Manda made a decision not to draw Ziegler''s power and let him continue to upgrade.


    Everyone can''t understand Manda''s idea, including Pluto.


    Manu is still begging for Manda to change her mind. Rosan cries. Manda asks the bodyguard to take her out of the room. Pluto comes forward and says, "I know that zigse will become stronger after promotion, but he is our family. Even if he can''t fight for you in the future, he is still our family."


    Manda ignored Pluto and turned to go. Manu knelt in front of him again: "my Lord, I will fight for you until the last drop of blood is drained. Please let my teacher live!"


    Manda squatted down and patted manu on the face: "tell me, how many times have you heard the voice of Mountain God?"


    Manu didn''t understand why Manda asked such a question, but he didn''t dare not answer: "I didn''t count. When fighting in the mountains, I often heard the hint of the mountain god."


    Manda said with a smile, "Ziegler told me that he had heard Gaia''s call six times, and only seven times this time. Not everyone''s luck is as good as you."


    With that, Manda left the room.


    Lesio and Manda went out together. On the dark mountain road, he couldn''t help laughing: "everyone doesn''t understand you. It''s a bad taste."


    "I don''t need other people''s understanding, nor will I bother to maintain apparent harmony."


    The minister frowned and said, "are you sarcastic? I think you should ask me. This is not a begging attitude."


    Manda said with a smile, "you''re right. I really ask you. I hope you can help me hold the brittle rock mountain. My safety is related to your survival. I guess you won''t refuse."


    Lesio nodded and said, "it makes sense, and I shouldn''t refuse."


    "Tomorrow I will issue an order to hand over the military power of brittle rock mountain to you, and let manu assist you."


    Lesio shook his head and said, "let''s turn it upside down and let the young man take charge of the military power. I''ll help him."


    Manda was stunned: "it doesn''t accord with your identity."


    "This is very consistent with my identity. Manu is your family and I am an outsider. Instead of letting your family watch me, I''d better be a teacher for your family."


    Talking to smart people is easy. That''s what Manda wants most.


    For the next ten days, Manda stayed in brittle rock mountain to monitor the enemy''s movements. The enemy scouts appeared more and more frequently. Manu couldn''t help wanting to fight several times, but was discouraged by lesio.


    On the twelfth day, lesio set up a trap, led the enemy scouts to a wilderness at the foot of the mountain, and surrounded the enemy with an ambush arranged in advance.


    He could have easily annihilated the enemy, but he didn''t. He only killed half and deliberately let the other half go.


    Manda marveled at lesio''s tactics, but manu didn''t understand the intention.


    After releasing the enemy, lesio sent cavalry to pursue. Manu thought it was a failed remedy, but he didn''t expect that the enemy''s scouts would no longer escape. They occupied a favorable terrain and fought against the cavalry to the death, while lesio gave up the fight and withdrew the cavalry back.


    The whole battle process was beyond manu''s understanding. He didn''t understand lesio''s tactical purpose at all, but he saw Manda''s eyes shining and constantly wrong hands: "fishing, big fish!"


    Touch what fish? What is a big fish?


    Fortunately, lesio was not stingy and taught manu a lesson.


    "What do you think is the purpose of these scouts sent by the enemy? Do you want to use them to seize brittle rock mountain?"


    Manu shook his head and said, "with this force alone, it is impossible to capture brittle rock mountain."


    "What is the purpose of sending scouts?"


    "Explore our defense." manu also learned a lot of military knowledge. The main function of scouts is to explore the enemy situation.


    Lesio shook his head and said, "sheltai has fought with you countless times. He knows brittle rock mountain like the back of his hand. You occupy the natural danger. He can''t attack hard. There aren''t so many secrets to explore. Moreover, you can see that the scouts have strong combat effectiveness. Sheltai won''t sacrifice elite teams to do such meaningless things."


    Manu scratched his head and said, "then I don''t understand."


    Lesio patiently explained: "there are two possibilities for sending scouts. One is to lure you down the mountain to fight, let you give up the natural danger advantage, and then use the ambush to hit your army. If he really wants to do so, the goal has been achieved. I sent cavalry to pursue, but his scouts did not continue to escape and lured the cavalry to the ambush circle. Why do you say this?"


    Manuel thought for a moment and said, "because there is no ambush?"


    "That''s right. There is no ambush. It proves that the enemy''s purpose is not to lure us into battle. Their purpose is to monitor and deter us. Sheltai is warning us not to act rashly. He has been watching the southwest. What is the purpose of monitoring and deterrence?"


    "Because he was afraid!" manu enlightened under the guidance of lesio.


    Lesio then asked, "why is he afraid?"


