The large-scale military mobilization that took place in the direction of the Winter Fort cannot be concealed - it is even open and honest.

In the Cecil-controlled area, in the command post of the Winter Wolf Castle, officers and staff gathered in the former castle hall. Information from all sides flowed into this place like a river flowing into the sea. Information was delivered, instructions were issued, and the magic network terminals reflected the distant scene. A large number of nervous and busy civilians and commanders were busy here.

Gao Wen stood in front of a large sand table at the end of the hall. Philip and Maryland were deducing the current military deployment of the Tifeng people around the Winter Fort. Saldrin, who had already returned to the suit of the Iron Ranger Commander, stepped in front of them and said in a hurry: "The reconnaissance troops found a large number of combat mages and mixed legions near the town of Green. It was initially estimated that at least twelve legions were moving from there to the front line..."

Philip looked up at Gao Wen with a serious look on his face. Maryland took the battle flag model next to the sand table and silently set it in the corresponding position on the map according to the information brought by Saldrin. Around the newly added red flag, the red mark representing the Tifeng Legion has covered the entire Winter Fort defense line, densely packed like a river.

"Did all the extraordinary people of the Tifeng people grow from the land..." Amber, who was standing beside him, widened his eyes in surprise, "Where did so many extraordinary people's legions come out... Are they planning to flood the battlefield with a sea of ​​people?"

"All the standing and reserve troops in Tifeng, some rotating troops near the southern frontier and east coast, as well as the extraordinary people directly under the royal family... have probably been transferred here," Gao Wen frowned and said in a deep voice, "This number may not even be able to spread on the main plain between the Winter Fort and the Winter Wolf Castle..."

"Mom..." Amber was startled, "Is that Rosetta crazy? Not to mention how many people are stuffed around a winter fort that can be used on the frontal battlefield, isn't he afraid that the domestic situation will get out of control? This inside of Tifeng will become 'hollow'..."

"Indeed, this scale of adjustment is probably the critical line for maintaining normal order within Tifeng... But compared to this, Rosetta can mobilize such a large army from the whole country so quickly and extensively and maintain domestic order. This is the most worthy of our attention," Gao Wen whispered, while his eyes were slowly sweeping over the sand table. The information gathered here in recent days was forming a clearer image in his mind, making the entire topographic map more three-dimensional. "...Saldrin, have you mentioned before that a large number of convoys full of energy-gathering crystals entered the Winter Fort area from the Ankm Road intersection?"

Saldrin nodded: "Yes, the specific number is unknown, so we can only determine very, very many. After entering the Winter Fort area, we were diverted to several mountains near the fortress - those mountains have been marked on the sand table."

Gao Wen said no, and he did see the mountains marked on the sand table. They were distributed around the white castle on the top of the mountain, forming a series of excellent commanding heights with the "Winter Castle". However, although it is an excellent commanding height, those mountains are still quite far from the control area of ​​Cecil. Whether it is Cecil's largest rainbow main cannon or the legion-level spell of the Tifeng people, it is impossible for them to threaten any target on the line of exchange between the two countries from that distance.

Maryland could see this too. He stared at the picture on the sand table and said softly as if he was muttering to himself: "From this distance... we should not be able to hit our outpost."

"Yes, I can't hit it, so this thing is probably not prepared for us," Gao Wen nodded slightly, then he thought for a moment, and suddenly looked at Amber beside him, "Where is Veronica now?"

"In the prayer room on the top floor of the castle," Amber replied immediately, "Would you like to call her over?"

"No, what she is doing now is very important, it's better not to leave that prayer room...I'll go there in person."

...

On the upper floor of the Winter Wolf Castle, the misty holy brilliance flows through the room like water. A slight sound that wanders around the edge of the human ear recognition echoes in the air. Together they create a peaceful and tranquil "field", making the entire floor of buildings here filled with relaxing and exciting power.

