A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 2303 - 1554: Offensive (It’s Snowing All Day Today)
"That’s Luo Jiaiya."
Standing on the hill, looking at the distant city, Duanmu Huai frowned. From afar, one could see that the city was already encircled by the Demon King’s Army. The whole city was surrounded tightly, with no gap to escape.
"Luo Jiaiya is the transit point connecting us and the Guardian Country."
The man standing beside Duanmu Huai spoke; he was a spy from the Shadow Army and an expert in intelligence scouting.
"I’ve always been suspicious of why we were attacked and other countries didn’t react. Now it seems the Demon King’s army must have surrounded Luo Jiaiya while launching a surprise attack on the fortress, leading to a complete information blockade between us, leaving us ignorant of each other’s situation."
At this point, the Shadow Spy gave a bitter smile.
"But honestly, even if the Guardian Country knew our situation, they probably wouldn’t send anyone to help us."
"Why, do you have a bad relationship?"
"That’s not the reason."
The spy shook his head, then looked at Duanmu Huai.
"Brave Lord, in your view, what kind of strength is protection?"
"Hmm? Protection? Let me think...... it should grant certain abilities or excel in specific occupational skills?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s answer, the spy sighed.
"Indeed, as Brave Lord said, those who hold protection will be stronger than ordinary people when using abilities designated by protection. Although the Guardian Country calls it the blessing of God, to me, it seems more like a curse."
"Oh? How so?"
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai instantly became interested and curiously asked.
"Those who hold protection can only survive in ways designated by protection."
"Hmm?"
"Let’s put it this way...... if someone holds the protection of an artisan, then their entire life can only be spent as an artisan. More importantly, they have no choice but to do it, because once a person defies their protection, they will suffer greatly, even to the point of wishing for death."
"Is there really such a thing?"
Hearing the spy’s report, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes, honestly, protections like those of artisans or healers are still manageable, but some people hold protections for fighting or even killing, which is quite terrifying. Before, when I was gathering intelligence in the Guardian Country, I saw a similar scenario in a tavern. A man provoked another person, and the latter wanted to beat him up, but the man took out a knife and slit the other’s throat, killing him. He said it’s because he has the protection of killing, and if he doesn’t kill someone after some time, he would suffer terribly. And when others in the tavern heard this, their reaction was...... ’Well, there’s nothing that can be done about it......’"
"Uh........."
To be honest, hearing the spy’s description, Duanmu Huai was indeed a bit speechless.
"You also find it strange, right, Brave Lord? I think the same way. Fortunately, only those born and raised on that land will awaken protection. Once they go elsewhere to marry and have children, the next generation won’t have the ability of protection. Thus, people from the Guardian Country believe their nation is the Chosen Country, favored by God, because, unlike us and the Magic Tool Country, only they are born with this strange talent."
While speaking, the spy shrugged his shoulders.
"But if you ask me, I think it’s more like a curse. That country is no place for normal people. Of course, they don’t think so, so the people of the Guardian Country always look down on other countries. That’s why I say, even if they knew our predicament, they wouldn’t send troops to help us."
Duanmu Huai listened and let out a silent laugh; indeed, the people from the Guardian Country were arrogant, though they had some grounds for their arrogance. However, Duanmu Huai was also very curious; what if a commoner awakened the protection of the King, would the current King give up the throne, or kill him?
But the spy was right; this seems more like a curse than a blessing—hmm, the blessing of God, huh? It looks like when dealing with the Demon King, he should also pay attention to what kind of entity this deity actually is.
"Forget it, let’s leave those boring matters aside and focus on the current situation. What’s the move of the Demon King’s army surrounding Luo Jiaiya?"
"There’s no particular change."
The spy also put away his expression and began to report seriously.
"It seems the Demon King’s army believes that we won’t be able to organize troops to rescue Luo Jiaiya in a short period, so they intend to continue holding firm. After all, as long as they capture Luo Jiaiya, the Demon King’s army can seize the frontline base to attack our country and the Guardian Country. Moreover, Luo Jiaiya specializes in weapon manufacturing, and once captured, the strength of the Demon King’s army will increase. It’s already early winter, and for Luo Jiaiya, resource supplies are probably a problem, while the main forces surrounding Luo Jiaiya are Orcs; they are rugged and powerful, not much affected by the cold...... Honestly, it’s indeed a challenge."
At this point, the spy paused.
"And their number is over thirty thousand, while we’ve only brought five thousand soldiers, all infantry, so......"
"I said we can fight, so we can fight."
Duanmu Huai waved his hand.
"Order everyone to prepare for battle, I want to have dinner at Luo Jiaiya before it gets dark!"
"Yes!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Although unsure of how Duanmu Huai planned to act, seeing this Brave Lord so decisive, the spy didn’t hesitate and quickly turned to leave to give orders.
