find the spy who had leaked the information, the Northern Army’s movements became increasingly strange.
War was like a constantly spinning top. Once someone had a fit, it became difficult to stop.
Е̄n̈ um̀ а̊.
On September 5, that little girl Luna suddenly assembled her army and marched out from Sea-Watching Town, her target pointed directly at... Bountiful City.
When Medivh heard the news, he very nearly fainted from anger.
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Sure enough, making the people of Northern Territory obey orders was an impossible task. If you are going to attack Bountiful City, then what did I come here for? A seaside vacation?
The situation abruptly grew tense. Several southern armies began gathering toward Bountiful City to defend their supreme capital.
After several fierce battles broke out along the way, Luna saw that she was about to plunge headfirst into an encirclement. She decisively led the Northern Army in a circling maneuver, then suddenly charged straight toward Honeywater City.
Unfortunately, the southern army had long since made preparations and set up an ambush along the route. Relying on their powerful combat strength, the Northern Army successfully broke out of the encirclement, but this greatly slowed their offensive speed. The strategic mission of rapidly attacking Honeywater City could no longer be achieved.
Е̂ n u m̃ а̌ . і ḋ
On September 10, the southern army, which had arranged an encirclement tactic, gradually tightened the noose. The Northern Army immediately began maneuver warfare. After several fierce battles, Luna did not return south to Sea-Watching Town as Medivh had predicted.
Instead, she led the Northern Army to find a breakthrough point in the north of the encirclement and successfully leaped out of the southern army’s blockade.
Then... there was no then.
Medivh, who never received any further news about the Northern Army, looked up at the sky in confusion and felt that the sun was unbearably dazzling.
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Why was he so melancholy? Because the day after tomorrow was September 15, the date he had agreed upon with the Northern Army to feint an attack on Honeywater City.
Medivh, who had already appeared outside Bountiful City, was suddenly somewhat hesitant. As a powerful mage, he did not fear any strong enemy, nor would he retreat before a magical beast whose body was even larger than a mountain.
Еn̄ ū_m̀ ӑ
However, being surrounded and attacked by a military formation was a nightmare every mage was unwilling to face.
Mages serving in the army were often positioned somewhere safer than even their lords. Even when there was no other choice, they would still have a large number of elite soldiers accompanying them at their sides.
Because within a military formation, aside from facing attacks from all directions, mages also had to worry about soldiers with special constitutions.
People’s physical qualities truly could not be judged by the same standard. Even when facing the most ordinary soldiers, Medivh had encountered people who could withstand three of his spells head-on.
On the surface, these people truly had nothing special about them. Perhaps even they themselves did not know that they possessed the talent of high magic resistance.
They might previously have been nothing more than farmers tilling the fields, merchants selling goods, or laborers hauling boats... After suffering magical bombardment that let a mage cut through others like melons and vegetables, they would crawl out of the pile of corpses in bewilderment and inflict the greatest damage on the mage with the simplest swordsmanship...
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Why did Medivh understand this so well? Because he had participated in enough wars, so many that he, an Archmage, had no choice but to train himself into a master swordsman.
Apart from that, heavy crossbows with increasingly powerful performance were likewise showing a trend of forcing mages into desperate straits.
The construction of heavy crossbows originated from the dwarves who hunted dragons. They had long range, great mass, and formidable power... Fine, there was no need to explain too much. One only needed to know that they were weapons capable of hunting the dragon race.
Medivh did not want to continue waiting. Coming to Southern Territory was already an adventure in itself. If they could not even cross Southern Territory, how could they talk about conquering Northern Territory?
Using magic to conceal his figure, Medivh walked along the roadside and strode quickly toward Bountiful City.
There were no interlocking schemes. The appearance of an Archmage was more lethal than any trap. If his luck was good, he might be able to capture the core figures of Southern Territory alive, including the Duke. If his luck was poor, he could still dismantle the entire Southern Territory political system.
