Volume 3, Chapter 40 – A Rash Decision

“So that means… that city called Eden… there is a high chance they will come to our aid?”

Although she did not really understand why Yeluo’s tone was a little subtle, Fisiel was still able to figure out what Yeluo meant between the lines.

“Yes… but there is also a chance they will not.”

“I see?”

Fisiel looked thoughtful.

“Then it seems that while this plan can be carried out, we will have to be very careful when we put it into action~”

“Yeluo……. about that place you called Eden, is that where your one hundred thousand Half-beast clansmen are?”

“In fact it is not just one hundred thousand… but two hundred thousand… I am actually not very sure why there are so many Half-beasts… but as far as I know, the Half-beasts in Eden… make up more than half of the population…”

Of course, this information was just something Tianyin had casually told Yeluo back when they spoke, but Yeluo trusted Tianyin very much, so she passed on the information Tianyin had given her to Fisiel exactly as it was.

“Two hundred thousand? It seems the Stronghold’s intelligence department has not been doing a very good job… but if that is the case, then Eden ending up on the opposite side of the Stronghold seems only a matter of time.”

Fisiel’s judgment on this point was very accurate.

Of course, it was not that Fisiel had never considered the possibility of Eden joining the Stronghold, but when she connected that with the fact that Eden actually granted the Half-beasts equal status, Fisiel could be sure that the Stronghold would never accept a place like Eden.

So without a doubt, with Eden sitting on the edge of the Stronghold’s territory while also granting the Half-beast race equal status, it was only a matter of time before it became a thorn in the Stronghold’s side.

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“As for Eden, Yeluo….……….”

The knight girl Fisiel slowly took a deep breath, then under Yeluo’s somewhat puzzled gaze, suddenly sprang up from her seat.

“I have decided. Tomorrow, I am going to personally set out and negotiate with Eden’s lord!”

A resolute light flashed in the girl’s golden eyes.

“Eh…? Wait, as the army’s commander, is it really okay for you to leave your post like this to go negotiate?”

Yeluo was shocked by Fisiel’s sudden decision. After all, this kind of behavior was just too reckless.

When had there ever been a time in a war between two armies where the commander of one side suddenly abandoned her post and ran off to negotiate with someone?

Wait, could she not just entrust something like this to her subordinates?

If it really was that important, she could at least send a deputy commander whose status was just a bit lower than hers.

How could the supreme commander of an army of two hundred thousand, and the only Legend among those two hundred thousand troops, leave the position she was supposed to be holding down…

Just thinking about what kind of consequences it would bring if the enemy army discovered that she had suddenly left camp was frightening…

So for Fisiel to suddenly announce such a decision, while Yeluo respected the sincerity Fisiel was showing in order to obtain Eden’s support.

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She still could not help wondering if this was really something she could do.

The risk was just way too huge, okay!

“My mind is made up. Only if I go in person can we show our sincerity.”

Fisiel’s tone could not have been more firm.

Although in the eyes of the people of the Kingdom, the knight girl was already an outstanding Legendary Paladin, in truth Fisiel was still just a young and inexperienced girl.

Even with her exceptional command ability and peerless talent as a Paladin, when it came to dealing with problems she still could not compare to the older Paladins.

Compared to those seasoned, calm and steady elderly Paladins, Fisiel was still far too young.

And precisely because she was so young, even though she constantly reminded herself that she was the commander of two hundred thousand troops, in the end she still could not avoid being impulsive when the time came.

So now, with Fisiel already somewhat fired up, she felt that temporarily leaving camp… was not that big a risk.

Besides, she would not truly be abandoning her post. She was doing it for the Kingdom’s army, and for the sake of defending the Northern Fortress more effectively.

“Absolutely not. As the commander, even if you are doing it to show your sincerity, this is something you absolutely cannot do!”

Yeluo was a Half-beast. Even if something really did happen to the Kingdom’s army, it actually would not affect Yeluo herself all that much.

But even so, Yeluo did not want to see Fisiel make this kind of decision.

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“Wanting to express your sincerity is good, but you cannot wager the safety of two hundred thousand troops on it!”

“It will be fine, Yeluo. As long as I arrange everything properly, with the Beastmen’s intelligence-gathering ability, they will not realize that I have left camp.”

“And I am a Legend, remember. You said Eden seemed to be very close to the Northern Fortress, right? Then at the fastest it will take half a day, at the slowest a single day, and I can settle this.”

What Fisiel was saying was not without reason.

If this really was something that could be done in just one day… then with the Beastmen’s level of intelligence work, it really would be hard for them to react in time.

And that was the main reason Fisiel was so confident.

She even felt that Yeluo was being far too alarmist.

“Even so, it will not do… accidents could happen. If someone has to go negotiate, let me go instead…”

Since she could not stop her head-on, she could only try to persuade her in another way.

If she went to negotiate herself, then Fisiel would not have to be involved.

That was what the cat-eared girl thought.

“No. I have to be the one to go!”

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However, Fisiel was unexpectedly stubborn this time and directly rejected Yeluo’s suggestion.

“The Northern Fortress must not be lost. Only if I go myself can we show our sincerity!”

“But… Fisiel, you are being way too hasty like this. Can you please calm down a little first…”

“As a Paladin, I am always calm. and I have thought this matter through very carefully, so Yeluo, you really do not need to try and stop me any longer.”

“At most, I will just hurry back as fast as I can.”

Only now did Yeluo realize that the knight girl in front of her was exactly the kind of person her father had once told her about, the kind of person who, once she had made up her mind, could not be dragged back even with eight horses.

“Alright… then be careful…”

In the end, Yeluo could only let out a helpless sigh.

But just as Yeluo was feeling helpless and out of options… the bracelet on her wrist suddenly gave off a faint, flickering glow.

Of course, Yeluo did not notice this, and afterward, Fisiel once again summoned the Round Table Knights and told them her plan directly.

And because Fisiel was their Captain, although the Paladins felt there was something not quite right about this, out of their trust in Fisiel, no one stood up to oppose it.