    "Because he doesn''t have enough strength to defend."


    Lesio nodded and said, "sheltai tried his best to fight with bucken. Although he won one victory after another, he also gambled all his possessions. He didn''t have too many troops for defense. The whole southeast is very empty now. This is the reason why those scouts fight hard. They must delay time for sheltai and strive to get some support from the front line."


    Manu suddenly realized, "so adults say it''s time to fish!"


    Lesio sighed: "if you only look at the immediate interests, it is indeed a good time to take advantage of people''s danger, but in the long run, this shot is likely to force sheltai to a dead end. If sheltai is finished, are you sure to hold the whole due south?"


    As he spoke, lesio looked at Manda.


    Most of the excitement on Manda''s face disappeared.


    Lesio then said, "if you can''t keep it, you''ll give it all to the divine Punisher. Is this really the result you want?"


    Manda was a little unhappy and said, "do you just keep watching? When do I want to see it?"


    "There''s nothing wrong with watching more for a while," lesio smiled. "You may have to laugh at my conservatism, but I don''t think bucken has been hurt. When both sides are really hurt and unable to fight back, it''s your good opportunity."


    The strategy of the government secretary seems to be flawless, but in fact, it ignores a very serious problem. The result of the war may not be the loss of both sides, or it may be the conquest of one side over the other.


    If the war continues, it is likely that one party will choose to compromise or even surrender because it can''t support it, and even lead to one force annexing the other, and the two strongest forces will be combined into one. At that time, the outcome for Manda and leond will not be very good.


    This is lesio''s problem of being too stable, but Manda can''t refute the government minister, because he remembered Hermes''s hint that the contradiction between Cronus and the Lord of divine punishment is irreconcilable, which is doomed that they will work hard to the end. From this point of view, the government minister''s strategy is correct.


    Then watch them fight.


    On the fifteenth day, Ziegler''s fever subsided, but he also fell into a coma.


    "How long will he sleep?"


    "It''s hard to say," lesio looked dignified. "Maybe for decades, maybe for decades, maybe never wake up."


    Manda is leaving. He can''t stand Rosanna''s cry and Pluto''s complaint. He can''t help here.


    Before leaving, he asked lesio about one thing: "I''m tracking someone with a spell, but that person has a way to avoid tracking. He''s still far away from me. What should I do?"


    Lesio said, "I have no intention of prying into your secrets, but you provide too few clues. What kind of person is that?"


    Manda did not hide: "Athena''s eighth order believer."


    Lesio took a deep breath. "It''s not easy. Where is he?"


    "A place of extreme cold."


    "That''s even more difficult," lesio smiled bitterly. "If you want to track such a long distance, you are bound to improve the power of the spell. If you excessively improve the power of the spell, you are bound to cause the other party''s awareness. This is a dead end."


    "That means you can''t?"


    "It doesn''t have to depend on what spell you use."


    Manda took out two spells. The first failed and the second failed because of Stanley''s interference.


    Lesio stared at the second spell for a long time: "did you use witchcraft? It''s a good idea to turn two spells into one, and maybe there''s a turn for the better."


    Mandado stayed one night and improved the spell with lesio. He had to admit lesio''s knowledge and experience. Although it was his first contact with the messenger spell, he soon found the crux of the problem. After improvement, the two spells were mixed together, making Manda feel Odysseus with the spell for the first time.


    "You can''t perceive the position, you can''t perceive the action, you can only perceive the other party''s voice," the Government Secretary repeatedly warned. "The voice is the least likely to cause the other party''s perception. Even so, the time of each use can''t exceed five breaths."


    Manda picked up the spell and began the experiment on the spot. He wanted to hear what was around Odysseus at the moment. If he heard Athena''s Oracle, he would make a lot of money.


    But when the spell felt, Manda''s hair stood up, and the huge cry almost broke Manda''s eardrum.


    "Kubaga! Kubaga!"


    Five breaths, less than 20 seconds, the spell sensing was automatically interrupted, and the government minister''s technique was still very cautious.


    In this listening, Manda only got one news. The believers of the giant Bear Mother God are very devout.


    Take a chance every 20 seconds. The efficiency seems to be lower.


    But Hermes and pan could not perceive the trace of Odysseus, and this clue was also very precious.


    Manda returned to the seven star mountain. She just wanted to have a rest. She received another battle report.


    Sheltai captured Lianyu City, and bucken retreated to the king''s capital.


    The focus of the battlefield has changed, which means that the drawnwork city has temporarily calmed down.


    Looks like you can take a chance.


    Since you want to find the believers of Hephaestus, you have to bring an additional helper.