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After lewdly finishing his sentence, Niu Zida, having apparently rested enough, rolled over and pressed himself against Rosalia's delicate body. Rosalia also willingly parted the black stockings covering her fishnet stockings, letting Niu Zida carry her on his shoulders, allowing him to once again begin thrusting his hips, aiming at her beautiful clam and starting a new round of sprints...
For the next few days, Altaïr's army did not launch any further attacks. They waited until Niu Zida's maids finished giving birth. After clearing out the rear, Altaïr's army resumed their offensive. The weather was still cold, and despite the severe cold, Altaïr's army's several assaults on the goblin camp were unsuccessful. However, the severe cold was also a test for the goblins, as they were short and had poor resistance to cold. Even with the healing of the goblin priests and the assistance of Kanzaki Kanon, they still suffered a large number of casualties, both combat and non-combat, in the days of fighting.
Altaic's army organized several more night raids, but this time, thanks to the dark elf archers provided by Tish's dark elf tribe, they were able to handle even the enemy's nighttime attacks quite well. However, although they could repel the enemy, the dark elf archers' lethality was not ideal, because many of Altaic's night raiding soldiers wore two or even three layers of heavy armor. The dark elves' arrows did not have enough poundage and limited penetration power, so they could only serve a harassing purpose. This surprised the dark elves that human military technology was so much more advanced than theirs.
After all, these dark elves have long been in contact with commercial cities like Cloud Port, where Ningguang is located, and rarely interact with the major human military powers of the Western Sea Continent, let alone engage in combat. Therefore, they do not know much about human development.
"Master, it seems the recent casualties have been heavy. We should send troops out."
After four or five days of continuous attacks by Altaïr's army, Niu Zida's side lost four or five hundred goblins and some of the dark elf reinforcements from Haiqi Island and Yunlai Port. This was roughly equal to the total number of reinforcements from Dorei that had been replenished recently, plus the number of troops he had spawned. However, compared to the last offensive, at least for the first time, his side did not see his troop strength drop to the level it was at before the war began. So, if Rosalia and the others could buy him another window of opportunity, his side would have the resources to keep at a disadvantage. If he could get through the difficult month of February and continue into March, Niu Zida now saw hope that he could hold out until the spring planting season.
Chapter 399 The Tragedy of the Village
Chapter 399.
The spring planting season can be considered a turning point for Niu Zida. At that time, Altaïr's conscripted soldiers will have to go back to take care of their family fields, and the nobles will also agree to withdraw their troops and let the farmers return to their territories to do farm work. Otherwise, delaying the harvest will affect the tax revenue of their own territories. This is the opportunity for them to hold on and wait.
In the second raid on Altaïr's logistics, Niu Zida followed Rosalia's advice and this time sent Asuna, Kuroyukihime, Yangyang, and Yoru to fight alongside him. With Haruyuki Arita providing aerial reconnaissance, they quickly reached an enemy position 40-50 kilometers from Altaïr's camp.
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Chapter 572
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The local authorities discovered the location of the enemy's logistics transport team. Just as Rosalia had suspected, the enemy had indeed strengthened their defenses. This time, it wasn't a transport team of a few dozen people like before, but at least four or five hundred. Rosalia alone simply couldn't handle so many people.
However, this time there were five of them, and on Rosalia's advice, they decided to launch the attack at night, because both Joel and Rosalia were skilled at night raids, and launching an attack at night while the enemy was at rest would be more effective.
In the past few days, the extensive search and arrest operation failed to find the people who had attacked their transport convoy. The Altaic army's escort and logistics soldiers assumed it was just a group of petty thieves who had fled in fear when they saw the army sweeping through. So, this time, relying on the large number of people, they didn't pay much attention. The sentries set up at night were also sparse. Moreover, the distance to the military camp was only forty or fifty kilometers, which would take at most one or two days to reach. Therefore, when they rested at night, they were completely unaware of the approaching danger.
Haruyuki Arita scouted the area from the sky, confirming there were no ambushes nearby and it wasn't a trap. Then, Rosalia and her men launched a surprise attack on the transport convoy in the middle of the night under cover of darkness. The enemy was startled and scattered in all directions. Rosalia and her men didn't seek to inflict too many casualties on the enemy. Instead, they lit torches to burn the supplies and then took advantage of the chaos to kill a few enemies in the convoy's camp before retreating. By the time Altaïr's army headquarters arrived with reinforcements, Rosalia and her men had already gone to rest in a nearby village they had previously contacted.
