Chapter Seventy-Four

In the morning at 9 o'clock, Lord Qiyue held the first military meeting of Charlotte City in the conference room of the Charlotte City Hall.
"Now, the entire legion of four thousand mercenaries from the preparatory army has completed training, in addition to the original garrison and city guard units, the total force in Charlotte has reached sixty thousand. However, the forces in Tianyue City and Kabelo City are weak, with a combined total of less than twenty thousand. Additionally, there is a shortage of essential supplies and inadequate weapons and equipment in the military. Many soldiers in the legion are still using the weapons they used during their mercenary days."
Lieutenant Li reported the situation of the army he had assembled to everyone in the conference room.
"You completed the training in just under a month? Did you follow the military training you learned in the academy?"
Hearing what Lait said, Qiyue thought for a moment and asked,
"Yes, Lord."
Lait looked excitedly at Qiyue, thinking that he must have praised himself in front of everyone.
"If it is in normal times, that set would be acceptable, but soldiers trained in that way would take at least half a year, and..."
Hearing Qiye's words, Leite, who was originally very excited, lowered his head and suddenly lost all enthusiasm. He hadn't expected that he had neglected the current situation at that time.
“But overall, Vice Mayor Wright's performance this time was quite good. I believe none of us have actually experienced war or served in the military, so Vice Mayor Wright will continue to serve as the commander in the counterattack against the Alliance army.”
"Thank you, Lord! I promise that the alliance army will not set foot in our territory!"
Leiter, who originally thought he would continue to be criticized, happily accepts Seven Nights' appointment and is determined to establish a glorious record in future wars.
"Good, that's the kind of momentum we need." Seven Night looked at the determined Light and nodded approvingly. "Starting today, half of the forces in Charlotte City will stay behind to defend, while the rest of the army will be sent to Cabero City to reinforce its defense. That will be the key conflict point in this war. If Cabero City falls, we won't be able to organize any more troops to resist the Alliance's attack on the city of Tianyue."
"How many members does our Undead Healing Guild have now, Mr. Johnson?"
Seven Nights turned to Mr. Johnson and asked.
"I just went to check. In the past few days, some mages have joined, adding up to about three hundred people. However, only half of them can actually use the Undead Healing magic so far."
Mr. Johnson opened the file he was holding and looked at it. He said to the Seven Nights Report, "If the alliance army attacks, at least a thousand people will be injured in a day, which is absolutely beyond treatment. Mr. Johnson, you have three days to ensure that all mages learn necromantic healing magic. Even if their magic power is insufficient, as long as they learn it, it will be fine. Tomorrow, the magic crystals should arrive, and we can use the magic power from the crystals."
After thinking for a moment, Seven Nights said, "The magic defense in the Necropolis is very strong. You can organize mages who have already learned necromantic healing magic to create a large-scale magic teleportation array in front of the Kabero City. We can then teleport the Necropolis to the front."
"Alright, I will get it done."
Mr. Johnson hesitated for a moment before nodding, because the two tasks assigned to him by Seven Nights didn't sound too difficult. However, teaching all the mages the necromantic healing technique in three days and gathering enough magical energy to move the gigantic undead city was definitely not an easy task.
"Is the area that the lord is currently developing between the three cities going to be suspended? Having the Undead Legion join the defense would be much stronger than our current limited forces."
Suddenly, one of the deputy city lords, Wente, interjected.
“The Undead Legion is now building a new city under the command of City Development Officer Barluf, right?”
“Yes, now that the new city center has been completed, they can all be sent to the front lines…”
"Then continue the battle. It is too early for us to confront the alliance legions head-on. If we do, they will find ways to counter us. When the time is right, I will send them into the war. I don't want the rest of the big 6 to think that I only know how to enslave the spirits of the dead. Although it is a sin to make everyone fight for me, with our undead healing guild, there will be no casualties."
"It wouldn't be good if we only used the Death Legion for warfare; it would constantly attract attacks from other forces."
Old Johnson nodded approvingly. He didn't expect Seven Nights to have such far-sighted concerns; he was also thinking about getting the Undead Army to fight.
"You will be in charge of managing the magic defense shields of Dorcerlotte City and Tianyue City. When the alliance army attacks Cabero City, there will surely be people who want to attack our weakened defense in Dorcerlotte City. At that time, the entire magic defense of Dorcerlotte City will rely on you. Additionally, send someone to inform Vice City Lord James that after this reconnaissance mission is completed, he will stay in Dorcerlotte City and be in command of all the troops there."
