Dungeon King: My Goblins Have Captured Countless Female Players

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Resarite elaborated, "We could have our troops scavenge for building materials nearby. Even if we can’t construct a full-fledged fortress, we should at least build a series of walls that would take the enemy considerable time to breach."

Howard pursed his lips in thought.

Margaret then suggested, "My lord, this area is already mountainous. Take our current location, for instance, surrounded by mountains on all sides. Perhaps we could block the spaces between several mountains with earthen ramparts, forcing the enemy to take no quick paths but to climb the mountains. If we do this, their marching speed would significantly slow down. By the time they reach us, it could be three to five days later."

Anna, however, disagreed, saying, "Haven’t I already said it? It will take the Empire’s First Army more than ten days to reach here. What’s the use of delaying the enemy for three or four days, or even five? Unless the First Army arrives, holding them off for nine days would be futile. Once the battle starts, you won’t be able to delay them even for a day."

Alonso, scratching his head, spoke up to Howard, "My lord, I’ve been listening for a while now, and I think this is a very difficult task. To make the enemy resort to climbing, we’d need to construct barriers more challenging than climbing a mountain or ramparts higher than the mountaintops. Clearly, we can’t achieve such a feat in just a few days."

Anna looked at Howard with a skeptical gaze and asked, "Tell me, are you joking with us?"

Howard chuckled and replied, "Heh, you’re overthinking it. When have you ever seen me joke about matters of marching and warfare? Although it’s difficult to construct a barrier more challenging than climbing a mountain or to pile up ramparts higher than the mountaintops, let me ask you this - what season is it now?"

Anna responded without hesitation, "Winter, and this year it’s particularly cold."

Howard confidently said, "Exactly, it’s winter. So, let me ask you another question. What happens to a bucket of hot water if you pour it out and leave it for an hour in this season?"

Anna, seemingly grasping a new idea, said, "Ice?"