Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 1427 - 1425: Excessive Caution

Nighttime.

Reef Rock Castle, Commander Mansion, Command Room.

A thin wizard, around thirty years old, was covering his mouth with a handkerchief, constantly coughing.

"Cough cough cough..."

After coughing for a long time, the thin wizard raised his head and looked at Soron in front of him, saying, "General, that’s basically the situation. After I saw the envoy from Shaya being assassinated and the body disposed of, I stopped following and returned to Reef Rock Castle. Oh, and... at the end, the woman handling the body glanced towards the direction where I was hiding. I’m not sure if she noticed me... cough cough cough..."

Towards the end, the thin wizard coughed brutally, as if he were coughing up his insides. After hacking for a while, he clenched his fist, and a faint blue light flashed across his face—it was an extraordinary power he wielded, finally suppressing the coughing.

Soron, dressed in black, listened to the thin wizard and glanced at him, nodding in agreement, saying, "I understand, Wizard Ford. You’ve worked hard on this tracking mission, and you don’t need to worry about anything else for now. You can go and rest, take care of your health."

"Thank you, General." The thin wizard greeted respectfully, tapping his chest with his fist in a military salute, suppressing a light cough, and turning away.

After the thin wizard left, Soron turned his head to look at the Green Robed Wizard standing aside—Abu Yule—and asked aloud, "Wizard Yule, what do you think?"

Wizard Yule gazed worriedly in the direction of the departing thin wizard, looked for a long moment, and then turned his gaze back to Soron.

After pondering a bit, Wizard Yule said, "Well... General, frankly, I’m a bit shocked by Shalin’s actions. I really didn’t expect them to dare kill the envoy from Shaya so decisively.

We all know that the guy named Xia Zuo isn’t very capable but merely a pawn sent for appearances. However, behind this pawn stands the current Alliance Emperor. Shalin did this so ruthlessly that it won’t settle easily."

"Moreover, the envoy borrowed our ’First Glory Group’ title and brandished the military flag, but it had no effect. It seems Shalin doesn’t think much of us." Wizard Yule shook his head, "This is not good. If Shalin can so rudely kill the fake ’First Glory Group,’ they might do the same to us, the real ’First Glory Group,’ in the future. We must guard against them."

"Hmm." Soron responded, nodding lightly, agreeing with Wizard Yule’s thoughts, and said aloud, "I’ve already decided, Wizard Yule, to adjust all border military deployments, elevate the level of vigilance, and dispatch elite forces externally."

"Externally? Send them to the West?" Wizard Yule asked another question; the so-called West naturally refers to Shalin.

"Send them to both the West and the East." Soron said, dispatching elites to the West aimed at Shalin, and to the East targeted Alliance’s heartland.

"To the East as well?" Wizard Yule blinked, "General, is that necessary?"

"It’s better to be cautious." Soron said solemnly, "My longstanding wish is to make the Alliance the greatest nation. Now that the nation is sick, I can’t find a way to cure it, but I must try to ensure that it doesn’t worsen, holding on until it can get better. For this, I must avoid significant conflicts between Shaya, Shalin, and Sika within a short time; otherwise, the future will be filled with uncertainties.

To achieve this, I must seize control of the border military power. As long as the border military power is in my hands, Shaya, lacking sufficient external forces, won’t easily act out. At most, they’ll cause some trouble within the Alliance. Although Shalin has a hostile attitude, they’ve always focused on development, not actively instigating conflicts. Sika, on the other hand, is rushing to lick the wounds from the national war three years ago, not willing to initiate war. This way, the big picture remains peaceful.

Outsiders may say I’m power-hungry, or that I have ulterior motives, but no matter what, things won’t get worse."

Wizard Yule was convinced, glanced at Soron, and asked, "So, General, should I go to let the staff group formulate a plan to see how best to adjust the military deployments?"

"Alright." Soron nodded.

Wizard Yule responded, stepped out.

But before leaving the door, he stopped his feet and returned.

"What?" Soron raised an eyebrow, asking aloud, "Anything?"

"Uh, it’s like this, General." Wizard Yule said, "You saw it earlier too, Wizard Ford kept coughing upon returning from tracking and hasn’t been well. Normally, as a second-level high-level wizard, Wizard Ford should resist most diseases with extraordinary power, which is unusual.

Moreover, I’ve heard rumors that the ’Poison Heart Queen,’ who has been hunted down by the Alliance for years, seems to be secretly hired by Shalin. She might have been the one clearing the scene this time. Perhaps they discovered Wizard Ford’s tracking and used an underhanded method to infect Wizard Ford with a troublesome plague magic, making him return to Reef Rock Castle with sickness.

This issue could be minor or major, but to be safe, I reckon it’s better to have Wizard Ford avoid crowded places recently, ideally staying alone in a sealed room until healed."

After hearing this, Soron pondered and said, "Alright. Wizard Ford is always reasonable, you go inform him, and I’m sure he will understand and cooperate."

"I’ll tell him right away." Yule answered, yet his steps didn’t move, hesitated, then said, "Additionally, General... Wizard Ford, on the way back to Reef Rock Castle, must have come into contact with quite a few people. If they were wizards, it’s fine, but if they were ordinary people, they might be directly infected by the spell plague on Wizard Ford. Just in case, we should isolate all possible contacts, ensure they are fine, then release."

"Isn’t this a bit overly cautious, Wizard Yule..." Soron frowned slightly, saying, "Aside from Wizard Ford, at present, there’s no report of any plague, take it slow with this, should be fine..."

"No, General, it can’t be slow." Yule said quickly, his expression serious, "If we delay and something big happens, it will be too late to regret. Spell plague, which I researched a while back, is easiest to handle before any mass infection, once it spreads, it can become a disaster. Even though I don’t think Shalin would be so bold as to spread plague to our Reef Rock Castle, what if the ’Poison Heart Queen’ is a madwoman? What if even she can’t fully control the subsequent effects of spell plague?"