novelraw #221 - Section 221
#221 - Section 221
Worshiping the strong is the instinct of intelligent life, so Roger doesn't understand the pro-black behavior that appears on Earth.
Could it be that some people are just too full and don't know what pets to keep, so they willingly become dogs for those lazy, good-for-nothing races who have never achieved victory?
He doesn't understand, he really can't understand.
Driving irrelevant thoughts out of his mind, he continues to focus on the current battle between the Sea Country and the Naga.
The target of the test base coral has been completed, and the remaining benefits can be considered interest.
Given the current situation in the seabed, the Naga Empire has actually given an opportunity, and Roger believes that the empire can think bigger.
He has decided to support the Sea Country and cultivate the next Sea Emperor who is inclined towards the empire.
Roger's candidate is Doyle.
Shark is easier to control, but he also lacks the corresponding ambition.
The Qing Teng Empire supports the Sea Country in order to completely control the ocean, and the Naga are an obstacle they must eliminate.
The ambitious Fourth Prince Doyle will definitely do better in this regard.
In fact, with the empire's layout, it is very simple to solve the Naga problem. Just let Tassica stop supplying weapons and equipment, and the Naga will inevitably collapse after a few battles.
But such a victory would risk exposing Tassica's true identity and fail to maximize the seabed's interests.
The seabed civilization has the characteristic of a large population, and the Naga's beliefs are pious enough.
As long as the landing point cannot be taken, Saintess Nicole will resolutely promote the war between the two countries.
If the Sea Country withstands the pressure, the war will persist or even become normalized, until the Sea God's oracle is fulfilled.
Of course, the Naga side at this moment is already on the verge of collapse, entering a state of gambling their national fortune.
But... the empire can give them blood transfusions.
As the transfusions continue, the Naga will become "one of us".
It is foreseeable that after this wave of gambling, the Naga will owe an astronomical amount of debt, which they will not be able to repay in the short term.
With Tassica's intelligence, she only needs to demand the opening of commercial ports and the establishment of concessions in the name of joint development, requiring the Naga to exchange the market for Terra's support.
The entire strategic layout is actually similar to how Great Britain opened the door to the Qing Dynasty.
It's just that this play is being performed in cooperation with the Qing Teng Empire and the Terra Kingdom.
Similar operations will also be staged in the Sea Country, which has been dragged into a long-term war.
There must be smart people in the two major seabed civilizations who can see that this is not feasible, but as the battle deepens, the two sides become hostile to each other and will inevitably start an arms race, and no one can stop.
Whether it is a cold war or a hot war, it is a great opportunity for arms dealers to seek profits.
Especially if Doyle serves as the Sea Emperor, with his character, he might even actively invade the Naga.
In this way, under the empire's plan, the most ideal development for the two major seabed overlords is:
The war between the two countries is normalized, and the empire can fully verify various new types of weapons and equipment, find the balance point between magic and gunpowder, and cultivate sufficiently powerful modified creatures.
At the same time, the two countries will also hone many elite troops. When the empire is ready to unify the world, they will become the sharp blades that rush to the land in various ways.
The strategic arrangement is very clear. The next step is to use this battle to guide the situation in the direction the empire wants to see.
Roger still has the advantage of the complete map.
After this arms deal, Nicole's dependence on Frankenstein and Tassica is even stronger, because the Sea Country also has the support of the Qing Teng Empire.
The Naga must make better use of the new equipment in order to have the hope of winning this battle.
Naturally, her communication in the group became more and more frequent.
Roger, who was lurking inside, could easily grasp a lot of information about the Naga's deployment this time from the details Nicole revealed inadvertently.
After the last defeat, the Naga retreated three hundred miles, and now the main force is stationed in the Xilin Fortress they seized from the Sea Country, which has now been urgently repaired.
One hundred and twenty miles east and west of Xilin Fortress, the Naga are still building two medium-sized fortresses and a series of small fortresses.
This constitutes a fortress group that watches over each other, increasing the difficulty for the Sea Country to regain its territory, and also avoiding the possibility of a lone army taking down the Naga's central command headquarters.
The same mistake will not be staged a second time in a war of this level.
This is the Naga army's bottom line for this war. Even if the subsequent offensive fails, this fortress group can be dragged into the Naga Empire's border line.