Veronica/Ophelia, holding a platinum scepter in her hand, stood in the center of the prayer room on the top floor, feeling the flow of the holy light with her eyes slightly closed. The simple and symbolic furnishings around her were flowing with faint light, while a symbol symbolizing pure holy light was stepped on by her feet. From time to time, some hazy phantoms appeared on the surface of the symbol from time to time - sometimes there were mountains in the distance, sometimes they were different from palaces on earth, but more often they were incomprehensible, changing light and shadow and lines.

Suddenly, Veronica opened her eyes, she turned to look at the door beside her, and the next second, Gao Wen pushed the door from there and walked in.

"My Majesty, Your Majesty," Veronica nodded slightly, and said softly, "Everything is as usual here."

"How is the monitoring situation?" Gao Wen said casually, "Is the power of the God of War still infiltrating this world?"

"Of course... the power that does not belong to this world is increasing every minute and every second. The huge power of faith gathers into a river, flowing from all over the place toward this place. At this moment, this is the focus of the power of war in the world," Veronica said softly, while slightly raising the platinum scepter in his hand and waved it casually towards the wall on the east side. The thick wall made of enchanted stone bricks was instantly soaked in a slight light. In the blink of an eye, it became completely transparent as if it disappeared, revealing the distant mountains in the direction of the Winter Castle. "You can look at it yourself - through the curtain of the holy light, you can see Him."

Gao Wen looked in the direction of Veronica's finger. After focusing his sight a little, he almost immediately discovered the huge phantom that was wandering between the clouds and the earth. He was like an image cast by something in a higher dimension in the current material world. It seemed to be wandering on the earth, but it also had an unreal and illusory sense. No matter how focused Gao Wen focused and carefully observed, he could not see any details of it.

It seems that all things about "details" have not been projected from that higher dimension.

"That's the God of War?" Gao Wen's expression was serious, "Is this what Saldrin sees?"

"That is the God of War, but not yet completely, so even if ordinary people occasionally witness it, they will not be immediately contaminated by the spirit. He is entering our world at a slow but realistic speed, and as more and more priests and believers are "driven" to this area by the Rosetta Great, His "coming" process is also accelerating," Veronica nodded, "But even so, I am not sure when He will completely "come"."

"Maybe it's not possible?" Gao Wen asked curiously.

"'Arrival' is not entirely a gradual process, especially when the mapping relationship between the God of War and the world has gradually become chaotic," Veronica shook her head, "As long as all conditions are met, the God of War may completely enter the material world tomorrow, but if a certain condition is wrong, then He may also wander in this critical state for a whole year... So I am even more curious about what 'trick' that Emperor Rosetta mastered, so that he can be confident that he can limit the time point of the God of War's arrival to a shorter range. You must know that even with Tifeng's national strength, it is impossible to maintain the current military power around the Winter Fort for too long..."

"He has mastered knowledge that we don't know... This knowledge may be more profound than the part that the disobedients know," Gao Wen said in his thoughts. "Maybe I can ask him in person one day, but now... I don't care how he plans to completely 'get' the God of War down. I only care when all this will happen."

"Of course, I will continue to 'look' here. I will notify you as soon as the situation changes." Veronica said in a gentle tone, then waved her hand gently, and the wall returned to its previous state again, while she continued to stand on the emblem of the Holy Light with a scepter, looking at the direction of the Tifeng Empire like an indefatigable watcher.

As a powerful extraordinary person, she can continue to look out here for a long time.

...

In the north of Winter Fort, there is a mountain.

The cold wind came from the north, whistling through the canyons and mountains. The clouds seemed to be at a height within reach, and continued to roll and change with the cold wind in the sky. A mage officer wearing a dark blue star robe and holding a long golden oak staff stood on a platform temporarily built with giant trees and stones, overlooking the busy building scene below.

The mages admired in other countries have become ordinary builders here. Powerful spells are used to shape soil and boulders. With various shining magical brilliances, huge stone platforms, towers, amplifiers and various large spell facilities are rapidly formed at an astonishing speed. At this moment, there is a huge circular caster square on the top of this flattened mountain.

