In a room two chambers away from the King's Chambers, one side of the wall had been cleared of paintings and other decorations to give place to the panels that had been newly set up at the location.
Before Lanthanor had undergone a change in leadership, this room had belonged to the Eldest Prince whenever he made a visit to the Kingdom. In fact, many rooms near the King's chambers were now empty due to the inhabitants being lodged elsewhere currently.
Daneel had simply asked for a big chamber nearby which could be designated as a "Situation Room" of sorts. Thus, the bed and all the furniture had been cleared and a round table had been placed in the center as per his orders.
Presently, only Daneel, Kellor and Faxul were in the room due to all three manders being deployed.
Daneel had given the manders the same video broadcasting trinkets that he had used before in the throne room.
Watching the images in the panels, the King of Lanthanor was sitting with one hand on his chin trying to sort the myriad thoughts that were going through his head right now.
For one thing, he was deeply disturbed regarding the timing of this discovery. He had only just found out about his need for Ker Gems the day before, and he hadn't even made any headway into figuring out a plan to obtain them.
Was it truly just a coincidence that the situation occurred right after?
No matter how much he thought about it, Daneel couldn't figure out any other possibility which made sense.
In fact, regardless of whether he had found out about his own need or not, Daneel would have chosen to march anyway due to the sheer importance of the resource.
After all, even the slightest chance that someone could be in full cognizance of his thoughts and activities apart from the system was too terrifying to even think about.
He was already doing everything he could. From ensuring that he always stayed safe to frequently checking the surveillance tool, Daneel was taking every precaution possible.
Thus, he decided to not go along that route because he knew that it would be of no use.
Turning to the panels, Daneel started observing the actions of the army with interest.
Back on Earth, he had heard that logistics was the biggest problem that needed to be handled when directing an army.
Although this was still the case in Angaria with regards to large-scale deployment, the existence of magic and teleportation made it so that troops which specialized in quick movement could be made.
The shock troops were one such type of squadron. prised entirely of elites, the troops only consisted of 50 Eminent Human Level mages and 50 Red Demons.
Each mage was paired up with a Red Demon, making them a unit who moved together.
Being at least at the 6th Grade Human level fighter, these Red Demons were trained especially for quick in and out missions that focused on speed and the shortest time to kill possible.
As for the mages, all of them were proficient enough in space magic that they could teleport continuously without too much exertion to get to any location.
The west of Lanthanor was covered mostly in evergreen forests along with scattered rivers and lakes which teemed with wildlife. The only force on the map in this direction was Eldinor, but the location the army was headed to did not trespass in the lands the Kingdom of the Elves called their own.
Being an Exalted Human Level Mage, Cassandra could easily teleport both Aran and Luther. Leading the squadron, she was also in charge of giving orders regarding movements currently.
They had planned it so that their last teleportation would land them 10 kilometers from the target location, from where they would proceed on foot.
The three manders were in the lead, and after reaching each location in between, they would first check for danger before signaling the troops to e over. This was how shock troops operated: there was no time to deploy scouts, hence the individuals most likely to survive an ambush were responsible for investigating the way forward.
When they got to the final location, a frown crossed across Cassandra's face as she felt a tingle up her back. Her red hair was tied up into an immaculate braid while her leather pants and jacket had multiple pockets which seemed to be filled to the brim.
As for the other two manders, Luther was still dressed all in black while Aran had switched out his casual outfit with armor similar to a Red Demons'. Only, the red epaulets which signified their status had a gold trim to them which made him stand out as the mander of the strongest Fighter troop in Lanthanor.
"We have pany.
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