七夜接着对多思尔下达了命令。
“至于军用物资阿芙德就交给你了将原来城里给联盟军队储备的军用物资全部运送到卡贝罗城另留一小部分在艾夏洛特城一定要保证士兵有好的武器装备这没有问题吧？”
"No problem."
If Aftid readily agrees to organize personnel to transport military supplies instead of going to the battlefield, what problems might there be?
"Good." Qiyue turned to Went, the deputy city lord, and said, "Went, you can arrange the distribution of the food. I remember the report from Kabelo City mentioned that the food supply would only last for a month. Now that three legions have been sent there, the food supply has become tight. You must transport enough food there within three days to ensure that the war can last for a month without running out of food."
"Yes, Lord, I will do my best."
"Not just do your best, everyone listen carefully, you must complete the tasks I have given you. In this war, we can only win. If we fail, the other countries that are still watching will definitely attack Charlotte City. Do you understand? From now on, we will definitely not lose, understood?"
Seven Nights stood up, his military-specific aura filled the room, giving everyone an irresistible feeling of determination. His powerful and vigorous voice stirred up the fighting spirit of the masses.
"We will definitely achieve it."
All the people in the meeting room stood up involuntarily and said together.
"Alright, the meeting ends here. Alex, you stay, and the rest of you immediately go and complete the tasks I assigned."
七夜看着被自己激励起来的众人满意的点头。
一听到会议结束众人立即离开会议室赶着去完成刚才接受的命令因为每个人都向七夜保证了所有命令都会是一定完成。
"Does the boss have a secret mission to assign me? I knew it, someone as capable as me won't have it easy. So don't worry, even if the task is difficult, I will definitely complete it. But if it's a secret mission, there must be a reward, right? I would like to work together with that Bobis later if possible."
见所有人都离去亚历对七夜说道。
“想打波碧丝的主意？想都不要想你现在可是她的师叔辈了这次战争一结束我就正式收她为弟子你有空也给莱特他们转告一下谁要是乱来的话我可不饶你们。”
"Boss, don't do this! You've already won the heart of Miss Ziyue, while the rest of us are all single. You wouldn't want us to remain bachelors for the rest of our lives, would you?"
Alex sighed sympathetically.
"Are you guys single? Don't think I don't know that some of you guys were forced out by arranged marriages at home. I heard that there's a Duke's granddaughter named Huana in Night City who really likes you, and I heard she's also very beautiful. But you've been ignoring her, haven't you?"
"How did you know, boss? But you don't know that despite her being beautiful, her personality is just like a queen. Whenever I glance at another woman while being with her, she gets angry, and whenever she gets angry, she cries, regardless of the time or place. You know, boss, crying women are the most annoying thing. Do you think I can handle it?"
Yali shouted in protest to Qiyue.
"I don't care about your business, solve it by yourself or don't mess around here. Now, I'll give you a task."
"What mission?"
"The mission is written on this piece of paper, and the location is also indicated. You must hurry there as fast as possible because the outcome of this war depends on your actions."
"Ah! This is..."
Opening the paper handed over by Qiuye, Zhiya exclaimed in surprise.
"It's good that you know, absolutely don't let others know, otherwise it will make them develop a reliance on it. The Legion led by Laitie has not had enough training and has never formally participated in a real war, so they must maintain that fearless and death-defying spirit. Otherwise, once they collide head-on with the Alliance army and their morale drops, Carabello City will also be lost."
七夜伸出食指轻轻的摇了摇叮咛亚历道。
“是老大我一定会注意的。那我现在就去了。”
“嗯一路上要多加小心只要完成的好我可以帮你开个舞会到时艾夏洛特和天月城那些少女全都请来。”
"Ah, boss, no one knows me better than you. Don't worry, I'll definitely arrive in time."
Hearing Qiyue's words, Alex ran excitedly to the window, opened it, and flew out.
"You will be pleasantly surprised."
As they watched, Alie flew in the air and drew a heart-shaped route, making the Night Thief laugh sneakily.
"Why did you send Alie out at this time, boss? What's the matter?"
Leith and Boruf, who reported the situation to the Night Thief at noon, questioned him because Alie's magic power and control were much stronger than Dorsell's. At the previous military meeting, they thought the Night Thief wanted Alie to control the Undead Legion and stay behind. Who knew that Alie would actually leave the city.
