Game of the World Tree - Chapter 365

365. Chapter 363 War is really expensive!

It would be nice if we didn’t have to compensate the dead.

Such a thought flashed through Brin’s mind.

Of course, it was just a thought. The contract had been signed, and the other party was an ally in the oracle, and the elves obviously had not reached their limit. He didn’t dare to turn against them…

Of course, with the elves’ efforts, Brin didn’t bother to do so.

He was not one of those cunning humans!

The reason why the City of Sharp Blades could become one of the famous commercial centers of the underground world was because the dark dwarves and underground gnomes here were more honest than other places.

Moreover, although the elves suffered heavy casualties, the damage they caused to the undead army was also great.

Looking out from the top of the city wall, the number of undead armies has been reduced by almost half!

You know, this time the Dark Alliance dispatched nearly 300,000 undead legions, of which there were as many as 100,000 undead above the black iron level, not to mention the tens of thousands of goblins who were transformed into undead after the attack!

The army of fallen undead is different from the shadow monsters. They are controllable. Before each war, the Dark Alliance will spend a lot of time and energy to prepare the fallen undead as an important force of the army…

and directly destroying the undead is much more useful than exhausting the opponent’s magic power to control the existence of the undead army, because this means that once this war is over, the opponent will not be able to use the undead army in the short term!

In addition, the purpose of the Dark Alliance’s attack on the City of Blades is to occupy the city, not to destroy it, so… it is unlikely to summon the shadow army, because no one knows what kind of ghost things will be summoned in the end.

So… once the undead army is destroyed, the front battlefield of this war will be half won.

As long as the high-end combat force wins the previous battle, the tone of this war will be almost set.

Thinking of this, Brin took a deep breath, squeezed out a smile, and asked:

“Tucker, how much money is left in our treasury?”

Tucker is not only responsible for calculating the remuneration for hiring the elves this time, he is also the financial manager of the City of Blades.

After hearing the chief’s words, the old dwarf wiped his sweat again and replied:

“Chief, if you must say, there are still 10 million left, but… we can only use 5 million at most, otherwise it will affect the normal operation of our city and business.”

After hearing the financial steward’s words, Brin fell silent.

5 million…

At this rate, it can only last for one day.

Although money can always be earned back, it can’t be so wasteful.

Now think about it, it’s better to hire mercenaries in the underground world to help defend!

Hiring a large professional mercenary group with an average strength of Black Iron rank, more than 50,000 people and rich experience to participate in the war, at most only 50,000 gold pounds a day.

Even if you hire a mercenary group to participate in the war, it is impossible to hire it for only one day. It is usually calculated by month, and it is only 1.5 million pounds of gold coins a month.

Of course, this is just a thought.

Not to mention that the Dark Alliance has cut off the source of hired mercenaries for the City of Sharp Blades in the underground world, even if they are hired, can they do better than the elves?

Even the most elite mercenaries would collapse if their casualties exceeded 30% or 40%.

However, the elves, whose death rate had already reached over 80%, were still fierce…

Moreover, if they had not fought desperately, the loss of the Undead Army would not have been so great.

If ordinary mercenaries were to replace them, it would probably be a protracted war, which might last for several years or even more than ten years.

Such expenditures and losses are also astronomical figures.

War… is a money-burning thing.

In fact, at the beginning, Brin was able to agree to exchange equipment for the support of the elves because he considered that this war, which the Dark Alliance had been preparing for for a long time, was very likely to become a protracted war.

And a set of equipment can hire elves to fight for several years or even more than ten years, which is really too much money.

Ideals are perfect, but reality is very skinny.

Who knew… that the death rate of these elves is so high!

They got a set of equipment and died in the blink of an eye.

Although they killed the enemy, they died too quickly…

Caught off guard.

Of course, it is not without benefits.

Judging from Brin’s experience, the undead army lost nearly half of its troops in a short period of time. It is estimated that if the siege continues for a few more days, the enemy will retreat.

Although the Dark Alliance still has an army composed of dark dwarves and mind suckers, with the loss of the undead in front, Brin does not believe that the enemy will not see that the City of Sharp Blades has become a tough nut to crack.

In this case, the enemy is likely to choose to give up the siege of the City of Sharp Blades.

Taking a deep breath, Brin already had a plan in mind.

He turned around and looked at the diplomatic steward who was standing on the other side and was responsible for negotiating with the elves, and said:

“You go and inform the other city-states that this war… is a war of our entire Silent Alliance! The elf allies were invited by everyone, and the oracle was issued to all city-states!”

“If they want to win, if they still respect the goddess, they must bear the remuneration of the elf allies!”

“The City of Sharp Blades has paid enough as a battlefield. We can understand that they did not send a large number of support for their own safety, but this is not just a war in the City of Sharp Blades!”

Well…

If the City of Sharp Blades can’t bear it, then pull the other city-states together to bear it.

As long as this war can be ended as soon as possible, it will be worthwhile to spend more money in the long run.

After instructing the diplomatic steward, Brin looked at the city wall that was still fighting, with a heavy expression.

Alas…

Obviously in an advantageous position.

But my heart hurts…

Perhaps, I should persuade these elves not to fight so aggressively?

At this time, Brin suddenly saw the financial steward Tucker hesitated and hesitated.

He was moved and asked:

“Tucker, what do you want to say?”

Tucker hesitated for a moment and said tactfully:

“Chief, I don’t know if it’s my illusion. I have felt many times that the elves who came to the war seemed to have been seen somewhere before. Well… how should I put it, some of the elves who joined the war later looked very familiar to me… some even seemed to have been seen several times before.”

“I specifically asked them, and they said that the elves before were their relatives. Some said they were their brothers or sisters, and some even said they were twins…”

“It’s just that one or two would be fine, but there seem to be too many such elves.”

Tucker finished speaking and smiled bitterly.

He had been holding this matter in his heart for a long time, and now he finally couldn’t bear it anymore, so he brought it up to the chief.

After hearing his words, Brin frowned slightly:

“You mean… after the elves joined the war, they came back and received their rewards again?”

Tucker hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Brin frowned even more.

He glanced at the city wall, then at the teleportation array, and after a moment’s silence, he shook his head gently:

“It shouldn’t be possible.”

“The elves who came to participate in the battle all came through the teleportation array. The ultra-long-distance teleportation array is connected to Black Rock City. After the elves fought on the city wall, few people came down except those who died in the battle…”

“If it is really as you said, can they be transferred to Black Rock City hundreds of kilometers away out of thin air, and then teleport back?”

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