Over the next few days, Rosalia once again used the village as a base to transport supplies for attacks on Altaïr, while also occasionally harassing Altaïr's headquarters at night. She left after four or five days and returned to Niu Zida's camp.
Due to the harassment from Rosalia and others, Altaïr's army has recently encountered logistical problems and has had to temporarily suspend its offensive. This, of course, gave Niu Zida a chance to catch his breath. This tactic has proven to be very effective. Niu Zida felt that if this pace continued, Altaïr would soon be exhausted by his harassment and would have no choice but to retreat without achieving anything. After all, they could not afford to delay spring planting.
When Rosalia returned to report, Niu Zida was in bed with Misaki Shokuhou, having just experienced an exceptionally exhilarating battle, while Xin Hai was also attending to him. Upon hearing Rosalia's travel-worn report, Niu Zida quickly praised her, but Rosalia calmly said:
"Master, we must not be careless either."
"Of course, I've been working very hard lately, working with the maids to increase the number of goblins after you left."
"To put it simply, while we were fighting the enemy, our useless master was hiding in the military camp, having a fling with a pretty maid, right?"
Before going on another mission, Rosalia made a suggestion, and Niu Zida originally wanted to say something boastful, but Misato Shizuku bluntly exposed him on the spot.
"No, I'm really thinking about important matters, and I'm working very hard too."
"Hmph, no one would believe a scumbag like Master when he says such things."
Shizuku Misato gave Niu Zida a cold glare, indicating that she didn't believe him at all.
"Well... Master has indeed been overseeing various military affairs during the day and working hard to replenish troops at night. It's been very tiring."
Seeing this, Xin Hai quickly said a few kind words to Niu Zida. At this moment, the beautiful and gentle young woman in white silk was heavily pregnant. Because she was due to give birth the next day, she could only sit to the side and could not stand up easily. Normally, Xin Hai would have gone to rest at this time, but recently, military affairs had been busy. Even though she was pregnant, Xin Hai had to insist on working and assisting Niu Zida in arranging matters in the military camp, so she had no time to have a safe delivery.
"Of course he's busy. He's constantly violating girls in bed, day and night. He must be very busy."
Even with Shinkai speaking up for her, Misato Shizuku still relentlessly mocked Ushio Tatsumi. Especially after seeing Shokuhou Misaki hugging and kissing Ushio Tatsumi, her beautiful eyes looking at her with a slightly provocative gaze, she became even more sarcastic in her attacks on Ushio Tatsumi.
"Shizuku Misato, are you jealous? Hehe, don't worry, I'll make you pregnant tonight too."
"Master is really disgusting."
Despite saying that, when Misaki Shokuhou handed Ushiko-da to Shizuku Misato, Shizuku Misato did not refuse. Instead, she took Ushiko-da and held him in her arms, allowing him to comfortably squeeze and knead her large breasts.
Over the next few days, Rosalia and a group of maids rested in the military camp, and everyone became pregnant and gave birth. Once everyone had recovered, Rosalia led her people to continue harassing Altaïr's army's logistics, following the previous routine.
"When you go out this time, you must follow Misato Shizuku's instructions in all actions."
This time, Niu Zida clarified the leadership structure. The last time, when Rosalia suggested going out, it was rather rushed, and Niu Zida had forgotten about it. This time, the leadership structure was clarified according to the harem's status, so that it would be easier to command the troops in the field. Although Joel had the highest status, her personality was not suitable for command, so it was handed over to Misato Shizuku.
Rosalia and her group returned to the village, but from afar, Misato Shizuku sensed something was amiss. It was winter break, and although no one was busy in the fields, there was always smoke coming from chimneys for heating, and occasionally they would see woodcutters going out to gather firewood. But this time, they hadn't seen a soul as they approached the village from afar. The group immediately felt uneasy. Just as they got closer to the village…
Chapter 573
Even the beautiful maids, seasoned by many battles, paled. The village before them was now a ruin, with dozens of villagers hanged from the large tree at the village entrance, leaving only a few elderly and weak people trembling in their dilapidated houses.
Rosalia initially thought the village had been attacked by bandits, but with the recent fighting in the area, there were hardly any bandits. After asking the survivors, she learned that soldiers from Altaïr's army had found the village. Although there was no evidence that the village had any connection with Rosalia's group, they found the Mora coins that Rosalia had left as a token of gratitude. Based on this, the Altaïr concluded that such a poor village must have ill-gotten gains. Under interrogation, they learned that the village had indeed taken Rosalia in. To punish them, they killed half of the men in the village, took the other half back to the army for hard labor, and also took away the young women, leaving only the elderly and weak.
