Chapter 356: Yolanthe’s Hand
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Anfey hesitated and did not say anything.
"I am just a servant," Alice said with a smile.
Entos rolled his eyes, clearly unconvinced. "Do you take for a fool, woman?" he asked, shaking his head. He could tell from the way others treated Alice that she was no re servant.
Anfey frowned and was not sure what to do. He wasn’t the only one who knew who Alice was, and he knew he could trust Entos. He could keep the secret away from Entos, but he could not lie. Finally, he sighed and shook his head. "I will tell you later," he said.
"Well," Entos said, turning to Christian. "I am here to congratulate you, Your Royal Highness."
"?" Christian asked, surprised.
"His Majesty had recently acquired support from Pope William," Entos said. "A backup army will arrive at Country of rcenaries soon to launch a full-scale attack on the necromancers. You have been selected to oversee this army."
The rcenaries were not from Maho Empire and did not care for the political implications of this appointnt. They looked at Christian, who was grinning widely at the news. The first pope, St. Robin, once said that all humans should band together in the face of a common threat. Necromancers were one of the only things that could unite all the kingdoms. However, even such an alliance was not without political implications. St. Robin believed that all the kingdoms should unite around the Church of Light. Of course, the rcenaries did not care for the political struggles of another nation.
"Which army?" Christian asked, curious. "How many n are coming? Who’s the commanding general?"
"It’s a newly ford legion called the Shield of Light legion," Entos said, "led by the Knight of Light, Fernando."
"Fernando?" Christian asked. "Who is that?"
"He’s sent by the pope."
Christian nodded. Yolanthe and Pope William must have fought over control of this new legion, but Yolanthe had lost to the pope, and the pope was able to appoint one of his n as the commanding general. But did Yolanthe really fail? If Yolanthe had appointed a general from Maho Empire to lead the legion, it might have caused disagreents among people of other nations—especially Ellisen Empire and Shansa Empire, which were still recovering from the effects of the last war. If Fernando, a man appointed by Pope William, was to lead the legion, then the other nations could not argue against the appointnt, unless they want to contradict the pope’s will. Even though the pope did not have concrete political power, he was a beacon of hope among the common people, especially during a war against the necromancers. The zombies were not as afraid of light magic as before, but the Church was still the most important asset. No one could deny the effectiveness of the Church’s army.
Allowing Fernando to command the army did not an that Yolanthe had no influence over the legion. The legion ford at Yolanthe’s command, and he still had ways to influence it.
"The legion is composed of people of different nationalities, am I right?" Alice suddenly asked.
"Mostly n from Tun Comrcial Union," Entos said. "It also contains the remnant of the Sacred Fla Crusade, so of the palaces guards and guards from Blackania City." Entos paused, then added, "It also has its own mage’s platoon."
"Mage’s platoon?" Anfey asked, shocked. An army’s mage’s platoon was very different from his so-called mage’s platoon. In order to have a mage’s platoon, there must be hundreds of mages.
"What, are you surprised?" Entos asked.
"Who leads it?" Christian asked. The head of a mage’s platoon had almost as much power as the commanding general of the legion.
"Who do you think it is?"
Christian frowned, thought for a few monts, then shook his head. The legion was very important, but it was still not one of the major legions. Yolanthe would not have Saul or Steger lead it, but it would still have to be soone important.
"Who is it?" Christian asked.
Entos jerked his thumb towards himself and said with a grin, "This guy."
The room fell silent. Alice frowned, but Christian and Anfey wanted to laugh. Clearly, Yolanthe made this decision because he had made an agreent with Band of Brother rcenary group. He had t the leader of Band of Brother rcenary group, Marino, back in Sacred City. Marino wasn’t there to attend Anfey and Suzanna’s wedding, and he must have t with Yolanthe while he was there. The outbreak of the war with the necromancers deepened the relationship between the two.
Yolanthe had the ability to offer help. As long as he had Band of Brother rcenary group on his side, he had a powerful asset.
Even soone like Anfey could understand how important it was to control the Country of rcenaries. Previously, none of the powerful nations cared much about the Country of rcenaries, and there were rarely any guards along the Country of rcenaries’ borders. This was why Shansa Empire could cut through Country of rcenaries without anyone noticing and surround Blackania City. If Yolanthe could control Country of rcenaries, then he would have a powerful ally.
"I’ve told you everything I need to tell you," Entos said. "You must prepare for the arrival of the legion, Your Royal Highness."
"Prepare for what?" Christian asked with a sigh. He never thought he would beco an overseer of a legion. This entailed considerable responsibility and he must approach the matter with a serious attitude.
Entos shrugged. "I don’t know," he said. He turned to Anfey and said, "I heard that you are close to moving up a level."
Anfey shrugged. "I just learned how to use large fireball magic," he said, "but so can everyone else in the city."
"Who knows? Co, try attack with it."
"What?"
"Attack ," Entos said seriously. "With large fireballs."
"Here?"
"Don’t worry," Entos said.
"Wait," Blavi suddenly stood up and said. "I have to go."
"Wait for ," Ozzic said, scrambling up. "I have to go do sothing as well."
" too," Alice said. She tapped the ground a few tis, signaling the dwarves to retreat.
"Then I’ll be going too," Christian said. He lingered for a few monts then hurried out of the room. Suzanna glance at Anfey and Entos and jogged out of the room after Christian.
Entos frowned as the room emptied. "What’s wrong?"
"Don’t worry," Anfey said. "Aren’t you going to use shields?"
Entos waved his hand. "I’ll be fine," he said.
Anfey nodded. He took a deep breath and waved his hands, feeling the fire elents gathering. After a few monts, a dozen large fireballs appeared in the room. The room burst into light.
"Hopefully Entos got out in ti," Blavi said with a laugh, observing the room at a distance.
"I’m sure he’s fine," Christian said. "He’s renowned for his teleportation."
"It’s a sha," Alice said. "What a waste of money. I was fond of that table."
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