Chapter 525: Warehouse
There were many spells that could create undead. The most basic ones used curses to inject death energy into corpses, allowing them to rise again. The higher-leveled ones used certain mediums to make the undead stronger.
From the corpses in front of them, Xiao Lin could tell that they had not died for long. Otherwise, they would be facing undead skeletons, not the zombie-like things in front of them.
However, no matter what kind of undead they were, amassing tens of thousands of troops like these in such a short time was extremely hard. Xiao Lin did not believe that Asabanor could do it alone. It was obvious the high priest had found more allies and helpers, which was very unsettling.
Xiao Lin’s appointment had already been notified to every soldier. There were many officers from Rosa sending him battle reports as the battle went on. Of course, the main goal was to interact with and to understand the new commander. As for how their original commander was, no one cared.
Luo Jianhui conscientiously stood behind Xiao Lin, and was in charge of introducing all the officers that came to Xiao Lin. The embassy was not only focused on diplomacy; they were also in charge of compiling all sorts of information in the royal city, and Luo Jianhui was the one in charge of the military.
After accurately calling out everyone’s names, the officers were all shocked. Luo Jianhui was actually warning them that Dawn Academy knew a lot about them. No one was to disobey any orders, or it would be easy to find them.
Xiao Lin put his focus on the battlefield, and the information he gained set them at ease.
The undead troops did not have high combat abilities. They even had a hard time getting a thousand meters within the vicinity of the city. The few that managed to reach that distance would be shot down by arrows or some lighter spells. They might not have had many guards, but thanks to the terrifying power of the defense towers, their numbers disadvantage was covered up.
Xiao Lin was still not used to being a commander, but he never expressed that feeling. Instead, he used a warm and stern tone to appease the officers, reminding them to not falter.
Defending the city in such a situation, they relied on mostly their defense towers and long-ranged attacks, and did not need any special commands. Liang Taibai understood that as well, which was why he was happy to leave Xiao Lin there.
The battle continued. The undead were said to be attacking the city, but it felt more like they were committing suicide. Without any siege mechanisms, the strength of the city walls, and the fact that the undead army did not have any magical attacks outside of a few bows, meant the numbers did not matter.
“How long can our defensive towers stand for?” Xiao Lin asked with concern. He had been with Luo Jianhui at the nearby command tower since midnight. After all, arrows did not have eyes. With the lack of a resurrection tower, it was better for them to be safer.
“Don’t worry, the kingdom has been at peace for a long time. The warehouses are practically full of energy stones.” Luo Jianhui knew what Xiao Lin was worried about, and smiled, “The defense towers we gave Rosa might be old models, but their durability is guaranteed.”
The defense towers were vital to their continued defense. Based on Luo Jianhui’s estimations, the energy stones in store within the royal city would be able to keep all the defense towers up for about a month.
Liang Taibai had already used quite a few energy stones to send a long distance message, conveying the severity of their situation to Dawn City. Barring any mishaps, Dawn City would probably be getting their army ready.
“Would the military allow it?” Xiao Lin had his doubts. He knew that the military and the dean had opposing views on governance. Would the military, that wanted to focus on the other academies, really mobilize for Rosa’s rebels?
“That’s not an issue. The military might want to negotiate with the rebels, but that’s under the condition that Dawn Academy’s influence in Rosa is preserved. Do you know what the basis for that influence is?”
Xiao Lin answered, “The resurrection tower.”
“That’s right, the resurrection towers are the symbols of our power. That’s something everyone on Planet Norma knows. Now that the rebels dare to scheme with Asabanor to corrupt our resurrection towers, we can no longer tolerate them. No one would dare ignore such a thing.” Luo Jianhui’s tone was cold. He still could not let go of the fact that they had to destroy the corrupted resurrection tower.
“For Dawn City to assemble their troops and reach this place, it would take about a month. We will only need to make sure we do our jobs at this time.” Luo Jianhui paused and added something, because he saw Xiao Lin’s expressions turning ugly. He knew that Xiao Lin had no intention of being a commander, so he wanted to alleviate the pressure on Xiao Lin. It was not difficult to rely on the defense towers.
However, Xiao Lin was not worried about that. He exclaimed in a low voice, “The energy stones!”
“Energy stones?”
“We’ll never be able to defend the city without them. If they investigated the royal city, how could the enemy not know about it! Where are the warehouses?”
“The energy stone warehouses are very strictly guarded. We even sent our own people to look after it yesterday.”
“I still want to take a look.” Even though Luo Jianhui trusted the guards arranged by the embassy, Xiao Lin was still worried about Asabanor. That old man was very cunning. He did not believe that Asabanor would allow them to wait until Dawn City’s reinforcements came.
Even though Luo Jianhui did not understand Xiao Lin’s concerns, Xiao Lin was still the commander. So, Luo Jianhui got another officer to bring Xiao Lin over, while he stayed and assumed temporary command.
The energy stone warehouses were nearer to the southern gate. The royal city only allowed the population to use three of the main gates, and the southern gate was exclusively left to the military. Only the army was allowed in, and the royal city’s military camps were also all there.
The one who brought him there was a Rosa officer, a squad leader. He was full of admiration for his colonist superior, and under Xiao Lin’s request, he hastened his footsteps, not even daring to ask for a reason.
As they ran toward the southern gate, a quiet scene greeted them. The undead army did not attack there, so the defense towers were also very quiet. The military camps were empty, because all the troops in the royal city had either been turned into zombies or were guarding the city at the gates. The only ones left in the military camps were very old guards, who were still alive.
Xiao Lin let out a sigh of relief. At least there were no traces of infiltration.
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