"Alex is going to complete a secret task that I assigned. You all must also complete the orders I gave earlier in the meeting. Don't slack off, or else I'll catch you and you'll see!"
"Who dares not to do the order that the boss gave?"
"It's you who dare. I heard that in these few days when I was away, the girls in the city dare not go out again. This is your masterpiece, right?"
"Boss, it's a misunderstanding, absolutely a misunderstanding. Those days we were just helping with a population investigation on the street."
Baluf and the others immediately explained.
"You guys think I don't know about your past, let's not mention that. From now on, each of you must set a good example. Remember, I personally raised all of you. If you embarrass me in battle, even if you escape to hell, I will bring you back and give you a harsh lesson."
七夜用眼神警告着莱特他们。
“放心老大我们决对不会丢你的脸。不过老大听亚历走前说你晚点会给他举行个舞会？是吗？”
Reiko patted her chest and leaned down to ask in a low voice.
"Understood."
"I heard that the girls from the three cities have to participate, is that true?"
"Understood."
Qiye nodded affirmatively.
"Can we participate?"
The Wrights and others became excited.
"Those who performed well in this war can certainly participate, but I absolutely will not allow the losers to come near the dance floor," he said.
"Don't worry, boss, we will definitely perform well! I'll go first."
Hearing Seiya's affirmative words, Wright immediately left the city hall. He couldn't wait to lead the Legion to Cabero City and win a big victory.
"Then we'll leave, boss."
Brulf and the others hurriedly rushed back with the same mindset as Leit.
"You see, it would be best to have less contact with them in the future."
Closing the office door, Sapphire, clad in a flowing magical robe and wearing a mask to cover her beautiful face, said:
"It's normal to have feelings for the opposite sex, so you don't need to worry so much, mentor. However, I will be careful in the future."
Bebe took off her mask and clothes in Charlotte City where the weather was not yet suitable for wearing two pieces of clothing.
"That's because you haven't been bothered by them yet. Fortunately, Alek hasn't told them about you, otherwise, whenever they have free time, they will come running to me to report," Qiyue sat down on a chair and took a big sip of the cold tea. "By the way, it's almost time for a meal. Are you dining here or going out?"
"Do we still need to put on a coat and wear a mask when going out for meals? If we need to, let's just eat here."
Bobbie replied while handling the documents.
"They have all gone out to work now, so we don't need to wear them anymore. And after working here all morning, we definitely need to go out for some fresh air. Later, I'll take you to visit Charlotte City. You haven't been here before, right?"
Seeing Bobis tirelessly doing her own work, Seven Nights couldn't help but express his conscience unease, saying that although she could be considered his apprentice, it wouldn't be right to constantly make her work like this.
"Really?"
Poppy jumped up excitedly. In the past, her father, Odysseus, loved her so much that he never allowed her to leave St. Petersburg, for fear that someone would kidnap her. Now, Nyx said she would take her to visit St. Petersburg, which was undoubtedly a joyful thing.
"Of course, it's true. I'm waiting for you downstairs. Hurry up and come down so we can have a meal together."
Qiyuan pushed the door open and left the office.
Bobis quickly opened her suitcase in the office and selected her clothes. This is her first time traveling to another city, so of course she wants to wear the most beautiful clothes.
In the mercenary guild of Charlotte City, people come and go, and the mercenaries are bustling in and out of the guild as usual. It looks lively and busy, with mercenaries jokingly sharing inappropriate dirty jokes with each other, showing no signs of the imminent war, only a relaxed and leisurely atmosphere.
After investigation, it was confirmed that ten regiments and a total of 200,000 alliance troops were preparing for war. The Lord of the Ashealotte City, Necromancer Seiya, announced this news.
These mercenaries can leisurely take on small missions in the mercenaries' guild and make some money because they believe that currently, no one can defeat Lord Seiya, the Undead Mage of Ashealotte City.
In the city of Aisharlotte, there is a formidable magical defense barrier that cannot be broken, even by breaking the strongest enchantments. It is protected by a terrifying army of undead. Despite its impenetrable nature, it somehow managed to annihilate an entire army of mages during a perfect enchantment clash. Within half a day, the undead legion took control over both Tianyue and Kabero cities, and is capable of resurrecting the dead and healing the injured or disabled with their powerful necromantic magic. They reside in the Necropolis, a city filled with countless flying undead creatures. The mercenaries, unaware that Qiye is in Aisharlotte city, assume that as the Lord of the undead mages, he must be in the Necropolis, as Qiye is always buried in piles of paperwork or overwhelmed with numerous tasks in the city hall, leaving him with no time to step out. In their minds, Qiye is like a dark demon reigning supreme, and no one can challenge his position. Although they should be afraid, after living for so long without witnessing any terrifying acts from the demon, and even benefiting from his healing magic, they have grown accustomed to his presence.