W е b.ň о̇v̇è.l̇ Е ň ŭm̊à
Just as Medivh was deep in thought, a galloping warhorse sped past him. He stopped and looked in a daze at the urgent back of the messenger.
A moment later, the sound of horns on the city gate rang out long and clear, and the entire land began to tremble.
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General Freeman, who had long since kept his troops and horses in readiness, had waited for the rumors to be confirmed, and he had also waited for his opportunity to wash away his humiliation.
The Northern Army had indeed launched an attack on Honeywater City, and it was not only Luna coming from the north. Even the mountains to the south and Sea-Watching Town had been observed sending troops rushing toward the Honeywater City battlefield.
At this moment, Honeywater City had already become the focal point of the war. Since the other side was going all out, Freeman likewise led tens of thousands of soldiers to march out on campaign.
Dust surged into the air. A column whose end could not be seen at a glance hurried past Medivh.
Wе̃b̆n о̌v̆е̇ l̇ E nu m̀ а̃
Medivh, whose figure was hidden, breathed a sigh of relief as though a weight had been lifted.
That girl Luna could at least keep her word. She had not disgraced her elder brother Oswald. As for taking Honeywater City, Medivh believed that was impossible.
A large part of the reason the Northern Army could gallop freely across Bountiful Plain with ten thousand men was that Honeywater City was garrisoned by a large number of southern elites.
This feint attack absolutely could not turn into a prolonged battle. Even if the Northern Army was good at fighting, it would not do.
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He hoped Luna would act according to the plan. If anything happened to her, Medivh would truly have a headache.
After the army departed into the distance, Medivh secretly infiltrated Bountiful City.
Ĕ nu̇ m̄а̃.і̄ d
Southern Territory’s wealth was no less than that of the Central Region, and Southern Territory’s nobles were even known throughout the kingdom as nouveau riche.
Its uniquely favorable climate, the abundant produce from being near the sea, and its thriving commercial trade through developed shipping together formed Southern Territory’s confidence in resisting the Central Region.
Southern Territory was warm and humid in all four seasons, without drought or bitter cold. This point alone destined Southern Territory to be powerful.
After arriving on the bustling street, Medivh immediately saw the Ducal Estate at the end of the road.
Compared with the antique simplicity of Northern Territory’s Ducal Estate, Southern Territory’s Ducal Estate had clearly been newly renovated, and it had been built entirely with wooden structures.
Tall wooden beams supported the main body of the three-story building. Corridor bridges connected dozens of buildings of a unified style. Inside were gardens and lakes, while outside stood layers upon layers of enclosing walls.
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Even the widely experienced Medivh had to offer a word of praise. Southern Territory still had a sense of aesthetics and artistic pursuit. As for Northern Territory’s attitude of making do as long as it was livable, who knew from which generation that had been passed down?
Even if your family has few people and does not need to spend effort expanding, at the very least, you should thicken the walls a little. A yawn from the next room could spread over...
Thinking of Oswald, Medivh merely smiled and shook his head.
Seeing that it was still early, he directly went into an alley while invisible, selected an ordinary household, and walked inside.
However, the moment he pushed open the door, Medivh discovered that he had chosen the wrong place. The two pale bodies entwined before his eyes proved quite forcefully that this residence was not ordinary at all.
The woman spoke calmly. “The wind blew the door open...”
Е nu m а̃ ..і d
“It’s fine. Let the people outside hear how impressive I am.”
...
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With a wave of his sleeve, Medivh, whose forehead was throbbing with bulging veins, used magic to make the two of them fall unconscious. Then he controlled his magic staff, wrapped the two of them in the quilt, and stuffed them under the bed.
Ignoring this little interlude, Medivh sat down on a stool and closed his eyes to rest.
To ensure Luna’s safety on her side, he decided to act ahead of schedule and make a trip to Southern Territory’s Ducal Estate late tonight.
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