Chapter 139 - Set Sail to Everflow City (1/2)
Spat arrived at the Zackons tribe village with the Legions and the map of the city. Korge also arrived with the message to Sun from Cossack and Shuja. The two went to the dining hall to learn about the plan. There, the brothers were gathered around the long table with Horder, reviewing the maps they had. Sun was happy to see the two, and he was surprised to see Korge's new form. Korge evolved during their time apart. He was now a red conqueror, and he was beaming with pride from achieving this form. ”Korge!” Sun embraced him, ”You've grown stronger.”
”Yes, I did, and just in time too. When we received your letter, Cossack and Orgut tribe were more than willing to help.”
”Thank you, my friend. It means a lot for everyone here that you can join us today.”
”Here,” Korge handed the letter, ”Cossack and Shuja are in position and are waiting for your orders.”
Sun opened the letter and read it to everyone. Shuja will be attacking through the tunnel system and will use the map Spat provided to sneak in the city and flank the goblins attacking them on the shore. While Cossack will take his cavalry through the city streets, trampling those in their way. ”How many horses does Cossack have?” Stick asked.
”We have ten horses. And with the exception of Cossack's horse, one horse will carry two goblins. An archer and a rider.” Korge puffed his c.h.e.s.t out, ”And they are highly skilled too. No longer will they be running away from the danger. They are, in fact, the first to run to it.”
”That's what I like to hear!” Rock cheered by raising a cup of warm milk.
”Hahaha!” Sun laughed, ”Perfect, and how about you, Spat? How was the scouting?”
”We had no problems, but we did run into something troubling. There were chambers underground that were making cannons like that of our swivel guns, but smaller and can fire multiple times.”
”What?” Sun and Smoke's eyes widened.
”They looked very complex in design. But it seems like only those that are red conquerors are permitted to use them. I was going to send a letter to Shuja as well, asking if she could destroy any workshop chambers she comes across with, but I think you might want to know about them first.”
Sun sat down and contemplated the potential dangers presented by these weapons. The problems don't change for their attack. It only makes the problems more difficult to solve with the presence of these rifles. The city goblins will still bombard their sh.i.p.s with arrows and mortar without these guns. Sun clapped his hands, which garnered everyone's attention. ”These guns are dangerous, more so than the five swivel cannon we brought and mounted on the Zackons' sh.i.p.s. But that doesn't change our plans.”
Stick stepped forward and added his opinion, ”I agree. We've done exercises revolving around cannons during our training. We're not exactly new to this. We just have to move faster than we initially planned.” Then Stick took a small figurine of a green goblin and placed it on the center of the underground map Spat brought in, ”The only problem that we have yet to fully solve is the machine they use to keep the water flowing. Pagasa already told us that it takes a fairly large amount of energy to start the machine, but as long as two or three mana users are present, it can be done in a short amount of time. In comparison, it takes a longer time to shut down the machine. About three days.”
”That means it's faster to start up the machine and flood the city.” Sun said, ”So there's a chance they will try to flood the river as their final resort to push us out of the city.”
”So we need to secure the machine before we reach the center of the city. Shuja's warriors should be fast enough to reach the machine before we reach the center, but just in case, we're going to have Olhos carry Spat to our target Once we breach the city dam.”
”Olhos? He's here!” Spat said.