"Is this the mercenary guild, mentor? It's really lively."
"Don't you have a mercenary guild where you are?"
Two mages wearing magic robes and concealing their heads whispered to each other in the corner next to the mission reception of the mercenary guild.
"Well, on my side, we usually only hire mercenary groups. It's rare to hire individual mercenaries because it's too difficult to manage one or just a few of them."
Wearing a basic magic robe, Beatrice watched the bustling mercenary guild and nodded in response. She originally wore extravagant clothes, but attracted a lot of attention in the city, so she had to hide herself inside the magic robe.
"Is it really impossible? At least there should be a mercenary guild. Even if you hire a whole mercenary group, it has to go through the mercenary guild."
The other, dressed in a wizard's robe, named Qiyue, was clearly surprised. According to his understanding, the Alliance is a mercenary country, but now Bobisi says that there is no mercenary guild in St. Petersburg.
"I don't need a mercenary guild mentor. In my city, which is a neutral city, matters are handled by the city guards. However, if the task is too difficult to complete, a reward will also be offered."
"Neutral city? Are there any neutral cities within the Alliance?"
"Hmm, but there aren't many neutral cities. There are only three in the entire Alliance."
Bobiss replied.
"What are the other two neutral cities then?"
"Rior City and Gratol City are two transportation hubs within the alliance. Because most cities' goods and resources circulate through these two cities, the alliance has made regulations that neither of these two cities can participate in wars within the alliance at any time."
Bobis told Qiyue about the situation in the two cities.
"So it's located in a transportation hub," Qiyue thought for a moment and said to Bobis, "Has the Mercenary Guild checked out the defenses around the city?"
"He is the mentor."
Poppy nodded and followed Seven Night out of the mercenary guild. She knew that although Seven Night said he was taking her out to experience the city, in reality, he was observing the situation within the city everywhere they went.
"What do you feel about this city?"
"Flying in the air with Bobis, what do you think?" Seven Nights suddenly asked Bobis.
"Feeling?"
Not knowing what Seven Nights meant, Bobis looked at him and asked.
"Do you feel that this city has a future?"
Originally, Yoruichi, who was flying towards the edge of the city, changed direction and flew straight up into the sky.
"Master, are you..."
Hermione paused when she heard Yoruichi's tired tone, and followed her as they flew upwards.
“我是与整个大6为敌的亡灵法师而我所拥有的仅仅只是一些自过来为我战斗的佣兵以及我的朋友和亡灵军团而与我敌对的不仅仅只是联盟军队还有狂战帝国天翔帝国月夜国以及梵天大6上所有的国家就算这一次的联盟军队被我打败接下来还会有战争连续不断的战争。”七夜飞到城市魔法防御罩的顶部时望着脚下的艾夏洛特城沉重的说道：“他们为了我而付出一切在战斗但是战斗的结果只会是引来更多的战斗他们有付出但是却没有任何回报。而我也没有办法给他们任何承诺。”
"Master, if I hadn't come here, I would agree with what you just said," Poppis floated beside Yani and said, "But now I don't agree with what you said. Maybe they didn't receive any rewards after the battle, or maybe they can only keep giving without you being able to promise them anything, but you have given them a glimmer of hope."
"A glimmer of hope? Old Johnson himself once said I was their hope, but after using necromancy for healing, they were pushed into war. Is this also called hope?"
Seven nights puzzled and asked. This has always been his question. Although he promised Mr. Johnson and their fight, deep inside he was still confused. And he couldn't talk to Mr. Johnson and the others about this. So his disciple, Bobis, became the best spokesperson.
"Mentor, although I don't know what they said, I think you must have misunderstood them."
"Misunderstood? What's there to misunderstand?"
"Mentor, what do you think I meant by 'a glimmer of hope' just now?"
"What does it mean?" Qiye forced a bitter smile and said, "Of course, it means not being afraid of getting injured in war, and no one will die from severe injuries or become disabled."
"You are wrong, mentor."
波碧丝慢慢的摇头。
"Am I wrong? Then what do you mean by the glimmer of hope that I brought?"
"Do you think all the Alliance needs is healing? Just to no longer be disabled?"