However, this is just the idea of the conservative Naga. Nicole will definitely continue to attack Black Shark Fortress in order to open up the landing point.
Especially since they also have super weapons that can determine the outcome with one blow, they will definitely attack.
The strategy set by Nicole is not complicated: the main force will directly attack Black Shark Fortress, while dividing troops to block the support from Shark's second defense line, and make combat arrangements with pushing to the landing point as the primary goal.
Of course, there are many details in the specific tactical execution, which the military needs to discuss and complete. Nicole's goal is the simplest routine, not to make mistakes, and to use all the equipment Frankenstein sold them well, which is enough to determine the victory with the power of the frontal battlefield.
Cromwell wanted to win a big victory too much, and was confident that he could easily crush Doyle with his operational skills, but Shark's surprise attack caught him off guard and suffered heavy losses.
Shark cannot command Black Shark Fortress, but he believes that Doyle will not be careless about the enemy. All they can do is build the second defense line well.
From the temporary defense line surrounded by the base coral, this place is now also being transformed into a permanent fortification, and a fortress group has also been constructed.
The base coral has opened three large base jungles around Black Shark Fortress, and the small bases hidden in the trenches are countless.
The organic matter in the tens of thousands of square kilometers of sea area is rapidly transforming into biochemical fish swarms.
This is a sufficient combat idea. If the quality is not enough, use quantity to make up for it. No matter how the Naga's equipment is upgraded, the equipment needs to be used by soldiers, right?
Then fight a war of attrition and see who can't hold on first!
If the Naga want to cut off the connection between Black Shark Fortress and the second defense line and establish a blockade line, then it depends on how strong their blockade line is and how many biochemical fish swarms it can withstand.
In addition, there is an important point, that is, Roger can actually control the Naga's two five-million-ton Overlord Fungi.
If this move is used well, imagine in the enemy's heavily guarded ammunition depot, suddenly exploding from the middle of the army...
That fireworks display must be very beautiful, right?
Chapter 198: The Flicker of Nuclear Light
Xilin Fortress, the forward command of the Naga Expeditionary Force.
In the temporary Sea God Temple, Nicole summoned her military generals to discuss the next advance strategy.
The reason for holding meetings in the temple is because there is the protection of the gods here, and everything that happens will not be predicted by the enemy's divination spells.
The Qing Teng Empire's magical power is strong, and it is well-known in the Eternal Night World.
Their previous defeat, the most critical point was that Shark managed to reach Cromwell's central army without any danger along the way.
This can be explained as luck, that Shark just happened to avoid all patrols and defenses.
But this is obviously impossible.
Marching and fighting cannot place all hope on these ethereal things, so the Naga also believe that the Sea Country has special channels to find out their deployment secrets.
However, the Naga launched an investigation, strictly passed several layers of screening, and found many corruption cases, but they did not find any suspicious spies.
Nicole personally took action and did not find any traces of being targeted by divination spells.
This did not make Nicole happy, but felt even more uneasy...
The enemy has intelligence channels that they completely do not understand, and they have thoroughly figured them out in a way they cannot predict. Is there anything more terrible than this?
Therefore, after that defeat, the important meetings of the Naga Expeditionary Force were very careful, and they were all held in the Sea God Temple to prevent the enemy from spying on them.
Who would have thought that the real leaker was actually Nicole herself, who wanted to win this war the most?
The Anti-Qing Teng Alliance chat group was established too early. At that time, the Naga could still start this battle, and no matter how vigilant Nicole was, she couldn't imagine that from that time on, all the actors sent by the empire had sneaked into this group chat.
Nicole is very smart, but no matter how smart she is, she can't imagine that the devout believers certified by the Goddess of War have already betrayed.
Soon, the Naga's war preparation meeting ended.
With the arrival of more equipment, they have determined to start testing the combat effectiveness of the Sea Country's front-line troops tomorrow, and it is expected that the main force will start attacking Black Shark Fortress in three days, and open the landing point within a week.
This time, the Naga has really taken out all their assets, and the troops have reached the limit of deployment. They have also plundered a large amount of resources from the Sea Country's occupied areas, but they can only support half a month of high-intensity warfare.
To solve the enemy within a week, the core key point is the two weapons provided by Frankenstein: the Hydrangea Fungus and the Overlord Fungus.