Four stone-colored towers stand around the square. A large ring inlaid with many gems and expensive metals floating above the circular platform with a radius of dozens of meters in the center of the square was floating. More than a dozen combat mages in combat robes were busy under the ring - drawing magic symbols on the ground with molten metal, or inlaid various gems in the correct grooves.

"Sir, the ring of focus has passed the resonance test," a mage descended from the air and bowed slightly in front of the mage officer, "The rune drawing progress has exceeded half, and the power output of the plume tower has reached 70%.

"Well, it's very good... With the rune substrate, the construction progress is indeed faster than expected," the officer nodded and asked casually, "How much has the progress of the energy-gathering crystal inlay?"

"Sixty percent of the inlays have been completed - all inlays can be completed as soon as tomorrow," the combat mage said immediately, "In addition, the core magic ball has been transported to the foot of the mountain and should be sent up soon."

A look of satisfaction appeared on the face of the mage officer. He nodded gently, then raised his gaze, crossed the undulating clouds between the mountains, and looked into the direction of the distant winter castle.

...

The "Hall of Secret Arts" on the upper floor of the castle is brightly lit, and waves flow on a wall inlaid with gems and metal runes. On the wall surrounded by streaming light, several separate pictures show the scenes on the tops of several mountain peaks. Each mage unit is busy setting up spellcaster positions, and the huge tower and the focus ring have taken shape. In another part of the picture, several camps at the foot of the mountain can be seen, engineers and mages are busy building various positions and facilities.

Palin Winterburg waved his hand in front of the wall, switching to the surveillance screens above, and then he retracted his gaze and looked at Rosetta Augustus not far behind him.

"Your Majesty," the Earl of Winter Castle nodded slightly, "The construction projects in all places are already halfway, and the projects on the main peak of Winter Castle have been basically completed."

"Very good," Rosetta Augustus said with a calm expression, "it seems that we are still going well in this regard at least."

The Earl of Winter Fort looked at Emperor Rosetta, and he seemed to hesitate for a moment before he hesitating: "Your Majesty, we have not yet conducted any intelligence synchronization or... communication with Cecil. We have almost achieved this step by tacit understanding. Is this situation too dangerous? Even if Emperor Gaowen knows our intentions, this "trust" must be very limited. Our firefighting on the border has now been escalated to a very dangerous level. It is difficult to say that this is a "controlled military act". Now we have carried out a large-scale "increasing troops"... Will this stimulate the Cecils too much?"

Rosetta was silent for a few seconds and slowly shook his head: "In this matter, we cannot communicate with Cecil in any information, and we cannot even have any hints - this kind of behavior is too challenging the 'order' of a war and will lead the gods to unknowable changes... To this day, His variables have been enough."

"Then Cecil..."

"...Gowen Cecil is a visionary and wise ruler, and more importantly, he has powerful wrists. As long as he can stabilize, the whole Cecil can stabilize," Rosetta said slowly, but after a moment he changed the subject, "but your concerns are not unreasonable. Palinqing, the Cecils' "trust" and "tact" for us are not unconditional. To this day, it may have been almost wiped out... I will consider this."

He shook his head and temporarily ended the topic, then walked to the window on the side of the hall, his gaze overlooking the castle courtyard below through the crystal glass embedded in the window.

The soldiers were escorting groups of black-robed men through the courtyard. In a corner of the courtyard, many people in black-robed men could be seen standing there, lowering their heads as if waiting for trial.

The faces of these black-robed men were covered by hoods, and they could not see their specific gender, age and body shape, but they all had similar characteristics: they were staggering, their bodies shaking, and they appeared confused like sleepwalking. Between the hem and sleeves of some black-robed men's clothes, disgusting, terrifying tentacle-like things were constantly shrinking and stretching...

Rosetta's eyes swept across the black robe figures. After a long silence, he whispered softly as if he was talking to himself:
Chapter completed!