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Chapter 364 - 162: Battle Plan

Chapter 364: Chapter 162: Battle Plan

In the Swabian Duchy, many small towns have names ending with "-ingen."

For example, the territory of the Falcon Family is Hexingen, to the northeast is the territory of the Fishbone Family, Reutlingen, and if you continue straight north, there’s Metzingen, Plochingen, and finally Stuttgart City.

The suffix "-ingen" in ancient Germanic refers to "tribe."

For instance, Mossingen signifies a settlement established by a person named Moss, and the origins of other towns with similar names are largely the same.

This practice of naming places after people was common in feudal countries. For example, the well-known "Shijiazhuang City" originated from Shijiazhuang Village, allegedly named so because there were many residents with the surname "Shi."

As for why this surname was predominant, one would have to inquire about the surname of the original landlord of the village...

In any case, after Eleanor had finished explaining the naming origins in the Swabian Duchy, the girls all expressed understanding.

"So, to completely defeat the Fishbone Family, we need to take down this ’ingen,’ then that ’ingen,’ and another ’ingen,’ until we reach and seize the fortress in Stuttgart City," Sigrdrifa solemnly summarized.

"Let me repeat," Eleanor said, unable to help but laugh and cry, "we’ll first take down Reutlingen and Metzingen, which will relieve the frontline pressure on the Falcon Family in Hexingen."

"Then we’ll break through Plochingen, cutting off Stuttgart’s connection to Ulm, so the Earl of Fishbone can’t bring in reinforcements from there."

"Finally, we advance north to attack Stuttgart and storm the fortress to capture the Earl of Fishbone." She raised her palm decisively, making a swift cutting gesture.

"I understand," Sigrdrifa nodded, "first break the first ’ingen,’ then the second ’ingen,’ the third ’ingen,’ and finally storm the fortress."

Eleanor: ......

"Ellie, to be honest, I can’t really keep all these ’ingens’ straight either," Nora chimed in beside her, "Just lead the way when the time comes. Wherever you say we should charge, we’ll fight."

"Speaking of which, do we really not need to ask the Falcon Family for troops?" Thira expressed strong doubt, "Just the nine of us, attacking three heavily defended towns and a fully armed city with an Earl at the helm?"

"Thira, times have changed," Aske said with his arms crossed, "Now the Magic Tide level cap is Lv.10; even the lowest level among our team is Lv.6. As long as we aren’t surrounded and targeted by massed firearms fire, there’s nothing to fear for us Transcendents."

"And besides, don’t we have the Squad Leader who’s mastered the GM Nine Styles right here?"

"Wow," at the Squad Leader’s recent promotion to Lv.10 and the sudden appearance of mysterious confidence, the girls offered polite, monotone, and utterly toneless admiration, as if reading from a stick.

"Don’t disbelieve," Aske responded, somewhat helplessly. Before he crossed over, he had been a professional player after all. Now, with this Lv.10 body, he would soon perform for them a feat like Zhao Zilong’s Seven In and Out battle, without even running out of breath.

Of course, the above thoughts were just in his mind and there was no need to show off or act pretentious in front of the girls. After all, the team had been established for half a year, and they knew each other far too well. How could the girls not know his real strength?

Anyone unsure, come out and we can spar, and I’ll help you reacquaint yourself with the Squad Leader’s level.

"In summary, I’ll still be responsible for battlefield command this time," Aske boasted, "I’ll come out to save the day at critical moments."

Battlefield command, that is, so-called "verbal warfare," was simply lounging about during the battle. The girls were long used to the squad leader’s slothful character, so at this moment, they pretended not to hear and enthusiastically began to discuss amongst themselves.

"This time, the main enemies are still those ordinary people without levels, wielding firearms."

"If we’re talking bulletproof, Sigrdrifa and Eleanor, the two equipped with Power Armor, have to be at the front."

"Nora and Medea will activate their ’Mind Blind Zone’ ability to hide on the battlefield, then use collective suggestion to make the enemies attack Eleanor as much as possible."

"Peggy and Mia are responsible for infiltration from behind. Peggy’s Flesh II gives her an Undying Body, whereas Mia doesn’t have one, so she needs to stay hidden in the shadows as much as possible to avoid direct contact with the enemy."

"Thira will be responsible for containment from a distance, disrupting the enemy’s attacks with Air Bullets and helping to protect Miel; Miel will then sniper from a distance, taking out the enemy’s key combat units."

"The squad leader is in charge of watching the show the whole time. Alright, let’s leave it at that!"

Everyone’s experience in coordinated combat was also extremely rich. In no time, with a word here and a suggestion there, they had arranged the subsequent battle plan, casually casting a role onto Aske as a mere spectator.

Aske, of course, didn’t mind and nodded his head, signaling his approval of the girls’ plan.

So The Azure Longsword set out from Hexingen, passing through the Falcon Family soldiers’ defense line, and headed towards Rutlingen, more than 10 kilometers away.

In Falcon Castle located on the Swabian mountain, Friedrich stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of his study, gazing into the distance as a line of figures crossed the trenches and disappeared into the far.

Lorraine Gold Coins was a considerable sum even for the still wealthy Falcon Family.

Having paid a 10% deposit upfront, once the group captured or killed the Earl of Fishbone, the Falcon Family would be able to muster about 30% of the second installment from the fund pools of various assets.

As for the remaining 60% of the price, amounting to 4680 Lorraine Gold Coins, even the Falcon Family could not produce that much fluid capital and would need to sell off some assets to settle the payment.

But it didn’t matter. Compared to everything the family could gain after the war’s victory, this amount of money was nothing but a negligible investment cost.

A truly skilled and courageous person, when it comes down to crunch time, would dare to go all-in, pushing all their chips in, not to mention a loss that was entirely bearable.

He just hoped that this mysterious mercenary group wouldn’t disappoint him.

Friedrich watched the group walking along the ridges towards the horizon, slowly narrowing his eyes.

For some reason, recalling every little detail from their initial contact, Friedrich realized that the true leader of this mercenary group was not Miss Nora from the Lysine Group.

It was the unremarkable personal secretary always by her side, the one for whom Nora would say, "His wishes are my wishes."

Aske Lepeios Achilles, now that was a name in the style of Sirius.

Achilles, the invincible warrior from ancient mythology, soaked in the River Styx, impenetrable by knife or spear, with only his heel as his weakness.

So, would this Squad Leader Achilles also have a corresponding weakness?