Volume 3, Chapter 13 – A Spy Infiltrates?

As for what Yeluo might be thinking at this moment, Grinrui did not care.

After all, to Beastmen, what thoughts a low-status half-beast might have was not something worth paying attention to.

“Then since we’ve discovered where those missing half-beasts are, it’s time we plan our next move.”

The conversation with Yeluo was, to Grinrui, just a minor interlude.

And now that he had confirmed Yeluo’s attitude, Grinrui no longer intended to ask her anything else.

Instead, he directly announced the next directional movement for the entire army.

“Tomorrow’s operation is to march straight toward the Northern Fortress, then occupy it as quickly as possible. Do you understand?”

Northern Fortress.

March toward the Northern Fortress?

All the Beastmen present were momentarily stunned.

“General, aren’t we here to bring the half-beasts back? Since we’ve already located them, shouldn’t we take them back instead of going to occupy the Northern Fortress… isn’t that not quite right?”

This was why Beastmen were truly a race of simple minds and strong limbs.

Although a portion of Beastmen weren’t like this, the vast majority had no idea what schemes and strategy were.

“Hm?”

Grinrui’s gaze instantly turned ice-cold toward the Beastman who questioned him.

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“What did you just say? Half-beasts? Did we really find the half-beasts?”

“Intelligence can be false. Before we have one hundred percent certainty that there are indeed one hundred thousand half-beasts inside that city, we cannot say we’ve found them. Understand?”

In an instant, the overwhelming aura that only a Legendary could possess filled the entire tent.

“Understood, General!”

Beastmen followed the principle of respecting the strong. So as soon as Grinrui released his Legendary-tier pressure, the Beastmen immediately swallowed their doubts and nodded in acknowledgment.

In terms of making decisions, Beastmen were far more efficient than the Human race of the Kingdom.

Humans of the Kingdom, whenever they faced an important issue and could not decide, would summon a large group of people to discuss possible solutions.

The problem was that everyone in such discussions only cared about their own interests, so most of the time the debate dragged on until the very last moment.

And the only reason the discussion would stop was because the matter itself had already concluded…

Beastmen were completely different. Following the command of the strong was their rule when dealing with major events.

Even if the strong were wrong, Beastmen could question and challenge, but never rebel against orders.

“Alright, we will delay the investigation of the half-beasts in that city until after we have occupied the Northern Fortress. Understood, everyone?”

Finally, with these words, Grinrui concluded the meeting.

But honestly, though this appeared to be a meeting, in reality it was simply Grinrui unilaterally announcing the next military actions of the army.

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Yet for Beastman officers, such brief and direct meetings were completely normal.

After receiving the order, everyone left to arrange their respective subordinates.

But Yeluo, the half-beast chieftain, took the initiative to stay behind.

“Half-beast, why aren’t you leaving? Is something the matter?”

“General…”

Yeluo did not dare look directly into Grinrui’s eyes and kept her head lowered.

“I stayed because I wanted to ask… about the half-beasts in that city. May I personally take people to investigate…”

“Oh? You want to investigate?”

In truth, Grinrui was not particularly interested in personally verifying whether the half-beasts were inside that nearby city.

Although he wasn’t very interested in the matter itself, Yeluo’s initiative still made him curious.

“You want to investigate? And how do you intend to investigate?”

“General, although I am the chieftain of the half-beasts, I was only recently appointed. So… those who betrayed the Stronghold likely still don’t know my identity.”

“So, I can blend in directly and find out what the situation inside really is.”

Yeluo openly explained her plan.

That was, to enter openly as a half-beast.

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“Hmm, not a bad idea.”

Grinrui nodded approvingly at her suggestion.

“Then if you can find out the details, it will greatly advance our mission this time… since that’s the case.”

“I can approve your request to investigate that city. But I also expect you to gather information on their defensive layout and military strength.”

It was obvious that Grinrui wanted not only information about the half-beasts but also military intelligence on Tianyin’s Eden.

For this condition, Yeluo knew she had no right to refuse.

So at this point, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and agree.

Of course, she could pretend to comply and then refuse internally.

But such a choice was not worth it at all. Even if she did not acquire Eden’s military intelligence, the consequences of lying to Grinrui and the Beastmen were unimaginable.

With a small sigh in her heart, Yeluo eventually accepted.

That is, she would enter Eden as a half-beast and gather intelligence.

This was only her initial plan.

……

And then the next day.

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The Beastman army stationed here began departing and slowly marched toward the not-so-distant Northern Fortress.

And not long after the Beastman army left…

A lone cat-eared girl, wearing a rough linen dress so plain it could not be more ordinary, walked alone toward Eden City.

A few hours later, Eden appeared in the girl’s vision.

The towering city walls, far higher than those of the Stronghold, made the girl quietly gasp in amazement.

After entering the city, the clean and lively streets, combined with the constant flow of people, made her doubt whether what she saw was an illusion.

“This… is the place where those who left the Stronghold chose to join?”

Seeing that most people in the crowd looked like her kind, half-beasts, the girl felt as if she were dreaming.

“Huh? Big sis, are you new here today?”

At that moment, a childish girl’s voice suddenly entered her ears.

“Eh… I… I…”

It was only then that the girl suddenly remembered her mission as a spy, and being addressed so abruptly made her panic.

But as she turned toward the source of the voice, she discovered that standing before her was “just” a little girl with long silver-white hair…