Although magic can also achieve the same destructive power, the preparation time, spell fluctuations, and attack range will be limited.
If you can launch a forbidden spell strike, the other side can also counter with magic, and can also raid the spellcasting units preparing large-scale war magic, which is not practical in war.
The mushroom bomb series provided by Frankenstein has the advantages of flexible deployment and short preparation time.
As long as they are used properly, they may be able to win the final victory of this battle without using strategic weapons.
The military generals left one after another, and only Nicole was left in the temple.
She piously lowered her body, made a kneeling posture, and whispered a prayer to the Sea God statue, which had a Naga form and was incomparably beautiful.
She reported what happened today, and at the same time hoped that she could protect tomorrow's battle.
After doing everything last night, Nicole recited a strange cipher text, and then she saw the floor in front of her move, revealing a staircase leading to the underground.
In the depths of the temple, there is a secret room, where a burly middle-aged Naga man is kneeling against the wall.
He is wearing the simplest white robe, without any decoration, his hair is messy and long, and there is an altar burning with holy fire in the center of the room, which is so empty that it feels boring.
A hermit, a profession that uses the simplest and most simple life to show his piety to God and exchange it for powerful divine arts.
When Nicole came in, the Naga hermit was staring at the wall in front of him. He didn't turn his head when he heard the footsteps.
Nicole stood for a while and asked calmly, "Teacher, we are going to launch an attack tomorrow. Have you decided?"
The Naga hermit nodded: "I have decided, Saintess. I want to avenge my brother."
Nicole's expression instantly became serious, and a holy light lit up on her body, and at the same time a iron whip appeared in her hand.
From this moment on, she no longer represents herself, but interrogates the hermit's faith as a divine agent.
The iron whip was roasted red on the holy fire of the altar, and with a snap, it was whipped on the back of the Naga hermit.
"Then, Collins Summer Night, how will you show your piety to my Lord?"
Cromwell's full name is Cromwell Summer Night, which is a very rare noble surname in Naga.
There is no need to explain who the hermit is referring to when he says he wants to avenge his brother.
The hermit Collins' body trembled, but his expression did not waver at all. He said firmly, word by word:
"I will sneak into Black Shark Fortress, destroy it as much as possible, and prove my piety with victory."
Nicole waved the iron whip again: "This trip is extremely dangerous, and it will be difficult for you to return."
"For the Lord, I have long been willing to give up my life."
"Even if you never return?"
"Then I will never return!"
Collins raised his head. He had a pair of incomparably pure and incomparably fanatical eyes. As the whip fell on him more and more heavily, his voice gradually increased: "I am willing to spread the Lord's glory all over the sea, all over the land, and all over the world!"
Finally, his pious faith finally tortured the gods.
A holy beam of light fell on him, and Collins' body broke free from the shackles of matter and turned into pure seawater, with only a faint transparent form visible, simulating his appearance as a Naga.
The faint light spread out, and soon it turned into a permanent divine spell that concealed all traces on his body.
Hermit special advancement, life form transformation, and divine power granting ceremony, the three effects combined, Collins successfully transformed into a lurker, a magical creature that is particularly good at sneaking.
The whip in Nicole's hand disappeared, and she looked very tired.
Her voice returned to normal, and she said with pity, "Teacher, you have worked hard."
Collins' voice had a special ethereal quality: "When your brother fell, you were able to calmly control the expeditionary force. I am convinced that you are a leader who can bring glory to the Naga, so I have no regrets on this trip."
"Teacher, you don't blame me?" Nicole said in surprise.
She had been taught by Collins since she was a child, and she respected Cromwell as an elder, and had a very deep relationship.
Therefore, when those imperial soldiers went crazy because of Cromwell's death, the grief in Nicole's heart was no less than theirs.
But she restrained herself, did not act rashly, and restrained the expeditionary force from making wrong decisions.
"We old guys are already very guilty for asking you to shoulder the responsibility of the empire's rise, so how can we be critical of things that are not your fault at all?"
The Naga made of seawater turned its arms into water currents and hugged Nicole.
Nicole's expression showed a trace of emotion, and she became firm again: "Praise my Lord's tolerance."
She took out fifty Hydrangea Fungi of different tonnages, and the lurker Collins swallowed them directly, turning into stars that dotted his body.