The Lord Of Blood Hill

Chapter 614: Observation Delegation

On this huge battlefield, Henwell notifies both warring sides in advance to stop either side from pulling any tricks.He makes his neutral position clear.

Fight all you want, but do not try to use me.

Whoever dares lure the enemy toward me and use me as a shield will face my intervention.

Not intervention by a legion. Intervention by Henwell himself.

Although both sides verbally respect Henwell's announcement, both feel regret in their hearts.

However, Henwell bringing so many people over is already a great help to Lumir.

Although both sides have each drawn out a knight order, the levels of those knight orders are not the same.

After a year of rest and replenishment, Ogiro's Gloomwood Knights still have seven thousand people.

After the last Bloody Pre-Winter Battle, Lumir's Holy Lake Knights lost nearly half their number.

As for the Water Fairy Knights, they did not have many people to begin with, and Henwell also damaged them quite badly during the Battle of Blood and Fire.

Now Lumir appears to have a knight order of more than six thousand people, but this is actually a combination of the Holy Lake Knights and the Water Fairy Knights.

Whether in coordination or combat quality, the Gloomwood Knights are superior.

But now that Henwell has brought so many people to observe, if Henwell suddenly turns hostile and intervenes while the two knight orders are locked in battle, the result will be disastrous for Ogiro.

If the Gloomwood Knights are annihilated and another hundred thousand elites are lost, Ogiro's army will have to withdraw straight back home and enter a strategic defensive stage from then on.

So even though Henwell's character and promises are praised across the continent, Ogiro's commanders still do not dare gamble with their country's fate.

After the war begins, there is a high chance that the knight orders of both sides will not participate at all.

For Lumir's hastily combined knight order, that is undoubtedly good news.

Has Henwell not considered this situation?

Of course he has.

Henwell is specifically here to disgust Ogiro. One of his beloved generals was turned into a one-eared man, and Henwell has been angry about that for a long time.

However, to prevent Henwell from intervening in the battle, under the coordination of the Western Federation delegation, the Observation Delegations from every side all gather near Henwell's camp.

A huge camp forms here, filled with representatives from every side.

Ika's side is led by Prince Kullen, while Vorry's side is led by Prince Anthony.

Henwell has only met this second prince of the Vorry Kingdom a few times.

Anthony is already forty years old. He is tall and broad, and carries the air of a strong man from the Northern Regions.

His attitude toward Henwell is perfectly proper.

He is neither servile nor overbearing, and speaks to Henwell as someone of the same generation.

Judging by his words and bearing, this prince is more like a general.

Prince Anthony can be considered the best fighter and best commander among Vorry's princes.

He is not as vicious as the fourth prince, Jonathan, nor as hypocritical as the third prince, Christo.

If not for their opposing positions, Henwell actually would not dislike him.

The two sides also have quite a few topics to discuss, most of them military.

This second prince at Grand Knight rank is also a martial fanatic.

Several times, he wants to spar with Henwell and have Henwell give him guidance.

Now that every side has already confirmed Henwell's Iron Rank strength, the younger generation no longer treats Henwell as someone to chase. They have pushed him from the ranks of young people.

Because of that, Prince Anthony does not feel unable to lower his pride just because Henwell is younger.

Unable to refuse him, Henwell eventually steps onto the field and uses the Rhine family's Lion Sword Style to spar with him.

Many people watch, but they can all tell that Henwell is giving the other party guidance.

Everyone is also surprised to discover that Henwell's Lion Sword Style is even better than Anthony's.

They all sigh over Henwell's talent.

In truth, Henwell learned the Lion Sword Style from Jansen back on the Path of Honor.

Henwell quite likes this fierce style of attack.

Over the years, he has studied it quite a bit.

So if strength is not considered, Henwell's Lion Sword Style is no worse than that of anyone in the Rhine family.

Three mornings later, both sides' battle formations begin moving out from several large camps and advancing toward the battlefield.

Both centers consist of four legions. At the same time, two legions are placed on the flanks, and two more remain behind to serve as reserves.

The remaining two legions are all prepared for mobile flanking maneuvers.

In Henwell's camp, many tall platforms have already been built.

Most officers stand on these platforms, raising binoculars and watching the changes below.

They also hold notebooks and pens, recording things from time to time.

As for the central platform, it is a full twenty meters high, and Peace Haven even laid a foundation for it.

It is divided into four levels. The bottom two levels are reinforced concrete structures.

The reason it solidified so quickly and could be used so soon is that some extraordinary material was mixed into the concrete.

This allowed it to solidify rapidly and release internal heat.

This time, it truly is extraordinary construction material.

On the upper two levels, only the pillars are concrete structures. The floor is made from good timber, and the load-bearing capacity is quite decent.

Even so, only senior officers can stay on these two levels.

Only those at legion commander level can go to the top level, though of course some people have come up just to join the fun.

For example, Prince Kullen of Ika brings a few people with him and squeezes onto the top floor to find a place.

Envoys from other countries also bring a few people up to the top floor, forcing the warband commanders to stay on the third level.

The top floor has no roof. It only has a shade canopy raised above it.

In the middle sits a huge sand table, showing the battlefield environment of this battle.

The deployment of each side's legions on the sand table is complete.

Among the junior officers below, many have also made sand tables of their own so they can conduct simulations in time once the battle begins.

The legion commanders under Henwell begin simulating the battle according to the current speed of both sides.

This quickly attracts the attention of the other delegations. They gather around, wanting to discuss it together.

Opportunities to conduct war-game simulations and discuss the real-time battlefield situation with Peace Haven's top generals are truly not common.

Henwell says unhappily, "Spread out. The floor on this level is wood."

"We are all big people, and we are wearing armor. Be careful or the floor will collapse under us."

Prince Kullen curls his lip. "Stingy."

After saying this, he pulls out a scroll and tears it open.

After a wave of extraordinary power, the ground becomes much sturdier.

This is a precious solidification enchantment scroll, normally used on city gates or valuable war machines.

With this extraordinary spell reinforcing it, the hardness of the top floor immediately becomes no worse than concrete.

Henwell looks toward Naiden, the second prince in the Billie delegation.

His meaning is obvious: your turn.

Naiden helplessly takes out a scroll as well and activates it. This is an extraordinary effect similar to the Featherlight spell, making everyone's bodies lighter.

Henwell then looks toward the two knight order commanders of the Western Federation.

Do not just stand there.

You should contribute something too.

Tobias, commander of the Imperial Knights, gives a light laugh. After he waves a hand gently, the spellcaster beside him moves his staff.

An environmental optimization spell is cast, instantly blocking the scorching sunlight from the entire structure and letting everyone feel the effect of otherworldly air conditioning in the middle of summer.

Finally, Henwell looks toward Anthony, the second prince of Vorry.

The latter spreads his hands. "Do not look at me. I have no money."