Chapter 77: Plan of Attack (2/2)
”So why would they be headed here?”
”I'm not completely sure of that my Lord, but I think they may have been searching for something, but were then attracted by the battle between the demon and the masked assailant you mentioned, and now, they may just be tracking their sent.”
Albert then brought up his left hand to stroke his chin before continuing. ”There's.also the possibility that there is something on the trolls that had surrendered to you. Something they are able to track and want badly enough to send such a large force out for it.”
Tyler thought seriously about it, either of what Albert guessed was most likely the reason for this and he was leaning towards the latter. After all, why would a bunch of trolls head in this exact direction in such numbers just to search for something?
However, what exactly was that valuable that they would want that badly. Aside from the one he had fought, the rest of the trolls had been so shabbily equipped that it was sad. His mind had immediately disregarded everything they had on and he hadn't even paid attention to Albert when he had listed it to him.
The only thing that looked a bit descent was that piece of crap weapon he had given to the ogre chief. 'Wait, that's it.' A light bulb went off in his head as he remembered that the weapon had been magic so it should have been quite valuable no matter how weak it was to him.
”Jarret”
”Yes my Lord.”
”Have Bungo use appraisal on that weapon I gave your chief, yeah him... Have the weapon appraised and bring me the details.”
Tyler knew the famed blacksmith Bungo could use an higher-tiered appraisal magic than him thanks to the list so he had Jarret run an errand. Although, it was a lucky break the enemy hadn't been the Great Five as it was too early for that. They still couldn't straight outfight the trolls in front of the castle. There were still a few issues they had to handle.
”Thirty trolls huh...” Tyler leaned back to his seat and thought about the issue for a moment. It was true that to him thirty trolls Gray trolls and two Gray-War trolls were weaklings, however, there were still too many of them for him to take out without creating some kind of scene. This was the problem with only knowing low-tier spells.
Not to mention, there was a high possibility that this was still the work of these so-called Great Five, in an attempt to test the Strength of whomever it was, that had intruded on what they believed should've been theirs for the taking.
He needed to handle this situation with the utmost care. Whether he could stop them from spying or not was a completely different topic. His main goal now was to seize control of the situation.
”I know.”
Tyler raised his head to see Rain with her hand up as she excitedly said. ”Why don't you just send us out there and we'll take care of all those nasty ass trolls, right Liz.”
”Hmm, yeah, sure, we should be able to handle that many trolls no problem,” Liz added in a fluster and Erin gave a nod.
Tyler almost snapped and said sarcastically. Geez, why didn't I think of that? But a sudden realization then dawned on him. Bait. His main problem was the possible prying eyes of the Great Five, however, a fisherman doesn't dive into the river to hunt for fish by himself, no. One could catch a large fish simply by dangling a juicy bait in front of them.
That may not have been the best analogy but, they were right. However, Tyler also couldn't send out two fugitives of one of the great five to fight as bait for him. That might even cause more trouble than the trolls.
Albert had been in the room when the girls had told their story so he immediately recognized what Tyler was concerned about and offered his suggestion. ”Sir if I may offer a suggestion.”
”Go ahead.”
”How about I lead a few of the strongest ogres and beastmen with a couple of trolls and intercept the Gray trolls before they reach us.”
Tyler's eyes sparkled when he heard that and he was immediately inspired by that plan. ”There's no need for you to go... Say, what's the name of the one I gave the magic weapon I want to be appraised.”
”That would be the formal chief of the red ogre settlement sir, Azar igna.”
”I see, have him prepare a team of the fastest fighters he has and intercept the trolls, then have them lead them away from the castle. Mmm, towards the greyad plains would be fine. He'll have his full force waiting there and they should be able to kill and capture every single troll without fail.”
”At once sir.”
”Remember, not a single one can escape.”
”Yes my Lord.”
”Arrrh what about us...” Rain expresses her disappointment in not being included in Tyler's plan by letting out a strange sound.
Tyler turned his head to face her before he chuckled softly and spoke. ”No need to pout, I have something very important for the both of you, oh and for Erin as well.”