Fifth Hundred and Tenth Chapter Tooth Extraction Operation

"Continue," Roland couldn't help but become interested.

"Hermes's terrain is very unique. The Endless Mountains leave a gentle slope here, with the Old Holy City below, and the New Holy City built on the plateau above. The environment there is very harsh. Besides being able to use the natural barrier to resist demonic beasts, it is not suitable for habitation, let alone reclaiming land for farming. Therefore, all the food and supplies needed by the New Holy City must be provided by the Old Holy City – but the latter only has enough land to support more than twenty thousand people below the mountain."

Edith walked to Roland's side and pointed at the map, saying, "This means they need to collect food from other places. For example, churches and religious organizations in nearby cities mostly buy a piece of land or rent wheat fields from lords to cultivate. Every autumn, dozens of carriages from the Four Kingdoms arrive every day to replenish supplies for the New Holy City on the plateau. By now, a small town similar to a market has formed outside the Old Holy City, which can provide rest for the convoys and facilitate the church in maintaining order when entering the city."

"In other words, if they decide to dispatch the Judgment Army on a large scale, they will definitely not escape the eyes of these merchants. Even if the army has not officially taken action, we can estimate the timing of their dispatch by the changes in the scale of the material transportation."

When she spoke, she was very much like a lecturer of later generations. Her eyes would scan over everyone present in turn, confirming that they were paying attention to her, and the confidence she showed was rarely seen in women of this era.

Roland thought to himself, it seems that Calvin. Kant's letter was not entirely boasting. At least in terms of this demeanor, she is worthy of the title of Pearl of the North.

"How do you know so much?" Barov asked, shaking his beard, "It's as if you came from the Holy City."

"I lived there for a while," Edith replied without hesitation, "Because of the Evil Moon Pact."

"What is that?" Roland asked in confusion. He had a vague impression of the term, but couldn't remember the specific details.

"You don't know?" She blinked her eyes, "In order to assist the church in fighting against the Evil Moon Disaster, the Four Kingdoms need to send troops to support the Hermes Holy City and fight alongside the Judgment Army. Your brother, Grolon Wimbledon, was the commander of the Graycastle Border Army, and I also fought under him. However, something seemed to have happened last year. The Allied Forces of the Four Kingdoms were said to have been almost completely wiped out, and the church's Judgment Army also suffered heavy losses."

"That's right," Peiro echoed, "My friend Renn. Medde completed his knight's trial there."

"Does every knight have to fight against demonic beasts to be knighted?" Roland looked at Carter, "Why didn't I hear you mention it?"

"Ahem, this is a common method used by knights in small places," Carter spread his hands, "The Royal Capital Knights have their own rules, and in addition to bravery, loyalty and knowledge are also very important aspects. It can't be proved just by fighting a fierce monster."

"By the way, Your Majesty," Edith did not refute Carter's words, but turned to look at Roland, "Can you let me observe how your army fights? I have always been very curious about how you conquered the royal capital in one day. If I can understand the fighting style of the First Army, I might be able to help in the future wars."

This is not a big problem. The weapons and equipment of the First Army cannot be imitated by just looking at them. With the advancement of technology, the characteristic that war is becoming more and more expensive is gradually being reflected. Without a complete logistics supply system and industrial production guarantee, even if the other party is given a batch of muskets, they will not be able to use them. Moreover, showing force to the loyalists in the north can both increase their confidence and deter them from having any inappropriate thoughts. Thinking of this, Roland nodded to Iron Axe, "You go and arrange it."

"Yes."

"Your Majesty, I suggest that you issue a decree in the name of the King to expel the church from every town in Graycastle," Barov was unwilling to fall behind Edith, "Otherwise, once the war starts, the church will become their stronghold for gradually devouring the kingdom."

"There are probably not many lords who are willing to do that. Churches are generally large taxpayers, and the power shown by the church is also daunting. They are more inclined to follow the wind," Edith shrugged, "This is also the consistent behavior of the nobles."

"It's better than doing nothing," the chief steward glared.

"Of course," she smiled indifferently, "The North will fully support this decree."

"Then let's do that," Roland nodded.

"This may be a difficult battle," Sylvie looked quite worried, "You'd better notify Tilly, the witches of Sleeping Island might be able to help you."

Hearing her words, Roland couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. The problem of Sleeping Island is no less than his own. After the Bloodfang Association's intelligence was sent out, he has not heard back from the other party. If the internal conflicts are not resolved, and Tilly leads her subordinates to help, Sleeping Island may have a big problem. However, Sylvie is right. The most effective way to deal with the strangely capable Purity is the witches themselves. "I will write to her."

"Don't forget to prepare God's Punishment Stones for your mortals," Agatha followed up, "During the hundreds of years of the Association, there have also been some witches with incredible abilities. Mortals who do not wear God's Punishment Stones have no resistance in front of them. One such witch is enough to take the lives of thousands of people."

"Not even muskets and cannons?"

"Not to mention that witches like Nightingale can easily approach your army, some abilities take effect even before you see them."

Roland was speechless for a moment. The First Army, including the reserve forces, already has five thousand people. Where is he going to get so many God's Punishment Stones? Even if relying on the blood of the witches to decompose the Godstone mines, I am afraid that enough quantity cannot be gathered in a short time.

"Your Majesty, let's ask the church for this batch of Godstones," Iron Axe suggested, "If it's just to attack churches and believers, it won't have much impact on the civilians in the city, and the nobles will not dare to openly confront you. In this way, we can implement Lord Barov's suggestion and get a large number of Godstones for free."

Barov's mouth twitched, "Are you saying to send out the First Army to rob?"

"It is to remove the enemy's strongholds, like breaking the venomous teeth of a snake," he corrected, "And Edith *xiaojie* can directly see the fighting style of the First Army – compared to drills, this kind of battle can explain the problem better."

"I think so too," Edith smiled.

"It's a win-win situation," Roland finally decided, "Then let's call it 'Tooth Extraction Operation'."

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Ermu said

Dear readers, Happy Lantern Festival! I'm going to my wife's house tonight, so I'm taking a leave of absence for a single update~~~~