"These bastards..."
"It's my fault for dragging you all down..."
Upon hearing this, Asuna, Kuroyukihime, and the others were naturally furious. Rosalia, feeling apologetic, realized that the most urgent matter was rescuing the remaining people to atone for her actions. However, upon hearing Rosalia's plan, Yangyang said:
"These people have all been taken to Altaïr's army camp. It will be very difficult for us to rescue them, won't it?"
"Their plight was all because they took us in, so we have to help them save them no matter what."
"Shouldn't we ask the master for permission before making such a decision?"
"What if the owner disagrees?"
"This……"
"If we want to save them, I'll have Haruyuki scout ahead first, at least to confirm the exact location of these villagers before making a decision."
Rosalia agreed to Kuroyukihime's suggestion. The group helped the villagers settle in and distributed the food they had brought to the remaining villagers, since there were only a few people left in the village anyway.
The next day, Haruyuki Arita spent the day scouting and found the villagers. He returned and reported that about thirty or forty people were being forced to cut firewood in the mountains near Altaïr's army.
“Those bastards, because I attacked their woodcutters who went out to chop wood before, they drove these villagers to chop wood. If these villagers are not attacked, it will confirm their suspicion that these villagers are in contact with us.”
"So what do we do next? Let's go and rescue them."
"Of course we should try to save them, but if we try to save them now, even if we manage to bring them back, they probably won't be able to settle down here. We'll need to find them another place to take refuge."
"We can only take them back to our master's camp."
Since Misato Shizuku, the concubine who actually had command in this operation, said so, everyone else agreed. Rather, the reason they asked her earlier was to wait for her to make the decision to take these villagers back. Otherwise, leaving them where they were would be tantamount to letting them wait to die. However, apart from Misato Shizuku, the other maids were not of high rank, so the decision-making power in this matter could only be given to Misato Shizuku. Now that she agreed, things would be easier. After all, Niu Zida had said that he would listen to Misato Shizuku in everything when going out on missions.
"Before rescuing these villagers, it's best to make contact with them. Right now, we only know their approximate location. We don't even know where the women are, where they'll be staying at night, or if anyone has been injured. It's best to figure everything out before we proceed. Otherwise, I'm afraid those who can't be rescued will suffer a second round of harm from Altaic's army."
Chapter 400 The Maids' Discussion
Chapter 400.
Because taking them in led to their persecution by Altaïr's army, Rosalia was much more cautious this time. It was clear she wanted to rescue as many villagers as possible, perhaps all of them. This usually lazy, aloof beauty who disliked working overtime actually had a warm heart towards those who had helped her…
After agreeing on the battle plan, the next morning, Haruyuki Arita continued to scout Altaïr's army as ordered by Kuroyukihime. That day, he simply scouted the location of these people's residences and, if possible, made contact to determine where these villagers were being held. Rosalia and the others stayed behind to take the remaining elderly and weak away from the village.
By this time, the village had been burned down to the point that there were hardly any intact houses left, making it unsuitable as a place to live. The most important thing for Rosalia and the others was to find a place to settle the elderly and infirm. After all, it was still the cold winter, and prolonged exposure to the wild would be very dangerous for these frail elderly and infirm people. It is estimated that the Altaïr army considered that these elderly and infirm people would not survive for long without houses and food in the severe cold, so they were too lazy to kill them and left them to fend for themselves in the wild.
Only a dozen or so elderly and weak people remained in the village. Led by Rosalia, they found a cave nearby as a temporary shelter. Before coming out, Rosalia had not expected that the village would be slaughtered by the Altaïr people. She had not brought much food, so she had to save the villagers in the next few days. Otherwise, they would not be able to stay in the cold wilderness for too long. She could only take the elderly and weak people back to their masters for care.
A campfire was lit in the cave, and then Joel and Rosalia went out to hunt wild boar. Normally, rabbits would be the easiest prey to find this winter, but neither of them hunted them. While rabbit meat is high in protein and low in fat, it's not ideal for health-conscious fitness enthusiasts. In the harsh winter, the most important thing for these elderly and infirm individuals is to replenish their energy with a high-protein, low-fat diet.
Chapter 574
Eating rabbit meat may result in the energy consumed during digestion exceeding the energy replenished, leading to a situation where the more you eat, the hungrier you become. This is not saving lives but rather harming them.
