Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 42 The mantis stalks the cicada
If possible, Lei Lei thinks it would be best to live in a convenience store, or even next to a convenience store. This way, she can make the most of the high concentration of spiritual energy for cultivation, and it will also be easier to find out Li Chengxi's background.

When this thought popped up in her mind, Lei Lei immediately thought of Xue Wenshu, who had tried to get close to her a few days ago.

She followed the instructions on the spirit-seeking disk, but she was unfamiliar with the area and had a hard time finding her way. She heard from a friend at the cram school that Xue Wenshu lived nearby, so she used a little trick to get Xue Wenshu to lead the way.

I completely treated him as a tool, so naturally I didn't even bother to remember his name.

Lei Lei recalled what Li Chengxi said when they left the convenience store. He seemed to have misunderstood that she was very familiar with Xue Wenshu.

So, do you want to take advantage of that mortal?
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Lei Lei quickly shook her head to dispel it.

The master said that you are not allowed to interfere too deeply with mortals. You think that using magic to control mortals for convenience, but the Heaven will not forgive you when you go through tribulation in the future.

What's more, Li Chengxi's background is unknown and it is impossible to tell how advanced his cultivation is.

If he was really a great cultivator who had never come out of the world, my behavior of testing him would at most be seen as childish and immature, and if it was not too excessive, he would not be angry. But if I interfered with the mortals around him, it would be very likely that he would really be angry.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lei Lei decided to continue observing for the time being. The room she was renting now was only separated from the convenience store by a road in the community, which was very close. The concentration of spiritual energy was much higher than other places, so she should be content.

Thinking of this, Lei Lei unpacked the newly bought daily necessities.

She went to the convenience store not only to test Li Chengxi head-on, but also because she had just moved in and had no toiletries.

Lei Lei didn't worry for too long. After all, she still had a lot of homework to do, so she just left it like that for the time being.

However, what Lei Lei didn't know was that someone was secretly observing her in the building diagonally opposite her.

It seemed that the open window was covered with a towel because the weather was too hot. This was a common scene, but no one knew that there was a gun barrel hidden under the towel, aimed at Lei Lei.

A precision rifle was placed in front of the window, and a man was hiding in the darkness under the window. He took his eyes away from the sight and picked up the telescope.

Like a pervert, he saw Lei Lei return to the living room from the balcony, and then looked at Li Chengxi who disappeared from the kitchen window.

He let out a long sigh, leaned against the low wall under the window sill, and quietly pressed the communicator switch on his ear.

"Groundhog reports, at 2023 hours, the secondary target was observed to interfere with the primary target with his spell. The primary target was unaware, and then the secondary target returned to the room. There is no further action for the time being."

He repeated the report again and added at the end:

"Groundhog believes that it is difficult to continue the mission with the current equipment and requests reinforcement."

There was a crackling noise in the earphones, and then someone said:
"Received. Reinforcements are on the way and will arrive in ten minutes. Please continue monitoring the mission."

"The groundhog understands."

Then the man picked up the telescope again and carefully observed the movement between the convenience store and the residential building...
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The 648th year of the Demon King Calendar.

April 12, evening.

South of the Spine of the World mountains.

The cooking fires flickered like stars, the rising smoke blocked out the sky, and countless people were busy in the huge military camp.

These people are preparing to attack Qihang City, an important city on the northern coast of the Avarus Demon Kingdom. This will be a long battle.

Although the capital of the Avarus Demon Kingdom has been destroyed, the four-nation coalition did not simply push forward smoothly. There are still a large number of resistance forces within the Avarus Demon Kingdom.

To completely destroy and occupy this kingdom is by no means something that can be accomplished by simply capturing the capital. It is estimated that the war may last for 5 to 10 years.

If you want to end the war as soon as possible, you must eliminate the important strongholds defended by local lords and generals. After that, the remaining stragglers will not be a threat and will not be able to cause any waves.

"report!"

In front of the central army tent, the messenger's voice interrupted the staff who were studying tactics inside.

"Come in"

The old general sitting in the main seat waved his hand, and the messenger hurriedly held his head high and chest out, putting on his most energetic state and going in.

"The soldiers guarding the camp gate caught a man who claimed to be the envoy of Count Leon. We found a noble emblem and a letter on his money bag."

The general signaled the messenger to put down the things and leave, and then the staff officer handed the letter and money bag to the general. There was a layer of separation because there had been cases where the enemy pretended to be a messenger to assassinate the commander, so the standard procedure was for the staff officer to hand it over.

The old general looked at the emblem on the purse, which was unfamiliar to him.

Although they are not one country, there is still some communication between the nobles.

The old generals knew the emblems of the great nobles in the Demon King of Avarus, but they had no impression of the emblem on the purse.

Logically speaking, an earl should be at least at the level of a lord, and he should be familiar with the emblem of the nobility.

"Count Leon...I seem to have heard of this place before."

Turning around to look at the map, there is a small area in the upper left corner of the map with the words "Earldom of Leon" written on it.

"Confirm it with a staff officer who is good at heraldry."

Asking his staff officer to check whether the emblem was genuine, the old general picked up the envelope and tore it open.

After looking at it for a few seconds, he lost interest and threw the letter on the table.

"General, what does the letter say?"

"Another noble who tried to surrender to save his territory. The only interesting thing about him was that he said Princess Viola was in Leon's territory and he wanted to use that as a bargaining chip."

When the staff officers heard this, they all burst into laughter.

"He doesn't think he's the only one who knows that the princess is in Leon County, does he?"

"It's hard to say. This ignorant country noble might really think it's important information."

"The nobles of the Kingdom of Avarus have really been at peace for too long."

The staff officers were laughing, and the general did not stop them.

A major war was about to begin, and he would not be able to command it properly by himself. He would have to rely on the help of these staff officers for many details.

They have been working continuously for several days, so it would be nice to let them smile and relax.

From this perspective, Count Leon is quite useful.

When the staff had laughed enough, the general said:

"Princess Viola's news from Count Leon, please inform our allies. That is not our responsibility."

The Demon Kingdom of Avarus is now in a state of fighting each other as its capital was breached and the king and prince were killed in battle.

Although the manpower still cannot be underestimated, no one has come out to unify them. The lords and generals in various places are fighting randomly and cannot form a unified strategy at all.

For the coalition forces of four nations, Princess Viola's head is very important. After all, if she stands up as a royal, the scattered lords will regroup.

The general had long guessed that the princess was hiding in the Leon territory. The other generals of the coalition also knew it. They felt that since the princess was hiding in a remote territory, it would be fine to let her stay there. As long as she didn't come out to cause trouble, it didn't matter whether she lived or died.

However, the army of one country in the coalition was assigned the task of destroying the Avarus royal family before the war.

The reason why they did not charge into the Leon Territory was mainly because the canyon road leading into the territory was destroyed, and they did not want to do so on the grounds that they were "uncertain about the princess's location."

Note that they are pretending not to know.

Everyone knew that capturing the princess was a dirty and tiring job that had to be done, so it would be better to take the opportunity to plunder the land of the Avarus Demon Kingdom.

So the general thought it would be a good idea to use Count Leon's letter to stimulate them.

After all, they are not the army of one country, so it is still very pleasing to see other countries suffer setbacks.

The general turned around and looked at the map. Since the canyon road was no longer accessible, if he wanted to capture the princess...

His eyes glanced at the large wavy lines on the left edge of the map.

That represents the ocean.

(End of this chapter)