Chapter 255 Damn Brand!
After explaining various things, he briefly chatted with the seniors for a while.
Brand said goodbye to him, left the library, and went to the market in the imperial capital to order a batch of accessories that were convenient for drawing rune arrays.
After that, he returned to the academy and went to the Magisters' Association station to look for Andy.
When Brand met Andy under the guidance of members of the Mages Association.
He was sitting in the exclusive seat of the leader of the Mages Association, flipping through a booklet that looked like a document.
From time to time, he would write and draw on it with a pen, and he would have a cup of steaming hot coffee at hand.
Seeing such a scene, Brand guessed that Andy was probably dealing with the affairs documents of the Mages Association.
It is understandable that a large organization like the Mages Association has many affairs.
Andy saw Brand walking into the office.
He naturally closed the "document" in his hand, revealing the cover with the words "Statistics on Contribution Value of Members of the Mages Association".
After seeing the words on the cover clearly, Brand felt a sense of admiration in his heart!
The library actually had similar affairs, but he left them all to Senior Melcher.
As the founder of the "Secret Organization", Senior Melcher is able to do a very good job in statistics and distribution of the contributions of members of the organization.
At the same time, this is actually something he is not good at.
——From this point of view, as the leader of the organization, he is not as good as Andy!
When Brand secretly admired Andy.
Andy also smiled and asked about Brand's purpose:
"Why is our librarian free to come to my place?"
While asking curiously, he also skillfully made Brand a cup of hot coffee.
Brand did not refuse.
——I haven’t gone to Celine’s class today, and I only slept a little bit last night.
——Without "potion" charging, his current condition is not very good.
After taking a few sips of coffee, Brand asked about the situation on the northern border of the empire.
The Claude family is in the Northland, and Andy naturally knows the situation there very well.
Seeing that Brand was curious about this matter, he immediately told Brand about it.
"Right now, we are confronting the orc army on the border, and occasionally there are local and sporadic battles in the wilderness. However,
with our respective military fortresses at our backs, it is easy to retreat or support, so the scale of these battles is not large.
Both sides They are relatively restrained.
We haven't completed preparations for war, and the orcs are also doing their best to strengthen the defense facilities of various military fortresses and transport supplies."
At this time, Brand was a little confused and said:
"The current strength of the orcs should be better than ours, why do they Didn't they attack us?"
Andy explained:
"The military fortress we built on the border is not a vegetarian. Even if the orcs rely on their superior strength to attack us, they will not be able to take advantage in a short time. .
In addition, judging from the movements of the orcs, they should be waiting for us to take the initiative to attack.
They are relying on various military fortresses to fight defensive battles with us."
Hearing what Andy said, Brand frowned slightly After picking it up, he asked curiously:
"Are they trying to delay time?"
Andy nodded and said:
"That should be the case!
The tide of the Endless Sea will certainly bring convenience to our Northern Expedition, but if we wait until the tide recedes, we will still have to wait for the tide to recede. The Endless Sea has not been touched.
Then the subsequent battle will become more difficult.
Because every moment, the coastline is moving north.
The orcs can build new defenses on the newly exposed land.
We are marching north At the same time, the battle lines will become longer and longer!
When the empire's resources are exhausted, the pioneering war will be considered a failure.
The empire's plan will be pushed back for decades.
Wait until the orcs in the north swallow the benefits of the magic tide.
Next time The pioneering war may be even more difficult."
After hearing what Andy said, Brand nodded in understanding.
——The sooner the empire advances the northern front to the Endless Sea, then the northern troops can be transferred to other places.
——The front lines are reduced, and they can deal with it more calmly!
Brand finally concluded:
"So for us, the sooner we fight, the better. It is best to have a decisive battle and decide the outcome in one battle.
But for the orcs, the longer the time is, the better. As the tide recedes and the space expands, it will become more and more difficult for us to reach the endless sea."
Andy nodded and said: "This is the situation now."
Having said this, he leaned closer and whispered:
"I I heard some great men say before that based on the simple calculation based on the strength of our empire,
if we haven't touched the Endless Sea a year and a half after the war started, the war can be declared a failure.
On the contrary, we will be considered a victory."
"One year. Half?"
Brand's expression became serious.
In the past, the duration of pioneering wars was usually about three years.
This time the war was shortened and the orcs increased their troops, but the other side also wanted to delay the war.
This sounds extremely difficult!
After talking about the situation in the North, Andy asked Brand curiously:
"By the way, the Pioneering War is still a year away. Why do you want to care about the situation in the North?"
Hearing this, Brand He also put aside the matter of pioneering the war and explained with a smile:
"In the next holiday, Mr. Holland will take me and Yersen to visit the northern border and see the battlefield, so I came to ask about the situation there. ."
Listening to Brand talking about the holiday arrangements, Andy responded:
"Finn and I will also go there during the holidays, but we mostly just go shopping and get to know our peers from other allied families. There
shouldn't be many opportunities to interact with them. Orcs fight, after all, our strength is low now."
Speaking of the issue of strength, Brand pointed to the "Statistics of Contribution Value of Mages Association Members" booklet in front of Andy and said:
"I think, Andy, you should still consider it. Separate the matters at hand and leave more time for study and practice.
You see, Shalan has caught up with me and became a senior mage apprentice, but you are still an intermediate mage apprentice."
This was suddenly pointed out by Brand. You should spend more time studying and practicing." Andy suddenly felt sad.
——The day is only so long, what else can he do! ?
At this time, he really wanted to tell Brand the truth that the booklet in front of him was actually a study material.
Of course, that's all Andy thought about.
On the surface, he still looked helpless and said:
"I can't help it. I don't have anyone capable now. I used to have Gaius as my secretary, but he was kidnapped by Finn. If
I don't handle this now, No one in the Mages Association can handle the matter."
Brand said with some regret:
"But in this way, you will be farther and farther away from me, and there will be a pioneering war in the future. The stronger the better, right? "
Hearing this, Andy shook his head sadly and said:
"The mages have brought me a lot of benefits, and they have also recruited some mages to the family.
As the heir of the Claude family, I always have to make choices!"
Listen! Seeing Andy's "bitter choice", Brand once again felt sincere admiration in his heart!
With great regret, Brand stopped disturbing Andy and said goodbye.
Wait for Brand to leave.
Andy quickly comforted himself and said:
"That's right! It's because I need to deal with all the 'tedious' matters of the Mages Association that I couldn't catch up with Brand! It's
all the Mages Association that drags me down..."
At the end, recalling Thinking about the short time it takes to enjoy a cup of coffee every day while dealing with the affairs of the Mages Association.
Powerlessness and grief and anger suddenly surged into Andy's heart!
He banged the table and said angrily:
"Damn Brand!!"
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