They simply roasted pork in the cave and shared it with everyone along with the dry rations they had brought. Rosalia and the others could only wait for Chunxue to return. When Chunxue returned from his reconnaissance that night, he reported that the surviving villagers had been forced into hard labor on the edge of the military camp. The guards weren't too strict, probably because the Altaïr army didn't think these villagers were worth a large-scale rescue by Niu Zida's side. They had simply kidnapped them because of a lack of labor and as punishment.
This situation actually relieved Rosalia. If they had forcibly taken the villagers hostage, although her side was strong, their numbers were limited. It would be too difficult for just a few people to rescue dozens of people and escort them all the way. If it turned out to be a trap, they might encounter danger. The fact that the enemy didn't take these villagers seriously made her next operation much easier.
"Haruyuki-kun, have you made contact with those people yet?"
"Not yet, I haven't found a good opportunity yet. I'll try again tomorrow."
"Alright, I'll leave this to you. No matter what, these villagers were persecuted because of us, and we must rescue them."
"I don't object to you saving people, but what about the combat mission that our master assigned to us?"
At this point, it was Kuroyukihime who raised an objection. After all, although Kuroyukihime was kind-hearted, she was also the kind of person who could cross the line for a grand goal. Back in the Accel World, in pursuit of the so-called truth, she was willing to betray the Red King and assassinate him in front of the other kings.
"Of course I won't forget the combat mission. I even think that the rescue mission and this mission can be combined, no, they can be integrated."
"Oh? Rosalia, do you have any good ideas?"
Kuroyukihime looked at Rosalia with her beautiful birch-brown dark eyes. Although Kuroyukihime's status in the harem was not very high, only the first among the chamber pots, she was very favored and very calm and reliable in battle. Therefore, when fighting outside, these beautiful maids would listen to her opinions. In particular, she could command Arita Haruyuki, who went out to scout, which further increased her say in formulating tactics.
Even the proud Misato Shizuku, who was nominally the highest leader of the task force on this mission, did not interrupt but listened to her opinions. Of course, this was also because the two had a good relationship. Another major reason why Kuroyukihime had a lot of say in the mission was that she and Misato Shizuku also had a good personal relationship. The two had similar personalities, so they had a lot in common and it was easy for them to get along.
“My idea is that since these villagers were forced to cut firewood, they must know where Altaic’s army stores firewood and other supplies. If we find out where these places are when we contact them to rescue them, we can set fire to their supplies while rescuing them. Wouldn’t that kill two birds with one stone?”
After Rosalia finished speaking, she didn't look at Kuroyukihime with her beautiful eyes, but instead looked at Shizuku Misato. She knew that Kuroyukihime was a maid in Shizuku Misato's faction, and Kuroyukihime's public questioning of her was practically Shizuku Misato's intention. However, Shizuku Misato didn't want to have a direct conflict with her, so she used this method. This way, even if she made some unacceptable proposal, she wouldn't immediately clash with Shizuku Misato, and there would be room for de-escalation.
"In that case, let Haruyuki-kun go and make contact with these villagers first."
Shizuku Misato nodded, arms crossed, accepting Rosalia's suggestion. Since Shizuku Misato agreed, Kuroyukihime, who had previously raised objections, didn't say anything more. This confirmed Rosalia's guess that Kuroyukihime was indeed testing her according to Shizuku Misato's wishes.
"In any case, let's all work together to rescue those innocent villagers first."
With her suggestion supported, Yoel encouraged everyone. Although the actual leadership of the battle was given to Misato Shizuku, Yoel was, after all, the highest-ranking maid in the harem, and she was always well-liked, so she could be said to have played the role of a lubricant for the team.
Asuna remained silent. Of course, because she had a good relationship with Kuroyukihime, she supported Kuroyukihime in her attitude. However, since Misato Shizuku had already made her stance clear, she would not say anything more. As for Yangyang, she was the most innocent one here. She didn't belong to any faction and just wanted to complete the mission with everyone.
While the beautiful maids who were out fighting were discussing how to rescue the villagers, Niu Zida was also in his military camp discussing the next battle plan with Xin Hai Ningguang. Recently, the Altaïr army has resumed its offensive. Although the problem of troop strength here has been greatly alleviated and can at least hold out for a while, Niu Zida still dares not be careless. After all, the Altaïr army always has an absolute advantage. The enemy can make a hundred mistakes, but once they win, there may be a breakthrough.