Bebeise asked Seven Nights.
Facing Bebeise's question, Seven Nights hesitated to speak because he couldn't answer.
"Although I grew up in St. Petersburg without war, my father told me about the suffering the Union has suffered for hundreds of years." Bebeise continued, "Since the establishment of the Union, there have been at least 100,000 mercenaries who died in wars or missions every year. Every year, countless mercenaries appear and countless mercenaries die in various places of Fantian Da 6. After they die, it is difficult for them to have a chance to return to the Union. The lucky ones may have a complete corpse, but the unlucky ones can't even find their bodies."
"My father said if it weren't for the constant loss of mercenaries due to the war, the Mercenary Alliance would have long become the strongest country in Fantian instead of being surrounded by other nations and in dire straits."
"Can my appearance change the current situation? The alliance army is now going to attack me, and I am leading mercenaries to fight against them, so I am only expanding the war to make the alliance lose even more mercenaries."
Seven nights nodded.
"That's because the other members of the Alliance didn't see you clearly. They were only scared and didn't know what you could bring to the Alliance."
"All I can bring is death and war. I have already seen it."
My father told me when I came here, "If you use necromancy correctly, the Alliance will have a chance to become a nation instead of internal fighting and external resistance."
"How do you use it correctly? What did your father say?"
"My father said that the current alliance is composed of various races. Although there is no apparent barrier between them, they still differentiate themselves clearly in crucial moments. And now, as a mentor, you not only heal the mercenaries physically, but they also see you as a leader mentally. As a result, more and more mercenaries will join your ranks, and they will unite closely. At that time, you may have the possibility to unify the entire alliance and turn it into a country, the only one that is not composed of a single race."
"Can I turn the alliance into a nation?"
Hearing Baldr's words, Odinphos, Meliénor, Meliphus, and Stirling all said they wanted to unite the Great Six of Vantian, but he still didn't have that sense of reality. Now, looking at the city of Charlotte and recalling the recent wars and the impending war, he suddenly felt that everything was so close.
"Mentor, I believe in you and I am certain that even though I have only been following you for a few days, in my eyes, you can definitely become a champion because you possess the qualities of a king that my father talks about, which include strength, decisiveness, and kindness... Moreover, mentor, you are constantly thinking about war and considering the consequences it brings."
波碧丝望着七夜说道。
“或许吧一切还是等这次的战争过后再看吧。”
七夜听完波碧丝的话后感觉近来心中的烦恼突然少了原本的迷茫也开始变的清楚了。
“不好看样子给现了。”
七夜望着下方突然说道。
“看来也不用再套着衣服了是不是导师？”
看着从下方飞上来的城市空中侦察小队波碧丝笑道。
“你们已经违反本城军事空防条规现在你们不得轻举妄动随我们到城警处去如果有任何其他举动我们都视为反抗行为将处以军事反叛罪格杀无论。”
艾夏洛特城一个侦察小队的小队长带着其他侦察士兵包围了七夜大声叫道。
“看来没办法了。”七夜对波碧丝笑了笑然后将魔法长袍脱了下来露出自己的真面目：“我只是在这里视查一下城中空防情况你们不用紧张。”
“啊城主对不起我们没有看清是你。”
原本见七夜脱下长袍的侦察小队已经将长枪对准了七夜但是见到七夜的容貌后他们全都吓的收起长枪在空中跪下。
“不要紧是我没有通知你们就飞了上来你们这样做的很对。现在你们再去巡视其他的地方一但有情况随时记得报告。”
“是城主。”
侦察小队长点头后向其他士兵一挥手所有侦察士兵分成二排飞下去继续巡视艾夏洛特城的空防。
“时间不早了我们回去吧明天还要转移到卡贝罗城。”
看侦察小队返回原定巡查路线七夜转而对波碧丝说道。
“嗯那就回去吧导师。”
波碧丝点头道她知道现在每一分每一秒对于七夜来说都非常的宝贵。
七夜再仔细的看了一眼脚下的艾夏洛特城后带着波碧丝朝市政厅飞去。他下午特地带波碧丝出来视查艾夏洛特城就是要确定艾夏洛特城有没有问题因为一旦在卡贝罗城与联盟军队开战的话他就没有多少时间再来顾及艾夏洛特城所以他才特地视查一次艾夏洛特这样他才能安心虽然在上午的会议上他表现的好像一切按班就部就没问题的样子但是那只是为了让众人有信心真正的战争来临时一定要防备无患才行。