“Master, I have recently escorted the grain back from Andaman village, and the army has no problem with food supplies.”
"That's great. Ningguang, you've worked so hard. You're pregnant and you still have to escort military supplies."
"Everyone is working hard to support Master's war against Altaïr right now, so my contribution is nothing."
When Ningguang returned, her belly was already quite round; she was due to give birth tomorrow, because she had been...
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Chapter 575
To replenish his forces, Niu Zida's harem maids were constantly pregnant. For the first time, Niu Zida felt that being a breeding machine was hard work. As long as a maid was not pregnant, she would be given priority in the bedchamber appointments and could no longer simply call the maids to serve him according to his own preferences as before.
"Our forces can hold off the enemy's attack for the time being, thanks to the time Rosalia and the others have bought us."
Although Niu Zida's troops have suffered considerable losses recently, the Altaïr army has been unable to launch continuous attacks due to constant harassment. As a result, the troops lost each time can be replenished during short truce periods. Compared to the situation at the most dangerous time when Niu Zida's goblin army only had more than 1000 men left, the situation is much better.
Xin Hai, heavily pregnant, knelt at Niu Zida's crotch with a smile. She kissed his massive member with her tender red lips while gently touching it with her small, white-gloved hands. After all, she was pregnant, and at this moment, she could only serve her master with her mouth instead of her hands.
"And the help from Ms. Kanzaki Kanon shouldn't be overlooked either."
"Well, after all, her medical skills are indeed superb."
"I'm not talking about medical skills... That child looked so innocent and lovely, I never expected her to be so fertile..."
Ningguang smiled and chatted with Xinhai as if they were having a conversation. At this moment, she was holding Niu Zida and gently massaging his head with her large breasts. Perhaps because of her frequent pregnancies, Ningguang's breasts seemed to have become larger. They were already quite large, but now these elastic breasts were even bigger. Of course, Niu Zida liked this change very much.
"To be able to give birth to more than ten at a time, that's really impressive."
Shinkai's words weren't meant as a sarcastic remark. When she first saw Kanzaki Kanon give birth, Shinkai herself was shocked. She hadn't expected Kanzaki Kanon to be so fertile, and she even wondered if having so many children meant there was something wrong with Kanzaki Kanon's body. Later, Niu Zida told her that Kanzaki Kanon's special talent was actually to have many children, and that's when she realized it.
Chapter 401 Rescue Operation
Chapter 401.
"Are you jealous of Kanzaki Kanon?"
"I don't mean that. I just really think Kanzaki Kanon is amazing. After all, it's rare to see someone in Master's harem with such a talent for having many children."
When Niu Zida heard Xin Hai's praise, he thought that this clever and beautiful girl was subtly mocking Kanzaki Kanon. He reached out and pinched Xin Hai's soft, tender breasts. Naturally, Xin Hai pouted her red lips and protested.
"Really? You always gave me the wrong impression with your innocent, slutty look, hahaha..."
Realizing his misunderstanding, Niu Zida chuckled awkwardly, pinching Xin Hai's soft breasts and forcefully thrusting his massive member into her mouth to cover his embarrassment. Xin Hai couldn't defend herself or blame Niu Zida anymore; she could only roll her beautiful eyes at him, curl up in her white silk stockings, kneel on the ground, lower her head, and begin to suckle forcefully. Niu Zida felt his lower body tighten, and under the teasing of her tongue, he quickly ejaculated his desire into Xin Hai's mouth. Then, Xin Hai, her throat muscles bulging, let out a hot sigh as she swallowed every last drop…
"Cough cough cough... Hmm... Master shot out so much..."
Xin Hai finally swallowed all her desire with great difficulty, and even opened her tender red mouth for Niu Zida to check, making sure she hadn't wasted a single drop. After Niu Zida nodded in satisfaction and slapped her snowy cheeks a few times with his huge member, Xin Hai closed her mouth and smiled, saying:
"Master, should we continue on a passive defensive posture until spring planting begins and we wait for a turning point?"
"This was my plan. Originally, I wanted to defeat Altaïr's army head-on, but after this battle, I realized the difference in strength. Let alone a few thousand goblins, even if I had 10 goblins, I couldn't defeat Altaïr's army on the front lines."
Niu Zida honestly admitted that he had underestimated the enemy and set the strategic goals too high. Now it seemed difficult for them to defeat the enemy head-on. They could only stall the enemy and wait for a strategic opportunity. He shared this idea with Xin Hai, who agreed.
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